Chapter 1228: Chapter 1222: Emperor of Zhou
It’s just a ans to increase dress sales, and it can be considered a good ans.
If this was in a storybook, naturally soone would want to know what happens next, and they’d have to make more dresses again…
For noble families, making a set of clothes is just a small matter, but for won and girls with nothing to do in the inner chambers, they rely on these storybooks to pass the ti.
She thought for a mont and said to Chun Zhi, “Keep this storybook safe.”
The next ti she t Xiao Rongyan, she must let him take a good look at this story; it was truly intricate.
“Yes!” Chun Zhi, looking at her lady with a half-smiling, half-not expression, felt a bit aggrieved and carefully put the storybook away. She didn’t know whether to hate that Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom or not, after all, he brought troops to relieve the predicant at Jiangzi City.
But how could Chun Zhi not know what kind of person their lady was? Lady had deep feelings for her deceased husband, otherwise, she wouldn’t have married him when he was critically ill.
If it weren’t for the Ninth Prince saying sothing or expressing sothing to the lady, even if he was a lifesaver, the lady would never have stayed by that Ninth Prince’s side without regard for anything else.
What should be done now? Their master had just passed away not long ago, the lady was still pregnant, and it was all because of that damn Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom. He had already arranged a marriage with ng Zhaorong, so why did he have to take advantage when the lady was heartbroken after her husband just passed away!
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“Miss, our people have not returned. They are still outside the city and have sent a letter via the gatekeeping soldiers, saying… it seems the madam who ca to our store today has significant connections. Our people followed out of Feng County, and when they reached Tiann Pass, they dared not follow any further. But from a distance, that important pass, never mind what the servant said, it just opened!” ng Zhaorong’s maid hastily handed the letter with the text revealed to her lady, “That was Tiann Pass! It opened for that madam! Miss… what identity do you think that madam must have.”
ng Zhaorong, with her long hair resting on her shoulders, took the letter and carefully read it, her eyes lowering as she recalled the scene when she t Bai Qingyan today, and then thought of the man beside Bai Qingyan who was missing a finger.
Her palms suddenly tightened, an eunuch!
Indeed, that man, despite trying hard to hide it, seed to exhibit the standard etiquette of palace eunuchs.
So… that noble lady with unmatched grace and extraordinary beauty, pregnant, should be the Emperor of Zhou?!
ng Zhaorong raised her head, indeed, what she thought suddenly ca true.
Originally, she had calculated that the Emperor of Zhou would surely rush back to Dadu City before the imperial examinations of Zhou, and after stopping in Feng County, she planned to find an opportunity to shake off Cui Fengnian’s people, block Bai Qingyan at Tiann Pass, and then go to seek Murong Yan. But unexpectedly, Bai Qingyan traveled light to Feng County.
Over a month ago, she deceived Cui Fengnian… saying Empress Dowager would decree her marriage soon, she didn’t want to marry the Ninth Prince, and her mother also didn’t wish for her to marry such a cold and heartless man, so she wanted to escape the marriage with her mother’s Hidden Guards and asked Cui Fengnian for help to arrange a way out.
Unexpectedly, Cui Fengnian took it to heart, not only using his trade routes to protect her to Feng County but also arranging a store here to ensure she had endless silver.
If Cui Fengnian weren’t a businessman, actually, ng Zhaorong wouldn’t mind considering Cui Fengnian.
But unfortunately, the identity of a businessman is sowhat lowly, and she had long decided to pursue the Ninth Prince, with no room left in her heart for anyone else.
The Empress Dowager said, the Ninth Prince, who even dares to defy his respected elder brothers, refused the marriage proposal because of the Emperor of Zhou. For the Emperor of Zhou… was unforgettable in beauty.
At that ti, ng Zhaorong, who prided herself on her looks and talent, was very unconvinced. She was the first beauty in Yan Kingdom, even surpassing that so-called first beauty of Jin Kingdom, Liu Ruofu, by a few points. How beautiful could this Emperor of Zhou be?
But the Empress Dowager said, the Emperor of Zhou was more beautiful than her by three or four points, saying this Emperor of Zhou should be the most beautiful person she’d seen in her life, aside from Empress Ji and the late emperor, yet different from their beauty, possessing both beauty and strength, just as Xiliang’s King Yan described.
Although ng Zhaorong didn’t like her marriage being decided by the Empress Dowager, she also resented that the Ninth Prince refused her without even seeing her.
She indeed liked the Ninth Prince. Though everyone said he was ruthless and showed no leniency in his actions, ng Zhaorong thought such a man was more masculine and spirited, far more honorable than those hypocrites preaching benevolence and morality. She believed that if such a man fell for her, he would cherish her alone and wouldn’t take concubines like her father.
Therefore, she didn’t want to give up on the Ninth Prince.
Since she couldn’t give up, she had to escape first. If she was lucky enough to see the Emperor of Zhou, and the Emperor retreated willingly, she’d then go seek the Ninth Prince. With such determination, the Ninth Prince would surely look at her differently.
“That lady could hardly be an ordinary housewife; she is… the Emperor of Zhou!” said ng Zhaorong.
ng Zhaorong’s personal maid widened her eyes in shock. She naturally knew ng Zhaorong’s plan, if she could see the Emperor of Zhou, that would be best, if not…she’d go directly to the Ninth Prince.
The maid hurriedly said, “Miss, now that the Emperor of Zhou has entered Tiann Pass, she must be heading back. Do you want to et her? Since the Emperor of Zhou is in casual attire, it should be easier to et than you previously anticipated. Are you planning to et the Emperor of Zhou tomorrow or wait a couple of days to shake off Cui Fengnian’s people and go directly to find the Ninth Prince?”
“Even if we want to leave now, the city gates of Feng County and Tiann Pass are already closed. I’m not the Emperor of Zhou; the gates won’t open for .” ng Zhaorong looked up at her maid, “However, we can start preparing, and tomorrow morning… leave as soon as the gates open! Tonight, take the Hidden Guards my mother gave, and act cautiously.”
“Yes!” The maid responded, then suddenly thought of Cui Fengnian and whispered to ng Zhaorong, “But Miss, Mr. Cui arranged so much for you, and this store, if we just leave, won’t Mr. Cui worry?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll leave a letter, saying I don’t want to implicate him.” ng Zhaorong muttered softly while staring at the gently flickering candlelight, “I really do not want to involve him; he… is genuinely kind to , and I know it!”
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