Chapter 151 Don't Flirt
Everyone at the banquet heard these words.
Empress Dowager Xue deliberately announced it to the public and even brought up her own illness, just to use her filial piety in front of everyone to force Xiao Chenglan to submit.
Although Jiang Yingli had already guessed Empress Dowager Xue's purpose, she still felt upset when she heard her say it herself.
Even though she knew that His Majesty would just ignore her if he let Xue Ning in, she was still unhappy.
Her possessiveness grew stronger.
Thinking back to that day when she was still thinking about the next beauty pageant, it turned out that she felt so uncomfortable when she saw a new woman hanging around in front of His Majesty.
Fortunately, His Majesty said there would be no more selections.
However, if Xue Ning wanted to enter the palace, it should be in the form of a formal engagement.
If I had known this last time, I would have asked His Majesty to add a sentence: we don’t want the courtesy invitation anymore.
"Since it can make my mother happy, how can I not agree? I will find an auspicious day to bring Miss Xue San to the palace." Xiao Chenglan finished speaking calmly.
Empress Dowager Xue was delighted. "The Emperor is truly filial and can understand my feelings."
Everyone in the seats below felt that this was a natural thing to do, and it would be strange if His Majesty refused. No one was surprised to hear this answer.
Only Wenren Yue sat in his seat, looking somewhat lost.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but for a moment just now, he saw sadness in Xue Ning's eyes.
Why would he show that expression?
Does she think that being the emperor's concubine is not a good thing?
Jiang Yingli had already withdrawn her gaze from Xiao Chenglan, and she was about to take her hand away from his palm. Xiao Chenglan grabbed the back of her hand, but she still pulled it away.
Jiang Yingli didn't even look at him. She sat straight and stared at the air in front of her.
Xiao Chenglan stopped holding her hand and looked at her leisurely. Looking at her slightly bulging face, an intriguing smile spread in the depths of his eyes.
When he gets angry, he becomes a difficult fish to press.
With a loud bang, the wine bottle on the table fell over.
Fu Wanquan hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty's robe is wet. Please change your clothes."
Xiao Chenglan stood up and walked behind Jiang Yingli with his hands behind his back.
"Concubine Yu, come quickly and help me change my clothes."
Jiang Yingli was called and stood up reluctantly, following Xiao Chenglan in small steps.
She pursed her lips and complained in her heart: I didn't want her to serve me in the past. Now I know she is angry, but I still make her work hard. It's so hateful.
Xue Ning looked at the two men's backs with deep eyes.
He is really a sweetheart. When someone is wronged, he will immediately find a way to comfort them.
She was even more looking forward to the day when the two of them would be separated.
In the side hall, palace maids brought up new clothes.
Xiao Chenglan untied his outer robe and glanced at the people around him. They all understood and left.
Xiao Chenglan looked at Jiang Yingli, who was standing there and silently poking her palm.
"come over."
Jiang Yingli snorted softly, "I don't know how to button that kind of thing. Your Majesty, please do it yourself."
Xiao Chenglan's eyes were filled with doting and smiling. "I didn't ask you to put on any clothes. I asked you to come here so I could coax you and prevent anyone from piercing their palms."
Jiang Yingli felt aggrieved and rushed into Xiao Chenglan's arms. "Finally, the Xue family has found an opportunity to exploit. Your Majesty said there won't be a selection, but he didn't say there won't be a formal engagement. I can't blame Your Majesty for breaking his promise. I'm so angry!"
Xiao Chenglan's eyes fell on her little face, which was wrinkled with grievance. A trace of joy spread from the bottom of his eyes. His gaze wrapped around her and he said softly, "Finally I know I'm not that generous."
Jiang Yingli's eyes were already filled with mist, and her eyelashes were wet. "I am the most stingy concubine, so Your Majesty is not allowed to look at Xue Ning too much in the future, otherwise I will be sad to death."
Xiao Chenglan covered her mouth, his expression becoming serious: "Jiang Yingli, don't say anything unlucky!"
"Then Your Majesty, will you agree to my request..." Jiang Yingli looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"I promise you, I promised you a long time ago. When I said no more selections, I meant that no new women would enter my harem in the future, no matter how. I will not break my promise to you."
Jiang Yingli blinked her tear-stained eyes and hesitated, "But...but Your Majesty has already promised Queen Mother Xue in public. If you go back on your word, Your Majesty will be accused of being unfilial. What should we do?"
Xiao Chenglan stroked the corners of Jiang Yingli's slightly red eyes with his fingertips, and an intriguing smile appeared at the corners of his lips.
"I promised to take Xue Ning into the palace, but I didn't say which palace."
Jiang Yingli's thoughts stagnated for a long time before she slowly came to her senses.
She covered her lips in disbelief, looking at Xiao Chenglan with awe: "Your Majesty is so mean."
Xiao Chenglan pulled away Jiang Yingli's hand that was covering her mouth and asked, "Isn't Your Majesty the best?"
Jiang Yingli bit her lip, grinned, her eyes curved into crescents: "It's okay, Your Majesty is naughty, and I like it too."
Seeing her like this, Xiao Chenglan's mind moved slightly, and his eyes darkened a little. He glanced at her up and down, and warned in a low voice: "Jiang Yingli, the palace banquet outside is waiting for you and me to return. Don't tease me."
Jiang Yingli was confused.
What? Wasn't she talking peacefully just now? How could she be provocative?
"Your Majesty, you have evil intentions, yet you blame me. I will not take the blame."
Seeing her self-righteous look, Xiao Chenglan narrowed his eyes and smiled, then flicked Jiang Yingli's earlobe with his slender knuckles.
"After the palace banquet is over, I want to see how righteous your intentions are."
Jiang Yingli's earlobes turned red.
Xiao Chenglan put on his robe, tied his belt neatly, and walked past Jiang Yingli with his hands behind his back, not forgetting to chuckle.
Jiang Yingli's hair was disheveled in the wind for a while, but she suppressed her pounding heart and followed Xiao Chenglan.
I'm going to be dealt with again.
They were having sex in broad daylight on the first day of the new year.
With such a start, won’t this year be ruined?
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At the palace banquet, Wen Ren Yue was a little drunk.
He is not used to drinking the wine from the Central Plains yet.
He left the banquet to go out to get rid of the smell of alcohol. When Xue Ning saw that he had gone out, he asked Empress Dowager Xue for permission, saying that he was feeling bored and wanted to go out for a walk.
Since Xue Ning's entry into the palace was a foregone conclusion, Empress Dowager Xue didn't need to keep her by Xiao Chenglan's side, so she let her go.
Xue Ning was very familiar with the imperial palace. She looked at where Wen Ren Yue was going and took a detour to the other side.
Wen Ren Yue unknowingly strolled to a stone arch corridor. Plum blossoms were in full bloom on both sides of the corridor, and at the end, a woman stood alone under the red plum blossoms.
Wenren Yue recognized that it was the third daughter of the Xue family who had just been at the banquet.
She had become the emperor's concubine. Wen Ren Yue tactfully lowered his gaze and prepared to turn and walk to the other side.
But at the moment when he was about to turn around, his pupils shrank, because he saw Xue Ning tentatively stretched out her foot towards the cold pool water under the covered bridge. The loneliness in her eyes made him realize instantly that she was going to commit suicide.
Wen Ren Yue didn't bother to think about why she did that. He quickly came to Xue Ning's side, grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
Xue Ning curled her lips into a smile in his arms, using the force to fall into his arms.
When the woman's sweet fragrance wafted into his nose, Wen Renyue was stunned. He didn't expect that although he didn't use much strength, he was able to hold Xue Ning in his arms.
Xue Ning was obviously frightened by him, and looked up in panic in his arms.
At the moment their eyes met, the veil on Xue Ning's face fell quietly, and fell into the snow along with the scattered red plum blossoms.
Wen Ren Yue, who wanted to let Xue Ning go immediately, was stunned.
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