When Consort Mei saw that Ah Li and Su Wenheng had returned together, she stood up, greeted them, and said, "You're back."
Su Wenheng walked towards Consort Mei and said, "Yes, we've come back together."
Consort Mei then looked into Su Wenheng's eyes and said, "Wenqin has been here for a long time. He also said that your eyes are injured."
Su Wenqin stood up at this moment and walked over. He looked at Ali and Su Wenheng with a calm expression.
However, in Ah Li's view, the calmer it is, the more abnormal it is, and he should be wary.
"I imagine you must be tired from your journey back. I'll have someone take you to rest."
Consort Mei summoned people and ordered them to take Ah Li and Su Wenheng away.
Ah Li did not refuse and left with Su Wenheng following the maid who led the way.
When they arrived at the room arranged for Su Wenheng, the maid said to Ali, "Madam has arranged the young lady's room on the other side."
The side room that Consort Mei arranged for Ali was in her courtyard.
Ah Li didn't feel uncomfortable. The maid arranged for someone to fetch water, and Ah Li quickly washed up before someone brought her food.
As night deepened, moonlight streamed through the window lattice, adding a touch of gentleness to the tranquil space.
When Consort Mei arrived, she said, "I am very happy that you could come back with Wenheng this time."
Because she witnessed Dou Xin give her the sword, Ah Li is now the person she wants to protect.
Ali looked at Consort Mei and said, "Su Wenheng said he is not a member of the royal family."
Consort Mei chuckled, “Yes, he’s not. I brought him back from outside the palace.”
The late emperor first imprisoned Dou Xin, preventing anyone from seeing her, and then forcibly took her as his own, all to make Dou Xin submit and to let her know that he did not need her.
As a result, Dou Xin was heartbroken, because Consort Mei was implicated by her.
Consort Mei also administered a drug to prevent herself from having children, and she also administered the drug to the man so that he would not have any children of his own.
The current emperor was the same one she had before she drugged him. He was a pitiful, unfavored man who was almost drowned in the Imperial Garden when Dou Xin saved him and kept him by her side.
The late emperor agreed, because Dou Xin liked his child, and this made him very happy.
However, what the late emperor truly wanted was for Dou Xin to bow down, submit to him, and become his woman.
"The current emperor has not fathered a single child because he feels that the blood flowing in his veins is that of another man, and is therefore very filthy."
"So, what do you want to do?"
Consort Mei stood up and shouted excitedly, "I want this empire to change hands! We want the General to become Empress!"
"Then just have the current emperor write an abdication edict."
Consort Mei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed. Yes, why did they drag this out for so long, and even made Su Wenheng and Su Wenqin fight?
Ali poured a cup of tea and said, "Dou Xin was mentally challenged before, but giving her the position and having you assist her should be fine."
Consort Mei sat down and said, "Perhaps we were wrong from the beginning. We thought we had to wait for her to come to her senses."
Ah Li asked again, "Did she say before that she wanted to be an empress?"
Does Dou Xin have such lofty ambitions?
The Dou Xin that Ali knew was someone who hated trouble the most.
Consort Mei calmed herself down and looked at Ah Li. "We never said that. It was our idea to do this, General. She should have soared to the heavens like a phoenix."
"But in the end, she also said that she wanted freedom and didn't want to stay in the palace."
Consort Mei remained silent.
Ah Li sighed softly, leaving Consort Mei alone there, and went back to her room.
However, as soon as Ahri entered the house, she was embraced tightly.
Ali didn't shout or yell, because the person was Su Wenqin.
"I caught you."
Su Wenqin held Ali in his arms, and he could feel that Ali's body was unexpectedly soft, with a slender waist and a round, soft bottom.
Ahri raised an eyebrow. This guy's already gotten the hang of it?
Consort Mei stood up and walked over. She heard a strange sound.
That was the sound of Su Wenqin being restrained by Ah Li.
Before Consort Mei even got close to the door, Ali boldly opened it, letting Consort Mei see Su Wenqin, whom she had subdued.
Consort Mei was initially taken aback, but then seemed to understand that this person had come to see Ah Li these past few days.
Consort Mei glanced at Su Wenqin and said to Ali, "Then I'll head back now. I won't let anyone disturb you."
"Okay, thank you."
Ali closed the door and pulled Su Wenqin toward the big bed.
"It seems you really understand me; I do miss you a little."
"you!"
Su Wenqin was so angry he was about to shut up. He hadn't expected that he would be so easily subdued by Ah Li again, without even being able to muster any strength.
Ali pushed him onto the big bed, ignoring Su Wenqin's fierce gaze, and said, "Looks like you're looking forward to it."
"You're talking nonsense!"
"Am I talking nonsense? Why do I sense that you're a little excited?"
"Take your hand away from me, don't touch me like that!"
Ah Li ignored him and continued her attack. She looked at Su Wenqin with great pleasure, watching his ashamed and indignant expression.
Ahri slowly leaned closer. Last time, his eyes were injured, and he was drugged. But this time, he delivered himself to them.
Ali whispered in Su Wenqin's ear, "Listen, your heartbeat seems to be trembling, begging for me."
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