The emperor straightened his expression and said, "Aunt, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. Although you are older than me, in my heart, I have always regarded you as my sister. Now that things have come to this, you might as well say a few words from your heart. After Sun Fang'er recovered from her treatment, I took power again. Facing the officials' overwhelming praise for the Seventh Prince, I was indeed very jealous and angry. Do you understand that there cannot be two tigers in one mountain? The Seventh Prince is so promising and is the regent. How can I not be on guard? However, even so, I never had the intention to kill the Seventh Prince. That day, Xia Zian asked me to think about the choice I had given the Seventh Prince. There is no denying that I had the intention to kill Xia Zian, and I thought that the Seventh Prince had become The way he is today is because of Xia Zian, do you understand? The Seventh Brother has no ambition, but Xia Zian does. This woman is a scourge. How cruel and vicious does she have to be to kill her own relatives? Does Xia Huaijun really have to die? Is Old Madam Xia so evil? As the daughter of the Xia family, her parents and ancestors asked her to sacrifice for the family. Although they were a little cold, was it worth it to sacrifice her life? Moreover, after the death of Old Madam Xia and Prime Minister Xia, people felt that Xia Zian was right. How could she not be frightened if she was so scheming? I gave the Seventh Brother a choice, letting him choose to kill Xia Zian. As long as he killed Xia Zian, I would believe him and would not let him be childless in this life..."
Zhuangzhuang stood up suddenly without waiting for him to finish, his eyes wide open, his face full of anger, "Shut up, you actually think that Old Madam Xia and Xia Huaijun don't deserve to die? They are the masterminds of the zombie disease. How many people have been killed by the zombie disease? They are all your people! Zi'an is popular because she cured the zombie disease and saved many lives. As for Xia Huaijun and his mother, didn't they deserve it?"
She paused, her face still red with anger, "It seems that I really came to the wrong place today. The emperor and I cannot get along. What you said at the beginning was so high-sounding, for the Murong family and for the Great Zhou Dynasty. If it weren't for your last words, I would have almost believed you. You said Zi'an was vicious, how can anyone believe that this sentence came from your mouth? It's really absurd!"
"Aunt," the emperor sneered, "it seems that you are standing on the side of the Seventh Master and against me."
"I never thought that you and Lao Qi were in opposition. If you feel this way, it's your problem, not Lao Qi's or my problem, and it has nothing to do with Zi'an."
The emperor's brows were covered with a cold smile. "If there is no opposition, how can there be confrontation? Xia Lin is not dead, and Sun Fang'er is not dead either, right? They know that Sun Fang'er and Xia Lin can keep me alive, but they want to destroy my hope. To put it bluntly, what's the difference between this and regicide?"
"If Sun Fang'er could really cure you, how could you be attacked by the poison now? That's enough, no need to say more. Thank you for adding to my makeup, but you are my junior after all. It is not in accordance with etiquette for you to add to my makeup. I will order everyone to return all of it to the emperor."
After saying that, she turned and left without even looking at him.
Zi'an was waiting outside the hall. When she saw Zhuangzhuang coming out angrily as she had expected, she knew that the conversation was very unpleasant.
Zhuangzhuang stared at Zian, unable to speak for a long time. Finally, he uttered through gritted teeth, "He has gone crazy."
Maybe she should really listen to Zi'an and not go to meet him and disgust herself.
Zi'an said softly, "Forget it, just take your words home."
"After getting married, I really want to take Xiao Xiao away from the capital." Zhuang Zhuang said hatefully.
"It's beautiful, but it's unrealistic. Xiao Xiao can't leave the court or the army for the time being. He has his own ambitions. Besides, do you really want him to abandon the entire family?"
Zhuangzhuang slumped his shoulders, "Yes, I can't be so selfish and ask him to abandon his family and give up everything for me."
The Marquis' Mansion is now a place where big trees attract the wind. If the pillar of the family passes away, I am afraid that this century-old military family will be eaten up in a few years.
One night before the wedding, Zi'an brought Rouyao and Hu Huanxi into the palace.
Because Empress Dowager Sun had passed away and the Empress was younger, Zhuangzhuang's affairs in the palace before her marriage were handled by Concubine Dowager Xi, who had been the Empress Dowager but was reduced to her original form by the Grand Empress Dowager.
Concubine Xi experienced two ups and downs in her life. The first time, she became a crown princess and saw that the position of queen would be hers, but because of jealousy, she let the position fall to someone else.
The second time, she became the Empress Dowager, but her status was not legitimate and she did many unreasonable things, which annoyed the Grand Empress Dowager and she was beaten back.
After these two times, she, who was thought to be about to cause some trouble, actually calmed down and became more clear-headed. This time, she worked hard to arrange Zhuangzhuang's marriage.
Moreover, she used her own money to buy some dowry for Zhuangzhuang. Of course, this money was "squeezed" from Hu Huanling, so she gave it readily.
That night, they invited the lucky woman Li into the palace. This woman looked very good. Qinzhi and Qionghua were afraid that she was old, her hearing was not very sharp, and her reaction was not quick enough, so they gave her a lot of instructions in advance, for example, what to say when combing her hair and what the etiquette in the palace was.
Mrs. Li waved her hand and said, "Since I turned eighty, I have to attend dozens of weddings a year. Although this is my first time in the palace, I will not be disrespectful to the princess. The girls just need to be at ease."
Seeing that she was full of energy, Qionghua smiled and said, "You are so lucky, old man. I really hope that our princess can get some of your blessings, and live in harmony with her husband and wife, and have many children and grandchildren in the future."
Mrs. Li glared at her and said, "Look at what you are saying, young lady. The princess is a daughter of a rich family, so her fortune must be better than mine. I am the only one who can benefit from the princess' good fortune. Why should the princess benefit from me?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Qin Zhi smiled and hit Qionghua, "This girl doesn't know how to talk, the old lady spared her."
When Concubine Xi learned that the lucky woman had entered the palace, she summoned her over and talked to her for half an hour.
After Li Pozi came back, she went into the hall to see Zhuangzhuang and said she had something to say to him.
Zi'an, Rouyao, Hu Huanxi and others were trying on the phoenix crown and bridal robe for Zhuangzhuang in the palace. When they saw Mrs. Li saying that she had something to say to Zhuangzhuang, they didn't take it seriously. Zhuangzhuang said, "Just tell me, old lady."
Mrs. Li glanced at Zi'an, then at Hu Huanxi and Rouyao, and said, "The princess can stay, but the county lady and the shopkeeper Hu have to leave for a while."
Rouyao exclaimed, "Why are you favoring one over the other, old man? The princess can listen to this, but I can't?"
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "You may listen, but you have your mother and grandmother here, so it is not my turn to speak."
Hu Huanxi was stunned for a moment. Just when she wanted to ask what it meant, she saw Rouyao blushing and pulling her out. "This is really not suitable for us to hear."
(End of this chapter)