Chapter 3180: The Love Story Between the Emperor and His Empress

Zhuo Cheran, the entrustor’s former betrothed, relied on the modern, highly lethal weapons that Yin Qing provided.

With these weapons, he ascended to the throne, subdued neighboring small countries, and had countless smaller countries to offer tribute to his empire.

People said that Zhuo Cheran possessed a divine artifact that struck fear into all who heard of it.

However, what people remembered most about him was the love story between him, the emperor, and his empress. Throughout his life, Zhuo Cheran only had one woman in his inner palace, and that was Yin Qing.

It was a truly touching story.

Meanwhile, the entrustor endured a life of hardship. Her once noble and precious arms had to serve as a pillow for countless strangers in a filthy place, as she had to bitterly struggle to survive.

The entrustor never imagined that simply being engaged to Zhuo Cheran would lead to the destruction of her entire family.

If he didn’t want to marry her, he could have simply broken off their betrothal. At worst, she could have spent the rest of her life in solitude with a lamp and prayer beads as a nun. That would have been far better than dragging her entire family into such a disaster. She wouldn’t have to force herself to smile and be pleasant in the filthy place that she ended up in, either.

All the men in her family had been killed, while the women were enslaved or forced into prostitution.

The entrustor didn’t hate Yin Qing. Yin Qing had merely expressed her wish to share one lifetime together as one pair—loving and loyal only to each other and no one else, with Zhuo Cheran for the rest of their life. It was Zhuo Cheran who destroyed his betrothed’s entire family after hearing this, all behind Yin Qing’s back.

He claimed he had ‘handled everything’ and that Yin Qing didn’t need to worry about anything.

Perhaps it was because he truly loved Yin Qing. Well, with the dimensional trading device that Yin Qing had, she was certainly worth loving.

Zhuo Cheran was the nephew of the current emperor, who greatly favored him and treated him as if he were his own son. Sometimes, he treated Zhuo Cheran even better than he treated his own sons.

There were even rumors that Zhuo Cheran was actually the emperor’s illegitimate son.

This put Zhuo Cheran’s father, Prince Xin, in a difficult position.

However, Zhuo Cheran’s mother had died a long time ago. As such, the truth of whether anything inappropriate occurred between the emperor and his sister-in-law remained a mystery.

The entrustor—Su Zhuru’s wish was to ensure the safety of the marquis’ household and to prevent Zhuo Cheran from ascending to the throne.

After receiving the storyline, Ning Shu propped herself up with her hand, got out of bed, and drank some water.

Seeing the entrustor’s wish, Ning Shu’s first thought was to pull Yin Qing aside, then tell her, ‘Hey, Sis, let’s work together to take Zhuo Cheran down and have you ascend the throne instead of him.’

Why would she work so hard to support Zhuo Cheran just for this so-called ‘one lifetime together as one pair’?

All this just for the privilege of being the only woman in his harem?

Since she had such powerful weapons in her hands, wouldn’t she rather ascend the throne herself? If anyone dared to disobey her, she could just have them eat a bullet.

She could just crush them directly with strength.

Zhuo Cheran’s smooth rise to power was partly due to destiny, but he also heavily relied on the weapons Yin Qing provided him.

The entrustor had complicated feelings toward Yin Qing. It was true that Yin Qing’s words had triggered the extermination of her entire family. However, it wasn’t as if Yin Qing had personally exterminated them; in fact, Zhuo Cheran had done it without Yin Qing even knowing it at that time.

The person who promised Yin Qing one lifetime together as one pair…

The person the entrustor wanted to kill the most was her former betrothed, Zhuo Cheran.

Ning Shu didn’t believe that Zhuo Cheran truly did it all just for love.

However, it was true that Yin Qing’s value far outweighed the entire Marquis Xuanping’s household. This made it worth it for Zhuo Cheran to put in the effort to eliminate the marquis’ household.

The Marquis Xuanping’s household was an obstacle that had to be removed for him to be with Yin Qing. It’d be more strange if he hadn’t done anything to them.

Besides, Yin Qing’s father was just a minor official at the Ministry of Rites.

If Zhuo Cheran let the Marquis Xuanping’s household be and simply offended them by breaking his betrothal with Su Zhuru and marrying Yin Qing instead in those circumstances, it would lead to endless trouble for him. It made sense for Zhuo Cheran to eliminate them entirely to prevent any future trouble.

With his decisive and ruthless tactics, Zhuo Cheran defeated the emperor’s sons and claimed the throne for himself.

This left Su Zhuru feeling utterly devastated. She had to suffer simply because she was an obstacle in his way.

Her impression of her betrothed was limited to what her father had once said. Zhuo Cheran, who was the heir of Prince Xin, was a rare, outstanding talent favored by the emperor and would make an excellent husband.

She had seen him from afar, at banquets, and felt quite pleased by him.

As the daughter of a prominent family, Su Zhuru had no control over certain things in her life, and that included her marriage. She thought Zhuo Cheran seemed like a good match for her.

And then… And then that was the end of it.

The entrustor didn’t have a deep impression of Yin Qing, either. She only knew Yin Qing was a heroine who single-handedly built a military force that inspired terror.

This military force served as Zhuo Cheran’s strongest backing.

Ning Shu: …

Sis, how about we take Zhuo Cheran down and claim the throne for ourselves?

But would Zhuo Cheran truly feel ever secure, knowing that Yin Qing held such a powerful cheat in her hands?

Was his promise of ‘one lifetime together as one pair’ to Yin Qing simply a way to bind her to him?

MTL Editor: Ran

TLC: Kaho

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