Chapter 102 I am choosing a husband, not a master
"Ridiculous!" Emperor Wen finally couldn't stand it anymore and gently scolded He Zhaojun, "He's my prince, not some kind of object, and yet you're still trying to be polite to him? You can't just shirk responsibility."
Concubine Yue tugged at his sleeve from beneath the table. It was supposed to be a good thing, but with his stern face, it became like a trial. Emperor Wen coughed softly, "Everyone, withdraw. After the banquet, I will issue an order! There is no room for further discussion on this matter, especially you, He Zhaojun. Since you have agreed to this, there is no room for regret."
He Zhaojun kowtowed and thanked him profusely. She was feeling depressed, so she naturally drank a few more cups.
Half drunk, He Zhaojun felt bored and snuck off to the Imperial Garden. Shao Shang knew she would find the banquet boring, so he had already been waiting for her at their usual spot.
"Sister Zhaojun, how are you?" Shao Shang did not attend the banquet, so he did not know that He Zhaojun was now Wen Ziduan's fiancée.
He Zhaojun smiled and said, "Shao Shang, I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Shao Shang gulped down a mouthful of wine and said incoherently: "Good wine... Well, anything is fine."
"The first news is that I have just been granted marriage to the Third Prince."
Shao Shang choked on a mouthful of wine and nearly passed out. "Ah? Granting her a marriage to... the Third Prince?!"
"The second news is that I feel like he doesn't have any romantic feelings for me."
Shao Shang took a long time to react, and finally, he uttered, "So, which one is good news? Which one is bad news?!"
He Zhaojun also drank a glass of wine, letting the spicy liquor swirl on the tip of her tongue, covering up the bitterness: "Marrying someone who doesn't love me is not good news at all."
"But I always feel that the Third Prince is not completely devoid of affection for you. At least when your sister-in-law was about to give birth, even though he was a prince, he was able to open the palace gate for you and run around for you. Doesn't this kind of practical help count?"
He Zhaojun tilted her head. "What about you? If you had discovered that my sister-in-law was in critical condition that day, would you have ridden your horse on a rainy night to come to the palace to find me?"
Shao Shang nodded vigorously and patted his chest, "Of course, even if I risk my life and get my head chopped off, I will break through the palace gate and take you away... Not only me, Ling Buyi must do the same."
"Yes, General Ling can do what you can do, and he can do it too. How can it be considered a special friendship? Moreover, why do you think my sister-in-law suddenly went into labor? She must have known about my eldest brother's death. After all, he was the one who concealed it."
Shao Shang took the wine cup from He Zhaojun's hand and said, "Didn't you tell me that you could understand?"
"As a subject, he is the Third Prince, the royal family to whom my He family swears allegiance until death. Let alone just letting my two brothers fake their own deaths to complete the mission, even if one day they were really sent to their deaths, we would not have any complaints."
Shao Shang was confused: "So, now you no longer consider yourself a subject, nor do you regard him as the Third Prince?"
"I'm marrying a son-in-law, not the master. How can a qualified prince be a qualified son-in-law? Moreover, his request to marry me must have been planned, not because I am Zhaojun, but because I am He. Do you understand?"
Shao Shang nodded repeatedly. "Ever since I got engaged to Ling Buyi, my name has gradually faded from everyone's mind. They no longer call me Shao Shang, but only Zi Sheng's bride! Does this mean that after getting married, I, Cheng Shao Shang, will die like this?"
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