Xue Lin personally went down the mountain to welcome Zhao Ning. When he saw Song Hongrao sitting on the shaft of the carriage, he raised his eyebrows. He was trying to guess Song Hongrao's identity. Song Hongrao had an extraordinary temperament and was definitely not an ordinary servant or imperial bodyguard. He had never seen him in the capital before, so he should be accompanying the Qi Kingdom's envoy.
"Miss Zhao, the Empress invites you to meet her in the villa." Xue Lin bowed to Zhao Ning, inviting her to meet Ye Zhen in the villa.
"The Empress is willing to see me?" Zhao Ning asked in surprise, not caring whether Xue Lin called her Miss Zhao or Princess.
Xue Lin nodded slightly, "Miss Zhao, please."
Zhao Ning was overjoyed. At this time, the Empress was willing to see her, which was enough to prove that she was not a dispensable person in front of the Empress. "Good."
"This is?" Xue Lin looked at Song Hongrao warily, "Your Excellency looks unfamiliar."
"Lord Xue, he is the Qi Kingdom's envoy, he is … he is the Prince of Zhenguo. Uncle Wang asked him to send me to Chengde Villa." Zhao Ning said.
Song Hongrao! Xue Lin immediately knew who this person was. Although he hadn't seen him before and hadn't been to the Qi Kingdom, as a member of the Dark Guard Institute, he definitely knew about the influential figures of other countries. This Song Honao was the confidant of the Qi Kingdom's Emperor and was always by his side.
"It turns out to be Song Hongrao." Xue Lin bowed to Song Hongrao.
Song Hongrao smiled and said, "Lord Xue is too polite."
Xue Lin looked at Zhao Ning awkwardly, "This … Miss Zhao, the Empress only invites you to enter the villa."
The implication was that Song Hongrao was not allowed to go in? Zhao Ning looked at Xue Lin in surprise, then at Song Hongrao.
"Your Highness, I will wait for you here, but it is already late. If you need to spend the night in the villa, there is no harm." Song Hongrao said with a smile. He knew this would be the result, so he was not surprised at all.
Zhao Ning thought that Song Hongao had spent several hours to bring her here, so it wouldn't be good if he still had to wait for her here. She said to Xue Lin in a low voice, "Big Brother Xue, it wouldn't be good to have Heir Song wait here. Could you ask the Empress to let him find a place to rest in the villa?"
Xue Lin thought that it was not good to let Song Honao stay here. What if he took the opportunity to do something? At least there would be someone watching him in the villa.
"Let's go into the villa first," Xue Lin said.
A faint smile appeared on Song Hongao's handsome face. "Thank you, Lord Xue."
After entering the villa, Hong Ying came out to pick up Zhao Ning and brought him to the paddy yard. Song Hongrao was left in the front living room by Xue Lin. Not long after, Ye Zhen sent someone to pass on a message to Xue Lin to entertain Song Hongrao. Xue Lin could walk around the villa, and if he wanted to go to the hot spring pool, he could.
Xue Lin agreed. He knew that the Empress' casual walk definitely didn't include the two gardens in the back.
In the paddy garden, Ye Zhen and Zhao Ning met in the pavilion in the garden.
"Your Highness, how have you been recently?" Zhao Ning thought that he would see a dispirited Ye Zhen. After all, she was left out in the cold. He did not expect that the Empress's face was still ruddy and she seemed to be in a good mood.
Ye Zhen said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. This Empress is living well in the villa."
No matter how she looked at it, Zhao Ning felt that Ye Zhen was forcing a smile. She looked around and said, "This place is very good, more beautiful than the palace, but … you are the empress after all, how can you live here? You should live in the palace."
"It's the same wherever I live." Ye Zhen said with a smile, "This Empress hasn't congratulated you yet. You have finally restored your identity as a princess. Take care of yourself when you go to Qi. If you need any help, just let someone come and tell this Empress."
Since Zhao Ning was leaving, Ye Zhen did not want to be suspicious of her at this time. It was better to have one more friend than one more enemy.
Zhao Ning's pretty face showed a touch of melancholy. "I was looking forward to restoring my identity as a princess. Now that everyone calls me princess, I feel uncomfortable. That fourth princess is also very annoying. If I go to the Qi Palace in the future, I will have to deal with people like that every day. I will feel tired."
"People always have to get along with each other for a long time to become familiar with each other. Life in the palace is indeed different from outside. The princess is clever and witty. I believe that you will always be able to solve problems." Ye Zhen smiled.
"Niang niang, seeing that even you have been sent to Cheng De Villa, I am suddenly very afraid of life in the palace. To Imperial Father, I am only an insignificant daughter. Whether or not I live well in the palace in the future … he probably won't care," Zhao Ning said in a small voice.
Ye Zhen smiled bitterly in her heart. Perhaps, in everyone's mind, she was really pitiful.
"For so many years, you have been able to live alone in Hua Village. Are you still afraid that you will not live well in the palace? Although your father does have many daughters, so what? Can't you be the daughter he values the most? If people want something, they need to fight for it themselves. " Ye Zhen said softly. She understood the fear in Zhao Ning's heart. Perhaps the fourth princess who came with her this time gave her a show of strength.
Zhao Ning thought of her persistence and hard work for so many years, and finally regained confidence in her heart. "Your Highness, you are right. I have survived for so many years. Am I still afraid that I can't live in my own territory?"
"It's good that you can think like this." Ye Zhen whispered.
"Then why doesn't your Highness strive for it?" Zhao Ning blurted out. Why did she feel that the Empress didn't seem to care at all that the Empress Shu in the palace was about to surpass her?
Ye Zhen was slightly startled. "What?"
But when he was unconscious, he kept muttering your name, even when he was about to die, he still couldn't let go of you. Afterwards, you came, I … I'm not jealous of your good looks, I'm just jealous of how the Emperor likes you so much. When you and the Emperor are together, it's as if no one else exists. You love the Emperor so deeply, on the way back to the capital, I saw it too. Why … Why are you left out here in the cold? "Zhao Ning asked, not willing to give up.
Zhao Ning asked unwillingly. Ye Zhen smiled and said, "I'm also very good here. The Emperor wants me to stay here and take good care of my body."
"I think the Emperor simply likes the new and gets tired of the old. He's trying to find a way to send you away. Otherwise … otherwise, how can he still spoil that Empress Shu in the palace while you are here? Today, everyone is saying that Empress Shu is pregnant." Zhao Ning cried indignantly.
Mo Rongzhan and Lu Yaoyao were her expectations of love. Now that her expectations were shattered, who could understand the pain in her heart?
Mother said that men are fickle. She thought she saw an exception …
It turned out to be the same.
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(Tianjin)
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