Chapter 79 Overcome Itself
On the way back, she asked He Yanchen gloomily, "Isn't the eldest princess and I having a good time together? What did His Majesty say to her just now?"
He Yanchen put his arm around her waist and didn't answer her. Instead, he said, "If you're bored, come and serve me more often."
Yueli said cunningly, "Your Majesty, are you jealous of the eldest princess?"
He Yanchen said calmly, "I'm just worried that you might lead Jiade astray."
Yue Li snorted twice. "I just played with the princess for a while. How can you say I led her astray? The princess is still so young. I heard from Concubine Lin that she has to study for several hours every day. If I had a child, I wouldn't let her work so hard."
He Yanchen glanced at her, and his eyes involuntarily fell on her flat belly.
Yue Li realized what she had said belatedly. A trace of discomfort flashed in her eyes, and she hugged him tighter: "Your Majesty, do you like the princess very much?"
He Yanchen thought about it. Both of these children were born when he was in the Qiandi Palace. At that time, he was busy fighting for power with the deposed crown prince and the virtuous king, and did not have much attention on the backyard. Moreover, his backyard was full of people sent in by the empress dowager and the late emperor, and each of them had his own thoughts. He was too lazy to even go back.
After he ascended the throne, he became even more fed up with all this.
He Yanchen knew that he was extremely cold-hearted and nothing could arouse his interest.
Except for the person in my arms.
He looked down at the woman huddled against his chest, playing with the jade pendant around his waist. She was very dependent on him, but He Yanchen still felt it was not enough.
He thought she was just like him, hating everyone and everything else, and only had each other in their hearts and eyes.
"Your Majesty, why aren't you speaking?" Yue Li looked up at him after not hearing him speak for a long time. "It's useless for Your Majesty to like it. Your Majesty can only accompany me."
She didn't feel embarrassed at all about competing for favor with a child.
He Yanchen brushed the loose hair away from her cheek with a half-smile: "You are quite tolerant of yourself. I can only accompany you, but you can run around the palace and have fun with anyone."
Yue Li retorted, "How could I possibly say that? In the palace, I only have Concubine Shen Zhaoyi to talk to, and even today, it was just a chance encounter."
She smiled and lay on the man's chest: "Besides, how can they be the same as Your Majesty? They are just the concubines who pass the time in their spare time. Your Majesty is the person I love most. No one can compare to Your Majesty."
Looking at her curved eyebrows and eyes, He Yanchen didn't show it on his face, but his heart was softened.
Back at the Linde Hall, Xiao Dezi immediately came forward and said, "Your Majesty, General Xiao requests an audience."
Before Yueli stepped into the yard, she saw a tall figure standing in front of her. She felt that he looked familiar, so she took a few more glances.
Hearing the voice, the man turned around and turned out to be Xiao Mingcheng.
Xiao Mingcheng's gaze seemed to pause on Yueli for a moment, and then he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, and to Yu Zhaorong."
He Yanchen held Yueli's hand tightly and walked with her into the palace without stopping: "Go to the study and wait."
"yes."
After settling the person in the bedroom, He Yanchen went to get busy.
Yueli was extremely bored, so she hugged his pillow and read a storybook on the couch for a while. As she read, she began to feel sleepy, so she threw the book away and fell asleep with her head on his pillow.
When she woke up, she found it was dark outside.
"Your Majesty~" Yueli caught a glimpse of his back as he sat beside the couch and stretched out her arms to hug him. "What time is it?"
"It's three quarters past midnight."
He Yanchen patted her on the back and said, "Get up and have your meal. Then, go out for a walk with me."
Yue Li blinked curiously. This was the first time that He Yanchen asked her to accompany him for a walk. In the past, she always dragged him out for a walk after dinner to help digest the food.
Driven by curiosity, Yueli quickly ate some of her meal and looked at him obediently.
He Yanchen took the tea handed to him by the palace maid and rinsed his mouth before taking her hand: "Let's go."
Yueli had no sense of direction at night, so she just followed him.
The two walked slowly along the tree-lined path until they stopped. Yue Li then realized that they had stopped in the backyard of Zhuoyu Palace.
"Why are you in the Jade Palace?"
He Yanchen pinched her nose and said, "Do you still want to live in Linde Palace for the rest of your life?"
"Why not?" Yue Li pulled his sleeve, looking aggrieved. "Your Majesty, are you tired of me so quickly? Are you going to drive me away?"
"If I were annoyed, I wouldn't let you stick to me like this." Looking at the woman whose whole body was sticking to his arm, He Yanchen smiled.
It's not that she can't live in Linde Hall all the time, but since he has been working hard, ministers often come in and out of Linde Hall, and He Yanchen doesn't like the eyes of other men lingering on her.
For example, today, he just wanted to dig out Xiao Mingcheng's eyes.
"I don't want to leave..." Yue Li tried to act like a coquettish person again, but was interrupted by He Yanchen.
He gently pointed to the path they had taken. "I had this path built between the Linde Hall and the Zhuoyu Palace. It only takes a quarter of an hour to get there. Even if you move back, you can come over anytime you want to see me."
He was silent for a moment, then added, "Except when the courtiers are present."
Yueli pouted. "How would I know when there are court officials here? There are so many people coming and going in front of the emperor every day. If someone shows up right after I arrive, wouldn't my trip be in vain?"
"Your Majesty, please don't chase me away~"
He Yanchen rubbed her head soothingly: "I didn't drive you away."
"You're just trying to drive me away!" Yue Li said angrily. "From now on, when I want to see Your Majesty, I won't be able to see you right away. I'll have to walk for a quarter of an hour. Your Majesty knows how deeply I love you. What if I get sick with lovesickness?"
He Yanchen smiled: "Be good, Jiaojiao, try to overcome it yourself."
Yueli snorted, shook off his hand and walked back.
"Where are you going?"
Yue Litou didn't even turn around, she was so angry: "I will go pack my own luggage, so that they won't be thrown out by Your Majesty like me."
He Yanchen felt a bit amused and helpless when he saw her angry back.
The two returned to Linde Hall. When He Yanchen entered the hall, he saw Yueli lying on the couch and throwing all the little things she usually played with into the box. He walked up to her and hugged her from behind.
"It's my fault. Jiaojiao, you can stay as long as you want. Don't be angry."
He thought it would be better to dig out Xiao Mingcheng's eyes and solve the problem from the root.
Yueli twisted her body and said sarcastically, "I don't want that. When I return to Zhuoyu Palace, I will ask Sister Chen and Jiade to come over to play with me every day."
He Yanchen pinched her earlobe, and Yue Li's body suddenly softened.
"Then I must punish Jiaojiao severely. Don't say these things to deliberately irritate me."
Yue Li calmed down a bit after her outburst. She turned around and pushed He Yanchen down onto the couch. She supported herself on his chest and sat astride him. "It is you who is going to punish your Majesty."
He Yanchen raised his eyebrows slightly and stroked her waist with his fingers: "How do you want to punish me?"
Yueli took out a small box on the couch, which contained the things the two of them often used when playing.
It’s just that these things were used on her in the past, and today she wants to use them on He Yanchen.
The man didn't refuse her and let her tinker with it.
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