Xie Shizhu hid his hands in his wide sleeves, twisting them together in annoyance, and his eyes looked outside the hall from time to time.
The two people's joys and sorrows are not the same.
Yan Chou quietly admired the marks he left on Xie Shizhu's neck last night. His cold and thin lips raised a mocking smile, and he slowly withdrew his hand from her ear.
The Empress Dowager entered the palace with two palace maids. Lin Xuan supported the Empress Dowager, and her eyes, which were somewhat similar to Xie Shizhu's, kept looking at Yan Chou's face.
The Queen Mother noticed her little thoughts but didn't care.
Although Yan Chou has a bad temper, he has an outstanding appearance and is superior to everyone else. Which woman in the world does not covet a position in the harem?
Not to mention Lin Xuan, most of the maids in Ning'an Palace have a special liking for Yan Chou.
The Queen Mother sneered in her heart, thinking that Yan Chou was just as seductive as his biological mother.
After she took her seat, she glanced at Xie Shizhu and said, "Queen, it's really not easy for me to see you."
Xie Shizhu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't been feeling well recently. I hope Your Majesty will understand."
The Queen Mother saw the marks on her neck and frowned slightly.
Today is the Regent's happy occasion. It is inappropriate to be so casual on such an important occasion.
Because Yan Chou was present, the Queen Mother had to suppress her dissatisfaction.
A moment later, the Regent slowly came in from outside holding Fang Yiran's hand.
Fang Yiran was wearing a red wedding dress with a red veil covering her face, but Fang Yiran could vaguely see Yan Chou, and also noticed Xie Shizhu beside him.
Yan Xiuran stared at Xie Shizhu's face, trying to see a hint of reluctance in her expression.
Yan Chou's cold gaze swept towards him, and Yan Xiuran had to turn his head.
Yan Chou had a sneer on his face.
Tonight, Yan Xiuran will completely break up with his woman.
After the two knelt down to worship each other, Yan Xiuran lifted Fang Yiran's veil, and servants came to them with wine glasses.
According to the rules, Yan Xiuran had to drink wine from each other's cups with Fang Yiran.
Yan Xiuran's fingertips were pale as he gripped the wine glass tightly.
Although Fang Yiran was unwilling in her heart, the Regent was also a handsome man. She didn't know whether her father was dead or alive, so it was a good thing to marry the Regent.
At least, she was still the principal wife of the palace, and had one foot in the royal family.
The two men crossed their arms, each holding a glass and drinking the wine slowly.
Xie Shizhu automatically turned his eyes away, but was caught by Yan Chou.
Yan Chou looked at her quietly, raised his hand and pinched her chin, forcing her to watch the Regent and Fang Yiran clinking glasses together.
Xie Shizhu bit his lips, a trace of pain flashing across his face.
Yan Xiuran caught a glimpse of her red eyes from the corner of his eye, and his heart ached.
Yan Chou took his hand away, his dark and deep icy eyes flashing with coldness, and his gaze met Yan Xiuran's.
Yan Xiuran still feels a lingering fear when he thinks of the sword on his chest that day.
Then, Yan Xiuran and Fang Yiran toasted them.
When Yan Xiuran handed the wine to Xie Shizhu, Yan Chou snatched it from his hand, his eyebrows raised frivolously: "The Queen was exhausted last night and couldn't drink. I will take her place."
Yan Xiu Ran was stunned and subconsciously looked at Xie Shi Zhu, and found that she had lowered her eyelashes and said nothing. Yan Xiu Ran tightened his fingertips on the wine glass, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
The pungent taste of the wine spread from his taste buds to his chest, burning it.
Yan Chou sneered in his heart, put his thin lips close to the rim of the glass, took a sip, and put the glass aside.
The Queen Mother witnessed everything and sighed slightly in her heart.
This is good. At least Yan Xiu Ran has a princess, so he will be more relaxed about Xie Shizhu.
After toasting according to the procedure, Fang Yiran returned to the bridal chamber, while Yan Xiuran drank and had fun with the court officials.
The Queen Mother was also invited by several ministers.
There were only a few palace maids and the two of them left in the entire hall.
Yan Chou slowly stood up, turned his back to Xie Shizhu, and said calmly, "I haven't been to the palace for a long time. Let's go for a walk in the yard. You stay here and don't leave."
Xie Shizhu suppressed his annoyance and said, "Yeah."
Yan Chou went straight to the backyard.
Fu Yun had already been waiting for him at the pavilion. When he saw Yan Chou appear, he hurriedly reported, "I have deployed guards here. Tonight, I will definitely execute the palace maid Lin Xuan."
Yan Chou looked around and nodded.
Fu Yun saw someone coming and signaled the guards hiding in the corner to be more alert, then he hurriedly left Yan Chou.
Yan Chou was about to return to the palace when a slightly old female voice sounded from behind him, with a hesitant tone: "Your servant greets the emperor."
Yan Chou turned around and saw a middle-aged woman in servant's clothes kneeling on the ground. He frowned slightly and raised his foot to pass by her.
The middle-aged woman looked up and glanced at the young emperor cautiously.
When Yan Chou's cold and sinister face came into her sight, the middle-aged woman was startled and said subconsciously: "Mrs. Rong is here..."
Yan Chou paused, stood in front of the middle-aged woman, and asked in a cold voice, "What did you just say?"
The middle-aged woman was frightened by his tone and trembled all over. She stammered, "Your Majesty, when I saw you, I almost thought I saw my dead master."
Because his eyebrows, eyes and facial features look very similar to the deceased Rong Changzai.
At that time, she was Rong Changzai's maid in the palace. Rong Changzai was the best among the concubines in the harem in terms of appearance and temperament, and was therefore favored by the late emperor.
After Rong Chang became pregnant, she had difficulty giving birth to another girl, and the girl died right after she was born.
Mother and daughter passed away together.
At that time, the late emperor was still very fond of Rong Changzai. After Rong Changzai died, the late emperor was depressed for a long time.
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