Chapter 38: Oath and Allegiance (1)
Yinyin, who had been recovering well, suddenly collapsed, which made people worried. However, after diagnosis, there was no reason. It could only be said that it was too sudden, so sudden that even Wang Ye and Xue Han didn't know the reason...
"Maybe I'm tired—"
This was the conclusion Xue Han and Wang Ye came to after confirming with each other without finding any problems. "Tired?"
Zhou Cheng recalled that compared with before, Yin Yin's movements were indeed larger, especially dancing, which must have consumed a lot of physical energy. No wonder she started dancing not long after waking up. She must have fallen asleep because of exhaustion, right?
"According to the princess' current condition, her physical strength is still very insufficient. Dancing like she did just now would naturally consume most of her physical strength, which is why she fell asleep suddenly—"
Xue Han narrated the story while looking at Yin Yin who was sleeping soundly. As Zhou Cheng thought, Yin Yin just fell asleep because she was tired.
"Did you all see it just now?"
Zhou Cheng only realized now that there was a period of time between Yin Yin's dancing and Xia Ningshuang's appearance. Why didn't they show up? Since they saw Yin Yin dancing, why did they show up afterward? In response to Zhou Cheng's questioning, the three of them acquiesced. They all didn't show up because they were afraid of getting into trouble. Even if Xia Ningshuang was hostile to Yin Yin, there was nothing to worry about with Zhou Cheng around. Their appearance would not only not help at all, but would complicate the situation. Instead of doing that, it would be better to just watch from the sidelines.
"Forget it, Shan Zhen, is there any news about that matter?"
"Still nothing!"
"Humph, old fox!"
Wang Ye and Xue Han naturally knew nothing about the conversation between Zhou Cheng and Shan Zhen, just like outsiders.
"What about the other side ?"
“Nothing unusual.”
"Where's Yan?"
"Prince Jing seems to be recuperating in his own residence, and there has been no movement."
"Humph, how can he really be that calm? Keep a close eye on him."
"yes!"
Even though he didn't know the meaning of the previous words, when Yan was mentioned, Wang Ye seemed to feel a little excited. Zhou Yan was really more interesting than he had imagined.
"Where is King Zhao?"
"King Zhao is still silent."
“Hmm—”
Zhou Cheng was puzzled by the information he got from Shan Zhen . Zhao Ziheng had not made any move since he proposed marriage in the palace that day, and there was nothing suspicious in the information. This was also the reason why Zhou Cheng was puzzled. What was Zhao Ziheng planning? Why was there no movement? He couldn't have been unaware of the news that Yin Yin had woken up, or was there some reason why he couldn't come? Zhou Cheng's mind flashed back to the time when he saw Zhao Ziheng vomiting blood before...
"Is that the reason?"
"emperor?"
Shan Zhen was a little surprised by Zhou Cheng's sudden voice, but Zhou Cheng just went back into his own world. If his guess was correct, something must have happened to Zhao Ziheng, but what was going on? Even if he had a physical problem, he wouldn't have stopped coming to see Yinyin. Zhou Cheng was confused again...
After this.
After Wang Ye and Xue Han came out of the Zhaoren Hall, they were walking along the corridor when Xue Han suddenly stopped...
"Eh? What's wrong?"
Noticing Xue Han stopped, Wang Ye also stopped and turned to look at Xue Han, only to see Xue Han looking at him cautiously...
"I have said it before. I have decided to pledge my loyalty to King Zhou."
"Yeah, that's what you said!"
"And you?"
Wang Ye responded to Xue Han's question in silence. What was the point of asking these questions at this time?
"I remember you once said that you like to be free and will never bow to power. Now it seems that this is not the case."
Although Xue Han had always ignored Wang Ye, the current developments forced him to understand.
"You know what? It doesn't matter at all, right? Besides, weren't you the one who was most disgusted with power and status in the first place?"
This time it was Xue Han's turn to remain silent after listening to Wang Ye's words.
"But I wouldn't be surprised. We've gone our separate ways since Master died. Although we haven't had any contact, I always hear rumors about you. So I'm really curious. Why would you be loyal to King Zhou? And as a royal physician instead of assisting secretly?"
Xue Han remained silent.
"I don't know what happened to you, and I don't want to know, let alone ask. Even if we are brothers, there must be secrets that we don't want to tell, right? Not only you, but I am the same, so this is only fair!"
I don’t know if it’s because he already knew that Wang Ye was very good at seeing through other people’s minds, Xue Han didn’t feel strange at all, but instead seemed relieved?
"Forget it. I won't say much now, and I won't ask any more questions. I just want you to understand one thing. Don't go against King Zhou. He is not as simple as you think. He is also a benevolent king. The country needs him, and the world needs him. Although he may be a little hesitant in terms of feelings, I still want to do my best to help him!"
"Is this advice?"
"No, it may be just as you said. We also have the right to choose. It doesn't matter who you are loyal to or who you help. I just don't want us to end up fighting against each other in the end."
Wang Ye looked at Xue Han silently. He could feel that Xue Han was serious and he had dedicated his life to others.
