Chapter 83 Chapter 83 [VIP]

Their fingers intertwined, the touch of their palms was so hot that she shuddered slightly.

Shen Youyi remembered that he did not like to be overly affectionate with his favorite concubine in front of others, and did not like to show his private affection to his subjects.

But that person was Xiao Che.

Every time she tried to retreat an inch, the owner of her hand advanced a foot. Shen Youyi hesitated for a moment, then took control, tightly grasping his hand. Her voice trembled, and her eyes revealed a hint of pleading: "Your Majesty... Henglang, I didn't expect to come here to see him, really."

There was no tragedy here as she had dreamed, nor were there any scenes of fighting. The spring light was still shining, permeating the magnificent palace. Everything was peaceful and tranquil.

But she was sure of one thing: if Emperor Yuan Shuo really had no intention of killing him, he could have asked Prince Zhao to stop the mission and urge the delegation to leave the capital as soon as possible, instead of using her tone to lure him away from the delegation and do something that was tantamount to treason.

He was waiting and hesitating, but she didn't know what could change the emperor's mind.

Emperor Yuan Shuo exerted a little more strength. He squeezed her gradually warming hand and tried to comfort her: "Yi Niang said she loves me and wants to be with you forever. I have no reason not to believe it."

The prince tried to rekindle his old relationship with Xiao Che by using witchcraft and sorcery, and ordered his confidant to lure Xiao Che into the miasma forest. What would he be thinking when he was left isolated and helpless?

As long as he builds an impenetrable wall, the delicate and soft girl in front of him will always look at him with such infatuated eyes, as docile and obedient as a puppet.

But the human heart is the most difficult thing to control. Yi Niang is not a cat or a dog. Eliminating the man she loves will not make her feel any more affection for him. That man died in the prime of his youth. A living person cannot compare to a dead person.

Emperor Yuan Shuo understood clearly at that time, but when it came to himself, he still wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

That was the man Yi Niang cared about the most. If it was just a cold tablet in the Taoist temple, he would not only allow Yi Niang to offer sacrifices every year, but he could even increase the standard of his enjoyment of incense as appropriate to win his wife's smile.

But even after being resurrected from the dead, he still had evil intentions and there was no way he could be tolerant and magnanimous.

He didn't have that kind of confidence from the beginning, and even kept tempting her with benefits. Even if Yi Niang could distinguish the importance of things and chose to stay, would he really be happy?

It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. He could not tolerate Yi Niang's hypocritical love before, but now he was just making a slight compromise and reluctantly being under someone else for a while. However, he would never allow the person who was above him to live in this world.

The prince did not plead with him. At the time he set every day, he would sit cross-legged and do his own thing.

"Some calamities require others to overcome, while others must be overcome by oneself." His son was calm, almost cruelly, only occasionally showing a slight loss of composure when mentioning his former lover. He said gently, "Your Majesty, I have lived in the Eastern Palace for a long time, and I have come to understand these principles. I have nothing else to tell you."

If Aye makes an inappropriate punishment, Yiniang will inevitably be heartbroken. He is determined to escape the worldly affairs, but seeing the sorrows of the world, he still feels a little sad for her: "All things arise from causes and conditions, and all things perish from causes and conditions. Ignorance causes action. Birth, love, suffering, old age, and death. Leading the six armies is easy, but achieving the six harmonies is difficult. Your Majesty is also a body of flesh and blood, even as the Son of Heaven, you cannot escape it."

Emperor Yuan Shuo felt a little pain when he thought of this child who was in his prime but was like a withered and rotten wood. He had achieved great liberation, his six senses were pure, and he had no desires or demands. However, he was like a hungry ghost, hungry and thirsty, begging for blood and food but could not get it.

However, after only an hour or two, he no longer envied the prince.

Ordinary people also have great joys in the world, and Yi Niang did not let him be disappointed or sad.

But at this moment, she must be extremely angry.

The beauty's soft tone and eyes were just to teach the man who tried to abduct her to live. Emperor Yuan Shuo sighed softly. Prince Zhao could not be relied upon at the moment. He signaled Feng Xianguang who was following behind him to take Xiao Che down and take good care of him. He leaned over and picked up Shen Youyi.

She was probably still in a daze at the moment and was very docile. It didn't take much effort to carry her to the side hall where the emperor rested.

His arms held her firmly, her gorgeous and soft dress was stained with dust, and was awkwardly entangled with the man's neat military uniform. The wind blew gently, and her dress seemed to fly, and even the iron and stone turned into a bit of tenderness around his fingers.

Yi Niang cooperated with his actions and did not struggle at all, but her body was no longer light. She was about to give birth, and even if she tried to control her body shape, the baby in her belly was quite heavy.

He had no time to be happy about her love, only endless worries.

What if he had already ordered Xiao Che's execution by the time Yi Niang arrived? What if her body couldn't withstand such a blow...

You reap what you sow, and good and evil are all determined by a single thought. He encountered danger many times in his early years. Although outsiders often praised the king for his ability in both civil and military affairs, and for being a saint and a god, in reality, no one had a plan that was perfect. Sometimes, it was just a favor from "God".

He shook his head, and God favored him again.

Yi Niang no longer had to think of his tablet during every festival, so she naturally hoped that Xiao Che would be alive, preferably live a long life, have many wives and concubines, and many children and grandchildren.

Shen Youyi was placed in the bed curtain, her wrists tightly clasped. She thought for a moment before realizing, "Yao, Your Majesty, don't worry."

She was sad and frightened when she came, but she still had a little bit of rationality, that is, the corpse, and hurt the child.

Having lost so much, she was even more reluctant to irrationally abandon her only treasure. However, she didn't dare to think too much about it. If today were reversed, it would be Emperor Yuan Shuo who would be dying...

She wanted Xiao Che to survive, so the child couldn't have any problems at all, to avoid giving people an excuse to vent their anger. She forced herself to be gentle and said, "Don't go to such lengths to call the imperial physician."

Although Emperor Yuan Shuo was not proficient in medicine, he observed her carefully and knew that her poor condition was mostly due to fatigue. Their child had been quiet for a long time, and now when he heard the noise outside, he even kicked and moved slightly, announcing to his parents the grievance he had just suffered.

As per her habit, Shen Youyi would touch it, and just when she touched its little feet, Emperor Yuan Shuo smiled a little, which was rare, as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

It's not that he dislikes Yi Niang's cruelty and heartlessness, especially when it comes to the men she has been entangled with, which is particularly pleasing.

He knew what she wanted to know, and without waiting for her to speak, he kissed her fingertips and said softly, "Marquis Lingyang is still alive. I only knew about this two months earlier than Yi Niang did."

There were many Han refugees in Nanzhao, but this man acted mysteriously and high-profile, and seemed to have an extraordinary background. Although he eventually surrendered, King Meng was still a little wary of him, and begged the prefect sent by the superior country to write a letter to the emperor to trace the roots of his new counselor.

The reason for going north this time was not only because the Qingping official volunteered, but also because the emperor's request was very strange. King Meng wanted to send an envoy who was familiar with the Han area, especially Chang'an, to pay tribute to the emperor and at the same time show his loyalty and that he would not collude with Tubo.

At first, the prefect did not think that this ambitious Qingping official would have any relationship with the imperial concubine and the crown prince who were far away in Chang'an. After he knew about it, all he could do was to act according to the court's will, sending people to escort and monitor him all the way, and not allowing him to reveal a single word to Nanzhao.

Emperor Yuan Shuo told her about Xiao Che's experiences in a foreign country. There was no need for him to omit those difficult and suffering times, but he would not deliberately exaggerate anything for Xiao Che. He told the story slowly and in a dull and boring way, as if it had nothing to do with this person.

Shen Youyi turned her head away, and she endured the bitterness in her heart: "I'm not worth his risk."

Emperor Yuan Shuo didn't think so. He stroked her shoulders and said gently, "Maybe Yi Niang thinks it's not worth it, but the person you want to do it with doesn't think so."

Xiao Che had received her affection for many years. Apart from him, neither the prince nor himself was enough to make Yi Niang devote herself to another strange man for revenge.

In terms of blood relationship, he was jealous of her brother, and now that he became her second husband, he couldn't help but be jealous of her predecessor.

When she was with Xiao Che, she did not try any methods of contraception.

Bai Shang felt a little uncomfortable, and Emperor Yuan Shuo occasionally felt embarrassed and ashamed of himself because of this unreasonable jealousy. He was even unwilling to let the person beside him know that when it came to love, no matter how much older he was than her, he was not a tolerant person, but he still tried his best to make her happy and show his tolerance.

"I thought Yi Niang couldn't let go."

Emperor Yuan Shuo was silent for a moment, then he admitted, "Sometimes I'm really stingy, not as open-minded as Yi Niang."

She had let it go long ago, so she could eat and sleep well. She also unconsciously prepared gifts for him, trying to strike a balance between father and child, teaching him not to be jealous of the child, knowing that her attention was still on him.

However, those unintentional and natural actions had thousands of meanings in his eyes.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, if Yi Niang really still has feelings for Xiao Che, she would never delay until she meets him for the second time to express it. Whether it is towards Xiao Che or him now, once she is moved, she will be extremely proactive and even overbearing. She will invade and repeatedly confirm each other's feelings, and will not tolerate the other party not loving her.

Shen Youyi glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty is not a resentful woman who worries about gains and losses. You are still confident that I will take the initiative to be humble. How can you think that my treatment of you is false?"

When she really didn't care about him anymore, Emperor Yuan Shuo took pity on her passion and courage, and as if doing a favor, he repaid the young woman's ardent love. However, she came back and took the initiative to bear children for him, which made him suspicious.

Considering her greed for money and lust, she shouldn't think like this, right?

Emperor Yuan Shuo stared at her intently and said softly, "I thought I didn't have much affection for Yi Niang back then."

It started with a fleeting romance, and both of them had husbands and wives. He liked her, but he didn't think there was any danger in pampering a beauty.

What's more, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, the one who is pursued passionately first is always more confident.

But he just loved her, tasted something he shouldn't have, and had many strange thoughts.

Compared to him, Xiao Che was younger, met her earlier, and gave everything for her.

How could he compare to the cinnabar in her heart?

Shen Youyi could probably sense his awkwardness and bitterness, but she had always known the arrogance of the emperor. When these conflicting emotions intertwined together, it was indescribably strange.

She let out a long sigh, as if teasing, "Fortunately I left in such a hurry that I didn't have time to get angry and burn my husband's nightgown to ashes."

Emperor Yuan Shuo kissed her cheek, and seeing that she did not avoid him, he moved a little closer, leaning forward to kiss her lips. He was extremely gentle when kissing her, only occasionally being rough, revealing a little excitement in his heart.

With her intention, there was no need to use these inanimate objects to confirm it again and again, but the icing on the cake was indeed pleasing. She smiled and teased, "Could it be that asking me to be naked is too indecent?"

The dead came back to life and turned into mosquito blood.

There was no better news that day, and he even had some rogue thoughts.

Shen Youyi thought that she was not a young girl waiting to be married, and she had never seen him naked, so how did he get the child...

She really wanted to tell him not to be so proud, but when she thought of Liu who was detained in Zhaoyang Palace, and his unexpected softness, she only bit his lips lightly.

"You can't even recognize my handwriting, you deserve to be naked!"

Shen Youyi was a little angry. Even if Liu's imitation was not exactly the same, he would just think that she did it on purpose.

A beautiful woman of humble origin is on the verge of success thanks to her deep love for Prince Zhao. Prince Zhao hopes that she will stay at home and take care of her pregnancy to make the emperor happy. How could these two people write about her in a bad light?

Although she felt sorry for Liu's plight, she couldn't help but be angry with her: "Are you and the King of Zhao really both the Queen Mother's children?"