He Zheng's eyes were filled with emotion, and his tone was slightly cold: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I already have a wife, and she is enough for me."
Emperor Jinde's eyes flickered, and he sighed, "To be so devoted to one person, wouldn't that expose one's weaknesses to others?"
He Zheng didn't say anything, his face was cold.
Seeing that he was so stubborn, Emperor Jinde did not force him. If he agreed easily, it would be unlike his usual style.
Emperor Jinde waved his sleeves and said calmly, "If you don't want it, then don't want it. Maybe in a few years you'll figure it out. It's better for the mansion to be more lively."
lively?
Perhaps to the emperor, those women in the harem were just tools to add some fun, and they existed only to make the entire cold imperial city less depressing.
He Zheng doesn't need this kind of excitement. Not to mention a few years, in the next few decades, there will only be Yaoyao in the Marquis' Mansion.
After a moment, Emperor Jinde spoke slowly, "Recently, your little Jiaojiao seems to have had contact with the Xie family."
Emperor Jinde appears to be amiable and doesn't care much about many things, but in fact he is extremely sensitive to various things happening in the capital.
Eyeliner is all over the place, everything is under control.
He Zheng didn't avoid his sharp gaze and said calmly, "Jiang Qingyao is Xie Linqian's daughter."
"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed across Emperor Jinde's eyes, "So that's the case."
He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Her current identity is really unexpected."
"She is the daughter of the head of the Runan Xie family. She has the power of the Xie family behind her."
Emperor Jinde seemed to be in a good mood. "This way, she can become an extremely important chess piece. If used well..."
He Zheng interrupted, "Your Majesty, she is not a pawn, but my wife."
The smile on Emperor Jinde's face disappeared and he was speechless.
Look, I don’t know what kind of magic potion Jiang gave him that made the indifferent and cold Marquis Anguo protect him to this extent.
Emperor Jinde glanced at He Zheng's face. He usually had a calm expression, but now his brows were gloomy and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Emperor Jinde said in a deep voice: "Those who accomplish great things should not be too particular about trivial matters. If you are too lenient, you will suffer the consequences!"
He Zheng lowered his eyes, "Your Majesty, not everyone in the world can be a chess player."
He spoke in a low voice.
"Love is rare, true love is precious."
Time seemed to stand still at this moment.
Emperor Jinde's expression was subtle, and he fell silent. After a long while, he murmured, "Never mind. It's rare that you meet someone you like."
"It's up to you."
Now that he had said this, he would no longer have any ideas about Jiang Qingyao or use her to gain anything.
He Zheng not only refused Emperor Jinde's offer to send someone to his house, but also gave up his idea of making moves on Jiang Qingyao.
After He Zheng left, Emperor Jinde's face darkened.
"True love is precious..."
It has been so long that he probably forgot what true love is.
In the end, Emperor Jinde only wanted one of the twelve exotic beauties, and gave the rest to the princes.
Prince Kang had three, the Crown Prince had two, Prince Qin had two, and Prince An had the most, with four beauties.
Because it was a reward from Emperor Jinde, the princes had no way of refusing it and had to take it into their mansions.
The officials were dumbfounded. Giving it to other princes was understandable, but even a sickly man like Prince Kang was asked to take in three beauties. Could his body withstand it? Wouldn't that make him even weaker?
I'm afraid I can't bear it and don't have the luck to enjoy it.
The prince felt a little melancholy and had a headache.
He had never even had a Crown Princess. He had always taken the Marquis of Anguo as his role model, always restraining himself and not indulging in the beauty of women.
It’s just my father’s favor, and I can’t refuse it.
The prince settled the two beauties and had no intention of touching them.
On the other hand, Prince An got four beauties at once, who were exotic, graceful and interesting.
He was finding it so fresh and new that he couldn't let it go.
"I was worried that my father would no longer value me because of my mother's death and the downfall of the Qiao family. Little did I know that my father actually gave me the most rewards."
"Despite the constant disasters, I have actually earned the emperor's pity. He even invited me to have two meals with him."
Prince An was very happy. He thought he would be in despair after losing his mother and the foreign tribes, but he didn't expect that his father treated him better, which showed that he was not out of favor.
Now that he has met Emperor Jinde, he is even more affectionate, and the father-son relationship seems to be deep.
Upon hearing this, the staff saw a hint of innocence on Prince An's face, moved their lips, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
His Royal Highness Prince An will feel more comfortable if he thinks this way.
But hasn’t he thought about it?
It was because he had nothing left and had lost the threat to Your Majesty's imperial power that he finally became Your Majesty's obedient son, no longer able to cause any trouble, that Your Majesty would treat him sincerely.
The staff frowned and did not break Prince An's dream.
If His Highness knew the truth, and he was not a smart man, and revealed his true colors in front of His Majesty, his life would be in danger.
Compared to Prince An's ecstasy, the fourth prince, Prince Qin, frowned tightly as he looked at the two beauties lying on the ground shivering.
"Get out of here."
"Get out of here, my king."
The beauty was terrified, her face turned pale, and she left the hall trembling.
Something.
Why are you so scared of him? Is he a man-eating monster?
King Qin suppressed his momentum and said impatiently, "It is beautiful, but it is a pity that it has no interest and is as timid as a mouse."
The staff echoed: "Yes, yes, such a woman is not worthy of His Highness."
Prince Qin glanced at him and said, "You are good at saying nice things, just like those treacherous ministers with smooth tongues."
The aide, sweat dripping from his forehead, bowed his head and said, "I'm not flattering you. I sincerely feel that those beauties are not worthy of Your Highness. Besides, Your Highness is a man of great military strategy, lofty ambitions, and a strong character. How could he be swayed by beauty?"
"When Your Highness achieves his hegemony, how many beauties will he have?"
For a moment, King Qin seemed to have seen the day when he would ascend the throne, and his heart was filled with excitement.
The aide continued, "Before this, Your Majesty met with the Marquis of Anguo. Perhaps the Marquis of Anguo no longer wanted these beauties, so Your Majesty..."
Before he could finish, Prince Qin was already furious, "How could the emperor be so partial to an outsider?"
After a moment of silence, he suddenly felt that it was indeed something his father would do.
When he thought about the fact that the two beauties were given to Marquis Anguo because he didn't want them, Emperor Jinde gave them to him, King Qin felt even more uncomfortable.
He said with a cold face, "I don't want things that others don't want, and the same goes for people."
I plan to reward it to the people below after a while.
A delicate and pitiful little face suddenly appeared in my mind.
King Qin's heart softened. He hadn't visited Sisi for two days.
Anguo Marquis Mansion, study.
Jiang Qingyao was curled up in a chair with a cushion behind her, tapping lightly on the coffee table with one hand and holding a medical book with the other.
Not far away, He Zheng was sitting at his desk handling official business.
She looked at He Zheng's hand holding the pen, and the blue veins on the back of his hand were slightly protruding.
The joints are distinct, slender and powerful.
His hands are very nice.
The next second, He Zheng's deep eyes suddenly looked in her direction.
Their eyes met.
He Zheng: "What is Yaoyao looking at?"
Jiang Qingyao's heart skipped a beat.
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