Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Determination

Chapter 42

The sky gradually darkened. In the courtyard paved with bluestone, the camphor tree, which was as thick as a man's embrace, cast a long shadow, covering the glass windows of the wing room. The emperor was originally standing in the corner. Now there was no light, and he looked even darker.

Princess Jialan stared at him, thinking of that absurd time.

Although she was forced by the environment, Princess Jialan was naturally righteous when she became a nun, with a desperate momentum. But when she really arrived at the temple, she knew what it was like. The abbot of the nunnery got the instruction of the demon queen and was extremely harsh to her every day. Not only did she suffer insults, but she couldn't even fill her stomach.

Later, she accidentally learned that the abbot was going to poison her, so she had to escape from the nunnery to survive. As a weak woman with a beautiful appearance, it was naturally difficult for her to survive. She was almost in danger several times, but fortunately she met him. He was probably a son of a noble family, knowledgeable, elegant and romantic.

The two of them were in love, but she had had enough of the hard life.

When she learned from the villagers that the queen demon had been eliminated, she wanted to go back like crazy. She secretly planned to take a small amount of silver and sneak down the mountain while he was out.

At that time, the queen demon had been eliminated and the world was clear. Although she was afraid, she had the confidence to speak frankly about her identity. Although others were half-believing and half-doubting, they did not dare to be careless. You know, pretending to be a royal relative is a capital crime. Naturally, she was sent to the government, and happened to meet the emperor who returned to Beijing.

"Does your majesty regret it?"

The emperor stared and saw that Jialan looked particularly haggard and pitiful in the dark light because of her thinness, and he felt a little pity.

"But I have never regretted it."

The emperor was somewhat moved. To be honest, Princess Jialan had always been obedient to him without fighting or competing.

But what the emperor thought was obviously different from what Princess Jialan thought.

Princess Jialan still did not regret it until now, but what she did not regret was not her feelings for the emperor, but the fact that she had deceived the emperor. If it were not for the emperor, who would protect her and let her marry the prince safely with an unfaithful body?

"It's hard for you." The emperor finally stepped forward and hugged Princess Jialan.

Princess Jialan snuggled in the emperor's arms. He had a corrupt smell of a long-term patient. It was an indescribable smell that made people want to stay away from him, but she resisted it and showed a shy look in obedience.

"Tell me, how did he know?" Thinking of this, the emperor's face naturally became a little stiff.

“Your Majesty, there is no need to be so anxious.” Princess Jialan knew that the emperor was weak, so she comforted him. Seeing that the emperor’s expression eased a little, she said slowly, “Your Majesty, except for the wedding night, he has never slept in my room, and he has ignored Fucheng. He has grown up so big, and I have never held him once.”

When the emperor mentioned Fucheng, there was a different light in his eyes, as if he was distressed and forbearing. In the end, he couldn’t help asking, “Is he treating Fucheng like this?”

“It’s as if he doesn’t have this son. He is very cold. I have endured it all. After all, I was the one who let him down first. I thought that he would be sent to the palace soon. Even if he doesn’t like it, it doesn’t matter. But... He moved directly to the East Palace recently. The more I think about it, the more scared I am. “

The prince has been childless for many years. He has only this one child, and he is born to Princess Jialan, his childhood sweetheart. How can he not love him? This reaction was obviously based on what Princess Jialan said.

The room was quiet, very quiet. Princess Jialan understood the emperor's concerns. Fucheng was the eldest son of the prince. With the emperor's support, his position was naturally stable. But what if the prince didn't like him or had already suspected him? Waiting for the emperor to die, wouldn't the prince have the final say?

"Your Majesty, you can't ignore Fucheng."

"I can give up my own worthless life, but my poor Fucheng... was born with congenital deficiencies and suffered from illness. His original status was honored by the emperor, but he couldn't see the light all day long."

The emperor frowned, thinking of Fucheng's small ball, thin like him when he was a child, and felt more and more heartbroken.

But it was impossible for him to acknowledge this child, otherwise he would have been unable to bear it for these years. He always had to think about his own reputation in the future.

If people knew that he had occupied his niece's wife and gave birth to a son, not only would he become a laughing stock for future generations, but Fucheng would also be unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life because of his background.

But now that the prince had guessed it, what should he do?

Princess Jialan lowered her eyelids to cover her cold eyes. She felt guilty and wanted to live a good life with the prince. After all, the prince was her lover in her childhood. But the prince did not give her a way out and even kept thinking about Jiang.

"Go back first, I will think about it."

The emperor didn't know what to do and coaxed Princess Jialan.

Princess Jialan nodded obediently and said, "I will listen to your majesty."

This well-behaved demeanor made the emperor feel relieved. However, when he thought of this confusing matter, he felt like a tangled mess, which made him upset. It was really a wrong step, and all the steps were wrong.

***

Princess Jialan achieved her wish and was very satisfied, but she showed a solemn look when she left the palace. It seemed that the emperor really loved this nephew very much. Even at this point, he was still worried about him...

It didn't matter. When Fucheng entered the palace, the emperor would see him every day. With his son's extraordinary intelligence, the emperor's heart would tilt towards him sooner or later.

Thinking of this, she smiled for a while.

The carriage went east. It was only half an hour to return to the palace, but the driver saw that there was a funeral and asked the princess to take a detour for fear of bad luck.

Princess Jialan felt that this time was a bit long. She had been uneasy before, but now she was calm. Since you want to tear your face apart, then fight to the death. She had Fucheng as a trump card in her hand, so she was not afraid.

Unless she meets the biological father of the child...

Jia Lan shook her head. Perhaps because of the bad life she had with the prince in the past few years, that time seemed even more precious. That man was talented, handsome, and graceful. To be honest, it was not a grievance to commit herself to him, but she had had enough of the hard life.

She remembered that man said that he would not participate in the imperial examination, and thought that he would be an idle scholar for the rest of his life. The two of them would never meet again in this life.

As a result, he came back a little late. When he arrived at the palace, it was already dark.

What surprised her was that the prince actually came back.

Xu Bao lowered his head and said to Princess Jialan, "Your Highness, the prince wants you to come over."

Princess Jialan knew that she was being asked to ask about Jiang's matter, but she had already killed the person who did it. Without evidence, the prince could not find out anything. However, her steps were still a little weak. Finally, she remembered the emperor's friendly attitude towards her, and she suddenly felt confident. For the first time, she said firmly, "Fucheng is not feeling well today. I want to go see him first."

Xu Bao was surprised, and then he thought of the abnormality of the past two days. He actually had a bottom line in his heart. He stood in front of Princess Jialan, without moving, and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. His Highness will let you go."

Although his attitude looked respectful, his actions were particularly insistent.

Princess Jialan was shaking with anger. It was fine if the prince treated her coldly, but Xu Bao was a eunuch, so why?

Xu Bao felt that Princess Jialan's face suddenly turned bad, and she said to the nanny beside her, "This bastard is blocking my way. Why are you still standing there in a daze? Don't let anyone pull him away."

Nanny Qian tried to pull Xu Bao, but Xu Bao refused. The people behind him also came to stop them, and the two groups were deadlocked.

This noise attracted the attention of the princess. She had a headache, perhaps because she didn't sleep well, and she always felt dizzy. When she heard the noisy noise here, she was furious and pointed at Princess Jialan and said, "Virtually kind, gentle and dignified, you were the one I said at the beginning, why are you so ignorant now? The prince asked you to go for questioning, you should obey, you should know that you should obey your husband after you marry."

The princess' words made the princess feel ashamed and more angry. At this moment, she not only hated the prince, but also hated Princess Zhou.

She thought to herself, today is the day for you to kowtow to me.

The Crown Princess lowered her head, looking aggrieved, but the more the princess looked at Princess Jialan, the more dissatisfied she became, so she had to teach her a lesson.

Princess Jialan's eyes turned red from being scolded, and then she fainted in the eyes of Princess Zhou.

Princess Zhou was startled and immediately shouted, "Come quickly!"

The palace was busy. Madam Qian insisted on calling the imperial physician. Looking at the pale face of the Crown Princess and her overly weak appearance, the imperial physician only reminded, "Your Majesty is overthinking, and your body is weak and lacks blood. You should rest more and take supplements." So he wrote a prescription, which contained medicinal materials that were obviously nourishing.

Princess Zhou was soft-hearted after all. She frowned and said, "I don't know what you are thinking about all day. You have a good family background, you marry well, and you should live happily and coax the prince. You will have a good life in the future. But you have a gloomy face all day long. Not to mention that you focus on the prince, you don't care enough about Fucheng, and finally your body is like this." "

Okay, take your medicine well, and don't have such nonsense in the future."

After waiting for Princess Zhou to leave, Nanny Qian cried distressedly. While wiping the princess' face with a hot towel, she muttered, "Can't the princess see the prince's attitude towards you?" Then she changed the subject and looked at Princess Jialan who seemed to want to say something but stopped.

Princess Jialan has calmed down now. "Do you have something to say?"

"Your Majesty usually doesn't dare to call for help, why did you ask me to call the imperial physician today? Aren't you afraid that the old lady will know and worry?"

"No, I want everyone to know that I am not comfortable here."

Princess Jialan looked in the direction of the palace and muttered to herself.