After doing all this, Xuanyuan Che returned to his residence with an increasingly cold expression on his face. Tang Wan was not asleep and was covered with a quilt, with only her eyes exposed.
This was the scene Xuanyuan Che saw when he came in. The girl's black hair fell like a waterfall on her pale cheeks. The brocade quilt covered most of her face, leaving only a pair of wet eyes exposed. She looked at him like a kitten that had made a mistake.
He was so frustrated that he didn't even realize it himself. Unconsciously, his bottom line towards Tang Wan had been lowered a lot in his heart.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to Your Majesty..." As she spoke, she was about to stand up and salute.
"Just lie still, why are you moving around?" Xuanyuan Che said angrily.
Tang Wan was so scared by him that tears came out. She propped herself up, unable to sleep or get up. Crystal tears rolled around in her eyes, which made Xuanyuan Che feel soft-hearted.
He reached out and wiped her tears with the back of his hand: "Why are you crying? I'm not mean to you."
It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but once he did, her tears fell even harder.
Like beads that had broken off the string, the drops of water dripped onto Xuanyuan Che's hand, making his heart feel as if it was being pricked by tiny needles, sore and painful.
He held her gently in his arms, very gently, his hands were also lightly touching, for fear of hurting her: "It's my fault, I came back too late, and I didn't protect my Wanwan well."
He originally wanted to ask her why she was so naughty and why she ran away secretly, but seeing her like this, the words were on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't say them.
She has hands and feet, and we were attracted by her free appearance. We had finally made her braver, so why should we confine her in a small temple?
Tang Wan didn't say anything. She cried for a long time before she raised her face to look at him. Her nose and eyes were red. A beautiful woman is beautiful even when she sheds tears, like a crabapple flower beaten by wind and rain, beautiful and pitiful.
He heard her say: "Your Majesty, Xuanyuan Che, it hurts so much, it hurts so much..."
He didn't think anything was wrong, but Xiaobai was meowing frantically in her mind: "Meow, host!! Why did you suddenly call the tyrant's name? He will be angry! Meow."
Tang Wan's face was still pitiful, but her heart was calm: "Don't worry, he feels very guilty towards me now. Now is the best time to lower his bottom line."
Sure enough, although Xuanyuan Che didn't say anything, his eyes were filled with a hint of heartache: "Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you again in the future."
Tang Wan lowered her eyes. Her already thin figure looked even thinner after being abused, as if she would be blown away by the wind in the next second.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." What's the use of promises, you bastard, if you don't give anything practical.
Xuanyuan Che touched her hair, his heart in a complicated state: "You should have a good rest. Stay here until you recover from your injuries. This is my bedroom. No one dares to come in easily except me."
Tang Wan looked up at him in feigned surprise, "This... This is probably against etiquette. How can a lowly person like me be worthy of the Emperor's bedroom?"
"Is it against propriety?" He snorted coldly, "This world belongs to me. My principles are the principles. How can it be against propriety?"
"Just be good and take good care of yourself."
"Yes, I obey your command."
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More than a month passed in a flash. Every time Xuanyuan Che came home from court, he would take out little gadgets to make her happy, just like a magic trick. Tang Wan also gradually became more cheerful.
When she smiled, Xuanyuan Che would always be stunned for a while. She had an ethereal appearance and jade-like complexion, like the first melting spring snow. The most beautiful words in the world could be used to describe her.
Her injuries healed quickly because she was in a good mood. Pink new flesh had grown on most of the wounds. Xuanyuan Che's mood also improved a lot. He no longer had to treat her like a fragile porcelain doll, but could hold her while sleeping.
However, there were always people who couldn't stand it. Everyone in the palace knew that His Majesty had not been to the harem for a whole month because of a palace maid. I don't know how many people had twisted their handkerchiefs and gnashed their teeth.
"Empress Dowager, please take charge of the sisters in the harem. That vixen, I don't know what tricks she used, she has bewitched Your Majesty. Your Majesty hasn't been to the harem for over a month."
In fact, when Xuanyuan Che was busy in the past, it was common for him not to go for a few months, but there is still a big difference between not going and going to someone else's place.
The empress dowager sitting in the main seat was graceful and elegant. Although she was nearly fifty years old, she looked like she was in her thirties. Her skin was fair, and one could vaguely tell from her eyebrows and eyes that she was a stunning beauty in her youth.
She was also very troubled by this matter at this time. She rubbed her eyebrows in distress. The emperor was really something. He was in his thirties, but he still acted like a young boy. Wouldn't it be better for him to take the boy directly into the harem? He had to keep him secretly in his own bedroom. Isn't this just an easy target for people to find fault with him?
Her voice was filled with the majesty of a superior: "Yupin, I will persuade the emperor well, you can go back first."
Concubine Yu wiped her nonexistent tears with a handkerchief and said, "Yes, I believe the Empress Dowager. I will take my leave."
In the afternoon, the Empress Dowager sent someone to inform the Emperor to come for dinner in the evening.
Xuanyuan Che was very confused. His mother loved him, but she rarely asked him to have dinner with her. There must be something wrong.
Sure enough, not long after he sat down and before he even started eating, the Empress Dowager looked at him with a look of deep sorrow and anguish on her face: "Emperor, I'm not saying anything bad about you. If you like her, why not just take her into your harem? Why do you have to resort to all that 'golden house hidden beauty' trick? Isn't that just giving people something to use against you?"
Xuanyuan Che frowned, "Mother, I will make the final decision. Besides, no minister would dare to do such a thing. Anyway, I have no hope of having children in this lifetime..."
"Pah, pah, pah, what are you talking about," the Queen Mother said with a look of disapproval, "Our Che'er will surely have children and a long life of blessings."
Xuanyuan Che smiled rarely, revealing the dimples at the corners of his lips: "Mother, I know your painstaking efforts. Don't worry, Che'er knows his limits."
"Well, mother knows you are a good child, please have your meal."
The Queen Mother didn't want to touch his sore spot, and seeing his self-deprecating look made her feel even more distressed. She didn't say anything more. The mother and son finished their meal in silence, and Xuanyuan Che made an excuse to leave.
When he returned, he saw the lights in the bedroom were still on. He opened the door and saw Tang Wan, wrapped up like a little dumpling, waiting for him. When she saw him, her previously dull eyes suddenly lit up: "Your Majesty!"
Xuanyuan Che walked over and held her cold hand: "Why is it so cold? Is there not enough charcoal in the basin?"
Tang Wan shook her head, her dark eyes looking at him worriedly: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Queen Mother is looking for you, is it because of me..."
Xuanyuan Che flatly denied: "No..."
"Your Majesty denied it hastily before I even finished speaking. It must be so." Tang Wan lowered her head, like a wilted flower.
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