Qi Palace.
Zhao Rao was reading the memorial, but couldn't help raising his head to look outside, "Is the chief assistant here?"
The palace man replied in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Lord Shoufu hasn't entered the palace yet."
Why haven't you entered the palace yet? At this time of weekdays, I am already here to watch the memorial with her.
"Send someone to see what's going on." Zhao Rao frowned, looking anxious.
"Your Majesty, I sent someone to look at it half an hour ago." The palace man said in a low voice, and the emperor asked about Cheng Zheng's situation in less than a quarter of an hour, so he already sent countless people to look for Lord Shoufu.
Zhao Rao threw the vermilion pen in his hand on the table, stood up and walked to the door, frowning and looking in the distance.
What exactly did Cheng Zheng do? Why haven't you come yet.
"Your Majesty, it's cold outside." The palace man took a cloak and put it on Zhao Rao.
At this time, the palace servant hurried over and bowed to Zhao Rao.
"Is the chief assistant here?" Zhao Rao asked anxiously.
"Return to Your Majesty, it is the Second Princess who is asking to see you." The palace man said in a low voice.
A look of disappointment flashed in Zhao Rao's eyes, "Let Zhao Xiang in."
"Yes." The palace servants left to invite Zhao Xiang into the imperial study.
After a while, Zhao Xiang came.
"I have met Your Majesty." Zhao Xiang, who is already a married woman, is quite plump. She does not look similar to Zhao Rao. Compared with Zhao Rao's charming, she is graceful and gentle. She had the best relationship with Zhao Rao before.
"Xiang'er, is there anything you need to enter the palace?" Zhao Rao asked calmly, because she was anxious to see Cheng Zheng, and even her sister, who was rarely seen, seemed a little impatient.
Zhao Xiang smiled slightly, and said softly, "I heard that the emperor is unwell, and my wife is worried about you..."
"Xiang'er." Zhao Rao looked up at her with calm eyes, "You never lie in front of me, it's been half a month since I fell ill, and it's just an ordinary cold, and I've already healed up. "
"Your Majesty..." Zhao Xiang lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Zhao Rao asked quietly.
Zhao Xiang looked up at Zhao Rao, "Chenmei wants to see Ning'er."
"Didn't you say that? She has already returned to Jin Kingdom with Murongyi." Zhao Rao said coldly, "Xiang'er, do you doubt what I said?"
"When Murongyi left the imperial capital, there was only one person, and he didn't take Ning'er with him." Zhao Xiang and Zhao Rao looked straight at each other. Her uncle Song Hongao resigned and stayed at home, she didn't say much, but now Zhao Rao's changes have chilled her heart, the fifth prince has abdicated the throne, and has been in the palace for so many years without making trouble, their younger sister Zhao Ning even more It's innocent, she just wants to go back to her mother's house, but the family has to be separated, even she can't stand it anymore.
Zhao Rao slapped the table heavily, "Xiang'er, are you doubting what I said?"
"Chenmei dare not!" Zhao Xiang replied calmly, "I just don't understand why the emperor left Ning'er to let Murongyi go back to Jin Kingdom alone. Ning'er is pregnant, and I am worried about her and want to visit her. I hope the emperor will allow it."
"I told you that Ning'er has already returned to the Kingdom of Jin!" Zhao Rao said word by word, "Whether you believe it or not, I don't need to explain to you, let's go!"
Zhao Xiang looked at Zhao Rao suspiciously. Could it be that Ning'er is really not in the imperial capital? Where would she be then
"The emperor is only in the palace all day, but he doesn't know what's going on outside. I hope you won't be deceived." Zhao Xiang couldn't help reminding Zhao Rao in a low voice, thinking about the former sisterhood.
"Does the second princess want to say that I have deceived the emperor?" Cheng Zheng strode in, as if entering his own home, standing in front of Zhao Xiang, his eyes were sharp and stern.
"It turned out to be uncle..." Zhao Xiang laughed at himself after finishing speaking, "I forgot again, now you are no longer uncle, but Lord Chief Assistant."
Zhao Rao's eyes were slightly cold, and she looked at Zhao Xiang lightly.
"Second Princess wants to see Fourth Princess, why don't you ask Second Master of the Song family to take you to Jin Kingdom." Cheng Zheng said coldly.
"Ning'er is in the imperial capital or in Jinguo, Lord Shoufu should be the clearest." Zhao Xiang straightened his back, "Your Majesty, if there is no other order, my sister will leave first."
Zhao Rao waved his hand, "Go down."
"Second Princess, go slowly." Cheng Zheng's handsome face had a hint of an indifferent smile.
Zhao Xiang turned and left the imperial study room, and the palace servants also filed out under Cheng Zheng's signal.
"Cheng Zheng!" Zhao Rao scolded softly.
"Aren't you tired of waiting?" Cheng Zheng's cold expression softened, he put his arms around Zhao Rao's slender waist, lowered his head and kissed her pink lips, and after a burst of forceful absorption, he placed it on the panting Zhao Rao. , "I have something to deal with outside the city, what do you want me to do?"
Zhao Rao hooked his chin, "I heard that you are looking for someone all over the city. Is it the concubine you raised in the mansion who ran away?"
"Do you think I will raise a concubine at home?" Cheng Zheng looked at her with a half-smile, his eyes full of teasing smiles.
"Your Excellency Shoufu is now in full swing in Qi State, and most of you are women throwing themselves into your arms." Zhao Rao snorted.
Cheng Zheng picked her up and let her sit on his body, "What if I really raise a concubine?"
"Then I'll raise my face." Zhao Rao said angrily.
"Aren't I your face?" Cheng Zheng raised his eyebrows, lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips.
Zhao Rao blushed and said, "You are the one who doesn't want to marry me."
Cheng Zheng looked down at her, "If I marry you, will I become an imperial husband who is not allowed to participate in political affairs?"
"I can decree that you remain the chief assistant." Zhao Rao said.
"No, it's fine like this." He didn't care about the status when he was helping her to this position, as long as they could be together.
Zhao Rao grabbed his skirt, "Don't change the subject, who are you looking for in Kyoto?"
"It's not what you thought." Cheng Zheng said quietly, "You will know later."
In fact, she doesn't believe that he has any concubines at home. Since he liked her, he has never touched other women. When she was the eldest princess, he often spent the night in her princess mansion, and now almost every night. The palace accompanied her, but she couldn't think of anything else that he needed to hide from her like this.
Zhao Rao grabbed his hand, "Tell me now."
Cheng Zheng smiled, "Rao'er, you just need to know that no matter what I do, it's for your own good, that's enough."
"Is it Ning'er?" Zhao Rao remembered Zhao Xiang's purpose of coming today, she frowned and stared at Cheng Zheng, "Are you looking for Ning'er?"
"What did Zhao Xiang tell you?" Cheng Zheng asked in a deep voice.
"What she said is true!" Zhao Rong stood up from Cheng Zheng's lap, "Did you detain Ning'er in the imperial capital?"
Cheng Zheng held her hand, "Rao'er, sit down and listen to me first."
Zhao Rao looked at him hesitantly for a while, then sat down again facing Cheng Zheng.