Chapter 993 Move with me

His hands became warm and the coldness he had brought back from outside dissipated. Xiao Yan then put the hand warmer aside, walked to Tang Ning and touched her forehead.

"You feel better today. Are you still dizzy?"

"I'm not dizzy anymore."

“The medicine has been used.”

"I used it."

Tang Ning reluctantly lowered the hand covering his forehead, and with a little effort, he brought Xiao Yan to sit beside him. "You ask me this several times every day, and Yue Jian and the others stare at me without blinking. All I can see is that bowl of medicine, and I'm almost soaked in the flavor."

Xiao Yan chuckled: "Really? Let me smell it."

He lowered his head and moved closer to her neck, full of mischief. He sniffed lightly, his hot breath falling on Tang Ning's skin. "It smells pretty good to me."

"Stop it."

Tang Ning laughed out loud because of the itch. She quickly leaned back to avoid it, and put one hand on Xiao Yan's face.

Seeing that she was about to hit the small table on the couch, Xiao Yan reached out and pulled her back. He protected her lower back with his big hands and let her lie in his arms. Then he stretched out his long arms and hugged her whole body in his arms. He turned around and nestled on the couch where Tang Ning had just been lying. He held the person in his arms, rested his chin on her shoulder, and kissed her ear with his cheek.

"Let me hug you."

He seemed a little tired, and spoke with fatigue. Tang Ning leaned into his arms and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Yan said, "Nothing, just some trivial matters."

Those people in the court asked him to be disciplined several times, and now he is obedient, but he is too obedient. All the memorials, big and small, trivial, are sent to the palace, which makes people feel annoyed.

There are still few people in the court who can do practical work. For example, Li Chi, Fu Laiqing and others are too young, Cao Dejiang and Qian Baokun are so busy that their feet are smoking, and even the old guy Liang Guangyi has lost a lot of weight because of court affairs. No matter how cruel Xiao Yan is, he is embarrassed to push trivial matters onto their heads.

After the spring of next year, the second imperial examination must be held as soon as possible, so that those who occupy positions but do nothing can be "honored and retired" as soon as possible, and then the Ministry of Personnel can select some officials with good political achievements, abilities and means from the local areas to come to the capital...

Xiao Yan was talking in a low voice, while Tang Ning leaned in his arms and patted his back from time to time.

"It's not that they can't do it, but there are always a few who like to guess what's going on. They'll find a chance to teach them a lesson and then have Pan Xi spread the word. Once they know I don't like this, they'll know what to do."

Tang Ning hummed, "Brother always has a way to deal with them."

The person in his arms was well-dressed, and the charcoal fire in the hall was burning brightly, but Xiao Yan still felt no warmth in her hands as he held her. He held her tighter, wrapping his arms around her to keep her warm. "The green plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden are in bloom. Their colors are truly remarkable. Do you want to go and see them?"

Tang Ning said lazily: "I won't watch it anymore."

There are many plum blossoms in the palace, of various varieties, which have been blooming one after another since the first snow. Tang Ning is not strict in managing the harem, and Xiao Yan will not make things difficult for the servants over trivial matters, so the eunuchs and maids in the palace will pick some plum blossoms to make sachets, or break off two and put them in their rooms, and some even have their clothes fumigated with the fragrance of plum blossoms.

Tang Ning only loves crabapples and only has admiration for plum blossoms. Moreover, she is very afraid of cold now, and she feels freezing when she sees the ice and snow outside.

She leaned over Xiao Yan and said lazily, "Just break off two tomorrow and bring them back for me to see."

The winter day is covered with snow and the sky is bright.

In the courtyard, palace servants were quietly clearing the snow with brooms. Through the slightly opened window, they could see the New Year lanterns hanging in front of the palace gate. The two of them huddled on the couch and chatted casually. The sunlight shone on them through the bright paper on the window. The hazy light and shadow revealed a sense of peace and tranquility.

As Tang Ning was drowsy from listening to Xiao Yan's heartbeat, he heard his voice beside his ear: "We will open the Taimiao to worship our ancestors on New Year's Day. You will be with me then."

Tang Ning's voice was a little vague: "Isn't it the first day of the new year to worship the ancestors?"

"This year, due to special circumstances, we will hold it before New Year's Eve."

Xiao Yan said this casually, and Tang Ning thought he had other plans. Without further investigation, he murmured, "Then Ah Yao wants to come with us too?"

Xiao Yan stroked her long hair and said, "Of course I will. All the ministers will be here by then."

"good."

Tang Ning was so intoxicated by the warmth in the room that she felt lazy all the time, and the sound of her heartbeat in her ears also made her sleepy. She replied in a daze, and her hand lightly touched Xiao Yan's chest from time to time.

As I rubbed my cheek against his, I found that his chest had become harder. He still looked thin and tall as before, but when I leaned against him, I found that he had become much stronger.

Tang Ning curiously reached in to touch it, and was grabbed by someone.

Xiao Yan's breathing was a little heavy: "Aren't you sleepy?"

Tang Ning looked up and said, "I sleep for a long time every day, and my bones are lazy."

Xiao Yan's eyes dimmed slightly: "Then, move with me."

"ah?"

Tang Ning was about to ask what was going on when the person under him suddenly turned over and pressed him down. In panic, his hands and feet clung to Xiao Yan's shoulders. Before he could blame him for making trouble, he was already leaning over.

The lips and teeth rubbed and entangled with each other with aggression, and it seemed as if the breath was about to be swallowed up, as if a wild beast was released from the cage and it was difficult to resist.

Tang Ning's hands and feet were weak, and she was forced to tilt her neck back with a flushed face. She leaned against him with her lips slightly open. Xiao Yan seemed to realize that she was impatient, and his movements slowed down a little bit, but they were even more torturous than before.

Tang Ning hadn't experienced love for a long time, so how could she withstand such teasing? She couldn't help but tremble all over, and even her neck turned red. When she was aroused, she vaguely heard the sound of palace maids sweeping snow outside.

"No, someone..."

Tang Ning's voice trembled slightly, and the light and shadow falling through the gap in the window made her hold Xiao Yan's clothes tightly.

Seeing her eyes full of crimson water, Xiao Yan's throat rolled over. He let go of the panting person under him and bit her ear lightly. The next moment, he stood up, pulled the person into his arms, and strode towards the inner room.

The window beside the couch fell down with a "bang", blocking out the spring light in the room, and Tang Ning's cry of pain fell into the man's mouth, but in a moment it turned into a spring-like whimpering moan.

The gauze curtains fluttered above the bed, and the room was filled with rich fragrance.

…

The little princess in the side hall woke up and cried loudly. Hua Wu and her grandmother and nanny, who came over with the child, were blocked outside the hall by Yue Jian.

"Is the Queen asleep again?" Hua Wu was surprised while holding the little princess.

Yue Jian was speechless. The queen was indeed asleep, but this sleep was not like any other. Seeing the little princess crying, she said, "His Majesty is inside. You should take the princess to comfort her first and come back later."

Hua Wu was about to say something when she suddenly heard a noise in the room. She had been serving Tang Ning for a long time and was naturally familiar with the sound. She was stunned for a moment and a slight blush appeared on her face.

Hua Wu coughed quickly, turned around and left with the child in her arms: "If His Majesty summons me later, I'll bring the princess over."