Chapter 84 From then on, the king no longer held court early
Xie Fei led Jiang Zhen and slowly walked to the arch bridge of Bi Bo Lake. The emerald green lake surface was glittering with golden light. The lotus leaves that reached the sky were swaying gently in the breeze. The bright green lotus flowers were blooming. If you got closer, you could clearly see clusters of colorful carps swimming around under the umbrella-sized lotus leaves, looking so comfortable and leisurely.
Gusts of cool breeze blew in from the lake, carrying with them the fragrance of lotus flowers. Xie Fei took the fish food from the eunuch in a good mood, picked up a little with his slender fingers and threw it into the lake. Almost instantly, the fish that had just been swimming leisurely came over from all directions, and the carps opened their mouths like hungry children.
Xie Fei couldn't help but chuckle when he saw this scene. Jiang Zhen stood aside and looked at him in a trance. She knew clearly that she liked the emperor, and the emperor had been treating her unusually well in recent days, but she was still a little uneasy. The source of her uneasiness was Concubine Na Lan.
Others don't know that the emperor used himself as a shield for her, sneaked into Xilan Palace at night to steal perfume and jade, and even devised a plan to deprive her father and General Gao of their rights, but she knew it clearly. In addition, when she looked at Concubine Lan today, Jiang Zhen found that not only was her appearance more delicate and charming than before, but her skin was also a lot whiter, and it looked as smooth as cream, and her figure seemed to have developed a lot. However, she couldn't tell what the specific changes were. It seemed that it wouldn't be long before she would surpass herself and become the most beautiful woman in the harem of Da Qi.
So Jiang Zhen couldn't help but feel a little upset. She really couldn't figure out what the emperor's attitude was. He still liked Concubine Lan, but today he didn't even look at her straight in the eye. He didn't like Concubine Lan, but he seemed to be protective of her in his words...
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhen sighed softly, completely forgetting that Xie Fei was not far away from her.
Xie Fei turned his head, and with a pair of peach blossom eyes with a bright smile, he carefully looked at the dazed Jiang Zhen. He handed the fish food in his hand to Zhang Dezi, turned sideways and came to her, bent his index finger and tapped her forehead lightly, with a slightly raised corner of his lips, and asked lazily with a smile: "The queen seems to be worried?"
kindness?
Jiang Zhen subconsciously reached out and touched the forehead that was hit. She stared at Xie Fei for a moment with a pair of confused eyes, then pouted her lips, as if asking him why he hit her.
Xie Fei raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "What were you thinking about just now when you were so absent-minded?"
Jiang Zhen paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said, "Nothing."
Xie Fei narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly, tapped her forehead with his fingers again, glared at her and threatened her in a vicious tone: "I don't believe it, tell me quickly, or you will be in trouble tonight!"
Jiang Zhen's face flushed, her fair cheeks looked as if she had been painted with the finest rouge, and she glanced at the large group of palace servants surrounding her not far behind her. She glared at Xie Fei in reproach and said, "How can the emperor... speak like this in public?"
Xie Fei raised his eyebrows without caring, and directly reached out to pull her into his arms, hugged her tightly from behind, leaned down and smiled at her earlobe: "What are you afraid of? I am telling the truth. Besides, you and I are husband and wife. Whether it is in public or in the open, we can do anything."
couple.
Jiang Zhen chewed on these two words carefully in her heart, and a faint smile slowly rose at the corner of her mouth. Her heart felt as sweet and hot as if she had drunk fruit wine. Her eyebrows and eyes could not help but be filled with smiles. She lowered her head slightly and replied in a low voice: "Yes, Your Majesty is right. It is I who am too rigid."
Xie Fei held Jiang Zhen in his arms and stood on the arch bridge. He held her chin with his bony hands and pointed it to the left. His thin lips gently pressed against her forehead, kissing her softly. A deep smile spread in her ears: "Zhen'er, remember, I only like you."
Jiang Zhen felt the sincerity in his words, pursed her lips and smiled and nodded, gently closing her eyes to feel his gentle kiss, their breaths intertwined and lingering, her little heart was like a small boat floating on the lake of her heart, her pink lips were slightly pursed, and her hands unconsciously covered Xie Fei's arms that were around her.
"As for Xi Helan, I have never liked her. It's just that I was accidentally fooled by her before, so now I must find out the reason." Xie Fei leaned against her forehead and continued in a low voice, "With Zhen'er's intelligence, you must have discovered that she is strange a long time ago, right?"
Jiang Zhen was startled when she heard this. She pursed her lips and paused for a while. Her beautiful eyes occasionally met Xie Fei's, then turned away in an instant. After repeating this several times, she finally nodded as if she had made up her mind: "Yes, I did find something wrong a long time ago..."
As she spoke, she struggled to break free from Xie Fei's embrace, took a step back and was about to kneel down: "I also sent people to monitor Xilan Palace's every move, which can be regarded as indirectly monitoring the emperor. I deserve to die, please punish me..."
She is really smart. She guessed that he knew about her actions so quickly. She is worthy of being the person he likes.
Xie Fei lowered his eyes and smiled, leaned over to stop her from squatting, and took her hand and kneaded it carefully: "Zhen'er, what have you done wrong? Not only is it not wrong, I will also reward you well."
Jiang Zhen blinked in disbelief, her curled eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings. Xie Fei hummed, looked down at her with a playful smile, and said, "How about rewarding Zhen'er to grind books for me?"
Shameless, this is clearly... a good thing for himself.
Jiang Zhen blushed and glared at him, but the sweet smile on her lips made this glare not threatening at all, but rather inexplicably attractive. Xie Fei couldn't help but smile, lowered his head and kissed her moist red lips: "It's settled, starting from tomorrow, Zhen'er will come to the imperial study after lunch break."
Jiang Zhen buried her head in his arms embarrassedly, blushing and humming softly.
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On the other side, Xi Helan returned to Xilan Palace unwillingly. After calming down, she felt that since the Queen, Noble Concubine Gao and so many concubines were in the pavilion at that time, it was the right choice for the Emperor to leave with the Queen. She couldn't help but feel a little expectant again. After all, she had experienced the power of "Affectionate Eyes" on the Emperor before. As long as the target took a look at her, she would feel that thousands of eyes were not as beautiful as hers.
As long as you have a thought in your heart, it will come to you.
However, things are not always as planned. In the evening, Xi Helan heard the news that the emperor would stay overnight in Kunning Palace again. She was so shocked that she smashed several vases and teacups in anger.
"System, what is going on? Is the temporary 'Affectionate Eyes' not as powerful as the permanent one?" Xi Helan asked angrily after she was the only one left in the room.
[There is no essential difference between temporary and permanent, the only difference is the time limit for use. ]
Xi Helan still had a hint of anger on her face, but her emotions had calmed down a lot. She snorted coldly and asked, "If that's the case, then why didn't it work on the target?"
[This is beyond the scope of system knowledge and cannot be answered.] ]
"Have you examined the emperor today? Is he possessed by a wandering spirit like my body?" Xi Helan rolled her eyes in disdain and asked a different question with a cold expression.
[The system lacks energy and is unable to detect at long distances, so it is unable to answer the host's questions. ]
"You are a waste, what use are you to me!" Xi Helan cursed coldly.
But the system is not satisfied——[Ding! Insult the system and punish the host by downgrading her "cute pink breasts" from D to C. If it happens again, they will be confiscated directly.
At the same time, remind the host that you have been stalled in the task for 44 days. If there is no task progress for another 16 days, the host will face the first stage of punishment: 5 lightning strikes. ]
Hearing this, Xi Helan's heart skipped a beat, and her face turned pale. The dissatisfaction she had just felt because of the downgrade of her "pretty pink breasts" disappeared instantly. Her delicate body shook, and she slowly clenched her slightly trembling hands, and said calmly, "I know, you don't need to remind me."
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After lunch the next day, the weather was even hotter than the day before. Although there were ice cubes in the imperial study to cool down, Xie Fei's clothes were still soaked with sweat.
At this moment, Zhang Dezi came in quietly, bowing his body, and whispered, "Your Majesty, Concubine Lan is here and is waiting outside the palace. What do you think?"
It came as expected.
Xie Fei put down the memorial in his hand, looked up and smiled: "Oh? Let her in."
After a while, Xi Helan came in gracefully in a thin tube-top light green dress. She came to the table and greeted him. She took out a white jade porcelain cup from the food box and handed it to Xie Fei. Then she smiled and said, "I thought that the weather is hot and the emperor must be even hotter because of his work in government affairs, so I specially prepared some summer-cooling food. Would you like to try it?"
"A holy product for relieving summer heat?" Xie Fei said with a smile as he took the porcelain cup and felt a comfortable coolness as soon as he touched it.
Xie Fei curled up the corners of his lips calmly, and a hint of understanding flashed across his half-closed eyes. It was probably one of those modern cold desserts.
The porcelain cup was milky white in color, with only the tip of the lid dotted with emerald green like new lotus. Xie Fei gently opened the lid, and a cool breeze blew in his face, followed by a faint smoke wafting out. The porcelain cup was filled with half a bowl of pearl-sized ice cubes soaked in milk, and on the top were thumb-sized pieces of watermelon, grapes, and other pitted fruits.
Fruit shaved ice.
"What is this?" Xie Fei looked up at Xi Helan in confusion, frowned and said, "It looks really good, but I don't know how it tastes."
"This is called shaved ice, and it's just one type. There are many different types. If Your Majesty likes it, I will make it for you every day in the future." Xi Helan raised her eyebrows proudly, took a spoon and scooped a spoonful to feed Xie Fei's mouth, urging, "Your Majesty, please try it and see how it tastes?"
As she spoke, her body seemed to lean on Xie Fei's arm unintentionally. Almost instantly, Xie Fei felt something pulling at the dragon energy on this body. His eyes suddenly deepened. He opened his mouth to take in the shaved ice and ate it, but he made a hand gesture imperceptibly and silently melted a wisp of spiritual energy into the light golden dragon energy that was torn out.
Among the techniques that Xie Fei practiced, there was one called Nine Turns to Return to the Dragon. Its spiritual energy and dragon energy were of the same origin, so he was sure that the system would not be able to detect it.
"Yes, my beloved concubine, thank you for your concern." After finishing everything, Xie Fei raised his eyes and smiled at Xi Helan.
At this moment, a young eunuch who was guarding the door came in and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, the Queen is here."
Xi Helan smiled knowingly when she heard that, "Since the Queen is here, I will leave first. I will bring the new shaved ice to the Emperor tomorrow."
"Okay." Xie Fei nodded to Xi Helan, then turned his head to the eunuch and said, "Please let the queen in."
The young eunuch responded and went out. Xi Helan followed him out and just happened to pass by Jiang Zhen. She bowed her head, bowed, and left with a smile.
Jiang Zhen looked at her quick-walking back, thoughtfully, and turned and went in after a moment.
Xi Helan hurried back to Xilan Palace, waved her hand to let the palace maids leave, and asked anxiously: "System, what are the test results? Is that person still the emperor?"
[Host, the test results are normal, no abnormalities. ]
It seemed that she was overthinking it.
Xi Helan covered his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Why is the target's recent behavior so strange?"
[According to the test results, due to the increase of dragon energy in the target's body, the system's control over it will be relatively weakened. This is normal and the host does not need to worry. ]
"I see." Xi Helan nodded and smiled confidently, "Then let's take it step by step. Since I was able to conquer him the first time, I can conquer him the second time."
The author has something to say: ??Xi Helan: Rubbish system, compensate me with a D cup!
System: You only have A shield, okay~~
Xie Fei/Jiang Zhen/all the concubines in the harem: Oh~~breast augmentation! (⊙_⊙)
Xi Helan: No, no, my breasts are real, not augmented~~~Your Majesty, you know!
Xie Fei: Huh? It’s none of my business!
Xihelan: You, you touched it!
Xie Fei: I don’t have you. It’s not me. What you said is nonsense.┓(???`?)┏
Qi Xuan: I was the one who touched it, hahahaha, it does feel a bit weird
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