Zhang Ru didn't let him say it. No matter what it was, she felt it would be a difficult situation.
After so many years of living together, he usually seems like a good king. If something goes wrong, it is not impossible for him to send the Yulin Guards to rescue the person.
Back then, he had snatched Zhang Ru away just like that. When Zhang Ru was still in the boudoir, she and her mother went to visit the Duke of Rong's mansion at the invitation of Madam Handan. Unexpectedly, they found that another prince, Xuanyuan Yu, was also there.
When Xuanyuan Hao heard the news, he took the guards from his own mansion without saying a word, followed by his three fierce younger brothers. The current Prince of Qing, Prince of Yu, and Duke of Xiangguo also brought the guards from their respective mansions. The four of them plus the guards from the four mansions went to the Duke of Rong's mansion to snatch people away.
On the way, they met the Jingzhao Yin inspection team who were there for some unknown reason. Xuanyuan Hao deceived them and asked them to follow him to the Rongguo Mansion to catch a thief.
Duke Rong was a civil servant, and he thought his property was being raided, and he was frightened out of his wits.
Xuanyuan Hao prepared a sedan chair for Zhang Ru's mother. He pulled Zhang Ru over, held her in his arms, and jumped on the horse together.
Xuanyuan Yu was so angry that he pointed at his brother and said nothing for a long time. Xuanyuan Hao immediately bowed and said, "Brother, you have figured out how to report me. I will accept it."
He took Zhang Ru with him and rode away on horseback.
Of course, the next day, the four people plus the unlucky Jingzhao Yin were all called in by old man Xuanyuan and each of them was beaten with a stick.
After the beating, Jingzhao Yin, who had always been a loyal minister, found that no one believed that his inspection team had been deceived. Those who went to rob people were all Xuanyuan Hao's die-hard supporters. How could he not be one?
So, he closed his eyes, and that was it from then on.
The brothers who were beaten to the point of limping, for many years now, have always been proud of this incident: "We rescued our sister-in-law!"
Zhang Ru didn't care what Xuanyuan Hao wanted Wang Daxixi to say, so she decided to stop him first.
She smiled and dismissed the palace maids, and personally fastened the buttons and waist belt for her husband, saying softly: "Now my husband is the king of the world, a king, and also a brother. The Duke of Xiangguo is a minister, but I have heard him call me sister-in-law for many years. Although the quarrel between my brother and his wife is a bit out of line, let me go and see what is going on."
While straightening Xuanyuan Hao's crown and tying his belt, she continued softly, "My husband's words are as good as gold. Why bother getting involved in such matters? There are so many important things waiting for you. If I can't handle it, I will come back and ask for your permission."
Zhang Ru's appearance was originally top-notch among the noble ladies in Kyoto, but after accompanying Xuanyuan Hao for a long time, she gradually adopted the demeanor of a little girl.
Before marriage, she was the "sister-in-law" of a bunch of younger brothers, then became the princess consort and the empress, and the situation around her was complicated. Even now that the world has just been settled, there is still a lot to do...
Xuanyuan Hao looked down at her. Today she was not dressed in her usual old-fashioned and solemn attire. She was wearing an autumn blue long dress with a light yellow collar and a circle of snow-white mink fur, which made her black hair and snow-white skin even more beautiful. On her head was a golden phoenix made of pearls. She looked like a daffodil, graceful, delicate and charming, and also dazzling.
It had been a long time since he had seen his wife so gentle and considerate. Xuanyuan Hao felt very happy. In a moment of emotion, he put his arm around her waist, giving her a firm grip. With his other hand, he lifted her face and said with a smile, "I will listen to the Queen."
Zhang Ru embraced Xuanyuan Hao and buried her head in his chest: "Husband..."
Xuanyuan Hao lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "You're already the queen, yet you still act like a spoiled child." Although he said that, he actually hugged her with both hands.
Zhang Ru said, "My husband is the king of the world, so naturally I should be the queen. If my husband is a hunter or a farmer, I would be a hunter's wife or a farmer's wife. Then my husband is my husband alone. If I think this way, it's worth it not to be the queen."
Xuanyuan Hao raised his head and laughed: "Are you dissatisfied with Lian being too busy in the court and neglecting the Queen?" He whispered in her ear: "Didn't Lian work hard enough last night?"
Zhang Ru's face suddenly flushed. This frivolous bastard, last night was last night, but this morning, when the servants reported the incident of kneeling as punishment at the Duke of Xiangguo's mansion, he urged me to go and take a look.
Zhang Ru had already made plans when she saw Ye Zhou at the winter banquet the previous day, just as she had dreamed. He had come with his concubine, Tang. Now, her face flushed. "Your Majesty, please go to court. Your Majesty is a wise ruler. I dare not hinder you again." She knelt and bowed to see him off.
After Xuanyuan Hao left, she called the palace maids and said, "Change your clothes and comb your hair." The maids were puzzled. The queen looked so beautiful in this outfit, why did she change back to her usual style?
In the dream, Huang Mengling wanted to wear a phoenix robe and the empress's attire the most. But Zhang Ru died, and she didn't get to wear it.
Zhang Ru thought for a moment and chose a nine-phoenix skirt. It wasn't a formal palace dress, but while it was gorgeous, it was lighter than a palace dress. She also picked out two hairpins with eastern and southern pearls. The designs were simple, but the beads were too large for an ordinary person to wear.
Sure enough, when Huang Mengling saw her outfit, jealousy flashed across her eyes. She had no shortage of good clothes and good materials, and this brocade was nothing special, but once it was embroidered with the Nine Phoenix pattern, she couldn't wear it.
The two hairpins that Zhang Ru inserted diagonally were simple, but the size of the pearls was only available to the royal family.
Huang Mengling couldn't help but think of the time when her aunt had just been appointed as the legitimate wife, managing the household expenses and receiving the entire dowry from the former wife. She, too, had become the legitimate daughter, and so she happily took the banknotes and went to the shop to ask for pearls the size of a baby's fist. The waiter was terrified, saying, "You dare to buy, but we dare not sell." Not only that, but the shopkeeper even "gave" them away. After being ridiculed, she realized that pearls of that size were tribute pearls, used only by the royal family. Of course, there were also some that were given as royal gifts, but those who received gifts would not trade them.
Something that she couldn't buy with money was now casually worn on Zhang Ru's head.
Zhang Ru looked at the hatred she had concealed and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. It would have been fine if she was blind in her dreams, but now it seems that she was blind before as well.
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