After not seeing each other for a month, Liu Huai had become much thinner and his face was sallow, showing that he had suffered a lot. In front of Liu Mu, he opened an imperial edict with a sly look on his face: "When I was taking care of that old man, I stole the late emperor's edict... The emperor should have been yours! But now it's Liu Chu's turn!"

"I don't want anything else. I still have clues provided by the northerners! Let's join forces, you can be your emperor, and I want Liu Chu dead and the Lu family to be destroyed!" Hengyang King Liu Mu looked at him indifferently, then lowered his eyes to look at the edict that was stolen by the crazy Liu Huai.

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Chapter 152

Zhou Yangling and Liu Chu arranged to have tea and talk about their relationship. The famous scholar Zhou Tan wanted to marry his daughter to King Chen, whether for personal or public interest. King Chen loved his daughter, but his daughter was ambiguous. Zhou Tan doted on his daughter and gave her many privileges out of pity for her frail health, but he didn't understand what Zhou Yangling was thinking.

He didn't understand, but Liu Chu did.

After bidding farewell to Lu San and his wife, Zhou Yangling said that she did not want others to pay too much attention to her beauty. Also, because Luo Lingyu was interested in helping her put on men's makeup, when Zhou Yangling left the Lu family, she had changed from her stunning girlish clothes to a handsome young man's outfit.

King Chen walked with her without saying a word.

The driver who was waiting at the entrance of Wuyi Lane to take the girl home was shocked when he saw her in this costume. He felt as if he had swallowed a fly and was overwhelmed with indescribable pain. The driver trembled and said, "Girl, why are you pretending to be a man again? Your father will tell on you if he finds out."

Before Zhou Yangling could say anything, the handsome young man next to her said softly, "I'll go for a walk with your girl. I'll take her home."

The driver naturally agreed, and dared not disobey King Chen. Now even the driver knew that the old emperor had fallen, and the court was King Chen's court. Liu Chu carried Zhou Yang's coffin away, and the night light fell on the alley, the stone road shone coldly, and the walls and trees on both sides were rugged. The two walked slowly, and King Chen did not speak for a long time.

Zhou Yangling's face was slightly hot, and she could not stand the strange atmosphere when she was walking with King Chen after her identity was exposed. She looked at the man beside her quietly. He had a cold and handsome face, and he looked straight ahead without saying anything. Zhou Yangling awkwardly found a topic: "Even my servants said that it is not good for me to dress up as a man. Does Your Highness think so too?"

King Chen was surprised and paused for a moment before saying, "No."

He continued to walk quietly, and spoke slowly and calmly: "You are a talented woman. It is unfair for you to be confined to the palace."

Zhou Yangling was slightly startled and lowered his eyes: "Really? After I recovered my daughter, the men who used to discuss politics with me are now asking me to marry them. They no longer talk about the topics we used to talk about, and they just praise how beautiful I am. I was confused for a while, and I felt powerless."

Liu Chu said calmly: "If I marry you, I will not use worldly things to restrict you or make demands on you. What I loved at first was your talent, not your appearance. At that time, I thought that I...the person in my heart, whether it was Zhou Yangling or Zhou Zibo, was a talented person. You are so talented, you should do what you like. Even if you marry me, I still believe that you often dress up as a man and walk among the people. I will never doubt you or cover you up. And the troubles behind you should be solved by me for you. Don't worry."

"Even if... I get that position, I still have ways to help you, and I still won't force you."

He thought that Lu Xuechen could dress up as a woman to please Luo Lingyu, and that it was just that his wife liked to dress up as a man. Compared with his initial intense suspicion of the good relationship between Long Yang and Yang, this result was much better.

Zhou Yangling stopped and looked at his profile in shock. She said softly, "The conflict between the royal family and the noble families is getting more and more serious. In order to balance the two and appease the poor, the poor should be allowed to join the game. In order to maintain this political interest, it is the best choice for me to marry the young master. Only if I marry the young master, the poor will feel relieved and can serve the young master without distraction, and at the same time get the status they want."

"Since I met Lu Sanlang in Yicheng last year, I knew I could only marry you."

Liu Chu's eyelashes trembled slightly. He stopped and turned to look down at her.

Zhou Yangling's eyes were as clear as autumn springs, quiet and cool. She had the face of a young man, and her eyes were full of heroism. She was so elegant and weak, who knew what she was thinking? Zhou Yangling smiled slightly: "I was unwilling, but I had no choice... To this day, I am grateful that you didn't send someone to pick me up at the dock that day, giving me the opportunity to disguise myself as a man."

Liu Chu's face turned red, and he was slightly embarrassed: "I..."

Zhou Yangling said: "Now I have let it go, but you come to provoke me again..."

She thought for a long time, her eyes flickered, avoiding the young man's fixed gaze, her cheeks slightly flushed, she tilted her face. The girl said softly: "I am willing..."

Liu Chu interrupted: "Before that, I want to tell you a secret. After you know it, you can decide."

Zhou Yangling was surprised and nodded slightly.

Liu Chu looked at her for a long time, then slowly said, "I speak this paragraph so fluently, do you know how long I have practiced for this?"

Zhou Yangling: “…”

Liu Chu said indifferently: "Ninety-nine times, not one less. Just so that I can stand here and say these words to you, and not show my fear when I express myself to you, so as not to offend you."

Zhou Yangling faintly realized something, and her face changed slightly: "Sir!"

Liu Chu remained unmoved and continued, "Do you think that I stutter when I talk to you because I love you too much and am excited?"

Zhou Yangling: "Stop talking!"

-Don't say that! Don't let the secret out!

Liu Chu smiled faintly.

He lowered his eyes and looked at her tenderly. He said quietly: "When I was young, I fell ill while trying to save someone from drowning, and I stuttered for the rest of my life. If anyone knew, I would never have the chance to be an emperor. I never asked for the throne, but I never gave up this power. I kept it a secret from the world, and no one would know... I kept it a secret for more than ten years, almost twenty years."

"This secret is my biggest secret."