The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Xiao Yuanhuai felt that the person under him had stopped struggling, so he slowly let go of Shen Baozhao's wrist.

Shen Baozhao seemed to have lost all his strength and asked in a hoarse voice: "So, you know?"

Xiao Yuanhuai's legs no longer pressed down on Shen Baozhao. He nodded, lowered his eyes and looked at her steadily, and replied, "Yes."

Shen Baozhao broke away from Xiao Yuanhuai's control, slowly moved to the beauty bed and sat down.

"When did this happen?"

"Today, I saw the Preface to the Lanting Poems you wrote."

Shen Baozhao understood that the dispute of pride in the Princess's Mansion that day had actually become the fuse that exposed himself.

She simply lay down on the couch and covered herself with a thin quilt.

Xiao Yuanhuai walked forward and tucked in the corners of her blanket. He slowed down his voice and asked softly, "When are you going to cancel that stupid engagement?"

Shen Baozhao turned his head and looked at Xiao Yuanhuai, then changed his mind and said, "No retreat!"

Why should she listen to him? What right does he have to interfere in her affairs?

Whether the engagement is cancelled or not only concerns Cousin Li and her, and has nothing to do with him.

But Xiao Yuanhuai was angered by this voice. Although his tone was still calm, it was a little annoyed. "Zhao Zhao, you are my fiancée. This will never change."

"If you don't want to withdraw, then I don't mind doing it for you."

Shen Baozhao sat up and looked at Xiao Yuanhuai with unfamiliar eyes. After so many years, she could hardly recognize that the person threatening her was her former gentle and elegant fiancé.

That's right, she never knew what his true face was like, so maybe this is the real him now.

I had lied to her before!

"Ahuai." Shen Baozhao spoke.

Xiao Yuanhuai's back trembled, as if he was struck by lightning.

He was a little bit incredulous and also a little greedy. It had been a long time since he heard Zhao Zhao call him like that.

A look of joy appeared on his face and he looked at Shen Baozhao expectantly.

Shen Baozhao sighed deeply and said, "Ah Huai, what happened between us is a matter of our previous life."

"I have been avoiding you and avoiding you in this life, and you should know that I don't want you to have anything to do with me.

God has given me the chance to live my life again, but I don't want to go back to my old ways, and I don't want to experience the feeling of being pierced by thousands of arrows again.

So, Ah Huai, let me go.

May I? "

Xiao Yuanhuai never expected to hear words like this.

How could this be possible that Zhao Zhao wanted to leave him behind and no longer wanted to be with him?

A look of hurt appeared in Xiao Yuanhuai's eyes, and he pursed his thin lips tightly, remaining unmoved.

"Zhao Zhao, I can tolerate you treating me like a stranger before, and I don't mind you hiding it from me for so long. It was me who was stupid and didn't notice.

But could you look at me again?"

Xiao Yuanhuai turned Shen Baozhao's body over and stared at his face.

Shen Baozhao didn't dare to look him in the eye and lowered his eyes.

Half mockingly, half questioningly, he asked, "What are you looking at? Do you really want me to explain it clearly?

That day at the city gate, you ordered the shooting of arrows, which severed the affection between you and me."

"I just don't want to be that stupid anymore and be used as a pawn by you. I don't want to be abandoned again.

Your Highness Prince Huai, you ascended the throne by stepping on the flesh and blood of your fiancée. It must be very glorious, right? "

Xiao Yuanhuai listened to Shen Baozhao's questioning word by word, feeling a little confused.

When did he treat her as a pawn? When did he give up on her?

"Zhao Zhao, I know I failed to protect you. But the order was not issued by me. It was issued by a general in the army. I later killed him."

Because he killed meritorious generals for no reason, Xiao Yuanhuai was under pressure from the entire court at that time.

Shen Baozhao was suspicious, she didn't quite believe it. "But you clearly promised me that it would be foolproof, so why did the person you arranged disappear?"

Xiao Yuanhuai shook his head and said, "I don't know either. That person just disappeared from the face of the earth.

Later, under torture, you learned from the soldiers who arrested you that there was a spy. But the person behind it was very meticulous, and they couldn't tell who it was.

I was so angry that I killed them all."

In fact, up to now, Xiao Yuanhuai has not found out the real culprit behind the scenes.

Seeing that Shen Baozhao was still skeptical, Xiao Yuanhuai said anxiously with a sincere face: "Zhaozhao, please believe me.

I value you more than my own life, how could I treat you as a pawn?"

Shen Baozhao's mind was in a mess at the moment, his thoughts were like a tangled mess with no clue.

Subconsciously, she was told that Xiao Yuanhuai had no need to lie to her. Since he was reborn, it must be only a matter of time before he became the emperor.

He would not gain much from deceiving himself.

But she was unwilling to give in. If what he said was true, then wouldn't she have wrongly blamed him? Who was the real person behind the scenes?

What was her purpose? Whose way was she blocking?

Seeing Shen Baozhao in a daze, Xiao Yuanhuai was a little scared and hugged Shen Baozhao into his arms.

It seems that only in this way can I feel at ease and have her forever.

She whispered softly, "Zhao Zhao, I miss you so much. Do you miss me?"

"Do you know that I dreamed of you every night when you were away?

I did not dare to stop every day, and worked hard to expand the territory. Soon, the territory of Dali expanded by one third.

I made Dali a strong country with prosperous people and good weather. I achieved the future we had imagined before. But you were not by my side. "

“I’m so lonely!”

As he spoke, he actually whimpered, and Shen Baozhao's hands involuntarily climbed up Xiao Yuanhuai's waist.

Her forehead rested on his shoulder and tears flowed out. He didn't realize it until his clothes were wet.

This was the first time since his rebirth that Shen Baozhao let down his guard.

Xiao Yuanhuai stroked Shen Baozhao's black hair that was like a waterfall and patted her back again and again to comfort her.

The two of them hugged each other like that, and no one knew how long it had been.

Shen Baozhao sniffed and pushed Xiao Yuanhuai away.

With slightly red eyes, he asked in a nasal voice, "How many concubines did you take in later?"

Xiao Yuanhuai was stunned and chuckled. He stopped laughing and looked at Shen Baozhao seriously, saying, "No, not even one."

Shen Baozhao obviously didn't believe it, and there was still doubt in his eyes. How could it be possible that the emperor, who was the supreme ruler, had no one in his harem?

"I don't have any concubines, only one queen. Her surname is Shen, and she is the last disciple of the master of the Poison Star Valley. She is my first wife."

"You...the courtiers have no objection?"

"Will their opposition be of any use? I once thought, what's the point of me sitting in that position if you're not here anymore.

But think about it, although you are no longer here, a devastated Dali is not what you and I want.

Our former aspirations are still there, so I will devote myself to political affairs and dare not stop. "

Xiao Yuanhuai paused, looked at Shen Baozhao's familiar eyebrows, stroked her soft long hair, and continued: "If you want me to fill the harem, my grandfather is the most active.

He also encouraged many court officials to put pressure on me. But I still did not give in. "

Xiao Yuanhuai had a proud look on his face, with a hint of complacency in his eyes, as if he was waiting for Shen Baozhao's praise.