The Princess Wei Yang

96.1.No Different From Treason

Chen qie - lit. concubine subject, essentially a form of "I" that concubines and even the Empress use in presence of higher authority, ex. Empress > concubine, Emperor > Empress

The moment she left the Imperial Garden, Li Wei Yangheard someone approaching, neither quickly nor slowly but calmly.

Li Wei Yang slightly turned back. She saw who waswalking towards her and smiled: "So it's San Dianxia."

Tuoba Zhen narrowed his eyes. It was unclear at first,but her schemes took him by surprise, one after the other. He was stunned todiscover different sides to her, but it was a pity she stood on the other side,opposing him.

He threw out his sleeve. Ruthlessness flashed acrosshis eyes like that of a feral wolf. "Xianzhu knew I'd come."

Li Wei Yang only smiled, not responding yet as shescanned her surroundings.

Tuoba Zhen smiled thinly and spoke up: "No need tolook. I came to look for you, so those watchful eyes and ears have been dealtwith." His words were solemn.

Li Wei Yang was well aware. Her lips curved up, butshe declined to comment.

There were many eyes and ears in the palace, but TuobaZhen's efforts over the years allowed him to escape others' surveillance andfind time to do as he pleased. Meeting her here was risky, but his currentsituation was also far from ideal. Otherwise, why would Tuoba Zhen bother tostop her if she wasn't the reason behind all the chaos.

The cracks were appearing in this man's mind.

Li Wei Yang smiled inwardly, but outwardly, her faceremained calm and unchanged, free of inner turmoil, as if it did not matter ifTuoba Zhen appeared or not.

Tuoba Zhen's pupils dilated. His smile turned cold.Warmth disappeared from his eyes. His voice was dangerously low: "I thinkXianzhu still owes me an explanation."

Li Wei Yang smiled: "Dianxia is referring to theincident that day?"

Tuoba Zhen was momentarily surprised. He thought LiWei Yang would beat around the bush and had not expected her to cut to thechase. His hatred was undisguised, but as time went on, he came to respect andappreciate her even more.

She was clever, sharp, sly, capable and did not hideher talents. Most people were different. To survive in the palace, one mustlearn to hide their true self, but Li Wei Yang confidently stood out. She didnot compromise with anyone to protect her interests. She knew precisely whatshe wanted and what to do, but this brilliant girl had walked past him. If shestayed by his side, she would greatly contribute to his endeavors!

Tuoba Zhen suppressed his thoughts and slowly began:"I want is an explanation about what happened that day and whether you wereresponsible or not."

She chuckled softly and looked straight into his eyes.Her eyes were bright, but there was no arrogance on her face. Stunned, TuobaZhen felt as if his soul had flown away.

"Of course not." She answered without the slightesthint of guilt.

"You dared to do so, but you aren't brave enough toadmit it?" Tuoba Zhen sneered. He knew the answer, but he tossed and turned atnight, unable to sleep, with only a single thought in his head: find her anddemand an explanation, as if - he wanted to lose all hope.

Li Wei Yang smiled: "You have always suspected thosebegonias, perhaps out of habit, out of paranoia. You inspected those flowers,so what is wrong with them? You think I did this to you, but did you thinkabout Dajie's affections towards you? If Dajie didn't like you, why would sherun to the guest hall? How could she cast away her future so easily? It seemsto me that Dajie is deeply in love with you. San Dianxia, you should cherishthis. Do not forsake a beauty's affections."