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Chapter 548 Zhao Fujin: Cai Ya, you have ulterior motives! [2 Updates]

"Your Majesty, there is something I am unsure whether I should say..."

Cai Jing, with an expression of utter loyalty, offered advice to Emperor Huizong of Song:

"Princess Maode can only play her greatest role by Prince Qi's side!"

Emperor Huizong of Song's heart stirred: "That makes sense!"
"However, since the King of Qi has not yet established a principal wife, how can Maode play a role by the King of Qi's side?"

Cai Jing feigned hesitation for a moment, then offered his slanderous advice:

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, the first to strike wins, and the last to strike suffers!"

"King Qi will never lack beauties. If the princess arrives too late, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win over King Qi's heart!"
"In my humble opinion, it would be better to find a way to send the princess to Prince Qi's side first..."

Emperor Huizong frowned: "Nonsense!"
"The princess is not yet married, how can we send her to the Prince of Qi's side?"

Where is the majesty of my Great Song Dynasty?

Only Emperor Huizong and Cai Jing were in the imperial study. Cai Jing cautiously explained:

"Of course, His Majesty didn't send her to Prince Qi's side, but if the princess is playful and secretly runs away to play with Prince Qi..."

"Humph!"

Emperor Huizong of Song, furious, lightly slammed his hand on the table:
"Unless I am unaware of it, I will never allow such a thing to happen!"

That's it!

Cai Jing understood immediately: "Your Majesty is so busy with state affairs, how could you possibly know?"

"But since the princess has legs, His Majesty can't tie her up if she wants to go out and play, right?"

Emperor Huizong snorted and turned his face away:

"She is the apple of my eye, of course she cannot be tied up!"

Cai Jing understood without saying a word: "Your Majesty is right!"

"My daughter wishes to enter the palace tomorrow to visit the Princess. I humbly request Your Majesty's permission!"

"That's right."

Emperor Huizong then smiled and said, "They are very close friends. Your daughter can spend more time with Maode."

Cai Jing and Emperor Huizong exchanged a smile: "Your Majesty is wise!"

……

The next day, it snowed.

After the snow cleared, Zhao Fujin strolled in the Imperial Garden, enjoying the snow, wrapped in a snow-white fox fur coat.

"Big sister, look over there, doesn't it look like a snow-capped mountain?"

"Hehe! Second sister, come and chase me!"

"Third sister, hug me!"

Zhao Fujin was drawn to the cheerful laughter of his daughter's home.

Zhao Fujin hurried a few steps around a rockery and indeed saw her eldest sister, Princess Jiade Zhao Yupan, her second sister, Princess Rongde Zhao Jinnu, and her fourth sister, Princess Ande Zhao Jinluo, who had all married.

The three older sisters were surrounded by a group of little princesses who were chattering away.

Zhao Fujin originally wanted to join, but suddenly realized why he was the only one who didn't know.

The eldest, second, and third sisters returned to the palace, and all the younger sisters knew about it, except for herself, who remained in the dark.

Why didn't they come to inform me?

Zhao Fujin involuntarily took a step back and shrank behind the artificial hill, secretly peeking at her sisters.

The sisters were all very happy, unlike when I was around and the atmosphere was so tense...

Ever since Zhao Fujin was betrothed to Cai Fu, the sisters have gradually distanced themselves from her.

Even when you talk to her, it's always sarcastic and cynical.

Given Zhao Fujin's personality, he naturally had to retaliate.

She's always arguing and bickering, so her girlfriends don't like hanging out with her anymore.

She became an outcast among her sisters.

Otherwise, how could she have devoted herself to practicing calligraphy and even received praise from Emperor Huizong of Song?
A gust of cold wind blew by, but Zhao Fujin didn't even feel the cold; her heart was truly chilled. Just then, a palace maid called softly from behind her:
"Your Highness, the eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor's mansion requests an audience!"

"Cai Ya?"

Zhao Fujin frowned slightly: "She wants to see me?"

Cai Ya was indeed very close to the princesses, but she and Zhao Yupan were the same age.

Strictly speaking, Cai Ya and Zhao Yupan were true confidantes; when Cai Ya came to the palace to play, she would always seek out Zhao Yupan.

Her relationship with Zhao Fujin was merely a nodding acquaintance.

This made Zhao Fujin feel that something was amiss.

Now even her own sisters don't play with her anymore, so Cai Ya actually came to play with her. There must be something fishy about this!
Zhao Fujin hesitated for a moment, then decided to see what Cai Ya was really up to:

"Bring her to see me."

After speaking, Zhao Fujin glanced at her sisters, who were laughing and chatting happily:
"I'll wait for her at Little Mirror Lake."

The palace maids responded and left. Zhao Fujin took one last look at her sisters, then resolutely turned and walked away.

They walked all the way to Little Mirror Lake. Zhao Fujin stood by the lake, looking at the frozen surface of the lake:
The lake surface is so smooth, I really want to take a slide!

It's a pity she's a princess; how could she possibly slide around on a frozen lake?
If she were to marry into the State of Qi, would the King of Qi allow her to leave?
As Zhao Fujin's mind wandered, she thought of embarrassing things, and her beautiful face turned as red as the evening glow.

"Cai Ya greets the Princess!"

Cai Ya's voice woke Zhao Fujin, who quickly composed himself before turning around to look at Cai Ya:
"What brings you here, sister?"

Cai Ya said with a smile, "I heard that Prince Qi eliminated the traitor Wang Qing, so I came to ask the Princess about it..."

Zhao Fujin frowned slightly: "What did you ask me?"

Cai Ya glanced at the palace maids around her, then looked at Zhao Fujin, who waved his hand knowingly.
"Go away and don't eavesdrop on our conversation."

The palace maids then retreated a little further away. Cai Ya was Cai Jing's daughter, and no one suspected that she would harm Zhao Fujin.

Cai Ya stared into Zhao Fujin's bright eyes and asked in a low voice:
"Would the Princess like to see the Prince of Qi?"

"nonsense!"

Zhao Fujin's eyebrows furrowed and her phoenix eyes widened: "How can I and the Prince of Qi meet at this time?"

"Princess, please don't misunderstand. What I meant was to secretly meet with Prince Qi..."

Cai Ya was still smiling, but her voice was as alluring as a devil's:

"The Princess has already been betrothed to Prince Qi by His Majesty!"
"But the princess has never seen what the Prince of Qi looks like, whether he is tall or short, fat or thin, beautiful or ugly..."

"Everyone in the world is saying that King Qi is tall, mighty, and unparalleled in the world. Doesn't the princess wonder if it's true or not?"

Zhao Fujin certainly wanted it, she was almost going crazy with desire, Cai Ya's words successfully made the wild grass in her heart grow wildly.

But the education she received from childhood did not support her doing this kind of thing...

"Humph!"

Zhao Fujin scoffed, "So what if I'm curious?"

Cai Ya looked around and said in a voice barely above a whisper:
"I heard that in a few days, the King of Qi will come to Tokyo to present the heads of the rebels!"

"How about I help the princess sneak out and we go spy on Prince Qi together?"

Is there such a good thing?
Zhao Fujin's eyes lit up, but he couldn't help but have doubts:
Why did you help me?
"No, your husband died at the hands of the King of Qi!"

"Cai Ya, you have ulterior motives!"

"Your Highness, to be honest..."

Cai Ya sighed softly:

"Liang Shijie's heart isn't with me at all!"
"We were husband and wife for three years, and I never had a single happy day!"
“I no longer felt any affection for him as husband and wife. When the King of Qi killed him, I felt no hatred, only satisfaction!”

"Therefore I do not hate King Qi, but I hate that I am not a married woman and am not worthy of him..."

"what?"

Zhao Fujin could hardly believe his ears:

"He killed your husband, and you still fell in love with him?"

(End of this chapter)