Chapter 94: Will Not Marry
The smile on Song Yuzhen's face finally faltered, "My princess, you're joking."
"I'm not joking," the prince replied calmly, but his eyes remained fixed on Zhao Yuanrong. "I am so pleased with Yuanrong that I will marry her in this life."
Song Yuzhen's face turned pale and his hands in his sleeves trembled violently.
Yes, she knows.
The prince said that he liked Zhao Yuanrong, and he had said it many times.
He also said, "Pick a man you like, and I will ask your grandfather to agree."
Song Yuzhen found it funny.
The position of Crown Princess belongs to the Song family.
She will not marry anyone else.
It only took a moment for her to regain her composure.
She pretended not to hear the prince's words and said with a smile, "Your Highness, the Queen is still waiting for you."
"I understand," the prince said in a distant tone, but he was gentle to Zhao Yuanrong, "You can come with me."
"I'm not going," Zhao Yuanrong refused. "Didn't I just hear from someone in the Princess's Mansion that Aling was assassinated and injured? I have to go back to see her."
The prince did not force him, "Then you should go back early and come back when you have time."
Zhao Yuanrong smiled without saying a word and watched him leave.
There were only two people left in the hall. Song Yuzhen smiled, but a cold frost formed in his eyes. "The princess has good tricks."
Zhao Yuanrong played with the chess pieces and said in a contemptuous tone, "I am helping you see clearly a man."
"The prince is not your beloved."
Her eyes were sharp, "What do you think?"
Song Yuzhen was not angry. "It's not up to you to decide whether he is your beloved or not. What's the big deal if he doesn't like me? What's the point if he likes you?"
Zhao Yuanrong smiled and said, "I knew you wouldn't give up the position of Crown Princess."
"Of course I won't give it to you." Song Yuzhen suddenly raised his voice.
"I won't compete with you for the position of crown prince," Zhao Yuanrong shook his head, his expression serious, "I want to compete with Zhao Xuanyi for the throne."
Song Yuzhen's pupils shrank slightly.
Finally, he turned away.
Zhao Yuanrong looked at her back and gently dropped a piece, "Hey~"
"Princess, let's go back," her maid Su Gong came over and said, "Master Cui is outside the palace. He said he is here on the orders of the Crown Prince to escort you out of the palace."
Cui Yanzhi, the guard of the Eastern Palace, had been waiting for a while, but no one came out.
He waited patiently until Zhao Yuanrong appeared.
"Lord Cui should go to the palace banquet to protect the crown prince," Zhao Yuanrong said, her hands behind her back. Although she was a young lady, she looked a bit mature. "What if Song Guang wanted to kill the crown prince and change the dynasty?"
"Princess, please be careful with your words!" Cui Yanzhi was shocked.
This is a serious crime of treason.
If the Song family dares to do this, it will definitely cause chaos in the world.
The military governors of each state would fight against the rebels under the banner of clearing the court and establish themselves as kings.
Zhao Yuanrong thought thoughtfully, "It's good to be an emperor. There is a difference between the emperor and his subjects. If he is killed, the murderer will be the enemy of the whole world."
Her words were really too bold.
Cui Yanzhi was sweating profusely after hearing this and said helplessly, "Princess, please stop talking."
He was scared.
Zhao Yuanrong walked away, waving at him with her back to him, "This princess doesn't need you to see her off."
Hanyuan Hall.
Queen Song's face was as gloomy as water.
Liu cautiously advised, "The eldest princess is always like this, don't take it to heart."
"She never even looks at me, and I don't mind. I just didn't expect her to plot against my mother. Now, she even refuses to come to the palace on my birthday."
All the ladies in the capital were waiting at the palace banquet to kowtow to her.
Every year, Zhao Ju would wait until everyone else had kowtowed before arriving.
I won’t come this year.
If she didn't come, she would let Zhao Yuanrong hang around the prince.
Queen Song gnashed her teeth and said, "Your Majesty is very protective of Zhao Yuanrong. I have no way to stop him."
I don’t know what the emperor is thinking.
Do you really want Zhao Yuanrong to replace Song Yuzhen?
She then blamed him, "Yuzhen may look smart, but she's actually useless. For so many years, she hasn't been able to win the Crown Prince's heart."
Liu felt bitter in her heart and looked aggrieved, but she didn't dare to complain.
The emperor has only this one son, and the Song family has no choice.
There is nothing anyone can do if the prince refuses to marry.
"Why is mother so angry?" The prince came in leisurely and seemed to be in a good mood.
Liu quickly stood up and saluted.
When Queen Song saw her son, her expression softened a bit. "You're hiding in the East Palace, and you still need your mother to come and invite you. That's outrageous."
The prince casually raised his hand to Liu.
"Before the morning court session, I kowtowed to the Queen Mother and wished her a happy birthday. I know you will be meeting a lady from an imperial family today, so it is inconvenient for me to come."
"Are your aunt and cousin outsiders?" Queen Song scolded.
Song Yuzhen trotted along following the prince and finally came in.
Her face was slightly red, and sweat was on her forehead. She bowed slightly and stood behind Liu without saying much.
"Zhao Yuanrong is gone?" Queen Song asked her.
"Yes." Song Yuzhen did not take the opportunity to say anything.
Queen Song snorted coldly, "You are arrogant and have no sense of etiquette."
The smile in the prince's eyes faded a lot, "The Queen Mother doesn't like her. If she comes, I'm afraid you won't be able to have a happy birthday."
What Queen Song hated most was the Crown Prince defending Zhao Yuanrong.
"You and she are both grown up now. We are not children anymore. It's simply..."
She was very angry, "I don't believe you can't see her intentions."
The prince still looked nonchalant, "Mother, you worry too much."
His perfunctory attitude completely angered Queen Song.
Queen Song did not blame her son, but only scolded Zhao Yuanrong and said a lot of unpleasant words.
The prince did not listen to her, but instead recalled the past when he heard her angry voice.
This made him feel a little nostalgic.
It was better then.
When Zhao Yuanrong first entered the palace, he was like a frightened rabbit, his face was pale and he even breathed cautiously.
The prince thought she would not live for more than three months because there were too many people who wanted her dead.
But she dared to push herself into Taiye Lake.
When the cold water flooded her mouth and nose, the prince saw that she seemed very scared, kneeling on the shore and trembling, but there was a hint of cruelty in her eyes.
Later, she changed.
She learned to please him.
Holding the hot tea in her slender hands, she lowered her head and called "Your Highness the Crown Prince" in a gentle and soft voice.
She remembered my favorite tea, favorite books, and even when I was most bored with homework, she would always appear at the right time, "Your Highness, do you want to go horseback riding?"
But the prince knew that she was still the flower covered with thorns at heart.
Those palace servants who had bullied her disappeared quietly one by one.
Every time something happened, she was always not far away, with a faint smile on her lips.
The prince gradually couldn't tell whether Zhao Yuanrong was real or fake.
When she grew up, she often had a smile on her face, but her eyes were like knives tempered with ice.
"Today is my birthday. I will ask His Majesty to grant you a marriage decree. You must marry Yuzhen by autumn at the latest."
Song Yuzhen's drooping eyebrows moved slightly, and he felt relieved.
Now that her status was confirmed, she didn't believe that Zhao Yuanrong would still shamelessly run to the Eastern Palace.
Not to mention the Crown Princess, it’s not even Zhao Yuanrong’s turn to be the Crown Princess!
"I will not marry Song Yuzhen." The prince named the name.
Song Yuzhen's hope was dashed again.
Queen Song was furious, "Then you shouldn't be the crown prince."
She grabbed the teacup beside her and threw it hard to the ground.
The prince replied calmly, "Could it be that the emperor father has given birth to another son without telling you?"
As he was speaking, the female official Jingrong came in in panic.
"Empress, something terrible has happened. The old lady has hanged herself in Qingxin Temple."
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