The girl's smile faded instantly, tears welling up in her eyes as she felt wronged, but she still didn't dare to lose her temper. She was afraid that she didn't have the status in the man's heart to question him.
"Lan'er doesn't want to be ignorant. Lan'er is sleepy."
Yan Fu has been with Qiao Yu for so long that she can guess most of what he is thinking. She just hopes that Qiao Yu can be a little naughty with her occasionally.
Yan Fu felt a little disappointed when he didn't hear the answer he wanted to hear, but he wasn't angry with her:
"Forget it, if you don't want to, then don't. Go to sleep and I'll come see you tomorrow."
He was about to stand up when his sleeve was grabbed. The little girl covered her head with the quilt and said sullenly:
"That day, Concubine Qiu also called you that. Lan'er was jealous. If the Emperor wants to punish you, he will punish the unborn child as well."
The girl was like a broken jar, she stood up in a hurry, touched her slightly bulging belly, stared with tears in her big almond eyes.
Yan Fu felt both distressed and amused, as if he had a new half-grown daughter. He had no choice but to sit next to Qiao Yu again:
"How can I bear to do this? Don't be angry. If you hurt yourself again, what do you want me to do?"
But Qiao Yu still ignored her and turned away. Before Yan Fu could figure out how to coax her, he heard the girl sobbing softly.
Yan Fu's expression darkened as he suddenly remembered the name his mother had given him when he was a child. His mother was of low status and was disliked by the late emperor, who also disliked Yan Fu. She didn't give him a name until he was six years old.
So before this, he was called by that name. Because this memory was unbearable, Yan Fu was not willing to mention it:
"Huaiwu, this is the nickname my mother gave me when I was a child."
Empress Dowager Xue did not pay much attention to Yan Fu. His courtesy name and given name were the same, so Yan Fu had no choice but to tell Qiao Yu his name.
"Huai Wu..?"
The girl opened her mouth slightly in surprise. Empress Dowager Xue was extremely powerful, and Yan Fu's biological mother was of low status. After Yan Fu ascended the throne, he could only promote the Holy Mother from a concubine to a concubine.
Concubine Qi has always been a forbidden area for the emperor, and no one in the palace dares to mention her.
The girl recovered from her shock and felt very sorry for the man in front of her. She felt a little guilty for being unreasonable and put her fair arms around the man.
"Fu Lang will protect Lan'er and us mother and son in the future, right?"
It was obviously the girl who comforted others, but she was also the one who cried first.
Yan Fu felt warm in his heart that Qiao Yu valued him so much, but... he was not a good father, and he was the one who harmed them.
"Why don't you call me Huaiwu anymore?"
The girl didn't care that Yan Fu didn't answer her question, because she was sure that Yan Fu would protect her and her child.
"Lan'er will always keep the name Huaiwu in her heart. She doesn't want others to hear it and take it away from her."
"Whoever dares, I will kill her. Is that okay?"
The man's deep and magnetic voice seemed to have magical power, and his dark pupils were like a quiet deep pool, which made people fall into it unconsciously.
"Fu Lang, Lan'er loves you."
This was the first time the girl told him she loved him. This time it was Yan Fu who was stunned, but he quickly recovered:
"I... too."
404: Yan Fu's Favorability +2, Total Favorability: 82.
Yan Fu: When everything is settled, Lan'er, I will definitely make it up to you and love you.
Qiao Yu listened to 404's reminder, sneered coldly at Yan Fu's stingy favorability, and leaned wholeheartedly in the man's arms.
From an angle the man couldn't see, the woman's eyes were icy cold, and her smile was very light and shallow. But it was like a cold and beautiful lotus blooming at the break of a glacier, bathing in the long-lost light.
After Qiao Yu fell asleep, Yan Fu tiptoed to his feet, tucked her in, and returned to the Yangxin Palace.
The secret guards immediately appeared upon hearing Yan Fu's summons:
"Subordinates, follow orders."
"Keep a close eye on Concubine Qiu and report any actions to me."
In the past few months, Qiao Yu was pregnant and did not have to sleep with the emperor, so she had no time to stay up late to practice calligraphy. If she had not restrained her eating, she was afraid that she would gain a few pounds.
After waking up naturally from a good sleep, Qiao Yu felt refreshed, but it was a pity that she still had to pretend to be sick.
Sufang came forward with a wash basin to serve, and reported to the person outside:
"Jin Liangyuan was also kneeling at the door today. Your Majesty, are you going to send someone out to chase her away?"
Ever since Hua Yunyao was released from house arrest, he would kneel at the gate of Lanchao Palace every day, but every time he would be driven away by Qiao Yu's orders.
At first, Hua Yunya would pretend to kneel at the door, or politely refuse Aunt Sufang's "kindness" and kneel stubbornly. Later, before Sufang could say a word, Hua Yunya would stand up and leave.
But she would still cry a few words in a dramatic manner.
A few days ago, some people still remembered how Hua Yunya had viciously harmed the eldest sister, but as time went on, coupled with the gossips of people bribed by Aunt Yao, some people gradually became dissatisfied with Qiao Yu.
As a result, there was another reason to impeach Qiao Yu in the court.
The woman on the couch lazily propped up her chin, her pretty face twisting slightly in disgust at some disgusting thing:
"She kneels if she wants to, and tells people not to pay any attention to her."
"Yes."
Hua Yunyao, who was kneeling outside, thought that Sufang would come out early to drive him away as she did in the past, but after waiting for a moment, there was still no sign of her.
Because there was a possibility of meeting the emperor if she knelt at the door of Lanchao Palace, she would deliberately dress up as a frail and weak person every time she came, so that she could imitate Qiao Yu.
Firstly, it can attract Yan Fu's attention, and secondly, it can show his sincere repentance.
The sun was growing higher and higher, and his face, which was already pale, became even more pale and terrifying after kneeling for so long.
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