Chapter 65: Acting like a spoiled child
Prime Minister Zuo followed Meng Ruoxi to the study. Before the door could be closed, he asked impatiently: "Ruoxi, what on earth is going on?"
"Father, please tell me first what's going on at Miaochun Pavilion?" Meng Ruoxi did not answer Zuo Xiang's question first, but instead asked about the situation at Miaochun Pavilion.
"Hey!" Zuo Xiang sighed, "Miaochun Pavilion has now been burned to rubble, with many casualties and casualties. My father has just finished handling the affairs there. He has just returned to the mansion and his butt is still hot. Well, when I heard the housekeeper say that you asked Xiao Yu to go and invite the doctor, he rushed to see you in a hurry. Who would have thought that King Qi would be at the mansion, and he was also sick. "
Not hearing what he wanted to know, he quickly asked again: "Then the third prince is dead?!"
Zuo Xiang shook his head, "The third prince is fine now. He just broke a leg and is being treated by the imperial doctor."
When Meng Ruoxi heard that the third prince was fine, but only had a broken leg, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It's true that good people don't live long and disasters last for thousands of years.
Seeing the look of regret on his daughter's face, Zuo Xiang said earnestly, "It seems that you did a lot of things with King Qi without telling my father." He couldn't help but sigh again, "You! Let me Father, what do you say about you? You don’t really fall in love with that brat, do you?”
"Father!" Meng Ruoxi was heartbroken by Zuo Xiang's confession, a blush appeared on her face, and she said coquettishly: "My daughter doesn't like him! She's just using him!"
Prime Minister Zuo couldn't help but stroke his forehead. What don't you like about your current performance? She was clearly attracted to him.
"Ruoxi! You have to understand that you cannot be tempted by your identity, and your master doesn't know about your marriage to King Qi yet. If your master finds out, it's up to you what you will do!"
When Meng Ruoxi saw her father mentioning her master, her eyes that were originally full of energy suddenly turned gloomy.
Yes, I have no right to get married, let alone find my own happiness like ordinary women.
It was precisely for this reason that the emperor was reluctant to promulgate the imperial edict of marriage. In order to take revenge, my father discussed with the master for a long time. In the end, I don’t know what method the master used to convince the emperor and agreed to his marriage to the second prince.
Now that the master is not in the capital, he doesn't know that the marriage has changed or that the marriage partner has become the infamous King Qi.
Although I send messages to the master every week, if I can hide it for a while, or for the rest of my life, the master will find out one day. If that day really comes, I'm afraid we will have to part ways with him.
Thinking of this, tears couldn't stop falling from her eyes. She didn't want to be separated from him, but she had to be separated from him. They were destined to be in two worlds. He has his own responsibilities, and he has his own responsibilities.
The Prime Minister Zuo saw his precious daughter crying heartbrokenly, and felt uncomfortable. He knew that he had said something he shouldn't have said, so he sighed heavily and comforted him: "Okay! My father will also help you hide it from your master. . However, you have to think of a reasonable explanation before your master comes back, and it is best to break it off."
"Master!" Mrs. Zuo Xiang's anxious voice sounded outside the study.
When Zuo Xiang heard his wife's anxious voice, he quickly winked at Meng Ruoxi and asked her to wipe away her tears, and then stood up and opened the door.
"I heard my servant say that Ruo Xi sent someone to invite the doctor over! Isn't Ruo Xi's illness just right? Why should I invite the doctor over when she is so good?!" Mrs. Zuo Xiang couldn't wait to ask as soon as she opened the door.
The Zuo Xiang blocked his wife from seeing the scene in the room clearly, "Ruo Xi is very good, don't think about it. I am discussing important things with Ruo Xi now. You should go back to sleep!"
"Why are you always blocking my way in? I went to Ruoxi's room just now and I couldn't see her. Is Ruoxi also in there?" Madam Zuo Xiang asked when she saw Zuo Xiang blocking the way. Pushing away his body blocking the door, "Get out of the way, mom!"
The Zuo Prime Minister staggered as he was pushed by the Zuo Prime Minister's wife, and wanted to reach out to stop him, but as soon as he stood up, he heard Meng Ruoxi's uncontrollable wails and cries.
"Mother!" Meng Ruoxi's eyes turned red when she saw her mother, and the tears that had stopped burst into her eyes again. She wailed and threw herself into her mother's arms, crying desperately.
Mrs. Zuo Xiang was also at a loss for her daughter for a moment and said distressedly: "Ruoxi! My precious daughter, stop crying and tell me what's going on?! Why are you crying like this?!"
But seeing her daughter crying so heartbroken, she hugged her body and sighed inaudibly, "My dear daughter, don't cry. You are making my mother feel bad. Please tell me what's going on." What happened? Did that evil King Qi make you angry again?!"
Mrs. Zuo Xiang continued to comfort Meng Ruoxi, "Daughter, since that evildoer of King Qi has made you heartbroken over and over again, you should take this opportunity to cut off contact with him!"
"That evildoer has a notorious reputation and is not a peaceful master. Although he is a prince, he is not worthy of you at all. My mother is just a woman, but I have heard some rumors that the battle for the right to be the heir has become more and more intense. "
"Yes! Ruoxi, your mother is right!" Zuo Xiang echoed from the side, "Now that we have lost contact, he is surrounded by dangers. If the emperor's decree is promulgated at this time, something will happen to him. You will become a widow. It will also be bad for your reputation!"
Seeing the crying voice of the daughter in her arms gradually subsided, she lovingly patted Meng Ruoxi on the back, "Okay, now tell me what's going on?"
"Mother!" Meng Ruoxi vented her emotions in her mother's arms without caring about anything. Her heartbroken mood finally improved a little, "My daughter wants to sleep with you today."
"Nonsense!" Zuo Xiang scolded: "How old are you? Still sleeping with your own mother?!"
As soon as Zuo Xiang finished speaking, he couldn't help but shudder, feeling that his whole body was enveloped in chill at this moment. Looking along the chill, he found that his wife's cold eyes were staring at him, and he swallowed hard, and then he realized that the two of them were going to talk about something intimate. He couldn't help but shrink his neck, like a quail, and shrank to the side, no longer daring to interrupt.
"Okay!" Meng Ruoxi did not respond to Zuo Xiang's scolding. Seeing that her mother never agreed, she kept acting coquettishly.
Mrs. Zuo Xiang put away her cold and piercing eyes, lovingly wiped away the remaining tears on Meng Ruoxi's face with a handkerchief, "Okay, okay!" After saying that, she couldn't help but tap her forehead with her fingers, with some He said arrogantly: "You! You are already a big girl, why are you still pestering your mother like you did when you were a child?"
"Even if a daughter is a big girl, she will always be my mother's daughter." Meng Ruoxi continued to act coquettishly, "Mom! You go back to your room first, my father and I still have some things to discuss."
Seeing that Meng Ruoxi's mood had stabilized, Mrs. Zuo Xiang said, "Okay, you talk to your father about the matter first, and my mother will be waiting for you in your room!"
Mrs. Zuo Xiang closed the door and couldn't help but let out a sigh. She didn't know what was so good about that evil that made her precious daughter so sad.
"Are you satisfied this time? My father gave up his beloved wife to you tonight!"
"Father!" Meng Ruoxi blushed when she saw Zuo Xiang teasing her. Although she was the father who raised her since she was a child, she vented her anger without caring about anything and couldn't help but feel shy.
"Okay, as a father, I won't joke with you. It's getting late! Let's get down to business!"
"My father just told me what I know. Now it's your turn to tell me the information you know!"
"Then my daughter won't talk nonsense. A week ago, King Qi received an invitation from the third prince, saying that there would be a banquet at Miaochun Pavilion today, so today King Qi went to the banquet."
"I know all this! Tell me something that my father doesn't know!"
"Father, don't worry! Listen to me first!"
"Didn't my daughter follow my brother to Prince Qi's Mansion a few days ago? Just to hide from others, Prince Qi has been developing explosives in those days. The incident in Miaochun Pavilion this time was all caused by Prince Qi."
"Wait!" Zuo Xiang interrupted and said in shock: "You mean the explosion was caused by King Qi alone?"
Seeing Meng Ruoxi nodding her head affirmatively, she finally recovered from the shock, "I see, but how does King Qi know the method of making Thunderous Thunder?!"
"Father, are you saying that what King Qi developed is the Sky Thunder?!" Meng Ruoxi looked at her father in surprise.
Prime Minister Zuo nodded, "Yes, those are Thunder Thunders, and they are more powerful than those developed by the Ordnance Department! Do you know where King Qi learned how to make Thunder Thunder?"
"My daughter doesn't know either." Meng Ruoxi shook her head, "I also asked King Qi, and he just said that he has been interested in these craftsmen's things since he was a child. But in my daughter's opinion, it must be a lie. After all, King Qi has not He has no skills, and no one has ever seen him studying with a craftsman.”
Prime Minister Zuo nodded without any trace, "What you said makes sense. It seems that King Qi knew that the method of making Zhentian Lei must have been passed on from someone secretly. So in your opinion, who is the most suspicious?" Couldn’t he be the eldest prince?!”
Meng Ruoxi shook her head, "The Ordnance Department has always been valued by the Emperor, and he has left such an important matter to your father to manage personally. The address of the Ordnance Department is extremely hidden and only you and the Emperor know it. So it cannot be the eldest prince." "
"Could it be the Imperial Concubine?" Zuo Xiang murmured to himself, and then shook his head in the negative, "The Imperial Concubine has always been favored by the Emperor, and it is possible that the existence of the Ordnance Department was known, but the Imperial Concubine especially dotes on Prince Qi. , must know the pros and cons, it is impossible to let King Qi come into contact with these things, so it is only possible..."
The Prime Minister Zuo flashed his light and said in a low voice: "Are you saying... that there are craftsmen from other countries in the Ordnance Department?! King Qi has colluded with those craftsmen?!"
"I don't know whether King Qi has colluded with my daughter. It is estimated that there is a secret connection, so a secret investigation is needed. There must be a problem in the Ordnance Department. Father, you must investigate it strictly. Otherwise, if the emperor blames you, I am afraid he will be punished. The great crime of the nine clans!”
Prime Minister Zuo was convinced and nodded solemnly. He was very pleased to see that his daughter had returned to her usual energetic and confident appearance.
"By the way! Han Wuyong's nephew said that he would hold a banquet to thank you later. If you hadn't informed him in advance, he would have become a dead soul in the hands of King Qi like Shen Xu."
"It doesn't matter, just say thank you and then go out. After all, the Han family and your father are family friends."
"Hey! I still have to thank you. As for the banquet, if you have free time, go there." At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh, "However, I didn't expect that King Qi usually looks so lewd. He is ruthless but shows no mercy."
At the same time, he also reminded Meng Ruoxi, "You now have a place in King Qi's heart. You can take this opportunity to find out whether he has colluded with other countries. However, you must be more careful lest King Qi becomes wary of you. It will affect your subsequent plans."
Meng Ruoxi responded expressionlessly, but she didn't care in her heart. So what if she knew? ! It's not easy to deal with King Qi. Besides, he feels very sorry for himself. He is so obsessed with himself that he has no defense against him at all. He wants to tell himself all the secrets from his heart!
"Okay! It's getting late. My father has to go to court to discuss this matter with the emperor tomorrow. You should rest early."
