Chapter 67 I can't help it

"When will my father see me?" Zhu Gaoshuai asked calmly. As soon as he went down to the court, before he walked out of the palace, Zhu Gaosui was invited to the side hall by his father's eunuch Lu Sheng, saying that the emperor had something to discuss with him, but it had been almost an hour and he had not seen his father.

"Go back to the prince, the emperor only ordered me to invite you to the side hall to wait, and did not tell me when I would see you. Presumably, the emperor has something important to do at this moment. Please wait patiently!"

"I see. You go down first!" Zhu Gaoshui sat back in his seat and continued to read. Although I am extremely irritable now, I still have to be cautious in my words and deeds. After all, this is the palace, and there may be eyes staring at you anytime and anywhere.

Zhu Di went straight to the Xianfu Palace where Princess Xianning lived, because someone was waiting for the edict there.

Before dinner last night, Princess Xianning rushed to Shang's study and reported that when she went to Xingguo Temple to serve incense in the morning, the son of the ceremonial minister wanted to be mean to himself. Fortunately, Zhao Wang Xinna's concubine saved him. She wants to ask for the name of a side princess for this concubine. Zhu Di was worried that his daughter would be used by people with ulterior motives, so he coaxed her to say that she would meet her in person when she had spare time. Unexpectedly, the girl was so honest that she begged that she must announce the concubine to enter the palace this morning. Zhu Di couldn't resist for a moment, so she agreed.

Before going to the court, Zhu Di ordered Lu to leave the king of Zhao in the side hall after giving birth to the court, thinking that the king of Zhao would take her back after seeing her.

Before entering the yard, Zhu Di heard the laughter of the girls inside and was happy to be infected. Among the many daughters, Zhu Di spoils Ning Er the most. She is lively and simple by nature. She never uses tricks, and she is the queen. According to the etiquette, the princess should live with her mother before the wedding. Princess Xianning received the favor of the emperor and lived in a separate courtyard.

Zhu Di walked into the courtyard door with a smile. The people in the yard heard the loud voice of the little eunuch and knelt down. Please restless. Zhu Di glanced at it and thought that the young girl in a light blue wide-sleeved dress, kneeling beside Ning Er, was the concubine. Looking at Ning'er, she smiled and said, "Get up!"

Ning Er got up, ran to Zhu Di with a smile, and said respectfully, "Father, the third brother's concubine is here."

When Qiao Yu heard Ning Er mention herself, she quickly lowered her head and walked to the front, kneeling down respectfully and saluted again.

"Bear concubine Qiaoyu, please give your peace to the emperor!"

"Get up!" Zhu Di's majestic order.

"Thank you, Emperor!"

"Are you the Qiaoyu in Sui'er's house?"

"To the emperor, it's just a cheap concubine."

"Raise your head and let me have a look!"

"Yes!"

Qiaoyu slowly raised her head and slowly looked up from the bottom. First, she saw the bright yellow five-clawed golden dragon, then the golden silk buckle, and finally a gentle face. Both of them were stunned. Qiaoyu hurriedly lowered her head and thought to herself, it turned out that Longyan was like this! It is not as majestic as imagined, but a little more kind and quiet.

"Come with me!" After saying that, Zhu Di strode to the side hall behind. Qiao Yu didn't dare to neglect. She lowered her head and quickly followed up with her uneasiness.

When he arrived at the open space outside the door of the side hall, Zhu Di stopped and turned around. There was no kindness on his face when he had just seen Ning's child, and he changed into a majestic look. He looked at Qiaoyu and said solemnly, "Last night, Princess Xianning came to see me to ask for the title of a side princess for you. What do you think?

Hearing this, Qiao Yu knelt on her knees in a hurry and pleaded bitterly, "Your Majesty, the concubine is immoral and incompetent, and she never dares to peep at the position of the princess!" The concubine just wants to serve the prince all the time. I hope the emperor can think twice!"

"Oh?" Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself that this woman was really scheming, but it was a pity that the way to be captured did not work here. In this way, are you willing to always be a concubine?

"To the emperor's words, I would like to be the concubine of the prince all my life." Qiaoyu answered firmly.

Zhu Di was a little surprised and continued to test, "Do you know that I have a word! If the decree is issued today, you will never have a chance to be canonized in your life.

"When I go back to the emperor, my concubine knows. A cheap concubine is born in a humble background. She has no talent and no beauty. It is a great honor to get the prince's love, and she never dares to have too much luxury.

Hearing this, Zhu Di frowned and asked casually, "Your father is now the Duke of Guizhou. How can you still come from a humble background?"

Qiao Yu saluted on the ground in fear and replied timidly, "To the emperor, the concubine did not deliberately deceive her life, but... just..."

"Just what? Mu's Qiaoyu, you can hide it from Sui'er, but you can't hide it from me!" After saying that, Zhu Di pulled out his legs and left.

"Your Majesty!" Qiaoyu knelt down and caught up. She grabbed Zhu Di's left leg with both hands. Tears gushed out and explained urgently, "Your Majesty, the prince knows the background of the concubine. The princess is the direct aunt of the concubine, and the concubine doesn't want her aunt to be wronged. It's just that the cheap concubine can't help but give up her love for the prince. I heard from Princess Xianning that the emperor is a man of temperament. Don't you have feelings for anyone?

"I can't help it!" Zhu Di stood still and whispered these four words. He said gently, "Mr. Shangshu was killed yesterday. Someone has to make sacrifices to calm this matter..."

"For the sake of the prince and princess, I am willing to be a concubine!"

"Are you willing to give death?"

Qiaoyu answered without thinking, "If I can save the prince and princess, I will be willing!"

"Good! Come on!"

A little eunuch came respectfully with a plate in his hands. Zhu Di motioned to Qiaoyu. Qiao Yu held back her tears and silently looked at the small half bowl of black soup. Some tremblingly picked up the bowl and slowly put it to his mouth. Just as he was about to drink, he suddenly thought of something and put the bowl back on the tray.

"Do you regret it?" Zhu Di asked disdainfully.

"Your Majesty, can you allow the concubine to leave a few words for the prince?"

"Serve with pen and ink!" Zhu Di's cold voice.

Qiaoyu took the brush and dipped it in ink, and solemnly wrote a small regular script. My lord, I can meet you in this life. No matter whether I am lucky or unhappy, I will not regret it. If there is an afterlife, outside Zhumen, next to the carriage, I will wait for you to gallop. I hope to win a person's heart and never leave each other. Yu'er's unique pen."

Qiaoyu took another piece of paper and explained something about Rongjing. There are three silver tickets of 100 taels of gold in the dressing box of the prince's dormitory. Please give one hundred taels to Fuhai's family for me, one hundred taels to the guard in the other courtyard that day, and the remaining one hundred taels to my father-in-law. Please take care of the prince on behalf of Qiaoyu. Qiaoyu thanked me."

Qiaoyu folded the two pieces of writing paper separately, put them in the same envelope, and put them back on the tray of pen and ink with both hands. He knelt down again, kowtowed three times to Zhu Di, and said respectfully, "Thank you, my concubine!" After saying that, he picked up the bowl and drank it without hesitation. As soon as I put the bowl back on the tray, I felt unbearable pain in my lower abdomen, some wetness and heat between my legs, and cold sweat on my forehead.

"Qiaoyu, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Di asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, cheap concubine, cheap concubine..." Before he finished speaking, he fainted in pain.