Chapter 90 Your Majesty, please don’t save me…
Yueli finally enjoyed the joy of being complimented by everyone.
In her previous life, she was a notorious concubine. He Yanchen rarely attended palace banquets like this one. Others would want to avoid her as soon as they saw her. Over time, Yue Li also disliked attending the banquets.
But now it’s different. She is a true favorite concubine, and everyone flatters her. Yueli’s vanity is well satisfied.
He Yanchen leaned on the throne, holding the wine cup in one hand and Yueli's small hand on his knees with the other, playing with it, and watched nonchalantly as the female relatives came to toast Yueli.
She obviously liked this feeling of being the center of attention. Seeing her blushing cheeks, He Yanchen calmly removed the wine glass in front of her.
He let out a light sigh. He only needed to take a sip and show his respect to these subordinates, but this little fool accepted all the compliments and drank every toast from them.
In order not to disturb her interest, He Yanchen could only replace her wine with flower tea.
At this time, the Queen stood up with a glass of wine in her hand and said, "Your Majesty, I wish you a long life. Your Majesty drank Yu Zhaorong's wine, so you must also drink my wine."
She said this with a smile and in a teasing tone, so that people would not think that she was jealous.
He Yanchen raised his glass to indicate that he did not want to lose face for the Queen on such an occasion.
Seeing that the atmosphere was quite harmonious, the Queen Mother said, "Today is your Majesty's birthday. I have something I would like to ask your Majesty for a reward."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
The coldness and alienation in the man's eyes stung the Queen Mother's eyes, but she knew that it was all her fault and could only swallow the bitter water.
The Queen Mother glanced at the wife of the Marquis of Shou'an below, and seeing her nod with a bitter expression, she spoke: "I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant a marriage for the Marquis of Shou'an's daughter."
"Mingyue had previously offended Yu Zhaorong, and His Majesty had already punished her. She has been reflecting on her past at home these days, and Marquis Shou'an is hoping that His Majesty will grant her grace and allow her marriage to Marquis Guangnan's second son."
It was common for these princes to marry each other, but the day Xiao Mingyue was reprimanded was on the palace road, and there was no way to stop the gossips. The rumors in the capital were all that she was reprimanded by the emperor himself. Which young man would be willing to marry her?
If He Yanchen could grant her the marriage, at least her life would be better in the future when she moved to the Guangnan Marquis Mansion.
When Yueli heard the name of Shou'an Hou, she thought for a long time before she remembered Xiao Mingyue.
It had been so long, she had long forgotten about this person.
He Yanchen twirled the wine cup in his hand and chuckled softly, "Does the Queen Mother want me to change my mind from day to day and say nothing?"
The Queen Mother said hurriedly, "I have no such intention. Mingyue is young and has learned her lesson. When she gets married, she will follow the second son of the Marquis of Guangnan to Yuzhou. It will be difficult for her to return to the capital in the future."
"I watched her grow up, and I just hope she'll have a better life after marriage."
He Yanchen had a sarcastic smile on his face: "Did the Queen Mother look after them when they were growing up? The Queen Mother really paid a lot of attention to them."
The Queen Mother realized that she had said the wrong thing. What He Yanchen hated most was the things that happened in their childhood. She was willing to sacrifice her face to beg Xiao Mingyue, but she made the biggest mistake of her life with him.
He Yanchen was very upset. He rubbed the wine cup faster and faster, and the urge to throw it on the ground surged in his heart.
But the next moment, Yue Li grabbed the other hand.
The woman's soft fingertips brushed across his palm, instantly calming his inner irritability.
"Your Majesty." Yue Li looked at him, "I'm a little drunk. Your Majesty, could you please take me home?"
"Okay." He Yanchen touched her face and helped her stand up.
"Your Majesty!" The Queen Mother called him subconsciously.
He Yanchen tilted his head slightly and said, "Since the Queen Mother values the Xiao family, please issue the decree yourself."
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Jade Palace.
Yueli wasn't lying when she said she was drunk; she was really a little drunk.
Feeling dizzy, he was carried back to the bedroom.
He Yanchen patted her little face gently: "You are not allowed to sleep. Where is my gift?"
Yueli muttered, pointing to the plate of cakes on the table: "I made those myself."
He Yanchen was so angry that he almost laughed. Just treat him like this?
I must teach her a lesson tonight!
"Lianqiao, take her to wash up." He pushed the person into Lianqiao's arms with a stern face and ordered Lianqiao to wash her clean so that he could teach her a lesson.
After the others were helped to the bathroom, He Yanchen looked at the plate of pastries for a few more times, and finally picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.
“…”
Her hands were better used for other things.
He swallowed it with difficulty and hurried to another bathroom to shower and change clothes.
Yueli became more sober after coming out of the shower. She looked at the plate with a missing piece and laughed so hard that she fell over. He actually believed it.
Lian Qiao expressed sympathy: "Your Majesty, please think of a way to appease His Majesty. His Majesty looked very unhappy just now."
If he really ate the cake, his face would definitely be uglier.
Yueli hurriedly took out the clothes that Huanniang had made for her from the cabinet. The clothes were made of mermaid gauze, and the fabric was light and thin, revealing her snow-white skin. The waist and chest were strung with pearls, barely covering her private parts. This layer of pearls was like a clam shell, which had to be opened to see the clam meat.
Yueli blushed a little, lowered the bed curtain and hid under the quilt to change.
When He Yanchen came out, he heard a rustling sound from behind the drawn curtains, and the bedding was bulging as if someone was hiding inside.
He walked over, lifted the curtain, and looked down at the bulging thing.
"You think you can escape my punishment by hiding in there?"
He tried to keep a straight face.
Yueli heard the noise, lifted a small corner of the quilt and poked her head out.
She didn't have her hair tied up, and her long black hair hung down behind her head. Her watery almond-shaped eyes were a little red as she looked at him charmingly.
He Yanchen only felt a sense of restlessness rising.
"Yu Zhaorong, you are becoming more and more perfunctory towards me."
When he was angry, he would call her by her title and position. Yue Li reached out a hand and grabbed his sleeve again: "Actually, I have other gifts for Your Majesty."
He Yanchen didn't say anything.
Yueli swallowed and threw the quilt aside.
She wore that dress and knelt on the bed.
He Yanchen's pupils shrank suddenly and he was stunned for a moment.
"You..." His Adam's apple rolled up and down, his voice hoarse, "Who did this for you?"
Yue Li shyly tugged at the fabric that only reached her thighs. "I'm a palace maid from the Shangfu Bureau. Does Your Majesty like it?"
"This is my congratulatory gift."
He Yanchen reached out his hand to her, pinched a small butterfly tied to her chest with his fingers, and gently pulled it, just like opening a gift.
He pulled down the curtain with force and pressed Yueli onto the soft bedding.
......
It was not until the hour of Yin that water was called for in Zhuoyu Palace, and Yueli was still sobbing in her sleep.
He Yanchen held her up and went to clean her. She buried her head in the man's neck and begged for mercy in a low voice: "No more..."
"Be good, I'll help you clean." The man tilted his head and kissed her.
Yueli suddenly burst into tears: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please don't save me..."
He Yanchen paused for a moment as he heard Yueli cry again, "I'm in so much pain... Your Majesty, please treat me well in the next life..."
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