Chapter 25 Deep Love

Chan Zhen had recently become fascinated with calligraphy. She had originally only learned a few small calligraphy styles, her handwriting barely passable. But the day His Majesty personally taught her the art of ruling, it stirred within her an unprecedented yearning and longing. She had been confined to that small room, with no other talents besides singing and dancing. Now that she had the opportunity, she naturally wanted to make amends.

Seeing her engrossed, Chen Dingyao naturally gave her his full support, having Guo Kai set aside a special space for her in the Qinzheng Hall. While he reviewed memorials, she practiced calligraphy nearby. Occasionally, when he looked up to rest, he would catch a glimpse of her concentrated and tranquil expression, and his mood would lighten considerably.

Chanzhen was deeply impressed by His Majesty's handwriting, which was so majestic and powerful that it shone through the paper, revealing the imperial style. She begged him to write a set of calligraphy for her. However, His Majesty was truly shameless, using this as an excuse to coerce her into exchanging embarrassing remarks in bed before she finally relented and agreed.

Perhaps it was because he had been treated too harshly in those days, Chan Zhen couldn't help blushing and his heart beating fast when he saw him now. In order to avoid showing any abnormality in front of outsiders, he had to endure it. He had to practice calligraphy to calm his mind, and after persisting for a period of time, it was quite effective.

"The writing here is wrong."

She was concentrating on copying the calligraphy when she suddenly heard a voice behind her, which scared her so much that her hand shook and the ink pen left a long mark on the snow-white paper.

This page of paper is wasted.

"Your Majesty!" She glanced at the man with some resentment, but he smiled innocently and sat down beside her as if nothing had happened.

Zen Zhenqi crumpled the paper into a ball and raised his hand to throw it at him, but he was held tightly in one hand and could not move.

"Zenzhen, are you trying to murder your husband?" He held her hand close to his chest, deliberately raised his eyebrows and gave her a wicked smile.

Zen Zhen felt the heat in his heart, and the absurd scenes from the past few days emerged in her mind again, making her blush uncontrollably. She subconsciously wanted to retract her hand, but it was firmly held.

She was a little embarrassed to meet his intense gaze, and quickly turned her face away as if burned, staring at the ground with moist eyes.

"Your Majesty, it's your fault that you always bother me."

Obviously, he was very gentle at the beginning, making her open her heart without realizing it. But later on, he became more and more excessive towards her. He didn't act like a wise and powerful emperor at all, but was simply a lustful lecher.

"I was practicing calligraphy, and when you came, you ruined the piece of paper I had worked so hard to finish."

Chen Dingyao let go of her hand, hugged her from behind, and pressed his chin against her neck.

"Zhenzhen, I feel that you have been a little cold towards me recently."

He finally understood what it felt like for the women in the harem to eagerly await an audience with the emperor. After reviewing the memorials, he stood there, head propped up, silently watching her for a long time. She was always completely engrossed in her writing, never once looking up at him. He considered himself not petty, but he couldn't help but feel jealous of the blank page she was working on, so he approached to get her attention.

Zen Zhen felt the heat from his breath hitting her neck. She was already sensitive there, and now she began to tremble uncontrollably, and her eyes became more and more moist.

"Your Majesty, you are slandering me. I have been with Your Majesty day and night, and I have never neglected Your Majesty."

If this is considered neglect, then the other concubines in the harem must be living in the snow and ice.

"But you've been practicing calligraphy and haven't even given me a second glance. Isn't that considered a snub?"

Zen Zhen found that His Majesty seemed to have his own set of logic, doing whatever he wanted and being very willful, and would not tolerate any denial from others.

"Isn't Your Majesty busy? I don't want to disturb Your Majesty from handling state affairs." Originally, she just wanted to practice calligraphy alone in her own palace. It was His Majesty who took advantage of her distraction and coaxed her into agreeing to come to the Qinzheng Palace. Once, she ran into a minister who came to ask for an audience, and he glared at her and almost called her a "witch concubine."

"Are you really blaming me for being too busy with government affairs and neglecting you?" He deliberately misinterpreted her meaning.

Zen Zhen couldn't argue with him, so he simply ignored his restless hands, took out a new piece of paper from the side, dipped it in ink and planned to start writing from the beginning.

Just as he was about to write, his right hand was tightly wrapped by another hand.

"I wasn't trying to annoy you just now. There are indeed some problems with the calligraphy here."

Chen Dingyao helped her correct the pen-holding posture step by step, and guided her hand to write on paper. With his guidance, Chanzhen really felt that her wrist was much more comfortable, and the handwriting she wrote was more elegant than what she had written before.

It was a rare opportunity for His Majesty to teach her personally, so she devoted herself to it.

"There are trees on the mountain and branches on the trees. I love you, do you know?"

With a flourish, he read out the words on the paper word by word, looking down at her meaningfully.

Zen Zhen blushed helplessly. His Majesty was always like this, never shying away from speaking to her with heartfelt affection. Though he was the supreme ruler, he seemed to be putting himself down before her, begging for her mercy, not stopping until she responded in kind.

When she first entered the palace, she was full of trepidation, but now she unconsciously relaxes in front of him, and sometimes even takes advantage of her favor to do some rude things to him.

"Your Majesty's intention, I naturally know."

She is neither blind nor deaf, and her heart is not stone, so how could she not feel this unique favor that is unmatched in the harem?

"What is Zen's true intention?"

Sometimes when he woke up, he would feel that everything he saw was just a dream. He had never been reborn, and Chan Zhen had never forgiven him. Their reunion in this life was just a dream before his death. Even though Chan Zhen was right in front of him, he still worried that she would disappear in the next moment.

Zenzhen bit his lip and thought for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote the next sentence after him.

"Yuan has orchids and Li has orchids. I miss you, sir, but I dare not say it."

Because of her humble background, she had always been self-conscious and sensitive. If His Majesty hadn't been so insistent, she would never have dared to express her feelings so boldly. But she couldn't bear to hurt him any more. Since entering the palace, he had practically treated her like a god, showering her with unparalleled favor and devoting his whole heart to her. Even an ordinary man, let alone an emperor, would have found it difficult to do so. Humanity is made of flesh and blood. How could she not be moved by His Majesty, being so pampered and loved?

"I miss you, sir, but dare not express it in words." He recited the poem she wrote word by word, and finally felt that he had fallen from the drifting sea of clouds to the real world. No words could compare to the moving words she wrote.

"Your Majesty!" Chan Zhen suddenly felt that he was hugging her tighter from behind, almost strangling her to the point of pain.

Chen Dingyao covered her eyes with his hands from behind, lowered his head and kissed her neck inch by inch as if on a pilgrimage, feeling her trembling uncontrollably in his arms.

"Your Majesty!" She lost all vision, and the kiss he placed on the back of her neck became clearer and clearer, as if he was not only kissing her skin, but also kissing her heart. She could hardly bear it, and her voice was tinged with tears.

"Chanzhen..." Chen Dingyao murmured her name while kissing her, and he was suddenly unaware of whether it was his past life or this life.

Zen Zhen lost all his strength and only managed to stay from collapsing thanks to the strength of his arms.

In the end, I couldn't control myself and acted ridiculously in the study.

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After a long time, the spring atmosphere in the hall gradually dissipated.

Chan Zhen buried her face in her hands and laid on the table, making it impossible to see the charm in her eyes and eyebrows, or the wet tears. Only her body was trembling slightly, and she still hadn't calmed down.

"Your Majesty...you've gone too far..." Her voice sounded pitiful and aggrieved, making people feel endless pity when they heard it.

Although her body hadn't yet fully enjoyed itself, her heart was filled with contentment. Chen Dingyao patted her back gently, his voice low and slightly hoarse.

"I apologize to you, don't cry."

Chan Zhen was unwilling to forgive him easily, "You are always like this. You didn't treat me like this at the beginning."

If His Majesty had been like this from the beginning, she would not have accepted him so easily. However, he relied on his status and qualifications to seduce and deceive her, always making her infatuated and unable to control herself, and then pretending to be a good person to comfort her.

"I just can't control myself when I see you."

He couldn't control his body to approach her, and couldn't control his heart to desire her. Just like in his previous life, even if he suppressed it again and again, once she appeared in front of him, he couldn't look away. In the end, his desire grew wildly, and he desperately tried to seize her.

This explanation made Chan Zhen feel a little better. After all, she wasn't opposed to being close to His Majesty. It was just that she was too young and not as experienced as him, so she always felt a little overwhelmed and embarrassed. She had clearly resisted becoming such a dissolute person at first, but now she had become accustomed to it and even enjoyed it, leaving her feeling bewildered and helpless.

"If this were in my own palace, I wouldn't say anything, but this is where you handle state affairs. If this gets out, how am I supposed to face anyone?"

Her mere presence here would have caused the ministers to lecture her for a long time.

"If you want to scold me, you should scold me for being so licentious and immoral that I raped you here."

Chen Dingyao turned her over, wiped the tears from her face, and coaxed her softly.

Zen Zhen still felt a little awkward, "It's not really forced upon you, Your Majesty..."

She herself was not able to refuse as firmly as she did last time, and she even became a little obsessed with it. If she was going to be scolded, she might as well accompany His Majesty.

"Yes, it was a conspiracy between Zen Zhen and me." He smiled faintly.

Chan Zhen avoided his smiling gaze and silently said in his heart that this was only possible this time, and he would never be fooled by His Majesty again next time.

"Are you still feeling uncomfortable now? Did you get hurt just now?" Chen Dingyao put his hand on her waist. He was a little out of control just now, so he inevitably used a little more force and didn't notice whether she had hit the corner of the table.

Only then did Chan Zhen realize that his waist was a little sore, and he suddenly felt very wronged.

"Your Majesty doesn't feel sorry for me at all."

"Who said I don't feel sorry for you?" Chen Dingyao held her in his arms and gently rubbed her waist to relieve the pain. "I feel so sorry for you that I'm almost dying."

After she passed away in his previous life, he almost lost all his vitality and just wanted to chase her down with him. Even if she was disgusted to the point of not wanting to look at him again, he would still chase her closely and never let go.

Chan Zhen leaned her head on his shoulder and said, "Then I will forgive Your Majesty this time, and it will not happen again."

"Well, thank you Zen for your mercy." Chen Dingyao said readily.

This is a quiet place where two hearts are in love.