Chapter 202 Old Friends
"Who are you?"
A voice sounded behind Xu Zhao.
Having long been accustomed to the feeling of not being seen by anyone, Xu Zhao subconsciously thought that there was someone else in the hall.
She turned around silently and walked to the side, but unfortunately there were no other chairs in the Xuan Zheng Hall except the dragon throne, so she had nowhere to sit.
As for the dragon throne, she would only sit on it to rest when no one was around.
After walking to the side, Xu Zhao realized something was wrong the next second, but it was too late.
"Swish!" The sound of a sword being unsheathed was heard.
A sharp sword was placed on her neck at this moment. The man had sharp eyes and a cold tone, "Who are you?"
She doesn't look like a palace maid. If she were an assassin, it would be too brazen for her to appear in the Xuan Zheng Hall openly.
The sharp sword on her neck did not scare Xu Zhao. At this moment, she was even a little excited.
She can be seen!
It is no longer a state of soul.
She did not conceal her expression, which made the man holding the sword in front of her even more confused.
"Tell the truth or I'll kill you on the spot!" the guard said impatiently.
His Majesty the present governs the country with benevolence and kindness, and does not allow random killings. In previous dynasties, a suspected assassin would have been captured as soon as he was seen.
Xu Zhao didn't pay attention to the guard's tone and expression. Her eyes sparkled. "I am Xu Zhaoxi, an old friend of your majesty. Can you take me to see your majesty?"
As soon as she opened her mouth, Xu Zhao's voice was hoarse and she herself did not react for a moment.
He was silent and thought for a few seconds, probably because he hadn't spoken for a long time.
The guards had not expected that the strange woman in front of them would ask to see His Majesty. Their eyes were full of vigilance and suspicion, and they even doubted the identity of the "old friend" she mentioned.
"Your Majesty is very busy, how can you see him whenever you want? Besides, who can prove that what you said is true?"
Now that the world is unified, there are still forces in various countries that want to split the country.
If she is really an assassin, he will bring her before His Majesty. If His Majesty is injured, he will have more than enough heads to chop off.
Xu Zhao sighed, his eyes glancing at the sharp sword on his neck, "How about this, you go and tell His Majesty that Xu Zhaoxi is waiting for him in Xuanzheng Hall."
"That's not a good idea. What if you run away?" As he said that, he pulled the sword in his hand closer to Xu Zhao's neck. With just a little force, he could cut her fair neck.
As the sword-bearing guard of the Xuan Zheng Hall, it was the easiest thing for the guard to pass on a message. But if he left at this moment, what would he do if he came back to find nothing?
If she was really an assassin, and what she said just now was just to lure him away, and then she would blend in with the palace maids to assassinate His Majesty, then he would become an accomplice.
Xu Zhao rolled his eyes and said, "You can ask someone to watch me. I want to see His Majesty, so I will definitely not run away."
It's a pity that she has no money, otherwise she could bribe him directly with money.
The guard thought about it again and again, and felt that what the woman named Xu Chaoxi said made sense. He immediately shouted outside and called the guard who was on duty with him.
After giving a few instructions, he put the sword in his hand back into the scabbard and ran out of the hall.
Without the threat around his neck, Xu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
Before he could completely exhale, the breath was held in his mouth again the next second.
The new guard also drew his sword and put it on her neck.
It never ends, right?
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Since the unification of the four kingdoms, Shen Lingge has worked hard to maintain good relations with the people in various places and properly coordinate the common life of multiple ethnic groups.
The weather was nice today, and Queen Chu Ruo dragged Shen Lingge to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers, under the pretext of letting Shen Lingge relax.
The Imperial Garden was carefully tended by the palace servants, with flowers in full bloom. In addition, the sky was clear and the temperature was not very high. The Emperor and the Empress sat leisurely in the pavilion in the Imperial Garden, feeling very comfortable in the breeze.
The emperor and the empress drank tea and ate snacks, and occasionally chatted about their views on political affairs.
According to the ancestral system, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, but Shen Lingge doesn't care at all and is happy to chat with Chu Ruo.
When he was in Zhongjin State, although Chu Ruo was not favored, he was very smart and provided him with a lot of help during his time in Zhongjin State. Gradually, the two fell in love.
Sister Zhaozhao once told him that future couples don’t need to be obsessed with the arrangements of their parents or matchmakers. As long as they have a mutual understanding, they can try to be together and have feelings for each other.
So an open-minded prince and an unknown and unloved princess secretly got married, and when Shen Lingge returned to the country to inherit the throne, he and Chu Ruo planned to take her away from Zhongjin State.
The emperor and the empress were chatting and laughing when a guard came running over and immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, there is a woman named Xu Chaoxi in the Xuanzheng Hall who asks to see Your Majesty." The guard reported truthfully.
After hearing the three words "Xu Zhaoxi", Shen Lingge, who was originally smiling, stood up from the stone bench, his face became surprised, but became solemn the next second.
"Are you sure that she said she was dating Xu Chaoxi?"
The guard knelt on the ground and did not dare to look up: "It is absolutely true. She said she is an old friend of your majesty."
Shen Lingge apologized to Chu Ruo beside him, then ran towards the Xuanzheng Hall without caring about his manners and without looking back, fearing that he would be too late and would not be able to see Xu Zhao.
Chu Ruo was slightly stunned when he saw this. This was the first time he saw His Majesty lose his composure. This woman named Xu Chaoxi was actually so important to His Majesty?
She thought she and Shen Lingge could talk about anything, but she had never heard him mention Xu Chaoxi.
Chu Ruo's sedan chair was waiting outside the Imperial Garden.
In order to find out what was going on, she rushed to the Xuan Zheng Hall with curiosity.
Along the way, Shen Lingge was very conflicted. He didn't know whether Sister Zhaozhao knew about the emperor's uncle, and how he should tell Sister Zhaozhao about the emperor's uncle.
When he thought of what his father had done, Shen Lingge didn't even know how to face Xu Zhao.
Shen Lingge was very fast, leaving all the eunuchs and palace maids behind.
"Your Majesty, please slow down!" Eunuch Wang held the hat on his head with one hand and pinched the hem of his skirt with the other, and the dustpan he often used was caught under his armpits.
Shen Lingge seemed not to have heard anything, and ignored the palace maids and eunuchs following behind him, and just ran to the Xuanzheng Hall in a hurry.
The Imperial Garden is just behind the Xuanzheng Hall, not too far away.
It didn't take much time to arrive at the entrance of Xuan Zheng Hall.
Shen Lingge, who was originally in a relatively stable mood, was now standing at the door of Xuanzheng Hall, feeling a little nervous.
He took a deep breath and walked in quickly.
As soon as he entered the Xuan Zheng Hall, he saw a guard holding a sword on a woman's neck. The woman was still a familiar face to him. Over the years, she really hadn't changed at all.
Seeing His Majesty enter, the guards immediately put away their swords and knelt on the ground to pay their respects.
"Sister Zhaozhao!" Shen Lingge hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Xu Zhao. This behavior could be said to be heretical in this era.
But Shen Lingge didn't care about that, he really missed Sister Zhaozhao!
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