"This is his fate, you should know that!" Emperor Huiwu still had a smile on his face, but the cold glint in his eyes was chilling.
Princess Duanyang pursed her lips, somewhat nervously, and after a while said, "But Your Majesty, you clearly have so many princes..."
Why do you think the seventh brother would treat the second brother this way?
"this……"
"Because he's already on the side of the enemy. Among my sons, many are mediocre, and only a few are slightly outstanding, but they're not qualified enough. This incident has ruined three more..."
Emperor Huiwu had a headache.
He didn't consider himself stupid, so why was it that out of all the sons he had, not one of them satisfied him from beginning to end?
Princess Duanyang pretended not to know who the third one was, and stubbornly replied, "Chen Yi is different..."
Having been reborn, she knew who her brother was referring to, and that among his sons, few were truly talented.
But Chenyi is not a prince.
Chen Yi is just the emperor's nephew. She doesn't want Chen Yi to become a target or a whetstone for the future crown prince!
"Dragon Boat Festival, some things are destined."
Emperor Huiwu was running out of patience.
Princess Duanyang felt utterly powerless.
What use would it be if I were to live another life?
Doesn't that still prevent others from exploiting Chenyi?
"...Your Majesty, I understand. I will take my leave now."
Princess Duanyang did not read the family letter.
She had already made up her mind to go to the South China Sea coast herself, so there was no need for this letter home, as it was still unbearable to read.
"Your Majesty, would you like to go for a walk to clear your mind?"
Zhou Ruhai was quite perceptive.
Seeing that Emperor Huiwu was in a bad mood, he stepped forward and made a suggestion.
Emperor Huiwu nodded and had them carried out so they could walk around casually.
As the summer breeze blew by, Emperor Huiwu suddenly said, "Go to the horse training ground."
This kind of thing, riding a horse, must be very comfortable.
"yes."
A few days ago, several fine horses were delivered from outside, horses that Emperor Huiwu had not yet seen.
Unexpectedly, when Emperor Huiwu arrived at the horse training ground, he saw Consort Rong standing there with a group of palace maids and eunuchs. There were sounds of horses neighing in the courtyard, as if someone was training the horses.
Seeing Emperor Huiwu's expression, Zhou Ruhai immediately stopped his subordinates from making the announcement.
Under the azure sky, horses neighed, and a woman dressed in fiery red riding attire rode in on a flying swallow!
The woman's face was not exceptionally beautiful, but her confident and proud smile while riding on horseback, her determined gaze, and her superb skills were remarkable!
They're all so captivating!
After galloping around in countless circles, the wild horse finally stopped its restless hooves and came to a quiet stop.
"Amazing!"
"Young lady, you're amazing!"
Consort Rong then stepped forward and had a glass of watermelon juice brought to her, handing it to her and saying, "You silly girl, my heart is about to jump out of my chest just looking at you. Why would a young lady like this?"
"Conquering! You've conquered such a spirited horse; you wouldn't understand the thrill, cousin. Perhaps..."
The young woman, addressed as "Cousin," was drenched in sweat, but her eyes shone brightly as she smiled radiantly in Emperor Huiwu's direction, a smile that was somewhat arrogant:
"Perhaps His Majesty can understand!"
"His Majesty?"
Consort Rong subconsciously turned around and was startled when she saw Emperor Huiwu. She was clearly frightened and immediately pulled her cousin to bow to Emperor Huiwu.
Emperor Huiwu was not obsessed with women.
Over the years, he has married all the women in the harem according to the rules, and he has been very self-disciplined, never showing any particular favoritism.
However, the women who were married according to the rules all seemed to be different, as if they were all cut from the same mold.
Seeing the woman who had just trained the horses, so vibrant and beautiful, Emperor Huiwu's heart was moved.
"Get up." Emperor Huiwu glanced at Consort Rong.
Consort Rong understood and immediately introduced, "Your Majesty, this is my cousin from my maternal family, Han Zitong."
"Your cousin?"
Emperor Huiwu was taken aback.
Consort Rong nodded: "She is the daughter of the late Scholar Han."
Several years ago, a wrongful conviction occurred in the imperial court.
Han Xueshi was wrongly accused, and his whole family was exiled.
On the way to exile, Han Xueshi and his wife died of illness. Although their two sons arrived at their place of exile, they were beaten to death a year later for some reason.
In the entire family, only Han Zitong remains as a bloodline.
At the end of last year, someone found evidence to exonerate Han Xueshi, but unfortunately Han Xueshi had already died, leaving behind only a daughter.
For this reason, Emperor Huiwu punished many people and also regretted the death of Scholar Han, thus remembering it.
"So she's Scholar Han's daughter."
Emperor Huiwu nodded, asked no further questions, and turned to leave.
Han Zitong watched Emperor Huiwu's departing figure, a flame flickering in her eyes.
"Zitong, you wouldn't be thinking of becoming His Majesty's woman, would you? Keep those thoughts to yourself! The palace is a man-eating cage!"
Consort Rong was more than ten years older than Han Zitong. Although they were cousins, Consort Rong treated her cousin like a daughter.
No matter how much she loved her, Consort Rong would not allow her cousin to enter the palace.
She knew all too well how cold it was inside the palace.
“Cousin, the palace may be a cannibalistic cage for you, but it may not be for me!” Han Zitong said ambitiously.
She believed she wouldn't be devoured by this palace!
"you!"
“Cousin, wouldn’t it be a good thing for you if I went to the palace? At least I could help you, and you’d have one more person to help you with Xiao Qi’s matter.”
Han Zitong clung to her cousin's arm, saying kind words.
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