Chapter 443: Conversation in Kunning Palace
Zhao Xiaofei was welcomed back to the capital by many officials, like the moon surrounded by stars.
However, Shen Yunying, who was sitting in the sedan chair, was nervous. She felt that this time when she returned to Beijing, she would face another crisis.
Arriving at Deshengmen, Princess Kunxing, now known as Empress Taiping, appeared. She was wearing a yellow robe and a nine-feathered crown, looking very majestic.
Zhao Xiaofei looked up and felt that Princess Kunxing had suddenly become more domineering today. Her eyes had also become sharper, less gentle than before.
The announcement has long been issued to the world, and Princess Kunxing has been elected as the empress by all parts of the country. Our emperor is admired by the world for his virtue and is unparalleled in both civil and military affairs. In order to save the Ming Dynasty from danger, he has cast aside worldly thoughts and ascended the throne as emperor.
"I, Prince Li Zhao Xiaofei, have fulfilled the emperor's order, suppressed the rebellion, recaptured Nanjing, dispersed the rebels, and captured Zheng Zhilong alive. I will now return the tiger talisman!" Zhao Xiaofei said these polite words, and then handed over the tiger talisman in his hand, which symbolized military power.
A guard took the tiger talisman from Zhao Xiaofei and handed it to the palace maid holding a tray behind her. The palace maid came to Princess Kunxing with the tray.
Princess Kunxing didn't even look at it. She nodded and said, "Prince Li, you have worked hard for the country and have made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion. I specially grant you the Golden Book. The title of prince will be hereditary and will last forever in the country!"
"I thank Your Majesty!" Zhao Xiaofei saluted.
At this point he thought to himself, "This time I have to bow to my own wife. This feels weird!"
After completing the ceremony and going through the procedures set by the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Xiaofei cursed all the female relatives of the officials of the Ministry of Rites in his heart.
The scene slowly ended with Zhao Xiaofei cursing in his heart. Zhao Xiaofei came to Kunning Palace, where he and Kunxing were the only ones.
Zhao Xiaofei also put down his princely airs and sat down on a chair with one foot resting on the back of another chair.
"I'm so tired. I didn't see Zhaoren when I came back. Where did she go?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"In the palace, I ask her to spend more time with me. When I'm alone and upset, I feel at ease knowing she's by my side," Kunxing said.
"Then quickly call someone to come over. We haven't seen her for a long time. We should all get together as a family." Zhao Xiaofei stood up and walked to Kunxing and said.
He was about to hug his empress wife with both hands, but Kunxing turned his head and looked at Zhao Xiaofei with a cold gaze and said, "You will be the prince of wealth and peace from now on. Don't come to the palace if you have nothing to do."
Hearing Kunxing's words, Zhao Xiaofei's hands froze in mid-air, not daring to embrace her. Then he sneered, "Huh! So you're not going to want your husband now that you're the empress? I can stay out of the palace, but you shouldn't stay there all the time either. Go back to your husband's residence except when you're attending court!"
"Zhao Xiaofei, you and I are husband and wife, and I don't want to make our relationship awkward. You be your prince, and I be my emperor, and we won't interfere with each other!" Kunxing said.
"Mind your own business? What does that mean? Are you trying to draw a clear line between you and me?" Zhao Xiaofei said with anger.
"Don't you know who you are? You're just a lustful man! I admit that you have made contributions to the Ming Dynasty, so I let you enjoy all the glory and wealth. But the fate of you and me as husband and wife ends here!" Kunxing said.
"Lustful? I admit that I should have discussed Jiang Xiaomei's matter with you. But Jiang Xiaomei alone shouldn't make you say that our fate ends here, right?" Zhao Xiaofei nodded and said.
"If she were just an ordinary woman, I wouldn't care. But through her, through what you did to Qin Baobao, I know that I married the wrong person. One is your legal wife over there, and the other is your childhood sweetheart over there. But look at what happened to them! One was imprisoned in Nanjing by you, and this time when you attacked Nanjing, you were so close to her, but have you ever seen her? You are really heartless!" Kunxing said.
When Zhao Xiaofei attacked Nanjing this time, Shi Lang's army found Qin Baobao.
After Zhao Xiaofei attacked Nanjing, Shi Lang told me that Qin Baobao was safe, but Zhao Xiaofei just said, "I know."
Qin Baobao was originally learning skills in Mount Emei, but Zhao Xiaofei assigned a task to Emei, asking them to send someone to sneak into Nanjing and cooperate with the internal security to gather information.
Qin Baobao was sent by Emei to come to Nanjing with other sisters. This matter is quite strange. Logically, why would someone from Emei send her out? But the fact is that this is the case, and there is something strange here.
"What nonsense! How could I have imprisoned her? She was sent by the Emei Sect to gather intelligence!" Zhao Xiaofei explained.
"Oh! I see. Nanjing is so dangerous, yet you sent the woman who once loved you to die. You are so heartless!" Kun Xing said coldly.
This was a difficult question to answer. He couldn't explain it clearly. Being considered heartless and ungrateful by his own queen, he had no way to defend himself. So Zhao Xiaofei said, "I will investigate this matter later, but I am definitely not a heartless person. If I were heartless, how could the Ming Dynasty be what it is today? I could have just walked away! If I were heartless, how could I have returned to save you during the Jiashen Rebellion? Am I the one who is heartless, or are you?"
Kunxing turned her head away and ignored him. Zhao Xiaofei walked over to her, put his hands on her shoulders, turned her body around and looked at Kunxing.
"Are you really doing this for the Ming Dynasty? Or are you taking a gamble for your own wealth and glory?" Kunxing said to Zhao Xiaofei.
"Wealth and glory? Even if I don't have the status I have today, with everything I got from the Ming Dynasty, it is enough for me to enjoy enough glory there. If I were really ruthless, I could just abandon you and run away and never come back." Zhao Xiaofei suddenly understood when he said this. There was something wrong with Jiang Xiaomie, otherwise Kunxing would not have treated him like this.
"What did Jiang Xiaomei say to you?" Zhao Xiaofei suddenly asked.
"No, I have my own judgment!" Kunxing said stubbornly.
At this point, she was somewhat persuaded, but she was still in denial. Zhao Xiaofei had done something wrong, but he hadn't done anything excessive to Daming or to them.
Just then a figure walked in. When she saw Zhao Xiaofei, she shouted, "Husband, leave quickly! Sister is going to kill you!"
Zhao Xiaofei's eyes widened when he heard this. The person who came was none other than Princess Zhaoren. He couldn't believe that Kunxing actually wanted to kill him.
Zhaoren threw herself into Zhao Xiaofei's arms and cried, while Zhao Xiaofei looked into Kunxing's eyes, trying to see the answer from her eyes.
"No! How could I kill him? When did I say I wanted to kill him? No matter how bad he is, he is still my husband and the father of my child!" Kunxing asked loudly.
"No! You have been planning to kill him for a long time! You only have the throne in your eyes!" Zhaoren said hysterically.
Kunxing's eyes were filled with surprise and grievance of being misunderstood. She said, "I never thought of hurting him. I just wanted him to hand over his military power and let him be a peaceful prince!"
"He must die!"
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