With one hand she heals, and the other hand she kills, the princess vows to rule the world!

Chapter 197 The Princess's Secret

"Why are you so sure?"

He sat opposite her, watching her slowly and methodically pack the herbs, and he started to learn how to do it.

Clean the dust from the roots, pinch off the yellowing leaves, and pull out the tender shoots in the center of the night-blooming grass.

It’s just a few steps, not difficult.

Shu He was a little dazed as he watched him skillfully pick up the herbs.

What was he doing? How could the dignified King of Dongli do such rough work so smoothly?

He put the collected herbs aside and took out another one. Seeing that she didn't speak or move, he looked up at her.

Noticing her strange gaze, he suddenly realized what he had done when he was collecting the herbs.

There was a flash of panic and surprise in his eyes. Why would he do such a thing?

"I'm just sitting around doing nothing. Seeing you're so slow, let me help you."

Shu He moved her mouth, but before she could say anything, she heard him say, "You're welcome."

"Who should thank you?" She felt a little speechless. She took back the herb he had processed earlier and pinched off a leaf on the side. "I don't want it here."

Baili Moqing was puzzled and snatched the herbs back from her hand.

He looked around and felt that what he had done before was fine. She had cleaned it up and didn't pinch off that piece. Why did she pinch off his piece?

As if she could read his thoughts, she took the initiative to explain, "Mine is intact, but yours has damaged leaves. If you leave it there, the whole herb will rot."

Baili Moqing took a look and it seemed to be true. Then he said "Oh" softly.

"You haven't told me yet. Why are you so sure the princess won't find out it was you who poisoned her?"

Shu He stopped what he was doing, tilted his head slightly, and asked, "What is your relationship with the eldest princess like?"

"I feel like there's something strange between you two. It seems like there's some kinship, but not that much."

Baili Moqing glanced at her and asked calmly, "What do you mean by 'it seems like there is family affection?' We are relatives connected by blood."

"Yes, you are relatives. But relatives don't necessarily have affection for each other!" Shu He thought of his own experience.

Aren't she and the Shu family's brothers and sisters blood relatives? Yet they still despise her, insult her, and even want her life!

Love does not depend on blood.

"You seem to be heartless towards the eldest princess, but in fact you are not. But if you say that you still have affection for her, then I poisoned her, but you didn't blame me at all and even helped me."

Speaking of this, Shu He couldn't help but want to laugh, "So, there is family love, but it's a little lacking."

Baili Moqing was also stunned for a moment. After finishing the herbs in his hand, he smiled bitterly, "There's not much family affection in the royal family."

"But when you found out I poisoned her, you were clearly still very nervous." Shu He felt that he was not telling the truth.

"What does the relationship between the princess and I have to do with the topic we just discussed?"

He was a little unhappy, as if there were some things he didn't want to be touched upon or mentioned.

"It has nothing to do with the previous topic, but it has a lot to do with my attitude towards her later on!"

"What do you mean?"

Shu He continued what he was doing, a casual expression on his face. "I was originally very angry about her taking Yi'er away! I was also furious about the threats she made!"

"However, I just learned something from Yi'er. I feel that the eldest princess is a bit divided."

What does "split?" mean?

Shu He took out a pink transparent jade stone and said, "Look."

Baili Moqing was a little surprised. "This is top-grade Fengcai jade, a tribute from the Southern Border Kingdom! How did you get this?"

As expected, I knew this thing was expensive!

"Your aunt gave it to Yi'er. Yi'er also said that the princess gave her a lot of delicious cakes, probably all made by her private chef. She also let her live in a very beautiful and large house."

"It seems she didn't actually do anything excessive to Xiao Yi'er. She simply wanted to use Xiao Yi'er to control you."

Baili Moqing held the peak-colored jade in his hand, with an expression of reluctance on his face.

Shu He couldn't understand his expression and just fiddled with the herbs while saying, "Ever since the princess came to Beisha City, her subordinates Zhu Zifeng, Liu Xi, and the things she did when she let Nangong Xin lead the defense forces, all made me feel that this person is very annoying and short-sighted. She even treated the lives of Beisha City soldiers as a joke!"

"You really don't behave like a royal person at all!"

"But Xiao Yi'er's case makes me feel that she still has a conscience. She doesn't seem so hopeless."

"If you have a good relationship with her, I can spare her and detoxify her later."

Anyway, Xiao Yi'er hadn't suffered any obvious harm, and she was also experiencing some inhuman pain at the moment. This could be considered as a compensation for her crime of using Xiao Yi'er as a threat.

"She wasn't like this before." Baili Moqing suddenly spoke, and the expression on his face became very complicated, with regret, pity, and even a hint of resentment.

"When I was very young, my aunt was the emperor's favorite daughter and the apple of the eye of the entire Tianqi. Not only was she talented, but her beauty was breathtaking and her reputation was immense."

"She grew up surrounded by immense love and affection. Back then, she was sunny, bright, and kind-hearted. She never treated the palace maids harshly, and everyone loved her very much."

"She's also very nice to me."

As a prince, he was inevitably severely punished by the emperor. Many times, when he was punished, she would bring delicious food to comfort him.

She said, "It's okay. Even if Ah Qing doesn't become a talent in the future, I'm not afraid. Can't this world support a little prince? Even if it can't, then your aunt will support you!"

He would never forget those words! Even his mother had never cared about him so much. In the entire Tianqi Palace, everyone lived in a cold and gloomy environment. Only Princess Zhaoming was the warmest sun, warming everyone.

Shu He saw a trace of pain and sadness on his face. Was he thinking of something sad that he couldn't express openly?

"Are you okay?" She put down the herbs in her hand, a look of guilt on her face.

Shouldn't she have brought up this topic?

"At that time, Tianqi was weak and was besieged by both the Northern Di and Southern Xinjiang countries. Furthermore, the army lacked talent and was lacking in brave warriors. As a result, Tianqi entered a period of great humiliation in its history."

"The Northern Di invaded Tianqi, and Tianqi was defeated in that battle. In order to seek peace, the Emperor sent my aunt to the Northern Di as a bride."

"It was also because of this marriage that Tianqi finally gained nearly twenty years of precious peace. During these years, Tianqi quietly recuperated and developed its national strength, which led to its current prosperity."

As Shu He listened, the herbs in his hand were pinched off unconsciously.

Another marriage!

Why does the life and death of a dynasty always depend on a woman?

"As a princess married into a foreign country, she is destined to be in a foreign land and will not have a good ending."

"You can't imagine what she went through to transform from a kind and bright girl into the selfish and crazy person she is today in just over a decade."

There seemed to be a gleam in Baili Moqing's eyes, and the corners of his mouth were full of bitterness.

Shu He felt pity and sympathy when he heard this.

"You don't understand why she let Nangong Xin manage the defense army and the Chengfeng Army, right?"

Shu He shook her head. She really couldn't understand.

After all, the two countries were at war, and she had suffered humiliation in that country, so she should have hoped that Apocalypse could win.

Baili Moqing, who had previously defeated the Northern Di, should have been the best commander this time. However, she had Zhu Zifeng warn Baili Moqing not to interfere in this battle, and instead sent Nangong Xin, who had no command experience, to take charge of the overall situation!

Isn't this just hiding the broken bricks and jade and discarding the pearls?

"Because, Shen Chuan, is her son."

"What?!"