Unaware that My Legitimate Sister is My Husband - Chapter 35
~End of chapter 34
The turmoil did not calm down until more than half a month later. Xi Xian did not know what happened, but during this time, the noble families rarely held banquets, and everyone in Chang’an was fearing for their lives, and every household closed their doors, not going out. The common people did not know what was happening, but they knew that the officers and soldiers were looking around, shouting on horseback, and the more time passed, the more it intensified.
Chapter 35
(13.2)
When the martial law was lifted, Xi Xian guessed that they probably had found the assassin. But the imperial family was like a well without wave, there was no movement at all on their side, and like in her past life, suspicion and fear were brewing under the silence.
The one most afraid was probably the current emperor, who had lived for so many years, sitting and enjoying the peace and prosperity created by his grandfather and father, indulging in pleasure while not improving the politics of the dynasty. He was mediocre, but he wasn’t a foolish emperor who thought he was excellent.
Nevertheless, Emperor Suiyuan thought that he had made good contributions, he had complete control over the henchmen in court, occasionally when there were some deviations, he would resolve it in time, and it would not have any impact.
But now it was different, the crown prince had suffered an assassination attempt, and almost died. The assassin delivered a ruthless blow, and fortunately at the time, he was visiting his son in the East Palace, a rare occurrence, which was why he managed to survive. The crown prince was moved to tears, being grateful to him, his father.
The assassins was caught, but only a white and swollen corpse remained, left by the river, and no clue could be found as to who had plotted against the crown prince. If this was the case, the power of the mastermind behind the assassination was really strong, if he did not cut the grass and remove the roots in time, he was afraid that if he waited any longer, this person would get bigger and as an emperor, he would no longer be able to sleep peacefully.
He had been an emperor for decades, and he wasn’t very troubled or panicked, but he still immediately raised his awareness.
Was it Jin Wang…. Was it the fifth prince, or the crown prince, or was it…
Thinking about it this way, it seemed that everyone had a motive.
He doubted everyone, even his favorite son Lu Zongjue, because the more he was favored, the greater the power he had, and the greater his ambition would uncontrollably expand. On the contrary, if it was the crown prince, his motives would be unclear, more vague, and difficult to understand.
Unless the crown prince was calculating the emperor Suiyuan’s mind and knew that he would doubt everyone, even his own mother, even a most beloved concubine, to the point of almost neurotic speculation and hesitation, and that every sign of disturbance would make him fearful and apprehensive, after sitting on the throne for a long time, and enjoying peace, that the fear deep inside his heart would inevitably emerge.
Everyone knew that it was a lonely place, but only the one who was sitting in this position could really understand its deep meaning, the bone-deep coldness and loneliness at the top wasn’t something that princes in their teens could comprehend.
Emperor Suiyuan had to experience decades to be this lucid and have this frame of mind, the crown prince was still young, even if he was a bit unsociable, he would not be able to calculate people’s minds so accurately.
In contrast, Jin Wang and the others had more motives to do such a thing, if they used this incident to frame others, they would inevitably set themselves on fire.
And whoever could benefit the most when the crown prince dies, would rather risk being suspected and do such a thing, because as long as it was done cleanly, no one could suspect him as the mastermind.
Thinking like this, the faces of his sons became distorted and monstruous, and their respectful faces, in the dark corners, became obscure and terrifying, like vicious and extremely hungry snakes, on the watch for the dragon throne that he had enjoyed sitting on for decades.
The old emperor stood in front of the window for an entire night, as the thoughts in his brain became more and more chaotic. But his mind was detached, as he watched calmly and soberly everything on top of the beam.
He knew very well that he could not do anything, but wait and see, and that the best thing to do now was to believe no one, and not relax his vigilance no matter what.
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It was rare for a new male child to be born in the Xi family.
It seemed that no child had been born since the death of the main wife. Concubine Wang’s child did not survive, and passed away from a little cold when he was five or six years old, and the rest of the children were girls, so this child became a good omen.
Master Xi and the old matriarch Xi, née Zhou, both attached great importance to this precious grandson.
When the child was a full one month old, Xi Xian hadn’t seen her legitimate sister for a long time, the door of her courtyard was tightly closed, and she heard that her legitimate sister had fallen sick.
Xi Xian wanted to sigh a little, her opinion towards her legitimate sister was ambivalent, on one hand, she was afraid as well as reluctant, on the other hand, she was a little grateful.
Before her little brother was born, her gratitude was meager, because Xi Xian had not yet detached herself from the satisfaction of being reborn, but once her little brother was really born, along with the good news that he was safe, she began to realize that everything was different after her rebirth.
The happy news that was real and alike a timely rain quickly poured into her heart, which made her unable to hold any viciousness or hatred, regardless of anything, in her heart any longer.
Xi Xian was a person who was easily satisfied by nature.
She even felt that if her legitimate sister did not die, even if Li Yu ended up marrying her legitimate sister, she would congratulate them with a smile.
After all, she didn’t like Li Yu, all she wanted was stability. Besides, who knew if Li Yu’s refusal to marry anyone in their past life had anything to do with the death of her legitimate sister?
The more Xi Xian thought about it, the more she felt she had a point, and she couldn’t help but feel slightly listless, it felt like everyone had a destiny for marriage, where was the marriage really destined and fitting for her?
Translator : Laura
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