The days passed by day by day, and it was already the end of February in a blink of an eye.
Recently, the Zhenning Prince's Mansion was as calm as ever on the surface, but the servants who were good at observing words and expressions were keenly aware that the relationship between the three masters in the mansion had undergone subtle changes. Since Princess Zhaohua was rescued by King Zhenning on a snowy night, people often saw the two of them alone, chatting together, or playing chess together. What's more, they said they had seen Princess Zhaohua kissing very boldly. King Zhenning!
Suddenly, rumors and discussions arose. And the legitimate future Princess Zhenning was also polite and courteous when facing Princess Zhaohua, as calm and indifferent as ever, and seemed not to worry about anyone coveting her future husband.
Su Li had no response to these rumors. She feels that love should lead to mutual trust. Dongfang Zhuo has learned from the past and she cannot make the same mistakes again!
One afternoon, with nothing to do, Su Li was watching the clouds on the corridor. Through the cracks in the flowers and leaves, a fiery red figure suddenly came into view. The handsome man walking side by side with her was none other than Dongfang Ze.
Even though the distance was so far, she could still see clearly.
Yang Xuan smiled coquettishly and walked beside him. Her bright eyes stared closely at the man's perfect face. She couldn't hear clearly what she was saying, but her laughter was filled with endless joy, as clear as a silver bell under the eaves. . She was talking happily, and inadvertently, she seemed to have forgotten the suddenly empty steps under her feet. She leaned forward and instinctively pulled Dongfang Ze's arm.
Dongfangze's eyes flashed slightly, his eyes were sharp and his hands were quick. He stretched out his long arms and wrapped his arms around the woman's slender waist. The beautiful woman immediately ran into his arms. After being stunned for a moment, Yang Xuan suddenly stood up on her tiptoes and quickly kissed him on the face, like a dragonfly touching water, then turned and ran away.
Seeing this scene, Su Li frowned immediately, and her heart sank a little unconsciously. She looked at him intently, and saw that his face was so calm that there was no wave. Looking at Yang Xuan's retreating back, his eyes Gradually, her eyes became cold. But she didn't move. His eyes were bottomless, which was the most common expression when she first met him. The beautiful woman has feelings, but King Xiang has no intention of doing so.
As long as her bottom line is not touched, she will give him complete trust. I believe that with his personality, he has his own reasons for letting the rumors go so far, and even letting Yang Xuan boldly express his love. But, if he breaks his oath to her... Su Li's eyes narrowed, a trace of icy chill slipped through her eyes, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze into ice in an instant.
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The weather in early spring was suddenly warm but still cold. Early in the morning, Yang Xuan took Dongfangze's carriage and entered the palace together. She said she was going to visit the emperor. Mo Xiang shouted angrily: "Your Majesty will go to court in the morning. She can't go so early." I can’t see you, I just want to take the opportunity to get closer to the prince!”
Su Li didn't seem to hear. Like an old monk who fell into trance, she continued to write and practice calligraphy in meditation. Ever since she copied scriptures from Foguang Temple, she had maintained this habit. She could do one thing with concentration and abandon all distracting thoughts.
Before noon, someone suddenly came to the palace to convey the emperor's oral instructions, urgently announcing that Princess Mingxi would enter the palace. Since the palace incident on New Year's Eve, Su Li has never stepped foot here again. What happened that night was so tragic that it cast a lingering shadow on her heart.
The visitor led her all the way to the Xinuang Pavilion in front of the palace. Su Li's heart moved. The emperor always summoned her in the main hall or the imperial study room. How could it suddenly be changed to the Xinuan Pavilion? Thinking of Yang Xuan suddenly entering the palace this morning, her eyelids twitched inexplicably. She took a deep breath and unconsciously quickened her pace.
The atmosphere in Nuan Pavilion was silent and unspeakably strange.
The emperor was leaning on the soft couch. A sudden recurrence of an old illness had made him much haggard. He had been recovering for many days, but his face was still sick, but his eyes were piercingly bright, and he still had the majesty of the emperor that could not be ignored.
Yang Xuan sat under his soft couch, her usually rosy pretty face now looking a bit pale, with a hint of loss between her brows, and her eyes occasionally glanced at Dongfang Ze who was standing aside.
Dongfang Ze remained silent, looking at Su Li with eyes as dark as the deep sea.
"Mingxi has met Your Majesty." Su Li saluted respectfully.
The emperor nodded and said: "Let me ask you, Princess Zhaohua has been living in your house for many days. She has been feeling unwell recently. Do you know?"
Su Li was slightly startled, shook her head and said, "The princess has never mentioned it, Ming Xi doesn't know." She is usually lively and active, and rarely has a moment to spare. Now, except for the difference in her face, she seems to be fine. His heart suddenly sank. What disease did Yang Xuan have that made the emperor so nervous that he immediately summoned her to the palace to ask
Su Li's eyes turned cold and he asked Yang Xuan: "Why don't you just tell me what's wrong with your princess? It won't be good if a minor illness turns into a serious one."
Yang Xuan's face turned pale, she covered her mouth suddenly, turned her head and retched several times, but nothing came out. After a while, she finally regained her breath, and immediately someone from the palace handed her tea to rinse her mouth with.
Su Li's heart was shocked. There seemed to be an answer in her heart, but she didn't dare to think about it deeply.
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Suddenly, a person quickly walked into Nuan Pavilion. Su Li turned around and saw that it was Zhan Wuji.
"Your Majesty, the witnesses have been brought."
"Bring it up!"
Su Li was confused, what kind of witness
Soon, a man who looked like a woodcutter walked in timidly, kneeling on the ground and not daring to breathe.
The emperor said solemnly: "A while ago, a man and a woman stayed at your house overnight to escape the snow. Is this true?"
"Return, return to your Majesty, this is indeed the case."
"Then raise your head and see if the two people from that day are here."
The woodcutter shook his head and raised his head, looked at it cautiously, pointed at Dongfangze and Yangxuan and shouted decisively: "It's these two!"
The emperor's eyes darkened, "Did they stay in the same room that night and no one left?"
"It snowed heavily that night, and it was already very late when they came. The girl was injured on her foot, and the young master carried her here. The young family only had an empty thatched hut, and they settled in after simple cleaning." He Then he pointed at Su Li and Zhan Wuji and said, "It wasn't until early the next morning that this girl and the young master came with many soldiers. After a while, they left together."
The emperor nodded. Zhan Wuji immediately took this man down.
The emperor looked at Dongfang Ze with cold eyes and snorted coldly, "If Zhaohua hadn't come into the palace today and I saw that she wasn't feeling well and called the imperial physician to diagnose her pulse, I might still have been kept in the dark! You and Zhaohua are actually married. , why didn’t you tell me? Now that she is pregnant with the emperor’s heir, what a big deal! Do we have to wait until the child is born to find out? It’s ridiculous!”
What? When Su Li heard this, her whole body shook violently. She raised her head suddenly and looked at Dongfang Ze in shock. She couldn't believe that Yang Xuan... was pregnant with his child! ? How can this be!
She widened her eyes, eager to find a hint of denial on his face, but Dongfangze just had a gloomy handsome face and said nothing, which was somewhat indescribable solemnity.
Su Li suddenly realized that Dongfang Ze had not said a word since she entered the room. His silence made it even more difficult for her to figure out what happened that night.
! He never explained, and she didn't ask, because in her heart, Dongfang Ze was a very measured person.
Even though he had a close relationship with Yang Xuan before, she had witnessed Yang Xuan's slightly intimate behavior towards him, but she never really suspected him. But at this moment, Su Li suddenly felt a little shaken deep in her heart. The mixed ambiguous aura on the big command seemed to hit her face again in an instant, making her suffocated and unable to speak. The pain filled her heart at this moment, and she trembled slightly, subconsciously clenching her hands, still unable to believe it.
However, the facts are before our eyes. It is true to be alone on a snowy night, and it is also true to be disheveled. Dozens of people witnessed it with their own eyes, and there is no way to refute it. Only he and Yang Xuan know the truth best!
Su Li looked at Dongfang Ze speechlessly, as if trying to find some trace from his deep and unpredictable expression, but found nothing. Dongfangze didn't even raise his head to look at her.
The emperor said solemnly: "I will draft a decree as soon as possible and send someone to formally propose a marriage between the two countries to Emperor Bian. Zhaohua is pregnant, so there must be no delay. The marriage must be completed as soon as possible!"
The emperor's words were like a sharp blade, slicing through Su Li's heart, and bitterness filled the air. She knew that with his status, this day would come sooner or later, but she did not expect that it would come so fast and urgently.
"Father!" Dongfangze's face changed immediately, and the resistance in his tone was very obvious. A glimmer of hope arose in Su Li's heart, but she heard the emperor scold him: "How presumptuous! I know that you and Ming Xi have gone through many hardships and have a deep love for each other, so I'm afraid I'll treat her badly. But Zhao Huagui is the princess of Bian State and has a distinguished status. If she wasn't If I really like you, I will not hand over my innocence to you! Now you are just giving her the rights she deserves as a mother and son, what else do you want?" The emperor scolded sternly, cutting off all voices of resistance. The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.
"I don't dare. I just..." He hesitated, his face full of gloom.
"Just what?!" the emperor said angrily: "It is a fact that the princess and you are in the same room. Now that the princess is pregnant, several doctors have made a clear diagnosis. Is it possible that you still want to deny it?"
"Your Majesty!" Seeing that the emperor was furious and reprimanded Dongfang Ze, Yang Xuan seemed a little unbearable, her eyes were a little red, and she quickly said: "It's all Zhaohua's fault, Your Highness... Your Majesty and the princess have a deep love, and they are all Zhaohua's." wrong… "
Seeing her with tears streaming down her face, she seemed to be extremely aggrieved, and her posture was extremely low. Instead of admitting her mistake, she was clearly provoking. Su Li looked up at her with cold eyes. I had already guessed that this princess had impure intentions. She had tried every possible means to live with her, and this was actually her intention.
! She has always been wary of the princess, but does she trust Dongfang Ze too much after all
The emperor glanced at Su Li unintentionally, and then calmed down and said to Dongfang Ze: "They are all good women, and they are deeply devoted to you. You have to treat them well. When they were canonized, they were both first-class princesses, and they were equal. , no matter how big or small, when you succeed to the throne in the future, whoever gives birth to the eldest son of the emperor first will be named queen."
The emperor's decree has been issued and there will be no changes.
Yang Xuan immediately stood up and said happily: "Zhaohua thanks your majesty."
Regardless of size...it's really fair! Su Li sneered. She doesn't care!
"Mingxi, do you have any objections?" The emperor's cold voice came, and Su Li's sneer on her lips became even worse: "Mingxi doesn't dare. Mingxi just wants to congratulate King Zhenning and enjoy the blessings of everyone!"
Her voice, as cold as a blade, shocked Dongfang Ze. He glanced at her quickly, but said no words.
A deep disappointment welled up in Su Li's heart. She was waiting for him to defend, for him to refuse, for him to show off the courage he promised to explain everything. However, he didn't say anything. She closed her eyes in despair, her heart hurting like a knife.
"In this case, the two concubines will be conferred at the same time and get married together. I hope that the princess will spread the branches and leaves of our Sheng Kingdom as soon as possible." There was a hint of cruelty in the emperor's eyes. For some reason, Su Li heard the "opening" The four words "branch scattered leaves" gave me a cold shudder inexplicably.
After Dongfang Zhuo died, although the emperor was quite resentful of Dongfang Ze, he was helpless. No matter how bad his son is, he has no other candidate to inherit the country. The old emperor was suffering from diseases and his health was deteriorating. It was almost impossible to have a child in his old age, but having a grandson was just around the corner. Yang Xuan and Dongfang Ze had an affair and had a child, which was a taboo. However, the emperor not only did not punish them, but also advocated a marriage between the two countries and encouraged the two women to serve one husband together. What is the emperor planning
Dongfangze, who should express his attitude the most, is ambiguous and silent at the moment!
The emperor drove back to the palace, and Yang Xuan stood in front of the palace gate. His meaningful smile had a hint of conspiracy, which lingered in Su Li's heart for a long time.
Back at the house, Mo Xiang and Wan Xin had received the news, and their worried eyes made her upset. I went to bed early, tossed and turned, and found it difficult to fall asleep. After thinking for a long time, she felt that this matter could not be left unclear, so she decided to ask Dongfang Ze for clarification.
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