Chapter 403
The meeting at the Mingzheng Hall still yielded no results.
The matter of the prime minister's position dragged on in the court for several more days.
Rong Rong didn't care about court affairs; she only tormented Xie Linyang for her own amusement.
But after a while, Rongrong also got bored.
Not wanting to see Emperor Jianyuan, Rongrong got up and went for a walk in the garden.
When they reached the lakeside, Rong Rong sat down to feed the fish. A palace maid quietly passed her a note, saying that Su Yanqiu wanted to see her.
Rong Rong recognized Su Yanqiu's handwriting.
This was the first time Su Yanqiu had contacted her since she entered the palace.
Rong Rong thought that she should give Su Yanqiu an explanation, at least to put his mind at ease, because she was really afraid that Su Yanqiu would do something foolish.
That same day, Rong Rong sent a message outside the palace, summoning Su Yanqiu to the palace.
Rong Rong was waiting in the pavilion in the Imperial Garden.
Palace maids attended to her, but Rongrong disliked being served or having people too close to her, so she only had four palace maids by her side, all of whom stood outside the pavilion.
Rong Rong lowered her head and played the zither. It had been a long time since she had played the zither, but fortunately, her skills were still there. The music was passionate and beautiful, and then bold and unrestrained, which was not at all like something a woman in the deep palace could play.
Singing about things and conveying emotions through music.
Zhu Mingsi paused, looking at the graceful figure in the pavilion, and suddenly realized that the real Princess Zhaohua was completely different from what he had imagined.
Indeed, they are not simple.
Zhu Mingsi put away his joking thoughts and became much more serious.
He strolled toward the pavilion.
Zhu Mingsi deliberately had someone stop Emperor Jianyuan, and even with the Empress's plaque, he arrived at the Imperial Garden without any trouble.
Today's meeting was entirely arranged by Zhu Mingsi.
It wasn't Su Yanqiu who wanted to see the Empress; it was Zhu Mingqi who truly wanted to see her.
He simply needed a pretext to enter the harem and meet the Empress.
To outsiders, and even to Emperor Jianyuan himself, it was Su Yanqiu who met with the Empress today, not Prince Yi, Zhu Mingsi.
Rong Rong was so engrossed in the music that she didn't even notice someone approaching until a deep male voice rang out, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty the Empress."
The music stopped abruptly, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment.
"Who are you?"
Her soft voice was cold and distant, several times more beautiful than the music she had just played.
The voice was just like the one in the Imperial Study that day—pleasant and melodious, enough to evoke images of an unparalleled beauty.
No wonder Emperor Jianyuan was so infatuated with Princess Zhaohua. Wouldn't such a beauty be perfect as an empress?
A glint flashed in Zhu Mingsi's eyes. He smiled and looked up, saying, "Prince Yi, Zhu Mingsi."
However, his smile instantly froze on his face.
His gaze sharpened, his eyes slowly widened, and his heart felt as if it had been struck a heavy blow. After a brief pause in his heartbeat, it felt as if it would leap out of his chest.
Just as he had guessed, Princess Zhaohua was indeed an unparalleled beauty.
However, her beauty seemed too extraordinary, making him unable to believe it and even doubt the authenticity of the beauty before him.
The beauty sitting in the pavilion simply wore a flying fairy bun, with luxurious and dazzling pearl flowers scattered throughout her hair.
The beautiful woman sat gracefully, her slender waist delicate, her wrists boneless, her face fragrant and charming, her smile as beautiful as a flower, her eyes brimming with spring water, her beautiful gaze captivating and enchanting.
It's like a celestial maiden descending to earth, captivating hearts for eternity at first sight.
Zhu Mingsi felt that his heart no longer belonged to him from this moment on.
"Did you send the message saying you wanted to see me? What do you want?" Rong Rong quickly realized that she had been tricked; the note she received during the day was not from Su Yanqiu.
However, Rong Rong wasn't particularly alarmed; it seemed like nothing could bother her.
Zhu Mingsi stared intently at Rong Rong, his gaze extremely aggressive.
do what?
Before meeting Princess Zhaohua, she wanted to persuade Princess Zhaohua to become the Demon Queen.
He saw that Emperor Jianyuan was blinded by lust and had the potential to become a tyrannical ruler.
He wanted to collaborate with Princess Zhaohua to cause chaos in the court, incite Emperor Jianyuan to do all sorts of outrageous things, and ultimately lose his throne.
But now, Zhu Mingsi is unwilling.
Why was Emperor Jianyuan able to have a beauty like Princess Zhaohua?
Emperor Jianyuan should stay away from beautiful women and as far away from Princess Zhaohua as possible.
Zhu Mingsi suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when he suggested to Su Yanqiu that Su Yanqiu persuade Princess Zhaohua to use her influence, Su Yanqiu had turned against him.
He used to think Su Yanqiu was unreasonable and useless, but now he finally understands Su Yanqiu.
If someone told him to push Princess Zhaohua into another man's bed, he wouldn't hesitate to kill them on the spot.
A fire ignited within Zhu Mingsi, and he said in a seductive tone, "I can help the princess avenge herself by killing Xie Linyang."
At this point, Zhu Mingsi was no longer willing to call Princess Zhaohua "Your Majesty," and he refused to acknowledge Princess Zhaohua as Xie Linyang's empress.
“I know the princess hates Xie Linyang, and there is a blood feud between you. I can help the princess, but I have one condition.”
As he spoke, Zhu Mingsi approached Rong Rong and in the blink of an eye, he stood beside her, separated only by a zither.
His tall figure completely blocked the sunlight, casting a shadow over Rong Rong.
The oppressive aura emanating from him seemed to want to hold Rong Rong in his palm, possessively wanting to monopolize her.
"My condition is that, after this is done, the princess will become my queen."
After he finished speaking, all around was completely silent.
Zhu Mingsi's eyes were full of anticipation, and every part of his body longed for the beauty before him.
Under his intense gaze, Rong Rong only gave a faint "oh".
Zhu Mingsi frowned; this was not the reaction he wanted.
In his imagination, Rong Rong should be eager to avenge her parents and want to stay away from Xie Linyang.
He gave Rong Rong a chance, so Rong Rong should be happy and excited!
However, that didn't happen.
Rong Rong seemed uninterested, as if Zhu Mingsi had not given her the opportunity for revenge she had been waiting for.
Rong Rong even felt like laughing.
"What's the difference between you and Xie Linyang? You're both traitors who overthrew the Great Sheng Dynasty. Actually, I think you're not even as good as Xie Linyang."
Rong Rong slowly stood up, her gaze towards Zhu Mingsi filled with disdain.
Zhu Mingsi's heart skipped a beat, a bad premonition rising within him.
He unconsciously held his breath, like a prisoner on an execution ground, waiting for the moment the knife would fall.
"You are a founding hero of the Great Sheng Dynasty. Do you think we have no enmity? Why should I cooperate with you?"
Xie Linyang can still become an emperor, but you're just a perpetual second-in-command, a complete waste!
Zhu Mingsi trembled violently, his face turned extremely pale, his temples throbbed wildly, and his gaze was more sinister than ever before.
His expression had never been so terrifying, not even when he was at his angrier.
But he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if a strong exterior concealed a fragile heart.
Zhu Mingsi's body was stiff and cold.
Rong Rong turned and walked towards the railing, gazing at the calm, still lake, and casually uttered, "Step back."
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