The Way of the Consort

When Ji Zhao went out, Chen Xing and the others brought two sets of clothes, just in case, and now they changed into clean clothes. This one was also azure, and it was also trimmed with a white crane fringe, and then they put on a new hat. , Covering the wound on the face, they went back to the city together.

When he got into the carriage, he couldn't even lift his legs. In the end, it was Yin Ming who got into the carriage. Cheng Shen was so sad for his son-in-law.

In life, all you have to do is fight for one breath. Ji Zhao doesn't know what will happen when he enters the palace today, and he doesn't know how his fate will go.Anyway, the crown prince told him to go in, and he was definitely going to punish him again, because he had lost face to their royal family again. He had an extra life, but he would never admit defeat in front of that person again!

At the gate of the palace, Ji Zhao didn't ask anyone to hold him up anymore, even though his back was sweating from the pain, he still got out of the carriage by himself.

He braced himself, straightened his back, walked into the palace gate, and walked towards the East Palace.

Cheng Shen followed behind in distress, keeping his head down and daring not to say a word.

Seeing him arriving, the little eunuch hurried back to the East Palace and reported: "Your Highness, the son-in-law is here. He has already passed the Baohua Gate, and he will be there in a quarter of an hour."

Zong Zhen's voice was tense: "What about the son-in-law?"

"The son-in-law is doing well! Walking as before, leisurely!"

Of course they didn't know that this was the appearance that Ji Zhao tried his best to show, and he was wearing a gauze hat, so he couldn't see his colorful face that was already covered in sweat. After finally falling down smoothly, Bao Qing said with a smile: "The little one is right, the son-in-law must be fine, Your Highness, don't worry too much!"

Zong Zhen ordered: "Since that's the case, the food should still be presented."

"Yes..." Bao Qing turned around and was about to leave.

Zong Zhen stopped him again: "Don't come up all the way, tell him to drink some tea first."

"Yes……"

"Don't put the ice on it, it's cold, if it's hot, he's just right."

"I know..." Bao Qing responded with a smile.

Zong Zhen exhaled, sat behind the bead curtain and waited for Ji Zhao to come over.

Ji Zhao walked through the gate of the Eastern Palace without haste. His inner shirt was already soaked, so he also let out a breath, took a deep breath, and walked steadily into the main hall of the main hall of the Eastern Palace.In the hall was the familiar shade, and in front of the familiar beaded curtain, Ji Zhao walked in with no expression on his face, and made a standard salute: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Seeing that he was wearing a gauze hat, Zong Zhen couldn't help being surprised: "Why are you wearing this?"

Ji Zhao said calmly, "Because Ji Zhao has no face to meet His Highness the Crown Prince."

"..." It was obviously a very common sentence, and it fit Ji Zhao who had just done something bad, but Zong Zhen always felt that there was something in his words, but he didn't know what he was hiding, so he wanted to ask again.

Ji Zhao had already said, "Why did Your Highness announce that I came here?"

Ji Zhao's voice was hard and a little too calm.

That strange feeling came to him again, exactly the same as when he went to see Ji Zhao that night nearly a month ago, Zong Zhen couldn't understand it, he looked at Ji Zhao outside the bead curtain, put on a hat, and through the veil, he was completely He couldn't see Ji Zhao's face clearly, they hadn't seen each other for a month, he wanted to see Ji Zhao's face.

Seeing that he was silent, Ji Zhao cut straight to the point: "Your Highness is probably announcing me to come because of the fight between me and Wen Guiren."

Zong Zhen suddenly came back to his senses, and couldn't help frowning when he thought of the idea in his mind just now, what kind of ghost idea is this?

Since Ji Zhao took the initiative to mention this matter, Zong Zhen followed suit and said, "Then tell yourself whether this matter is true or not."

"it is true……"

"... "

Ji Zhao took the initiative to state: "I was going to the market in Fengjing Town, and I met Wen Guiren on the way, and I fought with him for a long time, and everyone saw it."

"..." Zongzhen didn't know what to say. Ji Zhao said that fighting is like eating. Zongzhen couldn't help but said, "Is fighting a good thing?"

"do not know……"

Zong Zhen almost laughed angrily: "Then why do you look so proud?"

"I'm not proud, it's just that Wen Guiren should be beaten, so I beat him, why?"

"You are a son-in-law outside, and your status is noble, why should you be as knowledgeable as this kind of villain." Zong Zhen couldn't help but emphasize his tone.

Ji Zhao didn't take it seriously. Although he didn't make a sound, Zong Zhen could see his attitude, and he couldn't help being angry again, and he spoke in a reprimanded tone: "In the future, when people mention you, they will know that it was the one who was in Feng. The son-in-law of Jingzhen and Wen Guiren who fought in the street! What is Wen Guiren? Is it worth you to fight him? It’s good to fight in the street? Even if you are not injured this time, what if there is no guard around you next time? "

"So what?!" Ji Zhao realized that he couldn't talk to the prince properly, even if the prince's current attitude was acceptable, he fought with others in the street, so what!

Zong Zhen was perfectly choked by him, and after a while, he continued: "You went to the mountain to recuperate, not to fight with others."

"He deserved it, he deserved it."

"I think your injury has healed a long time ago. When the injury is healed, you don't go back to the city, but go to fight with others. Next time, I don't think you will go out of the city again, and stay in the mansion for me."

"Hehe..." Ji Zhao sneered directly, he knew that the prince would always threaten him.

"..." Hearing his sneer, Zong Zhen understood that Ji Zhao was deliberately acting strangely, but why, why did Ji Zhao suddenly start acting strangely?

Zong Zhen frowned: "Do you remember what I said?"

Ji Zhao ignored him, Zong Zhen choked for a while, and could only say: "Sit down and talk, don't always stand, drink some tea and eat something."

Ji Zhao was indifferent: "I don't sit, I don't drink, I don't eat."

"... "

Ji Zhao was a little irritable, so he just spoke up when he had something to say, why bother to sugar coat him first!

His patience was limited, and he couldn't help saying: "Do you have anything to say? I left without me."

"Is this how you talk to me?"

"Your Highness, what kind of attitude do you want me to talk to you?"

Zong Zhen choked again, what happened to Ji Zhao?

Nothing is right!

Zongzhen didn't want to make Ji Zhao, who was already unhappy, even more unhappy, he took a moment to calm down and said, "I'm not an example, you are a son-in-law after all, if gossip spreads, how will Fuchen see people? How can you see people? "

"What gossip did your Highness hear?"

What is "again"?

Ji Zhao showed great interest: "Your Highness, please tell me."

Zong Zhen frowned and looked at him, wondering if this was Ji Zhao after all, but Ji Zhao said again: "I have always done things with a clear conscience, and I think I am worthy of Princess Fuchen, myself, and even Your Highness."

Does this mean who has a guilty conscience?

Frankly speaking, Ji Zhao thought that when he entered the palace this time, the crown prince would scold him from the start, after all, the incident he caused was quite serious, bigger than the little widow's incident last time.Although he had already given up his mind and made no preparations, he was determined not to admit defeat.

In the end, the crown prince was like this, he had nowhere to vent his forceful tone.

He didn't have the patience to think about what the prince was going to do, if he wanted to be scolded, punished, or beaten, he just came up!

The prince was silent again, and Ji Zhao was even more annoyed: "Since Your Highness has nothing to say and nothing to do, then Ji Zhao will leave." After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Stop..." Zong Zhen called him to stop.

Ji Zhao stopped, and Zong Zhen said weakly, "Eat something before leaving."

He was also very angry at first, but when he thought of Ji Zhao fighting for a woman, his anger rose rapidly.

But when he waited for Ji Zhao to come over, he had already figured it out, just like what happened to He Qiniang last time, this time it should be a misunderstanding.But Ji Zhao must change his temper!It's fine to play against him, why bother to fight something like Wen Guiren himself?Just send someone to fight, it's not fun to find it yourself.

He also planned to teach Ji Zhao a lesson, but the moment he saw Ji Zhao himself, his anger disappeared immediately, what else could he do?We can only see each other once a month, so let's sit down and eat something before leaving. It's specially made for him, and I tried many times in the kitchen.

Ji Zhao refused coldly: "I won't eat..."

"... "

"I'm leaving..." Ji Zhao insisted on leaving, and he was about to walk out of the gate.

"Stop!" Zong Zhen called him again.

Ji Zhao stood with his back to him for a moment, suddenly felt that all this was really boring!

He turned his head back and walked all the way to the bead curtain. He stood outside the bead curtain, looked at him calmly inside, and said even more calmly: "Your Highness, what rumors did you hear today? Did they tell you that Wen Guiren and I fought for a woman, you believe it, but you think I'm disgracing the princess, His Majesty, and you, right?"

"..." Zong Zhen didn't understand what he was doing to say these things on his own initiative, but he denied it, "I don't believe it..."

Ji Zhao didn't believe it, so he smiled: "I've been thinking about it for many days, but I still haven't figured it out. Your Highness, what exactly do you want, what do you want, and what do you want? Where did I fall into your eyes? If you want me to be this son-in-law, after becoming this son-in-law, you will dislike me in every possible way, use me, frame me, and send people to follow me, what are you pretending?"

"what are you saying."

"Heh..." Ji Zhao laughed again, "Are you still pretending?" Ji Zhao suddenly became angry, "Didn't you send people to follow me? Didn't your people have seen all my whereabouts a long time ago, why don't you know? What are you pretending to be, my lord! Where in the hell am I worthy of your use and tricks over and over again?!"

"what are you talking about?"

"Ha, ha, ha... I don't know what I'm talking about. In fact, I don't think I'm suitable to be a son-in-law. It seems that there are only dead son-in-laws in history, and there are no reconciled son-in-laws. Why don't you kill me, Your Highness?" Come on, kill me now, okay?"

"Ji Zhao! Do you know what you're talking about!"

"Look at me, messing around with the little widow, and flirting with the little country girl, don't believe me, I'm really not suitable to be a son-in-law, you kill me now, or I'll take a concubine later, Lose all the face of the royal family, the princess and you." Ji Zhao smiled again, "Of course, I am also very afraid of death, if you don't kill me, you are willing to let me go, that would be great. I don't want the status of consort. , I am not afraid of being poor, as long as I get out of here, I—”

"Ji Zhao!" Zong Zhen interrupted him.

Ji Zhao smiled again, and suddenly staggered a few steps back, and suddenly fell to the ground. Thanks to his reaching out to support the ground, he couldn't hold it any longer.

Ji Zhao took several breaths, but failed to stand up, "Baoqing!" Zong Zhen called out loudly, Baoqing rushed in, and immediately went to help Ji Zhao up when he saw the situation, and saw Ji Zhao's exposed arms and the back of his hand , scared loudly: "My son-in-law! What's wrong with your arm!"

Zong Zhen immediately asked loudly: "What happened to the arm?!"

"Your Highness!" Bao Qing's voice was trembling, "My son-in-law's whole body is trembling! He can't stand up anymore!"

"Take off his hat!"

Bao Qing stretched out his hand to pick it up, Ji Zhao stretched out his hand to stop it, and smiled vigorously: "I can't..."

"Consort!"

Ji Zhao turned to look at Bao Qing, and said with a smile, "I often think, why do you all lie to me? Am I easy to lie to?"

Zongzhen felt a "thud" in his heart, but Baoqing didn't pay attention to his words, but looked at his face more carefully, and exclaimed: "My son-in-law! Why are your eyes so red, your face—"

Zong Zhen was about to rush out of the bead curtain, Ji Zhao stood up holding Bao Qing's hand, and said with a smile, "Go out, I can stand, I want to talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Bao Qing didn't want to let go until Zong Zhen said: "You go out..."

Baoqing went out in three steps and two turns, Ji Zhao walked slowly to the chair, supported the chair, and asked Zong Zhen who was standing next to the bead curtain: "Your Highness, do you want to see my face? It hurts, and the face may be ruined."

Zong Zhen inhaled.

Ji Zhao smiled and said, "However, I also want to see your face. Why can you see mine but I can't see yours?"

"... "

"Hehe..." Ji Zhao laughed again, and suddenly put his hands into the hat, untied the ribbon tied around his neck, flipped his hands, and the hat fluttered to the ground. Zong Zhen stared at his colorful face, clasped his hands into a fist, Ji Zhao walked directly towards him.He wanted to back away, but his feet stuck in place. Ji Zhao got closer and closer until he was separated by a bead curtain.

Ji Zhao smiled at him again, and suddenly stretched out his hand to push aside the bead curtain, and the two looked at each other.

Ji Zhao carefully looked at the face in front of him, at his favorite eyes, at the tear mole under his eyes, at his tightly pursed lips of light water color, and finally met his eyes, and bent his eyes : "His Royal Highness is really good-looking. He is the most beautiful person Ji Zhao has ever seen in his life. Once he meets him, he will never forget it."

Zong Zhen's lips were still pursed, and his eyes were fixed on Ji Zhao's eyes. The whites of his eyes, which were usually clear or even blue, were now covered with blood.

"Your Highness is so good-looking, why does he always refuse to see me? Is it because he is afraid that I will scare you?"

"I was really scared." Ji Zhao said softly again, "Your Highness, such a good-looking prince, can you tell me if I'm really easy to deceive, so they all want to deceive me?"

"..." Zong Zhen didn't speak.

Ji Zhao laughed out loud, loosened his hands suddenly, and the beads collided with each other, making a crisp sound, so beautiful.

Ji Zhao turned around and stumbled to a table with a lit candle on it. He took out the little rabbit on his neck from the skirt of his clothes, took the candle and burned the red string, put the candle back, and The little rabbit put it on the table: "I'll give it back to you..."

After speaking, he walked out without looking back.

Zongzhen came back to his senses belatedly, pushed aside the bead curtain, and the bead rang again, but Ji Zhao said loudly, "Don't follow me!"

"..." Zong Zhen stopped where he was.

"Don't follow me again! Don't appear in front of me again!" Ji Zhao stepped over the threshold and almost fell to the ground. Bao Qing rushed over, and Cheng Shen supported him on the left and right, and helped him go out.

Zong Zhen looked at the gauze cap left by Ji Zhao on the ground, took a few steps forward, picked it up, then stepped back, and sat down on the chair.

Zong Zhen hugged the hat in his arms, staring at the little rabbit on the table not far away in a daze.

At the beginning, he didn't want to see Ji Zhao with his real identity, because he was afraid that he would kill him if he couldn't help it, and because he hated him.Later, he felt very ashamed, and later... In fact, he didn't remember why he still didn't want to tell Ji Zhao that he was the prince.

It seems that if it continues like this, he can always be the most important elder brother in Ji Zhao's mind. So he also likes this identity very much.

Zong Zhen laughed miserably, he had been that so-called elder brother for a long time, and he had forgotten what kind of relationship he had with Ji Zhao, and what kind of blood feud he had.

Even if Ji Zhao didn't participate in those things at the moment, what did it mean? In the previous life, it was indeed Ji Zhao who killed them. In the previous life, no one could avenge his younger sister and clan relatives.

He was too lazy to think about when he had exposed himself, he stood up holding his hands, turned around and walked slowly towards his own hall.

He thought that the curtain had been pushed aside in advance, and the scene should have ended.

Sure enough, he and Ji Zhao couldn't get close.

Bao Qing and Cheng Shen almost supported Ji Zhao and carried him out of the palace. Ji Zhao's face was pale and blushed.

Yin Ming and Chen Xing rushed to the gate of the palace to support him, they didn't look good towards these eunuchs, but Ji Zhao looked back at them and smiled slightly: "Although you lied to me with him, thank you for sending me out. "

"... "

Ji Zhao was helped into the car by them, and the car turned around and left the palace. As soon as the wheels started to turn, tears flowed from Ji Zhao's blood-red eyes. He looked up at the roof of the car. He didn't want to cry, but the tears fell out hard. He asked softly : "Am I very worthless, crying for a liar."

Chen Xing shook his head distressedly.

Ji Zhao wiped away his tears with his hands, and said softly, "Actually, I'm really sad."

After a long time, Ji Zhao stopped crying, and he called out, "Dust Star..."

"Ok?"

"I returned the little rabbit to him."

"Lang Jun, there will be cuter and more beautiful little rabbits in the future." Chen Xing reached out and hugged his body that couldn't even sit upright.

Ji Zhao smiled, closed his eyes, and said the last words in the carriage: "I really like that brother who used to exist, even if he lied to me."