After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Everyone was driven out, and Wei Yi and I were the only ones serving Zheng Xian in the hall. I had to go out and look for someone myself.

I replied "yes" obediently and turned away.

As soon as I left, Zheng Xian looked at my back and his face darkened. He said, "She learned her lesson just by being beaten?"

Wei Yi bent down, lowered his head and said, "I think it's impossible. Ah Man's personality is unrestrained. In her eyes, rules are like empty words. If you want her to be obedient, it's harder than climbing to the sky."

Zheng Xian pulled the corners of his mouth into a cold smile and said, "You want to act in front of me, but your acting skills are rather poor."

Wei Yi shook his head and said, "I don't think Ah Man is acting. Ah Man herself can be free from restraint, but her elder brother and younger sister are from this dynasty. They have been deeply rooted in the hierarchy since childhood, so they dare not act presumptuously. They are Ah Man's weak points. For them, Ah Man has to bow her head in front of His Majesty."

Zheng Xian said coldly: "Her luck is strong. If I hadn't borrowed it from her, I'm afraid my world would have fallen into her hands."

Wei Yi said quickly: "I think Ah Man has a lively personality, but he has no intention of fighting for power. Your Majesty can rest assured about this."

"Rest assured?" Zheng Xian smiled coldly and said, "I have been in power for so many years, and every day has been like walking on thin ice, trembling with fear. Have I ever been at ease? Only when the day comes that I close my eyes, will I be truly at ease."

Wei Yi was so frightened that he quickly said, "Your Majesty is in good health and will surely live a hundred years."

Zheng Xian gave Wei Yi a blank look and said, "There are no outsiders here, so don't say those superficial words. Did you find the person I asked you to find?"

"Your Majesty, he has been found and is being held in the Privy Council's prison," Wei Yi said hurriedly.

"Very good, proceed according to my plan. Time waits for no one, and my health is getting worse and worse. If I don't clear all obstacles for the prince, I won't be at peace even if I go to the underworld." Zheng Xian said with a frown.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Yi saluted and replied.

Just then, I walked in from outside with Ankang.

Ankang walked nervously to Zheng Xian, knelt down and bowed respectfully.

Zheng Xian said to me, "Ah Man, please leave first. I have something to say to Ankang."

I wisely said "yes" and turned and left without saying a word.

After leaving the main house, I went to the side room.

Gongsun Wen was lying on his side on the bed, his face pale and looking sick, and it was obvious that he was not feeling well.

The injury on his back had been treated with medicine, and the whole room was filled with a strong smell of ointment.

I sat in front of the bed, looked at Gongsun Wen who was pretending to sleep, and said, "Stop pretending to sleep, let's chat for a while."

Gongsun Wen slowly opened his eyes and said unhappily, "I have nothing to talk about with you."

I said, "No matter what, I have to thank you for helping me out just now. I also caused you to be injured. I will remember this favor."

Gongsun Wen said coldly, "No need."

There was no one in the room. Yiping went to prepare food for me. Yingchun and the others were waiting in the front room, waiting for Zheng Xian to call them.

I played with the jade pendant Zheng Xian gave me hanging around my waist and said, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"What?" Gongsun Wen suddenly became a little impatient, closed his eyes and said, "I'm not feeling well and need more rest. Please go and don't disturb my rest."

I sighed and said, "I know you feel bad."

Before I could finish my words, Gongsun Wen shouted, "Don't pretend to know everything. In fact, you know nothing. Go away now. Don't make me call someone to chase you away."

I stood up helplessly and said, "You are older than the prince. If your biological mother was the queen, the position of prince would probably be yours."

When Gongsun Wen heard this, his face suddenly turned green and white, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, and he growled: "Do you know what you are talking about? Get out of here right now, I will pretend I didn't hear anything."

I looked up at the red plum tree outside the window, then turned my head to look at Gongsun Wen and said, "I will get out of here naturally. You don't have to chase me away. I think you finally feel how I felt when you hit Ergou to death. Su Wanwan can die for you unconditionally, and Ergou and I have no relatives. He can also use his life to save me. I have never owed anyone in my life, but I owed Ergou. I promised to buy him meat buns, but he didn't even get to eat them when he died."

Gongsun Wen stared at me in disbelief and said slowly, "How come you still hold a grudge against Ergou?"

I shook my head and said, "I don't hate you. I haven't hated you for a long time. I just want to say that there are too many misfortunes in life, but all misfortunes will eventually pass. Whether you can let go or not, as time goes by, those people and things will become memories and will not affect the trajectory of your life. You still have a long way to go. Most people can only accompany you for a while, not for a lifetime. So don't degrade yourself like this, live well, and live for yourself."

I heard the sound of Gongsun Wen swallowing saliva, as if he was trying hard to endure something.

I sighed again and said, "You should have a good rest. If you can't get used to living here, just go back to your house. Your house is so big, it would be a shame to leave it empty."

After saying that, I turned around and was about to leave when Gongsun Wen suddenly spoke up, "Since I was a child, I knew that the man sitting high up in the clouds was my father, but he never planned to marry my mother. My mother died of depression when I was five years old. Before she died, she told me not to hate him. He must have had his own reasons. What were his reasons? He married one wife after another, and had one child after another, but he never wanted to give my mother a name.

After my mother died, I was sent to the teacher and became his only disciple.

Junior Sister Xinning is the only person in the Taifu Mansion who treats me well. We grew up like brother and sister. Others thought that I fell in love with Junior Sister, but on the contrary, it was Junior Sister who fell in love with me. However, due to the influence of my father, I did not want to get married and have children, so Junior Sister entered the palace in a fit of anger.

It's really funny, the women who were good to me, my mother, my junior sisters, all threw themselves at that man, but in the end they all ended up with a miserable ending."

I was so fascinated by what he was saying that I sat back on the bed unconsciously and listened quietly to Gongsun Wen's speech.

Gongsun Wen took a breath and continued, "When I was ten years old, I met the master of Jueqing Valley when I was traveling with my teacher. The master said that I was very smart and insisted on taking me as his disciple. He also said that Jueqing Valley would be handed over to me in the future and I would become the new master.

The Valley Master followed me all the way. He would rather say that he was my bodyguard, but he also protected me and taught me martial arts.

Later I learned that the Valley Master had been seriously injured and didn’t have much time left, so he was so eager to pass on all he had learned in his life to me.”