Chapter 112 Damn, I got teased again
After Emperor Qi Yuan walked away, Jiang Rou staggered and sat down on the main seat.
Seeing this, Shen Yue quickly broke through the roof and jumped down to support her.
"My lady, are you okay?"
Jiang Rou was frightened when she saw something suddenly falling from the sky. After seeing Chen Yue's face clearly, she patted her chest and sighed.
"Why are you so startled, kid? You scared me to death!"
Shen Yue smiled sheepishly, "I am worried about you!"
Jiang Rou pursed her lips and raised her jade finger to poke her head.
"Don't keep calling me a slave. It makes me uncomfortable. Did you hear everything I said just now?"
"Uh..." Shen Yue touched her nose, "I didn't hear much actually."
"Oh, so you heard it all. It doesn't matter. You'll know it sooner or later anyway."
Jiang Rou stood up, gathered her sleeves, and walked towards the inner hall, "Ayue, touch up my makeup."
"Me? Madam, how could I..."
"I want you to make up for it, even if you don't know how to do it."
A moment later, Jiang Rou walked back to the front hall with a cool and beautiful heroine makeup on. As she walked, she exclaimed excitedly: "You said you couldn't do it, but this makeup is so good!"
"Hey, I'm blind."
Xiao Yuheng had been waiting in the front hall. When he saw Jiang Rou come out, his solemn expression relaxed a little, "Mother!"
He stepped forward and helped Jiang Rou sit down.
"Mother, I've thought about it. I want to advance my plan."
"No!" Jiang Rou raised her eyes and glanced at him. "You and your damn father are both dead, and you act impulsively when faced with something. You've waited for twenty years, and you're so impatient now?"
"But……"
"Alright! If that bastard dares to come again, I'll light up my best incense for infertility and make him insane. Just one sniff and he'll be impotent for life. Is that alright?"
Xiao Yuheng moved his lips, "Son, that's not what I meant..."
"alright."
Jiang Rou pinched her eyebrows irritably.
"You two are tired after a day, go back first."
Xiao Yuheng wanted to say something else, but Shen Yue pinched his sleeve and said, "Your Highness, let the Queen be alone for a while. We will come back another day."
"Okay. Then mother, have a good rest."
Jiang Rou snorted softly in response. After they walked away, she came to the secret room and talked to herself in front of the tablet with a wronged look on her face.
"You're so happy to be idle, you just close your eyes and give up, leaving me and my widowed mother to suffer in this world. You really don't have any conscience at all!"
"In a few years, I'll come down and deal with you. You better behave yourself. If you dare to mess around with other girls down there, I'll castrate you and chop you into pieces for dumplings!"
"By the way, I don't know if people down there are interested in eating dumplings..."
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As the sun sets, the afterglow shines through the eaves and corners, casting mottled light and shadows on the bluestone road.
Xiao Yuheng walked slowly in the imperial garden without saying a word.
Shen Yue followed behind obediently, wondering as she walked how Xiao Yuheng had been getting through all these years.
According to Concubine Rou, Emperor Qi Yuan once tried to destroy the Lingyuan clan, so the death of General Pei Ji was probably related to him.
Tormented by cold poison since childhood, even his closest companions were terrified of him, he was self-deprecating, sensitive, and burdened with a blood feud. This was how Xiao Yuheng lived, unknown to her, for a full twenty-one years.
Shen Yue felt as if her heart was stabbed and felt a little uncomfortable. She couldn't help but quickly catch up with Xiao Yuheng and hugged him tightly from behind.
Feeling the warmth around her waist, Xiao Yuheng froze for a moment, then raised his hand to cover her palm.
"Ayue, what's wrong?" He tried his best to make his voice sound calm.
"I want to hug you, can't I?"
Xiao Yuheng raised the corner of his lips slightly, "Of course."
Shen Yue lay on his broad back, rubbing her hair against the golden python dragon pattern.
"Your Highness, you said that day that you wanted to see me dance. Do you still want to see me dance now?"
When Xiao Yuheng heard her say this, he understood that she knew he was unhappy and was trying to find ways to coax him.
She was so thoughtful, he should have accepted it with pleasure.
"Of course I do."
"Really? Then I'll start, and you're not allowed to laugh at me!"
Shen Yue looked around, made sure there was no one else around, let go of his waist, and walked quickly to him.
In the setting sun, the girl stood against the light, a corner of her moon-white cloud-patterned brocade robe was lifted by the evening breeze, and her raven-blue hairband fluttered in the wind, emitting faint glow.
Her eyes were clear and lively, and the gorgeous mist spread over her, making her even more beautiful and unparalleled.
She raised the corners of her mouth slightly, stepped one foot back slightly, put her left hand behind her back, raised her right hand high, drew two circles in the air, and then bent down gracefully.
Xiao Yuheng couldn't help but chuckle when he saw her series of movements. "What kind of dance is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
"This is the gesture a prince makes when he invites a princess to dance. Your Highness, you should do this: lift your robe and squat slightly to show your acceptance."
She demonstrated it and asked, "Have you learned it?"
The man's eyes flickered with light, "I've learned it. I'll show you how to do it."
After he finished speaking, he imitated Shen Yue's previous movements and gracefully performed a prince's salute.
"Ayue, are you willing to dance with me?"
Shen Yue never thought he would use this trick, and the tips of her ears turned red.
Damn it, I’m teased again!
She was the one who wanted to be the prince, but Xiao Yuheng got there first. But, this feeling wasn't so bad...
Thinking of this, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she responded gracefully, then turned around and slid into his arms.
“Let’s get started!”
Shen Yue led him, sometimes forward and backward, sometimes spinning, and where her toes lightly touched, light and shadow floated.
At first, Xiao Yuheng was not very good at it. After his black python-patterned boots left several marks on her moon-white satin boots, he finally got the hang of it.
As dusk deepened, the figures of the two people flowed in the rosy glow, like twin vines entwined in the evening breeze.
There is no music, no audience, only the gorgeous sunset and two hearts that are getting closer and closer.
After the dance, Xiao Yuheng held her gently in his arms, unwilling to let go for a long time. Shen Yue also let him hold her, leaning on his warm chest.
"Your Highness, don't be unhappy. I will help you with what you need to do. I am willing to do anything that Changfeng can do for you. As for the cold poison, you don't have to worry. I have a lot of blood in me, enough for a long time!"
"Really?"
Xiao Yuheng laughed and rubbed his chin against the top of her head.
"Then can you...stay with me forever?"
"For a lifetime?" Shen Yue bit her lip.
It's unknown how long she can keep the fact that she's disguised as a man a secret. She doesn't dare to say anything like a lifetime.
"I... well..."
Before she could say anything, Xiao Yuheng lowered his head and covered her mouth.
Gently and lightly, he placed his lips on hers.
There were no unnecessary movements, as if he was just trying to swallow her words.
When she calmed down, he moved his lips away a little, "Don't refuse me."
"I……"
"Don't tell me."
He smiled, raised his hand, and stroked her lips with his slightly rough thumb.
After all these actions, Shen Yue dared not say anything. She stood there obediently and admired the handsome man from a close distance.
Suddenly, Xiao Yuheng's smile faded, and he looked warily towards the rockery in the distance, "Who?"
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