Jump over the wall to escape the marriage, hit the father

Chapter 66 Conflict (1)
The eldest princess was not born to the empress dowager, but the daughter of the most beloved imperial concubine when the late emperor was alive.Back when the late emperor was alive, he was the real favorite in the harem for that imperial concubine, and neglected all the other women in the harem for her alone, including his queen, the current empress dowager.If she had not given birth to a prince for the former emperor, I am afraid that the person sitting on the throne now may not be the current emperor.

Even so, there are still rumors that the former emperor once "whimsically" wanted Yuehua to produce a queen. If it weren't for the queen back then, that is, the current queen mother's natal family is powerful, coupled with the civil and military opposition of the Manchu Dynasty, she would be sitting here now. The one on the throne may not necessarily be the current emperor either.

It's just that before the emperor passed away, he handed over to the eldest princess a will that no one knew the content of. This will allow the eldest princess to live in peace until now, instead of being like her mother and concubine, the first emperor just passed away. When he collapsed, he "suddenly had a heart attack" and left with the former emperor.

However, no matter what, she is the eldest princess after all, a member of the royal family, and also the wife of the great general. Even if there is no will from the first emperor, even if the queen mother doesn't like her, she will never marry the royal family for a mere humble Murong Zhen. The princess turned her face.

Panting hard, the Empress Dowager's eyes were slightly bloodshot, she stared at Murong Zhen, and then at Shangguan Yunqing, there was unconcealable sadness and disappointment in her eyes, as well as a little bit of imperceptible... Cold!
"Qing'er, you really let the imperial grandmother down!" The empress dowager's expression was filled with sadness, and she said with a heartbroken look at Shangguan Yunqing.

Shangguan Yunqing still had the same expression, and was not at all moved by the empress dowager's grief. He held Murong Zhen's hand tightly, bowed his head and said, "I am sorry for your sins, Zhen'er, she didn't know the rules and offended the emperor's grandmother, grandson!" My son apologized to the imperial grandmother on her behalf."

Such an answer obviously did not satisfy the Empress Dowager, she glanced coldly at Murong Zhen again, and snorted coldly: "Hmph! You are really poisoned, and you openly opposed the Ai family because of such a woman." The Ai family wants to ask you, what is so good about her that you want to protect her so recklessly? She is just a humble concubine who is not favored by Murong Xiangguo at all. She can bring you How many benefits? This girl has no talent or virtue, so what can she do for you?"

Shangguan Yunqing didn't even look at Murong Zhen out of the corner of her eyes, she just pursed her lips tightly and lowered her head, saying: "Just like what the imperial grandmother saw, she doesn't know the rules and doesn't observe etiquette, she is as gentle as water, virtuous and virtuous... She has nothing to do with her. Although she is a lady of the Xiangguo Mansion, she is just a daughter of a concubine with a humble status. She can't bring me any benefits or help. But since I married her into the family, then she is the princess of my Shangguan Yunqing , How can she be allowed to suffer innocent crimes?"

Murong Zhen twitched the corners of his mouth, and couldn't help but look sideways at him, his eyes were very unfriendly.

Don't know the rules and don't obey the etiquette?Gentleness like water, virtuous and virtuous have nothing to do with her?That's how he described her, right?
It's just that although she had an expression of displeasure, she was actually strangely free of any anger in her heart.

"Innocent?" The queen mother had no intention of letting her go. Hearing Shangguan Yunqing's words, she seemed to have heard a joke. Her eyes froze, and the anger that had just calmed down rose again. She pointed at Murong Zhen and said, "All these rumors started because of her, and she was the one who shamed the royal family. How dare you say that she is innocent?"

"Grandmother, you clearly know that Zhen'er was kidnapped because of me, and almost fell off the cliff to die because of it. The wound on her body hasn't fully healed yet, isn't she innocent?"

Murong Zhen suddenly turned his head to look at him again, but he could only see him pursing his lips lightly, with a strange expression in his calm expression, he held her hand, and then tightened it a bit, so that her hand was also faintly squeezed. ache.

The Empress Dowager still did not listen to his words, her eyes turned colder, her face flickered with anger, and she shouted: "The Ai family doesn't care about this! The Ai family only knows that now everyone in the capital knows that your princess is disobedient and loses her virtue. Regardless of whether those rumors are true or not, she is no longer qualified to continue to be a princess, and her blood must be used to wash away the humiliation the royal family suffered because of her!"

Murong Zhen frowned lightly, moved the hand held by him, and no matter how condensed the atmosphere in Yongfu Palace was and how tense it was, he suddenly said: "Shangguan Yunqing, you hurt me."

Shangguan Yunqing was taken aback for a moment, and quickly let go of his hand. The Queen Mother was also taken aback, and turned her gaze like a sharp knife to her.

And the tense atmosphere that was overflowing between the empress dowager and Shangguan Yunqing just now was suddenly cut off from it. Although it was still tense and depressed, the air began to flow slowly, and breathing became smoother.

Murong Zhen kneaded her slightly flushed hands, raised her head and looked at the queen mother quietly, and smiled inexplicably, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and she just parted her cherry lips lightly, but the words she said were a little bit Not touching: "This is the filthiest place in the world, can it be washed clean with blood? I'm afraid it will get dirtier the more you wash it."

"presumptuous!"

"You're going to kill me, why don't you allow me to be presumptuous?" Murong Zhen didn't fear the heavy coercion, looked directly at the empress dowager without hesitation, and said with a sneer, "You made so many excuses The reason is just to find someone to deal with the rumors outside, even if the eldest princess has nothing to make you afraid, I'm afraid you will still pull me out, because if something happens to the eldest princess, the royal family will still be ashamed."

The queen mother squinted her eyes, restrained her angry face, but there was still a cold light in her eyes, and she looked at her coldly.

Murong Zhen didn't care how cold her expression was, she still said to herself: "The empress dowager is indeed a virtuous person, and she values ​​the face of the royal family more than anything else, but you are so sure, if you want me to die, I will definitely Will you obediently let you kill him?"

"Could it be that you still dare to resist?" She seemed to have heard the joke, and her expression was full of contempt and disdain.

Murong Zhen didn't understand the empress dowager's determination, but felt that her words made her feel funny, so she couldn't help laughing out loud, and said calmly, "Why don't you resist? I'm not bored yet, how can I not be bored?" Those who don't resist just obediently die?"

(End of this chapter)