"Ah Heng......" Li Zhuer still refused to let go, and there were already moist tears rolling in her eyes.

"Zhu'er," Bai Heng tightened his grip on her hand, "You don't understand the things in the palace, and you don't need to understand." You just need to know that this is a sinister place, not a place for you to live. After speaking, he ruthlessly brushed away Li Zhu'er's hand, stood up, and said to Zhao Gonggong who came to deliver the decree with a cold face: "Take me to see my father." ”

After only taking two steps, I heard Li Zhu'er, who was still kneeling behind him, crying.

"I asked the emperor for marriage! I begged for it! ”

Bai Heng stopped and didn't look back.

"I like Ah Heng! Anyway-" Li Zhu'er gritted her teeth and wiped the tears on her face, "Anyway, it's okay if I'm a side concubine!" The concubine room is also good! If you like Zhao Ling, just marry again! ”

This hoarse cry made Lu Zhaoling feel moved.

And Li Zhu'er only saw the slender back of the person in front of her, looked at his slight side face, and heard his words cold and detached.

"Zhu'er, in this life and this life, you are my most beloved sister."

After speaking, Bai Heng's footsteps were resolute.

Zhao Gonggong saw that the three princes were walking resolutely, and hurriedly trotted all the way to follow, while muttering in Bai Heng's ear: "The three princes can't help it!" Your Highness think twice! Seeing that the persuasion had not been effective, and approaching the imperial study, the old minister had to rush to the front to inform His Majesty, only begging His Majesty not to give any big sin to the third prince in anger.

Unexpectedly, the emperor looked like he had expected it, and only said that the three princes were in attendance, and no one was allowed to disturb him.

"Father."

As soon as Bai Heng, who entered the imperial study, spoke, he was interrupted by the emperor waving his hand. His Majesty the Emperor walked slowly in front of Bai Heng, and his face was always a stereotypical expression that no one could see joy and anger.

"I have something to tell you."

"What?" Bai Heng looked at him coldly.

"It has been eight years since the end of the western expedition of the Anping Dynasty, and in recent days, reports have come from the border that the barbarians in the southwest are frequent, and there are signs of rebellion. Our army was defeated several times on a small scale on the southwestern border, and it seems that there was a covert collusion between the surrendered counties and states in the territory in an attempt to rebel. ”

"So what?" Bai Heng frowned, a little unclear, "There is General Pei Changce in the southwest of Yanzhou Town, although he is not as good as Li Xuan, the general of Zhenguo, and the barbarians should not bother with the court. ”

"Exactly. Heng'er really has a strategy and has never slackened. ”

"The father should know what his sons are here for, so there is no need to talk such nonsense." Bai Heng, who was praised by the emperor, snorted unceremoniously and coldly.

"You and Zhu'er are childhood sweethearts, and this marriage is also Zhu'er's wish, why are you dissatisfied?" The emperor is not angry but laughs, which makes people unpredictable what they think in their hearts.

"Erchen and Li Zhu'er are like brothers and sisters, and there is no love between men and women, and they also ask their father to take back their fate."

"Brother and sister? Princess Tongguang is my righteous daughter, and you should be brother and sister. ”

"My father treats her as a righteous daughter at this time."

"Hmph." The emperor snorted coldly when he heard this, "Okay, I will make it clear to you." Li Zhu'er, you have to marry, as for Princess Tongguang, don't even think about it! ”

"It's hard for the retainers to obey their fate." Bai Heng still spoke indifferently, but his words were firm but not weak at all.

"If you insist on this, I will have to behead her." The emperor also suppressed his anger, and said lightly.

"Is my father going to be a faint king who cares about people's lives?" Bai Heng's tone became more and more cold, and he did not waver when he said these rebellious words.

"Hahaha! What a faint gentleman! The emperor laughed three times, his eyes sank, "I will ask you, should you be beheaded for the crime of treason?" ”

Bai Heng suddenly flashed in his mind and guessed some clues.

Seeing that Bai Heng didn't speak, the emperor continued: "The day before yesterday, it was reported that the monarch of the Reign of Lu was dead, and the prince was in exile and was missing, and the person in power now was a brother of the monarch, that is, the uncle of Princess Tongguang. Our Anping Dynasty has always ignored this kind of coup d'état, but after the coup d'état, there was no news of the envoys stationed in the city of the king of Liu, and one of the feudal officials who went to divide the territory of the kingdom of Liuzhou was also assassinated, which is tantamount to complicity in rebellion. ”

Bai Heng, who had always been calm, finally fell speechless and froze in place.

"You say, the hostages who rebelled against the county should not be beheaded?"

Bai Heng's throat moved, and in the face of the emperor's questioning, he opened his mouth for a long time, and finally bowed his head with difficulty, clenched his fists with both hands, gritted his teeth and said: "If I marry Li Zhu'er, you will spare Princess Tongguang's life?" ”

"Pei Changce has to deal with the border riots, and there are not enough troops left. I will send Li Xuan to reorganize the army and prepare to go west, and set foot in several places of rebellion that do not know the depths, including the Liuguo. You and Li Zhu'er will get married within half a month, so that Li Xuan can go on an expedition with peace of mind, and I will be handled by others. ”

“…… The sons and daughters are grateful. Bai Heng paused word by word, speaking slowly and heavily.

"Before you marry Li Zhu'er, if you see Princess Tongguang again, you will immediately behead her."

"The retainers obey." Bai Heng clenched his fists, bowed deeply to the ground, and his eyes were full of unwillingness and hatred.

"Heng'er." The emperor looked at Bai Heng, who was clenching his fists, and said slowly, "I know that you are unwilling. But the son of the emperor needs to focus on the dynasty and society. This is a matter of rebellion, and Princess Tongguang would not have been able to save her life. I miss you—"

"Father doesn't have to say much." Bai Heng, who had stood up again, interrupted the emperor's words, his eyes were as calm as stagnant water, and without waiting for the emperor to say anything, he waved lightly and said, "The son of the minister retires." He turned around and walked out of the imperial study, and his steps were as decisive as they had come.

At this time, Lu Zhaoling was still standing outside the gate of the palace of Yonghe Palace, looking at Li Zhu'er who was sitting in the courtyard crying, remembering the innocent smiling face she raised stupidly when she once released paper kites with Niu Da Niu Er, remembering the white and thin arms she often exposed, and remembering that she followed behind herself and shouted "Zhaoling Zhaoling" when she was greedy.

She always declares that she wants to be a majestic female general when she grows up, make meritorious achievements, inherit her father's cold iron spear and go into battle to kill the enemy, and one day she will not lose to Lu Zhaoling's scimitar. At this time, Lu Zhaoling took advantage of her inattention to flick a finger on her smooth forehead, leaving a bright red mark on the head of this petite but reckless and arrogant guy, and then stood next to her with her hands crossed and laughed, and Niu Da and Niu Er fanned the flames on the side, and she shouted at Lu Zhaoling angrily: "What a hero!" You're a big devil! ”

How did it get to this point?

"It's time to go." Shen Fengjiu said coldly behind Lu Zhaoling.

Bai Heng went to the imperial study and did not come back for a long time.

The next morning, the whole palace was busy.

Adhering to His Majesty's will, Bai Heng, the third prince, married Li Zhu'er, the general of Zhenguo, on an auspicious day seven days later.