Chapter 67 Rebirth
Chi Zhao was a powerful minister, and many ordinary women from official families knew her, not to mention that these people were either officials or members of the royal family.
I've seen her at all sorts of banquets.
Therefore, as soon as she appeared, someone exclaimed, "Chiang!"
Chi Zhao lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on the man hiding behind her, tears welling up in his eyes.
The arrogant man opposite him panicked for a moment, forced a smile, and quickly walked over. "Why didn't you say anything when you came, Lord Chi? You were eavesdropping on us."
He blinked, his voice sounding almost like he was being coquettish.
It's no wonder he's like this. The prime minister is known in the capital for not being interested in men. Although he is extremely handsome, there has never been a proper man to serve him in his household. Many families in the capital with sons hope to marry their sons into the prime minister's household.
Even his father had considered it, but Chi Zhao refused several private invitations, so he had to give up.
Xu Yixing was somewhat disappointed by this.
The Prime Minister had no principal wife, concubines, or female offspring. She was also one of the most beautiful women in the capital, and naturally she was adored by the young men. Whenever a man saw her, he would feel shy and would tidy his appearance, afraid that she would see something inappropriate.
Chi Zhao's tone was slightly cold, and he nodded slightly, "It was just a ventilator; I didn't hear anything. What are you all doing here..."
Xu Yixing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that she hadn't heard anything, so she assumed she hadn't heard his extremely arrogant words either. She then temporarily skipped the last question and looked at the prince hiding behind Chi Zhao, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes.
With a forced smile, he said, "Why did Yanzhou end up behind Lord Chi? Lord Chi is an upright man who never gets close to unimportant men. You mustn't tarnish Lord Chi's good reputation."
As a prince, Chi Zhao should logically be a rank below him. However, Xu Yixing's words elevated her to a higher position while belittling the man behind her.
They have a very bad relationship.
Lin Yanzhou was already oblivious to everything else; his mind and eyes were filled only with the slender yet reliable figure in front of him, who always protected him from behind. A tear fell without warning, wetting his delicate face.
Xu Yixing panicked upon seeing this, fearing that he was going to complain to Chi Zhao and ruin their reputation. So he quickly spoke up before he could, saying, "Yanzhou ran away from the palace to see Lord Bai. I was just teaching him that a man should cherish his reputation and should not do such things, which would tarnish the reputation of others and make people ashamed. Prime Minister Chi, do you think what Xing'er said is right?"
Bai Wanruo felt slightly embarrassed when she heard her name called. She lowered her eyes and remained silent. She disliked people like Chi Zhao who manipulated power.
Even though the system originally had no emotions and didn't understand the intricacies of human relationships, it had already learned everything it needed to know by following its host through so many worlds. It almost instantly realized that the other party was talking badly about its male supporting character.
Angrily, the bee approached its host, pointing its paw at him. "Host, he must have been bullying the male supporting character just now! You should scold him!"
Chi Zhao gave him an impatient glance.
A faint force came from behind her; someone was tugging at her sleeve.
Seeing that Lin Yanzhou still hadn't come out, Xu Yixing became even more anxious. Forgetting his status and the need to maintain his image, he angrily said, "Yanzhou, I've tried to reason with you and appeal to your emotions, but why won't you listen? What kind of status does Prime Minister Chi have? Why do you have to drag her into your mistakes? Do you expect Prime Minister Chi to plead for you?"
Lin Yanzhou remained silent, slowly approaching her, and finally pressed his face against hers.
This clinginess surprised even Chi Zhao.
This was the first time she had met her husband, and he had been so close to her and so dependent on her, as if he had fallen in love with her at first sight.
But logically, shouldn't Yanzhou still like the female lead at this point?
It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense at all.
Chi Zhao was a little confused, but she subconsciously blocked the other party's hand that was reaching towards Yan Zhou.
Now it was Xu Yixing's turn to be dumbfounded. His face was not good, and he forced a smile. "Lord Chi, what do you mean? Yanzhou violated the palace rules by leaving the palace without permission, and I am going to send him back."
Chi Zhao looked at the man behind Xu Yixing, who looked somewhat nervous and kept tugging at Xu Yixing's sleeve, trying to stop him. After finding out who the man was, she slowly spoke, "Today is Lord Sun's birthday banquet. Why can the Third Prince come here, but the Seventh Prince cannot?"
She seemed to be intentionally favoring Lin Yanzhou.
This discovery made Xu Yixing grit her teeth, and she felt even more disgusted with her cousin who always pretended to be weak and was not liked by her aunt, the emperor.
"I... I told my father before I left."
Seeing that the battle had suddenly turned against him, Lin Wenxuan hurriedly said.
Chi Zhao nodded as if he understood, and asked, "So the Seventh Prince cannot leave the palace simply because he has no father?"
Everyone's expression changed, and even the female lead, Bai Wanruo, suddenly looked up, revealing a hint of disapproval as if she had just realized something. She had mostly agreed with the princess's accusation that the Seventh Prince had violated palace rules, but after Chi Zhao's words, she thought about it again. The Third Prince had not violated palace rules because he had a father, but the Seventh Prince had no father and was not favored. He could not see His Majesty, so how could he obtain a royal decree to leave the palace?
This makes her quite pitiful...
"I will speak to His Majesty about this matter. I believe the Third Prince will be able to come out, and with the Seventh Prince staying with the Third Prince, His Majesty will not be too angry."
Hearing the familiar protective tone, Lin Yanzhou's eyes welled up with tears, and he couldn't help but suddenly rush towards Chi Zhao in front of everyone, embracing her tightly.
Xu Yixing's voice was shrill with surprise, "Ah—Lin Yanzhou, what are you doing!"
Chi Zhao was also startled, wondering how he ended up hugging someone so suddenly. Had he become someone's substitute?
That won't do!
She frowned, tried to turn her body, and was about to say something when the other person moved as well.
He loosened his grip on her for a moment, then suddenly threw himself into her arms, and immediately began to sob, looking extremely aggrieved.
The system looked up at the sky guiltily, pretending that it didn't know what had happened.
Chi Zhao felt his clothes were soaked, and a warm, damp sensation emanated from his chest.
The other person's thin body trembled as they cried, and they even snuggled closer to her.
Then I hugged her tightly.
Lin Wenxuan's mouth dropped open in astonishment; he could hardly believe his eyes.
His younger brother, extremely proud, had fallen for the same woman as him, and even though it displeased their mother and father, he stubbornly refused to turn back. But today, however…
He threw himself into the arms of another woman.
The other party was a powerful minister who was deeply trusted by the Empress Dowager!
"Seventh Prince, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? May I have someone fetch a doctor for you?"
Perhaps it was because of Yan Zhou's obvious special treatment that Chi Zhao was no longer as cold towards him as she had been yesterday, and instead showed more gentleness.
She seemed even gentler than when they first met, a gentleness that one longed for.
Lin Yanzhou was reborn, reborn the night before he met his beloved.
The heartache of losing his wife still seemed to linger in his heart. He shed tears in grief for half the night, but the thought of seeing her again today forced him to hold back, and he even put on some makeup before going out.
Hearing his beloved's gentle voice, he could no longer hold back and pleaded, choking back tears, "Can you stay with me? It'll be over soon. Don't go. Please stay with me for a little while."
In his memory, Chi Zhao helped him today, then turned and left. It was several days before they met again.
How could the young prince, who had finally managed to see her again, bear it? He didn't want to be separated from his beloved for even a moment longer.
"Lin Yanzhou, you've gone mad! You're shameless, but Prime Minister Chi still has a reputation! Why should she accompany you? You have a bad reputation yourself, and now you're going to tarnish other people's reputations too!"
Xu Yixing was almost furious and reached out to pull Lin Yanzhou out, but Chi Zhao raised his hand to stop him.
In the heat of anger, people often lack restraint, and Chi Zhao was afraid that the person in her arms would get hurt from being pulled so roughly.
So he simply shielded him from the problem, then, without changing his expression, made up a reason and said gently, "Your Highness must have encountered some problem. If Your Highness is willing, you may speak with me about it. I am willing to help Your Highness resolve your troubles."
"Chi Xiang, what are you saying? He's just restless. He couldn't win Lord Bai's favor, so he tried to seduce you. How could you be bewitched by him!"
She was confused, but also felt pity. Whenever she saw Yanzhou shed tears, she couldn't help but feel pity for him.
Please stop crying, your little face is all stained.
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