Chapter 294 True Hate
Yuwen Zhao brought Chang Huaizhen to visit the prince.
Yuwen You wanted to refuse, but the attendant Quan Penghai advised: "Your Highness, now is not the time to fall out."
After hearing this, Yuwen You thought about it and realized that because of the things happening at home, the military and political investigations had actually stopped.
Perhaps the king felt sorry for his son, so he put all the blame on General Yongqi.
Thinking about it this way, the king is still on his side, so they really can't fall out.
So Quan Penghai welcomed the person in.
But he deliberately did not get up and let the couple walk to the bed.
Yuwen Zhao bowed and said, "Brother, you are feeling better now. Please take care of yourself!"
Yuwen You replied weakly, "You are thoughtful. My sister-in-law is pregnant and she came to see me."
"I have entered the palace today to take charge of the affairs. My father is worried about you every day, so he sent me to check on you."
Okay, okay, you are showing off your pregnant wife first, and secondly you want to tell me that you have become a temple director.
The two brothers were speechless for a moment.
Yuwen Zhao said to Chang Huaizhen, "Zhen'er, since you're here, why not go and see the Crown Princess?"
Originally, Yuwen You wanted to refuse, but when he wanted to see her, he decided to do so. Anyway, there was nothing Zhou Jirou couldn't see now.
So Chang Huaizhen got up and went to see Zhou Jirou.
The two brothers looked at each other, and the prince couldn't help but say, "Fifth brother, you are still the best."
"Brother, I didn't do any of this. Can you believe me?"
Yuwen You nodded: "I believe it. I know it wasn't you who did it, I brought it upon myself. But as long as I'm not dead, as long as my father doesn't say to depose me as the crown prince, you won't have a chance!"
Yuwen Zhao smiled and said, "I never thought of competing with you. I just wanted to live a better life than before. Now that I am living a better life than before, I am already content."
This kind of soft-spoken, harmless talk was the most annoying. Yuwen You lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and said, "You've seen it all, so go back! You can report to Father."
Chang Huaizhen arrived at Zhou Jirou's yard and saw that guards were guarding the yard inside and outside.
She was afraid that if she was locked up like this, it would be a big deal. She felt a little scared, after all, she was pregnant.
So, she just looked at the door and asked the guard softly, "Has the Crown Princess eaten today?"
The guard replied: "I have used it."
She asked again, “How is it being used?”
The guard replied, "Well used."
She asked again, "Is there any noise today?"
The guard replied, "The Crown Princess is always very quiet. Sometimes we get scared and have to open the door to see if she is safe."
I think these guards were afraid that she would commit suicide in there.
Chang Huaizhen was relieved. Just as she was about to knock on the door, she heard Zhou Jirou ask from inside, "Who's here?"
Chang Huaizhen replied, "Crown Princess, it's me, Zhen'er!"
"You're here, come in and chat. No, I'm going out. I haven't left the room for several days. I want to go to the yard to get some fresh air." Zhou Jirou replied.
The guards opened the door. Their rule was that Zhou Jirou was not allowed to leave the yard, but she could still go out of the door. Once she went out, they had to follow closely.
There is no need to be afraid of this, because Zhou Jirou does not know martial arts, and they can stop her even if there is only one of them.
Zhou Jirou walked out of the house.
Chang Huaizhen saw that Zhou Jirou was still dressed neatly, but she looked a little listless. She didn't look crazy at all, and was completely different from her crazy state in the past few days.
She thought about it and reached out to help, and Zhou Jirou also held her hand.
The two of them had a deep relationship before, although it was not shown openly. Just like what Feng Aoqing had seen before, their relationship was more than just sisters-in-law. The two jars of osmanthus wine explained their relationship. They were originally close friends, but because they got married, they stood on opposite sides.
The guard wanted to follow, but Chang Huaizhen stopped him, saying, "No need to follow. We're just having a private conversation, and it's not convenient for you to overhear. Besides, we won't leave this courtyard. We'll just stay in the pavilion and enjoy the fresh air. It's fine."
Zhou Jirou shook Chang Huaizhen's hand. "I know it was you who asked Lao Wu to bring you to see me. Thank you for the two jars of osmanthus wine. I've been drinking it every night these past few days. It's my favorite flavor. You specially put in more osmanthus flowers, right?"
Chang Huaizhen was about to cry as she spoke: "I knew you liked this taste, so I put more in. But I was afraid that too much would spoil the taste of the wine, and I didn't know if I had mixed it properly."
"Just right, that's how you do things, everything is just right."
"What should I do now? I'm going to be trapped like this forever!" Chang Huaizhen's face was full of worry.
"With your status, you should hope that I die." Zhou Jirou said.
"What are you talking about! How could he possibly hope for your death! Even if he..." Chang Huaizhen couldn't continue, choking with sobs, "After all, you can't think about dying. Just comfort him, and you can still have a child."
"I won't coax you anymore. I've coaxed him for so many years, but it still didn't warm his heart. In his heart, that position is more important than me, more important than Ji'er, more important than anyone else." Zhou Jirou has given up.
"He knew Ji'er wouldn't grow up, so he never cared about her. And I was just a decoration for the Crown Princess, never a wife or lover. Did you know? Just before he left for the war, he asked me to take his concubine's son in to raise him. He told me directly that since Ji'er wouldn't grow up anyway and you weren't in good health, keeping him was the best option."
"Do you know? Ji'er was listening at the door. He asked me why Ji'er couldn't grow up?" Zhou Jirou's nails dug into Chang Huaizhen's flesh.
Only then did Chang Huaizhen realize where her hatred came from.
"That's it. Even if you don't coax him, you have to take care of yourself. I will come to see you often. You couldn't drink before, but now you can. I will definitely prepare more and send it to you." Chang Huaizhen didn't want her to lose hope.
"Okay, I'll wait. But don't come again. Just send someone to bring it over. Your status will be different from now on. If you continue to have contact with me or the Prince's Mansion, it will be a sin."
"I don't care whether he is guilty or not. In my eyes, you are not the Crown Princess, and in your eyes, I am not the Princess Cong..."
Zhou Jirou raised her hand to interrupt her.
"We should keep this between the two of us. Don't let anyone else know. Listen to me. Things will be different from now on."
The two of them just held each other's hands tightly for a long time, unable to say a word, just crying silently.
It took a while for Zhou Jirou to calm down.
She looked at the guards and whispered, "Zhen'er, you must remember every word I say now. I only have this one chance, and he won't let you come again. So, you must use your useful brain and remember everything."
Before Chang Huaizhen started to speak, Zhou Jirou began to say: "In Gaoyuanguozhengcheng, there are three industries, namely..."
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