Chapter 52 Intimacy
Since she became pregnant, Chanzhen handed over the palace affairs to the female officials, so she had some free time.
When Chen Dingyao came in, he saw her and several young palace maids sitting in a circle under the window embroidering.
When Chan Zhen saw him coming, she did not stand up, but just smiled and asked him to sit next to her. The few young palace maids who were surrounding her immediately retreated to the side with a look.
Chen Dingyao looked at the clothes on her desk and asked, "Is this made for me?"
When he picked it up, he realized that the clothes were actually baby size. He raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
Zen Zhen was a little embarrassed by his gaze: "It's for Yuan Zhao."
Chen Dingyao put down his clothes, reached out and pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on her shoulder. "What about mine? Zen cannot be partial to one over the other."
Chan Zhen heard the jealousy in his tone, and being tickled by him, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Your Majesty, are you jealous of Yuan Zhao too? Besides, didn't I do something for you?"
"But you only made one for me, but Yuan Zhao has two." The one made for him was a gift for the Tianshou Festival, and he is still wearing it today. But before that brat Yuan Zhao was even born, his status in Chan Zhen's heart had already surpassed his.
After being crowned empress, Chan Zhen felt more confident in facing him: "I do this every day and my eyes are getting tired. Your Majesty, can you bear to see me suffer any more?"
Chanzhen's intention was to act coquettishly towards him. She liked to see His Majesty's helpless and indulgent look towards her, which made her feel that she was cherished by him.
"I can't bear it." Chen Dingyao smiled, but did not fulfill her wish. He pulled out the needlework she was doing and threw it aside. "So Chanzhen, don't do it for Yuanzhao anymore."
"Your Majesty!" Zenzhen glared back at him in feigned anger.
Looking at her lively and intelligent expression, Chen Dingyao couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her on the lips.
"It's such a nice day, Zen, why don't you go out for a walk with me?"
Chan Zhen saw that his face was calm and composed, as if his earlier frivolous behavior hadn't been his doing. She turned away and snorted softly, "I'm the Empress now, and I won't let His Majesty manipulate me anymore."
Chen Dingyao calmly took her hand and clasped it tightly. "Then I would like to ask the Empress to accompany me on this journey."
Zen Zhen couldn't help laughing and burst out laughing. When he turned around, his eyes were shining like blooming summer flowers.
"Since Your Majesty has requested this, Your Majesty will have no choice but to comply."
The sun was shining brightly outside, with a gentle breeze blowing from time to time. His Majesty held Chanzhen's hand and walked slowly, taking her body into consideration and taking very small steps.
Zen Zhen was illuminated by the sunlight and his eyes squinted comfortably.
"Does Chanzhen like it here?" Chen Dingyao noticed that since she came to the temporary palace, she looked much more relaxed most of the time than when she was in the palace.
Zen Zhen turned his head and said, "The mountains and rivers here are beautiful. Don't you like it, Your Majesty?"
She felt that the beautiful scenery was much more beautiful than the endless red walls and green tiles in the palace.
"I like it very much too." Chen Dingyao stopped and looked at her with warm eyes.
In his previous life, he had physical contact with her for the first time in the palace. Even though she did not want to, the feeling was so wonderful that he fell into it again and again.
Zen Zhen always felt that in addition to the usual tenderness in His Majesty's eyes when he looked at her, there was also a hint of uneasiness and melancholy.
But for a man like His Majesty who is so upright and omnipotent, what could possibly make him uneasy?
"Your Majesty, have you been worried about something lately?" She could feel that His Majesty had become more obsessed and affectionate with her recently. She originally thought it was because she was pregnant, but she had a vague premonition that there were other reasons.
Taoist Xuanwei's words rang in his ears again. The more he was in tune with Chan Zhen's mind, the easier it was for him to recover his memories of his previous life.
Therefore, during this period of time, while he was enjoying the joy of being in tune with her, he was also worried about when she would recover her memories of her past life.
Zen Zhen's eyes were full of attachment when she looked at him now, but her cold and hateful eyes in her previous life unconsciously emerged in his mind.
"I shouldn't have met you!"
Her last words from her previous life are still as fresh as ever. Zenzhen hated him until his death and was unwilling to forgive him. In her next life, will her attitude towards him change after she recalls her memories of her past life?
He was confident that he could hold the world in his hands, but he could not figure out her thoughts.
"Your Majesty," Zen Zhen came back to her senses and smiled at him, "Your Majesty, Zen Zhen is now your queen. If your Majesty has any concerns, you can tell me. Although Zen Zhen is dull and may not be able to help your Majesty, it is good to be able to cheer your Majesty up."
Chen Dingyao naturally couldn't tell her about his worries. He just patted her head gently and said, "I'm just wondering how long it will take before I can see Yuan Zhao again."
"Well, your majesty will have to wait a long time," Zen Zhen glanced at his belly, "it will take more than eight months for Yuan Zhao to come out."
"Yeah, it's still a long time." He sighed, but in his heart he hoped that the days of walking side by side with Zen Zhen could last a little longer. "He hasn't been bothering you recently, has he?"
"Yuan Zhao is very well behaved." Zen Zhen shook his head.
Apart from a slightly greater appetite, she felt almost no discomfort.
"Maybe this kid was too noisy in his previous life," Chen Dingyao looked at her abdomen gently, as if he could see the little soft figure calling him "Father" in front of him.
Zenzhen smiled at his confident tone and said, "Your Majesty speaks as if you have seen him making a fuss with your own eyes."
"Yes, I did see it with my own eyes." He said it seriously, but Zen Zhen took it as a joke.
"Your Majesty is joking again. This child hasn't even been born yet. How did Your Majesty see this?"
"Chanzhen," His Majesty's tone suddenly became somewhat serious. Chanzhen raised his head and met his serious gaze. "I don't think I've ever said that you and I have a connection in our past lives."
Zen Zhen subconsciously thought he was joking, but His Majesty's serious expression didn't seem like it.
She recalled that when they first met, His Majesty had treated her with incredible gentleness. In fact, she had always had doubts in her heart. Although she knew that she was beautiful, she was definitely not to the extent that the almighty emperor would fall in love with her at first sight, not to mention that His Majesty was not a person who valued beauty.
"Zhenzhen believes in Your Majesty." Her eyes were as tender as water. "Zhenzhen and Your Majesty must have been destined to each other in a previous life."
Her cries of hatred and despair from her previous life still echoed in her ears.
"I'd rather not have such an evil fate!"
"Well," he said with a hint of determination in his eyes, "Zenzhen and I have been destined to be together for three lifetimes."
If he still couldn't have a happy life with her in this one, the worst that could happen was that he would risk his life to seek another life. For thousands of lives, he would chase her and never let her go.
Zen Zhen said with a playful smile: "Your Majesty seems to be in a much better mood now."
"With Zen truth by my side, how can I be in a bad mood?" He held her hand tightly.
Then the next moment, his mood suddenly dropped again.
Yun Yi was standing not far away. No one knew when he appeared or how long he had been watching. No emotion could be seen on his face.
"Greetings to the Emperor, His Majesty the Imperial Concubine." Chen Yunyi bowed.
Chen Dingyao squeezed Chan Zhen's hand with some force and said, "I have already issued an order to confer the title of Empress on the Imperial Concubine. Yun Yi, you should change your words."
"Yes," Chen Yunyi clenched his fists slightly under his sleeves, but his face remained expressionless. He looked at Chan Zhen and smiled, "Yunyi should call you mother."
Chan Zhen felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin was two or three years older than her, yet he wanted to call her mother. However, as it was the etiquette, she could only nod in agreement.
"Your Highness."
Chen Yunyi noticed that she and her father's hands were tightly clasped together, and she even unconsciously moved closer to her father when she spoke to him.
He had watched from afar. When she looked up at his father, her eyes were full of attachment, but when she looked at him, her eyes were clear without any affection. An unspeakable bitterness filled his heart.
Why couldn't he meet her before his father? Even if she married someone else, as long as it wasn't his father, he would still have a chance.
"Your Majesty was frightened a few days ago. Are you feeling better now?" He stubbornly refused to call her "Mother" anymore.
Before Chan Zhen could say anything, His Majesty answered for her, "It's rare that you are so filial to the Empress. The Empress and your brother are both safe and sound. Yun Yi need not worry anymore."
Chen Dingyao said lightly, but there was a hint of authority in his eyes when he looked at Yun Yi, forcing him to recognize his position and put his feelings for Chan Zhen above filial piety.
Chen Yunyi could naturally feel the oppression from his father. He should have been panicking about whether his father had discovered his covetousness. However, an inexplicable and strong unwillingness forced him to calm down and embrace his father, whom he had always admired, with neither arrogance nor servility.
"As the emperor's son, it is Yun Yi's duty to be filial to the empress. I am sorry for worrying about it."
Chen Dingyao looked at Yun Yi, who was familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar to him, with a slightly cold expression.
Yun Yi was still young and inexperienced at that time, and should not have behaved like this. His expression and posture were somewhat similar to the time in his previous life when he was hiding his abilities and then forced the emperor to abdicate.
"Father, if I could live my life again, I would never let you go."
Before dying in his previous life, Yun Yi had declared war on him like this.
He was able to obtain the method of rebirth from Taoist Xuanwei, and Yun Yi could naturally do the same after ascending the throne, but he was one step ahead and seized the initiative.
The Yun Yi in front of him is now gradually overlapping with his previous life.
However, since he was able to snatch Chan Zhen from Yun Yi in his previous life and he has the upper hand in this life, how could he be afraid of a young boy who has not yet grown up.
He didn't look at Yun Yi again, but turned around to help Zen Zhen straighten the strands of hair that were blown around his ears. Even though Yun Yi tried to cover it up again and again, he still noticed his frozen state at that moment with his peripheral vision.
He smiled slightly, and spoke to Chan Zhen in a gentler tone: "I'm tired of this place. Chan Zhen, please accompany me to walk somewhere else."
Zen Zhen naturally obeyed everything: "I will obey your Majesty."
Chen Dingyao took the opportunity to speak: "Then I want Chan Zhen to make another piece of clothing for me personally. Is Chan Zhen willing to agree?"
Chan Zhen secretly glanced at His Royal Highness Prince Jin. He had his eyes lowered as if he was oblivious to everything in the outside world.
She originally felt it was very awkward to be intimate with His Majesty in front of the younger generation, but since His Majesty was a little happy, she couldn't bear to refuse him.
"Okay, all is as promised, Your Majesty."
His Majesty seemed to be unyielding and insisted on teasing her in front of His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin.
"How fortunate I am to have such a virtuous wife as Chan Zhen."
Chan Zhen gently squeezed his palm, a hint of shame and anger in her beautiful eyes: "Your Majesty, let's talk about this when we get back."
Seeing this, Chen Dingyao stopped teasing her and took her arm and walked to the other side.
Chen Yunyi stood there silently, watching the two of them clinging to each other as they walked away.
After a long time, he closed his eyes tightly. When he opened them again, his dark eyes were burning with strong ambition.
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