The emperor's face turned visibly pale. He stared at the little girl, took a deep breath, and suppressed the desire running rampant in his body.
He lay down beside Xu Jinyi, panting, and pulled her into his arms.
"You are the first one who dares to refuse me."
"Your Majesty, I, your concubine..."
"Then I'll hold you in my arms while sleeping, that's fine." The emperor lay down beside Xu Jinyi and held her in his arms again.
Xu Jinyi blushed and nodded shyly.
At this time in the Ouyang Mansion, Prime Minister Xu and a group of people were searching every room.
After searching everywhere but not finding the rebellious girl, he looked at Lord Ouyang with a grim face.
"I've already said that your daughter isn't here. Now, Prime Minister Xu, shouldn't you apologize?"
Prime Minister Xu's face was gloomy, and he said sternly, "If I find out that your Ouyang family is harboring my daughter, I will report it to His Majesty and let him make the decision for me."
Watching Prime Minister Xu leave in anger, Master Ouyang looked at his precious daughter helplessly.
"Look at the trouble you've caused. Prime Minister Xu is selfish, hypocritical, and narrow-minded. If he holds a grudge against you, you'd better be careful."
"Originally we each had our own duties and nothing to do with each other, but now we've become enemies."
If it weren't for the fact that his precious daughter and Xu Haoran had been childhood sweethearts and had feelings for each other, to be honest, Master Ouyang would not want his daughter to marry into such a family at all.
"It has nothing to do with me. I really don't know what the meaning is."
After saying that, Ouyang Zhixia went to find her brother.
Her brother and Haoran can be said to be brothers who grew up together. Someone has to do the job of stealing the corpse, so her brother is the most appropriate person to find.
Brother Ouyang's eyes widened. "Little sister, I know Haoran's death is a big blow to you, but Prime Minister Xu has already identified the body. You should just accept the reality."
Seeing his little sister's angry eyes, Brother Ouyang said again: "Of course I also hope that Haoran is alive, but Ziyi saw it with his own eyes."
"Little sister, let the dead rest in peace, and the living must continue."
Ouyang Zhixia had to explain clearly that she was very sober before Brother Ouyang agreed to help.
But it definitely won’t work tonight, as the Xu family is searching for him everywhere in the streets.
Moreover, that old man didn't believe that their family didn't hide Xu Jinyi, so he would definitely have someone keep an eye on their house.
So stealing the body will have to wait.
Seeing their father return with a gloomy face, the Wu mother and daughter knew that they had not caught the bitch.
Xu Youran didn't understand why Xu Jinyi dared to leave even though she had threatened her with her mother.
"Dad, Xu Jinyi has rarely left the house. The only people he knows are the Ouyang family. Let's send someone to keep an eye on the Ouyang family and send all the people in the house out."
"It's freezing cold, and she has no money. Let's see how long she can survive."
The next morning, the emperor was the first to wake up.
Looking at Xu Jinyi's peaceful sleeping face in my arms, my heart felt soft.
Not wanting to wake him up, he got up first and prepared to go to court.
"Wang Yun, the imperial edict I gave you yesterday will be issued two days later."
Wang Yun was just wondering if he was dissatisfied last night and wanted to change his mind.
After a while, the emperor was heard saying, "Let Old Man Xu be angry for a few days, and then issue the imperial edict after Miss Xu accepts it."
Eunuch Wang Yun breathed a sigh of relief. So that's how it is.
"You stay and wait for Miss Xu to wake up and see if she needs anything."
Because Xu Jinyi was chased into the palace yesterday, she threw away her bag halfway.
The clothes I wear now are still made by the Imperial Household Department, and they are not tailor-made.
So after Xu Jinyi got up and finished her breakfast, Eunuch Wang Yun came with people from the Imperial Household Department.
"Miss Xu, this is the maid who tailored your body for you, and here are the tribute fabrics. Please take a look at what you like. The Emperor has ordered some clothes to be made for you."
"Thank you, eunuch. Thank you, Madam."
After taking the measurements, Xu Jinyi looked at a row of maids, each of whom was holding five or six pieces of fine cloth in their hands.
After taking a look, Xu Jinyi subconsciously asked, "Why is there no red?"
The nanny was stunned and looked at Eunuch Wang Yun. The only person in the palace who could wear bright red clothes was the Empress.
So what she ordered to be brought was not red.
"How tactless! This is our future empress, why don't you go to the Imperial Household Department and get all the red fabrics?"
"Bring over those treasures as well."
Because the Empress had not yet been crowned, any red tribute fabrics would be put away first.
The nanny was shocked, but when she looked at Xu Jinyi's face, she was not surprised.
He quickly ordered someone to bring the red cloth.
There were so many beautiful and precious fabrics that Xu Jinyi's eyes lit up. There were lavender, turquoise, apricot, orange, and light yellow fabrics. As long as they were the colors she liked, she asked for a set.
When the bright red cloth was brought over, Xu Jinyi immediately fell in love with the part inlaid with gold thread.
Everything from head to toe was custom-made, and that was it.
Today's morning court session lasted a bit long, and the emperor hadn't returned yet. Xu Jinyi felt a bit bored staying in the room.
"Father-in-law, can I go out for a walk?"
"Of course, the plum blossoms in the plum garden are in full bloom. Would you like to go there and take a look?"
Having been trapped in the small courtyard of the Xu Mansion, Xu Jinyi is interested in everything.
She refused the sedan chair prepared by her father-in-law and walked with a group of maids.
The snow was falling heavily, and the ground in the plum garden was covered in white. The bright red plum blossoms hung on the branches, and against the backdrop of the white snow, they looked particularly beautiful.
Xu Jinyi didn't like the maid to follow too closely, so she only asked Su Mian to follow.
Others should stay away.
Xu Jinyi's graceful figure shuttled among the plum blossoms, with a bright smile on her face.
Even open your arms and close your eyes to enjoy this moment of freedom.
From a distance, it looks like a fairy about to fly.
The emperor strode over anxiously, picked the man up and spun him around.
Su Mian tactfully moved back and stood behind Eunuch Wang Yun, and the group retreated further.
"Your Majesty, you are here." Xu Jinyi's tone was brisk, no longer cautious.
"Happy?"
"Well, put me down. I want to go shopping. I've never seen such a beautiful scenery."
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Xu Jinyi strode forward: "I feel so free, Your Majesty, please come here quickly!"
Xu Jinyi picked up a small branch of plum blossoms, put her face close to the plum blossoms and sniffed them gently. A faint fragrance filled her nose, and Xu Jinyi liked it very much.
"Your Majesty, can I pick some plum blossoms to take back to the house?" Xu Jinyi stared at the emperor with blinking eyes, his bright big eyes like hooks.
"As long as you like, you can pick all of them. I will pick whichever one you like."
Xu Jinyi didn't know that this plum garden was the empress dowager's favorite, and it was built for her by the order of the late emperor.
The concubines in the palace could only admire them, no one dared to touch the plum blossoms.
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