The Way of the Consort

When he gave this Zhuangzi to Ji Zhao, Zong Zhen was still on guard against Ji Zhao. He dug a tunnel in the villa and set up a dark room in Ji Zhao's inner room.

Ji Zhao was pure by nature, and even his followers were all upright people, and they did it secretly, and they never found out.

Up to now, Zong Zhen has never used this tunnel and darkroom once, and he never expected that the first time he used it would be like this.He knew Ji Zhao very well, and if Ji Zhao had something to hide from him, he probably thought he would be better for him.

But he also only wanted to protect Ji Zhao well.

They went back to the mountain and found the original entrance. He took only a few people and walked in together. After half an hour, they walked into the dark room in Ji Zhao's room.

After dark, Ji Zhao asked Chen Xing to secretly bring Liu Rui over. Liu Rui was currently living in his yard.

Liu Rui didn't have a weapon on him, so he was searched, so he should be in no danger for the time being, and Liu Rui's entourage was also strictly guarded by Yin Ming.

Ji Zhao decided to take the initiative, and he asked Liu Rui, "You want to be emperor, what can I do for you?"

Liu Rui was moved: "Do you believe my words? Do you believe that we are brothers?"

On this day, Ji Zhao also practiced, and thought about what to say and how to say it. Ji Zhao nodded calmly and said, "If you and I are not brothers, how can you travel thousands of miles in such a critical time?" Come all the way to Jinling to find me?"

Liu Rui was so moved that his eyes turned red, Ji Zhao was puzzled, and he was even more convinced that Liu Rui was lying to him!

Because Liu Rui was so moved, he still didn't feel it at all, and even found it ridiculous!Seeing Liu Rui like this, the more he has to figure out all this, not only for him and Zong Zhen, but also for Yin Ying!Since Liu Rui said something like this, it means that Yin Ying had indeed had a relationship with Liu Gan, and she might have really conceived a child!

If Yin Ying was really killed by that concubine De——

Although Ji Zhao didn't know what he could do, he must avenge Yin Ying anyway!

Let's talk about it first, then he went to Zongzhen and asked Zongzhen to think of a way. Zongzhen was much smarter than him.

Liu Rui said: "As long as my second brother dies, I can be the emperor."

Ji Zhao asked, "Then what, your second brother can die?"

"My second brother has private contacts with your prince."

Ji Zhao was shocked: "How do you know?"

"I found out with great difficulty before, and I don't know more. My second brother is in alliance with your prince..." Liu Rui said, and finally said, "If my second brother can be punished for treason, my second brother There is no doubt about death."

Ji Zhao was speechless inwardly, how cruel.

Liu Rui said again: "I know you don't want to be this son-in-law, as long as you get the crown prince down, you don't have to be a son-in-law anymore! You will be the emperor of the Xi Kingdom, and I will be the emperor of the Liang Kingdom. The two of us share this piece of land. Jiangshan, isn’t it beautiful?!”

Liu Rui's eyes lit up when he said that.

Ji Zhao stared blankly at him with his mouth open, thinking, this little brother really dares to think, and his news is a bit behind, he had already reconciled with him a few days ago!But that's okay, it's a lie.

Seeing him like this, Liu Rui bowed her head lonely: "You don't believe me..."

Ji Zhao closed his mouth and said softly, "Of course I believe it. In fact, I don't want to be a son-in-law either. I have hated the prince's family for a long time. Then tell me, what can I do for you?"

Moved, Liu Rui raised his head again, and murmured, "Thank you for trusting me..."

"We are brothers from the same mother. If I don't believe you, who else can I believe?"

Ji Zhao knew that they all regarded him as a fool. He was not stupid, nor was he stupid. It was just that it was not easy to do it again, and he was too lazy to use his brain. Because of his reputation as a fool, everyone would lie to him.

But he thought, that's fine, otherwise how would he know that Liu Rui had such an idea?

Liu Rui said excitedly: "It seems difficult to kill the crown prince, but it is very easy for our brothers. After all, you are a son-in-law, and you have his trust. You are the closest to him. If you move a little, his life will be gone. Prince Zongzong Zhenben is weak, and no one will suspect you."

Ji Zhao followed suit and said, "But even then, I can't be the emperor. The one closest to the throne is Prince Zheng."

Liu Rui said disdainfully: "Hmph, him, you don't have to worry, I have my own way. In short, you help me kill the prince, and I help you become the emperor of Xiguo!"

Ji Zhao nodded: "Whether I can be the emperor is the second priority. The important thing is that you can be the emperor!"

Liu Rui was even more moved.

Having said that, the two of them parted ways.

As soon as Liu Rui returned to her room, she snorted mockingly. She had heard that Ji Zhao was stupid, but she never thought that she was so stupid.The reason why he came to Jinling was that there was no news of Pei Rong for a long time, he suspected that Pei Rong was dead, and Pei Rong was his important subordinate, so he had to come; second, Qing Yang came to Jinling!Previously, the marriage between Qing Yang and Yuan's family fell through. In order to gain the support of a certain tribe, he and his concubine wanted to marry Qing Yang to the king of that tribe, but Qing Yang ran away with his maid on the way to get married!

Not long ago, he received a letter from Pei Rong, only then did he know that Qing Yang fled to Jinling, and he had to take Qing Yang back!Qing Yang must go back and get married!Otherwise, the father would not be able to get back, and he would lose a lot of help.

He came out this time in the name of going on a trip, fortunately, his father has always loved him.

He had thought that Ji Zhao was easy to deceive, but it was a complete surprise to successfully deceive Ji Zhao in this way. Next, he also wanted to meet Zhengjun Wang Zongmi, who was the one who really wanted to form an alliance.

Ji Zhao is so stupid, he must be able to use him to call Zong Mi.

Liu Rui smiled triumphantly.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to kill after using it?

How did he know that when he turned around, Ji Zhao rolled his eyes and scolded "idiot" in his heart before he left the room.

Ji Zhao thought, he would have to set him up for a few more days to see if he could get some more words out of him.

In the dark room, Cheng Shen and the others all knelt down, trembling, these were not what they should hear!

Zong Zhen stood there in a daze. He thought about his previous life, whether Ji Zhao in his previous life really cooperated with Liu Rui to ascend the throne so smoothly?In his previous life, when he was about to die, Liu Rui of Liang Kingdom became the crown prince. He remembered this incident very clearly. Just when he was about to send someone to send gifts, he was imprisoned by Ji Zhao.

He did not cooperate with the second prince Liu Cang in his previous life, so Liu Cang should be no match for these people.

Ji Zhao and Liu Rui are brothers from the same mother?

ha?

Zong Zhen was amused in his heart, and indeed he laughed, and Cheng Shen and the others pressed their foreheads to the ground.

Zong Zhen was not very desperate in his heart. Even though Ji Zhao and Liu Rui had talked about how to harm him, he still felt that Ji Zhao would not harm him. Maybe Ji Zhao was just talking for fun, right?Or is it a cliché?

But what if Ji Zhao and Liu Rui are really brothers from the same mother?

Between him and Liu Rui, how will Ji Zhao choose?

He and Ji Zhao have experienced so many things, and the road was bumpy and bumpy. It was not easy for the two of them to connect with each other. It was hard to come to this day. He didn't think Ji Zhao would abandon him, and they still had so much future.

But such a thing, even if not desperate, who can be happy?

He thought, Ji Zhao would tell him about this, right?

They once said that they had nothing to hide from each other.

Zong Zhen didn't keep anyone behind, after hearing this, he turned around and left quietly.

Back in the palace, Chen Keye came back to him. If nothing unexpected happened, the person who reported that Wang Xi was the crown princess should be Zong Mi.

Zong Zhen sneered, they are all from the same clan, Zong Zhen is not a good person, but he really didn't want to bear the name of "mean". He originally wanted to let Zong Mi go and save his life, but Zong Mi really thought he was Don't know anything, let them mess around?

Chen Keye said again: "We have found another matter."

"Say……"

"Zong Mi recently ordered someone to deliver something to a certain farmhouse in the suburbs. I took someone to look at it from a distance. It seemed that there were a few women living there, and there were many traps around. I was afraid they were not simple people, so I didn't dare to approach them. "

Zong Zhen squinted his eyes and said, "Try to find out who those women are."

"Yes!"

Then, Zong Zhen said to Cheng Shen: "You go to Prince Zheng's mansion, just say that I asked the prince of the county to go hunting in the back mountain in the future."

"Yes!"

Zong Zhen couldn't bear to be angry with Ji Zhao, and he wanted to find someone to vent out the depression in his heart, and he only blamed Zong Mi for bumping into the knife edge.

Zongzhen also called several members of the clan to go hunting together.Also because of hunting, he will not go to the mountains these days, so he ordered someone to send news to Ji Zhao. Ji Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that when Zongzhen came back from hunting, he would be able to tell the truth. Zong Zhen!

As for Zong Mi, he was really shocked, or stimulated by the reconciliation between Ji Zhao and Princess Fuchen.

It is unheard of in history that the son-in-law and the princess successfully reconcile, and the son-in-law is still unscathed, and is still treated kindly by the royal family!

Many people were guessing why Ji Zhao and Princess Fuchen reconciled, but no one guessed it right.

But Zong Mi knew the reason. Is Zong Zhen completely crazy? !

One is not marrying the crown princess, and the other is really letting Ji Zhao and Fu Chen reconcile.

Is it possible that Zongzhen really wants to marry Ji Zhao into the palace in an open and honest manner? !

This is no longer something that can be described with the words "unbelievable". Zong Mi thought about it for several days, but he still couldn't figure it out, and the more he thought about it, the more bewildered he became.Zongzhen is more courageous than him, Zongzhen can do so much for Ji Zhao, look at him instead.

If he really ascended the throne as emperor, would he dare?

He dare not!He only dared to get close to Ji Zhao by marrying Ji Zhao's younger sister.

Ashamed of himself, crazily jealous, gloating about waiting to see a good show, under the interweaving of various emotions, he was also impulsive, so he stabbed Wang Xi's matter out.He wanted to see what Zong Zhen was going to do!Zong Zhen is now controlling the government step by step, and the Wang family is used by him. If Wang Xi can't be the crown princess, will Wang Shouliang be used by him willingly?

He even wanted to expose the childhood sweethearts of Ji Zhao and Wang Xi, but fortunately, he was still a little clear.

But after revealing Wang Xi's matter, he regretted it a little. Zong Zhen would definitely find out that it was him, and he couldn't sit still.

Pei Rong has disappeared, he must find a new ally, and Princess Qingyang is the best ally.

When Cheng Shen came to pass the news, Zong Mi was no longer in the mansion, and it was said that he and some brothers accompanied the princess to the temple to pay respects to the Buddha, Cheng Shen felt that there was something strange about it, and immediately told His Highness when he returned.

Zong Mi took advantage of the secret meeting to celebrate Princess Yang.

Princess Qingyang didn't look good towards him until Zong Mi took out the scroll and said with a smile: "I have helped the princess find this person."

Princess Qingyang's eyes lit up: "Where is he now?!"

"Princess, don't worry, tell me first, what are you thinking about this person?"

What do you think?

When she was in Liangguo, Princess Qingyang just thought that the guard named Ji Xiaoliu was handsome, and she liked it, but it was nothing more than that.Later they left Yanjing. These days, Princess Qingyang was first grounded for killing Yuan Zhi, and then framed by her own mother and brother, who wanted to marry her to an old man who was over half a century old!Only for Liu Rui's crown prince!

How can she not hate?At that time, she could only escape to Xiguo. On the way, thinking back to the past so many years, only Ji Xiaoliu told her to beware of her mother and brother. There was only one person who said such words to her in so many years!

Princess Qingyang has thought about her own fate, and it is impossible to go back to be a princess, and she even has to avoid being searched by her mother, concubine and brother all her life.Then she will be a commoner and marry Ji Xiaoliu!

Ji Xiaoliu is a guard, and she doesn't dislike it either!

But in this case, there is absolutely no need for her to tell Zong Mi, she raised her chin proudly: "My lord, I don't have time to listen to your tricks here!"

Princess Qingyang is not stupid, if she acts useless, Zong Mi will not listen to her.

Zong Mi really didn't know how miserable Princess Qingyang's situation is now, he said: "Princess, don't be angry, I'm just a little curious, the princess may not know, the person in the painting is our Crown Prince, Zong Zhen."

Rao Princess Qingyang couldn't help widening her eyes, and asked, "Is it your prince?!"

"Yes..." Zong Mi smiled lightly.

Princess Qingyang's heart was boiling hot, and all kinds of thoughts turned to her heart and mind, her face even turned red.

Zong Mi didn't bother her either, and waited for a while with a smile before saying, "I don't know how the princess met our prince, but the princess came all the way to find her... Actually, I think this is a beautiful thing, you are the princess of Liang country No matter how you look at it, our prince of Xi Kingdom is a match made in heaven."

Princess Qingyang suppressed her excitement and looked at him carefully: "My lord might as well speak up."

"I don't know what Pei Rong said to the princess. In fact, I really have no idea about the crown prince or the throne. It was Pei Rong who said that you would help me ascend the throne...Pei Rong is kind to me again. Now Pei Rong Now that I'm gone, I feel a lot lighter, and I don't have so many big ideas. How about this—how about I find a time to find a way for you to meet our Highness?"

"Really?!" Princess Qingyang grabbed her sleeves excitedly. After all, she was just a foreign princess, and she didn't know the relationship between Zong Mi and Zong Zhen.

"Naturally, I made a special trip here today for this purpose. If you form a good relationship with our Highness, the people of the two countries will be happy for it. This is a great happy event, and I can relieve a lot of pressure. I hope that after the princess fulfills her wish, she can speak a few words for me in front of the prince, and I also hope that the princess can speak for me to you five princes."

Princess Qingyang did not dare to fully trust Zong Mi, but now it is true that only Zong Mi can help her prince.

She nodded: "Deal! I'll help you pass the message, you help me meet your prince!" She urged, "Hurry up!"

If she is found, Zong Mi will know that she is of no use now, she must be quick!

While she still has the status of a princess, she must meet Ji Xiaoliu immediately, no, it's Zong Zhen!

If so, if she could really marry Zong Zhen, who would dare to force her to marry those old men? !She can even blackmail her mother and elder brother in turn!Thinking of this, she just felt refreshed, and her heart almost jumped out.

After Zong Mi left, he learned that the prince had invited him to hunt the day after tomorrow.

Zong Mi has never had a very clear understanding of Prince Zongzhen.

I used to think that he was weak and incompetent, but later found out that he was not at all, but Zongzhen let him go again and again, even though he also liked Ji Zhao, Zongzhen just stabbed him.He vaguely felt that Zongzhen would not really treat him well, not to mention that he asked very clearly that there were other cousins ​​and uncles accompanying him in this hunt.

He let go of his heart a little, besides, he has already been blinded by Princess Qingyang, he has no interest in the throne, he has come to this point, without Pei Rong as the middleman, he will change someone, he must contact Liu Rui.

With Princess Qingyang's guarantee, he felt much more at ease.

Two days later, he went hunting as promised.