The cold and aloof Prince Ning, who was neither loved by his father nor his mother, was forced into an arranged marriage by the old emperor who despised him. The emperor chose a foolish young man t...
Chapter 32 Inside
Listening to their vague conversation, Song Huaixi looked back and forth between the two with some curiosity.
Who wants to see Zhao Fangye?
He was really curious, so he turned his head and looked at Zhao Fangye: "Who are you meeting?"
The last time Zhao Fangye came back from meeting the Prime Minister, he had injuries on his face. Song Huaixi couldn't help but feel a little worried about him meeting someone alone.
Bad things always happen after every meeting with the Prime Minister.
Zhao Fangye was either scolded or beaten. Why do people always bully Zhao Fangye?
"I want to go too." Feeling uneasy, Song Huaixi grabbed his arm and said stubbornly, "I want to go too, Zhao Fangye."
Seeing that he was worried about him, Zhao Fangye felt warm in his heart. But it’s better not to let Song Huaixi know about the people in the backyard.
He has a simple personality, and the group of people in the backyard were sent in by the prime minister.
I don't know what he was thinking. It would be troublesome if he instigated and spread rumors in front of Song Huaixi.
What's more, if Song Huaixi misunderstands, it would be even more troublesome.
She reached out and took his hand on her wrist and squeezed it gently: "Don't worry, Huaixi. This time you are not meeting the Prime Minister. It's just a small matter."
After comforting Song Huaixi, Zhao Fangye and Adjutant Sun walked out together.
Zhao Fangye said in a cold voice: "Don't mention such things in front of the princess in the future."
Adjutant Sun then realized that he had been negligent and quickly clasped his fists to apologize: "It was my negligence."
Walking to the backyard room, Zhao Fangye sat down on a chair in front of the main courtyard door. Adjutant Sun stepped forward and released the people imprisoned in the wing room.
After so many days, the people inside lived in small rooms, with no one to serve them and no clean clothes.
They no longer looked as glamorous as when they first entered the palace, and all looked a little dishevelled.
Standing in the middle of the yard, this group of people finally saw the King Ning whom they had been thinking about for a long time.
Zhao Fangye was sitting in the corridor in a dark robe, giving off an aloof feeling that no one should approach him.
His thin lips were tightly pursed, and his deep eyes were cold.
Everyone looked up at Prince Ning, who was handsome and intimidating without even getting angry, in the corridor. The fire that had been dormant in their hearts was rekindled and ready to move.
I didn’t expect that the powerful Prince Ning would have such a fascinating appearance.
He is worthy of being called the Jade-faced Rakshasa.
If I could win his favor...
Just when everyone was thinking about their own little tricks, Zhao Fangye looked at everyone with a cold gaze.
His tone was cold and nonchalant: "I don't care what you are thinking. It's not too late to leave the house now. If you insist on pestering me, don't blame me for being rude."
As soon as these words were spoken, the fire that had risen in everyone's hearts was immediately extinguished.
It was rumored that Zhao Fangye was cold and unkind, and now they had witnessed it.
How could he not enjoy the beauties that came to his door, but instead imprison them in the servants' rooms for several days without any dignity?
They dare not speak out but are angry.
Being treated like this, they certainly understood what Zhao Fangye meant. Being locked up for a few days was already considered polite.
Zhao Fangye came to see them today and made things clear directly.
If you don't know what's good for you, it won't be as simple as being locked up for a few days.
Therefore, everyone quickly put away their thoughts and knelt on the ground: "Please show mercy, Your Majesty, we will leave the palace immediately."
"Adjutant Sun."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will handle it immediately."
After saying that, Adjutant Sun led a group of people out of the yard. Among the crowd, a handsome man stood there with a serious expression and did not follow the others out.
Adjutant Sun came back to him and said, "What are you waiting for? Let's go!"
The man was extremely handsome, and all the people sent by the Prime Minister had good looks. But this person still stands out among the beauties.
Even though he had been detained in the room for several days, his hair was just a little messy and his clothes were a little wrinkled.
His whole temperament was cold, and his slightly messy outfit added a bit of charm to him.
Faced with Adjutant Sun's urging, he ignored him with his delicate eyebrows and looked nervously at Zhao Fangye in the corridor.
Faced with the complex emotions in his eyes, if it were an ordinary person, the beauty would have frowned and been distracted.
However, there was not the slightest fluctuation in Zhao Fangye's cold eyes.
Adjutant Sun couldn't bear to see the coquettish look of him seducing his master, so he reached out and pulled him by the clothes and walked out. But he didn't expect that he didn't know where the strength came from.
Suddenly he broke free from Adjutant Sun and ran towards Zhao Fangye.
She knelt down at Zhao Fangye's feet with a plop, and said in a voice that pretended to be gentle, "Please accept me, Your Majesty. If I go back like this, I will die. Your Majesty!"
Zhao Fangye looked at the person at his feet with disgust on his face: "Why should I care about your life or death? Adjutant Sun!"
Adjutant Sun quickly stepped forward and pulled him away. The man was panicked: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, help me! I was forced to do this. If I am driven back, my mother's life will be in danger! Please have mercy on me..."
Zhao Fangye, sitting in the chair, was indifferent. What did his mother's life have to do with him?
Adjutant Sun grabbed the man's collar and dragged him out, showing no mercy at all.
Seeing that his attempt didn't work, the man immediately held on to the stone bench beside him and refused to let go.
I thought, let’s just go for it and take a gamble!
He shouted anxiously to Zhao Fangye, "Your Highness! Your Highness, listen to me! I know that the Prime Minister sent people to monitor Your Highness. Even if Your Highness sends us away, there will be more spies coming in. In this case, why don't Your Highness keep me? Your Highness!"
“Interesting.”
Hearing his words, Zhao Fangye raised his eyebrows and said to Adjutant Sun: "Let him go and bring him here."
He immediately stopped dragging and Adjutant Sun picked him up and brought him to Zhao Fangye.
The man immediately breathed a sigh of relief and his whole body softened.
She knelt on the ground and straightened her clothes, with a serious expression on her beautiful face.
There is not a single bit of affectation left. It was clearly an intentional act just now.
Zhao Fangye noticed the change in his expression and was a smart man.
He asked calmly, "What's your name?"
"Your Highness, my name is Liang Xiuzhu."
"Liang Xiuzhu? Your father is the Minister Liang Zhiyi?"
Liang Xiuzhu replied: "It is my father."
Zhao Fangye sneered and stood up: "What did you just say?"
Liang Xiuzhu smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, I am a bastard in the family. My mother was born in a brothel and was never liked by my father. I had a hard time at home. I was also ostracized by the first lady and fell ill in my early years. I relied on the mansion to avoid death."
"When my father heard that the Prime Minister was looking for a handsome young man from an aristocratic family, he threatened my mother to let me gain a foothold in the palace and to help my eldest son get in touch with him."
After saying this, he noticed that there was no emotion in Zhao Fangye's eyes. Liang Xiuzhu immediately said again.
"Before we came, the Prime Minister told us to please you, Your Majesty, and to keep an eye on the movements of the palace. Even if you drive us away, there will be others. I am willing to be your insider, so please keep me here."
Looking at Liang Xiuzhu who was kneeling on the ground, Zhao Fangye said with a playful look in his eyes: "Raise your head."
A beautiful face came into view, and Zhao Fangye suddenly curled his lips.
Yes, it's a good chess piece.
He said to him, "You can stay. The king only needs you to do one thing. That is to make up a story about your favor in the palace and then pass the news to the prime minister."