The three-day period is here in a flash.

It was just dawn, Zhaoyun finished freshening up, and was having breakfast. Xiao Yuanzi came to Zhaoyun Palace early to spread the word, saying that Emperor Luo Ye was going to summon her in the imperial study.

They really can't wait to know her answer. Zhao Yun unconsciously sneered in his heart. After breakfast, and then changed his clothes, Zhaoyun went to the imperial study with Xiao Yuanzi.

Luo Ye had just finished the morning court, and he was sitting behind the bookcase and was burying his head in correcting and correcting. Hearing Xiao Yuanzi's instructions, he put the wolf dipped in ink on the inkstone, got up and said with a smile.

"Princess Zhaoyun, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Looking at the emperor Luo Ye in front of him, Zhaoyun slowly saluted sideways.

I saw that he was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, and nine five-clawed golden dragons were embroidered with real gold thread. The dragon sitting in danger is majestic. Four dragons are embroidered on the chest, back and left and right shoulders, and a dragon is embroidered on the front and back and left and right waists, which is extremely energetic and seems to be moving.

Zhaoyun retracted his gaze, with an appropriate smile on his face, and asked knowingly, "I don't know what the emperor announced me to do?" ”

"For a good deed, of course." Luo Ye motioned for her to sit down, and said with a smile: "I think this is a beautiful thing, the queen mother should have asked Zhaoyun about you a long time ago." ”

Zhaoyun lowered his head and didn't make a sound.

Seeing this, Luo Ye spoke: "Although our Yunqi Kingdom has a prosperous economy, its military strength has not been strong. Xiwu is just the opposite of our country, so it has always been eyeing us. ”

He picked up the teacup next to the fold, took a sip and said, "Therefore, we need to marry with the Western Vultures to change the status quo." Only by marriage can we make Xiwu relax their vigilance against us, and can we recruit troops and consolidate our national strength. ”

Luo Ye glanced at Zhaoyun, paused, and continued.

"After thinking about it, only Zhaoyun is up to the task, and I believe you can do it. I don't know, Zhaoyun, what do you think? ”

Zhaoyun smiled, looked at Luo Ye and asked, "Could it be that the marriage between Yun Qi and Xiwu can alleviate the current situation?" Mu Xici is just the prince of Xiwu and has no real power, and Zhaoyun does not think that marriage can change the status quo of Xiwu's eyeing Yunqi. ”

Luo Ye was a little speechless, but he pretended to be calm and said, "But at the moment, there is no better way than it." At least, in the moment, that's the best way to go. ”

Zhaoyun understood that the so-called marriage was just a way for them to deceive themselves. Since they wanted to say that, she wouldn't try to wake up someone who was pretending to be asleep, because no amount of talk would help.

So he simply said: "For the sake of Yun Qiguo, Zhaoyun is willing to go to Xiwu with his relatives." ”

As soon as the words fell, Luo Ye was overjoyed, and praised Zhao Yun's general knowledge. He called Xiao Yuanzi and asked him to go to the post station to invite the Xiwu envoy to the side hall next to the imperial study.

Luo Ye instructed her a few more words, and Zhaoyun got up to leave.

Back in Zhaoyun Palace, Zhaoyun told Mingcui and Taohong the news that she had promised to go to Xiwu and her relatives.

I saw that Mingcui's little face was instantly wrinkled, and it was suddenly full of worry. Pink was stunned, not knowing what she was thinking.

Zhaoyun stood aside, looking at Peach and falling into deep thought. After a while, Zhaoyun sent Peach out on the grounds that she was hungry.

"Mingcui, you go out and follow Taohong to see if she went directly to the dining room. Be careful to follow only from a distance, so as not to be discovered by her. Zhaoyun commanded.

Ming Cui's little face immediately showed a puzzled look, but she still didn't ask much, and immediately followed Taohong out of Zhaoyun Palace.

Ming Cui has been far away, and has been following the peach from afar. I saw that she walked in a hurry and came to a fork in the road, and instead of taking the road to the dining room, she took another stone path to the Poria Palace.

Mingcui couldn't believe it, but she continued to follow her from afar.

After walking for a while, Ming Cui saw Tao Hong in the distance looking around, and she quickly hid behind a big tree. Pink quickly knocked on the door of the Poria Palace.

It didn't take long for the door of the Poria Palace to open a small crack from the inside, and Ming Cui saw Peach walk in.

After about a cup of tea, Ming Cui, who was guarding in the distance, saw her walk out of the Poria Palace again, changed another way and hurried to the dining room.

Ming Cui followed the same path and returned to Zhaoyun Palace with disappointment.

"Princess, Peach went to the Poria Palace first, and then hurriedly went to the dining room." Ming Cui hung her head and frowned tightly.

"I expected that." Zhaoyun raised his eyebrows, and Yun said lightly.

I saw that the little girl in front of me raised her head, anger and disappointment were written on her face, and then she sighed again.

"Why did Rosé betray us, the princess treats her so well!" Ming Cui clenched her fists and said angrily.

Zhaoyun picked up the scissors and cut off the extra branches in the potted camellia plant. Holding the cut branch, Yun said lightly.

"Mingcui, you see, no matter how well this camellia potted plant grows, there will be times when it will grow extra branches. People are like bonsai plants, they will deviate from their original growth trajectory for one reason or another. Now, it's up to you to see if the reason is worth forgiving. “

In her previous life, Taohong also betrayed her and revealed the news of her secretly leaving the palace to An Zhi, and she, after listening to Taohong's crying, still chose to forgive.

But she forgot that people are inferior, and if they have the first time, they will have a second time.

It didn't take long for Peach to come back breathlessly, bringing back Zhaoyun's favorite mung bean cake and plum blossom cake.

After Zhaoyun cleaned his hands, he picked up a piece of mung bean cake from the food box and took a small bite, chewed it for a while, only to feel that his mouth was instantly filled with the fragrance and sweetness of mung beans.

Putting the remaining half of the mung bean cake on the plate, he looked at the peach in front of him, looked at the peach red eyes and asked, "Why have you been there for so long?" ”

I saw Taohong bow her head slightly and replied: "I met a familiar palace maid on the way, and I didn't feel that I was delayed for a while." ”

Mingcui next to him heard it and was about to step forward to refute it, but was stopped by Zhaoyun with a look.

"I'm more curious, Taohong, which palace maid did you meet? Let's hear it. Zhaoyun shoved the remaining half of the plate into his mouth.

Peach's eyes drifted to the right, and she touched her nose calmly and said, "It's just a dozen miscellaneous little palace maids in the imperial garden." ”

"Liar! You obviously went straight to Poria Palace first, and you didn't meet any miscellaneous palace maids at all! When Mingcui heard this, she couldn't hold it back, so she stepped forward and crossed her waist and said loudly.

I saw that Taohong immediately blushed and knelt down with a plop. Tears instantly overflowed his eyes, crying.

"Princess, all the mistakes are Pink's fault, but I can't help it. I'm in trouble! ”

Zhao Yun picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and asked, "Oh?" If you have any troubles, you might as well hear them. ”

"The slave's sister Pin Tao was on an errand in the back kitchen of the dining room, and secretly ate the sugar steamed cheese and golden bird's nest porridge that were to be sent to the Poria Palace, but was caught by Caiyun of the Poria Palace. Princess An Zhi used this as a handle and threatened me to inform her of your whereabouts, princess, otherwise I would publicize the fact that Pin Tao had eaten the master's meal secretly, then she would be punished with a cane for thirty and her life would not be guaranteed! ”

Peach fell to her knees and cried silently.

"Are you going to betray the princess in order to save your sister?" Ming Cui sighed and said disappointedly.

The slave only informed her of the princess's whereabouts, and the princess had nothing to lose. But if I don't save Pin Tao, then she will be scolded with a cane for thirty words, and she will really be beaten to death! Pink sobbed.

"Why don't you tell me? Did you tell me that I would die and not be saved? Zhaoyun looked at the peach who was crying into tears and asked flatly.

Peach buried her face in the palm of her hand and didn't answer, just crying louder.

Mingcui squatted on the ground and asked in disappointment, "Could it be that in your mind, our princess is the kind of person who knows your hardships and will ignore them?" ”

Peach kept shaking her head, and her tears fell straight down like beads that didn't want money.

Zhaoyun looked down at Taohong, who was kneeling on the ground, and sighed, "You still haven't recognized your mistakes. ”

"For the first time, at the flower banquet, you went back to Zhaoyun Palace for me to get the piano, I asked you what happened, and you talked nonsense to me. Obviously, you won't pass by Yanyu Building on the way, but you said that you met the palace maid who invited you to go to Poria Palace there, and I was already suspicious at that time. ”

"The second time was when I went out of the palace not long ago to find Pranya. You just learned that I was about to leave the palace, and secretly slipped out of the side door of Zhaoyun Palace to inform An Zhi. When she found out, she told the Queen Mother, who sent someone to follow my carriage. I don't know, am I right? ”

"The third time, today, you just learned that I went to the imperial study and promised to make peace. And you took advantage of the time when you went to the dining room to fetch pastries for me to go to the Poria Palace to deliver the news. ”

Zhaoyun looked at her and told her one by one flatly. Although she had already known the fact that she had betrayed herself, she still felt a trace of sadness and disappointment in her heart when she experienced it again.

"Princess, I know it's wrong. Give me one more chance to mend my ways! Pink moved her knees forward, crying breathlessly.

"There are only three things, and this is the third time. I've given you a chance, but you don't want to cherish it. I asked myself, I treat you well, but you betrayed me to An Zhi again and again for your sister, which is really chilling to me. Zhaoyun clenched the five fingers in his sleeve and forced himself to be ruthless.

"Taohong, our master and servant, you served with all your heart before, and I will let you out of the palace to marry. Here are a few hundred taels of silver, which are counted as a dowry for you. From now on, I wish you happiness in the future! ”

Hearing this, Taohong cried into a tearful person, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. One after another, it seemed to knock on Zhaoyun's heart.

Zhaoyun took a step and left directly, forcing himself not to look back, and he couldn't turn back.