Zheng Lijun's face was pale, and although she was still holding her head high, her slightly trembling hands under her sleeves revealed the excitement and panic in her heart at the moment. She tried her best to calm down and defend herself: "What my cousin said is becoming more and more incomprehensible. How could I have done such a thing? What other men? The reason why I feel bad is because ...... It's all because the things I thought I had since I was a child changed in an instant, I should have been my cousin's wife, the high-ranking crown princess, and the mother of a country in the future, and the result was ...... Now I have to succumb to the position of a side concubine, not only to be a concubine, but also to be inferior forever, even my dearest father, brother, uncle, and cousin who promised to protect me since I was a child...... They also told me to back down, because I would not have been, and you reproached me for not knowing the general situation. How can I bear such a blow? It's human nature to feel lost and depressed."

The louder she spoke, the more she spoke, the more she felt justified, and even she felt that she thought so. It's all because the royal family has rebelled, and her father and brother have forced her to comply, if not, how could she be so wronged?

As for the rumors that Zhu Jingcheng, the prince of Dongping, had a close relationship with the daughters of other families, it was nothing at all, she would not marry this person in the first place, so how could she be angry about those rumors?

Zhu Jingkun couldn't help but be a little funny when he saw her straightforward face. Zheng Lijun, she seems to have forgotten that she and he grew up together, he knows her well enough, where can she not see it, her expression and some subconscious small actions at this time are confirming her lack of heart?

He didn't have the leisure to listen to her defense anymore: "So, you really don't have any personal feelings for Jing Cheng at all?" Then even if I ask the Queen Mother to marry him and the daughter of the Marquis of Yongchang, you have no opinion? ”

Zheng Lijun's face changed, her lips trembled slightly, and she reluctantly spoke: "What can I say?" It's just that in this way, King Zheng's side is not very peaceful, if King Zheng and King Dongping join forces, I don't know what will cause trouble, my cousin is angry, and he should focus on the overall situation. ”

Zhu Jingkun raised his eyebrows: "Cousin's words are also reasonable." The young lady of the He family of Yongchang Hou is really not a good match for Jingcheng...... That's good, the eldest lady of Gu Shilang's family is Gu Wenhui, who is familiar with you, her status is not low, and she is not hindered in the overall situation, it should be enough to ration Jingcheng, right? She knows you well and is married, and I can rest assured. Didn't I mention it to you last time? Why don't you go and ask the Queen Mother for advice? With that, he turned around, as if he was about to go out.

Zheng Lijun stepped out in a shocked step and stopped him: "No, you can't go" As soon as the words came out, her face turned pale again, as if she found that she had lost her words, and said: "Wen Hui...... I have already married Liu Shangshu's eldest son, which she told me personally. ”

Zhu Jingkun looked at her lightly: "What did she tell you?" When did she tell you? I only heard that the Liu Gu family had the intention of discussing marriage, but I didn't hear that it had been decided. ”

Zheng Lijun bowed her head and replied: "On the day of Laba, I went to the Dahuguo Temple to worship my grandmother, and I happened to meet her there and said a few words. That's when she told me. Laba has been nearly 20 days ago, so the day must have been set, right? ”

"Laba?" Zhu Jingkun smiled slightly, "Then Gu Wenhui's family affairs must not have been decided." How could someone as careful as Gu Shilang marry his daughter before the marriage of the royal children was decided? Besides, haven't you heard? She has suffered from pox since Laba, and she is still recuperating at home behind closed doors. I'll wait until she's cured. ”

Zheng Lijun was stunned and gritted her teeth secretly. She naturally heard about it, but she thought that Wen Hui was afraid of her revenge, so she deliberately pretended to be sick to avoid it, how could it be really sick? It's just that the Gu family claimed that if they wanted to demolish Wen Hui, there would be a lot of things involved, so she had no choice but to say: "Wen Hui is just an occasional little accident, the two families have already had a tacit understanding of betrothed, and when Wen Hui recovers from her illness, the family matter will naturally be decided."

"Is that undecided?" Zhu Jingkun was unmoved, "It doesn't matter, it's rare to have a good candidate we can trust and be worthy of Jingcheng, how can we give up?" If we change to other people we trust, I am afraid that there will be changes in the Dongping Mansion in the future, which will affect the people on our side. Gu Wenhui is very good, Gu Shilang is a smart person, but unfortunately he is too careful and of little use to us, but he does not dare to do it as a chaotic minister and thief, and he will be implicated in the future, and he will spare his family's life. "Then I have to lift my feet again and go out.

Zheng Lijun was angry and shocked, and stopped him again: "Cousin Wenhui is sick, the queen mother loves the prince of Dongping so much, how could she let him marry a sick woman?" If you go, the Queen Mother will be angry."

Zhu Jingkun looked at Zheng Lijun and didn't speak for a long time, the latter noticed something wrong, but just tried his best to maintain the calm on his face: "I'm worried that my cousin will be complained about by the Queen Mother......"

Zhu Jingkun seemed to smile: "I see, so I want to thank my cousin for his kindness?" After speaking, he suddenly sank his face and said coldly, "Who do you want to deceive?" Can't you see it? On that day in the garden of Luwangfu, you and Gu Wenhui were still inseparable, and then you suddenly attacked Du Yuan, but you planted the charge on Gu Wenhui's head. It's easy for you to find a scapegoat who doesn't like it, right? You can even make Du Yuanru and Zhou Cairen suffer a big loss without implicating anyone, but you didn't blame Gu Wenhui directly, why is this? When did she offend you? Don't tell me, it's not because I once said that I planned to marry Gu Wenhui to Zhu Jingcheng, or ...... Because of Zhu Jingcheng's tenderness for Gu Wenhui in front of you and me? ”

Zheng Lijun was speechless, her face was as pale as paper, and after a while, she squeezed out a sentence: "You used to ...... You will never scold me like this......" After a pause, he smiled miserably, "It's because you have a noble princess who is more in line with your heart, so you dislike me, right?" Say what to say to your closest relatives, what to say about your love for many years......"

"Shut up." Zhu Jingkun squeezed out a deep yin sentence from between his teeth, "You can continue to act in front of me and see what I say?" It's obvious that you yourself are causing trouble, but you blame us for making you wronged. I really admire, cousin is so steely, if a person like you is told to be in the inner courtyard of the palace and be a concubine who follows the rules, wouldn't it be a waste of talent? ”

He turned around, walked back to the main seat, lifted his robe and sat down, his face had regained his calm, only a pair of eyes, revealing the majesty of the prince of the heavenly family.

Zheng Lijun was suddenly a little at a loss. She recognized his expression, and he would only show it when he faced his men and attendants.

Without waiting for her to understand, Zhu Jingkun said lightly: "Zheng Lijun, you and I are aunts and cousins, and we have known each other since childhood, and I will give you two choices after many years of love." First, it is An An who stays at home, no matter what kind of marriage I arrange for Zhu Jingcheng, you can't interfere. When things fade, I will find another opportunity to accept you as a side concubine, and I will ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, and I will let you enjoy the honor for a lifetime, which can be regarded as fulfilling the agreement of the two families. Second ......" he stared at her, "I will ask for your decree in front of the Queen Mother and marry you to Zhu Jingcheng." As long as you can suppress his ambition and let him be a good king, although you are only a princess in the future, I will not treat you and your children badly. ”

Zheng Lijun's eyes widened in shock, and she couldn't react a little: How could my cousin say such a thing? He's ...... Is this to fulfill her?

Zhu Jingkun looked at her slightly surprised after being stunned, but there was no wave in his eyes: "But...... If you are incompetent and unable to stop his misdeeds, or if you are unwilling to help him commit abuse...... When I die in the future, don't blame me for not thinking about bones, flesh, family, and affection."

He coldly spat out the last few words, which made Zheng Lijun shiver involuntarily, looking at his face, but couldn't guess any of his thoughts at the moment. She began to regret a little, whether she had been spoiled for too long, so ...... Forget that he is actually a real nobleman, a future king, and not just a cousin who has been with him for many years?

"It's up to you which way to go." Zhu Jingkun said the last sentence calmly, then stood up and strode out, but then ordered the attendants in Concubine Zheng's palace, "Pack up your things and send Miss Zheng back to the Taiwei Mansion"

The palace people looked at each other, and seeing that his face was not good, they didn't dare to persuade him, so they could only follow the order and get busy. Zheng Lijun's entourage Juyun and Zhuyun heard the news, and they were both shocked and rushed to the West Side Hall to see their masters.

Zheng Lijun sat on the ground with a stunned expression. Ju Yun and Zhu Yun called her several times before she reacted, but after listening to their words, she was stunned for a while before she said: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince has made an order, so let's do it." With that, he held them up, staggered to his feet, and walked out. Zhu Yun hurriedly stepped forward to support her, but Ju Yun rolled her eyes, went out to find a little palace maid, and said something like this, and then took off a gold-inlaid bracelet from her wrist and stuffed it.

When Zheng Lijun got back into the carriage given by Zheng Guifei and drove out of the palace gate, Ju Yun begged the eunuchs and soldiers guarding the gate for a long time, and asked them to let the carriage rest in the palace gate. It's just that the petty officer guarding the gate changed his previous courtesy, resolutely refused to be accommodating, and said that this palace gate was a place where people came and went, blocking the road, and he couldn't afford to blame it. Ju Yun was so angry that his face turned red, and in the end, it was the little eunuch sent by Concubine Zheng Guifei's palace to escort him to help, and the little officer agreed to let the carriage stop for a cup of tea outside the palace gate.

Ju Yun kept looking into the palace gate, Zheng Lijun seemed to have just woken up from her anxiety, and asked listlessly, "Who are you waiting for?" The former turned around and said: "Miss, the slave maid just asked someone to find the concubine Niangniang, and the maid knows that the young lady is leaving, and she will definitely send someone to recover it."

Zheng Lijun was stunned, but showed a wry smile. My aunt seems to love her, but when she encounters a critical moment, is it not the same as abandoning her face? Otherwise, how could he agree to let her be relegated to the position of the crown prince? Now that the third prince has made up his mind, his aunt will not disobey her son's wishes. At this point, she and Jingcheng's cousin ...... It was already doomed that there would be no result, and she should have died a long time ago......

The carriage waited for a cup of tea, and then another cup of tea, and the little officers guarding the palace gate were about to turn their faces, and Concubine Zheng also sent someone from the palace to ask the little eunuchs who were escorting them why they didn't go back to work on errands.

Zheng Lijun sat in the carriage, although her eyes were gorgeous, she couldn't hide the coldness in her heart. It's one thing to guess, it's another to experience it firsthand. I didn't expect Zheng Guifei to really have no pity for her niece, in the past, when she left the palace, not to mention the palace people who accompanied her, even the escort officers and soldiers would not be less than twenty people, where is it like today, there are only four guards, Zheng Guifei also sent someone to summon those little eunuchs back. It's really human

Thinking that the third prince was going to marry Gu Wenhui to Zhu Jingcheng, Zheng Lijun couldn't help but feel pain in her heart, she had already fallen out with Wen Hui, would she have to endure the latter's triumphant face in the future?

The carriage slowly drove out of the imperial city, and after a while, it arrived on the official road. When the pedestrians saw the car, they all recognized it as the car of Mrs. Zheng's daughter, and they avoided it one after another, but they couldn't help but discuss it in private.

When the carriage came to a street corner, the coachman saw from a distance that two wagons had overturned on the ground, and the flour and beans of various colors were scattered on the ground, blocking the road, so he stopped. The accompanying guards went to ask, only to learn that there was a carriage from nowhere, which had just knocked over the car transporting bean noodles from the wine and vinegar noodle bureau in the palace, and the internal supervisor in charge of escorting the car of the wine vinegar noodle bureau wanted to escort the coachman who caused the accident to see the official, but the coachman said that there was a way to get good flour and all kinds of beans for them to give them a business, so as to save the trouble and make a big fuss, and those internal supervisors would also bear the crime of dereliction of duty. Now the two sides are bargaining, and because of the big face of the palace supervisor, the ordinary officers and soldiers who patrol the city do not dare to come forward to speak, so they are blocked there.

Zheng Lijun impatiently ordered: "Since this road is impassable, the detour is the way, why bother to meet them in general?" ”

When Zhu Yun heard this, he lifted the curtain and told the coachman, but for some reason, he exclaimed in a low voice: "Huh? Isn't that Miss Gu Liu? ”

Zheng Lijun looked over quickly: "Who are you talking about?" ”

"Miss Gu Liu, a carriage came from the intersection diagonally opposite, and it also stopped, but for some reason it suddenly turned around and left. The slave saw that the curtain of the car had been lifted, and the woman sitting inside was wearing exactly the same clothes that Miss Gu Liu wore that day in the Great Huguo Temple."

Ju Yun frowned, glared at her, and said, "Hugh is talking nonsense that Miss Gu Liu has pox and is recuperating at home, who doesn't know in the capital?" How could she go out at this time? ”

Zhu Yun shrunk his neck: "It looks like it's quite like it, maybe I saw it wrong......"

Zheng Lijun said: "No...... She is not sick at all, maybe she is going to do some secret thing......" Thinking of Zhu Jingkun's words, she gritted her teeth: "I want to go and see what kind of medicine she sells in her gourd."

Ju Yun persuaded: "Miss, forget it, it's better to go home early at this time." Who doesn't recognize you in this car? If you let those who have broken mouths know that you have just entered the palace and will be sent home, you don't know what to say. ”

Zheng Lijun sneered: "What are you afraid of?" Are there still fewer gossips these days? I just met a friend on the road and cared about her condition, so I followed behind. If you talk more, you'll go back to my house by myself," Ju Yun had no choice but to stop.

The order was given, and although the four escorting guards had doubts, thinking of the prestige of Taiwei Zheng, they still acted according to the order. Zheng Lijun's carriage made a slight turn, and then it was attached to the carriage with the lantern of Gu Shilang's mansion and went in the other direction.

The bargaining at the intersection continued, and in the unobtrusive corner, Liu Dongxing showed half of his face, looked at the Huache in the distance, and smiled slightly.

There are some dangers that should be eradicated from the roots as soon as possible.