Chapter 122 Imperial Concubine
The Lantern Festival passed in the blink of an eye. After staying in the palace for nearly two months, the emperor was finally about to return.
Ever since she told the story of her past life that day, Yue Li has been feeling a little lethargic and even a little panicky these past two days. She always has trouble sleeping at night. He Yanchen can only hold her and comfort her over and over again to make her fall asleep.
Last night she woke up in the middle of the night and saw He Yanchen sleeping beside her. She didn't wake him up, but just lay on his chest and looked at him all night. She didn't know when she fell asleep again.
When she woke up again, she was already in the carriage.
"Awake?" A man's clear voice came from above her head, and Yue Li realized that she was lying in his arms.
He Yanchen helped her up and poured her a glass of warm water: "Drink some water to moisten your throat."
"Why didn't you wake me up when you woke up last night?" There was hot water in the carriage, and He Yanchen wrung out a handkerchief to wipe her face. "Didn't I tell you to wake me up and accompany you if you can't sleep or have a nightmare at night?"
Yue Li let him wipe her face, and rinsed her mouth with his hand. Then she said, "Your Majesty has been unable to sleep well for several days because of my constant torment. Isn't it okay for me to feel sorry for you?"
He Yanchen stroked her cheek and saw that her eyes were red, obviously because she didn't sleep well. He felt a little uneasy: "Why do you still have nightmares these days? The medicine given by the imperial physician doesn't seem to help."
"I don't know either. I always dream about things from my previous life. Maybe it will be over in a few days." What Yue Li didn't tell him was that she kept dreaming of the scene where He Yanchen and she were buried in the sea of fire. She didn't know why, but it always kept her awake at night.
The two talked for a while, and Yueli felt sleepy again. She curled up in his arms, closed her eyes, and hummed softly: "Your Majesty, please talk with me for a while, otherwise I will always feel sleepy."
He Yanchen touched the top of her head and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"I know all the reasons why Your Majesty brought me back from Jiangning. You did it on purpose, showing me your jade pendant."
As she spoke, she grabbed the jade pendant worn on He Yanchen's waist. Although it was not the same one as before, it was just as priceless.
He Yanchen pinched her cheek and said, "Because I can tell at a glance that someone is a money-grubber."
Yueli pouted: "No, it's not."
"I heard it all back then. You were crouching in front of that little cat and complaining about how Prince Wang, who always sweet-talked you, didn't have the money to redeem you, and that Prince Li, who did have the money, was too ugly. And that Prince Liu, he had a ton of concubines at home and wanted to take two more..."
Yue Li perked up when she heard this and quickly stood up to cover his mouth: "Your Majesty, how come you remember everything?"
She doesn't even remember what she said.
He Yanchen thought about it and didn’t know why he remembered it so clearly. He seemed to remember everything about Yue Li very clearly.
He held the woman's wrist and kissed her palm: "If I didn't remember clearly, how would I know that Jiaojiao had so many admirers in the past?"
Yue Li blushed. "That was all in the past. I was innocent when I followed Your Majesty."
"Besides, those who visit brothels all day are all uneducated and unskillful playboys. I despise none of them."
He Yanchen was just joking because he saw she was sleepy. To be honest, if he liked her, it didn't matter whether she was innocent or not. Even if she was married, he would snatch her away if he liked her.
"I just like Your Majesty..." Yue Li hugged his neck and recalled the first time in the prefectural mansion.
She remembered that He Yanchen lifted her chin with his feather fan. Yue Li's heart was beating like a drum, and she was worried that he would look down on her.
But in just a moment, He Yanchen picked her up and casually walked into a side room.
Yueli was still wondering if he was so bold that he dared to do such a thing in the prefectural government office.
But soon she didn't have the energy to think about it. Although she had heard many sisters talk about sex in Chunfeng Pavilion and was taught many tricks by Mother Wang, there was still a big difference between what she saw in the books and what she actually did.
The man on her was full of vigor and vitality. Yue Li wanted to use some tricks to seduce him, but unfortunately she had no strength at all. Her whole body kept rising and falling with his movements...
Thinking of these past events, Yueli blushed unconsciously.
"What are you thinking about?" He Yanchen knew when he saw her expression that she was definitely not thinking about anything serious.
"Your Majesty~" Yue Li quickly rubbed her face and changed the subject, asking him, "Your Majesty, do you still have that jade pendant? Would you mind giving it to me?"
"Maybe it's in the warehouse. Let Ji Ming find it for you when we get back."
Yueli was happy and snuggled into his arms again.
While the two were talking, the emperor arrived at the palace gate.
The Queen led the six palace concubines and waited outside. The Queen's face did not look very good, and the heavy makeup could not hide the haggard look on her face.
Ever since she came back from the sacrifice that day, He Yanchen's words have been echoing in her mind all day long. Even though she knew that she had done nothing wrong and no one in the court would agree to depose the queen, He Yanchen was not a normal person. He even beat and killed court officials at will, let alone her, the queen.
The queen was worried and couldn't sleep or eat, but half a month passed without receiving any imperial edict. This not only did not make her feel at ease, but instead she felt like there was a knife hanging over her head, ready to fall at any time.
Concubine De and Cui Zhaoyuan stood behind the Queen, followed by Concubine Jin and Concubine Lin.
Concubine Jin also had an ugly expression on her face. She was demoted and confined to her house because of the fabric incident last time. Cui Zhaoyuan used to be her subordinate, but now not only did she lose the eldest prince, her position was even lower than Cui Zhaoyuan's. Even though Cui Zhaoyuan treated her the same as before, Concubine Jin still felt extremely embarrassed.
Everyone was waiting with different expressions, and when they saw He Yanchen leading Yue Li out of the carriage, their thoughts were in turmoil.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome you back to the palace."
The queen led all the concubines in bowing.
He Yanchen walked up to her and glanced at everyone, but he felt his palm itching. He turned his head and saw Yue Li glaring at him with dissatisfaction.
The man chuckled, looked away, and called out.
After the queen stood up, Yueli bowed to her perfunctorily, not even bothering to bend her knees. This behavior made the queen frown.
"Your Majesty has just returned to the palace. There have been many things happening in the palace in the past two months, and I want to report to Your Majesty." The implication was that she wanted He Yanchen to go to Fengyang Palace.
Yueli immediately hugged his arms tightly.
He Yanchen squeezed her fingers nonchalantly and said to the Queen, "You are the Queen in charge of all matters concerning the harem."
"It's cold, let's all go back."
After saying this, He Yanchen took Yue Li onto the imperial carriage.
The queen's face turned pale. Is it all up to her?
She wants to drive Yueli out of the palace. Can she make the decision?
The queen was angry all night, but the next morning, He Yanchen issued an imperial decree to confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on Yue Li.
The queen rolled her eyes and fainted from anger.
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