Chapter 303 Heart Knot
After finally reaching the palace, Zhao Luoxuan was about to stand up when Duan Yu extended his hand to her.
She hesitated for a moment, then obediently placed her hand into his big palm.
Duan Yu's hands were very soft, completely different from Qi Jun's.
Zhao Luoxuan's face suddenly turned red, and she lost her balance the moment her feet touched the ground, causing her body to sway.
Duan Yu stretched out his long arms to hold her steady.
"Princess, be careful."
His gentle words echoed in her ears, and Zhao Luoxuan then realized that she was almost in his arms, the two of them snuggling intimately.
She wanted to stand up and push him away, but the arms around her waist were so strong that she couldn't move at all.
Helpless, I had to follow his force and walk slowly inside.
Concubine Yu led a group of concubines to greet them at the gate, and everyone was shocked to see Duan Yu and Zhao Luoxuan being so intimate.
Concubine Yu was most often with Duan Yu. She knew very well that he and Zhao Luoxuan were just a couple in name only.
But now the expressions on their faces were obviously different from before.
Alarm bells suddenly went off in my heart.
Concubine Yu quickly adjusted her mood, and went up to him with a charming smile, bowing and speaking softly.
"Your Majesty and Princess are back so late. You must have had a hard journey."
The concubines also bowed, but their eyes were fixed on Duan Yu's hand around Zhao Luoxuan's waist.
Duan Yu and the princess usually maintained a superficial affection, but they had never been so close.
It seems that this princess should not be underestimated.
Zhao Luoxuan gritted her teeth and returned to her room under the gazes of dozens of envious and jealous people. Duan Yu just told her to rest early and left.
She then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The maid was full of curiosity. While helping her remove her makeup, she asked cautiously, "Princess, you and the king are in the carriage..."
"Nothing."
Zhao Luoxuan interrupted her in frustration.
The maid quickly shut up.
They followed Zhao Luoxuan, who demoted herself to a princess, to Juzhou, and together with her wet nurse, they were all loyal to her.
But in their minds, a princess should have the status of a queen consort.
They have also been working in the deep palace for more than ten years, so naturally they understand the survival rules for women in the deep palace.
If the princess and the king are always at odds with each other, one day the concubines will have too many children, and the king may no longer care about the princess's face.
On the way back to Dali with the princess, they all heard unusual noises in the car. Although they felt humiliated, as women, they always felt it was wrong not to consummate their marriage with their husbands, and they were happy that the two could become husband and wife.
Zhao Luoxuan fell asleep with a confused mind.
The next day, I woke up and the sun was already high in the sky.
"The king came to see the princess early in the morning."
The maids happily helped her wash.
"Did he say anything?"
The maids looked at each other and whispered, "The king said to come over tonight."
Zhao Luoxuan’s whole body stiffened.
The discomfort she had felt in the carriage last night was like being struck by lightning.
The maid asked her softly, "Princess... don't you want to?"
Zhao Luoxuan quickly returned to normal: "Ask the imperial kitchen to prepare a few dishes that the king likes, and then warm up the peach blossom wine I brought."
The maids were overjoyed when they heard this.
"yes."
After getting familiar with the place, Zhao Luoxuan, still wearing a plain skirt, walked towards the Buddhist temple on the west side of her yard.
Pushing the door open, the room filled with red candles was filled with warmth.
Qi Jun's tablet was placed upright on the altar.
Zhao Luoxuan's tears fell instantly.
He lit three incense sticks silently, knelt on the cushion, and bowed solemnly three times.
"Qi Jun, you and I are not destined to be together. The title of husband and wife should end today."
After saying this, he slowly crawled to the ground. At this moment, his heart was filled with grief and sadness.
She couldn't control herself any longer and burst into tears.
The maids guarding outside the door were heartbroken and in tears. They were afraid that outsiders would come in and hear what was happening to the princess, so the two of them hurriedly walked towards the hanging flower gate leading to the courtyard.
Unexpectedly, a slender figure suddenly appeared.
The maid was so frightened that she almost screamed. She quickly turned around to look at the maid guarding the door, and then she knelt down herself.
"Your servant greets the king."
Duan Yu raised his arm and waved. The maid who wanted to go in to inform him of the news did not dare to move when she saw this.
He walked to the door and heard the crying sound from inside, and also heard what Zhao Luoxuan said to Qi Jun.
"As the princess of Daliang, I shoulder the same responsibility as you to make peace with the country. Qi Jun, I know you care about Daliang. If I become your wife and just indulge in my thoughts about you and do nothing, you will look down on me."
"Today, I come to kowtow to you. From now on, I am the princess of Dali and Duan Yu's wife. Qi Jun, please forgive me."
Duan Yu suddenly felt as if a hole was dug in his heart, and he had an indescribable emotion.
He reached out, pushed the door open and walked in.
This is his first time coming in.
In the past, he didn’t care. What he wanted was Zhao Luoxuan’s checks and balances on Bianliang and Southern Xinjiang.
But he didn't know when he started to feel uncomfortable.
When he entered the room and saw Zhao Luoxuan in a white dress kneeling on a mat, crying in front of the tablet of her deceased husband, his heart ached.
Zhao Luoxuan turned around suddenly and saw Duan Yu suddenly appear. She was so scared that her face turned pale and she stood up quickly.
“Your Majesty…”
Duan Yu walked straight forward. Zhao Luoxuan was worried that he would be angry and smash the mourning hall, so she quickly knelt down in front of him.
This time he did not kneel on a cushion, but the sound of his delicate knees hitting the bluestone slab hurt Duan Yu's heart badly.
He looked down at Zhao Luoxuan, whose face was twisted in pain, and said nothing.
Zhao Luoxuan didn't care about the pain in her knees and said quickly, "Your Majesty, I'm here to say goodbye to Qi Jun."
Duan Yu reached out and pulled her up.
Zhao Luoxuan was feeling nervous, but the next moment she widened her eyes and watched Duan Yu light three incense sticks, then stood and bowed three times to Qi Jun's spirit tablet.
Insert the incense in the incense burner, take a step back and stare at the spirit tablet.
"General Qi, I have always admired you. You are brave and good at fighting. Even the generals of Dali are afraid of you. I should have come to pay my respects to you long ago. I am lucky enough to marry Princess Shuhe. I believe we have the same vision."
Zhao Luoxuan's heart was touched, and she looked at his sincere face in astonishment.
"General Qi is dedicated to defending his country, which is consistent with what Princess Shuhe and the king want."
Duan Yu reached out and took Zhao Luoxuan's hand, and looked at her deeply: "I think if you knew about this in the underworld, you would definitely agree to let me take care of Xuanxuan for you."
Xuanxuan?
Zhao Luoxuan looked at Duan Yu in a daze.
It was the first time he called her so affectionately.
"Xuanxuan, do you believe Qi Jun will bless us?"
Zhao Luoxuan's eyes were red, and she felt mixed emotions as she was looked at by his deep and unfathomable eyes.
She nodded slowly: "The king and I are of the same mind. Today, I came to confess my sins to my late husband. From today on, I am the king's principal wife, and I have no other identity."
Duan Yu slowly curled his lips, revealing his usual gentle smile.
"Thank you, Princess."
When the two walked out of the temple hand in hand, the maids were ecstatic.
Zhao Luoxuan ordered: "Just clean it every day, and I will come to burn incense on the first and fifteenth day of the month."
The maids hurriedly responded, "Yes."
Zhao Luoxuan followed Duan Yu out of the hanging flower gate and looked at him sideways: "Didn't the king come here in the evening? Why are you here now?"
Duan Yu took her hand and pulled her closer: "I just wanted to come and see you. I have some government affairs to attend to later. I will have dinner with you tonight, and then we will plan how to deal with the change in Bianjing."
Zhao Luoxuan nodded: "Okay. I have already prepared wine and food to welcome the king."
Duan Yu smiled deeply upon hearing this, and leaned closer to whisper in her ear: "I like the peach blossom wine that the princess brought from Juzhou, I wonder if you will enjoy it."
Zhao Luoxuan blushed slightly at his warm breath, "Of course, please enjoy it, Your Majesty."
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