My Lord, your wife is spreading rumors about you again.

Chapter 74 Dispute
"I will send you to the Six Shang Bureau, but if you want to win the trust of the Imperial Concubine, it is better for you to act in a way that goes against me, so that you appear to be insincere." Shen Ke glanced at Zhang Zhi casually, and said, "Since His Majesty has determined that you are my man, why not make a clear move?"

"Your Highness, please make the arrangements yourself. I will go to the medical office." Mingli said.

Shen Ke was stunned: "Medical Office? Sister-in-law is proficient in medicine?"

Mingli smiled and said, "I understand a little bit."

The three of them continued to discuss the follow-up matters, and Zhang Zhi remained silent. Mingli glanced at him several times, and waited until Shen Ke and Xi Mo left before turning his head to ask him: "Zhang Zhi, what's wrong with you? Why are you so unhappy?"

"I think it's too dangerous."

Zhang Zhi's expression softened, and he looked at Mingli worriedly: "I also grew up in the imperial palace. That place is a place that eats people. It turns every kind person into an evil ghost, and drags good officials who care about the people into hell. Yangyang, you must go, right?"

Mingli pursed his lips and looked at her for a long time. Perhaps because the charcoal fire in the room was too strong, she took off her cloak and wore only a thin undershirt.

"Life is inherently dangerous. When a person is born, they may face difficult labor. If you are not careful, two lives may be lost. You may choke to death while drinking water, choke to death while eating, fall to death while walking, starve to death, die of thirst, die of heat, die of cold. Every day, a sudden disaster may happen to us."

Mingli lowered his eyes and stuffed the note Xi Mo brought into Zhang Zhi's hand: "I know that Kyoto is full of dangers, but I am not afraid. I also understand that the Second Prince and his party are eyeing us covetously, but I am not afraid. Some things can only be obtained by going deep into the tiger's mouth. What Xi Mo said is not without reason. We are about to go to the south of the Yangtze River. The journey will definitely not be safe. If the Second Prince's people are still sticking to us like dog-skin plasters, then won't we be attacked from all sides?"

Mingli glanced at him strangely, and his attitude was relatively gentle at this time: "Actually, you don't have to worry. I will be careful when doing things in the palace. If something really happens to me, you can take out the divorce letter I wrote a long time ago. Don't worry, it will not implicate the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."

Mingli thought that Zhang Zhi was afraid that if she, as the Crown Prince's Consort of the Marquis of Zhenbei, made a mistake while away from home, it would bring harm to his Zhang family.

But she didn't know that these last two sentences were like a sharp needle piercing Zhang Zhi's heart. He slowly raised his head, his eyes were extremely complicated, and he was holding back a breath in his heart, but he couldn't sigh.

"What do you mean by if something happens to you, I'll take out the divorce letter to clear myself of any connection? Mingli, what do you mean by that?"

Zhang Zhi's eyes darkened, the rage burning in his chest reached his eyes, and his resentment was about to burst out: "Do you want me to watch you get into trouble in the palace and do nothing about it? Or do you think I am the kind of person who would abandon you and let you fend for yourself in the deep palace in order to save the family?!"

Zhang Zhi was so furious that he sometimes really wanted to see what Mingli's brain looked like!

Hearing this, Mingli also found it quite funny: "No, why are you angry for no reason? When did I say that to you? I was just giving an example. If I accidentally fell into the hands of the Second Prince, you would not quickly distance yourself from me, but would you rush to get close to me?"

Zhang Zhi stared at her and said, "I am your husband. If you are in trouble, I will not save you but divorce you? Mingli, listen to yourself. Is this something a human can do?"

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. If you distance yourself from the matter, there might still be hope of saving me. Do you think you will feel comfortable only if both of us fall at the same time?"

Mingli took a deep breath and tried to calm his tone. "Zhang Zhi, wake up. If this happens, it is the wisest and most straightforward thing for us to do. Also, what can happen to me in the palace? I am just pretending to surrender, not going to die. In terms of status, I am also the legitimate daughter of the Ming family. Do Yunlan and Shen Heng dare to kill me in the palace?"

"Why wouldn't they dare?"

Zhang Zhi's voice suddenly rose, and he frowned and said, "You have never seen how cruel the fight for the throne is. For the throne, Yun Lan and Shen Heng dared to kill the king. You are just the daughter of a minister. What are they afraid of? With Xiyun Country outside, why wouldn't they dare?!" "I know the road ahead is dangerous, with internal and external troubles, but so what? If the road is not smooth, will we not go? If the enemy is fierce, will we just stand there and wait for them to kill us?"

Mingli's temper was also instantly aroused.

She gritted her teeth, her eyes sharp. "Hiding under the wings of the Marquis' Mansion is indeed a life of wealth and glory, but everyone's choices are different. Some people choose to live in peace and not fight for power, but I don't want to be like this! So, you can't interfere with me. Even though we are already married, this marriage is just a covenant between us. As an ally, you should be happy to see me make such a decision. Even if you don't like it, you have no right to say anything!"

Mingli said these words quickly and harshly, and every word stabbed directly into Zhang Zhi's heart. She was furious, obviously angry, and the air pressure in the room dropped to freezing point in an instant.

Zhang Zhi looked at Mingli in disbelief. How could she say such a thing?
He felt mixed emotions, with anger, resentment, grievance, and depression all stuck in his chest.

Zhang Zhi stared at Mingli for a long time, which made her feel uneasy. Mingli looked him up and down with a teacup in her hand, and asked curiously: "Why are you staring at me like this? What did I say wrong?"

"No."

Zhang Zhi retracted his gaze and said in a hoarse voice: "You are right, we are just allies, I have no right to interfere with you, I'm sorry."

He suddenly gave in, which made Mingli, who was originally furious, deflate.

She looked around, coughed lightly and said, "No need to apologize, let's just leave it at that for tonight, I'll go wash up."

"Go to the bathhouse, the water is being heated up." Zhang Zhi stood up, no longer as energetic as he was during the day, looking listless. "I'll go to the bathroom, the water is cold."

After saying that, he went to the clean room next door without waiting for Mingli to reply. Seeing this, Mingli had nothing to say, and pushed the door open. Li Ma Ma was waiting in the corridor not far away.

Seeing Mingli coming out, she immediately went to greet her. Although she was only wearing a middle-length dress, her hair was not messy. In addition, she saw Shen Ke and Xi Mo talking for a long time, and then they could vaguely hear a few quarrels, so she guessed that the marriage must not be consummated.

Her daughter is so beautiful, but she still can't do it. This young master Zhang is really impotent.

"Girl, where are you going?"

"Let's go to the bath." Ming raised his hand and patted his shoulder, his brows slightly tired: "I'm so tired today. Getting married is really troublesome and not fun at all."

Especially when she thought of Zhang Zhi in the room who had an inexplicable temper, she felt even more upset.

Nanny Li understood. She went over to help Mingli walk to the bathing pool and consoled her, "No matter what, the prince still has good intentions towards you. As for other places, well, every family has its own problems. Please be more tolerant, young lady."

(End of this chapter)