Chapter 108: Does the sponsor need a morning call?
"He Zhaojun!"
Wen Ziduan felt as if he had punched cotton, without any strength at all. As for the words he had finally mustered up the courage to explain to He Zhaojun, he swallowed them all back into his stomach.
"If you keep acting like you're half dead, don't blame me for using some tactics against your father and brother."
Wen Ziduan knew that this was He Zhaojun's weak spot, which would hurt if touched. This was the only way to make He Zhaojun come back to life again.
When He Zhaojun heard him say this, she was very surprised. She seemed to be certain that anyone in the world could take revenge for personal gain, except Wen Ziduan.
Damn, where does this sense of trust come from?
He Zhaojun looked up at him and said, "May I ask, Third Prince, how do you expect me to treat you? Like other women, meek and respectful? Being respectful is already difficult, so I hope Your Highness will not force me."
Wen Ziduan smiled. "Respect each other like guests? Like the Fifth Princess and her guests?"
He Zhaojun retorted, "If the Third Prince wants to, it's not impossible."
Wen Ziduan leaned close to her ear and said, "Starting tomorrow, before you enter the palace, you must make a detour to the Third Prince's residence and help me with all matters related to getting up early. You must also accompany me to the palace. This is your duty as the future Third Prince's consort."
He Zhaojun took a step back, hiding the slightly red tips of her ears, and continued to be stubborn: "Third Prince, you are already in your twenties, and you still want to stay in bed in the morning? So you need me to go?"
Wen Ziduan wasn't fooled at all: "Don't provoke me with your words. If you make me angry, I can't guarantee what I will do."
He Zhaojun looked up and met his gaze, suddenly remembering Shao Shang's words, "The way he looked at you was not innocent," and shuddered: "Your Highness, Fengxian Hall, the incense burning ceremony is about to begin."
Wen Ziduan looked at the fleeing He Zhaojun and raised the corner of his mouth slightly. This little girl was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, like a cooked duck, with only her mouth saying tough.
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At the ceremony, Shao Shang revealed that the third princess was wearing gorgeous clothes, which made Emperor Wen furious. Wen Ziduan took the opportunity to present the counterfeit coins he had found from the third princess's fiefdom. The third princess pulled out the young Prince Gan'an, but was still beaten to a pulp.
The young Marquis of Yue came and talked to Concubine Yue about something, and the brother and sister parted on bad terms.
He Zhaojun held up the freshly made dessert and handed it to Concubine Yue. "Concubine Yue, have some refreshments. Anger is harmful to your health. I've sent someone to deliver medicine to the Third Princess. They reported that she has no broken bones and will recover with proper care."
Concubine Yue happily composed music and didn't take the matter to heart: "Since you are so thoughtful, you should teach her a lesson. Otherwise, next time, if she is used as cannon fodder by others, it won't be so easy to get away with it."
He Zhaojun nodded. Before anything too serious happened, the third princess had learned a lesson from this incident and would never make the same mistake again and commit irreparable errors.
"As for you, Ziduan came to me and told me that he wanted you to wait on him in the morning. What do you think?" Concubine Yue put down what she was holding and pulled He Zhaojun over.
He Zhaojun was speechless. She couldn't yell at her son as a hooligan in front of his mother. Although Concubine Yue was close to her, she was still not as close to her as her biological son Wen Ziduan. She did have some judgment.
So He Zhaojun answered honestly: "I will obey all the arrangements made by Concubine Yue."
Concubine Yue tsked, "I say you're stupid, and you really are. I know my husband best. He has never been so fussy about a woman in his life, asking for her hand in marriage and asking you to serve him in the morning."
He Zhaojun's face remained calm. "It is my honor to be favored by His Highness the Third Prince. However, if he truly loved me and cared about me, he wouldn't have specifically summoned me to serve him."
There was a faint blue color under her eyes, which clearly showed that she had not gotten enough rest.
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