As soon as she came, the sorrow in the room quickly melted away like ice and snow meeting the sunlight.
Shen Jinzhi was talking to her with a smile when the eunuch outside called out loudly, "The Emperor has arrived."
Yun Zhiyan is here.
He had originally planned to just come here for a walk, then send someone to give her her homework, and then not go in. He really hadn't figured out how to face her.
Only when I walked in did I realize that she was here.
The timing of his arrival was very clever. Shen Jinzhi followed Yu Huan's instructions and ordered the small kitchen to prepare the dishes. The people over there just came back to report that the food was ready.
This was earlier than their usual lunch time, and since Chen Jinzhi had asked him to stay, Yun Zhiyan did not refuse.
Chen Jinzhi sat in the first seat, while Yu Huan and Yun Zhiyan sat opposite him.
The royal family has always been extravagant in food, so the food served is naturally more than just those few. There are also five-treasure fresh vegetables, plum blossom soup noodles, lily-stir-fried chicken breast, fried spare ribs and so on, which are enough for three or four people.
Yun Zhiyan didn't dare to look Yu Huan in the eye at first, and always avoided her sight.
It was only after a while that he realized that she had no intention of even looking at him and was concentrating on eating her fish.
It seemed as if, last time, she hadn't noticed anything at all. Yun Zhiyan's concerns were gone, and instead he felt lost. He ate his food but it tasted bland, only occasionally glancing at Yu Huan with a subtle glance.
Just that one glance was enough for Shen Jinzhi to see it.
She had always known that although Yun Zhiyan was so decisive and resolute in serious matters that he seemed cold-blooded and heartless, he was actually quite good to Yu Huan.
Otherwise, when Yu Huan got lost outside the palace, he would not have made such a fuss and later asked the censor to give him continuous advice for half a month.
But in the past, she thought that he longed for family affection and treated Yu Huan as a sister. Now it seems that it was not just family affection.
Chen Jinzhi was no longer at the age where she could be moved by emotions, and she thought that this was not a bad thing.
Yun Zhiyan, the emperor, is a suitable match for her Huanhuan.
At her age, she doesn't believe in love, but Yun Zhiyan, with his youthful heart, may not necessarily not believe in it...
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"You mean?" Yun Zhiyan stood in front of the empress dowager, took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and finally calmed himself down. He said in disbelief, "You want me to marry Huanhuan?"
It's really rare for him to lose his composure like this.
Chen Jinzhi had a better idea in her mind and deliberately asked him: "You don't want to?"
Yun Zhiyan immediately shook his head as she expected.
Shen Jinzhi then put forward the request that he had already thought of.
When negotiating terms, there has to be a give-and-take process. You have to be ruthless at the beginning so that there is room for maneuver.
Chen Jinzhi's eyes were sharp. She started by asking Yu Huan to be the queen, in charge of the golden book, and to manage the harem. She also asked him to be a single couple for life and not to select concubines...
Yun Zhiyan was so smart that he didn't show any fear even when he was forced to sit on the throne. He had his own plans in mind, and that was a skill that no one else could match.
In Chen Jinzhi's heart, he has always been a calm and rational person. She even expected that he would use the ancestral temple and the country to refute him. After a few rounds of tug-of-war, she would reveal her bottom line.
If she can't be the Queen, she should at least be a Noble Consort; being together for life is too difficult, so at least she should not participate in the selection for five years...
However, the situation she expected did not occur.
Yun Zhiyan agreed without even thinking: "Okay."
Did he hear what she said clearly?
Chen Jinzhi looked at him in disbelief, but no matter what he thought, he had agreed to it himself.
It just so happened that Yun Zhiyan also felt that he had taken advantage of the situation, so he agreed so quickly because he was afraid of making any mistakes.
He always remembered that Yu Huan disliked him when they were young. Although they did grow up together, she only became close to him after he became emperor.
She certainly wouldn't take the initiative to ask him to marry her. This must have been Shen Jinzhi's decision.
If Chen Jinzhi had asked her opinion, the matter would have been dropped. She would not have been willing to be with him.
But, he also has selfish motives.
How could he bear to let go of such a rare opportunity.
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