"Your Majesty..." Madam Geng originally wanted to advise Qian Shengyan to pay more attention to the Emperor, saying that nothing is as good as having the Emperor's favor, but then she thought, what right does she have to care about these things?

Qian Shengyan, however, looked quite sleepy. She pinched her temple and said, "It's getting late, so I won't keep Consort Yu any longer."

"Her Imperial Noble Consort doesn't look well. Should we summon the imperial physician for a consultation?" Geng asked with some concern.

Qian Shengyan shook her head. She didn't feel anything was wrong with her body; she was just too tired, so tired that she didn't want to think about anything.

Maybe a good night's sleep will do the trick.

After passing through the Yanbo Zhishuang Hall, Geng Shi and Qian Shengyan bid farewell and left. Qian Shengyan returned to her bedroom, took off the outer robe she had hastily put on, and was still hesitating whether to wash up again when she heard the outer door slam open with a loud "bang," as if it had been kicked open forcefully.

Startled, she jumped up abruptly, and the next moment, she saw Yinzhen stride in, radiating intense anger.

He still smelled of alcohol from the banquet, and as he walked in, accompanied by the cool night breeze, he waved to Su Peisheng behind him.

Su Peisheng immediately took a step back and closed the bedroom door behind him.

"Your Majesty..." Qian Shengyan hadn't even finished her curtsy when she saw Yinzhen walking straight towards her. She was stunned, and before she could react, the man pushed her down onto the bed.

Immediately afterward, Yinzhen leaned over and pressed himself against her. Qian Shengyan was so frightened that she almost instinctively moved further into the bed, but soon she was completely enveloped by Yinzhen.

The man narrowed his phoenix eyes, scrutinizing her for a moment, but seeing that she kept her eyes lowered and refused to look at him, his anger flared up again. He raised his hand, pinched her chin, and asked, "Where did you just go?"

"Let's just go for a walk." Qian Shengyan frowned slightly, resisting the urge to pull Yinzhen's hand away, though she was also displeased. "Why has Your Majesty returned?"

"Can't I come back? This is my bedchamber!" Yinzhen said in a deep voice, his tone already carrying anger.

Qian Shengyan pursed her lips, not wanting to act like the shrewish women she had seen on TV before, arguing and questioning him about who he had just been to and what he had done—besides, she had no right to do so.

He's the emperor; he can go wherever he wants and sleep with whomever he wants. What right does she have to interfere?

He never promised her anything, and even if he did, if he changed his mind, what could she possibly do?

Is it the three-step process of crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide?

She didn't want to make things so ugly, nor was it necessary. Could she win back a man's heart by questioning and crying?

She didn't think so.

Everything she had just been forcing herself not to think about suddenly surged up all over her in that instant, enveloped by the man's presence.

Qian Shengyan bit her lip, not allowing herself to show any weakness or sadness.

Suddenly, a new concubine was taken in, bestowed the title of Noble Lady, and even favored that very night. Wasn't she sad? But she shouldn't be sad, shouldn't ask questions, and certainly couldn't stop it.

She was just an Imperial Noble Consort, which was essentially a concubine. In this era, the three obediences and four virtues were required, and jealousy could even be considered a reason for a woman's dismissal. What else could she do?

She didn't care before... she didn't care before...

Didn't you say you wouldn't be tempted?! Qian Shengyan! What have you been struggling for these past twenty years for?!

He's the emperor! A true emperor who received imperial education from childhood. Having three palaces, six courtyards, and three thousand beauties is normal for him. What are you trying to argue with him about?

Either accept it, or...

Don't love him.

Qian Shengyan kept telling herself this, but the grievances had already reddened her eyes. She bit her lip tightly, refused to look at Yinzhen, her long eyelashes trembled violently, and it looked like the tip of her nose was about to turn red.

They both had the same aggrieved expression, as if they were about to cry but couldn't, yet Yinzhen just couldn't stand it.

In an instant, Yinzhen felt as if his heart had been squeezed, a mixture of sourness and swelling. Almost instinctively, he released his grip on her chin and used his fingertips to gently stroke her lips, which were already stained a vibrant red from biting them: "Don't cry..."

"I didn't cry." Qian Shengyan pushed his hand away and tried to turn her back, but he grabbed her chin and turned her back, and then she was suddenly deprived of the air.

A kiss should be done with eyes closed, but Qian Shengyan's eyes widened for a moment.

She... she couldn't help but wonder if those lips had just kissed another woman. At that moment, she almost instinctively pushed Yinzhen away.

Caught off guard, Yinzhen was pushed and fell to the foot of the bed. Qian Shengyan also used her hands to support herself and took a few steps back, leaning against the headboard, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand while frowning at him.

Yinzhen was almost laughing in anger. Wiping his mouth? He wasn't even allowed to kiss him?

He didn't even have time to complain about being pushed away. He leaned in again with his waist and, after noticing Qian Shengyan's resistance, he grabbed her two slender wrists with one hand, lifted them above her head, pressed them against the bedpost, and then kissed her fiercely.

Qian Shengyan struggled but couldn't, and the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. The tears she had just managed to hold back flowed down her cheeks and slowly seeped into their kissing lips.

Yinzhen tasted the bitterness and his heart trembled, but he did not let go of Qian Shengyan. Instead, he placed his other hand on the back of her neck and deepened the kiss.

When Qian Shengyan was released, she had been crying silently for a long time. The world in front of her was just a blur of water. She choked back tears as she pushed Yinzhen away and wiped her lips with the back of her hand.

But perhaps because she had been kissed too fiercely, her lips were now so painful that even the slightest touch caused her to hiss softly, and her tears of grievance welled up even more.

What are you doing?! Why are you treating her like this?! If you want to kiss someone, go kiss that Ru guy!

She had just wiped her tears when the scoundrel grabbed her wrist again and pulled her into a hot embrace. Yinzhen lowered his head and kissed away her tears, saying helplessly, "I haven't even cried, why are you crying?"

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