"Have you been lying to me this whole time?"
Zheng Quchi was the first to break the silence between the two. Although she was small, she held a pen in one hand and a scroll in the other. She was wearing an official uniform and looked dignified and upright, fearless and fearless.
Above, Yuan Xingzhou rubbed his swollen and sore forehead. He raised his lowered eyelashes and looked straight in the direction of Zheng Quchi. There were a few strands of red spider silk in the whites of his eyes, and his pupils were extremely dim.
"Why did I lie to you?"
solitary?
Seeing that he was proud and about to ascend to a high position, he assumed the noble posture of the future King of Ye. Zheng Quchi also understood that things had changed and his situation and relationship with her were no longer the same as before.
They had been allies through thick and thin, and perhaps they could live together as equals.
But once their common enemy was defeated, he became the king and she became the minister. The disparity in status was immediately revealed, and it was not certain whether they could prosper together.
So at this time, she should also correct her position, adjust her mentality, and neither make mistakes nor dare to make mistakes.
Zheng Quchi had known that such a day would come. She helped him and stood on the same front with him, in order to gain some success in following the dragon. She did not seek to achieve success from now on, but to ensure that she would be extremely prosperous in the future and have a bright future. A backer.
Thinking about it this way, it seemed that she shouldn't confront Yuan Xingzhou in such a questioning tone. It would not do her any good to have a stalemate in the relationship. On the contrary, maintaining a good relationship between superiors and subordinates would benefit her a lot.
As if she had wiped her face and changed her past, she bowed her head and said: "Your Highness specially brought the sacred tree dream for me to relieve my sorrow. For taking such trouble, Zheng Quchi would like to thank His Highness."
She thought that in this way, she could change the topic and erase her previous gaffe, but she never thought...
"Why did I lie to you?"
"I was rescued by His Highness in Bailu Lake before. I didn't have the opportunity to express my gratitude to His Highness. I would like to thank His Highness here." She bowed again.
"Why did I lie to you?"
Zheng Quchi: "..." She just made such a mistake. Will this matter be impossible to get through?
He seemed to be very concerned about these words. Seeing that she had been avoiding answering, he stepped down from the majesty. He was very slender, with a thin waist and long legs. The wind passed through the large palace, and the black bamboo gauze curtains floated mistly. He With a dark expression on his face, he walked towards her step by step, and at the same time he was faced with an inexplicable sense of oppression.
There were just the two of them in this hall, and any sound would be infinitely amplified. The steady footsteps clicked on the smooth and bright floor. The scene of him killing people flashed in Zheng Quchi's mind. The scene of mountains of corpses, the dark moon The scene of Feng Gao killing people and setting fire...
Her little face turned pale because of her wild thoughts. Although she knew that he would definitely not do anything to her, she could not control it just as she would naturally have a stress reaction when looking at dangerous creatures and wanted to escape.
"What are you afraid of?"
He asked again, this time his voice had no fluctuations, but it had a dark and angry tone.
"I, I am afraid of seeing Tianyan." She laughed dryly.
"look at me."
This time, he did not claim to be alone again, but Zheng Quchi felt that it would be better to draw a clear line than face the current deadly atmosphere.
Standing one step away from her, his projection and aura completely enveloped Zheng Quchi in his neighborhood, completely regardless of whether others could bear it or not.
"Zheng Quchi, I have tried my best..."
His voice echoed in the empty hall like a resurrected ghost, cold and gloomy.
"I asked Gong Jinniu to hold you back and prevent you from meddling in the dirty affairs of the palace. I sealed the palace gate and did not allow anyone to enter. I summoned your most trusted Wang Zebang and Wei Yao into the palace so that you could not get rid of them. Knowing everything through my mouth, I thought you would just give up and wait outside with peace of mind, but you——"
His voice suddenly dropped, so frightened that Zheng Quchi's hair stood on end.
"But why did you barge in?" He stared at her, saw her lowering her head and shaking her shoulders, and then lowered his voice again: "Now you know you are afraid?"
He raised her face forcefully, his eyes were like sharp edges, but his lips were smiling, with a twisted sense of madness: "It's too late, I don't have the patience to do it again."
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please let me go first." She felt that his strength was a little out of control, and her cheek was pinched and hurt.
But Yuan Xingzhou seemed unable to hear her struggles and cries of pain. His thoughts were completely immersed in another dim and collapsed world.
"I left the Four Elephants Army to you to keep you safe and sound, to give you the confidence to walk around without worries, not to allow you to escape from me. If you have any thoughts of escaping again, I will I will take back everything that was given to you..."
"Have you said enough?" Zheng Quchi felt that if she wanted to hug Jin's thigh again, she would have a bottom line and a temper: "I know you don't want me to get involved in your dealing with the people who colluded with Queen Ye, yes, You have planned everything and tried every possible means to obstruct me and prevent me from entering the palace. However, you failed to calculate that I would be worried about you and would break into the palace at all costs, even if you risk being beheaded or being accused of rebelling against the party. Will I go rescue you?"
"That's right, I'm stupid, I'm stupid. You hid everything from me and deceived me. I didn't know anything. I always thought that you were alone and helpless. You were bullied in the palace and imprisoned there to suffer. You were waiting for me to rescue you, so I mustered up the courage to mobilize troops to break into the palace. But you are not only a good person, but you also have everything under control. You can kill whoever you want, and do whatever you want. But am I wrong? I want to save you and help you, am I wrong?"
She was so angry that she didn't think much of what she said, and she dealt with Yuan Xingzhou like crazy.
Yuan Xingzhou's expression froze, and he was stopped by her words for a moment, speechless to refute.
"You asked me just now, what did you lie to me about? What did you lie to me about? Don't you know it yourself?"
She pushed his hand away and vented all her complaints, anger and grievances in one breath. She didn't care what he would do after hearing it, nor what would happen to her after she finished speaking.
"I……"
"What are you? I really didn't know before that you did so many things behind my back?"
"No……"
"No, no, no, I said I asked Gong Jinniu to inquire about the news. How come the person has gone and never returned? You were the instigator behind the scenes! And even though I knew that I only knew Wang Zebang and Wei Yao in Shengjing, I sent the person Being transferred away is equivalent to completely closing my eyes and ears, leaving me unable to grasp the situation and feeling helpless, right?"
It was the first time that Yuan Xingzhou saw her lose such a temper. She slapped him back twice when he opened his mouth, so he stopped talking, but he didn't know that it was also wrong for him not to speak.
"Why haven't you spoken? You have really tried all your tricks just to prevent me from entering the palace to find you? To hinder your plan? You and I tried our troops in the Six Kingdoms. We experienced life and death, hardships and hardships. How did I survive? I I have never worked so hard or worked so hard in my life! I thought that even if you and I were not sincere, we could still be considered friends in times of need. We left each other's backs to each other, but what did you do to me?"
"After I went back, I thought and thought, and finally figured it out. You never thought about winning the Six Nations Trial from the beginning. You just wanted to delay time, and you just wanted to implement it secretly. It was your plan. You focused everyone's attention on the Six Kingdoms Trial Troops, but you secretly crossed into Chencang, laid out the situation, and eliminated King Ye and Queen Ye together. Then you cut through the mess quickly and brought down the entire court. Take the power and become the undisputed master of Ye State."
"I don't care if you use me. Anyway, I have the same goal as you. But if you want to control me, restrict my freedom, and make me obey your orders, I may not be able to do it!"
After saying so much in one breath, Zheng Quchi's voice became hoarse. Her breathing was uneven and she was panting, but she looked at Yuan Xingzhou with wide eyes, as if to say, just die, I won't give in anyway. , I'm not afraid of you anymore!
After the two of them revealed their feelings and argued with each other in anger, they fell into a long silence.
Arguing is natural, but how to make peace after the quarrel is a science.
"Have you said enough?"
Yuan Xingzhou calmed down at this time. He was a bitch. When Zheng Quchi was respectful and afraid of him, he would go crazy. When she scolded him and was fierce, he returned to normal.
"You dare to be angry and speak out towards me. I say one thing to you, but you say ten things in reply."
Zheng Quchi heard that his tone was calm and natural, as if the pervert just now was not him, so he turned his face away with vigilance and still anger, but he maintained a strong side on his face, but his heart was actually beginning to beat.
It's over, she's irritable again, and she can't control herself. Will she be like those people in the history books who seek the skin of a tiger, where the good birds are wiped out, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are killed, and the lackeys are cooked?
The atmosphere between the two of them was somewhat subtle at this time. When they were angry, they could say anything, but once they regained their senses, they began to have concerns and worries.
Yuan Xingzhou didn't care about her "following offenses", but in order not to anger her anymore, he didn't continue the topic: "Are you still adaptable to the official position I arranged for you?"
Zheng Quchi didn't take Qiao and answered his words: "I am an official, is it really okay?"
He did not answer directly: "Do you know why I want to be the supreme person of Ye country?"
Most people would pretend to be stupid and ask "Why?", but Zheng Quchi contacted Shang Xia and immediately understood: "You must want to have absolute decision-making power. You want no one to dare to object to your words. Even if you call a woman to be an official, they Although I’m not happy in my heart, I don’t dare to object.”
Yuan Xingzhou was about to say something, but she finished it. He could only pause for a moment before continuing: "Because I have a weakness, but I am neither willing to cover it up nor eliminate it, so I need to be absolutely power to protect it.”
Everyone has weaknesses, but how many people in the world can do it for a person whose weakness can reach his level?
Zheng Quchi thought to himself that this "weakness" seemed to please Yuan Xingzhou quite well, but he knew it was harmful but did not get rid of it.
The quarrel between the two people was somewhat meaningful. At least some of the barriers and unfamiliarity were broken, and they now dared to speak freely.
"Now that we are talking, let me tell you the truth. I originally planned to go back to Fu County after settling the dispute between my late husband and the Yuwen family over the property, but now you have assigned me an official, so I will I'll go ahead and repair the palace for you first, it doesn't hurt to stay a little longer."
Yuan Xingzhou smiled kindly at this time: "Then let me tell you the truth, you can't go anywhere."
"Yuan Xingzhou, don't be too——"
Before she could finish her words, Yuan Xingzhou said: "Do you remember who you killed during the Six Nations Trials?"
"...Hong Shengguo's sinking into the party." The memory of death suddenly hit her.
"You have caused such a big disaster. You may not know that there will be a war in Ye country soon. Can you just walk away at this time?" he asked.
Zheng Quchi's arrogance suddenly faded: "...No, I can't."
"So you need to stay and deal with what's coming next with me."
At this time, Zheng Quchi rarely felt guilty. She lowered her head and said, "But I not only killed Shen Tangzhong, but I also surrendered three hundred three-bow crossbows from the Nanchen Kingdom. I also let snakes bite the soldiers of the Julu Kingdom and Mo Ye. I guess Even the Beiyuan Kingdom was offended..."
The more he spoke, the lower his head lowered and his voice became softer, like a weak child who had gotten into trouble.
Well, a child over 200 months old.
Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Yuan Xingzhou did not reproach him. Instead, Wei Kuan said, "Don't be afraid. I won't hand you over until you leave."
Zheng Quchi felt cold.
If she insists on leaving, will he ruthlessly hand her over to take the blame?
This topic is too dangerous, so let’s change it: “How are you going to deal with Empress Ye’s affairs?”
"The evidence of her crime has been collected. After sending away the envoys from the five countries participating in the military test of the six countries, she can be executed."
"What about her children?"
"Cut the grass without removing the roots..."
She subconsciously added the next sentence: "The spring breeze blows and birth comes again?"
Yuan Xingzhou looked at her: "Since you understand this truth, why bother asking?"
After opening her mouth, she shouldn't have mentioned this issue, but then thought of another thing: "Did the people from the Julu Kingdom keep my husband's coffin according to the bet?"
"Um."
"Then Liu Chaiji has done great service in guarding the camp. Will His Highness promote him to the rank of captain?"
"Um."
So easy to talk to?
Zheng Quchi immediately struck a chord while the iron was hot: "I can leave the palace at any time if I want, is that okay?"
"Um."
"I heard that there is a collection of books in the palace. Can I go and browse it at any time?"
"Um."
"Can you kill fewer people? Even if you are guilty, you can spare the family members and innocent people. Now that everyone in the imperial court is in panic, you should be more considerate."
"I have my own opinion."
Finally no more humming.
Zheng Quchi thought about the main purpose of coming here to see him again, took out paper and pen, and said: "Do you have any ideas about the renovated Zichen Palace? For example, what color do you prefer, what style of furnishings do you like, do you like gold or silver? some type of?"
Her questions were more detailed. When Yuan Xingzhou saw that it was time to eat, he took her to the side hall, and the two of them had dinner together and chatted.
Soon Zheng Quchi had preliminary ideas about the interior and exterior decoration of Zichen Palace, but Kunning Palace had no idea at all. She thought that he might also have ideas about his future queen's residence, and asked by the way, how could he have thought about it? , he stared at her with deep eyes and only answered four words.
"as you like."
These four words made Zheng Quchi tremble with fear, and she quickly stopped the topic.
Before leaving, she still wanted to ask: "Why have you avoided seeing me these days, and why have you answered every question today?"
Yuan Xingzhou smiled slightly: "I just want to see you."
Zheng Quchi: "..." Why did every question she asked hit a chord? It's not a good time to go out, everything is not suitable, so it's better to evacuate quickly.
When Zheng Quchi returned to Hualin Garden with a book full of Zichen Palace's opinions, each of her subordinates greeted her with expressions of admiration and surprise, as if to say - it's true. , Mr. Zheng is really a relative of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! (End of chapter)
