Shen Wei leaves Chang'an Palace.
The side hall returned to silence again, and the tea on the table had gone cold. Deshun entered the room carrying a kettle and skillfully replaced the tea set. He secretly glanced at Li Yuanjing who was leaning against the desk reading memorials.
Deshun was feeling uneasy.
What happened between the emperor and the imperial concubine? Has the emperor begun to change his mind? Is there going to be a new person in the palace?
Just as Deshun was lost in thought, he heard Li Yuanjing's voice. Li Yuanjing said, "Deshun, cut down the two peach trees in front of the Chang'an Palace."
Deshun: "I obey your order."
Deshun was extremely efficient. He quickly found two young eunuchs and cut down the two peach trees that were full of peach blossoms.
The young eunuch was puzzled: "Master, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, why did the emperor cut them down?"
Deshun shook the whisk in his hand and raised his chin: "The imperial concubine's hay fever has not yet been cured, and the emperor is worried about it."
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Chen Wei was filled with anger and returned to Yongning Palace with a cold face.
She dismissed the palace maids, sat alone in the spacious and bright study, and drank a large pot of tea in angrily.
"What a petty man, he's so jealous." Shen Wei cursed.
As the noble families fell one after another, Shen Wei thought that her good days had finally come. Who could have thought that Prince Heng would show up unexpectedly and destroy the relationship that she had worked hard to build for many years.
Li Yuanjing was a very conceited man and an ambitious king. He can have many women, but he will never allow his woman to have other men in her heart, and will never allow other men to touch his woman.
Over the years, Shen Wei has played the role of a woman who loves him wholeheartedly, pretending that her body, mind and soul completely belong to Li Yuanjing.
She played the role so well.
Li Yuanjing took it seriously.
In Li Yuanjing's heart, Shen Wei's body and mind belonged to him completely. But now, Li Yuanli appeared in the middle of the road, and Li Yuanli jumped into the water to save Shen Wei regardless of the risk to his life.
Li Yuanli was showing off blatantly and he was maliciously trying to get his hands on Li Yuanjing's treasures.
Even if Chen Wei and Li Yuanli were innocent, it would still leave a deep scar in Li Yuanjing's heart, like a thorn in his heart that could not be removed. Chen Wei is a flawless treasure, but once a corner is broken and a crack appears, over the long years, the crack will gradually turn into a barrier.
The more Li Yuanjing cares about Shen Wei, the deeper the crack in his heart will be.
Emperors are always very suspicious.
Without the beautiful filter for Shen Wei, Li Yuanjing would notice Shen Mieyue and Shen Xiuming behind Shen Wei, and notice the rising Shen family.
"You bastard, you always give me problems." Shen Wei rubbed her brows tiredly.
Once couples begin to doubt each other, it means the relationship is beginning to break down.
Even if Shen Wei tried her best to reconcile with Li Yuanjing, the cracks would always remain. What's more, Li Yuanli is not dead yet. If Li Yuanli comes to make trouble again during his lifetime, it will be like rubbing salt into the wound, which will cause endless troubles.
Shen Wei scratched her hair in annoyance. This was the first time she encountered such a terrible problem since she came into this world.
“No, we can’t just sit there and wait for death, we must find a way to break the situation.” Shen Wei patted her face and calmed down her messy emotions.
She leaned back on the rosewood bench, her eyes moving as she began to think of a strategy.
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It was dark, and Shen Wei enjoyed dinner alone in Yongning Palace. Everything comes back to life in spring, and the variety of delicious food on the table increases.
The imperial kitchen prepared a delicious dish of stir-fried young bamboo shoots. The imperial chef was very creative and abandoned the complicated methods of frying, stewing and deep-frying. He only picked out the tenderest part of the spring bamboo shoots, cut them into thin slices, seasoned them with Bashu salt, and stir-fried them in the pan.
Spring bamboo shoots are particularly fragrant and refreshing.
Chen Wei loved it very much. She told Cai Lian: "Reward the imperial chef who made this dish. Tell him to make another dish of stir-fried bamboo shoots for dinner tomorrow."
Cai Lian: "I'll remember that."
Shen Wei had a good appetite and was about to eat when she suddenly heard the sound of a copper bell outside.
Li Yuanjing is here.
Shen Wei immediately asked Cai Lian to start picking up the dinner on the table with chopsticks, slightly modifying each dish, making it look like Shen Wei couldn't eat it.
The door curtain opened and Li Yuanjing walked in with steady steps. Shen Wei put down her chopsticks and saluted him sullenly. Li Yuanjing glanced at the dinner on the table and found no signs that the food had been touched.
Apparently, Shen Wei didn’t eat much at night.
The palace maid held a set of bowls and chopsticks that were exclusive to the emperor. Li Yuanjing sat opposite the dining table, one table away from Shen Wei.
In the past, when the two of them had dinner together in private, they always sat very close to each other.
It is rare to sit across the table from each other.
Shen Wei's eyes flickered, and obvious sadness and grievance appeared on her face. The dinner was eaten quietly, and the sound of white jade chopsticks hitting the bowl could be clearly heard.
Shen Wei was "very worried" and put down her chopsticks after eating a few bites.
Li Yuanjing also put down his chopsticks.
Shen Wei seemed to have mustered up her courage and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you want to go to the waterside pavilion to enjoy the cool air?"
Li Yuanjing glanced at the half-eaten bowl of rice on Shen Wei's table and said in a low voice: "Rest with me."
It was late in the evening, and the moonlight shone on the quiet courtyard of Yongning Palace and also fell into the window lattices of the bedroom. After the spring, Chen Wei made some changes to the decoration and furnishings in the bedroom, replacing the curtains and bedspreads with dark green, and changing the indoor incense to a more elegant peach scent.
Her hay fever has not yet been cured. On the small table next to the bed, there is a bunch of willow branches in a white jade vase, which looks unique.
The palace lanterns were brightly lit, and Li Yuanjing stood at the head of the bed, his pupils dark: "Please help me undress."
Shen Wei stepped forward silently, untied Li Yuanjing's black jade belt, then stood on tiptoe and used her slender white fingers to unbutton his collar.
The two were very close.
When Li Yuanjing lowered his eyes, he could see Shen Wei's round and beautiful face, her eyelashes rustling like crow feathers, and her lips pink and plump. No matter from which angle you look at it, Chen Wei is always more beautiful than flowers.
Beautiful flowers always attract bees and butterflies.
Li Yuanjing suddenly grabbed Shen Wei's right hand, his voice mixed with uncontrollable sourness, he asked: "Weiwei, have you ever undressed Yuanli?"
Shen Wei: ...
You are mentally ill!
Looking forward to being cuckolded every day?
Shen Wei's eyes instantly turned red, and big tears fell. As if she couldn't bear it anymore, she looked up at Li Yuanjing and said, "In your Majesty's mind, I am a fickle woman?"
Li Yuanjing noticed Shen Wei's tears, and his heart suddenly ached. He tried to soften his tone: "Yuan Li is cold-hearted by nature, but he risked his life to save you——"
Chen Wei was even more angry. She shook off Li Yuanjing's hand and said in a breakdown, "Your Majesty, I gave birth to Leyou and two sons for you. I left the palace for three years and lived in the wild mountains. I accompanied you through so many ups and downs! I loved you with my life, but a Prince Heng who came out of nowhere actually made Your Majesty suspicious of me? Does Your Majesty only regard me as a toy that can be fucked by anyone? Your Majesty's feelings for me are also fake?"
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