You died to save me, I promise you a lifetime

When Zhao Jingchen returned to Prince Zhan's Mansion, he went straight into the study with a sullen face.

Before closing the door, he left a message, "No one is allowed to disturb me without my permission."

Li Mingzhao outside the door was filled with regret and slapped himself hard several times: "I told you not to be so careless, I told you not to talk nonsense, I told you not to expose the master's scars..."

Li Mingzhao looked at the study again, then hurried to the flower hall. Seeing the housekeeper Qu, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Qu, the prince has locked himself in the study again."

Chief Steward Qu was anxious: "What's going on? Wasn't the prince so happy earlier, saying he wanted to go out for a walk to relax?"

"Yes! As soon as we went out, we encountered two secret guards from the General's Mansion. They were intercepted and killed by the Third Prince's men. We rescued them, and the prince also sent a few brothers to escort them to the border."

"Since the matter involves the General's Mansion, our prince will definitely lend a helping hand. But this is a good thing, so why would the prince lock himself up in the study?" Chief Steward Qu frowned and asked in confusion.

"Maybe he was thinking of Miss Mu from the General's Mansion."

Chief Steward Qu said worriedly, "That's right! The prince must have felt that since the Third Prince sent people to deal with the people from the General's Mansion, Miss Mu's marriage is probably not a simple one."

"Yes! The Third Prince and that Lin Shizi have both sent people to monitor the General's Mansion and prevent them from contacting the border. Their wolfish ambitions are obvious. Your Highness is probably worried about Miss Mu."

Li Mingzhao didn't dare to say that he was a big mouth and exposed the prince's scars.

"What should we do?" Manager Qu was so anxious that he was spinning around in circles.

The emperor had tried to arrange marriage for him several times, but he refused for various reasons.

It was rumored that Zhao Jingchen was not interested in women, had a pure heart and few desires, and was a man of both sexes. Only those around him knew that he had someone in his heart, and they tried to find out many times but to no avail.

It was not until September last year that Miss Mu returned to Beijing with her family. Prince Lin of the Yongguo Mansion came to propose marriage several times but was rejected every time.

During that period, the prince was sometimes happy and sometimes depressed, and everyone was completely confused.

Until one day, when Eunuch Qu was cleaning the study, he found the portrait he had forgotten to collect, and only then did he realize that the person he had in his heart was Mu Yunge from the General's Mansion.

Everyone had hinted that if he found someone he liked, he should make a decisive move and not let someone else get there first. However, he remained silent until the imperial decree granting the marriage came down.

That time, he locked himself in his study for a day and two nights, got drunk and became seriously ill.

Now, he locked himself in the study again.

Manager Qu and Li Mingzhao were extremely worried.

In the study room.

Zhao Jingchen threw himself into the chair and sat there for a long time.

Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he sat up straight, took out a stack of portraits from the drawer, and looked through them one by one.

The person in the portrait is almost always a girl of eleven or twelve years old, either from the side or from the front...

The girl was wearing a light pink dress and had shiny black hair that fell softly around her waist. She had delicate features, fair and smooth skin, beautiful eyebrows that were slightly raised, and bright and clear eyes.

There was only one portrait, which showed a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old. The girl had bright eyes, white teeth, a pretty face, and a heroic demeanor.

The girl and the young lady have similar eyebrows and eyes, and it is obvious that they are the same person.

Each portrait is titled "Song in the Clouds".

After reading them one by one, Zhao Jingchen fell into memories.

That year, she and her family accompanied her father and brother who had won a great victory back to Beijing to report on their work, and she was ordered to welcome them at the city gate.

At that time, she stood behind her father and brother and saluted herself.

The second time I saw her was at a welcoming banquet hosted by her father and brother.

The next time I saw her was in September last year, when she returned to Beijing with her mother and attended her mother's birthday banquet.

The Mu family's daughter has grown up and attracted the attention of many ladies and gentlemen present.

At that time, she was graceful and elegant, more calm and lively than the ladies in the capital.

Maybe it's because he started fighting on the battlefield at the age of fourteen, so he has a special liking for military personnel and prefers weapons over costumes.

She was deeply engraved in my heart.

Not long after, she heard that Prince Lin of the Yongguo Mansion had come to propose marriage but was rejected, and she was secretly delighted.

People close to me have reminded me more than once to take action earlier, but unfortunately I have too many concerns...

After his elder brother ascended the throne, he became increasingly suspicious of him.

Not only did he take back his military power, he also sent people to keep an eye on him, waiting for an opportunity to attack him secretly. He couldn't even count how many times he had escaped death.

The General's Mansion holds a large number of troops. How could the emperor allow himself to be involved with the General's Mansion?

But just because of this concern, the imperial decree of marriage was issued, and she was betrothed to the playboy of the Lin family.

At that time, I felt like the world had fallen on me, as if I had been abandoned by the whole world.

The queen mother who gave birth to him and raised him lived in the deep palace for a long time. Perhaps she didn't understand her eldest son well, so every time they met, she asked him to assist his brother.

In front of her, he only reported good news and not bad news, and never told her that his royal brother, who was more than ten years older than him and raised him and his sons together since childhood, had wanted to kill him since he ascended the throne eight years ago.

Not to mention his royal brother, even the princes of the same age as him who grew up with him regarded him as a thorn in their side and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

I endured all this for the sake of my mother.

But now, the third brother wants to drag the general's mansion and her into the quagmire of the struggle for the throne. What should she do?

I deliberately pointed out in front of the secret guards of the general's mansion that it was the third brother's men who wanted to kill them. It was also a reminder, hoping that they would be alert.

Zhao Jingchen took a big gulp of wine.

"Ge'er, Lin Jinhao wasn't a good match. It was all my fault for being cowardly back then. I wasn't willing to fight for you. Not only did I end up hurting myself, but I also hurt you and the General's Mansion..."

A drink can relieve all worries!

After drinking two pots of peach blossom wine, Zhao Jingchen lay on the desk and fell asleep in a daze.

When it was bright outside, he suddenly woke up from his dream.

Looking at the wine jug that was tilted all over the desk and the portraits scattered everywhere, Zhao Jingchen touched his head and body in a daze and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was just a dream!

It is said that what you think about during the day you will dream about at night. Last night I looked at her portrait and drank some wine, and I actually dreamed that she got married.

Although he was not invited and his heart was bleeding, he still went to the Duke of Yongguo's Mansion to watch the ceremony.

What kind of wedding was that?

At her wedding, the bride was not her!!!

When he was shocked by seeing the profile of the bride as she was escorted to the bridal chamber after the ceremony, his subordinates came hurriedly with two pieces of news.

The first piece of news was that all the servants who came with the dowry in the general's mansion were strangled in front of the Duke's mansion, and she was also dragged into the mansion through the corner gate.

The second piece of news was that General Mu and his son had colluded with the enemy and committed treason, their heads were sent to the palace, and members of the Mu family were being beheaded in public.

He no longer cared about anything else and snatched the sword from his subordinates, ordering them: "Hurry back to Prince Zhan's Mansion and take everyone to escape and find the Imperial Aunt. I want to save her!"

In the dream, when he found her in the backyard utility room, her skin was torn and she was dying.

"I'm sorry I'm late. I'll take you away now."

When he carried her out of the utility room, all the people who had followed him to protect him had fallen down, and arrows were flying all around him and her...

Fortunately it was a dream!

Considering what happened last night, her marriage was a complete and utter conspiracy!

What happened in the dream was the inevitable outcome for the General's Mansion and her.

No, I can't let the situation in my dream happen.

Fortunately, there is still time...