Shen Xingwan accompanied the Ninth Princess until midnight before resting in the side hall.
The next day, she woke up early. She was not used to being in the palace.
She stood under the eaves and looked at the entire palace. Probably because of the heavy snow and winter, she felt a lifeless and depressing feeling.
The people around the Ninth Princess came to invite her to the dining room to have a meal with the Ninth Princess.
"Come and sit down, breakfast will be here soon." Ninth Princess greeted her with swollen eyes.
The maid on the side used peeled eggs to apply to her eyes. Princess Ninth leaned on the chair and said leisurely, "It's so comfortable."
After the meal, the ninth princess felt that she was the master and could not neglect the guests. She cheered up and took her to the plum garden to walk in the snow to look for plum blossoms.
The red plum blossoms blooming in a white field really make everyone feel better when they see it.
The Ninth Princess personally took the scissors, "Cut two branches and send them to the Imperial Grandmother and the Imperial Brother."
In fact, the Ninth Princess had a good relationship with everyone. Probably because the royal family had weaknesses and the emperor had a good temper, the Xiling royal family did not have much of a fight.
As soon as she finished cutting, the eunuch beside the emperor came and said, "I have met the Ninth Princess."
"How is the emperor's health today?" Ninth Princess asked with concern.
The chief eunuch said, "Your Majesty is in a good mood today. This old servant is here to send the princess and Miss Zhou over."
Shen Xingwan raised his eyebrows. The emperor wanted to see her?
The two of them took the eunuch to the Yimei Garden, which is said to be the place where the emperor spent the longest time in winter.
As far as the eye can see in the garden, there are various varieties of plum blossoms. A palace is located in the plum garden, and there is the faint sound of the piano.
The two of them went in and knelt down on the cushions, "I've met the Emperor (Emperor)."
The emperor leaned on the chair, his legs covered with felt, and said lazily, "Get up."
The two of them got up, and the Ninth Princess took Shen Xingwan and sat down aside.
The emperor ordered them to be served plum blossom cakes and hot milk.
The sound of silk and bamboo in the room still continued, and Shen Xingwan secretly glanced at the emperor, who indeed looked very sickly.
When the song ended, the performers left, and the room instantly became quiet.
The emperor asked slowly, "What do Jiuer think about marrying and going to Northern Xinjiang?"
Princess Ninth bit her lip in grievance, "Jiu'er listens to the emperor's arrangements."
"Oh, this was not arranged by me, but by the regent." The emperor looked at Princess Ninth with a half-smile, "Then what do Jiu'er think of him using your marriage to win over the Luo family, the ambassador to the border region?"
Princess Ninth's eyes were red and she lowered her head without saying a word...
Shen Xingwan's heart skipped a beat, what was supposed to come had finally come.
The emperor obviously did not intend to let the ninth princess go and continued, "It seems that Jiu'er doesn't know anything in her heart, so is your choice to betray the royal family for his use?"
Princess Ninth stood up immediately, walked over and knelt down, "Brother Jiu'er doesn't dare. The Regent has taken great care of me. I want to repay his protection."
The emperor looked at her with a wandering gaze, "Jiu'er, you are the emperor's beloved daughter and the royal princess. With or without him, you will live well."
That being said, the relationship of so many years cannot be let go easily.
The Ninth Princess knelt straight and said nothing. She was so confused.
"As soon as Jiuer unites with Northern Xinjiang, that is when the dynasty changes. Do you want to see with your own eyes that your relatives and sisters will become the dead souls of her sword?" the emperor asked.
The Ninth Princess was speechless and tears fell again.
She didn't know what to do. One side was blood and the other side was Qi Han. For her, she didn't want to see either side get hurt.
The thing she had always been afraid of in her heart was exposed by the emperor, and she didn't know how to face it.
Shen Xingwan also noticed something was wrong. Why would the emperor call her here and tell her in front of her about such a confidential matter? After all, she and Qi Han must be on the same side in name. She doubted whether the emperor would do it later.
They turned against each other and killed each other.
"Jiu'er, you have also been studying since childhood. You must be very clear about the fate of the ruined royal family." The emperor stabbed her again.
"Brother, please don't do this, don't force me..." the ninth princess said while crying.
The emperor sighed softly, "I was not the one who dragged you into this matter from beginning to end. It was the regent who insisted on your marriage."
The Ninth Princess collapsed to the ground almost powerlessly, facing the cruelest truth.
Regardless of how good Qi Han was to her in the past, he did take advantage of her in this matter.
Her status is too special. She is a royal princess in name, but in fact everyone knows that she has a special relationship with Qi Han. It is most suitable and most beneficial for Qi Han for her to marry to Northern Xinjiang.
The ninth princess knelt there alone, crying heartbreakingly.
The emperor said, "If the regent sees your tears, I don't know if he can bear to use you like this."
"He... is not." Ninth Princess defended, "He would not do this to me."
The emperor held up his chin and asked her, "Then let me ask you, if Qi Han starts fighting with the royal family, the 300,000 soldiers in Northern Xinjiang will have an absolute influence on the overall situation. As the princess of Northern Xinjiang, will you lead Northern Xinjiang?
Who are you fighting for?”
The Ninth Princess cried until she trembled. When that day comes, what should she do? What can she do?
The princess, who had always been innocent and innocent, was pushed to a position at the forefront of the limelight.
She subconsciously looked at Shen Xingwan helplessly, and Shen Xingwan sighed, "Even if you force her to death, she won't be able to give you a satisfactory answer."
The emperor was not angry because of her sudden remarks. Instead, he followed her words and said, "I just want her to recognize the reality and understand what it means to marry to Northern Xinjiang."
"What do you think of the child Jiu'er in Concubine Zuo's belly?" the emperor continued to ask.
Shen Xingwan felt that the sickly emperor had gone dark, and he was completely crazy and capable.
"Do you think what he did was right?" The emperor gently wiped away the tears of the ninth princess, "He is good to you, but he is a traitor to the royal family, and you are Princess Xiling and of royal blood. I hope
You remember this."
The Ninth Princess broke through her defenses again and again, and finally she cried and was stunned. The emperor ordered the palace servants to help her go down to rest.
Shen Xingwan bowed silently and wanted to leave.
The emperor suddenly said, "Miss Seventh, stay here. I have something to say."
Shen Xingwan faced his appraising gaze, thinking that the emperor would not be prepared to deal with her as well. Unfortunately, she would definitely not be able to cry.
Shen Xingwan lowered his eyebrows and pretended to be dead, letting the emperor look at him casually.
The emperor praised her in a good mood, "She is indeed a beauty. No wonder Qi Han worked so hard to get you here."
Why does this sound wrong?
"What does Miss Seven think of the Regent?" the emperor asked deliberately.
Shen Xingwan wanted to answer with her eyes... She raised her head and whispered softly, "He said he was my savior."
What you said is equivalent to a nonsense answer that you didn’t say.
The emperor finally sat up straight and said solemnly, "Miss Shen, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect to see you in Xiling."
Shen Xingwan's heart tightened and his expression remained unchanged.
