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The two came out of the calligraphy and painting shop and got back into the carriage.

After this incident, the atmosphere became a little strange.

Each of them had some new views on each other.

After getting married for several years, Lu Jingzhuo had never disciplined her and could even be said to have great confidence in her. However, recently he acted out of character and asked her to learn this and that. Not only that, he even wanted to control who she talked to.

Chu Yin felt as if those years had been wasted, as she had never gotten to know Lu Jingzhuo.

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but look at him. Unexpectedly, the man suddenly tilted his head and asked, "Where else do you want to go?"

When their eyes met, her eyes flashed: "Your Majesty, why don't you point me to a place? I don't know much about the capital."

"Where did you often go when you were in Qingzhou?"

"There are jewelry shops, fabric shops, ready-made clothing shops, and calligraphy and painting shops... I've just been there."

"Then let's go to the jewelry shop." Lu Jingzhuo ordered the driver.

It was still bustling outside with constant shouting, but inside the carriage, silence fell again.

Somehow, Chu Yin felt that Lu Jingzhuo was angry.

But she didn't do anything wrong just now, right?

It was the young man who spoke to her first. Regardless of whether it was a lie or not, she just wanted to ask, hoping to get some useful clues. She didn't know why Lu Jingzhuo refused to even let her ask.

She had searched for the "Seeking Truth Record" in Qingzhou for a long time and asked her brother for help, but to no avail.

After arriving in Beijing, she was busy adapting to life in the palace and put it aside for the time being.

Now, he was the one who gave her this opportunity, but he stopped her again.

Chu Yin pursed her lips slightly.

He couldn't see anything through the veil, but the longer the silence lasted, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he held Chu Yin on his lap.

She didn't know what he was going to do, and her body subconsciously tensed.

He lifted the snow-white veil and kissed her.

The car window was still open, and Chu Yin fumbled to close it.

Hearing a "click", he smiled silently: "You can't see it from outside."

It's not like there are no window screens.

Chu Yin said: "It's better to be careful."

The carriage was passing through the busiest streets, and he was really unscrupulous.

He said nothing more and continued to kiss her.

Different from usual kisses, she felt that he had some kind of release in him, but she couldn't quite put it into words.

He didn't stop until the carriage stopped at the door of the largest jewelry shop in the capital.

Chu Yin put on the veil.

He held her hand as they got out of the car.

The employees knew at a glance that the two were husband and wife.

"Young Master and Young Madam, please come this way." Judging from their clothes and demeanor, they guessed that this young couple must be from a prominent family, so they directly invited them to select the most expensive and exquisite jewelry in the store.

There was a special waitress to entertain Chu Yin and ask about her preferences.

Chu Yin said nothing.

The female waitress then looked at Lu Jingzhuo.

Not knowing who this man was, she didn't dare to meet his gaze and kept her head down.

But Lu Jingzhuo didn't know much about jewelry, and he frowned slightly, wondering why Chu Yin was silent. He was about to urge her, but suddenly remembered that he didn't allow Chu Yin to talk casually, so he pursed his lips for a moment.

The couple looked at each other as if they were puzzled.

The female waitress didn't dare to speak rashly and could only wait.

After a while, Lu Jingzhuo said, "Go ahead."

Chu Yin asked the female waiter to bring some jade hairpins for her to see.

For fear of being too conspicuous, she dressed particularly plainly today, with a white veil, and a jade hairpin was most suitable.

The waitress quickly brought a silk tray with more than twenty jadeite or mutton-fat jade hairpins placed side by side on it.

Accustomed to the exquisite and gorgeous jewelry in the palace, Chu Yin picked out a lovely lotus crab hairpin.

Seeing this, the female waitress praised her for her good taste and prepared to try it on the young lady.

Unexpectedly, the man who looked like an ice cube next to him suddenly stretched out his hand.

She hurriedly handed him the hairpin.

Lu Jingzhuo inserted it into Chu Yin's dark hair.

Just now he was angry and didn't allow Chu Yin to speak freely, so she didn't dare to speak in the jewelry shop. He was wrong, so this action was meant to atone for his sin.

Chu Yin could see it, and said softly, "Thank you, husband."

He took out a banknote.

Afterwards, the two went to a cloth shop and a clothing shop, but did not buy anything.

When she got back to the car, Chu Yin was a little out of breath.

Lu Jingzhuo glanced at her and said, "We've only walked this short distance."

Are you saying that she is weak? Chu Yin couldn't refute it and gave up struggling: "I am indeed a little tired."

"Were you like this when you were in Qingzhou?"

Chu Yin recalled: "It was fine before. I only got better after I gave birth to a child... Besides, I am in my early twenties now. My body is not like when I was fifteen or sixteen, so it is inevitable that it will be a little worse."

"That's why you need to exercise more," he reminded.

Chu Yin thought about her future martial arts and bit her lower lip lightly: "Your Majesty, do you really want me to wield a sword?"

"Yes, don't try to find an excuse not to learn."

Chu Yin: “…”

After Lu Jingzhuo let her rest in the car, he asked, "Is there anywhere else you want to go?"

Two words immediately popped into her mind, but Chu Yin didn't say them.

She shook her head.

Lu Jingzhuo stared at her for a moment and told the driver to go to Meizhu Lane.

That is where the Chu family’s mansion is located.

Could it be that he was planning to let her go back to her parents' home?

Chu Yin's heart started beating fast.

There has never been such a precedent in all dynasties. As far as I can remember, the only time an empress left the palace to visit her relatives was because her father had passed away. Because she was favored by the emperor, she was able to attend the funeral, and the empress could only reunite with her family in the palace.

She didn't dare to ask for a moment.

Only when she saw the words "Chu Mansion" through the window did she believe it was true.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is against protocol," she whispered.

"Rules are rigid," he lifted her chin, "If you don't want to go, I won't force you. We will return to the palace immediately..."

"Go," she blurted out, and then her face became hot again, "Such a great temptation, it is hard for me to refuse."

"Then accept it." He pulled her out of the car.

The Chu family had already learned the news in advance. When they heard the knock on the door, the butler opened the door eagerly and led a group of servants to kowtow.

After not seeing each other for many years, Manager Wang was still the same, capable and steady, with a pair of sparkling eyes. Chu Yin stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work these years. With you here, mother and brother don't have to worry." From Qingzhou to the capital, he took care of everything properly.

The girl he had watched grow up had not changed much. Manager Wang wiped his eyes and said, "This is my job, madam, you are kind enough to do this." He added, "The Madam is waiting for you, and the Young Master..."

Before he could finish, he heard Chug's voice coming from outside the door.

Chu Yin looked up and saw that it was her brother who came back.

She ran towards him with a smile: "Brother!"

Like a young swallow returning to its nest.

Lu Jingzhuo stared at her skirt fluttering in the wind, his eyes deep.

Chu Ge only knew that the emperor wanted to please his sister, but he did not expect that he would bring his sister home, so he hurried forward to pay his respects.

Lu Jingzhuo said, "Stand up," and glanced at Chu Yin, "Go meet your mother-in-law."

Mrs. Chu is on the way.

She felt like she was dreaming.

Normally, she would enter the palace once a year, and seeing her daughter was considered a great blessing. She never dared to think that her daughter would ever return to her parents' home.

She nearly fell down.

When she saw her daughter and son-in-law, she cried with joy: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I was not dreaming, it really is you, Ayin. But we are not prepared at all, and we are afraid that we may... neglect Your Majesty." She was speechless.

Seeing this, Chu Ge reminded: "Mother, His Majesty and His Majesty will not stay for long."

"That's right, that's right," Mrs. Chu came to her senses immediately. How could the two of them have time to stay for dinner? They were afraid they would leave soon, so she just ordered the maid to serve tea.

Chu Yin looked around with a smile: "I just found out where my mother and brother live. I only knew it was Plum and Bamboo Lane at first."

Madam Chu immediately said, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty, otherwise how could you see it? Ayin, it is a blessing for you to marry His Majesty!" The son-in-law she had always thought of as a cold-faced man turned out to be so considerate.

Mrs. Chu felt that she had made a mistake.

She winked at her daughter.

Chu Yin wanted to thank Lu Jingzhuo, but she couldn't find any words to express her gratitude in front of her mother and brother, so she could only say thank you dryly.

Lu Jingzhuo stood up and said, "You two can talk, I'll go somewhere else."

The three men felt very uncomfortable when he was there.

After Lu Jingzhuo left, Mrs. Chu immediately grabbed her daughter's hand and asked her many questions.

Chu Yin had a good way of dealing with it.

Chug just listened with a smile and said nothing.

"Brother, how have you been lately?" Chu Yin asked him.

"Everything is fine."

It was a lie, but Chu Yin couldn't persuade him to get married right away, because love was something that could not be forced.

"Ayin, you should go and accompany His Majesty..." Madam Chu was afraid of neglecting Lu Jingzhuo, so she did not dare to keep her daughter for too long.

Chu Yin nodded.

Lu Jingzhuo was looking at the pine bonsai placed in the study.

The twisted branches and majestic structure, like a dragon lying in a coiled shape, must have been there for many years.

"This is a bonsai planted by Steward Wang when I was ten years old," Chu Yin introduced. "Is it growing well?"

"Well," Lu Jingzhuo turned around, "Are you done talking?"

"That's it, let's go back."

"Don't you want to stay a little longer? Or, stay the night?"

Chu Yin was surprised: "Your Majesty, are you joking?"

Lu Jingzhuo raised his eyebrows: "Why not? As long as you are willing."

He also let her go back to her parents' home and let her stay. It was too much for Chu Yin to bear. She subconsciously rejected him, "Your Majesty, it is kind of you, but I cannot ask for more..."

"Why can't you push further?" He narrowed his eyes and took two steps closer. "Are you so distant with me?"

"I have no estrangement from His Majesty..."

He smiled and pinched her chin: "Do you really think so?"

The tone was very unfriendly and the unhappiness in his eyes almost overflowed.

Chu Yin was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

They have always been like this, treating each other with respect.

He had never been dissatisfied before, so why did he feel alienated today?

Besides, is this called alienation?

Just now in the carriage, he kissed her for so long, and she also kissed him in the Qianqing Palace and said "I like you" so many times...

Chu Yin pursed her lips and said seriously, "I really have no estrangement from Your Majesty."

"Think about it again." He pushed her against the desk and kissed her.

Very cruel.

More intense than in the carriage.

She soon couldn't breathe, and she grabbed his sleeve with her fingers and pulled gently.

He paused and looked down at her.

"Shall we go back?" she said.

He carried her to the desk.

The pile of books collapsed in an instant.

That was the book her brother usually read. Chu Yin blushed: "Your Majesty..." This was not in the palace, this was her mother's home, "Your Majesty, can we go back, or get back in the carriage..."

Lu Jingzhuo turned a deaf ear to her words, slowly placed his hands on her sides, and touched his slightly cool nose to her cheek: "You still feel that you are not alienated from me?"

What's wrong?

Chu Yin was about to cry out of grievance. Isn’t this how all couples are?

Lu Jingzhuo gritted his teeth secretly, leaned over and bit her ear: "Ayin, can you smile so happily no matter who you meet?"

Whether she was talking to a strange man, the steward, or her brother, she could always smile brilliantly, but when she saw him, she was always indifferent, even when she smiled.

Chu Yin's mind buzzed, and she suddenly realized.

It turned out that he didn't forbid her to speak casually, but he didn't want her to smile at others casually.

"I didn't, I didn't mean to..."

He didn't listen and looked like he was going to punish her here.

Chu Yin was frightened, and in panic, she quickly hugged him and said, "Because I like Your Majesty."

He stopped.

"Because of love, I feel worried. Because of love, I feel afraid. I don't dare to get close to Your Majesty because I like Your Majesty. It's not that I want to be estranged from Your Majesty." Anyway, I have said it many times before, so it doesn't matter if I say it again.

The corners of her eyes were red and her pupils were full of tears. She looked really shy and afraid.

But Lu Jingzhuo knew that she was lying.

In fact, it was impossible for him to really take Chu Yin here, but the dissatisfaction that he had in the calligraphy and painting shop had been piling up until now, and began to prick him like needles. However, Chu Yin knew nothing about it and kept acting arrogant, which made him even angrier.

But if you think about it carefully, he and Chu Yin got along like this before he was reborn, so how could he change her so quickly?

Or maybe he was too impatient.

But he really didn't expect that this anxiety would force Chu Yin to confess to him.

How scared is she to be here...

Is it because this is Zug's study that she can't accept it?

Lu Jingzhuo asked maliciously: "Ayin, tell me when you fell in love with me."

This is what happens when you lie...

Chu Yin closed her eyes: "Can we go back and tell them? Later, my mother and brother..." As she was speaking, she felt her legs being lifted up. She was surprised and said, "I liked Your Majesty when I first saw him. I fell in love with Your Majesty at first sight."

He smiled silently, thinking Chu Yin was extremely cute.

I really want to tease her again.

Just looking at the white and slender legs under the skirt, he really couldn't control himself.

He carried Chu Yin off the desk and said, "Let's go back to the palace now."

Chu Yin breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head to straighten her messed up skirt, and also to straighten out her troubled mood.

I don’t dare to look at Lu Jingzhuo anymore.

She actually told him that she fell in love with him at first sight.

Why didn't she come up with a better excuse? For example, after coming to Beijing, or last year...

Why do you say so early?

She felt her self-esteem was badly damaged.

But Lu Jingzhuo has also shown that he likes her recently, so it shouldn't be a big loss for her, right?

Yes.

He also forbade her to smile at others.

His behavior is more like...

Chu Yin just wanted to save some face.

While tidying up her skirt and combing her messy hair, she was still thinking. After a while, she mustered up the courage to ask Lu Jingzhuo softly, "Just now, His Majesty forbade me to smile at others. Are you... a little jealous?"

Lu Jingzhuo was stunned.

He was silent for a while, then reached out and adjusted the jade hairpin on her head: "What do you think?"

Didn't he know it himself? Why did he ask her?

Chu Yin didn't dare to say it with too much certainty: "I am not sure either, so I asked Your Majesty."

Lu Jingzhuo hummed, then said, "Yes."

Chu Yin was surprised that he actually admitted it.

With his personality, he was actually jealous of her.

Is this even now?

The lost face has been restored!

Chu Yin couldn't help laughing.

"I'm jealous, why are you so happy?" Lu Jingzhuo stared at her.

"Well, since I like Your Majesty, I am naturally happy."

The more lies you tell, the more you slip away.

Lu Jingzhuo glanced at the desk and really wanted to push this little liar onto it again!

Chu Yin: Humph, it’s all your fault!

Lu Jingzhuo: Sooner or later, your fake play will become real.