Qi Kingdom, Capital City.
After returning from Yuan Kingdom, Zhao Yong did not fall ill again. He looked much better than before. The officials of Qi Kingdom saw this and did not know how to describe their feelings. Half a year ago, they all thought that Zhao Yong did not have long to live. Many of them secretly supported the Prince whom they thought they could follow. During this period, they did many things. Now that they saw that Zhao Yong did not seem to have long to live, they began to feel afraid.
The Emperor disliked the officials being too close to the Prince. They did not know if the Emperor would punish them.
Although Zhao Yong knew what these officials were thinking, he did not have the energy to think about it. He looked better now, but only he knew the condition of his body.
Lu Yaoyao was right. His illness was beyond cure, and it wasn't something that could be cured in a day or two. It was already not easy to slow down his illness. Duanmu Xiu had also said that if it wasn't for Lu Yaoyao's medicine and acupuncture, he definitely wouldn't be standing here today.
Compared to Zhao Yong, who was busy with politics, Zhao Rao only wanted to know the truth of Cheng Zheng's investigation. But she had been back for a few days. She did not even see Cheng Zheng, let alone know the result. Her father did not mention this matter, as if it had never happened.
"Prepare the carriage. I want to leave the palace." Zhao Rao could not sit still in the palace. She wanted to ask Cheng Zheng personally.
It was not easy for other princesses to leave the palace, but Zhao Rao was different. Zhao Yong allowed her to enter and leave the palace freely. If she wanted to go to the Cheng family, no one could stop her.
Walking out of her palace, Zhao Rao met Zhao Lan who had come to pay her respects to Concubine De.
"Eldest Princess." Zhao Lan saw Zhao Rao and the smile on her face disappeared. She bowed.
Zhao Rao narrowed her eyes as she looked at Zhao Lan. After getting married, Zhao Lan's health was much better than before. Her complexion was rosy and she looked as pitiful as Concubine De. Everyone who saw her would want to hold her in their hands.
Zhao Lan had once asked Cheng Zheng for help. Cheng Zheng did not reject her. Although he said it was because he owed Concubine De, Zhao Rao still felt indignant. She felt that Cheng Zheng must have agreed because he could not bear to reject Zhao Lan.
Zhao Rao withdrew her gaze and walked past Zhao Lan. The entire palace knew that she did not like Concubine De, not to mention their sisterhood. How could Concubine De's daughter be her sister?
"Elder Sister." Zhao Lan called Zhao Rao in a low voice. She turned and walked over, "Can I talk to you?"
"What do you want to say?" The corner of Zhao Rao's mouth slightly hooked up into a mocking smile, she didn't think that there was anything to say to Zhao Lan.
Zhao Lan looked at Zhao Rao. She had complicated feelings towards this elder sister. When she was a child, she envied Zhao Rao. As the only legitimate princess of the Qi Kingdom, Zhao Rao's status in the Jin Kingdom was even higher than the two princes. Although her father didn't show it on the surface, she could feel that her father treated all of his children the same, except for Zhao Rao.
Lan. She wanted to get along with Zhao Zhao because Rao was a, she. but she wanted to. but Yao Zhao Lan, and she had to Yao to her. Sister. Yao Zhao Hua. Zhao.
In the beginning, she did not understand why. Later, she realized that no matter how much she tried to please Zhao Rao, Zhao Rao would not treat her like a sister.
"This is not the place to talk. Can we find a quiet place to talk?" Zhao Lan said.
Zhao Lan raised her eyebrows, "Okay."
Zhao Lan's palace was not far from here. Zhao Rao invited Zhao Lan to her palace to talk.
This was the first time Zhao Lan had been to Zhao Rao's palace. The eldest princess was indeed different. Even her mother could not compare to the decorations of this palace.
"Speak. What is it?" Zhao Rao asked.
Zhao Lan looked at the indifferent Zhao Rao and nervously clenched her fists. "Big sister, I know you don't like my lady mother, but you still want Marquis Anning to deal with us. For all these years, my lady mother has always tolerated you. I also know what you've done to me. Shouldn't you … let us go now?"
"What did you say?" Zhao Rao looked at her sister with a smile, "Concubine De tolerated me. What have I done to you?"
"Big Sister should know very well why I've been sick for so many years. If Imperial Father finds out, you won't have a good ending either." Zhao Lan said nervously. She wanted Zhao Rao to know that she could no longer hide what she had done. If she could let Concubine De go, she would let bygones be bygones.
The smile on Zhao Rao's face deepened. Zhao Lan would not suddenly say these things to her. She must have sensed something. Oh, she said that Cheng Zheng was dealing with Concubine De. Did that mean that Zhao Lan knew about Cheng Zheng's investigation?
"You mean that if I let Concubine De go, you will let me go?" Zhao Rao asked with a smile.
"Elder Sister does not want to perish together." Zhao Lan said.
Zhao Rao smiled, "No. You can go and tell father. Just say … All these years, I have been poisoning you. That is why you are sick and unable to marry Marquis Anning. As for Concubine De, she knows best what she has done."
"Are you really not afraid?" Zhao Lan looked at Zhao Rao.
"What am I afraid of?" Zhao Rao walked around Zhao Lan. "What is wrong with your body? Are you dying? Or are you unable to have children? Or is there something wrong with your body? Even the imperial doctor said that you were sick in your mother's womb. What does that have to do with me? "
Zhao Lan's expression changed. "You have already bribed the imperial doctor."
"Then you can also bribe the imperial doctor." Zhao Rao smiled. "When you and your sister worked together to kill my fiancé, you should have thought about whether I would let you go."
Although she did not have deep feelings for that so-called fiancé, he was still her son-in-law. Zhao Lan and her sister had come for her. If she did not remember this debt, how could she calm down?
"I hope you will not regret it." Zhao Lan was delicate. In front of Zhao Rao, who had a stronger aura than her, she looked even more weak and pitiful.
"Princess, Marquis Anning requests an audience." A palace maid's voice came from outside.
Zhao Rao's expression darkened. From the corner of her eye, she saw that Zhao Lan's face was already tearing up.
When Cheng Zheng came in, he saw Zhao Rao's face darkening. Zhao Lan was standing pitifully by the side, looking very afraid.
"Princess, Third Princess." Cheng Zheng said calmly. His dark eyes fell on Zhao Rao's tense face.
Zhao Lan bowed weakly. "Elder Sister, I will go back first."
After saying this, she bit her lip and looked at Cheng Zheng. "Marquis Anning, farewell."
Cheng Zheng nodded lightly. He saw the tears in Zhao Lan's eyes fall again.
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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