Rejected Beauty Practices the Villain Play-Chapter 855 - 831: Hallucination_3
Fang Chuning is dead!
Three hundred Ningzhou Iron Cavalry are dead.
Xie Jue can tear up the contract, but Han Ziqi does not want his clan being exiled, going from a ruler to a prisoner; he must desperately strive for a lifeline for the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry in the Royal Palace. If the conflict between the two sides intensifies, he gains nothing. Han Ziqi can only appease Xie Jue to quell the people’s anger.
Keeping him confined in the Royal Palace is the least advisable plan; whether Han Ziqi can quell the public’s resentment depends on his abilities.
If he fails to do so, the ultimate path is for the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry to cut a bloody path out.
Xie Jue cares not for his reputation, but he cares about the honor and dignity of the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry. This cavalry has defended the borders for a century, with brilliant achievements in battle, and he will not allow them to be cursed under his hand.
Thus, unless pushed to the brink, he would not command the cavalry to charge against the common people.
The death of the High Priest is trivial, yet he refuses to let it tarnish the name of the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry.
"Prince, do you not hate Han Ziqi and Princess X?" Ying Yi hates, hates everyone in the Sannan Royal Family. When he personally cremated his brother’s corpses, he wanted to kill Han Ziqi, an eye for an eye.
Xie Jue did not respond, his heart long desolate; what would hating Han Ziqi change? What meaning does it hold? Would it make him feel better? Would it bring Fang Chuning back?
No!
The matter had little to do with Han Ziqi; it was the High Priest who stirred the conflict. Han Ziqi’s mistake was failing to perceive the High Priest’s plot, despite being the Princely Heir. But can Han Ziqi be blamed? He was also deceived, failing to see the High Priest’s intent to destroy Sannan and bury him alongside. Han Ziqi witnessed his father being killed in Chaoyang Palace during this tumult.
As for King of Sannan, whether he self-immolated or was influenced to do so remains unknown, akin to how Emperor Jianming was controlled by poison, rendering others incapable of stemming the tide.
Princess X, on the other hand, was but a tool for the High Priest, and in Xie Jue’s eyes, less than worth mentioning.
Lin Xiao and Zhang Boxin were surprised to see that the crowd besieging the palace gates gradually dispersed in the afternoon. However, soon chaos erupted among the crowd, evidently due to a fight prompted by differing opinions.
Zhang Boxin whistled, "Dog eat dog, what a spectacle!"
They enjoyed the show; the fiercer the group fought among themselves, the happier they became. After all, it was just a brawl, not deadly combat. Lin Xiao kicked him, signaling him to restrain himself since it was someone else’s domain. Han Ziqi, having been the Princely Heir for so many years, undeniably holds sway beyond the Royal Palace; the entirety of Mudan City is within his influence. He can rally more people than the High Priest can enchant, as the High Priest can scarcely interfere in city defense affairs beyond the Forbidden Army; once Han Ziqi exits the palace gates, he can take command of the City Defense Army, no longer allowing the High Priest’s men to continue beguiling the populace. Differing opinions leading to chaos is quite normal.
The fighting outside grew increasingly fierce, gradually feeling odd. Lin Xiao sent someone to inform Xie Jue.
Xie Jue remained indifferent, already anticipating the situation, not even pausing at the palace gates to look. How Han Ziqi would handle the matter once outside was Han Ziqi’s concern, not his! 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
Allowing Han Ziqi to leave had already shifted the conflict.
Originally the conflict was between the Sannan people and Xie Jue; Sangnan’s populace stood united. Now, with Han Ziqi released, it transformed into a conflict between the High Priest and Han Ziqi; it was their internal conflict, they could fracture internally, and Xie Jue just needed to wait.
Regardless of who emerged victorious, be it Han Ziqi or the High Priest, he would be the beneficiary. When two tigers fight, one is bound to be injured, or they both suffer. He just needed to sit back and watch the tigers fight.
Mr. Gu could not help but sigh; in the realm of human scheming, the Prince reigns supreme.
The next day, the unrest in Mudan City intensified but steered away from the palace gates. Lin Xiao and Zhang Boxin both breathed a sigh of relief, understanding Xie Jue’s intention that as long as the Sannan people retreated, they would have a glimmer of hope.
Xie Jue sat alone in the inner hall, dazed, momentarily not knowing what to do. If Fang Chuning were by his side, he would be playing chess with him while waiting for them to determine the victor. He seemed to see that magnificently graceful figure by the warm bed, casually tossing chess pieces, asking him, "Ting Feng, why are you sitting so far away? Come over!"
Xie Jue actually smiled, obediently walking over, clearly nothing by the window ledge, fallen leaves echoing in the hall, yet he saw the person he most longed to see, heard the voice he yearned for day and night.
He instinctively reached out to touch that smiling face, yet withdrew in apprehension.
A voice in his heart told him.
Do not touch, touching him, he will disappear.
