"There is no rain under my umbrella."

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Jiang Li hurriedly hugged the jar and crawled under Song Chengyin's umbrella.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Li hurriedly saluted Song Chengyin, then raised her sleeves to wipe the rain off her face. However, her whole body was wet, and her sleeves were still dripping. The more she wiped, the more water droplets appeared on her eyelashes.

Seeing this, Song Chengyin took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and stretched it towards Jiang Li's face.

The moment the handkerchief touched Jiang Li's forehead, her pupils trembled and she dodged backwards subconsciously.

"Don't move."

Song Chengyin spoke in a low voice, not caring about Jiang Li's wet clothes. He grabbed her arm and pulled her under the umbrella.

Jiang Li raised her head and looked at him in surprise.

Her almond eyes were so bright and dazzling that Song Chengyin's heartbeat slowed down a beat.

He used a handkerchief to wipe the water droplets from her eyelashes and covered her eyes that were as bright as stars.

The father-in-law who was holding an umbrella beside him hurriedly lowered his head.

No, they didn't see anything! Song Chengyin didn't care what others thought. He lowered his head, holding the handkerchief between his fingers, and wiped the water droplets off Jiang Li's face with great patience.

He held the handkerchief and moved it down from the center of her brow, passing through her eyebrows, eyes, nose, and finally landing on her soft cherry lips.

His fingertips, through the handkerchief, gently stroked her soft lips, just like he had done when he touched the portrait yesterday.

The two looked at each other and the atmosphere instantly heated up.

[The male protagonist's favorability value is soaring, +1+2+3+...+7! ]

The favorability value continued to increase to 7% and then stopped, directly rising from 23% to 30%!

Only after wiping her entire face clean did Song Chengyin reluctantly withdraw his hand.

His attention had been on Jiang Li just now, and only then did he notice that she was holding a white porcelain jar in her hands.

"What are you holding?"

Jiang Li explained: "The morning dew collected from the taro leaves in front of Yueyang Lake can be used to make tea to refresh your majesty."

When Song Chengyin heard that she went to pick up Chenlu just for him, his heart seemed to be hit by something.

Apart from his mother, this was the first time he felt such pure care.

As the emperor, what Song Chengyin lacked the least was care. No matter whether it was concubines, ministers, or palace maids serving him, they all cared about his health.

But their concern may be out of fear, or out of flattery, or attached to certain interests.

However, no matter which source it was, Song Chengyin didn't want it. He hated scheming and he hated flattery even more.

Although Jiang Li did this to win Song Chengyin's favor, her acting skills are great, and the naked concern in her eyes made Song Chengyin feel comforted.

Just hold him tightly!

[The male protagonist's favorability has risen to 40%! ]

The system exclaimed in my mind.

Jiang Li was delighted. It seemed that the rain today was not in vain. With just one move, she earned a lot of favorability points!

——

Pavilions and waterside terraces, flowing cups and winding ponds.

The bamboo forest rustled, echoing the soft breeze.

Today is the annual Flower Festival in the palace, and the banquet is still held in the Imperial Garden.

It is a place for people to enjoy the spring flowers and catch butterflies.

Your Majesty has not entered the harem for three months, and does not allow people from the harem to get close to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and the Imperial Study. It is harder than climbing to heaven for the concubines to see Your Majesty.

I am looking forward to meeting Your Majesty on the Flower Festival!

As long as they can see His Majesty, they will do their best to attract His Majesty's attention and win His Majesty's favor.

Although Song Chengyin was diagnosed by the imperial physician as having no children in his lifetime, and there was no child in the harem for five years after he took the throne, the concubines still did not give up. What if they were the exception who could give birth to a child for His Majesty? As long as they gave birth to a child for His Majesty, they would be honored as mothers, and their status would rise accordingly!

Not to mention the four concubines in the harem, even being the mother of the country is not impossible! Even if they can't give birth to children for His Majesty, being favored by His Majesty is enough for them to walk sideways in the harem.

Either way, it will be beneficial to them with no harm.

But the prerequisite for all this is to meet His Majesty first and use all your skills to arouse His Majesty's heart.

In order to shine at the Flower Festival, everyone has put in a lot of effort and has been preparing for a long time.

The concubines sat in their seats according to their ranks, waiting for Song Seung-in's arrival.

"Meow~"

The white cat in the imperial concubine's arms meowed, attracting everyone's attention.

"Ah, I haven't seen you for a few days. Your cat has become even cuter."

"Yes, yes. I remember the last time I saw this cat, it was only this big!"

"Your Majesty's cat is so beautiful. This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful cat in my life!"

The concubines praised the white cat in the imperial concubine's arms, their words full of flattery and fawning.

The imperial concubine glanced at everyone calmly and raised her chin slightly like a proud peacock.

"Don't call it Cat, it has a name, Huahua."

Everyone's mouth twitched: "..."

Even if it was given a name, wouldn't it still be a cat? However, their status was not as high as that of the imperial concubine, and they had to look at the imperial concubine's face when doing things in the harem, so everyone smiled bitterly and didn't dare to speak easily to the white cat in the imperial concubine's arms.

The imperial concubine stroked the white cat in her hands, her face full of love for the cat.

The cat seemed to be obedient and allowed the imperial concubine to stroke it, but in fact, if you look closely, you can easily see that its body was trembling slightly when the imperial concubine's hand touched it.

"Your Majesty has arrived—"

As everyone was waiting, a drake's voice came from the entrance of the Imperial Garden.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Song Chengyin standing with his hands behind his back, walking towards the group surrounded by the crowd.

The moment they saw Song Chengyin, the concubines' eyes lit up! They all stood up from their seats and bowed to the man who was walking towards them.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

The colorful palace costumes form a beautiful scenery in the imperial garden.

Song Chengyin didn't even look at them and walked straight to the high position.

Jiang Li followed several eunuchs, head down, and followed him slowly.

Only after he turned around and sat down on the dragon chair did Song Chengyin say calmly, "Everyone, get up.

"I thank your majesty——"

The concubines all thanked him and then stood up and sat back in their seats.

Jiang Li could see the faces of the concubines clearly. No wonder they said there were three thousand beauties in the harem. The concubines in front of her were really all beauties! After sitting back in their seats, the concubines' minds instantly became active. They straightened their backs, showed just the right smile, and frequently looked at Song Chengyin on the dragon chair.

"Your Majesty, I just learned a piece of music and would like to play it for you and my sisters."

(End of this chapter)