Chapter 278: Truth and Illusion
That night, after Zhao Hongrun returned to Wenzhao Pavilion from Ningxiang Palace, his imperial sister Princess Yulong knocked on his door.
"Something?"
Zhao Hongrun saw that Princess Yulong's face seemed to be a little sullen, so he asked suspiciously.
I saw Princess Yulong walk to the table in the room and sit down angrily, looked at Zhao Hongrun sullenly, and then said with a flat mouth: "Hongrun, how long do you have to be busy?" β
"What?" Zhao Hongrun didn't react for a while.
Seeing this, Princess Yulong seemed to be a little angry, pouted and said, "Didn't you obviously say that you would go to the city to play together?" β
"Ahh Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun reacted.
Only then did he remember that after he returned to Daliang from Chu State a while ago, he did promise to take Princess Yulong to play outside the city, as if he had promised her to go hunting together.
And unfortunately, his father, Emperor Wei Tianzi, cheated him, so that he had been busy with the affairs of the Smelting Bureau these days, and forgot about the promise to Princess Yulong.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun explained apologetically: "Don't be angry, the smelting bureau has a lot to think about these days, in a few days, okay?" β
Princess Yulong flattened her mouth and said reluctantly: "I've been waiting for more than a month......
"You can't blame me for this, I can't help it." Sitting opposite Princess Yulong, Zhao Hongrun said angrily: "If you want to blame my father, if he hadn't framed me, I would have taken you out of the city to hunt." β
This matter involved Wei Tianzi, Princess Yulong's expression looked a little scared, after all, she was very afraid of Wei Tianzi, how dare she say that her father was not? Don't even dare to do it behind your back.
"Hongrun, how long do you have to be busy?" Princess Yulong bit her lip and asked sullenly.
Zhao Hongrun obviously saw the reluctance of this imperial sister, but the problem was that he really couldn't let go of what he was preparing at the moment.
For example. He plans to meet Zhao Wenkai, the king of Yuanyang, tomorrow, and meet this uncle, and strive to get the land of Bolangsha in his hands, and this matter cannot be borrowed from others.
After all, if it was him Zhao Hongrun, he could still negotiate with the King of Yuanyang by virtue of his identity as a member of the Ji clan. But if it is replaced by Wang Fu and others of the Smelting Bureau, I am afraid that there is really no hope at all.
"At least there's got to be a ...... Thirty or fifty days. Zhao Hongrun said thoughtfully.
"Thirty or fifty days?" Princess Yulong's eyes widened in bewilderment, as if she didn't understand what Zhao Hongrun wanted to express.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun added with a wry smile: "The short is three or five days, and the long is ...... About 10 days. β
"How long is it going to take?" Princess Yulong said with surprise and disappointment on her face when she heard this.
Zhao Hongrun shrugged his shoulders and made a helpless move. Immediately, he asked with a smile: "The imperial sister feels bored staying in the palace, why don't you go out of the palace to relax?" Speaking of this, he saw Princess Yulong blinking at him inexplicably. Curious, he asked, "Didn't I say that?" The royal sister is now completely free, she can go wherever she wants? β
Princess Yulong was not surprised when she heard this, but looking at her expression, she didn't seem to believe that she, who was born as a princess of the court, could really have a completely free day.
"Father...... Won't you blame? She asked cautiously.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said a little smugly: "Admitting gambling and losing, my father will not go back on his word." So saying, he tempted, "How?" Why don't I ask Shen Yu tomorrow for them to accompany five people to protect you. Go out of the palace to relax? β
It can be seen that Princess Yulong is obviously a little moved. However, after thinking about it for a while, she shook her head unexpectedly and said distressedly: "Hongrun, you are not going to ...... I don't know where to go. β
Looking at her flat mouth, Zhao Hongrun shook his head helplessly, and suddenly, his heart moved slightly. said with a smile: "That's it, Sister Huang, tomorrow you will go out of the palace to do something for me." β
"Huh?" Princess Yulong's eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at Zhao Hongrun intently and asked, "What's the matter?" β
I saw Zhao Hongrun touch his chin and said with a smile: "My Suwang Mansion has been renovated and completed. However, if you want to move in, there is still a lack of some application things in the house, and tomorrow the imperial sister will go out of the palace and buy some daily necessities for me, is it okay? β
As soon as she heard this, Princess Yulong suddenly forgot the bitterness in her heart, and asked with wide eyes, "Is the Su Wangfu completed?" That...... Can I move in? β
"As long as the royal sister is willing." Zhao Hongrun shrugged with a smile: "Didn't I say it, the imperial sister is now completely free." β
Hearing this, Princess Yulong's cheeks were slightly red with joy, and she said with a radiant expression: "That...... Can I pick my own room and decorate the room myself? β
"Of course. β¦β¦ Tomorrow, I will ask Lu Mu to bring enough money, and you can take the three of them to the market in the city together and buy some things for me to come back. β¦β¦ Is that possible? β
"Hmm!" The more Princess Yulong listened, the more happy she became, and she nodded again and again.
As Zhao Hongrun guessed, this imperial sister was too boring to stay in the palace for a long time, but she didn't dare to leave the palace alone, and now Zhao Hongrun used the excuse of asking her to do things, luring her to go out of the palace with Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, and Yang Tongue Apricot to play together, which is in line with the heart of this imperial sister, how can she be unwilling?
As for safety, Zhao Hongrun was even less worried, after all, he would ask Lu Mu and the other five sect guards to follow them.
But then again, there are two sisters, Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, and Lu Mu and the others are at most just carrying bags and doing coolies.
"Hehe, I'll go tell Xiao Rui the news, she will be overjoyed." Princess Yulong said excitedly.
γLittle Rui ......γ
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes, he didn't understand why that stupid girl was so liked by Princess Yulong.
"Don't get used to that stupid girl!" He didn't forget to instruct, after all, Mi Rui is a wild girl who owes discipline in his opinion, once someone supports her, she looks arrogant, if she doesn't find an opportunity, he will definitely discipline this girl well.
"Xiao Rui is very smart, where is she stupid?" Princess Yulong seems to be fighting for her new little friend.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but think of the scene where Qi Rui had rolled around on the ground and made a lot of noise in order to eat pastries, and he rolled his eyes wordlessly, and didn't bother to explain anything.
However, when Princess Yulong, who was about to tell her little friend Qi Rui the good news, got up and walked to the door, she seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned around and asked suspiciously, "Hongrun, what's wrong with you and Mi Jiang?" Is it a quarrel? β
"......" Zhao Hongrun was stunned, and asked puzzledly: "Why do you ask that?" β
"Because in the past few days, Mi Jiang seems to have been avoiding you...... Did you do something to make her angry? That's not going to work. Princess Yulong put on a tone like a sister teaching her younger brother, and said in an old-fashioned manner: "Isn't Mi Jiang your woman?" You can't bully people. β
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Zhao Hongrun deliberately showed an exaggerated expression of horror: "She, when did she become my woman?" β
Princess Yulong was amused by Zhao Hongrun's expression. But she still said: "Is there any other reason why it is worth her to travel thousands of miles from Chu State to our Great Wei?" Isn't it just to follow you? β
Zhao Hongrun didn't want to explain his relationship with Mi Jiang to Princess Yulong, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "She...... How were these two days? β
A snickerer flashed in Princess Yulong's eyes: "According to Xiao Rui, her sister has been a little unrelenting in the past two days, and she is alone in the house all day long. She blinked and added with a smile, "That's a good woman, you can't bully people." β
"You know again?"
Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes, but unfortunately his eyes didn't have any effect at all. Because Princess Yulong had left happily after finishing speaking, she obviously couldn't wait to tell her friends the good news.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun got up and closed the door, and sat at the table alone and pondered.
As Princess Yulong said, Mi Jiang has indeed been avoiding Zhao Hongrun these days.
Zhao Hongrun understands this in his heart.
And, in fact, he also avoided ginger intentionally or unintentionally.
As for why. It's nothing more than the beauty of that day, which is really embarrassing.
No, it's stupid, I should say.
After all, at the end of the day. There was almost no affection between him and her, and the only thing that maintained their relationship was the Gu worm that seemed to be very evil at the moment.
But that day, for some reason, Zhao Hongrun took the initiative to kiss Mi Jiang out of some inexplicable impulse in his heart.
Zhao Hongrun never believed that this was his normal behavior.
After all, recalling the scenes at that time, Zhao Hongrun could be sure that he was obviously moved by Mi Jiang at that time.
Yes. was moved by a woman who had almost no affection, and once fell into a situation where she couldn't extricate herself.
This is exactly the reason why Zhao Hongrun has avoided Mi Jiang these days.
After all, according to his judgment, this abnormal emotion can only occur when he is in close contact with Mi Jiang, except for her. Even if Zhao Hongrun and Miss Su are entangled with each other, nothing like this has ever happened.
He guessed that it was very likely that the Gu worm in his body secreted some hormone similar to the aphrodisiac effect at that time, which caused him to be in love with Mi Jiang.
But what about her?
This woman obviously has the strength to subdue him in an instant, but she has no intention of resisting at all, she is panicked like an ordinary woman, and what is even more incredible is that she was even more powerful than Zhao Hongrun at that time, and she was obviously emotional.
It's strange that after being disturbed by Zongwei Lu Mu at that time, she struggled to push away Zhao Hongrun's eyes, in addition to panic, there was also a trace of anger and uneasiness.
And it was her gaze that seemed to be violated that made Zhao Hongrun feel inexplicably guilty.
"What! In the end, it was my fault......
Pouting, Zhao Hongrun walked to the edge of the bed and lay on it upside down.
But for some reason, after tossing and turning for a while, he didn't feel sleepy at all.
What made him feel more dignified was that at this moment, his heart was occupied by a thought that came out of nowhere, and that thought prompted him to want to see Mi Jiang.
It can't be what you really think.
Zhao Hongrun knew this very well, because he knew that he was avoiding Mi Jiang these days, so it was impossible to take the initiative to see her.
And when this possibility is ruled out, there is only one explanation left.
Raising the pillow, Zhao Hongrun glanced down at the position of his heart, and let out a long breath.
"For your master, you really go out of your way...... It's a pity that you picked the wrong person! β
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Hongrun changed to a comfortable position and lay down, and forced himself to fall asleep with the self-hypnosis method of counting sheep. (To be continued.) )