The Second Master of the Red Chamber

There is no point in playing chess with the Supreme Emperor, and Jia Lian has no intention of pleasing the Supreme Emperor at this time.

Seemingly sensing Jia Lian's absent-mindedness, the Supreme Emperor only allowed him to play for one game before letting him go.

After leaving Chonghua Palace, Jia Lian walked directly to Weiyang Palace.

Weiyang Palace is built on the central axis of Chonghua Palace and is the central palace in the second half of the entire Chonghua Palace.

In the past, Jia Lian usually went to the Weiyang Palace through the palace gate on the west side of the Chonghua Palace. Now this is the second time that he went directly through the Chonghua Palace to Weiyang Palace. The first time was a private meeting between the Supreme Emperor's birthday banquet and Princess Zhaoyang.

However, I feel that the palaces surrounding the residence of the Supreme Emperor are not comparable to other places in the palace in terms of luxury and austerity. There are many guards among the palaces.

Jia Lian silently kept the layout and defense of the room in mind.

Arriving at Weiyang Palace, she waited outside the palace gate for a long time before leading the eunuch over and taking her to a small courtyard in the west.

In that pavilion, Jia Lian met Princess Zhaoyang.

"Jiro!"

Princess Zhaoyang came down from the pavilion and looked at Jia Lian with excitement and earnestness.

Jia Lian knew what he meant and said with a look of shame: "I'm sorry Qingran, I failed to convince the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor was determined and didn't give me much chance to speak..."

The hope in Princess Zhaoyang's eyes dissipated at a visible speed, and then became determined.

"Erlang, needless to say, I understand everything. My imperial grandfather has always loved my imperial grandmother the most. Even my imperial grandmother's intercession is of no use, let alone Erlang. I have already expected this result."

Looking at Princess Zhaoyang who was obviously sad but still forcing a smile, Jia Lian felt a little distressed. He gently held her in his arms and said, "Qingran doesn't have to be sad. Although I couldn't make the Supreme Emperor take back his life today, I think It turns out that the Supreme Emperor is still reasonable.

As long as I think of a way, there is always a chance to convince the Supreme Emperor.

Moreover, isn’t there His Majesty? As long as His Majesty and the Queen Mother can speak to us, maybe one day the Emperor will change his mind. "

Listening to Jia Lian's comforting words and feeling her lover's persistence, Princess Zhaoyang was moved.

But she still pushed Jia Lian away and shook her head: "It's useless. I know Grandpa Huang's temper. He never allows anyone to disobey his orders.

Moreover, it is impossible for my father to ask the Supreme Emperor for our affairs... so...

Erlang, it's better not to waste your energy anymore. It's useless. If you don't say it, you may completely anger my grandpa. When he unleashes his thunderous wrath, even my father won't be able to protect you. It's not worth it. "

Jia Lian frowned and looked at Princess Zhaoyang: "But, our child..."

"Since this world cannot tolerate him, even if we forcefully bring him into this world, it may not be a good thing for him." Princess Zhaoyang said with a forced smile.

Jia Lian was silent for a while and said, "I'm sorry for you."

Jia Lian has never been an indecisive person. Although he also cared about his and Princess Zhaoyang's child, he did not go to the extent of blocking everything he had to fight against the imperial power for the sake of a bloodline that had not yet been born.

What he really cares about is Princess Zhaoyang. What I'm really worried about is that Princess Zhaoyang values ​​​​the child too much and can't think about it.

If this is the case, it will put him in a difficult situation.

In the current situation, it would be foolish to fight against the Supreme Emperor. Even at the birthday banquet that day, the furious Emperor Ningkang had no choice but to endure the humiliation and bear the burden when facing the Supreme Emperor, let alone him?
Therefore, at this time, quitting is the best option, and there is no shame in it.

After all, as the saying goes, the Supreme Emperor's time is obviously running out, and he and Princess Zhaoyang are still young.

When the Supreme Emperor is gone one day, everything will be possible. Why bother to bear the risk of being sacrificed by the Supreme Emperor and try your best at this time?

Now seeing that Princess Zhaoyang not only did not wonder, but comforted him in turn, it was obvious that she had made up her mind. She knew in her heart that Princess Zhaoyang must have sorted out the stakes and made the painful decision to prevent them from getting into trouble.

She is still so sane, no, she is more sane than before, not as sane as a woman.

Just as Jia Lian knew her, Princess Zhaoyang knew that Jia Lian understood her thoughts when she heard Jia Lian's apologetic words.

Feeling a little comfort in his heart, he threw himself into Jia Lian's arms and said softly: "Erlang has not sorry for me. Although I can't marry Erlang, Erlang knows that these days are the happiest days for Qingran, ever since Erlang said he wanted to marry me. It started that day.

To be treated like this by Erlang, Qingran would have no regrets in his life.

I just hate that God’s will is unfair and will definitely make things difficult for me. Or maybe, Qingran is too lucky and destined not to be with Erlang. "

"It's not that Qingran is unlucky, but that I, Jia Lian, am unworthy of Qingran's tenderness."

Both Jia Lian and Princess Zhaoyang are rational people. Not to mention Jia Lian, he was a man of two generations and had huge ambitions. He was always cautious and cautious at every step.

Princess Zhaoyang has an independent personality, and her mind has become more mature after going through a marriage and going through some hardships.

Therefore, even if the blow brought by the Supreme Emperor is huge, at this moment, under the rationality of the two of them, it seems that it is not so huge.

"Cough cough."

Just when Jia Lian and Jia Lian were comforting each other, a woman's cold cough sounded.

Jia Lian and Jia Lian quickly separated. Looking back, it was the empress dowager who was dressed in rich clothes and extremely beautiful and came in.

"You two should be aware of the Emperor's will. From now on, I don't want to see this kind of situation again."

The Queen Mother walked over with an indifferent expression, first glanced at Princess Zhaoyang, and then looked at Jia Lian, her tone becoming more and more unkind.

"Zhaoyang is a woman and is prone to emotions, but Marquis Zhenyuan is a courtier, so you should know the importance. I hope you will pay attention to your words and deeds from now on, and don't do anything that will harm the face of the Tian family.

This place belongs to me, and I can't guarantee that there will be no other people's eyes and ears. If somewhere else, you two continue to be so unwilling to restrain yourself, and are seen by someone with intentions, and get into the ears of the Supreme Emperor. Then the Supreme Emperor Long Yan will be furious and punish you again. Don't blame me for not reminding you. "

Jia Lian's face looked a little dark. He didn't understand why every time the Queen Mother saw him, her eyes or nose were either upright or not. She always liked to scold him coldly when they met. It was clear that he had not offended her in any way. On the contrary, he had saved her once in the Prince's Courtyard!
Now let alone repay, I feel like I have a grudge against him.

Obviously yesterday you swore to yourself that you could solve the problem with the Supreme Emperor, but something went wrong with the Supreme Emperor. I didn't even blame you for being incompetent, but you took control of it.

No one likes to be treated coldly, even if the person is an overly beautiful woman.

Therefore, Jia Lian also said coldly: "I know the good intentions of the Queen Mother. But since Qingran is already my woman, I am not afraid of being known."

The Queen Mother, whose beautiful eyes were slightly focused because of Jia Lian's disrespectful attitude, became confused when she heard Jia Lian's next words.

"Are you really not afraid? Even if the Supreme Emperor strips you of your official position and title?"

Jia Lian stood silently and did not answer.

Judging from the behavior of the Supreme Emperor who just stayed with him to play chess with him, the Supreme Emperor probably simply disapproved of his marriage to Zhaoyang, rather than being disgusted with him.

Thinking about the flattery at the birthday banquet last time, it should have some effect.

Therefore, Jia Lian was not really afraid that the Supreme Emperor would suddenly fall out, and dared to come directly to Weiyang Palace to find Princess Zhaoyang.

Probably because he was confident.

The Queen Mother originally wanted to frighten Jia Lian, but she also wanted to retaliate against Jia Lian for being rejected and contradicted.

She never thought that Jia Lian's attitude was so disrespectful to her, which made her a little angry. She couldn't help but snorted: "Back then, I wanted to help you, but you didn't know what is good or bad, but now you have the nerve to talk about Qingran." It's your woman!
Humph, I might as well tell you that the Supreme Emperor has ordered me to choose one person from among the talented people in the capital to be Qing Ran’s consort..."

"Royal Grandmother...!"

Princess Zhaoyang heard what the Queen Mother said and quickly stopped her, then looked at Jia Lian with some worry.

Sure enough, Jia Lian looked a little ugly, but he couldn't say anything.

In fact, this was what he had expected. After all, the Emperor was so firm in denying their marriage that he even refused to keep the child in Princess Zhaoyang's belly. It was very reasonable that he would issue an order for Princess Zhaoyang to choose another son-in-law.

Xu Shi saw that Jia Lian's mood was too stable, and the Queen Mother also lost her mind to stimulate Jia Lian, and only said: "In short, you didn't cherish all this at the beginning, and now you can't blame others."

Here, Princess Zhaoyang stood in front of Jia Lian, took Jia Lian's arm and said: "Since Qingran identifies with Erlang in this life, he will be Erlang's person in life, and will be Erlang's ghost in death. There is no one else in his heart.

Therefore, even if Grandpa Huang ordered someone to choose a son-in-law for me, in my heart, the only real husband is Erlang. Qingran's heart and body belong to Erlang only from beginning to end.

I'm just afraid that Erlang will forget Qingran in the future..."

"How could it be possible? In this life, forever and ever, I will never forget Qingran."

Watching Princess Zhaoyang fall into Jia Lian's arms again, and hearing their affectionate and disgusting words in her ears, the Queen Mother's Qingmei face showed some discomfort.

Youxin was too lazy to pay attention to him and the two of them turned around and left. He also felt that he was afraid of them, so he turned slightly and looked away.

After reluctantly standing for a while, I found that the young couple was chatting non-stop, and their sweet words were getting more and more exaggerated. They didn't look like they should after being beaten up, and they didn't care that her elder was still beside them.

She couldn't help it anymore and said coldly: "It's almost time. Qingran, don't forget what you promised me."

Hearing the Queen Mother's reminder, Princess Zhaoyang was shocked to realize that she was so intimate with Jia Lian in front of the imperial grandmother, and she shyly left Jia Lian's arms.

She looked at Jia Lian tenderly: "Erlang, please go back first. Don't worry about me. I will be out soon..."

Hearing Princess Zhaoyang say that she would be able to go out soon, Jia Lian meant to say something, but in the end it turned into a sigh.

"Then I will wait for you outside the palace. Remember to protect yourself, and if there is anything embarrassing, send someone to tell me. If it is inconvenient to contact me, you can also contact the Concubine Xian..."

Yuanchun is now a noble concubine, and there is no problem in communicating with people outside the palace, not to mention that he has given her a large amount of money to cultivate his own wings.

"Haha, don't worry, Erlang. With the imperial grandmother protecting me, no one in the palace can hurt me."

Princess Zhaoyang smiled. Although she felt that Jia Lian's instructions were useless, she was still happy that Jia Lian cared about her.

When she turned around, she saw that the face of the imperial grandmother beside her was getting more and more ugly. She finally made up her mind and signaled with her eyes that Jia Lian could leave.

Jia Lian was not too pretentious. He casually saluted the Queen Mother and turned around to leave.

His contemptuous attitude made the Queen Mother look stunned and about to explode. Princess Zhaoyang hugged her arm with sharp eyes and quick hands, and swayed her in a flattering way.

The Queen Mother then gave up, but still said displeasedly: "This kid still seems dissatisfied with me, why should he..."

"Oh, Grandma Huang, you are too worried. How can Erlang be dissatisfied with you? Besides, Grandma Huang, you usually don't care about these false etiquette. Why are you arguing with him today?"

"I don't care, I just don't deserve it for you. How can this kid deserve your infatuation? You treat him with all your heart and soul, without thinking about yourself at all..."

Faced with the Queen Mother's doubts, Princess Zhaoyang smiled and said: "Isn't it you, the Imperial Grandmother, who taught Qingran, 'If you want to win the heart of a person, you will never be apart'. Now people already know that Erlang is the person Qingran has been looking for." That person."

The Queen Mother's expression suddenly dropped. She didn't even remember how long ago she taught Princess Zhaoyang this poem, but it must have been a long, long time ago.

She raised her hand, stroked the top of Princess Zhaoyang's head, and said softly: "Qingran has grown up, and is no longer the little girl who pestered me with questions all day long.

Speaking of which, you haven't been with me for a long time since you came back from beyond the Great Wall. Take advantage of this time, stay in Weiyang Palace for a while, and spend time with me. "

Princess Zhaoyang really wanted to leave the palace as soon as possible because she was thinking about the career of her eldest princess's palace and the promise she made to Jia Lian.

This was one of the reasons why she chose to compromise so quickly this time. After a person has his ideals and pursuits, other things become less important.

But looking at the lonely look on the Queen Mother's face and thinking about the loneliness of the Imperial Grandmother for so many years, she nodded and agreed. (End of chapter)