Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

"But you can't let go of the idea of ​​​​seizing the throne, right?"

Si Jingli seemed to be talking to himself, "Since you can't let it go, I don't want to interfere too much with what you want to do. After all, I can't stop you. Just do whatever you want."

When Chu Shitong heard this, he suddenly became nervous. He felt a sense of loss of control as if he had never experienced this before, as if he was about to face something that he could not control.

"Will His Royal Highness separate from me because of this?"

Si Jingli shook his head. Although he looked a little disappointed, he still said very seriously: "If you must have this throne, then I can only help you get what you want as soon as possible. After all... this is also a way for me to stay by your side and feel more at ease."

Si Jingli's attitude now is very clear, so clear that even Chu Shitong couldn't believe it.

He wanted to help himself seize the throne.

"Your Highness, you don't have to help me, I..."

Before Chu Shitong could finish his words, he was interrupted by Si Jingli.

"Don't say such things to me, my prince. If I don't help you, will it take you forever to get the throne?"

"..."

Chu Shitong didn't know that she was so weak in Si Jingli's heart.

Si Jingli said: "None of your brothers in the court are good people. You entered the court the latest, so I think your power is not yet stable. This prince helping you is the fastest way."

Chu Shitong couldn't help but chuckle, his gentle eyes and brows were like a warm current that melted people's hearts.

Si Jingli listened to her laughter and his face turned red unconsciously, and he tried to excuse himself stubbornly.

"Don't get me wrong. I just think you're too pitiful because you're helpless. After all, I'm your man, so it's my duty to help you."

"Okay, then I'll trouble my little husband."

It seemed that it was because Chu Shitong had never called Si Jingli like this before, and when Si Jingli heard this name, his face turned even redder.

Chu Shitong raised her head and kissed his lips. She had never felt so relaxed before.

Si Jingli's attitude towards his bid for the throne had been very clear long ago, and he was naturally opposed to it.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have repeatedly persuaded me to give up the fight for the throne.

Si Jingli wants a stable and beautiful life, and Chu Shitong knows this. The last time Si Jingli mentioned this matter, Chu Shitong already vaguely felt that the two seemed to have completely different fundamental attitudes towards the fight for the throne.

Now Si Jingli is willing to interfere in state affairs just to be with me, just to help me take the throne early so that they can be together forever.

When Chu Shitong thought about this, she still felt that the handsome man with a red face and a tough mouth in front of her must be a gift from God to her.

"Your Highness is so kind."

"Since you know that I am a good prince, you should cherish me more." Si Jingli was a little flattered by Chu Shitong's words, "I haven't always been this good."

"I know, I know."

Chu Shitong hugged Si Jingli and kissed him again and again.

It seemed that at this moment, apart from kissing him, Chu Shitong, who did not know how to love, was completely unable to express his inner feelings and love.

Until... Chu Shitong vaguely realized that something was wrong and was about to emerge.

Si Jingli looked at Chu Shitong aggrievedly.

Chu Shitong froze in place.

Because she was sitting in Si Jingli's arms now, Chu Shitong could feel the strange reaction of Si Jingli's body almost instantly, not to mention the guilty expression on the young master's face whenever he wanted to do something.

The more you try to hide something, the more obvious it becomes, making it hard for you to refuse.

Thinking that he had already taken the contraceptive medicine today, Chu Shitong immediately said, "It's late, Your Highness, go to bed."

Chu Shitong quickly got up and walked towards the bed.

Si Jingli originally wanted to fight for it again, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly closed it again, not knowing what he thought of.

He stared at Chu Shitong's figure, his eyes becoming increasingly profound, but in the end he said nothing.

......

The next day.

August 16th.

The wedding of Chu Shihuan and Princess Linglan was completed yesterday.

Now she should not be called Princess Lily of the Valley anymore, perhaps she should be called Princess Duan.

After a night of torture and interrogation by Rushuang, Liu Zeshan's latest testimony came out and was sent to Chu Shitong in the early morning.

Fortunately, I went to bed early last night and Chu Shitong woke up early as well.

Bishui brought two trays of steamed dumplings and two bowls of porridge. Chu Shitong took a look and said.

"Bring more breakfast."

Bishui was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness, isn't breakfast usually like this?"

Chu Shitong raised his eyes and looked at her silently.

The little prince who was still sleeping on the bed seemed to be groping for the missing figure beside him, and he groaned uncomfortably in his sleep.

Bishui suddenly remembered.

Si Jingli is here.

I didn’t have the chance to have breakfast yesterday, so I had dinner directly.

Bishui asked, "Your Highness... Is eight dishes enough for the Crown Prince's breakfast?"

Chu Shitong said nothing.

Bishui understood and said, "I will go to the street and buy some more, and try to get a total of eighteen items."

"Ah."

Clear water goes out.

Chu Shitong got up and went back to the bed. Looking at Si Jingli, who was frowning with a hint of uneasiness in his sleep, he reached out and hugged him.

Si Jingli seemed to sense something as well, and his body subconsciously stuck to him.

Chu Shitong had no choice but to go back to bed and sleep with him for a while.

As soon as she lay down, Si Jingli hugged her and rubbed her again and again. His insecure look made it hard for Chu Shitong not to feel distressed.

"Your Highness, be good."

Chu Shitong patted his back gently, coaxing him with a gentle voice that she herself had never heard before.

After coaxing for a while, Si Jingli finally fell asleep peacefully again.

He was drowsy and mumbling in his sleep.

"Mom...it's not cold anymore...I have a sister...it's not cold..."

At this moment, Chu Shitong felt that the two people seemed to have the same suffering.

A man who lost his mother at a young age and has been forever trapped in a dream of cold and hunger, from which he has not been able to get out until now.

A man who has been mistreated by his mother since childhood and has become obsessed with the throne, and doesn't even know why.

Chu Shitong's original dream naturally had nothing to do with the throne. Her original dream was simply to hope that her mother would love her more and treat her better.

But later, Yun Xiangrong slowly changed the fight for the throne into her dream, and through brainwashing and repeated repetitions in her ears, she gradually stimulated her and engraved the word "fight for the throne" into her bones.

If she were to start over again, if you asked her whether seizing the throne was what she wanted most in her heart.

The answer is yes.

But she didn't know the cause of this obsession, nor did she know whether this obsession could really make her happy. She only knew that she wanted the throne, even at the cost of her life.

This is why she cannot forgive Yun Xiangrong.

Because even if she could start over again, even if she killed Yun Xiangrong and ascended the throne, she knew that the throne was not what she really wanted.

But Yun Xiangrong's success lies here, and also the most hateful thing about him, is that he has completely imprinted this belief on Chu Shitong.

Even if I live my life again, the paranoia of my past life will still be something I can't let go of.

Blindly pursuing obsessions, even forgetting why you are doing so.

Rushuang appeared in the room and saw Chu Shitong lying on the bed in a daze with Si Jingli in her arms. She lowered her eyes and walked forward to give her the latest testimony.

Chu Shitong opened it and took a look.

After a series of tortures by Rushuang, Liu Zeshan's testimony was surprisingly the same as Wu Wenchang's.

Chu Shitong didn't think that anyone could survive being tortured by Rushuang for a whole night without breaking down mentally.

She looked at Yueying's testimony again. The two were tortured to the point of being on their last breath. They even wanted to kill themselves by banging their heads against each other, but they still said they had no more money.

Could it be that in his previous life, Chu Shifeng really did not embezzle money from this case?

Chu Shitong didn't believe it.

She still didn't believe it.

Would Chu Shifeng really let go of such a good opportunity to make a lot of money?

Chu Shitong continued reading and saw that when Liu Zeshan was tortured beyond recognition, he even blurted out everything he knew about the princess of the previous dynasty.

It turned out that Liu Zeshan had been to the Western Regions many years ago.

The painting in the secret room was also drawn when I was in the Western Regions.

Liu Zeshan became obsessed with painting and was determined to find out the whereabouts of Xuan Wu Yue.

When the Tianxuan Kingdom was destroyed, the founding emperor of Beiqing massacred the court and replaced all the civil and military officials.

The news of Xuan Wu Yue's death also spread at that time.

At that time, the people of Tianxuan were living in poverty and Xuan Wu Yue was cursed by the world as a beauty who brought disaster. After the Tianxuan palace was breached, she stood on the top floor of Qun Yu Tower facing the officers and soldiers who rushed up the stairs, and chose to draw her sword and commit suicide to preserve the last bit of her dignity.

But after Liu Zeshan saw the painting in the princess's mansion, he has been deliberately bribing people in the mansion in secret.

It was not until the old nanny who had been serving the eldest princess retired due to old age that Liu Zeshan took the opportunity to chase her to her home. He used both soft and hard tactics to get the woman in the painting to reveal that she was Xuan Wu Yue, a princess of the previous dynasty.

I also learned another version of Xuan Wu Yue's ending from the old nanny.

That was when Xuan Wu Yue was about to commit suicide but was stopped by the guards who arrived. Although she was injured, she did not die.

The founding emperor of Beiqing hid her secretly.

Not only did he hide himself, he also announced to the public that Xuan Wu Yue had committed suicide.

The old nanny didn't know much about the details of the matter, but the most important information she said was that Xuan Wu Yue was not dead.

Not only was he not dead, it seemed that the eldest princess also discovered Xuan Wu Yue's hiding place in the palace by chance.

The eldest princess was also very young at that time.

He is only a few years old, and Xuan Wu Yue is just sixteen years old.

The founding emperor died after only a few years in office.

In the seventh year of Yuanchu, the current emperor Chu Shiyu ascended the throne at the age of twenty. In order to commemorate the founding emperor, the reign title was not changed.

The eldest princess was fourteen years old and it was time for her to get married.

Chu Shiyu did not let her go to her fiefdom, but instead chose to let his only sister stay in the capital.

At that time, Chu Shixuan was only five years old.

Then in the ninth year of Yuanchu, which was the second year after Chu Shiyu succeeded to the throne, Chu Shitong was born.

Chu Shitong is now seventeen years old, which happens to be the twenty-sixth year of the Yuan Dynasty.

If calculated by time.

It was only one year from the fall of Tianxuan Kingdom to the establishment of Beiqing. Xuan Wu Yue was sixteen years old at that time. It was only seven years from the time Chu Shiyu succeeded to the throne. Xuan Wu Yue was only twenty-three years old.

If Xuan Wu Yue could live to this day, he would be 42 years old.

At this age, I can’t say I’m old, but I’m definitely not young either.

The current Queen Zhang Sinuo is already thirty-six years old.

Chu Shitong felt more and more that the palace was actually darker than he had imagined.

The old nanny in the Princess's mansion said nothing else except these things.

This is basically the end of Liu Zeshan’s testimony, and the useful content is almost over.

Most of Wu Wenchang's testimony was about embezzlement of money and financial matters. When Yueying asked him questions, he just said that he had seen words about Xuan Wu Yue in Liu Zeshan's secret room. As an official of Beiqing, Wu Wenchang did not have much contact with things from the previous dynasty.

Chu Shitong collected the testimony and said, "Interrogate all officials and everyone involved in this incident. If no one confesses after more than 90% of the casualties, then forget it. Keep Wu Wenchang and Liu Zeshan, and try not to let them die."

"Yes."

Keeping Wu Wenchang and Liu Zeshan was just to give Chu Shiyu a chance to deal with the matter and punish them when the time comes.

This saves me from having to kill them all. If something happens after killing them first and reporting later, I won’t be able to find anyone to prove it.

Bishui brought in new breakfast, filling the table.

It can be seen that in order to make up the total of eighteen dishes, Bishui even bought three kinds of soups.

Chu Shitong patted Si Jingli gently.

"Your Highness, it's time to get up and have breakfast."

Si Jingli drowsily snuggled into her arms and spoke coquettishly in a soft voice.

"Don't...don't eat..."

Chu Shitong pinched his face and said, "Get up quickly. No one likes a child who stays in bed."

Si Jingli then opened his eyes reluctantly.

Chu Shitong was finally able to get up and go to the table to eat.

Because she knew that other people might just get up early and wash up, but Si Jingli, who was so spoiled, insisted on taking a bath.

Bishui has indeed been busy these past two days, not only serving Chu Shitong but also Si Jingli.

After Chu Shitong had finished his breakfast, Si Jingli slowly came out of his bath.

Seeing the full table, Si Jingli was slightly surprised and asked, "There are more than eighteen dishes on this table, right?"

Chu Shitong smiled and said, "How can His Royal Highness have eighteen dishes for every meal?"

Although Si Jingli was happy in his heart, he still blamed her: "You are so poor, why do you still want to buy eighteen kinds of things?"

Chu Shitong: “…”

I forgot that she said before that she only had twenty cents.

Chu Shitong coughed twice and said, "Isn't this because we robbed Liu Zeshan? We have money now."

Si Jingli was very considerate and tasted each dish one by one. Looking at the expressions on Si Jingli's face, Chu Shitong guessed the taste of each dish on the table.

It is definitely not something that Si Jingli could say.

"If His Royal Highness doesn't like it, let the servants withdraw and do it again."

Bishui felt his eyes go dark in an instant.

Si Jingli said indifferently: "It's okay, it's just breakfast, just eat something casually."

Chu Shitong found it strange.

"Your Highness is really considerate."

"This prince is just trying to save you some money, so that you don't end up being so poor that you can't even afford to eat when you return to the capital."