After everyone withdrew, Zhao Rao came to Cheng Zheng's mourning hall alone. She insisted on setting up the mourning hall in the palace, just to spend more time with him.
Cheng Zheng...
Zhao Rao waved everyone away and shrank herself beside the coffin, all she could think of was the past between her and Cheng Zheng.
She inadvertently broke into the place where he practiced, and from then on, there was another Cheng Zheng in her life.
I thought that she would be his husband and son, and live a peaceful life with him. However, things in the world never go as expected. The fifth prince they support will listen to others and want to frame Cheng Zheng. Seeing through and preempting strikes, maybe she and Cheng Zheng wouldn't be able to get to where they are today.
It's obviously so difficult to be able to be together as you want...
"I will definitely avenge you." Zhao Rao said in a low voice, she put her hand on her lower abdomen, "I will give birth to the child safely, this is the most precious thing you left me."
She wanted to cry bitterly, she wanted to go with Cheng Zheng, but she couldn't, she knew that Cheng Zheng did so much for her, he pushed himself to the top of the waves, and let everyone's dissatisfaction focus on him , to remove obstacles for her, everything is for her.
He left, how could she live up to his intentions during his lifetime.
"Your Majesty..." Zhao Xiang called softly outside the door. She dared not leave the palace for the past few days because she was afraid that Zhao Rao would miss her mind, so she would sleep by guard at night.
"Is there something wrong?" Zhao Rao asked quietly. When she was with Cheng Zheng, she didn't want to see anyone.
Zhao Xiang walked in slowly, "The Ministry of Rites has set a date for the funeral and will send it to the palace for your review."
"I know." Zhao Rao said in a low voice, not wanting to know when the funeral will be held.
"I'll bring you anti-fetal medicine." Zhao Xiang put the food box in his hand on the ground and took out a bowl of anti-fetal medicine.
Zhao Rao finally looked back at her, "You have been in the palace for several days, why don't you go back, aren't you afraid that your child will find you?"
"I'm not worried about the old lady." Zhao Xiang smiled lightly, "Your Majesty, you should drink the medicine first."
"I'll be fine." Zhao Rao took the medicine, the temperature was just right, she drank it in one gulp, not even taking the candied dates that Zhao Xiang handed over, "I won't fall down."
Zhao Xiang looked at her, "It's really good that the emperor can be strong."
"If I am not strong, who can be strong for me?" The person she could rely on is gone, "I haven't taken revenge yet, so I must not fall down."
"Then do you want to seek revenge from Lu Yaoyao, or seek revenge from Jin Guo?" Zhao Xiang asked in a low voice.
"Is there a difference?" Zhao Rao snorted coldly. She used to hate Zhao Yong for killing her mother, but that was resentment at most. Now she understands what hatred is.
Zhao Xiang said, "Of course there is a difference. Lu Yaoyao has been missing for four years, and Jin Guo has already changed hands. If you want to seek revenge from Jin Guo, that is to make an enemy of Murong Ke, not to settle accounts with Lu Yaoyao. Lu Yaoyao Yao is no longer the queen of the Jin Kingdom, nor can she even be the Heavenly Concubine of the Yuan Kingdom, she is at best a princess."
"What exactly do you want to say?" Zhao Rao frowned, feeling that Zhao Xiang meant something.
"The price of being an enemy of Jin State is too high, Your Majesty, Qi State can't stand the war now, especially at this time." Zhao Xiang said, "If you want to drive all the people of Jin State out of Qi State, you will only end up with Qi State. The common people all think that you will act recklessly. It is better for Jin Guo to hand over Lu Yaoyao first, so that everyone in the world will know that it is Lu Yaoyao who killed Cheng Zheng, and it is only right and proper. If Murong Ke shelters Lu Yaoyao, We have an excuse to crusade."
Hearing Zhao Xiang's words, Zhao Rao fell into silence.
She understood that Zhao Xiang wanted her to take revenge as the emperor of Qi, not as a wife.
Ask Murong Ke to hand over Lu Yaoyao. If Jin Guo refuses to hand it over, then she will take stronger measures. Doing so can make Lu Yaoyao the object of hatred of the people of Jin State, because it is Lu Yaoyao who caused the two countries to be separated. become enemies.
"Song Hongao asked you to say this?" Zhao Rao asked.
"No." Zhao Xiang shook his head lightly, Song Hongao's feelings for Lu Yaoyao, it was impossible to say such a thing, he couldn't bear to treat Lu Yaoyao like this.
Zhao Rao took a look at her younger sister. She and Zhao Xiang grew up together. In the past, she only thought that her younger sister was a nerd. Now it seems that Zhao Xiang is not as gentle and weak as she appears on the surface.
She has always underestimated this sister.
"Your method is really good." Zhao Rao said in a low voice.
"Since this is the case, eldest sister must take care of herself even more. You need more energy to deal with the emperor of Jin Kingdom." Zhao Xiang said.
Zhao Rao smiled lightly, "I will be fine."
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Song Hongao came out of the palace. The capital city of Wang was heavily defended these days, and it should last until Cheng Zheng's funeral.
"Marquis Zhen Guo." A man dressed in ordinary clothes came to him, "Our master wants to invite you to a gathering."
"Who is your master?" Song Hongao asked indifferently, he vaguely guessed who was looking for him.
"Master Hou will know when he's gone," said the man.
Song Hongao smiled, "Go back and tell Fifth Prince that Cheng Zheng is his teacher after all, and even if he dies, the state of Qi is already a foregone conclusion and nothing can be changed."
"It turns out that Master Hou was also bought." The man's voice was very soft, but unwilling.
"Even if he was bought, that's Zhao Rao's ability." Song Hongao said, "The fifth prince can't buy people's hearts, so he can only accept his fate."
"Chicken Sichen, isn't Marquis Zhen Guo afraid that he will have no face to see the first emperor in the future?" The man saw that Song Hongao was completely unmoved, and his tone was a little more eager.
Song Hongao said in a low voice, "After Zhao Rao came to the throne, she stabilized the turbulent situation in Qi, and never listened to slanderous rumors to harm Zhongliang. In this regard, the Fifth Prince is no match for her."
Not long after the fifth prince ascended the throne, he began to be afraid of Cheng Zheng, and even killed many ministers who had spoken out for him. Based on this alone, he would not even go to see him.
"When Cheng Zheng is dead, many people will think of the Fifth Prince. I hope that Marquis Zhen Guo will still maintain his current position." The man threatened.
"Is it because the fifth prince is not reconciled, or are you staff not giving up?" Song Hongao looked at him coldly.
That person no longer intends to continue talking to Song Hongao, "The words are not speculative, so I'm leaving."
Looking at the back who had left quickly, Song Hongao frowned. It seemed that the faction of the Fifth Prince who had been suppressed for many years was finally restless. They thought that if Cheng Zheng died, Zhao Rao would be pulled down by them.
They didn't know at all that Zhao Rao was not what they imagined, she was never the woman standing behind Cheng Zheng.
Since she was the eldest princess, half of the ministers in the imperial court have been won over by her.
It's just Cheng Zheng's strong presence that made people misunderstand that Zhao Rao was a weak and ignorant princess.