Vol V Chapter 42
Eunuch Wei brought Li Zhan's words to the Emperor.
Li Chen seemed to be a little surprised, but he did not show it too much. It was just a flash.
He put down the teacup in his hand." Did the Crown Prince really say that?”
"Replying to the emperor, this imperial edict is still with this old servant.”Eunuch Wei presented the imperial edict.
Li Chen glanced at it." Leave it there!”
"Emperor, you won't punish the Crown Prince, right?”Eunuch Wei was worried for the Crown Prince.
"Defying the imperial edict is a capital crime, but that is my child. How can I bear to do that? It seems that I still don't understand the Crown Prince.”
"Is the emperor going to take back the decree?"
"This is the only way. Do we still have to force the crown prince to marry Luo Xi?”
He was dressed in a black satin robe, and his hair was tied up with a good bamboo hairpin. He should have been elegant, but under the sun, Li Zhan's face was extremely pale.
Luo Xi quietly followed behind him, still wearing the same peach-colored palace maid's uniform and a golden buyao.
Hearing Li Zhan's cough again, Luo Xi wanted to go up and hold him, but she couldn't.
Why was it so long to go back to the room?
Li Zhan sat down, his face expressionless. No one could guess what he was thinking.
Luo Xi poured a cup of hot tea for him and placed it in front of him. No one opened their mouths to break the stiff atmosphere. Luo Xi didn't know what to say and could only say," This servant will go down first. If there's anything, call this servant."”In such a situation, Zheng Tong's master's consent was not needed. She could leave immediately. Luo Xi did this, but when she turned around, Li Zhan grabbed her wrist and refused to let her go. Li Zhan always seemed to like this. He did not say anything. When Luo Xi left, he grabbed her hand and refused to let her go.
"Your Highness!" Thinking that Li Zhan had some needs, Luo Xi called out.
"Stay, don't go!" Li Zhan said. Then, he looked up at Luo Xi. Luo Xi didn't dare to look him in the eye.
"This servant knows, Your Highness let go of this servant first!”Luo Xi said and then broke free of his hand. He didn't want to hold her and not let go.
In the cold air, Li Zhan's faint voice sounded,"I'm sorry!"”
"Your Highness?" Luo Xi didn't understand what was wrong with His Highness.
"I'm sorry, I can't accept that imperial edict!”Li Zhan said that he really had no choice. If he was selfish, he could have chosen to accept the imperial edict, but he didn't.
"This servant knows!" Luo Xi said. Your Highness, how could she climb up high?
She didn't know. How would she know? He didn't want to ruin her because of her.
In fact, the imperial edict was the marriage between Li Zhan and Luo Xi. The emperor wanted to bestow the marriage to Li Zhan, but Li Zhan went against the imperial edict.
"What is power?" Li Zhan suddenly said. Luo Xi couldn't help but look at him, only to find that his eyes revealed a faint sadness.
What was power? She knew that power and position were things that everyone wanted but could not have. What they had, they were always greedy. Just like Qin Shihuang, after sitting on the throne, he wanted to unify the world. After unifying the world, he wanted to live forever. For those who had more, their desires were even greater, and their greedy hearts were exposed. They were extremely dirty.
"Your Highness?" What could she say? Other than calling out, Luo Xi couldn't say anything else. After staying by his side for two years, she still didn't understand him at all. She also didn't understand what made him so sad, as if he had already begun to despair.
"If you had to choose, I would still have the right to choose!”Li Zhan asked as he looked at Luo Xi.
Luo Xi didn't understand why His Highness asked this question, but she still answered him," This servant will choose His Highness."”
"Is it true?" Li Zhan asked in disbelief.
"Your Highness, why are you asking this?" Luo Xi asked, but Li Zhan didn't say anything. There was no one around him that he could trust, but he still chose to trust Luo Xi among so many people.
Seeing that His Highness didn't say anything, Luo Xi could only quietly accompany him.
"Have you heard? The Emperor decreed that the Crown Prince be betrothed, but the Crown Prince rejected it.”There were always a few gossips in the palace.
"Isn't that defying the imperial edict?"
"Defying the imperial edict is a capital crime!"
"What's the big deal about death? The emperor only has one son, the crown prince.”
"Then who is the person who is going to be betrothed to? You're so lucky to be the Crown Princess."
"It's the palace maid by the Crown Prince's side. I think she's called Luo Xi."
"What?!" The palace maids exclaimed.
"Is there a mistake? How can a palace maid be the crown prince's wife?”
"So what? Since ancient times, palace maids have relied on means to become concubines. If you have the ability, you can do it too.”
"It's a good thing the Crown Prince didn't accept it. It's just a palace maid. How can a lowly status be worthy of the noble Crown Prince? But what's wrong with the Emperor, to actually bestow a palace maid to the Crown Prince? No matter what, she had to be a young lady from a wealthy family.”
Fleur appeared, followed by a griffon. Furong had heard the conversation between the palace maids. She did not eavesdrop on purpose. Who asked these palace maids to gossip everywhere? She was really worried for them. One day, they would be harmed by her mouth.
"Greetings, Princess Furong!" When the palace maids saw Furong, they quickly shut up and bowed.
Fleur didn't say anything and walked straight over.
A few palace maids saw the graceful back of Furong and could not help but exclaim," If I want to choose the Crown Princess, I might as well choose Princess Furong. She has good looks, and she's a princess."”
Li Chen looked at Furong, who was standing below, and his expression was slightly surprised." Are you going back to Bei Liao so soon?”
"Yes, Your Majesty, Furong has been here for some time. It's time to return to Bei Liao.”said Fleur.
In the main hall, only Eunuch Wei was serving the Emperor, and Furong's personal maid, Xiao Ge, had already left.
"Stay for a few more days. Zhen is looking for a concubine for the crown prince. No matter what, I have to attend the crown prince's wedding banquet.”Li Chen said.
Furong smiled." Furong heard that the Emperor has already betrothed the Crown Prince.”
Li Chen held his forehead awkwardly. This news spread really fast.
"That's right! However, the Crown Prince did not seem to be satisfied and was now looking for a good girl.”Li Chen said.
"Emperor, why don't you let the Crown Prince choose?”said Fleur.
"Zhen is afraid that the Crown Prince does not have that intention.”
"Emperor, forgive Fu Rong for speaking too much, but I heard that the Crown Prince seems to care a lot about a maid beside him.”said Fleur.
"You mean Luo Xi! I gave Luo Xi to the Crown Prince, but who would have thought that the Crown Prince would reject it.”
Hearing Li Chen's words, Furong smiled as if she had nothing else to say.
"Stay here for a few more days. When the time comes, our Southern Kingdom will personally send Princess Furong back to Beiliao.”Li Chen said.
"That's all we can do, Fleur thanks the Emperor.”
Cai 'er was kneeling in the main hall. Even in such a solemn atmosphere, she was still mischievously looking around, as if she wanted to find out something new and interesting.
The current situation was waiting for the owner of this manor to make a decision. However, Mu Zheng kept his hands behind his back, his back facing Cai 'er, and didn't make a sound.
In the end, Qiuyue Niang, who was sitting at the side, suddenly ran over, grabbed Cai 'er, and beat her up without the slightest bit of heartache.
"I told you to run, run!" Qiu Yue Niang called out.
"Mother, don't hit me! It hurts!" Seeing that her mother was serious, Cai 'er was so frightened that she quickly stood up and hid behind Yu Feng, unwilling to come out.
"You still know how to hurt? Why are you so worrisome?”Qiuyue Niang was furious.
"Mother, I was wrong!" At the critical moment, Cai 'er hurriedly admitted her mistake. If she admitted her mistake first, everything would be easier to negotiate with,"I was really wrong. I won't dare to do it again."”
"Kneel down! Continue kneeling!" Mu Zheng, who hadn't spoken all this time, suddenly came back to his senses. Turning around, he angrily rebuked Cai 'er, who was standing behind Yu Feng.
"Father! Cai 'er was wrong!" Cai 'er tried her best to squeeze out two tears, hoping that her father would forgive her, but how could she be so easy to talk to?
"Kneel!" Mu Zheng didn't care about Cai 'er's apology, kneeling down.
No matter how badly she did it, she would continue to kneel when her father told her to.
Cai 'er walked out from behind Yu Feng, her delicate and pitiful appearance making anyone who saw it feel sorry for her. However, there were some people who didn't fall for her tricks.
Cai 'er followed her father's words and continued to kneel at the place where she had just knelt.
"You better reflect on yourself!" Mu Zheng pointed at her and said hatefully, almost cursing.
"I just want to go out for a walk. I didn't commit any heinous crimes. Why should Father imprison me in this manor and not let me go out? My world doesn't want to be so small!”Cai 'er didn't know where her courage came from, but she said the words that she had wanted to say the most these years. If her father wanted her to kneel, she could kneel. But if he wanted her to reflect on herself, what should she reflect on? Yes, she was wrong. She should not have left the manor without permission. She should have told her father, but what could she do? Would her father agree?
Hearing Cai 'er's words, Mu Zheng was even more furious, pointing at Cai' er, unable to say anything. Finally, he pointed at Qiuyue Niang and said,"It's time for her to find a good husband."”
Hearing this, Yu Feng, who had been silent all this time, finally raised his eyes and looked at Mu Zheng, and then at Cai 'er, who was kneeling on the ground, as if he was waiting for something, but also feeling uneasy.
"I don't want to!" Hearing that her father wanted to find a husband for her, Cai 'er immediately refused.
"I can't tolerate you!" Mu Zheng's anger flared up as he glared at Cai 'er.
"I've said it before, I'll only be Yu Feng's bride in this life.”Cai 'er said loudly. She wanted everyone to hear that she, Mu Cai' er, would only be Yu Feng's bride, and would only marry Yu Feng in this lifetime.
"If you say such words again, I will let Yu Feng leave the villa.”She could say anything she wanted, but Qiuyue Niang absolutely wouldn't allow Cai 'er to say such words.
"I will leave with him!" Cai 'er firmly said.
Yu Feng looked at Cai 'er's strong side. She was saying that she would only be his bride for the rest of her life. Was it possible?
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