Because of this trivial matter, his heart became even more disappointed towards the emperor. As soon as he ascended the throne, he was already like this. What would happen after the tree grew big and deep?
He looked at Yue Pengju and shook his head. Yue Pengju also shook his head. Zong Ze saw that the meaning beneath his eyes, had actually understood his own meaning, he patted the youth's shoulder, sighed, and turned to leave.
Only after she was busy until the evening, when little prince had already gone to bed with his wet nurse and the guards' shift had ended did Hua Rong drag her tired legs, turned and almost sprinted out.
The moment her body disappeared, Zhao Deji left under the escort of a group of imperial concubines. From the corner of his eyes, he saw something, and knew that she was chasing after Yue Pengju.
Just as he returned to his study, Xu Caizhi hurriedly entered. "Shangguan Family, Master Zong has a private report."
When he opened the letter, he found it was written by Zong Ze himself, saying that his subordinate Yue Pengju's wife was on duty in the palace. At the end of the letter, he also said that he had only recently found out that Hua Rong had the experience of fighting against Golden Man and knew the Primeval Language. It was very useful on the battlefield and he hoped to allow Hua Rong to join the army.
Zhao Deji laughed coldly: "This old man Zong Ze sure has a generous mind."
Xu Caizhi did not dare to reply, he just stood at the side.
Since Zong Ze had already written such a letter, he wanted to let everyone know that he could not take over his wife. Yue Pengju was just a trivial general, and did not have much of an impact in the imperial court. Originally, he did not put Yue Pengju in his eyes, but when he appeared, Zong Ze's name shook the world, and he had no choice but to fear him.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He ruthlessly threw the imperial report onto the ground. If he wanted a girl to ascend to the heavens, how could it be so difficult? Isn't this blatant contempt for the supremacy of monarchy?
He said furiously, "We ordered Hua Rong to be our concubine …"
Xu Caizhi hurriedly knelt down, "Please calm your anger Shangguan Family. Hua Rong and Yue Pengju are already married, and Shangguan Family just ascended the throne, I am afraid … " He did not dare to directly say "wife of the lord," and only said, "Furthermore, Shangguan Family knows that Hua Rong has a stubborn personality, if she does not comply even at death's door, what would be the point of doing so?"
"If she disobeys, I will kill her!"
Xu Caizhi's heart trembled, "I hope Shangguan Family will forgive her when he sacrificed his life to save me once."
The Kanggong at the side saw that the situation was not good and said, "How many beauties are there in the world? All of them fought to serve the Shangguan Family, why would the Shangguan Family read her as such? "Besides, the Emperor is very fond of the son of a dragon. He should pardon the world to express his gratitude …"
Zhao Deji sat on the Dragon Throne and supported himself with his hands. It was unknown if it was because he was thinking of the past, but after a long while, he finally said, "Alright, from today onwards, stop summoning Hua Rong into the palace, and remove her from his duties as guard and teaching head."
"Then, how did she arrange it?"
"We'll talk about it later."
Xu Caizhi originally wanted to ask, since it was like this, he could allow Hua Rong to leave. Seeing that the emperor was still angry, he did not dare to ask anymore and quietly retreated.
When Hua Rong rushed out of the palace, the temporary drill grounds was already empty. Yue Pengju had left a long time ago.
She sat on a boulder, staring at the last blood-red cloud in the sky, tears streaming down her face.
It was already an unknown period of time since he had parted with Penga and was about to meet again.
It was such a hot day, but his heart was cold. He only slowly got up and walked back when it was deep into the night.
The room was empty, with the tea set still in place. When Yue Pengju was here, she had once made tea for him everyday, waiting for him to come drink. Now, when the world was empty, where would he go from today onwards?
She sat down and suddenly saw a letter on her desk. She anxiously opened the letter, it was written by Yue Pengju: "Elder sister, do not be afraid, I have already left Zhang Xian outside the city to receive him."
She was surprised and happy, she immediately closed the door and went out, feeling that as long as she could find Zhang Xian, she would be able to catch up to him very quickly.
However, after taking two steps, he felt that it wasn't appropriate. If he were to secretly leave, wouldn't that mean he was escaping in public? That would be a capital offense, and it would affect Yue Pengju as well. She hesitated for a moment before pushing the door open. When he looked outside, she saw four guards standing at the same time.
She coldly asked, "What are you all doing?"
"On the orders of your majesty, protect flower head."
She closed the door with a bang. Only then did she completely understand that she had been placed under the Emperor's house. It would be extremely difficult for her to leave Ying Tian alone.
From then on, Zhao Deji was immersed in the joy of the prince's birth. Pan Yingying's mother relied on her son's nobility, and was conferred the title of Consort Xian. Zhang Yingying was a talented person, and because she had served the prince meritorious services, she was bestowed with the title of "Mrs. Guo".
Not long after, he was worried about the safety of the little prince and felt that the Ying Tian was not safe, so he decided to send the little prince to the Yangzhou first, because that was where the only empress dowager who managed to escape would live.
He had sent his trusted aide to protect him. When it came to the matter of taking care of someone, Pan Yingying was unhappy, because she was afraid that if she followed his son and left, she would have to abandon his husband.
Seeing this, Wu Jinnu immediately agreed to go to Yangzhou to take care of her.
Zhao Deji immediately agreed, and everyone disguised themselves and escorted little prince to Yangzhou. Once Wu Jinnu left, the Ying Tian Palace became the stage where Pan Yingying and Zhang Yingying competed for favors. In order for the emperor to "open his branches and scatter his leaves", the number of beauties in the harem quickly increased to 500 people.
Hua Rong lived alone in that small courtyard house, unable to leave the area of one Li away from the square. Fortunately, she did not receive any summons, so after feeling depressed, she could only study and read in the house.
These books were mostly the carriages that Yue Pengju had brought back last time, and were enough for her to pass his time. In this way, even though he had a life of a prisoner, he would still enjoy it, and would only think of Yue Pengju every time he saw him.
On this day, the weather was exceptionally hot. In the evening, the heat didn't subside in the slightest.
The house was too stuffy, so she went out into the yard and sat under a giant locust tree, looking at the locust flowers that covered the ground. Because he had been unable to sleep last night, he also felt that the heat was gradually disappearing as he sat down. He could not help but slowly fall asleep.
A hand fell on her shoulder. She abruptly woke up and shouted, "Who is it?"
"Rong Er..."
Two hands tightly embraced her shoulders, and with a single hug, he actually lifted her up and carried her inside the house.
She screamed in panic, "Your Majesty!"
However, the Kanggong pushed the door open, lit the candle, and retreated. Xu Caizhi stood guard at the entrance of the small courtyard, and quietly closed the door.
Zhao Deji placed her on the bed like a metal hoop and she sat up. Smelling the faint smell of alcohol on his body, Zhao Deji pressed her down, "Rong Er, you sleep with me tonight …"
"Your Majesty, please spare me …"
"Rong Er, you should know why I have to reject the kind feelings that we have towards you."
"It's just because Hua Rong has already married someone else."
He saw Hua Rong flinch and shouted angrily: "Rong Er, this shameless bastard Yue Pengju, has actually made a peace in the army!"
"No, I was willing to marry him!"
Zhao Deji was even more furious: "Why did you marry Yue Pengju? Which part of him is stronger than me? I have always been obedient to you and have never been like this to any other girl in my life. Why did you marry someone else when you knew that I liked you? "
Hua Rong threw caution to the wind, "Her Majesty's harem is full of beauties and Hua Rong is born with the character of a Jealousy, she is not willing to be husband and wife with other women! "We'd rather have a single heart than a single head!"
"So what? "I promise you, as long as you enter the palace, I'll immediately make you a imperial concubine. In the future, when you give birth to a prince, I'll definitely make you empress …"
"Hua Rong thinks that she is unable to please her, and would never fight with other women for her affection. She would always please her."
He looked at her in disbelief, as if he had forgotten about his anger. "Rong Er, do you want us to dissolve the harem because of you?"
Hua Rong laughed, "If that's the case, I will marry you!"
Zhao Deji was angered until his face turned white and black, but it was as if Hua Rong had won a huge gamble. She was familiar with his mentality, as the sovereign of his generation, the world was in his hands, but because he could not obtain it, he desired it even more. However, in order to obtain one person, he had to give up on, Zhang Yingying and the other Pet Consort s, as well as the countless other beautiful women.
She didn't care about whether he was dead or alive. She used this as a chance to see him slowly let go and sit on the edge of the bed without moving.
"Ninth Prince …"
This "Ninth Prince" was extremely enlightened, as if he had returned to those difficult years. Zhao Deji stuttered: "Rong Er, we are the sons of heaven, and we cannot marry one man. Is this the reason for your rejection?"
Her voice became gentler, "Shangguan Family, Rong Er has followed you for a long time. She not only respects you as the emperor, she also views you as a friend, brother, and idol. If Rong Er were to enter the palace and become a concubine, the world would only have one more woman competing every day for the jealousy. After a while, when love wears off, you would feel that Rong Er's face was detestable and vulgar. However, if Rong Er was outside, he would definitely do her best to stay loyal to Shangguan Family and never change. Shangguan Family, please help me! "
Under the candlelight, her gaze was so gentle and bright, her tone so gentle and gentle, but her attitude was incomparably resolute.
"A girl doesn't marry a second husband!" Her voice was even more meek, as she earnestly said, "Ninth Prince, please consider our past relationship and let Hua Rong go. If we were to force her, we can only repay our past kindness with our lives."
Zhao Deji was dispirited, and left the house immediately.
"Shangguan Family, please allow me to leave this place."
He did not look back, nor did he answer.
On the first day of July, the cold winds in open seal City roared, and the torrential rain began to wail.
This day, on the foundation stone of the Empire, the open seal stayed to protect Old General Zong Ze, who was gravely ill, to complete the last part of his life. Originally, he wanted to lead Yue Pengju and the rest to cross the Yellow River and take back the northern lands that had fallen into the hands of the Golden Man. However, before he could even get out of the sect, he died first.
With Zong Ze's death, the bells of the various temples in and out of open seal were ringing incessantly. Zong Ze's juniors, sons and nephews organized the funeral for him.
As soon as the funeral was over, they received news that the Golden Army had invaded the south again.
Ying Tian Palace.
That evening, Zhang Yingying, Pan Yingying and a few other concubines were in the garden resting.
The palace maid delivered the summer green bean soup, but due to carelessness, Zhang Yingying picked up the bowl and took a sip. Seeing that, Pan Yingying was furious, she immediately slapped Zhang Yingying.
Zhang Yingying did not dare to speak anymore, and immediately kneeled down. "Servant does not serve Madame Pan well, and I have offended you greatly.
Pan Yingying was still angered, she scolded her a few more times.
Just as she was cursing angrily, she suddenly heard Young Eunuch cough. She turned around and saw that Shangguan Family was standing right next to her.
Since the time Pan Yingying gave birth to the prince, she had become more and more arrogant and proud. Zhao Deji had long since been unsatisfied with her, but to be honest, it was strange, after he ascended the throne, he had already pampered and pampered over ten women, but not one of them got pregnant again.
Due to his identity as the only prince's mother, even though he was furious, he had to leave some dignity for Pan Yingying. Zhang Yingying knelt at the side as tears streamed down her cheeks. He heaved a long sigh, and decided to let Zhang Yingying sleep with him tonight. When it was raining, he suddenly asked Zhang Yingying, "Does my wife not have any resentment?"
Zhang Yingying laughed and said: "She is a Consort Xian, and this slave is only a human, there is a difference in status. 'The little staff will receive, and the big staff will leave', how can she dare be resentful?"