She is a heartthrob who wants to live a good life

Chapter 254 Green Tea Selfish Cousin 23

Tan Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Then why do you run to my house all day? No matter how hard you run, I won't do anything to help you survive."

"It's not easy to find someone who can replace Cang Cang, so don't hold out too much hope."

Yan Qizhao knew who could replace Shen Weicang, but he couldn't approach Tan Wuning again and marry her as he did in his previous life.

He said expressionlessly: "Thank you very much for your reminder, Imperial Master."

"But just because you can't find it in Chen State doesn't mean it doesn't exist," Tan Yuan stood up and walked over, "Maybe you can try your luck in Yan State."

Yan Qizhao saw through his purpose at a glance: "Who is in Yan State?"

Tan Yuan told the truth: "Lan Zhinian."

His fox eyes were now filled with cunning and shrewdness:

"He is trying to seize power now. If nothing unexpected happens, this winter he will be able to replace the new emperor of Yan State who has been on the throne for more than a year."

Yan Qizhao didn't say anything, waiting for his next words.

"Once he succeeds, Cang Cang will return to Yan State. From then on, she will become the Queen of Yan State. You may not have the chance to see her again in this lifetime."

"As long as you do something and make Lan Zhinian die in Yan State, Cang Cang will stay here."

Yan Qizhao leaned back on the chair, his hands resting naturally on the armrests. Although he tilted his head and looked up, his face was full of disdain:

"And then? You get married to Cang Cang, and I become a bad person. You might even tell her that I killed Lan Zhinian, making me a nobody."

He is younger than Tan Yuan and still has a youthful look on his face, but he does not act with the impulsiveness of a young man at all. After a little thought, he figured out Tan Yuan's true purpose.

Tan Yuan was not at all uncomfortable about being exposed, and smiled calmly: "I am also giving you some suggestions to help you achieve success. If you don't want to listen, then forget it. Why do you have to speculate about me like this?"

"Achieve great achievements?" Yan Qizhao laughed. "Do I still need to achieve great achievements?"

If he can't escape his fate, he won't live past the age of thirty, and he won't even be able to get the position of crown prince. What's the point of his achievements?

He has given up his grand ambitions. Since everything is already destined, why should he worry so much every day?

He ran to Tan Yuan every day because he knew Cang Cang's movements.

This hypocrite might go to see Cang Cang at any time, so he must be careful not to let Cang Cang be deceived by this villain.

Yan Qizhao didn't dare to appear in front of her frequently, for fear that she would develop feelings for him like Shen Weicang in her previous life.

He could not give her any promise in this life, nor could he do such a thing as marrying someone else when he loved her in his heart, so he had to consciously keep his distance from her.

But how could he control the deep longing in his heart? He almost went crazy thinking about her every day. Only then did he realize that losing appetite for a person was not just empty talk.

Tan Yuan sat down in another chair and took a sip of tea. "Even if Your Highness doesn't have those plans, you don't have to come to my house all day. I'm not a hospitable person."

Yan Qizhao had a blank expression on his face: "The whole world belongs to the king. Where can I not go to Chen State?"

"You can't go to Cang Cang's side."

Yan Qizhao: “…”

He said stubbornly, "Why can't I go? If I wasn't worried that Cang Cang would develop feelings for me and harm her, I would go to her every day."

Tan Yuan put down the teacup, looked at him seriously, and said: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry so much. Compared with Lan Zhinian, you are far inferior. Cang Cang doesn't think highly of you."

Yan Qizhao couldn't bear it anymore: "You're looking for death!"

He slammed the table, shattering the teacup, then picked up a piece of broken porcelain and threw it towards Tan Yuan's throat.

Tan Yuan flicked the porcelain piece away with his fingers, causing it to break under the force. A small piece of it scratched the skin on his cheek, leaving a red mark.

"Your Highness, you see, good advice is unpleasant to your ears, but you can't stand it," he raised his foot and kicked away the porcelain pieces that fell on the ground.

"Lan Zhinian is twenty years old this year. The new emperor of Yan State has been on the throne for only one year. He has fought from the southeast of Yan State to the outskirts of Lingzhou City, and you are still here complaining about your fate."

"When it comes to the ability to govern a country, perhaps you two are equally matched."

"But he is a person who doesn't believe in fate or heaven, and has to fight for everything he wants. Even if you escape your fate and stand in front of Cang Cang with him, you still can't beat him."

Yan Qizhao was unmoved: "Don't teach me a lesson. What qualifications do you have to point fingers at me about who I am?"

It’s like everyone has been an emperor. He has sat on that position in his previous life, but it was just like that. There’s nothing to brag about.

As he said this, he looked at Tan Yuan with contempt again: "A sinister villain like you who stirs up discord, do you think that Cang Cang will like you after Lan Zhinian dies?"

Tan Yuan was not discouraged. Yan Qizhao was not someone who would be easily frustrated. He said all these just to make him feel upset, but he didn't expect that Yan Qizhao was still so determined and was not affected at all.

Yan Qizhao is now like a dead pig, or a bit like rolled meat, and he won't eat anything soft or hard.

Tan Yuan reached out and slowly turned the teacup on the table, a playful smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

Being so shameless, it's best to embarrass yourself in front of Cang Cang.

He was still too soft-hearted and even took the trouble to arrange for Yan Qizhao to appear in front of Cang Cang. Where in the world could he find someone as kind as himself?

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Pingnan Hou was a nobleman with real power, title and official position in the State of Chen. Although his fief was in Pingzhou, he also had an official residence in the capital.

Tan Wu Ning returned to Beijing early and lived in the Mansion of Marquis Pingnan. In her previous life, she only lived in this mansion for one year. When she came back again, every tree and blade of grass in the mansion was still so familiar to her.

She didn't have any good friends in the capital, and she came back to the capital just for Xie Wanheng. But except for meeting him once at Lianchun Lake that day, she never had the chance to see him again.

She sat in front of the dressing table and let Chunfeng and Xiafeng dress her up, thinking about the news she heard from Chen Feng.

When she returned to the capital that day, she recalled that on this day in her previous life, an assassin appeared in Lianchun Lake, and many noble young men and women who came to the lake to participate in poetry and play were killed or injured.

Only after she married Yan Qizhao did she realize that this time Yan Qizhao had spread the false news that he would come to Lianchun Lake, which attracted all the assassins and allowed him to destroy them in one fell swoop.

Yan Qizhao appears warm on the outside but is actually cold on the inside. He is heartless and as long as he can achieve his goals, he doesn't care what price others have to pay.

After thinking it over, Tan Wuning couldn't bear to see the tragedy happen again, so he rushed over, intending to save as many people as possible.

She didn't expect that when she arrived, all the assassins had been executed. What she didn't expect was that she would meet Xie Wanheng and Shen Weicang there.

After returning home, she was uneasy and did not listen to anything Chunfeng said. She did not see the paper until the next day.

It said that the Lan family had colluded with bandits to kill Aunt Qin many years ago. Chunfeng said that these papers were posted all over the streets and alleys of the capital the day before, but were quickly cleaned up by the people in the general's mansion.

Tan Wuning didn't know Xie Wanheng in his previous life. Only after seeing this piece of paper did he realize the deep blood feud between him and the Lan family.

She was originally a little worried that Xie Wanheng would be bewitched by Shen Weicang, but now she felt relieved. Who would get close to the niece of the murderer of their mother?

Therefore, even though she didn't have the chance to meet Xie Wanheng later, she was never impatient.

She realized that those bandits had offended Xie Zheng and would probably be killed soon.

She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she took the guards assigned to her by her father and followed the people from the general's mansion to find Chen Feng, intending to avenge Xie Wanheng personally.

But before taking action, she suddenly thought that Chen Feng must know a lot of things, so she spared his life for the time being and threatened him to tell her everything about the Lan family.

After asking this, she learned from Chen Feng that the Lan family asked them to use the same old trick to assassinate Shen Weicang.