Chapter 215 Easy to Satisfy

After leaving Ninghe Palace, Huo Jinchi remained silent. Nothing could be seen from his expression, but he ignored the imperial carriage parked outside the palace and walked forward with Yun Qin in his arms.

Xu An did not dare to warn them out loud, he just waved his hand and asked the procession to follow.

Everyone followed behind him silently, not daring to make a sound.

Yun Qin took a deep breath and looked up at Huo Jinchi's handsome profile. The scattered sunlight passed over him and hit her face. The changing light and shadow made the face in front of her look a little unreal.

But she could clearly see the man's slightly sunken cheeks and the blue stubble on his chin.

He has been busy since the New Year, which has allowed him to cut down on a lot of expenses.

The roughness beneath this noble appearance makes the person in front of us appear extremely real.

A breeze blew by, and the cool wind made Yunqin's throat itchy, and she couldn't help coughing again.

The person holding her seemed to be awakened by her cough and paused.

He lowered his eyes to look at the person in his arms, and his vision regained focus. He then glanced at the ceremonial staff that was following not too far behind him, and seemed to realize that he had just been distracted.

Huo Jinchi didn't say anything, but just stood there waiting for the imperial carriage to catch up, and then he carried Yun Qin and stepped on.

He gently placed Yun Qin on the cushion, then sat down and leaned back slightly. In a blink of an eye, he regained his usual nonchalant look, as if his distraught look just now was just an illusion of others.

Xu An, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief. Without saying anything, he just shouted, "Start!"

The imperial carriage was lifted steadily, and the sky-blue curtains blocked the line of sight, but the sunlight still passed through, seemingly tainted by the sky-blue coolness, shining on people's bodies, revealing some coolness.

Huo Jinchi held Yun Qin's hand in his palm, placed it on his knee, and asked in a low voice: "Are you feeling more comfortable?"

Following his strength, Yun Qin leaned on his shoulder, nodded slightly, and spoke in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine."

Looking down at the woman's red eyes, Huo Jinchi sighed slightly.

She is such a tearful person on normal days, but when she is really wronged, she never sheds tears. It seems that she knows that crying is useless at this time. Her sobriety is heartbreaking.

Huo Jinchi stroked her face with his hand and said, "I still have things to do. Please follow me to Tongming Palace and let Zhang Zhian come and take a look at you."

"All is up to the emperor." Yun Qin was indeed feeling unwell and her mind was a little stuck. She simply gave up thinking and followed his arrangements.

She was so well-behaved that Huo Jinchi's eyes were filled with a smile, and he gently rubbed her cheek with his thumb.

Yun Qin moved closer to him again, slowly pinching his arm with her fingers.

"What?" Hawking Chi raised his eyebrows.

Yun Qin didn't stop, she looked up at him and whispered, "Your Majesty has been holding me for a long time, I'm afraid your arms are sore."

She didn't ask, nor did she offer comfort. This somewhat clumsy flattery made Hawking feel comforted.

"Pinch it hard." He took her hand, placed it on his shoulder, and closed his eyes.

It was a rare opportunity for her to be so humble, and he would be a fool if he refused.

Yun Qin didn't expect that he would be so rude to her. She curled her lips slightly, but the words were already out, so she had to play it full circle.

Hawking Chi's closed eyes slightly opened, glanced at her, and a smile slowly appeared at the corners of his lips.

But he didn't let her pinch for too long. He quickly pulled her hand down, lowered his eyes and pecked at her brow, then held her in his arms and said with a smile, "That's enough."

Listening to his pounding heartbeat and these nonsensical words, Yun Qin strangely understood what he was saying.

He meant that she didn't need to bother comforting him, just holding her like this was enough.

Yun Qin found a comfortable position for herself, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.

Being easy to satisfy is also an advantage of being a dog man.

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When the emperor returned to Tongming Palace in his carriage, the three people in the palace also heard it.

They immediately stood up to greet her, but through the window they saw the imperial carriage stopped at the door of the side hall. The emperor got off the carriage and carried a woman down from it.

All three of them were surprised. They didn't expect that the emperor left in a hurry just for a concubine.

Seeing the emperor carrying the concubine into the side hall, one can't help but feel curious.

"Which lady in the harem is this?"

"Maybe she is Shen Danying's sister, Lady Shen?"

The two looked at Shen Che who remained silent.

Shen Che pursed his lips slightly. Although he had some guesses in his mind, his face was solemn. "This is the emperor's family affair. The two adults should not make irresponsible comments."

The two adults, who were almost forty years old, felt a little embarrassed to be taught a lesson by a youngster and could not help but cough lightly.

After only a few months of getting along, both of them had some understanding of his character and were not angry about it.

"You are even more old-fashioned than us civil officials," one person said jokingly.

Shen Che pulled up the corners of his lips, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

He was not a conservative person. Who would have thought that at this moment he was imagining a slender figure in his mind, coveting the emperor's woman.

Shen Che's eyes involuntarily drifted towards the side hall again, his brows slightly raised.

Now that she has become Concubine Xi, is she still being bullied?

At this moment, the emperor walked out from the side hall and headed towards the main hall.

Shen Che retracted his gaze and lowered his eyes.

The Emperor came so quickly, she should not be hurt...

He suddenly felt a little impatient. He didn't know how the secret conversation ended, so he went to find out what happened.

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People outside the palace still need to inquire, but those in the harem roughly know what happened when the emperor left Ninghe Palace.

The specific situation is unclear, but many people witnessed that the emperor went to Ninghe Palace and took Concubine Xi to Tongming Palace.

It's hard not to be surprised.

When the Queen Mother left Yunqin alone, she thought she would finally suffer a little and her arrogance would be tempered.

But who would have known that the emperor would come in person and take her away.

Is it possible that even the Queen Mother can't do anything to her?

I don't know how many sounds of teacups and vases breaking were heard from the palace.

Only Shen Daying felt relieved.

As for the Queen.

She knew more than others and knew that the Emperor had demolished the Empress Dowager's Buddhist temple.

The queen held the teacup steadily in her hand, skimmed off the tea leaves, took a sip, and then said calmly, "It's better to open it, so that my aunt won't think that she has the protection of the Bodhisattva and act without scruples."

Lan Ying on the side lowered her head and dared not respond.

After taking another sip of tea, the queen said, "Let's go and see the Queen Mother. The Emperor left such a rotten stall, and I, the Queen, must be of some use."

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is probably still angry. Why don't we wait for Fang Da to go first, and then we go?" Lan Ying held her hand and persuaded her in a low voice.

The queen sneered, "How do you know she doesn't think that way?"

She supported Lanying's hand and stood up, saying calmly, "Let's go. If someone is dissatisfied with you, no matter how well you do, you will still be criticized. It doesn't matter whether you go early or late."

Lan Ying raised her eyes to glance at the queen's cold profile, sighed softly, lowered her eyes and replied "yes".