Chapter 18 Chapter 18
The tears on her eyelashes were about to fall, and in this desolate and cold palace, she felt so wronged by what she said.
Not only would the Crown Prince appreciate this tactic, even her brother, who treated her strictly, would find it hard to resist. She didn't need to preach any great principles, the other party would just find a way out for both of them.
Even if he is the emperor, how can he be immune to her display of weakness?
Even if she was a jealous woman who would not allow others to get close to the emperor, so what? As long as she waved her hand, he would eventually come to her obediently... although he was furious, which made her a little scared.
He would probably put his arms around her waist and say some sweet words to her to make the most of this wonderful night.
Shen Youyi lowered her head, trying her best to suppress the secret pride in her heart. At such a close distance, she was afraid that it would show in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, which would be bad.
The shy and resentful concubine was begging for his response, but Emperor Yuan Shuo raised his hand and grabbed her arm, forcing Shen Youyi to fall back to her original position.
Her sleeves were wide and loose, and her arms were as cold as the cold moon. His brows were gradually raised. It was early autumn and the nights were cold, so it was inappropriate to wear such clothes.
Shen Youyi was startled, the man's breath hit her face, she didn't expect it to be so fast, she was so embarrassed that her toes curled up.
The man's hands were hotter and stronger than she had imagined, but not as rough.
He stroked her arms inch by inch, delicate as jade, white as new lotus roots, soft as clouds, making one fall into them easily without noticing.
fraud.
Emperor Yuan Shuo rebuked him in a low voice: "Nonsense!"
The breath brushed against her neck, making her heart tremble. After a moment, Shen Youyi came back to her senses and said confidently: "Your Majesty, do you want to drain my blood to get three scriptures and a dried corpse, or do you want a beautiful woman standing in front of you?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo said in a deep voice: "Do you know that this is deceiving the emperor?"
She came here on purpose to irritate people. She was unhappy about being banished here to copy scriptures and meditate, and she was unwilling to offer the scriptures every month. But today, not only did she come here to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, but she also wanted to tease people.
Despite this, Emperor Yuan Shuo still called in the palace maids to bring in shoes and socks, and watched her put them on with a cold eye.
"If you don't use this excuse, how can you convince people to back down when faced with difficulties?"
His concubine, who knew what she was thinking, looked at him angrily, looking quite undisciplined, and even stopped crying: "Otherwise, how would others know how much I have to pay to gain your favor!"
Who doesn’t know how to embroider mandarin ducks? The threshold to becoming a favorite concubine is very high!
Favor and writing blood sutras are two different things, but she insisted on making them into cause and effect. Emperor Yuan Shuo was furious and laughed: "You are so unreasonable. You have ruined my reputation."
There should be some limits to talking nonsense. How can an emperor favor a concubine? It depends on how much blood she is willing to shed.
She clearly knew that he would condone and cover it up. How could any other woman have the courage to do that?
This is just the beginning... Shen Youyi shrank back, lowered his voice, and muttered: "You probably didn't even look carefully at how seriously I wrote it."
He didn't know that this beautiful shell had once contained two similar women, nor did he know that one of them almost became the prince's favorite concubine, and the other was very likely flirting with the prince under the title of his concubine.
Emperor Yuan Shuo was silent for a moment. At that moment, he almost wanted to rush into Yaoguang Palace and teach her a lesson: "I will have someone bring it to me tomorrow."
Shen Youyi struggled slightly, showed him the marks on her hands, and said softly, "I went to various courtyards to find your inscriptions, and copied them bit by bit. It may not be very similar..."
She had copied Concubine Wei's calligraphy, but she was always a little worried. Later, she simply gave up and turned to copying the emperor's handwriting.
"There are many traces of you in the palace. I miss you very much."
She looked at Emperor Yuan Shuo with a bit of reluctance, her eyes moist. "Every night I hide behind the curtains and secretly watch you. I miss you so much that I'm almost going crazy... Do you think I'm a crazy woman?"
A puppy abandoned in a deserted garden, while waiting for its own end in panic, can't help but look for the little traces of its owner left behind. It feels happy every time it collects a little fragment.
But when it actually saw its owner, it hid far away and only dared to peek in the dark.
It knew clearly that its owner had abandoned it long ago.
But this kind of behavior of hiding in the dark and spying on people is a bit too perverted for anyone, even a beautiful woman, unless... the other person is also such a person.
Emperor Yuan Shuo lowered his head to look at her, sighed softly, and held her in his arms as she lowered her head in distress: "A Zhen, don't be like your mother."
He has never been burdened by external things. Shi Heng's wife actually became mentally ill because of her daughter's disappearance, and even now she occasionally has an attack. This is something unimaginable for the emperor.
The imperial concubine is her daughter. If she follows in her footsteps... Before things came to this point, Emperor Yuan Shuo was not willing to think about the consequences.
Shen Youyi was stunned. Her tricks for dealing with men had some effect on Emperor Yuan Shuo, but not much.
He hugged her gently, but there was no passionate kiss or desire. He even felt helpless and sad. It seemed that the saying "a short separation is better than a new marriage" no longer worked when one reached middle age.
She felt deeply frustrated. The experience she gained from the young man could not be verified on the emperor. What's more, she did not know the Duke of Yan, let alone meet his wife.
Shen Youyi responded vaguely, and she said briskly: "This kind of thing is too embarrassing. I didn't want to tell you at all, but who taught you to like me so much?"
That kind of sad warmth disappeared in an instant. Emperor Yuan Shuo was angry and amused, and even wanted to pinch his face which was full of the look of a villain's success.
She was much more mischievous and bold than the Crown Prince and his other royal heirs. As long as someone showed a little bit of good face, she would proudly reveal her fox tail.
He thought so, and there was no reason not to do so. Her cheeks were slightly plump, and she only applied a little powder and jade cream at night. They felt very good to pinch, and even a pinch would make her scream.
This feeling has a kind of strange and malicious interest. Precious people and objects show a different kind of beauty at the moment of destruction.
Emperor Yuan Shuo restrained his strength and pinched her a few more times before scolding her: "You are still a woman, you are supposed to be quiet, chaste, and chaste. Where have you read the "Instructions for Women"?"
A woman should be chaste, quiet, dignified and sincere, but she can be said to be shameless.
The man's hand was a little too strong, and Shen Youyi rubbed her face in dissatisfaction. Men are always hypocritical, saying one thing and doing another. He loves to preach so much and likes chaste women, so he should go find a dignified and tolerant woman to sleep with, such as the queen, who treats concubines very well, remembers what they like to eat, and is very decent in public. Why did he come to her again?
Not even as good as the prince, Shen Youyi thought angrily. The prince at least admitted that he liked her as a person and this beautiful appearance.
She also likes this beautiful body very much. Not everyone can have it after being reborn twice. What if he breaks it?
Emperor Yuan Shuo looked down at the imperial concubine who was biting her lips tightly. Her skin was so delicate that it would hurt even if she was touched casually, but such a delicate beauty could withstand the intense pleasure of being beaten all night long.
He put his effort into it and she never refused.
However, Shen Youyi suddenly raised her head, and when their eyes met, she actually gritted her teeth and said, "If you don't miss me, then what are you standing here for?"
She didn't say that she liked him, she was full of evil intentions and even calculated who would come first.
But Emperor Yuanshuo thought of the red paper, and his expression softened and relaxed: "It's already past mid-spring, why did you think of painting peonies?"
After he turned thirty, he was used to having everything under his control, making decisions on his own, and looking down on everything. Occasionally, a patch of flowers would catch the corner of his clothes, causing ripples, but he didn't think it was unusual.
It is not surprising that people have fixed preferences. When he was young, he was keen on traveling all over the world's mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, measuring every inch of the surrendered land. Now, his eyes briefly rested on her.
The emperor was rich and powerful, and he didn't mind her stirring up trouble in the inner court, but he would not allow her to challenge his majesty again and again.
Maybe this is God's will.
Shen Youyi smiled, her eyes radiant. "Peony is gorgeous, matching the red paper. When I draw a flower, do I need to think about the month it will bloom?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo was slightly stunned by what she said, and his eyes fell on Shen Youyi's face. Seeing her sly smile, he couldn't help but tap her forehead, but his tone was still gentle: "Of course it's up to you."
Shen Youyi couldn't help laughing, quietly observing his expression and said: "Who told you not to come to Yaoguang Palace? If you don't miss me, then I really don't like you. If you don't come tonight, I will go and ask the Queen Mother to allow me to become a nun, so that I won't have to live under your eyes and annoy people everywhere."
She looked innocent, like a handful of clear, sweet spring water, which would not linger even if it turned into clouds on the wind and floated out of the palace.
Emperor Yuan Shuo was very unhappy with this feeling of being out of control. The concubines' life and death in the inner court were never decided by themselves. Before the emperor passed away, he rarely ordered his concubines to become nuns.
He frowned and was about to scold her, but she held her waist tightly, and he was even slower to speak.
Shen Youyi said softly: "But then I thought, how could the man I like not like me? Otherwise, why would you send someone to me? Are you also a little reluctant to let me leave you?"
The last layer of fig leaf was removed. She stared at the man in front of her without blinking. When she thought Emperor Yuan Shuo would not speak, he suddenly said, "A Zhen, it's actually more than just a little bit."
Can't you even wait one night?
But if she is not sent out of the palace immediately, I will probably not be able to sleep well tonight.
She was the wife of one of his court officials. Even if she was a widow, she was still in mourning and should not have been a lady of honor in the inner court.
He actually allowed a frivolous, bold and shameless woman to rank first among the four concubines, above the prince's biological mother.
When the sun rises tomorrow, will this thought also disappear?
Shen Youyi couldn't say she was very satisfied - those young gentlemen expressed their admiration for her with more sweet words than the almighty emperor, but at least she got a nice word from him.
She nodded reservedly, then slowly fished out the sachet from her sleeve pocket. She said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I wonder how many birthday gifts you've received today? You must be dazzled by them. I wonder if my humble skills can still make you smile."
The mandarin duck's eyes and fur had been modified by another pair of skillful hands, and they already looked quite lively, but the moonlight shining on them revealed many tiny holes made by needle and thread.
They lived together on the green pond, flying back and forth together at dawn and dusk. Thanks to those scriptures, he had no memory of how many rare treasures he had presented to them later, but...
She really doesn't want to suffer any loss at all, and she won't give a little sincerity to others unless they come to her.
"This mandarin duck is brightly colored, with intricate stitching, and the selected spices have a subtle, elegant scent. It's clear a lot of effort went into it."
Emperor Yuan Shuo did not expect her to be an embroiderer. He held her hand and squeezed it, saying softly, "You've worked so hard."
Shen Youyi was a little proud, and people could almost see the tail behind her: "I knew you would like it...what else?"
The look of expectation in her eyes was so passionate and straightforward that it couldn't be hidden even at night. Emperor Yuan Shuo hesitated for a moment. Wasn't this praise enough?
After all, it was the first time to do such a thing, and Shen Youyi felt hot in the face.
She glanced at him resentfully, took the sachet and opened it herself. How could this man not understand the slightest bit of romance? She was worried that he looked serious on the outside but was actually full of tricks, and she was afraid that she would find it difficult to resist.
A small and exquisite key rolled into the palm of the beauty, shining with golden light under the moonlight.
The young woman's thoughts were complex and shifting. Emperor Yuan Shuo smiled helplessly, stroked her hair, and guessed, "Is this the key to the Zhaoyang Palace storehouse?"
Although those rewards were extremely precious, he did not require his concubine to reluctantly give up their treasures and asked this stingy girl to give up all her treasures.
Shen Youyi bit her lip and lowered her head. It was not easy for an unmarried woman to learn to behave like a charming woman. No matter how passionate she was towards the prince, it was still just love and affection. How could he dare to make her pregnant before marriage?
However, having come to this point, she still mustered up her courage and whispered, "The lock has always been on me, waiting for Your Majesty to open it."
Emperor Yuan Shuo felt a warm feeling in his heart. The birthday gift she was going to present today was not a scripture, nor a love sachet, but herself!
He reached his hand inside her clothes and became furious for a moment.
The gold chain is thin, locking the graceful part around the beauty's waist.
Wherever a woman's chastity is, there the lock will naturally be.
She actually appeared in front of people wearing these disgusting things and still talked and laughed freely, and spent a whole day there!
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