CH 5
The Man Who Married a Tyrant
Just when Fang Tianzhuo went to the court, Nan Menliang told him in a hurry: âHe has beaten Concubine Luo and is arguing for your majesty to judge.â
Fang Tianzhuo gave a slight pause: âZhengâer?â
âExactly. â
Fang Tianzhuo raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth snapped up: âWhat do you think?â
Nanmen Liang said sincerely, âThis gongzhi, he is a little different from what we have investigated.â
Fang Tianzhuo nodded: âI also think so. â
With the sound of âthe emperorâs arrivalâ , the people in the hall immediately knelt down. He Zheng knelt down holding the ground with both hands, but his knees hung up and didnât really touch the ground.
Fang Tianzhuo glanced at him and strode in.
Qiu Shui Luo covered her face: âYour Majesty, you have to give justice to your concubine! This He Zheng is so bold, he even dared to slap the concubine!â
Fang Tianzhuo stopped beside her.
Qiu Shui Luoâs jade-colored face blushed, her hair was messy, her luxurious hair accessories were crooked, and one can see her pitiful and helpless appearance.
But no matter how wronged she was, she didnât dare to directly pounce on Fang Tianzhuo for comfort, she only dared to lie on the ground and cry.
Fang Tianzhuo frowned, and said,
âWhy donât you ask the imperial physician to treat the imperial concubine?â A palace official took the order. Fang Tianzhuo walked up to the main seat and sat down and said, âWhy did this happen?â
He Zheng raised his head, and Qiu Shui Luo was already crying again: âThe concubine is now in charge of Feng Yin. I heard that He Xiangguo has given his majesty a male pet. He has been living in your majestyâs bedroom these days, so I thought Iâd hurry to meet him and arrange a place for him. After all, he lived in your majestyâs bedroom ⦠Firstly, he didnât conform to the rules, and secondly, I was afraid that outsiders would blame your majesty. Just mentioned, he actually said that he is the only man in your majestyâs palace, he must stay in your majestyâs palace and never leave, your majesty is wise,the only one that can live in your palace is the empress! He is so ambitious and doesnât understand the rules. How can the concubine let it go? After a few words of preaching, he actually moved his hand to the concubine⦠Your Majesty, you have to give justice to the concubine, your majesty!
Really worthy of being an emperorâs woman, she immediately made up a set of well-founded lies in just over ten minutes. If it werenât for He Zhengâs personal experience, he is afraid he would really want to believe it.
He Zheng secretly clicked his tongue, Fang Tianzhuo turned to him: âIs that right?â
He Zheng raised his head, temporarily put his knees on the ground, and said: âOf course not, she humiliated me, sheâ¦â
Qiu Shui Luo interjected: âYour Majesty! What the concubine said is true!â
Fang Tianzhuo frowned: âIs the concubine questioning my ability to judge?â
Qiu Shui Luoâs face paled: âThe concubine dare notâ¦â
Fang Tianzhuo once again looked at He Zheng: âSay it.â
He Zheng said: âIt was she who said in a humiliating tone that my father had sent me to your majesty to enjoy, and sarcastically said that she is afraid that I am not my fatherâs own person, otherwise Why is he willing? I donât understand it. I was willing to be given to your Majesty. The whole He family feels extremely honored. According to the concubineâs mouth, being with your Majesty is an insult to me. Could it be in the concubineâs eyes that your Majesty is not worthy of me?â
Qiu Shui Luo was furious: âYou are talking nonsense!â
He Zheng plausibly flattered: âIâm definitely unhappy, but I also know that I am your majestyâs man, she is your majestyâs woman, let alone the senior officials can crush people to death, she is a noble concubine, and I am a caominâ¦â He Zheng showed a look of dissatisfaction, and said: âSo even if I am embarrassed for your majesty in my heart, I am more or less willing to give her a bit of a face for his majestyâs sake, but she actually said that my mother is a prostitute⦠Can you choose where you were born?â
Fang Tianzhuoâs face darkened. His mother concubine is from an ordinary family, and he has always been ridiculed since he was a child because of his mother concubineâs origin.
What he most often thought when he was young was also: Can he choose where he is born?
âThen when I ran into her, she was about to beat me⦠Originally, her court ladies had already kicked me. She had already taken advantage of me, so naturally I couldnât let her continue to take advantage of me, so I hit her.âHe Zheng has not forgotten to put a little cotton-padded jacket label on himself: âI thought it would be fine for the two of us to solve this kind of thing privately. She actually insisted on letting your majesty decide. You just finished dealing with the state affairs, and you are going to deal with this again.Your majesty, I really hate for you to work so hard. Otherwise, Iâll just let her hit back.â
The event of a humble person beating a concubine was described by him as a childâs play, and Qiu Shui Luo looked at his eyes like looking at a monster.
Fang Tianzhuo said: âIf this is the case, then the big things will be reduced, and the small things will be turned into small things, what is the concubineâs wish?â
Fang Tianzhuo said that he has made up his mind. Even if Qiu Shui Luo is not reconciled in her heart, she still said: âThis concubine leaves it up to your majestyâs decision.â
âIn this case, the imperial concubine has taken advantage of the verbal advantage, and the Zhengâer has taken the advantage of the hand. It is not painful or itchy to scold Zhengâer, but the imperial concubine is injured. So starting from today, the imperial concubine will take good care of the injury, and the Zhengâer will be forbidden to leave his place, to show fairness.â
Qiu Shui Luo gritted her teeth, and He Zheng frowned. Both felt unfair to them.
What the hell is forbidden? He still wants to go out of the palace!
Fang Tianzhuoâs voice turned, and said: âJust now, who kicked Zhengâer? Can you remember?â
He Zheng was taken aback, and reflexively pointed. Qiu Shui Luoâs heart trembled, and the palace lady had already knelt down with a pale face.
âWhich foot kicked you?â
The maid slumped and kowtow frantically: âYour Majesty, please be merciful ! Your Majesty be merciful!!â
âLeft foot or right?â The rest of the people held their breath, and the hall was silent.
He Zheng finally realized that something was wrong.
Fang Tianzhuoâs bones are all cruel and violent, and he does everything by his liking. At this moment, he is afraid that bloodthirsty desire is coming up again.
Qiu Shui Luo stood up and knelt down: âHongyun was only instructed by the male and female servants, Your Majesty, this matter is over, and the male and female servants are willing to make peace with He Gongzi, please spare her life!â
âDoes the imperial concubine think that she can influence my mind?â
Qiu Shui Luo was frightened: âI dare not!â
Fang Tianzhuo was used to recklessness and hated when someone tried to change his decision the most. He Zheng looked at the master and servant, and his legs were a little weak.
But he really didnât think that when someone kicked him, that personâs foot deserved to be broken. With cold sweat on his forehead, Fang Tianzhuo had already said: âDrag her down, both feet should be chopped off.â There was a more fearful scream and begging for mercy. .
He Zheng swallowed his saliva and suddenly said loudly: âYour Majesty!â
Fang Tianzhuo looked at him, He Zheng knelt on the ground and straightened up. He Zhengâs face was as white as paper, and he forced himself calmly: âI suddenly remembered. It seems that she was not the one who kicked me⦠Your Majesty, I have been unwell these past two days, dizzy, and easily hallucinated. Can your Majesty wait for my health to get better, think about it slowly, and then re-identify?â
If someoneâs foot was chopped of because of him, He Zheng was afraid that he would have a nightmare.
âIt seems that Zhengâer is indeed very ill. You just forgot what I said to the imperial concubine.â
He Zheng stiffened all over.
Concubine Luo couldnât control Fang Tianzhuoâs mind, so how could he control it?
He Zheng raised his face and stared at him. He was scared and insistent. He knew that he could not let Fang Tianzhuo because he would chop someoneâs foot, but because he was afraid that he would be killed, he did not dare to continue to plead .
They can only stand in a stalemate.
Someone walked in and dragged the maid-in-waiting out. At that moment,Fang Tianzhuo suddenly said, âThatâs all, then wait for Zheng Er to think again.â
It was deadly silent
The court lady suddenly limped on the ground.
He Zhengâs stiff back bends slowly, his body trembling slightly.
He must plan and leave the palace as soon as possible.He is really afraid that one day he will suddenly face a life lawsuit. He didnât kill a person, but a person died because of him. He Zheng doesnât want to experience it all his life.
The inside of the hall gradually dissipated. He Zheng looked left and right, and quickly got up and walked outwards. He said he was walking instead of fleeing. He was almost jogging, and a voice suddenly came from behind: âStop.â
He can ignore it and pretend he didnât hear it if it is Concubine Luo who called, but because it is Fang Tianzhuoâ¦he didnât dare.
He Zheng stopped abruptly and turned around slowly. Fang Tianzhuo had already opened the memorial behind the table: âCome here to grind ink for me.â
He Zheng looked at Nan Menliang, who was already very eye-catching. When he walked outside, He Zheng walked slowly, feeling like a knife was held around his neck.
Suddenly, there was a bleakness of âI will not go to hell, who will go to hellâ.
He had only seen occasional footage on TV, and it was the first time he really got to grind ink. He looked around but there was no other stool except the one Fang Tianzhou is using.
Holding the ink ingot in his hand, He Zheng slowly drew a circle on the inkstone. The inkstone was still dry for a long time. He wondered how this happened, and found Fang Tianzhuo looking at him.
He Zheng was stiff, guessing that he should pour water, and then he found a delicate small water bowl next to the inkstone, with a spoon in it. With instinct, he picked up a small spoon and dropped the water droplets on the inkstone platform.
Secretly looking at Fang Tianzhuoâs face, although his face was still expressionless, there was already a bit of coldness in his expression.
He Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, added two more drops, and Fang Tianzhuo frowned.
âGongzhi, no one teaches you to study ink, no one teaches you the rules, no one teaches you to read?â
He Zhengâs brain started to run rapidly again, whispering in a low voice: âAt homeâ¦Iâm not favored. When my younger brother was studying, I only secretly watched, knowing some styles, but I donât know the essence.â
He was playing pitiful again, and he didnât know whether Fang Tianzhuo believed it or not. He stood up, He Zhengâs heart thumped, and he squatted down. He looks like a frightened criminal who was suddenly caught by the police, almost holding his head with his hands.
Fang Tianzhuo: â?â
He Zheng realized that he had reacted too violently, so he lowered his head and patted Fang Tianzhuoâs boots, and blew: âYou have dirt on your shoes, Iâll pat it for you.â
âStand up. â
He Zheng could only stand up. Fang Tianzhuo was taller than him, and he could feel the ample power in him. He Zheng was very stressed when he was approached by him.
Fang Tianzhuo held his hand and picked up the ink ingot, and said in a deep voice: âA drop of water is enough in the early stage of ink grinding. The ink ingot must be turned flat and must be evenly stressed. â
His words went out from He Zhengâs left ear to his right ear. Trying to look serious, he pursed his mouth while thinking of doctor Luo.
Now that he is banned, he doesnât know what will happen after a monthâ¦Speaking of which, in ancient times, was a monthâs banning for 30 days?
Fang Tianzhuo stared and found that his eyes seemed to be wandering. He moved his fingers up. He gently pinched He Zhengâs chin, and turned his face from the front to him, with a soft voice: âHave you heard?â
He Zheng suddenly returned to his senses: âWh, what?â
Fang Tianzhuoâs eyebrows were filled with coldness, and He Zheng made a grievous voice: âYour Majesty knows that I like you, and canât leave you for a moment. When you are close, It will make my body soft, my brain turns blankâ¦You tell me so close.â
He was confident: âThen I, of course I canât listen!â
Fang Tianzhuo: ââ¦â
Fang Tianzhouâs anger faded, and his eyes flashed, he seemed to be surprised.
I like you, I canât do without you. When I get close, I feel weak and my head is blankâ¦
What are these words? Why is his heartbeat accelerating and he has difficulty in breathing?
The author has something to say:
Fang Tianzhou: The heart is drumming, it is difficult to breathe, and the scalp is numb, how can I stop it?
He Zheng: Donât worry, just wait for me to elope with Doctor Luo!