Chapter 85 Too Partial
"Really? I just said it in anger that day." Yang Manyan's heart softened, and he said very seriously: "If it weren't for this, how could I be so close to you now?"
"But you are usually too partial to Zi'an." The emperor continued to push his way forward, lowering his voice and asking, "Can't you just like me a little more?"
He was a stout man with a dignified demeanor, and there was something indescribably funny about his somewhat resentful words.
Yang Manyan inexplicably wanted to laugh, but quickly pursed his lips to hold it back.
"How can I be partial..." She muttered shyly, "The day before yesterday you said I owed you two, didn't you make up for it?"
Even when he asked her to slap him, she fulfilled his strange request, didn't she? Although she was so angry that she really wanted to slap him...
She thought she had treated everyone equally. Xiao Yan was her legitimate husband, so naturally he was different.
How can there be anything completely fair in the world?
The emperor pursed his lips tightly and his eyes were dark.
He said nothing, just stared at her.
Yang Manyan felt a little guilty being stared at, but he still mustered up the courage to say, "Your Majesty, it's good for the three of us to be like this now. Please don't make trouble anymore, okay?"
She clutched her sleeves tightly with both hands and tried to remain calm.
There are many men in the world who have women on both sides. She just did the same thing, and she has nothing to feel guilty about.
Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes suddenly showed a complex cold light, "Do you think I'm making trouble?"
"Isn't it?" Yang Manyan curled her lips, "Your Majesty always says things that embarrass me. If it weren't for me..."
The emperor frowned, "If not, what is it?"
Yang Manyan's cheeks flushed, and she said in a very low voice: "If I didn't like you, I wouldn't want to bother with you now."
This statement is also a disguised response to the man's previous question about "like".
The emperor was slightly startled when he heard this, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
His eyes were slightly sore, and his tone was pleading, "Please say it again, I didn't hear you clearly."
Yang Manyan's face became redder and redder.
She hastily turned her eyes away, and said angrily, "Since you didn't hear clearly, then just pretend that I didn't say anything."
"That won't do." The man said seriously, "I heard that Yuan'er said she likes me."
He hugged her tighter without making a sound, wishing he could embed her whole body into his bones and blood and not let go for a long time.
The hall was silent and still, with the Boshan furnace burning with the elegant scent of agarwood, which was faint and lingering.
After a while, the emperor murmured in a hoarse voice: "Yuan'er, I am very happy."
"I have never been so happy."
If he only wanted her body, he could have imprisoned her like he did last time and hidden her in a place where Xiao Yan would never be able to find her.
But what he wanted more was her heart.
Yang Manyan hummed softly and buried her face shyly in his arms.
The emperor bent down and kissed the top of her head, "Would you like to take a short rest with me?"
After a brief pause, he continued, "I was on patrol at the Firearms Camp last night, and have not rested since dawn."
Yang Manyan then realized that there were indeed some dark circles under his eyes. He couldn't help but feel soft-hearted and nodded, "Okay."
It just so happens that the palace won't send the accounts until the afternoon today, and it's only past midnight now, so it won't hurt to sleep for a few more hours.
The emperor chuckled and immediately picked her up.
Just when she thought the man was going to take further action, he just buried his head in her neck and soon fell into a deep sleep.
It turned out that there had been frequent major events in the court recently, and the emperor had been running back and forth between Nanyuan, the imperial palace and the Western Suburbs Firearms Camp, and he had not had a good sleep for several days.
At this moment, with the soft and fragrant jade in his arms, he felt that the string in his mind that had been taut for years relaxed a lot, and he fell into a deep sleep instantly.
Yang Manyan blinked, her cheeks burning.
It seems that she misunderstood.
*****
Cining Palace.
Concubine Wei Shu had come over early to pay her respects, and was now personally serving breakfast to Queen Mother Jiang, taking good care of her mother-in-law.
Last night, she carefully selected a pair of gold and Hetian jade bracelets, planning to give them to her son's new favorite, Su Qinglan.
Just thinking about how ugly Yang's face would be later made her heart surge.
However, several young eunuchs sent to the Eastern Palace by Queen Mother Jiang returned in disgrace.
Not only did they fail to invite anyone, they couldn't even enter the main gate of the East Palace.
Those who were stationed outside Huiyin Gate just now were all the emperor's personal guards. They knew some of the inside story, so it was naturally impossible to let them in.
They did not explain the reason, but just guarded against it strictly, not allowing the young eunuchs in the Cining Palace any chance to break out and break into the Eastern Palace.
Although these young eunuchs were specially assigned to run errands, they were all from the Cining Palace. Everyone in the palace was courteous to them, but this was the first time they had encountered such a tough guy.
These young eunuchs were furious, but they had no choice but to return to the Cining Palace.
The leading eunuch knelt on the ground and explained the whole story in an indignant tone:
"I just said it clearly that it was the Empress Dowager who wanted to summon Yang Shangyi and Miss Su to the Cining Palace, but those people in the Eastern Palace were too arrogant and refused to allow us to go in..."
Concubine Wei Shu's heart was slightly moved, and she hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be attending morning classes in Wenhua Palace at this moment. It seems that Yang Shangyi is deliberately trying to embarrass our Cining Palace..."
Queen Mother Jiang looked extremely ugly.
Last month she held a banquet in Changyin Pavilion and invited all the noble ladies in the capital. Yang had already rejected her in public, and now, she even ignored her call.
She was just a girl from a poor family, but she took advantage of the fact that the emperor and the prince still had some interest in her and dared to act insolently towards the empress dowager.
Who does Yang think she is? She is just a woman who uses her beauty to please men!
"Someone, go to the Eastern Palace." Queen Mother Jiang stood up suddenly, her chest heaving violently, "I want to see if Yang Shangyi dares to stop me outside the Eastern Palace."
Concubine Wei Shu lowered her eyelids slightly, with a gleam in her eyes.
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