Chapter 251 The Jealous Empress!
Seeing Xiao Ce's somewhat sad appearance, Meng Yanzhi was momentarily confused. What was wrong with him?
"Your Highness, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"No problem at all, you did a great job, you did an excellent job!"
Xiao Ce smiled, then stood up and strode outside.
The moment he turned around, Xiao Ce's eyes reddened and his nose stung. He had initially thought he was just a step too slow, but now he understood that he had no hope from the start.
Watching Xiao Ce leave without a word, Meng Yanzhi felt completely bewildered. Just then, a beautiful woman dressed simply entered the palace!
"Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
"Your Majesty, I am but a lowly concubine. Please grant me mercy and allow me to remain in the palace."
"My family is poor. If I go back like this, I'm afraid... I'm afraid I'll be sold to an old widower in the village and die a terrible death!"
The little girl knelt on the ground, crying and kowtowing repeatedly!
Seeing this, Meng Yanzhi was also startled and hurriedly helped the person up: "Get up quickly, who are you?"
"Your Majesty, I am but a lowly concubine, and I have never even met Your Majesty alone!"
"Your Majesty, I beg you, I beg you! I only ask for a place to stand. I will not compete with Your Majesty for anything. I only beg Your Majesty to give me a way to live!"
Lin Wan'er knelt on the ground again, sobbing uncontrollably, kowtowing repeatedly until her head was covered in blood.
"Light knife, help him up."
Helpless, Meng Yanzhi knew she couldn't outmaneuver Lin Wan'er, so she could only sigh and sit in the chair, staring at Lin Wan'er.
"This is His Majesty's will, and I cannot make the decision on my own. You should understand that no one can disobey an imperial decree."
Lin Wan'er was already in despair, and hearing these words made her feel like her heart was about to break.
"I... I can choose not to be a concubine, but a servant, a palace maid, is that alright?"
"Please, Your Majesty, if I go back, I will only face death. I just want to live!"
Lin Wan'er looked at Meng Yanzhi pitifully with tears in her eyes.
"Do you really have to go home? Why not stay in the capital?"
"I see you're pretty and know how to dress up, why don't you open a cosmetics shop? That way you can make a living. If you don't know how to do business, I'll ask His Majesty to find you an official to marry into. How about that?"
Meng Yanzhi looked at Lin Wan'er with some confusion. There were clearly many ways to resolve this matter, so why did she have to defy the imperial decree?
Lin Wan'er was stunned for a moment after hearing these words, but she quickly realized what they meant, as if she had suddenly understood!
"Yes, Your Highness is right. My skills are incense making and embroidery. Opening a shop should not be a problem. His Majesty will give me some gold to protect myself. I can do business in the capital without any issues."
"Please, Your Majesty, go and speak to the Emperor. Please don't send me back to my hometown, okay?"
Lin Wan'er stepped forward, took Meng Yanzhi's hand, and gently shook it, looking at her with a face full of grievance.
Looking at Lin Wan'er's adorable appearance, Meng Yanzhi smiled gently: "I can grant you that!"
"Light Knife." Meng Yanzhi winked at Light Knife.
Soon, Qingdao came over with a box.
Meng Yanzhi handed the box to Lin Wan'er, who was standing to the side, and said in a low voice, "There is a house and five hundred taels of silver in here. Consider it a small token of my appreciation to support you in settling down and building your career in the capital."
"Your Majesty, I thank you greatly!"
Lin Wan'er knelt on the ground, tears of gratitude streaming down her face.
Soon, Meng Yanzhi told Xiao Xingyuan about Lin Wan'er. She sighed and said, "I thought your harem was full of daughters of powerful officials. I didn't expect that such a country girl would be in your harem. She is really beautiful. How come you have never seen her?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xingyuan immediately became cautious, clearly noticing that something was off about Meng Yanzhi's tone.
He frowned and looked at Meng Yanzhi: "Especially beautiful?"
"Yes, she's a great beauty!"
"But Your Majesty, you don't really not remember, do you?"
Meng Yanzhi hooked her arms around Xiao Xingyuan's neck, her fingernails gently rubbing against his neck.
For some reason, Xiao Xingyuan got goosebumps and looked at Meng Yanzhi with some helplessness: "If you haven't seen it, you haven't seen it. I couldn't have children before, so wasn't that a waste of effort?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Yanzhi thought it made some sense, but she quickly recalled their first time together. Although it was at the Crown Prince's residence, they had been up all night, and it didn't seem like they were uninterested in such things.
Meng Yanzhi snorted: "Your Majesty doesn't look like a chaste and virtuous woman at all. Do you remember when we first met, Your Majesty was so impatient!"
"you!"
Xiao Xingyuan sighed helplessly as he thought about how pathetic he had been back then.
The circumstances were special at the time; he didn't do it on purpose!
But explaining now would be futile, so it's better to say nothing at all.
He kissed Meng Yanzhi with a hint of helplessness: "You're really getting more and more petty these days. Why do you still want to dwell on the past?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not pursue the matter!"
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that I will wrong you."
Meng Yanzhi snorted, rolled her eyes at Xiao Xingyuan, then turned around, sat down on a chair, and remained silent, pouting.
Xiao Xingyuan noticed that Meng Yanzhi's personality had changed since she became pregnant. She used to be gentle and lovely, but now she was a little bit spoiled. However, for some reason, Xiao Xingyuan didn't think there was anything wrong with being a little spoiled. On the contrary, he found it very cute.
Xiao Xingyuan walked up to Meng Yanzhi with a good temper, smiling as he asked, "Are you really angry, or are you jealous? Hmm?"
"I'm not angry or jealous!"
"I didn't."
Meng Yanzhi turned her face away, clearly indicating that she had no intention of making up with Xiao Xingyuan.
But then, Xiao Xingyuan pinched Meng Yanzhi's cheek and said with a smile, "You look so incredibly cute when you're angry. I love seeing you angry!"
This guy!
Meng Yanzhi immediately turned around, puffing up like a pufferfish, and frowned at Xiao Xingyuan: "Why are you like this? I'm angry!"
"Yes, I love seeing you angry. It's funny when you're angry."
"Look at you, with your beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and the moon hide its face in shame. Who could be more beautiful than you?"
Xiao Xingyuan immediately followed up with what he had said.
But Meng Yanzhi wasn't buying it at all!
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