Ye Zhen changed her clothes and came to the imperial garden in a hurry. Murongzhan was already waiting for her at the waterside pavilion by the lake. Seeing her reluctance, she had an unpleasant look on her face.
"Your Majesty." No matter how much she procrastinated, Ye Zhen still entered the water pavilion, bowed her knees and saluted, still looking at Mo Rongzhan with a trace of vigilance.
"Sit down." Mo Rongzhan said calmly, pointing to the seat opposite him.
Ye Zhen sat down with her head down, without even looking at Murong Zhan.
What he said last time is still in my ears, so what if she has the status of a princess? If he wants to do something, she can't compete at all.
"Why are you so afraid of me?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice, his gaze fell on her jade-like face, she was afraid of him, afraid of seeing him, he could feel it from the very beginning.
Ye Zhen said lightly, "How many people in this world are not afraid of you, you are the emperor who stands above you."
"If you continue to talk nonsense in front of me, I will punish you in my own way." Mo Rongzhan said coldly.
Since when did she start talking nonsense? Obviously speaking the truth! Ye Zhen raised her head and frowned at him, "Am I wrong? If you weren't the emperor, who would be afraid of you?"
The smile on the corner of Murong Zhan's mouth became colder, "I thought you were afraid of me kissing you."
Ye Zhen's cheeks turned red instantly, and she stared at Mo Rongzhan with more vigilance, "Your Majesty, I am now your imperial sister."
"Royal sister?" Mo Rongzhan chuckled lightly, and cast a deep look at her, "You entered the palace today to inquire about your elder brother?"
"Yes." Ye Zhen trembled in fear, hearing him call out the mocking royal sister, her entire spine felt chills.
Mo Rongzhan said softly, "Lu Lingzhi's injury is not serious, it's because he was poisoned. I have asked Qi Jin to treat him with the antidote made from fire lotus. He will be fine."
Fire lotus? Ye Zhen felt extremely regretful, if she knew that the fire lotus flower she revived was to heal Lu Lingzhi, she would have destroyed the fire lotus flower herself first.
Ye Zhen regretted secretly, but her face did not show the mountain or the water, "I heard that the person who hurt my elder brother is a trusted aide of the prince of Xifan, has he been caught?"
"I've caught it. I haven't been interrogated yet. I was rescued last night." Mo Rongzhan's eyes were cold. It was clear that the rebels in the Xifan had been suppressed, and the prince of the Xifan surrendered himself. Who else would come to assassinate Lu? Lingzhi, in the midst of heavy defense, there are still people who rescued people calmly, what is surprising is not that person's martial arts, but his strategy.
"Rescued?" Ye Zhen exclaimed, suppressing ecstasy in her heart, "How... how could you be rescued?"
Mo Rongzhan snorted coldly, "Even if they are rescued, I will have someone catch them back."
It's better if you can't catch it! Ye Zhen lowered her head and pursed her lips tightly. In this way, no matter whether that person is Tian Jiu or not, they are already safe, as long as they don't get caught by Mo Rongzhan's people.
"You don't have to be disappointed, I've sent people to hunt them down." Murongzhan thought Ye Zhen was disappointed that he didn't catch the rebels.
Ye Zhen nodded softly, "I just hope that my elder brother can come back safely, and I can't change the rest."
Murong Zhan said in a low voice, "If your condition is stable, you can come back in a few days."
"Doctor Qi Zheng is very skilled in medicine, she can certainly cure my eldest brother." Ye Zhen said against her will, she actually hoped that Lu Lingzhi would die, and it would be best not to come back.
"Let's play chess with me." Murongzhan didn't like to see such a sad look on her face, especially for others, even if Lu Lingzhi was her cousin.
Knowing that Tian Jiu had been rescued, Ye Zhen guessed that it might be someone sent by Uncle Man to rescue her, so she was in a happy mood. When she heard Murong Zhan asking her to play chess, she widened her eyes, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is still here!" Wait for me, you should ask someone else to play chess with you."
"If you defeat me, I will let you enter the library tower again." Mo Rongzhan said flatly.
This temptation is great! Ye Zhen couldn't help but feel a little moved, "What if I can't beat you?"
Mo Rongzhan looked at her with a half-smile, "What can you lose to me?"
"No." Ye Zhen replied bluntly, "I have nothing, how can I compare to the emperor?"
"Ford, bring the chessboard." Murong Zhan smiled faintly, she had nothing to lose, but she had what he wanted most.
He didn't want to scare her anymore, otherwise it would only make her avoid him even more. Only by step by step and strategizing could he win her heart.
Ye Zhen really wanted to go to the Library Tower again, she took a look at Murong Zhan, and felt that he was no longer as domineering as before, at least, he recognized her princess status.
He wouldn't even let his titular imperial sister go, could he? The Queen Mother will definitely not let him go.
"Your Majesty, that's what you said. If I win, let me go to the Library Tower again." Ye Zhen said.
Hearing her probing tone, the corners of Murongzhan's mouth curled up, "If you win a round with me, I will let you stay in the library tower for a day."
Ye Zhen's eyes were bright, and the light in her eyes was as gorgeous as the stars in the night sky. Seeing this, Mo Rongzhan's heart skipped a beat, and he felt the urge to hug her in his arms and kiss her fiercely.
"Are you serious? Don't go back on your word." Because Ye Zhen was so happy, she didn't even notice Mo Rongzhan's dark eyes.
Murongzhan hummed lightly, resisting the impulse in his heart.
Ye Zhen immediately took the white pieces in her hand with great interest, "Okay, let's play chess."
"You are very confident." Mo Rongzhan didn't know how Ye Zhen's chess skills were, let alone that she had defeated Xu Lao.
"It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, you have to give it a try." Ye Zhen said softly, she didn't know how good his chess skills were, and she didn't seem to have seen him play chess with anyone in the two years of wandering in the palace.
Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly, "Please."
"Then I'll make the move first." Ye Zhen raised her lips and smiled, planning to win him quickly.
Ford stood outside the gazebo, looking at the blue sky, sighing silently in his heart, only he knows how the emperor's chess skills are, he is an invincible player who has won all over the barracks, and the emperor really put his heart into making Princess Furong happy It's hard.
Time passed slowly, and the chessboard completed a fight.
"..." Ye Zhen looked at the chessboard with wide eyes, she couldn't believe that she would lose.
"It's one step away from defeating the imperial sister." Mo Rongzhan looked at her expression of daring to be angry with a smile, and was also secretly surprised in his heart. He never thought that Lu Yaoyao's chess skills are so good, and he would be able to beat her without any effort in the future. It seemed that there were really many things he didn't understand about her.
Ye Zhen shouted unconvinced, "Come again!"
How could she lose? She really didn't expect Mo Rongzhan's chess skills to be so much better than she imagined, she underestimated him!
Mo Rongzhan nodded lightly, "Okay, let's play another game."