The Way of the Consort

Ji Zhao was stunned for a moment, and quickly stretched out his hand to pick her up. Chen Xing and Yin Ming also rushed over, fearing that she would jump on Ji Zhao.

Ji Zhao held her arm, led her to the chair, pushed her to sit down, sat down in front of her, and asked Chen Xing and Yin Ming to go out and watch outside, he said seriously: "You tell me , What is going on? You want to marry, who will you marry?"

Wang Xi burst into tears, looking at the man who was closest to her in front of her with tears in her eyes. They grew up together. She thought they would be together for a lifetime. Why did God treat her like this and make the two of them become such people?

They are getting farther and farther away, the only way to see each other.

"Don't cry, just speak well, and I'll help you figure out a way." Ji Zhao handed her the handkerchief.

Wang Xi sobbed and said, "I, I just found out that my parents didn't send me to Jinling for the sake of filial piety, they sent me back to marry someone... woo woo woo..."

"What kind of person?"

"Yes—" Wang Xi's voice stopped abruptly, she didn't dare to say that she was the "Prince". Brother Zhao became a son-in-law, so is it really beautiful?He is already in a very difficult situation, even if he is told that he is the prince, what can he do?That's Tianjia, are you going to fight against Tianjia?She believed that Brother Zhao was willing, but she couldn't harm him!

Thinking of this, Wang Xi became even more desperate and cried loudly.

Ji Zhao persuaded her: "Don't cry, there is always a solution to the problem, let's find a solution together."

Wang Xi cried and shook her head: "I don't want to marry, I don't want to marry, I really don't want to marry..."

Ji Zhao sighed, and said softly, "Silly girl, you're going to marry someone, I, we—it's impossible..."

This was the first time he mentioned this relationship after marriage. Wang Xi looked at him in astonishment for a while, and said with tears, "I know...I know...I don't marry...I don't marry anyone... I want to twist my hair and become my sister-in-law...Brother Zhao, if one day I really become my sister-in-law and someone blames me, can you help me protect my parents?"

Ji Zhao felt that her words were a bit strange, she became an aunt, who would blame her except her family?Why did her parents want someone to protect them?After all, the Wang family is also a famous family, and if it is a big deal to retire, who would dare to harm her parents?

But he couldn't care about these things at the moment, he scolded in a low voice: "You are talking nonsense! How old are you!"

Wang Xi lowered her head and cried even more mournfully. Ji Zhao watched her cry and gradually became more sad. Wang Xi cried for a while, then looked up at him with a puzzled face: "Brother Zhao, what is the reason for all this? ...why...why we..."

That's right, why is all of this? Ji Zhao didn't understand why God was always playing tricks on them.

Wang Xi spoke incoherently, and later even thought of a stupid way, she said: "Brother Zhao, can you take a concubine? You take me as a concubine, right? I don't want a title! I just want to be with you! You take me as a concubine , I don’t need to marry again. Brother Zhao, I don’t want to marry that person... woo woo woo... I want to be with you, just like we used to, woo woo..."

Outside the door, Zong Zhen heard this with a blank face. After waiting for a long time, he didn't wait for Ji Zhao's words, only Wang Xi's crying was left. He turned and left.

Before leaving, he glanced at Chen Xing and Yin Ming, and said in a low voice: "I know you are loyal, if you tell him about this matter—"

Chen Xing and Yin Ming couldn't help but flinch, and Zong Zhen left after speaking.

The two of them looked at each other, and finally Chen Xing gritted his teeth and said, "Don't tell me beforehand! You haven't seen the prince's face, and I've never seen him so black! If we talk about it, Mr. Lang will have to go to the palace Find the prince, in case the prince—we can't afford to take this risk!"

Yin Ming agrees, this fact is really too bad, their lord had a tryst with the little lady, and they said so many things, and they were overheard...

Ji Zhao was too frightened to speak, but he suddenly thought of what Princess Fuchen said about taking a concubine for him.

To be honest, he has someone he likes, so of course it is impossible to take a concubine.

But what if Wang Xi could be saved?The person Wang Xi wants to marry must be of higher status than him, right?

He thought about it carefully, this would not work, even if taking a concubine can tide over the difficulties temporarily, what about the future?He doesn't like Wang Xi!If you take it back, you are just guarding the vacant room alone!He can't give Wang Xi fantasy!Besides, for a lady like Wang Xi to be a concubine for others or a concubine for a son-in-law, she will disappoint her family, which makes people laugh, right?

Ji Zhao immediately said: "This is absolutely impossible, your parents should be so sad, let's think of another way! You first express your attitude to your family, your family loves you so much, they will never force you, you Speak well."

In the middle of the night, Wang Xi finally stopped crying. She took a sip of tea and said softly, "I'm much better. Thank you, Brother Zhao, for comforting me. Yes, I won't give up until the time of marriage! Just go back and express my thoughts to my grandfather, whether it is useful or not, I don’t want to give up lightly, and when the day comes, I’ll be my sister-in-law at worst!”

"Don't say such angry words like being an aunt. But I support you. The matter has not reached the point of no return. When it really comes to that point, I am a son-in-law. You can come to me anyway, and I will do my best to help you. !" Ji Zhao promised, "If there is any progress in the past few days, you can send someone to find Yin Ming or Chen Xing at any time! Even if there is no problem, you can come to me if you have any difficulties!"

Wang Xi's heart was even more sour, but that was someone that Brother Zhao couldn't compete with.

After meeting her sweetheart, she was comforted for so long and said so many words bravely. Wang Xi was full of courage and high spirited and was sent out by Yin Ming.

Ji Zhao sat there in a daze. Wang Xi, a little girl, can be so strong, why would he give up lightly?

Otherwise, he will try hard too?

In the past, he advised Princess Fuchen to be brave, but he couldn't even have this courage.

The next day, I finished grooming.

Ji Zhao got into the carriage with a serious face, he was going to the palace to see Zong Zhen.

Yin Ming and the others were scared to death, but they didn't dare to stop them. Chen Xing bit the bullet and persuaded: "Mr. Lang, are you going to tell His Highness about Mrs. Wang? You have to think it over before you talk about such a thing. How can I work for His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Ji Zhao shook his head silently, he went to Zong Zhen not for Wang Xi's business, but for his own business.

The eunuchs in the palace were always so considerate, joking and taking him to see the prince, but Ji Zhao, who usually joked with him, had a calm expression on his face. Gradually, they didn't dare to talk anymore.

Recently, Zong Zhen started to deal with political affairs, and no longer stayed in the East Palace for a long time. During the day, he was mostly in the Chongzheng Palace.

When he arrived, Zong Zhen was meeting with foreign ministers, and the eunuchs wanted to go in to report, he said: "Wait for the adults inside to come out, then report, I'm not in a hurry."

In any case, he didn't want to disturb Zong Zhen's business.

"Okay, concubine, this way please, I'll pour you some tea."

Ji Zhao followed him to the side hall, but did not sit down. The Chongzheng Hall, Ji Zhao was very unfamiliar, and he was the only one here. He walked around, looked around, and was thinking of something to say in his heart. Since he had this idea last night, he has been brewing, and he has not thought about what to say until now. His head is very clear, and he knows what he wants to do, but it is a mess, and he can't think of a word.

When he was looking at the words on the wall indiscriminately, hurried footsteps came from behind him, "My son-in-law!"

He turned around and saw that it was Baoqing, who smiled and said, "Why are you here! Why don't you ask anyone to come in and say something!"

"He's busy with business, I'm not in a hurry."

"No matter how important things are, they are not as important as you! Your Highness knows that you are coming, and is waiting for you!"

"Oh……"

Ji Zhao suddenly felt a little timid. Bao Qing had already stepped forward, seeing that he hadn't followed, he looked back in surprise, and then he raised his heel to follow.

Bao Qing also heaved a sigh of relief, he didn't know what he heard from the son-in-law during the night, His Highness came back with an evil spirit on his body, they were trembling with fear for a long time, luckily the son-in-law came!

Ji Zhao walked slowly to the main hall of Chongzheng Hall, Zong Zhen sat behind the table, also in a daze.

Last night, because of Zhang Yifei's nonsense, he was afraid that Ji Zhao would get angry, so he went to Ji Zhao's mansion. Unexpectedly, he heard such a conversation. It turned out that Wang Xi was Ji Zhao's childhood sweetheart, who grew up together and almost got married.

He raised his head and looked out of the window with empty eyes. There was a bird standing on the edge of the window. The bird also turned around and looked at him.

"Your Highness, the son-in-law is here!" Bao Qing's happy voice sounded.

Zong Zhen came back to his senses and saw Ji Zhao who was stepping into the threshold. Ji Zhao, who was always smiling happily, also had a serious expression at this moment.

Zong Zhen's heartbeat suddenly slowed down, and his hands were placed on his knees, clenched into fists.

He admitted that he was a little scared, he was afraid that Ji Zhao would come to speak and really want to take Wang Xi as his concubine.

He just looked at Ji Zhao like this, and Ji Zhao looked at him seriously, both of them were a little confused, Bao Qing looked at them both in surprise, but neither of them noticed each other's tension.

Ji Zhao walked to Zongzhen's desk, looked at him for a while, then turned to Baoqing and said, "You all go out..."

Bao Qing glanced at His Highness, and immediately turned around and led the people out.

There were only the two of them in the hall, Zong Zhen was sitting, and Ji Zhao was standing, the two still looked at each other silently, Zong Zhen's eyes became darker and darker, and so did Ji Zhao.Ji Zhao took a deep breath and said, "I—"

He was surprised when he said it, is he so scared, his voice has been shaking.

He, he wanted to tell Zong Zhen directly: I like you.

But looking at Zong Zhen's face carefully, he suddenly didn't dare to say anything. If Zong Zhen rejected him, what should he do? If Zong Zhen rejected him, would he never see Zong Zhen again?The last thought was gone.

The more Ji Zhao thought about it, the more panicked he became, but his face was still empty and dazed. Later, Zong Zhen calmly asked him, "Is there something urgent to enter the palace?"

"Yes..." Ji Zhao said dryly.

"Finally, what's the matter." Zong Zhen has already decided to face it, anyway, he won't agree, never agree.

Looking at the mole of tears under his eyes, Ji Zhao thought that someone would kiss here in the future.

His tears fell, and he hadn't even kissed yet.

Ji Zhao was full of sadness, Zong Zhen was numb all over, but he didn't dare to move, let alone wipe his tears, so he could only say calmly and hoarsely: "Tell me, what is it?"

The more Ji Zhao thought about it, the more desperate he became. Looking at Zong Zhen's face, he finally said what he wanted to say most in his heart at this moment. He cried and asked, "I want to ask you, can you not marry the princess?"

It wasn't that problem, Zong Zhen heaved a sigh of relief, but his whole body became more tense.

Zong Zhen looked at Ji Zhao's despairing eyes, and said in a very cold voice, "Impossible..."

- It is indeed so.

Ji Zhao stood in front of the table and burst into tears. He cried out, "Why do you have to marry the princess? Can't you not?"

Originally, I could not marry, but now I have to marry, because I can't tolerate your childhood sweetheart wandering outside the palace, and I will never allow you two to meet again, Zong Zhen's fingers hurt, his joints turned white, in his heart Said.

"Do you like her very much? They all said that you saw her with your own eyes."

like?

What is liking?

Zong Zhen looked at Ji Zhao's teary face in confusion. Ji Zhao's tears fell on the ground, but all fell into his heart.

"Tell me, do you really like your princess?"

Princess...

Zong Zhen thought of the words he heard last night, and the scene where Ji Zhao and Wang Xi were talking with a smile earlier, and a wave of jealousy that he didn't understand crazily rose in his heart.

"Yes..." Zong Zhen nodded calmly, "I like it, so I must marry you. You have given up on it."

The heart that wants to be with Wang Xi even after death.

Ji Zhao looked at him through tears, and after a while, asked again: "Where is the fifth lady of the Qin family, do you like it too?"

Who is this person?

Zong Zhen thought about it carefully, oh, it's that woman who also has a lot of contacts with Ji Zhao, and they have a good relationship, Ji Zhao likes the food made by that woman, and Ji Zhao even came here to intercede for that woman.

Zong Zhen nodded calmly: "The big wedding is arranged in March. Three days after getting married, the concubine Qin will enter the mansion together."

Ji Zhao stared at him with wide eyes, tears still flickering in his eyes.

The two looked at each other for a long time, Zong Zhen was always calm.

Tranquility turned into a sharp knife and stabbed hard into Ji Zhao's heart.

Ji Zhao reached out and wiped his face vigorously with his sleeve, then turned and ran.

"Consort!" Baoqing exclaimed from outside the door, "Slow down!"

Cheng Shen came in right after him, looked at him worriedly, and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, why did the son-in-law leave crying..."

"Um……"

"Bao Qing went to see him off..."

"Hmm..." Zong Zhen was still calm. He stood up slowly with his hands on the table, but his feet were staggering. Cheng Shen was so frightened that he hurried up to help him. Zong Zhen waved his hand and brushed him away to walk out. He said anxiously: " Where are you going?!"

"I'm going to practice archery for a while."

Cheng Shen was even more anxious: "It's windy outside, how can you practice archery at this time!"

"It's nothing..." Zong Zhen's eyes were straight, and he walked a little straight. Cheng Shen stepped forward to support him, and after a while, he dared to let him go.

Ji Zhao rushed out of the Chongzheng Hall crying, frightening all the court ladies and eunuchs, Bao Qing shouted: "Turn around! Don't look!"

All the maids and eunuchs on the palace road turned their backs, no one dared to look at them, Ji Zhao ran wildly on the palace road, Bao Qing was chasing after him, bumped into Zong Mi who had just met His Majesty on the road, he saw Ji Zhao like this, Surprised: "Prince——"

Ji Zhao had already run away, and Bao Qing followed behind.

Zong Mi turned around in surprise, thinking that this was not right, he thought about it, and hurriedly strode out of the palace.

Ji Zhao rushed out of the palace gate, Yin Ming and Chen Xing quickly reached out to catch him, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with you? What did you say to His Highness?"

Ji Zhao grabbed the hands of the two of them indiscriminately, and said weakly, "Go home..."

Yin Ming glanced at Baoqing, who was in a hurry at the palace gate, and couldn't get out without a token, and motioned for Chen Xing to help Ji Zhao get into the car. He strode over and said worriedly: "Our lord, this is—"

Bao Qing was worried: "I don't know anything, the son-in-law and His Highness were talking inside alone, and it didn't take long before the son-in-law came out crying! He ran out all the way!"

"What does Your Highness say?"

"I don't even know yet!"

"Ah!" Yin Ming turned around and turned to the door, and accompanied Ji Zhao home.

When he got home, Ji Zhao had stopped crying, but his eyes and face were completely dull.

On the contrary, Chen Xing cried anxiously, he said: "Don't scare me, tell me what exactly you want! What did your Highness say?!"

Your Highness...

Hearing Zong Zhen, Ji Zhao's tears started to fall again, his way forward was completely gone, what would he do in the future, he didn't even have a reason to lie to himself.He could still lie to himself before, maybe Zongzhen liked him, but Zongzhen was the same as himself before, so he didn't know yet!

But Zong Zhen admitted today that he likes the Crown Princess and Qin Wuniang!

Ji Zhao felt that he was a fool, why did he have to be brave once!

Can't he allow himself to dream for a few more days? !

Seeing that both of them were crying, Yin Ming was sweating profusely. Ji Zhao walked into the room and found a chair to sit down. He cried loudly on the table. After crying for a long time, he raised his head and looked at Yin Ming. : "I want to drink..."

"Good good!"

Seeing that he finally spoke, Yin Ming immediately asked someone to prepare the dinner and wine. Even though Ji Zhao was never strong enough to drink, he always said to use wine to relieve his worries, Yin Ming only hoped that he would be fine after drinking the wine!

He had never seen Ji Zhao like this before, and he was worried and even sad.

The table came up quickly, and Ji Zhao sat up propped up on the table, held the wine pot directly, and poured it into his mouth with his head raised.

He wants to get himself drunk, he doesn't want to be so sober, he would rather sleep forever, and never want to face the truth of all this soberly.Chen Xing was taken aback, stopped crying, and hurried to stop him, but Yin Ming stretched out his hand from behind and dragged him back: "Let me drink it, and sleep, maybe it will be all right."

"..." Dust Star didn't stop him.

The two of them stood aside, watching Ji Zhao pour wine into his mouth, they didn't dare to bring too much wine, it was plum blossom wine, Ji Zhao poured three pots in a row, and before he completely fell down, his eyes were dimmed.

Chen Xing thought, should I stop drinking?

Someone came to report: "King Zheng is here..."

Chen Xing frowned: "Why are you here at this time? Tell him to go back..."

"King Zheng said it was wrong for him to see our lord in the palace, come and have a look."

Yin Ming immediately said: "I'll bring him in, maybe he knows what happened."

Zong Mi followed Yin Ming in. Seeing Ji Zhao like this, he was very worried. He stepped forward, sat down beside Ji Zhao, and asked softly, "Brother Zhao, what's wrong with you? What happened in the palace?"

"Oh, it's King Zheng..." Ji Zhao looked at him, looked at him for a while, recognized him, and smiled at him.

There was a small smile on the tearful face, and Zong Mi's heart was cracked by his laughter. He was startled, and when he saw Ji Zhao continued to drink with his head up, he came back to his senses, and still said softly: "No matter what happens, , You have to say it out, and if you say it out, there must be a solution.”

Yin Ming and Chen Xing watched nervously from the side, and now they place their hopes on this King Zheng, after all he is Zong Yan's elder brother, and he can be regarded as their lord's friend.

After hearing this, Ji Zhao smiled "hehehe": "There is no way, there is no solution, no one can solve it, hehehe..."

"If you don't say it, why can't it be solved?" Zong Mi said patiently, "You tell me, and I will work with my fifth brother and Qin Langjun to find a solution for you."

"Qin Langjun...Qin Wen...Qin Wu—" Ji Zhao choked in his heart, his eye circles became redder, he poured down half of the jug again, shook the wine jug, and when there was no more wine, he turned to look at Dust Star, " You, go get some more!"

"You can't drink anymore, sir..." Chen Xing begged.

"Go!"

Yin Ming hit Chen Xing, Chen Xing had no choice but to turn around to get the wine.

Zong Mi was talking to him softly, but Ji Zhao didn't listen to a single word until someone came and said, "Brother Yin Ming, Senior Official Cheng Shen is here—"

Before Yin Ming could speak, Ji Zhao slapped the table: "Tell him to get out! Tell him to get out! Get out!"

Everyone was startled, Yin Ming hurriedly picked up his hand to look at it, Ji Zhao pushed him back: "Go! You tell him to leave quickly! Don't! I don't want to see anyone from the Eastern Palace again! Tell him to go away!" !"

Zong Mi raised his eyebrows secretly, did he not see anyone from the East Palace?Is this a conflict with the prince?

Yin Ming hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll go right away!" Then he turned around and begged Zong Mi, "Please also ask the lord to talk to our lord for a while, I will come as soon as I go."

"Don't worry about it!"

Yin Ming turned around and left, Ji Zhao was lying on the table, his eyes were blank, he didn't know where to look, Zong Mi persuaded: "My son-in-law, even if there is a conflict with His Royal Highness—"

"Don't mention him!" Ji Zhao said loudly again.

Zong Mi was silent for a moment, then said again: "Is His Highness the Crown Prince offending you?"

"Woooooo... don't mention him, no one is allowed to mention him, no one is allowed to mention him! Wuwuwu..." Ji Zhao patted the table with his uninjured hand while crying.

Zong Mi was speechless for a while, looking at Ji Zhao who was crying helplessly on the table, he felt his mind was blank.

How can someone cry so pitifully, yet be so beautiful.

Zong Mi licked his lips, and Ji Zhao's tears fell slowly, as if he had been bewitched. The sweet aroma of wine wafted in the air, and Zong Mi leaned forward. He was very close to Ji Zhao until he got closer and closer. Soon, Ji Zhao's face was very close.

His eyes were full of confusion, and he was about to touch Ji Zhao's face.

"Whoosh-"

As soon as his forehead was cold, pain hit him, and something flew past his forehead.

Shocked, he immediately sat up, looked inside, and saw a feathered arrow stuck in the pillar!It was a feathered arrow that flew past his forehead!

He turned around in panic, and outside the door, Zong Zhen slowly put down the bow and arrow in his hand, and looked at him expressionlessly.

Zong Zhen finally knew why Zong Mi was willing to give way to Ji Zhao in his previous life.

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