069 Imaginary rivals
However, there were many opponents in the court, and some were skeptical of the death of the first emperor and the edict of succession left behind. Xiao Yuheng was afraid that the matter would be exposed, and in order to gain power, he formed a party for personal gain, excluded dissidents, murdered loyal ministers and good generals, and made the court fall apart and become a miasma.
That's not all, after purging his political opponents, he did more and more as he wanted. The dictatorship of arbitrary power and the monopoly of the government have made traitors in power, the people are miserable, and the people's grievances are boiling. In the end, the Great Zhou Dynasty gradually declined and declined day by day.
Slowly, those rumors about the death of the first emperor spread, and even the common children knew that the queen mother and the regent colluded inside and out, and acted in an embarrassed way, killing the first emperor and stealing the Great Zhou Dynasty.
And Xiao Junjue also raised troops to rebel in the name of "eliminating demons on the side of the Qing monarch" at that time, and finally attacked the palace. Xiao Yuheng was killed, and she also committed suicide by poisoning.
Thinking about it now, Rong Zhao suddenly felt like a dream, but this dream was too clear and too painful.
Facing this partner who took what he needed in his previous life and was self-interested with each other, his lips under the white veil smiled slightly, and Rong Zhao's attitude was as usual, and he said: "The fifth prince is really good at talking, but I just occasionally feel the cold, and with the veil, I collide with others." She changed her words, not wanting to put the topic on her face, "The fifth prince just finished saying goodbye to the queen?"
Originally, Rong Zhao followed the Gao family into the palace, but when he arrived at the palace gate, the people around Wen Guifei invited the Gao family and Rong Xi to go, and Rong Zhao went to the queen's palace to ask for peace first.
After passing the queen, he went to the concubine to ask for peace first, which was unreasonable. But it's no secret that the queen and Concubine Wen are not on good terms, Concubine Wen directly invited people to her palace, purely not to give the queen face.
Xiao Yuheng nodded and said, "Sister Zhaozhao, this is also for the queen mother, hey, I would have waited a little longer if I knew you were coming, so I could accompany you." ”
"What, is there anyone in the Queen's Palace?" Rong Zhao asked, listening to his sighing tone.
Xiao Yuheng pointed to the palace, "The crown prince and the crown princess, as well as the crown princess's family." ”
Rong Zhao's expression froze, how could he run into them so coincidentally.
Because she was the emperor's uncle's first choice to choose the crown princess, Zuo Xiang's family has always looked at her unpleasantly. The crown princess's mother is even more tricky, and as long as they meet, they will target her everywhere.
Xiao Yuheng smiled lightly, "What, Rong Zhao, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, will also be afraid?" Don't be afraid, it's okay, or I'll accompany you in." If they bully you, I'll help you. ”
His smile was so bright that it made people feel kind, and Rong Zhao thought that this might be one of the reasons why he was able to hide it so deeply that people couldn't find it. Who would have thought that the hearts of people with such a sunny smile are full of intrigues. He smiles at you, probably already calculating you.
Rong Zhao was not embarrassed, raised his chin and said triumphantly: "Then I don't need you to accompany me, you say that I am not afraid of heaven and earth, I will be afraid of a few of them." At this, her throat tightened and she coughed twice.
Xiao Yuheng raised her eyebrows, "It's really cold, then don't stand here, hurry up and go to the palace to ask An, I still have to go to the concubine, let's see you at the banquet." ”
To be honest, Xiao Yuheng feels very comfortable, unlike several princes who always hold it.
Rong Zhao bowed his head and asked him to say hello to Concubine De for her, and said goodbye to him. After a few steps, she stopped and turned to look at him, pondering for a moment before continuing on. At the same time, Xiao Yuheng also turned around and looked at her, and waited until she entered the hall to retract her gaze.
The queen was chatting with Mrs. Zuo Xiang, and the palace people reported that Rong Zhao was coming, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Several people watched Rong Zhao walk in, all different. The queen was still dignified and gentle, and Mrs. Zuo Xiang had a dark face, and the crown princess didn't show it at first, until she noticed that the prince's eyes were shining and looking at Rong Zhao, and her chest was full of anger, and her face was annoyed.
The prince has always been lustful, as long as he sees some beautiful women, his eyes will shine, she is used to it. But it was Rong Zhao who appeared today, and he was still wearing a veil and only showing a pair of eyes, how could he not make her angry if he was still watching so anxiously.
When she was not married, she couldn't get used to Rong Zhao, how could a person who was arrogant and arrogant and had no ink on his chest get so many people's favor and attention.
Her Lan Menglin's background is not much worse than her, and she is both talented and beautiful, not to mention reading poetry and books, and she is even more knowledgeable about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she is a model of everyone's beauty in Changge City. Compared with Rong Zhao, who only knows how to be domineering all day long and doesn't learn anything, it's a world of difference.
But why as long as she and Rong Zhao were in the same place, everyone's eyes followed Rong Zhao and completely ignored her. Could it be that because Rong Zhao has a foxy face and can seduce people, men all revolve around her.
However, this is not enough to constitute the key to her vicious hostility towards Rong Zhao now, the key is mainly because the crown princess that the saint originally intended to give to the crown prince was Rong Zhao and not her. It was Rong Zhao who didn't want it, and it was her turn to be the crown princess.
She couldn't swallow this breath when she first got married, why should she pick up what others don't want. Or later she figured it out, thinking that as long as the crown prince ascended the throne, she would be the queen and the mother of a country, and even Rong Zhao would bow down to her at that time. Thinking so, she compromised the marriage.
But at this time, she was full of worries, if the prince fell in love with Rong Zhao, would he go to the saint to beg her to marry him. If so, then where does the East Palace still have its own place?
If Rong Zhao knew about the crown princess's thoughts, Rong Zhao would definitely scold her for reading the books she had read for so many years and read them into the belly of a dog.
If she Rong Zhao wanted to be the crown princess, it would be Lan Menglin's turn to look like she was on top. Does she think that she has pushed off the position of the crown princess just to be a concubine for Xiao Jingrui?
Rong Zhao didn't know that the crown princess was already wild in her mind when she walked into the palace so far away, and regarded her as an imaginary rival. She bowed to the queen, bowed to the crown prince and the crown princess, and sat down in the middle of the seat on the left side when she had finished greeting. Not near them, not far away.
"Why is Miss Rong Liu wearing a veil?" The crown princess couldn't hold her breath, and as soon as Rong Zhao sat down, she said in a weird manner: "Could it be that there is something unseemly?"
This is really not good, the queen glanced down at her, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction on her lips.
This tone was clearly hostile, Rong Zhao looked sideways at her, and said, "I occasionally feel cold, and it's not good to offend you." She replied very decently, in a simple sentence.
"Oh? The crown princess twisted her handkerchief to fit her face, squinted her eyes at Rong Zhao, and said in an unkind tone: "Since she is unwell, Miss Rong Liu should take care of it at home, why do you still come to this occasion to join in this fun." You can forget it yourself, if you infect the queen mother and the saint, then how can you get it?"