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Ye Zhen changed her clothes and dragged herself to the imperial garden. Mo Rongzhan was already waiting for her at the waterside pavilion by the lake. Seeing her reluctance, the look on his face was not very good.
"Your Majesty." No matter how much Ye Zhen dragged herself, she still entered the waterside pavilion and curtsied. Her eyes still looked at Mo Rongzhan with a trace of vigilance.
"Sit down." Mo Rongzhan pointed to the seat opposite him and said faintly.
Ye Zhen sat down with her head down, not even looking at Mo Rongzhan.
What he said last time was still ringing in her ears. Even if she had the identity of a princess, so what? If he wanted to do something, she could not resist at all.
"Why are you so afraid of me?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice, his eyes falling lightly on her jade-like face. She was afraid of him, afraid to see him. He could feel it from the beginning.
Ye Zhen said lightly, "How many people in this world are not afraid of you? You are the high and mighty emperor."
"If you continue to talk nonsense in front of me, I will punish you in my own way." Mo Rongzhan said coldly.
Since when did she start spouting nonsense? She was obviously telling the truth! Ye Zhen raised her head and looked at him with a frown. "Am I wrong? If you were not the emperor, who would be afraid of you? "
The smile on Mo Rongzhan's mouth became colder and colder. "I thought you were afraid of me kissing you."
Ye Zhen's cheeks flushed instantly, and her eyes became more vigilant as she stared at Mo Rongzhan. "Your Majesty, I am now your sister."
"Sister?" Mo Rongzhan chuckled and looked at her deeply. "Did you enter the palace today to inquire about your brother?"
"Yes." Ye Zhen trembled with fear. Hearing him call her sister full of sarcasm, her whole back went cold.
Mo Rongzhan said lightly, "Lu Lingzhi's injury is not serious because he was poisoned. I have asked Qi Jin to treat him with the antidote made from the fire lotus. He will be fine."
Fire lotus? Ye Zhen was full of regret. If she knew that the fire lotus she saved was to treat Lu Lingzhi, she would have destroyed it first.
Ye Zhen secretly regretted it, but she did not show it on her face. "I heard that the person who hurt my brother is a trusted follower of the western vassal state. Has he been caught?"
"They've been caught, but they haven't been interrogated yet. They were rescued last night." Mo Rongzhan's eyes turned cold. It was obvious that the rebels of the western vassal state had been suppressed and the Lord of the western vassal state had voluntarily surrendered. Who else would try to assassinate Lu Lingzhi? Moreover, someone had managed to rescue Lu Lingzhi while he was under heavy defense. What was shocking was not the person's martial arts skills, but his strategy.
"Rescued?" Ye Zhen exclaimed, suppressing the ecstasy in her heart, "How … how could he be rescued?"
Mo Rongzhan snorted coldly. "Even if they are rescued, we will have them captured and brought back."
It would be best if they couldn't catch him! Ye Rou lowered her head and pursed her lips tightly. In that case, regardless of whether that person was Tian Jiu or not, he was already safe. As long as he was not caught by Mo Rongzhan's men, everything would be fine.
"You don't have to be disappointed. I have sent people to hunt them down." Mo Rongzhan thought that Ye Zhen was disappointed that the rebels had not been caught.
Ye Zhen nodded gently. "I only hope that my eldest brother can come back safely. I can't change anything else."
Mo Rongzhan whispered, "If his condition is stable, he can come back in a few days."
"Doctor Qi's medical skills are excellent. She can cure my eldest brother." Ye Zhen said against her will. In fact, she hoped that Lu Lingzhi would die here and never come back.
"Accompany me to play chess." Mo Rongzhan did not like to see such a sad expression on her face, especially for others, even if Lu Lingzhi was her cousin.
Ye Zhen was in a good mood because she learned that Tian Jiu had been rescued and guessed that it might be the people sent by Uncle Man. When she heard Mo Rongzhan asking her to play chess, her eyes widened. "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is still waiting for me. You'd better ask someone else to play with you."
"If you beat me, I will let you enter the library again." Mo Rongzhan said faintly.
This temptation is great! Ye Zhen could not help but feel a little moved. "What if I can't beat you?"
Mo Rongzhan looked at her with a smile. "What do you have to lose to me?"
"No." Ye Zhen replied crisply, "I have nothing. How can I compare to your Majesty?"
"Fu De, bring me the chessboard." Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly. She had nothing to lose, but she had what he wanted most.
He did not want to scare her again, or it would only make her avoid him more. Only by advancing step by step and devising strategies could he win her heart.
Ye Zhen wanted to go to the library again. She glanced at Mo Rongzhan and felt that he did not seem as strong and domineering as before. At least, he recognized her identity as a princess.
He would not let go of his nominal sister, would he? The Empress Dowager would certainly not let him go.
"Your Majesty, that's what you said. If I win, let me go to the library again." Ye Zhen said.
Listening to her tentative tone, Mo Rongzhan's mouth curled up. "If you win one game, I will let you stay in the library for one day."
Ye Zhen's eyes were bright, and the light in her eyes was as brilliant as the stars in the night sky. Mo Rongzhan's heart moved, and he had the urge to hold her in his arms and kiss her fiercely.
"Are you serious? Don't go back on your word. "Ye Zhen was so happy that she did not notice Mo Rongzhan's dark eyes.
Mo Rongzhan gave a soft hum and resisted the impulse in his heart.
Ye Zhen immediately took the white piece in her hand with great interest. "Well, let's play chess."
"You are very confident." Mo Rongzhan did not know how good Ye Zhen's chess skills were, let alone that she had once defeated Xu Lao.
"Whether I win or lose, I have to try." Ye Zhen said lightly. She did not know how good his chess skills were. She had been wandering in the palace for two years and it seemed that she had never seen him play chess with anyone.
Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly, "Please."
"Then I will go first." Ye Zhen raised her lips and smiled, intending to win the game quickly.
Fu De stood outside the pavilion, looking at the clear blue sky and sighing silently in his heart. Only he knew how good the Emperor's chess skills were. He was invincible in the military camp. In order to make Princess Furong happy, the Emperor really put in a lot of effort.
Time passed slowly, and a fight was completed on the chessboard.
"…" Ye Zhen stared at the chessboard with wide eyes. She could not believe that she had lost.
"I barely beat my sister by one step." Mo Rongzhan smiled and looked at her expression of not daring to be angry. He was also secretly surprised. He did not expect Lu Yaoyao's chess skills to be so good. He could have won without much effort in the future. It seemed that there were many things he did not understand about her.
Unconvinced, Ye Zhen shouted, "Again!"
How could she lose? She really did not expect that Mo Rongzhan's chess skills would be so much better than she thought. She had underestimated him!
Mo Rongzhan nodded gently, "Well, one more game."
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