Chapter 144 The Wise King is Taught a Lesson
"I was supposed to be with you today, but you lectured me instead... I'm truly ashamed. But, as the princess said, those were all my previous mistakes."
Qingyue naturally knew why, and looked at the princess and said, "I'm afraid, Princess, you have reached an agreement with this person. He is trying to persuade me on purpose. I won't be fooled!"
"That's not the case. I'm just more perceptive than most people. The virtuous prince is known for his indifference to others. Yesterday in the palace, he was so wide-eyed when he saw Miss Lu. And judging by Lord Lu's reaction and the virtuous prince's expression, they must be old acquaintances. How could people of similar age have any connection or entanglement? It must be... a relationship between a man and a woman. So... you two are either having an affair or not. That's a must."
"Princess, you are truly observant. I never imagined that the first time the virtuous king and I met after so many years, there would be a side of us that would be exposed."
Qingyue said this in self-mockery, and when he looked at the virtuous king again, his eyes were red.
The princess lowered her head and ate.
By bringing these two together... then her actions should be much freer. With freedom... it would be much quicker for her to examine the public sentiment and send the information back to Zhu State. It would also be a good thing that she no longer needed to be monitored by these eunuchs and palace maids.
The wise king wants to borrow someone from the princess!
The princess said nothing and just let them do as they pleased.
The virtuous king took his people to the side hall, and the palace maids quickly served snacks and tea, then tactfully closed the door.
"What do you want to say? An apology for what happened before? Or... sorry for what happened before? You want me to stop pestering you? My lord, to be honest, I'm not the type to bother you, so don't overthink it. Stop flattering yourself! I no longer have those thoughts about you."
Qingyue blurted out everything that was in his heart... and said it in every possible way, no matter how cruel and hurtful.
The wise king felt pained when he heard this.
He grabbed Qingyue's hand and began to explain:
"I didn't mean to leave at that time. I just went back to the capital because my mother asked me to come back. I wanted to marry you as soon as I went back, just like my father asked me to. However, not long after I went back, I heard that... your father was looking for a husband for you, and he had to be both virtuous and talented. I was heartbroken and didn't bother you anymore. But later I heard that you were sick. At that time, I also wanted to see you, but I heard from the side that you were sick because you wanted to die. I thought that the husband your father found for you was not good to you... Unexpectedly, it was all a misunderstanding. I misunderstood you! Qingyue, please forgive me! Let's go to the palace now and beg my mother. He will ask my father to grant us a marriage. I am a useless prince, and the throne will not fall on me. I can decide who to marry."
Qingyue heard that this explanation was so pale and powerless!
Her heart was broken, and it was Chang Xixi who picked it up from the ground and glued it back together. Now he appeared again, and his ghost was still there. Not only that, but he wanted to marry her?
Qingyue felt that the man in front of her was treating her as an ordinary woman and playing with her!
She laughed softly, "If it were any other woman today, would you do the same? Would you... say the same thing? Would you also... tell them that you want to marry them?"
"No! Qingyue, there is only you in my heart! Only you, no one else. Can you believe me?" The virtuous king grabbed Qingyue's hand and spoke very sincerely, word by word.
Will Qingyue believe it?
Now she doesn't even trust her own father, let alone men. The only person she trusts is herself, and the only thing she trusts is the land and money in her hands.
The wise king didn't know how to tell Qingyue all his inner feelings, and he almost knelt on the ground.
He was extremely distressed.
The princess's breakfast was over, and she had a servant knock on the door. She heard the servant say, "My Lord, Miss Lu, the princess wants to go out for a walk. Please come with her. She's not very familiar with the streets of Kyoto, so she needs you to lead the way."
"Okay. Let's go."
Qingyue opened the palace door and was hugged by the virtuous king from behind, "Qingyue, trust me just once! This time, I absolutely won't! Never again..."
"Whatever?" Qingyue closed the palace door again, afraid of being seen by the palace maids outside. Her anger had reached a critical point. "Xian Wang, please respect yourself! Now, I can report it directly to the authorities, or tell the emperor that you are trying to do something inappropriate to me. I know... the emperor may not believe me, but I will find a way to make you lose face in front of all the people of the Southern Dynasty. Don't think that this Southern Dynasty is only about the emperor and not the people."
"Qingyue, that's not what I meant. It's just that when we're alone together, I can't help but want to be close to you."
He spoke in a low voice.
The voice sounded extremely aggrieved.
Qingyue didn't care about that and said to the outside, "Go tell the princess that we will be out in a quarter of an hour. Please ask her to wait a little longer. She just had dinner and shouldn't move around!"
After saying these words, Qingyue turned around and said to the virtuous king:
"You left without a word. Not even a letter... not even a single word. Do you know how long I waited? Do you know how I spent those days? Even a single word, just a single word, telling me to wait for you. I would have waited for you! Later, I got pregnant... and my father found out. So he asked Doctor Chang to treat me. Later, I found out that you weren't a scholar at all, but a prince in the capital. And you kept it a secret from me! How interesting! Do you think it's fun to tease me like this?"
Upon learning the truth, the virtuous prince hung his head and said, "I, I didn't know! I didn't know. I should have left you a letter. I originally thought that after returning to Kyoto, I would return again within three or five days. After all, Ruzhou is so close to Kyoto, so it's okay for me to see you. And Lord Lu is an old acquaintance. If he knew that you and I were together, he would definitely report me to the emperor. I originally wanted to ask my father to marry you, but if he doesn't like me, wouldn't it be... a failure? So... it's my own fault."
"Haha, you still want father to like you! If father can like you with your current appearance, it would be a problem! Xian Wang, you should just be your prince. Don't embarrass yourself anymore. I can pretend that what happened before never happened. Don't mess with me, let this matter go. Okay, let me go! Let our Lu family go too! I don't care about the royal family."
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