Refusing to marry the king of broken sleeves

Chapter 138: Having annoyed the emperor and walked out of the painted red gate, Ling Ruoyao even glanced in the direction Huangfuxuan left to make sure if he really left.

Caizhi followed her, and also took a look, with a puzzled expression on her pretty face, she asked in a puzzled voice, "Miss, why are we hiding from the Second Prince?"

Turning her head and glaring at her, Ling Ruoyao said angrily: "Are you stupid? Did you forget what he said when you entered the palace? He said, let's go out of the palace together! I still have business to do, how could I be with him?" Leaving the palace?"

After hearing what she said, Cai Zhi showed a look of sudden realization: "The reason why Miss is avoiding the Second Prince is because she doesn't want to go out of the palace with him!" After speaking, a puzzled look appeared on her face again, "But we were not far from the Second Prince just now, it is impossible for the Second Prince not to notice us."

Caizhi's words made Ling Ruoyao ponder. There was a dignified expression on her fair and pretty face. She put her arm around her chest and rested her chin on the other, meditating secretly.

It was indeed as Caizhi said, when she found Huangfuxuan just now, he was almost walking in front of them, the distance was extremely close, with his sensitivity, I believe he would not miss them.

The only explanation is that he was attracted by other things, and he didn't care about them at all.

After pondering for a while, she frowned tightly, with an impatient expression on her face, waved her hand and said, "Never mind him! What are you doing to me? He can do whatever he likes, we'd better do ours." Let's do it!"

As he spoke, he walked straight ahead without even looking at Caizhi.

Dazed for a moment, Caizhi opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end she couldn't say a word, so she sighed and hurriedly followed her footsteps.

Huangfu Xuan, who left straight away, was walking towards a gorgeous palace, bypassing the imperial garden where the flowers were in full bloom.

As soon as he entered the gate, a palace maid came up to greet him, saluted and said: "My maidservant greets the second prince. The second prince invites you inside." Saying that, she made a motion of asking.

While walking into the house, Huangfuxuan asked aloud: "Where is Concubine Zhen?"

"The empress is in the room. Knowing that the second prince has entered the palace, she is waiting for the second prince in the room."

"Understood, you step back." Nodding his head, Huangfuxuan said in a low voice, and waved the palace maid away.

Stepping over the threshold, he immediately felt a refreshing fragrance coming from the room, which made people feel refreshed and refreshed.

Turning his head to look around the hall, he saw Concubine Zhen leaning on the soft couch inside at a glance, with a faint smile on his lips unconsciously, and hurriedly walked up.

When he came in front of Concubine Zhen, he bowed respectfully: "Greetings to Concubine Zhen."

Concubine Zhen, who was dozing off at first, opened her eyes upon hearing the sound, looked up at Huangfuxuan in front of her, nodded with a smile and said, "Come on. Do it." Then she pointed to the place next to her.

Walking forward, Huangfuxuan sat on the soft couch next to him, with a small table in between.From a small and exquisite incense burner on the table, bursts of fragrance are emitted, and wisps of green smoke slowly rise.

"When I first entered the palace, I saw the fourth concubine. Is the fourth concubine here to greet the empress?" Huangfu Xuan said calmly.

Although he knew Ling Ruoyao's purpose of entering the palace, he still couldn't help asking.

Concubine Zhen supported her head with one hand, and leaned lazily on the soft couch, looking completely at ease.Just turning her head slightly to glance at him, she said in a low voice: "Yeah, I finally know how to enter the palace and pay my respects to my concubine mother."

There was a trace of dissatisfaction and complaints that could not be concealed in his tone.

"Your Majesty doesn't seem to be very satisfied with the Fourth Princess?" Huangfu Xuan looked at her appreciatively, and said with a smile, "Why do you sound like you are complaining to your son?"

Sighing faintly, Concubine Zhen moved her body, changed into a comfortable posture, and said in a low voice, calmly: "That is the fourth concubine bestowed by the emperor himself, how could I be dissatisfied? Isn't the second prince slandering this palace?"

"Your minister dare not." Huangfu Xuan lowered his head slightly and said in a low voice, but there was a calm expression on Junyi's face, "My minister is just curious."

"Curiosity?" Raising her eyes and squinting at him, Concubine Zhen asked suspiciously, "What's there to be curious about?"

Huangfu Xuan raised his lips and gave a chuckle, and said in an unhurried manner: "My son is curious, what kind of woman can be the daughter-in-law that the empress is satisfied with?"

Concubine Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled nonchalantly, and said disapprovingly: "Just curious about this matter? I am satisfied with the daughter-in-law chosen by the emperor himself."

After hearing what she said, Huangfuxuan didn't continue this topic anymore, but just curled his lips into a light smile, with a deep and complicated smile.

However, after being silent for a while, Concubine Zhen sighed again and said, "Oh, you also have your own wife, but why didn't you have a grandson for me? The fourth prince is probably hopeless, Ben Gong is counting on you to let Ben Gong hug his grandson."

"Your Majesty, there are some matters, and we still have to resign ourselves to fate." Huangfu Xuan said with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

Straightening up, Concubine Zhen picked up the teacup on the small table, took a sip, and then said again: "Oh, everyone is resigned to fate, so I have to resign myself to fate?"

Huangfuxuan didn't speak, but just laughed a few times, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip gracefully.

The two of them didn't continue the topic, they changed the topic tacitly, and chatted casually, the atmosphere was harmonious and casual.

***

After wandering around for a long time, Ling Ruoyao found out that the emperor was in the imperial study at this time and knew how to get there.

With her destination in mind, she became even more excited, wishing she could rush to the imperial study immediately and come before the emperor.

And when she actually came outside the imperial study room, she was in a state of nervousness and panic, and she even forgot how to place her hands.

Standing outside the hall, she looked up at the majestic and majestic palace in front of her, feeling a sense of awe and timidity from the bottom of her heart.

What she is about to face is the emperor of Cheyuan Kingdom, the Ninth Five-Year Lord.Moreover, this was the first time for her to face the saint alone, and the tension and fear in her heart were self-evident, for fear that if she was not careful, she would be beheaded if she offended the emperor.

"Miss?" Caizhi, who was following her, also looked nervous, her delicate face was almost wrinkled, but she still had to force herself to calm down, and reminded Ling Ruoyao, "It's getting late, let's You have to go back earlier, otherwise the prince will be suspicious."

Caizhi's reminder made Ling Ruoyao come back to her senses suddenly, and the tension in her heart eased a lot.

That's right, she can't waste any more time, she has been in the palace for a long time, if she doesn't go back to the palace soon, I'm afraid that man with broken sleeves Huangfu Yi will become suspicious.Don't care about Ling.

If he found out that she went to the palace to meet the emperor, he would definitely obstruct her, and she absolutely refused to let him sabotage.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath, with a dignified and generous appearance, she took a step and walked towards the imperial study.

Stepping up the stone steps, she was stopped by the eunuch guarding the door as soon as she arrived at the door of the imperial study room. The courage she had finally summoned dissipated a lot at this moment, and the tension rose again.

"Who is here?" A little eunuch came to her, looked her up and down, and said seriously, "Do you know where this is? Is it a place where you can come?"

Ling Ruoyao didn't care about it either, because she seldom entered and left the palace, so it was understandable that people in the palace didn't know her.

But Caizhi, who was by her side, was not happy. She, who was protecting the lord, hurried forward and yelled at the little eunuch, "Do you know who you are talking to? This is the fourth princess. You are the one who can shout!" Did you drink too much?"

After hearing Caizhi's words, the little eunuch looked at Ling Ruoyao again, and saw that although she had a calm expression, there was a threat that could not be ignored in those clear eyes.

The little eunuch was frightened immediately, knowing that he had caused trouble, he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Fourth princess, please forgive me, this servant doesn't know it's the fourth princess, if I offended, I hope that the fourth princess will forgive me."

Frowning slightly, Ling Ruoyao was still a little unaccustomed to begging for mercy at every turn, so she quickly waved her hand and said, "Okay, get up."

After the little eunuch stood up tremblingly, Ling Ruoyao asked again: "Is the emperor inside?"

Turning his head and glanced at the room behind him, the little eunuch replied respectfully: "The emperor is in there grading papers. The fourth concubine arrived suddenly. I'm afraid there is something wrong. Let the slave go to report."

Of course she knew something was wrong, that's why she was nervous and afraid, but even if she was afraid of nervousness, she had to force herself to calm down and calm herself down.

Without making a sound, she just nodded slightly.The next moment, I saw the little eunuch bent over, turned around and walked into the imperial study.

The waiting time was always so tormenting, Ling Ruoyao and Caizhi stood guard outside the imperial study room, both looked impatient, Ling Ruoyao even rubbed her hands repeatedly, walking back and forth.

Time passed by bit by bit, although the little eunuch had not been in the imperial study for a long time, but in Ling Ruoyao's view, it seemed as long as a century, and she was going crazy waiting.

He kept thinking in his heart that the emperor must agree to see her, she must face it calmly, and must not say anything wrong to make the emperor unhappy.

Just after she silently recited it three hundred times, the little eunuch finally came out.

When he came to Ling Ruoyao, the little eunuch bowed his waist and lowered his head, with a respectful look: "Fourth princess, the emperor has summoned you. Please come inside."

"Thank you." She nodded slightly, took a deep breath, and walked towards the imperial study.

Caizhi originally wanted to follow, but was stopped by the little eunuch, and she came back to her senses, knowing that with her status, she would not be able to enter the imperial study room or meet the emperor, so she could only wait patiently outside. with.

As soon as she stepped into the threshold of the imperial study, Ling Ruoyao felt a sense of majesty coming towards her, which made her shiver involuntarily, and felt a sense of awe from the bottom of her heart.

Trying to be calm, she swallowed quietly, and took a slight look at the entire imperial study, her gaze fell on the majestic figure in the hall.Quickly retracting her gaze, she lowered her head and walked forward lightly.

She didn't stop until she was three or four steps away from the emperor, knelt down and kowtowed, and said respectfully in a low voice: "My daughter-in-law, Ling Ruoyao, kowtow to the emperor, long live my emperor! Long live."

The emperor, who was crouching at his desk to approve the memorial, slowly raised his head after hearing this clear voice, and glanced at Ling Ruoyao who was kneeling in front of him. There was a calm look on his elderly face, but And with a majesty that is not angry and majestic.

"Stay flat." The emperor said casually, and turned his attention to the memorial in front of him again, "The fourth concubine came to see me on purpose, what are you talking about?"

Ling Ruoyao, who had just stood up, after listening to his question, finally calmed down, and became ups and downs again.Taking a deep breath, she tried her best to make her voice sound normal, and said in a low voice: "My daughter-in-law has something to ask the emperor."

Turning his eyes from the memorial to Ling Ruoyao who was in front of him, the emperor frowned, with a puzzled look on his majestic face, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is the fourth princess asking me for something? It's really strange. Tell me about it."

He hadn't seen this fourth concubine several times, but he never thought that she would suddenly enter the palace to beg him.He wanted to hear what she wanted from him.

Kneeling on the ground again with a thud, Ling Ruoyao lowered her head and said in a firm and earnest tone: "My daughter-in-law wants to reconcile with the fourth prince, and I ask the emperor for permission."

The originally curious face suddenly became gloomier, and the gaze that looked at her became sharper.The emperor only felt a wave of anger rising in his heart, and he snapped, "Nonsense! How can you just say something about reconciliation?"

Frightened by his loud shout, Ling Ruoyao couldn't help shivering, her heart was extraordinarily nervous and timid, fearing that the emperor would punish her if she didn't agree.

But she has already made up her mind to reconcile with Huangfu Yi, and finally met the emperor, how can she shrink back just because of his scolding?

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Ling Ruoyao buried her head lower, but her voice was still firm, neither humble nor overbearing, "My daughter-in-law is not fooling around, she made a decision after careful consideration."

The emperor was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him, his anger came from his guts, but he didn't want to distinguish between right and wrong, so he patiently asked, "Then you gave me a reason to give me permission."

Taking a deep breath secretly, Ling Ruoyao raised her head slightly, straightened her back, and said calmly and gently in a low voice: "My daughter-in-law thanks the emperor for bestowing my daughter-in-law to the fourth prince, and found a husband and son-in-law for my daughter-in-law. In the past few days for the fourth prince, the courtier's daughter-in-law has discovered that the courtier's daughter-in-law is really not worthy of being a wife, and she has not fulfilled her duties as a wife."

"Oh?" The emperor raised his brows and asked loudly, "Then tell me, where exactly did you fail to fulfill your responsibilities?"

Swallowing quietly, Ling Ruoyao was thinking secretly, trying to figure out what words to use to convince the emperor.

"The so-called unfilialism is threefold and having no offspring is the greatest." Ling Ruoyao kept her head lowered, and said word by word, "The minister's daughter-in-law has been married to the fourth prince these days, but she has never produced anything. She is really ashamed of the emperor's grace. Unfilial."

God knows how much hatred and pain she felt in her heart when she said these words, and how much she gritted her teeth.

However, she couldn't tell the truth, she couldn't tell the emperor that it was Huangfuyi who prevented her from conceiving and having a child.After all, she was the emperor's grandson. If the emperor wanted to punish the entire Four Princes' Palace in a fit of anger, then she would have committed a serious crime.

After all, in the Four Princes' Mansion, she only hated Huangfu Yi, and those servant girls were all innocent.As for the two side concubines who are still locked in the side courtyard, although they are a bit annoying on weekdays, they will not be implicated.

However, what she, who kept her head lowered, didn't notice was that after hearing her words, the emperor's face became gloomy and complicated, and the majestic face was covered with an elusive gloom.

This fourth prince is a well-known prince with broken sleeves, he doesn't like women at all, and he didn't expect the fourth prince to give him a grandson at all, but he never thought that the fourth princess would use such a reason to make him Allow them to reconcile.

Could it be that they are already husband and wife?These four princes are not really Duanxiu?

If this is the case, then the fourth prince has kept it a secret, and even he, the emperor, has not found out.And does this count as the crime of deceiving the emperor?Does he want to use this to punish the Fourth Prince?

After pondering secretly for a while, the emperor finally gave up the idea of ​​punishing the crime.

"Fourth princess, your reason is really far-fetched." The emperor stroked his little goatee and said in a low voice, leaning back on the chair, staring at her coldly.

A little anxious in her heart, Ling Ruoyao frowned, suddenly raised her head to look at the emperor, and said eagerly: "Your majesty, my daughter-in-law knows that it is indeed a bit of a joke to let the emperor grant my daughter-in-law to reconcile with the fourth prince, but your majesty, my daughter-in-law I really want to reconcile."

"It's not some, but it's really nonsense!" The emperor squinted at her, and corrected him, "Then you should talk about the real reason why you want to reconcile, and those perfunctory reasons, don't talk about it, otherwise, I I will punish you for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Terrified by his sentence of "crime of bullying the emperor", Ling Ruoyao froze for a moment, staring at him in a daze, not knowing how to answer in her heart.

After thinking about it for a while, she quickly came back to her senses, lowered her head again, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please allow your daughter-in-law to overstep. Is your Majesty affectionate to the jade concubine?"

This time it was the emperor who was stunned, apparently he did not expect that she would suddenly ask himself such a question.Clearing his throat, he said seriously: "That's natural.".

Looking up at the emperor, Ling Ruoyao asked again: "The emperor also wants to be with his beloved for a lifetime, right?"

The face became gloomy, and the emperor was a little dissatisfied with her repeated questioning, but he nodded patiently and said, "I wish to have a person with one heart, and never leave each other. I believe everyone has such a wish. I do too." People, how can you not hope?"

On her fair and pretty face, there was a look of hope, Ling Ruoyao couldn't help but hooked her lips, and said hastily; "Since the emperor also hopes so, he must also understand the mood of my daughter-in-law."

"What's your mood?" The emperor frowned and looked at her puzzled.

Nodding her head quickly, Ling Ruoyao said firmly, "My daughter-in-law also wants to be with her beloved for a lifetime."

The emperor didn't speak, but fell into deep thought, and his eyes on Ling Ruoyao also became sharp.He was actually distracted by her words just now, and he continued to answer along with her words. Now that he thought about it carefully, what she said was really nonsense.

The reason why the fourth concubine wants to reconcile with the fourth prince is because she wants to be with the one she loves for the rest of her life. Could it be that she has no affection for the fourth prince, but her heart belongs to others?

How could she forget her status?

"Fourth concubine, do you want to tell me that the fourth prince is not the one you love?" Leaning forward slightly, the emperor frowned, and asked in a cold voice, his tone was much more serious.

Ling Ruoyao swallowed quietly, took a deep breath secretly, tried her best to keep calm, nodded heavily and said: "Yes. The Fourth Prince is not my beloved."

The face became more and more gloomy and cold, the emperor frowned tightly, and stared at her with a pair of sharp eagle-like eyes, but did not say a word.

After being silent for a while, he spoke again, but the tone of his words was extremely cold: "You know, the marriage between you and the fourth prince was personally decreed by me. Now you ask me to allow you to reconcile, Doesn't this make me deny my original marriage offer?"

Frightened by his chilling words, Ling Ruoyao couldn't help shivering, a chill rose from the soles of her feet, instantly rushed to the top of her head, attacking her brain.

Before entering the palace, she had imagined how she would answer if the emperor asked her this question, but when she was faced with this moment, she found that the words she had thought up earlier could not be said at this time. She completely forgot about it.

"Why didn't the fourth princess speak?" Seeing that she was silent, the emperor said again, his voice became a little colder.

Startled, Ling Ruoyao closed her eyes, her heart became ruthless, and she said without hesitation, "Because you are the emperor. No one dares to disobey your will."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, his face became more and more ugly, and he looked at her with restrained anger: "You mean, you blame me for advising you on marriage indiscriminately? You didn't want to marry the fourth prince at first, but because of that Is it my will, I have to follow?"

Opening his eyes, there is a firm gaze in the clear eyes.She met the emperor's angry eyes and said without fear: "Yes."

"Presumptuous!" The emperor suddenly slammed the table and snapped, "Do you really think that I dare not punish you? Do you know who you are talking to? If you were not the daughter of the prime minister, I would have been I will order someone to put you in prison!"

This sudden shout made Ling Ruoyao completely stunned, staring blankly at the emperor, forgetting even her fear.

There is only one thought in my heart: Is this a dead end?