Miao Nanyan handed the bowl of porridge to the nanny and stepped aside to stand.
The nanny served Empress Dowager Hesheli a porridge of vegetables and lean meat.
"This porridge tastes pretty good. I never thought I'd get to eat a hot meal!"
"Your Majesty, you are in excellent health!"
The old woman fed the Empress Dowager porridge while chatting and laughing, and the two were very happy.
...
Baili Yingfeng was discussing matters with ministers in the cabinet when he heard that his mother had gone to Yiqin Palace, and he suddenly became very agitated.
What is the Empress Dowager doing at Yiqin Palace?
He held a map in his hand, but he wouldn't listen to a word the ministers beside him said.
"Chen Yuan, go to Yiqin Palace!"
Baili Yinfeng left in a flurry, leaving the ministers standing there in a daze.
Upon arriving at Yiqin Palace, Baili Yinfeng saw Miao Nanyan massaging his mother's shoulders.
Baili Yingfeng glanced at Miao Nanyan without saying a word, but the expression in his eyes was very complicated.
Miao Nanyan went out to prepare to change the medicine for the Empress Dowager's gua sha treatment.
As soon as she stepped outside, she saw Baili Yingfeng, and the medicine bottle she was holding immediately fell from her hand.
Baili Yingfeng reacted quickly; he bent down, grabbed the bottle, and shoved it back into Miao Nanyan's hand.
Be careful.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Miao Nanyan bowed and walked away quickly with her head down.
Baili Yingfeng stared blankly at Miao Nanyan's retreating figure.
"Come here."
The cold voice of Empress Dowager Hesheli rang in Baili Yingfeng's ears.
Since the death of the Emperor Emeritus, the Empress Dowager assisted Baili Yingfeng in ascending the throne and ruled from behind the curtain. She held a very high position in the court and her word was law.
Later, when Baili Yingfeng was able to control the court affairs on her own, she went to the imperial mausoleum.
"Mother?" Baili Yingfeng didn't understand why his mother had suddenly come to Yiqin Palace.
"Why is Consort Nan being imprisoned?"
Empress Dowager Hesheli asked him with her eyes closed.
"because……"
"Forget it, I don't want to hear it."
Empress Dowager Hesheli interrupted him.
"Nanfei is a woman who has not had an easy time, caught between you and the Red Sleeve Kingdom."
"I see that she has a kind heart, so it's good that she stays by your side."
"I can see that she cares about me very much, and she is also very good to Mingwen. What a wonderful child she is."
Baili Yingfeng smiled, remaining noncommittal: "Mother, your health is the most important thing. As for my affairs..."
"Are you trying to say, 'It's your business, you decide what to do?!'"
"What, are you saying I'm too old to take care of you anymore?"
The Empress Dowager had always had a bad temper and was easily angered. After she finished speaking, she began to clutch her chest, unable to breathe.
"Mother!"
Baili Yingfeng quickly helped her lie down.
"Your Majesty is right. Your son will obey Your Majesty."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager had gradually calmed down, Baili Yingfeng finally felt relieved.
"Alright, you can leave now. I've already said all I need to say."
"You decide what to do."
After speaking, Empress Dowager Hesheli closed her eyes again.
Seeing that his mother no longer wanted to talk to him, Baili Yingfeng bowed and left.
...
In the evening, Baili Yingfeng paced back and forth in the main hall.
[The Empress Dowager clearly meant for me to forgive Miao Nanyan, but she acted as if she had done nothing wrong, and when I went there, she didn't give me a kind look!]
"Your Majesty, you..."
Baili Yingfeng looked puzzled: "Do you think Consort Nan will hold a grudge against me?"
"Huh?" Chen Yuan looked at Baili Yingfeng, puzzled.
He then realized that the king was troubled by this matter.
"I believe that Consort Nan still cares about the King."
Baili Yingfeng's face lit up with joy: "Really?! Tell me quickly, how did you figure it out?"
"I've heard that every time His Majesty spends the night in Yiqin Palace, Consort Nan's face is always beaming with smiles the next day."
"Is that really true?!"
Baili Yingfeng gripped Chen Yuan's shoulder tightly.
"Let's go, prepare to enter the Yiqin Palace!"
...
When Baili Yingfeng arrived at Yiqin Palace, Empress Dowager Hesheli had already left.
Miao Nanyan was taking a shower and preparing to rest.
When Baili Yingfeng entered, the palace maids were flustered and tried to bow and greet him, but he made a "shh" gesture to signal them to leave.
The palace maids were very perceptive, and Yun Jin and Xiang Ling were overjoyed. They quickly left the bedchamber and closed the doors and windows.
Baili Yingfeng circled around behind Miao Nanyan, looking at her fair and smooth skin, feeling a little itchy inside.
The room was filled with steam and smelled wonderful, her unique scent.
Miao Nanyan, with her eyes closed, soaked in a bathtub filled with flower petals: "Yunjin, quickly massage my shoulders."
"My shoulder has been hurting terribly these past few days."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a force on her shoulder that was both familiar and unfamiliar, and she sensed something was wrong.
"Yun Jin, how come you have such a strong grip?"
"Oh, is it big?"
The voice that came from behind was not Yun Jin's, but a man's voice.
Miao Nanyan turned around abruptly and was met with Baili Yingfeng's cold and domineering face.
She looked into his deep eyes, where a faint smile played, and his aloof demeanor suggested he didn't care about anything.
She was somewhat at a loss.
Baili Yingfeng's tall figure and broad, sturdy chest made his black robe look extremely noble.
"Your Majesty..."
"Thank you for your hard work these days."
"Thank you for what happened to Mother."
Miao Nanyan looked up at him, listening to his gentle voice, and was slightly lost in thought.
Just a few days ago, he even tried to strangle her!
You've had a tough time these past few days...
Is it hard for me to be confined to this small courtyard, with only four corners of sky?
After a moment of distraction and butterflies in her stomach, Miao Nanyan turned her head away from him and regained her composure.
He always treated her with commands and accusations.
"It's all what I should do."
Her tone was icy, devoid of any feminine gentleness.
Baili Yingfeng was taken aback when he heard her cold voice. The woman in front of him seemed quite different from the gentle and virtuous Miao Nanyan he had met before.
Baili Yingfeng walked around to Miao Nanyan's front, looking at her fair face, big watery eyes, fine and long eyebrows, and... her soft and delicate red lips.
He suddenly lost the will to speak. He picked up Miao Nanyan and held her naked in his arms, her body still wet.
Her cheeks flushed red with embarrassment, and her whole body felt hot; she could hear their heartbeats.
Baili Yingfeng carried her to the bed, drew close to her, and breathed warmly on her neck.
Miao Nanyan's initial feelings of resistance and anger were now completely replaced by helplessness.
Her heart raced with panic. She dared not look at her naked body and could only bury her face in his arms.
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