Chapter 131: Confession
In August, the Tatars could not stand it and handed over a letter of surrender, promising to pay tribute to the imperial court. In order to show his sincerity, Zhao Shen was specially sent to the city of Ganzhou.
Zhao Zhen went out of the city to accept the surrender, signed an agreement with the Tatars, and presented it to the imperial court.
From then on, the war was settled.
Zhao Shen's clothes were thin, his face was thin and stained with mud, his hair was messy from the wind, his face was calm, and he was as peaceful and peaceful as ever, but he was no longer in the mood of the past.
used to be the lord of the East Palace, but now, he is just a first-order prisoner.
Zhao Zhen slowly approached him.
"Big brother."
Zhao Shen smiled at him, his eyebrows and eyes were elegant, and said, "It's been a long time, third brother." β
Obviously he was in a mess, his hands were chained, there was a dark red strangulation mark on his neck, and there were blood stains on his clothes. But he can still look at him calmly without being humble or arrogant.
Once high up, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Zhao Zhen waved away the guards behind him and asked, "Why do you want to do this?" β
Zhao Shen seemed to be stumped by his question, hid his smile and pondered, and said leisurely after a while: "Do I have a choice?" β
"You have, no one forces you." Zhao Zhen was solemn.
Zhao Shen smiled and shook his head, "It's not what I want to steal a living. At this point, there is no need to say anything, you just kill me. β
Zhao Zhen frowned, "Your life and death should be decided by Your Majesty." β
A hint of mockery appeared at the corner of Zhao Shen's lips, "When did you put him in your eyes?" β
Zhao Shen has noble blood in his bones, he is the eldest son, the most beloved and most important son of his father. Intelligent, benevolent, benevolent. The courtiers followed, and the people supported it.
was framed by Wen Zhiluo, allowing Zhao Yan to usurp the crown prince.
Zhao Yan and Zhao Zhen are both rising stars, but he looks down on Zhao Yan alone. Because Zhao Yan relied on women to ascend to the throne, all of them were intrigues. Zhao Zhen is different, everything he has is from the knife edge licking the bloody battlefield.
"Big brother, I can't afford it." Zhao Zhen replied.
He didn't admit it, and Zhao Shen didn't bother to force him, and suddenly remembered something, and asked with a smile: "How is Xuan'er?" β
"Xuan'er?"
Zhao Shen told him who Xuan'er was.
Zhao Zhen's face turned pale in an instant. Why did Zhao Shen ask Yixuan? And why do you call her so intimately?
"Whether she's good or not, what does it have to do with you?" Zhao Zhen pulled down his face.
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "But Xuan'er she saved me, but I just care about my benefactor." β
"Saved you?"
"On the day of your wedding, Xuan'er lied that she was Zuo Ge Lao's subordinate and rescued me from the house. She arranged everything, otherwise you think I alone would be able to escape? I wanted her to go with me, but she wouldn't. Zhao Shen shook his head a little stunned, "Later, I learned that Xuan'er is from the Wen family." β
At the beginning, Yixuan's statement was: Zhao Shen knocked her unconscious and robbed her, and on the way she woke up and escaped by jumping into the carriage.
"Didn't you take her away?"
Zhao Shen sighed softly, "There are so many guards and maids around the new house, why should I go there?" If I could have taken her away, I wouldn't have been locked up by you for so long. β
Zhao Zhen's heart sank.
He thought Yixuan's statement was strange at the time, but he didn't think about it deeply.
It turned out that it was a lie again.
She didn't hesitate to use the marriage to set up a situation, what did she treat him as well, and what did she think of herself!
Is this child's play?
Zhao Zhen was so angry that he couldn't wait to fly back to the palace now, and asked her if this was true! His feelings are so humble and cheap, let her take advantage of them? On the day of marriage, he was so happy that he vowed to love her and protect her for the rest of his life, but what was the result?
Zhao Zhen closed his eyes.
Being used by others, being deceived by others, and being good to people wholeheartedly! What the king of the northwest, what the prince of Yu who leans towards the government and the opposition, in her eyes, he is a joke!
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Zhao Zhen drank wine all night.
There were not even candles lit in the dormitory, and the jars of wine on the ground, empty and full, were piled up haphazardly. Zhao Zhen leaned against the wall and poured himself wine. He wanted to be confused, go over and sleep in a daze, and feel better.
In the early hours of the morning, when the sky was cloudy, Zhao Zhen staggered out of the house, still holding a wine jar in his hand, drinking all the way, and stumbling to the gate of Cuiwei Courtyard.
He banged on the door.
The slap shook the sky.
When the guards saw this scene, they were all surprised-when did the prince fall so badly? There was a smell of alcohol, and he didn't look very clear, like a drunk.
Aren't you just a drunk?
Everyone didn't dare to speak, silently retreated to the side, and let Zhao Zhen go crazy.
It was a mother-in-law who opened the door, and she was startled when she saw the prince, and before she could react, Zhao Zhen walked past her and went straight to the main house.
"How crazy is the prince...... the woman said to herself.
The latch in the main house was also plugged in, Zhao Zhen pushed it twice and couldn't open it, and he was about to kick it impatiently, but fortunately Shuang'er opened the door at this time.
β¦β¦ Rajah?
What the hell is this like?
Zhao Zhen pushed Shuang'er away and went to the house. Yixuan slept lightly, and woke up in a daze when she heard the movement, rubbing her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Shuang'er didn't know how to get back. Forget it, let the couple make trouble.
Shuang'er closed the door and left, met a few maids who were woken up, yawned and said, "Don't worry about it, go to sleep." β
The master's business, what is the mixture of being a maid?
Yixuan smelled a smell of wine.
It's still thick.
Immediately afterwards, the quilt on his body was lifted, and a hot body was covered.
Yixuan was startled, sleepy, and quickly opened her eyes to find that it was Zhao Zhen holding her. The man was different from usual, he was drunk, not to mention, and he looked like he was hurt and looked a little pitiful.
As soon as Yi Xuan wanted to speak, her mouth was blocked.
It took a lot of effort for Yixuan to push the man away. What was going onβshe really couldn't understand it. Could it be that I haven't seen her for a long time and miss her too much?
That's not the case!
"What's wrong with you?" Yixuan asked worriedly.
Zhao Zhen didn't reply to her, buried his head in her neck, and kissed hard. Yi Xuan's hand stroked his head, and he asked a few more times before the man reacted:
"Why did you lie to me?"
"What did I lie to you?"
Zhao Zhen looked at her for a few moments, suddenly left her, leaning on the side of the bed and feeling stuffy, in fact, he was just a little drunk, and his consciousness was still sober.
Yixuan didn't think so.
She thought he must be very drunk.
Yixuan got out of bed and sat beside the man, touched the man's cheek with her little hand, and looked worried: "Didn't I explain the letter to you, I won't write it in the future, really." β
"What about Zhao Shen?"
"What?"
"Zhao Shen said, you saved him."
Yixuan's heart was shocked. The first thought was: Zhao Shen caught it?
If you catch it, you will catch it, who called Zhao Shen treason and rebellion? Should! But what's wrong with this? Why did you bite her back and shake this thing out?
White-eyed wolf!
Yixuan gritted her teeth. No wonder Zhao Zhen is so abnormal, it turns out that he knows about this.
She felt that she couldn't hide her identity.
As long as Zhao Zhen investigates this matter, she will find her dealings with Beizhen Fusi. Moreover, Wei Xiang also knew her identity, and if Zhao Zhen asked, it would be impossible for Wei Xiang not to say it.
Rather than being found out by him, it is better for her to admit it herself.
Yixuan saw that Zhao Zhen was so drunk, and thought that even if she said it, Zhao Zhen might not remember. There are some words that she has been holding in her heart for a long time, so it is better to take this opportunity to spit it out.
She held Zhao Zhen's hand, took a deep breath and said:
"You killed me, I lied to you, and we evened out."
Zhao Zhen's pupils shrank.
"You think I've betrayed you, but I don't. If I choose you, it will be a betrayal. I follow Zhao Yan because he is an emperor I have personally cultivated. If I give up on him, I will deny myself, and I will deny my years of hard work. β
"Actually, you lied to me. Didn't you arrange Wei Xiang by my side just to bring me down one day? Yixuan smiled, "You don't know how much I hate him, the Beizhen Fusi I worked so hard to build became yours in a blink of an eye." β
"The pain I inflict on you today is what you inflicted on me in the past. Therefore, none of us owe anyone, and none of us is noble. I know you hate me, but, I've already died once and don't want to die again...... Zhao Zhen, goodbye. β
Yixuan stood up, tears flashing in the corners of her eyes.
Zhao Zhen's heart was pounding, and he almost jumped out of his chest. He felt it was too unreal. He pinched himself.
Not a dream.
She's ...... Zhiluo.
Zhiluo is already his wife.
He didn't care how crazy his idea was, he knew it was true! The first time he saw her, he was irrepressibly attracted, and it turned out that it was not without reason.
"Zhiluo, Zhiluo......" he was full of joy.
Yixuan smiled and dodged, "I have to go." β
"Don't go." Zhao Zhen became nervous.
Yixuan wrapped a few clothes, brought some silver, and said goodbye to him with the burden on her back: "You sleep, just take it as a dream." β
Zhao Zhen tried to stand up, but he drank too much wine and was weak, and watched the girl walk away and close the door......
There was a pain in his heart, a chill spread to his limbs, and his eyes were red and almost hideous.
Yixuan shouted Shuang'er, but she didn't alarm others, and when she went out, the guards stopped her.
Yi Xuan glanced at the guard coldly, "The prince drove me away." β
Guards:......
"The prince is disgusted when he sees the master, let the master get out quickly, do you want to disobey the prince?"
Guard: Don't you dare......
Yixuan successfully walked out of Cuiwei Courtyard, went to the stable and picked two good horses, and quickly whipped out of Ganzhou City. Because of the defeat of the Tatars, the gates were opened earlier than usual, so the road was unimpeded.
Shuang'er asks what happened.
"Just remember, I'm no longer a princess. We had to run for our lives. β
"Run, run for your life?" Shuang'er was dumbfounded, looking around nervously, for fear that someone would chase after her.
Yixuan smiled, "Yes, run for your life, and it will be safe to escape back to the capital." β
"Yes...... Is the prince going to kill us? β
Yixuan nodded.
The two ran for a day, and found a country inn to rest in the evening. I changed into men's clothes, and asked the store for some pot ash to put on my face, ready to continue the next day.
In the middle of the night, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves, and from the window, a large group of people came.