Heaven's Proud Daughter 006: Seen Before

  The Emperor Jing of An was quite unexpected.

  It was only early February, and he thought that the people of Jin and Mo would take at least some time to come to Yanjing, but unexpectedly, the second prince of Jin had arrived so quickly.

  He immediately summoned someone to take Zhu Wei away and then ordered someone to settle the second prince of Jin in the Yunfu Hall.

  The eunuchs responsible for cleaning quickly came in and cleaned up the scattered ink and bloodstains.

  Jing An Emperor suppressed the discomfort in his brow, stood up and walked to Baili Siqing's front, pulled open his slightly dry lips, and asked in a gentle voice: "Qing Er, have you been doing well in Lai Mountain for these two years?"

  Baili Siqing dodged his hand that was about to touch her own and replied calmly, "Very well."

  She took a step back and said indifferently: "If Your Majesty has no other matters, I will return to the palace first."

  "Are you that unwilling to meet with the Emperor?" The Emperor Jing'an's hand froze in mid-air, and after a moment, it fell back down.

  Baili Siqing's expression didn't change, "Your Majesty is worrying too much."

  Jing An Emperor smiled wryly and frowned again, saying: "Your behavior just now was inappropriate."

  Baili Sicong's face was calm, "Really? I didn't think it was inappropriate." If she had to do it again, she would still take action. Wanting her to enter the Zhu household? It also depends on whether she is worthy or not!

  Jing An Emperor was choked by her arrogant and unyielding tone, thought for a moment, and still patiently advised: "Zhu Wei is my subject, no matter what, you shouldn't hit people in front of the emperor."

  Baili Siqing smiled lightly, "Is someone like this worthy of being a subject?"

  The Emperor Jing'an frowned slightly, "He has always been proper in his actions and there have been no mistakes during his tenure."

  Ba Li Si Qing stared at the emperor in front of him, who had clearly aged a lot, and did not want to explain further. "It's also true that Father Emperor has been in high position for too long, being blinded too deeply, naturally can't distinguish these fish and meat, common people's flattery and deceit."

  The expression on Emperor Jing'an's face changed slightly, he admitted that as an emperor, it was inevitable that there would be things that were not handled properly, but he had not yet become so incompetent and muddle-headed that he could be deceived without realizing it!

  Things aren't as simple as she thought they'd be.

  He took a deep breath and calmly said: "You must change your temper from now on, we can't let our subjects think that we rule by imperial power."

  Baili Siqing didn't back down at all: "Isn't it Father Emperor's usual style to use imperial power to suppress people?"

  "Haoyang!" The heart of Emperor Jing'an was stabbed with pain, in her mind, could he be such an emperor?

  After all, she was still blaming him for that non-existent thing!

  "I said I didn't have ——"

  "Your son takes his leave!" But Ba Li Si Qing didn't want to hear him continue speaking, and directly walked out of the large gate of Nan Shu Fang.

  "The slaves bid farewell." Die Xiang and Die Yi bowed to Emperor Jing'an and hastily followed.

  Jing'an Emperor watched as that apricot-red figure departed, and Nan Shufang's brief anger suddenly returned to its icy state.

  He bowed his head and coughed until his face turned red before lifting his head up.

  Chen Zheng reluctantly stepped forward and said: "I'll go call for Doctor Tai."

  "It's all right." Emperor Jing'an waved his hand.

  He sighed and put his hand on Chen Zheng's shoulder, "She doesn't understand things, and you're following her nonsense!" Using an inkstone to injure the Governor of Jingzhao, what kind of behavior is that!

  Chen Zheng disagreed, unfortunately he didn't get killed on the spot!

  The Emperor Jing'an cast his gaze downward, rebuking, "And another thing, how could you bring someone into the Qingxi Palace without permission?" Don't think he didn't know about the good deeds he had been doing in the rear palace!

  Chen Zheng hung his head and said, "This humble servant's heart belongs only to Your Majesty and Princess Gao Yang."

  Jing'an Emperor frowned, "That can't be used to bully the Empress and the young prince at will!" Is this something a eunuch manager can do? Not afraid of being gossiped about!

  Chen Zheng sneered, "Hasn't the Qingzhao Palace been demolished yet?"

  Do you still want to demolish Qingzhao Palace? Emperor Jing'an's expression turned stern in an instant, "Chen Zheng, don't be too presumptuous!" There must be a limit to your arrogance!

  Chen Zheng lowered his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty has taught me that from now on, I will definitely not fight back or retort when Concubine Zhao scolds or beats me."

  He appeared to be yielding on the surface, but there was not a hint of remorse in his words. Emperor Jing'an finally became angry and said: "I think I have been too indulgent towards you! Only then did Gao Yang become the arrogant and willful person he is today!" He almost committed patricide!

  "It's not like I'm the only one who's been spoiled." Chen Zheng rolled his eyes and muttered, "Besides, what's wrong with being a bit more willful?"

  Jing'an Emperor overturned the table, "Get out of here for me!"

  Chen Zheng immediately straightened his back and rolled up. When did he care about the eunuch's title?

  He didn't feel that way before, but now he feels disgusted when looking at Baili Qiqi! He couldn't fulfill his promise, and if he had the ability, he shouldn't have taken away what others loved!

  It was fortunate that the excessively outrageous and unorthodox words were not spoken, as Chen Gonggong simply glared at Xiao Ba with his small mustache, shook off the dust from his arm, and walked out of the Nan Shufang's large gate without looking back!

  The others serving in the South Study immediately didn't dare breathe loudly.

  "Get out, all of you!" The Jing'an Emperor thought back to what these two had done and weakly sat back down in his dragon chair.

  Yes! The princess can be willful! However, a ruler of the country needs to be wise, benevolent, and considerate of his subjects! He must understand the overall situation! When necessary, he also needs to make temporary concessions!

  How can they not understand that although Zhu Wei is just a humble official in the capital, he has countless connections behind him?

  Now that Gao Yang is like this, how can he be at ease with handing over Da Yan to her...

  "Come! Conduct a thorough and secret investigation into all of Zhu Wei's activities over the years, no matter how big or small, and present everything to me."

  He slowly picked up the pen on the case, and the newly added ink emitted a strong fragrance of ink. In a short while, it dyed a light yellow letter paper.

  It's about time to go back.

  Baili Siqing's face was cold as she walked out of the South Study Room, with Huixiang and Huiyi following behind her, not daring to say a word.

  The princess returned and was immediately displeased with the emperor, who had been manipulated by someone with ulterior motives.

  They were pondering whether to tear his mouth or hit him with a board when they ran into the Second Prince of Jin and his entourage.

  Picking up from the high platform and walking through the long corridor, Baili Qingyun saw that white figure at a glance.

  In the sudden spring breeze, he wore only a white robe, like a faint mist of light ink, dyeing the surrounding lush greenery. In a leisurely manner, the plain color was like the sea, and the magnificent charm flowed freely. The eaves flew up to pierce the sky, and the silk threads of cloudlight penetrated the thick fog and fell quietly upon that white-robed and pale-faced figure, gradually forming a pure color like snow.

  Ba Li Si Qing stood still, allowing those people to slowly approach him, his feet rooted to the ground like boulders, not moving an inch.

  "Princess." Chī Yī called out softly, very puzzled by her abnormal behavior.

  Baili Siqing didn't hear her words at all, staring blankly at this unfamiliar face, as if in a trance. Those dusty memories burst forth like a flood breaking through the ice, carrying with them sharp rocks and debris from the depths of the distant mountains, surging forward to tear apart her slowly healing flesh, once again plunging her into despair and terror.

  "We...haven't we met somewhere before?" she asked abruptly, her hands clenched into fists under her long skirt.