Zhaojing was once a queen who knelt down and begged for help in the snow.
For three hundred lives of the Zhao family, she broke her forehead in exchange for his words - "The crime is unforgivable."
The prince's brother, who had promised to be together for the rest of their lives, held her chin, his eyes scarlet: "A Zhao, are you afraid of me?"
She is not afraid of him.
She just finally saw clearly - the heart of an emperor can never feed the true heart.
Zhaoqing held the white jade chess piece in her palm.
Her father said that if one day Shen Ye could not protect her, he would go to the Emperor's Master's Mansion to find Xie Jing.
That man was extremely powerful and ruthless, but he lingered in Fireworks Willow Lane every night. He was a womanizer known throughout the capital.
She thought this was the last straw.
She didn't know that in the study room of the Imperial Master's Mansion, four words had already been hung -
Still water runs deep.
Xie Jing has been waiting for her for a long time.
When Zhaoqing sneaked in in disguise, he gritted his teeth and showed his trump card: "If Mr. Xie doesn't help me, I will make the secret of the royal bloodline public and drag you into the water with me."
He lowered his eyes to look at her, and there was a depth in his eyes that she couldn't understand.
His eyes were too heavy, like he was looking at a chess piece that had finally been caught, or like -
Looking at someone who has waited too long.
"Queen," he leaned over, his breath brushing her ears, his voice was so low that it was almost a sigh, "do you know what you are doing?"
She held her head high, like a young bird that was cornered but still wanted to peck at people.
"I know. I will drag you into the water until you die."
He suddenly smiled.
The smile was very shallow, but it made his stern eyebrows soften for a rare moment.
"Okay."
He said.
"I will take this world for you."
At that moment, she thought it was a deal where everyone got what they wanted.
It took a long time for her to understand——
What he meant by "substitute" was the kind of person who risked his life.
Concept: What a thief cannot steal is happiness