Song Yuan
Chapter 35
The little palace maid named Ginkgo agreed,
Before she could move, she heard a cold male voice in her ear,
"Wang Shun, did you hear that?
Just do as she says. "
Everyone answered and went to look for him. They saw the Regent in a black brocade robe,
With a stone-green sachet hanging from his waist, he strode over,
There was a look of indifference and impatience between his brows,
His aura was aggressive,
The palace servants followed closely behind him, suppressing the emperor in a dragon robe beside him until he had no sense of existence.
Beauty Zhen had never seen the Regent since she entered the palace, and she didn't know that a person could have such a powerful aura,
It made people unable to help but submit at a glance..
Wang Shun heard the Prince's instructions,
He didn't even look at the Emperor beside him,
He walked directly to Beauty Zhen's side,
He first smiled at Song Xuan standing at the side in a friendly manner,
Then, he tilted his head and instantly looked at Beauty Zhen expressionlessly. Then, he mercilessly slapped that flower-like and jade-like face.
With a "Pa" sound, Beauty Zhen's head was completely knocked askew,
Her hair was scattered,
The golden hairpin and jade hairpin on it fell to the ground with tinkling sounds.
The surrounding people were quiet at first,
Then they screamed involuntarily.
Beauty Zhen's brain was dazed from the slap,
Before she could recover, another slap was thrown over, and a touch of red flowed out from the corner of her mouth.
"Stop!" the Emperor shouted from behind. Wang Shun ignored him, and his hands still didn't stop moving.
"Stop, stop!" the Emperor shouted anxiously. The palace servants didn't dare to move because of the Regent looking at each other. He could only rush over and grab Wang Shun himself, "you don't even listen to Zhen's words. Do you want to die, servant?"
Wang Shun was grabbed by the Emperor and couldn't shake him off directly. He could only stop temporarily and put on a dead face, saying in a strange tone, "this servant doesn't dare. It's just that this servant's master is the Prince. If the Prince doesn't say to stop, this servant naturally doesn't dare to stop."
Liu Xiuyao was furious, and blood rushed to his head, "good, good, good, you are indeed a loyal dog servant."
Wang Shun bowed to the Emperor, his tone unchanged, "This servant thanks Your Majesty for the praise."
Liu Xiuyao was about to vomit blood from anger as he panted heavily. At this time, Beauty Zhen finally came back to her senses. Her cheeks were red and swollen, and her hair was messy. Like a crazy woman, she threw herself into the Emperor's arms and cried, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, even a servant dared to hit this concubine in front of so many people. This concubine's face has been completely lost. What is the point of this concubine living …"
"Then he doesn't need to live anymore," the Prince Regent came over with a gloomy face and said mercilessly, "Wang Shun, drag him down and beat him to death!"
Beauty Zhen's crying voice stopped. She couldn't believe what she heard.
The Emperor was shocked and angry. "Imperial Uncle, what do you mean by this? She is Zhen's concubine. Naturally, Zhen has the final say on how to deal with her. Moreover, how can Zhen kill her for no reason?"
Liu Zhan walked over and took Song Xuan's hand. He lifted his eyelids. "Is it a serious crime to offend the future Regent's Consort?"
Song Xuan looked up at him in surprise.
"Princess Regent?
What Princess Regent?
This is clearly a little palace maid? "
Liu Zhan's mouth hooked up, revealing some coldness. "If Benwang says so, then she is!!" He shouted without turning his head, "Wang Shun!"
"Yes, Wangye!"
He waved his hand to several little eunuchs behind him and directly grabbed Beauty Zhen from the Emperor's arms. Before she could make a sound, someone took a handkerchief and stuffed her mouth tightly. Then, they quickly took her away.
When the other concubines saw this scene, they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything. They were afraid that if they said one wrong word, Beauty Zhen would be their end in the future.
The Emperor's eyes were about to burst. It was fine that he didn't give him face in the court. Now, he was like this in front of his concubines. This was simply trampling his dignity as a man under his feet.
"Prince Regent, you are really bold …" Li Fulai had been pretending to be dead in the outer circle. Now, when he heard this sentence, he finally couldn't help it.
No matter what, the Emperor and the Prince Regent shared the same blood. The Prince Regent would spare his life no matter what. But it was different for them, who were close to the Prince Regent. Their lives were like ants to the Prince Regent. He could crush them to death if he wanted.
Li Fulai squeezed in and held the Emperor's hand. He had a fawning smile on his face, "Replying to Wangye, His Majesty accidentally caught a cold last night. When he woke up this morning, he had a fever. Now, he might be a little confused from the fever. I'm afraid that His Majesty himself doesn't know what he said. Wangye, please forgive me. This servant will go back and call for the imperial physician …"
When the Emperor heard that Li Fulai, this dog of a servant, dared to say that his brain was muddled, he struggled to free his hand and slapped Li Fulai's head. "You dog of a servant, do you know who your master is?
You dare to say that Zhen is confused?
Zhen will take your life … "
Liu Zhan coldly interrupted him, "Since you know that His Majesty's health is not good, why don't you quickly take him back?"
Li Fulai nodded, "Yes, yes. This servant will take His Majesty back to the palace."
Song Xuan stood beside the Prince Regent. When he saw that the Emperor didn't forget to glare at him with resentment as he left, he narrowed his eyes …
Then, under the trembling and fearful gazes of everyone, the Prince Regent pulled Song Xuan and strode away.
Song Xuan's mind had been in a daze. After walking for a long time, he realized that his left hand was still held by the Prince Regent. His hand gently shook off, and the Prince Regent loosened his grip, then tightened it.
Song Xuan raised his head, "Wangye?"
Liu Zhan lied through his teeth, "The road was slippery, so Benwang held your hand."
Song Xuan: …
He looked down at the cobblestone path under his feet. He really didn't know what to say.
"En …" Perhaps the Prince Regent felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he casually changed the topic, "Just now, I saw you leading people to pick petals. What were you doing?"
"Oh, the palace maid in the palace said that the flowers in the garden bloomed well, so I wanted to pick some to make rouge."
Although the Prince Regent was knowledgeable, he had never understood this aspect. He also didn't know how women made rouge, so he could only give a dry "en."
The two returned to the bedchamber in silence. The Prince Regent waved his hand to dismiss the people in the hall. After pondering for a long time, he finally spoke, "Benwang wasn't joking when he said that you were the Princess Regent," He turned his head and looked seriously at Song Xuan, "I really want to marry you. What do you think?"
Song Xuan lowered his head to avoid his gaze, "Wangye, in fact, Ah Kuang is a very willful person. I'm afraid that I'm not qualified for the position of Princess Consort."
Liu Zhan chuckled softly, "Benwang wants you to be Princess Consort because I really love you. Marrying you back, I naturally want to pamper you. Those trivial matters will be handled by the servants. Otherwise, what's the use of Benwang raising them?"
"As for being willful, you can continue to be willful after marrying Benwang. You can do whatever you want. Benwang doesn't believe that you can cause any trouble that Benwang can't handle." There was arrogance and dominance in his words that couldn't be ignored, but it also made people feel that it was natural.
He lifted Song Xuan's chin with his hand and said in a tone that didn't allow her to refuse, "Since Benwang has already said this, Benwang naturally can't take it back. Tomorrow, I'll send someone to Song Fu to propose marriage. You should prepare to marry Benwang!"
Song Xuan couldn't help laughing. She slapped his hand down and said angrily, "You've already decided, why are you asking me?"
Liu Zhan's words just now seemed confident and indifferent. He had a certain look on his face, but in fact, he was very nervous. Although he had lived for so long and had seen all kinds of situations, it was the first time that he was proposing marriage to the girl he loved, no matter which life it was.
"Then you agree?"
Song Xuan said deliberately, "I'm just a weak woman with no power or influence. How dare I disobey Prince Regent's order?"
Li Fulai took the risk of being disrespectful and forcibly brought the Emperor back to the Hall of Political Affairs. "Dog slave, how dare you treat me like this? I'll definitely cut you into pieces …"
As soon as he entered the inner hall, Li Fulai knelt down with a thud, "Your Majesty, I'm doing this for your own good."
The Emperor kicked Li Fulai's shoulder and kicked him to the ground, "Dog slave, how dare you say that you're doing this for me?"
Li Fulai rushed up and hugged the Emperor's thigh, "Your Majesty, why don't you think about why you went to Prince Regent today?"
"Prince Regent has already sent people to take the little princes of Lord Huai's Mansion and Lord Rui's Mansion into the palace today. Even if you don't want to restore your old friendship with Prince Regent, you can't rush to go against Prince Regent!"
When the Emperor heard this, the anger in his heart was extinguished with a whoosh. Ever since the Regent gave this unclear edict, the people in the Palace had begun to discuss it. Liu Xiuyao had heard the servants whispering more than once in the Hall of Governmental Affairs.
"Prince Regent has already dominated the imperial court. Now those little princes are in his hands. Once something happens, Lord Huai and Lord Rui will definitely stand on Prince Regent's side. Then in the future, Your Majesty will really …"
"Yes, and Prince Regent's attitude towards Your Majesty seems to have changed a lot recently. He hasn't come to the Hall of Political Affairs for a long time."
"Your Majesty's prestige in the imperial court is not as good as Prince Regent's. It's not a wise choice to fall out with Prince Regent now."
"It's hard to say what will happen in the future. But now Prince Regent's position is unshakable. Serve him carefully!
… "
"…"
The Emperor gritted his teeth in his heart. When Liu Zhan returned the power to him so easily, he should have guessed that it would not be so simple. Now it really came.
Although it was not the best time to fall out with Liu Zhan, he humiliated him in the Imperial Garden today, so he could not let it go so easily.
Before the Emperor could think of a way to revenge, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body. The pain seemed to come from his bones, and then quickly spread to every part of his body.
Liu Xiuyao screamed and fell to the ground. His hands were in so much pain that he did not know what to do. Finally, he could only roll on the ground.
Li Fulai thought that the Emperor had figured it out. Now he just wanted to find an excuse to cover up the confrontation with Prince Regent in the Imperial Garden. So he looked at him without worry. When almost all the people in the hall were alarmed, he slowly asked someone to call the imperial physician.
After a long time, Li Fulai felt that this matter had pretty much spread out. In any case, it was just to find an acceptable explanation on the surface. He wanted to bend down and help the Emperor up. Who knew that before his hand touched his body, the Emperor let out an even louder scream, "Ah, it hurts, it hurts so much … dog slave, why are you still not … calling the imperial physician, ah …"
Li Fulai just realized that something was wrong. He hurried forward, "Your Majesty?
Your Majesty?
What's wrong with you?
I asked someone to call the imperial physician. Please bear with it a little longer … "
At the same time, Liu Zhan received news from the secret guard, "The Emperor seems to have been plotted against. There are no symptoms on his body, but he keeps crying out in pain. Now the Hall of Political Affairs is busy. The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital have all gone to check, but they did not find anything unusual."
When Liu Zhan heard this, the corners of his mouth lifted. He almost immediately thought of the sentence in the Song Xuan. His eyes were full of tenderness. He couldn't help but sigh. She was really willful. But there was nothing wrong with this kind of willfulness.
But if he said that he was a weak woman, with his current skills, if he annoyed her, he was afraid that he would die without knowing the reason.
"Don't worry about it. Let him be."
The secret guard cupped his hands and left.
Since the Regent said that he wanted to propose marriage, once the decree was sent down, the people of the Department of Household Affairs would have to make the betrothal gifts come out. After a busy night, they finally prepared all kinds of gifts. The specifications were not inferior to those used to propose marriage to the Empress in previous years.
The next day, the guards of the palace carried boxes of beautiful things to the Song fu. Other than Song furen, the people of the Song family hurried back from the medical center when they heard the news. In the end, when they saw this scene, everyone was stunned.
But no matter what they thought, the Regent had already sent down the decree. The matter could not be undone. Other than smiling and accepting it, what else could they do?
The Regent probably really couldn't wait. He had the Imperial Astronomer calculate the nearest auspicious day. Then he ordered people to renovate the Xuande Hall. Everything had to be done according to Wang Fei's preferences.
Such a great commotion caused the entire Imperial Palace, or rather, the entire Jing City to be abuzz with the news. In just a few days, from the eighty year old to the three year old children, almost everyone knew that the Regent was going to marry a princess.