Chapter 10: The plan to sell misery,
For several days, He Yanchen did not enter the harem.
Yueli waited until her menstrual period was over before she dared to go find him.
When she arrived at the imperial study, she saw Ji Ming waiting outside.
As she stepped onto the stairs, Yue Li heard the sound of a porcelain cup falling to the ground from inside the closed palace door, and she stopped immediately.
"Lady Yu?" Ji Ming saw her coming and hurried forward to greet her. "Lady Yu, why are you here at this time?"
Yue Li glanced at the tightly closed palace door and said, "I would like to see Your Majesty. Is it convenient for you now?"
Ji Ming said with some embarrassment: "Lady Yu, Prime Minister Wei is inside right now."
Since the court officials are present, it is certainly not convenient to see the concubines.
Thinking of the noise just now, Yue Li suddenly felt worried.
Prime Minister Wei Chengdong was the tutor who once taught He Yanchen. She remembered that in his previous life, He Yanchen seemed very dissatisfied with the Wei family, but the Wei family was truly loyal to him, and she had never heard of any inappropriate behavior from the Wei family.
The previous emperor had many sons, and the Wei family supported He Yanchen to take the throne. After he ascended the throne, the eldest son of the Wei family returned the military power without hesitation. Logically speaking, such a minister should be the most reassuring.
But she remembered that about a year later, He Yanchen dismissed Wei Chengdong from his position, and his two sons were also demoted. The three of them were unemployed at home and soon retired to their hometown.
Listening to the noise inside, it seemed that He Yanchen knew about his dissatisfaction with the Wei family earlier than she did.
As she was recalling, the palace door creaked and was pushed open from the inside.
Wei Chengdong walked out with no expression on his face, but he frowned slightly when he saw Yue Li.
Yue Li was just a little beauty, but Wei Chengdong was a first-rank minister. Logically, he didn't need to salute her, but he still stood there and bowed before leaving.
Ji Ming asked, "Shall I go and pass on the message to Lady Yu?"
"good."
Not long after, Ji Ming came out and let her in.
There were no candles in the hall, so it was a little dark.
There was a pile of broken porcelain pieces scattered on the ground, and the man's face was hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to see his expression.
"come over."
Before Yueli could salute, a man's cold voice sounded from above.
Yueli carefully walked around the pile of broken porcelain pieces, walked up the stairs and stood beside the man.
"Is your Majesty unhappy?" She looked at him lovingly with her almond-shaped eyes, but her small hands unconsciously pinched the hem of his clothes.
There seemed to be a complex emotion in He Yanchen's eyes, but Yue Li felt that it was not anger, but helplessness.
The doubts in her heart peaked again.
When she was in Chunfeng Pavilion, He Yanchen had not yet ascended the throne. He was the third son of the previous emperor and was quite famous among the people.
She often listened to the men who came to Chunfeng Pavilion for pleasure talking about the third prince. When they mentioned the third prince, they were all full of admiration. They heard that he had annihilated the Western Rong enemies at the border in one fell swoop and had made great military achievements, which for a time overshadowed the prince.
Later, the crown prince plotted a rebellion, and the third prince saved the emperor and ascended the throne after the previous emperor's death.
Yue Li couldn't connect the rumored him with the him she knew in her previous life.
It seems that only by finding the reason why he changed can we avoid the disaster two years later.
"I'm talking to you."
The man's cold voice brought her back to her senses.
Yue Li stared at him blankly, and He Yanchen tapped her forehead impatiently.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. Are you mute again?"
"No..." Yue Li concealed her thoughts. The most urgent thing was to repair the relationship between them and not let what happened that day leave a gap in his heart.
"When I saw Your Majesty, I couldn't help but feel uneasy." She took the man's hand and placed it on her chest, "Your Majesty, please listen..."
As he felt the soft touch under his hand, He Yanchen's eyes gradually became deep.
"I brewed a pot of plum blossom wine myself, and I wanted to share it with Your Majesty that day, but unfortunately Your Majesty got mad at me." She pouted aggrievedly, "But I didn't want to drink it alone, so I had no choice but to come to Your Majesty with such a thick face."
"Your Majesty, will you accompany me to taste it?"
Yueli asked Lianqiao to put the wine jug on the table, and then looked at him eagerly.
He Yanchen was silent for a moment, hooked his fingers around her belt, and brought her into his arms.
"Open."
Yueli then smiled happily, picked up the wine jug and poured him a glass.
He Yanchen took it and tasted it. The taste of the wine was very light, mixed with a hint of faint plum blossom fragrance, which was quite elegant.
"Is it delicious?" Yueli looked at him with sparkling eyes.
The man's fingers held the wine cup and gently turned it, as if savoring it: "It's okay."
Yue Li's face fell suddenly, and she said in a muffled voice, "That's because Your Majesty doesn't know how to taste it."
“You have to drink it like this…”
As she spoke, she tilted her head back and took a sip under the man's gaze, then moved closer to him and pressed her cherry lips against his slightly cool thin lips.
The faint scent of plum blossoms spread between their mouths. He Yanchen hugged her higher and deepened the kiss.
After a while, when they separated, Yueli asked him again: "Does your Majesty think it tastes good now?"
The man gently stroked the water stains at the corners of her lips with his bent knuckles, and the corners of his lips curved slightly: "Not bad."
"Then drink more, Your Majesty."
It took the two of them half an hour to finish a small pot of wine.
A slight blush appeared on Yueli's fair cheeks, the front of her clothes was slightly wet, and the man's originally neat clothes became a little messy.
Yue Li leaned back against the imperial desk, her arms around his neck. "Is your Majesty in a better mood now?"
He Yanchen raised his eyebrows slightly: "Who said I was in a bad mood?"
The woman snorted and said, "I am not blind. The pile of broken porcelain pieces is still there."
"I was almost scared to death when I came in."
He Yanchen didn't believe it. She was very brave.
Seeing that he didn't accept the challenge, Yueli thought for a moment and came up with another plan.
She snuggled into the man's arms and said in a soft voice, "Your Majesty, you have tasted my wine. Can you please not be angry with me?"
As she spoke, her eyes turned red: "I don't want to interfere in state affairs, but... I'm just afraid..."
The man looked at her with a meaningful look. He raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
"Your Majesty also knows that I come from a humble background. When I was in Chunfeng Pavilion, the girls there were like commodities that could be bought and sold at will by those dignitaries." Yue Li shuddered as she spoke and hugged him tighter.
"Fortunately, I met Your Majesty. In my heart, Your Majesty is like a savior."
"After entering the palace, I only wanted to be with Your Majesty. But that day in Yanfu Palace, the Queen Mother asked me to copy the female instructions. She must be dissatisfied with me pestering Your Majesty every day. I am just a little beauty. What if... what if the Queen Mother wants to drive me out of the palace?"
Yueli sobbed a few times at the right time. She glanced at him with a guilty look, and when she found that he was looking at her, she quickly lowered her eyelids:
"I just thought that if I could persuade His Majesty to pay more attention to state affairs, the Empress Dowager might not hate me so much..."
"This way, I can stay with Your Majesty properly."
"Is that what you think?" He Yanchen didn't know whether to believe her or not, but he didn't show any anger. Instead, he pinched her waist and put her on the imperial desk, looking into her eyes.
Yueli nodded.
"Then let me ask you, whose concubine are you?"
"Of course, Your Majesty."
He Yanchen leaned back in his chair, casually twisting the ribbon on her chest and playing with it: "Since we know that you are my concubine, why does it matter whether the Queen Mother likes you or not?"
Yueli opened her mouth, but seemed unable to refute.
"But... Your Majesty cannot be by my side all the time. If the Queen Mother wants to punish me one day..."
The man was not moved by her words, but laughed softly: "Then you should be more obedient and please me more, so that I can't leave you."
"In this way, I will always protect you."
Yue Li: "..."
The plan of playing the victim has failed.
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