A man should have great ambitions, and Li Yuanjing never cared about his appearance.
But since his abdication, Li Yuanjing has become more and more concerned about his appearance. He knew that Shen Wei had little feelings for him, and Li Yuanjing had no other choice but to use his handsome looks and superb skills to attract Shen Wei.
Shen Wei blooms like a peony, showing no signs of withering over the years, attracting flowers and plants from outside. Li Yuanjing looked at himself. He had been working hard and worrying in recent months. Fine lines appeared at the corners of his eyes and nasolabial folds appeared.
Why.
Shen Wei listened to his sighs and groans, which seemed endless. Shen Wei turned around and patiently said to Li Yuanjing: "Birth, aging, illness and death are normal for human beings. There is no need to take it too seriously."
Li Yuanjing sighed deeply.
Having said that, Li Yuanjing still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart. He rubbed against Shen Wei's back sadly, put his arms around her waist, and exuded a dull and depressed aura, like a king who was driven out of the wolf pack.
Shen Wei felt really sorry for him and let him hold her.
It was late at night, and candlelight seeped into the house through the window curtains. Li Yuanjing put his arm around Shen Wei's waist, and as he did so, his hand quietly moved downwards.
Shen Wei:? ?
The candle burns out, and the embroidered quilt turns red waves in the night.
After dawn, Li Yuanjing got up refreshed, and the little confidence he had lost yesterday returned.
Chen Wei was still resting in the quilt, too sleepy to open her eyes, with traces of tears still lingering in the corners of her eyes, just like the lotus flowers in Luoyue Lake covered with dew. Li Yuanjing carefully checked Shen Wei and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was not injured.
Li Yuanjing put on his clothes contentedly and left the bedroom quietly.
What does it matter if your appearance is slightly damaged?
He is still as good as ever.
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A few more days passed.
In the afternoon, the summer breeze was gentle and pleasant. Chen Wei and Li Yuanjing were playing chess on the green grass by the lake.
In the past, in the royal palace, Chen Wei deliberately pretended to be "not good at chess", which made Li Yuanjing often transform into a teacher and teach her how to play chess tirelessly.
But in fact, Shen Wei has a strong learning ability. She was indeed not good at playing Go at the beginning, but after patiently studying for a few years, her Go skills improved by leaps and bounds, and she already had the style of a national player.
Li Yuanjing played chess with her and they were evenly matched. The fighting on the chessboard was exciting and thrilling.
"Master, a letter from General Shen." Cai Ping handed over a letter.
Shen Wei stopped playing chess and opened the envelope.
Chen Mieyue and Sun Qingmei have been guarding the border these years, and they send one or two letters every year. After reading the letter, Shen Wei told Cai Ping, “Clean up the room in Dongyuan.”
Cai Ping: "Okay, I'll do it right away."
Li Yuanjing put down a white chess piece, and a hint of worry appeared in his eyes: "Weiwei, why are you cleaning up the house in Dongyuan?"
Are you planning to have him move to Dongyuan?
Li Yuanjing doesn't want to!
He has been pestering Shen Wei recently and finally succeeded in staying in her bed, sleeping there every night. Li Yuanjing secretly reflected, maybe he had gone too far in recent days, causing Shen Wei to be annoyed, so she prepared another room for him.
Shen Wei glanced at him and was about to answer when the chief steward of the imperial manor came over and reported: "My two masters, King Wu of Donglin State wants to see you."
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Li Yuanjing's face turned cold and he threw away the chess piece in his hand: "Come here, throw that guy into the lake and drown him!"
Shameless boy!
Coveting the Queen Mother is a capital crime! Last time, Li Yuanjing reluctantly spared his head, which was already a mercy.
This kid doesn't even know how to repent and dares to come here to seek death!
Shen Wei held Li Yuanjing's hand, turned around and asked the butler: "What did he come for?"
The housekeeper replied respectfully: "King Wu of Donglin claimed that he was going back to Donglin. Before leaving, he wanted to bid farewell to the Queen Mother."
When Shen Wei was stranded in the fishing village of Donglin Kingdom, King Wu helped her a lot, which was considered a favor.
The King of Wu has an eccentric personality, but he is not a bad person by nature. So Shen Wei said to the housekeeper, "Go to the storehouse and get a thousand taels of silver to give to him, and tell the King of Wu that he wishes him a safe journey."
The butler took the order and left.
Sitting in front of the chessboard, Li Yuanjing felt sad. He knew about the past between Shen Wei and King Wu, but Li Yuanjing didn't dare to interrogate him, for fear that Shen Wei would not let him into the house tonight.
Shen Wei held the black chess piece, put it on the chessboard with a click, raised her eyes and told Li Yuanjing: "King Wu is a good boy, why do you bother with him?"
She particularly emphasized the word "children".
This means that in Shen Wei's heart, she only regards King Wu as an ignorant junior.
Li Yuanjing's mood indeed improved. He picked up the chess pieces and happily continued playing chess with Shen Wei.
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By the Luoyue Lake, King Wu was waiting anxiously.
Princess Donglin was afraid that he would cause trouble, so she decided to send King Wu back to Donglin to temporarily avoid the limelight. King Wu was not at peace, he couldn't let go of Shen Wei.
This feeling is strange.
King Wu asked his bodyguard Zhang Wuge, "Do you think Queen Mother Shen and Yuan Xier look a bit alike?"
Brother Zhang Wu shook his head tremblingly: "No... I don't think so. The two are completely different! Prince, let's leave the city quickly. I am still unmarried and don't want to die young."
King Wu sighed. Even though he and Shen Wei had only met once, he felt as if they had known each other for a long time. Especially Shen Wei's temperament and movements, which are vaguely similar to Yuan Xier.
But the King of Wu knew that this was impossible.
Yuan Xier is dead, but Empress Dowager Shen has never left Qing.
With a thousand emotions mixed up in his heart, King Wu only knew one thing: he wanted to see Shen Wei again.
Let's see each other once before we go, at least once...
After a long and agonizing wait, the gate of the imperial manor opened, and the old butler in brocade robes came out and told the King of Wu: "My guest, my master gives you a thousand taels of silver. I wish you a safe journey."
The butler handed over the box containing the banknotes.
The King of Wu did not take the box, but asked earnestly, "The Queen Mother does not want to see me?"
The butler smiled wryly and warned, "Please leave immediately. This is not a place for you to stay. If you anger me, your life will be in danger."
The King of Wu lowered his head sadly.
He turned around silently and looked at the shimmering Luoyue Lake not far away. The water of Luoyue Lake is his sad tears.
If I leave Yanjing City today, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to come back in this lifetime. The King of Wu is twenty years old this year. For the first time, he feels the vicissitudes of life, the coldness of the world, and the pain of a broken heart.
He became a lonely man with no one to rely on before he could even touch the edge of the eternal love in the picture book.
Brother Zhang Wu supported the King of Wu and advised him earnestly: "Your Highness, there are many better fish in the sea, why do you worry about that one?"
The King of Wu suddenly stopped.
He turned his head and hurried back to the imperial estate.
Zhang Wu Ge was so frightened that he thought the King of Wu was going to have another seizure, so he quickly chased after him to dissuade him. But the King of Wu quickly returned to the steward of the imperial estate and took the box of silver bills from the steward.
He could be heartbroken, but he couldn't refuse the money given by Shen Wei.
It’s at least one thousand taels!
It would be a waste if you don’t take it!
The King of Wu held the box, reluctantly took one last look at the majestic imperial estate, and left heartbroken.
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