"Ah, well, what can I say? Old Master Jiang has a kind heart. I'll show some mercy and reluctantly serve as your emotional dumping ground for once. Let's hear what's troubling you, Sister Xue'er." Jiang Lan sat beside Qian Renxue and smiled.
"Thank you." Qian Renxue gave Jiang Lan a grateful look. After gathering her thoughts, she began telling him about her family of origin.
Ah! Her family of origin.
When Qian Renxue reached the part about going undercover in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and killing several of Xue Ye's princes in succession, a trace of unease crossed her face. She asked:
"Little brother, do you think I'm a very bad, very evil person? Just like her?"
As she spoke, Qian Renxue rubbed her arms and watched Jiang Lan's expression with faint unease.
Jiang Lan: "..."
Seriously, girl.
You're making it look like I'm taking advantage of your vulnerability.
"Sister Xue'er, let me ask you something," Jiang Lan said.
"What is it?" Qian Renxue's heart tightened, and she asked apprehensively.
"Sister Xue'er, once you take the throne, will you let ordinary people live good lives, free from the nobles' oppression and exploitation?" Jiang Lan asked earnestly.
"Of course!" Qian Renxue answered without hesitation.
"Then that settles it, doesn't it? To ordinary people, who sits on the throne doesn't matter. What matters is who can give them a good life." Jiang Lan went straight to framing her actions in terms of higher ideals, using Xue Ye as an example along the way.
"Besides, royalty has always been ruthless. Even if you hadn't struck first, the other princes vying for the throne would have attacked their brothers. Didn't the current emperor, Xue Ye, kill several of his own brothers before finally ascending the throne?"
"What's more, Xue Ye knew perfectly well