Seeing the dragon bed, Xu Jinyi blushed and said with some difficulty: "Your Majesty, it's still daytime, and you are still injured..."
The emperor was holding the wooden box and was stunned when he heard Xu Jinyi say this.
Looking at her slightly red face, the emperor felt something in his heart.
He raised his hand and scratched her tall nose, teasingly saying, "Although I also want you to become my woman as soon as possible."
"But there's no need to be so impatient. Come on, open it and take a look."
Seeing that the emperor only took a small box from the dragon bed, Xu Jinyi knew that she had misunderstood.
A surge of heat rushed to his head and his face turned redder, this time with embarrassment.
He hurriedly opened the small box, and a stack of drawing paper came into view.
Xu Jinyi stared blankly, with some shock in his eyes.
This is... her in the cave that day.
There was the image of her warming herself by the fire with her back to the candlelight.
There was the image of her turning sideways with half of her face exposed, and another image of her retreating in panic.
Every painting is of her.
Xu Jinyi looked up at the emperor in shock, with a hint of emotion in his eyes.
Xu Jinyi's shocked look was somewhat cute. The emperor laughed a little and raised his hand to rub her hair.
"I have to admit that I fell in love with you the first time I saw you."
"After I came back, I thought about you every day, missed you, and even dreamed about you."
Xu Jinyi was stunned by his burning gaze. The strong affection in his eyes was so hot that Xu Jinyi subconsciously took half a step back.
When she retreated, the emperor stepped forward. He would never allow her to retreat.
He put his arms around her slender waist and pulled her into his arms.
The scent of the man's hormones filled her nostrils, and Xu Jinyi subconsciously put her hand on his chest: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Yier, tell me, you are willing to be my concubine and stay by my side."
His big hands caressed her slender waist, his forehead pressed against her, not allowing her to dodge, the emperor insisted on getting a clear answer.
"I am willing." With her head lowered, Xu Jinyi did not dare to meet the emperor's gaze.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, the emperor raised the corners of his lips.
Staring at the bright red lips, his eyes gradually deepened.
Thinking of the feeling of her feeding him water with her lips when he pretended to be unconscious in the cave, the emperor could no longer control himself.
He raised his other hand to hold the back of her neck, pulled her towards him, and lowered his head to kiss her rosy lips.
Xu Jinyi widened her eyes and was about to struggle, but then she remembered that she was already the emperor's concubine.
It was normal for the two of them to be intimate and they closed their eyes again.
Just as imagined, it was soft, sweet and made the emperor fall in love with it.
The emperor didn't let her go until Xu Jinyi was almost unable to breathe and patted the emperor's chest.
Xu Jinyi was breathing rapidly, snuggling in the emperor's arms with an innocent and pure face.
All I saw were those red lips that had been loved, glistening with water, looking so delicate and tempting that it was tempting to commit a crime.
A pair of beautiful almond-shaped eyes were tinged with water, making them mysterious and attractive.
Staring at her eyes, the emperor spoke tenderly, "I will give you an explanation for what happened today. This will never happen again."
When Xu Jinyi mentioned what had just happened, her face turned pale. She spoke in a low and timid voice, "Your Majesty, do you know who did it? I just entered the palace and haven't offended anyone else. Who would want to kill me?"
"The Empress asked those two eunuchs to lead me. Could it be that..."
Thinking of that possibility, Xu Jinyi began to tremble.
If she is really the queen, then if she enters the palace, she will be in danger and her life may be in jeopardy at any time.
A layer of moisture appeared in my eyes, but I was too afraid to let it slide down.
The emperor felt nervous when he saw the person in his arms was so frightened, fearing that she would regret entering the palace.
"Don't be afraid. I will investigate today's incident and won't let anything happen to you." He patted her back soothingly with his big, broad hand.
Xu Jinyi lowered his brows and buried his head in the emperor's chest.
She knew that this incident would not have much impact on the queen, after all, she was not really hurt.
Of course, she didn't think that she could dethrone the queen in one go.
To take revenge on the queen, we need to plan carefully. We can't be impatient and have to take it slowly.
In her previous life, the queen had harmed so many people, but in the end she still didn't receive any punishment.
It's just because her background is strong enough, and also because her biological brother has done the emperor a favor.
Therefore, unless the queen made a serious mistake, the emperor would not punish her.
At most it's just a severe punishment or a minor warning.
This is what the queen said before she died in her previous life.
Only then did she understand why the queen committed so many evil things in the harem and why the emperor was so indulgent.
It turned out that it was because of a promise her brother made before he died.
The emperor was stabbed by a guard in the palace. The empress dowager soon found out about such a big thing.
"How seriously injured is the emperor?" The empress dowager hurried in.
Xu Jinyi immediately withdrew from the emperor's arms and saluted the empress dowager politely.
The Empress Dowager glanced at her, then grabbed the Emperor's hand and asked hurriedly, "Are you seriously injured? I heard that you blocked the knife for Concubine Xu."
The dissatisfaction in his tone was particularly obvious.
In the empress dowager's view, the emperor was the supreme ruler, so how could he let others take the blame? It would be almost the same the other way around.
"Mother, I'm fine. I just have some minor skin injuries." The emperor took his clothes and put them on.
The Queen Mother turned and stared at Xu Jinyi: "If the Emperor makes any mistake in today's matter, are you able to bear the responsibility?"
"I didn't expect that you would cause such a big trouble just after you sealed the promise. Otherwise..."
Xu Jinyi knelt down and said, "I am guilty of a thousand deaths. I have caused damage to the emperor's body. Please punish me, Empress Dowager."
Seeing that Xu Jinyi did not become arrogant because of the emperor's protection, the empress dowager's eyes showed less dissatisfaction.
However, he felt a faint regret in his heart. He should have listened to the Queen's words just now and this girl could not be left behind.
If she had been sent out of the palace, this wouldn't have happened.
The Queen Mother had to admit that Xu Jinyi was very beautiful and it was normal for a man to like her.
But on the first day, the emperor was asked to risk his own life to protect her, which made the empress dowager very dissatisfied.
Who knows how much trouble this harem will cause in the future.
"Since you have admitted your mistake, I do not want to pursue it any further. However, you cannot stay in the palace any longer. Wait..."
I thought it was normal for the Queen Mother to be angry since I was injured, and a few words of reprimand would make her feel better.
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother actually wanted to send Xu Jinyi out of the palace, which the Emperor could never allow.
She immediately spoke out to stop him: "Mother, what happened today is not Xu Ying's fault. It's her first day in the palace, who could she possibly offend?"
"I am also responsible for the assassination attempt in the palace. I will investigate this matter thoroughly."
The Empress Dowager became angrier the more she listened. The Emperor had lost his mind for this woman.
Looking at Xu Jinyi's face, the Queen Mother's expression was obviously filled with disgust.
"How can such a seductive person be allowed to stay in the harem? This Concubine Xu has only been in the palace for her first day, and you, Your Majesty, have been seduced by her, even being bewitched enough to shield her from harm?"
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