The calm before the storm is always so beautiful and short-lived. The wedding of Zhu Sheng and Li Shang is still in full preparation, and a strange rumor is spreading in the capital.

It is said that there is a goddess in the capital who has come all the way from afar. She is a beautiful couple bestowed upon the emperor by God. Her beauty is unparalleled in the world. She knows everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is born with the fate of a phoenix. If she gets the destiny of the emperor, the country will be prosperous and immortal for thousands of years.

After this rumor spread, almost everyone below knew who the goddess was hinting at, but they also began to worry about the situation of King Zhu Sheng of Qi.

A long time ago, King Qi revealed in court that he had no intention of becoming emperor, but now, even if he still fulfills his promise, Li Shang is bound to become the target of the emperor's fuss due to these rumors. In any case, he is a good man for life.

Or beauty is a disaster, the choice is all in Zhu Sheng's hands.

The reason why he did not marry Li Shang immediately was to minimize the possibility of rumors and speculation, and during this period he also needed a certain amount of time to stabilize the criticism and obstacles below. He wanted their marriage to be successful.

To perfection without leaving any regrets.

But now, Zhu Sheng didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing that the marriage was not brought forward. The whole capital was discussing whether the oiran he brought from his subordinate territory was the so-called goddess in the rumors, and the so-called emperor's luck came to him.

As for King Qi...then what does today's life mean when he is sitting on the dragon's throne?

In the magnificent palace, the man frowned and sat on the dragon couch, listening to the report of the imperial master——

"You said... the woman that my good emperor brother is going to marry is really a goddess with a natural beauty?"

"It's absolutely true! I watched the stars last night, and the phoenix stars moved strangely, conflicting with the emperor's energy, but..."

"But what?" The pressure on the man was also extraordinary, and the Imperial Master, who had received the benefit, licked his lips nervously.

"I apologize for the offence! The phoenix star and the dragon energy accompany and depend on each other, creating a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere!"

Regardless of whether the emperor believes this nonsense or not, the meaning is already there. The position of queen beside him is still vacant, and the marriage of Zhu Sheng and Li Shang is approaching. It is clear at a glance who Feng Ge will achieve!

He couldn't fail to see who the Imperial Master was being instructed to talk nonsense about, but it was true that his good brother, the Emperor, had indeed been a lot crazy recently... just because of a woman?

"Since that woman is recognized by the Imperial Master as a natural beauty, as the emperor, I have the obligation to take her to my side..." The man stood up and raised his hand, "I gave a secret order to King Qi to send the goddess to me in five days."

If anyone around you resists the decree... he will be punished as a crime of treason!"

He was curious, between his own situation and a promiscuous woman, what choice would his good brother make?

After accepting the emperor's will, the Imperial Master withdrew from the palace in a cold sweat. He didn't know what the emperor meant...

Back then, the Queen was indeed ashamed of King Qi's mother-in-law. Such a law-abiding woman ended up with...

However, since he was born in the imperial family, this kind of thing should be commonplace. Moreover, after the King of Qi became more powerful, he also carried out brutal revenge on the emperor's biological mother. The relationship between the two brothers could not be said to be harmonious. If the King of Qi had not declared

He had no intention of taking the throne, and the emperor also needed King Qi to contain the evil-minded forces in the court, which allowed the delicate balance to continue until now.

However, King Qi's recent activity and his growing popularity among the people gradually made the emperor unable to sit still.

This is not the first time similar rumors have appeared, but they were quickly suppressed...

Logically speaking, he had suffered so much from women in the past. Even though Zhu Sheng looked romantic on the surface, in fact, there was no woman who could get close to him. He went to another place and actually brought back a promiscuous woman, and even wanted to marry her with great fanfare.

Being a wife is so interesting! It also makes him more and more curious about what kind of woman can be attracted by his good brother!

On the other side, faced with a plethora of ingredients, Li Shang fell into a difficult situation in the kitchen of Prince Qi's Mansion.

"Girl...you don't have to do it yourself...can't you just teach the servants to do it?"

Xiaolan was very worried when she saw Li Shang picking up the kitchen knife and looking confused.

Although Li Shang is extremely talented, she is still a woman who has no fingers in the spring water. She is very delicate and cannot do things like cooking.

"...No!" Li Shang faced the still beating ingredients and was immediately filled with fighting spirit. "Today is his birthday. I don't even have time to prepare. I have to at least cook a meal for him!"

As he spoke, he reached out and picked up a live fish, and was about to cut it when the struggling fish suddenly swung its tail and slapped Li Shang on the face. The pain was so painful that she let go of her hand and the kitchen knife fell directly to the ground.

"Girl! It's too dangerous! And I don't know if the prince will come back tonight!"

Today, Zhu Sheng said that he was going out to deal with important matters. Although this situation had happened before, today was still his birthday. Moreover, Li Shang also asked the housekeeper of Prince Qi's Mansion. Zhu Sheng had not been at all since he returned to the capital.

He didn't have a good birthday. She entered his life this year, so she wanted to experience this special day with him no matter what.

But it was too late when I found out, and I didn't have time to prepare a birthday gift for him. After thinking about it, I could only cook him a meal first.

Besides... isn't it the wife's duty in ordinary families to cook for her husband?

Thinking of this, Li Shang's face turned red involuntarily. Although she had not officially married him yet, she had already begun to become familiar with her role as the mistress of Prince Qi's Mansion.

Anyway...it's just a matter of time anyway! Although she didn't do what a couple should do...but she also did other things that should be done!

So she had to complete this birthday dinner no matter what!

Turning over again, Li Shang pounced towards the live fish - the sound of pots and pans falling to the floor was endless in the kitchen, and all of a sudden, the chickens were jumping.

"...He...he really said that?!"

After receiving the secret order, Zhu Sheng even omitted the honorific, and his whole body was shaking with anger——

It was not that he had not noticed the rumors. Even if he tried his best to suppress them, they could not be quelled. This was also the reason why he could not stay with Li Shang these days. Therefore, the preparations for the marriage were further postponed. He originally thought that after the rumors passed,

Everything will be fine, but who would have expected that the emperor would actually give himself such a multiple-choice question!!!

"The Imperial Master observed the stars at night and said... that Miss Li Shang was born with a noble character, so... so the Emperor..."

Zhu Sheng punched the pillar next to him, and he didn't notice the blood on the back of his hand.

"What bullshit Fengge! He just accepted the instigation of those traitors voluntarily! Let me hand her over! He is dreaming!"

"But...but if Miss Li Shang is not sent to the palace in five days...if the emperor takes the blame..."

Zhu Sheng knew that now was not the time to take action, let alone the time to go against the emperor... But if the price of stabilizing the relationship between the two was to hand over the love of his life, then he would rather burn down the entire imperial city of Kyoto, and then

Take Li Shang to the far end of the world!

He didn't know how he came up with this idea, let alone how he would face Li Shang in the future. The choice was not difficult for him, but the price he paid was too huge. All he needed to do was to reduce the loss to

lowest!

"There's no way to come up with a countermeasure tonight... You go ahead and tell everyone not to act rashly, and to listen to me in everything!"

"yes!"

It was already late at night when Li Shang brought all the dishes to the table, but Zhu Sheng still showed no sign of coming back. The woman felt disappointed. At this time, there was a sound of footsteps. It was raining heavily in the late autumn night, and the man came in.

After that, I rushed straight to the front hall and saw the woman pouting and poking at the good-looking dishes on the plate with chopsticks, with a look of disappointment in her resentful little eyes.

The aroma of the food spread out little by little. Seeing that the woman was elegant and graceful but she was tainted with the worldly atmosphere, the man stretched out his hands from behind her to wrap around her body. He felt that the other woman's body temperature was slightly lower and frowned slightly.

"Been waiting for a long time?"

Regarding his late return, the woman was first surprised and then a little resentful, and deliberately turned her head away——

"What do you think? Does it seem very early now?"

When the man saw the appearance of his little woman, his heart was filled with joy. He looked at the dishes on the table and was very surprised.

"You did it?"

Obviously, if it were a chef in Prince Qi's Mansion, the food would not be of such quality. Moreover, Li Shang waited for him so late today, so it was obviously a masterpiece cooked by her herself.

The woman did not continue to argue——

"Yes, I just learned from the housekeeper yesterday that today is your birthday. I didn't have time to prepare a gift for you, so I had to cook it myself..." He looked at his side face with some worry, "This is my first time.

Cooking! I’m sure there’s no chef who can do it well...you...don’t dislike it!"

The man chuckled - he would be disgusted, and it would be too late to be moved!

Zhu Sheng smiled slightly, hugged Li Shang and sat on the chair, letting her sit on his lap——

"Since I am the birthday girl today, can I be forgiven for making some excessive demands?"

Li Shang looked wary——

"You...don't take advantage of others' danger..."

There was a hint of joking on the man's face, and his hands restraining her tightened——

"I just want you to feed me... Of course... If you want to fully feed me... I can't..."

As he was about to get closer, Li Shang reached out and covered his mouth——

"What a beautiful idea!" She let go, picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, "If it doesn't taste good, no objections are allowed!"

The man slowly chewed the not-too-delicious piece of meat in his mouth, his eyes filled with the woman he loved most in his life, and his heart was extremely happy.

"It's delicious... everything you make tastes delicious!"

Li Shang also smiled brightly after seeing Zhu Sheng eating all the food she cooked. She was also very happy that the man she loved could accept everything she had worked hard for. He was reluctant to let go, but how could she be willing to let go?

After finishing the meal and arranging Li Shang to sleep, Zhu Sheng left the palace without stopping, went to the usual place where he and his family members gathered on weekdays, and issued an order to quickly gather all the forces in the dynasty.

Standing on the pavilion in the capital, in the wind and rain, the dark and fierce luster in Zhu Sheng's eyes looked very scary.

Thinking of the secret decree, his anger could not be calmed down. It was definitely not that his imperial brother did not know that someone was deliberately instigating the relationship between the two. Zhu Sheng could give him anything else, but Li Shang was the only one he would not retreat from.

!

Even though he knew that now was not the time to take action, the situation forced Zhu Sheng to give up his love to others without fighting for anything.

He was not completely sure, not to mention that the emperor was definitely ready now. This move was extremely dangerous, and it was still unknown who would win in the end.

In Prince Qi's Mansion, Li Shang did not sleep peacefully. She had always slept very lightly, a habit she had developed many years ago while avoiding pursuit, so when an uninvited guest stood on her window sill, she woke up at the same time.

come over.
To be continued...