Su Rong took a quick bath, changed into clean clothes and walked out of the clean room in a short time.
Because she moved so fast, she almost reached the painting hall together with Fengling.
Fengling looked at her and said, "Master, your petals haven't bloomed yet? You've just finished bathing. Isn't this a waste of petals?"
Su Rong rolled her eyes at him, "What do you know? The form is the most important, the result is not."
Fengling: "..."
He didn't quite understand, so he asked curiously: "What form?"
Su Rong explained to him, "Seeing the petals makes me feel good and relieves fatigue."
Fengling: "..."
Is that so? If I had known he would have wanted some petals too.
Yan Huisheng did not leave, but sat in the painting hall waiting for Su Rong. When he saw Su Rong coming out, his eyes fell on her, and he was surprised that her appearance after washing was much more beautiful than he imagined.
The outline that he had not seen clearly when he was there is now clearly visible. He smiled, turned around and said, "Prepare the meal!"
The chamberlain, Xiao Quanzi, responded and went immediately.
Fengling was wondering whether she should go back to her room to eat alone or follow Su Rong. It seemed that His Highness the Crown Prince had not had dinner yet, so he planned to accompany his master. After all, his master was still a little girl, and he had not been with his fiancé.
If he breaks off the engagement, can't he leave? Can't he let them be alone together?
Su Rong walked to the table and sat opposite Yan Huisheng. She turned around and saw Fengling's struggling face. She was amused and asked Yan Huisheng, "I usually eat with Fengling. Your Highness, do you mind if he comes with me?"
"You don't mind, please." Yan responded and shook her head.
Fengling no longer hesitated, immediately sat down next to Su Rong, and thanked Yan Hui, "Thank you, Your Highness."
The waiters placed dishes and dishes one after another until the whole table was filled.
Yan Huisheng knew that they were probably hungry, so he didn't say much and motioned for Su Rong to use his chopsticks.
Su Rong has been accustomed to having no rules since she was a child, and she is not used to eating without talking or sleeping without saying anything. But now that she has come to the East Palace, she still has to abide by the rules that should be observed. She cannot break them because of her. She has been tempted to come in like this with disgrace.
This Crown Prince is kind and approachable in some aspects. As for the rules, she can't waste what Aunt Zhao has taught her for so long. She still has to abide by the rules that should be followed.
Therefore, she remained silent and followed the dining etiquette taught by Aunt Zhao.
After eating for a while, Yan Huisheng suddenly picked up a plate in front of him and placed it in front of Su Rong, "Try this, you should like it."
Su Rong blinked her eyes, thinking, isn't it a rule of thumb to eat without talking or sleep without saying a word? And it doesn't seem to be etiquette to bring the plate directly in front of her, right?
Yan Huisheng felt that Su Rong's eyes were very talkative and said to her: "You are Gu's savior. After all, you are Gu's cousin. You don't have to be too formal in front of Gu. Be more comfortable and do whatever you want."
After he finished speaking, he said warmly: "Today you come directly to the East Palace. I am very happy."
Su Rong tilted her head, "If His Highness says that, then I'm really taking it easy."
Yan Hui nodded, "Whatever."
Su Rong was so rude and put the plate of braised pork that Yan Huisheng put in front of her, picked it up and poured it into her own bowl.
Fengling stopped and quickly reached out to stop her, "Hey, master, give me some, don't eat alone."
Su Rong paused for a moment, then reluctantly poured out most of it, leaving the other half for him.
Feng Ling glanced at Su Rong resentfully and poured the remaining half into her bowl.
Xiao Quanzi, who was waiting on the side, stared at the two of them dumbfounded.
Yan echoed and chuckled.
After Su Rong ate half full, she vaguely understood what Yan Huisheng meant. He was telling her that he was not a rigid person who had to follow the rules everywhere. In private, he also liked to be more casual.
So, after Su Rong was half full, he asked Yan Hui: "Your Highness, did you eat by yourself in the past?"
"Um."
"Would you find it boring?"
"got used to."
"Now that we are sitting at the same table with you, will you not be comfortable with it?"
Yan Hui shook his head, "No, I will occasionally be entertained by my father, and sometimes I will go to Fengyi Palace to have meals with my mother."
Su Rong nodded, "How is your relationship with your Majesty and the Queen? There should be a time when you, Your Majesty and the Queen have a meal together, right?"
Yan Hui lowered his eyes, "There were some in the past few years, but almost none in the past two years."
Su Rong understood. It seems that the atmosphere has been very tense in the past two years, and His Majesty is too afraid of the Crown Prince.
Su Rong is asked to say that the emperor is really seriously ill. His own son is capable, virtuous and capable, is loved by the people, and is a prince. What's wrong? There are successors to the great cause. Isn't this something that would make you laugh out of your dreams?
?I came to him because I was afraid that the prince would seize power with him.
Perhaps power is such a good thing that after the emperor had held it for many years, he became even more reluctant to let it go.
Su Rong changed the subject and asked: "I came to Beijing to break off my engagement with the Protectorate, and to cooperate with His Highness. Your Highness, do you think I made the right or wrong decision to break off my engagement with the Protectorate?"
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Yan Huisheng paused and looked at Su Rong.
Su Rongxiao, "Zhou Gu has been your companion for several years, and now he supports you and works for you. Naturally, I want to ask your opinion."
Yan Huisheng wanted to say, "If you break off the engagement, I will definitely agree with it with both hands." But he remembered how Zhou Gu had shown off his clothes to him after he came back from Jiangning County, and kept talking about his fiancée. He couldn't think of it for a while.
say.
Su Rong was not in a hurry to ask questions and continued eating.
After a while, Yan Hui asked: "What are your considerations for breaking off the engagement? Don't you like Zhou Gu?"
"No." Su Rong shook his head, "Zhou Gu is very popular. If I don't even like him, how will I be so arrogant?"
Yan Huisheng's expression slightly condensed.
Su Rong added: "But you also know my true identity. I'm afraid there will be constant troubles in the future. Although I don't think I can be easily killed, I'm not sure I can walk the road well and live a beautiful life. And Zhou
Gu, his path was chosen by the old protector and you early in the morning, right? The old protector is far-sighted and has not taken refuge in the Eastern Palace on the surface, but in fact he has asked his grandson to choose the master of the Ming Dynasty. In other words, he is the old protector.
The Protector is a treasure staked by the Protector's Mansion, and he is a sword that you have sharpened for yourself over the years. When you get to that position in the future, you have to reuse his, right? So, are our paths different?
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Yan Huisheng was surprised that Su Rong could understand her clearly, but when he thought about her identity, Xie Yuan had always taught and cared for her when she was growing up, so she was naturally different from her daughter's family. He nodded, "You are right."
He paused for a moment and then said: "But this is just an expectation. If you don't break off the engagement, you may not have a different path in the future."
Su Rong sighed after hearing this, "His Royal Highness, you are really a good person."
Yan Huisheng was stunned. She didn't understand why Su Rong said this. Could it be that his thoughts were known to her? No. It was absolutely impossible for Yun An to reveal his thoughts to others.
Su Rong stopped laughing and said seriously: "You are the crown prince. What you want in your heart should be that position. What you want in your heart should be the prosperity of Daliang, Jiangshan and the country. You know very well that I have broken off my engagement with the Duke Protector. For now,
It is beneficial to me, Zhou Gu, and you. As for whether you like it or not, how can it be so important? Even if it is an expectation, it is only right to follow the expected path, and you should not let the slightest mistake happen in the middle.
It's what you, the Crown Prince, should do. After all, it's best to kill all uncertain factors and keep everything under your control, isn't it?"
Yan Huisheng was speechless for a moment.
"So, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please think again. Do you think it was the right decision for me to go to the Duke Protector's Mansion to break off the engagement?" Su Rong asked again.
Yan Huihui sighed softly and nodded, "Yes, it is indeed."
"That's it, you should be honest. After all, we will be partners in the future." Su Rong tried to find out what he wanted to hear, so he stopped talking and continued: "As for cooperation, I mean, what do you have?
Whatever is inconvenient to do, you can leave it to me privately. After all, Your Highness, you probably don’t like this difficult situation now, but you are unable to break it, or you dare not break it, so you can leave this matter to me.
Give me some time, find opportunities, I will help you break through, and I will definitely put you in a favorable situation."
Yan Hui nodded, "Three feet of ice will not freeze in a day. The current situation cannot be rushed."
"That's natural. I am the most patient. Ever since my mother passed away, people have been trying to kill me every year, and those who want to kill me have persisted, but I have been enduring it. I only found out about my identity some time ago and later.
." Su Rong gave him reassurance, "So, your highness, don't worry, what I don't lack most is patience."
Yan Huisheng had experienced countless assassinations since he was a child. He nodded when he heard this, "The King of Nan Chu has no heirs. Since you are the only one, you said that there were five groups of assassins sent by Nan Chu. If I guessed it right, it should be the Queen of Nan Chu and the Nangong family."
, there are also people sent by the Nanchu clan, and possibly courtiers. In this case, it makes no sense that everyone else has sent people, but the King of Nanchu still doesn’t know your identity. Presumably the people sent by the King of Nanchu are already on the way.
In the history of Southern Chu, there is no precedent for a princess to ascend the throne. Do you want to go to Southern Chu to seize power?"
"If I go to Nanchu now, I must not be eaten by the wolves in Nanchu?" Su Rong shook his head, "I only rely on the king of Nanchu to protect me. Considering the current situation in Nanchu, I may not be able to protect me, right?"
Yan Hui nodded, "Well, the situation in Nanchu is not very good."
Su Rong smiled at him, "So, Your Highness, I think it is safer to stay in Daliang for the time being. I will help you first. When your position is truly stable, be my backing. Then I will go to Nanchu, whether it is revenge or
It must be easier to seize the throne than it is now. Who wants to take the difficult path when there is an easy path? You think so?"
