Chapter 80 I'm in pain
The next day, He Yanchen returned to the Linde Hall after court, but found the hall empty.
"Ji Ming."
Ji Ming hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the Queen insisted on moving back this morning. Nothing I said would work. The Queen even said she wanted to take all her things with her."
He Yanchen glanced across the hall. All the things she usually used were still there, so what did she take away?
It was only after he entered the inner hall that he realized what Yue Li had taken away.
She took her pillow with her.
He Yanchen raised a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Really naughty."
He Yanchen didn't rush to find her at Zhuoyu Palace. He had been dealing with government affairs for the whole morning. He finally stopped writing and called Ji Ming:
"What did she do today?"
Ji Ming understood and began to report: "The Queen returned to the palace at 3:30 am today, had breakfast at 1:15 pm, rested for half an hour at noon, and at the end of noon she asked Zi Su to invite Shen Zhaoyi to the palace."
Hearing the name "Chen Zhaoyi", He Yanchen's expression darkened. He stood up and said, "Let's go to Zhuoyu Palace."
Jade Palace.
Shen Zhaoyi and Jiang Ronghua were both in the palace. Jiang Ronghua didn't want to come at first, but when Yueli's people went to Yihua Palace, she and Shen Zhaoyi happened to be together. Shen Zhaoyi didn't want to refuse Yueli's kindness, so she brought her along.
The three of them sat on the stone benches in the yard playing Go. Now it was Yueli and Shen Zhaoyi's turn to play Go. Yueli's Go skills were average, so she asked Jiang Ronghua to be her strategist.
The two of them huddled together and whispered. Yueli shrugged her nose and suddenly whispered to Jiang Ronghua, "You smell so good."
Jiang Ronghua said casually, "It must be the new ointment sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It smells really good."
While they were talking, Yueli lost again.
She was furious: "I don't want to play anymore!"
Shen Zhaoyi jokingly said, "Sister Yu really has a childish temper. You're already angry after losing just two games?"
Yueli said: "This is not fun, let's play leaf cards."
Jiang Ronghua reminded her: "The Queen Mother has a rule that these things are not allowed in the palace."
Yue Li disagreed. The queen had her own rules, and she could have her own way. There was no conflict.
Just as he was about to ask someone to fetch the cards, he heard a voice from outside: "Your Majesty has arrived—"
Yueli snorted coldly. She didn't want to move, but the two people beside her stood up and saluted, so she had to stand up and bent her knees perfunctorily.
He Yanchen walked in, but saw Yueli didn't even look at him, obviously still angry.
Not only was she angry about moving back to Zhuoyu Palace, she was even more angry about going back on her word last night. She had promised her that she could do it herself, but she was always full of ambition at the beginning, but would give up halfway through, until she was completely defeated in the end.
How could He Yanchen let her finish halfway and then make her angry again?
Thinking of this, he walked over and held Yueli's hand.
Yue Li tried to shake him off but failed. Thinking that there were outsiders around, she just snorted at him.
"What are you playing?"
Seeing Yueli didn't respond, Zhaoyi Shen said, "Your Majesty, Sister Yu is playing Go with the concubines."
"Go?" He Yanchen lowered his head and asked softly, "Jiaojiao also knows this?"
Yue Li glared at him and said, "Your Majesty, please don't underestimate me."
He Yanchen smiled and took her hand, leading her to sit on the stone bench: "Then Jiaojiao, will you play with me too?"
"Just play."
Yueli and He Yanchen played chess, while Shen Zhaoyi and Jiang Ronghua watched from the side.
"Wrong move..." Yue Li wanted to regret as soon as she placed the chess piece, but she quickly took it back.
He Yanchen tapped her on the head with his finger: "Is this how you play chess?"
Shen Zhaoyi laughed and said, "Sister Yu was behaving very well just now, but now she's acting like a spoiled brat when she sees His Majesty coming."
Yueli felt a little embarrassed, so she lowered her head even lower and focused on the chess board in front of her.
He Yanchen did not respond to Chen Zhaoyi's words. He felt that these two people were very tactless. They did not leave after seeing him coming.
Jiang Ronghua sat next to Yueli, giving her hints from time to time, telling her where to get off.
As a result, the only remaining seat was next to He Yanchen, and Shen Zhaoyi naturally sat next to him.
"I still remember that when Your Majesty played chess with me in the past, your style was very fierce, but now it seems much gentler."
Although Shen Zhaoyi was not particularly beautiful, she had a gentle personality and talking to her was as pleasant as a spring breeze.
He Yanchen paused holding the chess piece and glanced at Yue Li opposite him. Unfortunately, that person was only focused on struggling with the chess piece.
He sneered in an ambiguous way.
“Shen Zhaoyi has a good memory.”
After hearing the man's words, Shen Zhaoyi smiled even more: "I still remember that Your Majesty liked Li Shen's chess book the most. I have a unique copy left by him in my storeroom. I will have someone send it to Your Majesty someday."
He Yanchen nodded vaguely.
"Just here!" Yue Li struggled for a long time, and finally placed a piece, then looked at the two opposite expectantly, "Is Sister Shen helping His Majesty with a plan?"
"This is not fair. Sister Shen should be helping me."
He Yanchen was so angry that he almost laughed.
I really should find an opportunity to let her see the true face of the good sister she calls me.
Yue Li lost this round in the end, and she glared at He Yanchen gloomily.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Shen stood up and said goodbye: "It's getting late. I will not disturb Your Majesty and my sister any longer. I will take my leave."
She left with Jiang Ronghua.
Coming out of the Jade Palace, Jiang Ronghua complained repeatedly, "Yu Zhaorong is really like a bad chess player. I won't play with her again next time."
Shen Zhaoyi smiled: "She has never improved her chess skills, so it's normal that she is not as good as you, my sister."
Jiang Ronghua still declined the offer to play chess with Yueli. Not only did she play poorly, but she also ruined two out of three moves. Only His Majesty could tolerate her.
Before the two separated at the fork in the road, Shen Zhaoyi noticed the sachet on her waist: "Sister, this sachet is old, I'll give you a new one."
Jiang Ronghua looked down and said, "This is something my sister gave me before. It's old, but I like it very much."
Shen Zhaoyi shook her head and took it off for her herself: "It doesn't take much effort to make a sachet. I'll send someone to send you a new one later."
Jiang Ronghua was happy: "Thank you, sister."
*
The other side.
In the Zhuoyu Palace, as soon as the two men left, Yueli wanted to escape.
He Yanchen grabbed the woman who was trying to escape, and said in a voice that was neither happy nor angry: "Jiaojiao didn't take my words to heart at all."
Yue Li pretended not to understand: "I don't understand what your Majesty is talking about."
He Yanchen held her sideways. Yueli caught a glimpse of the lust in his eyes and immediately became intimidated. She twisted her body in his arms and said, "I won't dare to do that again. I won't let them come next time..."
"It's too late."
The windows of the bedroom were not closed tightly, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window panes, illuminating the figures of the two people on the couch.
Yueli's pair of slender white legs were held in the man's hands. Tears kept falling from the corners of her eyes. She just took a small step back when she was grabbed back again.
"Your Majesty is too much..." Yue Li hugged him and begged for mercy in his ear.
She felt like a small flower in a storm, ravaged and wilted, with the branches about to break.
After an unknown amount of time, He Yanchen finally raised his hand to brush away her sweaty hair: "Jiaojiao, do you want to ask Concubine Lin and Jiade to come over tomorrow?"
Yueli shook her head hurriedly: "I won't scream anymore..."
He Yanchen then smiled and kissed her, holding her in his arms.
Yueli rested her head on his chest exhaustedly, closing her eyes tiredly.
The two of them stayed affectionate for a while before He Yanchen asked, "Are you hungry?"
Yueli didn't reply, she felt a little uncomfortable.
My stomach hurts a little, as if something is twisted into a ball inside.
"His Majesty..."
The woman's voice was trembling with tears. He Yanchen looked down at her in the afterglow. "What's wrong?"
Yueli was in so much pain that she could hardly speak: "It hurts so much..."
She held her stomach tightly. He Yanchen realized something was wrong and quickly got up and lit the candle.
A bright red spot on the couch suddenly caught my eye.
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