The courtyard is extremely elegant, with every flower and tree arranged with great ingenuity.
The courtyard was deserted, with only the lingering sound of a zither serving as a guide.
This scene doesn't resemble a meeting with the emperor, but rather two lovers guiding each other to their secret rendezvous.
Ji Fengyao leaned into the water to look at her face and sighed to herself: Indeed, being too beautiful is a burden.
However, this emperor is quite indiscriminate in his tastes.
Wasn't it because he looked down on her as a bandit that he gave her to Shang Xiye to humiliate him? Why is he doing this now? What is he thinking?
After biting her lip and pondering for a moment, Ji Fengyao lifted her skirt and skipped innocently toward the sound of the zither. From a distance, she called out loudly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, where are you?"
Shang Xiche, who was intently playing the zither, heard this loud voice that showed no appreciation whatsoever. He felt that all his efforts had been in vain and was like playing the zither to a cow.
I simply couldn't play that zither anymore.
As the music faded, Ji Fengyao, as excited as a child, lifted her skirt and ran to the vicinity of the pavilion.
Upon seeing the emperor in casual clothes in the pavilion, Ji Fengyao jumped for joy, saying innocently, "Your Majesty, you're here! I've been looking for you for ages."
Running closer, Ji Fengyao looked around again, then pouted and began to complain about Eunuch De: "That Eunuch De, he can't even relay a message properly! One minute he says the Emperor and Empress are looking for me to resolve the misunderstanding between me and Miss Chen. The next minute he says the Emperor himself is looking for me, and he even stopped all my maids outside the courtyard. He's so useless, he should be dragged out and given dozens of lashes!"
Shang Xiche originally intended to create a tender and affectionate atmosphere, just like he had done with other women in the past.
But the bandit rushed up and chattered innocently. His simple and naive eyes and childlike words made the hand that had just been raised freeze at his side, unable to reach out.
I feel like he'd be guilty if he were to seduce this young woman.
Damn it, forget it!
He wasn't really interested in getting involved with this young girl; he just wanted to try flirting with her and see what happens. He decided to wait and see.
"Perhaps he was too busy arranging the lake trip and summer hunt these past two days and became confused. Eunuch De has served me for many years, and even if he hasn't made any great contributions, he has certainly worked hard. So I'll forgive him this time," Shang Xiche said, trying to soften his tone and appear approachable.
“Alright then, since Your Majesty has pleaded for him, let’s not beat him,” Ji Fengyao said innocently and earnestly, seemingly oblivious to Shang Xiche’s behavior.
Shang Xiche: "..."
If I hadn't said those words, would she have actually tried to hit my men?
While I was still in a daze, Ji Fengyao suddenly leaned closer with a mischievous look on her face, like a child who had discovered some little secret: "Your Majesty, why are you looking for me so mysteriously? Is there something good happening?"
Seeing her childlike appearance, Shang Xiye's lingering feelings completely vanished.
It wasn't that the bandit was unattractive; on the contrary, it was precisely because she was so beautiful that he had such thoughts.
But that's so childish!
"It's nothing serious. I heard that you were assassinated a few days ago, and I also heard that you are pregnant. I was worried, so I specially summoned you to see the imperial physician. I know that the Ninth Prince admires that Physician Xiao, but I still feel more at ease with the imperial physicians in the palace." Shang Xiche smiled kindly, but he did not allow anyone to refuse and called out Physician Zhou, who had been waiting nearby.
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