Chapter 292
Shen Qingnian woke up feeling suffocated. Last night, she dreamed of mosquitoes and then of being tightly wrapped by a large snake, making it hard for her to breathe.
The moment she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the man's strong jawline. His eyes were closed, and his breathing was even. She was being held tightly in his arms.
No wonder she felt unwell...
Shen Qingnian shifted her body and couldn't help but say, "Song Xuan, let go of me, you're choking me to death."
As soon as she finished speaking, the man loosened his grip on her, but still held her tightly.
Shen Qingnian narrowed her eyes slightly, then pulled her hand away and began to tug at Song Xuan's ink-black hair.
"Let me go," she said coldly.
Song Xuan felt a pain in his scalp and was forced to open his eyes: "Qing Nian, why did you lock the window last night?"
This forced him to use the main gate.
"You're the Emperor, what's the meaning of going through the window every night?" Shen Qingnian said helplessly. If someone found out, they would think she was having an affair in the Golden Palace.
Song Xuan said somewhat aggrievedly, "I was afraid that if Xiao Xi saw it, she would say something inappropriate again."
It made it so he couldn't even eat meat.
Shen Qingnian rubbed her forehead and couldn't help but lightly kick the man: "You go through the window every night, aren't you afraid that Xiazi will bring people in again?"
Song Xuan was about to make a sophistry when he heard a knock on the palace door.
From outside the hall came Xiao Shenxi's voice: "Mother, get up quickly! After I have breakfast, I want to go find Xiaoqing to feed the fish in the pond!"
It's called feeding fish, but most of the time it means people have to go into the river to catch them.
The little girl was having too much fun and was almost never seen. Fortunately, she was in the palace, and Song Xuan had sent secret guards to follow her, along with many palace servants, so there was no fear of danger.
This is indeed an advantage of returning to the palace.
Hearing the impatient words of the little maid outside the hall, Shen Qingnian felt a vein throb on her forehead and looked at the man beside her: "When are you going to send her to the Imperial Academy?"
This little girl is always catching fish today and climbing onto the roof tomorrow; she's practically aiming for the heavens.
Song Xuan smiled and said, "As long as you agree, she can go to the Imperial Academy today."
He doesn't mind; at worst, he'll just have to go to more trouble to hide Xiao Xi's identity.
Shen Qingnian sighed, "Forget it, let's wait until things are settled."
Instead of wasting time concealing Xiao Xi's identity, they should think more about how to deal with Shen Zheng.
Seeing that she was unwilling, Song Xuan stopped trying to persuade her and instead pulled her back into his arms, saying in a deep voice, "Qing Nian is truly a good wife."
The man's embrace felt secure and broad, making Shen Qingnian linger. Just as she was about to raise her hand to hug him back, the palace door was pounded on again.
Little Shen Xi's childish voice rang out again: "Mother, Mother, are you awake?"
"Go and find the Empress Dowager!" Shen Qingnian said, rubbing her forehead.
A cheer came from outside the hall, followed by the sound of a little maid running around and the sounds of palace servants following.
The atmosphere was ruined by the little girl, so Shen Qingnian decided to get up. She looked at the man and asked, "Don't you have to attend court today?"
It was already daylight outside, long past the time for court.
"Today is a day off. If any court officials have business to attend to, please wait outside the Imperial Study." He had taken the day off specifically to have breakfast with Qing Nian.
Half an hour later.
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