Xuanyuan Che sighed and placed his broad palm on her head: "I brought you back. I said I would protect you well. You stay here well. I will take care of the rest."
Tang Wan blinked and stared at him motionlessly. Her porcelain-white face looked even softer against the warm yellow candlelight. She said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, there is no need to do this for this servant."
"This is my world. I won't be unable to protect even a little girl. Be good and sleep well."
………………
The next day, Xuanyuan Che looked at the sleeping woman, kissed her rosy face, and went to court in a good mood.
"If there is something to report, then go to court. If there is nothing to report, then leave the court."
"Your Majesty, I have a report to make." The Prime Minister took a step forward, his back hunched slightly.
"What's the matter, my dear?"
The Prime Minister's beard was gray, and his face, covered with wrinkles, showed a look of deep sorrow and anguish. "I don't know how my daughter has offended Your Majesty. Why has Your Majesty tortured her and repeatedly confined her? If there is anything wrong, I apologize to Your Majesty on her behalf. I beg Your Majesty to forgive her."
Xuanyuan Che raised the corner of his lips: "Lord Zhang truly loves his daughter, but, isn't Lord Zhang the one who knows best why the Imperial Concubine is under house arrest?"
His expression suddenly darkened. "Isn't it because she's stretched her hand too far, even interfering in my palace? I didn't realize that the Prime Minister and his family could already make decisions for me?"
The Prime Minister bent his waist a little more: "I dare not."
"Bang." Xuanyuan Che slammed the imperial desk with one hand, and it instantly broke into pieces. The loud noise startled everyone, and the expression on Xuanyuan Che's face grew colder and colder. "Don't dare? I think you dare very much. Prime Minister, just because I don't settle accounts with you doesn't mean I don't know."
The Prime Minister continued to plead earnestly, "Your Majesty, that woman is only a palace maid after all. Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that your colleagues will be disheartened by your actions?"
This sentence caused a huge splash in an instant.
Soon someone else echoed: "Yes, I am just a lowly maid, how can I live in His Majesty's bedroom?"
"That's right, that maid is really a fox who seduces the master."
"Yeah, I don't know what means he used to climb up."
"It's outrageous, it's disrespectful, it's disrespectful."
Xuanyuan Che felt his scalp tighten as he listened to their chatter. He frowned and yelled, "Shut up, you're making so much noise."
Everyone suddenly fell silent.
Xuanyuan Che looked at them with a mocking expression: "What? Do you think what I did is against the rules?"
Everyone looked at each other, but didn't dare to say anything. After all, Xuanyuan Che was really a lunatic. They had parents, wives and children at home. What if Xuanyuan Che killed them?
Seeing that they didn't dare to speak, Xuanyuan Che's mockery became even more pronounced: "I conquered this world bit by bit from horseback. Whatever I do is the rule."
After saying this, he ignored the pale faces of the crowd, shook his sleeves, turned around and left, and before leaving, he only said lightly: "It seems that there is nothing else to do. Everyone, let's leave now."
As soon as the court was over, he rushed to the bedroom.
Tang Wan's health had improved a lot. At this moment, she was wearing a pomegranate red jacket and skirt, sitting in the side hall waiting for him to have dinner.
When Xuanyuan Che saw her, he took two steps at a time and walked over to her: "Didn't I tell you to eat first if you're hungry? No need to wait for me."
Tang Wan carefully observed his expression: "Is Your Majesty unhappy?"
Xuanyuan Che felt a little surprised. He had the same expression most of the time, and most people could only tell whether he was happy or not by listening to his tone of voice. However, there was clearly no change on his face, and his tone was as calm as usual. Why... could she tell that he was unhappy?
Could it be that we really have telepathy?
Tang Wan's cool hand grasped his generous hand: "Has Your Majesty been impeached by a minister in the court?"
"I……"
Before Xuanyuan Che could say anything more, Tang Wan knelt down and said, "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Your Majesty wouldn't have let those people get hold of me."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. Xuanyuan Che pursed his lips a little tighter, and it was obvious that he was distressed. He held Tang Wan in his arms and patted her knees: "Why are you kneeling? Your injury hasn't healed yet."
Tang Wan leaned in his arms, looking at him with tearful eyes: "Your Majesty..."
"Why are you always crying, little crybaby."
Seeing her mouth deflate again, Xuanyuan Che hurriedly coaxed her: "Okay, okay, I know you are wronged. Be good, I will take you out of the palace to play in a few days."
Tang Wan was very surprised and thanked him, but she didn't expect that Xuanyuan Che would really take her there.
Three days later, when she got into the carriage, her mind was still full of questions: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
"Chun Tao, am I really leaving the palace?"
Chun Tao had been transferred here to work with her since the last incident, and was now looking at her with a smile: "Of course it's true, young lady, His Majesty is so kind to you."
Tang Wan smiled and said, "It's pretty good."
Before leaving, Xuanyuan Che specifically explained to her that in order to shut up the court officials, he would also take some other concubines out with him. Tang Wan expressed her understanding.
Speaking of which, Xuanyuan Che has quite a lot of concubines in his harem. This may be because he took in many concubines in the early years in order to leave an offspring. However, most of them are just concubines. There are very few with high ranks and titles. Those with titles are almost all daughters of important officials in the court.
The position of queen is vacant, waiting for whoever gives birth to a royal heir to take the position.
And this time when Xuanyuan Che went out, he only brought Concubine Shen, Concubine Liang, Concubine Yu and her, and did not bring any others.
She knew Concubine Shen. She was said to be a beautiful lady who loved playing the zither. She was as quiet as a chrysanthemum and did not fight or compete with anyone.
As for Concubine Liang, she was as her name suggested, respectful and kind, like a sweet and talkative flower. Xuanyuan Che doted on her for a long time. However, because she could not have children in her life for some reasons, Xuanyuan Che gradually became cold towards her. The saying that emperors are unfaithful is indeed true.
She didn't know much about Concubine Liang. She seemed to have no sense of existence and rarely went out. If she was not the daughter of the Grand Tutor, Xuanyuan Che probably wouldn't have thought of bringing her out.
As for Concubine Yu, she seems to be the niece of the Empress Dowager. She is proud and a brainless beauty. It seems that she was the one who went to file a complaint last time. Well, it is very likely that she is also a tool being used.
The carriage was bumpy all the way. Tang Wan had never felt dizzy while riding in a carriage in modern times, but she kept retching while riding in this carriage. Her originally rosy face soon turned pale.
She remembered that she had set out in the morning. No wonder Xuanyuan Che kept asking her to eat more. It turned out that he was waiting for her here. At noon, she really couldn't eat a single bite. It was so bumpy, so she couldn't eat, right?
It was not until sunset that she arrived at her destination, the hot spring palace that Xuanyuan Che had mentioned.
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