freenovelworld Chapter 493: The Heartless Regent King vs. the Scheming Princess 38
Chapter 493: The Heartless Regent King vs. the Scheming Princess 38
Xie Zhao went straight to Wutong Courtyard.
Tuying hurried to inform Butler Xu that the prince was going to Wutong Courtyard for dinner.
When Xie Zhao arrived, Lu Zhihuan was sleeping on the couch with a rosy face, smacking his lips from time to time.
He sat on a chair beside her, and without making any sound to disturb her, he quietly reached out and stroked the hair on her forehead.
Recalling their first encounter, he was extremely resistant to her touch, his hair standing on end. He refused to let her reach out to scoop him out of the basin of water, and asked her to pick him up with a feather duster.
I caught a cold and fell ill, and was in a daze for three days, sleeping in the same bed with her.
After failing to escape and being discovered, he hid himself in her arms.
From extreme resistance at the beginning to willingness later on, he had no idea how his state of mind had quietly changed.
Moreover, when she said, "It's too troublesome to choose, why not just marry myself", his originally calm heart seemed to be thrown into a pebble.
Because of his physical condition, he could only refuse without thinking.
But after being rejected, an indescribable feeling spread in my heart.
Later, it was Tuying who woke the couple up from their dream. The bond between the two was so deep, it was God's will.
As long as the girl doesn't mind, why should he refuse!
He raised the corners of his lips slightly. In the first half of his life, he lived for the Daye Dynasty and the Xie family's kingdom.
For the rest of his life, he would live for himself and the girl.
Suddenly he felt a soft touch on his hand. He lowered his head and found that she had woken up without him knowing and grabbed the big hand on her forehead.
"I don't have a fever."
Lu Zhihuan quickly let go of his hand, sat up, and sat properly.
Xie Zhao frowned as he saw how reserved she was.
Feeling that she was particularly distant, he asked, "Don't you like it here?"
Lu Zhihuan quickly waved his hands, "No."
"You don't have to be so reserved."
Lu Zhihuan scratched his head and said in a low voice, "No, I'm not used to you being a human. It's a bit strange."
Apparently someone had misunderstood. Xie Zhao stood up and said, "In that case, I will not disturb you any longer."
"what?"
Lu Zhihuan blinked in confusion, "What I just meant was that you need to spend more time with me so that I can get to know you."
Xie Zhao: “…”
do you mean this?
996 chuckled. "You think he can call the shots and plan everything in the court? He can handle matters of the heart, too! It's better to just play it straight with him."
【You know nothing. 】
Dinner is ready.
Xuancao was at the door and knocked twice gently. "Your Highness, Princess, dinner is ready."
Lu Zhihuan stood up and touched his stomach. "I actually slept until dinner time."
Xie Zhao stood up, took her hand and took her to have dinner.
The person who was just called a "stranger" came to the dinner table, threw away all the awkwardness, and ate with relish.
Xie Zhao watched her eat and unknowingly ate a bowl himself.
After a rather unrefined dinner, she put down her bowl and chopsticks and then, as if belatedly realizing it, asked, "Isn't this inappropriate? If someone saw this, would they laugh at you?"
Xie Zhao calmly put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Do whatever you want. No one dares to interfere."
The corpse is warm.
Lu Zhihuan bit her lower lip tightly but couldn't stop the smile from spreading. Her heart was bursting with joy and faint dimples appeared on her cheeks.
She knew that Xie Zhao had always been like this.
She remembered 996 saying that in the year when the late emperor passed away, memorials impeaching him were flying like snowflakes every day during court sessions.
Those individuals may be stubbornly clinging to the old system, or they may be coveting the power in his hands, and they always find fault with everything.
In implementing the New Deal, they said he acted recklessly and disrupted the government.
They accused him of warmongering and wasting money and manpower.
Even if it is a trivial matter, as long as it comes from his hands, it will be magnified infinitely and become the target of public criticism.
No matter how appropriate his actions were or how good his intentions were, in the eyes of those people he had ulterior motives.
Lu Zhihuan's eyes suddenly turned red. She looked at him steadily and said seriously, "Xie Zhao, everyone in this world asks for something from you, but I only hope that you live for yourself.
You'll have me by your side from now on. You can take a break and lean on me whenever you're tired!"
After the last few words were spoken, Xie Zhao's originally stern eyes were filled with surprise.
Her thin lips opened slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she could only tremble slightly.
He turned his head slightly, trying to hide the emotion he felt at that moment.
For a long time, I have been accustomed to being coveted, calculated against, and demanded by others.
No one ever cared whether he was tired or wanted to stop and rest.
He took a deep breath, turned his head, looked at her red eyes, raised his hand and touched her little head.
His Adam's apple slid up and down, and he said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Okay."
There were footsteps at the door, "Your Highness, I have something to report." Tuying's voice came in.
Xie Zhao withdrew his hand. "If you have anything to say, go find Butler Xu. You can go wherever you want in this palace. Don't restrict yourself."
Lu Zhihuan nodded hurriedly, "Your Highness, please go and get busy!"
Xie Zhao then stood up and turned back as he reached the door and said, "The wedding will be held in March."
The man disappeared at the door.
Lu Zhihuan: Thank you for letting me know!
……
The New Year is coming soon, and both the palace and the Regent's Palace are busy.
A few days ago, Xie Zhao could still accompany her for dinner, but he hasn't been seen for a few days now.
She finally saw him on Xiaonian's day, and he even came back in the evening to have dinner with her.
Lu Zhihuan knew that the General of Cavalry intended to rebel, and some of his ministers were involved with him.
Xie Zhao was so busy every day that he had to keep his feet on the ground and had become much thinner.
After dinner, he hurried back to the palace.
He had been staying in the palace these days. After all, the little emperor was only ten years old. Faced with the betrayal of his maternal relatives, he was panic-stricken and helpless. How could he not feel distressed for the child he had raised since childhood?
The Regent's Palace was surrounded like an iron barrel, but she was not worried.
Lu Zhihuan couldn't help but sigh. Internal and external troubles came one after another. Fortunately, he acted decisively and showed his iron fist and strategy in the face of such natural and man-made disasters.
How can one not be convinced by such a person?
It seems that I won’t be able to spend this year’s New Year in peace.
Given Xie Zhao's character, since he already knew the General of Cavalry's intentions, he would definitely take the initiative to attack.
The New Year's joy was shrouded in gloom, and the streets that should have been decorated with lights were filled with a tense atmosphere.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the city was in a state of solemnity and the people kept their doors and windows closed.
As expected, Xie Zhao took the initiative and personally raided the residence of the General of Cavalry using only the middle and lower imperial guards.
The General of the Cavalry had not expected Xie Zhao to dare to attack him directly. He had originally wanted to wait until New Year's Eve, when the palace was hosting a banquet, to act.
Xie Zhao wanted to catch them off guard. After all, the number of troops they had was less than half of that of the General of Cavalry.
The key to achieving a surprise attack is that the opponent underestimates you.