If line (two) Whose girl is that?
"Chanzhen?" The man called out her name, his voice resonating like stone and jade. "It's a nice name."
Even though Chan Zhen was drunk, he realized that discussing his name with a strange man was a bit inappropriate, so he held his head and tried to stand up.
"I'm leaving." However, she was still not fully awake at this moment. As soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy and fell forward.
The man caught her at the right moment and chuckled in his throat: "Where are you going?"
The masculine presence before her was too overpowering. Zen Zhen's cheek pressed against his chest, and even the tips of her ears were red. She tried to push him, but when he didn't move her, she felt a little embarrassed and annoyed.
"Let me go, you lecher!"
When the maid heard her speak rudely to this person, her heart jumped into her throat with nervousness.
However, the man simply raised his eyebrows and whispered, "If I let you go, you'll fall to the ground."
"Then I don't need your help," Chan Zhen was unconscious at the moment and didn't realize that his words had exposed his identity. He said aggrievedly, "I want to find my brother..."
"Brother?" The man's tone seemed to contain a hint of urgency. "Who is your brother?"
Zen Zhen looked up at him strangely: "Why should I tell you who you are?"
She pushed the man again and threatened, "Let me go, or I'll call my brother to beat you up."
It was the first time that he had been threatened like this. He looked at the woman with some curiosity as she struggled in his arms. To be honest, her resistance was so weak that it had no deterrent effect at all. Instead, her bright eyes looked even more beautiful.
"Tell me, who is your brother?" He coaxed her, caressing her face. "I'll send someone to find him."
Chan Zhen felt that this person had bad intentions, so he bit down on his palm and mumbled, "Let me go..."
This bite of Zen Zhen came out so quickly and hatefully that he couldn't help but let out a soft "hiss", and the look he gave her became even darker.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing that he was injured, the maid anxiously wanted to come up to help, but he warned her with his eyes to stay where she was.
Chan Zhen was unconscious, but she instinctively sensed a sense of danger. She was a spoiled child and knew how to win the sympathy of others. As soon as she opened her mouth, a few crystal tears hung in her eyes. She said tearfully, "I want to go home to find my brother and mother. You are a bad person..."
"I haven't even had the chance to do anything bad to you." He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing her face full of grievance, he couldn't help but feel pity for her. "Forget it."
There is no need to rush at this moment. Now that I know her name, I can ask the maid later who she belongs to.
He called the maid to come and support her before letting go. As soon as Zen Zhen left, he clung to the maid, turned away and refused to look at him again.
Seeing her trying to avoid him, he was not annoyed. He knew that he had been a little reckless and might have scared her. After all, she looked young, only a girl of fifteen or sixteen.
He had lived for more than thirty years, but this was the first time he felt such an irrepressible emotion. He was as hot and unbearable as a young boy and was reluctant to take his eyes off her.
The maid helped Chanzhen to sit down in the palace specially provided for female members to rest. When she was about to leave, Chanzhen grabbed her sleeve.
"Has that man left?" Chan Zhen was still a little frightened when he thought of the man's aggressive gaze.
She was born in a marquis's mansion and had a very capable brother to protect her. Even if ordinary people were attracted by her appearance, they would not dare to stare at her as presumptuously as that man.
The maid glanced at the tall figure guarding the door and coaxed her, "Don't worry, young lady. I'll go out and take a look."
Chan Zhen reluctantly let go of her sleeve and told her to be careful.
The maid's expression changed as she walked outside the door. She knelt down nervously and shouted to the man, "Your Majesty."
Chen Dingyao's mind still echoed the confused look on Chan Zhen's face when he was covered in crabapple blossoms under the tree. He asked calmly, "Whose family is she from? Why is she here?"
The maid saw that he had some intentions in his heart, and she was not surprised. Which man could not be moved by a beauty like Miss Song? However, Miss Song was originally chosen for His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, but now she has caught the eye of His Majesty. It is really a bit sad. I wonder what the Concubine Shu would think if she knew about it.
If His Majesty asked, she could only tell the truth and the details of what happened.
"I was looking for her on Yun Yi's behalf." Chen Dingyao frowned, but soon relaxed. After all, the girl hadn't actually met Yun Yi yet. Besides, even if Yun Yi took a liking to her, what good would it do? The choice of princess would ultimately be decided by his decree, and as long as he disagreed, it wouldn't be considered a violation of moral principles.
At most, he can choose a few more beauties for Yun Yi. Anyway, he has set his eyes on this girl and will never let anyone else get involved with her.
What position should be given to her? Since she was born in a marquis's mansion, she must have been spoiled since childhood. The position of the ninth concubine is unfair to her. Among the four concubines, only the position of the noble concubine is still vacant.
He thought carelessly, completely unaware that being named a Nine Concubines upon entering the palace was an honor that ordinary people could hardly imagine, and being named a Royal Concubine was even more unimaginable.
"Go get her a bowl of hangover soup." She was still young, and a few glasses of wine would make her drunk. He was much older than her, so he should pay more attention to her and guide her in everything.
"As you command." The maid was about to go down when she was stopped again.
"Don't tell anyone about what happened today." People are always harsh on women. She is a good girl with a pure heart. If people spread some gossip about her, she will definitely feel very aggrieved.
"I know." The maid knew that His Majesty's intention was to tell her not to reveal it even to Concubine Shu.
After the maid left, he looked down at the bite marks on his hand. The wet feeling when her lips touched him had not dissipated yet.
"Your teeth are quite sharp." He chuckled meaningfully.
After making such a fuss in the garden, Zen Zhen's drunkenness had dissipated a lot after he took a rest. After drinking the sobering soup, he gradually regained consciousness.
She recalled the feeling of being held in that man's arms. It was her first time being so close to a man, and she felt a complicated and indescribable feeling in her heart. After much hesitation, she finally asked the maid.
"Who was that man just now?"
The maid heard the nervousness and trepidation in her voice and replied quietly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
His Majesty?
Zenzhen's eyes widened in surprise, and the empty bowl in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang".
How could it be Your Majesty?
Although she expected that the man could move freely in the palace and must be of extraordinary status, how could he be His Majesty?
Recalling that she had been quite disrespectful to His Majesty when she was drunk, and had even bitten him, she immediately looked at the maid pitifully, "Your Majesty will not punish me, will you?"
She seems to have gotten into big trouble and will not be able to leave the palace today.
The maid gave her a complicated look and patted her shoulder soothingly: "Don't worry, young lady."
His Majesty looked so passionate that he was almost ready to take Miss Song into the palace on the spot. He had no intention of punishing her at all.
"Really?" Zen looked at her worriedly.
"Indeed." The maid nodded affirmatively, "You are a man of great fortune."
After hearing her solemn oath, Chan Zhen finally felt relieved. As long as His Majesty didn't blame her, it would be fine. Anyway, she would never have the chance to enter the palace again. It would probably not be long before His Majesty would forget about her, a small figure.
"Let's go back." Chan Zhen did not forget the reason why she came to the palace today. She thought that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin would have finished seeing her by now, and she could not keep avoiding her, otherwise the Concubine Shu would think that the girls from the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion were uneducated.
When she returned to the banquet, Zen Zhen found that the eyes of the girls present were all bright and the atmosphere was more intense than when she left.
Xue Peiyao looked even more proud. Seeing her come back, she asked, "Sister Song, are you sober now?"
Chan Zhen nodded to her and bowed to the smiling Consort Shu, who was sitting above him. "I just had a drink and went out to rest for a while. I haven't had time to tell you, Your Majesty. I hope you won't mind."
"Get up." Concubine Shu's attitude was much better than before. She didn't want Prince Jin to meet the girl from the Song family, fearing that Prince Jin would be blinded by her beauty. The girl from the Song family leaving just suited her purpose.
Chan Zhen returned to her seat, and the girls beside her looked at her with a hint of relief and fear in their eyes.
Fortunately, Miss Song was out. If they had asked her to stay, they would have been left in the dark when His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin appeared. What man doesn't admire beauty, especially such a stunning beauty? If they were His Royal Highness, they would probably not see anyone else except Miss Song.
When leaving the palace, Xue Peiyao walked up to Chan Zhen and said with a hint of regret in her eyes, "Sister Song left at an unfortunate time and happened to miss the time with His Royal Highness Prince Jin. Otherwise, with your beauty, you would have definitely caught His Royal Highness's eye."
Chan Zhen saw the hidden smugness in her eyes and said with a smile, "Chan Zhen is unlucky. It seems I should congratulate Sister Xue in advance on getting her wish."
Xue Peiyao was very pleased with her compliment and said, "I didn't know there was such a wonderful person like my sister in the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion before. I hope to spend more time with my sister in the future."
Chan Zhen knew that she was just saying polite words, so he pretended to agree, "Okay, being valued by Sister Xue is a blessing that Chan Zhen has cultivated for three lifetimes."
Xue Peiyao was so delighted by her words that her hostility towards her dissipated a lot. The two of them exchanged a few more compliments before they each got on their carriages to go home.
Chanzhen finally relaxed when she sat in her own carriage. The experiences of the day were too rich and made her physically and mentally exhausted. She never wanted to come to the palace again.
Just as the carriage was about to depart, Chan Zhen suddenly heard someone calling her name. She opened the curtain and saw Xuan Yang's impetuous figure, and she couldn't help but smile. Her skin was so smooth and lustrous in the sunlight that it seemed to radiate light, dazzling and captivating.
"Your coming-of-age ceremony will be next month. I'll come to find you then." Xuan Yang waved to her.
"Okay, I'm looking forward to your gift." Chan Zhenyi smiled and waved to her, and made an appointment with her to meet again at the coming-of-age ceremony next month before letting the servant start the carriage.
But he didn't know that this scene had fallen into the eyes of another person.
Yun Yi quietly watched her smiling face from a distance until the carriage gradually disappeared from his sight in a cloud of dust. Only then did he withdraw his gaze with a sense of loss and said to the attendant beside him, "Go and check whose girl that is."
Why didn't I see her at the table just now?
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