Tonight, Yan Chou's actions were particularly gentle. Before, he had to say some harsh words before Xie Shizhu would obey him and do as he wished.
However, at this moment, Xie Shizhu seemed to be sinking with him.
However, she held back and said nothing.
Yan Chou was still somewhat sober in the face of lust, with his eyes slightly narrowed.
As for the reason, both of them knew it well.
Interest flashed in Yan Chou's eyes, and he deliberately used a little force. Xie Shizhu was stunned and couldn't control his moan.
Xie Shizhu's face turned extremely red and he glared at Yan Chou angrily.
Yan Chou raised the corner of his lips slightly and placed a kiss on her forehead.
Yan Xiuran opened his eyes wide, and occasionally heard some sounds in his ears. His face was pale, and he pinched a corner of the quilt and covered his head angrily.
Then, resentment and hatred burst out of his eyes.
Clearly, all of this belonged to him, but Yan Chou had taken it all for himself. He must find a way to take it all back.
*
The next morning.
Yan Chou opened his eyes and turned his head to look at the woman lying beside him. Xie Shizhu's black hair was a little messy, with some of it falling on her chest.
The woman's whole body was covered with traces of last night's lovemaking. Her sleeping face was peaceful and beautiful, her eyelashes drooping, casting a shadow on her eyelids, and her red lips were slightly swollen.
Yan Chou's Adam's apple tightened, and he raised his hand to stroke her lips a few times. In order to restrain his strangeness, he stood up, put on his brocade robe, and planned to go out for some fresh air.
The sky was slightly bright and a little dim, which showed that it was not a good day today.
Yan Chou stopped in the courtyard of the Regent's Palace. The servants had already started to get busy. Many servants were cleaning the courtyard. When they saw Yan Chou, they were surprised and knelt down to salute.
He said nothing, his narrow eyes looked around, and his gaze finally locked on a servant he had seen before.
Yan Chou walked in front of her, looking down at her condescendingly, his voice even colder than the morning air: "Raise your head."
The middle-aged servant was stunned and raised his head quickly while saying "Your servant greets the emperor".
When Yan Chou saw her face which was somewhat similar to Liu Nian's, a murderous look appeared in his eyes.
He couldn't understand why Liunian betrayed him halfway. It turned out that Liunian was not his from the beginning.
Yan Chou's bony hand had moved to the dagger at his waist. The hatred in his eyes grew deeper and deeper. He faintly heard the woman's voice from last night. He took a deep breath and finally let go of her hand.
The servant swallowed his saliva, his hands and feet cold, and watched helplessly as the gloomy look in the young emperor's eyes turned into forbearance.
It was said that the emperor killed people without blinking an eye, no matter what the reason. As long as he was displeased, the person could be killed.
Besides, she had the courage to speak in front of the emperor last time, so she was lucky to be alive at that time.
When the servant was worried about her life, Yan Chou slowly turned his back and walked away from her sight.
Yan Chou returned to the mansion. Just as he passed by the door of a room, the door inside opened and Yan Xiuran appeared in front of Yan Chou with a tired look on his face.
Yan Xiuran's haggard appearance formed a sharp contrast with Yan Chou's. He felt a bitterness in his heart and clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Yan Chou glanced at him, ignored him condescendingly, and walked past him into the next room.
As soon as he left, Yan Xiuran's gentle expression was replaced by a sinister one.
Xie Shizhu was getting dressed when she heard the door open. She hurriedly tied her robe belt and glanced at the face of the person coming in. When she found out it was Yan Chou, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Woke up so early?" Yan Chou raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of teasing in his eyes, and sat down beside her. "It seems that the Queen is still full of energy."
Xie Shizhu glanced at him and remained silent.
Thinking of Yan Chou's deliberate actions last night, she felt a little angry.
Yan Chou narrowed his eyes and looked at her, "Now that you're awake, you should get up and return to the palace."
"Um."
Xie Shizhu left him, took a few steps and opened the door. She saw Yan Xiuran looking at her with a strange look in his eyes.
She smiled and said as if to a stranger, "Prince Regent."
This nonchalant look made Yan Xiuran's chest ache. He twitched the corners of his mouth, glanced at the scar on her collarbone, and said with a bit of sorrow: "Queen, how are you these days?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Chou came out of the room and answered Xie Shizhu's words with a half-smile: "Regent, if you have time to care about my queen, why not take care of the princess? After all, it won't be long before the queen and I can drink your full moon wine."
The smile on Yan Xiuran's face froze.
Chang Qing was already waiting for them downstairs. He looked up at the people upstairs and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Empress, the sedan chair is ready."
Yan Chou withdrew his gaze from his face, hooked his hand around Xie Shizhu's frail waist, and walked past him with Xie Shizhu.
Yan Xiuran stared at the two men's backs, and just when he was about to catch up, Fang Yiran, with her big belly, called him softly from behind.
He was forced to retract his steps.
After getting on the sedan chair, Yan Chou looked at Xie Shizhu's expression, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
The sedan chair went smoothly into the palace. After saying goodbye to the two, Chang Qing prepared to return to his own residence.
Xie Shizhu smiled and whispered to Chang Qing's back, "General Chang, drive slowly."
Chang Qing's back stiffened, and a hint of joy appeared on her face. Before she turned around, she heard Yan Chou's indifferent voice: "Queen, it's time to enter the palace."
When Chang Qing turned around, he could only see the back of the sedan chair and he sighed slightly.
After returning to the palace, Yan Chou was busy with official duties and had to release Xie Shizhu.
Xie Shizhu returned to Jin'an Palace without stopping, lay down and fell asleep immediately.
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Xie Shizhu sighed: "Finally I can sleep peacefully."
Because he had been out of the palace for a day, a lot of memorials had piled up, and Yan Chou was busy until late at night.
Fu Yun had asked the palace maids to prepare new pajamas and replace the candles that were almost burned out. After Yan Chou had rested, he could leave.
Yan Chou stood up from the desk and walked straight outside.
Fu Yun was stunned and said quickly, "Your Majesty, it's so late at night, aren't you going to bed?"
Yan Chou paused, left the hall without answering Fu Yun.
Fu Yun sighed and hurried to catch up. Yan Chou didn't stop until he reached Jin'an Palace.
Fu Yun suddenly realized that he had almost forgotten that the emperor was eager for the queen to get pregnant, so he would probably have to work hard all night.
Alas, the emperor is so young, he should not overwork himself.
Yan Chou glanced at him sideways, and Fu Yun felt his gaze and quickly put away the smile on his face.
As usual, Fuyun dismissed the servants of Jin'an Palace and signaled the eunuchs to close the door of Jin'an Palace. He stood alone at the door.
*
The next day, Yan Chou got up and attended the morning court. After the court, Yan Xiu Ran was summoned by the eunuch to Ning'an Palace.
As soon as he entered, Ning'an Palace was full of officials from Xihe. Except for General Chang, almost all of them were present.
The Queen Mother smiled faintly and stood up to greet Yan Xiuran.
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