Chapter 234: The Evil Concubine (8)
In the Golden Palace, Emperor Ping rewarded Prince Zhaoyang with countless gold, silver and treasures, and then personally promised him an unlimited wish, asking him to think about it slowly, and it would count whenever he asked.
Seeing that Prince Zhaoyang almost didn't think about it, he knelt down and begged for mercy. He asked Emperor Ping to marry him to the adopted granddaughter of the old lady of the Prince Chaoyang's Palace.
Emperor Ping stared at his brother for a long time in the court, and finally patted the armrest of the dragon throne under him and agreed with a smile.
Seeing that he agreed, Prince Zhaoyang waved his hand cheerfully and asked his men to bring up the gift that had been prepared long ago.
"What good things did my brother prepare for me, so mysterious?" Emperor Ping stared at the pearwood box in the general's hand with interest.
"My brother, you can guess it." Prince Zhaoyang took the box and deliberately covered it, but there was a special kind of cuteness in his expression.
The civil officials and military officers who were originally standing on both sides were all curious, and they all leaned forward and whispered to each other, guessing what was inside.
"Could it be?" Emperor Ping's eyes suddenly lit up. Could it really be what he imagined? ! The thing he had longed for for a long time? !
"It seems that my royal brother has guessed it." Prince Zhaoyang was relaxed and used his strength to open the box, took out the palm-sized seal, and held it up with both hands.
Just as the eunuch was about to move down to take it, he was stopped by Emperor Ping. He personally walked down from the high seat and walked to the side of Prince Zhaoyang.
He picked up the seal with one hand and looked at it carefully for a long time. His twisted face finally relaxed. With the other hand, he patted Prince Zhaoyang's shoulder heavily, and his eyebrows were full of praise: "My royal brother is indeed a brave man who is unparalleled in the world. He even handed over the seal of the small country that was in rebellion over there. Reward! I want more rewards!"
The ministers were in an uproar. Prince Zhaoyang was so brave that he attacked the imperial court of a small country at the border and seized the imperial seal! Prince Zhaoyang was so brave. If he really wanted to be emperor, he could have held the emperor of a small country hostage at the border. But he honestly presented the imperial seal to the emperor, which means that Prince Zhaoyang had no second thoughts! After thinking about this relationship, the court officials were happy and disappointed.
"I only hope that I can serve the court in my life, share my worries, and work for the people to live and work in peace and happiness. Besides, I am satisfied to be able to spend my life with the woman I like. I dare not accept any more rewards." Prince Zhaoyang wanted to kneel down to show his loyalty, but was held by Emperor Ping.
"You are my good brother, always have been!" Emperor Ping half bent his waist and welcomed him to the vacant seat under his dragon throne.
This was originally set up by the founding emperor of the Wu Dynasty for his empress. The emperors of the later Wu Dynasty gave this position to loyal ministers who made great contributions to the court and the people. Generally, only veterans of three dynasties could sit in this position. What virtue and ability did he have to sit in it now? Prince Zhaoyang wanted to refuse, but Emperor Ping forced him to sit down by his shoulders.
"If my brother doesn't sit in this position, then no one in the court will be qualified to sit in it." Emperor Ping personally smoothed the wrinkles on his robe on his shoulders.
There were many officials in the court who did not obey him. The officials who supported him to be the emperor were not because of him, but because he was in line with the etiquette of the eldest son inheritance system of this dynasty. Therefore, he, the emperor, urgently needed a helper who shared the same mind and heart with him.
Prince Zhaoyang suddenly understood the loneliness of this emperor. He sat in silence, and his eyes flashed with the touch of being trusted again.
Although there were rifts between him and his brother, they had the same blood, and these rifts would eventually be washed away by blood and affection. Fortunately, he did not do anything that was detrimental to his brother, and did not disappoint his brother's kindness to him.
Since Emperor Ping ascended the throne, Prince Zhaoyang and Emperor Ping had almost no communication in the court. The civil and military officials in the court had never seen such a scene of brotherly friendship and respect, and they were stunned on the spot. Except for Mi Daxueshi.
This university scholar, who had been the prince's tutor, stroked his beard, and the corners of his lips were raised, obviously very satisfied.
Everyone praised Prince Zhaoyang for his talent in governing the country, and they all thought that Prince Zhaoyang should sit on the dragon throne, so when he asked to be the prince's tutor that day, he was ridiculed by many colleagues. But after many days, the emperor in front of him personally proved to the civil and military officials standing in the court that his original decision was not wrong. The emperor they saw now was able to accommodate talents and use them well, and he was a qualified emperor.
Because of the good atmosphere in the court, Emperor Ping went to Weirui Palace where Shi Yi was as soon as he left the court.
When Emperor Ping came, Shi Yi was carefully applying nail polish in front of the window.
She had only recently discovered the wisdom of the ancients. Pick fresh Impatiens balsamina and mash it, add alum to the fresh Impatiens balsamina juice, and then apply it on the nails to keep the color. The color is beautiful and does not hurt the nails, which of course makes her who loves beauty excited.
Seeing that she was applying it seriously, Emperor Ping wanted to scare her, deliberately not letting the palace servants report it, and hugged her directly from behind.
Shi Yi was caught off guard and applied nail polish to the outer edge of her nails. She turned around and twisted his arm gently, saying softly, "Why is the emperor here?"
"Don't you want me to come?"
When Shi Yi heard him say "I", she knew he was angry, and hurriedly threw away the tools in her hand to coax him, "How is it possible? I am looking forward to the emperor coming day and night."
"Humph..." Emperor Ping snorted, took her wrist, and sat in the position where she was originally sitting, "I see you are very happy every day."
"How could it be? When the emperor didn't come, I couldn't sleep day and night." Shi Yi was suspicious in her heart. Emperor Ping now looked like he was jealous. When he was able to go, Emperor Ping had always been indifferent to her. Although she had such a stunning appearance, they always treated each other with respect when they were alone, and Emperor Ping had never overstepped the line, which made her doubt herself a little.
"I think you are a heartless person." Before Emperor Ping finished speaking, Shi Yi had already knelt on the ground and was ready to apologize.
"Look how scared you are." Emperor Ping released her wrist, stood up, and strode out of the hall.
"What's wrong with the emperor?" Shi Yi wanted to ask Eunuch Cai, but Eunuch Cai gave her an unfathomable look and chased after Emperor Ping. After
leaving the gate of Weirui Palace, Emperor Ping left the palace servants and stood by the palace wall for a long time before his depressed mood eased.
As early as when he was reborn, he swore that he would never fall in love with Gao Shiyi again in this life. But he found that the Gao Shiyi he met after his rebirth seemed to be completely different from the evil concubine in his memory of his previous life.
(End of this chapter)
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