kvmb Chapter 223: Confrontation with Zheng Zhuyi, easy victory!
Chapter 223: Confrontation with Zheng Zhuyi, easy victory!
After Zheng Zhuyi was rescued, she lay on the couch by the window for a long time before she caught her breath.
She kept staring at the roof with a determined look on her face, her eyes blank.
The emperor was shocked and then angry. When he heard Aunt Ruochu, who came to treat her, report that "Zheng Guipin is fine", he could no longer bear it. He walked directly to the bed and pointed at Zheng Zhuyi and scolded:
"How dare you threaten me with death!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhuyi's lifeless eyes suddenly turned and she stared at the emperor sideways.
"Threat? I'm just a worthless person, what right do I have to threaten Your Majesty? Your Majesty truly has the heart of an emperor, and all he sees is the vast expanse of the country, so he can't see the difficulties of those around him. After all, I almost died, and you feel threatened and annoyed!"
Her undisguised sarcasm made the emperor so angry that veins popped out of his forehead.
"You bastard! You actually..."
"Your Majesty, do you regret it? Even the white silk can't ease your hatred? Then you can drag me out now and have me beaten with a stick until I die. Even if I die of pain, I will never ask for mercy from Your Majesty again!"
"you!"
"If Your Majesty still remembers the kindness I showed you by playing the pipa for you all night, when I die, please let the 'Xiang Si' be buried with me. Then I will die without regrets."
The emperor was furious and laughed: "You are so disrespectful, and you still want 'fragrant thoughts'? I will have the pipa brought to me and smashed in front of you!"
Zheng Zhuyi suddenly sat up, her face tense and her eyes red: "No!"
"Then I'll let you see if it works."
The emperor sneered and ordered Cao Bin to go to Fengyi Palace and take back the pipa that Zheng Zhuyi had taken back earlier.
Fei Wan: “…”
It's really okay for kids to fight and chickens to peck at each other.
Cao Bin on the other side quickly nodded his head and turned to leave, just wanting to get away from this inexplicable place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
Zheng Zhuyi shouted anxiously, "Don't go! Cao Bin, if you dare go, I'll hit my head and die right here!"
As soon as Cao Bin stopped, the emperor scolded him: "Whose slave are you, and whose orders are you obeying?"
This is going to kill me, Cao Bin thought to himself, the job is becoming more and more difficult.
"Eunuch Cao, please go out first. Ask the waiter to make two bowls of throat-soothing chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea. Your Majesty and Concubine Zheng should be careful not to hurt their throats from shouting like that. Especially Concubine Zheng, I'm afraid her throat must have been hurt by hanging the silk just now."
When Cao Bin was in a dilemma, Fei Wan stepped forward and spoke softly.
Save him from fire and water.
"Yes, slave, go right now!"
Cao Bin was very grateful and retreated quickly, his feet as fast as if they were greased.
Emperor Xiao Yu's face turned pale and he turned to look at Fei Wan.
"You help her?!"
He ordered Cao Bin to get the pipa and smash it, but Fei Wan dared to send Cao Bin away. Was she helping Zheng Zhuyi to make him angry?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am not taking sides with anyone. If I say I am helping, it is to help Eunuch Cao." Fei Wan smiled and was not afraid of the emperor's cold face at all.
He half-jokingly said, "Your Majesty and Concubine Zheng are having a disagreement, and it's hard to fight them, so you're using Eunuch Cao as a scapegoat. Eunuch Cao is doing his job well, so who did he offend to deserve this unprovoked disaster?"
Cao Bin, who had just run out of the palace, almost shed a few tears. Empress Zhao is really considerate!
If someone else said something like this, with implicit sarcasm, the emperor would definitely get angry on the spot.
But Fei Wan's eyes were sparkling, she smiled cunningly, and she looked even more delicate and charming than usual.
How could the emperor bear to scold her again when she was joking in such a soft and delicate manner?
Not only that, I also felt a little regretful that I had spoken harshly to her just now.
But he couldn't let go of his pride and snorted coldly: "You actually feel sorry for your servant!"
"I feel even more sorry for Your Majesty."
Before Fei Wan, she softly took the emperor's arm and turned to look at Zheng Zhuyi with a smile, "Your Majesty is clearly in love with Concubine Zheng Gui, and you are moved by her, but she also makes you very angry. You want to get close to her but you can't, and you want to punish her but you can't bear to do it. You can only vent your anger on the dead object, the pipa. I, watching this, really feel sorry for you."
"How could I be attracted to her?"
"The Pipa is not a dead thing, what do you know!"
The emperor and Zheng Zhuyi retorted angrily at the same time.
Fei Wan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Your Majesty is not moved. Concubine Zheng's beloved pipa is a living thing, okay? Watching you quarrel, I feel both distressed and amused. You clearly have feelings for each other, but why are you quarreling like a black-eyed chicken? It's like a child."
As she spoke, Fei Wan leaned against the emperor's arm and glanced at him sideways, "This is the first time I've seen Your Majesty like this. Your Majesty, you are so lovely."
"presumptuous!"
The emperor flicked his sleeves to push Fei Wan away, then turned around and sat back on the carved gold chair.
The blue veins on his forehead disappeared without a trace.
His expression was no longer as cold as before.
Fei Wan smiled and winked at the emperor in a place where Zheng Zhuyi couldn't see, looking charming and charming.
The emperor turned his face away from her.
Fei Wan knew that she had coaxed the emperor.
You would have to ask her why she could still smile sweetly and coax such an emperor.
That's because, of course, she doesn't love him.
Fei Wan calmed the emperor down, turned around and went to the bedside to embrace Zheng Zhuyi.
"My dear sister, does your throat still hurt? Lie down and rest. Your Majesty will not destroy your beloved pipa. Your Majesty loves you so much."
Zheng Zhuyi pushed Fei Wan away: "Who would believe your nonsense? His Majesty clearly wants to punish me!"
Fei Wan staggered two steps and stopped, smiling as he walked forward again and held her hand.
"Just be more sensible and stop yelling at His Majesty. Then see if His Majesty loves you or not."
Zheng Zhuyi pretended to shake off Fei Wan's hand, turned her back to face the window, and snorted, "No need for Concubine Zhao to play peacemaker against her will just to please His Majesty. I am a clean person. Although the situation forces me, I will not be like you women in the palace who say one thing and do another. You are all after glory and wealth, but you try to manipulate His Majesty's heart and trick him into misleading him into thinking that all of you love him. I am not afraid of being torn to pieces, as long as I can leave my innocence in this world. I will never commit myself to anyone!"
It's a pity that you're wasting this beautiful poem. Fei Wan saw that Zheng Zhuyi was shameless and insisted on pretending to be strong and proud, so she didn't bother to persuade her anymore.
In short, she was trying to persuade her for the emperor to see, to show that she was devoted to the emperor and was considerate and virtuous. If the emperor saw it, there would be no need to waste time.
Then he showed a surprised expression.
With a bit of grievance.
Three points of embarrassment.
He coughed awkwardly and forced a smile, "Noble Concubine Zheng is really like a rose, fragrant and beautiful, but really prickly. Your Majesty..."
Fei Wan walked back to the emperor, looked at Zheng Zhuyi helplessly, and gently advised: "How about I accompany you over there for a while, so that Sister Zheng can calm down first?"
Cao Bin pricked up his ears outside the hall to listen for any movement, and walked in at the right time, holding a cup of chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea.
Fei Wan ordered, "Eunuch Cao, please move him to the west room. Your Majesty will be here soon."
"Yes."
Cao Bin did as he was told immediately.
Fei Wan was satisfied with his return of favor. She helped him out of the predicament, and he also helped her to seize the opportunity.
Don't underestimate or despise the palace servants in various places. They can always play a role in some subtle or critical situations.
"Your Majesty, I will serve you tea."
Fei Wan held the emperor's arm and exerted a little force, and the emperor stood up. He stared coldly at Zheng Zhuyi's back and followed Fei Wan to the west room.
Zheng Zhuyi's back stiffened.
He heard the emperor's footsteps getting farther away, but because of his "pride", he couldn't turn around to chase him.
He snorted coldly.
There was no response from the emperor.
I felt regretful in my heart.
He suddenly became more wary and disgusted with Fei Wan.
If Concubine Zhao had not been here, she and the Emperor would have had a lot to say to each other today!
Concubine Zhao used a combination of defense and attack to interrupt her plan at the very beginning of the confrontation between her and the emperor, leaving her in a difficult position!
"Eldest sister, it's not unfair that you lost to her."
Zheng Zhuyi pursed her lips and thought quickly about what to do next.
At this time, Fei Wan had already handed the warm chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea to the emperor's lips.
"Your Majesty, moisten your throat and calm down."
Her eyes were like water and her breath was like orchid, which made the emperor involuntarily recall the gentle time he had with her in the brocade tent before Zheng Zhuyi came.
Suddenly I felt a little annoyed.
"What's wrong with me?" He took the tea and sighed, "With a beautiful woman in front of me, I'm angry with that ignorant girl!"
Fei Wan's eyes were gentle. "Your Majesty, since you know she's ignorant, don't be angry. Take care of yourself. After all, she didn't want to be a noble concubine or wait on the table. She was forced to do this. Please forgive her."
"You're speaking for her?"
"I only care about your health."
"But she shouldn't threaten to die!"
Fei Wan chuckled, "Your Majesty, your concern has led you astray. Think about it, how could someone so determined to die still care about burying a zither, a flute, or a pipa with him? In the past, our Taizu was on a campaign and captured the former general Ma Lun. Ma Lun swore to die rather than surrender, but Taizu only sent someone to visit him once in prison and concluded that he could definitely be persuaded to surrender.
Taizu remarked, "Whether sitting or lying in prison, this man kept his clothes neatly arranged, even brushing off any straw that stained his hem. A man so intent on death wouldn't pay attention to such trivial details." Later, Ma Lun indeed surrendered and served Taizu with great distinction. Even I, your concubine, know this anecdote; has Your Majesty forgotten it?
So Sister Zheng is just being childish and just trying to contradict you. Why bother with her? You've been angry for a long time, and then you're reluctant to give up on her talent and beauty. Why bother?
The emperor's face darkened.
What he thought was not that Zheng Zhuyi was deliberately contradicting him, but that she did not want to die.
She was putting on a show to convince him that the position of Noble Concubine was forced upon her by the Queen Mother, that she was completely forced? This way, she not only obtained the position of Noble Concubine, but also earned his pity...
The emperor drank the tea in one gulp and put the cup down with some force.
The bottom of the cup hit the velvet-covered table with a dull thud.
"Your Majesty, don't drink too quickly." Fei Wan advised softly.
He poured the emperor another half cup of tea.
He sighed inwardly, Zheng Zhuyi's approach was unconventional, he was playing the game of taking risks and winning with small investments, which was similar to what he had done when he was wandering around among various forces.
But he had no background at all, was alone and single, so he naturally won the emperor's sympathy.
Zheng Zhuyi forgot that she was the queen's sister and was related to the queen mother.
Anything casually would make the emperor suspicious.
Our Majesty is very suspicious!
"Damn it!"
Zheng Zhuyi was in the east room. Although the hall was spacious and she couldn't hear Fei Wan's words clearly because of the main hall, she could vaguely hear some of them and knew that Fei Wan was slandering her behind her back.
She had no time to think of a foolproof plan.
She got off the bed directly, bit her lip with tears in her eyes, and strode into the west room.
"Your Majesty, I have a few important things to say to you privately. Please dismiss Concubine Zhao!"