The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Qin Di made a gesture, which meant that she was here.

Qin Di thought about it for a while, and then left a sentence to Du Ruo: "If someone is looking for me, you can say that I'm going to buy lanterns."

She didn't wait for Du Ruo's reaction, and went down the stairs.

Qin Di, who put on a big red cloak with a circle of rabbit fur cloak, walked towards Gu Zezhi happily.

She wore a pair of red gold dotted emerald butterfly buttons on her bun, and the butterfly wings as thin as cicada wings trembled slightly with her brisk steps, reflecting her dark almond eyes.

Gu Zezhi pointed in a direction and smiled, "Go, look at the lights."

Qin Di rolled his eyes and deliberately lowered his voice: "...Slipped out?"

Gu Zezhi smiled but did not say a word, his beautiful eyebrows and fair skin glowed under the lanterns, like that fine jade.

After returning to the palace just now, Princess Duan urged him to come out quickly, saying that there was a lantern festival today, so don't spoil your mood for some people.

The empress would not return to the palace for more than an hour, so Gu Zezhi went out quietly.

For this rare lantern festival, Qin Di of course wanted to see the lanterns, but he was itching. The problem was...

"Brother, is it bad to be found?"

The princess was still "ill", so Gu Zezhi came out to see the lanterns, it must be bad!

While speaking, she swept around, her eyes lit up, and she grabbed Gu Zezhi's hand, "Come with me!"

Qin Di excitedly dragged Gu Zezhi to a stall selling masks, and before she could speak, the stall owner greeted them warmly, "Young master, girl, are you two going to buy masks?

I have the most types of masks here, you see, there are all the 12 zodiac signs, as well as cats, ghost faces, foxes... Just pick them! "

Qin Di looked around for half a turn, took off a white fox mask with long eyeliner, and waved to Gu Zezhi, motioning him to bow.

Gu Zezhi bowed slightly in cooperation and let her put the white fox mask on for him.

On the mask, the pair of fox eyes with eyeliner are particularly eye-catching, and the corners of the raised eyes are a bit evil and weird.

"good."

Qin Di looked at him, smiling with frowning eyes and a thief.

Sure enough, this fox mask really suits him!

Gu Zezhi took off a mask from the booth and put it on for Qin Di, brushing her ears with his fingers inadvertently.

Qin Di froze all over, felt itchy ears, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly. With the young man's slender fingers, he gently fiddled with her soft hair, and adjusted the mask for her. rope.

The stall owner graciously took the bronze mirror and showed Qin Di a photo.

In the mirror, the brightly colored red fox mask matched her big red cloak very well.

The stall owner smiled and said pleasing words: "Girl, look, this fox mask is very suitable for you, this gentleman is really insightful!"

The white fox mask blocked Gu Zezhi's face, but it couldn't stop his chuckle.

The voice was like a feather scratching her heart gently, and Qin Di's heart beat faster for no reason.

She took out a few copper plates from her cuff and threw them on the booth, "These two, we bought them!"

Gu Zezhi smiled again, pointed to the lantern in front of him and said, "Let's go, let's go to the lantern fair!"

"Um!"

Qin Di answered happily, and walked forward side by side with Gu Zezhi.

Since it is a lantern festival, there must be people who sell lanterns. Qin Di and Gu Zezhi have no lanterns, so they naturally become the targets of those lantern sellers. Those lanterns are much more delicate than the rabbit lanterns made by Qin Zeyu. Ji also chose a cat lamp and a mouse lamp for her and Gu Zezhi.

Qin Di lightly bumped Gu Zezhi's mouse lamp with the cat lamp in his hand, and suddenly asked without end, "Is it Concubine Shi?"

Lanterns hung on both sides of the street, and the orange light was softly sprinkled on her red fox mask.

Qin Di remembered that Princess Duan said last time that Jiuhexiang was obtained by a chance encounter with a monk from Pogo when she was entering the incense. It must be Gu Zezhi who found out that Jiuhexiang was given by the imperial concubine, and that was why Wang Mama said that.

Gu Zezhi nodded and said, "After confirming that the incense of Jiuhe incense is poisonous, I went to Madam Wang to ask where the incense of nine harmony came from, and then I flew the pigeon to pass the book back to Xijiang, and asked someone to check it out. Monk."

"Finally, it was discovered that Concubine Shizi had made contact with the monk in the name of incense, and this incense was given to the concubine by Concubine Shizi using the monk."

His voice was as gentle as the spring breeze in March, and he added: "When the mother-in-law was not out of the cabinet, she liked to collect all kinds of spices and incense. Many people know it."

The children of the Xiao family in the south of the Yangtze River are the most elegant. Princess Duan is not only good at cooking tea and tea, but also very keen on incense and fragrance. This is no secret in Western Xinjiang.

Therefore, it will be used by "people with a heart".

After finding out this, it was already the tenth day of the first lunar month that Gu Zezhi received the biography of flying pigeons from Xijiang.

Gu Zezhi knew the temper of King Duan best. If he took these evidences and put them directly in front of King Duan and told him that the prince and his concubine had poisoned the incense that Princess Duan used, King Duan would definitely not believe it.

In Duan Wang's heart, his eldest son was his best heir.

Therefore, Gu Zezhi never thought about mentioning it to King Duan, but took advantage of the opportunity of today's Lantern Festival to expose this matter directly to the king.

The corners of Gu Zezhi's lips were smiling, and a gleam flashed across his eyes.

Qin Di shook the cat lamp in his hand again, and asked again, "Is the poison of the red phoenix grass in Jiuhexiang really so vicious?"

Gu Zezhi: "The red phoenix herb comes from the Western Regions. As the imperial doctor's order said, it is poisonous and overbearing, and its smell is like mint. The person who poisoned it deliberately added it to Jiuhexiang, which should be used to cover its own smell. ."

"Originally, the toxin of the red phoenix grass should not be released so quickly, its biggest feature is that it will erode the body a little bit, but in October last year, the mother-in-law suddenly learned that I was being chased and killed by the prince, and she was furious. Very heartbroken, sick."

"Her disease gave the poison of the red phoenix grass an opportunity to take advantage of, and it attacked faster, but instead revealed clues."

"Otherwise, the concubine is afraid that it will be silent..."

Between the words, Gu Zezhi's tone inevitably revealed a bit of fear.

Princess Duan is also good at incense. Usually, if there is anything mixed in the incense, she will know it when she smells it, but this incense of nine harmony is extremely rare, and it comes from other countries in the Western Regions. She has only seen it in books, and this Jiuhexiang has a complex fragrance, with at least thirty kinds of spices mixed in it, some of which are unique to the Western Regions.

Qin Di suddenly thought of something, and his mind moved, and said: "Big brother, when the princess got this Jiuhexiang, were you already on your way to the capital?"

Gu Zezhi nodded.

As soon as he left the western border, he was ambushed.

In that battle, all the guards accompanying him died, and only he escaped desperately, but was also seriously injured.

Later, he simply took a detour with his injuries. He tried to get rid of the other party several times but failed. If he hadn't happened to meet Qin Di in Yaoqing County, he would have guessed that the worst outcome would be death...

The phoenix eyes behind Gu Zezhi's mask squinted, turned to look at Qin Di, the corners of his mouth curved, and his eyes softened again.

Now that I think about it, whether it's for him or his mother-in-law, Qin Di's appearance is like a miracle.

Qin Di was trying to recall the plot in the novel, and muttered to himself: "If the prince succeeded at that time, then the princess would also be poisoned soon... Then, will Concubine Feng be straightened?"

"meeting."

The white fox mask covered Gu Zezhi's expression, and the brilliance cast by the lanterns hanging on the lantern cast a gleaming halo on his mask, he said calmly, "For the sake of the title of the prince, Feng The side concubine will definitely be righted by the father and king."

Qin Di expected it too, Duan Wang's heart has long gone to the horizon!

She glanced at Gu Zezhi with some sympathy, and felt that the golden thighs were really pitiful.

Qin Di lifted the mask on his face, guessing that he should be a variable in the plot.

That is to say, without him, Gu Zezhi might not be able to reach the capital this time.

It's no wonder that during this period of the original plot, there was no Gu Zezhi in the capital.

The eyebrows under her mask furrowed tightly.

In this way, in the original plot, Gu Zezhi, who did not arrive in Beijing, might hide somewhere first to recuperate...

This time, Princess Duan was very angry because Gu Zezhi was chased by the prince, which caused the toxin to break out in advance. Then, if Gu Zezhi's "life and death are unknown"...

What will happen to Princess Duan?

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Qin Di's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly felt that he seemed to have discovered the hidden plot of the novel!

Suppose, in the novel, Gu Zezhi's "life and death are unknown" on the way to Beijing, and Princess Duan was hit so hard that the poison broke out. Will King Duan find out that Princess Duan was poisoned?

Continue to assume that Duan Wang found out that Jiuhexiang had been passively manipulated, and then followed Jiuhexiang to find the prince... Under the premise of solid evidence, will Duan Wang still believe the prince?

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So, what will the prince do in the face of Duan Wang's anger?

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Will he "kill his father and kill his mother" in order to keep his position as the heir, and then put the blame on the "missing" Gu Zezhi?

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The answer seems obvious!

Qin Di shuddered violently, thinking that he might have guessed right!

So, is he really a variable?

Qin Di couldn't help turning his head to look at Gu Zezhi, who was more than half a head taller than her. He happened to meet Gu Zezhi's eyes and said sympathetically: Jin Thigh is so pitiful, in the future, he will still treat him well. Click!

The red fox mask covered her face, but Gu Zezhi inexplicably saw a touch of sympathy in her black and white eyes.

Gu Zezhi: "?"

Although he didn't understand what she was sympathizing with, it didn't prevent him from fighting for a bit of welfare for himself at the right time.

Gu Zezhi sighed softly and said nothing, his whole body seemed to be enveloped in a faint loneliness, even the mouse lamp in his hand shook slightly, under the contrast of the cat lamp , looks pathetic.

The next moment, he felt his left hand warm, and a warm little hand held his left hand and shook it gently again.

"Come on, let's see the lights!"

Qin Di said with a frown.

"it is good."

The corners of Gu Zezhi's lips raised even higher behind the mask.

Qin Di felt that he was awesome, so he coaxed the golden thighs all at once.

She was about to let go when she heard another "poof" sound, a firework flew up, a huge red firework exploded in the night sky, and then, the firework exploded again, changing to It became orange, and it was beautiful.

The people on the street also stopped, and all raised their heads in unison, including the stall owners, someone raised their fingers excitedly at the fireworks in the night sky and said, "Look, this is Lianzhu fireworks, right? !"

"It's the renju fireworks. I heard that there are six consecutive renju fireworks this year!"

"That's right.

The government posted a notice saying that the six bursts of fireworks will not be released until the end of the lantern festival..."

"..."

At this time, four or five children came running from behind, shouting, "Quick, quick, let's go to the Chenghuang Temple to watch the fireworks..."

The boy who ran at the front looked up at the fireworks in the sky, but didn't look at the road at all, and bumped into Qin Di's side.

Seeing that the two of them were about to collide, Qin Di felt that Gu Zezhi grabbed her hand with his backhand, and quickly pulled her towards him, "Be careful."

In the next instant, the boy ran past her like a gust of wind, and took her cloak to a corner, followed by a few other children laughing and running briskly beside Qin Di.

Qin Di let out a low cry and stumbled into his arms.

Although there is a layer of mask, but at this moment, her sense of smell is surprisingly sharp, and the tip of her nose smells a good smell, like the fragrance of green bamboo after the rain, faint, if there is nothing.

"Little Ji..."

His voice like the warm sun came from above her head, Qin Di stood up straight, looked up at Gu Zezhi, and he just lowered his head, and the mask on her face just wiped his mask.

The white fox's mouth is on the red fox's cheek.

Qin Di froze for a moment, as if petrified.

He smiled lowly, his chest heaving slightly with his smile.

Under her palm, she could feel a strong throbbing sound from his warm chest, and it seemed to spread along her palm all the way to her limbs.

The scent on his body, the sound of his heartbeat, and the warm touch in his palm made Qin Di feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Her heart was beating wildly, and she stared at Gu Zezhi with wide eyes.

The phoenix eyes behind Gu Zezhi's mask shined on her face like the summer sun.

"you……"

She wanted to ask, but heard Gu Zezhi's warm voice sound again: "Watch the fireworks."

The end of his words was engulfed by the sound of another burst of fireworks, and several fireworks burst into the night sky.

Qin Di raised his head again subconsciously, and was attracted by the wonderful continuous beads of fireworks. For a moment, he felt that he seemed to have forgotten something, but she was quickly left behind.

The colorful fireworks exploded one after another, reflecting the raised faces on the street below.

The Lianzhu fireworks stopped after about a cup of tea. Qin Di was still a little unfinished, and Gu Zezhi held her hand and walked forward.

The hawkers on both sides of the street also began to shout lively again, attracting Qin Di's attention.

This was the first time she visited the ancient lantern festival, and everything she saw was very fresh.

After just shopping for a tea time, Qin Di bought a lot of miscellaneous gadgets, such as sachets, Linghua mirrors, nets, group fans, etc., and filled the small basket she bought from a certain stall.

Qin Di still felt unfinished, but at this time, the direction of the City God Temple began to put on fireworks again, and the fireworks were still six in a row.

So, Gu Zezhi sent Qin Di back to the Temple of the City God.

"Then I'll go in..." Qin Di had already taken off his mask, Ruyu's cheeks were flushed with excitement, like a blooming camellia, delicate and fragrant, full of vitality.

Carrying a small basket in one hand and a cat lamp in the other, she was about to enter when she stopped suddenly, and muttered, "I almost forgot."

She first stuffed the cat lamp in her hand to Gu Zezhi, then took out a purse from her sleeve pocket, shoved it into Gu Zezhi's hand, and said with a smile, "New Year's money, keep it! "

Saying that, she took her cat lamp back again, and this time, she returned to the terrace without looking back.

Gu Zezhi grabbed the purple purse embroidered with the green parrot in his hand, and looked at Qin Di's back, the corners of his lips raised higher and higher behind the fox mask.

It wasn't until Qin Di was nowhere to be seen that Gu Zezhi withdrew his gaze, played with the heavy purse, put it in his sleeve pocket, and returned to Duan Wangfu.

The night was already deep, and the stars surrounded the full moon hanging high in the night sky. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the lantern festival, the entire Duanwangfu was particularly quiet.

Gu Zezhi handed the horse over to the servant, and took the mouse lamp to the main courtyard to see Princess Duan.

Before Princess Duan could rest, she was leaning on the beautiful couch in the inner room and reading a book. There were two silver frost charcoal basins in the two corners of the room, which was as warm as spring.

Seeing Gu Zezhi's return, Princess Duan put down the book in her hand, sat up, and asked, "Zezhi, are you having a good time?"

"Happy."

While talking, Gu Zeyi put the mouse lamp and the white fox mask aside, took out the purse with the parrot embroidered on it, and took out a cat-shaped silver thorn from the purse.

"New Year's money."

He gave the silver coin to Princess Duan with a smile on his face.

Princess Duan: "?"

Concubine Duan was at a loss as she grasped the delicate silver spear, only to feel that her son's actions were becoming more and more inexplicable.

Princess Duan rubbed the silver scorpion between her fingers, and she couldn't help thinking of Gu Zezhi's appearance when he was ten years old. In that year, during the Chinese New Year, he ran over to herself and said, "Mother, I have grown up. , you don't have to give me New Year's money in the future."

At that time, Gu Zezhi had just crossed his shoulders, but now he is more than half a head taller than him.

Princess Duan's gaze fell on the carved purple gold crown on top of Gu Zezhi's head.

Her son is crowned, which means that he is an adult and is about to start a family...

Princess Duan's eyes flashed with kindness, and she muttered, "It's time to get ready..." She had to save some lucky money for her future grandchildren earlier.

Gu Zezhi raised his eyebrows, and was about to speak, when the door curtain was kicked up from the outside, Mammy Wang came in, bowed his knees and said, "Princess, third master, Eunuch Lu is here, and it is said that the emperor Xuan Sanye entered the palace. See you!"

The second half started.

Gu Zezhi smiled slightly, stood up, and said, "Mother concubine, it's not early, you should rest early.

I'm going to the palace. "

Gu Zezhi just came back and didn't have time for a stick of incense, and he hurried out the door again. This time, he went to the palace with a group of servants who came to pass the word.

At this time, the lantern festival has almost dissipated, and there are not many passers-by on the street, only a few people with lanterns are occasionally seen talking and laughing on the road.

When the ordinary people saw the officials, they quickly gave way.

At this time on weekdays, the palace gate would have been locked long ago, but today is a special case. Not only has the curfew been lifted at night, but the palace gate will also be delayed until midnight.

At this moment, the emperor has returned from the Lantern Festival, and Duan Wang is also in the imperial study with the emperor.

Both of them looked at Gu Zezhi with different expressions, the former could not see his anger and anger, while the latter frowned.

"emperor."

Gu Zezhi followed Eunuch Lu to the imperial front without looking sideways, and saluted respectfully.

When the emperor after the imperial case saw Gu Zezhi, his eyes were a little complicated, and he asked with concern, "Zezhi, how is your concubine?"

"Go back to the emperor, the mother-in-law has already rested," Gu Zezhi replied with a bow, "It's just that she didn't sleep very well. When I went out, she just woke up from a cough and ate some loquat dew before she rested again. "

The emperor rubbed the emerald jade on his thumb and said again: "The imperial doctor has already told me that your mother and concubine are poisoned. What's going on?"

Duan Wang's brows furrowed even tighter, trying to give Gu Zezhi a wink, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

However, Gu Zezhi didn't look at Duan Wang at all, and naturally he didn't receive the wink from Duan Wang, raised his eyes to the emperor behind the imperial case and said, "Go back to the emperor, this Jiuhexiang was given to the mother-in-law by the concubine. "

The emperor had listened to Zhou Xin for a long time, revealing that it was indeed the case.

To be honest, the emperor was not surprised by this. After all, whether it was the prince Gu Chenzhi who sent someone to hunt down Gu Zezhi, or the prince concubine who secretly poisoned Princess Duan, it was for the title of Prince Duan.

Duan Wang's face seemed to be splashed with ink, and he reprimanded: "Zezhi, don't talk nonsense!"

King Duan stood up from the armchair beside him, and bowed solemnly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please give this minister some time, this matter... This minister will definitely find out."

"Your Majesty, you can't condemn the prince and concubine just by the words of a mama!"

"I believe that Concubine Shizi must have been deceived. Even if this incense is really given by Concubine Shizi, the culprit must be someone else. This person must be plotting to frame Concubine Shizi!"

Duan Wang kept talking.

Since the king was announced by the emperor two hours later, he wanted to explain, but at that time the emperor ignored him at all, just looking at the lamp and talking with Empress Wei.

Duan Wang also knew that the emperor was deliberately cold to himself, but he was helpless. After all, since the family affairs of Duan Wang's mansion had reached the imperial front, he always felt that he was not strict with the family.

It was only now that he found a chance to speak, and he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to explain clearly to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the prince and concubine's behavior can be guaranteed by the minister, and it is impossible to do such unfilial things. Zezhi is also worried about the concubine, so it will be messed up..."

Duan Wang also wanted to explain for the princess, but was interrupted by the emperor: "Enough!"

Duan Wang is the emperor's uncle. The emperor has always been polite to him. It was the first time that Duan Wang was reprimanded so harshly by the emperor.

The emperor looked at Gu Zezhi again, "Zezhi, what do you say?"

The emperor disapproved of King Duan in his heart, and King Duan's heart had long since become eccentric.

Gu Zezhi said sternly, "Your Majesty, please let the concubine stay in the capital."

"..." The emperor raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at Gu Zezhi.

The emperor understood what Gu Zezhi meant. He had told Gu Zezhi before that he would stay in the capital after he got married. The implication of Gu Zezhi's words was that he wanted Princess Duan to live in the capital for a long time.

This is no small matter.

The emperor did not agree immediately, his right hand formed a fist, and hesitantly tapped twice on the imperial case, with a look of deliberation on his face.

Princess Duan is a dignified princess who has been away from the palace for a long time, which is rarely the case in the imperial family.

Even if there is, it is because of a mistake, and he simply finds an excuse to be sent to the temple to eat fast and recite Buddha or something.

Don't say Duan Wang disagreed, if the clan knew about this, there would be objections too.

but……

The emperor frowned slightly, and clenched his fists a bit.

However, Gu Zezhi will stay in the capital in the future. If the princess returns to the western border, the western border is thousands of miles away. If something happens, Gu Zezhi will be out of reach.

The emperor gave Duan Wang a quick sidelong glance.

It is impossible to count on Duan Wang to protect Duan Wang Fei. Duan Wang is eccentric. He is obviously brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, and he uses his troops like a god. The prestige resounded in the Western Xinjiang and the surrounding more than a dozen foreign countries, forcing other countries to dare not violate the border for several years!

However, Duan Wang, who was wise and decisive on the battlefield, was stupid in his family affairs. How could he be blinded by the matter of the prince!

The emperor's thoughts turned around, his eyes became darker and darker.

Duan Wang was in a hurry and said quickly, "No way!"

Gu Zezhi of the Duan Dynasty took two steps closer and glared angrily. Only at this moment did he realize that Zezhi was already half an inch taller than him.

"Zezhi, could it be that even you thought it was your sister-in-law who wanted to harm your mother-in-law?"

Duan Wang said dissatisfiedly.

Gu Zezhi and Duan Wang looked directly at each other, and their eyes were clear and clear.

Even though he didn't say anything, his meaning couldn't have been more clearly expressed.

Gu Zezhi was the first to turn his head and bowed to the emperor again: "Please allow the emperor to open a mansion in the capital."

In the imperial study, it was quiet.

Even the emperor was shocked and looked at Gu Zezhi a few steps away.

If Gu Zezhi opened another residence, it would mean that he voluntarily gave up the title of Prince Duan.

Has Gu Zezhi really made up his mind?

Thinking about what happened in the past few months, the emperor sighed in his heart, and felt pitiful for Gu Zezhi.

He was originally the direct son of King Duan, but he was pressed by the prince step by step, and he was forced to this point.

Duan Wang also looked at Gu Zezhi in astonishment, his whole body tense.

Last time, Zezhi told him about the separation of the government, but he was still thinking about it.

King Duan was also reluctant to part with his son-in-law just like that. He didn't expect that Zezhi would bring this up again now, and in the presence of the emperor, he also planned to keep the concubine in the capital.

Is Zezhi blaming himself?

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This child is even a crowned person, how can he still look like a child, this matter has not been found out yet, because of the words of a servant, he believes that it is the work of the concubine, which is too rash!

Duan Wang was in a irritable mood, he took two deep breaths, his chest heaving violently calmed down a little, and he said patiently: "Zezhi, don't make a fool of yourself, there must be something strange about Jiuhexiang."

Gu Zezhi didn't even raise his eyebrows, as if he didn't hear it, and still didn't speak to Duan Wang.

Of course, his purpose is not only to divide the palace, the prince must dare to do it if he dares to do it, and he wants the mother and concubine to have no hidden dangers in the palace in the future!

The emperor looked back and forth at Gu Zezhi and Duan Wang. At this time, Zhou Xin came in and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Duan is outside to see you."

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"..."

"..."

Not only the emperor and Duan Wang were surprised, but even Gu Zezhi didn't expect Princess Duan to come.

The emperor also saw Gu Zezhi's surprise and immediately said, "Xuan!"

Zhou Xin led the order to retreat, and after a while, he came in again and brought Princess Duan in.

Duan Wangfei walked towards this side unhurriedly, with a dignified posture and a calm expression, and there was a kind of unhurried grace in her steps.

The three men in the room all looked at Princess Duan.

Obviously she didn't say anything, but Princess Zhi Duan guessed something vaguely in Gu Zezhi's heart, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her handsome face was neither happy nor angry.

Princess Duan quickly walked to Gu Zezhi's left, and did not look at Duan Wang on Gu Zezhi's right, as if she didn't even know Duan Wang was here.

The emperor also saw some clues from the position where Princess Duan was standing, and his expression was a bit complicated.

"Your Majesty," Princess Duan solemnly blessed the emperor, and the first sentence was, "The court lady wants to reconcile with Prince Duan, I hope the emperor's approval!"