Zhang Sheng didn't show up earlier or later, but he showed up at this very moment and stopped her!
It's so useless!
Forget it. She knew where the concubine lived anyway, so it didn’t matter if she didn’t follow her.
It’s better to deal with Zhang Sheng first.
"I promise you, you let me go."
Lin Jingru said this in a low voice, and Zhang Sheng let her go.
Zhang Sheng brought Lin Jingru to a private room in a teahouse.
There were only the two of them there, and Lin Jingru started asking questions directly as soon as she sat down.
"Why did you come to the capital for no reason? Are you really here to see me?"
Zhang Sheng sat in front of Lin Jingru and poured her tea.
"Ru'er, I haven't seen you for many years, I thought you would treat me better.
I didn’t expect you to stop pretending now.”
Although Zhang Sheng is over thirty years old, he still has an upright figure, but his handsome face is weathered.
His voice was light, and it was impossible to tell whether he had any hatred or love for Lin Jingru.
"Mr. Zhang, I told you very clearly back then. If your family was better off, or if you were more ambitious, I would marry you.
Unfortunately, you have no ambition, so I naturally have no choice but to part ways with you.
So many years have passed now, it's best for you and me to live our own lives and not disturb each other. If you don't have anything else to do, I'll leave first."
Lin Jingru finished speaking to herself and made a gesture to stand up and leave.
"Ruru, you married the Prince of Ning whom you wanted to marry and became the Princess of Ning. Have you been happy these years?"
Zhang Sheng's words made Lin Jingru stop in her tracks.
happiness?
Is her life happy?
Not counted.
But from the very beginning when she chose Prince Ning, she was already prepared for unhappiness.
What she has hoped for all these years is that one day the eldest son, Prince Ning, will become the next emperor, so that she can become the queen.
As long as she can become the queen, happiness or unhappiness is all empty talk.
"Ruru, sixteen years ago you chose Prince Ning. Sixteen years later, can you choose me?"
Zhang Sheng’s words made Lin Jingru dazed.
She calmed herself down, turned around and looked at him calmly.
"You came to the capital just to say this to me?
I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I never regret the choices I made."
Sadness appeared in Zhang Sheng's eyes. "Even if Prince Ning betrayed you?"
Lin Jingru's eyelids twitched, "Do you know something?"
"Well, come here three days from now and I will tell you what you want to know."
After Zhang Sheng said this, he left before Lin Jingru.
Lin Jingru's heart beat faster, and she vaguely felt that some things seemed to be out of her control.
In other words, she has never been in control of some things.
Zhang Sheng left the teahouse, walked into the alley, and after many twists and turns, he arrived at the back door of Prince Kang's Mansion.
The servant was a little puzzled when he opened the back door.
How come there are guests who would take the initiative to come in through the back door?
"I am Zhang Sheng, and I would like to see the prince. Please inform him."
"It's Master Zhang. Please come in. The prince has been waiting for you for a long time."
The servant took Zhang Sheng to Qingzhu Courtyard.
Zhang Sheng was still a little confused. How did Prince Kang know that he would come?
It was clearly that person who asked him to come to the capital, and only that person should know about it.
"I pay my respects to the prince and princess."
When Zhang Sheng entered the room and was about to kneel down to pay his respects, King Kang came forward and supported him.
"Don't be so polite, Mr. Zhang. I haven't seen you for many years, and you don't seem to have changed much."
Zhang Sheng smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, I've aged a lot."
King Kang patted Zhang Sheng on the shoulder and smiled heartily, "What's so old about us? We are still young. Come sit down and let's chat."
Zhang Sheng sat down somewhat awkwardly and spoke first, "Your Highness, I heard from your servants that you were waiting for me. I wonder...how did Your Highness know that I had come to the capital?"
"Well, this is a secret. Not only do I know you came to the capital, I also know it was Prince Ning who asked you to come.
And Prince Ning used your family to threaten you and asked you to do something for him, right?"
Prince Kang's words made Zhang Sheng's pupils tremble.
"Your Majesty, you..."
King Kang smiled meaningfully. How did he know?
Of course he heard the voice of his precious daughter!
If he and his wife had not wanted to keep Princess Ning to deal with Prince Ning, he could have simply stayed out of the matter and watched coldly as Princess Ning was schemed by Prince Ning to become his divorced wife.
But at this stage, only Princess Ning can make Prince Ning distressed for a while.
Naturally, we can't let Princess Ning be plotted against by Prince Ning so easily.
Especially Prince Ning’s calculations involved innocent people.
"Zhang Sheng, do you really believe what Prince Ning said? If you do as he says, he will not only protect you and let you leave the capital safely, but he will also protect your family?
If you really did that, it would not only harm Princess Ning, but also yourself.
Back then, you were willing to give up your status as a retainer in this palace and your bright future, leaving the capital to return to your hometown to live a peaceful life. But now, are you really willing to be involved in all kinds of calculations?"
King Kang asked Zhang Sheng seriously.
Zhang Sheng stammered. Back then, he was full of vigor and ambition. He wanted to make a name for himself in the capital and bring his mother to the capital so that she could live a good life with maids to serve her.
By chance, he was noticed by Prince Kang and became a retainer in Prince Kang's mansion.
Later, he fell in love at first sight with Ru'er, who had not yet become the Princess of Ning.
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