Chapter 356 The Hatred of the East Sea King

Chapter 356 The Hatred of the East Sea King

Cui Zhao, the soon-to-be bride, was full of memories of the past, letting the two maids plug more jewels into her hair.

Cui Zhao didn't remember what her biological mother looked like. In her memory, she was helpless since she was a child, but she didn't suffer much, but when she saw her brother and sister leaning on Mrs. Cui's arms and acting like a baby, she couldn't help but feel envious and even disappointed.

Father rarely cares about family affairs. Cui Zhao's only coquettish object is Lao Jun, but Lao Jun's temper is capricious. When he is happy, he teases his grandson, and when he is unhappy, he raises his hand. Never get together at the wrong moment.

And Laojun is a very partial grandmother, and he likes to be loved by Cui Teng and Cui Nuan, and he never hides it.

"You guys, you have to rely on this brother and sister for a foothold in the future, so you have to curry favor with them now and pave the way for the future."

The Cui family has many relatives, and his brothers and sisters lived in the Cui Mansion when they were young. Lao Jun often put his arms around Cui Teng and stroked Cui Nuan with the other, instilling this idea in a group of grandchildren who were less than ten years old.

Cui Zhao had always been one of the children who stood opposite Lao Jun. At that time, there was no special feeling. After all, only Cui Teng and Cui Nuan were favored.

But the cousins ​​have their own parents. After returning home, they can enjoy the treatment of Cui Teng and Cui Nuan. Slowly, Cui Zhao realized that he was the only one left behind.

The second brother, Cui Teng, grew up and became more irritable, probably because he had similar tempers, but he was more favored by the old gentleman. The older sister, Cui Nuan, was as gentle and amiable as always, but the relationship between the sisters was normal. Cui Zhao deliberately kept a distance and did not want to please the future backing".

At that time, there was also a King of the East Sea in the mansion, the only junior who was not Cui, but he had the highest status. Even Cui Teng had to give him three points. .

The King of the East Sea once said in front of everyone, very seriously: "In the future, you will all marry me and live with me in the palace."

The eldest sister, who was already married at that time, burst into laughter, and Lao Jun couldn't even breathe, and he had to be beaten by the maids. But also seemed very happy.

Cui Zhao was unhappy. In her imagination, the palace was another Cui residence, and she would still stand among a group of people, carefully curry favor with the emperor, the queen, or someone else.

What about the Huns? Perhaps it is no different from Cui Mansion, but after all, there is still a little unknown and a little hope.

Another maid walked in and said softly, "Princess..."

"Huh?" Cui Zhao was still not used to this name.

"The King of the East Sea asks to see you."

"Ah?" Cui Zhao was surprised. Although they both lived in Cui Mansion, the two hadn't seen each other for several years. In her memory, King Donghai was still that domineering child.

"He said he came for the second son of Cui."

Cui Zhao pondered for a moment, "Please come in."

When King Donghai entered the house, Cui Zhao couldn't turn around and said, "Your Highness, forgive me, I look like this..."

"Why are you being polite to me?" The King of the East Sea smiled. He didn't come close, but stood at the door. "There have been too many messengers in the past few days. Cui Er was busy receiving them, so he couldn't get away, so let me see my sister off."

"His Royal Highness." Cui Zhao knew why the second brother didn't come, but he was a little surprised that the East Sea King had changed a lot. Although he couldn't turn around, he could see the East Sea King in the mirror and the shadow of his childhood. His tone was much more polite. , not at all the little bully he used to be.

"Sister is still being polite." Donghai Wang smiled, "We talked about everything when we were young."

"We are not children anymore." Cui Zhao smiled back in the mirror, she felt as if she had never been a child.

"Let me rest for a while, and I'll do it later." Cui Zhao said, motioning for the maids to step back. She had already seen that the King of the East Sea was not just seeing him off, but had something to say.

Watching the maids leave, the East Sea King asked, "Why is my sister..."

"Mrs. Ping'en Hou asked you to come?" Cui Zhao asked into the mirror.

The King of Donghai was slightly taken aback. In his memory, the third sister Cui Zhao has always been relatively gentle and silent. She is the most honest child of the Cui family. He didn't expect to be able to say, "Yes, she wants to see you, but you are not there. ."

"Because I have nothing to say, I voluntarily married the Huns. Your Majesty and the second brother didn't agree. It was my repeated requests to change their minds."

"What about the break letter?"

Champion Hou's divorce letter has been widely circulated in the city, and everyone knows it, but Mrs. Ping'en Hou is puzzled. She has always been by Sanmei's side, but she has never seen or heard of this letter of divorce. .

"Champion Hou really wants to leave me. The Tan family's daughter doesn't deserve to be the queen, and neither does I." Cui Zhao said coldly.

The King of Donghai suddenly felt pity for each other. He was entrusted by Mrs. Pingenhou to find out the truth. Now I understand that the truth is actually very simple: the third sister who is usually the most honest, but the proudest in her bones, she never fights. Because she knew she couldn't win, but when she had the chance, she was the most decisive.

The King of Donghai forgot Mrs. Ping'en Hou and said, "Pay attention when you get there, if your husband enters the account early to meet you, it means that he is very powerful and cares about you very much. You must find out his identity as soon as possible. …”

"You think I care about these things?"

The King of Donghai continued: "Da Danyu won't live long, the Xiongnu will definitely be in chaos because of this. No matter if the third sister cares, you have to plan for the future. This time is different. Without the restraint and control of the Cui family, you can do whatever you want. What you win is yours."

Cui Zhao looked at the Donghai King in the mirror in surprise, "You...why do you stay by the emperor's side?"

King Donghai had a ready answer, but it was used to deal with outsiders. Before he came, he didn't plan to tell the truth to the third sister, but the feeling of pity for the same sickness made him have the urge to talk, especially when the third sister was about to come. Leaving Da Chu and never coming back.

"revenge."

"Vengeance?" Cui Zhao was taken aback.

"It's not to avenge His Majesty, His Majesty is better than me in all aspects, and it is right to be called an emperor, and His Majesty's position is already very stable, and no one can shake it." The East Sea King paused, "It's the Queen Mother."

Cui Zhao suddenly realized, "Taifei Cui..."

"I don't want to be an emperor anymore, nor do I seek future power, but I want revenge. The queen mother thought that killing my mother would end everything, and I'll show her that she was wrong."

Therefore, King Donghai wanted to stay by the emperor's side and do everything possible to win the emperor's favor. Only once, he thought he still had a chance to become emperor and escaped from Jincheng, but it turned out to be a fiasco.

These days, with the arrival of messengers from all over the world, the King of the East Sea is more and more convinced that the fiasco is a good thing. Whether he returned to Beijing or fled to Cui Hong, he could not be pushed as the new king. The opportunity has been lost, lost forever.

For him, the only motivation is revenge for his mother.

"It's difficult, right?" Cui Zhao felt a little sympathetic to King Donghai. She remembered very clearly that her aunt Cui Taifei devoted a lot of effort to her son, and even Cui Teng and Cui Nuan didn't get it from their mother or grandmother.

"As long as you think about it all the time, there is always a way. The queen mother has revealed a flaw, and I haven't fully grasped it yet, but this flaw will make her pay the price sooner or later."

King Donghai didn't elaborate, and Cui Zhao naturally wouldn't ask.

The two were silent for a while, and the King of the East Sea said, "If you don't want to be an ordinary person, don't take the ordinary path, Sanmei, I support you."

"Thank you." Cui Zhao almost cried, but she held back.

The East Sea King said goodbye and let the maids enter the house and continue to dress up the bride.

Mrs. Ping'en Hou had been waiting outside, and when she saw the King of the East Sea, she immediately greeted her, "How is it?"

"The third sister has made up her mind, and she did it voluntarily."

"This, what's the matter?" Mrs. Ping'en Hou was furious, but she had no way of venting, "I didn't expect the third sister to be so ungrateful, completely ignoring the painstaking efforts of me and Lao Jun."

The King of the East Sea smiled and said, "Oh, it's already like this, what can I do?"

"After returning to Beijing, how can I explain to Lao Jun?" Mrs. Ping'en Hou was most concerned about this matter.

"Explain? It's a good thing. First, the Cui family has made another contribution to the great Chu. No matter how dissatisfied your majesty is with your uncle, you can't do it for a while. Second, your majesty gave the piano girl to Cui Teng. The third sister's marriage to the Xiongnu shows that he has a deep love for the queen, and no one can shake it, Cui Jia Wuyou, Laojun Wuyou, what else do you have to worry about?"

"The King of the East Sea is still smart and sees clearly." Mrs. Ping'en Hou's eyes lit up and she praised her heartily, and then sighed, "The confession" is there, but the "credit" is gone. The basket was empty.

Seeing that there was no one left or right, King Donghai said in a low voice, "Eldest sister is also sincere. Do you have to hold on to the Cui family?"

"The Miao family has no hope."

The King of the East Sea shook his head, "There is another person, who is in a humble position at the moment, and will soon be on the rise. In a few months later, you will have no chance to please."

"Who?" Pinnhof's eyes lit up again.

The King of the East Sea slowly drew the word "king" in his palm.

Mrs. Ping'en Hou understood, "I have long thought of it, but... there is no ladder to the sky."

The King of the East Sea smiled and said, "Think slowly, there is always a way."

"Oh, good brother, you don't know yet, elder sister is stupid. Thinking about the last year is not as good as your words."

King Donghai lowered his voice again, "The Queen Mother has relatives, where are the relatives in the palace?"

"I don't know, I heard that there are no family members in the palace."

"So it's an opportunity."

"You mean to say..."

"The palace is also from the East China Sea. If you can't find it there, you are unlucky. Don't blame me. If you find it, it's more than a ladder to the sky? It's a chair to send you to the sky."

Pinnhof laughed hard enough, "'Send me to the sky'—what's that called?"

The King of Donghai smiled and walked away. If Mrs. Ping'en Hou can really find the emperor's uncle, Wang Meiren will be full of wings and will probably not be so dependent on the Empress Dowager Shangguan.

And this is just a trick he used by the way, and has not yet touched the real flaws of the queen mother.

An hour later, Cui Zhao left the city, not knowing who his husband was.

At the same time, the emperor stayed in the palace, not knowing who his bride was.

Neither of them had the joy of being newly married.