Chapter 222: The Princess's Ambition
Just as the two brothers were discussing something, Princess Kunxing suddenly walked in. She looked at Zhao Xiaofei seriously and said, "Husband! Let's go to your place together. I want to know what the original history was like."
"No need to go! I have a history book here! Take it and read it!" Zhao Xiaofei took out a history of the Southern Ming Dynasty and handed it to Princess Kunxing. Princess Kunxing opened the first page and basically couldn't understand it.
Zhao Xiaokun glanced at his brother, realizing he had told the princess the truth. Actually, they didn't care anymore. What difference would it make if he told them the truth? Who could do anything to them? It was just that Zhao Xiaokun couldn't tell the truth to Liu Rushi. Because of him, Qian Qianyi had lost his life prematurely.
Princess Kunxing closed the book and said, "Husband! I don't understand! Explain it to me!"
Zhao Xiaofei then took out a book with traditional Chinese characters and explained that it was read from left to right. Princess Kunxing took the book back to her room. She didn't even have the mood to read the child, so she asked her nanny to look after her. She went to read the book herself, using the traditional Chinese characters.
After finishing the brief introduction to the Southern Ming Dynasty, Princess Kunxing couldn't stop crying. Such was her fate. If her husband hadn't traveled through time and space four hundred years ago to meet her, she might have ended up like the people in history books, a puppet in someone else's hands, ultimately dying of depression. She didn't even have any descendants, but today, she has a husband, children, and her own status. All of this was given to her by Zhao Xiaofei. Although he didn't save his father, what he did today was enough!
But the future of history was in her own hands. She raised her head to the heavens and silently swore: "Since Heaven has given me Zhao Xiaofei and allowed me to live again, I will resolutely never let the Ming Dynasty fall to the hands of the Jianlu, nor will I let the Ming Dynasty occupy only half of its territory." She wanted everyone to admire the Ming Dynasty, and she would protect the Ming Dynasty.
Putting down the book, she sent Liu Gongzheng to tell Zhao Xiaofei to come to her room. After Zhao Xiaofei finished discussing things with his elder brother, he smiled when he received the message from Liu Gongzheng. What happened to this princess? She was always free to go wherever she wanted in the palace, but today it seemed like she was back at the prince consort's residence. Why did Liu Gongzheng send a message again?
Arriving at the princess's room, Zhao Xiaofei was startled to see her sitting there in her formal wedding attire. "What's going on? What's wrong with you?" she asked. Suddenly, Zhao Xiaofei had a bad feeling. Had he told the truth and the princess no longer cared about him? Was she saying goodbye?
Princess Kunxing, Zhu Mianzhu, stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Xiaofei. Zhao Xiaofei hurried to help her, saying, "Princess, there's no need for this! We're husband and wife, why do we need such a grand ceremony? Get up!"
"No! My husband! Let me complete the ceremony! You must accept it! If you don't accept it, I will never rest in peace!" Princess Kunxing Zhu Mianzhu said and bowed down.
Zhao Xiaofei stood there, feeling incredibly awkward. How could a wife ever give such a formal ceremony to her husband? He felt incredibly awkward! You wouldn't accept it, would you? The princess even used her airs and dignity to pressure him.
After watching the princess finish her ceremony, Zhao Xiaofei quickly helped Princess Kunxing Zhu Mianzhu up. Princess Kunxing Zhu Mianzhu stood up and said, "My husband! This is the first ceremony. Thank you for saving my life! Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today! Without you, I might have become a victim and died of depression!" After saying this, she was about to perform another ceremony.
Zhao Xiaofei quickly walked over to save Princess Kunxing and said, "My wife! What are you doing? We are husband and wife, why are you doing this? Are you going to leave me? Is it because I concealed my identity? Or because I didn't save your father?"
"No!" Princess Kunxing cried, tears streaming down her face. Her makeup was stained by tears, and she felt a little melancholy. "How could I blame my husband? Without you, I wouldn't exist! This second bow is to thank you for saving my life on behalf of my entire family! Without you, Cijiong wouldn't be where he is today. This is my thanks on behalf of my father! You must accept this too!" She pushed Zhao Xiaofei aside and bowed once more.
Zhao Xiaofei could only watch Princess Kunxing Zhu Mianzhu pay her respects to him again. Zhao Xiaofei said helplessly: "My wife! Why are you doing this? You and I are husband and wife as one. How can I watch you fall into an abyss from which there is no escape? Your family is my family, my family. How can I stand by and watch you die? What's the point of this ceremony?" Zhao Xiaofei really didn't understand Princess Kunxing's thinking.
"Husband! People say that husband and wife are like birds of the same forest, but they fly away separately when disaster strikes. How many people are like you, who do what they know is impossible? Most people flee separately, or even abandon each other for their lives. You said that you saved the Ming Dynasty for me, so as a princess of the Ming Dynasty, I should respect you with state etiquette!" Princess Kunxing Zhu Mianzhu said.
"Alright! I'll accept your gift! Change your clothes and we can talk!" Zhao Xiaofei coaxed Zhu Mianchu to change her clothes. He originally thought that Zhu Mianchu would be angry because she had concealed her background from him, but he didn't expect to receive such a big gift in return. Is it necessary for the couple?
Princess Kunxing changed into casual clothes and walked over, gently wrapping her arms around Zhao Xiaofei. She felt so safe and secure! Zhu Mianzhu had an idea in mind: she wanted to keep Zhao Xiaofei firmly in her husband's heart. In the past, besides being jealous, she had basically done nothing else. Even when she learned horseback riding and archery, it was because Li Sihong knew how, and she didn't want to be outdone. Now, she wanted Zhao Xiaofei not only to be her man, but also to be the man of the Zhu family. Because the Ming Dynasty couldn't do without him!
Ever since the emperor sneaked out last time, the palace had been tightening its patrols. Almost every guard had been replaced. She was always worried that some of the original guards were Zhao Xiaofei's men, so she took advantage of the emperor's escape to replace everyone inside and outside the palace who she felt untrustworthy.
Seeing that neither the ministers nor Zhao Xiaofei objected, Empress Dowager Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. She had always been plagued by a paranoid feeling that some unscrupulous people were out to harm her. She was always afraid that Zhao Xiaofei would force her son to abdicate, or that the ministers would drive her and her son off the throne and imprison them.
Zhu Cijiong was now being forced to study by several great scholars, writing and reading every day. He had almost no time to play. Zhao Xiaofei felt that being in prison was no different from being in prison. The only difference was that the palace was just a larger cell for Zhu Cijiong.
When Princess Zhaoren returned, she was punished by being forced to kneel on the ground for a long time and copy the rules and regulations for women. Empress Dowager Zhou also sent several new nurses to teach her about etiquette and manners every day, causing Princess Zhaoren to often wake up crying in the middle of the night.
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