Chapter 230: Exposed, this hall should marry you
Not worried?
Don't be scared and cry later.
Chu Li thought in his heart.
"Changjin, should I call you Changjin or Sijin?" This time, Chu Li didn't beat around the bush, and came up straight to the point. He has already grasped the weakness of the other party, so naturally he has to take the lead and let her mess up.
Sure enough, Chu Li saw that Huo Sijin's face changed instantly, but she calmed down and tried to maintain her composure on the surface, "What do you mean by the words of the third prince, isn't Sijin my sister's name?" Changjin really didn't understand. β
"You don't have to pretend, the main hall knows it." The corners of Chu Li's mouth deliberately grinned, making his smile look more gentle.
"The one who was seriously ill back then was actually Huo Changjin, and my aunt couldn't live without her son, so in desperation, I used Sijin as Changjin."
As he spoke, Chu Li raised his hand and patted Huo Sijin's shoulder, quite comforting, "Over the years, it has not been easy for you to dress as a man, and you are afraid of revealing clues, so you never let people serve you closely, and it is really hard to show your eyes on weekdays." β
Huo Sijin's face sank even more, and he couldn't hide the panic in the depths of his eyes, "What are the three princes talking nonsense, Huo Changjin is Huo Changjin, where did the woman dress as a man." The third prince didn't listen to some gossip, so he speculated wildly. Changjin doesn't let people serve closely, but it's just because of personal habits, and being born as a human being is a bit different from ordinary people's habits, which is normal. β
Listening to her quibble, a smile appeared on the corner of Chu Li's lips, and the more hurried her voice was, the more panicked she was, which was exactly what he wanted.
"You are a daughter, this is a fact, even if you bite and don't let go, you can't change this fact. Now that the main hall already knows, don't hide it. β
Between the words, Chu Li's face was gentle, and even the eyes that looked at Huo Sijin were extremely kind, and even revealed a trace of warmth, "Cousin, don't be nervous, although I already know your secret, I haven't told anyone else." β
His cousin was obviously closing the distance between them.
Huo Sijin didn't say anything, but her eyes were slightly drooping, her body was stiff, and she sat motionless in the chair. Chu Li secretly thought that the truth about his daughter's body was revealed, and Huo Sijin was panicked and almost collapsed.
"Cousin, this hall came to you today to ask you what your plans are in the future, now you are sixteen years old, and it should be time for a woman to discuss marriage at the age of sixteen, and even some people are already married at this age, but you are ......"
As he spoke, Chu Li sighed deeply, "Cousin, the past is over, everyone has to look forward, you should also plan more for yourself." β
The words are full of distress and concern.
After Huo Sijin heard this, he raised his eyes and smiled bitterly, "What can I do?" β
Her expression regained her composure, but her eyes were full of sadness and sorrow, "Since Your Highness already knows, I have nothing to quibble about." Yes, I am Huo Sijin, not Huo Changjin, my brother died early, so I lived for my brother. Obviously she is a woman, but she disguises herself as a man, and she has received the grace of His Majesty, and she has been crowned the son of the world. β
"If I hadn't been given the title of prince, maybe there would have been a glimmer of life, but now that I have shown my face in front of Your Majesty, if my identity is revealed, I will be guilty of defrauding the king, not only my life will not be saved, but even my family will be implicated."
"What can I do?" Huo Sijin smiled bitterly again, "At this point today, I have no way back, I can only continue to go down, I can't go back to Huo Sijin, I can only be Huo Changjin in this life." β
Chu Li hurriedly took over, "Cousin, don't be depressed, there is still room for everything to turn around, and this hall can help you." β
Hearing this, Huo Sijin was surprised and looked at Chu Li, "You help me?" There was disbelief in her eyes.
"Yes, I'll help you." Chu Li nodded hurriedly.
Huo Sijin shook his head, "Third Highness, don't tease me, although you and I are cousins, we are just general friends, and there have even been a lot of quarrels." Even if you don't care about the past suspicions, but I am guilty of bullying the king, such a big crime, if you help me, you may not be careful, and you will also take yourself in. Third Highness, if you don't talk about this matter, it will be considered a matter of benevolence and righteousness. Help me? How can it be? β
For Huo Sijin's distrust, Chu Li was not panicked at all, in his expectations, the relationship between them was not harmonious, there was no friendship, Huo Sijin had no good face for him before, and now he rashly offered to help her, if she believed it immediately, then there would be a ghost.
"Cousin, the little bit of discord in the past was actually because of Zhirou. The mother concubine and uncle made a marriage contract for the palace and Zhirou, Zhirou was already at odds with you, the palace thought that you were the elder brother, and it didn't hurt to let a little sister, so whenever you and Zhirou had a conflict, I didn't stand up for you. β
In the past, Chu Li pushed all of them on Huo Zhirou's head, "Presumably it is precisely because of this that you don't have a good face for this hall." But in fact, it is all a misunderstanding. β
"Cousin, have you ever seen a prince marry a concubine who will marry a concubine. In fact, the mother concubine originally belonged to the concubine. β
Who is the daughter of the Huo family, strictly speaking, there is only one real daughter-in-law, and that is Huo Sijin.
As he spoke, Chu Li paused and looked at Huo Sijin affectionately, "It's just that you have always said that Sijin has been weak since she was a child, and her mother is worried that it will not be easy for her heirs in the future, so she retreated to Zhirou and settled on Zhirou." β
"Cousin Sijin, you were supposed to be the fiancΓ©e of this palace."
Hearing this, Huo Sijin's face flushed slightly, "I'm not a deep boudoir girl who doesn't understand anything, Your Royal Highness doesn't need to coax me with rhetoric." Hou Ye dotes on Zhou's mother and daughter, and the honor of the three princesses, Hou Ye will definitely give Huo Zhirou. β
"Uncle is uncle, this hall is this hall, and this hall actually doesn't like Zhirou at all......"
As he spoke, Chu Li grabbed Huo Sijin's hand, Huo Sijin hurriedly stepped back, avoiding his hand, "Just talk, what is the Third Highness doing." If you don't know that I'm a daughter, it's just that, but now that you know, how can you move your hands and feet? β
Chu Li Fang felt that this action was too rude, and hurriedly took two steps back, keeping a distance from her, "I'm sorry, cousin, the main hall is too excited." β
"Cousin Sijin, this palace just wants to tell you that this palace has never liked Zhirou, but because the mother concubine set her, this palace has no choice but to choose her. But now it's different, Sijin, since you have no physical problems, then the position of the third princess should be yours. β
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huo Sijin, "Third Highness, don't talk nonsense, I have nothing to do with you, you have already decided on Huo Zhirou, don't mention me again." β
"No, cousin Sijin, you heard from the palace that although this family affair has been decided, it is all a verbal agreement between the mother and uncle, and in fact, it can't be done." Chu Li hurriedly explained, "I have already begged my mother concubine before coming to this palace, the concubine of the Jingbei Hou Mansion is Huo Sijin, not Huo Zhirou, and the third princess must be Huo Sijin's." β
"You...... What nonsense are you talking about, who is going to marry you! Huo Sijin's face turned even redder, and it looked like he was blushing shyly.
The corners of Chu Li's lips raised slightly, and he said with a smile: "There is no nonsense in this hall, you are a concubine or an eldest sister, and it should be you if you want to marry." Moreover, the mother concubine also agreed. β
"Cousin Sijin, we will be an unmarried couple in the future, and your business is the business of this palace." Chu Li couldn't hide his intimacy between his words.
The flush on Huo Sijin's face had not faded, but she made up her mind, and then said with a straight face: "Third Highness, you didn't tell my secret, I'm very grateful to you, but if you want to help me like this, you better not say it." Huo Sijin has self-knowledge, the crime of bullying the king, that is a big crime of killing the head, even if you are the prince, you can't afford it. β
After speaking, Huo Sijin bowed to Chu Li, "If Your Royal Highness thinks of the blood relationship, please keep it a secret for me, I will be grateful, and if there is an opportunity in the future, I will repay you one or two." β
Although she still refused, her attitude had obviously changed drastically, and Chu Li was very satisfied with this.
Everything was exactly as he expected.