Chapter Eighty-Three—Heart-to-Heart Friendship between Husband and Wife (I)
Zheng Junchao couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself, he really wanted to reconcile with his wife and resolve such a delicate cold war, but he had already thought that his wife would inevitably talk about this matter again, how could he answer?
Zheng Junchao didn't want to show his inner entanglement and helplessness as much as possible, he pretended to divert the topic easily, "You, it's not a good thing to always like to forget to sleep and eat like this, I have already ordered them to prepare a night banquet, and in a while, let's talk about this matter again." ”
After speaking, Zheng Junchao quietly pulled up his wife's still soft and delicate palm and clenched it tightly. This subtle action untied the originally tense heartstrings a little, and let her husband lead her, just like they had when they first met each other.
However, this time Bu Lian made up her mind, no matter what, she had to let her husband make the final decision today. Continuing to linger like this will never be a good thing for them or for the entire feudal country.
The queen's palace where Bu Lian lives is majestic, and the entire queen's bedroom is composed of four halls of different sizes. This palace covers an extremely large area, and not only that, but in this palace, whether it is the maids, the guards of the outer guards, and even the attendants in the palace, whether it is the imperial kitchen or the imperial doctor, are all arranged separately in the queen's bedroom. This is also a special treatment and a precedent, which is Zheng Junchao's own arrangement.
This is also because of Zheng Junchao and Bu Lian, the relationship between the emperor and the queen is relatively special, the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao is the same as Xuan Lejun, the monarch of the Qi State, there is only one person in their harem, and there are no other concubines. This has also led to the fact that in the majestic palace, which was originally rich in architectural layers and has dozens of palaces of different sizes, only two or three forest gardens were inhabited, and the other palaces have even been gradually abandoned.
And Zheng Junchao, compared to Xuan Lejun, is even more exaggerated, he basically doesn't even go back to his bedroom, he only hasn't lived with his wife for a few days, because of some reasons that everyone else knows. At other times, no matter what happens, the two of them basically live together.
Living in the place for a long time also made Zheng Junchao simply move some of his subordinates in the palace to his wife, Princess Rongle. That's why, in the queen's bedchamber, you can find the imperial chef anytime and anywhere, and prepare dinner very quickly.
Before Bu Lian and Zheng Junchao crossed the corridor to the front hall, the endless stream of maids around them had already brought the delicate dishes of different colors and freshly cooked dishes to the front hall one by one, and placed them on the long tables on both sides of the front hall.
Most of these maids are cronies who have followed Princess Rong Le for many years, especially several of her personal maids, who have followed her for a long time. Since she was the eldest princess at the beginning, she has been following her by the way, at least more than twenty years have passed, and the age of these personal maids is also nearly forty years old.
Zheng Junchao also knew this, so in his wife's bedroom, he didn't bother to do other things, just leave them to his wife's personal maids to arrange. Previously, when he came to this palace, the person who ordered him to arrange the dinner party and dispatch the staff was the personal maid beside Princess Rong Le.
Zheng Junchao held his wife's hand, the two sat side by side, sitting close to each other, the usual emperor and queen rarely dine together, and the moments that appear together are more formal occasions, whether it is the emperors of the feudal country or the emperors of the Qi country, with the increase in the number of concubines in the harem, the queen, as the original wife, is naturally not as beautiful as the young concubines.
However, when it came to the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao and Xuan Lejun of Qi State, there was a situation that the courtiers did not dare to believe, these two emperors with outstanding abilities, there was only one queen in the harem, and no other concubines were accepted, which can already be said to be a miracle through the ages.
What's more coincidental is that the means and will of these two emperors are very firm, even if the courtiers have repeatedly said that "Your Majesty's heirs are thin, and you want to accept the harem, the heirs are thin, and the royal family is unstable." "Reasons such as this are constantly written to persuade His Majesty to take concubines. But the Holy Emperor and Xuan Lejun, as if they had made up some kind of determination, did not listen to these advice at all, and completely ignored them.
With the passage of time, the voice in the court about this matter has become a lot weaker, because the feelings of the emperor and queen are also seen in their own eyes, and they can see this very deep and long-lasting feeling.
Therefore, some courtiers who originally wanted to make a fuss about this matter and fight for their own excellent and good reputation gradually put this matter on the shelf, and rarely mentioned it again, knowing that exhortation would not change their emperor's thoughts and will, but would bring unforeseen consequences to themselves, and no one wanted to do this bird again.
Because the eldest princess Rong Le was very happy and lived with her wife for more than ten years, the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao, who originally liked to eat meat, gradually changed invisibly. Gradually, the two who have lived together for a long time have gradually become similar in their preferences.
The eldest princess Rong Le is merciful, she can change for her husband, and occasionally eat some meat, and the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao Needless to say, he has now become a vegetarian person, which can be said to be unbelievable for Zheng Junchao at the beginning.
Facing the delicate dishes that have been served on the long table, the husband and wife, who used to talk about everything, because of their own concerns now, for a while, they don't know where to talk about this matter, this is the previous time, it will never appear.
After a little silence, it was the Saint Emperor Zheng Junchao who took the lead in breaking the delicate imbalance in front of him, he picked up the silver chopsticks placed at the table and picked up a freshly mixed vegetable in front of him. He quietly placed it in his wife's silver bowl, and whispered softly, "I know what you want to say to me, but I have already made up my mind about this matter. ”
"Oh, I want to know what you think. ”
Princess Rong Le's eldest princess Bu Lian did not back down at all, this Saint Emperor Zheng Junchao also knew very well, he knew his wife very well, he knew that his wife because of her status and character, she was not like an ordinary woman, she only cared about the love of her children, or the family of her children, whether it was her background or insight, she was not comparable to ordinary women. Besides, isn't it because of her character that I noticed her, approached her, and finally fell in love with her until today?
Speaking of the scene when the two met for the first time, whether it was Zheng Junchao or Bu Lian, they can be said to remember it vividly, and their memories of that first meeting can be said to be very clear.
Dream City, now renamed the iconic Golden Que, is also where they first met. Zheng Junchao was amazed by Bu Lian's peerless demeanor and her perseverance and courage that was different from ordinary women.
Zheng Junchao took out from his sleeve the copy of the recital he had reviewed after the end of the early dynasty, and in this recital, Zheng Junchao felt that the plan proposed by the civil official was meritorious, so he deliberately kept it and took him to his wife's dormitory.
"This person should be a courtier who supports you. Zheng Junchao pretended to be relaxed, he didn't want to magnify this matter too much, if he really pursued it, his wife's actions could already be said to be disobedient to him to a certain extent.
It's just that Zheng Junchao also understands that the reason why his wife is hiding him like this may not have other ideas, it may be a move from power, so he has no way to continue to pursue it, so he chose such a method to knock on the side.
Bu Lian got up angrily, "Do you think I am willing to do this? If I don't do this, sooner or later the feudal country will be completely destroyed, and we will become historical sinners!"
His wife's merciless accusation really made Zheng Junchao a little embarrassed, and his expression changed from pretending to be a little sad at the beginning, "Haven't I tried to strengthen the feudal country? Now that it has become like this, do you think the Dark Army will let us go?"
"It's easy to say, cut off relations with the Dark Legion, but once the Dark Evil God returns, how will we face him?
Zheng Junchao is a little aggressive, it's not that he doesn't know his wife's thoughts, and he can understand it, but Zheng Junchao can't bear such unreserved and explicit accusations, and he is naturally like a lit fire, blazing.
Bu Lian's face was already flushed, she tried to restrain the anger in her chest, and gasped deeply, she already realized that such a quarrel would not end well, and if the two of them insisted on each other, the quarrel would not lead to anything, but would make their relationship more stiff.
Forcing herself to calm down, Bu Lian said to her husband in a calm tone as much as possible: "I'm not forcing you, no matter where you go, I will always follow you, it's just that we must be responsible for the feudal kingdom now, since it turns out that the Dark Legion coming to the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent will destroy all our futures, then we must stop them!"
After saying this, Bu Lian took the initiative to gently hold her husband's slightly rough palm, and said softly: "What we did before, whether it is right or wrong, we don't have to care anymore, I hope you make the right decision, but if you really insist on going your own way, I will definitely stop you with my own hands and then go with you." ”
His wife's slow and gentle tone touched Zheng Junchao's heartstrings, and this sentence also touched the memories in the depths of Zheng Junchao's memory.
Once upon a time, when they were in love, they could be said to be like glue and paint, and they were not separated all day long. At that time, Zheng Junchao asked Bu Lian a question, if I make a wrong decision in the future, you have to stand on the opposite side of me, what will you do?
The answer that Bu Lian gave at the time, that is, what she said now, thought that her wife was joking half-truthfully, but now it sounds like this is really what she prepared and made up her mind early on.