"Nonsense! Everyone is making nonsense! They are all unlucky things! None of them can give me peace of mind!"
It's night, and the lights in Yangxin Hall are brightly lit.
Emperor Sheng De looked at the book from Prince Feng Jing in front of him, the expression on his face darkened again and again.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Didn't the third princess just divorce her consort and now she wants to marry another? This is a decision made by her, the prince and others, why are you so anxious~"
Zhao Xi encouraged his emperor with kind words.
"Is this a question of her marrying another person? Even if she marries her last husband's brother-in-law, she still has to divorce her former mistress for her own reputation and forcefully raise this concubine to become a legitimate daughter-in-law. She is not afraid of anyone telling this matter. Laughing, not afraid of others poking the backbone of our royal family!"
Emperor Shengde prided himself on being a wise king, and he always saw clearly what was right and wrong.
He knew that Feng Yuan and others were involved in this move, which was a win-win for the prince, the Fang family, and the Shen family. But seeing his daughter ruining herself like this, how could he feel better as a father?
"Your Majesty, I know you are anxious, but just like His Highness Zhaoming said, if this man doesn't love himself, you can't help him!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhao Xi said these comforting words, Emperor Sheng De continued expressionlessly:
"Are you sure she meant that people can't help themselves if they don't love themselves? Rather than saying that it's hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words?"
Zhao Xi: "..."
You know better than to say it!
"Forget it, doesn't the prince want to take advantage of the third child's wedding to go to Mingzhou a few days later? Okay, I'm sure about this, and I'll grant them a marriage!"
Emperor Shengde picked up the wolf hair beside him and wrote the marriage edict with a sneer.
While Emperor Shengde was busy here, a silver light flashed in the side hall of the Yangxin Hall on the other side, aiming at a surprise.
Mingzhou, Qingquan County.
A ray of sunlight fell in the corner of his eyes, and insects buzzed in his ears. In his dream, Liu Rong, who was arguing with the Deng family over the death of her sister Yunu and her parents, but was framed, suddenly woke up.
"I didn't make a false accusation! No! It's clearly your Deng family who is shameless! It's the prefect who is shameless..."
Liu Rong was stunned by the scene in front of her before she even uttered the word "Tao".
Because at this moment, she was supposed to be waiting for her fate in the Jokhang Palace, and she didn't know what the future would be like. At this moment, she was lying in a room that couldn't be said to be shabby, but it was obviously not very good.
A wooden bed, an old table and chairs, and even the mattress covering her body were obviously stuffed with straw instead of the brocade silk from the palace.
For a moment, Liu Rong felt a chill running down her spine and trembling all over...
Could it be that everything she experienced that day was not real at all, but that she was daydreaming?
It was a dream to follow a group of dead soldiers to Beijing to assassinate the princess, and it was even more wishful thinking to tell her grievances in front of the current emperor. She never left Mingzhou from the beginning to the end?
Yes, she had lived in Mingzhou for so many years, and escort places were all over the capital and five counties, so she just glanced out the window and recognized that this was a village outside Qingquan County.
If she remembered correctly, it was either Shangkanzi Village or Xiakanzi Village...
Liu Rong thought like this, and tears fell from her eyes almost unconsciously, dripping directly on her helpless hands.
When she was young, she heard her elder brother talk about Huangliang Yimeng, but she never thought that such a thing would happen to her.
It can be said that how happy she was in her dream, she felt so desperate now.
However, just when she was about to bang her head against the wall and end this ridiculous and hopeless life, the door was suddenly opened.
"Rong'er, you've finally woken up. Look how worried you are for everyone! Are you okay? Grandpa has steamed a bowl of custard for you. Get up and eat it while it's hot!"
Liu Rong: "?"
Grandpa?
who?
She obviously only has her grandpa and not her grandpa...
And the old man in front of him, wearing coarse linen clothes, with gray temples but full of energy, wasn't he, Lord Li Cifu, who was sitting by the side that night, scolding corrupt officials and lamenting what happened to their family...
Why is he here?
Not only did he claim to be her grandpa, but he also held a bowl of fragrant custard in his hand that was extremely inconsistent with his identity?
"Rong'er? What's wrong with you? It's not because the fever is so severe that you don't even recognize grandpa anymore..."
The old man put the custard on the table and walked to Liu Rong in a few steps.
While Liu Rong was stunned, another old woman came to the door and said in a concerned voice:
"Don't worry, old man. My granddaughter, I see, you are just sleepy and can't find your way around! Just eat this custard and you'll be fine. It's a minor illness and it won't be a problem."
Although Liu Rong didn't know what was going on, since she was able to go to Beijing to assassinate the princess and stand out among the assassins, it meant that she was by no means stupid.
So she immediately softened her voice and said:
"Grandpa, where are we..."
Seeing that Liu Rong seemed to be relieved, Li Minsheng immediately smiled and said:
"Where else could we be? Didn't we just come out of Linshui County yesterday? You fell ill when we passed by Shangkanzi Village. Your sister and brother-in-law were afraid that the wind would blow again at night, so they took us here to Kanzi The village rested."
Linshui, Shangkanzi, Xiakanzi...
Are they really in Mingzhou now?
Li Minsheng ignored Liu Rong's surprise and continued:
"This Mrs. Chen is the owner of this house. She took us in last night."
When Mrs. Chen saw Li Minsheng mentioning her, she immediately smiled at Liu Rong.
Naturally, she would not be able to take in people this late at night unless the family paid her enough.
Let’s just talk about the bowl of custard in front of me. It also cost five cents!
"Thank you, mother-in-law, sorry for the trouble..."
Liu Rong smiled and thanked Mrs. Chen, and immediately started eating the egg custard.
Firstly, she is pretending to be sick now, and secondly, she is really hungry, so the food tastes particularly delicious.
Mrs. Chen had no intention of disturbing her grandfather and grandson, so she turned around and went out to do her own business.
After a bowl of hot egg custard, although Liu Rong was not full, she finally had the opportunity and strength to ask the adult in front of her.
But just as she was about to speak, someone came back outside the door.
There were three people entering the house this time, a man, a woman and a five or six-year-old child.
Although the man and woman are currently wearing coarse linen clothes, they seem to be stained with mud and water because they went out to do errands, making them look a little dirty and embarrassed...
But she, Liu Rong, is not blind. Could she not recognize that this is the princess she wants to assassinate, and the princess's very protective consort?
Who is that child?
She hadn't heard that Princess Zhaoming and the consort had a son...
Feng Xi raised her hand to close the door, and used the cosmetics she picked up from the trash to darken her face, leaving some blemishes on her face. Feng Xi smiled at Liu Rong and said:
"From now on, I am Liu Xi, the daughter of your brother-in-law. My parents are gone, so my family came to Qingquan County, which is relatively peaceful, to join you as my cousin. You and I met in Fucheng, too. I made you give up your will to die, understand?"
Liu Rong: "..."
I understand, but I don’t fully understand…
