Chapter 1387
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Zhao Rao's eyes did not conceal the hatred she had for him. Zhao Yong's heart trembled. This was the first time he had seen such clear and direct hatred in Zhao Rao's eyes. He had not clearly realized before that this daughter of his hated him.
"When did we say that you made it up?" Zhao Yong asked with a frown. Anger surged in his chest. This anger of not being trusted by his daughter had been brewing in his heart for a long time.
"When Imperial Mother died, I told you that it was Concubine De who killed her. You even sent me to maternal grandfather's house. In your heart, Concubine De is your wife and her children are your children. What is Imperial Mother in your heart? What am I in your heart? I'm just a stranger that you can ignore and throw away whenever you want. Do I dare tell you that Concubine De killed Imperial Mother? Where will you send me when the time comes? You will only protect Concubine De and her children. Will you protect me? " Zhao Rao thought that Zhao Yong would not investigate what happened that year. In a fit of anger, she poured out all her resentment.
Zhao Yong looked at his daughter in a daze. This was the first time he had seen his daughter so emotional. So this was how she thought of him.
"Jin 'er …" The anger in Zhao Yong's heart somehow dissipated. He looked at Zhao Rao with an obscure gaze, "Jin' er, you were still young at that time. Many things are not as simple as they seem. You should know that at that time, we had already sent someone to investigate. They did not find anything strange about your Imperial Mother's death. Sending you to the Cheng family is also for your own good."
"Have you investigated Concubine De?" Zhao Rao asked coldly, "You are willing to investigate her? Isn't she your sweetheart? For my own good? Imperial Father, do you still treat me as a five-year-old child? "
Zhao Yong frowned. He had indeed doted on Concubine De at that time. Otherwise, he would not have allowed her to give birth to two children. He had also suspected the death of the late Empress, but he did not have any evidence, so he did not investigate further. Since then, he did not dote on Concubine De anymore.
"We will have Cheng Zheng investigate." Zhao Yong said in a low voice. He did not know that his careless actions when they were young would hurt Zhao Rao so much.
Zhao Rao looked at him coldly. "I also want to know the final truth."
"Everyone knows that you don't like Concubine De. I'm keeping you here in the hope that you can be cleared of suspicion. It's not that I don't want Cheng Zheng to investigate." Zhao Yong explained, "Jin 'er, you are our daughter. We will not let your mother die without knowing why."
"She has been dead for twelve years." Zhao Rao said lightly.
Zhao Yong was rendered speechless. "In any case, We will not allow you to go to the State of Qi at this time."
"Okay, I won't go back." Zhao Huang said expressionlessly. As long as he had asked Cheng Zheng to investigate Concubine De, it would be fine.
"What else did Lu Wushuang say to you?" Zhao Yong asked.
Zhao Rao sneered. "Don't you know where Lu Wushuang is? Why don't you ask her yourself? "
"Is this how you talk to Imperial Father?" Zhao Yong scolded her in a low voice. "Don't think that you can be more and more presumptuous just because I tolerate you. You told Cheng Zheng everything, but not me?"
"At least Cheng Zheng will not suspect me." Zhao Rao said in a low voice.
Zhao Yong felt that if he continued to talk to her, he would be the first to die of anger. "Okay, you can leave. When I return to the State of Qi, you can go back with me."
"Yes, Imperial Father!" Zhao Rao said word by word. She turned and left the room.
Looking at his daughter's back, Zhao Yong felt a sense of helplessness. He sighed. Now he could only hope that Cheng Zheng would find out the truth as soon as possible. Otherwise … Zhao Rao would never forgive him.
"Your Majesty, it's almost time. We should enter the palace." Song Hongao said in a low voice outside the door. He was just outside the door and accidentally heard the conversation between the father and daughter. Now he could only pretend that he did not hear anything.
Zhao Yong walked out of the room with a sullen face. He did not even look at Song Hongao.
Outside the door, Duanmu Xiu was already waiting. Today, he would enter the palace with Zhao Yong.
When they got into their respective carriages, Zhao Yong asked coldly, "Did I do wrong?"
Song Hongao really didn't know how to answer this question. "Your Majesty, I don't understand."
"Was it wrong for me to treat the princess like that?" Zhao Yong asked coldly, as if he would not let Song Hongao go if he did not answer well.
"The princess had just lost her mother and was still grieving when she was sent out of the palace by you. Not to mention that she was only five years old at the time. If she were an older child, she would not feel good. However, you did it for the princess's sake. She will understand." Song Hongao said in a low voice.
Zhao Yong snorted coldly. His words were tantamount to nothing!
After entering the palace, Zhao Yong took Duanmu Xiu to the Qianlong Palace to see Ye Zhen. There was no morning court today, but there were still many ministers who came to see the Heavenly Concubine. Zhao Yong had to wait in the side hall.
The ministers who entered the palace these days were nothing more than for the new laws. They all hoped that Ye Zhen would change her decision. Whether it was the marriage laws or other laws that required officials to abide by, they were all unbearable. If this continued, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Do you mean that there is a problem with prohibiting officials in the court from accepting bribes, or is it wrong to ask them not to occupy the people's fertile land for their own use?" Ye Zhen glanced at the two ministers below, her voice a little cold.
"Heavenly Concubine, it is naturally wrong to be greedy, but … not being able to enter the brothel … seems too harsh."
"Since you think it is too harsh, don't be an official, lest you wronged yourself." What kind of place was a brothel? It was a place where secrets could easily be leaked. After a few cups of wine, everything that should be said and should not be said was said. As an official of the imperial court, she should set an example. Furthermore, some of the imperial court's secrets could not be said casually. She wrote this into the law for the sake of the overall situation.
Ye Zhen had been annoyed by the new laws in the past few days. "Whoever has a problem with the new laws, resign directly. Don't come to me again."
She directly scolded the two ministers who knelt in front of her.
"Heavenly Concubine, everyone has never heard of such a law at first, but they will naturally get used to it in the future." Liu Zhanhu whispered.
"I know." Ye Zhen nodded lightly. "Let's stop here today. Other matters will be discussed in the morning court tomorrow."
After sending Liu Zhanhu and others away, Ye Zhen wanted to find the two children to relax. Lu He came in to pass the message that the emperor of Qi had arrived.
She almost forgot that she still had to perform acupuncture on Zhao Yong today.
However, after passing the acupuncture technique to Duanmu Xiu, she no longer needed to perform acupuncture on Zhao Yong.
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