eurekapd Chapter 153 Recognition
Chapter 153 Recognition
While following the palace maid to the imperial study of Emperor Dongzhou, Rong Su was thinking about various possibilities.
It was thought that Shen Peiqing persuaded the Emperor of Dongzhou to let him repair the defense map.
As for why he called her over, perhaps it was because the Emperor of Dongzhou just heard Shen Peiqing talk about her.
Rong Su had all kinds of thoughts in her mind, but she still didn't understand why the Emperor of Dongzhou came to see her.
Soon, she arrived at the door of the imperial study.
The palace maid asked the guard of the imperial study at the door. After a while, the guard reported and opened the door to let Rong Su in.
Before entering, Rong Su was still a little nervous, but after seeing the Emperor of Dongzhou, that nervousness disappeared instantly.
In the imperial study, Emperor Dongzhou was there, and so was Shen Peiqing.
Shen Peiqing had already changed into his own clothes and sat aside, sipping tea leisurely.
Seeing this scene, she felt that Shen Peiqing must have reached an agreement with the Emperor of Dongzhou.
As her thoughts turned back to her, the Emperor of Dongzhou suddenly spoke. He looked at her and smiled, "Miss Rong, right?"
Rong Su was stunned for a moment, and then Shen Peiqing said to her: "His Majesty asked you to come because he knows you."
This made her freeze in place.
"Know me? Your Majesty, I don't remember me." Rong Su was puzzled.
The Emperor of Dongzhou suddenly laughed heartily, stroking his beard. "It's normal that you don't remember, because the one I knew was your mother, Xie Lian."
This sentence surprised Rong Su: "Do you know my mother?"
In Rong Su's memory, A'niang's image is not very clear. Yan Liang knew A'niang because she saved him, but she was surprised that A'niang also knew Emperor Dongzhou.
The Emperor of Dongzhou obviously saw through her thoughts.
He smiled and said, "Back then, Lian'er was a candidate for the title of Heavenly Phoenix Girl. Her beauty attracted competition from many monarchs of different continents."
"Of course, I fell in love with her at that time. It's just a pity that she didn't choose any continental ruler, but chose an ordinary villager."
Emperor Dongzhou unknowingly began to feel a lot of emotions.
Rong Su knew he was talking about her father.
There is no father in her memory, because after she was born, she only had mother.
Her mother told her that her father was in heaven and would always protect them.
But he never told her about his father in detail, and rarely even mentioned his name.
At one point, she thought her mother didn't like her father.
But now it seems that my father can surpass the kings of the three continents and win my mother's heart. My mother would rather marry my father than the king.
This means that mother still likes father.
"It's just that you are Lian'er's daughter, why aren't you a candidate for Tianfengnu, but...?"
The Emperor of Dongzhou hesitated to speak, his tone full of doubt.
Rong Yingxin is not Tianfengnu at all, she is pretending to be one, but she can't say it.
For some reason, whenever she wanted to reveal Rong Yingxin's identity, her mouth couldn't open, as if it was restrained by a spell.
In fact, she had tried to write it down with a pen, but as soon as she wrote about Rong Yingxin being a fake Tianfeng girl on paper, her hands would tremble and she couldn't even write a complete word.
So she no longer insisted on exposing Rong Yingxin.
Because she firmly believes that what is fake cannot become real, and what is real cannot become fake.
She will expose Rong Ying's heart bit by bit until she can no longer survive in this world.
"The Phoenix Girl is like destiny, it's destined."
Rong Su answered Emperor Dongzhou calmly, and Emperor Dongzhou suddenly smiled, obviously satisfied with her open-mindedness.
"Since you are Lian'er's child, I will definitely take good care of you. I give you this token. From now on, you can come and go as you please in the Dongzhou Palace."
As he spoke, Emperor Dongzhou took out a token from his sleeve and placed it on the table, and signaled her with his eyes to come over and take it.
Rong Su looked at the token and found it was a golden token with dragon pattern. It was a token that could only be used by people of the same level as the prince to enter and exit the palace.
She felt a little flattered, but she did not refuse. She quickly took the token and expressed her gratitude to Emperor Dongzhou.
The Emperor of Dongzhou was also very happy because he was very satisfied with Rong Su's unselfishness.
But Rong Su still cared about one thing, and was wondering whether to mention the matter of Prince Jin'an.
Just when he was thinking about whether to ask, Emperor Dongzhou brought it up himself. Apparently, Shen Peiqing had talked about this matter with Emperor Dongzhou before.
"Don't worry too much about Prince Jin'an's affairs. As long as the eldest prince gives me the new defense map and fulfills the relevant agreements, I will naturally release Prince Jin'an."
The Emperor of Dongzhou obviously still has his own thoughts, and Rong Su also knows that this is the Emperor of Dongzhou's bottom line.
Moreover, Shen Peiqing has already agreed on certain things with Emperor Dongzhou, so there should definitely be no problem.
It was just her mission.
After thinking about it, she decided that she needed to find another solution.
"Your Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Jin'an made a mistake and deserves to be punished. Why not let His Royal Highness Prince Jin'an and Aqing work together to re-plan the defense map?"
"I think this is Dongzhou's defense map after all, so we should be cautious."
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Dongzhou looked at her seriously and suddenly smiled.
"As expected of Lian'er's daughter, you are so meticulous in both thinking and doing. Okay, Prince Jin'an is devoted to Dongzhou, I know that, but he lost his composure this time because of personal matters, so he still has to be punished a little."
The Emperor of Dongzhou paused for a moment, then issued an order: "Prince Jin'an is ordered to stay in the Dali Temple for three days to make corrections. After three days, he will be released from prison to compile a defense map!"
"Shen Peiqing will be appointed as the military advisor of Dongzhou!"
[Successfully completed the mission to rescue King Jin'an, +3 levels, current level: 18]
[+100 Medical Reputation, currently accumulated 600 reputation points]
The mission had actually been completed, and Rong Su felt she could leave.
But Emperor Dongzhou felt like they were old friends, and he kept her chatting for a long time.
Finally, it was the palace maid who came to remind Emperor Dongzhou that it was time to rest, and only then was Rong Su able to leave with Shen Peiqing.
Walking in the dim corridor, the surroundings are quiet and silent. It is early spring, everything is quiet, the spring breeze is gentle, and on such a night, everyone feels wonderful and comfortable.
They didn't speak until they passed through a gate.
"What kind of agreement did you make with the Emperor of Dongzhou that actually made him agree to let you compile the defense map? After all, he was willing to meet with you."
These are all big questions. Rong Su turned and looked at Shen Peiqing.
He paused for a moment, then continued walking, saying softly, "I'll provide him with ideas for the defense map, but most of it will be done by people from Dongzhou."
"As for him meeting with me, it's because I used Shen Fengyu's people. I knew Shen Fengyu's plan in advance. He intended to use Lian'er's death to start a war."
Upon hearing this, Rong Su was slightly surprised, a little bit unbelievable, and even understood something.
"So you knew that the Fifth Prince was poisoned?"
Shen Peiqing looked at her and nodded.
"Yes. I had already replaced the poison that the palace maid gave Lian'er."
No wonder when she was taking Shen Sulian's pulse and detoxifying him, she found that although his poisoning seemed to be very serious, the toxin inside spread very slowly and did not hurt his insides.
"Prince Jin'an has not been convicted of a serious crime, and you have been appointed as the Military Advisor of Dongzhou by the Emperor of Dongzhou. You now have the support of Dongzhou. If Shen Fengyu wants to attack you again, he will think twice."
But Shen Peiqing didn't think so: "Shen Fengyu is very ambitious. He dared to threaten Dongzhou with the life of the prince of Beizhou! Now that I have this title, it might even make him hate me."
After hearing this, Rong Su felt that there was some truth in it, but she didn't need to worry about Shen Peiqing's ability.
On the contrary, in order to get his own revenge, he had to first find a way to make the Zhongdu envoy realize that Rong Yingxin was not the Tianfeng girl.
It was just too difficult, she couldn't even tell her identity!
Shen Peiqing seemed to notice that Rong Su sometimes frowned and sometimes looked distressed. He just thought she was somewhat cute like this.
Rong Su was deep in thought when suddenly a slender and white hand stretched out in front of her and gently stroked the loose hair on her forehead.
While she was in a daze, Shen Peiqing's cold voice sounded in her ears: "Are you worried about something? Perhaps you can tell me about it."
There are indeed a lot of worries, and the most annoying thing is how to stand in the same position as Rong Yingxin.
Rong Su couldn't say it because this matter had nothing to do with others.
"It's nothing. Just a random thought."
Seeing that she was unwilling to say, Shen Peiqing didn't dare to ask any further. He could only make up his mind and observe silently in his heart.
I believe that one day, she will be willing to open her heart to him.
Soon they arrived at the gate of the west courtyard. Shen Peiqing was now a military advisor and had been arranged to live elsewhere, so they could not leave together.
Shen Peiqing felt a little reluctant and looked at Rong Su, wanting to say more, but Rong Su had already waved at him, meaning that there was nothing more to say.
Seeing this, he could only wave goodbye to her, and the two of them went back to their respective residences.
The second day was originally the day when envoys from various continents left Dongzhou.
That is, all those who came to the birthday banquet had to leave the palace.
But the Emperor of Dongzhou seemed to be afraid that she would run away, so he sent palace servants to block her at the door early in the morning.
Even Shen Sulian, who had recovered, saw the scene and thought that the Emperor of Dongzhou was going to do something to her, so she immediately stood in front of her.
Finally, after the palace maid gave a series of explanations, Shen Sulian let her go with the palace maid.
After leaving, she only felt that the Emperor of Dongzhou came to her just to ask about her mother.
Last night, the Emperor of Dongzhou looked as if he was still unsatisfied and asked about A Niang.
But she knew very little about her mother and had few memories.
Because her mother died of illness when she was very young.
The time I spend with my mother is very little.
Although she thought so, in order to properly win over the Emperor of Dongzhou, Rong Su still chose to go and see what the Emperor of Dongzhou wanted to ask.
When I first arrived, I found that I was indeed in the Imperial Garden.
The imperial garden of Dongzhou is indeed prosperous and beautiful. Although it is only early spring, you can already see many tender leaves slowly growing out.
The lush branches and leaves are not far away.
As soon as Emperor Dongzhou saw her, he immediately waved to her.
"Xiao Su, hurry up! Come here!"
Rong Su couldn't resist the other party's enthusiasm.
However, facing a man who was like an old father, Rong Su was still somewhat touched.
She walked over and sat down, and immediately a palace servant came forward to pour her tea and brought her plates of exquisite pastries.
There was almost no room on the table.
Emperor Dongzhou smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes. He even personally selected a number of cakes and pushed them to her.
"Eat these cakes. I saw my princes loved them when they were young."
After hearing this, Rong Su couldn't help but complain in her heart. She was no longer a child, but somehow, seeing the kind eyes of Emperor Dongzhou, she felt a little touched.
The kind of touch that I have never received before comes from the love of my father.
She chose to reach out and pick up a piece and eat it.
"How is it? Do you like the taste?"
Seeing him looking at her with passionate and eager eyes, Rong Su didn't really like this taste, but she couldn't bear to tell him the truth.
"is acceptable."
"Really? That's great! It seems that Concubine Xian didn't lie to me." Emperor Dongzhou smiled happily and patted his thigh.
He was so happy that the corners of Rong Su's mouth unconsciously rose.
However, she saw that there were no palace maids around, so Emperor Dongzhou left two palace maids to guard the place, standing quite far away.
Seeing this, she couldn't help but look at the Emperor of Dongzhou and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have something to ask me that no one else can hear?"
Emperor Dongzhou paused for a moment, then smiled and looked at her with a teachable look.
"Lian'er's child is indeed smart. If Lian'er had chosen me back then, it would have been great. Then you would have been my princess. Maybe I could have kept my place for you."
Such flattering words frightened Rong Su so much that she immediately stood up and was about to kneel down.
When the Emperor of Dongzhou saw this, he immediately reached out to support her, with a look of reproach on his face: "What's wrong with you, child? Why are you kneeling on the ground?"
Rong Su lowered her head, not understanding what Emperor Dongzhou wanted to express, but she felt that his words were a test.
"Your Majesty, these words make me feel humiliated."
Emperor Dongzhou sighed helplessly: "Sit back first."
She thought about it and sat back in her seat.
"Ever since I recognized you as Lian'er's child, I knew you would definitely inherit Lian'er's character. You and her are exactly the same in both appearance and temperament."
"I like you very much. Xiao Su, will you be my daughter?"
Rong Su didn't understand at first, but now she suddenly realized that the Emperor of Dongzhou seemed to have some plan.
"Commoner girl."
Before she could finish, the Emperor of Dongzhou interrupted her and said, "Child, don't refuse yet. I understand what my two princes are like. They are not fit to be monarchs."
"Back then, Lian'er and I agreed that if she had a daughter and I had a son, we would marry, and then Lian'er's daughter would help my son take this position."
Emperor Dongzhou glanced at her, his eyes filled with admiration.
"But my two bastard sons are not worthy of you. So, child, be the princess of Dongzhou and you can get everything."
The sudden message caught Rong Su off guard.
For a moment she had difficulty digesting this information.
The Emperor of Dongzhou also saw her thoughts and had no intention of forcing her. He smiled and said while drinking tea, "Take your time to think about it. I have already thought of the title for the princess."
Emperor Dongzhou even changed the way he called himself, and his words showed that he had made a decision.
Just as Rong Su was sighing and wanted to say something, suddenly the Emperor of Dongzhou's face changed, his whole body trembled, and he fell on the chair.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
This sudden change shocked Rong Su.