When the young eunuch came to the West Palace, Li Wan had just woken up. She asked the young eunuch to go back first, and then she got up to dress up.
Cuizhu's little face was filled with joy, and her face was full of happiness: "Master, will the emperor confer the title on you soon?"
Li Wan was a little amused: "What nonsense are you talking about."
Cuizhu picked up the pearl hairpin, pinned it on Li Wan's hair, and said, "Everyone in the palace is talking about how the emperor treats you so well. The concubines in the harem are so envious. They say that if you are canonized, you will at least be a concubine."
After hearing this, Li Wan's smile faded. She turned from the mirror and looked at Cui Zhu: "Just say these words to me, don't say them outside. Anyone in the palace can spread these words, but you can't."
Li Wan is an extremely amiable master. Not only is he amiable, but he also has a promising future.
Those people in the palace who used to sympathize with Cuizhu are now beginning to envy her.
Although Li Wan's tone was gentle at this time, Cuizhu immediately knew what was going on. She quickly suppressed the smile on her face and said, "Master, don't worry. Cuizhu will definitely not speak nonsense."
Li Wan nodded.
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The emperor ordered lunch and asked the palace servants to prepare two sets of bowls and chopsticks. Then he dismissed all the palace servants serving in the hall and left only Cao Yu and Li Wan.
Cao Yu stood aside and watched the emperor holding Li Wan's hand and sitting down, watched the emperor and Li Wan eat at the same table, and even watched the emperor pick up food for Li Wan. He couldn't tell how he felt in his heart.
Li Wan had a good appetite, especially for the crab roe porridge produced by the imperial kitchen. She ate three bowls in a row. When she wanted to have a fourth bowl, she was stopped by the emperor.
"Crabs are cold in nature. You've already eaten three bowls. Stop and eat something else."
Li Wan glanced at the small bowl in his hand that could hold three mouthfuls of porridge and felt that the emperor was exaggerating a bit. But he couldn't eat any more. Although the small kitchen also had crab roe porridge, it was not as good as the one in the imperial kitchen. Li Wan extended his chopsticks towards the guinea fowl with regret.
Li Wan was very satisfied with the meal. The imperial kitchen was indeed the imperial kitchen. Both the ingredients and the cooking methods were excellent. Li Wan started to make some plans in his mind.
After lunch, the emperor couldn't help but pinch Li Wan's face: "Why are you so hungry?"
Li Wan ate three bowls of crab roe porridge, a bowl of rice, and half of the plate of guinea fowl.
Li Wan was really full, and said embarrassedly: "The food in the imperial kitchen is too delicious. I can't eat that much normally."
The emperor pinched her face, looked at her carefully for a while, and said, "You seem to be a little fatter than when you entered the palace. From now on, you will accompany me to eat in the Gandong Palace and eat a little more."
Cao Yu was so surprised that he looked up over here.
The emperor stood up and said, "Come on, I will go out with you to help you digest your food."
Li Wan got up and followed.
Cao Yu also hurried to follow.
The emperor said, "No need to follow me."
Cao Yu was stunned and slowly stopped.
Looking at the emperor and Li Wan's leaving backs, I felt that my future was dark. I wondered if it was too late to curry favor with Li Wan now.
The emperor was still a little hesitant in front of others, and only held Li Wan's hand when they were alone.
The two of them expressed their feelings to each other, and the emperor was still a little shy when they were alone.
Holding Li Wan's hand, I was too embarrassed to look at her. I had so many things to say to her, but all that came out of my mouth were irrelevant and boring words.
The emperor held Li Wan's hand and seemed calm, but his mood was fluctuating and he was worried about gains and losses.
"Your Highness! The ground is slippery due to the rain! Please walk slowly!" Only the anxious voices of the palace servants could be heard from afar.
Li Wan looked at the Prince of Qi in red coming towards them from a distance. She subconsciously tried to pull her hand out of the emperor's hand, but was held tighter. The emperor frowned and glanced at her with displeasure in his phoenix eyes.
The King of Qi was tall and had long legs. He rushed to the two of them in a short while. He said excitedly, "Royal brother, Sister Wan!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the two holding hands. He was stunned for a moment, but without thinking too much, he asked bluntly, "Royal brother, why are you holding Sister Wan's hand?"
This question stumped the emperor, and he subconsciously looked at Li Wan beside him.
Li Wan smiled and said, "The road is slippery due to the rain, and the emperor was kind enough to hold my hand, fearing that I would fall."
emperor:"……"
The King of Qi accepted Li Wan's explanation very naturally, and said happily: "Then I will hold Sister Wan's hand too!" As he said that, he wanted to hold Li Wan's other hand.
The emperor suddenly thought of the scene on the Moon Goddess Festival last night when the King of Qi grabbed Li Wan's hand and looked at her secretly with a red face. He suddenly felt jealous and brought Li Wan to his side, saying, "I can just hold her hand." Then he asked, "It's raining, why are you here? Have you read the book?"
When it comes to reading, the King of Qi no longer wants to hold Li Wan's hand, and says guiltily, "I have read."
The emperor asked, "Have you practiced calligraphy?"
The King of Qi felt even more guilty: "I will go back to practice later." He looked at Li Wan eagerly and said, "Sister Wan, you haven't come to see Yuan Rong for a long time. Come with me to Rongjing Palace to play. The rabbits have grown so big!"
"She is not free." The emperor answered for her: "She has to work and is busy."
The King of Qi pursed his lips in displeasure.
But he was always very well-behaved in front of the emperor and could only look at Li Wan with grievance.
Li Wan couldn't bear it, so she looked at the King of Qi and said softly, "It's raining today and the ground is slippery, so it's hard to walk on the road. When it stops raining one day, I'll go to Rongjing Palace to find Your Highness, okay?"
The King of Qi became happy again, grabbed Li Wan's hand and shook it, saying happily: "Sister Wan, you are so kind."
Although he already looks like a teenager, his face is still full of childish innocence, which is really unbearable.
Li Wan felt a little soft in her heart, and naturally raised her hand and patted him gently on the head.
After doing this, she was the first to react and said hurriedly, "My servant is rude."
The King of Qi was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed slightly, and he looked at Li Wan with sparkling eyes, expressing his emotions very directly: "Sister Wan, Yuan Rong likes it."
The emperor interrupted calmly, "Well, go back and practice your calligraphy. I will check it myself later."
After hearing this, the King of Qi made a bitter face. He was already very satisfied with Li Wan's promise and the pat on the head from her. He asked Li Wan to promise again and again that she would go to Rongjing Palace to find him after the rain stopped, and then he left with the palace servants, looking back every step of the way.
As soon as the King of Qi left, the Emperor pulled Li Wan into an empty side hall.
The emperor frowned and said sourly: "Why are you so nice to Yuan Rong?"
Li Wan laughed: "Is the emperor jealous?"
The emperor was a little angry and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I am the emperor, how can I be jealous?"
Li Wan said, "I just think of my younger brother when I see His Royal Highness Prince Qi. He is the one who sticks to me the most when we are at home." As she spoke, she raised her hand and patted the emperor on the head, smiling and saying, "Speaking of which, the emperor is one year younger than me. In terms of seniority, he should call me sister."
The emperor grabbed her rebellious hand and squeezed it tightly. A trace of shame and anger flashed in his phoenix eyes: "How dare you. You are only a few months older than me, how can you be a year older?" He looked down at Li Wan and snorted coldly: "How can you act like a sister?"
Li Wan suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then bent down and kissed her fiercely, his lips rubbing against her soft lips, but he became gentle unconsciously when he held her lips and kissed them. It was really strange, just two pieces of soft and tender meat, he could never get tired of eating them, and every time he ate them his heart would beat fast and he could not suppress it.
He only kissed her once this morning, which was far from enough. This side hall was very quiet. He kissed her obsessively, and in his heart he wanted something more from her, but he didn't know what it was. He kissed her lips until they were red and swollen before letting her go. But before letting her go, he bit her on the mouth, propped his hands on the pillar behind her, trapped her in his arms, stared at her with deep and burning eyes, and said in a low voice: "Who would do such a thing to my sister?"
Li Wan leaned forward and kissed him on the lips, then hugged his neck, tilted her head and smiled, "You."
The emperor loved her delicate appearance that she only showed in front of him. He hugged her and looked at her dangerously with his phoenix eyes: "In the future, you are not allowed to hold hands with Yuan Rong casually, and you are not allowed to pat his head. You can only talk to him, and you are not allowed to touch him, and you are not allowed to let him touch you, understand?"
Li Wan also knew that what he did was wrong, and said sincerely: "I was rude just now, I won't do it again in the future."
Seeing her well-behaved, the emperor felt happy again, and the corners of his mouth turned up. He lowered his head and kissed her tenderly: "Ah Wan, good boy."
Li Wan's face suddenly felt hot.
The emperor asked her, "Do you miss home?"
Li Wan thought of her parents who loved her very much in her memory and nodded.
The emperor said, "I'll let your mother and brother come to the palace to see you, okay?"
Li Wan looked up at him in surprise.
The emperor pinched her face and said, "Why don't you look happy?"
He pinched her once during lunch and became addicted to it. He thought if he could fatten her up a little, it would be more comfortable to pinch her.
"I'm happy." Li Wan said with a smile on her face, and asked, "When?"
The emperor said, "When the rain stops, I will summon your mother to the palace, but you must remember not to say anything that should not be said."
Li Wan nodded: "I know."
The emperor asked with some pride: "Am I good to you?"
Li Wan kissed him on the cheek: "You are the best."
The emperor felt a numbness on his cheek when she kissed him. He felt sweet and shy at the same time, but he said, "No one else will treat you better than I do. You must cherish me."
Li Wan couldn't help laughing: "I will definitely cherish this great blessing."
The emperor frowned and said, "Don't call yourself a slave anymore. You are my future queen, the most noble woman in the world."
Li Wan was joking, but when she heard the emperor correct her so seriously, she felt warm in her heart. She put her face on his chest and whispered, "Yuan Di, I like you so much."
The emperor was so delighted by her words that he could hardly hold back his expression. He barely suppressed the corners of his mouth that were curling up wildly, hugged her tightly, rubbed his face against her neck, and whispered, "I like you, too."
The two of them stayed in this side hall for quite a while before leaving.
The emperor was accustomed to taking a nap every afternoon.
Li Wan had no habit of taking a nap, so the emperor asked her to read to him. When she felt sleepy, he sent Cao Yu out and told him not to let anyone in. After Cao Yu left, he moved closer to the bed, implicitly indicating that he wanted Li Wan to come to the bed and take a nap with him.
The two of them had already slept in the same bed last night.
Li Wan naturally took off his boots and went to bed.
The emperor came closer, put his arms around her, and muttered, "Why don't you be a little reserved?"
Li Wan said: "Your Majesty, please don't be so ungrateful after getting such an advantage."
The emperor choked, then muttered half helplessly and half dotingly: "You are the only one in the world who dares to speak to me like this."
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