Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 84 Charming and Adorable
Jiang Lanye immediately pulled his dragon robe sleeves back.

"It's no use."

Upon seeing this, Song Yi's eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

Jiang Lanye glanced at her, almost unable to hold back, then looked at the crispy mountain on the table, calmed down, and said quietly, "Stop pretending."

Song Yi shoved the crispy mountain under the table in an annoyed manner, so that Jiang Lanye wouldn't see it.

Then, tears welled up in her eyes again.

"Jiang Lanye, I'm so scared. I smelled blood just now and thought it was from you. I thought you were injured again."

"That doesn't change the fact that you ate ice."

When Song Yi saw that he wouldn't listen to reason, she immediately flew into a rage:
"I didn't even say anything or make a fuss about locking me up, but now you even want to control what I eat! What right do you have to do that?!"

She pronounced "Stop making a fuss" with exceptional clarity and articulation.

Jiang Lanye looked down at her without saying a word.

Okay, actually I still tease him quite often.

But Song Yi refused to back down, staring at him intently with tears in her eyes.

After a long pause, Jiang Lanye sighed in resignation.

"Alright, this was my fault, but you are not allowed to eat it again in the future."

Song Yi was stunned.

“I shouldn’t have left you alone in the Golden Palace. Without anyone watching you, you became even more unruly.”

Song Yi choked on his saliva.

Unexpectedly, he would take the initiative to admit his mistake.

"OK then."

Then, Jiang Lanye took a step back and said calmly, "I will go take a bath first."

Song Yi followed behind him earnestly, saying, "Your wound can't get wet yet, let me help you."

Jiang Lanye stopped in his tracks and gave her a deep look.

"you sure?"

His eyes were deep and intense, and the way he looked at Song Yi seemed to be pressing down on her as if he were ready to devour her at any moment.

Song Yi weakly reminded her, "No, you still have wounds. The imperial physician said you can't."

Fearing that Jiang Lanye might misunderstand, she added, "Of course, even if the wound has healed, it still won't work."

Jiang Lanye glanced at her lazily, "Then you have to come along too."

"Why?"

"I'm afraid you'll sneak some food."

Song Yi hurriedly ran back, brought over the unfinished crispy mountain, and said, "I'll let it out, it won't stay in the Golden Palace, right?"

This thing is so cold to the touch that Jiang Lanye took it without hesitation.

So, those outside the palace gates watched as Jiang Lanye, with a cold face, held a half-eaten crispy mountain in his hand, while Song Yi, who had been exceptionally arrogant just a moment ago, slunk away with his head down, slowly following Jiang Lanye toward the next room.

Half an hour later.

Song Yi seemed to have completely lost her temper, blushing as she fled back into the hall, while Jiang Lanye, dressed neatly and thoroughly clean, slowly walked in.

He sat at the table reading memorials. His wounds had almost healed, and he could even reach out and pull Song Yi back. Writing a few words was naturally no problem for him.

Song Yi sat opposite him, looking at the book with a bored expression.

As Jiang Lanye watched, he suddenly said in a deep voice, "I intend to release the Empress Dowager."

Song Yi was taken aback, then said, "Alright, I can understand. After all, she is your nominal mother. No matter what, it's not right for you to keep her locked up like this."

The former ministers also specifically brought up this matter with him today.

What she was saying was simply that no matter how confused the Empress Dowager was or what mistakes she made, she was still Jiang Lanye's mother. If this got out, how would people talk about Jiang Lanye? Jiang Lanye looked at her and said, "But you don't need to worry. As long as you stay in the Golden Palace and don't go out, your mother can't do anything to you."

“I know. The Empress Dowager has disliked me for the past three years, so naturally I won’t provoke her.”

Jiang Lanye seemed afraid that Song Yi would be upset, so she comforted her, "It's not your fault."

Song Yi smiled slightly and said leisurely, "I know, of course it's not my fault."

In the afternoon, the Empress Dowager was released.

At this moment, Song Yi was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, and Jiang Lanye was combing her hair.

He said mercilessly, "If I hadn't been sleeping with you, I would have suspected that you went out to fight last night, your hair is so messy."

"Because it's too long, it's really hard to manage."

Jiang Lanye carefully combed her hair, then couldn't resist fiddling with the few frizzy strands on top of her head before taking her jewelry box.

She had an unusually large amount of jewelry, all of which were given to her by Jiang Lanye.

She just usually finds the beads too numerous and heavy to wear on her head, and even when she lies down, they stick to her head, so she doesn't want to wear so many beads.

Jiang Lanye finished braiding her hair, carefully selected a beaded flower, held it up to her hair, and asked earnestly, "Do you want this?"

Song Yi shook her head. "I don't like it."

So, after picking and choosing for a while, he took out a peach blossom-shaped beaded flower with a small, delicate tassel hanging from it and asked, "What about this one?"

Song Yi likes pink and peach blossoms.

Her eyes lit up.

Jiang Lanye didn't say anything more and gently put it on for her.

“You said you wanted to see peach blossoms in the Imperial Garden before, so I ordered people to plant many more peach trees. We will be able to see them next spring.”

He brought this up suddenly.

Because it was so long ago, Song Yi thought for a long time before she remembered that it was when Jiang Lanye had just locked her up a few days ago, and she casually mentioned that she liked peach blossoms when she made a fuss about going to the Imperial Garden.

I never expected him to remember this until now.

She counted on her fingers: "Then I want not only peach blossoms, but also peach blossom wine, peach blossom pastries, and peaches."

Just as a smile appeared in Jiang Lanye's eyes, Eunuch Cao trotted in.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Song Yi muttered to himself:
"You've just been released and you're already looking for trouble?"

Jiang Lanye said in a low voice, "Go play on the low couch, don't run around."

Song Yi was dressed exceptionally beautifully today. In a good mood, she didn't want to argue with the Empress Dowager and went to the low couch after listening to Jiang Lanye's words.

Upon seeing this, Eunuch Cao was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Was Consort Yun really that charming and lovely?
His memory was still of the scene where Song Yi threw Jiang Lanye's things.

Jiang Lanye glanced at him and asked unhappily, "What are you looking at?"

Eunuch Cao quickly averted his gaze and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this servant will let the Empress Dowager in."

The door opened, and the Empress Dowager strode inside.

Jiang Lanye looked at her coldly.

The Empress Dowager had visibly aged considerably, was extremely thin, and had gray hair.

The moment she looked at Jiang Lanye, her eyes reddened.

"Your Majesty, although I am not your biological mother, I have taken good care of you after your mother left. Now, you disregard my old age and frail health and have imprisoned me in Yongfu Palace!"

Jiang Lanye said calmly, "Your Majesty, I have arranged for imperial physicians to be in charge of the Empress Dowager's safety. Is she old and frail? If anything really happens to the Empress Dowager, I will definitely know."

(End of this chapter)