Rong Ting raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Jiang Rao.
He was always good at covering up. Even when he was telling lies, his eyes were still clear and indifferent, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. In front of Jiang Rao, he was really gentle. He placed his finger on Jiang Rao's forehead, as if he couldn't leave her, and traced it repeatedly with his fingertips. "The eunuch who delivered the message gave the wrong letter. Father is in good health. Don't worry about me."
"Let's go to Jiangzhou." He said in a gentle voice, slowly laying down the bait, "The maple forest in Jiangzhou is in full bloom, it's really beautiful."
Jiang Rao remembered what he said before leaving the house this morning, frowned, and was extremely confused, "You want me to go?"
Rong Ting nodded, his movements a little stiffly.
The sky outside was dark, the light was gradually swallowed up by the darkness, and the sound of wind passed through the eaves, blowing against the closed doors and windows.
The wind was howling, and it sounded cold.
Jiang Rao leaned closer to Rong Ting's arms. Sitting in his arms, she looked even smaller.
Jiang Rao felt that there was something deceptive in his words, and was bewitched by his gentle expression. She couldn't tell which of his words were true and which were false. She lowered her head and thought for a long time, but she felt something was wrong. "Then I want to enter the palace and see my aunt."
The emperor's health has improved, and her aunt will not lie to her.
Rong Ting agreed to her request.
Qin Yun was still eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures. Inside the Shuxiang Palace, the whole room was filled with Buddhist incense.
She knelt on the mat, Jiang Rao walked towards her, Qin Yun turned around, and the smile made Jiang Rao stunned, and then she started laughing.
Qin Yun has been lazy about her makeup these days, but she looks better than before when she was heavily made-up. It's as if time has gone back to the time when she was not married. Innocent and naive, she focuses all her attention on herself and doesn't have to think about how to please men every day.
As soon as Jiang Rao arrived, Qin Yun stood up, gently stretched his limbs, and sat on the beauty couch. "I heard that His Majesty summoned the King of Qi yesterday?"
Jiang Rao nodded.
Qin Yun asked, "Did he tell you what the emperor's condition was like?"
Jiang Rao was stunned for a moment, "Aunt doesn't know either?"
Qin Yun sighed, "I can't get any news from the Yangxin Palace. Eunuch Li Ren just said that His Majesty is well again, and didn't say anything else. It's probably because of His Majesty's instructions."
Qin Yun had already figured out Emperor Zhaowu's character.
He boasted that he loved her deeply, and if he recovered from his illness, he would let her be the first to know.
His feelings for her seemed genuine, but that was only because she catered to his needs and tried to please him. If she really let him know what she was thinking, she would probably lose more than ten heads.
Fortunately, as long as she doesn't say what she is thinking, there is no risk of losing her head. During the first few years after she entered the palace, she suffered enough from this man's indecision. Even though he later gained her true love, her heart was still cold and hard. Rong Qi is a man who is worthy of her eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures for him all day long, but he is not worthy of her giving her true heart to him.
Although she was not so heartless as to look forward to his death, she would probably be too sad when he died. She just wanted to know the situation on Emperor Zhaowu's side as soon as possible so that she could make plans early.
Eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures during the day can be regarded as an expression of his love for her.
Qin Yun looked at Jiang Rao calmly, "King Qi really didn't tell you anything?"
She looked suspicious, "What if he was also instructed by His Majesty to keep it a secret from me?"
Jiang Rao shook her head. "He came back from the palace yesterday and told me that His Majesty is in good health and is fine now."
Qin Yun felt very strange and frowned. Jiang Rao lowered her head and said, "But I think it may not be what he said."
Given how much Emperor Zhaowu cared about his aunt, if his illness got better, he would certainly let her aunt know.
How can I keep it a secret forever?
Rong Ting was indeed lying to her.
The emperor's death was a major event. Even though she was far away from the court, she knew the interests involved.
Rong Ting asked her to go to Jiangzhou because he didn't want her to be involved.
After leaving Shuxiang Palace, Jiang Rao told Mingshao that she wanted to go back to Ning'an Marquis' Mansion.
When we returned to Prince Qi's Palace, it was already evening.
Jiang Rao arrived outside the study and saw Rong Ting leaning against the antique shelf in the study, flipping through official documents casually. She knocked on the study door.
Rong Ting raised his eyes and saw that it was her. He naturally put the documents on the antique shelf and opened his arms towards her.
Jiang Rao walked over and shivered when she leaned into his arms. The coldness she had felt from walking in the wind all the way was instantly relieved by the warmth of his body.
Rong Ting looked down at her, "You came back so late, and you only went to Shuxiang Palace?"
Jiang Rao thought that he must know that she had returned to the Ning'an Marquis' Mansion today.
She was always accompanied by guards wherever she went. He wanted to know where she had been, but it was no big deal to ask.
She told him several times that she didn't mind him being like this, and that if he felt uneasy, she could let him know everything about her, but he just liked to beat around the bush.
Jiang Rao sighed, not wanting to correct his habit of not speaking directly, "I went back to the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion."
Rong Ting looked down at her, "Are you planning to go to Jiangzhou?"
Jiang Rao wanted to enter the palace.
She knew that she was going to get information, but Emperor Zhaowu's illness was always kept secret from Concubine Yun, so her plan might fail.
But he didn't dare be conceited, especially towards her.
Only when Jiang Rao nodded and said "hmm" did Rong Ting feel relieved.
It would be good if you are willing to go to Jiangzhou.
If it is true as Zhang Yuanzheng said, that his father cannot survive these three months, then these will probably be the most unstable three months in Jinling in recent years.
He wanted her to stay with him forever. No matter whether he would be successful or fail miserably, she would have to stay with him and endure it together. At the end, I couldn't bear to let go. Since he couldn't bear to see others make her suffer, why should he make her suffer himself?
Rong Ting lowered his eyes and looked down at Jiang Rao. She was wearing thick clothes, with a circle of white fluff on her cloak. Her little face was sunken inside, making her look especially like a chubby little bird. Rong Ting pretended to smile and tapped her forehead with his finger, "Remember the love knot you owe me."
Even if he had a plan in mind and failed, she would never be able to get rid of the love knot and would always be thinking about it in her heart.
I've always remembered him.
"But I'm not going." Jiang Rao suddenly said, "I'll stay in Jinling to weave the sword tassel for you. As for Jiangzhou, my parents will go there."
His arrangement was the best. If there was unrest in Jinling, she was not afraid of being implicated by him, but she was worried about her father and mother, so it would be fine to let them go to Jiangzhou.
"I've prepared some top-quality cinnabar red dye for my father. When late autumn comes, he'll come back with the painting, and we'll be able to see what the maple forest in Jiangzhou looks like."
"It's hard for Jinxing. He just escaped and got a few days of freedom, but now he has to be controlled by my father again."
Suddenly, she smiled, stood on tiptoe, and held Rong Ting's face. "Besides, even if the maple forest over there is in full bloom, how can it compare to your color?"
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