As soon as this idea arose, Zheng Yu immediately let out a cold laugh.

  She shifted her gaze away from Langling Wang and Zhang Qi, took a step back, and returned to her own couch.

  Today, Autumn Princess didn't come. Sitting with Zheng Yu was her younger sister by the same parents, Zheng Yan. Zheng Yan had a calm and intelligent temperament, disliked talking much, but every time she spoke, it hit the mark.

  When she saw Zheng Yu sit down, Zheng Yan shifted her gaze away from Zhang Qi. She said softly: "Sister, you knelt in the ancestral hall for three days!"

  Zheng Yu's hand on his knee slowly clenched...

  Zheng Yan sighed: "She really dares to say that. In this case, elder sister, between her and you, Lang Ling Wang can only choose one!"

  Zheng Yu suddenly felt a sharp pain on her upper lip, and it was bleeding because she had bitten it herself...

  Last time, she knelt for three days and finally let the family agree to take a step back and allow King Lanling to take Zhang Qi as his concubine. Although in the later conversation, her mother was too much, and she parted with King Lanling unhappily. But Zheng Yu's understanding of King Lanling made him say that when he left, he must have been moved by what she said.

  These past few days, Langling Wang has been indulging in revelry with Zhang Shi day and night, regardless of his own future. The news has spread throughout the capital. While people are ridiculing Langling Wang for being worthless, they also sympathize with her, saying that she hasn't even entered the door yet and already lost her husband's heart.

  But she figured it out, this was just Xiaoyao's first taste of beauty, and he couldn't let go for the time being. As time passed, he would understand what to prioritize. Therefore, she made all necessary preparations, waiting only for the imperial marriage decree!

  But she never expected that at tonight's banquet, Your Majesty would actually ask Zhangshi in public which noblewoman he wanted to be the hostess. And Zhangshi gave such an absurd answer.

  Zhang's response was like this. Moreover, she had such a ruthless and crazy personality that her family could not tolerate it anymore. Not only her family but also the entire aristocratic families in Yancheng would be unwilling to form an alliance with him before Lanling King dealt with Zhang.

  That selfish and self-righteous woman who didn't consider Xiaoyan at all, has she finally gotten what she wanted?

  Originally, with Zhang's beauty, even if she didn't follow Langling Wang, there would still be people willing to grant her wealth and glory. Who knows, maybe she could have risen to great heights. But now, she has revealed her viciousness to the world, leaving herself no choice but to cling to Langling Wang. Is she trying to force Xiaoxuan to rise and fall with her?

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  On this side, Zhang Gui took out that package of poison, and the Emperor, after a moment of shock, was the first to come back to his senses.

  He looked at Prince Langling.

  The emperor's brow furrowed slightly as if he wanted to say something, but the words only reached his lips and were replaced by a cold snort. He simply waved his hand. "Get out."

  "Yes."

  The King of Lanling led Zhang Gui back to his own camp.

  At this time, the numerous gazes that had originally fallen on Zhang Qi's body had already withdrawn by more than half - a beautiful woman may be good, but a poisonous and crazy beauty is better appreciated from afar.

  After sitting down, Prince Langling remained silent.

  He had too many words he wanted to ask Zhang Qi, but found that none of them could be spoken.

  He wanted to ask, when did Zhang Gui prepare the poison? And why did she lie and say that there was such a poisonous substance everywhere in the palace? What was she guarding against? Indeed, Your Majesty is interested in her, but Your Majesty has always been just and fair, and does not like to make things difficult for others. Does she need to guard against it to this extent?

  He also wanted to ask if she knew how much power her declaration of wanting to marry him as his wife had.

  He had many questions but couldn't utter a single word.

  The banquet had reached its climax with music and dance filling the air. After drinking a cup of wine, Your Majesty took leave first.

  He came today, originally having words to settle with Langling Wang, but was disrupted by Zhang Gui's unexpected stir, and those words were no longer suitable to say.

  After Your Majesty left, Langya Wang also bid farewell and left, being stared at by everyone.

  Zhang Qi followed behind him, walking in sync with his footsteps.

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  As soon as the two of them had just stepped across the threshold of the hall, they heard a sharp voice from outside, "Xiao Shangshu has arrived!"

  As soon as the voice fell, a handsome young man appeared on the steps, and they met each other at a narrow road.

  It is Xiao Mo.

  Xiao Mo was still wearing a snow-white Jin dynasty robe, but unlike before, he was now wearing a crown.

  He wore a jade crown and had large sleeves fluttering as he floated in. Seeing him, Zhang Gui thought to herself: So he's already twenty years old?

  Xiao Mo was also looking at her.

  His gaze swept across her eyebrows and eyes, then turned to her injured hand hanging by her leg.

  As Lang Ling Wang brushed past him, Xiao Mo's mouth curled up slightly, but the voice he spat out was somewhat chilly, "You can't protect her, let me!"

  The King of Lanling suddenly turned his head and glared at him with anger in his eyes.

  Xiao Mo's lips still carried a smile, he elegantly met the gaze of Lang Ling Wang, coldly saying: "You can't promise her, I can!" After throwing out these words, he deeply gazed at Zhang Qi for a moment, then stepped into the palace.

  His voice was low, but both Langling Wang and Zhang Gui could hear it clearly.

  After stepping down from the stage, Langling Wang was apparently a bit angry, and his footsteps were getting faster.

  He led Zhang Qi to the side of the carriage and instructed a few guards, "Watch her." Then he turned around and left.

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  What is he going to do?

  Just as Zhang Gui was deep in thought, he saw two delicate figures walking towards him from the direction of the main hall.

  That figure quickly approached Langling Wang!

  The ones who came forward to meet Langling Wang were Zheng Yu and her maid.

  Looking up at him, Zheng Yu's eyes were welling up with tears. She bit her lip stubbornly, and on her beautiful face, there was sadness, desolation, and an indescribable pain.

  She clearly revealed her complicated emotions at this moment and her feelings for him on her face.

  Seeing Zheng Yu like this, Lang Ling Wang's heart softened. He involuntarily stopped in his tracks and said in a low voice, "A-Yu?"

  "Xiao Guan, can I talk to you for a bit?" She said with tears in her eyes, her voice husky, "Just for a moment, okay?"

  She looked at him with a pitiful and longing expression on her face.

  This look reminded him of when they were young, that adorable little sister who would only quietly hide and cry after being bullied.

  He nodded and said in a low voice, "Let's go this way."

  He took her to the garden on the left.

  They finally arrived at a quiet place. The King of Lanling stopped in his tracks. He looked down at Zheng You, whose face was on the verge of tears under the moonlight, with a helpless expression he was all too familiar with.

  Unconsciously, Lang Ling Wang's eyes softened.

  Zheng You gazed at him, her eyes fixed on his, and two lines of clear tears slowly flowed down.

  Just as a stream of tears flowed, she quickly lowered her head and hastily pulled out a handkerchief from her bosom to wipe away the tears. Zheng Yu said hoarsely: "Xiao Gui, I really want to be friends with Sister Gui, really. You have to believe me!"

  Her voice was urgent and uneasy, as if she could not bear his slightest suspicion.

  The King of Lanling said in a low voice: "I know. You have always been kind to others."

  When she heard him say that, Zheng Yu smiled brightly with tears in her eyes. Turning around, she thought of sad things and choked up again. "Xiao Gui, AYu made a vow when she was very young, you protected me, now that I've grown up, I want to protect you too." She cleared her throat and said firmly and brightly: "And AYu has grown up now, can protect Xiao Gui!"

  As if afraid that he wouldn't believe her, her tear-stained eyes were exceptionally bright, and her words were particularly clear. "Xiao Gui, don't laugh at me, I'm telling the truth... You like to go to war, you'll be away fighting for years on end. There's a saying 'three people can make a tiger', whether it's in Ye City or in the imperial court, you need someone to speak for you from thousands of miles away, to defend you when others slander and harm you."

  The King of Lanling sank into thought.

  Zheng You's voice was tinged with a few shades of pain, "These past few days, they've all been saying that I haven't even entered the door yet, and you've already discarded me to one side... They also said that you never wanted me in the first place... I don't care about any of that, I just want my Xiao Huan to be well."

  At this point, she burst into tears, "Xiao Gui, Xiao Gui, I just wanted to serve you with Ah Qiu, let you have no worries, help you become a famous general in history... Xiao Gui, it's such a wish, why is it so difficult?"

  She choked with sobs, and was so heartbroken that she couldn't say another word.

  Her words did not contain a single word of blame towards Zhang Gui, yet every word was blaming Zhang Gui. She used her own energy to set off Zhang Gui, accusing her of being of no benefit to his career. She used her own magnanimity to set off Zhang Gui's narrow-mindedness, accusing her of abandoning his interests for the sake of satisfying her private desires.

  A gust of wind blew through the leaves, and the sound of rustling came, accompanied by sobbing sounds echoing in the silence.

  The King of Lanling remained silent.

  After a long while, he finally spoke up.

  "Ah Yu."

  He called her name with such a gentle and soft voice.

  Zheng Yu slowly raised her head, her eyes shining brightly and yearningly at him.

  The King of Lanling moved his lips, but hesitated again, and after a long while, under Zheng You's encouraging gaze, he said in a low voice: "A You, A Gui is a pitiful person."

  Zheng Yu's eyes widened suddenly. Unbeknownst to him, she had been holding her breath for too long and was starting to feel a bit suffocated in the chest.

  The King of Lanling was apparently at a loss for words, and he said slowly and in a low voice: "Ah Gui, since she was young, there has been no one to rely on. Therefore, when thinking about things, it is inevitable that she would be a bit extreme."

  So what? So what?

  Zheng Yu's eyes blinked rapidly, and she found her hands trembling with tension.

  The King of Lanling's speech slowed down even more, and he muttered: "She is not as understanding as you, nor can she see things from a distance, with a broad heart."

  He raised his head and involuntarily turned his eyes towards the darkness in the distance where his own carriage was.

  Gently gazing at the distant, invisible carriage, Langling Wang's lips involuntarily curled up into a smile. He said in a low voice: "Ah Gui has many, many places that are not as good as yours. But Ah Yu, my Ah Gui, she only has me! She only wants to rely on me! I cannot betray her!"

  As the last words fell, Zheng Yu suddenly retreated several steps and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

  Looking at Zheng Yu, who was kneeling on the ground with her hands covering her chest and tears streaming down her face, the King of Lanling hesitated for a moment before deciding not to approach her or offer his hand to help her up. Instead, he continued speaking under the angry gaze of the maid: "Ayu, she has been a bit willful in this matter. But now that things have come to this, your parents would never allow me to marry you and still keep her by my side... Ayu, I don't know why, but even though I know she's done wrong, I just can't bring myself to be angry with her. As for letting her go, the mere thought of it makes my chest feel suffocated. Ayu, you'd better forget about me; someone as kind and wise as you deserves a better match than me!"

  He gazed at Zheng Yu, who was crying uncontrollably, and let out a silent sigh before turning around resolutely. In the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared behind the bright tree-lined path.

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