Hand Medicine Fragrance

Chapter 163 Friendship
Zhao Yuanzhen was sitting in the study, with a letter on the table in front of him.

He turned the letter upside down, but he knew the contents of the letter by heart.

"Reporting to Lord Hou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not know that the assassination in Ganlu Hall was related to Lord Hou." The entourage reported in a low voice.

"The prince doesn't know?" Zhao Yuanzhen repeated blankly.

The entourage bowed, "Exactly, the crown prince's confidant Ma Wei led himself to say that the crown prince does not want to have a direct confrontation with the Hou Ye. Now we need to appease the Hou Ye to avoid further chaos in the court."

Zhao Yuanzhen nodded slowly, and his eyes fell on the letterhead on the table.

"She didn't say..."

"What orders does Lord Hou have?" The attendant didn't hear clearly, so he quickly bowed and asked.

Zhao Yuanzhen waved his hand, "It's okay, you go down first."

After the entourage left, he opened the letter, and on it was his very familiar self, starting with the word "nephew".

This is a letter sent by the Imperial Physician.

In the letter, my uncle admitted that he was the one who started the "Guanghan Society", and that he had already made arrangements among the people and secretly developed his strength.The imperial court had just heard about the name of the Guanghan Society, but in fact, my uncle had been planning it for a long time.But in the past, it was through the name of practicing medicine.The court could not detect it.

Even he was kept in the dark by his uncle.

He thought that what his uncle said was only for revenge was true.

Now it seems that it is true that in the process of revenge, the uncle was caught in the desire for power and glory and could not turn back.

The purpose of my uncle's writing to him is to discuss with him the internal and external cooperation and overthrow the rule of the Chai family.With the name of the post-recovery Han Dynasty, the yellow robe was added to the body.

The uncle promised him that as long as he was willing to help him, he could agree to anything he wanted after the matter was completed, including that little girl who looked like a princess.

Zhao Yuanzhen raised his hand and threw the letter into the incense burner not far away.

Suddenly a ball of open flame burst out from the incense burner, and black smoke curled up from the mouth of the copper crane standing on the incense burner.

Not long after, the letter was turned into ashes in the flames.Mix with incense ash.

She didn't say anything, she didn't betray him.Why?
She said that the princess did not die of illness, but was murdered to death. Is it true or not?What does she know?
"Hello, Lord Hou." A woman's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

The attendant guarding outside the study was startled, and wanted to step forward to cover the mouth of the visitor, but he dared not.

But disturbing Master Hou, they also couldn't eat and walked around.

"Princess, you can't make noise here! The Marquis has orders..."

"I see that Lord Hou is not in good spirits these days, and he specially stewed medicinal food for nourishing the mind. Don't stop me!" Princess Chu's voice was warm and soft, but extremely penetrating.

Across the heavy door of the study, Zhao Yuanzhen couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Put the soup away and go back. When the little ones are serving you, I will definitely tell Master Hou about your thoughts." The attendant said hurriedly.

"Since you understand that it's the princess's wish, you should call the princess in and give it to Lord Hou in person. What's the matter with asking you to send it in?" The voice of the princess of Chu's maid was very bright and menacing.

Zhao Yuanzhen couldn't help frowning even tighter, and the impatience on his face grew stronger.

Back then, if his uncle hadn't forced him, he would never have agreed to marry another Chu princess.

He only has her in his heart, how can he let go of others?
Is it because he compromised with his uncle and he agreed to the marriage, so she found someone who was so similar to her and came to his side?Remind him of their former friendship?
How could he ever forget...

"Let her in." Zhao Yuanzhen said impatiently at the dispute at the door.

The princess's maid snorted proudly, raised her chin at the attendants, handed the lacquer plate in her hand to Princess Chu, stretched out her hand to open the door, and retreated outside.

Princess Chu stepped into the door, glanced left and right, and walked towards Zhao Yuanzhen, "Master Hou."

Her voice is charming and gentle, and every step she takes is slow and graceful.

Zhao Yuanzhen didn't even look at her, but stood up and looked out the window with his hands behind his back.

"I made soup for Master Hou..."

"Leave it alone." Zhao Yuanzhen interrupted her and said coldly.

Princess Chu frowned slightly, "Your Majesty looks very tired, should you use some soup? Nourish your body, otherwise everyone in the house will worry about you."

"Are you worried about me?" Zhao Yuanzhen turned around and looked at her and asked.

Princess Chu blushed and nodded slightly, "Yes."

"Why are you worried about me?" Zhao Yuanzhen asked coldly with a blank face.

"This..." Princess Chu took a deep breath. Although she lived in the Hou's residence every day, it can be seen that his chances are really few and far between.The opportunity to talk to him is even more rare, "It's because... I will rely on Lord Hou for everything in the future. It is my responsibility to take care of Lord Hou's daily life and health..."

"Where do you start with this? You are the princess of Chu State, how dare I ask you to serve me? Now it is only because there are strong people in Beijing who are in trouble, and for the sake of the princess's safety, I ask the princess to live in my house. The princess is a guest. , not a servant." Zhao Yuanzhen said flatly.

Princess Chu's expression changed completely when she heard the words, "You...what do you mean by that?"

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at her indifferently, "Don't you understand the princess? Which sentence don't you understand?"

The princess of Chu State blinked her eyes, and it seemed that there were tears in her eyes, but she resisted and asked: "You say you are a guest or a servant, are you cheating on me? Aren't we... There is already a marriage contract, have the wedding dates been set? You say that... I don't understand. "

"I won't marry you." Zhao Yuanzhen looked at her and said, "Tomorrow I will invite the prince..."

"Zhao Yuanzhen!" Princess Chu shouted angrily, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Report to Lord Hou—" There was a sudden shout from outside the door.

The stagnant and condensed atmosphere in the study was immediately interrupted.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked up to the door.

"His Royal Highness has an order, please go to the front hall to receive the order." The attendant reported outside the door, and after hesitating for a moment, he added, "Please go with the princess."

Princess Chu was taken aback for a moment, "Shall I go together?"

"It must be an order related to the big wedding?" The maid said happily outside the door.

Zhao Yuanzhen's face froze.

Princess Chu raised her hand to wipe away her tears, "I have wronged Lord Hou."

After speaking, she walked out of the study first.

Zhao Yuanzhen walked behind with a sullen face.

The eunuch who announced the order looked at Zhao Yuanzhen with a smile, "The crown prince has an order, thinking of An Guohou's love for the late eldest princess, and forcing An Guohou to marry another Chu princess, it is really not close to friendship, His Royal Highness is sympathetic to An Guohou. The matter needs to be reconsidered. During this time, the Marquis of An Guo has made meritorious service in protecting the princess, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will reward her according to her merits. Today, the Princess of Chu State will be accepted into the palace. If the Marquis of An Guo wants any rewards, he can ask the slaves to answer."

After the eunuch finished speaking, An Guohou hadn't reacted yet, but the Princess of Chu cried out in astonishment, rolled her eyes, and fell limp.

The maid beside her hurriedly supported her, stared and said, "What do you Prince Dazhou mean by this? Are you kidding us? Before the princess went to Dazhou as an envoy, she had agreed on a son-in-law. Now she has stayed in Dazhou for so long. It's been a long time, and you've lived in the Marquis of Anguo's mansion for so long, you just change people if you say you want to? What do you think of our princess?"

The eunuch grinned, "Would His Royal Highness treat you badly, the princess?"

"Hmph, what are you talking about about treating people badly or not? You're clearly teasing my princess!" the maid sneered coldly.

"You can't say that," the eunuch shook his head, "The crown prince is absolutely sincere to you, princess, please go ahead."

The maid supported Princess Chu, looked at her face, and immediately shook her head, "My princess has lived here for so long, and people all over the capital and Zhou have heard that my princess is going to marry An Guohou. Now Ask my princess to leave and marry someone else? How will the people in the capital think of my princess? How will others talk about my princess behind her back?"

The eunuch opened his mouth, but before he could speak, the sharp-toothed maid spoke again.

"This will damage the reputation of my princess, absolutely not. Don't say that my princess disagrees, whoever it is, can't agree. If you are not sincere, my princess will return to Chu!" said the maid.

The eunuch smiled calmly, "Princess, don't worry, the crown prince has already chosen someone to marry for you. I guarantee that no one dares to talk about you, and no one dares to gossip behind your back."

"It's not that I dare..."

The maid was still pestering, the eunuch closed his eyes and interrupted directly.

"The crown prince wants to marry you as his side concubine. In the future, he will be a noble concubine, and his status and favor can be imagined. In this way, if you ask the emperor of Chu, the princess' father will agree, don't you think?"

Princess Chu's face froze.

The prince's side concubine!

Of course the father agreed, I can't wait.When she was going to come to Chu State, her father was hesitant about marrying the son-in-law.

How can the man of the deceased princess get into the center of power when he marries a princess from another country?How not to be feared by the emperor?Later, after inquiring about this son-in-law who was different from other son-in-laws, he had won the trust of the crown prince and was entrusted with important tasks, so the emperor reluctantly agreed.

Now that she is going to marry another prince, she can almost imagine her father nodding in agreement.

"Princess please." The eunuch said again.

The maid looked at Princess Chu's face, frowned and said, "Even if you want to leave, you have to pack up your things before leaving?"

"The princess can go ahead, and the maid will pack the luggage." The eunuch smiled, "Could it be that the princess is reluctant to part with this Hou's mansion? The princess is just staying here temporarily. Could it be that the Hou is missing the late eldest princess? Did you do something inappropriate to the princess during this time?"

"No!" Princess Chu almost rushed to say it.

The eunuch glanced at Zhao Yuanzhen, cupped his hands and said, "I hope the Marquis is not to blame for my lack of words."

"Of course it's better to speak clearly in person, so as not to cause trouble in the future." Zhao Yuanzhen nodded slightly.

There was no expression on his face, but everyone around him seemed to feel his inexplicable ease and joy.

(End of this chapter)