Liu Hongjing waited until the prince left before calling Liu Huo over. He said nothing, only looked at his son kneeling in front of him coldly.
"Father, I deserve to die. I am guilty. The princess has conquered the country and the city. I was confused for a moment and wanted to imitate the prince and keep her as my own." Liu Huo simply did not make any excuse for himself.
"You——" Liu Hongjing stared at him, his face full of anger, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"My son is willing to accept the crime. The prince hid the princess secretly. After more than ten days in prison, my son asked himself to be imprisoned and faced the wall to atone for his sins." Liu Huo looked cynical.
Liu Hongjing's chest heaved, and it took him a while to hold out one word through his teeth: "Get out!"
Liu Huo prostrated himself on the ground and said without any hesitation: "Thank you, Father, for your forgiveness. I will leave." He got up and retreated out of the palace.
"Stop!" Liu Hongjing suddenly stopped him.
Liu Huo stood still, waiting for the emperor to ask questions.
"Why is Tong Fuan still alive?" Liu Hongjing looked at him closely.
Liu Huo frowned and asked with an innocent face: "How come Tong Fu'an is still alive? That day in prison, I killed him with my own hands and threw his body out of the palace. My father must have recognized the wrong person."
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"Hmph! Do you think I don't know that there is such a thing as cheating death in this world?" Liu Hongjing sneered.
"Cheating death? Isn't that a trick that the prince has played before? I don't know how to do that." Liu Huo smiled sarcastically.
Liu Hongjing could no longer hold back his rage, grabbed the inkstone on the table, and slammed it at Liu Huo.
Liu Huo dodged and the inkstone smashed to the ground. The sound made the guards outside startled and ran in.
"Get out!" Liu Hongjing waved to the guards, who hurriedly bowed their heads and exited. Liu Huo smiled at his father and said, "It seems that if I continue to stay, I will only make my father angry. I have to resign. Father
The emperor protects his body, but don’t make the dragon body so angry that it won’t hurt the little princess.”
"Go away -" Liu Hongjing roared again. After Liu Huo flew away, he was so angry that he held his chest for a long time and couldn't breathe properly. "Disobedient son! Disobedient son!"
The father-in-law who was serving outside came in, poured tea for him, rubbed his back for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body. It's getting late. You'd better go back to Ruoxi Palace to rest for a while."
Speaking of Ruoxi Palace, Liu Hongjing's face became more relaxed. He didn't know if the princess had woken up yet. He felt that he had many, many things to say to her.
"Let's go." He got up, walked out of the palace with the help of the eunuch, got on the sedan chair and went back to Ruoxi Palace.
Luo Lianyi had woken up at this time. She opened her eyes and looked at this familiar room, then turned her gaze to the person guarding her side.
"The princess is awake!" Concubine Xue Shu held her hand happily.
"Princess!" Feng Lin, standing behind Concubine Xue Shu, shouted excitedly, tears streaming down his face.
"Feng Lin!" Luo Lianyi was startled, broke away from Concubine Xue Shu's hand, and stretched out her hands towards Feng Lin.
"Princess!" Feng Lin came over and grabbed her hands. The two of them burst into tears at each other like relatives who had narrowly escaped death and reunited after a long separation.
"I thought I would never see the princess again." Feng Lin choked up and said.
Luo Lianyi looked at him and said with tears, "Feng Lin has suffered a lot. I secretly went to the Yiyi Bureau to see you."
Concubine Xue Shu said from the side: "Feng Lin, the princess has just woken up. Don't make her cry again. You wait outside first and let us talk."
Feng Lin hurriedly let go of Luo Lianli's hand and reluctantly stepped aside.
"Ms. Concubine Xue, I'm sorry, I deceived you." Luo Lianyi looked at Concubine Xue Shu and said embarrassedly.
"Why are you sorry? You are our hero in Xiling, Fuxing. You saved the emperor's life twice. I can't thank you enough." Concubine Xue Shu said, pulling off the fragrant handkerchief from her arms to wipe her tears.
"It is the Emperor who brings great blessings to the sky. I am not a lucky star. I am the disaster star of Xiling. I will bring disaster to Xiling." Luo Lianyi recalled that last night was like going through hell, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Who said you are the disaster star of Xiling?" Liu Hongjing's voice arrived before anyone arrived. He strode into the hall, opened the curtain and entered the inner room.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Xue Shu quickly stood up and saluted.
"Your Majesty." Luo Lianyi tried to struggle to get up, but Liu Hongjing came over and pushed her down gently.
"Your Majesty, please speak to the princess. I have resigned." Concubine Xue Shu smiled virtuously, Wanfu retired, and dismissed the maids and eunuchs in the palace.
"You have suffered." Liu Hongjing lovingly put his hand on her cheek and wiped away the tears on her face.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry. I have repeatedly avoided and deceived you." Luo Lianyi lowered her eyelids and avoided Liu Hongjing's gaze.
"I don't blame you." Liu Hongjing held her hand and said softly.
Luo Lianyi didn't know what to say to him anymore. She kept thinking in her heart, why she was in the prince's arms last night, but now she is with the emperor. Did he hand her over, or was her whereabouts exposed? Or was it the eldest prince?
She was confessed? Where is the prince now? Has he been punished by the emperor?
"Don't think too much. I have sent the prince to Dongling to get the antidote. I will not let you suffer any more pain." Liu Hongjing saw her eyes twinkling, uneasy, and comforted her softly.
"Prince——" Luo Lianyi looked at him and softly uttered two words. Since everyone knew it, she decided not to hide it.
Liu Hongjing was startled for a moment, with a serious look on his face, and said: "Don't mention the prince again in the future. You are my woman. I will not pursue the past, but don't have anything to do with the prince in the future."
"I didn't marry you, so why am I your woman? You don't really think there is any theory of reincarnation in this world, do you?" Luo Lianyi asked dissatisfied.
Liu Hongjing was choked by her. How could anyone in this world dare to question him like this? "You are the imperial concubine given to me by the Dongling draft. Of course you are my woman. The theory of reincarnation is not wrong. If you are not the reincarnation of Xi'er
, why did you go through twists and turns, come all the way to me, and save my life twice?"
"That's a coincidence. There is no scientific basis for the theory of reincarnation," Luo Lianyi said.
"You - what are you talking about?" Liu Hongjing frowned.
"Now that things have happened, I don't want to be secretive with you anymore. Your Majesty, I will not marry you. What I like is the prince. I hide here and there all because of the prince. I only have respect for you, just like
A daughter has the same feelings for her father, and I can't imagine being your woman." Luo Lianyi opened the skylight and spoke frankly.
Liu Hongjing had just suffered in front of Liu Huo, and now he was choked again in front of Luo Lianyi. He covered his chest, shook his body in pain, and could not stand steadily.
"Your Majesty!" Luo Lianyi was frightened by his appearance and wanted to get up to help him, but she was so weak that she fell down from the bed.
"Your Majesty, Princess, what's wrong with you?" Concubine Xue Shu had been waiting outside. When she heard the movement inside, she hurriedly ran in.