When Ye Zhen caught up with Mo Rongzhan, the rain had stopped.
"I killed Cheng Zheng." Ye Rou leaned on Mo Rongzhan's chest and looked at the carriage in front of them. She had asked Xue Lin and the others to escort Zhao Ning back to Jin Kingdom first. Because of Cheng Zheng's death, Zhao Rao would not be able to send anyone to chase after them in such a short period of time. By the time she regained her senses, Zhao Ning should have safely returned to Jin Kingdom.
If everything went well in Wei City, Zhao Ning and Mo Rongyi should meet on the way.
"Are you hurt?" Mo Rongzhan didn't care about Cheng Zheng's life or death. He only cared about Ye Zhen.
"No." Ye Zhen closed her eyes, Zhao Rao's sad and hateful eyes appeared in her mind. "Zhao Rao saw me kill him with her own eyes. She knows who I am."
Mo Rongzhan nodded faintly. This was inevitable, so he was not surprised. "Hmm."
"I can't bear to see Zhao Rao like this." Ye Zhen whispered. She couldn't bear it, but she didn't regret it.
She knew very well that if she let Cheng Zheng go, who would be soft-hearted to her family in the future?
If Cheng Zheng did not die, how would he treat Mo Rongyi and Ming Yu?
"Are you worried that Zhao Rao will take revenge?" Mo Rongzhan felt that her clothes were wet, probably from the rain. His palm pressed against her back, sending a warm current to her.
"I'll change my clothes." Ye Zhen pulled his hand away. "Don't waste your spiritual power."
Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly. "This is nothing."
Ye Zhen took out her clothes from her space and changed them neatly. Then, she said to Mo Rongzhan, "Zhao Rao will definitely find me for revenge. Even if she can't find me, she will not let Jin go."
"It seems that Jin and Qi do not need to be allies anymore." Ye Zhen spread her hands helplessly. "If the other three countries join forces to attack Jin, it will be a little troublesome."
"No." Mo Rongzhan said, "Yuan will not."
Ye Zhen sat beside him. "I don't know if Mingxi has found Huangfu Chen in Qi. You are really relieved to leave such an important matter to your son. Mingxi is not even eight years old …"
"He can do it well. Have more confidence in your son." Mo Rongzhan said, amused. "He hasn't sent any bad news yet, which means that things are going well."
"Ah Zhan, what do you think Zhao Rao will do next?" Ye Zhen asked curiously. She saw Cheng Zheng killed with her own eyes. If she could be strong soon, she would come to her for revenge.
Mo Rongzhan said calmly, "Stabilize your throne."
Ye Zhen was surprised. "Did you do something?"
"If Zhao Rao can stabilize her position this time, then she will have a chance to take revenge. If she can't, then there's no need to worry." Mo Rongzhan rubbed her head, "You haven't slept all night, go to sleep for a while."
"Yes." Ye Rou leaned on his shoulder and whispered, "Who else in Qi will help her?"
"Song Honghao," Mo Rongzhan said. "Those former ministers of Zhao Yong."
Ye Zhen raised an eyebrow. Without Cheng Zheng, Zhao Kuang could truly become an emperor.
…
…
Song Honao walked into the Yangxin Palace Hall, and the first thing he saw was Zhao Rao standing in the middle of the hall. Her back was facing him, and she was facing Cheng Zheng who was lying on the ground.
"This subject greets Your Majesty." Song Honao saluted. For Zhao Rao, he had no objection to her becoming the Emperor of Qi. He resigned because he felt that Cheng Zheng was harsh and heartless and did not want to be associated with him.
"How did you know that he imprisoned Zhao Ning in the Cheng family?" Zhao Rao's voice was hoarse, but it sounded calm.
Song Honao said, "Mo Rongyi left the capital alone, without even a carriage, only a donkey. This subject was suspicious and inquired for a few days before I found the Fifth Princess."
"This is not what I'm asking." Zhao Rao turned back, her eyes bloodshot. All her hatred seemed to have been hidden away.
"Your Majesty, this subject knew that the Cheng family had a dungeon." Song Honao said. He was Zhao Yong's confidant, and there were no secrets in the capital to him.
Zhao Rao's eyes were cold. "You asked Lu Yaoyao to save Zhao Ning."
"This subject only learned today that Lu Yaoyao is still alive." Song Honao lowered his eyes. This news was good, but he did not expect Lu Yaoyao to kill Cheng Zheng.
"This subject must kill her." Zhao Rao's eyes were filled with intense hatred.
Song Honao looked at her silently. "What you need to do now is not to kill Lu Yaoyao, but to stabilize the imperial court."
Ever since Zhao Yong's death, Cheng Zheng's position in the Qi Kingdom had become extraordinary. There were many officials in the imperial court who listened to his orders and not Zhao Rao. Moreover, the Imperial Clan was still brooding over a female ascension to the throne. It was inevitable that they would take advantage of Cheng Zheng's death to force Zhao Rao to abdicate the throne. If Zhao Rao was unable to calm down at this time, the Qi Kingdom would descend into chaos.
"She killed Cheng Zheng!" Zhao Rao's voice was shrill. She had already tried very hard to control her grief, but when she thought of the fact that there would no longer be a person who would dote on her like that, nor would there be a warm embrace that would accompany her, she felt as though a hole had been dug in her heart.
She had never hated someone so much, and had never felt the urge to kill someone with her own hands.
"This subject knows. But now, you are not only the First Princess, you are the Emperor of the Qi Kingdom." Song Honao said. "I believe that Official Cheng wishes for you to live well, and protect the empire that he has conquered for you."
Being an emperor was not without a price. The first thing to think about was not personal feelings, but the whole country.
Zhao Rao closed her eyes. Cheng Zheng had done so much, nothing more than to give her a prosperous era.
She couldn't let his efforts go to waste.
"You can go." Zhao Rao said, "Prepare … Cheng Zheng's funeral and bury him in the Imperial Mausoleum."
"Good." Song Honao glanced at Zhao Rao. He was a little surprised by her calmness. He thought that she would fall into grief, but now she looked very calm. He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Zhao Rao seemed to have grown up at this moment, becoming a real emperor.
"Your Majesty, please take care of your phoenix body. You are pregnant, and you can't be overly sad." Song Honao said before going out.
"What did you say?" Zhao Rao was stunned. When she woke up, she asked everyone to leave. She didn't know that Ye Zhen had said that she was pregnant.
Song Honao was surprised. "Lu Yaoyao took your pulse after you were unconscious and said that you were pregnant. Didn't Your Majesty know?"
Zhao Rao's face changed dramatically, and her fingertips trembled. "I didn't know."
She was pregnant with Cheng Zheng's child? Was there a child between them?
"This subject will send for an imperial doctor." Song Honao said.
He withdrew from Yangxin Palace and said to Zhao Xiang, "Second Princess, you go and accompany His Majesty."
Zhao Xiang looked at Song Honao, nodded slightly, and walked into Yangxin Palace.
Soon, the imperial doctor arrived and confirmed that Zhao Rao was pregnant.
"Heaven has returned my life to me …" Zhao Rao stroked her lower abdomen with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, but her eyes were cold.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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