Chapter 10: Bedtime Rules
When Xiao Chenglan entered the hall, he didn't notice that there was someone else in the hall. He walked straight over and said to Jiang Yingli:
"Get up."
Jiang Yingli stood up, looked at Xiao Chenglan, then at Zheng Baolin who was cowering on the ground and dared not look up, and reminded him:
"Your Majesty, Zheng Baolin is also here..."
Xiao Chenglan then noticed someone standing aside and said calmly, "You should get up too."
"Thank...thank you, Your Majesty." Zheng Baolin was helped up by Qian'er.
She looked up at Xiao Chenglan cautiously, a little dazed, her face slightly red.
The young emperor had high brow bones, long and deep eyes, and was dressed in a black and gold dragon robe. He looked cold and intimidating.
However, His Majesty's eyes were always on Jiang Yingli beside him, and he didn't even pay attention to her when he asked her questions.
"It's so late, what are you doing here at Jia Jieyu's place?"
Zheng Baolin replied, "I was talking to the Concubine, so I spoke a little late."
Fu Wanquan, who was standing by, saw Zheng Baolin still standing and hurried forward.
Your Majesty, this is not a sincere question, but an order to expel you.
"Baolin, it's so late, the road is not easy to walk on, I will find someone to take Baolin back to the palace."
After hearing what Fu Wanquan said, Zheng Baolin also reacted, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he quickly bowed and left.
She walked to the door of the hall, stopped involuntarily, and looked back quietly.
She saw that the emperor, who had made people afraid to look at him for too long, took Concubine Jia's hand.
From a distance, they look like a perfect match.
Zheng Baolin thought of Xiao Chenglan's cold attitude towards him just now, and turned back somewhat dejectedly, with complicated emotions in his eyes.
In Zhaohua Palace, Jiang Yingli helped Xiao Chenglan change clothes.
He actually came here today wearing court robes. It can be imagined that he had been meeting with ministers and had no time to change into casual clothes.
"Your Majesty, you must be tired. Come and sit down." Jiang Yingli took Xiao Chenglan's hand and sat down on the chair. She stood behind him and clenched her fists to massage his back.
Xiao Chenglan tilted his head to look at her, "You never like to watch the fun, so why are you walking with the newcomers today?"
Jiang Yingli paused and said, "I felt a bit bored in the palace, so I went out for a walk and happened to meet her. We seemed to hit it off, so I invited her over to sit with me."
Xiao Chenglan looked at her.
It seems that she has no intention of mentioning the injustice she suffered today and complaining to him.
A flash of disappointment passed through his eyes.
Well, whether he sues or not, he will settle the matter tomorrow.
Xiao Chenglan held Jiang Yingli's small hand that was massaging his back, pulled her in front of him, then put his arms around her waist and let her lie in his arms.
He put his arm around Jiang Yingli's back, placed it on top of her head, and rubbed it gently.
"Why go see the new guy?"
Jiang Yingli nestled in his arms, feeling a bit depressed, but she still smiled and replied:
"Because they are beautiful. In the past, I was the only concubine in Prince Su's mansion. Now there are so many sisters in the palace, full of vitality. I feel younger."
Xiao Chenglan chuckled, "Your words make me feel very old."
Jiang Yingli quickly shook her head, "How could that be, Your Majesty? I'm talking about myself. I've been following Your Majesty for four years..."
Youth is in its prime, and she is no longer a little girl like those newcomers.
"But I'm four years older than you," Xiao Chenglan said. "You're always younger than me. If I live to be eighty, you'll only be seventy-six."
Jiang Yingli was stunned.
Your Majesty said this because you noticed that she was sad about her age?
She lay on Xiao Chenglan's chest and looked up. Xiao Chenglan was also looking at her with his eyes lowered.
His eyes were so deep that they seemed to be able to captivate people, especially now that they seemed to be filled with tenderness.
Jiang Yingli pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty is a diligent and good king. May he live a long life."
"Then I want to live to be 104 years old." Xiao Chenglan said.
Jiang Yingli suddenly realized, and the sadness in her heart caused by aging disappeared in an instant.
His Majesty has always been like this, never saying any passionate love words, but such straightforward words without any touching embellishments can penetrate into her heart.
Jiang Yingli took the initiative to hug Xiao Chenglan's waist tightly, and rubbed her cheek gently against the dragon pattern on his chest.
"His Majesty."
"Yeah." Xiao Chenglan hugged her and patted Jiang Yingli's back gently again and again.
But this warm atmosphere soon changed.
Jiang Yingli noticed that the big hand that was originally on her back gradually moved from the waist to her soft belly, and then moved up inch by inch.
Jiang Yingli looked at Xiao Chenglan with a slightly blushing face.
His eyes were gloomy, and he whispered in her ear:
"How are you learning the rules of the bedchamber?"
The past half month of serving the emperor in bed has been the same old routine. Jiang Yingli's face turned even redder when she thought of the new things she had learned.
"Your Majesty, I have learned almost everything..."
"Almost? What does that mean, huh?" Xiao Chenglan bit her ear.
Jiang Yingli trembled and said shyly, "It's just... I can do it, but I'm not familiar with it..."
She finished speaking through gritted teeth, and her ear felt itchy. It was Xiao Chenglan who chuckled softly, and his breath fell on her ear.
"It's okay to be unfamiliar. Practice more and you'll become familiar."
Xiao Chenglan picked her up and strode towards the bed. He then opened the curtain with one hand and placed her on the bed. Then, he swung his long legs onto the bed and leaned against the headboard leisurely.
Jiang Yingli looked at the familiar muscle texture under his half-open pajamas, and thought regretfully: I can't touch him casually like before.
Xiao Chenglan touched her hair, his voice a little hoarse.
"Be good, I won't blame you if you don't do well."
Jiang Yingli's face instantly turned red enough to look like blood.
She could tell that this sentence was actually urging her.
......
What happened afterwards was actually not much different from before, and it was all under Xiao Chenglan's control.
Because Xiao Chenglan thought she was too slow and asked if she wanted to make him sick.
Jiang Yingli could only cry and explain that she had really studied hard.
After taking a bath, Jiang Yingli's eyelids felt heavy, and she fell asleep in Xiao Chenglan's arms.
Before she lost consciousness, she heard him whisper in her ear:
"Don't be afraid tomorrow."
What am I afraid of? Jiang Yingli thought drowsily.
Oh, it was probably about giving the new recruits a lecture and then taking them to see the Queen Mother.
......
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