Chapter 160 Gift Giving
Weiyang Palace.
Quan Minghe sat behind the imperial desk, handling government affairs with a focused look. After all matters were settled, Li Ming walked forward quietly.
Report: "Your Majesty, I have already arranged and sent the flowers you ordered to the Shen Mansion, but..."
Li Ming said this, looking up slightly with an embarrassed expression.
Quan Minghe couldn't help but frowned, "What's wrong, she doesn't like it?"
Li Ming hesitated for a moment, but still replied truthfully: "The person I sent came back to report that General Ye had already filled Concubine Shen's boudoir with camellias and Clivias that are now in full bloom."
"He said that part of it was from his cousin's wish to comfort Concubine Shen, and the other part was from Lord Shen and Madam Shen to comfort their daughter."
"The flowers sent by His Majesty were placed in the yard by Concubine Shen. Now it is the end of winter, the weather is changeable, with rain and wind, and the flowers will wilt in just one or two days."
Li Ming sighed inwardly, thinking that His Majesty's kindness might be wasted.
Even though Concubine Shen was making such a fuss, His Majesty really didn't seem angry.
Quan Minghe frowned even more tightly and was silent for a moment.
"What about the other things I gave her?"
"The beautiful skirt you gave was given to the dancer performing in the restaurant by Concubine Shen when she went shopping yesterday. She also said that the dancer would look very beautiful in such a skirt. After the dancer changed into the skirt, she invited the dancer to the private room and asked her to continue dancing."
Quan Minghe pursed his lips tightly. She knew how to hurt his heart.
"There are other rare jewelry you gave her. Concubine Shen said she didn't like them. She also said that palace items couldn't be sold for money, so she had them locked up in the warehouse of Yaohua Palace."
“However, Concubine Shen accepted the land deeds and shops you sent.”
Li Ming reported them one by one.
After hearing what happened, Quan Minghe was not angry that she disposed of his gift casually. Instead, he fell into deep thought.
I pondered in my heart, it seems that she prefers tangible things. Is it because I didn't understand her preferences before?
Today's government affairs were almost dealt with, Quan Minghe raised his eyes slightly and looked outside the hall.
He ordered: "Leave the palace."
When Quan Minghe arrived at the Shen Mansion and stepped into the courtyard where Shen Yuning was, he saw Ye Jinshu having a meal with Shen Yuning in the pavilion in the courtyard.
The two sat opposite each other, talking from time to time, with smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable.
Shen Yuning knew that the Shen Mansion was full of Quan Minghe's spies, so she would not be alone with Ye Jinshu. When they were together, they just maintained a normal cousin relationship.
But even so, this scene still seemed glaring in Quan Minghe's eyes.
During this period, he would go out of the palace to see her every evening, but she never gave him a good look.
Cold and distant.
However, when facing Ye Jinshu, he had a completely different attitude. With such a contrast, how could Quan Minghe not feel bitter.
Quan Minghe stepped into the yard with a sullen face. After he had taken a few steps, the servants noticed his arrival and stood aside with their heads bowed respectfully.
The two people who were having dinner in the pavilion naturally noticed the commotion.
Ye Jinshu stood up first and stepped out of the pavilion: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Stand up, General Ye has been accompanying Concubine Shen recently and has worked hard to relieve Concubine Shen's mood. You can go back now."
Quan Minghe had a cold expression on his face and directly asked the people to leave without any concealment.
Ye Jinshu didn't say anything, "I'll take my leave."
He turned around and went out, but his face didn't look very good.
Another reason was that he was just discussing with her about faking his death and leaving the palace, but she said that she couldn't go with him and she wanted to return to the palace for revenge.
Her uterine cold was caused by Liu Zhaoyi's secret mischief, and half of the reason why her unborn child could not be born was also due to Liu Zhaoyi.
In fact, Liu Zhaoyi and she have been enemies for a long time. If Liu Zhaoyi's child ascends to the throne in the future, neither the Shen family nor the Ye family will have a good ending.
So, after weighing the pros and cons, she felt that she had to go back.
Even if her child does not sit on the throne in the future, she must never let Liu Zhaoyi's child become the crown prince.
Ye Jinshu only hated that he was not strong enough to avenge her, nor could he support the Shen family and the Ye family by himself.
Faced with the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of his family, how could he trap her with his children's personal affairs?
Therefore, I can only choose to support her decision.
He forced a smile and accompanied her for dinner. Perhaps in a few days, she would return to the palace, a place where he could not see her.
The moment Ye Jinshu left the yard, he couldn't help but turned around and took a look.
She saw His Majesty walking towards her direction, while she was still sitting at the stone table in the yard eating.
In the eyes of others, eating alone in front of His Majesty is considered rude.
But His Majesty didn't care at all, and there was a hint of indulgence on his face.
Ye Jinshu's heart sank.
Has she misunderstood His Majesty all along?
Your Majesty may really like her, no, he may even love her.
As a man, Ye Jinshu could clearly see the burning emotions hidden in another man's eyes. Moreover, this was His Majesty. If he didn't like him, how could he condescend to coax someone?
Thinking of this, Ye Jinshu's heart tightened and a feeling of panic surged in his heart.
If she knew that she had misunderstood His Majesty and understood that His Majesty might have deep love for her, would she change her mind and fall in love with His Majesty?
Once this thought came up, it grew wildly in his heart and could not be suppressed.
Ye Jinshu subconsciously clenched his fists, and veins bulged on the back of his hands.
Because of his status, His Majesty is not a person who can love. If he can hurt her unconsciously for the first time, there will be a second time, a third time...
As long as she loves him, they will have a chance to be together...
Ye Jinshu made up his mind and walked away.
As Quan Minghe walked towards the pavilion, his eyes casually glanced at the yard.
Looking at those withered flowers, they must be the ones he sent before but were thrown away here casually.
His eyes darkened.
Then he turned his head and saw the gorgeous camellia flowers blooming by the window of her room. They must be the ones sent by Ye Jinshu.
Such a sharp contrast made his face even gloomier.
Shen Yuning waited for him to approach, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Although the movements were standard, there was a perfunctory tone in the voice.
Quan Minghe glanced with disdain at the seat where Ye Jinshu had just sat, and without saying a word, he sat directly in Shen Yuning's seat.
Shen Yuning had doubts in her eyes and secretly complained.
Are you sick?
What's the point of taking her place?
Thinking of this, she was about to move and sit in Ye Jinshu's seat just now, but before she could make any move, Quan Minghe suddenly reached out and pulled her, and she staggered and fell directly into his arms.
Quan Minghe's voice, which was full of jealousy and a bit domineering, rang in my ears.
"I don't like you getting too close to Ye Jinshu."
"Then Your Majesty, will you kill him too?"
Shen Yuning would not tolerate him and directly retorted with a mocking look.
"Your Majesty, are you planning to kill everyone who is kind to me, everyone I care about?"
Quan Minghe was choked by her words and was suddenly speechless.
If I continue this topic, I'm afraid there will be no progress after leaving the palace today, so I have to change the subject: "Do you like the gift I gave you?"
She said perfunctorily, "I like it."
"fraud."
Whether she likes the gifts or not can be seen from her attitude towards them.
"No, Your Majesty is not as good at lying."
Quan Minghe put his head on her shoulder, "In a few days, it will be the Dragon Tour Festival on the second day of the second month. At that time, the capital will be very lively. I will take you to play, and I will give you a gift that you will definitely like."
Shen Yuning tilted her head slightly and looked at him with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, do you know what I like most?"
"What do you like?"
Shen Yuning looked at him with a half-smile, and asked again, "Your Majesty, are you willing to give me whatever I like?"
"certainly."
"I like the freedom that Your Majesty allows me to stay in the Shen Mansion."
Shen Yuning said this coldly, and Quan Minghe's slightly raised mouth corners froze instantly.
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