Not long after lunch, a palace servant came to deliver a message saying that Zhao Ning had arrived at the palace gate and asked to see the Empress.
"Zhao Ning is here?" Ye Zhen had planned to take a nap beside Mo Rongzhan, but when she heard that Zhao Ning was outside the palace, she immediately sat up.
"Sleep for a while and then summon him." Mo Rongzhan said unhappily. She didn't sleep well last night, and when she saw Zhao Ning, it would take more than half a day.
How could Ye Zhen sleep at this time? "No, I'll go to bed early tonight."
Mo Rongzhan's face became more gloomy. If she was too tired, he would be distressed, and the direct loss would be his benefit.
"Do you want to read the memorial here or go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity?" Ye Zhen looked at him with a pair of watery eyes.
"I'm going to the Palace of Heavenly Purity." Mo Rongzhan's face was sullen, and he looked very unhappy.
Ye Zhen held back her laughter, walked forward, put her arms around his waist, and stood on tiptoe to rub his neck. "Can't bear to part with me?"
Mo Rongzhan saw that she was struggling to stand on tiptoe, so he dragged her little butt and picked her up. "Can't you see Zhao Ning?"
"No." Ye Zhen pushed his shoulder. "A Yi likes Zhao Ning. Someone needs to mediate between them."
"Hmph." Mo Rongzhan put her down. "Let them solve their own affairs."
"I can't talk to you." Ye Zhen said angrily, "Go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I'm going to see Zhao Ning."
Although Mo Rongzhan was dissatisfied, he also knew that the matter between Mo Rongyi and Zhao Ning must be resolved. If Zhao Ning was just the daughter of an ordinary person, then so be it. But she was still the daughter of Zhao Yong.
That Zhao Yong … is not dead yet, but he is trouble.
"I'll wait for you to come back for dinner tonight." Ye Zhen took Mo Rongzhan's hand and sent him to the door of the Yong Shou Palace, her small hand scratching his palm a few times.
Mo Rongzhan held her hand tightly and looked at her deeply. "Mmm."
Eunuch Fu on the side lowered his head, thinking how many years it had been since the Emperor and the Empress were together. How could they become more and more reluctant to part? Even when they were at the door, their hands were still reluctant to part?
"Hurry up and go." Ye Rou urged him with a red face.
Mo Rongzhan looked at her with burning eyes, bowed his head and kissed her lips. After giving her a deep and lingering kiss, he stretched out his finger and touched her pink lips. "I'm leaving."
Ye Zhen's cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were still a little misty as she watched him leave.
"Go and invite Zhao Ning here." Ye Zhen patted her cheek. She found that after coming back this time, her feelings for Mo Rongzhan seemed to be deeper than before. When she was in Chengde Villa, she was still a little hesitant. But now, she always wanted to be by his side. Even if she didn't speak, as long as she looked at him, she felt at ease.
She waited for Zhao Ning in the side hall. After a while, she saw Zhao Ning hurrying in and seeing Ye Zhen sitting on top. Even though Zhao Ning was a strong person, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Empress, I finally see you." Zhao Ning said excitedly to Ye Zhen. She didn't know how to describe her feelings for Ye Zhen. When she first saw the Empress in Hua Village, she was jealous. She always felt that something was wrong, as if something that belonged to her had been destroyed by the Empress. Later, when she came to the capital from Anhe City, she gradually understood that some people could only be compared to her in this life, just like the Empress.
From jealousy to envy, and from envy to admiration … When she heard that Lu Yaoyao had an accident in Chengde Villa, she was really sad.
"Don't be too polite, come and sit down." Ye Zhen said with a smile and took the initiative to hold Zhao Ning's hand. "I didn't expect that after we parted, you would now become this Empress's sister-in-law."
Zhao Ning bowed her head and smiled reluctantly. "Yes, I didn't expect it either …"
Ye Zhen looked at her with a smile. "I heard from Ah Yi that you went to live in Zhuangzi. This Empress has also heard about Ah Yi's foolish actions."
"He told you?" Zhao Ning raised her head in surprise. Did Mo Rongyi take the initiative to mention it?
"It's not that he told this Empress. This Empress had already heard about it when I was in Yuan Country." Ye Zhen said in a low voice. "This Empress wants to know what you think. Are you … unwilling to forgive Ah Yi?"
Zhao Ning lowered her head and did not speak.
Ye Zhen said, "What he did is indeed unforgivable. This Empress doesn't want to speak up for him, nor will I side with him. This Empress will respect your decision. However, things have not reached the point of no return. This Empress can see that Ah Yi likes you very much. For a man to accept two maids without touching them, it can be seen that he has you in his heart. As for what he did when he was drunk, this Empress doesn't think it's that simple. Just like the truth you found out, this Empress doesn't think it's the truth."
Hearing Ye Zhen's words, Zhao Ning raised her head in surprise. "Your Highness, you mean …"
"Whatever this Empress says now is just speculation. It can't be taken seriously." Ye Zhen said.
Zhao Ning's mouth moved a few times. She felt that there was something strange going on in Nanyue. Now that the Empress had taken action, it should be clear soon.
However, the matter between her and Mo Rongyi …
"Niang niang, the reason why I married the prince … … was because I didn't want to be used. I was the one who took the initiative to say that I wanted to marry him. He didn't really want to marry me." Zhao Ning said in a low voice. His voice sounded lonely and mocking.
Ye Zhen glanced at her. "I know."
"After we got married, we didn't consummate our marriage for a year." Zhao Ning's voice was unusually calm, but people could still hear the excitement in her tone.
"…" Ye Zhen's eyes flashed with surprise. Not consummate our marriage for a year?
Zhao Ning's mouth floated a faint smile. "We consummated our marriage … because he was drunk. Regardless of whether I was willing or not, he went to Nanyue the next day. He didn't come back until you came back … For almost two years, he didn't send a single letter back. I don't know what he meant."
Ye Zhen didn't know that there was such a thing between them. She now felt that Zhao Ning must have liked Mo Rongyi very much. Otherwise, he would not have stayed in the palace until now.
That brat really hurt Zhao Ning's heart.
"He's stupid!" Ye Zhen sighed. "Stupidity is incurable."
Zhao Ning's tears turned into laughter. Mo Rongyi was not stupid, he was just … too young.
"A Ning, then you … will you no longer forgive him, or do you want to give him another chance?" Although Ye Zhen felt that Mo Rongyi was a bastard, she still hoped that Zhao Ning would give him another chance.
"I don't know." Zhao Ning shook her head gently. She couldn't decide, so it dragged on until now.
Ye Zhen sighed. She could see that Zhao Ning still liked Mo Rongyi. "Have you told this matter to the State of Qi?"
"No …" Zhao Ning said.
That's good, at least there's still a chance! "Why don't you make a decision after finding out the truth?"
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