Happy Spring Every Year

Chapter 195: My Concubine’s Womanly Family

Lu Yunzheng followed Gu Xizhi, hiding here and there all the way, and watched her enter the Guanyin Temple in the distance.

But the Guanyin Temple was empty and there was no suitable hiding place.

If Xizhi was meeting an important person, then when the important person arrived, there would definitely be guards searching everywhere carefully. Once discovered, she might not be able to leave alive, and might even... bring trouble to the Lu family.

Thinking of this, Lu Yunzheng no longer moved closer, but found a secluded place far away and stared at that place intently.

Lu Yunzheng couldn't explain how he felt as he was still in the same room with Gu Xizhi for the past three days.

He often stared at Xizhi, lost in thought, thinking about his past life, his present life, and what was true and what was false.

Unfortunately, Zhi's acting skills were too superb, and he couldn't tell the difference or see through it at all.

However, his wholehearted kindness still failed to win Xizhi's honesty and trust, and his heart was completely cold.

Now, he just wants the truth!

As his thoughts reached this point, Lu Yunzheng saw a maid hurriedly coming from another direction and entering the Guanyin Hall.

Lu Yunzheng frowned instantly.

Maid?

Could it be that the noble lady had already entered the palace first? And she was a woman?

But he still thought that the noble person Xizhi wanted to meet was...

Just as Lu Yunzheng was hesitating whether to go forward, the maid in front left the hall again, and came back after a while, bringing back a nanny and another maid.

Lu Yunzheng couldn't sit still anymore.

He was secretly angry, but he was angry at himself.

Because he had to admit that even at this time, Xizhi's safety still concerned him.

But if the noble person had arrived earlier and there were no guards in front of the palace, it meant that there were probably many secret guards lurking in the dark!

Just when Lu Yunzheng was in a dilemma, a sound was heard again in the distance, and several figures came into view.

Lu Yunzheng immediately raised his eyes and looked. Just one glance made his whole body go cold and his ears buzz.

The person walking in front was wearing a black brocade robe. Although he was not dressed in any formal manner, he exuded a natural sense of nobility. He was Prince Rui, Zhao Huailang!

"It's him...it's really him..."

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Lu Yunzheng's mind, but it seemed that he was still missing a thread that could connect everything together.

At this time, Zhao Huailang had already arrived in front of the Guanyin Temple. Without his signal, Lu Yao made a gesture.

The next moment, several guards behind him scattered and began to carefully search the area around the Guanyin Temple.

Lu Yao walked forward and opened the door for Zhao Huailang.

squeak-

The sunlight once again streamed into the hall, and standing in the hall was still Princess Rui Zhen Hanyi.

Only this time, she was facing the palace gate.

Lu Yao was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly turned around to look at his own prince, only to find that the prince's face was no less surprised than his.

"My subordinates see you, Princess."

Lu Yao immediately bowed towards the hall, and Zhao Huailang's face was already showing a trace of anger. He stepped into the hall and asked:

"Zhen, you are so bold that you dare to eavesdrop on the secret conversation between the king and his subordinates!"

With Zhao Huailang's scheming, how could he not guess why Zhen Hanyi appeared here.

"What about people?"

When he entered the Jokhang Temple, his subordinates came to report that Gu Xizhi had arrived first.

At this moment, there was no sign of Gu Xizhi in the hall. It seemed that Zhen had done something.

The "secret" in Gu Xizhi's hand is a powerful weapon, and he and his grandfather have already known about this matter and made a plan, so he must get the thing no matter what.

If Zhen ran to the Jokhang Temple and acted like the jealous women in the harem, disrupting his plans, he would never let her off easily!

Thinking of this, Zhao Huailang strode to Zhen Hanyi.

He was tall and approached with anger, almost covering Zhen Hanyi in his shadow.

"Zhen, don't make me ask a second time!"

Zhao Huailang gritted his teeth and lowered his eyes to meet the expression on Zhen Hanyi's face, but his expression suddenly froze.

In the past, whenever he got angry, Zhen Hanyi would always apologize and be humble.

For example, more than half a month had passed since Zhou Shanxing came back, and Zhen had racked her brains to please him.

Whether it was working hard to satisfy his appetite or being gentle and kind in bed, he would accept it all.

After all, even he had to admit that after so many years, Zhen was still the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

But she was too obedient, had no opinion of her own, and was as boring as a stagnant pool of water, which made it impossible for him to feel any affection for her.

But Zhen had given birth to Mu'er for him after all, so as long as she continued to behave herself, he would naturally not be stingy with what he deserved.

But today, facing his anger, Zhen just looked up at him, seemingly indifferent.

Thinking of this, Zhao Huailang frowned and said again in a cold voice: "Zhen, don't force me to embarrass you outside."

Zhen Hanyi looked up at the man in front of her.

He is a man of noble birth, handsome and unparalleled. This is her husband, Mu'er's father, and the man who may become the emperor of the Great Sheng Dynasty in the future.

Because of the love in my heart, the difference in status between us, and my weak character, I am always humble in front of him and always trying to please him.

Her mother, her mother, and the nanny often told her to try her best to win the prince's heart, for her own sake and for Mu'er's.

But she was useless and could only rely on her body to perform hard on the bed.

Over time, even she herself felt that this was natural, that her life was meant to be humble, and that this was the price she paid for choosing to marry into the royal family.

But today, a letter found on Gu Xizhi gave her a wake-up call.

"Your Majesty, how do you want to embarrass me? Haven't you already embarrassed me enough?"

Zhen Hanyi straightened her back, refusing to take her eyes off Zhao Huailang, but her voice trembled as she spoke.

She clenched her hands tightly, trying to suppress the uneasiness in her heart, but she didn't know that her eyes had already betrayed her. Not only were her eyes red, but tears were also flowing out.

When Zhao Huailang heard this, a look of disbelief flashed across his face.

This was almost the first time that Zhen disobeyed him as far as he could remember. No, it wasn't even disobedience.

This was the first time in all these years that Zhen had spoken back to him.

Zhao Huailang raised his eyebrows slightly, and scanned Zhen Hanyi's face. When his eyes passed over her lips, his brows furrowed.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

Zhen Hanyi couldn't help but shiver when she heard the cold voice.

But the next moment, she gritted her teeth and pulled out the letter from her sleeve, held it in front of Zhao Huailang, and imitated him and spoke in a cold voice:

"I know what Your Highness is looking for. It's this letter, right?"

Zhao Huailang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately took the letter from Zhen Hanyi's hand. However, when he opened the envelope, he found it was empty.

He was startled at first, then his heart flared up with anger. He pinched Zhen Hanyi's chin and said through gritted teeth, "Zhen, are you crazy today?"

Zhen Hanyi felt a pain in her jaw and had to raise her head high. At this moment, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes and rolled into her temples.

She looked at Zhao Huailang deeply, with mixed feelings in her heart, but she still mustered up the courage and spoke out what was in her heart.

"Your Highness, I am a woman who has lived in the inner chambers for a long time. I can only see the courtyard. I really don't understand your great ambitions and lofty aspirations."

"But I know there are principles in the world. Your Highness, as the son of the Dragon, is a man of extraordinary bravery. How could you abandon your conscience and righteousness to commit such a heinous act of treason and betrayal, just because of your lust?"

"Such behavior is a disgrace to our ancestors and a betrayal to the people. It puts our country in dire straits and brings suffering to the people. It is truly unacceptable to Heaven!"

"Even if Your Highness strangles me to death today, I will never hand over that letter. I only hope Your Highness will wake up in time and not treat my son Yuanmu harshly because of this!"

Having said this, Zhen Hanyi could no longer stand.

She tightly grasped Zhao Huailang's sleeve with her right hand, her eyes closed, and she looked like she was willing to die.