Chapter 288 Guests in the Cell 2

King Jing looked at me quietly.

I also looked at him quietly.

After a long time, he sighed faintly and said, "What else do you have to explain? As long as you speak, I can give you a solution!"

When I heard this, I laughed and said, "I said to you, "Your Majesty, I said I could exchange my life for the peace of the Great Zhou Dynasty for ten years, but I didn't say that I must really die. Why do you think you feel like explaining your funeral?"

King Jing was stunned, then laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes... I didn't say yes! I can't bear to die, I want you to come back alive!"

I smiled and said, "Although I say that, I am still afraid that after I leave, there are people in the capital who are not good for my family and the Chamber of Commerce, but I cannot take them to the border. I owe them too much, so I don't want them to suffer any harm during the days when I am no longer in the capital. As for the Chamber of Commerce, this is also my hard work, and I also hope to develop well in the capital."

King Jing nodded and said, "Don't worry, as long as I am alone for one day, no one in this capital will dare to touch your family and a hair of the chamber of commerce!"

"Of course I don't worry!" I smiled slightly and said, "The so-called manly man's words are all the same as the emperor said, that's golden mouth! How could I not believe it!"

After hearing what I said, a smile appeared on his face, but there was a hint of worry immediately, and he asked, "Have you ever thought about anyone else?"

"Other people?"

I'm a little confused!

He said slowly, "My, Han Qing, and Lin Xi! What are you going to do? I don't know the other two girls, but My, I know that she has deep affection for you. Do you want to let her down?"

After saying that, he stared at me tightly and quietly waited for my answer.

I avoided his eyes, stood up from the chair, and slowly walked to the fence.

The entire cell now seemed very empty and quiet. Even the prisoners inside were quietly staying in their cells without making any noise.

Looking at the empty cell, I felt this rare peace, but my heart was difficult to calm.

There is a saying that it is difficult to eliminate the kindness of beauty. For Feixue and other three women, when I was about to marry them, I was assassinated. A year after the news, I appeared again, but did not give them the scene that every woman expected: under the attention of thousands of people, they were married home in a grand sedan chair. Only a few people in Shangling knew about our wedding. Although many people from the Chamber of Commerce and Shangling now knew that they were my three wives, for the more feudal people, the wedding was not held, but the name was not right, the words were not right, and they didn't say it, but they couldn't help but look down on them or mock them. When I arrived in the capital, not long after, I went to Jiangzhou again. After I came back, I was about to go to Tonggu Pass. Tonggu Pass was very dangerous, and I was guilty, so it was impossible to take them with me. Besides, I was not at ease!

I naturally loved the three girls very much and felt a lot of apology. I didn't know how to report them. And I couldn't get rid of them now. I really let go of everything as I said with Jing'er by the river that time, I let go of everything and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and never ask about the facts.

Some people don’t love the country and the beauty, and I think so, but I can’t do it now. Faced with the emperor’s trust, and the chamber of commerce is now at the time of development, it is impossible for me to let go of everything and live the life I want to live with peace of mind.

I sighed quietly and said, "Prince, Deng Long can only remember his deep affection for the princess!"

"Why?" King Jing said anxiously: "It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines! And now I don't want you to divorce three daughters. Moreover, my dignified eighth princess married to your mansion to be a concubine for you. It's aggrieved enough. What are your complaints?"

I replied calmly: "It is precisely because I am afraid of being wronged by the princess that I dare not accept it. I owe too much to Feixue and the others. I don't know how to pay it back now. I didn't even give them a decent wedding, and I didn't let them be the most beautiful bride in the world, marry me in a glorious way, so that the whole world knows that they are my wives! They only know about my wedding with me. Don't say that there are eight sedan chairs, even the banquet is only one table. That girl doesn't want to marry one day under the blessings of everyone? Who doesn't know me, Deng Long, and who doesn't know? But the wedding I gave them is not as good as an ordinary person's wedding! As a lover, I failed! As a husband, I failed even more!"

At first I could still answer calmly, but the more I said it, the more I became more and more excited, and I felt guilty towards Feixue and others. The more I said this, I almost used my throat, and my words floated around the entire cell.

After saying that, I restrained my emotions and turned my head to ask King Jing who was sitting on the chair: "But they have no complaints about me. How can I let them down?"

And two lines of tears flowed from the corners of my eyes!’

Who says men can’t cry? Who says men can’t cry?

A man doesn’t cry easily, but he hasn’t reached the sad place!

King Jing looked at me blankly and answered my questions, while Eunuch Qi, who had not spoken next to me, also looked at me with great meaning.

Seeing that King Jing did not answer me, I turned my head and still looked at the empty cell, saying, "A few days ago, Feixue also advised me to take the Eighth Princess, Han Qing, and Lin Qian. And I also said that this is the common meaning of the three of them!"

"Then why don't you agree?"

King Jing blurted out and made his debut.

I shook my head and said, "That woman is willing to share her husband with others, and that love that originally belonged to me is divided. Feixue said it relaxed, but how many tears did they shed for this secretly when I didn't see it? How sad would they be when they saw me with others in their hearts? I know they are for my own good. I hope that after I took the Eighth Princess and Han Qing, I can further consolidate my power in the court and get the support of you and the Grand Tutor at the Chamber of Commerce, so that it can be conducive to the further development of the Chamber of Commerce. But how can I be sorry for them?"

King Jing was stunned, and a wry smile appeared on his face for a while, and he said helplessly: "I really didn't expect that my beloved daughter and the granddaughter of the Grand Master's favorite, are still awesome in this capital city, and they can't get married! Alas..."

He sighed heavily and said, "The real will of God is trying to make people!"

After sighing, he said helplessly: "Forget it, forgot... I won't ask about your young people, the old man, let's do it!"

Seeing a trace of decline on his face, Eunuch Qi next to him hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are not old at all. You look as young as General Deng!"

King Jing waved his head and signaled him not to speak, but asked me again: "You have nothing else to do to me, so tell me together!"

Seeing that he was so proactive, I also put away the sadness in my heart and said, "There are two more!"

"you say!"

I turned around and said, "First, it is the canal matter, and the criminals hope it can be implemented. Second, it is the matter of Deng Long going to Jiangzhou to become an official!"

"Just these two?" King Jing asked strangely, "Don't you ask questions about the mining rights of your Chamber of Commerce in Jiangzhou?"

I shook my head and said, "I'm not worried about this. The emperor agreed to me with his golden words. Even if someone in the court opposes, the emperor will definitely find a way to fulfill his promise to his ministers, so I'm not worried! But the matter of the canal is important, but it is related to the welfare of the people in Jiangzhou. But I'm worried that someone knows that this is proposed by me and will try his best to obstruct me. So I have to ask! At the same time, Deng Jian goes to Jiangzhou, and I feel more at ease about building the canal."

"General Deng can always think about the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is a blessing for the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty!" said Eunuch Qi, who was in a timely manner.

King Jing turned his head and gave him a blank look, blaming him for the ink, then turned his head and said to me: "You can rest assured about these two things. Deng Jian's approval for taking office in Jiangzhou has long been down. At the same time, the matter of the canal is not a big problem. The national treasury has been enriched in recent years, and there is still no problem in building the canal. And I have promised you in Jiangzhou. I will definitely not break my trust! When you come back from Tonggu Pass, you will definitely get news that the canal will start construction!"

I said happily: "It's so great! At the same time, I also want to give you an idea, so that you can use the treasury money as little as possible to build a canal!"

When he heard that he could use less money from the treasury, King Jing immediately became interested and immediately asked, "What's the idea? Tell me!"

I smiled slightly and said, "It's very simple! This person lives in the world just for fame and fortune! For merchants, they have this benefit, but many merchants don't have this. So, as long as you ask someone to speak out, as long as they donate money to build the canal, if they reach a few taels, you can get a plaque written by the emperor, and there is also your jade seal on it! At that time, maybe you don't have to use a penny of the treasury to build the canal."

King Jing was a little suspicious and said, "It's really feasible?"

"Of course!" I said confidently, "The emperor's imperial pen is much more valuable than the calligraphy and paintings of those great calligraphers!"
Chapter completed!