Chapter 40 She seems to like He Yanchen more and more
The hall was silent. When Yue Li came in, He Yanchen was sitting on the beauty couch, playing with her unfinished embroidered purse.
"His Majesty."
The man raised his eyes and inexplicably heard a hint of displeasure in her voice.
He sneered. He was not unhappy yet, but this guy who was hanging out somewhere all day was unhappy.
"Where are you going?"
Yue Li still felt a bit depressed. She couldn't hide her feelings, and everything showed on her face: "I went to Yihua Palace."
Yihua Palace? He Yanchen thought for a while before remembering that it was the residence of Shen Zhaoyi.
Seeing her unhappy look, he frowned even more tightly: "Zhaoyi Shen's injury is being taken care of by the imperial physician, why are you worrying about it? You're running outside all day long."
Yueli turned her head away and said aggrievedly, "Can't I go out? Your Majesty is still running around in so many palaces all day long."
Her voice was so loud that Ji Ming, who was guarding the door, heard it.
Ji Ming and Lian Qiao looked at each other and thought Yu Ronghua was crazy.
He Yanchen's face darkened as she finished speaking: "I have spoiled you too much."
Not to mention that he hasn't been to other people's palaces for such a long time, even if he did go, would she have the right to interfere?
He Yanchen turned away and was about to leave.
But when he passed by Yueli, she grabbed the corner of his clothes.
She had very little strength, and the man could break free with just a flick of his sleeve, but he stood there, looking at her sideways with an expressionless look.
Yueli whispered, "Your Majesty, can't you just talk to me properly?"
"When did I not speak to you nicely?" He narrowed his eyes. The last person who dared to challenge him had grass two feet high on his grave. How dare she say that he didn't speak to her nicely?
"I've been waiting for you here for half an hour, but you haven't shown up yet. Yu Ronghua, have you forgotten whose concubine you are?"
Yue Li turned around and said, "I didn't know Your Majesty was here. If Your Majesty had told me earlier that you were coming, I wouldn't have left."
"Also, after so many days back in the palace, this is my first time going to Yihua Palace."
This made He Yanchen inexplicably calm down a little, but he still had a cold face: "Then why are you unhappy?"
Yueli looked up at him in a daze: "How could I be unhappy?"
He Yanchen pinched her jaw and said, "Think before you speak. If you lie to me, I will no longer care about you."
Yueli was so frustrated that she burst into tears: "Your Majesty is going to have a new love, and you won't allow me to be sad?"
"When did I find a new love?" The man was baffled by her crying. He wanted to shake her off and leave, but he couldn't bear to see her cry. He could only wipe her tears with a cold face, "Tell me clearly, who is gossiping in front of you?"
Yue Li sobbed, "I've heard that His Majesty is going to hold a beauty pageant. I'm afraid that once His Majesty sees those beauties, he'll forget about me completely."
He Yanchen finally understood her unhappiness, but the anger that had just risen in him gradually faded away as she cried.
"You jealous little thing," he said, "I didn't even know I was going to be selected, so who told you that?"
"Everyone says so..." Yue Li loosened his shirt, and her fingers slid slowly down the back of his hand, pressing against his knuckles and slipping in through the gaps between her fingers, tightly clasping his palm. "Is there anyone in the capital prettier than this concubine?"
"It doesn't matter if she looks good. Your Majesty belongs to me." Yue Li hugged his neck and pressed her soft cheek against his neck.
Compared to Yueli sulking alone, He Yanchen prefers her to be angry with him because of jealousy.
"Shame on you! When did I become yours alone?"
Hearing the doting in his tone, Yueli felt much better. She clung to the man's arms, hugging him and not wanting to let go.
"You haven't told me who told you about the selection."
"Sister Shen told me that when we went to Yihua Palace today." Yueli played with the jade pendant on his waist and told him everything she had said to Shen Zhaoyi today.
He Yanchen stroked her soft hair, his eyes flashing. Shen Zhaoyi's brother was receiving various princes and envoys, and Prince Pingnan had been in the capital for a few days. Coupled with Prince Pingnan's memorial three years ago, it was not surprising that she had this guess.
Why did you tell Yueli these groundless speculations?
"You have a good relationship with Shen Zhaoyi?"
Yueli felt that the man was jealous. She raised her little face from his arms and said, "Your Majesty, are you jealous of Sister Shen? She is your concubine."
The man patted her lower back and said, "Talk to me nicely."
Yue Li curled her lips and said, "Your Majesty knows that other concubines don't interact with me. In the past, only Sister Shen would occasionally talk to me. Now that Sister Shen has saved me, I naturally have to care about her more."
Hearing the woman calling him "sister, sister, sister" in a sweet voice, the man frowned even more.
"From now on, have less contact with her."
"Why?"
He Yanchen didn't want to explain to her and patted her on the buttocks: "Don't you listen to me?"
"Then I won't even have anyone to talk to in the palace." Yue Li threw him down fiercely, "Unless Your Majesty promises me that I can come to you anytime when I'm bored."
"If I don't allow you to, then you won't come?" He Yanchen glanced at her with a half-smile, "I wonder who is the one who keeps coming before the emperor every few days?"
Yueli lay on his chest and hummed.
"Jiaojiao only knew that the Prince of Pingnan had submitted a selection of beauties before, but she didn't know that this time the Prince of Pingnan had brought with him the Saintess of Xijue. Xijue had presented a treasured collection of historical records, which needed to be blessed by the Saintess."
Yueli blinked. Was he explaining to her?
The man tapped her forehead: "Do you understand?"
"I understand." Yueli rubbed his chest happily. This meant that there would be no talent show.
The man's strong arms held her in his embrace, and the ambergris lingering on her nose mixed with the man's unique scent made her feel very safe.
Yue Li likes He Yanchen holding her like this the most. It makes her feel that she is also being cared for and someone is protecting her from the wind and rain.
She remembered that he had helped her deal with Li Jieyu, and the punishment was still so severe that even the Yang family was demoted.
It’s great to have rights. If you are bullied, you can retaliate severely.
So Yueli was extremely glad for her original decision. She was going to be sold anyway, and she would be sold to the most powerful person. Only power could give her everything she wanted.
It’s not that there weren’t people who said they liked her before, but they couldn’t even come up with the several hundred taels of silver to redeem her.
What's the point of liking someone?
She seemed to like He Yanchen more and more.
Just a little less than liking gold.
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