Jiang Jiang liked his appearance, which was originally a good thing.
But there were too many examples of beauty fading and love fading, which made him feel uneasy.
Lu Zheng's concubine was a famous beauty at that time. She was loved by the emperor and after she gave birth to a prince, she was made a concubine even though she was born into a commoner family.
Her beauty was a blessing, but without the means to match it, her beauty became a curse.
When the romantic king got a new favorite concubine, she cried day and night, and was slandered by the concubines who had previously envied her for having an affair with a palace guard.
The distrustful look from her former lover made her collapse.
In the end, she chose to hang herself in front of her young children.
No matter how he begged Concubine Lu not to leave him, her beautiful yet fragile life was cruelly engraved in Lu Zheng's mind.
Because of this, Lu Zheng hated it most in his life when someone made comments about his appearance.
But Jiang Jiang is different.
When she talked about how she liked his appearance, her eyes were clear without a trace of distracting thoughts.
It was precisely because of this that he was worried that Jiang Jiang would be seduced by some cheap man outside.
Ji Jin watched his master flipping through his collection of storybooks one by one. Although he felt ashamed, he also felt a bit proud. "Master, just look at them. Don't say a word. They are all the best that I have carefully selected!"
Lu Zheng was dissatisfied: "How come all of you are just bewitches who are attracted to scholars?"
Ji Jin: “Huh?”
Lu Zheng emphasized, "It's immoral! Go find someone who discovers their husband's good qualities after marriage and falls in love with him over time."
Ji Jin: “…” Why do I feel like you are talking about yourself?
Ji Jin's eyes were dead: "Both men and women love to be coquettish, but no one writes about the kind you're talking about."
But it turns out that some of the brothers simply didn’t sell their products.
Jiang Jiang looked at the new storybook in front of him, then glanced at Lu Zheng, who had a look of wanting to take credit, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"...Actually, I'm not interested in these..."
Lu Zheng showed an aggrieved expression.
Jiang Jiang thought he was bullying him, so he explained, "If your Highness has time, please find some travelogues for me. I like reading that kind of travelogues."
Only then did Lu Zheng regain his normal composure and responded softly, "Okay."
Ever since he met Jiang Jiang, he has been developing his power at a much faster speed. But even with his advantages, his brothers are not just there to do nothing.
Besides, the emperor was not partial to him.
In order to speed up the progress, he always finished late these days. He was afraid that if he got cold later, he would disturb Jiang Jiang's sleep, so he stayed in the study all night.
It was a rare opportunity today to finish his official business in advance, so he leaned on the soft couch with his arms around Jiang Jiang.
Lu Zheng rested his chin gently on the top of Jiang Jiang's head, wrapped his arms around her slender waist, and nuzzled her like a sated cat. Jiang Jiang was flipping through a travelogue when she felt a chill on her neck—Lu Zheng's hairband had come loose, letting his cool hair slip under her collar.
"Don't move..." He said in a muffled voice, his fingers entwining a strand of her hair and playing with it, "Let me hold you for a while."
The candlelight cast a shadow under his eyes due to his thick eyelashes.
Jiang Jiang quietly turned her head and found that he had his eyes closed. The corners of his lips, which were usually tight, were now soft and relaxed. The cinnabar mole looked like a small red bean in the warm light.
She stretched out her hand as if possessed by a ghost, and just as her fingertips were about to touch the mole, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
"Spying on me?" Lu Zheng had opened his eyes at some point, a glint flickering in them. Without waiting for her to reply, he suddenly lifted her waist and pulled her up, making her sit astride his lap.
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