Fortunately, Lan Shuang reacted in time and swallowed the second half of the sentence, changing it to: "Why doesn't he let me and you have children?"
As soon as the words fell, the expressions of both of them changed.
Ming Wang raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he wanted to laugh, but he held back, "Are you sure?"
Lan Shuang really wanted to bite her tongue and commit suicide. What kind of nonsense was this?
It seemed as if she was looking forward to doing something with Ming Wang.
Lan Shuang waved her hands quickly: "That's not what I meant. I just asked casually. Do you understand?"
The Ming King nodded: "Yes, I understand."
He finally couldn't help laughing, and Lan Shuang glared at him: "What are you laughing at?"
Before she could finish her words, the moment their eyes met, Lan Shuang couldn't help but laugh.
"Tsk—ah, why am I so stupid?"
She covered her face and laughed.
Ming Wang looked at her with a smile in his eyes. The two of them laughed for a long time without knowing why. Only after they had laughed enough did they continue talking.
"We acted so well before, and then there was the Liu Lang incident. Although it's been clarified, the Emperor still thinks there must be something wrong between us. I don't like you, and we haven't consummated our marriage, so it's definitely impossible for a child to come out of thin air. Besides that..."
King Ming paused here, he looked at Lan Shuang and decided to keep his impotence a secret for the time being. He had asked Yu Xiao to pass a message to Jiang Qinghe, and when Jiang Qinghe came, he would study in detail how to treat it.
Before that, let’s not talk about it.
The question is just a man's self-esteem.
Lan Shuang raised her eyebrows: "What else is wrong?"
Prince Ming made up a story with a calm demeanor, "Besides that, none of his spies in my house can get close to me. It's practically nonexistent. So he can't sit still and wants to plant people around me to continue to cause unrest in my house."
Lan Shuang nodded, a look of disgust on her face: "As the king of a country, you have no magnanimity at all. You always resort to the dirty tricks of the concubines in the harem. It's really despicable."
Prince Ming nodded and said, "She also said that the Queen would hold a chrysanthemum viewing banquet in the palace in a few days and asked me to take you there."
"Go pick a concubine?" Lan Shuang really wanted to roll her eyes.
Ming Wang laughed and said, "He wants to laugh at us. He hasn't even seen you since I married you."
"Okay, then I'll go and show him off." Lan Shuang got down from the couch. Just as she finished her harsh words, she caught a glimpse of something familiar. She looked down and said, "..."
The big words "The Disabled Prince's Sweet Concubine" instantly stung her eyes.
Lan Shuang thought that it would be better to become blind, so that she wouldn't have to face Ming Wang's teasing eyes.
King Ming looked at her little expression and was about to tease her, but Lan Shuang suddenly regained her composure, picked up the book and threw it into King Ming's arms.
"I remember you were quite interested in this last time. Here I give it to you. You're welcome."
Lan Shuang turned and left, "Oh, the wind is so strong today, it makes my throat dry. Biqing—Biqing, prepare some tea for me!"
Looking at the back of someone fleeing in a panic, Ming Wang held his forehead with a look of confusion, "He just turns the tables."
…
In the next few days, Ming Wang came to Lan Shuang's place on time to eat, without missing a single meal. After eating, he would sit down and drink tea with her. He would only get up and leave when Lan Shuang started reading those weird storybooks again.
…
On September 25th, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the chrysanthemum viewing banquet was held as scheduled.
The current queen loves chrysanthemums the most, so the emperor specially opened up a place in the harem for her to plant chrysanthemums, and personally inscribed the name "Chrysanthemum Garden".
Yes, it is so unskillful, neither elegant nor fun, and so straightforward that it is outrageous.
However, the scenery inside is still nice. Entering through the archway, there is a small path with clusters of chrysanthemums blooming on both sides. People passing by will have the fragrance lingering on their clothes.
In the middle is a huge octagonal pavilion, which is slightly higher. Sitting inside and looking out, the chrysanthemums are like the sea, and the wind blows like waves, which is a beautiful sight.
There are two stone tables set up among the flowers on both sides. Further away are two side halls for people to rest. You can also sit under the corridor and appreciate the chrysanthemums when you are tired of playing.
The main hall is at the back, used for banquets and entertaining guests.
At this time, many people had arrived. The young men and women entered the garden one by one under the guidance of the palace servants. When they saw someone they knew, they gathered together to talk.
Lan Shuang and Ming Wang came together, but Ming Wang went to find the emperor as soon as he arrived, showing an appearance of disdain for Lan Shuang.
Lan Shuang didn't care. She held Zhenhan's hand and walked slowly. She didn't plan to be in the spotlight today, so she only brought a maid. Biqing was impatient, and she would have to keep an eye on her when she entered the palace. It would be better to bring Zhenhan, who was calm and knew martial arts, just right.
She walked along the path toward the chrysanthemum garden. Before she even entered, she heard someone standing at the door say, "I just saw Prince Ming coming, but why didn't I see Princess Ming?"
"Who knows? Maybe he didn't bring it?"
"You didn't bring it? I think you can't bring it, so you're embarrassed to come."
The laughter of men and women mixed together, making it particularly harsh.
Zhenhan looked at Lan Shuang beside her, but to her surprise, Lan Shuang was not angry at all, and was even listening with great interest.
If you give her a handful of melon seeds, she will probably start cracking them right away.
They were separated by a wall, and the people inside could not see them, and they could not see inside, but the sound continued to come out unhindered.
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen the legendary village princess yet. Have you seen her? Is she pretty?" a man said obscenely.
"I haven't seen it either. I heard it's pretty, but who knows?"
"I've seen her. When she was first brought back, she attended a poetry gathering hosted by the eldest daughter of the Xiangfu Mansion. She was so timid and didn't even dare to raise her head. She was very petty."
As soon as the words fell, everyone booed.
Zhenhan's expression became increasingly ugly.
Lan Shuang laughed and held her hand as they walked inside. "Really? Princess Ming is so unbearable?"
"That's right, I think she's not presentable when she looks like that!"
The person inside just spoke up and responded subconsciously, but after he did, he realized that no one else in the group opened their mouths.
Whose voice was that?
The person who was speaking turned around suddenly and saw Lan Shuang standing not far behind her, looking at her with a smile.
The brilliant chrysanthemums behind her were connected into a piece, and when illuminated by the sunlight, they were beautiful and full of vitality. Wearing a light blue palace dress with a dark gold belt around her waist, she looked like an immortal walking out of a painting.
Everyone was stunned and wondered when such a beauty appeared in the capital.
"At least the unpresentable Princess Ming wouldn't gossip about others behind their backs. But you, who grew up in such a luxurious environment, have only this much manners and upbringing."
Lan Shuang smiled and scanned their faces one by one.
A few people looked away out of guilt, but the man who spoke the most happily and the woman facing Lan Shuang seemed to be irritated.
The woman scolded, "What's it to you?"
Lan Shuang chuckled. "You can talk about me behind my back, but you can't stand it when I say something? Are you so fragile?"
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