On November 23rd, at 4:45 PM, Hua Qingcheng, holding her lute, came to Xicuiyuan again.
This time, the person she was going to "favor" was the eldest son of the Nangong family - Nangong Shilun.
"Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess!" The servant guarding outside the door saw Hua Qingcheng coming and hurriedly knelt down to salute.
"You are not needed here, go down!"
"Yes, Your Highness."
After sending the servant away, Hua Qingcheng pushed open Nangong Shilun's door.
"Your Highness?"
Nangong Shilun, who was sitting in a daze at the desk, seemed to have just discovered Hua Qingcheng's arrival and was a little surprised. He hurriedly stood up from his seat and saluted Hua Qingcheng.
Nangong Shilun, dressed in a pink and purple brocade robe, had the demeanor of a young master from a wealthy family in every move. However, he had fair skin, a powdered complexion, and a very handsome appearance, though a little feminine.
"Stand up."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Hua Qingcheng walked to the Bailingtai in the room, sat down, and put down the jade harp in her hand.
"Your Highness the Crown Princess is so elegant. She brings her zither with her every time she goes to favor the emperor." Nangong Shilun, who was sitting opposite Hua Qingcheng, twisted a strand of hair that fell on his shoulder and smiled slightly.
"Well... it's just a pretense of elegance. The teacher at the Imperial College said my qin skills aren't great, and told me to practice more whenever I have time."
Hua Qingcheng didn't lie. Liu Nanxu, the teacher of the Class D piano class, had indeed told her the same thing, but the situation was different at that time.
"Her Royal Highness is truly studious and motivated." Nangong Shilun praised again.
"The early bird catches the worm, and diligence can make up for clumsiness. I don't have any talent for music, so I can only make up for my shortcomings through hard work and practice." Hua Qingcheng said seriously.
The two of them chatted back and forth in a polite yet distant manner, but no one mentioned consummating the marriage.
Soon, two quarters of an hour passed. Seeing that time was passing quickly and the emperor's men were about to come and eavesdrop again, Hua Qingcheng could only take the initiative to speak: "It's getting late, Shilun, you should rest!"
Nangong Shilun shuddered slightly when he heard this, and then he heard him say, "Your Highness, if you are tired, you can rest first. I... I am not sleepy yet, I want to read a book."
After hearing Nangong Shilun's words, Hua Qingcheng looked at him with a deeper look.
Given her current status, how many people would be desperate to get close to her? Logically, these men had finally entered the Eastern Palace, so their attitudes and reactions like Si Lingyun's were actually normal.
First, Meng Haoling knelt down to beg her not to consummate the marriage, and then Chu Kangyi made a favor in the name of King You. Could it be that the eldest son of the Nangong family in front of him also has someone in his heart?
Hua Qingcheng's bright and clear eyes flickered with light, and she had an idea in just a moment.
Whether this is true or not, we will know after trying it a few times...
"It's cold and dark at night, and I'm lonely. If no one warms my bed, how can I sleep?" Hua Qingcheng snatched the book from the man opposite her and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty... Your Highness..."
Nangong Shilun, whose book was stolen, looked a little panicked. Seeing this, Hua Qingcheng decided to add fuel to the fire.
But Hua Qingcheng stood up from her seat and walked directly to Nangong Shilun. However, before she did anything, she had already discovered that the eldest son of the Nangong family seemed to have a vague feeling of rejection towards her.
This guy wouldn't...
Hua Qingcheng looked at Nangong Shilun again, and her eyes suddenly revealed a hint of cunning.
"Shilun, what are you afraid of? I'm not a tiger, I won't eat you..."
Hua Qingcheng patted Nangong Shilun's fair and handsome face, but the moment her hand touched Nangong Shilun's face, she seemed to feel that his face seemed to become even paler.
"Your Majesty... Your Highness..."
Nangong Shilun narrowed his eyes slightly and frowned. When he opened his eyes again, his gaze was filled with determination, like a hero ready to sacrifice himself heroically. Then he knelt down directly in front of Hua Qingcheng.
"Your Highness, it's not that Shilun is unwilling to fulfill his duty as a servant of the king, but... it's that Shilun is inhumane." Thinking of the high hopes his family placed on him, the overwhelmed Nangong Shilun could only confess the truth.
Hua Qingcheng: ...
"This... well... it's not incurable. I'll ask the imperial physician to..."
Hua Qingcheng never expected the result to be like this. She was shocked and looked at Nangong Shilun with a bit of sympathy.
Nangong Shilun: ...
"Your Highness has misunderstood."
Nangong Shilun continued with a flushed face, "There's nothing wrong with Shilun's body, but... Shilun has a male fetish. He doesn't like women, only men."
Hua Qingcheng: ...
"Shi Lun didn't want to enter the palace to serve the emperor as a princess. She was forced to come here due to the pressure from her family. She didn't intend to commit the crime of deception and disrespect..." Nangong Shi Lun said sincerely.
Hua Qingcheng rubbed her chin slightly when she heard this. Although Nangong Shilun's sexual orientation was not popular and he was Si Lingyun's cousin, judging from his words and actions, he was not annoying.
"Nangong Shilun, the Nangong family sent an inhumane legitimate son to the Eastern Palace to serve as a princess and attendant to the emperor. Do you know that by doing this, your Nangong family has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor?" Hua Qingcheng pinched Nangong Shilun's chin and said sternly.
"Your Majesty... Your Highness..."
Upon hearing this, Nangong Shilun's face turned even paler.
Seeing that the pressure was almost enough, Hua Qingcheng continued, "Nangong Shilun, considering that you still have some humanity, if you don't want the Nangong family to be convicted because of you, you must cooperate with me. Do you understand?"
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