Chapter 40: Killing You and Me
It was cold at the end of the year, and the outside of the palace was covered in snow, but inside the palace it was warm and cozy, with a faint scent of sandalwood in the air.
This kind of noon time is the time when people are most likely to feel drowsy, but Yang Manyan was completely immersed in the game of chess and was exceptionally energetic.
After a while, she suddenly smiled and placed the white piece in her hand on the outer edge of the chessboard.
"Your Highness, it's your turn!"
The girl's eyebrows were slightly curved, and as her eyes moved, their eyes met in the air.
When their eyes met, they were both slightly stunned, and the atmosphere suddenly became subtle and ambiguous.
The handsome young man stared at her with burning eyes. Yang Manyan's heart beat like a drum and her face became hot.
Seeing that she was absent-minded and was discovered, Xiao Yan's ears turned slightly red. He quickly lowered his eyes and put his attention back on the chess game.
This time it was his turn to fall into deep thought. The white pieces held by Yang Manyan had blocked all his possible paths.
The feeling of meeting a worthy opponent made his heart surge.
My chest seemed to be filled with a hot spring, and I felt indescribably satisfied and happy.
Among those who played chess with Xiao Yan, the emperor often crushed him with overwhelming force. His companion Xu Chengzong was slightly inferior to him in chess, and he could fight for a while, but his performance was not satisfactory.
There were also some officials in the Eastern Palace who were skilled in chess, but they were very cautious in front of him and rarely gave their all.
Yang Manyan picked up the red date ginger tea and took a few sips. Suddenly he remembered something, his expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly went to the bathroom under the pretext of changing clothes.
When she woke up this morning, she found that her long-delayed period had come, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
During the entire month she was confined to Yingtai, she was very worried because her period was late.
Just now, Yang Manyan sat cross-legged for a long time, concentrating on the chess game, and didn't even notice that her menstrual period had slightly moved, and her underwear was indeed soiled.
Xingyun and Suyue methodically helped her put on a new menstrual belt and underwear.
When the prince took her back to the East Palace yesterday, Xingyun also came back with him.
Dangui, who had accompanied Yang Manyan to the Imperial Garden with Xingyun last time and was ordered by Concubine Wei to summon the imperial physician, had already been transferred to another place by the prince because he had found a fault with her.
Thinking of Dangui, Yang Manyan couldn't help but think of Concubine Wei Shufei again, and felt an inexplicable chill in his heart.
The late Emperor Yongshun had many concubines, but most of them were moved to other palaces to spend their remaining years at the beginning of his reign. Only Empress Zhuangxian Xu and the Crown Prince's biological mother, Concubine Wei Shu, remained in the palace.
Moreover, each of these two people was more bizarre than the other, which happened to be related to her two encounters with His Majesty in the Imperial Garden...
The country has always been governed by filial piety, and the prince is gentle and modest. It is impossible for Yang Manyan to take the initiative to talk to him about any abnormalities with his stepmother or biological mother.
Now she can only deal with it as it comes, so she has to be careful.
After a short while, Yang Manyan walked back to the inner hall and sat down in the same seat.
During the waiting period, Xiao Yan had decided to "rather lose several pieces than lose the initiative", and made a bold and risky move, just waiting to see how she would respond.
Yang Manyan was slightly stunned. He didn't expect him to take this step. The situation became tense again.
From noon until dark, the two fought back and forth on the chessboard, but there was no winner.
At dinner time, they had to call a halt and ordered someone to draw a picture of the stalemate in the chess game so that they could continue the game next time when they had free time.
After washing up and returning to the bed, the man suddenly asked in a low voice: "I heard that it seems to be Xue Shuren's birthday in a few days. Would you like to go out of the palace to celebrate Shuren's birthday?"
Xue Shuren refers to Yang Manyan’s mother Xue Shulan, who was given the imperial title of a third-rank Shuren, hence the name.
Yang Manyan raised her eyelashes suddenly, with a look of surprise on her face, "Can I leave the palace to celebrate my mother's birthday?"
At this moment, her long hair was loose, and she was wearing a light pink nightgown. Her cheeks were rosy, and her almond-shaped eyes were wet and shining.
Xiao Yan's heart trembled slightly, and he held her small hand and squeezed it, "Of course you can leave the palace, but you need to travel incognito, otherwise it will disturb the people. And the birthday gift needs to be prepared. I don't know what Xue Shu likes, and I'm worried that I can't prepare it well."
Yang Manyan was pleasantly surprised and took the initiative to wrap her arms around his thin waist and acted coquettishly, "Your Highness is so kind to me that he even cares about my mother's birthday."
Not to mention that he is the crown prince of a country, even many ordinary people rarely remember their mother-in-law's birthday.
Today, Yang Manyan was afraid to summon her mother and sister because she felt that the palace was full of dangers. The prince took the initiative to suggest taking her out of the palace to visit her parents...
As she threw herself into his arms like this, Xiao Yan's body suddenly became hot and his Adam's apple rolled a few times.
Without thinking, he leaned over and kissed the girl's plump, rosy lips.
He had already thought about doing this during today's game.
The kiss was gentle and lingering, like the lingering spring breeze and drizzle, lingering and enchanting.
Yang Manyan's whole body soon went limp, and she collapsed in the man's strong and lean arms as if she had no bones.
As their passion grew stronger and their clothes were undone, she suddenly woke up.
"Your Highness, please don't, not tonight..." She struggled hurriedly for a few times, but her voice was still charming.
"Why not tonight?" The heat in Xiao Yan's eyes spread to behind his ears.
Yang Manyan's face flushed as she hesitantly explained, "My period has come, so it's not convenient..."
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.
The secret play pictures he had read before his marriage also mentioned women's monthly menstrual period.
Although he felt puzzled at the time, he did not take it to heart. Now that he knew that she also had to bleed for several days every month, his heart seemed to be tightened for no reason.
"Does it hurt?" He stroked the girl's belly carefully.
Yang Manyan shook her head shyly. Perhaps it was because she was born plump and healthy. She had almost no discomfort during her menstruation. The only problem was that she needed to change her menstrual belt frequently.
Xiao Yan took a deep breath, tried her best to suppress the heat in her body, and fastened her clothes one by one.
After lying down, Yang Manyan inexplicably recalled what the female official sent by the inner court to teach the Yang family said:
If she was pregnant or had a period that made it inconvenient for her to sleep with him, she should have been virtuous and proactive in suggesting that the prince take in a maidservant...
Thinking of this, Yang Manyun curled her lips. She didn't want to make things difficult for herself.
After a while, the East Palace bedroom became completely quiet, and the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
A few days later, it was the birthday of Yang Shangyi's mother, Xue Shuren. Because Yang's father was out on official business and could not return, the Minister's Mansion only planned to hold a small celebration.
Just as Yang Manyan and the prince were about to leave the palace in disguise, a young eunuch from the Qianqing Palace rushed over in a hurry.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has urgently summoned you to the Palace of Heavenly Purity!"
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