Situ Zhao's face immediately turned ugly. Su Mengyan actually dared to lie to him!
Cui Mixue found it strange to see Situ Zhao's face turn ugly. Could it be that Situ Zhao didn't want to see her better? So she asked, "Second Prince, what's wrong with you? You don't look well. Do you want to ask the imperial physician to take a look at you?"
Situ Zhao didn't say anything, and the imperial physician was also a tactless person. He walked up to Situ Zhao and wanted to take his pulse.
Situ Zhao shook off the imperial physician's hand in disgust. The imperial physician was at a loss for what to do and looked at Cui Mixue.
Cui Mixue tried to smooth things over, saying, "Your Highness, I'm bored inside the palace all day. Why don't you stay and keep me company?"
Situ Zhao couldn't refuse Cui Mixue, so he had to stay with her, but he always seemed absent-minded. Cui Mixue was very dissatisfied, but she couldn't say anything.
At this time, the emperor's reward arrived. In order to reward Cui Mixue for her contribution to protecting him, the emperor ordered the imperial physician to take her pulse every day. He also continuously sent Cui Mixue precious medicinal materials and tonics, including magical objects such as thousand-year-old ginseng.
Cui Mixue thought the eunuch would leave after giving the reward as usual, but unexpectedly the eunuch said, "Miss Cui, please prepare to receive the emperor. The emperor will come to see you later."
Cui Mixue looked a little shocked. She didn't expect that the emperor would come to see her in person. She then rewarded the eunuch with a handful of silver and looked at Situ Zhao excitedly.
Situ Zhao smiled at him comfortingly.
After two quarters of an hour, the eunuch came to announce the arrival of the emperor.
Cui Mixue was injured and unable to welcome the emperor, so the emperor came in directly.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The two men said in unison, but Situ Zhao bowed, while Cui Mixue only moved her mouth while sitting on the couch.
"Mi Xue, do you like the treasures I gave you these days? Are the medicinal herbs still useful? Are you used to living in this palace?" The emperor asked a series of questions.
"Your Majesty, everything is fine with Mixue." Cui Mixue answered obediently.
"I have issued an edict to promote your father to the third rank of Censor. I have seen that the news will reach you soon." The emperor first told Cui Mixue the good news.
Cui Mixue didn't care because the Cui family didn't treat her well, but she still said with a smile: "How can a minister deserve such love from the emperor? It is a blessing for a minister to be able to take the knife for the emperor. It is a blessing that a minister has cultivated for several lifetimes."
"You have done a great job in saving me, so you deserve it. Zhao'er, you are on good terms with Mixue, so you should learn more about her heroic spirit and set an example for other princes." The emperor now thinks highly of Cui Mixue. Cui Mixue has a well-behaved appearance, knows how to act in moderation, and speaks in a pleasing way. When the emperor praised her, he also criticized Situ Zhao.
"Zhao'er understands." Situ Zhao said.
Seeing this, Cui Mixue came to Situ Zhao's rescue, saying, "Your Majesty, please don't say that. The Second Prince often praised your wisdom and bravery in front of me, and how skillfully you governed the country. I have always admired you. When you were assassinated, I was thinking of such a wise and brave monarch. If the assassin had killed himself, it would have been a loss for our country. That's why I risked my life to block the knife for you."
Cui Mixue's words were very clever. She first complimented the Second Prince, consolidating the Second Prince's good impression in the Emperor's heart, and then praised the Emperor again, making the Emperor like her even more and pity her even more.
After hearing what Cui Mixue said, the emperor naturally became interested: "Is that really the case? You are not allowed to lie to me."
The emperor smiled as he watched Cui Mixue say these words. From his expression, one could tell he was in a state of joy. After hearing this, Cui Mixue hurriedly agreed, "How could this be false? Situ Zhao and I always praise Your Majesty so much that my ears are covered in calluses. But Your Majesty, you are truly as good as he says."
As Cui Mixue spoke, her eyes were filled with stars, and the emperor was even happier when he saw it.
The emperor stroked his chin and thought, "I usually see Situ Zhao's cold appearance, not half as lively as Cui Mixue in front of me. I really don't know how a passionate person and a cold person can get along, and still keep praising me? It's really hard to imagine Situ Zhao."
At this time, the emperor began to make his own calculations in his mind. Looking at Cui Mixue who was talking and moving in front of him, he thought of the cold Situ Zhao in his mind.
"I have a bold idea." After saying that, the emperor looked at Cui Mixue playfully. Cui Mixue immediately stopped talking and hurriedly spoke to the emperor.
"What idea, what idea?" Cui Mixue looked at the emperor with a happy face, but she didn't know what the emperor was thinking.
The emperor laughed and said, "I want to match you two up."
At this time, Cui Mixue didn't take it seriously. She didn't know what the emperor was thinking, and her face was full of question marks.
The emperor thought Cui Mixue didn't know who she was, so he continued, "I grant you a marriage with Situ Zhao. I hope you two will be together."
After hearing this answer, Cui Mixue felt a little unhappy.
Cui Mixue was in a dilemma, pinching the hem of her clothes and thinking.
The emperor's order is so important, but my heart is in love with the prince. After all, he is the one who succeeds in the end. What will happen if I refuse the emperor's marriage now? Does that mean I am defying the emperor's order? I don't know whether to agree to the emperor's request or not. This is a difficult situation.
At this time, Cui Mixue was still thinking about the prince, and her face revealed a hint of hesitation, while Situ Zhao next to her was smiling in his heart.
I thought to myself, the emperor has already opened his mouth and said that the marriage is granted by the emperor, which is a very good thing for me and saves me a lot of unnecessary trouble. Women are originally a stepping stone. Now that the Cui family is on the rise, marrying Cui Mixue will naturally bring many benefits to me. Why not do such a thing? Besides, Cui Mixue is also good-looking and talented, which makes me have a good impression of her.
A series of thoughts emerged in Situ Zhao's mind. For Situ Zhao now, just like the thoughts in his mind, women were a stepping stone for him, helping him to consolidate his position and gain more benefits.
Cui Mixue nodded and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have almost recovered now. I can leave the palace and return home to recuperate today."
The emperor waved his hand in agreement. After the emperor left, Cui Mixue immediately began to pack up and left the palace. However, Situ Zhao, who had just been standing beside him, followed the emperor out with a look of displeasure on his face, as if the duck that was promised had flown away.
After leaving the palace, Cui Mixue now only wants to see the prince. I must find the prince and ask him to help me and use the prince to protect myself. Otherwise, if the emperor puts too much pressure on me, I may still be married to Situ Zhao. What should I do? The only way now is to let the prince come forward.
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