nucmednet Chapter 553 Accessories
Chapter 553 Accessories
"I..." Ye Qing'an opened her mouth, seemingly having something difficult to say.
"Hmm?" Liu Enze laughed: "Why the long face? Do you want to ask me for help, but feel embarrassed?"
Ye Qing'an's face flushed slightly, and after a long while, she said, "Indeed, there are some things."
"What's so hard about asking?"
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "This matter concerns my child, Eleven. I can't bring Eleven with me on this military expedition, and I'm a little worried about him."
“Since Eleven was born, I have never been away from him for a long time. Moreover, he is currently in the Ye Mansion. I know better than anyone what kind of place the Ye Mansion is, having been born and raised there.”
"Although I know that now that I have become the Supreme One, my father intends to use me for the benefit of the Ye family and for his own gain, under such circumstances, he will definitely try his best to protect Eleven for me."
"But even though I understand the reasoning, I still feel uneasy."
Liu Enze immediately understood what Ye Qing'an wanted to say: "So you want to ask me to send a message back to Wangjing City and send someone to help you protect Eleven?"
"Yes."
Liu Enze chuckled, "I thought it was something serious, but it's nothing. Don't worry about it. I'll send a message back in a bit..."
"Thank you sir."
As Ye Qing'an spoke, she cautiously glanced at Liu Enze's expression: "There's one more thing..."
"I told you not to be polite, but you really didn't stand on ceremony," Liu Enze couldn't help but tease her with a laugh.
Ye Qing'an looked slightly embarrassed and raised his hand to touch the tip of his nose: "This matter is not of any concern to you, sir. I just encountered some troubles and would like to hear your opinion."
"Oh?"
"Sir, you must have heard about what happened to His Highness the Crown Prince the day before yesterday when you came to the army camp yesterday?"
"Yes, I've heard about it." Liu Enze nodded.
Ye Qing'an gave a soft "hmm" before lowering her voice again and saying, "Although I may be judging others by my own standards, this matter does indeed puzzle me, concerning His Highness the Crown Prince."
“I heard about what happened. My camp was flooded, and I ran out. I also heard about the night attack, so I went to check the situation and chase after them. At that time, His Highness the Crown Prince arrived at my tent with his men. The situation inside the tent was unclear. His Highness the Crown Prince could have sent soldiers to investigate. Even if I was inside, the soldiers could have rescued me.”
"But His Highness the Crown Prince ignored everything and rushed in. After rushing in, His Highness the Crown Prince was under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug. Under the influence of the drug, he thought he saw me and that I was under the influence of an aphrodisiac."
"Under such circumstances, a normal person would have called for a doctor. But His Highness the Crown Prince chose to send all the soldiers away and stay in the camp with his illusion of me, which led to the tragedy that followed."
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes, her gaze slightly darkening: "I suspect that His Highness the Crown Prince did it on purpose back then? Did he think I was under the influence of aphrodisiacs and deliberately do that, perhaps to..."
Ye Qing'an bit her lower lip: "I didn't make this assumption about the crown prince out of thin air. It's just that after the news of my becoming the Supreme Being spread, His Highness the Crown Prince visited me and spoke to me privately, asking if I was willing..."
Ye Qing'an's voice grew softer and softer: "He asked me if I was willing to be his person, and if he became emperor in the future, I would be his empress. I was a little confused at the time, because His Highness the Crown Prince already has a Crown Princess."
"But he said that she was just the Crown Princess, not the Empress. He said that for the sake of my reputation, I should hide in the shadows for a while. He would make me known to the public after he had arranged everything."
Liu Enze nodded, showing no surprise whatsoever: "So you suspect that everything that happened that night, the Crown Prince seeing you were under the influence of aphrodisiacs, was because he wanted to..."
Liu Enze paused for a moment before thinking of a slightly better phrase: "After you've slept with him, you have no reason or opportunity to refuse him?"
"Ah."
Liu Enze nodded: "It's not entirely impossible, after all, you are now a Supreme Being. There are rumors that Supreme Beings can both bring order and chaos to a country. Every monarch wants to win over a Supreme Being."
So, what are your thoughts on this matter?
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes: "I have no interest in the position of empress. I do not want to be empress. Even if one day, because I am the supreme ruler, I am forced to get involved in the vortex of power struggles, I do not want to become empress, or become an appendage of any man."
"I just want to be myself..."
Liu Enze stared at Ye Qing'an for a long time before shaking his head with a smile: "Your ambition is indeed lofty."
"Not really." Ye Qing'an tilted her head, looking somewhat puzzled. "What I mean is, if I had to choose between becoming a seventh-rank female official or becoming the Empress, I would choose to become a seventh-rank female official."
"Furthermore, given my previously terrible reputation in Wangjing, if I were to actually agree to His Highness the Crown Prince's request, I'm afraid I would be relentlessly criticized and perhaps, just as you said, become a femme fatale with a lasting infamy."
"Furthermore, if I were to become the Crown Prince with my child, or even a concubine or empress in His Majesty's harem, what would happen to my Eleventh Prince? How awkward would his position be then? How would he cope with that?"
Liu Enze nodded thoughtfully: "You are very good to your child."
"That's flesh and blood that fell from my body. I carried her for ten months, and she was born into this world. We've been together for over four years. Even if you have a heart of stone, you should have feelings for her, right?"
"I understand." Liu Enze lowered his eyes: "So, you don't want to become the Crown Prince's person, whether by choice or by force, you don't want to?"
"Yes."
“Alright.” Liu Enze nodded. “If His Majesty doesn’t summon me, I’ll probably stay in the camp the whole time. I’ll keep an eye out for you and help you.”
Ye Qing'an was taken aback, becoming even more embarrassed: "I really just wanted you to give me some advice, not to do anything for me. After all, even if His Highness the Crown Prince used force, he probably couldn't beat me."
"I don't need to give you any advice, but you already have an idea in mind. I think your idea is quite good. Besides, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. In this world, there is more than one way than to use force."
Yi Xiao had said this to her not long ago.
Ye Qing'an frowned: "But, that's the Crown Prince."
"Don't worry, I have a plan."