"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Murong Ke cupped his hands and saluted, then looked at Ye Zhen. "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Ye Zhen's face was dull, she did not react.
"Sixth Brother, sit down." Mo Rongzhan said lightly. Ye Zhen did not know that he had seen Murong Ke when he was in Dongqing, nor did she know that he had long known what Murong Ke felt for her. She had to continue to pretend ignorance and treat him as a prince.
He called Murong Ke Sixth Brother, so was Murong Ke the legendary Sixth Prince?
Ye Zhen did not know what expression to use to face Murong Ke. She only felt as if she had been fooled. Murong Ke knew her identity when he was in Dongqing, but he still treated her like this?
Murong Ke looked indifferent. "I haven't congratulated Your Majesty and the Empress on your wedding. I wish you a son soon."
"Thank you, Sixth Brother." Mo Rongzhan said lightly, "You didn't come to the palace today to say goodbye, did you?"
"Hahaha." Murong Ke laughed. "Only Your Majesty knows this subject. This subject plans to go to Chengde Villa tomorrow to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. I hope Your Majesty will grant me this."
Mo Rongzhan thought he wanted to leave the capital again, but it turned out that he just wanted to go to Chengde Villa. "It's just a small matter. Why did Sixth Brother come to the palace to talk about it in person?"
Murong Ke smiled faintly and said, "I have to say something."
"When you see Mother this time, I am afraid she will urge you to get married." Mo Rongzhan said with a smile.
"I've gotten used to wandering around alone all these years. I've never thought about getting married," Murong Ke said with a smile as he lowered his eyes.
Mo Rongzhan raised his eyebrows and looked at him. "Because of this, Mother has always been thinking about you."
Ye Zhen listened to their conversation, and the shock in her heart slowly calmed down. Murong Ke was the Sixth Wangye. When they met on the ship, he did not know her identity. He only knew it in Dongqing. Therefore, he did not deliberately approach her. As for why he did not tell her his true identity later, she felt that it was no longer important.
After a while, Murong Ke got up and left. He glanced at Ye Zhen from the corner of his eyes, and his heart tightened. She was already the Empress. No matter how much he liked her, she still belonged to someone else.
"Your Majesty, I still have to hurry to Chengde Villa, so I'll take my leave first." Murong Ke said with a smile.
Mo Rongzhan nodded lightly. "Alright."
Watching Murong Ke's figure disappear into the Imperial Garden, Mo Rongzhan looked back at Ye Zhen. "Let's go back first."
Ye Zhen said, "I have seen the Sixth Prince before."
"Do you remember what happened when you were young?" Mo Rongzhan asked with a smile. He thought that she would not tell him about how Dongqing and Murong Ke met, and he did not plan to ask. He knew very well that it was impossible for her to have any feelings for Murong Ke.
"No, I met him on the way to Dongqing, but I didn't know he was the Sixth Prince." Ye Zhen carefully recalled the scene when she met Murong Ke. She did not doubt that the Sixth Wangye was the Idle King, but when Murong Ke became the Sixth Wangye, many doubts appeared.
But this was just her doubt. She would not tell Mo Rongzhan before she was sure and found out, lest she misunderstood and wronged Murong Ke.
When she was in Dongqing, Murong Ke was a very mysterious person in her mind. He seemed to be omnipotent and very powerful. Otherwise, Shen Yuexuan would not have obeyed him so much and was so respectful to him as if he was serving his master. He was just a powerless Idle King, and he would not have made people revere him to such an extent.
And when she met the pirates on the ship, when they heard that he was the Sixth Lord, their attitude immediately changed.
Between the Sixth Lord and the Sixth Wangye, which was the identity that deterred the pirates?
Mo Rongzhan probably did not expect Ye Zhen to say so frankly that she had seen Murong Ke before. The corners of his mouth were raised high, and his eyes were full of joy. His tone was still restrained and faint. "Oh, you met him in Dongqing?"
"Actually, he saved me." Ye Zhen glanced at Mo Rongzhan quietly. "I didn't want you to misunderstand, so I never mentioned him. I didn't expect him to be the Sixth Wangye."
"I won't misunderstand you." Mo Rongzhan said in a deep voice. He understood her feelings for him. How could he easily doubt her?
Ye Zhen bowed her head and smiled. She briefly told him how Murong Ke had saved her. Then she remembered that Shen Yuexuan's true identity was exposed. Mo Rongzhan seemed to have gone to see someone. She looked at him doubtfully. "You have seen Murong Ke in Dongqing?"
Mo Rongzhan touched the tip of his nose. He still didn't know what Murong Ke's identity was in Qian Luocha, so there were some things that he couldn't tell Ye Zhen yet. "Yes, I met him once."
"Uh-huh!" Ye Zhen felt that he seemed to be hiding too many things from her, especially about Murong Ke. If he had already seen Murong Ke at that time, did he already know that Murong Ke had saved her? Why didn't he mention a word?
"I didn't deliberately hide it from you, but there are some things I don't know yet. I want to find out before I tell you." Mo Rongzhan said seriously. He would not admit that he was jealous because Murong Ke had saved her at that time.
Ye Zhen looked at him doubtfully. "Is that so?"
Mo Rongzhan said sternly, "Do you think I will lie to you?"
She wanted to nod, but recently she was afraid that he would disturb her. "Then will Murong Ke agree to your marriage?"
Ye Zhen didn't want to mention Murong Ke's feelings for her, nor did she say that he gave her a luminous jade. Anyway, she didn't bring the black jade into the palace. It was still in the Lu family.
"I won't give him a marriage, but I'm not sure about my mother." Mo Rongzhan smiled. "If he can divert my mother's attention, it will be good."
Ye Zhen felt that Murong Ke would not easily agree.
Mo Rongzhan took her hand and returned to Hua Qing Palace. Before they sat down to speak, a palace servant outside reported that Ye Chunnan was outside the palace and asked to see the Empress.
"I will deal with the memorial first. If there is something, let Lu He come and talk to me." Mo Rongzhan looked down at Ye Zhen, knowing that the siblings certainly didn't want him to be present when they talked.
The Lu He mentioned by Mo Rongzhan was the chief steward of Hua Qing Palace. He was specially arranged to serve Ye Zhen. Ye Zhen could see that he was a very shrewd and calm eunuch in the past few days. He was not old, only in his thirties, and looked fair and clean. In less than a few days, Hong Ling and others had been convinced by him.
"I know." Ye Zhen smiled and kissed Mo Rongzhan on the cheek while the others were not looking. "Come back tonight and accompany me for dinner."
Mo Rongzhan's eyebrows were full of smiles. He bowed his head and kissed her lips. After a long time, he let go of her. His rough fingers rubbed her red and pink lips, and his voice was slightly hoarse. "Okay."
Ye Zhen blushed and pushed him away, asking the palace maid to invite Ye Chunnan in.
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(Tianjin)
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