Chapter 224: Let King Xuan Follow Willingly
When I returned to Chengning Palace.
Xie Chen is reading a book.
Pei Tingyue put away her worries and turned around in front of him.
"Does my concubine look good?"
Xie Chen took her soft, boneless hand and squeezed it gently, "Didn't I tell you earlier?"
Pei Tingyue thought of the word "very beautiful" and said dissatisfiedly: "I have spent two hours dressing up, and all I get in return is a simple compliment from the emperor. No, the emperor must speak nicely."
Xie Chen let out a faint laugh from his throat. He paused for a moment, then said, "It has astonished me to the point that I can't take my eyes off it anymore. Is that okay?"
Pei Tingyue held his face and said, "Then just keep looking at me and don't look at anyone else."
Xie Chen sighed and kissed the flower ornament between her eyebrows: "It has always been you, and only you."
Pei Tingyue was stunned after hearing this.
While she was in love with him, she thought of something else.
If you calculate carefully, it seems that he didn't summon anyone to sleep with him throughout the whole year.
At the beginning of last spring, her belly became big. He was very worried and stayed in the back hall of Changle Palace. He even handled government affairs in the back hall of Changle Palace and never looked at other concubines.
Then, during the Southern Tour, he did not summon his concubines. Even though Luo had given him such a strong drug, he did not favor Luo and only favored her.
After returning to the palace, she and Xiao Si stayed in Chengming Palace, and she was the only one there.
If you count carefully, she is the only one who has slept with him since last year.
It's not just in the eyes, my body and soul belong to her.
Pei Tingyue couldn't even remember when was the last time he summoned someone to sleep with him.
It seems like it was when the new concubine entered the palace?
That was a really long time...
She hesitated to speak, and Xie Chen pulled her little face and asked, "Just say whatever you want to say."
Pei Tingyue moved her lips: "I find that what the emperor said seems to be true."
Xie Chen was furious: "Is it not true or fake? You little heartless boy, you still don't believe what I say. You need to think about it. I love you in vain."
"It's not in vain, it's not in vain." Pei Tingyue tugged at his clothes and spoke softly and coquettishly, "I just don't understand what the emperor means by this. Does he really only care about me?"
Xie Chen's heart had already softened because of her. He lowered his eyes and said softly, "Didn't I promise you?"
Pei Tingyue was confused: "Huh?"
Xie Chenruyu's fingertips gently brushed across her beautiful eyebrows and explained, "On New Year's Eve, I said that I would give Tingyue whatever she wanted. In the past, when I favored them, Tingyue was unhappy. Since she is unhappy, from now on, I will not favor them."
Pei Tingyue's heart was beating like a drum.
Is this telling her that she will be the only one he loves?
What was once just her imagination has now come true.
An emperor really has to give her exclusive favor.
Still willingly.
Pei Tingyue was moved.
She thought, if he could really do it, then she would give him more sincerity.
Xie Chen kissed her again, this time with cherishment. As soon as they parted, he sighed, "Three thousand rivers of water, I only take a sip. As long as Tingyue is here, that's enough."
Pei Tingyue wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her head deeply in his chest.
It was not until a long time later that she raised her head and whispered, "I'm hungry."
Xie Chen's expression was gentle as he instructed the palace servants to serve the meal. He then turned to look at her again, "Is this crown heavy? Take it off first before eating."
It would have been better if he hadn't said it. After he reminded her, Pei Tingyue felt a sharp pain in her head. "Okay."
Xie Chen pulled her into the inner bedroom, and after she sat down in front of the dressing table, he took off the phoenix crown with his own hands.
This phoenix crown is complicated and it took me a quarter of an hour just to take it off.
After removing it, Xie Chen frowned, "My head is red from being pressed."
Pei Tingyue had expected this.
This crown is made entirely of gold, jade, pearls and stones, and her skin is so tender, so it must have turned red.
Is this what they mean by "If you wear the crown, you must bear its weight"?
So it doesn't matter if she gets red, she is willing to do it!
She was willing, but Xie Chen was not, so he ordered the palace servants to bring the ointment.
Pei Tingyue was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
He stopped him by speaking out.
"Your Highness, I'm not that delicate. Don't be too nervous. They're just some red marks. They'll fade after dinner."
Even so, Xie Chen still applied some swelling-reducing medicine to her.
After applying the medicine, Pei Tingyue changed her clothes into a crimson palace dress with a phoenix pattern.
This palace dress was delivered together with the imperial concubine's dress, and it was said to be worn after the enthronement ceremony, which was just right for the occasion.
Although this dress is not as majestic as the phoenix tail robe, the workmanship is still exquisite and gorgeous.
After Pei Tingyue put it on, she looked even more gorgeous, which made people unable to take their eyes off her.
Xie Chen looked at her for a while before taking her to the dining hall for dinner.
The table was filled with Pei Tingyue's favorite foods. She had nothing to eat in the morning, so she ate a little too much.
After dinner, Xie Chen held her in the warm room to help digest the food. He said casually, "Although I have given Tingyue the power to assist in managing the six palaces, you don't have to worry about it for the next few days. I have something to tell Tingyue."
Pei Tingyue was originally lying lazily on his knees, but she perked up after hearing this. "Do you have something to tell me?"
"Hmm." Xie Chen's face was full of meaning. "Recently, Tingyue has been thinking of two names with good meanings, one for a boy and one for a girl, that can be used."
Pei Tingyue pondered these words in his heart.
Let her think of two names?
No one in the palace has been pregnant recently, and neither has anyone in her family.
That can only be Princess Xuan’s child.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to name King Xuan's child?"
Xie Chen nodded: "Tingyue, you might as well think about why I did this."
Sooner or later she has to learn to grow up.
He will teach her little by little, and now is just the first step.
Pei Tingyue pondered for a while, then asked tentatively, "Do you want to improve the relationship between me and King Xuan?"
Xie Chen chuckled, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
Although it's not entirely true, it hits the point.
So he didn't hesitate to praise, "What a clever little fox."
Pei Tingyue nudged him and laughed happily.
Xie Chen touched her back and explained to her bit by bit,
"The Pei family's foundation is too weak, and there are no relatives or friends. I intend to let Prince Xuan pave the way for you, so Princess Xuan's pregnancy is of utmost importance."
"I ordered King Xuan to assist you. It's a royal decree. Although King Xuan will obey, he will ultimately accept it passively. But I don't want this to happen. I want him to willingly submit to Tingyue."
"Then, we can only use some tricks on this child."
"On the day that Princess Xuan gives birth, I will take Tingyue to Prince Xuan's residence. The Imperial Concubine will come in person, and the Imperial Concubine will bestow a name upon this child. This child is destined for a life of glory from birth. If it's a girl, Tingyue will adopt her as her daughter. If it's a boy, he will be Yuzhou's companion in study."
"If we give them enough benefits and tie their future interests together, King Xuan will sincerely work for Tingyue and Yuzhou instead of being forced to do so by the king's orders."
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