Chapter 349 Zhao Hede 10
Liu Ao took advantage of this incident to stab the empress dowager again, but he was still resentful and went to Zhaoyang Palace. It is not mentioned how he found Hede to comfort her.
On the other side, when Wang Zhengjun received this memorial and the emperor's words, her expression became very ugly. She immediately summoned Empress Xu and Ban Jieyu, who was close to her.
"Tell me, whose idea was this?"
Wang Zhengjun sat upright on the table. Seeing the Empress and Ban Jieyu looking at each other in bewilderment, neither dared to admit it, she felt even more disappointed. "What? You dare to do it but not to admit it?"
Ban Jieyu had no choice but to speak: "Your Majesty, this memorial was indeed written by me."
Seeing Ban Tian being so righteous, the Queen did not want to implicate him, so she also said, "Your Majesty, this matter was all my idea and has nothing to do with A Tian."
"No, it's me. This is all my fault!"
"alright!"
Wang Zhengjun interrupted their argument and sighed deeply, "Why are you two so impulsive? Now that things have turned out like this, how can I help you?"
Queen Xu was kneeling down with tears streaming down her face. After her anger, she turned back into the weak, cowardly queen who could be bullied by everyone. When she thought about what attitude the emperor would have towards her next, Queen Xu wanted to die in pain.
"Your Majesty, I truly did not expect this matter to become this serious. I simply felt that as the Queen, I should fulfill my duties and point out His Majesty's inappropriate behavior."
"Then why didn't you tell His Majesty privately? Or even tell me in advance?"
Wang Zhengjun understood the Queen's sadness over the years, but she felt that she had also endured the same way, so she treated the Queen as another self and said:
"Empress, I understand that I have wronged you over the years, but I have also told you that as the Empress, you should have a long-term vision and not be concerned with temporary favors. As long as you give birth to a prince, your position will be unshakable. Now that you have done this, haven't you ruined the years of love and affection between you and the Emperor?"
The queen fell to the ground, unable to utter a word.
She once felt that her life was painful, but today, at this moment, she suddenly realized that her real pain was just beginning.
However, Wang Zhengjun did not care about the feelings of Empress Xu and Ban Jieyu. Whether as a mother or the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty, she would never want Liu Ao to be branded as a tyrant.
Naturally, it is even more impossible to ask the emperor to issue a self-criticism edict for such harem affairs. Wouldn't the Han royal family become a huge joke?
The best way to deal with this kind of thing is to deal with it coldly, as if it never happened. After a while, it will naturally be completely forgotten by everyone. Just like Empress Xu, after doing such a thing, she can only be completely forgotten by the emperor like that memorial.
"Your Majesty, are you really not going to such a big event as the Autumn Festival?"
Zhao Hede pushed Liu Ao, who was still lying beside her, and acted like a virtuous concubine: "No matter what the Queen does, she is your Majesty's first wife after all. We still have to save face."
"Oh, if the Queen knew this, I wouldn't be here today."
Liu Ao was too lazy to pay attention to these troubles. He held Hede's arm with his backhand and smiled maliciously: "Let's go out later. I will take you to a place. When the time comes, you must not get so excited that you cry. I am not good at coaxing people."
"What a joke! I'm not that useless. Your Majesty looks down on me!"
"You said it, and if you really cry, I'll make fun of you."
Liu Ao spoke with such certainty that Zhao Hede rolled her eyes curiously. She came closer and acted coquettishly and obediently, which only aroused Liu Ao's interest. He kept the secret even more and refused to say anything.
"Alright, alright, Your Majesty, I've packed up, let's go."
Hede, who had been dressing herself leisurely, quickly asked Palace maid Fan to get her dressed. She couldn't wait to take Liu Ao's arm and leave, her face full of curiosity.
Liu Ao laughed at her for losing her temper, but he didn't continue to tease her. He followed Hede's strength and led her out.
As Hede watched the road become increasingly remote, she already knew where Liu Ao was taking her. However, she remained silent, her face filled with curiosity. "Where are you taking me, Your Majesty? Why is it getting increasingly desolate?"
"The place I want to take you to is called Gui Palace."
"What kind of wonderful place is Gui Palace? Why haven't I heard of this place before?"
"Hahaha, of course no one told you about this place called Gui Palace."
Whenever Liu Ao saw her cute and excited look, he couldn't help but tease her: "That place is inaccessible to ordinary people, and most of the time there's no one there."
"Really? Even I can't go?"
Zhao Hede's blinking eyes could hardly suppress her curiosity.
"Well... you, naturally, can't."
Liu Ao deliberately looked Hede up and down, shook his head pretentiously, and seeing her unconvinced look, he could no longer hold back his laughter and said, "Hahaha, Hede is the one I love. I love you so much that I can't wait to let you come to this cold palace."
"Ah? This is the cold palace. Your Majesty, why did you bring me here?"
Zhao Hede tilted her head to look at Liu Ao, and was led inside by Liu Ao with a puzzled look on her face. While they were talking, they had unknowingly walked out of the hall.
Hede was about to ask again when he suddenly heard a familiar voice calling from the front: "Hede..."
Zhao Hede suddenly turned her head and saw her sister Zhao Feiyan, whom she had not seen for a long time, leaning against Prince Gong without any makeup and crying.
Hede instantly put Liu Ao out of her mind, stepped over the threshold in three or two steps, and hugged Feiyan who was also flying towards her. The two sisters hugged each other and cried. For a while, the only sound in the hall was crying.
"Sister, you're so cruel. You left me and didn't even send me a message after all this time... I, I just thought... I'd never see you again in this life."
Although Zhao Feiyan had lived a happy and affectionate life with Prince Gong these days, she was also not without sadness. Now, hearing her sister's heartfelt words, coupled with her health, she could no longer hold back and almost cried her heart out.
Brothers Liu Ao and Liu Kang looked at each other, hurried over to help their partners up, and carefully comforted them.
"Well, you sisters have finally met each other. You should be happy on such a great day."
Liu Ao held Hede's red face in his hands and wiped away the tears on her face bit by bit with his handkerchief: "Don't cry, don't cry."
Liu Kang also supported Feiyan, repeatedly soothing her. "We've finally found happiness after all the hardships we've endured. We'll see each other again someday. You're weak, and the imperial physician has specifically instructed you to take good care of yourself. Stop crying."
The two sisters turned a deaf ear to him, pushed the man's hands away, clasped their hands together, and just shed tears silently.
At the critical moment, Liu Ao glanced at his brother who was standing aside at a loss and had no choice but to ask him for help, but he still stood up without hesitation to turn the tide:
"Don't cry anymore,"
Liu Ao looked very majestic and dignified, which frightened Feiyan, who was unaware of the situation. Before she could plead for her sister, the majestic emperor held her sister's arm and whispered:
"Princess Gong is pregnant now. The imperial physician said that she shouldn't be overly happy or sad."
The gentle and warm voice was enough to let Feiyan understand how much her sister meant to the emperor.
Thinking of this, she turned her head and glanced at Prince Gong, who had come to her side at some point and was looking at her cautiously. She couldn't help but smile happily.
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