It's easy to be a villain, but hard to be a princess

Han Zixiao went to Yushitai, and all the colleagues from Yushitai came to congratulate her one by one. Han Zixiao was bored and said thank you with a smile.The Prince Regent sent someone to propose a marriage yesterday, and today all civil and military officials know about it. It is clear that someone is deliberately spreading rumors behind the scenes, and the person who spread the rumors is naturally instructed by the Prince Regent.

Han Zixiao felt bitter and couldn't tell.Originally, I wanted to mix up an official position in the court, marry a wife and a concubine, have a son and a daughter, and live a good life.Unexpectedly, a regent came in halfway, ruining his whole life.

Han Zixiao came back to the mansion after doing some errands from Yushitai, when someone came from the palace, saying that the emperor had summoned him.

Han Zixiao drank a cup of tea in a hurry, then entered the palace in a sedan chair.The place where Chu Ruihong saw him was Yunhe Palace, the palace where they used to face each other day and night.

The lotus next to the Yunhe Palace has long since withered, and the remaining lotus in the pond has gradually been swallowed up by the water. Even if there are flowers and branches not far away, it is difficult to conceal the depression of autumn here.

Chu Ruihong and Han Zixiao strolled around the pool, "I heard that you are engaged to the Prince Regent, is it true?"

Sure enough, Chu Ruihong still knew.Han Zixiao said truthfully: "Yesterday the Regent sent someone to the mansion suddenly to propose a marriage, but it hasn't been finalized yet."

Chu Ruihong stopped, frowned and looked at Han Zixiao, "I don't understand why he proposed marriage to you, but what happened between you?"

Han Zixiao recalled that he accidentally took aphrodisiacs when he was in the south of the Yangtze River, but how could he tell about this, he said distressedly: "The lower officials don't even know."

"You don't know either?"

"Yesterday, when the regent sent someone to propose marriage, I was also very surprised."

"The Prince Regent is really getting more and more unreasonable." Chu Ruihong cursed in a low voice, then took a deep breath, looked at Han Zixiao and asked, "Zixiao, let me ask you, are you really willing to marry into the palace? "

Han Zixiao's face was full of bitterness, "Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, a man of seven feet tall is only thinking about marrying a wife and having children, so how could he be willing to commit himself to being a wife and concubine to others."

"So, everything is the Prince Regent's wishful thinking?"

Han Zixiao opened his mouth, wanting to say that he was also at fault, if he hadn't resisted the fact that he had a physical relationship with the Prince Regent, the Prince Regent would probably not have said anything about marrying him.But after all, he still couldn't say it out, the matter between him and Chu Muqing was really hard to tell outsiders.

Chu Ruihong shook Han Zixiao's hand, "Zixiao, when you become the princess regent, are you willing to continue to stand by my side?"

Han Zixiao hesitated for a moment, he hadn't thought about it yet, when Chu Ruihong mentioned it, he was also very confused, if he really married the regent, whose side should he stand on.

Chu Ruihong let go of his hand and smiled wryly, "It seems that if you don't answer, you are acquiescing."

Han Zixiao was silent for a long time, thinking of all the things he had with him when he was a companion in the palace when he was young, the friendship of relying on each other in those years was better than brotherhood.Han Zixiao said: "My minister's heart is biased towards the emperor."

Chu Ruihong was overjoyed, Han Zixiao said that his heart was on his side, and that was enough.He has his involuntary, and he understands it.Chu Ruihong said: "Zixiao, what do you think of this? After you enter the Regent's Palace, I will still let you take the position of Yushi Zhongcheng, and you will still be my subject. When I cut off the power of the Regent, I will decree to abolish you." The title of Princess, I will give you back your freedom. What do you think?"

Han Zixiao understood that Chu Ruihong wanted to help him remove the influence of the regent.In the future, when he enters the Prince Regent's Mansion, he and the Prince Regent will naturally not be able to live a good life. In order to continue the heir, Chu Muqing must accept a side concubine. At that time, he will be a man and a woman to serve a man together. Nausea.

Besides, if Chu Ruihong and Chu Muqing are two uncles and nephews fighting against each other, one of them will lose. If Chu Muqing wins and sits on the throne, he, Han Zixiao, will be the queen, and he will be trapped in the harem forever. He doesn't want to.If Chu Muqing loses, then he, as the concubine, will be implicated together. Even if the death penalty is avoidable, the living penalty is inevitable. This is really unfair.

For the current plan, colluding with Chu Ruihong is the best strategy.

Han Zixiao bent down and cupped his hands, saying: "I am willing to serve the emperor, and I will go through fire and water."

With a smile on his face, Chu Ruihong put his hands on his shoulders, "I am very pleased to hear Zixiao's words."

In a few days, it will be the Empress Dowager's birthday, and the emperor, in order to show his filial piety, will hold a grand banquet in the palace to entertain all the officials.

The lights in the palace are brightly lit, singing and dancing are uplifting, and all the officials are pushing cups and changing cups.Han Zixiao drank with several colleagues from Yushitai, Master Wu drank a few more glasses, pulled Han Zixiao and said, "Master Han, I have always wanted to betroth my daughter to you, but it's a pity , but it’s a pity that it’s still a step too late.”

Liu Qinghe said, "Mr. Wu, we have a concubine from Yushitai. It's a happy event, a happy event."

princess?Heh, Han Zixiao was depressed, and after a few glasses of cold wine, the depression became even worse.He kept pouring wine into his stomach, and when the banquet was over, the father-in-law in the palace sent the drunk officials out of the palace, and there were sedan chairs of officials from various families waiting outside the palace gate.

Han Zixiao was so drunk that he was unconscious, and the little eunuch who supported him was weak, unable to hold him steady, and walked staggeringly.

"You go to help take care of other adults, and this king will help him."

When the little eunuch looked up and saw that it was the regent, his body shook, "Yes, my lord."

Chu Muqing supported Han Zixiao, smelling of alcohol all over her body, Han Zixiao fell into Chu Muqing's arms, smiling silly, "Hehe, I'm really happy today, drink more, drink more."

Seeing that he couldn't stand still, Chu Muqing had no choice but to hug him horizontally without avoiding suspicion, and carried him straight out of the palace.Others looked at the regent holding Yu Shi Zhongcheng, and felt that there was nothing wrong with them. They were going to get married anyway, and it was reasonable to get closer.

In private, he boasted that the regent was considerate.

Ye Qing, who was waiting at the gate of the palace, hadn't seen his lord come out for a long time, he kept looking into the palace with his head stretched out.Seeing the Prince Regent coming out from inside, Ye Qing was dumbfounded, his son was actually in the Prince Regent's arms.

Ye Qing was dumbfounded, didn't the young master say he didn't want to marry the Prince Regent, why did he throw himself into his arms at this time?

When the regent walked past Ye Qing, he glanced at him lightly, "This king will send him back to the residence."

Ye Qing glanced at Han Zixiao who was in the Prince Regent's arms, and only after hearing his drunken speech did he realize that he was drunk, no wonder.Ye Qing hurriedly followed, "It's getting late, the prince should go back to the mansion to rest first, the little one will take care of the adults."

Chu Muqing didn't respond, and carried Han Zixiao onto her palanquin.Ye Qing didn't dare to go forward, so he could only walk behind the regent's sedan chair.Han Zixiao's sedan chair was carried back empty.

Halfway through, Ye Qing found out that the regent's palanquin was going to the Han Mansion.

In the palanquin, Han Zixiao leaned on Chu Muqing's shoulder, sometimes smirking, sometimes whispering, sometimes silent, and finally fell asleep gradually.

When they arrived at the Han Mansion, Chu Muqing carried him off the sedan chair, Ye Qing hurried forward, "Thank you, my lord, I will leave the rest to you."

Chu Muqing asked to herself, "Where is his bedroom?"

It seemed that the regent wanted to send his young master to the dormitory, "My lord, come with the young one."

Ye Qing led the regent all the way to Han Zixiao's bedroom, and put Han Zixiao to sleep. Han Zixiao, who was flushed from drinking, slept soundly with his eyes closed, and sometimes murmured something.

Chu Muqing ordered Ye Qing behind him to get a basin of hot water for him to wipe his face, then ask someone to boil a bowl of hangover soup, and wake him up to drink later.

Ye Qing lowered his head and replied: "Yes."

After finishing the order, Chu Muqing left Han Zixiao's mansion and returned to the palace in a palanquin.

When Han Zixiao woke up on the second day, it was already daylight, but fortunately, the emperor issued an order yesterday to rest for a day today.

Han Zixiao endured the headache and changed his clothes, went to the front hall to drink a cup of tea, and called Ye Qing to rub his temples.

"My lord, why did you drink so much wine at the palace banquet yesterday?" Ye Qing stood behind him and gently rubbed his temples.

Han Zixiao took a sip of tea, "Several colleagues have been toasting, and they couldn't push it away."

Ye Qing snorted, continued to rub his forehead, and suddenly remembered something, "Yesterday you were drunk, but you still remember, it was the regent who sent you back."

"It's him?" Han Zixiao obviously didn't remember.

Ye Qing said weakly: "He carried you out of the palace last night."

A sip of tea came out of Han Zixiao's mouth. Chu Muqing actually hugged him in the presence of so many civil and military officials last night. Now his tall and stalwart image of Han Zixiao was ruined!

Ye Qing handed him a handkerchief from behind to wipe his mouth, "My lord, you have to calm down."

Han Zixiao put down the teacup, wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and asked, "What else did he do yesterday?"

"He sent you back to the dormitory yesterday and told me to make you a bowl of hangover soup."

Han Zixiao was already depressed, and what Chu Muqing did was to make him even more depressed.

After recovering in the morning, in the afternoon, Han Zixiao changed into casual clothes and took Ye Qing out to relax.I wanted to take a stroll in the street, but unexpectedly I went to the Longyang Temple in the south of the city.

The Longyang Temple is taken from the goodness of Longyang, and it was built by Emperor Qiwu when the country was founded.Han Zixiao walked to the front of the temple and was about to turn around and leave when he saw Qin Xiao, the servant of the household department, coming out of Longyang Temple, holding a man who was slightly smaller than him by the hand.

Han Zixiao remembered that before he went to Yunzhou, he heard from his colleagues at Yushitai that Qin Xiao, the servant of the household department, was going to marry, and he was marrying the book boy who had been with him for many years.Looking at it like this, the one who is smaller than him is his wife.