Dugu Qianchen looked down at Shang Xian, but Shang Xian felt no pressure at all. After all, they had both grown up under Li Ci's aura. He had heard that Shen Yi's aura was also very strong outside, and he wanted to see for himself.
If Li Ci were to encounter Shen Yi—
It must be very interesting.
"The harem? Who are you referring to? The virtuous and kind four consorts, or..." Shang Xian's eyes flickered: "Sister Xuan'er?"
"It's Lan Ning! Lan Ning, do you understand?!" Dugu Qianchen was almost driven crazy by her. He rubbed his temples, looking like he had been holding back for a long time and was telling her not to cause any trouble.
Shang Xian lay down comfortably: "Your Majesty, what can Lan Ning do to me?"
"Do you know that Lan Ning became an Imperial Noble Consort after she came back?" Dugu Qianchen pinched Shang Xian's chin, looking at her with a disappointed expression.
"Your Majesty, why are you so anxious about me? I'm fine, don't worry. As long as you don't depose me or lay a hand on me, the harem won't be in chaos, and everything will be as usual, okay?" As soon as Shang Xian said this, Dugu Qianchen was stunned. Why was he so worried about her?
Are you sick?!
But... she was his empress, and he cared a lot about her status. But now that she was no longer the daughter of the Right Chancellor, he didn't want her to be bullied by others.
Why? Dugu Qianchen was completely baffled.
Seeing his absent-minded look, Shang Xian seemed to understand something and tugged at his sleeve: "Your Majesty, are you wondering why you care about me?"
Dugu Qianchen glanced at her; it felt really bad to have his thoughts guessed.
Shang Xian waved to him, and Dugu Qianchen frowned slightly. Shang Xian clicked her tongue and said, "Squat down a little bit!" She then muttered under her breath, "How can you be so silly..."
Dugu Qianchen took a deep breath. He couldn't get angry!
"You want me to squat down?" Dugu Qianchen spat out each word through gritted teeth.
Shang Xian shook his head, giving him a look that said, "Fine! I'll stand up, I'll stand up."
Shang Xian stood up, twisted her ankle, and then sat down again.
"You're kidding me," Dugu Qianchen said, pressing Shang Xian's shoulder to make her sit down, then squatting down in front of her.
Shang Xian hated this kind of stubborn but soft-hearted man the most, but given his status, he patiently maintained his smile: "I'll tell you why, it's because we're friends. I should be considered your only male friend, right?"
When Dugu Qianchen heard her say for the second time that the couple were friends, he asked with some curiosity, "Why are you friends?"
"Because we don't like each other."
“But you are the Empress,” Dugu Qianchen said, looking up at her.
"Let me tell you, only two people who like each other can be called husband and wife. Even if you don't only marry one person, it still has to be the legal wife, understand?" Shang Xian explained to him that concubines cannot be called husband and wife, at most they are called... ptooey! They are nothing, just concubines, mistresses!
"You, my legal wife," Shang Xian was speechless at those three simple words.
"But the key is that first sentence! Like, like each other!" Shang Xian was so angry that she lost her temper.
Dugu Qianchen was silent for a moment, then looked at her again: "You want me to like you?"
Shang Xian reached out and grabbed Dugu Qianchen by the neck: "Your Majesty, have you gone mad!"
She let go of his hand and leaned back in the chair. The rocking chair began to sway, but Dugu Qianchen pressed down on the armrest, and the rocking chair stopped.
"You're really bold," Dugu Qianchen said, seemingly without any intention of getting angry.
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