Chapter 241 Even the Emperor Gets Jealous? The nose-pinching scene is incredibly sweet!
Xiao Xingyuan was taken aback, looking at Meng Yanzhi with some confusion: "What's wrong?"
"Shh!"
Meng Yanzhi immediately made a shushing gesture, then pointed to the two people inside who were still acting arrogant and awkward.
"Gu Hanyue is confessing her love, keep your voice down, we're eavesdropping!"
Meng Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xingyuan with a grin and whispered something in his ear.
Xiao Xingyuan was the ruler of a country. How could he have imagined that one day he would have to eavesdrop by lying on the wall like this?
He felt this was inappropriate, but seeing Meng Yanzhi's enthusiastic expression, he obediently squatted down beside her. Xiao Xingyuan was definitely not interested in the two people inside. Meng Yanzhi looked at the two people inside, while Xiao Xingyuan stared at Meng Yanzhi up close, finding her sneaky appearance incredibly adorable.
Wang Huanhai, standing to the side, felt disgusted by Xiao Xingyuan's pathetic behavior. He then silently took a few steps back, afraid of disturbing the two people eavesdropping.
Inside the courtyard, Zhao Bailu kept her head down, not even daring to look at Gu Hanyue.
Gu Hanyue stared intently at Zhao Bailu: "You are so dashing and have such a straightforward personality. I like girls like you. I will definitely live a good life with you in the future. Don't worry, we only drank together with those girls. We never messed around. I will listen to you from now on and never get entangled with them again."
Zhao Bailu lowered her head, momentarily confused as to why Gu Hanyue would suddenly say such a thing, and also wondering what this person meant.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly. After hesitating for a moment, she said softly, "Aren't we engaged? Why are you saying these things?"
"I know you don't want us to get engaged, and I know you probably don't like me very much, so... so I have to tell you, I love you, I like you, and our marriage is what I want in my heart." Gu Hanyue tentatively took Zhao Bailu's hand and confessed her feelings word by word.
Meng Yanzhi, standing at the door, immediately covered her mouth, her eyes sparkling, and excitedly smacked Xiao Xingyuan on the shoulder.
Did you hear that?
Xiao Xingyuan was really puzzled by Meng Yanzhi's excited appearance. What was she so happy about?
Meng Yanzhi had lost interest in what happened next and pulled Xiao Xingyuan toward the Imperial Garden.
"Did you hear that? How come I never noticed how good Gu Hanyue is at talking before?" Meng Yanzhi put her hands on her hips and looked at Xiao Xingyuan with a grin, clearly very excited.
Seeing her adorable appearance, Xiao Xingyuan couldn't help but smile as well: "It's perfectly normal for men and women to exchange sweet nothings when they're together. Why are you getting so worked up?"
"You never told me any of this!"
"wrong!"
Meng Yanzhi was initially disappointed, but then she realized what was happening and just stared at him.
"You...you said that to other people!"
Xiao Xingyuan never expected that his casual remark would escalate the matter to this extent.
He pinched Meng Yanzhi's nose with a hint of helplessness: "Stop being unreasonable here. Don't forget, I am the emperor. How could I say such things to someone?"
Meng Yanzhi nodded in satisfaction, snorted, and leaned against Xiao Xingyuan: "So, will I never hear such words again?"
"Alright, let's forget about them and go somewhere else." Xiao Xingyuan hooked his arm around Meng Yanzhi's waist, kissed her on the cheek, smiled gently, and pulled her towards the pavilion opposite.
Meng Yanzhi sat down in Xiao Xingyuan's lap and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that not every woman in the harem entered the palace willingly? If you don't want them, can you give them their freedom?"
"What do you mean?" Xiao Xingyuan frowned, looking at Meng Yanzhi with confusion: "Explain yourself more clearly."
Meng Yanzhi carefully observed Xiao Xingyuan's expression, and only after confirming that he was not angry did she breathe a sigh of relief and continue, "Your Majesty, I just feel that it is a waste of life for these people to stay in the palace. Why don't we release them all?"
Release them?
Xiao Xingyuan sighed and said helplessly, "It's impossible to release these concubines; it would cause a huge uproar. But we'll be leaving the palace soon, and they'll all be sent to a nunnery. Someone will naturally take them back."
"Do you still want to leave?" Meng Yanzhi tilted her head, looking at Xiao Xingyuan with some disbelief.
She originally thought that after she became a Noble Consort, Xiao Xingyuan would not give up the throne, but she never expected that Xiao Xingyuan would still keep his promise and prepare to leave the capital and the palace.
"This is something I promised you, but I'm too busy to leave right now."
"Rouge, I know you love freedom, I understand. I'm sure you're being wronged right now."
Xiao Xingyuan looked at Meng Yanzhi with some heartache.
These nine-layered palaces not only confined Meng Yanzhi, but also Xiao Xingyuan. If he could, he would yearn even more for the free life outside.
"Actually, I'm not wronged at all. Your Majesty, you're so good to me, I'm overjoyed." Meng Yanzhi hugged Xiao Xingyuan's neck, leaned against him, and whispered, "Your Majesty, I'm a little scared. I don't know if taking you away is a good thing or a bad thing!"
"Silly girl, this is my own choice, and I will naturally take responsibility." Xiao Xingyuan put his arm around Meng Yanzhi's waist and kissed her. "You don't need to have so many worries. I will arrange everything. You just need to wait obediently."
Meng Yanzhi nodded, then leaned into Xiao Xingyuan's arms with a grin.
She had already decided to step back for the person she loved, but she never expected that Xiao Xingyuan would always remember his promise and would keep it.
In the evening, Gu Hanyue finally left with Zhao Bailu, while Meng Yanzhi pulled Xiao Xingyuan back and squatted at the entrance of the small kitchen to roast sweet potatoes.
The sweet potatoes had just been roasted when Ling Xiao walked in right on time. Without any hesitation, he grabbed a sweet potato and stuffed it into his mouth, not even caring about the heat!
Seeing his expression, Meng Yanzhi was both amused and exasperated. After rolling her eyes, she said irritably, "He's no good either, why are you in such a hurry?"
"I've traveled all the way back, and I'm starving!" Ling Xiao looked at Meng Yanzhi with a pitiful expression. "Is there anything else to eat?"
Meng Yanzhi nodded and pointed towards the pot: "And the steamed buns I ate this morning!"
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