"grown ups."
The original owner himself was a fifth-rank official in the court, and his father was a sixth-rank official. Since the death of Grandfather An, the An family has fallen into decline.
Yan Su knew that the original owner did not like the title of Emperor's Husband, so he ordered the palace to call him "Sir".
The palace maids guarding on both sides of the palace gate saw the door open and An Jingzhi walk out, and they hurriedly bowed and saluted.
An Jingzhi glanced at the guards not far from the palace, "Well, where is Yan Su?"
Hearing An Jingzhi call the Emperor Yan's name directly, the palace maids on both sides trembled with fear for a moment, "Replying to the Lord, His Majesty is in the Imperial Study."
"Um."
An Jingzhi retreated.
Just now he took a look around the palace and saw that there were many people guarding it openly and secretly. Yan Su must be afraid that he would run away.
This marriage also had some coercion implications. Yan Su was an emperor, and she said she wanted to make the original owner the emperor's husband, and the original owner's family could not refuse.
The next morning.
When the palace maid outside heard the noise coming from the room, she immediately knocked on the door and entered.
Following him, there were many palace maids and eunuchs, carrying a lot of things in their hands. Some helped him put on clothes, some helped him wash, and some helped him tie his hair.
After everything was cleaned up, the table in the room was filled with a lot of breakfast.
Yan Su was not a wasteful person. His meals consisted of only three dishes and one soup, which was extremely rare among emperors of all dynasties.
But she made an exception for the original owner. An Jingzhi looked at the food on the table and found it was enough for ten people.
After eating and drinking, he started to wander around.
A group of palace maids and eunuchs followed behind him to serve him at any time, and he had everything he needed, including clothes and food.
An Jingzhi thought that this life was quite comfortable, even more comfortable than being an emperor. He had been an emperor before, and being an emperor was not an easy job.
The burden of a country is on you, how can you feel relaxed?
Of course, except for the tyrant.
He didn't see Yan Su for three consecutive days.
An Jingzhi guessed that Yan Su must be busy with Rong State affairs.
In recent years, there have been intense border frictions and conflicts between the two sides. Rong State wants to take advantage of the transition of the throne of Yan State to annex Yan State.
However, as soon as Yan Su took office, he immediately suppressed the situation with iron-blooded means, leaving Rong State no chance to take advantage of.
The Emperor of Rong State did not give up. He secretly cooperated with the original owner and Prime Minister Qin, and openly continued to test the military strength of the Yan State border, waiting for the enemy to be weak and swallow it up in one gulp.
An Jingzhi was having lunch. After some of his guidance, the imperial chef's cooking skills improved.
He took a bite of the crispy fried Hericium erinaceus. Hmm, it was cooked just right!
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The maids on both sides hurriedly bowed when they saw Yan Su coming.
Yan Su waved her hand and walked towards An Jingzhi, who was eating with relish and didn't even raise his head when she came in.
"You've adapted quite quickly." She had thought An Jingzhi would go on a hunger strike for a few days, or cause some other disturbance. Who knew he would be so well-behaved, not even needing the secret guards she had placed in the dark?
But this is a good thing, it proves that the other party has begun to slowly accept her, right?
"Others are the butchers and I am the meat." An Jingzhi said as he raised his head.
Today, Yan Su was wearing a plain white brocade robe with gold edges. The white jade belt around her waist showed off her slender waist. She was not as stunning as that day, and lacked some charm, but she was more attractive and looked extremely cool and elegant.
"Your analogy is wrong." The cold voice was neither hurried nor slow.
"Is there a problem? Now that everyone in this palace is yours, there will be someone reporting to you wherever I go, right? What else can you do besides accept me?"
She sat opposite An Jingzhi, and with the help of the palace maids, she picked up the chopsticks beside her with her slender white hands and picked up a Hericium erinaceus that was coated with flour and fried in a pan, which looked greasy.
She squinted her eyes as she put the Hericium erinaceus into her mouth. "It's delicious! You actually know so many ways to cook it. It seems I don't know you well enough."
She ignored the other party's seemingly complaining words and concentrated on savoring the delicious food in front of her.
But no matter how delicious these things were, they were not as delicious as the cakes she had eaten when she was eleven years old.
Yan Su has been busy dealing with government affairs these days, but she has not forgotten An Jingzhi. Someone is specially assigned to report to her about An Jingzhi's words and deeds these days.
Holding back her longing for him, Yan Su rushed over after finishing her government affairs. She didn't want to talk about unhappy things and ruin this hard-earned time together.
The two of them quietly savored the delicacies on the table, and for a moment they were unexpectedly harmonious.
"It's a nice day outside. I heard you like to go fishing. Let's go for a walk together."
This is an invitation, an invitation that cannot be refused.
An Jingzhi knew Liu Qingrong's tricks, so he naturally wouldn't dislike Yan Su because of her. So he just went along with it and pretended to have no choice but to accept the other party's invitation.
In fact, An Jingzhi doesn’t like fishing at all. He just wants to think quietly about his next strategy while fishing.
And he only went there once in total. How did Yan Su know that he liked her?
The two of them, each holding a fishing rod, sat quietly by the clear pond.
Yan Su looked at the lake calmly, and no one knew what was going on in his mind.
An Jingzhi ate the grapes, glancing at the other person from time to time. How come this person hasn't said a word since he sat down? If he hadn't seen that the other person's eyes were still open, he would have thought Yan Su was asleep.
"Does it look good?"
An Jingzhi stared intently at the other person's bright and beautiful facial features, not feeling embarrassed at all about being caught.
"Beautiful." She was indeed beautiful. Even Liu Qingrong, who was known as the most beautiful woman in Kyoto, could not compare to Yan Su. However, since Yan Su was an emperor, no one dared to look directly at her face.
When she was a princess, she lived in the deep palace for a long time and not many people saw her.
Such straightforward praise made Yan Su's eyes slightly stunned, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
She seemed to be surprised that the other party would praise her, and was also surprised at the other party's good adaptability.
Watching An Jingzhi eating grapes and snacks from time to time, she recalled what the palace maids had reported to her, that the other party often went to the imperial kitchen to instruct the imperial chef to make delicious food.
The other party adapted to life in the palace better than she had imagined.
After a moment of silence, Yan Su stared at An Jingzhi.
"Liu Qingrong was a spy for the Rong Kingdom. I killed her because she wanted to assassinate me. She approached you just to lure me out."
Yan Su, who has always been arrogant and disdains explanations, is different after all when facing the person in his heart.
She thought about this matter. If she didn't explain it clearly, it would be a thorn in the hearts of both of them. She didn't care what others thought of her, but she didn't want An Jingzhi to think that she, Yan Su, was a cruel and unscrupulous tyrant.
When facing An Jingzhi, she always referred to herself as "I" instead of "Zhen".
Yan Su hopes that the two of them can get along like an ordinary couple, support each other, and grow old together.
An Jingzhi knew that what the other party said was absolutely the truth, but the original owner's heart and eyes were full of revenge, and he didn't believe the other party's explanation in the previous life.
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