#375 - Queen Mother
The firelight was weak, and a flicker of panic flashed in Yu Pingjun's eyes.
For any two “beings”, regardless of their differences, feelings are bound to arise over time.
Wei Changtian deeply agreed with this, therefore he didn't believe that Yu Pingjun only harbored hatred for Li Wutong.
After all, no matter what, the two had maintained a “mother-daughter” relationship for twenty years.
Even if Yu Pingjun had endured for twenty years with the intention of “revenge”, she must have, to some extent, truly regarded Li Wutong as her own flesh and blood during this process.
Therefore, Wei Changtian now wanted to use Li Wutong to open Yu Pingjun's “heart”.
Doing so not only offered a chance to “influence” Yu Pingjun, but also had another benefit.
That was that it could also untangle Li Wutong's knot in her heart.
Regardless of the outcome of their conversation, Li Wutong could say what she wanted to say in front of Yu Pingjun.
And often, just saying the words is enough; what response is received is no longer important.
Moreover, Wei Changtian knew that Li Wutong truly didn't hate Yu Pingjun.
“Empress, are you going to see her or not?”
Standing up, Wei Changtian asked again: “Didn't you just say you wanted to see the princess's appearance with your own eyes? Now that the person is right outside the door, why are you hesitating like this?”
“I...”
Looking up at Wei Changtian, Yu Pingjun couldn't figure out whether all of this was real or fake, whether Wei Changtian was putting on a show with Li Wutong for her.
She instinctively wanted to avoid seeing Li Wutong, but if she didn't, it would undoubtedly tell Wei Changtian that she wasn't as cold-blooded as she had previously shown.
Taking a deep breath, Yu Pingjun kept telling herself in her heart “to hate”, and then finally slowly opened her mouth to answer:
“Hesitating?”
“This empress just finds it disgusting.”
“However, since Young Master Wei has worked so hard with that lowly thing to put on such a melodramatic show, it would be too unappreciative of this empress not to watch.”
“Young Master Wei, wouldn't you say so?”
“...”
Her words were as sarcastic as possible, but after hearing them, Wei Changtian merely curled his lip.
“Empress, why are you talking so much nonsense?”
“So you want to see her, right?”
“Alright, then I'll let the princess in.”
Glancing at Yu Pingjun, he walked two steps to the prison door and knocked three times, “Dong, dong, dong”.
The heavy iron door was quickly pushed open, and Wei Changtian walked out without looking back, nodding to Li Wutong, who was already waiting beside him.
“Princess, go in.”
“Mm, mm.”
It could be seen that Li Wutong was very nervous at this moment.
Although she had thought for a long time about how to face Yu Pingjun, she couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed when this moment really came.
After all, just three days ago, the person in this prison was still her “mother”.
Of course, she had a lot to say to Yu Pingjun, and many questions she wanted answered.
But...
“Young, Young Master, I...”
Looking at Wei Changtian somewhat at a loss, Li Wutong suddenly felt a little retreat.
However, the warmth from her hand gave her a little more courage for some reason.
“It's okay, don't pay attention to what she says, just say what you want to say.”
Wei Changtian gently patted the back of Li Wutong's hand and whispered, “I'll be right outside the door, you can leave whenever you want.”
“...”
“Okay.”
Looking into Wei Changtian's eyes, Li Wutong finally made up her mind.
She gently tidied her clothes, stepped into the prison cell, and in the next moment saw the woman with a gloomy expression.
Behind her, the black iron prison door slammed shut, and all that was left in her ears was the sound of her own rapid breathing.
Li Wutong slowly approached step by step, and stopped a few steps away from Yu Pingjun.
Seeing the mocking look in the latter's eyes, she seemed a little timid, not daring to get any closer.
But for some reason, tears that she didn't know where they came from suddenly welled up in her eyes at this moment.
Li Wutong didn't know why she was crying, and she didn't know why she couldn't feel a trace of hatred for the woman in front of her no matter what.
She just opened her mouth and, completely subconsciously, choked out two words.
“Mo, Mother Empress!”
At the same time, outside the prison cell.
Just as Li Wutong's cry of “Mother Empress” shook Yu Pingjun's heartstrings, the guards had already been dismissed by Wei Changtian and were pondering the intimate behavior between Li Wutong and Wei Changtian.
Although Wei Changtian had only gently patted the back of Li Wutong's hand, this kind of skin contact was enough to be considered “stimulating” in the eyes of these guards.
More importantly, the princess didn't resist at all.
Could it be that Young Master Wei was going to become a consort?
But right now, they were fighting with Da Ning, and Young Master Wei was, after all, a Da Ning person, so wouldn't that be inappropriate?
That's not right, Young Master Wei had just killed Yan Luo for them...
Everyone has a gossipy heart. At this time, the mental activities of the guards were particularly rich. They wanted to whisper a few words to each other but didn't dare to, so they had no choice but to look at each other with itchy hearts and give up.
As for Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping...
“Young Master, have you discussed it with the princess beforehand?”
Looking at the tightly closed prison door, Chu Xianping asked in a low voice.
Wei Changtian knew that the “discuss” in his mouth referred to “designing talking points”, so he shook his head.
“No, Yu Pingjun is meticulous, those tricks won't fool her.”
“But the princess's feelings for her are indeed real, that's enough.”
“Is that so...”
Chu Xianping always believed in “planning before acting”, and everything had to have a foolproof plan, so he didn't quite agree with Wei Changtian's “let nature take its course” approach.
However, now that Li Wutong had already entered, he couldn't possibly call her out again, so he didn't say much, but asked another question.
“Young Master, if the princess really doesn't resent Yu Pingjun, and the latter also says everything she knows, has Young Master ever thought about how to deal with her?”
“I can't make the decision on this matter.”
Wei Changtian stretched out a finger and pointed upwards: “You have to ask that person.”
“But with such a big green hat on his head, I estimate that Yu Pingjun will definitely not survive.”
“Green hat?”
Chu Xianping was stunned, not knowing what this new word meant.
“Young Master, what is a green hat? Is there a story behind it?”
“Uh...”
This question stumped Wei Changtian.
Although the meaning of this word was well known in his previous life, he really didn't know how it came about.
“Brother Chu, I just said it casually, anyway, it's not a good word, remember not to let that Song Li give you a green hat in the future.”
“Oh, I see.”
