The beauty is delicate and soft, and he madly criticizes the powerful officials for taking her as th

Because of the prince's words, when Zhao Zhen saw Pei Xu next to the south tower again, he stood behind him and smiled: "The flowers have fallen long ago, why are you dazed here?"

He seemed to be startled, stood up and said, "I have met His Highness."

"What are you afraid of?" Zhao Zhen sat down next to him, showing the jade bracelet on his wrist, and said confidently: "Brother Prince asked me to talk to you more, do you have anything else to do now?"

"No."

"Then you stay with me." Zhao Zhen glanced at the palace attendants around him and asked them to remember the time, "It takes an hour before we can leave."

"it is good."

Pei Xu looked at her. The girl in front of him was pretty, her lips moved, and she occasionally drank water or picked up a piece of pastry.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the emerald color on her wrist, thinking that Princess Zhou had always been romantic and domineering, and the royal family liked to appoint consorts when they were young, for fear that no one would be unlucky when they got married.

The prince may want to choose him as Zhao Zhen's consort.

But Zhao Zhen is not domineering at all, he is very lovable, like a snow-white rabbit.

Zhao Zhen looked at him as he spoke. Pei Xu was not a taciturn person on weekdays, but she looked like she was made of wood.

If she pokes or he moves, the base of his ears will still turn red.

Zhao Zhen was not yet enlightened, but he only thought he was interesting. Before letting him go, he said: "Every time you enter the palace from now on, you will wait for me here."

The prince admired Pei Xu very much and praised him more than once in front of Pei's eldest son: "Pei is really lucky to have your brother."

Even when he was fifteen years old, he was called to sacrifice his life for the prince.

Zhao Zhen saw him more and more often. Apart from the plum forest, he could also be seen casually walking to the pond to feed the fish.

"I have met His Highness."

The girl in her prime was sitting by the pool and glanced at him without saying a word.

Seeing that he had doubts on his face but did not dare to speak, Zhao Zhen coughed lightly and said, "I heard that the Taiwei is negotiating for your marriage."

A few days ago, Hui Yi nodded her nose and said, "You must like him."

"I do not have."

"Seriously? Let me tell you straight, the Taiwei has recently been negotiating for Pei Xu's marriage."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen felt inexplicably irritable.

I finally saw him today and remembered that he talked eloquently in front of others but was an idiot in front of me. Zhao Zhen became even more annoyed. He frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"

"It's true."

Pei Xu lowered his head, thinking of his father and saying, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intends to call you as your consort, and my father needs to arrange a marriage for you as soon as possible, Princess Shang? Doesn't that mean you are coming back to honor your ancestors?"

Zhao Zhen's throat tightened. Seeing that he only had these four words, he felt angry. He took off the jade beads from his wrist and threw them into the pool.

The young man stared blankly at the retreating figure until the skirt completely disappeared and the surface of the pool was calm, as if nothing had happened.

After Zhao Zhen turned thirteen, the prince allowed her to leave the palace. She was in a bad mood and went to see Huiyi.

In the backyard of Xu Mansion, she sat under a tree and listened to her friend comforting her: "Zhen'er, don't be sad. From now on, the prince will punish you to copy books, and I will help you."

The relationship between the two was so good that they were inseparable. Their behavior and habits were similar, and even their handwriting was almost identical.

"Brother Prince said that I have made progress in my studies and hasn't punished me for a long time." Zhao Zhen suddenly said: "Hui Yi, do I have a bad temper? Maybe he has been annoying me for the past four years."

Hui Yi was speechless. To be fair, Zhao Zhen was very kind even to ordinary maids, but it was different with Pei Xu.

"Your Highness is a princess of the Zhou Dynasty. She is from the middle palace. There is no need to worry about these things, not to mention there are thousands of men in the world."

The more she comforted him, the sadder Zhao Zhen became. He said with a sore nose, "But no one is as good-looking as him."

When Hui Yi heard this, she said without even thinking about it: "Who said that? The prince of Hejian County was born with a beauty instrument."

"My cousin Zhao Xuan?" Zhao Zhen murmured: "Huiyi likes him? But he is a bit old and he is wife-grubbing."

It was clear that he was as talented as the crown prince, so he killed his three unmarried wives. The fortune teller said that there was someone with a very noble fate standing by to help suppress him. When the emperor found out, he asked him to come to Chang'an as an official.

"Whether he can marry or not has nothing to do with me." Hui Yi's face turned red, "I'm still two years away from getting hairpins, so it's early."

Zhao Zhen nodded. When he returned to the palace, he passed by the pond and caught a glimpse of a man standing in the water, fishing for something.

She ran over to take a look and said quickly: "Come up quickly."

Pei Xu glanced at her, clutched the string and walked ashore, water drops puddled at his feet.

He spread his palms and whispered: "I'm looking for this."

"The water in the pool is shallow." The young man pursed his thin lips tightly, "I have only been looking for half an hour."

Zhao Zhen saw that he was dripping wet, so he asked him to change clothes first, and finally dragged Pei Xu, who had not yet recovered, into the carriage.

The wheels rolled over the palace road, and it was now bright daylight, but the sound of people having fun in the palace could be vaguely heard in the distance.

When he arrived at Chunshan Palace, Zhao Zhen took him in, but no one noticed him along the way.

"I have never lived here. This place has long been a ruined palace, with only a few palace guards guarding it. All my good things are hidden here. You can take whatever you want, and treat it as my apology for the past four years. "

"apologize?"

"I have made you endure the hardships I endured these past four years. Now that you want to get engaged, we don't have to meet again in the future."

The young man looked at the person in front of him quietly. He wanted to say something but felt that he was not worthy. He was not qualified to decide on his marriage now.

The prince had revealed his intention to recruit a concubine to his father, but he didn't know how his father refused, which made the prince very unhappy.

Nowadays, there are frequent riots among the refugees in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The emperor is still enjoying himself, and the prince is struggling in the court. He still needs the support of the Pei family to put down the rebellion.

Thousands of complicated emotions flashed through those phoenix eyes, seeming to be hesitating repeatedly between weighing the pros and cons and indulging emotions.

He was unwilling to give in. Any of the powerful children of the Zhou Dynasty could be a prince-in-law, but he couldn't. Those wimps were all qualified to have Zhao Zhen, so why couldn't he?

"I have no patience, I like your highness." Pei Xu paused for a moment, "I don't know how to get engaged, so please trust me."

"Then I will ask my father to issue an edict tomorrow to make you the consort."

He grabbed the sleeve of the girl in front of him and said with difficulty: "If it doesn't work now, can you give me more time? I will ask for it myself."

"Then, what is your relationship with me these days?" Zhao Zhen turned his head and said, "You must be my shady face first. Since you are my face, you must put me first in everything, and you are not allowed to interact with anyone else in the future. Women are not allowed to laugh when they talk."

She didn't want to wait, so she simply made some rude requests and waited for him to refuse. Unexpectedly, the boy opposite agreed without blinking.

"Okay, what should I do then?"

Zhao Zhen carefully recalled the ridiculous things that the princesses of the Great Zhou Dynasty had done to each other. He blushed and said: "What do you want to do? You are simply a disciple."

Pei Xu didn't say anything and was scolded. He wasn't angry either and just smiled at Zhao Zhen.

After returning home, he sat at the table and thought for a while. Late at night, he walked alone to his father's study and heard a faint conversation.

"Father, the imperial court has been defeated repeatedly in battles with Beihu. Shanyu heard that the princess of the Zhou Dynasty was beautiful and wanted to marry your majesty."

"It's a lie. When has there been any precedent for marriage in the Zhou Dynasty? Even if I agree this time, I will only choose a daughter of the clan."

"On the contrary, my son feels that... he can support the marriage. Although the prince has the appearance of a wise king, he is too frail because of too many thoughts. He may not live long. The princess sometimes talks like the prince. If the prince dies, another Pingyang will appear. Like the regent princess, when can we accomplish this?"

Pei Xu closed his eyes and heard the voice of his eldest brother and father.

He finally spoke out, and after entering, he whispered: "My son agreed to what my father said earlier."