C138

Chapter 138 - Premarital Fear

Lv Luo said, and instructed the servants to place all the items Hong Li had brought, in front of him.

Hong Zhong turned her head, and saw a dozen or so servants holding trays, each tray had a dozen or so different colored rouge powder. Damn, just this little bit of rouge powder, there were over a hundred types of it, a tycoon's life was really too extravagant!

Hong Zhong looked at them one by one and finally chose a rouge that was more suitable for light makeup. After picking out the rouge and cosmetic powder, she also picked up the pearl ring to wear the ornament. Then, she dressed in a brocade robe and gown … Originally, these things should have been done well last night, but because Hong Zhong had gone to the Rose Pavilion to wait for Baili Mingyue, she could only drag it out until this morning.

finally understood why Qingya would say that there was no time!

In the end, Hong Zhong chose two sets of robes. One of them was the aqua blue muslin dress that was used for the birthday feast during the day, and the other was a custom-made performance uniform for the birthday banquet tonight.

First, he went to Nangong Lingwei's Phoenix-Resting Palace to pay his respects. Then, Qing Ya and Lv Luo followed behind him with complacent expressions on their faces. They had gotten used to seeing Hong Zhong in the day's worth of embroidered clothes and incomparably noble appearances.

However, they did not expect that their young mistress would have such fresh makeup on, which would cause their eyes to light up.

The graceful, elegant, and fresh blue dress, as well as the delicate, light makeup on her face, gave her a very small, fresh style. The fiery red belt formed from Polygonum multiflorum Thunb s around her waist also gave her a hint of arrogance.

The original freshness and the brashness were two entirely different styles. But now, on Hong Zhong's body, the two auras were in contact, and actually did not feel disharmony, but actually made people feel that they complemented each other, and even gave off a different kind of nobility.

Today was Nangong Lingwei's thirty-eighth birthday, so naturally, the noble ladies of the Southern Qi would enter the palace early in the morning to pay their respects to her. Thus, today, the servants of the Phoenix-Resting Palace would be exceptionally busy.

As Hong Zhong lived in the palace, among the people who paid respects to him, the water pavilion was considered to be the earlier one. Although it was considered as a greeting, in reality, she was only going to kowtow and say a few nice words. As for the birthday present, Hong Li had long ago ordered people to prepare and send it to the Inner Palace.

Hong Zhong bowed respectfully towards Nangong Lingwei, who was seated at the seat of honor: "Hong Zhong greets Esteemed Empress Dowager.

Nangong Lingwei sat on the seat of honor, and smiled as she looked at Hong Zhong. Zhong Er sure is considerate. To be able to come to the Phoenix-Resting Palace so early to pay respects, your filial piety is not inferior to even my own emperor! " As she spoke, she made fun of Baili Yi Chen who was sitting beside him with a smile on his face.

Actually, Baili Yi Chen had a lot of things to do today, so he took advantage of the time it took for him to arrive early in the morning to pay respects. After being teased by Nangong Lingwei, Baili Yi Chen awkwardly laughed, as his gaze swept towards the blue-clothed man, and could not help but stare blankly. He still remembered the welcoming banquet last time, where Hong Zhong's clothes were unrestrainedly loose, and his entire person gave off an arrogant and despotic feel.

But today, he saw her dressed in a group of fresh, aqua blue muslin, her whole person seemed fresh and refined, and when he looked at the person in front of him, he thought back to the gentle touch of his lips that day. For a moment, it made him feel, perhaps his previous understanding of Hong Zhong was wrong!

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, you flatter me." Hong Zhong replied politely, and let Qingya help him stand up and sit on a stool to the side.

Baili Yi Chen's eyes followed Hong Zhong for a moment. And this scene had also landed on the pink colored well-dressed Nangong Yimeng behind Nangong Lingwei. At this moment, her beautiful eyes carried a trace of disbelief and thick jealousy.

She did not miss the fact that when Baili Yi Chen saw Hong Zhong, he was stunned for a moment. When Hong Zhong came in, Baili Yi Chen never took his eyes off Hong Zhong.

It was a gaze of admiration!

Nangong Yimeng's first instinct was, this was impossible!

She clearly remembered that Baili Yi Chen and Hong Zhong were like fire and water, how could he actually look at Hong Zhong with that kind of admiring gaze in such a short amount of time!

However, the reality was this cruel. The way Baili Yi Chen looked at Hong Zhong was clearly the same as liking and admiring Hong Zhong. It was the same as the way she had always looked at Baili Yi Chen!

Such recognition caused Nangong Yimeng's face to turn pale white. The hand under the pink robe was tightly holding onto it. Hong Zhong, you forced my hand!

With that in mind, Nangong Yimeng revealed a faint smile and spoke to the empress dowager, "Today is the birthday of my aunt, and also a good day for us to reunite. Poor little sister Zi Yan is still confined in Yanran Palace, and yesterday when I went there, I heard little sister Zi Yan mention that when it was her birthday, as her Grand Princess, she couldn't personally come to my aunt's side to filial piety, so she blamed herself very much."

Hearing that, Baili Yi Chen took a glance at Hong Zhong. Seeing that she did not have any expression on her face, he pretended not to hear him and turned her head away, not saying a word. That girl had wasted her life. It was natural for her to teach him a lesson. However, today was the birthday of his mother. As his biological daughter, she was unable to come and greet him. It was truly a bit unreasonable.

Seeing that, Nangong Lingwei sighed: "That girl, I think Wailing Home is already used to her. With her perverted nature, in the end, the Wailing Home has its responsibilities. Since it's the Wailing Home's birthday, let her come out, alright, Emperor, what do you think? "

Hearing Nangong Lingwei's words, Baili Yi Chen nodded his head, "Today is mother's birthday. Mother will decide everything, I have no objections."

"Right." Nangong Lingwei nodded her head in satisfaction: "In that case, let's pass on the orders to the Wailing Home. The birthday banquet will last for three days, and all restrictions on the Grand Princess will be lifted."

"Yes." Nangong Yimeng smiled faintly and thanked Baili Ziyan. Then, she went to the Yanran Palace full of joy to deliver the decree.

Other than Hong Zhong, they were the first batch of noble daughters who came to pay respects. There was no need to think about it; it was clear that there would be more wives and ladies coming to pay their respects later on. Nangong Lingwei sat up straight, with a noble look on her face: "Announce them to come in."

And at this moment, Hong Zhong tactfully stood up to take his leave: "If that's the case, Hong Zhong will take his leave first."

"En, Zhong Er take care. Men, send Third Miss out." Once Nangong Lingwei had finished answering, there was a Xiao Gongnv who came forward and led Hong Zhong away from the other door.

Upon seeing this, Baili Yi Chen immediately stood up and spoke to Nangong Lingwei, "Imperial Mother, I still have matters of the nation to take care of. I shall take my leave too." As he said that, without waiting for Nangong Lingwei's reply, he followed Hong Zhong's footsteps and walked out of the main hall of the Phoenix-Resting Palace from another door.

Nangong Lingwei looked at Baili Yi Chen's fleeing figure and could not help but shake his head. A good son was like a mother, how could she not know what Baili Yi Chen was thinking? He was intentionally avoiding these ladies who came to pay their respects.

How could this work?

Even if it was for the Baili Royal Family's bloodline, she couldn't allow Baili Yi Chen to continue acting as he pleased! While he was lost in thought, a few brightly dressed women walked in with their precious daughters and bowed their heads in greetings.

Nangong Lingwei could only retract her state of mind and courteously greet them.

… ….

Turning his head around, he saw Baili Yi Chen quickly walking over, coldly sweeping a glance at the few of them. The Phoenix-Resting Palace's Xiao Gongnv bowed to Baili Yi Chen, "Yes." Then, she turned around and returned to the Phoenix-Resting Palace.

After that person left, Baili Yi Chen cast a cold glance at the elegance and Lv Luo behind Hong Zhong, "You two may also leave. I have something to tell Third Miss."

Qing Ya and Lv Luo looked at each other, bowed respectfully, and turned to leave.

At this time, only Baili Yi Chen and Hong Zhong were left in the large courtyard. Baili Yi Chen looked at Hong Zhong quietly, and swept his gaze across the Polygonum multiflorum Thunb at her slender waist.

"Huh?" Hong Zhong also didn't expect Baili Yi Chen to actually say such a sentence to her after separating Qingya from Lv Luo, and she wasn't able to react in time. However, when she saw Baili Yi Chen's gaze on her waist, she immediately understood what he meant and nodded, "That's right. Uncle... The Regent gave it to me. "

Baili Yi Chen nodded. He couldn't tell what he was feeling. With a calm tone, he said, "Accompany me for a walk." As he spoke, he turned around with his hands behind his back and walked forward in silence.

Hong Zhong silently followed Baili Yi Chen's footsteps as he walked within the imperial garden. As for the servants he met along the way, they were all consciously avoiding him, and only when he arrived at the side of the Holy Pond did Baili Yi Chen stop.

This was the place that Baili Yi Chen had saved Hong Zhong that day.

After looking for a long time, Baili Yi Chen turned his head, his eyes revealing an indescribable look as he quietly gazed at Hong Zhong.

Under Baili Yi Chen's gaze, Hong Zhong shrank back, a bad premonition rising in her heart. She tried her best to recall what she had done these past two days.

However, after thinking about it, besides practicing how to adjust one's inner strength and rehearsing with dumplings, he had gone to visit Baili Mingyue. Other than that, it seemed that he hadn't really offended Baili Yi Chen!

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with some apprehension, "Your majesty, did you call me here to say something?"

Baili Yi Chen retracted his unclear gaze and lightly sighed. He then said something that was unrelated, "Today is my mother's birthday."

"I know." Hong Zhong looked at Baili Yi Chen and frowned slightly. What was wrong with Baili Yi Chen today?

As Baili Yi Chen spoke, he cast his gaze back at the wide surface of the Holy Pond's lake. His tone was exceptionally low, and there was even a trace of unease in his tone as he spoke, "After the birthday banquet, it will be the bestowal ceremony of the Southern Qi's empress."

A grand ceremony?

What does it have to do with me!

Hong Zhong looked at Baili Yi Chen in confusion. Her sharp brows slightly knitted, and on her handsome face that carried an innate noble aura, there were some unease and worry. Hong Zhong thought for a bit, as if she understood the reason behind his transformation.

He lowered his head to look, and discovered that there was a stone platform on his right that was over a foot tall. Thus, he decisively lifted his skirt, and very teasingly ran to his right, standing at the same height as Baili Yi Chen. imitating his actions, he looked at Holy Pond and said in a sincere tone, "Your majesty, I understand your mood!"

"You understand?" Baili Yi Chen turned his head to look at Hong Zhong. There was a trace of undetectable happiness in his eyes, and his depressed heart had become clearer because of Hong Zhong's words.

"Yeah." Hong Zhong nodded her head, her face filled with a serious expression: "Right now, do you feel that there are many thoughts and anxieties in your heart, that you are especially depressed and worried, and that you have thought of escaping before the battle?"

Baili Yi Chen expressionlessly lowered his head and recalled the past few days. He subconsciously nodded his head, as if he had indeed been feeling a little uneasy in his heart these past few days, as if what Hong Zhong had said was true.

Seeing Baili Yi Chen nod his head, Hong Zhong slapped his shoulder with his palm, and the two brothers embraced his shoulder as if they were brothers, "I knew it would be like this. Bro, let me tell you, with your symptoms …" Before he could finish his sentence, he felt a burning gaze land on him.

So, he turned his head around slightly, and only then did he realize that he had lost all control. At this moment, he was excitedly hugging Baili Yi Chen's shoulder. As for Baili Yi Chen's gaze, it was looking at the hand on his shoulder.

"Sorry, I was too excited. I didn't pay attention to one of them." Hong Zhong laughed dryly as he retracted his claw, awkwardly wiping the blood off his body. He then sneaked a peek at Baili Yi Chen's face, only to discover that he was looking at him, his expression did not seem to be angry at all. Instead, he was waiting for to finish his words. Don't be nervous! You'll be all right when you get married and have a queen. "

Premarital phobia?

"..." As he listened to this woman's' nonsense ', Baili Yi Chen's clear heart gradually sank. Although he didn't know what sort of illness he was suffering from due to premarital phobia, he still understood its literal meaning. Baili Yi Chen sighed in his heart.

"Hong Zhong." Baili Yi Chen called out to Hong Zhong, with a tone of gentleness that had never been present before. After shouting, he stopped and opened his mouth, as if he couldn't say anything.