Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 7 The Young Prince
Your Royal Highness?

Huo Mingzhu suddenly opened her eyes, seeing the girl Sulu pushing her, her face was very anxious.

"Miss, why are you in a daze? You'll be at the gate of the city later, you have to get ready. Let me take a look at your hair..." Suli said while carefully tidying up her headgear.

Huo Mingzhu let her fiddle with her, but her brows were deeply furrowed: "Are you sure it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who came to greet you in person?"

In her memory, Baili Jingqi, the crown prince of Emperor Tianyou, had been in poor health, and he rarely attended even royal family gatherings, let alone meeting with officials.In the last life until Huo Mingzhu's death, she remembered that the intersection with the prince was nothing more than the illness when she was young and the prince's concubine selection banquet later.She was also very sure that Prince Jingqi had never welcomed Baili Zonglu back to Beijing triumphantly in the previous life.

Su Hui said strangely: "Yes, just now, Lord Hou sent someone to pass on the message, how could there be a mistake? It must be the Ninth Prince who has made great achievements in battle, and His Majesty sent His Royal Highness to come out of the city to welcome him. Look, what a face!"

Just as he was talking, the carriage had already stopped, and the outside was solemn and noisy. It seemed that many people gathered around, and those people did not dare to be presumptuous easily.

At this time, someone outside the curtain said: "Miss Huo, can you get out of the car easily?"

Upon hearing this voice, Su Yu immediately winked at Huo Mingzhu, and said in a low voice: "Miss, hurry up, the Ninth Prince personally invites..."

Huo Mingzhu opened the curtain, and saw Baili Zonglu standing in front of him, with a tall and heroic figure, she still instinctively wanted to avoid him, and said with a smile: "Thank you, my lord, for your concern... Sulu, help me out of the car."

Su Hui secretly wrung sweat in her heart, really angry that she couldn't fight, she jumped off the carriage helplessly, went to help Huo Mingzhu down again, and muttered: "Miss, you, oh..."

Although Baili Zonglu frowned, he didn't seem to care about it, and led Huo Mingzhu to stride forward. As far as he could see, a figure in a bright yellow brocade at the end of the official road was surrounded by civil and military officials. He stood with his hands, but couldn't see his face clearly.

Lin Congyue, Marquis of Pingyang, also dismounted, and together with Baili Zonglu, bowed to the man, and Huo Mingzhu also knelt down.

"See Your Royal Highness!"

The soldiers behind him also knelt down and bowed in unison.

The civil servants and military generals behind the prince did not dare to accept the ceremony of Baili Zonglu, and hurriedly bowed down to greet him.

"Uncle Huang, please get up!" A melodious male voice sounded, and then a boot stopped in front of Huo Mingzhu's eyes, helping Baili Zonglu up, "Jing Qi dare not accept the big gift from Uncle Huang."

The young man's voice still carried a little crisp smile, overlapping with the shadow of Prince Jingqi in Huo Mingzhu's memory.

"Please get up, Marquis Pingyang, all the officers and men, too!" The young man said loudly, he is the crown prince appointed by Emperor Tianyou himself, and the whole country and society should belong to him, so there is nothing wrong with him accepting the pilgrimage.

Huo Mingzhu wanted to get up, but her ankle hurt, she was stretching out her hand and waiting for Su Yu to help her, a pair of hands helped her up, as soon as the warm palm touched her, she knew who it was, and she wanted to avoid it .

How could Baili Zonglu let her hide again?

His palm was strong, and he firmly clasped Huo Mingzhu's arm. The angle was too subtle, and others could not see her dodging, but only saw Baili Zonglu's approachability and considerate treatment of Huo Mingzhu.

"This lady is..."

In front of Huo Mingzhu came the questioning voice of the young prince. She had been provoked by Baili Zonglu, and she was full of displeasure, so she could only bear it. She was at a loss and looked up at the questioning place. She was facing a pair of clear and clean clothes. star eye.The young prince's face was pale, it can be seen that his body is indeed ill, it is completely different from his dazzling bright yellow uniform, it made Huo Mingzhu forget his anger for a moment.

"Jing Qi, this is Miss Mingzhu from General Huo's mansion. Her ankle is twisted, so it's inconvenient to get up." Baili Zonglu not only wanted to interfere with Huo Mingzhu's body, but also answered for her, responding to the prince's request as if nothing had happened. doubt.

Before the young prince could answer, a person appeared behind him, bowed his head and said: "His Royal Highness, this is the minister's little daughter Huo Mingzhu, she is disrespectful in front of the palace, and she still looks forward to His Highness's forgiveness."

Since the figure walked out, Huo Mingzhu couldn't concentrate on the prince's pale face. She stared closely at Huo Zhengde, who she kept claiming to be her father—who she had admired for many years like a mother who died young. A man, but in the end he murdered his dead wife and weak daughter...

"Mingzhu, don't admit your mistake to His Highness the Crown Prince!" Seeing that she was silent, Huo Zhengde shouted at Huo Mingzhu.

Huo Mingzhu's mind exploded, remembering that the tendons in her limbs were severed, and her eyes were gouged out. Her father Huo Zhengde said earnestly: "Mingzhu, although I am no longer your father, you did something wrong. I have to admit it."

The exact same accent, full of benevolence and morality, what does she recognize?Where is she wrong? !

Fierce hatred filled Huo Mingzhu's mind and blocked her throat, making her unable to utter a word. Instead, she slowly suppressed her anger and opened her mouth to obediently admit her mistake: "Too..."

"Forget it, I heard that Ms. Huo met an assassin on her way back to Beijing and was frightened. General Huo doesn't have to make a big deal out of it. I don't care about it." The prince interrupted Huo Mingzhu's unspoken words. By the way, his eyes seemed to be able to speak, but she didn't know what he wanted to say.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Father Huo Zhengde's flattery interrupted their staring at each other.

The young prince looked away, but looked at Baili Zonglu: "The emperor's uncle has worked hard all the way, the father has hosted a banquet in the palace, and he wants to celebrate the emperor's uncle." His eyes fell on Baili Zonglu who was supporting Huo On Mingzhu's hand, the young man's smile was extraordinarily frank: "Uncle Huang, you seem to care about Miss Huo very much."

(End of this chapter)