June, the long summer is scorching. It is the height of summer, when all the flowers are in full bloom and the city is full of beautiful scenery, but the palace is like a dark cloud obscuring the sun, silent and desolate as death.
Yu Qianqian lay on the flower wall in the back garden of Fengyi Palace, wearing a long black gauze dress with a light, flowing flower hidden under her chest. Today, she had specially applied a flower decoration between her eyebrows, which complemented her clear and bright almond eyes, making her radiant with charm with every frown and smile.
Sitting cross-legged opposite her, Mo Jingnian rested his chin on his hands, looked at her helplessly, and sighed: "Your Majesty, this humble subject feels that it is somewhat inappropriate for you to leave the palace behind the Emperor's back. What if we are discovered?"
At this point, he immediately thought of how Yu Qianqian had forced him to act as a cover for her to escape from Fengyi Palace not long ago, and all he could do now was to patiently persuade her to turn back.
Just as she looked up, she saw Yu Qianqian lift her long leg, place her gold-embroidered phoenix-head shoes on her knee and lift them slightly, her skirt unruly swirling up to her hip. She leaned back with her arm propped up, laughing nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I won't implicate you. Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up myself. That dog emperor won't do anything to you."
Upon hearing this, Mo Jingnian let out a long sigh, then looked up at the sky with even more frustration, his tone becoming increasingly urgent.
"But...wouldn't it be better if Your Majesty explained the reasons to the Emperor before deciding whether or not to leave the palace? After all, the Emperor cares so much about you, he shouldn't disregard your feelings."
"No, no!" Yu Qianqian jumped down from the flower wall with a quick wit, getting angrier as she spoke: "If the dog emperor finds out, then we'll have no way of knowing what he's doing behind my back."
"Your Majesty, please forgive my bluntness, but His Majesty doesn't seem like that kind of person..." Mo Jingnian noticed her expression change suddenly and fell silent as soon as he finished speaking.
Before her eyes, the garden was full of flowers, like the silent smiles of a beautiful woman. A stream of fire flew down from the sky, and Yu Qianqian was covered in golden light, shining brightly like a diamond.
Unbeknownst to him, Mo Jingnian was lost in thought as he gazed at her. This was the first time he had ever felt that Yu Qianqian, this unreliable Empress, also had a pleasing side.
He opened his mouth, about to praise the woman opposite him, but she had already flashed past him.
"Thanks, see you later—" Yu Qianqian's eyes lit up, and she lightly moved her delicate body, leaping up like a rabbit. Her clear laughter followed the series of afterimages behind her as they slowly faded away.
Gazing at the receding figure in his field of vision, Mo Jingnian shook his head and smiled gently, unconsciously sighing deeply in his heart.
This woman is truly one of a kind.
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At midday, when the crowds were relatively small, Yu Qianqian disguised herself as a short-haired, yellow-faced eunuch and escaped from Fengyi Palace when no one was paying attention. She then hurried along the path towards the Imperial Study.
They entered the northeastern part of the palace and soon came to see the location of the Imperial Study.
Yu Qianqian felt that the palace had been unusually quiet lately, especially after the little palace maid who had followed her to Wuji Palace committed suicide. The deaths of hundreds of young women waiting to enter the palace seemed to have become an unsolved mystery, with no news coming out of the court. Although she didn't know what Mu Beichen had done behind the scenes to make the court, which had been boiling like molten steel, fall silent overnight, several officials had been frequently visiting the imperial study since that night.
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