After seeing Zhan Doudou, he was immediately escorted back to the palace. Haitang Duoduo and the Queen Mother received the news and ran over to visit without stopping.
After learning that Zhan Doudou was injured, the Empress Dowager became furious and ordered Shen Shen to arrest the assassins, even if they dug three feet into the capital.
"Mother, I'm fine now, so there's no need to go to war and waste people and money!" Zhan Doudou comforted the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager ignored Zhan Doudou, but Han Ruo Bingshuang said to Shen Shen: "Shen Shen, if you can't find the murderer, Commander Jin Yiwei will not take this seat."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will do my best to catch the assassin." Shen Zhan said nervously.
?Everyone knew in their hearts that those assassins were sent by Uesugi Tiger and Sean, and they even personally took action to intercept Haitang Duoduo.
?But there are some things that you just need to know well, but it will be bad once you expose them.
"Go down!" The Queen Mother sent everyone away, leaving only Begonia Duoduo.
"Haitang, what crime do you deserve for failing to protect His Majesty this time?" the Empress Dowager asked Haitang Duoduo.
"I am aware of my guilt." Haitang Duoduo lowered her head and said in shame.
"Hmph! You deceived His Majesty out of the palace and caused damage to the dragon's body. If it weren't for the fact that you are the proud disciple of the Imperial Master, I would have killed you today." The Empress Dowager said fiercely.
Zhan Doudou sat next to the Empress Dowager and said with a smile: "Mother, there are no outsiders here, so why do you need to embarrass me?"
"You! You were too careless this time. Everyone knew what you did when you went out of the palace incognito. Didn't you give those rebellious ministers and traitors a chance?" the Empress Dowager accused with distress.??
??"Mother, I won't dare to do it next time, please forgive me this time!" Zhan Doudou said coquettishly.
"How dare you try again?" the Empress Dowager snorted coldly.
The young emperor and the empress dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty have always acted discordant in front of outsiders. In fact, it is all an illusion. The orphan and widowed mother can support the country of the Northern Qi Dynasty only because of their unity. The mother and daughter naturally have a deep relationship.
The Empress Dowager scolded Haitang Duoduo a few more times to vent her anger before returning to the palace to rest.
Haitang Duoduo stayed to take care of Zhan Doudou's injuries.
In front of Haitang Duoduo, Zhan Doudou did not need to hide her identity, she just took off her shirt and asked Haitang Duoduo to help her apply the medicine.
"Hey! You took care of this wound very well, who helped you do it?" Haitang Duoduo asked doubtfully.
Zhan Doudou couldn't help but think of Wang Gang, and he gritted his molar teeth and said, "Little Senior Sister, do you still remember the person we met at the market today?"
"It's him!" Haitang Duoduo still had some impression of Wang Gang.
Zhan Doudou said with a serious face: "Little Senior Sister, please do me a favor and find that person at all costs, life or death."
Haitang Duoduo opened her mouth wide, thinking of a possibility, she couldn't help but asked in shock: "Does he know that you are a girl?"
Zhan Doudou nodded silently.
?Begonia Duoduo was anxious, Zhan Doudou sighed:
?"He said his name was Agula and he was a grassland merchant."
Haitang Duoduo understood the seriousness of the matter and said seriously: "Is there any other information? It would be difficult to find someone in Shangjing City based on just one name.
?I don’t know if this name is true.”
Zhan Doudou carefully recalled every detail of his relationship with Wang Gang, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Especially when he thought about his innocence being exposed, Zhan Doudou felt ashamed and angry.
Haitang Duoduo saw Zhan Doudou's face turning green, white, shy, and angry. Combined with the wounds on his body that had been treated, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Did that person treat you...!" Haitang Duoduo didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"Although he helped me, anyone who knows my identity must die." Zhan Doudou said cruelly: "I can't take risks."
Haitang Duoduo sighed and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing you can do if you keep doing this. The voices in the court asking you to choose a concubine and become a queen are getting louder and louder."
"I know." Zhan Doudou rolled his eyes and said, "The Queen Mother and I are looking for a candidate for the queen."
"If you ask me, please stop pretending to be a man." Haitang Duoduo advised: "The reason why you disguised yourself as a man was because the late emperor suddenly passed away, the government was unstable, and there were no men in the royal family, so you had no choice but to do so.
Of.
Now that the Northern Qi Dynasty is at peace, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, even if your true identity is exposed, there should be no impact? "
Zhan Doudou sighed and said: "Things are not as simple as you think. The court officials will never allow a woman to be the emperor. If my mother hadn't concealed my identity and the national counselor had supported me, the throne might not have belonged to the Zhan family long ago.
"
Begonia Duoduo is also helpless. In a patriarchal society, women have too little say. Therefore, in recent years, the Queen Mother has been in power and suppressed courtiers. Zhan Doudou has been deliberately showing weakness and even planned to set a precedent for women to serve as officials.
The two chatted for a while, and Haitang Duoduo left the palace overnight to avoid suspicion.
Zhan Doudou lay on the bed and touched the wounds on his body, and couldn't help but think of Wang Gang in his mind.
"If Junior Sister really finds him, can I be ruthless enough to kill him?" Zhan Doudou asked himself.
"No, he must die." Zhan Doudou suddenly said firmly.
"Is it okay if we lock him in the palace for the rest of his life?" Zhan Doudou felt a little unsteady again.
While thinking wildly, Zhan Doudou fell into a dream. In her dream, she met Wang Gang again. As soon as he came up, he drew his sword and slashed. As the two struggled, they rolled into the firewood pile together, and the clothes on their bodies were reduced one by one.
When Zhan Doudou was about to take off the last piece of clothing, she woke up with a start.
"Huh." Zhan Doudou's eyes widened and he breathed heavily. His body was very hot and covered in sweat.
"Your Majesty." The serving maid and eunuch came forward, thinking that Zhan Doudou had a nightmare.
"Everyone, go down." Zhan Doudou shouted angrily.
The eunuch and the maid did not dare to disobey the order and slowly withdrew.
Zhan Doudou waited until everyone left before feeling more comfortable.
"Why would I have such a dream? Could it be that I am seriously injured and have a fever?"
Zhan Doudou touched his forehead. It was not hot, but his cheeks were very hot.
She washed her face with water and it took her a long time to calm down.
For three days in a row, Zhan Doudou had the same dream, and she would wake up from her dream every time. She didn't know what was wrong with her, she just thought it was the sequelae of the injury.
?She didn’t dare to tell anyone about her dream.
Haitang Duoduo helped Zhan Doudou search for Wang Gang's whereabouts, but there was no result for three days. He went to the capital to talk about whether he was big or small. It was not that easy to find someone who only knew his name.
Every day Zhan Doudou would ask Haitang Duoduo if there was any news about Wang Gang. She was disappointed every time, but she would always breathe a sigh of relief secretly.
At this time, Zhan Doudou no longer knew whether he wanted to find Wang Gang or not.
As the days passed, it was time for the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty to get married. The Yuan Meng Welcoming Envoy followed the rules and entered the palace to receive the bride.
Zhan Doudou and the Empress Dowager all attended the wedding ceremony and met the Yuanmeng envoy as their natal family members.
Wang Gang mingled with the envoys and entered the palace together to see how the eldest princess of Northern Qi looked.
Zhan Doudou didn't care at first, and met the leaders of the mission, Feng Ying and Akainu, according to etiquette.
But when she saw a familiar figure behind the mission, she lost her composure at all.
The person Zhan Doudou saw was not Wang Gang, but Jamuhe.
That day, Wang Gang was shopping with Jamuhe, Lin Wan'er, and Ye Ling'er. Zhan Doudou saw it. She recognized Jamuhe at a glance and directly thought that Wang Gang might also be a member of Yuanmeng's mission.
She searched inside the mission and soon saw Wang Gang at the end of the crowd.
Wang Gang realized that someone was peeping at him, so he couldn't help but raise his head and meet Zhan Doudou's eyes.
The surrounding space and time seemed to stand still.
