Xiao Yuchen, satisfied, wrapped his arms around Fu Yu's waist and pulled her into his embrace.
The aloof voice rang out again.
"I forgot that the Imperial Guards are currently busy arresting rebels in the capital, and they are probably too busy to help you, my dear minister."
Xie Yun clasped his hands together in a gesture of trepidation, saying, "It is my greatest honor that Your Majesty would think of me."
Xie Yun looked up at the curtains that were shrouded in a hazy mist, and secretly clenched her fists.
His Majesty's inquiry about the runaway concubine was a pretense; his true intention was to give him a warning.
Xie Zhaohua, the daughter, has been in the palace for more than three months, but has not yet been favored by the emperor.
While she was away visiting her family, His Majesty was having a great time with other women, indulging in illicit affairs.
The position of Empress remained vacant. Xie Yun believed that her daughter was naturally beautiful and intelligent, and had the Empress Dowager backing her up.
Becoming empress and giving birth to a crown prince should have been a matter of course.
Xie Yun sighed. Fu Yu's sneaking away on their wedding night had made him lose face, but thinking of his good-for-nothing daughter, Xie Yun disregarded the concubine and quickened his pace back to the mansion to warn his daughter that she could not continue to live a life of mediocrity.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived home, they were told by their servants that Xie Zhaohua had disappeared.
Xie Yun was so angry that her blood rushed to her head. But then she thought, could Xiao Yuchen already know that Xie Zhaohua had escaped from the palace under the pretext of visiting her family?
Were you trying to gauge his opinion just now?
Xie Yun nearly fainted and ordered his servants to find Xie Zhaohua before the designated day for returning to the palace.
Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find her.
"Master, that jade..."
"What Fu Yu, Li Yu! If we can't find Zhao Hua now, the entire Xie family will lose their heads!"
A chilling glint flashed in Xie Yun's eyes.
Could it be that my daughter has gone to find her childhood sweetheart, General Pei Jingheng, who is stationed at the border?
How utterly foolish!
...
As Fu Yu heard Xie Yun's footsteps fading into the distance, her anxiety finally subsided.
She struggled to break free from Xiao Yuchen's embrace.
Xiao Yuchen watched her act with amusement, and just as she was about to leave him, he grabbed her wrist and pulled off her belt.
Use a belt to tie her restless hands and bind them to the headboard.
"Your Majesty!" Fu Yu bit her lip.
She had previously thought that as long as she said she was Xie Yun's concubine, Xiao Yuchen, as the emperor, would certainly not condescend to compete with his subjects for a concubine.
It seems she underestimated Xiao Yuchen's shamelessness.
Xiao Yuchen's large hand gripped the back of Fu Yu's head, allowing her cheek to brush against his lips.
"You're really naughty."
"Naughty children should be punished."
After saying that, Xiao Yuchen bit her earlobe.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and the sound of him swallowing was exceptionally clear.
Fu Yu blushed and her heart pounded. Just as she was about to speak, her vision went black and she fainted.
Physician Li hurried to the side hall and looked up to see a woman lying on Xiao Yuchen's bed.
His face was haggard, he was emaciated, and there were bloody teeth marks on his neck and lips.
It looks like it was just bitten.
He dared to glance at Xiao Yuchen's face and found that Xiao Yuchen's lips weren't much better.
The slightly open neckline was covered with scratches from fingernails.
Physician Li lowered his head, grinning from ear to ear.
Xiao Yuchen had countless women in his harem, but he never favored any of them.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager summoned him several times to examine Xiao Yuchen, and also subtly inquired whether Xiao Yuchen had any strange hobbies.
Physician Li can guarantee with his 40 years of medical experience that Xiao Yuchen is an absolutely healthy man with needs.
Now, finally no one will question his status as a medical authority!
"What are you standing there for? Get up here now!"
Xiao Yuchen's angry shout brought Physician Li back to his senses. He rushed to the bed and took Fu Yu's pulse.
His relaxed brows gradually furrowed.
"What's wrong with her?"
"The vital energy is depleted, damaging the central Qi, causing it to escape to the upper body, resulting in deficiency of both Qi and blood..."
Speak like a human.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, she must have fainted from hunger."
fainting from hunger?
Xiao Yuchen's deep gaze swept over Fu Yu's pale face, and he pursed his lips restrainedly.
"Tell the imperial kitchen to prepare some food."
Before long, a palace maid brought in plain porridge and light, non-greasy side dishes.
The palace maid scooped up a spoonful of porridge and fed it to Fu Yu's mouth.
Fu Yu kept her lips tightly closed.
It's unrealistic to expect someone who is in a coma to cooperate completely.
"Give me."
Xiao Yuchen reached out, gesturing for the palace maid to hand him the bowl.
He sat down beside Fu Yu, took a sip of porridge, leaned down, pried open Fu Yu's lips and teeth, and fed her.
As soon as the imperial guard Cheng Ling arrived at the side hall, he saw the palace maids outside the door vividly describing how Xiao Yuchen personally fed Fu Yu porridge and even wiped her body, while no one else was allowed to get close.
"I think once this young lady wakes up, she will be made a concubine."
"nonsense!"
Cheng Ling interrupted the palace maids' whispers.
"Master Cheng."
"I didn't lie, I saw it with my own eyes..."
"What do you know! His Majesty pitied this girl for wandering all the way to the capital, only to be forcibly taken as a concubine by Xie Yun. His Majesty loves his people like his own children, how could he have such feelings for her..."
Although the world says that Xiao Yuchen is an illegitimate tyrant, Cheng Ling, who is always by his side, knows best.
Only Xiao Yuchen is the most qualified to inherit the throne.
The other princes were all good-for-nothings, incompetent in both literature and martial arts.
If the Le Dynasty had been handed over to them, how could it have become the prosperous era where all nations pay tribute and all foreign tribes submit?
Xiao Yuchen only cares about the common people and the country. How could he be a despicable lecher who takes advantage of a girl while she is unconscious?
Cheng Ling becomes Xiao Yuchen's most ardent fan, determined to shatter all the rumors about him.
"If I hear you gossiping again, you'll lose your tongues!"
"Yes, Lord Cheng."
The palace maids were so frightened that they covered their mouths and didn't dare to breathe, and ran away in a flash.
Cheng Ling confidently raised his head.
He will protect his master's reputation!
As a result, when he entered the side hall, he stood there stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.
Xiao Yuchen's fingertips lightly brushed against Fu Yu's skin.
He knelt by the bed, carefully pinching her ankle and fondling it in his hand.
Their movements were gentle and tender, their eyes revealing a suggestive and ambiguous nature.
Cheng Ling closed his eyes in fear.
I dared not open my eyes, hoping it was just my imagination.
"His Majesty."
Upon hearing Cheng Ling's voice, Xiao Yuchen withdrew his lingering gaze and looked at Cheng Ling with his usual stern and imposing demeanor.
"Have you found out?"
Cheng Ling lowered his head even further, afraid that if he looked up, he would see something he shouldn't have.
"Yes, Miss Fu Yu's words are all true. However, the Fu family and the Pei family have no connection. I wonder how Miss Fu Yu came to know General Pei..."
"It doesn't matter."
Xiao Yuchen's voice was restrained and suppressed.
"From this moment on, her heart can only belong to me."
Her breath, her tears, her smile, her pain, her joy... everything about her belongs to me.
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