Chapter 170: Who makes you happier, me or him?

The night is dark.

The fragmented moonlight sprinkled through the window onto the messy soft couch. Yueli lay limply on the scattered clothes, her beautiful eyes filled with tears and there were wet tear marks on her cheeks.

She moved her fingers, but felt as if her whole body was being pulled, and she was extremely tired.

The man's hot body covered her and gently kissed her white neck and shoulders.

Yue Li was breathing heavily, her body trembling with his movements. She had never experienced such a violent passion before, and she felt like she was going to die.

He Yanchen hugged her and turned her over, letting her lie on him, and gently stroked her back with his big hand: "Are you tired already?"

He sneered, thinking that Xiao Mingcheng, despite looking tall and strong, was too useless.

Yueli closed her eyes and ignored him.

But the man didn't let her go, and whispered in her ear: "Who makes you happier, me or him?"

Yueli widened her eyes, seeming to think that this man was too shameless.

She hummed weakly and turned her head away, not wanting to speak.

He Yanchen held her soft hand, placed it on his lips and kissed it gently. Yue Li felt her heart was in turmoil. Sometimes she surrendered to the physical pleasure, and sometimes she couldn't help but start to worry about the future.

Since she did not reject He Yanchen, there was no turning back.

If he treats her badly in the future, she will regret it to death.

As she thought about it, Yue Li couldn't help but feel sad about the passing of time.

He Yanchen was lying quietly holding her in his arms, but suddenly he felt warm drops of water falling on his chest. He raised his eyebrows slightly, sat up and looked at her.

"What's wrong?" He Yanchen held her little face. Seeing that her eyes were red from crying, he couldn't help but frown, "Did it hurt you?"

Yue Li shook her head, threw herself on him and hugged his neck: "Your Majesty, will you treat me well?"

He Yanchen lowered his head and kissed her: "I will naturally treat you well. I spent all my efforts to snatch you away. Could it be that it is just for you to follow me and suffer hardships?"

Only then did he realize that Yueli was a little sensitive.

Yueli held him tightly, as if she was afraid that he would abandon her after one night.

He Yanchen kissed her soothingly, turned over, picked up the scattered clothes and helped her put them on one by one.

He had never helped a woman get dressed before, so he was a little flustered and took a long time to put her clothes on.

After helping her put on her clothes, He Yanchen let go of her hand and was about to put on his own clothes, but Yue Li suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist.

"What's wrong?"

Yueli looked at him pitifully, as if questioning why he let go.

He Yanchen's Adam's apple rolled slightly. He supported himself on the bed with both hands, bent down and looked her in the eye: "Are you afraid that I don't want you anymore?"

Yue Li didn't say anything, but her eyes were obviously wet again.

The man then rubbed her head and said, "Don't worry, I will never abandon you."

He Yanchen put on his clothes casually, picked her up and carried her sideways and walked out.

He walked all the way back to Linde Hall and saw Chu Yi standing outside as if he had something to say. He did not stop and went into the inner hall first, holding Yueli.

Yue Li was so tired that she was drowsy. Her eyelids were drooping, but she still held He Yanchen tightly and refused to let go.

"Why are you so clingy?" He Yanchen put her on the dragon couch, his tone full of indulging.

Yueli groaned softly twice, but couldn't bear it any longer, so she hugged his quilt and fell into a deep sleep.

He Yanchen watched her for a while, and finally took off the clothes he had just put on.

The lights in the Linde Hall were on. As soon as he took off Yueli's underwear, he found a dark red, curved mark on her arm.

There was no light in the room just now, and it was too dark, so he didn't notice the mark.

He Yanchen took her arm and took a look. The mark looked like a crescent moon and a bit like a tooth mark. It should be a birthmark.

Birthmarks are not uncommon, but He Yanchen's eyes were very dark.

Because there was a similar mark on his arm.

The man rolled up his sleeves, and a dark red curved mark on his strong arm suddenly caught the eye.

Looking closely, the two marks look very similar.

He Yanchen was silent for a long time, feeling confused and shocked.

However, he has never been one to enjoy troubling himself, which suggests that he and Yue Li were destined to be together.

The man leaned over and kissed the woman on the forehead: "It seems we are really destined to be together."

When I came out of Linde Hall, Chu Yi had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Your Majesty, General Xiao just went to Yanfu Palace, and I stopped him."

He Yanchen disagreed. If he wanted to go, he could go. What could he do even if he went?

Chu Yi looked at the man's nonchalant attitude and exchanged glances with Ji Ming, who was standing beside him with a look of deep sorrow on his face.

Your Majesty really doesn't take General Xiao seriously at all.

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The next day.

Early in the morning, the Empress Dowager heard a palace maid come in and announce, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has arrived."

"Your Majesty?" The Queen Mother frowned in surprise. They were going to worship their ancestors today, so why would He Yanchen come here at this time?

Moreover, he has been to Yanfu Hall more often recently than in the past few months combined.

When the Queen Mother came out, He Yanchen was already sitting in a chair sipping tea. The Queen Mother asked, "Your Majesty, is there anything important?"

He Yanchen said calmly, "This son wants to leave someone in the palace, and would like to ask the Queen Mother for help."

The Queen Mother was even more surprised. With his lawless nature, who could he keep in the palace without her help?

He Yanchen was annoyed by the empress dowager's suspicious look.

According to his personality, he would have issued an edict to appoint Yue Li as his consort early this morning, but her pitiful appearance last night kept appearing in his mind.

If he were to be canonized now, others would not dare to say anything about him, but Yue Li's reputation would certainly not be very good.

If she knew about this, she would probably get angry with me again.

He Yanchen thought about it all night and finally decided to proceed step by step so as not to let Yueli have a bad reputation.

So the Empress Dowager was used to keep her in the palace, and the title would be conferred after Xiao Mingcheng left Beijing some time later. After all, not many people knew Yue Li's identity, and after Xiao Mingcheng left, the people in Shou'an Marquis' Mansion did not dare to say a word.

There was no way He Yanchen would let Yue Li go back to the Xiao Mansion.

"Who does Your Majesty want to keep in the palace?"

He Yanchen's face was calm and his tone was very calm: "The Queen Mother also saw the woman next to Xiao Mingcheng yesterday. Her name is Yueli."

The Queen Mother was stunned.

"You, you, you...are you referring to the concubine beside Mingcheng?"

He Yanchen didn't seem to have any guilt about forcing someone else's wife, and his tone remained very calm: "Yes, I like her too. The Queen Mother will keep her in Yanfu Palace for a few days, and I will issue an edict to confer her a title in a few days."

The Queen Mother suspected that she had not woken up yet.

"Your Majesty, do you know that she is Mingcheng's woman?" The Queen Mother's face was filled with grief. "If you like this color, then let the Ministry of Rites choose another woman of good color to enter the palace. Why... why bother to snatch someone else's?"

He Yanchen was already very impatient.

Stealing someone else's?

Ever since he saw the birthmark on Yue Li's hand yesterday, He Yanchen felt that the two were clearly a match made in heaven.

It was just that Xiao Mingcheng was unlucky and he got there first.

And now, he is setting things right.