Chapter 114 If Line: If Yuanyuan Becomes a Concubine (5)

It was a holiday, so Xiao Yan didn't need to attend early classes.

After getting up and washing up in the morning, he went straight to Yingtai to wait for his father, and then went with his father to the Tuershan Horse Farm on the west side of Taiye Lake for hunting.

But just as he passed the east side of Hanyuan Hall, a strange and ambiguous sound inexplicably came from the slightly open window.

Xiao Yan looked up in surprise and couldn't help but stop.

Realizing what it was, his pupils suddenly shrank, and his handsome face suddenly became hot.

Although he had not yet married and had never been involved with women, he vaguely guessed that this was the sound made by a man and a woman being intimate.

Ever since he could remember, his father had often warned him that a ruler must have a strong heart. If he could not control his own selfish desires, he would certainly not be able to control his subjects.

But at this moment, his self-disciplined father actually announced in broad daylight...

Xiao Yan's heart was shaken, and his eyes were dim and unclear.

It was clearly an extremely embarrassing scene.

This is so ridiculous...

The more Xiao Yan tried to suppress his restlessness, the more he became.

Reason told him that he should leave this place quickly, but his feet seemed to be rooted and he couldn't move at all.

A gentle breeze blew by, and a rich fragrance wafted out from the window.

Xiao Yan rolled his dry throat.

Although he had not seen it with his own eyes, the beautiful sounds and the faint fragrance alone were enough to shock him.

He didn't know how long it had been until the room became silent and he gradually calmed down.

When he entered the front hall of Hanyuan Palace, the emperor had already changed his clothes and washed up, and his deep brows revealed a look of satisfaction as if he had just relieved himself.

The father and son sat down to have breakfast together. Xiao Yan tried his best to suppress his complicated emotions and appear as calm as possible.

But he soon keenly noticed that there were many changes in the layout of Hanyuan Hall.

A small sandalwood desk was newly added in front of the green gauze cabinet, with the four treasures of the study neatly arranged on it. There was also a celadon vase in the corner, with several fresh lotus flowers inserted diagonally.

This is clearly not my father's style.

On a small table beside a low couch there was a chess game with the outcome still undecided. Judging from the number of chess pieces, the black and white sides seemed to be evenly matched.

The emperor followed his gaze and said calmly, "That was the chess game that I and Princess Yuan didn't finish last night. Can Zi'an tell what chess piece I played?"

Before last night, he had no idea that his charming little concubine was good at chess, and her style of play was so tricky and clever that even he could hardly cope with it.

Thinking of this, the emperor turned sideways and glanced in the direction of the rear bedroom, his eyes darkening slightly.

Chang Ying, who was accompanying him, understood what he meant and hurried forward, saying in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The Empress Yuan just had some snacks after taking a bath and is now resting again."

The emperor just said "hmm" and did not comment.

Chang Ying laughed secretly in his heart. It was obvious that the emperor cared about Concubine Yuan, but he pretended to be indifferent.

He has been serving the emperor for more than 20 years, and this is the first time he has seen the emperor willing to let a woman get close to him.

No, it was more than just being close to her, it was like she was addicted. The noise she made at night was like an earthquake, and even a eunuch like him felt ashamed when he heard it!

He finally understood that the future of this Empress Yuan was definitely more than just a small concubine position.

On the other side, Xiao Yan walked to the low couch and sat down, carefully observing and analyzing the stalemate in the chess game.

He could tell at a glance that it was his father who was holding the white pieces, but in this unfinished game, the black pieces had the upper hand.

Xiao Yan showed a slight look of surprise.

Somehow, the girl's gorgeous and charming face appeared before his eyes...

Imperial Palace, Qingning Palace.

The morning light was warm, but the windows of the inner hall were tightly closed, leaving not even a crack, and there were no palace servants or eunuchs serving inside.

On the embroidered couch, Concubine Wei was slowly mixing spices, her lips tightly pursed and a cold light flashing in her eyes.

Some time ago, Queen Mother Jiang organized a beauty contest for the Crown Prince with great fanfare, and she was delighted for quite a while.

Concubine Wei Shu was originally a secretary in the Southern Study and had no support from her maternal family. She had always hoped that her son could marry a crown princess who came from a high-ranking and noble family so as to provide additional support for them.

In order to prevent Empress Xu's niece Xu Miaohua from being elected, she even used a stake that had been buried deep in Renshou Palace for many years.

But she never expected that the prince would refuse to choose a princess at the last minute.

What made her feel even more upset was that the emperor actually took a young and beautiful girl as his concubine at this critical juncture.

In Concubine Wei's opinion, if the emperor had his own biological child, he would definitely become selfish and might abolish the crown prince's position one day...

There was no way she would just sit there and wait for death.

Although she couldn't deal with the emperor directly, and couldn't interfere in the affairs of the court, it was easy for her to deal with Yang, a vixen who only had beautiful looks.