Chu Xingmo had naturally heard the rumors circulating in the harem, and he felt sorry for his Yanyan who had been wronged. He was determined to comfort her properly later.
He was impatient at this moment, and his words were merciless: "Mother, I have never taken those women seriously. Even if you force them to stay in the palace, I will not give them a second glance!"
"you!"
The Empress Dowager was furious with him, but didn't know what to say to scold him! After all, he had always been like this before, but now, at least he had someone in his heart, which was much better than before!
If it were a few months ago, if she had known that Mo'er was willing to get close to a woman, even if it meant dismissing all the palace maids, she probably would have agreed!
She really is too greedy!
Jiang Yue and Qiu Yue stood behind the Empress Dowager, silently patting her back. The Empress Dowager took a deep breath. So be it! What else could she do but let it go? It was her own son!
But sitting idly by and waiting for death was not a solution. The next day, the Empress Dowager summoned Li Yunyan to Cining Palace.
Li Yunyan thought the Empress Dowager had summoned her to persuade the Emperor to bestow his favors equally, and she felt resentful.
She hasn't even had a bite yet!
Then the Empress Dowager mysteriously pulled a small notebook out of her bosom.
"Empress Dowager?"
This furtive behavior puzzled Li Yunyan.
The Empress Dowager's ears turned slightly red. Although she was the most honored widow in the world, she was only in her early forties and not yet very thick-skinned.
It's really shameful to teach your daughter-in-law how to do this kind of thing!
Li Yunyan was a little nervous because of the Empress Dowager's attitude. She took the small book that the Empress Dowager handed her with both hands, and blushed after reading the words on the cover!
"Spring, spring..."
"Cough cough cough!!"
She was so nervous that she started to stutter. What the Empress Dowager handed her was actually an erotic picture!
Good heavens! Can anyone tell her why the Empress Dowager, a woman of such high status, would have such an open mind?
Why would you stuff erotic pictures into your son's woman's clothes?!
This is the first time Li Yunyan has ever seen this thing in all her lifetimes!
She acted as if she had seen something dirty, quickly stuffing the notebook into her bosom and then pretending to be dead.
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Finally, the Empress Dowager couldn't hold back any longer. She said softly, "Mo'er used to be resistant to these things, so she probably didn't understand. Um... take this and, cough! have Mo'er study it carefully!"
Then he stood up and left.
"......"
"Your Majesty, I respectfully see you off!"
Li Yunyan returned to Zhaohua Palace in shock, dismissed Ziyu, and stayed in the room alone.
She looked around and secretly took the little notebook out of her pocket.
She had heard of this famous book long ago but had never had the chance to see it. Now that she had the opportunity to read it openly and legitimately, she was determined to take a good look at it!
She blushed as soon as she turned to the third page.
Having lived several lifetimes, the tricks she had ever seen were still only at the level of the first two pages!
It's truly shameful!
Just as she was humbly learning and pondering how to let Chu Xingmo see the little notebook by chance, she felt a heat below her body.
Damn it!
She's been feeling too irritable lately, and her period came early!
Speechless, Li Yunyan shoved the notebook into the corner, lifted her skirt, and ran behind the screen.
Thinking to myself, it's best not to let Chu Xingmo see this recently, so that we won't both feel bad later!
When Chu Xingmo came over today, he looked very relaxed.
After he sat down, he habitually pulled Li Yunyan into his arms.
"Brother Mo, are you very happy today?"
Chu Xingmo smiled, "We're going hunting in the hunting grounds in a few days. I'll take you out for some fun, and you can also meet your parents while you're there!"
"Really? That's great!"
Li Yunyan was overjoyed, not only because she could see her parents, but also because she was bored to death staying in the palace every day!
"Of course it's true! I'll take you horseback riding and archery then!"
"good!"
Seeing her genuinely happy smile, Chu Xingmo suddenly felt that keeping her confined in the palace every day was truly unfair to her, so he hugged her and whispered, "If there's a chance in the future, I'll take you out of the palace often, okay?"
"Okay!" Li Yunyan excitedly kissed him on the cheek, her voice sweet and cloying, "Thank you, Brother Mo!"
His large hand tightened, and he picked her up, saying, "Then let me kiss you a little longer."
Li Yunyan didn't resist. Let him kiss her, he can't do anything else anyway!
*
Five days later.
The Royal Hunting Grounds.
Chu Xingmo, accompanied by several squads of Imperial Guards, rode in a sedan chair with Li Yunyan to the Royal Hunting Grounds.
Accompanying them were the Empress Dowager, three other concubines, and Meng Qingyu.
Meng Qingyu was not originally qualified to come along, but because of this hunt, officials of the second rank or above in the capital were allowed to bring their families. Meng Qingyu came as the legitimate daughter of the Minister's family.
The emperor and empress dowager's tents were in the very center, with the concubines' tents next to them, and the outermost tents were for officials and their families.
Chu Xingmo originally wanted Li Yunyan to share a tent with him, but because officials kept coming to see him, he gave up the idea.
He squeezed Li Yunyan's hand and said in a low voice, "Go and rest first. I'll come to see you when I have time later."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Hearing her address, Chu Xingmo punished her by tugging at her hair.
Li Yunyan pouted, covered her hair roots, and scolded coquettishly, "Your Majesty, stop pulling! I'm going bald!"
"You still dare to call me Your Majesty!" Chu Xingmo wanted to punish her, so he lowered his head and sucked on her lips several times.
"Oh dear!" Li Yunyan pushed him away and said in a serious tone, "Your Majesty, we are outside, and there are many people around. I should abide by the rules so as not to give anyone a handle to use against me!"
He buried his head in the crook of her shoulder, greedily inhaling her scent. "With me here, who dares to find fault with you?"
"Hey, stop fooling around!"
Afraid that he would kiss her endlessly, Li Yunyan simply pushed him away and bowed to him.
"Your Majesty, I shall take my leave!"
Then he turned and ran out.
Chu Xingmo watched her hurried departure and a helpless smile crept across his face.
When Li Yunyan ran back to her tent, she saw two familiar faces.
"Father! Mother!"
She happily ran over and jumped right into Chen Yuhe's arms.
With tears in her eyes, Shen Yuhe hugged Li Yunyan's back and patted her gently, murmuring, "Yan'er, my Yan'er!"
"Mother!" Li Yunyan's voice choked with emotion, "Your daughter misses you so much!"
Li Bieshan watched the mother and daughter embracing with a smile, while Ziyu secretly wiped away her tears.
After they had finished hugging, Li Bieshan coughed lightly.
"Yan'er, have you suffered any injustices in the palace?"
"No!" Li Yunyan lifted her head from her mother's arms and looked at her father. "Thanks to Father's careful arrangements, I am doing very well in the palace!"
Li Bieshan asked in surprise, "Oh? You know what your father has arranged?"
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