C11

Chen Shu clenched his fists, struggling with all his might. In fact, the more he struggled, the tighter his grip grew. Bai Yunfan was holding him tightly in his arms.

Bai Yunfan's chin had a new stubble growing on it, which caused Chen Shu's neck to itch. She let out a small breath and said, "Your Majesty, you are busy all day, aren't you tired? "I can't hold a Buddha like you in my temple here."

Bai Yunfan was overjoyed in his heart. This woman still wanted to be angry at him. If he was like a log, then he really would have a headache.

Bai Yunfan stretched out his hand to pinch Chen Shu's little face and happily said, "I love to come to your place and only love you!"

Chen Shu did not say anything, but carefully sized him up. It was a lie that she didn't say that she didn't miss him after three years, but it was also a lie that she didn't hate him.

Three years ago, he was as sharp as a sword that had been unsheathed, but after three years, his aura became increasingly stable.

While she was observing him, Bai Yunfan was also looking at her.

She wore a wide, aqua green gown embroidered with the six blessings of Xiang Qun. Her hair was tied up in a spirit cloud, and her hair was black and glossy. When she spoke, her eyes were filled with affection, admonishment, and helplessness.

Bai Yunfan picked Chen Shu up and walked over to the bedside. He reached out his hand to rub her hair and said, "I was wrong about what happened that year." He paused for a moment before explaining, "The situation in the court is unstable. Your identity is too sensitive. After weighing the pros and cons, I can only secretly send you out of the palace …"

Chen Shu struggled out of Bai Yunfan's embrace and kneeled to the ground, saying depressingly, "This concubine doesn't know what His Majesty is saying. This concubine came to the palace only to accompany the little princess. I have no other requests."

Bai Yunfan made some mental calculations in his mind, and a smile appeared on his face. This woman was still pretending to be stupid. If he was unable to protect her in the current situation, then he would be the emperor for nothing.

"We will rest here today." He glanced at Chen Shu, his jade face filled with impatience. His ears were tinged with a layer of pink. "I'm resting right here. You can't refuse me, and you can't refuse me either."

Chen Shu raised his head and casually said, "I don't dare to disagree, but it's inconvenient for me to serve Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."

Bai Yunfan lay flat on his back, quietly listening to the sounds of Chen Shu tossing and turning. He endured the anger in his heart and pulled her into his arms, taking in a deep breath, feeling that his nose was filled with the scent of his beloved.

Chen Shu could not fall asleep to begin with, and now that he had done so, he was even less able to fall asleep. He hurriedly propped up his arms, wanting to struggle free from Bai Yunfan's embrace.

Bai Yunfan hugged her tightly and fiercely said, "You'd better behave, otherwise, I really won't let you sleep!"

Chen Shu pouted and said, "Can you still use force?"

Hearing the laughter in Bai Yunfan's chest, Chen Shu immediately felt a bit of wetness on his forehead. Bai Yunfan's malicious voice rang out, "Why don't you try? I don't mind anyway! "

Chen Shu said in embarrassment, "Why are you so thick-skinned?"

Bai Yunfan put his leg on Chen Shu's body and said, "Be good and go to sleep. I haven't had a good rest in over half a month!"

Chen Shu did not refute any further. He thought to himself, "You're the one who asked for it." He thought he would open his eyes until daybreak, but in reality, Chen Shu fell asleep after a while.

Flowers were flying in the wind. Moonlight shone through the window into the room. The room was very quiet. It was unknown when the burning candle had already been extinguished.

The next day, when Chen Shu woke up, the sky was already bright. He turned around and sat up on the bed.

Jade heard the voice and came in, "Miss, do you want to get up?"

Chen Shu shook his head and asked, "When did the emperor leave?"

Jadeite said, "He left before Yin hour."

"I actually slept so deeply," Chen Shu replied. "Why didn't the emperor wake me up when he left?"

Jadeite smiled and said, "Miss has wronged me, how could I dare disobey the emperor's order?"

Chen Shu nodded his head and did not say anything else. The emerald obediently went down to personally prepare Chen Shu's toiletries.

Bai Yunfan's life was actually quite regular. Yin Zhong got up to practice his swordplay. The same was true for the cold weather. A burst of sword moves or a set of boxing techniques would definitely cause him to sweat profusely. After that, he prepared to eat.

Chen Shu looked at the sun. At this hour, the sun was not very high yet. He reckoned that it was about time for the morning. By now, he had probably already eaten his meal.

Blue Cloud Palace:

Consort De made a sound as she sat upright on a chair without saying a word. Her imposing manner scared all of the concubines present so much that they didn't dare to say a word.

Consort Xian was still as honest as ever. She held a string of buddhist beads in her hand and sat there quietly without saying a word.

Imperial Concubine Su and Li Lan'er sat together, their voices low and soft. It was unknown what they were talking about. Apart from Chen Shu, the rest of the maidens who had just entered the palace were quite calm. They didn't have any ulterior motives.

Right as the concubines in the hall were wondering why they were suddenly called into the Blue Cloud Palace, Consort De who was seated at the head of the table spoke up, "It will be the third day of the eighth month in a few days. We've called our little sisters over to ask everyone how we're going to organize this Hundred Blossom Banquet?"

As soon as Consort De's words left her mouth, someone added, "Empress Dowager is the head of our imperial harem, so we can just follow her wishes. We don't have the same breadth of mind like she does."

Consort De looked up and saw that the person who spoke was a woman sitting in the third to last seat. She looked unfamiliar at first glance and could not help but ask, "Which one of you is this little sister?"

Xu Yue blushed. She didn't think that this lackey would slap her in the wrong place, so she said in embarrassment: "In reply to Niangniang, your concubine is Xu Yue, who just entered the palace. She is currently living in the same palace as big sister Li!"

Consort De heard Xu Yue's words and was a bit absent-minded. This was a lively girl. "Is your father the Ministry of Industry's Master Xu?"

Xu Yue laughed in her heart, thinking that this noble person had finally remembered her, and now she had some confidence. She sat up straighter and replied, "The Empress's thoughts are truly meticulous. She actually remembered this concubine."

Consort De hid her sleeves and said with a smile, "Since Little Sister is so exquisite, it's not easy for people to forget her!"

Chen Shu was speechless. She had somehow called over a group of people and asked them what they were up to. Even if they said something good, why would she even use it?

After the time it took for three incense sticks to burn, Consort De ordered the group to go back. Chen Shu was the last one with low status. He just did not expect to talk to Zhao Jianning.

Zhao Jianning asked, "Does Sister still remember me?"

Chen Shu blushed and said hesitantly, "Of course I remember. That heroic air on my sister's face is not something an ordinary woman has."

Zhao Jianning said straightforwardly, "Sister, it doesn't matter if you don't remember. I like sister very much. The first time I saw her, I thought she looked nice …"

Chen Shu said, "Sister, you are flattering me. If the face doesn't look good, then I naturally won't be able to enter this harem …"

The two chatted for a while. When they finally left, Zhao Jianning said that he would go to the Jade Cloud Palace to play with her.

Chen Shu felt very embarrassed. In fact, she did not remember anymore, but she still had to say a few polite words to deal with it. It was just that he did not know if this girl could really see through it.

The more Chen Shu thought about it, the more confused he became. He asked, "Emerald, do you know who that person was?"

Jadeite thought about it while holding his breath, "Is it Zhao Shangshu's daughter, Zhao Jianning?"

He had just remembered from what Bo Ying's elder cousin had said about him being a direct subject. Now, it seemed that his daughter had grown up with her father, so she had a straightforward manner of speech. Unfortunately, she had entered this harem, otherwise her family would have been safe for the rest of their lives.

"Ah Bao, run!"

Before Chen Shu even entered the palace, he heard a warm voice, and then a short little milk dog ran over. Seeing this, Chen Shu was overjoyed, he squatted down and picked up the little fellow, gently saying, "Ah Bao, do you remember me?"

Ah'Bao was raised to a very clever state. His beady black eyes stared at Chen Shu unblinkingly, and he stuck out his little tongue to lick Chen Shu's face in a fawning manner.

A trace of unhappiness flashed across Bai Yunfan's eyes. He strode over to Chen Shu's side and snatched Ah'Bao away. He whispered into Chen Shu's ear, "You woke up from your sleep?"

Chen Shu could not help but blush. This person is really... Shameless!