There were only a few people left in the shady corner, and the prince said, "Ah Zhao, I will punish them." ”

Yun Zhao wiped his face and took a deep breath: "They deceived me to respect my teacher and insult my Yun family, if I don't kill chickens and monkeys today, I will honor the Hou Mansion of Laihou in the future, won't I be bullied by others?" ”

"They are the officials of the imperial court, and the imperial court has its own laws."

Yun Zhao lifted his foot lightly and stepped on it heavily. There was a wail, and they heard the sound of the bones of their hands shattering.

"Yun Zhao refuses!"

Wang Yanshu came up and pulled her: "Zhao'er, shut up." ”

Only then did she look at Wang Yanshu, his face was blue and purple, which looked a little ridiculous. Yun Zhao's eyes wet with tears.

"Sir." She still didn't want to, but she had relented.

The prince looked at them, and Gan Qing also looked at them in the distance.

Yun Zhao took a breath and looked at the prince: "Your Highness, the minister knows his mistake, please punish His Highness." ”

The prince just stared at her, his gaze cold and hard.

Before Wang Yan wrote, she was always as obedient as a marionette.

That night, several adults who had a conflict with Rong Laihou in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion had a quarrel with bandits, and the bandits were rampant, not only stealing things, but also breaking people's legs.

The prince threw down the notebook in his hand and touched his forehead.

"Your Highness is angry."

"Ah Zhao, how dare she!" There was a thick black mist in the prince's eyes, "I just broke up with these people yesterday, and I dared to break someone's leg in the middle of the night!" Bandits, what bandits, this rotten excuse! ”

Hu Sanhai said: "Your Highness, this may not have been done by Hou Ye, who has always been cautious in his words and deeds. ”

"Be cautious in what you say and do?" The prince raised his eyebrows and was furious, "Look at her yesterday, where is half a point of caution in words and deeds." ”

He was silent, speechless.

"Sanhai, summon Gan Qing to the East Palace."

"Yes."

Hu Sanhai went out and was rubbing shoulders with Fang Jingliang, he made a look, a bitter gourd face.

Fang Jingliang entered the door and bowed: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has summoned you to the palace." ”

Yun Zhao was painting in the study, Wang Yanshu pushed the door in, and there was a faint anger on his pure face.

"Zhao'er, the thief of Bafu, but you did it?"

Yun Zhao didn't raise his eyes, his hand changed the pen and dipped it in cinnabar, and looked at the painting on the table, the girl in the painting was the same as the cloud. She put down a pen to add a piece of cinnabar to her forehead, which is beautiful.

"Lao Jiu brought people there, they just had itchy hands." She said nonchalantly.

Wang Yanshu walked over and snatched the pen from her hand. Yun Zhao raised his head and frowned slightly when he saw his angry appearance.

"Zhao'er, how can you be so violent?"

"Tyrannical?" She chuckled, "Do you want me to watch them insult you and respectfully offer you a smile!" ”

Wang Yanshu was silent. Yun Zhao didn't start and took a deep breath: "I only broke one of their legs, and the flesh is bitter." ”

"Zhao'er, I know you're for me, but I just don't want to see you become less like you for me."

Yun Zhao's eyes were crossed with painful scars. She looked at her husband, and for the first time in all these years, looked at him with a strange and indifferent look.

"That's what I am." She shook the corners of her mouth without smiling, "Since my father's death, I have worked hard for so many years, just because one day someone will bully the person I love, I can fight back strongly." I will never listen to them insult my father again, and I will never let anyone insult you. ”

She couldn't face Wang Yanshu. It was painful for her. She pushed him away and walked out of the study as fast as she could.

The air outside was gentle and warm, and the magnolia outside the wall was blooming just right.

There were only father and son in the upper study, Cao Xi and Hu Sanhai stood guard outside the door, glanced at each other, and then opened their eyes.

"Yun Zhao is so bold, what is the prince going to do?"

The prince chuckled: "Your Majesty's meaning, the retainer doesn't understand." ”

"Last night, Bafu was attacked by bandits, but it happened that these eight people all fought with Yun Zhao at the banquet of Xuanping Hou, and everyone watched."

"So what? Accusing Ah Zhao of pretending to be a bandit, can this matter be seen by everyone? ”

The emperor stared at his son, and the prince smiled lightly: "If Your Majesty has nothing to do, the son will retire." ”

"You're going to protect her to the end?"

The crown prince raised his eyes, and he no longer had the slightest respect for the emperor: "Your Majesty, don't forget, Ah Zhao is the crown princess you personally promised me, how can I not protect her?" ”

The emperor slapped the table and scolded him angrily: "Don't forget, your future crown princess's surname is Zhao!" ”

"So what?" In those two pairs of similar eyes, there was a cold and angry look. "My crown princess is only Ah Zhao."

The Emperor's anger weakened, and his look of loss was moving.

"You're an emperor. None of your brothers have such a ruthless heart as you. In this position, without your ruthlessness, you can't sit steadily. ”

The prince was silent.

"But why are you just being tied up by a girl!"

"My father has never been restrained by anyone in his heart, the queen, the concubine, the mother, and our children, in your eyes, are all your pawns."

His tone was calm and indifferent, without a hint of resentment or hatred. He just calmly stated a fact, as if it had nothing to do with him. Those little bloodlines about the relationship between father and son have been exhausted in countless days and nights in the bleak deep palace.

"Your Majesty, isn't it good for our father to be filial to our son? Don't move Yun Zhao, otherwise, this scene won't be able to go on! ”

Out of the upper study, there was a noisy sound inside, and Cao Xi hurriedly ran in. Hu Sanhai looked at the prince's face, and only heard him say: "Let Hengzhi go to the forbidden army tomorrow, my father is not in good health, and he will guard Chaoyang Palace strictly." ”

Hu Sanhai trembled and looked at him in disbelief: "Your Highness? ”

The prince glanced at him, and he hurriedly bowed his head: "The slave obeys the order." ”

At lunchtime, Yun Duo sat alone in the flower hall, and no one came to eat.

Yun Zhao was practicing swords in the courtyard, the sun was hanging high, and her forehead and back were covered with sweat. The sword in his hand danced like a fly, cutting through the air and shattering the banana leaves in the air.

Wang Yanshu paced at her door, and with a sigh he showed his head: "Zhao'er, it's time to eat." ”

Yun Zhao turned a deaf ear. He walked in and stood in the distance: "Zhao'er." ”

Glancing at him, Yun Zhao retracted his sword, threw it on the ground, and turned around and walked towards the house. Wang Yanshu ran over in a panic and grabbed her hand.

"I was wrong. I apologize to Zhao'er. With a slight effort, he took Yun Zhao into his arms, "Zhao'er is pure for me, I shouldn't blame you." ”

"Hmph."

Wang Yanshu sighed: "Zhao'er, you don't know how afraid I am, the more enemies you make, the more afraid I am, I don't want you to have more enemies because of me." ”

Yun Zhao wrapped his waist: "I'm not afraid of anything." I'm afraid you'll hate me and abandon me. ”

"How so." He cupped her face, wiped her sweat from his sleeve, and looked at her sincerely, "I'll never get tired of you." ”

"Fang is what I said too much. I hate myself for being powerless to drag you down, but I should not be angry with you. ”

Yun Zhao stroked his hand, his cheek rubbing lightly against his palm.

"Yanshu, if you are not happy in your heart, tell me. But don't talk about me like you did just now," Yun Zhao's eyes gathered tears again, "I don't care about anyone's malice towards me, but only you can't. Yanshu, I can't stand it. ”

Wang Yanshu hugged her, his eyes were sour: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." I will never again. ”

There were bandits in Bafu, and the city defense battalion stepped up patrols day and night from that day on. Yun Zhao didn't care about this, she picked out a red background gilt moire paper as an invitation, and took a good Yantai ink.

During the day, Wang Yanshu was busy with large and small lawsuits in the capital, and went home in the evening to write invitations in the study.

His handwriting is unique, and Yun Zhao's handwriting is similar to his, less open-minded.

The clouds nested on the soft couch beside them and ate the fruit, clicking, and their cheeks bulging like a little hamster. Yun Zhao was attracted by her voice and looked up from the paperwork.

"You eat less, and go for a walk in the yard in a while."

Yun Duo touched his bulging belly, put down the fruit in his hand, and wiped his mouth: "Sister, I want to eat another bowl of rice balls." ”

Wang Yanshu couldn't help laughing. Cloud's face was a little red.

"You've already had two bowls of dinner."

"But today's sesame dumplings are so delicious."

Yun Zhao was helpless and glanced at her: "If you have a stomachache at night, I won't ask you for a doctor." ”

The clouds smiled.

"Yanshu, do you want to eat it?" She got up and walked over, wrapped her arms around his neck from behind, and rested her head on his head affectionately.

Wang Yanshu patted her hand: "I don't eat." ”

"Fifth uncle!" She shouted outside, and the fifth brother walked in, "Uncle Five, let someone serve a bowl of rice balls to Yunduo." ”

After a while, the little maid entered the door with rice balls, and Mama Su followed behind her. The clouds licked their lips and looked longingly at the celadon bowl on the table.

Mama Su glared at her, and caught a glimpse of Yun Zhao standing beside Wang Yanshu, her hand naturally resting on his shoulder, and she frowned even more.

Yun Zhao chuckled: "You are clamoring to eat, why are you not hungry when you serve it?" ”

Yun Duo glanced timidly at Mama Su. Yun Zhao looked at her and smiled at Mama Su: "Why doesn't Mama rest so late?" ”

Mama Su was still staring at her hand, which landed on her husband's shoulder.

"It's so late, the second girl should eat less, and since she is a girl from the Hou Mansion, she should abide by the rules of everyone's ladies." She said bluntly.

The clouds hung their heads in silence.

"Mama, the clouds are still growing ......"

Mama Su interrupted her rudely: "Girl, you shouldn't be so used to the second girl. If she gets married in the future, her in-laws will laugh at our Hou Mansion for having no rules. ”

Wang Yanshu put down the pen before he was about to speak, and felt Yun Zhao's hand gently pinch his shoulder. He looked up and saw that Yun Zhao had already left him and walked in front of Mama Su.

"Mama, the clouds are not here to win glory for the Hou Mansion, the Hou Mansion is her backing." She raised a soft look, "If she can't do what she wants, wouldn't these more than ten years be in vain?" ”

Mama Su pursed her lips.

"Besides, what I said to my grandmother, my grandmother must remember it and don't challenge my bottom line again and again."

Mama Su looked at her in disbelief, the girl in front of her was so unfamiliar.

Yun Zhao smiled lightly, crossed over to Mama Su, picked up the bowl of sesame rice balls on the table, and handed it to Yun Duo: "If you don't eat it again, it will be cold, let the kitchen change a bowl for you?" ”

Her tone was indulgent and indulgent, Yun Duo shook his head, took the porcelain bowl and scooped one into his mouth, squinting his eyes with a smile: "It's so sweet!" ”