The throat is the most vulnerable part and should not be touched easily by others.

There was no sign of nervousness on Tan Konglin's face, his eyes were filled with a wet and infatuated look. He let Nian Tu rub his neck casually, as if he was worshipping her and letting her have the power of life and death over him.

Nian Tu's heartbeat also changed its rhythm.

Just painted my nails...

How come I didn't realize before that he had a fetish for her hands?

After being together for so many years, she could still discover new information from her partner. Nian Tu couldn't help but become interested, and allowed the male to hold her hand and continue exploring.

This exploration took quite a while.

At dinner time, the palace servants brought the food to the table. Not surprisingly, they saw the Queen Mother sitting lazily while His Majesty was serving her diligently beside her.

In the past, the Queen usually used her own chopsticks to eat, but today, His Majesty fed her the food.

Maybe the queen was really tired... After all, she asked for water several times in the afternoon...

Nian Tu was too lazy to move.

She was indeed very tired, especially her hands, which were the most tired. Her wrists were sore from overwork.

There was no other way. The gray wolf had just come in the morning, and she would face it again in the afternoon. She was not made of iron, so she could only offer her hands, which could be considered half-lazy.

"Nian Nian", after dinner, Tan Konglin avoided the palace servants and rubbed his way to her side. He rubbed her hands flatteringly, kissed her ears and suggested, "Sometime I will paint your toenails for you..."

Nian Tu was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but kicked him lightly.

She was wrong.

This little horny cat was not only partial to her hands, but was also coveting her entire body from head to toe.

A light kick that was neither too heavy nor too light was more of a reward than a punishment. The hot-blooded male felt no pain, but only an itchy feeling in his heart.

Nian Tu lowered his eyes, glanced at him, and quickly moved away, not daring to get close to him.

Just then, Aaron came to report that there was some movement from the imprisoned censor. The emperor had no choice but to put on his outer robe and deal with business, using work to force himself to calm down.

The next day.

Nian Tu had a comfortable late sleep, and took Gray Ball, who had grown into a big gray wolf, for a walk around the garden. When he came back, he was covered in a thin layer of sweat.

While bathing behind a screen, he heard the sound of a palace servant saluting outside, "General."

Before I could react, the tall male took two or three steps forward, walked around the screen, and stopped.

Nian Tu: “…Not today.”

Her attitude was very firm, and there was obviously no turning back, so an undisguised regret appeared on Zong Shouyuan's face.

"Then can I kiss you?" His Adam's apple rolled and he settled for the next best option.

When Nian Tu shook his head, he looked like a pitiful puppy, with his ears and tail wilted.

She held her forehead helplessly, unable to do anything about him, and waved at him.

The general immediately came up wagging his tail.

The shower was in vain. Fortunately, Nian Tu had gotten used to it and was in a very peaceful state of mind.

Zong Shouyuan massaged her shoulders and legs, and took the initiative to talk about the whereabouts of his rival, "Yesterday, the censor was almost killed in prison. After catching the assassin, he interrogated him for a whole night. The assassin didn't confess, but the censor took the initiative to confess."

"He was a retainer of Prince Bao in his early years and had always been under Prince Bao's control. This time, Prince Bao ordered him to advise His Majesty to select a concubine."

"Prince Bao?" Nian Tu was puzzled. "What good will it bring to him if he does this?"

Ever since she caught and detained him in the form of a beast at the banquet that day, Prince Bao's forces suffered heavy losses and were almost unable to recover. They no longer had the strength to rebel and seize the throne.

He has been very law-abiding over the years. Perhaps he has self-awareness and knows that he has no chance of winning, so he keeps a low profile.

Nian Tu hadn't heard the name of Prince Bao for a long time and almost forgot about this person's existence.

In fact, Zong Shouyuan didn't really understand why Prince Tongbao did this.

Apart from causing trouble for Tan Konglin, he didn't seem to gain any benefit. Instead, he got nothing good because he angered Tan Konglin.

The couple lay on the bed, thinking together, trying to figure out why Prince Bao suddenly went crazy. As they chatted, Nian Tu's voice gradually became unclear, and he fell asleep in his partner's warm arms.

When I woke up, the room was pitch dark.

Nian Tu opened his eyes blankly, already half asleep, and had no idea what time it was.

I reached out my hand to the left and touched my partner's chin, then reached out to the right and touched my partner's hair.

There are people on both sides...

Two equally strong arms wrapped around her waist, pinning her down so that she couldn't move.

"Niannian, are you hungry?" Tan Konglin's voice rang out from the darkness. It sounded gentle, but it made Nian Tu tense up reflexively.

She shook her head repeatedly, "Not hungry, not hungry."

"How can you not be hungry?" Zong Shouyuan put a big hand on her stomach and said in a serious tone, "You have been sleeping since the afternoon. It's already Chou Hour and you haven't had dinner yet."

Hearing this, Nian Tu gradually calmed down from her angry state and her little face turned red.

It turns out that he was really asking her if she was hungry...

She coughed lightly to ease the embarrassment, then pushed Zong Shouyuan to light the lamp, then turned to look at Tan Konglin, "When did you come back?"

"I'm not back early, around 11pm," Tan Konglin reached out and touched her long hair, helping her to tie it into a bun that wasn't too tight. His eyes fell on the red mark between her collarbones, and he paused suddenly, his expression dark.

Nian Tu was unaware of this and was still asking curiously, "How did you deal with Prince Bao? What did you find out during the interrogation?"

Instigating others to persuade the emperor to take a concubine is not a serious crime, and it is not even a crime at all. However, forming a clique for personal gain and harboring evil intentions is another matter.

Tan Konglin seemed reluctant to talk about this, but Nian Tu blinked her curious eyes, and he couldn't resist and confessed to her, "Not only did he collude with the censors in the court to persuade me to take a concubine in public, he also spread rumors inside and outside the court, saying that you are childless and jealous..."

This was a crime worthy of divorce for ordinary people, let alone the queen of a country? Not being able to give birth to a child and not allowing the emperor to have children was simply an unforgivable crime.

"According to his plan, the ministers and the people will be filled with anger and resentment after hearing the rumors, and will force me to expand the harem. The next step is to force me to depose the queen." Tan Konglin's face showed cold mockery, "If I insist on protecting you, I will inevitably be labeled as a tyrant, and he will take the opportunity to cause trouble. If I compromise and take a concubine, there will be a rift between you and me. He regards you as my first helper, and his plan to make me lose you is to cut off my left and right arms."

There was nothing wrong with this idea. But was he the kind of useless emperor who would be manipulated by rumors?

Moreover, the rumor was not as useful as Prince Bao imagined. "The people just thought it was nonsense and cursed at it. They even wanted to report the person who spread the rumor to the police."

"Even if the court officials believed the rumors were true, most of them still stood on your side and were worried about your situation."

Only a few foolish ones actually submitted memorials to test his attitude. However, when they saw his cold expression in the court, they immediately shrank their necks and kept silent.

Prince Bao planned for a long time, but the result was that no one in the court stood up to support the censor. The censor gritted his teeth and completed the task alone, and no one objected to being imprisoned on the spot.

It was a completely failed plan that did not gain any benefit but instead resulted in the loss of a chess piece.

"I demoted him to a commoner, confiscated his property, and imprisoned him in the Siheng Mountain Palace," Tan Konglin said lightly.

The place was remote and desolate, a dilapidated abandoned mountain villa.

Considering the various charges and accusations that Prince Bao had been caught with over the years, this sentence was already quite benevolent and preserved the dignity of the royal family.

The palace maid brought dinner.

As it was too late, it was not advisable to eat too much, so Nian Tu only ate about 60% full. After washing up, he lay down again, opened his round almond eyes, and stretched out his arms and legs. "I don't seem to be very sleepy."

I slept too much in the afternoon and now I feel very energetic.

"Can't sleep?" Tan Konglin loomed over her, reaching out to touch her collarbone, "Then Niannian, tell me, what did you do with Zong Shouyuan this afternoon?"

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