Chapter 399 Frankness
Li Nuo stood there stupidly.
Is Zhao Che his and Zhiyi's child?
As a father, he knew nothing about this.
After much thought, there is only one possibility.
No wonder those dreams seemed so real, it turns out they were not dreams at all!
Zhao Zhiyi lowered his head and said softly: "After I ascended the throne, they urged me to get married as soon as possible. The first person I thought of was you. At that time, I realized my feelings..."
"I know it's impossible for the two of us to be together. It's impossible for the emperor of Zhao to marry a married man."
"But I can't marry anyone else. I have to do this so that someone can inherit the throne in the future."
"After I got pregnant, I asked the Imperial Master to use Yin-Yang magic to make him born early. I thought I could hide it from everyone, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect that he would look so much like you."
"This is all my fault. I can explain it to Yiren and the others. I will bear all the consequences."
…
Li Nuo was speechless for a moment.
Zhao Che is his child, the younger brother of Li Yan, Li Nian and Li Zhi...
It turns out that he had slept with the queen a long time ago.
No, it was the Queen who slept with him.
According to the current laws of Zhao State, if Li Nuo holds her accountable, she will be sentenced!
Of course, she is the queen, and no one is powerful or qualified to judge her.
…
After a moment.
Prince Zhao's Palace.
All the women gathered together.
Yiren looked at Zhao Zhiyi and asked, "Zhiyi, what exactly do you want to talk about? You are so mysterious..."
Zhao Zhiyi looked at them and said, "I know you have always been curious about whose child Zhao Che is. In fact, you guessed correctly. Zhao Che is not the child of Prince Sheng..."
After he finished speaking, the beauty calmed down, and Su Qing's eyes all turned to Li Nuo.
They had long suspected that Zhao Che was not the son of King Sheng.
Especially in recent months, as he grew up, he looked more and more like Li Nuo. Even if it was impossible, they had to think of Li Nuo.
Li Nuo moved his lips, not knowing what to say.
He said he didn't know either, that he was slept with by the Queen in his sleep, and that he slept with her several times?
He couldn't say such words in front of so many people.
Her Majesty was determined to shock people with her words. She lowered her head and continued, "His name should be Li Che. The rumors among the people are not wrong. He is the child of Li Nuo and me..."
The hall was silent, and no one spoke. However, the looks they gave Li Nuo were full of scrutiny.
So he had been hiding it from them?
Zhao Zhiyi raised his head and said, "Don't blame him. He is just like you, he didn't know anything. I only found out after he fell asleep..."
After hearing what she said, Yiren was the first one who didn't believe it. She blurted out, "It's impossible. He obviously sleeps with me every night..."
As soon as she said this, she suddenly realized that she had let the cat out of the bag, so she immediately lowered her head and said nothing more.
Zhao Zhiyi looked at her and said apologetically: "Do you still remember that before you left Zhao State, you slept with me for a few nights..."
Yiren was stunned for a moment, and finally realized something, muttering: "No wonder, no wonder you were not here when I woke up..."
After she came to her senses, she was angry and annoyed. She looked at her and said, "How could you do this? I treated you as my best friend, but you actually, actually..."
Su Qing rubbed his brows and sighed inwardly: "Yiren, Yiren, when will you learn to be more careful..."
Zhao Zhiyi's face showed guilt, and he said, "I'm sorry, this is all my fault. Don't blame him. He, he didn't do anything to let you down."
She had planned to raise the child quietly, but she had not expected that his appearance was completely inherited from his father.
Rather than letting them suspect him and destroy their relationship, it would be better for him to confess.
The expressions on everyone's faces were somewhat complicated.
In Yiren's heart, Zhiyi was her best friend after Fenghuang. She named her a princess and gave her the grandest wedding. But it was her best friend who slept with her husband when she was not prepared and gave birth to a child for him?
She should have been angry at being betrayed by one of her best friends.
But in fact, she was not that angry in her heart.
After all, it wasn't the first time that someone had snatched her husband away, including her own sister. She had gotten used to it after so many fights.
She was just indignant. They were clearly the real couple arranged by their parents, so why did she have to be the last one in line?
Fortunately, there is Phoenix behind her...
The beauty looked at Zhao Zhiyi with equally complicated feelings.
To be honest, she was very grateful to Her Majesty the Queen.
In order to achieve a breakthrough to the Grandmaster level as soon as possible, she convened a martial arts conference in the name of the imperial court and held various martial arts books in the royal collection for her to read.
Apart from her husband, no one in the world is so good to her.
But she hid it from them and did something that made it hard for her to let go.
Perhaps she herself did not even realize that she was somewhat envious, or even jealous, of Her Majesty the Queen.
I envy her for being the master of a huge empire, possessing the top strength on the continent, and being able to protect not only her husband, but also her entire family. I'm jealous of her child, who looks so much like her husband...
An Ning glanced at Li Nuo beside her and didn't seem surprised by the news.
Because she had experienced it herself, she knew very well that the more outrageous some rumors were, the closer they were to the truth.
She had a little admiration for Her Majesty the Queen.
As a member of the royal family, she could understand Zhiyi's situation.
At first, she only dared to kiss him in front of her sister Jia Ren. Zhi Yi's courage was much greater than hers back then...
Not long after, Li Nuo looked at the children playing on the grass and sighed softly.
Zhiyi left after explaining everything clearly. His mind was in a mess due to this situation.
Li Nuo looked in a certain direction and saw that the door of the room was closed and the hostesses of the Li Mansion were having a family meeting.
Li Nuo was excluded from this meeting.
Inside the room, the three women sat at the table. Yiren looked at Jiaren, Jiaren looked at An Ning, and An Ning looked at Yiren. The three looked at each other, and finally Yiren asked first, "What should we do?"
At this moment, her feelings towards Zhiyi are complicated.
She was grateful that Zhiyi had done so much for her, but she also felt a little uncomfortable that she had hidden it from him and secretly slept with her husband whom she hadn't slept with yet.
She likes him, you can tell her...
As his original legitimate fiancée, she accepted Song Jiaren, Li Anning, and Fenghuang. One more Zhiyi wouldn't make much difference, but she couldn't cut in line. She had been cut in line so many times...
She should have been angry with Zhiyi just now, but she held it back.
What if I really have a falling out with her and she doesn't want to hold a wedding for me, what should I do...
An Ning sighed and said, "The rice has been cooked. What else can we do except to help them?"
Because she had been caught in the rain before, she always wanted to hold an umbrella for others.
What's wrong with liking someone? She can empathize with Zhiyi.
Besides, things have come to this point. If they don't handle this matter well, even if the couple is harmonious and happy in the future, some estrangement is inevitable. This is for the sake of understanding and also for their own sake.
The two men looked at the beauty. As the eldest wife, now was her turn to make the decision.
The beautiful lady breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll go find Zhiyi."
The Imperial Palace.
Zhaoyang Palace.
Zhao Zhiyi sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the bed that carried some important memories of her, her eyes a little dazed.
Although it was Master Gongsun who asked her to do this.
But she never regretted it.
Whenever I missed him, looking at Zhao Che's little face, it was as if he was right beside me.
Even if the two of them didn't end up having a happy ending, she would be content.
There was a sound of light footsteps at the palace gate.
Sensing the arrival of someone, the queen showed a trace of panic on her face. She stood up hastily, somewhat at a loss, and her voice trembled a little: "My dear, I... I'm sorry."
The beautiful lady took her hand and said, "There's no need to say sorry between sisters."
Zhao Zhiyi's body trembled slightly, and she said in disbelief: "You, do you still consider me a sister?"
The beautiful woman smiled and said, "We have been sisters for a long time, haven't we?"
Although the two of them had already called each other sisters, this time, when these two words came out of the beauty's mouth, there was a certain flavor that was not there before.
Neither of them mentioned the child, but some things were self-evident.
…
In Prince Zhao's mansion, Li Nuo couldn't help feeling guilty when facing their gazes.
But he really had no reason to feel guilty.
At that time, he had just entered the fifth realm, and he could not defend against anything the queen, who was at the peak of the sixth realm, wanted to do to him.
Who could have thought that Zhiyi, the most reserved and introverted girl, would do such a thing to him.
In the end, An Ning took the initiative to hug him and said, "Okay, okay, we know it's not your fault. It's because my husband is so outstanding that even the Queen of Zhao can't control herself..."
Li Nuo sighed and said, "Okay, stop making fun of me."
Li Nuo always thought that he and Zhiyi were close friends.
Although Xiao Gu is an excellent secretary, Zhiyi is Li Nuo's most compatible partner.
But that was just what he thought.
He thought it was flowing water from the mountains, but it was actually clouds and rain from Wushan.
The relationship between the two is very awkward now, and it can't go on like this. Li Nuo still feels that he has to be honest with her.
Imperial study.
Seeing Li Nuo coming in, Zhao Zhiyi's gaze immediately returned to the memorial in his hand, but his mind had flown away to who knows where else.
Li Nuo walked in front of her and coughed lightly.
She put down the memorial in her hand in a panic, stood up and said, "You, you are here..."
Li Nuo looked at her and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that you are committing a crime..."
The frank exchange with the beauty made her feel much more at ease. After hearing what Li Nuo said, she simply made up her mind, put her arms together, stretched them out to Li Nuo, and said, "I have committed a crime. Lord Fasheng is selfless and arrest me..."
Li Nuo looked at her quietly, this was a bit like being a hooligan.
After confessing that matter, Her Majesty the Queen seemed to be in a desperate mood.
Li Nuo sat on her dragon chair, waved her hands, and said, "Forget it, I won't suffer any loss anyway..."
Zhao Zhiyi suddenly turned around, put her hands on his chest, looked into his eyes, and asked, "Who am I in your heart?"
Li Nuo thought for a moment and said, "We were close friends before."
"So we were just close friends..." She looked a little disappointed, and then asked, "Before..., what about now?"
Li Nuo said: "The child's mother."
Nothing is more suitable to describe the relationship between him and Her Majesty the Queen than these four words.
Friends? Once.
Lovers? Obviously not.
Both of their children are one year old now, and it seems pointless to dwell on this issue any longer...
Hearing these four words, Her Majesty the Queen's face turned slightly red. Although this was the truth, her identity was only recognized when she heard it from his mouth.
Recalling the inner entanglement and pain during this period, her eyes became moist. She threw Li Nuo onto the huge dragon throne and said aggrievedly: "You don't know how much I envy them..."
Li Nuo hugged her and comforted her softly.
"Okay, okay, they have accepted you."
"Ah, what's too dark to see?"
"It's not my fault for being careless..."
"Your Majesty, it's daytime!"
"This is the imperial study!"
…
The two palace maids at the door slowly closed the door of the imperial study and stood guard outside the door faithfully.
At the same time.
Wei State.
The Imperial Palace, inside the Imperial Study.
There were more than a dozen figures sitting on both sides of a gorgeous long table.
Emperor Wei sat on the main seat, was silent for a moment, and asked: "Everyone, who among you is willing to go to Yue State to quell the rebellion?"
The royal family of Yue State was a puppet supported by Wei State. The Wei State court had already learned about what had happened in Yue State recently.
As Emperor Wei finished speaking, everyone in the hall remained silent.
Ximen Gu and Ximen Du are dead, and Huang Yuan is missing. These three people are of the same rank as them, but have ended up like this. Under such circumstances, who would dare to take the risk by going to the State of Yue?
The King of Wei said in a deep voice: "Yue State is extremely important to Wei. At that time, we can attack Xia State together with Liang State. Once it falls into the hands of Xia State, it will be detrimental to major events in the future..."
Somewhere at the long table, an old man said, "The power of Xia is far inferior to that of Wei. What kind of waves can a small Yue Kingdom make? After destroying Xia, it will be easy to take back a small Yue Kingdom, right?"
"Brother Xu, what you said makes sense."
"We want to know when will we send troops to Xia Kingdom?"
"If we delay any further, it will only give Xia Country more time to prepare..."
Faced with these semi-saint questions, Emperor Wei didn't know how to answer. At this time, an eunuch walked in from outside and respectfully handed him a brocade bag.
Emperor Wei opened the brocade bag and took out a piece of paper. After reading it, he put it away, looked up at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the time has come..."
…
Daxia.
Liangzhou.
Although Liangzhou is located on the border of Daxia, because its neighboring country Liang has always been a vassal state of Daxia, Liangzhou is more prosperous than many inland states. Merchant caravans traveling between the two countries must stop in Liangzhou, which has driven the prosperity here.
But since more than a year ago, Liangzhou has gradually lost its prosperity.
Daxia and Liang were at odds, and Wei stationed heavy troops on the border between the two countries in the name of protecting Liang. Daxia naturally could not sit idly by and wait for death, so it continuously transferred troops to Liang Province.
Nowadays, not only are there no caravans passing through here, but many people in Liangzhou have also embarked on the road to escape because they are worried about the coming war.
Those who are still staying in Liangzhou are all poor people. They have nowhere else to go and can only stay here, living in fear every day.
It's late at night.
There is no moon tonight, the stars are dim, and you can't see your hand in front of you.
On the Liangzhou city wall that had been reinforced countless times, a soldier on guard looked at the mountains in the distance and put the telescope in his arms.
In weather like this tonight, a telescope will be of little use.
In order to guard against the invasion of the State of Wei, someone had to stand guard here twelve hours a day, but after more than a year, nothing happened.
He habitually lay on the ground with his ears pressed against the city wall. His hearing was extraordinary, and in the silent night, he could hear any noise outside very clearly.
Soon, he raised his head, and after a moment of silence, he put his ear to it again.
Unlike usual, the sounds coming from the ground today seemed to have some more unusual noises.
He stood up, climbed up to the observation tower on the city wall, put the telescope close to his eyes, and looked into the dark mountains.
Boom!
A flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, illuminating the darkness as if it were day.
Although it was only for a moment, he still saw it.
On the mountain road, dense figures are slowly approaching Liangzhou City.
He shuddered, a look of horror on his face, and without hesitation, he struck the drum on the watchtower, shouting with all his might: "Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
(End of this chapter)
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