The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Princess Zhaoyang had been waiting for Jia Lian outside the palace. Her villa was not far from the temporary palace, and she took Jia Lian to her villa after he came out.

The two exchanged information.

When hearing that Emperor Ningkang gave Jia Lian two choices and Jia Lian finally chose the second one, Princess Zhaoyang suddenly asked: "Erlang did not choose to return to his ancestral home, is it because of Qingran?"

Jia Lian slowly stopped talking and took a sip of tea.

He didn't expect that Princess Zhaoyang, who had always been clear-minded, would actually be so love-minded.

It seems to be true. If he took the title of Prince from Emperor Ning Kang and traced his ancestral roots, then Princess Zhaoyang would really become his cousin.

In the minds of people at that time, cousins ​​and cousins ​​were different after all. Although according to the blood relationship in later generations, Daiyu, the cousin, and Zhaoyang, the cousin, were the same.

However, in that era, his marriage to Daiyu was a reasonable and legal one, but marrying Princess Zhaoyang was taboo.

Oh, by the way, if that old man Jia She is really the illegitimate son of the retired emperor, then he and Daiyu are far apart.

"What do you think Qingran?"

Faced with Jia Lian's doting 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 chose an outcome that gave them infinite possibilities.

She couldn't help but stand up, snuggle into Jia Lian's arms, and give him a gentle kiss 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 pressed it down and shook her head at Jia Lian.

"If you want, Erlang, I'll call two people in to serve you."

Princess Zhaoyang naturally wanted to be close to Jia Lian. After all, she and Jia Lian had been separated for a long time, and after this time, she didn't know how long it would take for her to meet Jia Lian again.

But the words of the retired emperor gave her a great shock after all, and she was unable to truly let it go for a while.

Jia Lian met Princess Zhaoyang's gaze and naturally understood her mental state.

He touched Princess Zhaoyang's beautiful face, then stood up. "Forget about tonight. I have important matters to attend to. I will go down the mountain overnight and try to bring back good news to His Majesty before he returns to the capital."

Jia Lian told the story that he was going down the mountain to represent Emperor Ning Kang to recruit foreign troops.

Princess Zhaoyang was a little worried after hearing this: "Erlang, you must be careful. The situation is very complicated now and no one knows what those generals are thinking. Erlang should put his own safety first. Anyway, the emperor has decided to set off for Beijing early tomorrow morning, so it doesn't matter if we can't defeat those foreign troops for a while."

Listening to Princess Zhaoyang's words, Jia Lian suddenly thought of the term "extroverted girls".

Patting Princess Zhaoyang's head, Jia Lian comforted her, "Don't worry. With my status, even if I fail this time, I won't be in danger."

Princess Zhaoyang immediately understood what Jia Lian meant.

Yes, these foreign troops entered the capital to defend the king and quell the rebellion under the order of the retired emperor, so even if they had other ideas, they would definitely use the name of the retired emperor.

Jia Lian was the grandson of the emperor acknowledged in public by the retired emperor, so they would never do anything bad to him.

So Princess Zhaoyang said no more and personally saw Jia Lian off.

Jia Lian was about to rush back to the military tent with a few personal guards when he was suddenly stopped by a frail young man.

The weak scholar stared at Jia Lian intently, and after a long while he finally bowed and said, "Ruolan greets the Marquis of Zhenyuan."

Jia Lian and Wei Ruolan naturally knew each other, and they even had some friendship in their early years.

After all, Wei Ruolan, Feng Ziying and Chen Yejun are collectively known as the "Three Heroes of Guangyi". The three of them are very close friends, but among the three, only Feng Ziying's talent really caught Jia Lian's eye.

Therefore, Jia Lian stopped his horse in front and pretended to be puzzled and asked: "I wonder why Master Wei stopped me so late at night. What advice do you have?"

Wei Ruolan's fair face suddenly became colorful. She hesitated for a moment, as if she had mustered up her courage.

"The sage said: Propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame are the four pillars of a country. If the four pillars are not in place, the country will perish!

As a famous scholar of the imperial dynasty and of royal blood, Zhenyuan Hou should understand this principle better than I do, so...

Regardless of the fact that Princess Zhaoyang has already entered into an engagement with me, the Marquis of Zhenyuan and Princess Zhaoyang are siblings. Entering and leaving Princess Zhaoyang's villa so late at night may arouse criticism.

I hope that Marquis Zhenyuan will be careful to behave himself from now on and keep a distance from 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 to see Princess Zhaoyang.

Although there were some bad rumors about Princess Zhaoyang, he was still ecstatic when he learned that Princess Zhaoyang had chosen him among many competitors.

He didn't care about the past love affair between Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian, because he knew that if it weren't for these, Princess Zhaoyang, the flower of the empire, would never have fallen into his Wei family.

Therefore, since the Queen Mother's order was issued, he tried every means to get close to Princess Zhaoyang, hoping to win the heart of the beauty.

Although the process was not entirely to his liking, because except for the one time he met Princess Zhaoyang under the arrangement of the Queen Mother, he asked for a meeting several times afterwards, but was rejected by Princess Zhaoyang on the grounds that "it is inconvenient to meet before the marriage."

There was nothing he could do about it.

During the half month in Tiewang Mountain, he had wanted to get close to the beauty many times, but apart from a few encounters during hunting trips before, he had never found an opportunity to meet her privately.

The rebellion was finally ended today, and so many people died. He felt that if his fiancé came to show concern at this time, Princess Zhaoyang would not reject him again... right?

He had been wandering around the courtyard for a long time, but he had not mustered up the courage to go forward and pass on the message. Suddenly, he saw Princess Zhaoyang and Jia Lian riding horses into the courtyard from the Ningkang Emperor's palace, and Jia Lian came out after a long time.

Naturally, he couldn't sit still.

That's why he stopped Jia Lian and started lecturing him.

He felt that he had been polite enough. If Jia Lian had any sense of shame, he would have known better than to stay away from Princess Zhaoyang in the face of a warning from him, his real master.

But after hearing what he said, Jia Lian did not react at all. He just asked, "Have you finished what you are saying, Master Wei? I have an important task to attend to. Bye."

Seeing Jia Lian was about to ride away, Wei Ruolan became anxious and opened her arms to block Jia Lian's horse again, loudly questioning: "Don't you think you haven't hurt His Highness enough?

Even if Her Highness once liked you, it's impossible for you two to be together!

Now, the Queen Mother has granted the Highness her marriage to me. Only I can bring her true happiness. Jia Lian, if you are a real man, you should let her go and stop letting her be criticized because of you. "

Wei Ruolan was so excited that he forgot that this place was too close to Princess Zhaoyang's villa. His voice had already attracted their attention.

But before he could regret it, he saw Jia Lian finally seemed to be provoked by his words.

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Jia Lian lowered his hands from holding the reins, looked at him sharply, and said coldly: "Why don't you say these words in front of the princess?"

"I……"

Wei Ruolan was at a loss for words when Jia Lian started to explain for him.

"Because you don't dare, because... you have low self-esteem."

The ordinary word "inferiority complex" fell into Wei Ruolan's heart, like a sharp blade, piercing his fragile heart.

He became flustered, his eyes began to wander, but he still instinctively retorted: "Nonsense, I didn't..."

"Your inferiority complex makes you dare not say these words in front of the princess, because you know who the princess really likes.

You also know that the princess doesn't like you.

So, you didn't even dare to raise your head to talk to the princess. Even when you arrived outside the villa, you were too cowardly to step forward and asked the guards to help you pass the message because you were afraid that the princess would not let you enter through the door.

How can a man who is so inferior and cowardly, who doesn't even have the courage to stand up straight and talk to a woman, talk about giving happiness to the princess?"

Jia Lian's cold gaze and ruthless words made Wei Ruolan a little unbearable.

What made it even more unbearable for him was the pitying look the guards on both sides of Jia Lian gave him...

It was a look that any man 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 the elegance of a scholar and his respect for Jia Lian's status. When he was about to curse Jia Lian for being shameless, the sound of horse hooves was heard.

A graceful figure was riding slowly towards us under the cover of the night.

When he saw Princess Zhaoyang, he subconsciously lowered his head, and at the same time, he put away his hysteria that was about to be exposed.

Princess Zhaoyang came closer and looked at Jia Lian with a questioning look.

Jia Lian shook his head to show that he was fine, and then he didn't say anything. He just clasped his fists in greeting and left with his men.

As a victim of his bumpy relationship with Princess Zhaoyang, Wei Ruolan can be considered a pitiful person.

Jia Lian felt a little guilty towards him.

If he hadn't come up to him on his own initiative, Jia Lian really didn't want to attack him like this.

After Jia Lian left, Princess Zhaoyang's face suddenly became cold and she looked down 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 say anything, he was even more frightened.

Under this kind of gaze that seemed to last for years, he didn't know how much time had passed before he heard Princess Zhaoyang's voice.

"Even if you enter the princess's mansion in the future, you will not be qualified to interfere in my affairs."

“Know your place.”

The ruthless and cold words made Wei Ruolan feel like she was falling into an icy cave.

He raised his head and wanted to say something, but Princess Zhaoyang had already turned her horse around and left, with no intention of listening to his explanation.

At this moment, all his hopes were gone, and he sat on the ground helplessly. (End of this chapter)