Chapter 012 Misunderstanding Cleared
She was originally a young palace maid. When Zong Zhengxiao was in power, she once made a mistake and was nearly beaten to death. It was Zong Zhengxiao who passed by and saved her life.
Lu'e regards Zong Zheng Xiao as her benefactor and firmly believes that he is the best emperor of all time. As a die-hard fan of Zong Zheng Xiao, she almost cried her eyes out when Zong Zheng Xiao died.
After Zong Zheng Lianqi ascended the throne, he was seen as a waste, unable to manage the country, and reluctant to execute the princess of the previous dynasty who was the source of the chaos, which almost chilled the hearts of loyal ministers.
Lu'e hated the two men to the extreme and tried to kill them several times.
Several important plots in the novel are driven forward by Lu'e.
Because of her status as the protagonist, Lu'e's assassination plans failed every time. Finally, she was discovered poisoning Su Wan'er. Zong Zheng Lianqi wanted to kill her, but she scolded both of them and then hit her head against a pillar and died.
At the end of the novel, the hero and heroine escape with their family and travel around the world, while the hero passes the throne to his younger brother.
The younger brother, who was forced to take over the broken stall, spent more than ten years finally bringing peace and stability to the country, but he died young due to overwork.
Rong Yin was told by her deskmate that many readers were scolding the male and female protagonists, thinking that Lu'e was their substitute. Plus, Lu'e's name sounds like "daughter", so the fans affectionately called her "daughter".
The original novel was too long, and Rong Yin read it almost at a glance. He only understood the general plot and did not remember many details.
If it weren't for Lu'e's special name and his deskmate often talking to him about this character, he would have forgotten everything about her after so many years.
If Lu'e is like this, let alone the male and female protagonists, and the founding emperor Zong Zhengxiao who was only mentioned a few sentences in the background of the story.
As for the mermaid, in the middle part of the novel, Lu'e recalled that King Jing had given a mermaid to Zong Zhengxiao, but the mermaid died as soon as she arrived in the capital.
Zong Zhengxiao was furious about this and killed the official who came to deliver the mermaid and gave poisoned wine to King Jing.
The plot, which was only briefly mentioned in the book, took a completely different turn because of Rong Yin's arrival.
At this moment, Rong Yin recalled all the contents of the novel in his dream, and he realized that he did not simply travel to an ancient time and space, but entered a novel he had read.
Rong Yin wanted to look up to the sky and ask: God! Are you rewarding me or playing a trick on me?
Rong Yin didn't know how to describe her current mood. It was like peeling an onion. You thought you had reached the last layer, but when you peeled it again, you saw that there were actually several more layers.
Probably because of a restless sleep, Rong Yin woke up early the next day, but Zong Zheng Xiao had already left.
Rong Yin's mind was in a mess. He had no mood to play with toys or eat. The palace maid who was in charge of taking care of him was so scared that she thought he was sick and hurriedly reported it to Si Xi, who in turn told Zong Zheng Xiao.
After the court session, Zong Zheng Xiao rushed over after hearing the news. When he saw Rong Yin, before he had time to ask anything, he heard Rong Yin calling him in his heart: Zong Zheng Xiao.
Zong Zheng Xiao stopped abruptly, and for a moment he thought he was hallucinating. How could the little mermaid know his name?
Rong Yin floated in the bathtub, looking up at Zong Zheng Xiao who was standing not far from him, as if he was seeing him for the first time, examining him carefully from his hair to the pattern on the soles of his boots.
The characters who originally existed only in the text suddenly appeared before his eyes vividly, and they spent such a long time together.
This feeling is indescribably wonderful.
Seeing that Zong Zheng Xiao didn't move, Rong Yin took the initiative to swim over, came ashore and stood in front of Zong Zheng Xiao.
The two of them stared into each other's eyes, as if they wanted to see into each other's heart, but Rong Yin didn't know that Zong Zheng Xiao had already seen through most of his heart.
At this time, Zong Zhengxiao heard Rong Yin talking in his heart again: Can the evil emperor really only live for five years? Will the ending change because of my arrival? After all, the merman and I should have died more than a month ago, but now we are still living together in such a special way.
Rong Yin's words contained so much information that Zong Zhengxiao's brain almost stopped processing.
What does it mean that he can only live for five years? What does it mean that his arrival may change the ending? And what does "I and the Mermaid" mean? Isn't he a Mermaid?
Zong Zheng Xiao was eager to know the truth, but he couldn't find a way to ask the little mermaid, because he didn't even know what kind of existence the little mermaid was.
A long time passed and neither of them moved, as if they were playing a game of one, two, three, wooden figures. Si Xi followed behind and felt that the atmosphere was very strange, but he didn't know what was strange or how to break the deadlock.
"Gu~" A sound suddenly rang out in the quiet hall.
Rong Yin didn’t eat enough last night and hadn’t had a drop of water this morning, so her stomach was unhappy.
Rong Yin put her hand on her stomach, feeling a little disappointed: Why are you yelling at this time?
Zong Zhengxiao also came back to his senses at the sound and realized that he had been thinking too complicatedly.
Look at this noisy appearance, it’s the little mermaid he knows.
Zong Zhengxiao quickly relaxed. No matter where the little mermaid came from, whether she was a human, a ghost or a monster, he believed in his own judgment and knew that the little mermaid was definitely not a bad person.
"Si Xi, serve the meal." Zong Zheng Xiao said, and pulled Rong Yin towards the dining table.
Not only Rong Yin was hungry due to her bad mood, Zong Zhengxiao also hadn't eaten much from last night till this morning. However, he ignored his hunger because he was thinking too much.
After the food came, Zong Zhengxiao wanted to feed Rong Yin first, but Rong Yin shook his head to refuse, pointing at the food and then at Zong Zhengxiao, meaning that he should eat first.
Zong Zhengxiao didn't want to have any more unpleasantness with Rong Yin, so he agreed. While he was eating, Rong Yin held the bowl and drank the soup first.
In fact, he could also let the palace maids feed Rong Yin, but Zong Zhengxiao was not willing to do that. Unless he had no other choice like last night, Zong Zhengxiao still preferred to do it himself.
After he had eaten his fill, Zong Zhengxiao began to feed Rong Yin sashimi as usual, but when the two faced each other again, the scene of last night reappeared in their minds.
Rong Yin was bold enough to act willful last night and deliberately slept far away from Zong Zhengxiao's bed. He thought that Zong Zhengxiao would force him to go back to the slope after he came back, but he didn't expect that Zong Zhengxiao didn't care about him at all.
This made Rong Yin feel at a loss. If she had not been shocked by the fact that she had crossed into a book, she would have just "reconciled" with Zong Zheng Xiao. Maybe she would still be feeling awkward right now.
Zong Zhengxiao was also feeling uneasy at the moment. Last night, he had inadvertently ignored the little mermaid because of his guess. It was his fault after all. But now the little mermaid was still calm and letting him feed her obediently, which showed that the little mermaid was much more generous than him.
While Rong Yin was eating the fish fillet, Zong Zhengxiao said casually, "I left in such a hurry last night that I didn't even have time to say goodbye to you. I won't do that next time."