Chapter 115 If Line: If Yuanyuan Becomes a Concubine (6)

A few days later, as the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, we officially enter midsummer.

That afternoon, Yang Manyan went to the lakeside for a walk to digest his food as usual, and also fed the koi carp in the lake.

The sun was shining brightly in the sky, casting a golden glow on the vast lake surface. Fortunately, the banks were covered with lush vegetation and tree shadows, making the weather relatively cool and pleasant.

Although he had only lived in Xiyuan for more than a month, Yang Manyan had already toured the entire palace, including Beihai, Zhonghai and Nanhai.

During this free time, she couldn't help but miss her family outside the palace.

Before she entered the palace to be selected, the Yang family had not yet found a suitable place to live in the capital, so they could only stay in the Duke of Wei's mansion.

After she was conferred the title of concubine, she heard that the emperor had bestowed a large mansion with five courtyards in the east of the city on her family, but she did not know the details, and was unable to meet her parents and sister.

Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Yang Manyan has experienced that.

Seeing that she looked uninterested, the senior palace maids Su Yue and Dan Gui beside her looked at each other silently.

Dan Gui suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor promoted your father, Lord Yang, during the morning court session today. Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Yang Manyan was slightly stunned, "What's going on? Please tell me in detail."

Dangui and Suyue seemed to have not expected her reaction like this, and looked at each other again.

"I just heard from Eunuch Xiaoxi, who is under Chief Steward Chang, that Lord Yang has been promoted to the third rank of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, in charge of land tax." Dangui spoke in a lower and lower voice.

Yang Manyan's face was filled with joy, and her eyebrows and eyes curved slightly with a smile, "This is good news, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Su Yue smiled awkwardly and said, "We servants thought that the emperor had already told the queen in advance..."

Yang Manyan was stunned, and the smile froze at the corner of his mouth.

His Majesty slept with her every night, and they were very close, but he never told her these things...

Although she was very happy that her father could realize his ambition, she felt inexplicably depressed in her heart.

Everyone in the palace said that she was the only one favored by the emperor, but she always felt that she was just a tool.

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, so she simply threw all the fish food in her hand into the lake.

At night, when the emperor came out after washing, Yang Manyan was sitting on a rosewood couch with his knees hugged, looking through chess manuals.

She was only wearing a jade-white nightgown, with her long, satin-like hair casually draped over her shoulders. The dim light cast a shadow on her, making her look particularly soft and graceful.

The emperor's eyes moved slightly, and something in his heart seemed to be poked gently, "Do you want to continue the unfinished chess game from a few days ago?"

Although it was a question, his condescending attitude clearly implied that he would not tolerate rejection.

"Yes." Yang Manyan nodded and lowered his eyebrows, but his fingers holding the chess record tightened a little.

The chessboard was placed intact on the small table beside the low couch, and all he had to do was ask someone to move it over.

The emperor sat down opposite her and stared at the layout of the black and white pieces on the chessboard.

The white pieces he held had already shown signs of weakness, but there was still a chance of a comeback.

Playing chess is like a battlefield. The best way to deploy troops is to attack their hearts.

Unfortunately, Yang Manyan didn't leave him any chance to turn the tables.

Perhaps she was holding back her energy, she went all out right away and in less than two quarters of an hour, she had killed the emperor without leaving a single soldier alive.

Chang Ying, who was accompanying him, suddenly put on a sad expression.

His eyelids were twitching from the way she winked at him just now, so why didn't Empress Yuanfei even look at him?

For a moment, the hall was silent and the atmosphere became tense.

Oh no... Yang Manyan's breathing slowed down slightly, and only then did he begin to feel scared.

She quietly raised her eyes to glance at the man opposite her, her heart beating fast.

The emperor frowned slightly, but there was no anger in his eyes, instead there was a subtle excitement.

"Yes, it turns out that my first wife is also an expert in chess." He said in a deep voice, word by word.

She is clearly a frail little girl, but when she plays chess, she seems like a different person. Her style of play is sharp, steady and aggressive.

Such a split contradiction makes people want to explore more about her.

Only then did Yang Manyan secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

As midnight approached, the emperor and his empress returned to the bedroom in the rear.

The palace maids and eunuchs tactfully left the hall. The emperor casually let down the golden hook to hang the bright yellow gauze curtain, then stood beside the couch and leisurely undressed.

Before he even got into bed, his breathing had become heavy, and his dark eyes were deep and filled with a strong scent of lust.

It's like this again... Yang Manyan's eyes were slightly hot and he felt a little embarrassed.

Thinking about how she had just learned about her father's promotion from someone else today, she felt really uncomfortable and wanted to curl up in the bed.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she moved, her shoulders were suddenly held down by a strong force.

"Your Majesty, I do not want to sleep with you tonight..."

She won the game just now, but the emperor was not angry. Naturally, she wanted to continue testing his bottom line of tolerating her.

"Are you having your period?" The emperor's cool thin lips pressed against her ear.

Now he knew that women would have a few days of inconvenience every month.

Yang Manyan stammered and explained: "No, it's just that I don't want to..."

"Why not?" The emperor's Adam's apple rolled slightly.

"Well... I just don't want to. I'm not in the mood."

The emperor paused for a moment and frowned. What did she mean by "not in the mood"? Did she want him to coax her?

But coaxing women is really too difficult for him.