Chapter 10 She is the most beautiful woman in the capital

However, no matter how dissatisfied Meng Yan was in her heart, she could not show it in front of Lu Haozhi. She could only grit her teeth and try her best to stab Xiahou Yu with a fierce look.

Of course, Xiahou Yu was unmoved. After reporting to the emperor, he went to explain the precautions for Ruizhu's daily diet and wrote a prescription before leaving.

After everyone left, only Lu Haozhi and Meng Yan were left in the room.

Neither of them spoke for a moment. Wisps of green smoke rose from the multicolored, gold-inlaid Boshan furnace, and the sweet and pleasant aroma of Zui Yanzhi lingered in the room.

The room was silent.

Ever since she fell out of favor in her previous life, Meng Yan hadn't been alone in a room with Lu Haozhi like this for a long time. She didn't even know how to face him.

Lu Haozhi was very close to her, and she could feel the slightly warm body temperature from him. The scent of a mature man entangled with ambergris enveloped her.

Meng Yan felt a little uncomfortable, so she moved inward again.

Lu Haozhi lowered his head and looked at the woman in front of him.

She lowered her head, not once looking at him. Her long, thick black hair cascaded down, wrapping around her delicate figure. Although she looked sick and haggard, without any makeup, her originally delicate face only stood out, making it appear even more gentle and charming.

She was wearing a moon-white thin shirt. Although the shirt was loose, her plump chest and slender waist were still faintly visible.

She is stunning.

The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yiyang was the most beautiful woman in the capital and had many admirers. Lu Haozhi, who was still the crown prince, had met her several times at palace banquets.

Her brightness, charm, liveliness and straightforwardness made him fall in love with her at first sight.

It’s a pity that as a prince, he cannot decide his own marriage.

The Crown Princess and all the concubines in his palace were chosen by the late emperor.

None of them satisfied him.

When her name card was delivered to the residence, Lu Haozhi was ecstatic.

Ever since she entered the mansion, he doted on her alone, and no one else could catch his eye.

Later, he became emperor and made her a noble concubine.

However, she became increasingly arrogant and domineering, and her behavior became reckless, with more and more people reporting her to him.

Meng Yan never defended herself and just kept arguing with him. His dislike for her grew day by day.

Even after she fainted, he still suspected that she was faking illness to cause trouble.

But now, looking at her weak appearance due to illness, and thinking about how she had to compromise in front of Liang Chengbi, Lu Haozhi felt a dull pain in his chest, and his disgust for Meng Yan also decreased a little.

"I've been so busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty lately that I've had no time to look after you. I didn't even know you were sick."

As he spoke, Lu Haozhi held Meng Yan's hand.

The little hand was delicate and smooth, still as soft and boneless as he remembered. He applied a little force and pinched it.

He did it very easily, but Meng Yan was startled and pulled her hand back without thinking.

Did the emperor take the wrong medicine today?

"Your Majesty is very busy with state affairs. My condition is just a small matter. How dare I trouble Your Majesty to worry about me?"

Hearing her appropriate and flawless words and her hastily withdrawn hand, Lu Haozhi felt a little lost.

The Meng Yan in front of him was increasingly fitting the standard of a gentle and virtuous woman, but the coldness and aloofness in her words and actions made him feel particularly uncomfortable.

In the past, whenever they were together, she would always come over on her own initiative, act coquettishly and chat with him. He never had to bother thinking about the topic, she always had endless things to say.

Could it be that the Lin incident had dealt her such a heavy blow, enough to cause her personality to change drastically?

If so, it was only because she loved him deeply.

Thinking of this, Lu Haozhi's heart softened a little.

Meng Yan naturally didn't know what he was thinking. If she knew what he was thinking, she would definitely roll her eyes in her heart and mock Lu Haozhi for being so shameless.

"Before, I was in the garden and just had a few small talk with Lin. There was nothing else."

Lu Haozhi coughed lightly and said uncomfortably.

Meng Yan was quite confused. Why did Lu Haozhi say this to her?

She remembered that no matter in her previous life or before she woke up in this rebirth, whenever she argued with him, he would angrily say that she had no right to meddle in his affairs.

She turned her head slightly and saw that Lu Haozhi had an embarrassed expression on his face and his ears were a little red.

This is really rare!

Or was this young and talented Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty testing her?

Meng Yan raised her eyebrows slightly, and smiled more submissively, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Everything before was my fault. As a noble concubine, I shouldn't be so ignorant of the rules. I already know my mistake and will never make the same mistake again. I think Lin has been selected as a concubine of the emperor, but it's only a matter of time. It doesn't matter. I have already suggested to my sister, the Imperial Noble Consort, that Lin be placed in Yongshou Palace."

Since Lu Haozhi likes virtuous people, she will act virtuous, and she will not lose out anyway.

Lu Haozhi felt even more uncomfortable after hearing her words. Was she pretending, or did she really not care?

"My beloved concubine, no matter what, you are my concubine."

My beloved?

This affectionate name almost gave Meng Yan goosebumps on the back of her neck.

What happened to Lu Haozhi?

She looked up suspiciously, but saw that in Lu Haozhi's dark and deep eyes, there was not a trace of the familiar disgust.

She was a little dazed and took a long time to come back to her senses.

According to the plot of the book, she was the most favored concubine in the harem before Lin Yanrong. As the most favored concubine, she was also once held in the palm of Lu Haozhi's hand.

The storybook has limited content, but Meng Yan is now a living person and her life is complete.

Before, she and Lu Haozhi had also had peaceful times, watching the spring flowers and autumn moon, and listening to the summer rain and winter snow. But it was so long ago, so long ago that she almost didn't remember it.

But so what, Meng Yan thought indifferently. After all, he was the hero of the storybook, and his heart must belong to Lin Yanrong. Their old relationship was just a foil.

Besides, even if she is still the favorite concubine, Lu Haozhi still suspects that she is feigning illness to deceive the emperor - although she is indeed feigning illness.

That's right, he is the male protagonist and she is the villain female supporting role, he shouldn't have trusted her.

Forget it. She was too lazy to think about what Lu Haozhi was thinking. She just wanted to be a good and virtuous concubine and enjoy wealth and glory.

Good people can live long lives. Isn’t that the case with the ending of Liang Chengbi’s book?

Thinking of this, Meng Yan ignored Lu Haozhi and fell directly onto the bed. She pulled the quilt over her face and said softly, "I am tired. Your Majesty also has government affairs to attend to. I dare not keep you for long."

In Lu Hao's eyes, her actions seemed coquettish and naive.

"Since you are tired, I will return to the Yangxin Palace first and visit you another day."

Lu Haozhi chuckled, stood up and left.

But as he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and instructed the palace maid Ruizhu, "Make sure your queen takes her medicine on time. If she refuses, come to the Yangxin Palace and report to me."

Meng Yan heard it from under the quilt and couldn't help but wail in her heart.

Although she came from a medical family, she was extremely afraid of taking bitter medicine since she was a child. This time she was just pretending to be sick, but Lu Haozhi forced her to take the medicine!

She can't eat meat, yet she has to take medicine. Is she losing or gaining this time?!

After this incident, there was no trouble in Changchun Palace for a day.

As expected, the remaining food of Meng Yan was replaced with porridge and side dishes by the Imperial Tea Kitchen. Even the small kitchen in her palace was ordered by Lu Hao not to cook any big fish or meat, otherwise the Imperial Concubine would hold them accountable if they got sick from eating them.

In the evening, Ruizhu brought over the prepared medicine soup.

Meng Yan smelled the aroma of the medicine, but felt that it was not a prescription for treating deficiency, but a good medicine for warming the uterus, promoting blood circulation, nourishing yin and beautifying the skin.

However, she resented Xiahou Yu for preventing her from eating and drinking well, so she poured the whole bowl of medicine into the orchid pot in the room without even looking at it.

No one else knew about this. Ruizhu was her confidante and was given as a dowry, and she knew that she was faking illness, so of course she would not tell anyone about it.

At midnight that night, Meng Yan was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly awakened by the crying of a child.