Seeing that Zhou Jingzhi remained silent, Jian Yang reached out and poked him, saying, "Things have come to this point. If we let her leave now, it will probably cause a lot of trouble. We might as well wait a few more days. Besides, I'm not in a hurry to return to the palace."
"Since A-Yang has said so, then I'll give you a few more days. You may step down now." Zhou Jingzhi glanced at Jian Yang helplessly.
After Linglong left, Zhou Jingzhi confided his concerns to Jian Yang.
Jian Yang pondered for a moment and said, "If she has a problem, we should keep her here and see what she's up to."
Zhou Jingzhi nodded upon hearing this, and glanced at Jian Yang with a slightly apologetic expression.
Jian Yang didn't feel wronged. Becoming empress again was not so simple. There were too many things to prepare. She could just take a few days off and was happy to enjoy it.
But she overlooked one person: Jian Hong.
Upon learning that she was not staying in the palace as the empress, Jian Hong chopped the wooden dummy in the training ground to pieces. Seeing how angry General Jian was, everyone dared not utter a sound.
Jian Hong rushed to the palace, where Jian Yang was having a meal with Zhou Jingzhi. Seeing the furious Jian Hong, she was momentarily confused.
"Brother, what brings you here?" Jian Yang asked.
Ignoring Jian Yang, Jian Hong bowed to the Emperor and questioned, "Your Majesty, do you intend to let A Yang stay in the palace without any official status indefinitely? How is she, a young woman, supposed to live like this?"
"Hey, hey, no, brother, you've misunderstood. It'll only be two days. After two days, I'll still be the Empress." Jian Yang quickly separated the two of them, afraid they would start arguing later.
"Not even two days! Ah Yang, come home with me. You can come back after the Empress's position is returned to you," Jian Hong said firmly.
If it were anyone else acting so presumptuously in front of Zhou Jingzhi, he would have thrown them out to feed the dogs long ago. But this was his brother-in-law, and what he said wasn't entirely unreasonable.
No matter how unwilling Zhou Jingzhi was, he could only let him take Jian Yang back to the Prime Minister's residence.
Along the way, Jian Yang coaxed her older brother for a long time before finally agreeing to cook him a fish hotpot, which made him look better.
As evening fell, Zhou Jingzhi missed Jian Yang terribly. After instructing Eunuch Zhang to guard the bedchamber, he changed his clothes and left the palace, heading towards the Prime Minister's residence.
Inside the Prime Minister's residence, Jian Yang had just finished bathing, and her hair was still a little wet.
I picked up a storybook and lay on the bed, flipping through it aimlessly, but what I was thinking about was why there were no hair dryers in ancient times, and how long it would take for my hair to dry.
As she was thinking, Jian Yang's gaze drifted to the window, where she vaguely saw a figure. Startled, she quickly sat up, grabbed the vase beside her, and hid behind the door.
The door was pushed open, and Jian Yang's hand, which was holding a vase, froze in mid-air. The person who came in was not some flower thief, but Zhou Jingzhi.
“Ayang, it’s me,” Zhou Jingzhi said, holding Jian Yang’s wrist.
"How did you get in? You were acting so suspiciously, I thought you were a thief." Jian Yang put the vase back in its place and quickly locked the door.
Zhou Jingzhi said somewhat aggrievedly, "I climbed over the wall to get in."
"I never thought our dignified Emperor would climb over walls, hahaha." Jian Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud at the thought of Zhou Jingzhi sneaking into the Prime Minister's courtyard.
Jian Yang was only wearing an undershirt, and her hair was wet down to her shoulders. She felt a little cold and went to the bedside to cover herself with a blanket.
As soon as she sat down on the bed, Zhou Jingzhi's tall figure loomed over her, pressing Jian Yang directly onto the bed, leaving her momentarily stunned.
"What are you doing? Get up!" Jian Yang said hurriedly, afraid that her voice would attract attention.
Zhou Jingzhi was very close, so close that Jian Yang could smell the faint ambergris on him. He looked at the woman beneath him, whose beautifully curved breasts still had a few wet spots, and his eyes darkened.
"Ayang, I missed you." After saying that, Zhou Jingzhi leaned down and got even closer to Jian Yang.
He buried his face in Jian Yang's shoulder, captivated by the fresh, damp fragrance emanating from her body. Before he knew it, his hand was already caressing Jian Yang's waist.
"Zhou Jingzhi...no." Jian Yang groaned. The man's large hands seemed to have a kind of magic, and the places he rubbed felt like they were on fire.
Seeing the woman in front of him part her red lips slightly, Zhou Jingzhi could no longer resist and leaned down to kiss her.
Zhou Jingzhi's kiss, like the man himself, was both domineering and tender, and for a moment both of them were somewhat intoxicated.
Jian Yang suddenly felt something pressing against her lower body, and her head buzzed, instantly waking her up. She quickly pushed the man off her.
"Male beauty is a trap," Jian Yang murmured to herself. "If this continues, it could lead to disaster."
Looking at Jian Yang's slightly swollen lips, Zhou Jingzhi felt a lingering sense of satisfaction. Her taste was so sweet that he couldn't help himself.
There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, Zhou Jingzhi thought.
Seeing that Jian Yang's hair was still wet, Zhou Jingzhi took a handkerchief and started drying it for her.
In Fuxi Palace, just as the Empress Dowager lay down to rest, a young eunuch's voice came from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, this servant just passed by the Emperor's palace and seemed to see him leave," he said softly.
Upon hearing the eunuch's words, the Empress Dowager scolded, "Nonsense! How could the Emperor possibly be out so late?"
Despite saying that, the Empress Dowager tossed and turned in bed, feeling somewhat worried. So she got dressed, pushed open the door, and went out. The little eunuch was on night watch outside.
"Are you sure you saw someone come out of the Emperor's bedchamber?" the Empress Dowager asked.
The young eunuch knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this servant did see a figure, but I don't know if I'm mistaken or if it wasn't the Emperor."
"Alright, get up now, I'll go take a look." Hearing him say this, the Empress Dowager felt even more uneasy and hurriedly headed towards the Emperor's bedroom.
Eunuch Zhang saw the Empress Dowager approaching from afar. He bowed and said, "This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress Dowager. What brings Your Majesty here so late?"
"I have important business to discuss with Your Majesty." With that, the Empress Dowager was about to push open the door and go inside.
Eunuch Zhang hurriedly stopped him, smiling as he said to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. His Majesty has already retired for the night. Before going to bed, he specifically instructed me not to disturb him, no matter who comes."
"How dare you! You even dare to stop me?" the Empress Dowager roared, but Eunuch Zhang did not move aside.
Seeing that Eunuch Zhang seemed determined to prevent her from entering even if it meant death, the Empress Dowager had already guessed that the Emperor was not in the palace at this time, and that it would not do him any good if she went in.
"Let's wait until the Emperor returns before discussing anything further," the Empress Dowager thought.
"Very well, I will come again tomorrow." With that, the Empress Dowager returned to the palace.
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