Fate Trading System – Chapter 207

Plan A

Guiding Stars 23

The Eve

Yue Xingyao felt a surge of joy and looked up at Su Xin.

“Da Huangjie, do you mean…?”

Su Xin didn’t speak, but placed a finger on her lips. Her lips still glistened, and her eyes held a hint of allure.

“Have your servant bring clothes.”

Su Xin withdrew her foot and stood up from the soft couch. Yue Xingyao felt as if she had been plunged into hell, her body turning to ice.

“Da Huangjie, what do you mean by this?”

It wasn’t as if Yue Xingyao was blind. She understood the other woman’s moods perfectly. Su Xin clearly had no intention of being with her, as if she had just been teasing her.

“Wu Meimei, no one should understand my meaning better than you. I will definitely ascend to that position in the future. No one can interfere with me. And once I’m there, would I be suitable to be with you?”

Fantasy was always beautiful, but reality had to be considered. Setting aside marriage, Su Xin still faced unresolved problems, even though she had most things under control.

“Da Huangjie, are you saying that you will ascend to the throne and then establish a harem?”

“I didn’t say that. Don’t be mischievous. You’re still young. You can’t distinguish between love, possessiveness, and dependence.”

Su Xin didn’t deny having affection for the child she’d watched grow up. It wasn’t just the child’s appearance, or the way the child felt about her. She genuinely liked this child—liked her in the literal sense. Who wouldn’t like such an obedient child?

She could kiss the child, even do more intimate things, but now she was uncertain.

Su Xin believed Yue Xingyao could be her partner, but she didn’t yet believe they could be lovers.

“Please stop using my age as an excuse. How much older do I have to be before you understand that I truly understand those things?”

Fifteen wasn’t young, was it?

Yue Xingyao’s words gave Su Xin pause. Come to think of it, fifteen wasn’t young at this time. After all, at fourteen, this person already possessed terrifying abilities and ambitions.

If asked when she thought Yue Xingyao could distinguish her own feelings, Su Xin might have said in her twenties. But twenty seemed too young as well. Perhaps thirty?

However, at thirty, in this era, one could already have grandchildren.

Su Xin spoke from the perspective of an adult. From the time Yue Xingyao arrived at twelve, Su Xin had added twelve years to her own age, making her current mental age twenty-one, unsuitable for romance.

“See, you can’t answer my question. Da Huangjie, what you desire, I can help you achieve. I’ve been working towards that. That position will definitely be yours, but I hope the position by your side belongs to me.”

The girl’s eyes shone brightly, filled with boundless love, so intense it could consume a person.

Su Xin thought she saw a familiar shadow in her, but it vanished in an instant.

“Alright,” Su Xin heard herself say.

Besides Yue Xingyao, the oldest of the remaining imperial daughters was only thirteen, posing no threat, let alone the other children.

Su Xin had suppressed them early on, extinguishing their ambitions.

Yue Xingyao was simply more direct and brutal, relying on her golden finger to control people effectively. Obey or be poisoned. You won’t know when I’ve poisoned you, and without my antidote, you’ll die. Want to kill me? If I die, you’ll have no way to get the antidote. That was her unrestrained, unreasonable, and tyrannical approach. The iron-fisted regime Yue Xingyao built in her past life was founded on fear.

Yue Xingyao was inherently distrustful. Not necessarily suspicious, but she rarely opened her heart to others. Learning about her true parentage made trust even harder.

So, she didn’t quite believe in human nature, preferring her own reliable methods of control.

Su Xin and Yue Xingyao dressed and left the bathroom. While dressing, Yue Xingyao acted coquettishly, asking Su Xin to kiss a certain spot on her skin. Su Xin, expressionless, brushed her lips against it and then flicked Yue Xingyao’s forehead. Silly child.

“Huangjie, do you need me to deal with… Er Huangjie has been too restless lately.”

The emperor was getting old. Even though she was a relatively peaceful ruler, she still had to deal with countless matters daily.

Her health was declining. Su Xin had Fourteen investigate whether the emperor’s decline was natural or otherwise. Fourteen reported it was natural aging.

With the emperor’s illness, those beneath her grew restless.

The other consorts with daughters were also uneasy, but remained relatively compliant. Several, along with their daughters, had pledged allegiance to Su Xin.

The Virtuous Noble Consort was also constantly trying to win people over, striving for his daughter.

But Su Xin always had something to keep the Virtuous Noble Consort in check. As long as Su Xin and Yue Xingyao remained unharmed, Yue Xinglan had no grounds to inherit the throne.

Neither the eldest nor born of the emperor consort, lacking significant power, notable achievements, or great merit, she still wanted to inherit the throne? She was dreaming.

Su Xin had long been the favored candidate at the border, a popular choice for the throne.

Currently, only the first, second, and fifth imperial daughters had any real chance of inheriting the throne. The emperor consort naturally supported his own daughter, but under Yue Xingyao’s threats, he remained silent.

“You don’t need to do anything. Don’t dirty your hands. Just watch how I succeed. You don’t need to do anything else unless you have other ideas.”

“How could I have other ideas? May I die a terrible death if I harbor any thoughts of harming you.”

Yue Xingyao was always composed, never provoked by others’ taunts, except when it came to one person. She couldn’t bear any misunderstanding or prejudice from Su Xin. It would drive her mad.

“I know. I didn’t doubt you. Why did you make such a serious oath?”

“Because you said I might have other ideas.”

Yue Xingyao pouted.

“Huangjie, one day you will accept me, won’t you?”

“That depends on your performance. If you perform poorly and still expect me to accept you, that’s impossible.”

“Whatever performance Huangjie desires, I will deliver.”

“Silly child.”

Su Xin chuckled and tapped Yue Xingyao’s forehead.

Returning to her residence, Yue Xingyao saw palace attendants waiting for her.

“Your Highness, the Emperor Consort requests your presence in the palace.”

Upon hearing about the incident at Yue Xingyao’s residence, the Emperor Consort smashed two more cups in anger. His daughter was becoming increasingly disobedient, daring to even throw out the people he sent.

To control a woman, aside from power, there was beauty. When a woman already possessed power, only beauty could tempt her.

The Emperor Consort felt his daughter slipping from his grasp. Or perhaps, long ago, his daughter had stopped listening, even daring to negotiate with him, or rather, threaten him.

“Yao’er, what was that scene you created today? Are you dissatisfied with the person I sent you? I had him specially trained. His appearance, figure, and skills in bed are all first-rate. He’s also clean; no one has touched him. If you’re not satisfied, I can send you another.”

“It’s unnecessary. Don’t send anyone to me again. I won’t accept them. This time, you saw someone with a broken wrist. Next time, it might be a corpse.”

Yue Xingyao spoke calmly.

“Are you threatening me?”

“Not a threat. How dare I threaten you? I’m simply stating a fact. I don’t like those people. If I want someone, I’ll choose myself. Do you understand, Father?”

The Emperor Consort was speechless, pressing his temples, his head throbbing.

“Why are you so anxious, Father? I’m only fifteen, aren’t I? Why are you so eager for me to have a child with another man? You know very well that any child born wouldn’t belong to this imperial family. So what’s the point of forcing me?”

It was utterly pointless.

“Yao’er, are you truly not interested in the throne at all? Have you considered what Yue Xingchen will do after she ascends? An emperor won’t tolerate anyone who threatens their position.”

“I don’t want to hear these words again, and I won’t listen to them. You should know that even without my help, Da Huangjie can still ascend. She’s more capable than I am. Going against her would be futile. If she discovers my actions and uses them against me, neither of us will fare well.”

What use was a consort? Just a man living in the inner palace. How much information could he access? How much could he know?

“This…”

“Father, there are so many things you don’t understand—the stakes involved. And I don’t fully grasp the extent of Da Huangjie’s influence in court. Moreover, I’m willing to support her.”

She would never harm me, Yue Xingyao thought.

And I would never harm her, no matter the reason.

Because I love her, love her to the point of madness, to the point of death.

Yue Xingyao hummed an unknown tune, a look of determination in her eyes.

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