Chapter 841: Revealing Their True Colors 3
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lei Lian despised mortals from the bottom of her heart, but she was also a mortal.
No matter how much she yearned to be an undying god, she was just a mortal and would never be able to reach that height.
Every word Liu Sanniang said turned into a blade that stabbed Lei Lian’s heart.
The extreme coldness caused Lei Lian to tremble non-stop. She looked at Liu Sanniang resentfully and felt extreme despair. Liu Sanniang was right. She was just a mortal.
She yearned to become a god, but in the end, she could not even touch the threshold. Even if she was given a chance to be reborn, she was still a mortal.
The pain spread to every nerve and flesh, reminding her what she was.
Liu Sanniang was heartless. She would not be kind to herself. She had sent herself to hell twice.
Lei Bu stood up with a frown and said, “She’s not the princess of the Jin Dynasty at all. She’s a fake!”
Lei Bu didn’t hesitate to draw a clear line and let Lei Lian bear all the consequences herself. The Jin Dynasty made the same decision as the Yan Dynasty.
Lei Lian lay on the ground. She would end up just like Su Ran. They would not have a third chance to start over.
After being defeated, their struggles seemed very weak. Gradually, they gave up struggling.
However, their eyes were fixed on Liu Sanniang, as if they wanted to engrave Liu Sanniang’s looks on their minds forever. Even if they died, they would curse her with the most vicious words.
Lei Lian looked at Liu Sanniang and sneered. “If I die, your husband will die too. Just you wait. No matter how powerful you are, you can’t save him. 1 won’t beg you to let me go. I’ll die with Chu Yan and make you suffer the guilt. The pain of not being able to save your lover will follow you forever.”
Everyone looked nervous.
Su Yanyu stood up.
Xia Hongming and the others couldn’t help but look at Chu Yan. Chu Yan’s expression was normal, as if all of this had nothing to do with him.
Liu Sanniang looked at Lei Lian and said calmly, “Is that so? Unfortunately, you won’t be able to see that day.”
Liu Sanniang’s unmoved expression made Lei Lian break down. As long as Liu Sanniang cared about Chu Yan, she would be able to take advantage of Liu Sanniang’s weakness to find an opportunity to escape. However, if Chu Yan was safe and sound, her last bargaining chip would be gone.
Lei Lian could not believe that her plan had been seen through. Madam Li had clearly said that it was a success, but when she looked into Liu Sanniang’s eyes,
Lei Lian was not all that confident about what Madam Li said. Madam Li was just an ordinary woman. If she could succeed so easily, Liu Sanniang would have been able to survive to this day.
The last hope was gone.
When Xia Hongming heard Liu Sanniang’s words, he instructed, “Take these two away and keep an eye on them.”
The two of them were quickly taken away.
Just like that, this ridiculous competition came to an end.
Su Yue said, “Your Highness, that Lu Ranran has nothing to do with the Yan Dynasty. I’ll discuss the peace negotiation further with my father and let the Xia Dynasty see our sincerity. After all, the people are the ones suffering if a war breaks out again.”
Lei Bu and Lei Ming also cupped their hands and said, “Crown Prince Su Yue is right. We wanted to form a marriage alliance, but we didn’t expect such a thing to happen. When we return, we will report it to our father.”
Xia Hongming’s expression was cold as he nodded slightly. “I’m afraid we have to postpone the peace negotiation.”
The envoys of the Yan Dynasty and Jin Dynasty panicked. When they left the capital, they rushed back at full speed.
As for Xia Hongming, he quickly deployed troops to guard the borders, ready to defend against enemies at any time.
The matter of the two fake princesses being exposed in the competition venue caused a commotion in the capital for a while.
It was not until mid-September that the commotion gradually died down.
The reason why people stopped talking about it was not because they had forgotten, but because something big had happened in the capital. Consort De’s son, who was sent out of the palace since he was young, was actually Lu Zhen. Coincidentally, he joined the army and made contributions. Lu Zhen was already a general.
If not for the fact that the Consort De had accurately identified a birthmark on his body, he would not have acknowledged his identity as the Fourth Prince because he didn’t have any memory of him living in the palace.
After not seeing each other for more than ten years, the mother and son were already like strangers and were very estranged.
Consort De could not accept the estrangement. Even though she had found her son, she was still heartbroken and became thinner and more haggard day by day.
If she did not summon him, Lu Zhen would not enter the palace to see her.
If she did not speak, Lu Zhen would not take the initiative to talk to her. They didn’t look like a mother and son at all.
After Lu Zhen bid farewell, Consort De walked to the door and watched him leave quietly. Seeing that he never looked back, her heart ached. “We’re not mother and son. It’s not an exaggeration to say that we’re enemies. Back then, when he was sent away, 1 cried day and night. If not for the faith of wanting to reunite with him one day, 1 wouldn’t have been able to live to this day. Now that I’ve found him, 1 don’t feel happy at all. My heart is filled with bitterness…”
The old nanny who served her went forward to support her. “Your Highness, don’t think that way. The Fourth Prince has been away for more than ten years. Before he entered the Su family, he suffered a lot.”
After suspecting that Lu Zhen might be her lost son, Consort De immediately got someone to investigate Lu Zhen. She had found out what happened to Lu Zhen over the past ten years.
Before Lu Zhen entered the Su family, he was a beggar on the street. It was common for him to starve and be beaten up. After being saved by Lu Qingqing, he had a place to live. Madam Su hired martial artists to teach him martial arts to protect Lu Qingqing. Later, he became Lu Qingqing’s husband.
However, Lu Zhen was also the child she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy. At that time, she sensed danger, so in order to protect him, she had no choice but to send Xia Hongguang out of the palace.
Since then, there was no news of him at all. At the thought of this, Consoert De burst out crying again.
Seeing that the comforting didn’t work, the old nanny sighed. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she said, “Your Highness, I have a way to get the Fourth Prince closer to you.”
Consort De said anxiously, “What is it? Tell me.”
The old nanny smiled and said slowly, “The reason why the Fourth Prince feels distant from you is also because we’ve been separated for so many years. If he knew what you have done for him, he definitely wouldn’t be so cold to you.. And Miss Liu, isn’t she the person who can help you?”