Chapter 24 I Recognized the Wrong Person

The night before leaving the palace, the emperor came to Zhuoyu Palace.

Yue Li was leaning on the couch eating grapes. When she heard the voice of the messenger, she quickly got up and almost choked herself.

“Ahem…”

When He Yanchen came in, he saw her little face flushed red and she was lying on the couch coughing.

"What's wrong?" The man frowned and glanced at the palace servants with a bad look. He walked over and touched the woman's forehead. "Are you sick?"

"No..." Yueli's face turned red, and she didn't know if it was because of coughing or being embarrassed.

"Go and call the imperial physician." He Yanchen saw that her face was getting redder and felt that something was wrong, so he immediately gave the order.

Yueli was startled and said quickly: "You are not allowed to go!"

She coughed twice more, slowly moved to the man's side, and grabbed his sleeve: "I'm fine."

"Are you okay?" The man raised his eyebrows and pinched her face. "Your face is so red, and you still say you're okay."

"It's really nothing... I just..." She glanced at the servants around her shyly, then propped herself up and whispered in his ear, "I choked on a grape..."

After she finished speaking, she felt the man give her an indescribable look.

Yueli glared at him with increasing embarrassment and anger: "Your Majesty, you didn't say you were coming today."

They have to set off early tomorrow morning, and it is almost midnight now. She thought that the man must have rested in the Linde Palace, but who knew he would come.

He Yanchen laughed coldly and said, "So I came to the wrong place."

"Then I won't come here anymore, so that you won't blame me if you get hurt one day."

As he said this, he was about to leave. He really was as hard as iron.

"Don't go..." Yue Li hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, knelt on the couch and put her arms around his waist from behind.

"I was clearly overjoyed, but how could that be a mistake in His Majesty's eyes?"

Yueli got off the couch, walked in front of him, stood on tiptoe and wrapped her arms around the man's neck, saying in a coquettish voice, "Don't leave."

He Yanchen saw that she was not even wearing shoes, with her small white feet stepping on the carpet. He frowned slightly and picked her up sideways.

"Your Majesty, you are here so late. I am so happy."

Yueli hugged his neck and refused to let go even when he threw her on the bed.

He Yanchen was pushed forward by her strength, and his tall body tightly held the woman under him.

"Let go." He placed his hands on the woman's sides and spoke in a cold voice.

Yueli hugged him even tighter, tilted her neck back, and pressed her soft cheek against the man's neck.

"I'm going to Fengyang Palace and just passing by your place."

"You say these things on purpose to irritate me." Yue Li's face suddenly fell, and her hands that were hooked around his neck loosened.

She gave him a spoiled look, her eyes full of jealousy.

He Yanchen's mood suddenly improved.

Yueli lay on the bed and pulled the quilt over herself to bury herself.

The man patted her waist in a good mood and said, "Get up. I have something for you."

Yueli asked sullenly, "What?"

He Yanchen asked Ji Ming to bring in a small box. Yue Li lifted a corner of the quilt to look out, and if she liked, she could come out again.

The box was opened, revealing a box of pearls shining with white light.

"New tribute of South Sea pearls. Didn't you complain that I gave you too few jewels?"

Thinking of He Yanchen, I want to sneer. Her warehouse is almost full, and she complains all day long that I don’t love her enough.

Little money-grubber.

Only then did Yueli happily crawl out from under the quilt, snuggle up to his arm, and pick up a pearl to look at it.

The finest South Sea pearls are round and crystal clear, and really beautiful.

"Pick a few and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make jewelry for you."

"How many?" Yue Li's beautiful eyes widened unhappily. "Aren't they all for me?"

"You're really greedy." He Yanchen pinched the tip of her nose hard. "There's only one box, and you want all of it?"

"I like it~" Yueli pouts, "Does it look as good on others as it does on me?"

He Yanchen was too lazy to say anything to her about such shameless words.

The man picked up a pearl with his bony fingers and placed it on her chest. The shiny pearl really matched her fair and delicate skin.

The cool beads slid slowly down her exposed skin.

He Yanchen curled his lips and said jokingly, "You want them all?"

Yueli nodded.

"Then... I'll give you as much as Jiaojiao can eat."

......

By the time Yueli realized what he meant, it was already too late.

The hanging curtain was scratched one after another by her delicate fingers.

With a "click", a sparkling pearl rolled down from between the bed curtains...

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The next day.

When Yueli woke up, she was already in the carriage.

The carriage rocked slightly, but the thick blanket underneath made the journey much more comfortable.

"woke up?"

A man's mellow voice sounded from the other side. Yue Li opened her eyes and saw He Yanchen sitting in front of a small desk, reading a book.

She moaned and turned over while holding the quilt.

"Can't you pay it back? It will be here in another hour."

"I'm so tired..." Yue Li couldn't help rolling her eyes. Who was to blame for not being able to get up?

He Yanchen still had a satisfied look on his face, and he didn't care about her complaints. He reached out and took the person out from under the quilt.

"Get up and eat something, it's almost noon."

Yueli lay in his arms for a long time before she regained some energy.

She called the palace maid in to help her wash and comb her hair, and had a bowl of porridge. Then she stretched comfortably.

Yueli lifted the curtain and leaned against the window to look outside.

The team has left the capital and is walking in the lush woods, surrounded by the crisp chirping of birds.

She looked for a while and suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of the team.

Yue Li's face fell. It was him.

That General Xiao, the prefect of Jiangzhou originally wanted to sell himself to him as a favor.

Yue Li pouted. She was old and ugly, but luckily she was smart and hooked up with He Yanchen first.

Ji Ming, who was walking outside the carriage, noticed Yue Li's gaze and asked, "Does Master Rong Hua know the Marquis of Shou'an?"

"Marquis Shou'an?" Yue Li was surprised. "Isn't that General Xiao?"

Now it was Ji Ming's turn to be confused: "That's Shou'an Hou. Shou'an Hou has never been on the battlefield. How can he be a general?"

He slapped his head as he spoke, "Master Yu, you're probably talking about Xiao Mingcheng, the son of the Marquis of Shou'an. Last year, he made military achievements at the border and was awarded the rank of Third Rank General of the Cavalry. Others call him General Xiao."

As he spoke, he pointed to Yue Li and saw a tall figure riding a horse not far behind Shou'an Hou.

The man was dressed in military uniform, and only his strong and tall profile could be seen.

Yueli was surprised.

Is this General Xiao?

Didn't she recognize the wrong person?

"What are you looking at?"

Just as she was surprised, a faint voice sounded behind her.