Chapter 28: Meeting a Confidant by Chance (3)
"What could it be?"
"…Let him in!"
Zhao Ziheng, who was still sitting on the bed, quickly got up, put on his clothes, and came out from behind the screen with Zhao Ziyin. "Did your Majesty, King Zhao, sleep well last night?"
The handsome man who had just entered knocked on the door and met Zhao Ziheng coming out, so he greeted him. Behind him was an follower holding a wooden box in his hand.
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Excellency. I was drunk and behaved badly last night. Please forgive me."
"No, no, I am the same as King Zhao. It is rare to meet a bosom friend, so I drank a few more cups. I hope King Zhao will not be offended!"
"There--"
"I came here today with a gift for King Zhao. I hope King Zhao can forgive my impoliteness—"
The handsome man said this in front, and his followers came forward immediately.
"Gift?"
"Yes, although the current situation is not suitable, I believe that King Zhao will like this gift--"
As he spoke, the attendant opened the wooden box, and a human head immediately appeared in front of Zhao Ziheng and Zhao Ziyin.
"General Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the Royal City——"
Zhao Ziyin opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at the head of his former friend in the wooden box. "That's right, as the commander of the Royal City's defense army, he actually betrayed the current King of Zhao and joined the traitor King Ling to help the tyrant. I have specially ordered someone to cut off his head and send it to King Zhao. I hope you are satisfied--"
It was hard to say whether he was satisfied or not, but the betrayal of the King's City General did deal a heavy blow to Zhao Ziheng and his men. The current situation in the King's City was mostly due to his responsibility, and Zhao Ziheng felt really pleased that he could actually cut off the head of a criminal. The killing of the King's City General would surely greatly weaken the King's City's defense and cause panic, and it would be easy for someone to attack now.
"Your Excellency's actions are quite bold. Although he is a general of his country, he is also a criminal. For this reason, I will not pursue your actions -"
" Thank you so much!"
"I admire your approach very much. I wonder if interested in serving me?"
"Oh, King Zhao really loves to joke. I am very grateful for your kindness. However, even if he is a traitor, he can be killed by anyone. It is a fluke that I can chop off the head of the criminal. King Zhao should not take it to heart."
"You are so modest. Everyone knows that the place where General Chen is is heavily guarded. Even I dare not act rashly. I did not expect that you could not only escape without making a sound, but also escape unscathed. I am very optimistic about this!"
"How could that be? We just happened to take advantage of the opportunity. Compared with the King of Zhao's wisdom in forcing back the invasion of the border and his repeated victories, what I did is not worth mentioning."
It feels like the war of words between Zhao Ziheng and the handsome man is an act of modesty on both sides [Royal Palace].
——Zhonghe Hall——
"What do you want—"
"What do you mean, sister-in-law? What can I do? I just came to see you—"
The conversation between Lin Wei and Zhao Zixi was heard from the bedroom.
The only people in the room were Lin Wei, who had retreated to the side, and Zhao Zixi, who was approaching her. "I've heard that you set a trap in the [Zhengxuan Sect] to murder the emperor—"
"Oh? The news came out so quickly. I've clearly ordered you not to know. It seems like it's time to replace the people in Zhonghe Hall."
"It's none of their business. Do you think you can do such a big thing without being discovered? If you don't want others to know, you must not do it. You put me under house arrest in Zhonghe Hall, and then put Prime Minister Wang and my father under house arrest. Now you are trying to kill the emperor. How can you do this? The emperor has been very kind to you——"
Everyone knew that Lin Wei's bulging belly showed that she was pregnant. She was avoiding Zhao Zixi who was approaching her step by step. Zhao Zixi had come to her more often since Zhao Ziheng left. Although Lin Wei could not know everything about his recent actions, she had a general idea. It was when she found out that she was put under house arrest. Even though Zhao Zixi had not done anything to her yet, she was instinctively afraid of him.
"So what? Ever since he refused the marriage and then went back on his word and married the person I loved the most, I have no intention of letting him go—"
"What?"
Lin Wei was shocked by Zhao Zixi's sudden words. She had never even thought of it.
"Not only that, he has abandoned you time and again. Even when you were pregnant with his child, he still didn't come back to see you. I can't tolerate it anymore. Since he has the throne and women but doesn't know how to cherish them, why don't I inherit them and he can just live the life he wants? It would have been better if he didn't come back in the first place, so as to avoid coming to this point today—"
"Could it be that you——"
Lin Wei was speechless and looked at Zhao Zixi in astonishment.
"Hmph, there is nothing to hide now. I did this for you. He doesn't want you, but I do. He won't let you return to your freedom, so I will inherit the throne and give you everything you want—"
Zhao Zixi's words completely shocked Lin Wei. She had never thought that she would be the one who forced Zhao Guo into the current situation? Since she met Zhao Ziheng and his friends, Zhao Zixi had never expressed anything to her. Perhaps it was because she was only in love with Zhao Ziheng at the beginning. But she really didn't feel anything. Even though Zhao Zixi had visited her many times after Zhao Ziheng disappeared, and even though Zhao Ziheng was far away in the border, Zhao Zixi had come here many times. She never believed or thought that Zhao Zixi was interested in her.
Seeing Lin Wei standing there in a daze, and just as she happened to be leaning against the wall with no way to retreat, Zhao Zixi stepped forward and touched her face with his hand. This was the first time he did this and touched her...
"What do you think? I know how to cherish you better than my brother. If I get the throne, you will still be the queen, my queen——"
"Do you know what you are doing?"
Lin Wei didn't know if she was really fresh, so she ignored Zhao Zixi touching her. She just stared at him with a trembling voice and pale lips.
"Of course I know. I can't just sit there and watch a woman I love being toyed with and abandoned by someone else. I just want the woman I love to be happy. Isn't it okay to do this?"
Whether it is possible or not, it may not be convincing , but when it involves the interests of a country regardless of the consequences, it is no longer a question of whether it is possible or not. Lin Wei knows that her feelings belong to only one person, only to Zhao Ziheng, and she just wants to be with the person she loves. She has never thought that someone would take action for her regardless of the consequences.
"At the beginning, you and my brother loved each other, so I could only watch. Do you know how it feels to be a bystander for so long? You will never understand the feeling of being able to only watch the person you love in the arms of someone else. My brother once loved you so much. Even though he has changed, he still treats you well. I don't know what made my brother change, but it is precisely because of his change that I found the opportunity. Now I don't have to hide anything anymore. I will let you know that I love you more than he does and know how to cherish you more. I am the one who can give you happiness-"
Zhao Zixi's undisguised confession left Lin Wei stunned, because she didn't know what to say. Zhao Zixi made it so clear that this disaster was half caused by her. What qualifications did she have to criticize or blame others?
