Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Wu Xin didn't know why the emperor in front of him was so angry, and didn't dare to say a word. He quickly found a cloak for him to put on, and asked someone to light lanterns to serve him. "Your Majesty, please slow down. It's snowing heavily outside, and the roads are slippery."

When Xie Shang arrived at the plum garden, he saw a woman in mourning clothes picking his plum blossoms. He approached her with murderous eyes, grabbed the woman's wrist, and said coldly, "Who told you to pick the plum blossoms in the plum garden?"

Zhu Yiyi was startled. Her face turned red from the cold and her fingers were cold. She wore a white cloak and a white velvet flower on her hair. Her eyes were full of fear. "Your Majesty... please forgive me."

At the same time, the plum blossoms she had packed in the food box fell out and landed on the white snow.

Seeing this, Zhu Yiyi's eyes flashed with a trace of distress. She squatted on the ground and said sadly, "I didn't mean to pick these winter plums. I saw that they were blooming so brightly but alone and proudly on the branches. I didn't want to wait until they withered and no one appreciated them, so I wanted to take them back and make them into incense."

After hearing her words, Xie Shang's anger dissipated a little, and he asked in confusion, "You like plum blossoms?"

Zhu Yiyi held the plum blossoms on the ground and said softly, "Among plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, I love plum blossoms the most. I love their character even more. Even with such a heavy snowstorm, they still bloom in the cold, full of vitality, always giving people a sense of nobleness and tenacity. However, I feel sorry for them. In the season when all flowers wither, they bloom in the snow, and only wait for the ice and snow to melt before they can only wither and bury themselves in the ground. They are already very lonely, why should they become even lonelier after blooming enthusiastically! So I dare to pick them and let their fragrance remain in the world forever."

A glimmer flashed in Xie Shang's eyes. He suddenly stared at Zhu Yiyi's face, imagining that she might be...

She is the daughter of the censor and had a chance to enter the palace ten years ago. Could it be her?

Seeing him staring at her face in a trance, Zhu Yiyi thought he was in love with her. She smiled slightly, then suddenly fell down on the snow as if her feet were numb from squatting.

Xie Shang stepped forward and helped her up, wanting to confirm his guess. Zhu Yiyi's body tilted as if she had lost her balance and she accidentally fell into his arms. The faint fragrance of plum blossoms on her body was refreshing.

Xie Shang instantly sobered up when he smelled the fragrance, and immediately pushed her away, saying in a deep voice, "The snowy ground is slippery, Miss Zhu, be careful."

"May I ask how old Miss Zhu is this year?" Xie Shang asked in a gentle voice.

Zhu Yiyi was stunned and said softly, "I just turned sixteen this year. My birthday is October 5th." Why did he ask this?

A hint of disappointment flashed across Xie Shang's eyes. It wasn't her.

He knew that the man had no front teeth because he was in the period of changing teeth. The girl must have been at least five or six years old at that time. She was taller than her peers and wore a snow-white long dress, like a fairy.

Thirteen years ago, Zhu Yiyi was only three or four years old. There is such a big difference in age that it is impossible for her to be Zhu Yiyi or Zhu Zhenzhen.

The man did not have the fragrance of plum blossoms. Back then, he just thought that a girl as open-minded as her must be a person of high moral character. She encouraged him and cheered him up. This plum garden was just his own longing, longing for a person who did not exist at all.

So many years have passed, the plum blossoms have bloomed and fallen, and fallen and bloomed, but what he is obsessed with is nothing more than the belief in his heart that supports him in his efforts.

She must be holy and inviolable, and no other woman can compare to her.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't want to offend these plum blossoms. I just can't let go of them." Zhu Yiyi was confused for a moment.

Xie Shang saw that she was wearing a white cloak, had red lips and white teeth, and had a pretty face. He thought that when she grew up, she would be as beautiful as the girl in front of him!

No, she's prettier than her!

When Zhu Yiyi saw the obsession flashing in his eyes, her face became more shy and her eyelids drooped slightly, as if waiting for him to hold her in his arms.

The next moment, Xie Shang suddenly turned around and left the plum garden. A trace of loss flashed in his eyes, and his heart became more sad.

Zhu Yiyi stood there in a daze, still not giving up, "Your Majesty, do you also like plum blossoms?" She thought that he would plant plum blossoms only if he liked them.

"I don't like it." Even though it was beautiful, it was too lonely, so he didn't like it either.

Zhu Yiyi was stunned and said, "What kind of flowers does Your Highness like?" In the future, she would make incense of that flower.

Xie Shang said, "I like it..."

He suddenly remembered that Jiang Fenghua said she liked peony. Peony is a flower of wealth and nobility. She liked the wealth of peony, and he also coveted the elegance and luxury of peony. Only those who hold power are qualified to enjoy wealth, so he and Jiang Fenghua are the same kind of people.

The loneliness in his heart had already been left behind thirteen years ago and disappeared without a trace along with that person.

Zhu Yiyi chased to Xie Shang. She must get an answer today. He was obviously obsessed with her appearance at that moment, but why did he restrain himself? She felt that she was only one step away from becoming the emperor, so why was he so cold now, as if he had no feelings at all?

Zhu Yiyi stood in the snow with a well-behaved look, her eyes fixed on the handsome emperor in front of her. She tried her best to appear cute and lovely.

Xie Shang said, "I like peonies because the queen said she likes peonies."

Zhu Yiyi was stunned, her expression seemed to be cracked. She said so much, but it turned out that the clown was herself.

Xie Shang seemed to remember the words left to him by the late emperor, that an emperor cannot have feelings. He needs to restrain his love for Jiang Fenghua and his liking for Su Tingwan, just like his father's liking for his mother. He restrained himself for his entire life before he was able to sit firmly on the throne.

Only when he hardens his heart and casts off all shackles can he become an invincible emperor.

He suddenly took Zhu Yiyi's hand and spoke through her eyes as if to another person, "I would be very happy if you could appear by my side."

Zhu Yiyi was stunned, and her face immediately became shy, "Your Majesty, do you want Yiyi to accompany you?"

Xie Shang said in a deep voice without saying a word, "Wu Xin asked someone to escort Miss Zhu out of the palace." He must have been mentally ill and talking nonsense.

He went back to Taihua Palace without stopping. The servants on the way saw the emperor with no warmth in his eyes. They didn't dare to look up. Even the words "farewell to Your Majesty" were stuck in their throats. The atmosphere was so cold that it made people breathless.

Zhu Yiyi stood there in a daze, as if petrified. The emperor had held her hand so gently just now. What did he mean? Was it because he was very happy that she appeared by his side tonight? Would she be able to come to the palace to see him in the future?

Wuxin was furious, but he didn't dare to lose his temper. He also felt sorry for the Queen, as all the girls always wanted to get close to the Emperor.

What does the emperor mean? Is he sending her out of the palace and then bringing her back to the palace? A nameless and unnamed wild woman.