Fang Lao hastily rushed over and upon lifting his head, he saw the ashen-faced Prince of Lanling, who was tightly embracing Zhang Shi in his arms.

  Lanling Wang's stern face startled him, and Fang Lao hastily dismissed his attendants and personally welcomed him into the main hall. As soon as Lanling Wang stepped into the courtyard, Fang Lao heard his cold voice ring out, "Close the garden gate!"

  Standing outside the courtyard, looking at the quickly closed garden gate with a creaking sound, Old Fang whispered: "Go and investigate, what happened just now?"

  "Yes."

  In the courtyard, Langling Wang threw Zhang Qi heavily onto the kang, then sank his face and stared at her with a stern gaze.

  Zhang Qi curled up on the couch like a cat, her movements seemingly weak and timid, yet somehow exuding a hint of laziness.

  Ah Lu quietly stuck her head out from the side hall, and she was originally startled, but when she saw Zhang Qi's appearance, she immediately felt at ease and withdrew her head. She trotted three steps and two steps to move a stool over and place it by the door, then lay on the stool, excitedly watching the commotion through the gap in the door.

  Zhang Qi's seemingly timid yet actually carefree expression, Prince Langling couldn't help but notice. Suddenly, his face turned bright red. Glaring at her, the muscles on his cheeks twitched violently, his anger burning so fiercely it seemed about to burst out of his throat.

  His handsome face was getting paler and redder, but he just stood there panting heavily, without making a sound for a long time.

  Lu took out a packet of dried plums from behind her back and started munching on them.

  After a long while, Langling Wang closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Zhang Shi Aqi, don't force me!"

  Zhang Qi honestly lowered her head and honestly curled up into a ball. She didn't make a sound.

  He saw her seemingly obedient appearance, hatred emerged from within, grinding his teeth coldly and saying: "So even until today, Ah Gui still wants to find someone to marry? Ambitious, truly ambitious!"

  A murderous aura emanated from his body!

  His killing aura was forged on the battlefield. With a chilling dead air, even if it were Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, no one would dare face his true edge.

  Deathly silence approaches. Like an invisible sword, like a snowy net of frost, once it erupts. All sounds quickly disappear.

  A Lu in the palace. Seeing this, her face turned pale, and the plum blossom on her lips fell to the ground without realizing it. She wanted to do something, but found that her hands and feet were trembling uncontrollably!

  Zhang Qi, who had been holding her limbs and curling up into a ball, also started trembling with her delicate body.

  She bowed her head, shrinking into a ball and trembling incessantly.

  ...the person in front of me. Can knock her down and decide her life or death at any time.

  But she had already made up her mind. If death was what awaited her, then so be it.

  At this time, her lower jaw hurt, but he had forcibly lifted her head up.

  She gazed into his eyes, which were shrouded in an endless darkness that seemed to seep with a bloody color. The indifference and ruthlessness that had killed thousands of people made her face turn whiter and whiter, beyond the control of her consciousness.

  He finally saw fear in her eyes.

  This is not what he wants to see.

  He never wanted her to fear him, he only wanted her to respect him, obey him, rely on him, love him, and be willing to live and die with him. He could also promise her that no matter whether he would marry a formal wife or not, no matter how many women he would have in the future, she would always be the most special one, the closest one to his heart.

  But she didn't... She actually took advantage of his love for her, speaking so recklessly that she completely trampled on his dignity and put herself in extreme danger!

  She was incredibly foolish, recklessly throwing herself out, just like throwing a piece of fat into a pack of wolves!

  This woman is hateful and despicable!

  He stared at her steadily.

  His gaze locked onto hers, Zhang Qi was unable to look away and didn't dare to look away.

  Unbeknownst to her, her lips had already bled.

  Looking at the absolutely beautiful face in front of him, with its unyielding and indomitable spirit, Langling Wang's voice became hoarse.

  He said in a low voice, "What have I done wrong to you?" With anger, flames were burning in his eyes. "Zhang Shi, tell me, what have I done wrong to you? You followed someone else and made the mistake of today, do you know what kind of ending it will be?"

  So cold, so high up there.

  This is it, this is him, this is the real him.

  In his heart, in the hearts of all people, he and himself are as different as heaven and earth, as different as the sun and wild grass!

  Zhang Qi slowly turned her head to the side. He was holding too tightly, and she could only move her face a little bit away. Turning her head, Zhang Qi said in a low voice: "The people are not afraid of death, why should they be intimidated by it... Gao Changgong, you can kill me!"

  "Gao Zhang Gong, you can kill me!"

  She actually threatened her with death! She actually said he could kill her! Did she think he wouldn't? This woman, always able to see through his bottom line, step by step forcing him into a corner!

  The King of Lanling wanted to scold, but what came out was a burst of laughter. He said hoarsely, "Kill you?"

  He lowered his head and looked at his own hands.

  She was so delicate and pitiful, having just given birth to a child... He only needed to raise his hand slightly to hurt her severely. But had he ever raised his hand? Even now that he hated her so much that his chest felt painful, his hand still couldn't be raised.

  Looking down at his own hands, Lang Ling Wang let out another hoarse and low laugh.

  He said softly: "Zhang, you are also from a noble family, you should understand that your request, I cannot fulfill it for you. Any husband with an identity like mine cannot fulfill it for you... It's because you asked for too much!"

  "Really?"

  Zhang Qi's voice was very soft and cold.

  The King of Lanling closed his eyes, letting himself calm down a bit before continuing: "That's right... the distinction between nobility and baseness is determined by heaven, just like the difference between ruler and subject. When you were in Chen territory, those legitimate daughters of the Zhang family could have destroyed you with just one word, couldn't they? And that was only in Chen territory - in both Qi and Zhou territories, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, as well as differences in status, are even more insurmountable. If Zhang were to marry you, people all over the world would laugh at me, look down on me, and disdain me. Think about it, isn't that the case?" He had a difficult childhood, so he valued self-respect and honor more than many others in the world.

  When he said the last sentence, his tone became softer.

  He was persuading her. He was painstakingly persuading her.

  He bowed his head, staring intently at the figure huddled on the couch, a delicate and gentle silhouette. He gazed at the face in front of him that he couldn't forget no matter what. He reached out his hand, gently stroking her tender cheek. In a low voice, he said: "Qie, don't be stubborn anymore. I promise you, we won't discuss marriage for now. You promised me, didn't you? Let's spend our days together peacefully, okay? Be good, stop throwing a tantrum!"

  As soon as his voice fell, Zhang Qi couldn't help but laugh out loud. She laughed quietly and chaotically, her laughter almost turning into tears. After a while, she regained some composure and said calmly: "I want to go home!"

  She slowly raised her head, and with tears in her eyes, those clear black-and-white pupils were like autumn water. She stared straight at him and repeated: "Gao Changgong, I want to go home, let me go home!"

  She looked at him. A drop, two drops of pearl-like tears slowly flowed down her white jade-like cheeks. Slowly falling into the dust, "I don't want to be with you anymore, I don't want to be your private plaything... I want to go home!"

  Her tears fell one by one, string after string, like pearls dropping to the ground. They slid down her white jade-like face, over her rosy cherry lips, and over her delicate chin that was as beautiful as a flower petal. Under the refraction of sunlight, they refracted into a seven-colored radiance that made his chest ache, before falling into dust.

  He slowly squatted down, squatting to the same height as her. He stretched out his hand and held her face, using his rough thumb to wipe away the tears. He asked softly: "But do you have a home?"

  He gently asked: "A Qiu, where is your home?"

  "He said in a low, gentle voice: 'Ah Gui, rest assured and stay by my side. I will treat you well and no other woman will threaten your position. The children you give birth to, I will also treat them with kindness.'"

  The voice was really gentle and soft, with a subtle undertone of pleading that even he himself hadn't noticed.

  He begged her not to make a fuss anymore and stop wasting her efforts.

  "Yes, I have a home." This time, Zhang Qi's voice had some strength, her tear-stained eyes were clear like the sky, she looked at him with a pure and beautiful smile, and whispered: "I have Jinzi, I have A Green," stretching out her hand to touch her face, her long eyelashes fluttering, she murmured: "If I can just ruin this face, I can have a home."

  ……

  Looking at her smiling brightly, it was Zhang Yi who was extremely expecting that scene. For some reason, an indescribable sharp pain surged up to the chest of Lanling King. It made him unconsciously stretch out his arms and hold her tightly in his embrace.

  But just as he was about to grab her, she struggled with all her might.

  Struggling with all his might, his face turned purple, he was still trying to break free from him.

  But the more she struggled, the tighter Lang Ling Wang's arms became. He held her tightly against his chest, and seeing that she was twisting too hard, he locked her in place and said in a low voice: "Zhang Shi, if you want me to let go of you, it's only when I'm dead!"

  Zhang Qi suddenly seemed to have lost all her strength.

  She slowly came to a stop, and with great difficulty, she slowly lifted her head up.

  As he saw her seemingly resigned, the King of Lanling felt a tinge of joy in his heart and was about to gently call out her name. But then he heard Zhang Yi speak in a low, crisp tone, as serious as he was: "When I said those words in front of everyone today, I didn't think that I would definitely survive."

  ……

  She saw Lang Ling Wang freeze, and she slowly pulled out his arm. Hanging her eyes, she said slowly: "I actually should have died long ago. It's just that I used to not dare to come, always fantasizing... Now, I don't fantasize anymore. Chang Gong, why don't you pull out your sword and lightly slash my neck? Your troubles, my troubles, will all be gone!"

  Her voice was low and steady, with a gentle warmth, and also with a seductive charm.

  She was actually seducing herself into killing her!

  Suddenly, a kind of unprecedented powerlessness, an unspeakable terror and pain, as well as endless melancholy and anger gnawed at him, devouring him.

  The King of Lanling was completely stunned.

  After a while, he shouted in a low voice: "Take care of her!" As soon as the words fell, he rushed out and collided with the garden gate.

  As soon as Lanling King rushed out of the main hall, Fang Lao hastily caught up with him. Panting heavily and looking frightened, he grabbed Lanling King's sleeve and asked repeatedly:

  "Child, child, what's wrong? How can you be so angry?" He had never seen Langling Wang so furious before, and this nearly out-of-control ferocity made Fang Lao feel uneasy.

  The King of Lanling makes a sudden turn!

  His scarlet eyes finally had a hint of clarity when he saw Old Man Fang, and with pursed lips, he suddenly covered his chest and said: "I'm in so much pain here!" He panted heavily, "Old Man Fang, I'm in so much pain here, it's about to explode!"

  He spun around and rushed out like a whirlwind. At this time, Fang Lao was still holding onto his hem, only to hear the sound of "hiss" as the fabric tore apart. Fang Lao held onto a piece of dark-colored cloth, staring blankly at Langling Wang who had rushed out of the gate.

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  By the way:

  Shi Chong once set a feast, liked to use beauties to invite noble guests to drink, if the noble guest did not drink, he would behead the beauty, and once killed five or six beauties in a row. Someone advised that noble guest to drink, but he said, "He kills his beauties, what does it have to do with me?" Such things were still comforted by people at that time as beautiful talks. (Zhang Qi's status was not much higher than these beauties. As an illegitimate daughter who grew up in the countryside from a young age, she had very little status.)

  During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the aristocratic families declined, losing the elegance of the Wei and Jin dynasties. The era of famous scholars and refined gentlemen had strict distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children, almost to an alarming degree. (Of course, this was also a ridiculous era, where everything was possible due to its absurdity.) It was also a case of "things will reverse when they reach the extreme". Shortly after the death of Gao Jiong, Emperor Yang of Sui married a noblewoman from the Xianbei ethnic group and established the Sui Dynasty. Decades later, Li Shimin and his son established the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin opened up opportunities for scholars to take exams, allowing even poor people to learn to read, become officials, and attain high social status, effectively bridging the previously insurmountable gap between different identities.

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