Chapter 291 Argument

Wen Zhiheng got on the carriage, sat on the soft stool, and dozed off against the wall.

He gave an order to Qingsong who was hurrying outside.

"Go and help me find a matchmaker to find a suitable girl."

Qingsong's eyes widened.

"Grandpa, have you figured it out?"

"It's just asking around, just asking around, don't go too deep, it will make it look like I'm looking for someone to marry, but there are rules for who to ask, as long as it's someone who opposes your majesty."

"Your Majesty is planning to lose you?"

"He won't think about it. I just want to make him anxious for a while and let him think carefully. No one can interfere with my marriage, and he is no exception."

"Your Majesty, why would you interfere with your marriage?"

Wen Zhiheng smiled.

"He must have done something to make him feel guilty. I'm not sure if Eleven can accept it, but he doesn't have the ability to take her back now, so he can only knock on my door to wipe away his panic."

"What did your majesty do?"

Wen Zhiheng did not answer. What else could he say? It must be that he could no longer conceal the truth about the harem, and he did not dare to tell Chen Shiyi for fear that she would abandon him.

But he was right about one thing: whoever she chose, that person would be her, and it would be difficult to change that unless she gave up.

Her temperament is similar to my own.

Wen Zhiheng felt that he was just that kind of person. Once he identified someone, that person would be him or her, and even he himself could not change it.

Perhaps the wind and rain are destined by heaven and cannot be stopped by human power.

Kyoto has been extremely busy recently. The birthday of the newly-minted Emperor Daye is approaching. Vassal states surrounding Daye and small countries that have long paid tribute and prayed for protection have all sent envoys to offer congratulations and gifts to His Majesty.

Yue Zhi is currently the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, and the security of the entire capital is also under his jurisdiction.

The more lively it is, the more careful we must be in defense.

Recently, His Majesty instructed him to find a small house near the exit of the secret passage, and it must be comfortable and exquisite.

He understood that the queen, who had been hiding in the dark, would come back to celebrate His Majesty's birthday.

Yue Zhi followed Chen Shiyi for a period of time, experienced shipwrecks with her, visited countries he had never seen with her, and participated in that unforgettable naval battle with her.

Live with her, die with her.

In fact, I have been with her longer than Your Majesty, and it was she who strongly recommended me to be the commander of the imperial guards.

But obviously, she hadn't spoken to herself many times, but she believed that she was a loyal and reliable person.

And Your Majesty, as long as the Queen opens her mouth, you will entrust his safety to yourself without hesitation.

That extreme trust gradually became a belief.

One's own life and death can be disregarded, but the word loyalty will become more indelible as time goes by.

There are a lot of houses in Kyoto, but the prosperous and secluded house in the southern suburbs that Your Majesty requested is indeed not easy to find.

Finally, he found a courtyard with two entrances, and Yue Zhi spent a lot of time and effort to renovate it.

He remembered that the queen loved reading. When he was in Yuanzhou, he saw her most often holding a book and reading for the whole day.

He spent a lot of time and effort in decorating his study. The windows are bright and there is a faint fragrance in the air. Outside the hollow window lattices are exquisitely carved hills with water flowing freely. The tinkling sound of the water is refreshing.

Your Majesty actually took the time to come and take a look.

"You know her preferences."

Afterwards, when the restoration was completed, His Majesty sent here all the rare books and masterpieces that he had collected from all over the place.

Your Majesty has deep affection for the Queen, and has always been so for all these years.

However, he was a little worried because those tributary states and neighboring countries had all brought extremely rare beauties to present to His Majesty.

From ancient times to the present, no emperor would refuse such a thing.

Even if you don't like beauties, you will still keep these beauties in the palace and give them a place.

This is not desire, but the bond that serves as a bridge of friendship between Daye and foreign countries.

The queen is a person who cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes.

Yue Zhi sincerely hopes that His Majesty and His Majesty will live happily together and grow old together.

There was silence in the Kunning Hall. Everything here was arranged as it was before Chen Shiyi left, without any change.

Pei Luoshu leaned on the seat where Chen Shiyi often sat, imitating her dozing off. ×|

Only here can I catch my breath for a moment.

Once he entered the Kunning Hall, no one dared to disturb him. This was his only pure land in the imperial palace.

He was very tired, and when he was tired he would think of the years he spent with Eleven in Jiangzhou, which were so sweet yet so short.

I don’t know how she is doing in Qingzhou?

Sometimes, he would feel an impulse involuntarily and just ignore everything else and go to Qingzhou to find Eleven and wander around the world.

But he suppressed his thoughts again. He still had the country and millions of people, all of which depended on him.

Then, he couldn't help but think of his Eleven, who could speak words of comfort to him beautifully, understood his hardships and difficulties, and could sympathize with his sadness and difficulties. He thought of her untying his hair and helping him comb his hair, and him leaning on her lap, with tenderness and affection.

Over time, after she left, I could still feel her comfort here.

There was a darkroom next to the bedroom, which he had specially set up for her to store the rare items he had collected from everywhere. She often traveled around Daye, and her subordinates always gave her all kinds of rare and exotic items, some of which were even better than what he had given her, but she took good care of the things he gave her and treated them as extremely precious.

In a box on top was a letter she had recently written to him.

The letter described her plan, the strange things she encountered when she found Situ Yu, and her laughter and joy in Qingzhou.

It's very eloquent and written at great length.

But his reply to her was just a few words.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to go back, but that Li Huaihai is not his.

His every move was under Li Huaihai's surveillance.

Moreover, his few words were all copied by Yue Zhi and sent to Qingzhou.

At the beginning, he was thinking of using Li Huaihai to confuse the truth of the news and mislead others.

He now decided to get rid of Li Huaihai, otherwise he would rarely see his wife.

His wife had come all the way from Qingzhou, and he was determined to see her no matter what.

Walking out of Kunning Palace, the sun is setting in the west.

Above the gray palace walls, a red sun slowly sets, and soon it will be night.

Li Huaihai, who had been waiting on the side, said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Grand Tutor Zhang, Lord Hu, and Lord Wei are standing at the door of the study, waiting for Your Majesty to summon them."

"Um."

As soon as Pei Luoshu walked into Yu's study, several people performed the etiquette between monarch and subject to him.

"Why have you been so diligent recently? Did my palace get some delicious food that you're reluctant to leave?"