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Chapter 114 - The Regent with a Broken Sleeve

Thinking about it, he said speechlessly: "I say, Murong Youqi, we obviously only met yesterday, okay? And in the future, can you not ask this kind of question that would cause misunderstanding if you meet face to face?"

"Oh." Murong Youqi seemed to seriously think about it, and then looked at Hong Zhong with a face full of seriousness: "To be honest, this prince really can't think of any question this prince wants to ask when meeting the Third Miss, how about you give this prince a hint?"

Logically speaking, she should not have not given him face in public, but last night, Baili Yi Chen's warning was still fresh in her mind. Adding Baili Ziyan's matter, she really could not talk to him anymore, "You don't know what to ask, so please don't talk to me about it." As she spoke, she headed towards her own carriage.

Murong Youqi didn't seem to notice Hong Zhong's impatience, as he happily waved his fan and caught up to Hong Zhong's footsteps: "Actually, this prince truly wants to take care of Third Miss. Third Miss has ignored this prince's sincerity, it really makes this prince …"

Hearing his words, Hong Zhong really wanted to turn around and give him a kick. It's one thing for this guy to have a face that can attract peaches, but he actually dares to come and provoke her. What kind of enmity do you think he has!? " Okay, okay, I know you care about me, okay? "The carriage is here. Goodbye!"

"Hehe, goodbye Third Miss." Murong Youqi looked at Hong Zhong's figure with a smile all over her face. Clearly, her mood was extremely good.

Bai Han was speechless, "Prince, I have never seen anyone who is as happy as you after being rejected by others. Can't you see that Third Miss is hiding from you?"

"I know." "So what?" Murong Youqi laughed and kept his fan, then turned and walked back to his carriage.

You're still happy when you know it?

Bai Dai followed behind him speechlessly. He's really crying. What kind of master is he following? " "Prince, the Emperor has already sent three urgent letters for you. He wants you to take advantage of the Southern Qi's birthday banquet and bring up the matter of marriage with him."

Murong Youqi impatiently swept the white board with his gaze. "That old fellow, whenever there's a good thing, when I don't see him thinking about this prince before, once he's about to get married, he'll think about this prince. If you want this prince to become his tool for marriage, then go dream!"

The whiteboard was speechless.

Normally, the emperor wouldn't discipline the fourth prince, but wasn't that also the fault of the prince himself? As long as the emperor talked to him, he would be able to make the emperor angry, and eventually, the emperor would no longer bother with him.

Moreover, whenever the Fourth Prince didn't take a fancy to good stuff, he would just go to the treasury and steal whatever he couldn't get. Even if he knew that it was the Fourth Prince's doing, the Emperor would still close one eye and let him do whatever he wanted.

With a sigh, Whiteboard spoke up once more, "Prince, even if you didn't mention it yourself, the envoys would still have mentioned it." Therefore, it's best if you don't stubbornly resist! Because it's all useless. Since the emperor sent you here, you can't escape the marriage!

Murong Youqi suggested with extreme good will: "Actually royal father dotes on second brother so much, it would be better if second brother came, or third brother could also do it! They are all not bad candidates. Un, this prince feels that I should have this envoy write a letter to royal father and offer some advice. "

White Board wanted to cry but had no tears. Whether it was the second prince, King Duan, or the third prince, King Rui, they were both people with a main wife, so how could they be the best candidate for a marriage alliance? On the other hand, their own prince, although he had the most beauties in the backyard, his main wife's position remained empty for a long time.

Murong Youqi proudly imagined himself for a while, and then, without caring about the white face behind him that wanted to cry but had no tears, he went back to his own carriage.

… ….

On the other side, Chu Lingshan brought Yu'er into the carriage, and only after they were seated did Yu'er speak with grievance: "Young miss, that corydalis radix is an extremely rare and precious herb, why is it not a treasure? Two years ago, you knew that Hong Gongzi wanted to look for the corydalis radix, so you spent three months to run to Dong Heng's Lost Forest to look for it. After that, you spent an entire year guarding it until it matured before harvesting and bringing it back. "I haven't even seen Young Noble Hong!"

Yu'er had followed beside Chu Lingshan for more than ten years, so saying these words was not to blame to Chu Lingshan, but Chu Lingshan naturally knew that Yu'er's actions were out of concern for him, and lightly sighed, then said: "As long as he wants it, I will do my best to help him find it."

"Miss, you're really stupid!" Yu'er said in disappointment.

Chu Lingshan did not say anything, she just sat there quietly, her thoughts slowly drifting further and further, was she stupid? She thought she was stupid. Ever since she met him, she had been stupid! Even if two years ago, he had clearly told her of his intentions, she still wouldn't be able to give up.

… ….

Hong Zhong sat in the horse carriage and shakily walked towards the palace. Because the carriage was too long, he walked slowly, looking at the corydalis radix beside him, Hong Zhong lifted the carriage's curtain: "Qingya, let's return to the palace now, can we take a detour to the General's Estate?"

"Miss, I'm afraid it won't do. There are a lot of people on the road today, so it might be inconvenient to take a carriage." Qing Ya said as she looked at the long convoy ahead. A few days ago, when he came to the National Temple, the roadside on both sides of the road were surrounded by citizens who were enjoying the show. When the noble ladies returned to their homes, the citizens naturally came out to watch the show.

"Is riding a horse enough?" Since the carriage was blocked, shouldn't it be better to ride the horse?

Upon hearing this, Qingya did not say anything. Riding a horse was indeed possible!

"It's just that this doesn't make sense. It's hard for the emperor to explain himself even though there are so many people watching. Does the young lady really intend to just leave like this and ride back to the general's estate?" Miss, we can return to the palace first, and then you can invite the Emperor to return with an imperial decree. It would be the same as well. "

"..." But could she say that she didn't even want to return to the palace?

As she thought of the talent show at the birthday banquet that Baili Yi Chen had mentioned, she felt a headache! Initially, her head already hurt from participating in the competition. But now, Baili Yi Chen had given her a death order: she must become the champion! What a headache!

Just as he was having a headache, he heard a passerby say to a passerby, "Hey, I heard that the ladies who came to National Temple to pray are all hot candidates for the consort selection. Tell me, other than the Empress, do you think that Regent's consort has also chosen?"

"Yeah, we usually get married in the year of the Weak Crown, but we, the Regent, are already in our late twenties. It's said that we don't even have a single room!" The other uncle spoke up.

At this time, the person who spoke first continued, "Right, this is too strange! I heard that there isn't even a woman in the Shezhengwang's Palace, do you think … What do you think? "You guys say …" As he spoke, his expression became somewhat awkward and hesitant.

"Say what?" The surrounding people all turned to look at him.

That person looked around vigilantly, then whispered, "Do you guys think our Regent didn't take action?" Otherwise, how could he be 28 years old and not even have a single room? This was too strange!

Just then, another person spoke up, "Do you not want to live anymore? How dare you discuss the Regent in front of everyone? I heard that our Regent is going to get married to the Qingyang Kingdom! "

"Are you for real?" How did you know? Oh right, just what kind of background does Princess Qingyang, who came to form a marriage alliance, have? Just with the body and temperament of the Regent, an ordinary princess would not be able to match up to our Regent! " One of them spoke up again!

"What princess? That's the Emperor's eldest granddaughter! I heard that he looks like a fairy and is the only heir to the throne of the Qingyang Kingdom!" If you truly marry our Regent as Zheng Fu, then the Regent will be the husband of the Qingyang Kingdom in the future! "

"In that case, isn't that royal husband equivalent to our queen?!"

Humans were born with a passion for gossip. They were clearly scared to death, yet their mouths were still filled with uncontrollable discussions that wanted to kill themselves.

A marriage alliance?! Princess Qingyang! Furthermore, she looked just like a celestial being!

After Hong Zhong heard these people's words, she could not help but be curious. Yesterday, Baili Yi Chen had the time to run to the National Temple, but the uncle didn't go. Could it be that it was because of that Azure Sun Princess that he ran over to accompany the guests?!

When he thought about how his uncle might actually be engaged to someone else, Hong Zhong suddenly felt a little sad. He leaned against the window and looked at the few people by the side of the road.

Those who were discussing thought for a while and nodded their heads in agreement. Actually, they couldn't rule out that possibility. However, they realized that something was wrong. Who said those words were meant to kill them?

They turned their heads at the same time to look at the slowly moving carriage and saw that the curtain of the carriage had been opened. A girl of about sixteen to seventeen years old was looking at them expectantly.

Was that something a girl could say?

As a result, their expressions became somewhat strange. This girl who was sitting in the carriage with the empress dowager must be one of the noble ladies who had prayed with the empress dowager this time. A noble lady was actually able to discuss the matter of the Regent with a few men on the street. It was really hard to describe!

As he was thinking, a man stepped forward and said, "Miss, don't speak nonsense. Who doesn't know that our Regent has always been thinking about the lands of the Southern Qi, and has always been thinking about the well-being of the people of the Southern Qi. That's why it delayed his own life, how could he like men?"

Actually, they would rather believe that their god-like Regent had never gotten married because they harbored the world in their hearts or because they didn't find the person they liked. They didn't want to believe that the Regent was someone who liked men!

"How is that impossible?" Hong Zhong said with a serious face: "Didn't I say it? Age is not a problem in front of true love, height is not a problem, weight is not a pressure, gender does not matter! Maybe our Regent was careless and broke his sleeve, which is why he never married. As for that Princess Qingyang you guys are talking about, his hopes aren't high! "

Although she said this, her heart was very depressed!

Was Uncle really going to marry Qingyang and become his imperial husband? The more she thought about it, the more unhappy she felt. This uncle was clearly telling her two days ago that he liked her.

"Truly, the more he thought about it, the more he panicked. As for the reason, even Hong Zhong herself did not know!" "Qing Ya, stop the carriage. I will ride a horse back to the Residence of General!"

"Miss, isn't this inappropriate?" Qingya really didn't understand. The young mistress was perfectly fine just now, why did she suddenly need to ride a horse?

Hong Zhong opened the car door, held the corydalis radix he brought for Hong Li and jumped down: "What's wrong with that! Since this group of carriages is so crowded, why don't I just let them drive the carriage and follow the carriages back to the palace? Let's find another route and ride over to the general's manor to meet my big brother. It's quiet and elegant, don't worry, I'll definitely be back before they enter the palace gates. "

With that said, he carried the corydalis radix and passed through the crowd, heading towards the general's manor from another street.

… ….

Hong Fu, the steward of the General's Estate, was jogging towards the study. When he entered the study, he spoke with a face full of smiles: "Eldest Young Master, the young miss is back."

When Hong Li, who was currently reading a book, heard this, he raised his head. After saying that, he got up and walked out of the room. After he walked to the door, he turned around and instructed, "Uncle Fu, tell the kitchen to prepare the pastries that the young miss wants and send them over."

Hong Fu nodded and replied respectfully: "Ai, Second Young Master has already given his orders." He was also very happy from the bottom of his heart and couldn't help but sigh. The general and the two young masters had doted upon the Third Miss to the point of making people angry!

Under the gaze of the red war, Hong Zhong ate all of the delicately crafted pastries in front of him. Drinking a mouthful of tea, she sighed out emotionally, "A golden nest and a silver nest are not as good as one's own dog den. In that damned place like Xiwu Hall, it's not comfortable even to eat something. "

Hong Zhan drank a mouthful of tea from the table, then said with a smile: "Then what does Zhong Er like to eat, why not bring more back later? "Oh right, Big Bro brought a Snow Mastiff back for you. It's in the backyard, it's really cute. I'll take you to see it later."

"Sure, sure." Hong Zhong took another piece of cake, and nodded as she ate. I want this, this, and this. Remember to bring more. Also, second brother, help me find some books on women's talents and send them to the palace. " That was one of the reasons she came back.

Although he was not happy with Baili Yi Chen, he still had to think about it since he had given the order. No matter what, he had to give it a try.

"What do you want?" Hong Zhan looked at Hong Zhong curiously. His sister had always been like a man, only interested in the sword and the spear. Since when did she become interested in a woman's talent?

Hong Zhong took a sip of tea: "Zither, chess, calligraphy, needling, embroidery … As long as it's something that a woman can learn, I want it all. " Regardless of all that, she would first collect all of these talents and look at the ones that she had more talent before choosing the best ones to study!

"Alright then." Hong Zhan nodded his head: "I will get the butler to collect some for you later."

If it was a normal family with hundreds of people, those with daughters would definitely have plenty of things. However, the people from the General's Estate were all men. In addition, his sister had always had a masculine personality. Therefore, there was really no such book!

Just as Hong Zhong and Hong Zhan was talking happily, they heard Hong Li's gentle voice. "Why haven't you eaten your fill at the palace?" Turning her head, she saw that Hong Li's tall and straight figure, with an extraordinary smile on her handsome face, made people feel an inexplicable sense of warmth.