The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 194 Benevolence is weak

After the morning court session, the emperor asked Fu Qiaoxunqing for his opinion and instructed Li Xiaojun to personally escort them to Yuanxiu Academy for temporary accommodation.

The Imperial Preceptor's residence needed to be repaired, but the two elderly people were both restless and always wanted to find something to do.

After discussing it for a while, Zheng Xun mentioned Yuanxiu Academy, and they happily went there.

Li Xiaojun personally led a team of guards to escort them. Zheng Xun was about to return, but Zheng Jin pulled him back to cover for him.

Zheng Jin was preparing to see Nie Zhao off.

Today is the day he goes to Liaozhou.

Perhaps because of Nie Zhao's tragic death, Zheng Jin was somewhat worried throughout the journey.

Zheng Xun couldn't stand it and had to comfort him, "Don't worry, Nie Zhao is skilled in martial arts and has brains, he won't get into trouble so easily."

In the original future, he died because the support from the rear was simply not enough. Now, the situation in Dayong is completely different, and he will not fall into that predicament.

Zheng Jin hummed in response, but her tightly furrowed brows remained furrowed.

Nie Zhao should have left much earlier, but he kept delaying his departure.

He waited by the roadside with his horse, staring at each passing carriage for a while.

Disappointment after disappointment.

When he finally saw Zheng Jin get off the carriage, he was stunned for a long time.

"Ajin..."

He loosened his grip on the reins and strode toward them, the tip of his high-held ponytail swaying gently in the air.

When he reached her, his eyes crinkled with a smile as he looked down at Zheng Jin: "You've come..."

Actually, I came too, but you don't seem to have seen me.

As it turned out, Nie Zhao not only didn't see her, but he also didn't hear her.

The eyes of a young person are always filled with a sincere galaxy, and when they look at her, they are focused and deep, as if afraid that you might look away.

Zheng Jin had thought she would have a lot to say, but when she saw him, it seemed that there was no need to say anything.

She took off her cloak, gently draped it over him, and carefully tied the ties for him.

"Nie Zhao, take care."

Nie Zhao reached out and gently hugged her for a moment, then quickly pulled away, carefully and restrainedly.

"Don't worry, your senior brother is very capable. I will definitely come back safely."

Don't worry, he will definitely protect Dayong for her and the people.

His princess should be a swallow soaring freely in times of peace and prosperity, and her wings should not be dampened by storms.

Nie Zhao was not old and did not have the physique of a middle-aged man, but at this moment, he seemed as majestic as if he could hold up the sky.

"Then... I'm leaving?"

"it is good."

Nie Zhao waved his hand, stepped back to the horse, and mounted it.

"I will write to you!" he said loudly, flicking his whip and the sound of his horse's hooves fading into the distance.

His figure receded quickly, and after watching him go, Zheng Jin couldn't help but curse, "Heartless, he ran away so fast."

[They're afraid they won't be able to resist turning back; it's not that they're heartless, it's that they can't bear to part with her.]

Zheng Jin paused for a moment: "Yuan Jia, there's something I've told you many times: Nie Zhao and I are truly just family."

Zheng Xun blinked obediently: "Yes."

Zheng Jin was about to nod with satisfaction when he heard a smug, infuriating voice in his mind.

Yes, yes, yes, it's pure family affection. What family members would blush seeing each other?

But I understand, young people are shy and don't know much about love and relationships, so it's normal for them to have this kind of misconception.

Zheng Jin: ...

With a blank expression, she asked sincerely, "Yuan Jia... when are you leaving?"

Zheng Xun: ?

She looked at Zheng Jin in disbelief, feeling extremely wronged: "Second sister... are you trying to get rid of me?"

Zheng Jin nodded decisively: "Yes."

Zheng Xun chuckled: "I'm leaving tomorrow."

Zheng Jin remained silent for a moment.

Zheng Xun asked excitedly, "I knew my sister wouldn't want to part with me!"

"Take care of yourself too!"

After Zheng Jin finished speaking, she left Zheng Xun behind and walked away first.

Zheng Xun cursed her inwardly for being despicable. When she needed her outside the palace, she would call her "good sister" all the time, but when she no longer needed her, she would just say "take care."

Doesn't she know how to take care of herself?

Also, they clearly came together in a carriage, so why did she ride away with the horse and leave the carriage behind?

She turned on the live stream and saw Zheng Jin riding a horse galloping in the direction Nie Zhao had left.

Zheng Xun: ? !!! !

Oh no, she lost her sister while she was out. How am I going to explain this to Father Emperor when I get back?

However, she knew Zheng Jin wouldn't be that outrageous; she couldn't possibly run that far.

After confirming that someone was following her, Zheng Xun immediately decided that she would run too.

At this time, the emperor in the palace had no idea that his two daughters had gone out and run away.

He was playing chess with Qin Yue.

Qin Yue tossed a chess piece into the basket: "Your Majesty hasn't played chess in a long time, has he? You've gotten rusty."

Looking at his chess pieces, which had been surrounded and were in a terrible state, the emperor helplessly lowered his hand, which was about to place a piece: "Teacher still won't let me win."

"Don't dare to take it seriously."

"That's true. Grand Tutor Qin is the Crown Prince's teacher. In that case, I can be considered his peer."

Qin Yue said calmly, "Does Your Majesty have some concerns?"

He practically told the emperor to "speak quickly if you have something to say, or shut up if you have something to say."

The emperor, however, showed no anger. He simply picked up the chess pieces in silence and asked, "Grand Tutor, who do you think is more suitable to be the ruler of the country, the Crown Prince or Yuanjia?"

"Princess Yuanjia is more suitable than you."

emperor:……

He was asked for advice, not to be deposed from the throne.

The emperor sighed and rubbed his forehead: "Grand Tutor Qin..."

Well, it seems I've really offended someone.

Back then, Grand Tutor Qin was too ambitious, so in order to teach him a lesson, the emperor did not hesitate to put him on the sidelines.

He knew very well that with foreign enemies at hand, Grand Tutor Qin would never disregard righteousness for the sake of power and profit.

So he shamelessly continued to order Qin Taifu around.

Yes, he wasn't guilty at all, and he took it for granted that he was the emperor, after all, he was the emperor, and he could be willful.

However, Qin Yue wasn't buying it.

He remained silent, appearing completely unperturbed.

Seeing that he was unmoved by reason, the emperor said quietly, "I didn't get angry with you when you raised the crown prince to be like that, so why should you hold it against me?"

Qin Taifu cursed him in his heart.

It's unbelievable that he could say that.

It was clear that he saw the Crown Prince was beyond help, so he allowed him to raise the Crown Prince to become increasingly weak and incompetent.

The emperor knew very well that his successors would either have the absolute courage and means to make these old ministers willingly bow down, or they would become obedient puppets, allowing Qin Yue and others to openly interfere in politics.

The most taboo thing for the emperor is for someone with only a superficial understanding to meddle with his ambitions.

Well, Qin Yue is so much older than him, so he might die before him, but it doesn't matter. There are still people like Liao Hongsheng in the court who can serve as the Crown Prince's right-hand men.

In any case, these people are at most tyrannical, but they don't actually usurp the throne.

His plan was good, but he never expected things to change.