Chapter 391 Even the Emperor Can't Hurt Her
As the morning light filtered through the screened window, Yuan Wanru lazily curled up on the bed, her fingertips feeling soft.
Lu Jiangnian hugged her from behind, his chin resting on the top of her head, his hands still lingering on her waist, stroking it from time to time.
"Still tired?"
His voice was hoarse with satisfaction and he kissed the skin behind her ear.
Yuan Wanru snorted softly and leaned back into his arms: "You look quite energetic..." Before she could finish her words, she felt his arms tightening and his warm lips pressed against the back of her neck again.
"We've been apart for so long, and you didn't let me touch you before."
His voice was muffled in her hair. "I was quite restrained last night."
Yuan Wanru's ears felt hot, and she thought of everything that happened last night. She couldn't help but said angrily, "You've been running all the way back, and you've been so busy late at night. I guess you didn't even have a sip of hot tea..."
Halfway through her words, he suddenly turned over and pressed her down, and the rest of her words were swallowed up in the lingering kiss.
After a long kiss, both of them couldn't help but feel emotional, but it was already late.
Lu Jiangnian could only suppress the urge in his heart and hold her in his arms.
Yuan Wanru rested her head on his arm, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the scar on his chest: "Concubine Liang really refused to give up. She said in front of the emperor that I poisoned the second prince. Although I got away with it, the emperor is afraid..."
Lu Jiangnian grabbed her rebellious fingers and put them on his lips and bit them gently: "Who can prove something without any evidence?"
A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes. "Didn't the people in the Imperial Hospital find out that Murong Xiao was poisoned? Concubine Liang is just making random accusations. The Emperor won't believe her."
Yuan Wanru looked at him, "Do you really think so?"
"Well, it's okay. Even if the emperor suspects, there's nothing he can do."
He said firmly, "You and I will deny it. Dad has been guarding the northern border for many years. The emperor will not touch anyone in the loyal and brave mansion."
Yuan Wanru sighed softly and buried her face in the crook of his neck.
The aura around him made her feel inexplicably at ease.
Xuan Qing coughed softly from outside the window: "Prince, it's getting late."
Lu Jiangnian frowned, but had to let go of the person in his arms.
Yuan Wanru propped herself up, her black hair falling like a waterfall, revealing a few red marks on her snow-white skin.
"Where are you going?"
Lu Jiangnian took the clothes from the bedside and put them on. "The emperor did not summon me last night. I need to report the matter of Qingzhou this morning."
Yuan Wanru suddenly realized and was a little angry with him: "If you are so bold, why didn't you say it just now? It would be better to get up early and have breakfast before entering the palace."
"I'm full." He held her hand and kissed it softly on his lips. "You won't be hungry."
Yuan Wanru was stunned for a moment: "When did you eat?"
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something and paused.
Lu Jiangnian's fingertips lingered on her waist: "Haha, what do you think?"
He looked towards the bed, glancing meaningfully at the messy bedding.
Yuan Wanru suddenly chuckled: "You are really anxious..."
Lu Jiangnian's eyes darkened, and he suddenly pulled her closer and bit her lips hard: "I'm just impatient. Wait until I come back and deepen your impression."
Yuan Wanru patted him and said, "Go quickly, don't do anything stupid."
When Lu Jiangnian left the Marquis' Mansion, he looked back in the direction of Lingshuiju.
Just now, of course, he was doing it for Kuanyuan Wanru's sake. The emperor is now getting older and is becoming less and less trusting of others.
This time, they insisted on transferring him out of Beijing. Isn't that because they suspect him?
The emperor doesn't even believe him, let alone my wife.
This separation is enough. From now on, he will not let his wife face all the storms alone.
"Prince?"
Xuan Qing reminded quietly.
Lu Jiangnian withdrew his gaze and straightened his clothes.
The eaves of the palace shone coldly in the morning sun, and he suddenly remembered Yuan Wanru's whisper in his ear last night: "I miss you, too."
With a sneer on his lips, he strode towards the palace gate.
Even the emperor can't hurt his wife in the slightest.
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"Your Excellency has made great contributions in suppressing the bandits." The emperor's voice came from the gilded dragon chair, with a bit of nonchalance, "You are very resolute in your work. In less than a month in Qingzhou, you have already investigated all 27 officials involved in the case."
"Why, what's going on in the capital that worries you?"
"I cannot stand seeing snakes and rats running rampant." When he raised his eyes, he met the emperor's inquiring gaze. Lu Jiangnian's respectful eyes were filled with coldness. "If these termites stay for a moment longer, I will be unable to sleep or eat well."
"The emperor has entrusted me with an important task, so I naturally dare not slack off. I have been investigating the case day and night, just to return to the capital as soon as possible and bring these people who are just sitting there doing nothing to get by to justice."
His face was stern, and he didn't seem uncomfortable at all because of the emperor's teasing.
"My father always taught me that thunder and lightning are all grace from the emperor. Just like these scoundrels in Qingzhou - they should have been exposed by your majesty's holy light."
The emperor stared at him and suddenly sighed, "Good, good! It is true that a tiger father will have a dog son!" The imperial crown inlaid with oriental pearls trembled slightly, "You, the father and son of the Lu family, are truly my right-hand men."
"I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission."
Lu Jiangnian changed his tone and said, "If my father knew that Your Majesty praised me like this, he would definitely blame me for stealing his limelight."
The solemnity of the whole palace was broken by this joke. The emperor's laughter shook the dust on the beams and fell. "Your father won't do that. He will just be happy."
The hall was quiet for a while.
The emperor mentioned Yuan Wanru.
"I heard before that your father was kind and adopted the orphan of one of his subordinates, but I didn't expect that he would marry this girl to you."
"I told your father last year that Princess Le'an chased you all day and made a lot of jokes in the capital. Your father once said that you were engaged to Yuan Shi and the wedding date was approaching."
"After you get married, Le An won't be so obsessed anymore."
Lu Jiangnian's mind moved slightly. He didn't expect that there was such a thing at the beginning. He had never heard his father mention it. No wonder his father let him marry Yuan Wanru.
It turned out that the emperor had once asked about his marriage.
Lu Jiangnian continued to listen, and the emperor continued: "Speaking of which, the Yuan family is too low-class. This marriage is unfair to you, but your father is willing to let you go."
The emperor spoke in a leisurely manner, as if he was just talking about daily life.
Lu Jiangnian was not timid, he answered frankly: "I dare not deceive Your Majesty, Yuan grew up in my family since she was a child, but she is probably introverted and timid. At the beginning, I really looked down on her."
"Although her father was a guard, he was loyal and brave. He entrusted the child to my father before he died. The engagement was made at that time, but I never knew about it."
"It is difficult to disobey my father's order. At first, I just married her reluctantly. I didn't really consider her as my wife."
The emperor's eyes flickered, as if he was talking about sex: "What about now?"
Lu Jiangnian blushed rarely.
"This... is a land of gentleness and a tomb for heroes. Your Majesty should be able to understand my thoughts."
"Hahaha, you kid..."
Suddenly, the emperor asked, "When you returned home last night, did your little wife tell you about her visit to the palace a few days ago?"
"The evidence is irrefutable. I have already arrested them and put them in jail. But Concubine Liang keeps saying that Yuan poisoned Murong Xiao."
"What do you think?"
Lu Jiangnian felt awe-inspiring.
Here it comes.
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