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It wasn't easy for him to catch up with Zhou Leping, and then he mumbled to himself, "Everyone says that the battlefield isn't a place for people to stay, these words are not bad, how long have you been there?

Zhou Leping stopped and looked at him, "You don't need to explain so much. I'm already used to it and I don't blame you for it.

"Then your face … What exactly is going on? "

He asked very carefully, and even a little timidly, not because he was afraid that she would attack again, but because he was afraid of poking her in the heart.

"Poisoned." She didn't want to bring it up again, so she hurriedly said, "The matter is already in the past, I have already begun to look away. It's just that others are still holding onto it."

Although he and Zhao Shiqian were not born from the same mother, his mother was still the empress dowager's younger sister. After the empress dowager's death, he was taken in by the empress dowager's side, and the empress dowager doted on him so much that she didn't dare give him the moon. She was very used to it, and never disregarded his words, saying that sometimes the Prince Rui's words were more effective than begging the emperor.

He was a devil in disguise and was not afraid of anything. He immediately patted his chest and promised, "Who dares to talk about things with your face in the future? This King will make him suffer the consequences!"

"Prince Rui is too serious."

"Don't talk to me like that, I'm not an outsider, what do you call me before?"

"This official …"

"It sounds weird to me."

It really wasn't that Zhou Leping purposely said that to keep away from him, it was just that Zhou Leqi had warned her before she entered the palace that she was in a high position with a heavy soldier in her hands.

Right now, countless pairs of eyes were staring at her. She had to be extremely careful with every word and action, otherwise, the higher she stood, the more miserable she would fall.

This principle had never changed. She didn't dare to let herself fall into such a situation, as she had learned the lesson from countless people's flesh and blood.

"In the past, I was young and ignorant. But now, I have to follow the rules when I am in the imperial court. I can speak of my relationship in private, but in the palace, I am an official."

Zhao Deng understood what she meant, he blinked his eyes at her and said, "I understand, now that you're in Chief General, those who are jealous of you are definitely waiting for you, let's talk about it in private."

He spoke so much that he could not stop even when he opened his mouth. He was so anxious that his mouth turned parched, and what he should not have said was already parroted out. "I just saw you and Royal Brother talking outside, what did you guys say? You have changed so much, has Royal Brother … "

Zhou Leping looked over and only then did he realize that he had said the wrong thing.

"The Emperor is only talking about government matters with this subject."

Zhao Deng secretly curled his lips, who would believe such an excuse.

When the empress saw Zhao Deng, she looked helpless and doted on him, and her tone was also gentle, "I heard that you entered the palace drunk today, and teased Palace Maid in front of a large crowd. You have become even more preposterous lately.

"Empress is very busy with the affairs of the Six Palaces, so I don't need to trouble Empress to take care of my brother's marriage. Instead of worrying about my brother, you should pay more attention to your own body."

It had already been four years since the empress's wedding, but the empress had never revealed herself. This was a knot in the empress's heart, and it was also a joke in someone else's mouth. It was a taboo that couldn't be mentioned.

But it was taboo to others but not Zhao Deng. He did not need to think too much before speaking, so no matter how furious the Empress was, she could only endure it.

Fortunately, Zhao Shiqian had interrupted their conversation in time, and said to Zhao Deng: "Since you're already late, find yourself a place to sit."

Zhao Deng smiled mischievously as he got someone to add a seat next to Zhou Leping, "There's no need to look for me, I'm just sitting here."

Zhao Shiqian did not say anything, and allowed him to do as he pleased.

"The empress has a cousin, called Lin Xiafu. She is a good girl, has a domineering and unruly personality, the empress always wanted me to marry that cousin of hers, and for this reason, she always wanted me to marry that cousin of hers. She always wanted me to marry that cousin of hers.

Zhou Lean nodded his head in agreement, "Prince Rui is right, sis, Qiu Rong and her cousin are not good people either."

Zhou Leping turned around and scolded softly, "Shut up! This is the palace, not home. You speak so casually, do you not want to die? "

Zhao Deng consoled her, "What Le An says is also the truth. When you are not here, your family does not have a backbone, Lin Xiafu relied on the Queen's support to bully Le An."

Zhou Lean was furious, "Sis, they are not only bullying me, big brother has been suppressed by them for so many years, it is all because of Qiu Rong's father …" She glanced at Lin Jing and said softly, "Big bro is one of his underlings, he has been suppressing me for the past few years. He clearly has a chance of advancing, but I am still an assistant minister."

The Zhou Family had not been warm ever since Zhou Xuan died, and Zhou Leqi's Ministry of Rites Assistant Minister was an extremely high ranking position. Now that Zhou Leping had returned, the entire family was counting on her to be proud.

But it wasn't appropriate to say such things in the palace, so Zhou Leping didn't continue speaking, but he had his own plans in his heart.