In Kunning Palace, Queen Yang Guizhi was painting in front of the plum forest in front of her. She glanced at Zhao Hong, who was standing respectfully at the side, withdrew her gaze and continued painting.
Zhao Hong had no choice but to wait aside, cursing secretly in his heart.
I heard that Queen Yang was not only able to compose poems and lyrics, but was also good at calligraphy and painting. When I saw her today, I really found her to be quite interesting.
Poetry, calligraphy and painting are omnipotent. It is strange that such a smart and capable woman is in the position of a queen and is not greedy for power.
"My son, I wish to express my greetings to the empress. In this picture of bamboo and plum blossoms, the plum blossoms are blooming across the sky, with rugged rocks and flat fields. The brushwork is clear and elegant, and the artistic conception is quiet and hazy. It is indeed a good painting."
Seeing that Yang Guizhi had finished painting and washed his hands, Zhao Hong came up and complimented him against his will.
He had to call his mother obediently, but it was always difficult for his son to get back the cold heart of "mother".
"You also know how to paint?"
There was a trace of surprise in Yang Guizhi's eyes, and then he nodded.
"Your Highness, I almost forgot, you are a poet, so please inscribe a poem for this painting."
"Your Majesty is great, I won't make you laugh."
Zhao Hong smiled awkwardly and quickly declined.
He composes lyrics and poems wherever he goes. As a "poetry guru", he is a bit popular.
"I heard that you are going to the armory. Do your best when you get there."
Yang Guizhi didn't force it either. In fact, no matter how high the level of Zhao Hong's poetry is and how good the handwriting is, she does not want to tarnish her paintings.
She sat down and picked up the tea cup, as if to see off the guests.
"Your Majesty, my Majesty, I used to be very troublesome and ridiculous. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Zhao Hong gritted his teeth and bowed solemnly.
He did not dare to take this fierce man lightly and take him for granted.
"Your Highness, there is no need to blame yourself for being so frightened. The matter is over, just forget it."
Yang Guizhi looked at Zhao Hong in front of him, still calm.
"Your Majesty, this is a bit of filial piety from my son, please accept it."
Zhao Hong took out the box and handed it over with a bow.
Inside the box were a pair of gold hairpins and a pair of jade bracelets prepared for him by his parents-in-law.
"This is unnecessary. I have no use for these vulgar things anymore."
Yang Guizhi smiled faintly, but still didn't move.
"Empress, if you don't accept it, you won't forgive me. I'll be very frightened in my heart!"
Zhao Hong held the box and raised it above his head, bending his waist to almost ninety degrees.
"This...then I will accept it."
Yang Guizhi hesitated for a moment, finally nodded slightly, and then called the maid.
"Liu'er, bring me the Korean ginseng and give it to His Highness."
Zhao Hong was slightly startled. Does this mean that we should both borrow and repay, so that we don't owe each other anything?
"Thank you for the reward, empress."
The maid took the box from Zhao Hong and walked away. Zhao Hong stood up with a respectful look on his face.
Breaking the ice may not be that easy.
He glanced around and bowed again.
"Your Majesty, I have something on my mind that I want to tell you."
Yang Guizhi looked at Zhao Hong with a hint of surprise in her eyes, and she waved her hand gently.
"Everyone, please step back."
The eunuchs and maids walked away, and Zhao Hong spoke softly, extremely respectfully.
"Your Majesty, I went to the Wu Mansion but couldn't find Yingying. I heard that she went to Jinling City and sent people to look for her. I ran away from Yingying in anger and failed my queen's hard work. I'm really fooled by lard. Heart. It’s too late to regret now.”
Zhao Hong's face was full of annoyance.
"What are you going to do if you find it?"
Yang Guizhi was silent for a moment, and there seemed to be a hint of warmth in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, one day brings a hundred days of kindness to husband and wife. It's my fault. I obey Yingying's wishes. If she wants to leave or stay, I will never force her. If she is willing to stay, I will treat her with respect as a guest and never leave her. "
At this time, he attributes all the mistakes to himself, so that the other party can believe in his sincerity more.
"I know, please do things with your heart in the future."
Yang Guizhi whispered softly and sat up straight again.
"My son, please retire!"
Zhao Hong quickly said goodbye and retreated respectfully.
Yang Guizhi looked at Zhao Hong's back, and the maid quickly handed over a pair of gold hairpins and jade bracelets given by Zhao Hong.
"I beg your pardon! What have you been doing?"
Yang Guizhi put the gold hairpin and jade bracelet back into the box and handed them to the maid beside him.
"Cuizhu, I will reward you with this vulgar thing!"
"I don't dare! This is the prince's filial piety!"
Although the maid Cuizhu was young, she still understood the rules in the palace and quickly declined.
"I told you to just take it, why are there so many excuses!"
Yang Guizhi grimaced.
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!"
Cuizhu quickly took it, secretly surprised.
The jade bracelet is green and smooth, and the gold hairpin is carefully carved, costing more than a thousand gold.
It seemed that the hard work of this bastard prince was in vain again.
"This idiot also knows how to speak softly and be groveling! It's really rare to see him!"
Yang Guizhi shook his head, stood up, and smiled coldly.
"A filial son and a worthy grandson, what a pity! What a pity!"
Seeing Yang Guizhi's sarcasm in her eyes, Cuizhu felt a little uncomfortable.
Is Zhao Hong that unbearable, being so disliked by Yang Guizhi?
When leaving the palace, Zhao Hong felt inexplicably relaxed.
Although he knew that there were so many old grudges that could not be eliminated instantly, he had done everything he had to do, and everything was planned by people and accomplished by God.
I hope that this kind of "repentance" will be helpful for what he will do next.
When he returned to the mansion, the doorman told him that he had a visitor waiting in the lobby.
"May I ask your Excellency..."
Zhao Hong came to the lobby and bowed solemnly to the old man in Chinese clothes who was drinking tea with a dark face.
Li Tang was sent to Jinling to look for someone, and Xu Sheng went to Lin'an City to look for him. Several people who were familiar with government affairs were not in the government, and Zhao Hong didn't know who this old man was.
"You're pretending to be a ghost, you don't know what it means! You are an arrogant and rebellious son-in-law!"
The old man in rich clothes turned red and scolded Zhao Hong.
Rebellious son-in-law?
Zhao Hong felt excited. Isn't this his real Master Taishan?
"Why, we haven't seen you for a year and you don't even recognize your old man Taishan?"
Sure enough, the old man sneered, his expression extremely ugly.
"It turns out to be Lao Taishan. Disrespectful!"
Zhao Hong got off the donkey along the slope, pretending to be shocked and smiling broadly.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. Old Taishan, you are much more haggard! No wonder I didn't let you out just now. Old Taishan, you have to take care of your body and bones!"
Seeing the concern in Zhao Hong's eyes, Wu Nian snorted coldly.
"I'm very strong, I don't need you to be hypocritical!"
This stubborn dandy has now become glib.
"Old Taishan, don't be angry! Quick! Serve tea! Serve good tea!"
Zhao Hong shouted loudly.
Can he say that he and the old man have no grievances?
"Damn it! I'm so angry with you!"
Wu Nian said bitterly, looked at the entrance of the lobby, and said impatiently:
"Tell all the servants to get away and don't come in. I have something to say to you!"
I don't know why, but when Wu Nian saw this loser, he became very angry. It was clearly his daughter who had cheated on her, but Wu Nian felt no guilt at all.
If it weren't for this idiot, his daughter wouldn't be like that.
"Taishan, what's important? Could it be that Yingying has come back and asked my son-in-law to pick her up?"
After Zhao Hong finished ordering his servants, he returned to the hall and asked with an apologetic smile on his face.
"It's a good idea. What did he...do?"
Wu Nian felt even more angry and almost exploded.
His two unsatisfactory children, coupled with this bastard son-in-law, were so prosperous and wealthy that these guys couldn't play with them.
"Taishan, all the wrong things in the past are all my son-in-law's fault. I already know that I was wrong. If Yingying is willing, my son-in-law is willing to get along well with her, be considerate and courteous, and treat cases with eyebrows, so that Lao Taishan won't have to worry."
Zhao Hong said softly and seriously.
Since he had expressed his position to Yang Guizhi, of course the same would be true for Wu Nian.
It doesn’t matter who you live with. The most important thing now is to save your life.
"you……"
Wu Nian was slightly startled when he saw Zhao Hong's sincere attitude, and then became cruel.
This is not a time for indecision. It was related to the face of his daughter and the Wu family, as well as the rise and fall of the Wu family. He had to make a decision.
"Zhao Hong, do you think you and Yingying can continue to live together?"
Wu Nian's words were gentler, which made Zhao Hong stunned.
When there is a conflict between husband and wife, the parents of both parties can only try to persuade them to reconcile, but not to break up. His Lao Taishan, what does this mean?
"Taishan, tell me what you have to say."
Zhao Hong picked up the tea cup and felt something bad in his heart.
Wouldn't his Lao Taishan want him to break up with the Wu family?
"Zhao Hong, you and the little girl are at odds with each other and have been separated for many days. Just show your dignity and stay away from each other. Don't hurt the friendship between us."
Sure enough, Wu Nianhan said it with a straight face, and his meaning was clear.
"Uncle, do you mean to let me divorce the Wu family and break up our relationship forever?"
Now that the words have been spoken, the arrogance in Zhao Hong's heart has been aroused.
Originally, he was unwilling to "ask for forgiveness", but now it's better, he no longer has to pretend to be a grandson.
Just lie down silently and let nature take its course.
At worst, the fish is dead and the net is broken, and we will think about it later.
"Zhao Hong, please, out of the old love between father-in-law and father-in-law, let your daughter go, and let the Wu family go too!"
Wu Nian stood up and bowed his hands with a dark face.
"Uncle, tell me, what should I do?"
Zhao Hong was shocked and spoke softly.
If Mr. Wu divorces, there will really be no room for reconciliation with Yang Guizhi.
However, now that things have happened, he feels more relaxed.
Damn Niang! At worst, one person goes on a rampage!
"Zhao Hong, please prepare the divorce letter early and hand it over to Yingying. As for the date on the revision letter, please fulfill it, Your Highness."
Wu Nian bowed again and spoke softly.
"Uncle Wu, I will do as you say."
Zhao Hong also took the matter seriously and bowed his hands.
"Zhao Hong, you... just take care of yourself."
Wu Nian looked at Zhao Hong, shook his head and sighed softly.
At this time, he felt a little sorry for Zhao Hong. This boy behaved like a man at this moment and did not embarrass his daughter and the Wu family.
"Uncle Wu, walk slowly!"
Wu Nian left, leaving Zhao Hong alone in the lobby in a daze.
The mechanisms are exhausted, the water is flowing, and the flowers are falling. It’s all in vain!
The "precious" family inheritance left to him by his predecessor made him lament that fate plays tricks on people, and there are gains and losses, and he could only accept it all.
His first wife, Wu Shi Hongxing, had an affair, but he originally didn't care. He still wanted to get back together, please Yang Guizhi, let her be open to him, and successfully inherit the Zhao family.
Now it seems that Huang Liang is a dream, after all, labor and swallows will part ways. In this way, he will definitely offend Queen Yang, and there may be no possibility of repairing the relationship between the two parties again.
Xu Ji Xu is a beautiful woman, and he doesn't intend to get anything from her. After a while, he will find an opportunity to send Xu Ji away and bring Zhou Xiuniang back.
Speaking of which, although he wanted to be a father, the child in Zhou Xiuniang's belly was what he relied on to make him a more secure prince.
Things that were originally upright and upright required all kinds of calculations. As a prince, he is really a coward and aggrieved!
Logically speaking, the throne should be his own, so why do he have to compromise so much?
The anger in Zhao Hong's heart rose, and his whole body was filled with fighting spirit without realizing it.
Since people like Shi Miyuan and Yang Guizhi want to make trouble with themselves and want to destroy themselves and start a new one at will, then come on and let the storm come more violently.
There is no need to flatter others, and there is no need to swallow their anger. They just use strength to overcome strength and repay grievances with directness.
He Niang is so useless, can he still be considered a time traveler?
