Happy Spring Every Year

Chapter 197 As you wish

After hearing this, Zhen Hanyi stared at Zhao Huailang in a daze, unable to speak.

Zhao Huailang was in a rare good mood. He let Zhen Hanyi relax while he walked step by step to the statue of Guanyin. He did not kneel, but just put his hands together and closed his eyes to bow.

After a long moment, a trembling voice came from behind him: "Even if they are royals, they are still blood relatives. Can't they explain it clearly?"

Zhao Huailang opened his eyes when he heard this. These words were so naive that he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"With whom? Father or Ye'er?"

"Tell my father how he could go back on his word and waver. Why doesn't he give me the throne of heir?"

"If I say something like this to the emperor, even if he is my biological father, I may not be able to return to the palace safely."

"If you mean Ye'er, there is only one crown prince. Who should it be given to?"

"Give it to me? They might not be able to sleep or eat well. Give it to Ye'er? I'm also worried day and night."

As Zhao Huailang spoke, he suddenly squatted down and swept his hand under the merit box.

Zhen Hanyi's expression changed, and she saw Zhao Huailang holding a piece of letter paper in his hand and waving it at her:

"Your thoughts are so easy to guess. As soon as I walked over here, your eyes fell on the donation box."

"Go back. Mu'er rarely leaves you. I'm afraid she's making a fuss right now."

Zhen Hanyi did not respond, but her eyes fell directly on the piece of letter paper, and she vaguely guessed something.

"I heard that Lord Jiang Xunjiang and Miss Shen from General Dingguo's Mansion are getting married."

Zhen Hanyi's words were abrupt, but Zhao Huailang responded straightforwardly.

"Yes."

Zhen Hanyi suddenly bit her lip. After knowing so much inside information, combined with the relationship between Gu Xizhi and Shen Lu's families, it was not surprising that she could guess it.

"Your Majesty, you must—"

"Your Majesty, the person has been found."

At the same time, Lu Yao's voice was heard outside the hall.

Zhao Huailang took two or three steps forward and opened the palace door, and saw Nanny Xie, Yuanyang, Xi Que and Gu Xizhi surrounded by a group of guards.

Gu Xizhi's face was as pale as snow at this time. The moment she raised her eyes and saw Zhao Huailang, hope finally appeared in her eyes, but she did not dare to make a sound.

The old nanny beside her was really cruel and ruthless. Now that she had met the prince, her life was saved, so there was no need to provoke her anymore.

At this moment, Nanny Xie had no time to care about Gu Xizhi. She immediately walked through the guards and hurried to meet Zhen Hanyi, fearing that her princess had just been bullied.

Zhao Huailang did not care about Nanny Xie's rudeness. This old servant was loyal to Zhen, and it was a good thing to have such a person by her side.

"Thank you, Ma'am, for sending the princess back."

When Aunt Xie heard that the prince did not seem unhappy in his tone, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhen Hanyi let Aunt Xie support her, and when she walked out of the hall, she looked very distraught.

She had already walked quite a distance, but she still couldn't help but look back.

At this time, Gu Xizhi had been invited to the Guanyin Hall, but the prince was still standing under the eaves.

His body was bathed in the afternoon sun, but his face was hidden in the shadow cast by the eaves of the temple and could not be seen clearly.

Zhen Hanyi knew that she had never understood the man beside her, but today she seemed to have finally gotten a glimpse of him. However, all she saw were the words "accept your fate" all over the place.

Accepting your fate doesn't mean giving up resistance alone.

Although he seems fearless, he is actually stepping on the bottom line and sinking deeper and deeper. He is even prepared for failure and death. Isn't this accepting his fate?

Father, mother and the Cui family.

Power, ambition and necessity.

Given her position, she couldn't possibly betray the prince, but she also couldn't excuse him.

If they abandon their conscience to achieve their ambitions, even the Buddha will not bless them...

If the emperor had really promised to make you the crown prince, why couldn't he keep his word?

After turning the corner, the Guanyin Temple is no longer visible.

Zhen Hanyi slowly withdrew her gaze. She thought that she had the courage to accompany the prince to death, but she really couldn't bear to leave Mu'er alone in the world.

Since she had such thoughts in mind, if the prince won, she would not and could not ask for too much.

But if the prince loses, even if she survives, she will do everything she can to protect Mu'er!

Zhao Huailang watched Zhen Hanyi's figure disappear from his sight, then turned and entered the hall.

As he was about to cross the threshold, he couldn't help but hum softly.

Looking at Zhen's fearless look just now, did she really think he would be so cruel as to strangle her to death?

Putting aside the years of companionship, she is Mu'er's mother after all. How have I treated her over the years...is it really that bad?

Zhao Huailang frowned, but when his eyes fell on Gu Xizhi in the hall, he instantly regained his composure.

"Your Majesty."

Gu Xizhi knelt on the ground with her eyebrows lowered, which made Zhao Huailang raise his eyebrows slightly.

He had seen countless people, and the last time they met in Guanyin Temple, he immediately saw through Gu Xizhi's little thoughts.

He had seen many women flirting, whether bold or playing hard to get.

But at the moment, Gu Xizhi was kneeling properly, looking as if she had completely given up on that thought.

"I saw the letter, but there was only one."

As Zhao Huailang spoke, he held the letter between his fingers and shook it at Gu Xizhi.

Gu Xizhi only glanced up, then quickly retracted her gaze, staring at the ground and nodded, saying respectfully, "Your Highness, I only brought one letter today."

"After all, I am weak and powerless, and the prince has seen that I can't even protect a letter. If I bring all of them with me, if they are lost, all my efforts will be wasted."

When Zhao Huailang heard this, he nodded. Seeing that Gu Xizhi did not overestimate her own abilities and blame Zhen in front of him, he felt much more satisfied.

Although this woman is weak, one has to admit that her scheming and calculations are far beyond those of ordinary people.

Just based on the fact that she dared to make a deal with him, Gu Xizhi's intelligence was much better than other women, but her heart was really cruel.

According to the investigation of her subordinates, Shen Zhengsheng and his wife had indeed treated her like their own daughter over the years, but no one knew how she could be so cruel as to push the entire Shen family to death.

"For the remaining letters, take out a charter."

When dealing with smart people, there is no need to beat around the bush.

Gu Xizhi had already thought about it carefully in her mind, and now she lowered her voice and spoke carefully.

Not knowing what she said, Zhao Huailang looked a little surprised, then raised the corner of his mouth slightly and looked at Gu Xizhi meaningfully.

After a long time, Zhao Huailang's low and deep voice was heard in the hall: "Then it will be as you wish."

.......

Lu Yunzheng had never heard these words.

He only knew that the distinguished person who met Gu Xizhi was indeed Prince Rui Zhao Huailang. He didn't even see Princess Rui coming out of the Guanyin Hall.

Because, just when Zhao Huailang entered the hall, the guards had scattered and surrounded the Guanyin Hall tightly.

At almost the same time, strange noises were heard near where he was hiding.

He turned his head warily and vaguely caught a glimpse of a figure that looked very much like Shen Jiasui!

But after weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Lu Yunzheng jumped down from the tree and chased after him regardless of anything.