In the inner palace of Chonghua Palace, under the crabapple tree, Princess Zhaoyang is wearing a beautiful long dress. Her graceful figure looks more delicate than flowers.
So when Jia Lian got closer, he couldn't help but stare at her handsome face.
This move made the originally generous Princess Zhaoyang feel a little ashamed. She couldn't help lowering her head and asked: "What is Erlang looking at? Could it be that he doesn't recognize Zhaoyang after not seeing him for a few days?"
"Not to mention a few days, even if we haven't seen her for a hundred or a thousand years, I can't possibly not recognize Qingran. I just feel that Qingran seems to have become more beautiful after we haven't seen her for a few days."
"Liar."
Love words from her lover are like the sweetest poison, and even though she knows they are harmful, Princess Zhaoyang still can't help but enjoy listening to them.
"Really, I didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, ask my heart. It won't lie after all."
Jia Lian approached Princess Zhaoyang, took her bare hand and put it on his chest. He knew that most women like this.
Sure enough, this made Princess Zhaoyang blush and her heart beat fast. She regretted calling Jia Lian over and leaving her so at a loss.
After finally suppressing her restless emotions, she rolled her eyes at Jia Lian and said seriously: "What does Erlang think of what happened in Chonghua Hall?"
When Jia Lian heard this, he frowned. He did not ask Princess Zhaoyang how she learned about what happened in Chonghua Palace, because he knew that this was exactly what Duke Zhaoyang had been doing in the past year since he returned to Beijing.
Now that she can know what happened in Chonghua Palace so quickly, it just shows her achievements over the past year. It also shows that the five hundred thousand taels of silver he gave her was not in vain.
"The power of heaven is unpredictable. This is a matter between His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor. It doesn't matter what I think."
Princess Zhaoyang is a princess after all. It is difficult for Jia Lian to explain clearly to her such matters involving the logic of the top-level struggle in the royal family. It is enough for both of them to understand.
Sure enough, Princess Zhaoyang did not ask further questions. She sighed: "Who could have expected that such a change would occur at the end of the matter. In this case, I am afraid that all the efforts I have made before will be in vain.
I'm not afraid of Erlang's jokes, but now I don't even dare to see my father. "
Princess Zhaoyang laughed at herself. Jia Lian could understand what she meant. It was Princess Zhaoyang who vowed to take over the important task of lobbying the clan for Emperor Ningkang's sake.
Who would have thought that something like this would happen in the end. The princes of the clan collectively retorted today and gave Emperor Ningkang a blow. If Emperor Ningkang was angry, Princess Zhaoyang would naturally be to blame.
In order to restore Princess Zhaoyang's confidence, Jia Lian comforted him: "Qingran doesn't have to blame himself too much. Which of the princes in the clan is easy to get along with? Judging from today's events, I'm afraid they have already made excuses in their hearts." The power of the Supreme Emperor came to oppose the land clearing.
This can't be blamed on Qing Ran. At least Qingran can make them no longer oppose His Majesty's land clearing policy, which is already very impressive. As for today's change, even His Majesty was not expecting it, so how can Qingran be blamed? "
Princess Zhaoyang smiled after hearing this and said, "It would be great if my father was as partial to and believed in Qingran as you are."
Jia Lian also laughed when he heard this, but said: "But Qingran is right not to go to see His Majesty now. His Majesty must be in a bad mood now. Anyone who goes to see him will easily get into trouble. It is better to wait until his Majesty's mood improves in a few days." After that, go and say hello.”
"Erlang is right. Then listen to Erlang. I will hide here with the Queen Mother for a few days to relax."
Princess Zhaoyang smiled playfully, and then suddenly asked: "Does Erlang know where this place is?"
Jia Lian glanced around and saw that the surrounding scenery was good. The rockeries and trees were trimmed and arranged very cleverly. He guessed that it should be a small garden in the Chonghua Palace.
"This is a small courtyard attached to Weiyang Palace. It was specially prepared for me by the Queen Mother when I was a child. Going past here is the Zhaoyang Palace where I used to live." Princess Zhaoyang explained with some nostalgia.
Jia Lian understood. He knew that Princess Zhaoyang had been raised by the Queen Mother since she was a child. He thought that coming here should be the territory she was most familiar with. No wonder she summoned him here today under the guise of the Queen Mother.
"The decoration here is very beautiful and spiritual. No wonder Qing Ran is so beautiful. He must have grown up in this beautiful place and been nourished by the spiritual energy here."
"Keke, Erlang is really good at talking."
Princess Zhaoyang smiled, suddenly came closer, and said softly: "Then, Erlang, do you want to go to Zhaoyang Palace to have a look and see what the place where I lived since childhood is like..."
"Okay, that's what I asked for."
Princess Zhaoyang just smiled, but had no intention of seriously leading Jia Lian into Weiyang Palace.
Just because she can push away the people around here doesn't mean that she can cover the sky with one hand in Weiyang Palace. There are a lot of people there now. If you take Jia Lian there, the probability of being discovered is too high.
To express her apology, Princess Zhaoyang looked at Jia Lian's face, suddenly stood up on tiptoes and kissed Jia Lian on the face.
As Princess Zhaoyang approached, Jia Lian could smell the fragrance coming from her body. The aroma was very light, but it could easily arouse people's reverie. When the cool touch came from her cheek, Jia Lian could no longer remain indifferent. He hugged Princess Zhaoyang around the waist and lowered her head to kiss her.
Under the kiss and caress of her lover, Princess Zhaoyang soon found that she was pressed against the wall of the small courtyard, and her hands were pressed above her head by her lover. She was completely suppressed and conquered, which made her a little embarrassed. , turned around and said: "We can't do it here, someone will bump into us later."
Princess Zhaoyang was originally worried that Jia Lian would be worried if she privately asked Jia Lian to meet here, but she didn't expect that she underestimated Jia Lian's courage. He actually dared to bully her within the confines of Weiyang Palace. Wasn't he afraid that the Queen Mother would find out and skin him?
Jia Lian took a look around. It was a quiet place with dense crabapple trees blocking it. It was as secretive as a grove in later generations.
Moreover, in such an environment, having sex with the current princess is even more exciting. Jia Lian didn't want to endure the desire aroused by the beauty, and was about to say something flirtatious when he suddenly heard a familiar shout coming from the other side of the courtyard wall.
Princess Zhaoyang also heard it. She looked back and said, "It seems like someone is calling for help..."
"Um."
Princess Zhaoyang was just about to use this as an excuse to dispel Jia Lian's idea of being frivolous towards her, when she saw Jia Lian let go of her on his own initiative. Then he glanced at the enclosed courtyard, raised his leg and stepped on the old crabapple tree next to it, and then turned around and Leap, grab the wall and jump over.
Princess Zhaoyang just wanted to remind him that climbing over the wall was prohibited in the palace, and the consequences of being caught by the guards would be serious. But then she gave up, stood up straight and straightened her clothes, and then she also imitated Jia Lian's moves and followed him.
But he said that Jia Lian had just climbed over the wall and saw a wide road outside. On the wooden bridge not far away, several palace ladies were jostling together, and one of them was pleading and shouting anxiously.
Jia Lian glanced at him, his face changed, and he quickly chased after him.
"Ah, Lord Marquis! Please help our young lady quickly, she fell into the water, right there..."
When the maid, who was being pulled by several palace maids, saw Jia Lian, she was overjoyed and shouted quickly.
Without her reminding, Jia Lian had already seen the movement in the river. Without hesitation, Jia Lian took off his cloak in a few quick steps, then jumped into the water, hugged the girl who was fluttering feebly in the water, and brought her back to the shore. side.
The girl who fell into the water is actually Zhen Yuhuan! At this time, she was covered in mud and water, with tears in her face, and her whole body was shaking with cold. She looked embarrassed and pitiful.
She was still in shock, but she just clung to the person in front of her. It wasn't until Jia Lian pitifully pushed away the wet hair covering her eyes that she saw who had saved her.
At this moment, infinite grievance and hesitation came to her heart. She threw herself into Jia Lian's arms and cried: "Brother, wuwuwu..."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Jia Lian protected Zhen Yuhuan in his arms, who was obviously too frightened, and then had time to look around.
Zhen Yuhuan's maid had already broken free and rushed over, and behind her, a young woman in extremely gorgeous clothes, surrounded by several palace maids, walked over proudly.
She looked at Jia Lian from beginning to end, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. When she saw Zhen Yuhuan nestling tightly in Jia Lian's arms, her face became extremely gloomy again.
She looked at Jia Lian from above: "Who are you? How dare you break into the forbidden palace?"
Although Jia Lian did not recognize this woman, he could make some guesses based on her dress and the obvious fear of Zhen Yuhuan's master and servant.
He ignored her, but took the cloak from the maid's hand and wrapped it around Zhen Yuhuan, and then waited quietly for Princess Zhaoyang, who was slowly walking from a distance.
"Be brave, I asked you something, why didn't you answer?"
Seeing that Jia Lian ignored her, the woman in palace clothes was very angry and scolded him coldly.
"The royal sister-in-law yelling like this does not seem to be in line with royal etiquette."
The woman turned around and saw that the person speaking was Princess Zhaoyang. A gloomy look flashed in her eyes, but she quickly covered it up and then said with a fake smile: "It turns out to be Qingran, what are you doing here?"
"I would like to ask the Queen's Wife first about this, what are you doing here?"
"Hahaha, I'm tired of listening to the drama in Weiyang Palace, come out for a walk."
The woman greeted her with a smile, but there was no response from Princess Zhaoyang. Princess Zhaoyang passed her directly, came to Jia Lian's side and asked, "How is she?"
"The water isn't deep, so it shouldn't be a big deal. I'm just scared."
Princess Zhaoyang didn't actually know Zhen Yuhuan, but she guessed from her appearance that this girl was related to Jia Lian. Seeing that she was fragile, she said: "This place is not far from Zhaoyang Palace, why not let her come to my place to change clothes. In such a cold weather, it will be bad if she freezes."
"Okay, then I'll trouble you."
Jia Lian heard this and wanted to hand over Zhen Yuhuan to Princess Zhaoyang. Unexpectedly, Zhen Yuhuan seemed to be really frightened. When she saw this, she hugged him tightly and looked at him with pleading eyes: "Brother~"
She doesn't know Princess Zhaoyang, or in other words, in this huge palace at this time, she only trusts Jia Lian.
"Sworn brother?"
"She comes from the Zhen family in Jiangnan. The Zhen family and our family are family friends, so she recognizes me as her adopted brother."
"It turns out she is the daughter of the Zhen family..."
After hearing Jia Lian's simple explanation, Princess Zhaoyang suddenly understood. Looking back at the gloomy Crown Princess, she had already sorted out the cause and effect.
Next to her, a woman in palace clothes was furious when she saw that Jia Lian and others were ignoring her and only comforting Zhen Yuhuan.
Just looking at Princess Zhaoyang, she didn't dare to do anything. As soon as her eyes turned, she saw Zhen Yuhuan clinging tightly to Jia Lian's arms. She thought about it and said loudly: "Where did you come from, this bold thief who dared to despise the future crown prince's concubine? I must report it to the prince, report to the queen, and deal with it." You are guilty of death!"
"Since the emperor's sister-in-law knew that she was the future crown prince's concubine, how could she be so bold as to push her into the water?"
"Nonsense, I never pushed her into the water. She accidentally fell in while walking."
"You lied, you were the one who pushed our girl down. Just now our girl was here to relax, you brought someone here, tricked our girl onto the bridge, and pushed her down while she wasn't paying attention. I saw everything! "
Zhen Yuhuan's maid saw that Princess Zhaoyang addressed the Crown Princess as the Crown Princess, and her words seemed not to be afraid of the Crown Princess at all. She felt that she had a backer and immediately told the truth without fear.
"You brave slave, you dare to slander me, slap me!"
As the Crown Princess gave the order, the old palace maid behind her rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward menacingly. This scene made Zhen Yuhuan so frightened that she hid in Jia Lian's arms and did not dare to move.
Suddenly there was a "bang", accompanied by the screams of the old palace maid. No one saw how Jia Lian did it. They saw that the old palace maid had suddenly flown out, fell five or six steps away, and huddled on the ground in pain. , I don’t know whether to live or die.
"you you you……"
The Crown Princess has never seen such a scene before, because no one has ever dared to hit her in person. This made her eyes widen for a moment and she was speechless.
At this time, many eunuchs and maids gathered around. Princess Zhaoyang was afraid that Jia Lian would not be able to control his temper and cause trouble.
After all, Jia Lian was originally summoned into the inner palace by her against the ban. If she beat the Crown Princess again, it would be a big disaster. Therefore, he rushed in front of Jia Lian and said: "What is the truth? I will report it to the Queen Mother. Please It's up to her to make the decision. The emperor's sister-in-law should first think about how to deal with the accusations from the Queen Mother and the Empress."
After saying that, Princess Zhaoyang summoned several maids from Weiyang Palace and ordered: "You guys, take Miss Zhen back to my bedroom, change her into clean clothes, and prepare a brazier for her to warm herself up."
Facing more and more people, Zhen Yuhuan was finally embarrassed to stay in Jia Lian's arms anymore. Just as she left Jia Lian's side, the wet clothes on her body were blown by the cold wind, and a bone-piercing cold hit her. She couldn't help but shiver all over, and then she hugged her shoulders.
Upon seeing this, Princess Zhaoyang helped her over and personally handed her over to the palace maid to take away.
(End of chapter)
