The Ugly Empress

Feng Ming has not been to the court for nearly a year, and it is inevitable that many old officials will cry when he returns to the court.

It just so happened that Zhao Lu did not come to the early court due to his illness, and the old officials headed by the left minister also used their courage to crusade against Zhuluhou.

When Feng Ming returned to the bedroom, Rui Xuehou was outside, with a cautious expression on his face, and said: "My lord... the master is here, and he is inside."

Feng Ming was taken aback for a moment, then stepped into the palace gate.

Hou Zhulu stood with his hands behind his back, as if he was admiring the ornaments, his waist was tall and straight, he was not sick at all, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like he was pretending to be ill.

Zhao Lu turned around and said with a smile, "The great king has returned from court."

Feng Ming didn't meet his gaze, but looked away, and just responded.

Zhao Lu walked over and hugged Feng Ming. Feng Ming's stature was not considered short, and he was tall and straight in the black python robe, but he looked much thinner in front of Zhao Lu.

Zhao Lu pinched his chin, and asked the other party to raise his head, with the cold jade sticking to his forehead, Feng Ming still refused to meet the other party's eyes, his eyes were a little flustered.

"Why?" Zhao Lu said with a smile: "Your Majesty has been close to Prime Minister Zuo these few days, so you don't even want to take a look at the humble minister?"

"No."

"Oh...not?" Zhao Lu lightly rubbed Feng Ming's lips, and said, "Is your Majesty so tired of looking at this humble official that I don't even know about sending envoys to invite the eldest princess back to the country?"

"..."

Feng Ming wanted to speak, but he opened his mouth, but finally closed it without saying a word.

His silence seemed to anger Zhulu Hou, he grabbed Feng Ming by the wrist, dragged him into the inner room, and threw him on the bed.

Ruixue looked anxiously, and said, "Master Hou! Master Hou, you..."

"Shut up!" Zhao Luduan yelled, and swept the inkstone on the table on the ground with his hands, saying: "Get out, you don't have a place to talk here."

Ruixue sighed, gritted her teeth and backed out.

Zhao Lu pressed Feng Ming on the bed, and said with a sneer, "You've been sick for the past few days, and I've taken care of you in undressed clothes. How can I treat you badly? Since you want to attack Xue Guo, why bother to prevaricate me one way after another? Keep me in the dark and play, it's fun!"

"I don't want to lie to you."

Feng Ming was lying on his back, his crown had fallen off, his hair was scattered in a mess, he stretched out his hand to lightly rest on Zhao Lu's left chest, and said: "You also ask yourself, how have I treated you for so many years, if it wasn't for the complaints from the court , I don't care at all... Fengguo's hundreds of years of foundation cannot be destroyed in my hands!"

Zhao Lu suddenly laughed, "Are you blaming me now?"

Feng Ming just said indifferently: "I don't believe you can't see it. What I did was obviously protecting you. If you don't send troops this time, can you stand the impeachment of so many veterans?"

"Then let me ask you, what do you mean by sending an envoy to let the eldest princess come back!" Zhao Lu held his hand to prevent him from touching him, and said coldly, "You want to intercept and kill the eldest princess halfway, and then blame yourself On Xue Junliang's head, so we can take advantage of this to send troops, right?"

There was no change on Feng Ming's face, as if the eldest princess was not his sister, "Since you know, why ask me."

"Why do I need to ask you?" Zhao Lu narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "She is your older sister, and you are brothers and sisters of the same mother!"

Feng Ming didn't know that he touched Zhao Lu's Nilin. He had no relatives in his life, so he naturally cherished family affection very much, and Feng Ming was a cruel person by nature, so he could only treat him with extra tenderness, sacrificing a sister. He would pay attention to it, but it happened to touch the thorn that had been buried in Zhao Lun's heart for many years.

Feng Ming's eyes flashed, Zhuluhou's emotions were so excited, it was hard to avoid thinking that he had other feelings for the eldest princess, a trace of exhaustion welled up in his heart, he covered his eyes with his hands, and said coldly: "Master Hou, don't need to say more, The lonely envoy is about to return from Xue Guo at this time, isn't it too late to discuss it at this time?"

Zhao Lu took a step back. Although Feng Ming is the king of a country, he is obedient to him and never disobeys his wishes. He never thought that there would be a day when he would turn his back.Zhao Lu didn't say a word, and strode out of the bedroom.

Ruixue stood outside, very anxious, when she saw Zhao Lu coming out, she immediately went up to meet him, and said, "Master...how is it?"

Zhao Lu didn't speak, but his face was so cold, he paused, and said: "You come back home with me, I have something for you to do."

Xiuyao hurried back to Yunfeng Palace, saying: "Niangniang, something is wrong!"

Teng Yun asked her to inquire about Teng Shang, and when she came back, she said that something was wrong, thinking that Xue Junliang had really executed Teng Shang immediately.

Xiuyao said: "When I was inquiring, I also heard something else!"

Knowing that he wasn't talking about Teng Shang, Teng Yun was relieved and said, "Let's talk about Teng Shang first."

"Oh...the matter of Teng Shang is quite interesting," Xiuyao said, "Your Majesty has personally promised the marriage between Wannianhou and Teng Shang."

"What? Marriage...whose?"

"Wannianhou and Tengshang, my lady, you think it's funny too, she's still a man married by the Ming media."

Teng Yun's whole body was shocked, his mind was blank for a moment, and he said: "Then why did Teng Shang return, did you agree?"

"Of course I agree."

Xiuyao said: "Isn't it obvious, marrying Lord Hou or beheading, no one will choose to beheaded... Your Majesty, you should care about yourself!"

Teng Yun supported the edge of the table and sat down slowly. Of course he knew what kind of person Teng Shang was. He was full of arrogance and wanted to condescend to marry a man who was also his enemy.

"Your Majesty, just now when the slaves came back, I accidentally heard that the envoys sent by the king asked you to go back to visit your relatives. I don't know when you will leave. What should I do? Since ancient times, when will the empresses who are married out have to visit their relatives."

It is obvious that the relationship between Fengguo and Xue Junliang has always been tense, especially now that King Teng offered the princess a marriage, King Feng must be dissatisfied, calling the queen back at this time must mean starting a war.

And Teng Yun's current identity is both Xue Guo's queen and Feng Guo's eldest princess, so it is inevitable to be caught in the middle.

Teng Yun was not in a hurry when he heard the news, instead he thought it was an opportunity.

As a queen in the harem, she would naturally be restricted in everything when going out of the palace, but visiting relatives was different. Teng Yun wanted to escape with all his heart, and it happened to be his wish.

Seeing Teng Yun's pale face, Xiuyao was not surprised at all, thinking in her heart, the queen is indeed the queen, and she will not be chaotic in times of crisis.

After Xue Junliang finished approving the memorial in the afternoon, he went to Yunfeng Palace with nothing to do. This has almost become his habit.

Xue Junliang said: "My concubine must have heard about it too. The king misses you very much and wants you to go back to visit your relatives. I don't know what my concubine thinks."

Teng Yun said without even a pause: "It all depends on His Majesty's will."

Of course he knew that King Xue was trying to test himself. It was wrong to want to stay or not to stay.

And Teng Yun's "obedient" behavior just fit Xue Junliang's wishes, and he remembered what Jiang Yu said, that an emperor has only one heir, which is really unreasonable.It's just that Xue Junliang suddenly became gloomy again. He said that he would not force Teng Yun and would wait until the other party was willing. Looking at Teng Yun's indifferent appearance, he really didn't know when he was willing.

Teng Yun didn't even know at this moment that King Xue was trying to get his attention.

Xue Junliang has already moved the idea of ​​wanting an heir, so it is naturally impossible to let Teng Yun go back to Fengguo, no matter whether Fengwang really misses the eldest princess or is lying.

Xue Junliang had no intention of leaving, anyway, these few days are free, and after the paperwork has been approved, Xiuyao is sent to pass the word that dinner will stay in Yunfeng Palace.

"By the way, Wannianhou will get married in a few days, and the time for concubine to visit his relatives should be postponed. After all, Houyang is also considered an important minister, and it can't be justified if concubine is not here."

Teng Yun's hands trembled, and he said tentatively: "I heard that Lord Hou is going to marry the Prime Minister of Teng Kingdom?"

Xue Junliang nodded and said, "That's right, it's Teng Shang."

"...It's just that the concubine heard that this Teng Shang is upright, so I'm afraid she won't agree to marry a man?"

Xue Junliang listened, and suddenly laughed, which confused Teng Yun. Xue Junliang laughed enough, and then said: "What Aifei said makes sense, but... Teng Shang is also considered a scheming person. He has been in the officialdom for nearly 30 years and saved his life." I still understand the small principles of saving face. A person who doesn’t even have a head, what to do with face, and talk about aspirations for the community.”

He sighed suddenly while speaking, and said: "Speaking of which, I have to think twice about this matter, but I am worried about Wannianhou...I am afraid that Houyang's thoughts are not as good as Teng Shang's. If he wants to suffer everywhere and be controlled by others, he may step into a pit." and help others to fill in the soil and bury themselves.”

Teng Yun said: "Then why did His Majesty agree to this marriage?"

"Why?"

Xue Junliang shook his head, and said: "Because Gu has an uneasy younger brother, even nine cows can't bring him back. He knows that he has feelings for Teng Shang. Even if the king is an elder brother, Gu can't just sit idly by."

Listening to his words, Teng Yun was thoughtful, so what if he is a compatriot with the same mother, it is really not easy to achieve Xue Junliang's step, no matter whether it is true or not.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt the back of his hand sink, and Xue Junliang had already held his hand. Xue Junliang's hand had distinct joints, and there were some calluses on it, which could just cover Teng Yun's hand.

Teng Yun trembled, and almost threw Xue Junliang's hand off reflexively, but fortunately Mark stopped it immediately, otherwise it would be disrespectful.

Since Xue Junliang wanted Teng Yun to commit himself willingly, of course he had to take some action. Women always like tenderness and consideration. Xue Junliang's harem is like cloud, so he naturally knows how to please women. It's just that he miscalculated. , is not a small and delicate woman...

Xue Junliang said softly, "Is my concubine homesick?"