Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 316 Lovers have no choice but to separate

On this day, Zhou Jin felt inexplicably depressed and uneasy. He rode back from the camp outside the city. Li Jinyan's voice often appeared in his mind. He wanted to see her very much today.

Not to mention a high-status official daughter like Jin Yan, even a daughter of an ordinary family who has already grown hair, cannot be seen by a foreigner.

 Lovesickness is the most tormenting.

Zhou Jin rode a horse around to the gate of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. He was wandering around alone outside the gate of the Duke's Mansion. The steward of his mansion hurriedly looked for him on horseback. When he saw Zhou Jin, he said anxiously: "Your Majesty, come from the palace. The imperial edict is here, please go back and receive it."

Zhou Jingang and Weiguan were just a third-rank adjutant in the city inspection department, so they were not worthy of the emperor personally issuing an order to him.

After Zhou Jin heard the steward's nonsense, he was confused and asked, "Aren't my father and mother at home? Why did you ask me to go back to receive the order?"

The steward replied: "This old slave doesn't know very well. The Marquis only said that you should go back quickly to receive the order. I heard that it seems that the Holy Spirit has granted you a marriage."

When Zhou Jin heard this, his head buzzed and he almost fell off his horse.

When Zhou Jin returned to the palace, both Marquis Zhongshun and Princess Lanling stood in the palace with worried faces. The **** who announced the decree was already a little impatient. Seeing that Zhou Jin finally returned, the **** who announced the decree couldn't wait to unfold the imperial edict. He announced the decree in that high-pitched voice: "Zhou Jin, the eldest son of the Zhongshun Hou Mansion, accepts the decree."

 Zhou Jin mechanically bowed his knees.

Hunted by heaven, the emperor issued an edict:

My beloved daughter, the Eighth Princess Qingyuan, has reached the age of hair. She is dignified in appearance, beautiful and intelligent. Now there is Zhou Jin, the son of the loyal and submissive Marquis. He is of noble character and attaches great importance to both civil and military affairs. He has reached the age of weakest. Therefore, I have decreed that I will appoint him as the consort of the Eighth Princess Qingyuan. Auspicious wedding day.



Zhou Jin knelt down and listened to the imperial edict, his mind went blank.

"Prince Zhou, congratulations! Please accept the order quickly and thank me." The **** who announced the order glanced at the stunned Zhou Jin and reminded him in a hoarse voice.

Seeing that his son's face was pale, Lan Ling held back his tears and came to help his son. He whispered in a voice that only two people could hear: "The imperial edict has been issued, so we can only accept our fate."

Zhou Jin was helped up by her mother, but her expression was dull.

He has been in love with Li Jinyan, the third girl in the palace, for so many years, and his heart has long been unable to accommodate other people, let alone a woman who is coquettish, willful, and now crazy.

 He cannot accept such a cruel fact!

　　"The prince of the Zhou family, please accept the edict and express your gratitude." Seeing Zhou Jin standing motionless, the **** who announced the edict was anxious to return to the palace to resume his duties, so he subconsciously held the edict in front of him.

"I can't be the princess!" Zhou Jin was a steady person, but at this moment he was furious. He was so passionate that he threw all the rules of monarchs and ministers behind him.

Zhou Jin grabbed the imperial edict and threw it to the ground with hatred.

“Jin Lang!” Marquis Zhongshun and Princess Lanling exclaimed in fright.

The **** who announced the decree had been announcing imperial decrees for most of his life, and this was the first time he encountered such a disrespectful person. He was shocked for a long time before his face turned pale, he raised his orchid finger and shouted at Zhou Jin: "How brave Zhou Jin, how dare you resist the decree?" ? Do you know that resisting an edict and deceiving the emperor is a serious crime of genocide." What the old **** said is really not alarmist. It is a great disrespect to resist an edict and deceive the emperor, which will harm the nine tribes.

When word of Zhou Jin's behavior reached the imperial city, Emperor Ming was furious and immediately ordered people to confiscate the Zhongshun Marquis's house and hold him accountable.

The Zhongshun Hou Mansion is also a member of the hairpin family, and Princess Lanling is the daughter of the Zhao royal family. Fortunately, the clan tried to intercede in every possible way, so Emperor Ming was able to spare his efforts and did not harm the Zhou family, but he deprived the Zhongshun Hou Mansion. Yin Yin was granted the title of nobility and personally ordered Zhou Jin to be dismissed from his post and exiled to serve in northern Xinjiang.

 The emperor's anger caused blood to flow for thousands of miles.

Zhou Jin was lucky that his tribe was not affected by such a disaster. Naturally, he did not dare to stay in the capital any longer. The day the decree came down, he was escorted by official messengers and embarked on a journey to the bitter cold land of northern Xinjiang.

Once the famous Zhongshun Houfu was convicted, everyone in the capital was afraid to avoid him. When Zhou Jin left the capital, only Li Ling and his lieutenants Liang Jin and Hu Dahai came to see him off.

Took off the brocade clothes and put on a prison uniform. Although it could not hide the handsomeness of the young man, the bright look of the angry horse in the bright clothes was no longer visible.

When parting, Zhou Jin said to Li Ling who came to see her off: "Even if I have fallen to this point, I will never regret it. When my cousin goes back, I will tell Jin Yan that I, Zhou Jin, will never be able to marry her in this life." , I will definitely come to her door early in my next life to ask to marry her."

Although he has always liked Jin Yan, he was very polite and never dared to say it openly. If he doesn't say it now, he may never have a chance in this life.

Li Ling sighed heavily, patted him on the shoulder, and replied: "You have grown up in a lifetime, who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Don't give up and humiliate yourself after this blow."

Liang Jin watched his former good brothers follow in his own footsteps and sighed: "When my Liang family was convicted, I was only twelve years old and was sent to Northern Xinjiang. It was only five or six years later that I Haven't you returned to the capital again? Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, don't bully young people into poverty, good brother, we will wait for your return in Beijing."

Hu Dahai saw that both of them could say farewell to their good brothers who were about to leave in a formal manner. He was a rough man who was very stupid with his words. Maybe he had something in his heart that he couldn't say out and was really uncomfortable holding it in. It made him have two round eyes as big as copper bells. Red, red.

After Zhou Jin said goodbye to Li Linliang, he looked at the tall and powerful Hu Dahai standing beside him. He punched his fist and cursed: "I'm not going to die. Old man, I'm crying." What to do?"

 Hu Dahai quickly wiped his face and said harshly: "Who the **** is crying?"

"It's just that the wind and sand outside the city are so strong that it makes my eyes sore." As he spoke, the tears in his eyes poured down like a flood that broke a bank.

On the high tower, at this moment, there was also someone looking at Zhou Jin's figure, with tears streaming down his face.

Jing Shu originally planned to take Jin Yan outside the city to say goodbye to Zhou Jin in person, but Jin Yan refused.

Every time they met by chance, he would always stand in front of her, well-dressed and in high spirits. She knew his temperament, and she definitely didn't want her desolate appearance to fall into her eyes.

Jin Yan knew Zhou Jin’s deep affection for her. If it weren’t for her love for her, Zhou Jin would have accepted his fate now that the imperial edict had been issued. Just because he had her in mind, he made such an impulsive choice.

　　Although his choice cannot change their fate, since he is willing to risk his life to fight the injustice of this world for her, she also wants to repay him with the same affection.

Jin Yan has made up her mind that she will wait for his return in Beijing. Even if it is really impossible for him to come back, she will come here every year and wait eagerly.

 (End of this chapter)