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

Chapter 88 Cheating
Jiang Lanye turned to the first page and glanced at it briefly.

Sure enough, it's about romantic love between men and women.

Song Yi was completely absorbed in watching.

Jiang Lanye watched her feet swinging in the air and said in a deep voice, "Sit properly before I read."

Song Yi immediately stopped moving.

Jiang Lanye began reading slowly from the very first sentence.

Jiang Lanye's voice was very pleasant, with a light and gentle tone. When he casually read the sentences from the book aloud, it was so relaxed and unrestrained, with lingering notes at the end, as if hooked and teasing.

Song Yi couldn't help but smile slightly, and she didn't even care about the contents of the book anymore.

"Pei Lang and she drank the nuptial wine together. She seemed drunk, yet she couldn't help but become close to him. The two of them..."

Jiang Lan finally realized something was wrong when she read this far.

He lifted his eyelids to glance at Song Yi, who was sitting at the table with a faint smile, looking exceptionally pleased.

Jiang Lanye: "."

He looked at the page filled with obscene and lewd language and could no longer bear it:

Who gave you this book?

Song Yi was startled, realizing that he had read that far without her noticing, and felt somewhat guilty.

"That's how it's written in the book, why are you blaming the palace maid?"

Jiang Lanye stared at her, a half-smile on his face: "Song Yi, no wonder I saw you laughing the whole time. Who gave you permission to read this kind of book?"

Song Yi couldn't help but say, "I'm not a child. Only children shouldn't watch this."

Jiang Lanye suddenly felt a headache, slammed the book shut, threw it on the table, picked her up, and carried her to the dragon bed.

"Hey? Jiang Lanye, let go of me! You dare to hug me when your injuries have just healed, you—"

She suddenly gasped.

Jiang Lanye's knuckles were buried in the fabric of his clothes as he said in a hoarse voice, "Do you not understand or what? You actually like watching that kind of stuff so much."

Song Yi quickly grabbed his wrist and struggled to pull his hand away.

"If you keep doing this, I'm going to call the imperial physician. You're not listening to him again."

Jiang Lanye narrowed his eyes and said leisurely, "I am the emperor, why should I listen to others?"

Song Yi couldn't stand his deliberately silly behavior, so she gave him a light tap.

"Then you must get my permission."

Jiang Lanye looked at her, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly pulled her into his arms.

"Ok."

The voice was muffled, carrying a hint of compromise.

Song Yi was surprised.

Jiang Lanye, who is usually a man of his word, actually had a moment like this.

Jiang Lanye stroked her hair and said, "Go take a bath, then go to sleep."

"Do not."

She glanced at the sky outside the window; the bright moon hung high, clearly indicating that it was already quite late, but she still didn't want to sleep.

"Song Yi, you've been going to bed later and later lately."

Song Yi looked away guiltily, "But I just can't sleep. It's all your fault for insisting on reading that book to me just now. It made me feel wide awake."

Jiang Lanye glanced at her sideways, knowing she must have something on her mind again, and asked directly:

"What do you want?"

Song Yi said in a serious tone, "Let's play chess."

Why did you suddenly want to play chess?

Song Yi stroked her chin and answered seriously, "Because there are just too few fun things to do here. Don't you get bored if we don't come up with some new ideas?"

Jiang Lanye remained silent for a moment, then suddenly called in Eunuch Cao.

"Go get the chessboard, I want to play chess."

Eunuch Cao asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, it's already this late..."

Before he finished speaking, his gaze shifted to Song Yi behind Jiang Lanye, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

He knew whose idea it was.

The chessboard was brought in and placed on a small table on a low couch by the window, with black and white chess pieces on each side.

Song Yi pulled Jiang Lanye to sit down and asked curiously, "How are you at chess?"

Jiang Lanye's chess skills were also taught by the Imperial Advisor from a young age.

He thought for a moment and mumbled, "It's alright."

Song Yi gave him a deep look. "It's alright, isn't it? Okay, let's begin."

She was exceptionally good at Go. However, after only a few moves, Song Yi sensed something was wrong.

"and many more."

Seeing that Jiang Lanye was about to capture her white piece, she swept all the pieces on the board away with a single sweep of her hand.

Jiang Lanye: "."

He knew it.

Song Yi separated the black and white pieces and said, "I've suddenly changed my mind. How about we play Connect Four?"

Jiang Lanye rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

"as long as you are happy."

Song Yi smiled and placed the black stone into his hand, saying, "I'll go first."

After a stick of incense.

Seeing that she was still intently observing the chessboard, Jiang Lanye couldn't help but say, "I already have a three-in-a-row and a four-in-a-row. No matter how you play, you're going to lose."

Song Yi glanced at him.

"Who said that?"

Then she picked up two chess pieces and placed them at the two ends of the four connected pieces.

Jiang Lanye has been playing chess for so many years, and the principle he always believes in is that you have to accept the consequences of your bet.

Besides, he and Song Yi didn't gamble anything.

This is the first time I've ever seen such a shameless tactic.

He placed the black piece where the three pieces were connected.

Song Yi used the same trick again, taking two white pieces and blocking both ends.

Jiang Lanye pretended to be blind and not see her actions, and continued playing.

So the two of them filled the entire chessboard.

Of course, this is all due to Song Yi's repeated attempts to block Jiang Lanye with two chess pieces.

Finally, with nowhere left to play, Song Yi said with lingering enthusiasm, "It's hard to say who will win."

Jiang Lanye: "Yes."

She tossed the white piece back, unable to help but exclaim, "Jiang Lanye, how come you can do everything?"

Jiang Lanye responded calmly: "Because my mother has been teaching me since I was a child that I would become the future crown prince, I naturally know all six arts of a gentleman."

"Then you couldn't have been this good from the beginning, could you? Were you ever spanked when you were a child?"

Jiang Lanye said with a blank face, "No."

Song Yi pulled his hand over, looked at his palm, and deliberately said, "Does it hurt? Let me blow on it for you."

“Song, Yi”.

Jiang Lanye could no longer contain himself. "Are you going to sleep or not?"

"One last round!"

Jiang Lanye, with a cold face, picked up the black piece and said, "This time, I'll go first."

"Ok."

After a while.

Jiang Lanye said decisively, "I have won. Go to sleep."

Song Yi stared at the chessboard, dumbfounded.

"What kind of formation is this? With your black piece landing here, I seem to be at a disadvantage and can only keep blocking you."

She kept talking, and Jiang Lanye pulled her along, saying, "Go take a bath."

"I know, I know."

She walked over slowly.

"I'll definitely beat you next time."

she whispered.

Jiang Lanye picked up all the chess pieces and took them back.

As soon as Song Yi stepped out of the palace gate, a palace maid was waiting for her with clean clothes in her hands.

Song Yi glanced at Eunuch Cao and found that Eunuch Cao was avoiding her gaze.

So she stood directly in front of Eunuch Cao.

Now that Eunuch Cao couldn't escape, he was on the verge of tears.

"Your Highness, what are you planning to do now?"

There will be another chapter later~
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(End of this chapter)