I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 821: In the Silent Sea, Cang He was forced into a desperate situation.

The queen leaned on the beauty couch, rubbing her brows lightly, and said helplessly,

"You win, what do you want this time?"

She didn't expect that today would end like this.

The tea party's unbridled indulgence of Li Mu was a carefully planned act of flattery and self-destruction.

It seems like a forced marriage, but in fact it is a subtle attempt to sow discord.

This seemingly small quarrel will surely become a thorn in everyone's heart at some point in the future.

However, Li Mu's sudden serious injury and coma resolved the crisis invisibly.

As a result, the situation was directly out of the Queen's control.

"Master, you are too soft-hearted. Maybe you should have listened to me from the beginning."

At this time, Lu Sangtuo spoke again.

She knew very well the Queen's intention.

If they just want to praise Li Mu to death, there are better ways. There is no need to use this method which is unlikely to be effective and may even backfire.

What the queen really wanted was for Li Mu to completely side with her and have her as his only backer.

I just didn't expect that the change would come so quickly.

From the moment Li Mu was brought to meet Concubine Xuan, everything no longer went as the Queen expected.

Whether it is Mu Li, Mu Zhen, the three tribes of the Southern Territory, or even Yin Huanping and Li Linger.

The Queen's biggest mistake was that she didn't do things to the extreme and always stopped at the right time.

Maybe she didn't want Li Mu to notice it, but in Lu Sangtuo's opinion, this was just womanly kindness.

The queen frowned, sat up suddenly, and spoke in a very unhappy tone.

"You talk too much!"

"Master, please forgive me. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Lu Sangtuo bowed and was about to turn around and leave, but then he seemed to remember something and spoke again,

"Master, my mother has been struggling with the engagement she made with Shan Mei in recent days."

"Disciple hopes that Master can help Mother when the time is right."

"Ah."

Hearing this, the queen sneered and looked at the young man through the screen.

"You want to give your second sister to Shan Yuan?"

"Don't you care about your family the most?"

Lu Sangtuo did not explain, but bowed to the screen again and said respectfully,

"I'll just consider this as winning the master's prize. I'll take my leave now."

"and many more!"

The queen felt like she had punched cotton. This disciple was getting better and better at how to irritate her.

She closed her eyes, calmed down her restlessness, and asked,

"Because Li Mu was injured by Shan Yuan? So you changed your mind?"

Lu Sangtuo didn't answer, but just stood there quietly.

The queen frowned, feeling that she could no longer understand this disciple. After pondering for a while, she changed the subject and said,

"Is there any news from the palace?"

Hearing this, Lu Sangtuo's expression brightened up a little, and he put away his previous casual attitude and replied respectfully,

"Everything is ready, we are just waiting for the news of the Northern Expedition to reach the capital."

"Well, I understand, please step back."

The queen nodded, but no emotion could be heard in her tone.

In the silent palace.

The queen looked at the bright moon outside the window for a long time, and finally sighed.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will be with you soon."

……

Silent sea.

The calm sea surface was like a pool of stagnant water, without a single ripple.

There was only one warship flying the Lanri flag, abruptly floating above the sea.

"Your Highness, the ship behind us is biting very hard. We can't get rid of it with our ship!"

On the deck, a man dressed as a fisherman knelt on one knee with his head buried low.

Cang He was wearing a bright red palace dress, standing at the bow with her head held high, her face full of impatience.

"If you can't even handle such a small matter, what use are you!"

"Your Highness, please forgive me. Then, what should we do next?"

The man was trembling, but his deep eyes could not conceal the deep resentment.

Hearing this, Cang He was speechless and she didn't know what to do.

Ever since she confirmed that Cangzhi and the other two had abandoned her on their own initiative, she has never felt at ease.

"Your Highness, the Rashomon Gate is ahead. Why don't we lead them to the Gate of Death..."

At this time, another man came forward and stretched out his hand as if wiping his neck.

Cang He turned around and looked at the person who came.

He was about forty years old, with ordinary features, but his hawk-like eyes were impressive.

His left eye must have some disease, the eyeball is completely white and it looks like there is no pupil.

Such an obvious feature naturally impressed Canghe.

The man's name is Yamamoto Kuma, and he seems to be a branch of the Yamamoto family. He was sent to the Xia people's land when he was young.

He has a certain prestige among this group of prisoners.

"Are you... sure?"

Cangzhi frowned, his tone uncertain.

Rashomon, a strange phenomenon in the silent sea.

Rumor has it that it is the gate between life and death.

There is no wind in the Silent Sea all year round, and not even a wave can be seen in the vast ocean.

There were huge waves inside Rashomon Gate, and there were constant thunderstorms all year round. Any ship that entered would be dead.

Therefore, the Silent Sea is also called the Sea of ​​the Underworld, which means lifelessness.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have already made a perfect plan and will make sure those Xia people will never return!"

Yamamoto Kuma bowed and clasped his fists, his eyes full of greed as he looked at Canghe.

"Okay, I'm tired now. I'll leave this matter entirely to you. Don't let me down."

Cang He calmed himself down and walked quickly towards the cabin.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that someone was watching her from behind.

Right now, she had no strength at all, and the feeling of being watched all the time made her feel a little uneasy.

It was as if countless pairs of eyes staring at their prey were locking onto her, making her feel tight in the chest and a little breathless.

...

In the cabin.

Cang He sat alone by the window, staring at the starry sky with lifeless eyes.

In her hand she held a men's belt, with the word "牧" (Mu) embroidered in gold thread at the top.

"If, if you could be nicer to me, maybe, maybe I could, could... um."

She murmured unconsciously, and suddenly an inexplicable feeling of nausea rose up in her throat.

She pressed her chest hard, and it took a while for the feeling to subside.

"Li Mu!"

She punched the bed and cursed softly, and the ripples that had just arisen disappeared in an instant.

To think that she, a princess of the empire, would suffer from seasickness, was all thanks to Li Mu.

If she hadn't lost all her cultivation, how could she have fallen into such a state?

At this moment, the cabin door was suddenly pushed open.

Canghe frowned and looked, and saw that the person coming was Yamamoto Kuma.

"How dare you! Who allowed you to come here? Get out of here right now!"

"Your Highness, everything has been arranged."

Yamamoto Kuma had a wry smile on his face, but his eyes seemed to be fixed on Canghe.

When Cang He saw this look, he was panicked for a moment, then he shouted angrily,

"I know, get out now!"

"Yes Yes."

Yamamoto nodded and bowed, but his eyes were full of suspicion and unwillingness.

However, the moment he turned around, he seemed to have made up his mind.

A silver ingot slid from his sleeve into the palm of his hand, and then he threw it hard towards Canghe's chest.

Cang He was caught off guard by this sudden change and had no time to dodge.

The silver ingot hit her left shoulder squarely.

"How dare you disrespect me!"

The words came out almost without thinking.

Cang He covered her left shoulder. The attack from the third-level warrior was not enough to take her life.

But the severe pain still caused sweat to seep out of her forehead.

However, Yamamoto Kuma at the door was ecstatic when he passed by, and then a strange smile appeared on his face.

"Your Highness, you have indeed lost your cultivation."

Yamamoto straightened his back, moved his neck slightly, and closed the cabin door with his backhand.

"you!"

Cang He's face changed drastically, he subconsciously shrank back, and shouted angrily,

"How dare you! Get out of here right now and I will pretend nothing happened!"

"Don't forget my identity!"

"Hahahahaha."

Hearing this, Yamamoto Kuma raised his head and laughed wildly, approaching Canghe step by step.

"I can taste the woman of the Aoi family, the future queen of the empire. What's wrong with being presumptuous?"

"If you obey me obediently, I will protect you from death. Otherwise, you will be with those Xia people..."

"you dare!"

Cang He shrank back, looking at the man who was gradually approaching. The first person that came to her mind was the figure that made her gnashed her teeth in hatred.

"Li Mu, you bastard, why don't you come and save me..."