Zhu Yi sat in the carriage returning to the palace, and after a while, Xie Ying also bent over and came in. The carriage was found outside the temple temporarily, it wasn't too big, and the oppressive feeling brought by Xie Ying's height suddenly made the space seem cramped.
Zhu Yi moved his hips, trying to make room for the opponent. Unexpectedly, as soon as her upper body moved, Xie Ying held down her shoulders, and his body immediately leaned towards her.
In the past, Zhu Yi always struggled hard, but now she is struggling unconsciously.
But when Zhu Yi looked up and saw Xie Ying's eyes, she could feel the unhappiness in Xie Ying's heart. She always felt that Xie Ying cared more about what happened to her today than she did herself. There was a pause in the movement of breaking free.
Seeing that Zhu Yi softened, Xie Ying slowly hugged her into his arms. Zhu Yi raised her hand and pressed her on his chest.
Zhu Yi felt that Xie Ying's strength was stronger than usual today, strangling her so painfully, she pursed her lips, but did not make a sound. Her body quickly trembled, Xie Ying's hands moved and rubbed her vest and shoulders, as if trying to embed her into her body with force.
"It hurts..." Zhu Yi finally couldn't bear to remind him.
Xie Ying's arms and the flesh on his body were too hard, and Zhu Yi felt that he should be disgusted, but he had no strength at all from his body, especially his two legs, which seemed to be weaker than before. Even weaker after being drugged.
Xie Ying heard her cry of pain and let her go. Zhu Yi hurriedly lowered her head, she shamefully felt a trace of joy and longing for Xie Ying that she had never felt before. She found that she actually didn't want Xie Ying to let go, but wanted to be held by him all the time. This realization made her push the opponent away with all her strength.
Xie Ying thought it was because of her that Zhu Yi was frightened. Not long after, he became angry with her for being rude and blamed himself a little.
After a moment of silence, Xie Ying said: "Why was the princess so surprised that I took you away earlier? Could it be that in the princess' heart, I just want to take advantage of the princess when I get close to her?"
Zhu Yi raised his head: "I didn't think so."
"It's fine if you don't have one." Xie Ying looked at her and said, "Zhu Yi, I won't get close to a girl casually." Especially a girl he shouldn't mess with at all.
Zhu Yi was still thinking about what he meant by that, Xie Ying lowered her head, her lips were about to touch her forehead and said, "Since I have treated you like this, I will be responsible to you."
Zhu Yi's face turned red, and she quickly looked away to avoid him. Zhu Yi was already keen, and after today's comparison with Wan Hai, it would be difficult for her to deceive herself.
The disgusting and frightening feeling Wan Hai felt when he approached her was like a bone-eating bug getting into his clothes. But when Xie Ying approached her, she was more shy.
There will also be fear, but it is completely different from the fear of Wan Hai. To Xie Ying, she was afraid that she would not be able to keep her heart under his pressure, and she was afraid that he would pull away and leave like last time. Only then did she realize that she still likes Xie Ying so much...
But how is he responsible? It was only today that she knew that the queen hated her so much. If Xie Ying wants to marry her, the queen will strongly oppose it. Zhu Yi thought uneasily.
Xie Ying hugged Zhu Yi towards her with one hand, and Zhu Yi pressed her face against Xie Ying's chest, closing her eyes under his breath.
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The queen is forty-six years old, and she looks thirty years old. With a well-maintained face and sixteen peony skirts pinched at the waist of lilac-colored smoked satin, it is hard to see that she has a standing position. year son. Xie's family members are all born well, and the empress is naturally a beauty, Concubine Tong's beauty is charming, while the empress's beauty is cold and arrogant.
Xie Ying knew that his aunt was the eyeball of his grandmother when she was a girl in Xie's family. She was spoiled to do her own way, with emotions all on her face. Xie Jia never thought that she would still be a queen, the emperor asked to marry him when he was a prince.
The queen gave birth to the eldest son in the first year of her marriage to the emperor. This son was very competitive, and he knew from an early age that he would protect his mother instead. Because of Xie's family and the prince's many reasons, the emperor was also arrogant and tolerant towards the empress. Therefore, although the queen has been in the deep palace for decades, her temperament has not changed much from when she was a girl.
The queen looked at Xie Ying and asked him to sit down. When the maid served tea and left, she helped the jadeite hairpin with double coin and fish patterns on her head, and said in the first sentence: "Aying, you know that aunt is the most important thing. It is you and the crown prince, and even Adai will be behind you."
Xie Ying was silent.
The queen said: "I called you here today to tell you about your marriage. I have always hoped that you would marry A Dai, but it is indeed a bit difficult for you to wait for A Dai to grow up, and the Xie family is still waiting for you Open branches and leaves. I mean, why don't you take in a side concubine first, or bring up two concubines? The aunt decides to choose some good ones for you." The queen said that for such a sake, it was indeed Xie Ying. Put it in front of Zhu Dai.
She said: "Zhen Xian'an, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, has also dealt with you. His eldest daughter Zhen Xi Bingxue is smart and stunning, and her appearance is not inferior to that little fox. If you are interested, I will call Miss Zhen to the palace for you to have a look. how?"
Although the queen didn't say who Xiaohu Meizi was referring to, she and Xie Ying both knew it well.
Xie Ying rubbed the edge of the teacup lightly with his thumb, his expression was difficult to distinguish, he said: "It's enough for your mother to worry about the prince's backyard, I have my own plans for my marriage. As for Princess Hua Xian, I have always regarded her as a younger sister. Find another consort candidate for the princess.
The Queen's face suddenly changed: "I have my own plan... Tell me, Auntie, who are you planning for?"
Xie Ying didn't answer directly, but said: "Zhu Yi is a loyal queen, and respects the empress as her mother. What the empress did today is really inappropriate."
The queen frowned, she was thinking not to have a quarrel with him, and she didn't bring it up, but he took the initiative to bring it up, is this to ask for an explanation for Zhu Yi
The queen stood up: "Aying, since you were a child, you know how your aunt treats you. Your foolish father asked Xie Shao to be the king of the county last time, and my aunt also strongly opposed it because of you. But you, today Actually against me for an outsider?"
Xie Ying sneered slightly, and was about to speak, but the crown prince strode in. He greeted the queen, looked at Xie Ying and said, "Ah Ying is indeed here with the queen mother, and I am looking for you. Zhu Bo told them to come again, let's go, let's go." Brothers, we must win all the treasures at the bottom of the box."
The queen knew that they were going to Cuju as soon as she heard it. In front of the crown prince, she couldn't discuss the previous topic with Xie Ying anymore. She glanced at Xie Ying and said: "Go, go, be careful of the heat."
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Xie Ying soon discovered that Zhu Yi began to avoid him in the past few days after returning from Dajue Temple. She didn't even go to Zhu Xiuli's place, instead she asked the palace maid to call Zhu Xiuli to find her. He asked her out again in Zhu Xiuli's name, but she didn't come out anymore.
Obviously that day, she was very obedient to him, so she changed her mind after returning to the palace. Xie Ying frowned slightly, and was planning to visit the boudoir at night again, but the emperor gave him a chance.
When Xie Ying arrived at the imperial study, Zhu Yi was also there. Xie Ying did not squint, did not look at Zhu Yi, and only greeted the emperor.
The emperor cared for Xie Ying as an elder first, and then said: "Xizhen is most filial to her imperial grandmother. The Yulan Basin Festival is coming soon, and she will go to Longguo Temple tomorrow on behalf of the queen mother."
Xie Ying followed the emperor's words and looked at Zhu Yi naturally. Zhu Yi felt guilty and dared not look back. She would go to Longguo Temple every year at this time, but this year she had the intention of avoiding Xie Ying.
The emperor continued: "Rong Xiao who escorted Xizhen in the past is not in the palace now." He looked at Xie Ying: "How about Shouxu escorting Xizhen to Longguo Temple this time?"
Zhu Yi hurriedly said, "No need!"
The emperor and Xie Ying turned their heads to look at her, and Xie Ying's gaze made Zhu Yi restless. She said, "It's no use laboring the prince for such a trivial matter. The emperor can just assign a few guards at will."
Protecting the princess is also a serious job. It's just that Xie Ying is a child of ordinary nobles. Calling him the princess's guard is not just a question of cutting chickens, but a suspicion of condescension.
The most important thing is that Longguo Temple is the largest royal temple in this dynasty. It is not near the palace, but in the suburbs of Beijing. In previous years, she usually stayed in Longguo Temple for more than ten days. Temple back to the Forbidden City. For such a long period of time, Zhu Yi and Xie Ying were together every day, and Zhu Yi felt at a loss even thinking about it.
"This..." The emperor was still hesitating, but Xie Ying said indifferently: "The minister accepts the decree."
After leaving the imperial study room, both Xie Ying and Zhu Yi had to go to the back bedroom, so they were naturally walking together.
Zhu Yi kept looking at the road ahead, Xie Ying also walked for a while, then looked sideways at Zhu Yi with meaningful eyes.
Zhu Yi thought that Xie Ying was going to ask her to go somewhere alone with him again, but Xie Ying just said: "Princess, at the same time tomorrow, I will meet you at Shunhe Gate."
Joey nodded.
That night, Zhu Chuo and Zhu Xiuli hugged her and cried, extremely reluctant to part with her. These two people used to be so exaggerated that Zhu Yi couldn't help feeling sad about parting. After all, Zhu Ning was not around, these two were what she cared about most in the palace. Zhu Yi kept comforting the two of them, saying that they could return to the Forbidden City to meet in late July, but as they talked, the three hugged their heads and groaned again.
But the matter of praying on behalf of the Queen Mother was proposed by Zhu Yi himself when he was eleven years old in order to get close to the Queen Mother. After the first time, he would naturally continue, otherwise he would not be sincere.
Concubine Tong was very happy, she was very satisfied with the emperor's arrangement. This time she didn't even tell Zhu Yi not to be too close to Xie Ying.
I can't bear to let the child not be caught by the wolf. Besides, the princess is different from the daughters of ordinary families. Even if she has lost her virginity and married someone else, she is still a princess, representing the heavenly family. Whoever the emperor wants to point out, everyone has to welcome back. What's more, there are also nuns in the palace who are proficient in this way, and some of them have ways to cover up on the wedding night.
Concubine Tong thought, even if it was the worst plan, Xie Ying would not marry Zhu Yi after eating her, but as long as Zhu Yi was not allowed to conceive, she was not afraid that Zhu Yi would not be able to find a good husband. As for a person like Xie Ying, it is absolutely impossible for a woman who is not his concubine to give birth to his child. Concubine Tong is not worried about this.
Zhu Yi always went lightheartedly wherever he went, and when he went out on the second day, he brought only four court ladies, big and small, and two eunuchs.
After leaving the Shunhe Gate, Zhu Yi slowed down. Not far away is a group of muscular young men, wearing the same style of navy blue uniforms. The attire is different from that of the imperial army. They should be the personal guards brought by Xie Ying from Weizhou.
And the prince was there, standing side by side with Xie Ying on the stone steps and talking.
Zhu Yi stepped forward to say hello: "Xizhen has met the emperor."
From the corner of his eye, the prince saw Zhu Yi from afar, and he was waiting for her to come over. The prince said gently: "Xizhen is the most benevolent and filial, and this time I will have to work hard again. After a while, the emperor will come to Longguo Temple to do his part after finishing the urgent matter at hand."
Zhu Yidao: "It's not hard work in the temple. Brother Huang shoulders heavy responsibilities, and Xizhen can do these things on her behalf."
Xie Ying listened to the two of them in silence, saw Zhu Yi's suitcases being loaded into the carriage, and asked, "Can the princess go now?"
Zhu Yi bid farewell to the prince and went to the first carriage ahead.