Chapter 228 I Just Won’t Leave

Du Qingzhi: “…”

She wanted to be more than just angry? She wanted to scold Xu Lanshan!

How outrageous!

She had made friends with her out of kindness, but she had instead been sarcastic and told her this nonsense! Who did she think she was? Did she really care about her? Pah!

Du Qingzhi endured it again and again before she refrained from getting angry. She smiled and said, "Your Highness's idea is quite unique... I think you're worrying too much! You and I get along well, isn't it normal to call each other sisters? If anyone really has the wrong idea, that's their own dirty heart. As long as Your Highness doesn't think so, that's enough!"

"Could it be that... Your Majesty also thinks that I have some ulterior motives?"

Xu Lanshan shook her head and smiled, "Miss Du is such a joke. I'm not familiar with Miss Du, nor do I understand her temperament. How could I possibly suspect anything for no reason? Of course not!"

Saying this is more infuriating than saying nothing at all.

Du Qingzhi had nothing to say, so she smiled and said, "By the way, I haven't congratulated the Imperial Concubine yet! The Imperial Concubine is so happy to have a baby boy, the Emperor must be so happy! Can I see the little prince?"

Xu Lanshan was a little disgusted. "That's not a coincidence. The little prince has gone to bed. How about we meet next time?"

Du Qingzhi could only smile and say, "That was the wrong time for me to come. Let's do it next time!"

She always makes things go awry and annoys people.

But she still had no awareness of it, or rather, she didn't care at all and just refused to leave.

Xu Lanshan didn't want to chase her away, so she had to give up.

After a while, Emperor Yuan Yong arrived.

Xu Lanshan suddenly felt as if she had a glimmer of truth—could she have known the Emperor was coming and was waiting here specifically? That's fine, Xu Lanshan thought. She also wanted to see what the Emperor's attitude was...

"emperor!"

"emperor!"

Xu Lanshan stood up and took a step forward when Du Qingzhi's nimble figure passed her and came briskly before Emperor Yuan Yong. She knelt gracefully and saluted, then stood up naturally without waiting for Emperor Yuan Yong to call her. She smiled sweetly and said, "I was just chatting with the imperial concubine when the emperor arrived. What a coincidence."

Xu Lanshan: “…”

Emperor Yuan Yong looked at Xu Lanshan, then at her, and said with a smile, "Really? Then I've come at an unfortunate time!"

Du Qingzhi covered her mouth with her handkerchief and chuckled, "No, the Emperor has arrived at just the right time! Your Majesty, don't you think so?"

Xu Lanshan glanced at her and smiled faintly without saying anything.

Emperor Yuan Yong laughed heartily and said, "Please sit down!"

With Du Qingzhi around, he didn't sit next to Xu Lanshan like usual or just hold her in his arms and be intimate with her. He felt a little regretful and couldn't help but look at Du Qingzhi. He wanted to ask her to leave, but he hesitated.

Xu Lanshan simply kept silent and acted out her act for her to see. She wanted to see how long this Miss Du could last here, and also wanted to see what the emperor would do.

Humph, if he were to interfere and keep her at his place for lunch, she would make trouble for him later!

Seeing that Du Qingzhi was still chatting and laughing during lunch, with no intention of leaving, Emperor Yuan Yong had no choice but to say, "The Empress is still waiting for Miss Du to have lunch. Miss Du, please go over quickly."

Du Qingzhi, who had a bright smile on his face, was talking and laughing non-stop, and had carried the entire play on his own, suddenly froze in his smile. He looked at Emperor Yuan Yong with a hurt expression, confused, innocent, pitiful, and helpless.

It was as if Emperor Yuan Yong had done something unforgivable that had hurt this poor, innocent woman and broken her heart.

Xu Lanshan finally felt relieved.

She admitted that she hated Du Qingzhi and she felt that Du Qingzhi was more annoying than all the concubines in the palace.

At least others always have some cover-up, but she is just playing dumb! And it is a kind of "I am just playing dumb, I know you know I am playing dumb, but you can't do anything about it" kind of dumbness, which is very provocative to people's temper and patience.

If Xu Lanshan hadn't had a good temper, looked at her coldly, calculated her plans, and suppressed her anger and didn't bother with her, if she had been angry with her and said a few words to her, she would have witnessed the pitiful crying of a great white lotus.

That’s it, and Du Qingzhi still doesn’t leave.

She suddenly turned her head to look at Xu Lanshan, and said with a smile that was not sure if it was real or fake: "Your Highness, do you want me to leave too? I really like you and want to stay and talk with you more! Besides, we are not strangers, right?"

Xu Lanshan nearly cursed, but smiled and said, "That's not good. If the Empress knew about this, she'd think I was stealing her guest! Wouldn't that be disrespectful to the Empress? Besides, the little prince will be waking up soon, and the Emperor and I will be busy taking care of him. I'm afraid we won't be able to take care of Miss Du. Wouldn't that be neglecting Miss Du? Miss Du is generous and doesn't care, but I don't want to be known as domineering and disrespectful!"

"Didn't Miss Du say she wanted to stay in the palace? We'll have plenty of opportunities to meet from now on!"

Emperor Yuan Yong thought the same and said with a smile, "Lan'er is right. Go quickly."

Du Qingzhi's cheeks burned like fire. At this point, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn't stay. She could only smile and say, "In that case, I will leave first. I will come back another day to talk to the Imperial Concubine!"

"Miss Du, please!"

Du Qingzhi glanced at Emperor Yuan Yong lovingly, a little shyly, and then left.

Xu Lanshan breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

When Emperor Yuan Yong saw this, Xu Lanshan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't blame me. It's not that I dislike Miss Du. You know, I'm very lazy and I dread receiving guests! Besides, Miss Du is an honored guest, so I can't neglect her. It's really uncomfortable to be treated like this. My waist is so sore!"

"You!" Emperor Yuan Yong was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "Are you so lazy?"

He immediately embraced her and held her in his arms, "How about I compensate you? Just lean on my arms and rest!"

Xu Lanshan snuggled up to him and giggled, "Well, the emperor is still the best!"

She suddenly hugged his neck again, tilted her head slightly and leaned forward to kiss his lips. Emperor Yuan Yong was slightly moved and took the initiative to take the lead without hesitation.

When he let her go, he was still not satisfied, and both of them were breathing heavily.

Emperor Yuan Yong gently stroked her soft and tender lips with his fingertips, his eyes deepened, and a desire that had been pent up in his heart for a long time burst out, surging and roaring, and could no longer be suppressed.

"Lan'er..." His thin lips parted slightly, and his voice was slightly hoarse, which made people feel numb in the bones and their heart beat faster.