Deep in the Peach Blossom
Mo Ruo was completely sober now.
Ignoring the tea on his face, he asked anxiously with a solemn expression.
"There's no room for negotiation?"
His temperament was completely different from Jing Rong's. It was impossible for him to remain calm and unperturbed at this moment. If he was the one who heard the news today, he would have flipped the table in anger.
Who cares about the emperor, the ministers, and the ministers?!
It's the relationship between father and son!
Jing Rong shook his head and earnestly said, "No one can go against Imperial Father's decision. You know my Imperial Father's temperament. He has always been like this. Moreover, the Emperor's words carry enormous weight. It's too difficult for him to reject his own edict. "
He sighed in silence.
Mo Ruo clenched his fists. His heart was filled with anger, and the alcohol in his throat was washed away.
He felt angry, but at the same time, he showed an expression of extreme regret.
He said to Jing Rong, "What about you? Are you really going to watch Kong Yu marry that Old Jiang Wang? Even if you don't like her, shouldn't you fight for her? After all, we grew up together. "
He deliberately emphasized this point.
In return, Jing Rong's expression remained unchanged.
He still had a straight face, but his tone became slightly heavier. "Do you think I didn't work hard? These past two days, I've begged Imperial Father countless times in the palace, asking him to reconsider. Do you know that if I wasn't his son, I would have already been pushed to the Meridian Gate and beheaded? "
Ugh!
Of course, these words were not just empty words.
Indeed, in the past two days, he visited Fuyang Hall many times, hoping that the Emperor would change his mind and find another way. Unfortunately, the Emperor seemed to be drunk on Concubine Xiao's pillow.
Listening to Concubine Xiao say 'Kong Yu is the best candidate' every night, it was probably a subtle influence.
In addition, this matter was really bothering him, so he simply slammed the table and decided on this matter.
An imperial edict was issued, conferring Kong Yu the title of Princess Huiwen and marrying her to Qujiang.
Once the imperial edict was issued the next day, it would be a foregone conclusion.
Even if Kong Yu was unwilling, there was nothing she could do.
She could only blame Empress Xuanshu's death seven years ago, making her unable to protect her beloved niece.
She could only blame herself for having a great mother who gave her advice and sheltered her from hardships.
Mo Ruo was a playboy. Although he seemed to have a life of love affairs and was a romantic, in the end, Kong Yu was his friend.
Who wouldn't help their friends?
He was burning with anxiety. "Kong Yu only has you in her heart. How can she be willing to marry Qujiang?"
Jing Rong slightly lowered his head. His deep eyes were filled with helplessness.
"I know. I know that she doesn't want to marry. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't have waited until now to be unmarried, and father would have sent her to Qujiang."
Yes, he felt extremely guilty!
If he hadn't taken Kong Yu's' Princess Rong 'as a joke and didn't make a clear statement, she wouldn't have been held up.
It was his fault!
He admitted it!
There was no need to hide!
Mo Ruo stood up straight. His clenched fists slammed heavily on the table. His peach blossom face was filled with the protective desire of a man towards a woman.
"I'm going to the Kong Residence to see her!"
He broke into a run and prepared to leave!
Jing Rong immediately stopped her. "She has already entered the palace."
"What?" Jing Rong abruptly turned around.
"Imperial Father has already summoned her to the palace."
…
Two hours ago, the Emperor's imperial edict arrived at the Kong Residence.
Madame Kong was knocking on a wooden fish in the temple hall. She smoked the incense and held a string of 99 Buddhist prayer beads in her hand.
Madame Kong only responded after the old servant outside reported to her three times.
She looked at the Buddha statue in the temple hall and said, "Let it be!"
These three words came out from inside, causing the old servant's heart to clench.
When she passed on Madame Kong's message to Kong Yu, she thought she would burst into tears and blame her mother for not helping her.
Who would have thought that she wouldn't make a fuss!
Wouldn't cry!
Wouldn't speak!
Instead, she faced the bronze mirror and changed into a new set of clothes and put on a mink chan makeup.
During this time, the corners of her mouth curved into a faint smile. However, that smile made people feel extremely bitter.
At this moment, inside the carriage, the smile on Kong Yu's face never disappeared.
Did she accept it?
Was she willing to marry to Qujiang?
Didn't she wholeheartedly wait for Jing Rong to become his Princess Rong?
She opened the window curtain. In about half an hour, they would arrive at the palace gate.
Spring had arrived. On the street outside, there was a peach blossom tree some distance away. The petals were like a drizzle, falling bit by bit.
They floated into the carriage.
They fell on her head, shoulders, and palms.
The water droplets on the petals seeped into the fine veins on her palms. It was cool, as if it brought her thoughts back to many years ago.
"Ah Rong, look, it's so beautiful."
Her tender voice was like a green sprout in early spring, full of hope.
That year, Kong Yu was only nine years old. She held several peach blossoms in her hands as she ran towards Jing Rong, who was leaning against a peach tree by the creek.
The eight-year-old Jing Rong didn't have the smile a child of his age should have. Instead, there was always a sad look on his face.
Kong Yu happily sat by his side, placing the peach blossoms on his thin shoulders.
"Do you like peach blossoms?" The eight-year-old child's voice carried a trace of desolation.
Kong Yu nodded.
"When Ah Rong grows up, can you plant a peach blossom forest for me?"
At that time, Jing Rong didn't nod or shake his head.
Some people said that the peach blossom forest that Jing Rong owned today was planted for Kong Yu.
Looking at the peach blossom in her palm, Kong Yu's smile became even more radiant.
Her fingertips slowly curled up as she held the peach blossom in her palm.
She was brought into the palace.
She was brought to Fuyang Hall by the palace maids. There, she saw the aloof emperor and Concubine Xiao, who was flushed with success.
She saluted like a puppet and obediently sat to the side, listening to Qi Zhen's words.
It was nothing more than letting her marry to Qujiang. From then on, the Kong family wouldn't have to worry for the rest of her life. She would also be conferred the title of Princess Huiwen, enjoying glory, splendor, wealth and rank.
Of course, Concubine Xiao also said something.
As for what she said, she didn't have the heart to listen.
However, from beginning to end, she lowered her gaze and looked at the peach blossom petal in her palm.
The smile at the corner of his mouth was still hanging.
To the extent that Qi Zhen and Concubine Xiao thought that she was willing.
After all, the declining Kong family suddenly produced a princess and was fortunate enough to become the King of Qujiang's concubine. It was indeed a glorious thing.
After an unknown amount of time, she left Fuyang Hall with the help of the palace maids.
Outside, it started to rain.
The pitter-patter of the rain.
The rain slowly dripped down along the tiles, splashing water droplets onto her clean skirt.
The palace maids fetched an umbrella and held it over her head.
"Your Highness, the emperor has ordered us to escort you to Shaoxian Hall."
Right!
She had almost forgotten about it!
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