After Nangong Lie carried Zhen Liang into the carriage, he placed her in the position. The two sat face to face, but Zhen Liang lowered his head and Nangong Lie looked directly at her.
Although the tears on Zhenliang's face were still wet, the urge to shed tears for no apparent reason was gone.
She desperately wanted to resolve Yin Ye's matter with Nangong Lie, but she felt that it was better to wait until she got off the carriage. She needed time to eliminate her embarrassment.
She cried in front of a man she didn't love and threw herself into his arms. Although it wasn't too much, it was really not her original intention.
She expressed shame and discomfort about her uncontrolled behavior.
The carriage finally stopped in front of the Nine Dragons Hall. The journey was short and the two of them did not say a word.
Nangong Lie got off the carriage first, then opened the curtain and stretched out his arms towards Zhenliang, as if it was a matter of course.
Zhenliang had just warned herself to keep a clear distance from Nangong Lie. If he stretched out a hand towards her at this moment, she would definitely let him lead her and jump out of the carriage without hesitation, but it happened that he stretched out a hand.
It's both arms, the meaning is very obvious, he is still ready to hug her.
There was only one place for getting off the carriage, and Zhenliang knew that he wouldn't be able to find another place to get off, so it was impossible to retreat.
After being stunned, Zhenliang stood up, moved his steps slightly, stood still where Nangong Lie couldn't hold him, and stretched out a hand towards him.
Unfortunately, her awkward thoughts and actions had long been seen by Nangong Lie. As soon as he grabbed her hand, Nangong Lie rudely pulled her out.
Zhenliang's body leaned forward uncontrollably, and he was hugged by Nangong Lie!
Even if there were thousands of unwillingnesses in his heart, now that he had been beaten and hugged by Nangong Lie, Zhenliang would not hesitate to struggle pretentiously.
On the table in the side hall, steaming meals were already placed. When Zhenliang saw it, he secretly wondered, could it be that it was so late and Nangong Lie hadn't had dinner yet?
As everyone knows, when Nangong Lie received the news about Zhenliang, he immediately rushed back, where would he have the leisure and time to eat?
And he had an unreasonable feeling that that silly woman Zhenliang would be too worried to eat anything, so what did it matter if he was hungry?
Nangong Lie put Zhenliang on the chair and sat down next to her.
Men's hunger is generally more intense than that of women.
Nangong Lie thought that Zhenliang understood what he meant, so he started eating. When he finished half a bowl of rice and the discomfort in his stomach had subsided, he realized that Zhenliang next to him was sitting motionless like a wooden man.
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Zhenliang's original plan to intercede for Yinye was temporarily shelved because she felt that it would be very impolite and immoral to interrupt Nangong Lie while he was devouring food.
Nangong Lie put down his chopsticks, leaned his head and looked at Zhenliang, and asked in a deep voice, "Why don't you eat?"
He knew that she had something on her mind and had no appetite, but was she not even willing to give him the honor of dining with him?
Zhenliang lied and said, "Oh, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have already eaten."
Nangong Lie's face darkened and he said, "I really want to take a knife and cut your stomach open to see what's inside?"
Although the man's words were full of cruelty and even bloodshed, Zhenliang didn't feel scared because she knew that he had seen through her lie.
Without admitting his mistake or explaining, Zhenliang lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers and said, "Your Majesty, use it slowly. I will wait until the Emperor is full."
The word "talk" in her mouth naturally refers to talking about things, not eating.
Nangong Liehei said solemnly, "I don't want to talk to someone who is empty."
After saying this, Nangong Lie continued to eat, leaving Zhenliang with his eyes widened.
Isn't she the one with an empty belly? He was clearly threatening her, that is, if she dared not to eat, he would not help her with the Silver Leaf matter.
Although Zhenliang really didn't have the slightest appetite, thinking that he was doing it for her own good, and Yinye needed his help even more, he bit his lip and picked up the chopsticks.
Chewing slowly and absentmindedly, when Nangong Lie put down his chopsticks, Zhenliang quickly put down his chopsticks. For fear of Nangong Lie not believing it, he deliberately touched his belly and sighed, "I'm so full."
In fact, the total food she swallowed was less than half a bowl. How could she be full?
Nangong Lie didn't care and waved people in to clean up. Soon, the table was tidied up and hot tea was placed.
After asking all the waiters to leave, Nangong Lie poured two cups of tea himself, brought one cup to Zhenliang and said, "Let's talk."
This was giving him a chance to explain and plead. Zhenliang quickly cheered up and said, "Since the emperor has heard about this matter, I would like to make it more clear to the emperor. Silver Leaf is my maid.
She will do whatever the concubine asks her to do, and she will never dare to do anything the concubine does not allow her to do. Regarding the fact that Concubine Xuan is pregnant, the concubine cannot be said to be happy or blessed for her, but she is certainly not jealous at all.
Therefore, I definitely did not instruct Yinye to murder the fetus in her belly, and she would never kill an unrelated fetus on my own initiative. Please investigate clearly and clear Yinye and I's innocence in time.
, to avoid the pain of undeserved punishment.”
Zhen Liang spoke for a long time eloquently, but the only thing that reached Nangong Lie's ears, or could irritate his eardrums, was: There will definitely not be the slightest bit of jealousy.
Nangong Lie's handsome face darkened and he asked, "What do you mean, you won't be the least bit jealous of any other woman who is pregnant with my child?"
Generally speaking, jealousy is a derogatory term, and not being jealous is a good thing.
Therefore, Zhenliang answered truthfully without thinking deeply, "Of course."
One thought too much and the other thought too little. As a result, the word "of course" was like adding fuel to the fire, successfully igniting Nangong Lie's anger.
Nangong Lie went against his own will and said angrily, "My mother deliberately interfered in this matter, and I don't want to pay attention to it. Whether Yin Ye is innocent or not, it has nothing to do with me."
His words also imply another layer of meaning. In fact, he and Yinye have never had an honest relationship. The person he wants to love has always been her, not Yinye.
Just now, she had brought her here and forced her to eat. She was doing everything for her own good. But now he was eager to break off the relationship with her and acted ruthlessly towards her. Zhenliang was stunned for a moment.
As Zhenliang's heart tightened, he realized belatedly that this man was probably angry with himself, so he said these angry words.
Quickly reviewing the conversation between the two, Ma Ryo finally realized where she had offended him. It was her words of course she was not jealous that offended him.
The words spoken out are like water that cannot be recovered, and Zhenliang can only think of ways to remedy it in time.
After thinking about it, Zhenliang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood what I mean. I am not jealous of any woman who is pregnant with the Emperor's flesh and blood. That is not because I am cold-blooded and ruthless, but because I am inferior and cowardly."
Zhenliang deliberately did not specify whom he was ruthless to, so as not to let Nangong Lie mistakenly think that he had affection for him.
And the cleverness she showed off was no longer within the scope of Nangong Lie. Nangong Lie was already attracted by her last four words. Even though he knew that she might be deceiving, he still wanted to hear a clear explanation.
"Inferiority and cowardice?" Nangong Lie questioned. In his eyes, although Zhenliang was ugly and could not show her true face to others, she was self-respecting and self-loving and had never been a cowardly person.
Of course, he couldn't deny that everyone has a side of inferiority and cowardice, and even he was no exception.
Now that she had started lying, Zhenliang could only bite the bullet and continue to lie, until Nangong Lie was persuaded by her and agreed to help her rescue Yinye.
After drinking down the cup of tea in front of him, Zhenliang said, "I wonder if the emperor still remembers that I and the emperor have talked about children more than once? I refuse to give birth to children for the emperor. The biggest problem is
The reason is that the concubine and the emperor are close relatives just like Concubine Xuan and the emperor. Regardless of whether the emperor believes it or not, the concubine is convinced that children born from close relatives are very likely to be unhealthy. She even said
However, if Concubine Xuan can give birth to a healthy child for the Emperor one day, I, my concubine... will also be willing to try."
"So, when Concubine Xuan was pregnant, I had a wait-and-see attitude. How could I have the idea of murdering her child? If her child is gone, how can I safely give birth to a child for the emperor?"
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"For a long time, I have not only felt inferior because of my ugly appearance, but also felt cowardly because I was very likely to give birth to an unhealthy child for the emperor."
Although Zhenliang's words were very clear, Nangong Lie found it hard to believe it, or in other words, he didn't believe it at all. In his opinion, Zhenliang regarded him as a fool and deceived him again and again.
If she deceives him once, he can think of her as naughty; if she deceives him twice, he can think of her as cute; if she deceives him a third time, he can't bear it.
Nangong Lie coldly moved his deep eyes away from Zhenliang, fell on the steam of tea, and directly issued the second expulsion order, "It's useless to talk more, you can leave."
The heat of expectation in Zhenliang's body cooled down little by little. She didn't know what went wrong in her body that made Nangong Lie distrust her so much?
Although she never intended to have children for him, the theory of inbreeding was well-founded, and it was true that she was not jealous of Concubine Xuan.
It's a pity that he denied everything.
When he picked her up near the big tree, when he carried her out of the carriage, when he forced her to eat, she felt quite confident that he would definitely help her and uphold justice for her.
But at the moment, it seems that everything is just her fantasy and her misunderstanding.
From dawn to dusk, I waited hard for those many hours, but it turned out to be in vain, which Zhenliang couldn't accept.
At this moment, Zhenliang clearly knew that this trip to beg Nangong Lie was not for herself, but mainly for the safety of Yinye. Therefore, she could not do whatever she wanted, she had to be able to bend and stretch, because, in this
In the palace, the only person who can rescue Yin Ye is Nangong Lie.