Chapter 225: Past Events

Chu Youning sensed a strong hatred and murderous intent from it.

Since ancient times, some princesses who were married off to foreign countries lived a good life, while others naturally lived a miserable life.

Based on Chu Zhaohua's mood, Chu Youning quickly judged that she belonged to the latter.

She took out two cans of Coke from her sleeves and placed a can next to Chu Zhaohua.

"Drink it? It's water that makes you happy."

As she spoke, she began to suck on her own.

She had put all of these in a pile of ice and put them in her backpack.

Backpacking time is still, and the drink still tastes cool and comfortable.

"You are quite at ease."

Seeing that Chu Youning was not on guard against him, Chu Zhaohua's mouth curled up slightly.

"Didn't your mother tell you that it was me who arranged for the Empress Dowager to go to the temple, and it was me who arranged for someone to steal you?"

As she spoke, she looked a little regretful: "It's a pity. If that ignorant little palace maid hadn't gotten into trouble, you should have been reunited with your father in the underworld now."

It turned out that the big hand behind him was the living Bodhisattva in front of him. Chu Youning was obviously stunned for a moment.

"No...you're just going to blow yourself up like that? Without even trying to cover it up? Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you for revenge?"

This was the first time Chu Youning had seen such a lustful villain.

Simply don't be too direct.

"You can't kill me."

Chu Zhaohua's eyes were full of determination.

"Then why did you bring me here now? To chat with me, and then kill me here and throw me into the lake to feed the fish?"

Chu Zhaohua picked up the Coke that Chu Youning passed to him on the table and took two sips. There was a glimmer of surprise in his eyes and a hint of playfulness in his tone.

"I thought about it before I entered the palace, but now I don't want to kill you anymore."

“…”

Chu Youning was speechless for a long time.

She now felt that there might be something wrong with her cheap aunt, and she had no idea what was going on in her head.

Chu Youning didn't say anything and Chu Zhaohua didn't care either.

"Let me tell you a story."

Chu Youning perked up.

Here it comes, usually at this time, the big news of the older generation comes.

"In the 28th year of Jian'an, I was born in the eyes of the public. From the moment I was born, all kinds of honors were tilted towards me.

My father personally taught me how to read and write. I will also learn what Lord Chu should learn. I am the most noble Princess Zhaoshu of the Yu Kingdom, an unattainable pearl in everyone's eyes."

"Later, my father passed away and my brother succeeded me, but I was tired of all the flattery and hypocrisy.

In this palace, no one dares to treat me as a friend. Even if I just frown a little, someone will immediately send me a gift to apologize. They are afraid of me..."

When he said this, Chu Zhaohua couldn't help but sneer.

"I was so lonely, so I started disguising myself as a man and sneaking out of the palace to play. Then... I met someone.

That person didn’t know my identity. We went boating on the lake together, listened to music, and punished evildoers together... That was the happiest time for me since my father and mother passed away one after another.

Later, I told him my identity, and he still treated me as before. He said... he would ask the emperor to marry me when he became successful.

But the path of civil service promotion was too slow, so he went to the battlefield without hesitation and chose to make a name for himself by fighting on the battlefield.

"Every time he left, I would personally see him off. Every day I would ask him about the news on the battlefield a thousand times, and he... was promoted step by step in each battle."

Based on his experience of watching many dramas and novels, Chu Youning could immediately judge that the love of this eldest princess was destined to be a tragedy.

But since they were listening to a story, she naturally took the opportunity when Chu Zhaohua was immersed in it and started crunching melon seeds.

"Later... he beheaded an enemy general, recaptured seven cities, received the enemy's letter of surrender, and returned to the court with honor, becoming the famous general Longwu.

He handed in his military token and used his military achievements to exchange for an imperial decree to marry him, but the emperor...refused. "

When he said this, Chu Zhaohua's expression began to show resentment.

"I knelt with him outside the Qianqing Palace for a whole day and night, and begged the Empress's sister-in-law for three whole days. The Empress's sister-in-law had clearly promised to help me later...

But I waited and waited, and finally received an imperial decree granting marriage. When I opened it... the decree actually required him to marry a daughter of an ordinary official. Do you know... how much pain that slapped me in the face hurt?"

Chu Youning paused while cracking melon seeds. "I don't know what kind of person my father is, but my mother doesn't look like that either. Is there some misunderstanding here?"

"It was a misunderstanding. It was a misunderstanding."

Chu Zhaohua smiled sadly.

"He... is the son of a criminal. When his father was in power, his entire family was executed. He somehow managed to survive.

No one would believe that the son of a traitor would fall in love with the eldest princess, not even me.

So...I personally arranged a wedding for him and let him marry someone else."