bookcurios Chapter 165 Ready to make a move
Chapter 165 Ready to make a move
The queen was calculating towards everyone else but she valued her two daughters very much. She originally wanted to use Zhao Fangyu to find something against the eldest prince and push him to the throne.
In order to provide a way out for his two daughters.
Who would have thought that the eldest prince was deposed by Zhou Qinghe, the third prince was growing stronger, the fourth prince was no longer useful, and they finally picked the sixth prince whose mother was not prominent. As a result, he fought a war and became infamous, and was almost accused of treason.
The Queen's various plans had all failed, and now she was helping the Emperor to sow discord between Zhao Fangyu and Zhou Qinghe. What she was seeking was nothing more than to drive Zhou Qinghe and Zhao Fangyu apart, and then she would arrange for a beauty to take his place.
Turn around and bet on the second prince.
This was not the first time that Zhao Fangyu came to Fengyi Palace, but she was like a drowned dog at first, but today she has changed her identity.
However, she felt that in the eyes of the queen, she was still an ignorant woman who was dispensable.
Zhao Fangyu bowed gracefully and turned the question to Zhou Qinghe: "I also hope that my husband will be well. As long as my husband is willing, I will naturally help."
Upon hearing this, the Queen turned her gaze towards Zhou Qinghe. Zhou Qinghe frowned and dispelled the Queen's thoughts: "I am looking for a person who is devoted to me. I cannot have many beautiful women around me."
"My wife can't even agree with me, so why are you talking about me as a maid or concubine?"
"If you are of the same mind as me, where do I put Zhao?"
"You don't need to persuade me, my mother and father. After all, I am of royal family. I won't die outside without giving birth to a son."
"Besides, Zhao is still young, why would she be so anxious?"
With tears in her eyes, Zhao Fangyu looked at Zhou Qinghe with gratitude. In front of the Queen, Zhou Qinghe gently embraced Zhao Fangyu.
"It's getting late. I'll take Zhao back. Don't forget what I said just now, mother. The marriages of my sisters cannot be delayed."
The figure disappeared from the Queen's sight. After the figure had gone far away, the two princesses walked out from behind the screen in the Queen's Palace.
The two princesses were of similar age and looked similar. They were still dressed as they would be for the annual banquet. They looked sad. One by one, they hugged the Queen's hands and cried, "Mother, is Father really planning to let us marry?"
The queen was not sure what the emperor was thinking, but she knew that her two daughters were not favored by the emperor.
In the face of the interests of the country and the nation, her daughter would definitely become a victim and be sent to marry a foreign tribe!
Those people eat raw meat and drink blood, their wives are treated like cattle and sheep, and their sons inherit their fathers’ inheritance…
Her daughter must not fall into such a state!
The queen hugged her two daughters and wiped the tears from their faces: "Be good, mother will find a way."
If the emperor is determined to send his two daughters to marry, then ordinary methods will not work. I am afraid that if I bring the candidates to ask the emperor for marriage at this time, all I will get is delay.
The lights in Fengyi Palace were on day and night, and no one knew that the queen had not slept all night that night.
Zhou Qinghe took Zhao Fangyu out of the palace, and the two left together, making everyone envious.
After all, Zhou Qinghe disobeyed the emperor's order in public for Zhao Fangyu.
When the two of them got on the carriage, they let go of their tightly held hands.
Zhou Qinghe also praised Zhao Fangyu for his good acting.
"Your Highness taught me well."
The carriage of the prince's palace was big, and there was a heated hand warmer in the carriage. Zhao Fangyu was held by the hand by Zhou Qinghe all the way. The rest of his body was cold, but his right hand was still warm.
Zhao Fangyu could understand everything else, but there was one thing that she was quite curious about: "How did Your Highness know that His Majesty was going to send two princesses to marry?"
Zhou Qinghe drank a sip of hot tea and gave a cup to Zhao Fangyu who was looking at him. The cakes in the secret compartment were sweet-scented osmanthus cake and Longjing pastry. He took them out and pushed them in front of Zhao Fangyu before explaining, "She is confused and I just made it up to scare her."
"It's New Year's Day and you've made me unhappy. I'll give her a gift as well."
Zhao Fangyu understood and couldn't help but smile.
"From now on, if anyone brings beauties here, send them to that small courtyard."
Zhao Fangyu hummed and couldn't help but sigh that Zhou Qinghe was really... a man who kept himself clean.
When they returned to the palace, the beauty bestowed by the emperor at the annual banquet had been stuffed into a small courtyard in a corner by Zhou Qinghe. Zhao Fangyu didn't care about her and was helped by the maids to change clothes and wash.
Su'er made the soup again. Zhao Fangyu liked to eat wontons, so Su'er specially boiled chicken soup for a day. The soup was golden and fragrant. The small wontons with diced bamboo shoots and pork absorbed the soup and were delicious at one bite.
Zhou Qinghe also ate two bowls, but still felt it was not enough, so Su Re added another pot and asked Xuanbi to eat a bowl as well.
After eating and drinking, the two went to sleep.
Zhou Qinghe turned sideways and assured Zhao Fangyu: "What I said in the hall today was not empty words."
"There is a hidden story behind what happened to my mother back then, and the Queen was one of the people behind it, so I don't want outsiders to interfere between you and me."
"If it weren't for those beautiful women, my father and mother wouldn't have met, and she wouldn't have had to go through all that."
"I didn't want to get married originally because I didn't want to implicate others. Now I don't want to take a concubine because I don't want us to follow in the footsteps of my father and mother."
Zhou Qinghe seemed to have been tortured by the emperor for many years, which caused him to suffer from stress.
Zhao Fangyu wanted to turn sideways to look at Zhou Qinghe, but she didn't dare.
She was afraid that if she saw it, she would fall in love with Zhou Qinghe's eyes.
Compared to others, Zhou Qinghe is really too good.
Zhao Minshan, Song Bai, the Emperor, Pei Yan...
Zhou Qinghe is so good that he seems to be a partner tailor-made for her, a time traveler.
It fits in every aspect.
But such a fit carries danger. Zhao Fangyu is afraid that this is a deep pool, and once he steps into it, there will be no return.
After all, this world is really not kind to women.
She shouldn't be tempted. No matter how good Zhou Qinghe is, she shouldn't be addicted to him.
"Your Highness, go to sleep."
Zhou Qinghe closed his eyes in disappointment, pulled up the loosened quilt for Zhao Fangyu, and then turned over to sleep.
Zhao Fangyu originally thought that he would not be able to sleep well that night, but he actually slept soundly...
When she got up the next day, Zhou Qinghe had already left and Chunshao was waiting outside the door.
Zhou Qinghe didn't have many servants around him, just one hanger-on, who was responsible for all the jobs, from eunuch to errand runner. There wasn't much work to do, so one person was enough.
Zhao Fangyu had breakfast with Chunshao's service, and something was stirring in his heart.
I asked someone to bring some bamboo and sat under the porch to watch the red plum blossoms and white snow. Every word I thought about was what Zhou Qinghe said yesterday.
Some are in the hall and some are inside the bed curtains.
Zhao Fangyu held the hot ointment in his hand and stared at the snow for a long time. Zhou Qinghe suddenly pushed him and said, "Don't you want your eyes anymore?"
Zhao Fangyu's eyes were dazzled, but he suddenly thought of Shisiniang and the teacher who taught her when she was young.
"Nothing, I just want to make a nice scent."
The restlessness in his heart gradually disappeared. Zhao Fangyu closed his eyes, and waited until his vision recovered and the glittering snow shadows were gone before he stood up again.
"Chun Shao, bring me the things I use to make incense."