Rong Che's face stiffened and he asked, "Why is this?"
Yan Qingzheng shook his head and said, "You should understand why."
Rong Che's eyes dimmed, he lowered his eyes, and the last hope in his heart was lost.
If at the beginning when the two got engaged, no one had any objections and there were no rumors, then after he fought in battles and became famous in the past few years, a lot of malicious speculation began to spread. Because his reputation grew day by day,
Some people were worried that he would be overshadowed by his achievements, especially since he was only one year older than the prince, but had higher prestige than the prince, and the princess was destined to be "naturally rebellious"...
Even if the emperor and the prince have no grudge against him now, they may become suspicious and wary in the future.
Although he had such worries in his heart, he had already determined that Yan Qing was upright, so he planned not to go to war in the future, but to leave the capital and go to the fiefdom.
Unexpectedly, she also thought of this.
"If it is your wish to break off the engagement, then I..." he said with difficulty, "I agree."
Yan Qing looked at him intently, stood up and said, "In that case, I'll leave first."
Rong Che stood up: "I'll see you off."
"No need." She refused, and Rong Che stood there, watching the girl walk downstairs without looking back at him.
Rong Che walked to the window and watched her get on the carriage and disappear around the corner of the street.
He raised his head and looked at the sky...
After eight years of committed marriage, once his marriage was rejected, where should he go?
As the prince of Fengrong and the general of ghosts and gods, he knew that as soon as the news of his withdrawal from the engagement spread, the emperor would definitely make a marriage for himself. In the past, he had reasons to insist on rejecting it, but now? What else can there be?
Excuse!
Yan Qing was sitting in the carriage with her eyes closed and concentrating. In fact, Rong Che's every move was within her feelings. She couldn't explain why she still felt his reaction. In her heart, she wanted him to catch up or not.
.
But in fact, he didn't catch up.
When I breathed a sigh of relief, I felt a little depressed. Even if the engagement is broken off, is it possible that we can still be friends?
Yun'er felt a little depressed. She knew that the young lady was not in a good mood. This was the power and aura that a person with high cultivation unconsciously overflowed.
It was also on this day that the emperor summoned Yan Xi alone.
Yan Xi hurriedly entered the palace, and the emperor was waiting for him in the imperial study room.
Yan Xi lowered his head and entered the imperial study. After taking a look, he found that the emperor was not behind the dragon table, but was sitting cross-legged on the couch in the secondary room. There was a chessboard on the small kang table in front of him. It seemed that he was setting up chess records, and then he left.
Go over and salute.
When the emperor saw Yan Xi coming in, he pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Here you go, take a seat."
After Yan Xi confessed, he took off his shoes, sat cross-legged and asked, "Does the Emperor want to talk with his hands?"
The emperor shook his head and curled his lips and said: "If you don't do it, I can't do it for you!"
Moreover, Yan Xi never gives in when playing chess. The emperor's skills are inferior to others and he always loses. As time goes by, he will no longer seek abuse on his own.
"Forget it!" The emperor stretched out his hand to stir up the chessboard, "It's boring."
He turned around and got off the ground, put on his boots and walked to the seat on the other side.
Yan Xi quickly followed, and Hongwen waved to the young eunuch to clear away the chessboard.
The emperor sat down, the maid served tea, and the emperor asked Yan Xi to sit next to him.
Yan Xi saw that the emperor was still silent after drinking tea, and frowned slightly: "I wonder what the emperor is summoning for today?"
"Shengwen, I came to you today to discuss something with you."
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
"Hey! It's just the two of us here, can you stop being so outspoken?"
"Yes. Your Majesty, please speak."
"Uh... isn't this for the prince's marriage?" The emperor's eyes flickered, "I want to ask if you have any suitable candidates of the right age..."
Yan Xi stepped back slightly and raised his eyebrows: "This matter... it's not for Wei Chen to interfere."
What is this emperor planning? His daughter has not broken off the engagement yet.
"A few days ago, I had a detailed talk with the prince and wanted to ask him what he thought, but the prince mentioned the sixth miss of the Yan family." The emperor secretly looked at Yan Xi's face and found that he showed no sign of anger, so he continued.
He said: "I just thought that the daughter of another family would definitely be happy, but the daughter of the Yan family would not necessarily be happy. So, you go back and ask Yan Zhao what he means."
A light flashed in Yan Xi's eyes and disappeared instantly.
He looked at the emperor with a strange expression, wondering when the emperor would learn to think things through! Didn't he always think about it as soon as it came out? This time, he actually knew how to say hello in advance and communicate privately, instead of knowing that he was the same as before.
When I was about to have a daughter, I told everyone I met that she wanted to marry her.
The emperor was embarrassed by his look, and roughly knew what Yan Xi meant, so he smiled: "This... this is not as reckless as last time. You are still angry with me!"
Yan Xi was stunned, and just about to say that he didn't dare to say anything, the emperor suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Don't be angry with me anymore, ah!"
Yan Xi suddenly felt the hairs on his body standing on end. He quickly withdrew his hand, jumped up and bowed, "I don't dare," he said.
But the emperor complained: "Look, look! When will you stop being so different from me!"
Yan Xi's face was expressionless: "There is a difference between king and minister."
The emperor's face stiffened.
He took back his hand a little lonely, put away his smile, and sighed.
"You know, looking at Rong Che now, it's like seeing you many years ago!" The emperor looked directly at Yan Xi, with many unknown meanings in his eyes, "I didn't care about him before, and let him develop into the kind of person he is now.
Personality, I regret it very much. One day, I accidentally saw him in a daze by the pond in the back garden..."
The emperor recalled that Rong Che entered the palace for the first time after establishing the palace to express his gratitude. After coming out of the imperial study room, he went to Rong'an Palace to see the concubine.
After the emperor finished handling the matter at hand, he remembered this matter and was about to go to Rong'an Palace. When he passed by the Imperial Garden, he saw Rong Che standing by the pond. Curious, he stopped the red stripe reminder and quietly walked up to Rong Che.
Sideways. Rong Che, who was deep in thought, did not notice his arrival. He just stared blankly at a lotus leaf in the pond.
The emperor suddenly seemed to see the beautiful figure from many years ago.
At that time, Yan Xi had been studying at Tianyi School for many years. This time he came down the mountain to go home because his grandfather was celebrating his 60th birthday. He accompanied his grandfather and father to the palace to express gratitude.
At that time, he was wearing the attire of a disciple of the Tianyi Sect, as if he were a banished immortal descending to earth... He also had the same blank expression, melancholy and heartbreaking.
"Speaking of which, Shengwen, what were you thinking about that day?" the emperor suddenly asked.
Yan Xi was stunned. It was too long ago and he needed some time to think about it.
He was only thirteen years old at that time. If it hadn't been for his grandfather's sixtieth birthday, he wouldn't have come back all this way. After all, he had to make a decision at the age of fourteen, whether to continue cultivating immortality or return to Fengrong.
At that time, he had not yet settled down with Nalan Lianyue, and was still a young man at heart.
He was a little confused. Although his master said that his talent was rare in a hundred years and his cultivation was the highest among his peers, he always felt that if he continued to cultivate immortality, he would not achieve much. At best, he would be the leader.
Degree.
He still knew how much he weighed. As for the talent that his master said was rare in a century, he didn't really believe it. After all, his fellow junior sister Nalan Lianyue was on par with him in cultivation. If this was called
If it happens only once in a hundred years, that would be too easy.
The family also hopes that he can come back to Fengrong and become an official in the future.
After meeting the late emperor, his grandfather and father asked him to go out for a walk as they had something to say.
That's why he was so angry when the emperor, who was still the prince at the time, mistakenly identified her as a woman.
"Haha..." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh.
The emperor was almost stunned when he looked at it, and sighed: "You! You are still as elegant as before!"
Yan Xi glared at the emperor and said, "The emperor is still as out of character as ever!"
The emperor was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed happily!
"This is the right thing! Don't be so open-minded to me, I will be sad!"
Yan Xi smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "Let's get down to business. I will mention this matter to my fourth brother, but...he still has the final say in the outcome. If it doesn't go as the emperor wants, please don't blame the emperor."
"I know Yan Zhao's temperament... So why don't we ask this in private first? There has been news in the province that he is unwilling. If I don't blame him, where will I put my face?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yan Xi knew that the Emperor had always been kind to the Yan family. If it were another family, the Emperor would not be so polite about this kind of thing.
"Come on, I haven't played chess with you for a long time. Even if I lose today, I will play a game with you!" The emperor was in a good mood, stood up and walked towards the couch again.
Hong Wen quickly asked the little eunuch to put back the chess sets that he had just packed up and put them in order.
Yan Xi grinned: "Weichen... you still won't give in!"
"Hahahaha! Just what I wanted!"
Hong Wen looked at the emperor who was smiling heartily, and he also smiled, waved to the young eunuch, and told him to serve tea and snacks quickly.
And Rouye finally settled in the concubine's Rongan Palace, living in the side courtyard.
"Pianyuan?" Rouye was stunned for a moment. After all, she had lived in the side hall before, just a few steps away from the main hall. Why did she live in the side yard this time?
"Although the side courtyard is a bit far away, it is a big place. You are now an adult, and it would be a bit unfair for you to live in a small side hall." The concubine said calmly.
"Rouye is already very grateful to be able to live with the concubine. How can she be wronged?" Rouye also wanted to fight for it, so that she could see Rong Che whenever he came to the concubine's place.
"The side courtyard has been tidied up. As you know, in addition to the three main rooms, there are also side rooms, which is convenient for you to arrange." The concubine's tone was soft, but there was no room for doubt.
"Yes," Rouye could only accept, "Thank you for your love!"
The concubine smiled with satisfaction. At this moment, Gospel walked in with a serious face, glanced at Rouye, and said something in the concubine's ear.
"What?" The concubine was startled and straightened up to look at the gospel, "Is the news accurate?"
"It's absolutely true! The news came from Butler Liu himself!"
The concubine sighed and closed her eyes.
Rouye saw that the concubine's expression suddenly changed, and she quickly asked: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
The concubine sighed again, opened her eyes and glanced at her, and said thoughtfully: "Rong Che... broke off the engagement."