Xiao Yuchen gently stroked her waist with his fingertips, his deep gaze fixed on Fu Yu, never looking away for a moment.
Fu Yu cupped his face in her hands, her fingertips plunging into Xiao Yuchen's hair.
"Xiao, Yu, Chen".
Her voice was like a seductive hook.
No need for many words; simply uttering his name softly was enough to make him utterly infatuated.
Xiao Yuchen's pupils contracted, and in the instant his heart raced out of control, he fiercely restrained his greed and avoided his lover's intimate kiss.
"What should I do with you?"
Xiao Yuchen let out a barely perceptible sigh.
His dark eyes were like bottomless pools, radiating a chilling aura.
Fu Yu was taken aback and checked Xiao Yuchen's favorability rating; it remained exactly the same.
Numbers are cold and impersonal, but people are warm and human.
Fu Yu could sense that something was wrong with Xiao Yuchen.
Is he starting to feel anxious and insecure again?
The carriage returned to the palace, where the Imperial Medical Academy personnel were already in place, each on high alert, fearing that angering the tyrant would bring disaster upon their families.
"If anything happens to Ayu, I will make you all pay with your lives!"
The imperial physicians knelt down with a thud. Xiao Yuchen suppressed his fear and anger and rebuked them.
"What are you standing there for? Go and take my pulse!"
Fu Yu blinked.
Realized it too late.
Her character was just an orphan with no name or status; if she hadn't stayed by Xiao Yuchen's side, she would never have been assassinated.
Fu Yu was in danger because of Xiao Yuchen.
So he felt guilty, he felt sorry for the murderer, he hated the murderer, and he hated himself even more.
For the first time, the tyrant, who could turn his hand to make clouds and rain, had a weakness and felt the pain of heartbreak.
Fu Yu walked to Xiao Yuchen's side and took his hand.
He looked at the imperial physicians and said, "You may all leave now. I'm fine."
"this……"
The imperial physicians looked at each other in bewilderment.
One is a tyrant, the other is the tyrant's favorite woman. Whom should you listen to to save your life?
Helpless, Fu Yu wrapped her arms around Xiao Yuchen's neck, making him lean down so that his eyes were filled with her reflection.
"Xiao Yuchen, you promised me you would respect my thoughts, do you remember?"
Xiao Yuchen naturally remembered.
Every word he spoke to Fu Yu, every expression, every movement, and every sigh Fu Yu made would be deeply etched into his mind.
After a long while, he turned his back coldly and awkwardly waved to the imperial physicians.
The imperial physicians were overjoyed and rushed out of the palace without even daring to look back.
The empty palace was filled only with the sound of silent breathing.
Fu Yu hugged Xiao Yuchen and rested her head on his broad chest.
Xiao Yuchen's heart was pounding wildly, just like the arm he was raising now.
She wanted to hug Fu Yu back, but slowly clenched her fists, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
He was born a curse.
My mother once said that if she hadn't gotten pregnant with him back then, she might have just been a palace maid who had been favored by the emperor.
Once you've slept through it, you'll forget about it.
Because of his existence, those princes who coveted the throne were like vultures, wishing they could devour them whole.
Consort Xu also mentioned that it was the night Xiao Yuchen was born.
Strange phenomena occurred from the sky, turning night into day.
He was born a demon to overthrow the Le Dynasty. No matter how innocent he appeared or how many good deeds he did, he was still a demon who should be eradicated.
Empress Dowager Yu, who outwardly treated him as her own son, was also wary of him at every turn.
Over the years, they have been secretly searching for the legendary illegitimate son of the late emperor who was left among the common people.
Isn't it all just to wait until he's out of control, so they can take his place?
He knew.
He always knew.
He had never received love or warmth from childhood to adulthood.
How can someone destined to be trapped in hell dare to yearn for the light?
While he was thinking, his thin lips were suddenly covered with a warm, moist touch.
A tingling, itchy sensation, accompanied by a sweet, moist sheen, seeped into his very being.
Xiao Yuchen stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
The chill in his eyes, the complex thoughts, and the bitter self-mockery vanished in an instant.
“Ayu.”
He dared not use force, but when his hand touched the warm skin, even his proud self-control became utterly ridiculous.
He gripped Fu Yu's neck tightly, his deep eyes scrutinizing every change in her expression.
Aren't you afraid?
"What are you afraid of? Afraid of accidents? Afraid of rebels hiding in the shadows? Xiao Yuchen, I'm not afraid of anything. As long as you're by my side, I'm not afraid of anything."
Upon hearing this, a slight ripple finally appeared in Xiao Yuchen's bloodshot eyes.
It's impossible to tell who kissed whom first.
After Xiao Yuchen's swollen mind finally cleared up, he hugged Fu Yu from behind, held her hand, and gently bit it with his lips.
With reason prevailing, some questions have also surfaced.
Fu Yu's fingertips ached.
At the same time, a deep, muffled voice came from behind.
"Ayu, shouldn't we talk about when you learned to shoot arrows?"
Upon first meeting Fu Yu, Xiao Yuchen immediately dispatched Cheng Ling to investigate Fu Yu's background.
Xiao Yuchen knew everything about her past, her family, and her turbulent life over the past few years.
Until her father fell into poverty, Fu Yu was raised in seclusion. How could she have learned archery?
Fu Yu bit her lip.
There's a kind of embarrassment that comes from not being able to resist using a powerful move and getting caught.
"I……"
Before she could come up with a reason, Xiao Yuchen hooked her chin.
His dark eyes were fixed on her red lips.
It's like saying, "I'll see what kind of flowery, convincing excuses you can come up with with your little mouth."
“My older brother learned archery at school. I was curious at the time, so I secretly followed him and learned a few moves.”
"Ayu is indeed very clever; she was able to learn archery after just a few glances."
"That's natural."
Fu Yu pursed her lips.
Xiao Yuchen naturally believed Fu Yu's words without a doubt, but because of his deeper doubts, he still asked Cheng Ling to investigate the school that Fu Yu's elder brother had attended.
Investigate whether the teacher who teaches riding and archery has any connection with the Pei family.
Cheng Ling respectfully accepted the secret decree, a dark bluish-black mark beneath his handsome features.
He never imagined that the emperor, who was a man of integrity and righteousness, who could turn the tide in the court and make decisive ruthless decisions, would become a completely different person for the sake of love.
"Furthermore, I will draft an edict to appoint Fu Yu as Empress and dismiss all the concubines in the harem."
When the imperial edict was issued, Xie Zhaohua had not yet returned to the palace.
She was waiting to meet Pei Jingheng at 7 PM.
The conditions inside the tent were naturally not as good as in the palace. Xie Zhaohua carefully drew her eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror, concealing the dullness between her eyebrows and eyes.
"Your Highness, oh no, Miss, something terrible has happened!"
Ruoyun rushed into the tent, breathless, and said, "Eunuch Sun just announced the imperial edict establishing an empress and that all the concubines in the harem should be allowed to go home."
"His Majesty says that from this day forward, the empress alone will suffice in the harem."
*Smack*
The comb in Xie Zhaohua's hand fell to the ground.
Her face was extremely pale, showing no sign of the joy of her upcoming rendezvous with her lover.
"Who is his empress?"
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