During the speech of the prince, King Zi entered the hall. After listening to the explanation, he immediately laughed coldly and said: "I know people's faces but not their hearts. The Empress loves you most. I didn't expect that you wanted her to die!"
The prince was angry, "You—"
King Zi glanced at him sidelong and said, "What? Is what I said wrong? Ma Shu of Zhao also said that if the princess was not there, the Empress would have died immediately now. The prince has always said that the princess should not be there. Isn't that because he hopes the Empress would die soon?"
"Shut up! Beast!" The emperor was so angry that his hands were trembling.
King Zi repeatedly saying the word "dead" was hitting the emperor's heart everywhere.
"How come? Am I wrong?"
The emperor pointed at him, wanting to scold King Qi, but the empire was preparing to wage war against the Huns.
No other generals can find the trace of the Huns on the vast grassland, let alone defeat them!
The emperor knew that King Qi had a grudge against the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager valued the elder branches and despised the younger ones. Generally, her grandsons could be distinguished as clear or cloudy in her eyes.
But that is not an excuse for King Qi to act recklessly!
The emperor was very angry and could only say at last, "I order you to return and be punished!"
King Qi sneered and said, "I just happened to say what the prince's heart desires."
No one stepped in to smooth things over. The consorts and princes all preferred not to interfere with the matter, and privately, they hoped King Qi would say more.
Su Jun opened the curtain and walked out of the inner room, just in time to hear a sentence, and said, "Your Highness is worried because of this. This is my fault. If I had noticed the smooth stone earlier, this would not have happened."
The prince's face color improved a lot. He had the heart to ridicule King Qi, but he heard Su Jun said: "The Empress has awakened and wants to see the emperor and the prince."
King Qi's good intentions were thrown back in his face. If it were anyone else... he wouldn't have such good intentions for others at all!
This is Su Jun. So King Qi's first reaction is that she should be doing well, and she and the prince are deeply in love as a couple.
King Qi knows that it is taboo for outsiders to interfere in a couple's argument because the wife will be upset about her husband being beaten. They are a family.
Jujun is someone who can't stand to lose face, and now she's so protective of the prince. They must be very close on a personal level.
King Qi has a wound on his heart that can never be healed. It is bleeding now, and he still doesn't think it's enough. He wants to tear it deeper by personally going there.
What will Su Jun say when she approaches King Qi?
Is it to say I am disrespectful to the prince? Or to imply I have disrespected the prince's dignity?
Let me leave here.
He thought so, feeling very hurt inside, but also felt at ease.
Su Jun can display a domineering demeanor in the Cining Palace, which means she has always been cherished by the Empress Dowager.
This time saving the Empress Dowager is not because it is necessary to please her, but because she herself wants to do so.
Are you injured?
King Qi's lips moved but he didn't speak, instead uttering, "To the princess consort, good health."
Surprised looks gathered here.
Just now, King Qi directly contradicted the emperor. King Qi found the scene was wrong when he was halfway through his bow. He was annoyed and made a sound of discontent, but still finished the bow.
Su Jun bowed back and said, "I'll see King Qi off."
King Qi couldn't believe his eyes and looked at Su Jun in disbelief. Everyone in the hall immediately knew where to go.
Sh——
Is King Qi about to resort to violence?
This is the prince's consort!
Should we go forward to stop him?
But if we stop him, we might get beaten too...
But if we don't stop him, the Empress Dowager won't let us off either...
Before they could come to a decision, King Qi and the prince's consort had already left the hall.
The people in the hall exchanged looks, as if to say, just like that? He left without a confrontation?
King Qi's mood was particularly good. He gazed at the figure ahead, the golden jade earrings dangling lightly, and the green jade butterfly pendant hanging from his waist.
He was wearing a green jade plaques lizard pendant today... All of them are green jade!
King Qi's mood grew even brighter.
"Today's weather is changeable. The morning was cold with icy wind, but unexpectedly, it turned to gentle breeze in the afternoon."
Su Jun said: "I heard that the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden have all fallen because of the early morning wind."
King Qi: "Really? I haven't been here for a long time. There are several plum trees with plain hearts in the courtyard, and they are still fine, not blown down by the wind."
Su Jun's steps paused for a moment. The plain heart plum is very precious and difficult to maintain. There are only a few such trees planted in the southwest corner of the palace.
After she saw it, she kept pestering her father to plant a few in the courtyard. They had moved it from outside several times, but none of them had survived.
Su Jun had once complained about this to King Qi, and she didn't expect him to remember it until now.
Su Jun's tone wavered slightly: "The plain heart plum is difficult to take care of, Your Highness is someone who loves flowers."
King Qi's eyes lit up: "Of course, there are dozens of plum trees with plain hearts in my courtyard. In the future, I will..."
I'll take you to see them.
King Qi swallowed that sentence, and around them were countless pairs of eyes. They could only talk about the weather and holidays.
But that was enough for King Qi.
There is too much history and too many memories between them, spanning a decade. King Qi has watched Su Jun grow from a little white ball into her current size.
They have too many secret things that only the other party knows...
King Qi's bleeding heart suddenly scabbed over, and the sorrow and regret that had been surging in his heart were slightly smoothed out.
Su Jun abruptly brought up her father's health: "Thankfully, the empress dowager is fine. I was really startled today. Ah well, I don't know if my father's health has improved?"
King Qi could only offer a few dry words of comfort, as he didn't actually know how Mr. Su's health was.
Su Jun saw King Qi off at the gate of Cining Palace, "The road is slippery on a snowy day. Please be careful, Your Highness."
King Qi had been pondering over something on his journey, whether Su Jun was asking him to visit Mr. Su at the Su family's residence.
King Qi hesitated and returned to the palace, hesitated to summon Bi Mu Geng and said, "Do you think this is my misunderstanding?"
Bi Mu Geng was silent, and he wanted to say that this was King Qi's own interpretation, that he hadn't understood the subtle meaning. However, who cares?
Now is the time to push King Qi to make the first move!
Just look, King Qi saw the prince's consort at the hot spring resort, and after returning, he decided not to go to Jiangnan.
He's back and is now willing to go out to associate with the Su family!
That's the kind of person we should be close to!
"I think Su girl meant it that way. She even specially sent you out."
King Qi said, "Is that so? In the past, when she made a mistake, she would always imply this by saying that she wanted to go see Mr. Su with me later. She, she would be shy about asking for help and wouldn't say it directly..."
Bi Mu Geng: !!! Why did you ask then? I knew it!
"Now it's still early in the day. Why not go today, Your Highness?"
King Qi hesitated again and said, "Could it be that I'm mistaken? Would this not be bad for her reputation? Might it cause the prince to misunderstand her?"
In the past two years, he hasn't gone to the Su family's residence again. He has no fear of anyone, but he fears Su Jun might be subjected to unnecessary suspicion on his account.
Bi Mu Geng: "???? I heard the prince say some very unkind things in the court. Why doesn't Your Highness tell Mr. Su about this matter?"
