Xuan Ling held Jiang Jiang in his arms and sat in front of the round table made of wenge wood. "You sit down too. Let's eat together."
"promise."
"Jiang Jiang seems to have lost some weight."
Sheng Xiyan continued cautiously, "This little naughty monkey hasn't been as easy to deal with as he was when he was little. He's very picky about his food and won't eat properly."
Xuan Ling touched Jiang Jiang's hair and said, "You are a little thin. I went to Liuguang Palace to see if Rong Xiuyi could make the right combination of meat and vegetables for Mo."
Hua Xia was about to say what she wanted to say, but was stopped by Sheng Xiyan's eyes.
After all, she is not someone else's child, so how can you ask for this or that? If you want something, you have to know the way to do it, otherwise it will definitely cause disgust.
Sheng Xiyan poured a bowl of soup and respectfully placed it in front of Xuan Ling, saying with a smile, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The little boy is tough and will get used to it over time."
Xuan Ling glanced outside the hall and said, "I didn't expect that there is no small kitchen in the side hall. I know very well that the three old men in the imperial kitchen are not good at cooking for children. So, tomorrow I will have someone come to repair a kitchen for you. It will be more convenient this way."
Sheng Xiyan put down the jade spoon, quickly knelt down, and said in a delicate voice: "I thank the emperor for his grace."
"Why are you kneeling? Get up."
Xuan Ling held out his hand to her, and she held his hand and stood up.
Jiang Jiang was naughty and active and couldn't sit still, so his nanny took him out to play. Hua Xia and Mei Xiang were waiting outside the hall. There were only two of them inside the hall.
He held her hand and gazed deeply at the beautiful woman in front of him.
Sheng Xiyan's cheeks flushed with shyness, and she said softly, "Your Majesty, you must be hungry, right? Let me serve you some food."
"Okay." He slowly released the delicate little hand.
She used her serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of fried fish fillet for him and carefully removed the fish bone. "Your Majesty, please try it. These dishes have been inspected when they were delivered and there are no problems."
Xuan Ling took a bite and said, "It tastes good. You can try it too."
The two of them spent a while together, and she still didn't mention what happened yesterday. Xuan Ling asked tentatively, "My beloved, I was too busy to come see you yesterday. Are you okay?"
Sheng Xiyan picked up a piece of roasted pigeon and placed it in his jade bowl, saying calmly, "I am fine."
This was beyond his expectation. He had thought she was laying the groundwork and would definitely talk about it later, but after dinner she still didn't mention what happened yesterday.
"Does my beloved concubine know how to play chess?"
"Some."
"Then let's play a game of chess."
On the plum blossom couch, the two of them set up the chessboard on the low kang table. What Xuan Ling didn't expect was that Sheng Xiyan's chess skills were quite good, but halfway through the game, she started to cheat.
She took the black chess piece she had just played and said, "I put it in the wrong place. I won't put it here."
Pursing her red lips, she pondered for a long while, finding it extremely difficult to make a decision. Xuan Ling pointed to a place and said, "My dear, do you want to put it here?"
Sheng Xiyan took a look and smiled, saying, "It's here. Your Majesty is wise. With your guidance, I will definitely not lose."
Usually when other people played chess with the emperor, they would try every possible means to lose in order to show how powerful he was, but she was determined to beat him.
By acting like a spoiled brat and backing off several times, he finally won.
She excitedly grabbed Xuan Ling's hand, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling as she said, "Playing chess with the emperor is really fun. I'll play chess with the emperor next time, okay?"
"Okay." Xuan Ling agreed solemnly, but his eyes were filled with doting.
She smiled brightly because she won the game, and he was happy to see her happy, as if he had also gained happiness.
This is a sense of reality that is difficult for an emperor to obtain. She did not regard him as an emperor, but as an ordinary man.
The two of them held hands together, feeling each other's warmth, and he didn't want to let go.
Sheng Xiyan secretly pondered what he said that day. As an emperor, he was lonely and longed for the joys and sorrows of ordinary people.
The emperor has no shortage of beautiful women, but only those with personality and who resonate with his heart have a chance of winning his heart.
"Yanyan, come here."
Xuan Ling called out, and Sheng Xiyan came up to him like an elegant and precious kitten, and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty..."
He gently stroked the hair on her forehead, "Yanyan, don't you want to say something to me?"
Yesterday, when she was not around, his demands were harsh. Now that she was in front of him, and her appearance, words, and actions were quite in line with the emperor's wishes, he became tolerant and lowered his demands.
As long as she complained and cried about being bullied by Concubine Jia and Concubine Shu, he would definitely coax her, comfort her and protect her.
Sheng Xiyan blinked her almond-shaped eyes and said sweetly, "I haven't seen Your Majesty for two days. I have a lot to say, but when I see Your Majesty, I can't say anything. I just want to look at you like this, stare at you."
He knew that she was exaggerating. How could a person who kept her ex-husband in her heart easily fall in love with another man? But he was still deeply moved.
He stretched out his arms and held her in his arms involuntarily. She must still be thinking about talking about what happened yesterday later. This is just a prelude. Xuan Ling believed it without a doubt.
His arms were so comfortable and broad, and they smelled of ambergris and agarwood, steady and solemn.
Sheng Xiyan lay in his arms for a while. She originally thought that the emperor was going back to the Yangxin Palace, but she heard him say, "Is it okay for me to stay here with you tonight?"
"Okay...ah...your Majesty, is this in accordance with the rules?"
Xuan Ling clearly saw her gasping for breath. She was not used to sleeping in the same bed with him, and perhaps she was afraid that he would force her.
After a cup of tea, Sheng Xiyan helped the emperor change his clothes, and then the two of them got on the flower bed, both feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, my bed is small. I'm sorry. I sleep well. You sleep inside. If you need water in the middle of the night, just tell me."
Xuan Ling pushed her to the inside and said, "I rarely get up at night to drink water, so you can sleep peacefully."
Why hasn't she told me about what happened yesterday?
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