My imperial brother is actually with Princess Yaolan!!
Although the emperor is the emperor and can have any woman he wants, didn't Princess Yaolan take a fancy to the regent?
Why are you with your brother again?
Xiao Yuerou felt like she couldn't breathe properly, and her face turned pale with fright.
She knew it concerned the royal family's reputation and couldn't make a fuss about it.
She hurriedly ran back to the side hall to change her clothes and returned to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet as if nothing had happened.
At this moment, she was in no mood to appreciate chrysanthemums and remained absent-minded.
Xiao Yuerou's voice woke Yao Lan in the side hall first. When she saw Xiao Chenyi holding her, she immediately realized what had happened.
Yao Lan realized that she had been betrayed.
From the strange fragrance she smelled upon entering the side hall to the tea in the teapot, everything was meticulously planned step by step.
Who else but Empress Dowager Wei could have accomplished all of this in Cixi Palace?
Haha, so it turns out she'd been watching me all along.
Or perhaps what Empress Dowager Wei valued was the Northern Li behind her.
Looking at Xiao Chenyi, who was lying unconscious beside her, Yao Lan's eyes flashed with a cold light.
She wanted Xiao Yanchu, not this good-for-nothing beside her.
But now that the matter is settled and Xiao Yuerou has seen it, she has no choice but to marry Xiao Chenyi as a concubine.
Yao Lan gritted her teeth, took out the dagger hidden in her boot, and lightly cut her wrist, staining the bed with the blood.
She knew that the Great Chu was not like the Northern Li, which valued a woman's chastity highly. Since she was to become a palace concubine, she had to prove her innocence.
After doing all this, Yao Lan lay back down next to Xiao Chenyi, pinched herself hard, shed tears, and put on a pitiful look.
Xiao Chenyi slowly woke up, only to feel a slight headache; the Empress Dowager's medicine was simply too strong.
He couldn't control himself after just one whiff.
Xiao Chenyi turned to look at Princess Yaolan beside him, whose face was no longer covered by a veil. As rumored, she was indeed born with a stunningly beautiful appearance.
Princess Yaolan's eyes were red, like a wounded rabbit, looking at him with fear in her eyes, her body trembling slightly, looking like she had suffered a great injustice.
Yao Lan knew very well what kind of woman men liked best.
As expected, upon seeing Yao Lan in such a state, Xiao Chenyi couldn't help but feel pity. He pulled her into his arms, stroked her hair with his chin, and said softly:
"Lan'er, don't be afraid, I will treat you well."
Large tears rolled down Yao Lan's swollen eyes as she softly cried out in anguish, "Your Majesty..."
A bittersweet charm tinged with allure.
That sound, for a man, felt like an endless temptation.
Xiao Chenyi no longer cared that he was in the Empress Dowager's palace, and since the effects of the medicine had not completely worn off, he rolled over and mounted her.
The sound that made Xiao Yuerou blush and her heart race came again from the side hall.
......
"Your Majesty, you have greatly disappointed me. Princess Yaolan came to Great Chu to choose a husband. How can Great Chu explain this to King Bei Li!"
Empress Dowager Wei looked at the two people in front of her with a pained expression.
A hint of mockery flashed in Yao Lan's eyes, but she still immediately knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
Now that things have come to this, she must fight for her own best interests in order to help her brother and save the Northern Li.
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