Princess Zhaoyang had been waiting for Jia Lian outside the palace. Her villa was not far from the palace. After Jia Lian came out, she took him to her villa.
The two exchanged information with each other.
When she heard that Emperor Ningkang gave Jia Lian two choices, and Jia Lian finally chose the second one, Princess Zhaoyang suddenly asked: "Is it because of Qing Ran that Erlang didn't choose to return to his clan and recognize his ancestors?"
Jia Lian slowly stopped talking and took a sip of tea.
He did not expect that Princess Zhaoyang, who had always been clear-minded, could be so in love.
It seems to be true. If he takes the title of Prince from Emperor Ningkang and recognizes his ancestors, Princess Zhaoyang will really become his cousin.
In the minds of people at the time, cousins and cousins were ultimately different. Although in terms of blood relationship in later generations, cousin Daiyu and cousin Zhaoyang were the same.
However, it was reasonable and legal for him to marry Daiyu in this era, but it was taboo to marry Princess Zhaoyang.
Oh, by the way, if that old guy Jia She is really the illegitimate son of the Supreme Emperor, then he and Daiyu will be far apart.
"What do you think of Qingran?"
Faced with Jia Lian's doting rhetorical question, Princess Zhaoyang lowered her head shyly.
Although she would not simply think that this was the only reason, it did not prevent her from being happy that Jia Lian had chosen a result that had infinite possibilities for them.
She couldn't help but stood up, snuggled into Jia Lian's arms, and kissed him gently on the face.
She was slightly intimate with Jia Lian, and when she noticed that Jia Lian's hand was searching inside her clothes, she immediately held it down, and then shook her head at Jia Lian.
"If Erlang wants it, I'll ask two people to come in and serve you."
Princess Zhaoyang naturally also wants to get close to Jia Lian. After all, she and Jia Lian have been separated for a long time, and after this, it is not known how long it will be before she meets Jia Lian next time.
But the Emperor's words finally shocked her so much that she couldn't really let go for a while.
Jia Lian met Princess Zhaoyang's gaze and naturally understood her mental state.
He touched Princess Zhaoyang's beautiful face and then stood up, "That's it for tonight. I have other important matters to attend to. I'm going to go down the mountain overnight and try to bring good news to His Majesty before he returns to Beijing."
Jia Lian told him that he was going down to recruit foreign troops on behalf of Emperor Ningkang.
Princess Zhaoyang was a little worried after hearing this: "Erlang, please be careful. The situation is mysterious now. No one knows what the generals who lead the army are thinking. Erlang should put his own safety first. Anyway, the emperor has decided tomorrow."
It doesn't matter if we set off back to Beijing early in the morning, even if we can't take down those foreign troops for a while."
Listening to Princess Zhaoyang's words, Jia Lian suddenly thought of the word "girls are outgoing".
Touching Princess Zhaoyang's head, Jia Lian comforted her and said, "Don't worry. With my status, even if I fail this time, I won't be in danger."
Princess Zhaoyang immediately realized what Jia Lian meant.
Also, these foreign troops came to Beijing to quell the chaos under the orders of the Supreme Emperor, so even if they had other ideas, they would definitely use the name of the Supreme Emperor.
And Jia Lian is the grandson recognized by the Supreme Emperor himself in public, so they will never do anything unfavorable to Jia Lian.
So Princess Zhaoyang stopped talking and sent Jia Lian out in person.
Jia Lian and several personal guards were about to rush back to the military tent when they were suddenly stopped by a frail young man.
The frail scholar stared at Jia Lian for a long time before he cupped his hands and said, "Ruolan has met Marquis Zhenyuan."
Jia Lian and Wei Ruolan naturally knew each other, and even had some friendship in the early years.
After all, Wei Ruolan, Feng Ziying, and Chen Yejun were collectively known as the "Three Heroes of Guangdong". The three had an irreversible friendship, but among the three, only Feng Ziying's talent really caught Jia Lian's eye.
Therefore, Jia Lian stood in front of his horse and asked pretending to be puzzled: "I wonder if Mr. Wei stopped me late at night, what advice do you have?"
Wei Ruolan's fair face suddenly became rosy. She hesitated for a moment and seemed to have gathered up her courage.
“The sage said: propriety, justice, integrity and shame are the four dimensions of a country; if the four dimensions are not maintained, the country will perish!
As a famous figure in the dynasty and with the blood of the Tian family, Marquis Zhenyuan should understand this truth better than me, so...
Regardless of the fact that Princess Zhaoyang is now engaged to me, the Marquis of Zhenyuan and Princess Zhaoyang are brother and sister. Going in and out of Princess Zhaoyang's villa so late at night may arouse criticism.
I also hope that Marquis Zhenyuan will keep a close watch on himself from now on and keep a distance from His Royal Highness Princess Zhaoyang, so as not to cause any inconvenience to Her Highness."
Wei Ruolan also came to Tiewang Mountain with his elders this time. Of course, his main purpose was for Princess Zhaoyang.
Although there were some bad remarks about Princess Zhaoyang, he was still overjoyed when he learned that Princess Zhaoyang finally chose him among many competitors.
He didn't care about the previous love affair between Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian, because she knew that if it hadn't been for this, there would have been no way that Princess Zhaoyang, the flower of the empire, would have fallen into his Wei family.
Therefore, after the Queen Mother's decree was issued, he tried every means to get close to Princess Zhaoyang, hoping to win the beauty's heart.
Although the process was somewhat unsatisfactory, because except for one meeting with Princess Zhaoyang under the arrangement of the Queen Mother, he asked to see her several times but was declined by Princess Zhaoyang on the grounds that "it is not convenient to meet before marriage".
There was nothing he could do about it.
During the half month he spent in Tienwang Mountain, he had wanted to get close to the beauty many times, but except for the few encounters he had had during hunting, he had never been able to find an opportunity for a private meeting.
The rebellion finally ended today, and so many people died. He felt that if his fiancé came to care about her at this time, Princess Zhaoyang would not reject him anymore...
He had been wandering around the courtyard for a long time, but he never had the courage to step forward and pass the news.
But suddenly they found Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian riding horses into the other courtyard from Emperor Ningkang's palace. It took a long time for Jia Lian to come out.
Naturally, he couldn't sit still.
That's why he stopped Jia Lian and preached.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He felt that he was polite enough. As long as Jia Lian knew a little bit of shame and faced the warning from his rightful owner, he should have the sense to stay away from Princess Zhaoyang in the future.
But after Jia Lian heard what he said, he didn't react at all. He just asked, "Have you finished speaking, Mr. Wei? I still have important responsibilities, so I'll take my leave."
Seeing that Jia Lian was about to ride away, Wei Ruolan became anxious, opened her arms and stopped in front of Jia Lian's horse again, and asked loudly: "You still think you haven't hurt His Highness enough?
Even if Your Highness, she once liked you, so what, you can't be together!
Now that Your Highness has been married to me by the Queen Mother, only I can give His Highness true happiness. Jia Lian, as long as you are a real man, you should let Your Highness go and don't let His Highness be criticized because of you anymore."
Wei Ruolan was so excited that she forgot that this place was too close to Princess Zhaoyang's villa, and his voice had already attracted the attention there.
But before he could regret it, Jia Lian seemed to be finally aroused by his words.
Jia Lian lowered his hands holding the horse's reins, looked at him sharply, and said coldly: "Why don't you say these words in front of the princess?"
"I……"
As soon as Wei Ruolan was at a loss for words, Jia Lian had already explained it for him.
"Because you don't dare, because...you have low self-esteem."
The ordinary word "inferiority" fell into Wei Ruolan's heart, like a sharp edge, piercing his fragile heart.
He became flustered and his eyes began to wander, but his mouth still instinctively retorted: "Nonsense, I didn't..."
"Your inferiority complex prevents you from saying these words in front of the princess, because you know who the princess really likes.
You also know that the princess does not like you.
Therefore, you don't even dare to raise your head to talk to the princess. Even outside this courtyard, you are too cowardly to step forward and ask the guards to pass the message for you, because you are afraid, afraid that the princess will not let you in.
Daomen.
How can a man with such low self-esteem and cowardice, who doesn't even have the courage to straighten up and talk to a woman, talk about giving happiness to the princess?"
Jia Lian's cold eyes and ruthless words made Wei Ruolan a little unbearable.
What made him even more unbearable was the pity in the eyes of the guards on Jia Lian's left and right...
It was a look that only men could understand.
Wei Ruolan felt that he was going crazy. He was clearly the "legally orthodox", so why was he the one who was ridiculed and attacked in the end?
The huge sense of humiliation made him abandon his literary elegance and respect for Jia Lian's status, and when he was about to curse Jia Lian for being shameless, the clatter of horse hooves sounded.
A beautiful figure on a horse was walking slowly under the cover of night.
When he saw Princess Zhaoyang, he lowered his head subconsciously, and at the same time, he also put away his hysteria that was about to be exposed.
Princess Zhaoyang came closer and looked at Jia Lian with questioning eyes.
Jia Lian shook his head with her, indicating that he was fine, and then did not say anything. He just hugged her fists and saluted, and then left with the others.
As a victim of the rough relationship between him and Princess Zhaoyang, Wei Ruolan can be considered a pitiful person.
Jia Lian felt a little guilty towards him.
If he hadn't come forward on his own initiative, Jia Lian wouldn't have wanted to hit him like this.
After Jia Lian left, Princess Zhaoyang's face suddenly became cold, and she looked at Wei Ruolan condescendingly.
Wei Ruolan felt that the air around him had solidified, making him feel a little suffocated.
"Your Highness..."
He raised his head, but did not dare to look into Princess Zhaoyang's eyes.
Seeing that Princess Zhaoyang didn't speak, she was even more frightened.
Under this gaze that lasted for seconds, he didn't know how long it had been before he heard Princess Zhaoyang's voice.
"Even if you enter the princess's palace in the future, you are not qualified to dictate the affairs of this palace."
"Know your position clearly."
The ruthless and indifferent words made Wei Ruolan feel like she had fallen into an ice cave.
He raised his head and wanted to say something, but Princess Zhaoyang had already turned her horse and left, showing no intention of listening to his explanation.
At this moment, all his hopes were gone and he sat helplessly on the ground.