Chapter 225: Tangled
Hearing that Shen Xizhen asked to see her, Emperor Guangxuan allowed her to enter the palace and asked her to wait outside the gate of Zichen Palace.
but did not let her enter the Zichen Palace.
Shen Xizhen knew that he was deliberately testing himself.
At this time, it is the transition time of spring and summer, and the climate is gradually getting hotter, but it is fine in the morning, and people can sweat profusely when it is close to noon.
Shen Xizhen stood quietly at the door of the Zichen Hall and never sat down.
In fact, not far from where she was standing there was a gazebo, with a stone table and a stone bench, where she could have rested for a while before no one forbade her to sit there. But she didn't, she stood there straight, letting the intense sun shine on her skin and the weight of the fetus weighing down on her feet.
She only occasionally held the fetus with her hands, but her feet never moved an inch.
Emperor Guangxuan sent ten guards to ambush her around.
Shen Xizhen didn't know about their existence, but she pretended not to know, and just stood there and waited for Emperor Guangxuan to allow her to meet her.
Yesterday, her audience made him so angry that he walked away, but he didn't order her to be arrested and killed, does it mean that he would actually be willing to consider her Jianyi? Shen Xizhen thought in his heart.
But he later refused to listen to her again, which proves that he is actually very conflicted.
When a person has a conflict in his heart, it is usually a time when his willpower is tested, and he needs to be given a little motivation to convince him that his choice is not wrong. So she's going to give him that motivation now.
Emperor Guangxuan stood in front of the windowsill by the window and looked at her outside the hall.
She stood there straight, all the time. Her belly was already very large, and occasionally the wind gently blew on her body, showing the roundness of her belly.
Emperor Guangxuan's heart was full of contradictions. He wanted to kill her neatly for a while, and then he wanted to listen to her Jianyì and let Hua Yueyu and the crown prince go as hostages to assist her and Chu Zihou in taking down the tribute state. But he was always hesitant about whether they could take the tribute, so it was difficult for him to make up his mind.
And even if they can really complete this plan this time, Shen Xizhen and Chu Zihou will undoubtedly be the biggest enemies around him when they return with honor, and it will be too late for him to make up his mind to eradicate them. Besides, if their plan fails this time, the lives of Kazuki and the crown prince will be gone. This is a result that he cannot accept no matter what.
So Emperor Guangxuan was so anxious that he kept pacing in the house, so that Guo's father-in-law's head hurt, but he was embarrassed to say anything.
And so it went on for another hour. The sun is starting to set in the west.
Shen Xizhen still stood there straight.
Didn't go to lunch either.
Although there were countless fathers-in-law and palace maids who came and went around her, because she was asked by the emperor to wait outside, no one dared to take the initiative to talk to her or bring her food.
Hua Yueyu had already gotten the news, but she knew that Emperor Guangxuan was not the kind of person who was ruthless. Plus Shen Xizhen is pregnant. Emperor Guangxuan would not turn a blind eye, so he didn't take this matter to heart.
Who knew that after several hours, I didn't hear that Emperor Guangxuan let Shen Xizhen enter the house, and Huayue Ballad couldn't sit still.
To be honest, she was also very scared when she heard Shen Xizhen say yesterday that she was going to take her and the prince hostage. However, she thought carefully last night, and felt that since Shen Xizhen dared to make such a determination, she would definitely be able to ensure the personal safety of herself and the prince, so she might as well follow Shen Xizhen to the tribute country with confidence.
At that time, the plan will be successful, and the tribute of the Xi Kingdom will be a great joy that has not been seen in thousands of years, and the reputation of her and the crown prince in the Xi Kingdom will also be greatly shocked. This is very conducive to Emperor Guangxuan's prestige.
Now that Emperor Guangxuan has been refusing to see Shen Xizhen, I'm afraid that he is also struggling violently in his heart, right?
The flower moon ballad couldn't help but get upset.
What to do? With Shen Xizhen's physique. I'm afraid she won't be able to hold on to it if she continues like this, not to mention that she is not only alone now, but also has a fetus, in case that fetus has three long and two short, it would be a real sin.
Huayue Ballad, who had felt the hard work of being pregnant in October, finally couldn't survive her heart, and quietly entered the Zichen Hall through the back door to see Emperor Guangxuan.
As soon as he saw Emperor Guangxuan's Hua Yue ballad, he knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty, let Guang'an wait come in and sit down first." ”
Emperor Guangxuan saw that the flower moon rumor was coming, and the entanglement in his heart suddenly eased a lot. He motioned for Kazuki to get up.
"I'm very entangled." Emperor Guangxuan did not deliberately hide his thoughts in front of the Flower Moon Ballad.
"Your Majesty, what kind of person Guang'anhou is, haven't you seen it clearly until now? What was one thing she did for Xiguo that wasn't well thought out? What event doesn't end in success? So the concubine is willing to believe that she can be as successful as ever this time. Kazuki said in a firm tone.
Emperor Guangxuan changed his sitting position, but there was still no expression on his face.
"Your Majesty, in private terms, the concubine knows that you are a little wary of her and King Qingping, but which is more important than being able to take down a tribute country? We might as well respond to them first, and then work together to take down the tribute country, and then what you want to do with them is also something that you can easily do, so you can't really be so entangled. Hua Yue said boldly again.
This time, Emperor Guangxuan's expression changed. But will you really be able to deal with them easily? However, sometimes people think too far and miss the current scenery, so it is better to work together to take down the tribute country first. I'll wait until I've taken it down.
So Emperor Guangxuan stood up and said to Gonggong Guo, "Go and ask Guang'an to come in." ”
Guo Gonggong immediately trotted out.
Knowing that Emperor Guangxuan was willing to see her, Shen Xizhen breathed a sigh of relief, and she hurriedly dragged her numb legs and followed Gonggong Guo into the Zichen Palace.
Entering the Zichen Palace, she was about to salute Emperor Guangxuan when she was stopped by Emperor Guangxuan: "No need, your body matters." So he motioned for her to sit down.
She sat down slowly.
Only then did she realize that Hua Yueyu was sitting on her side. He nodded at Hua Yueyu.
Because she stood outside and was exposed to the sun for a few hours, Shen Xizhen's face was as red as ripe fruit, her skin was already very delicate, after such an exposure to the sun, it is estimated that she will have to take off a layer of skin tomorrow, right? Emperor Guangxuan was a little moved.
"Guang'an Hou, tell sù me, how sure is your plan?"
“99%。” Shen Xizhen replied unhurriedly, his expression very similar to the expression he had seen her speak for the first time in the court. At that time, she was also so calm and calm, but every sentence was shocking.
What reason does he have to doubt such a woman's abilities?
All he had been struggling with was that he was afraid that when the matter became her, Chu Zihou would threaten his interests even more.
But Katsuki's words reminded him again, so he decided to cooperate with them first. (To be continued......)
PS: Dear friends, in today's second chapter, is there a pink ticket? It's been a long time since I've received a pink ticket.