The imperial concubine is charming and charming, and only seeks power and wealth

Tingzhi is Chen Ziqi's courtesy name.

Hearing the emperor's question, he was silent for a few breaths before saying, "I was bored at home, so I came out to join in the fun."

Join in the fun...

Lord Chen, who is famous for his coldness in the court, the stern and impartial Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, came alone to join in the fun.

Now, even Liu Rong, who was serving beside him, couldn't help but lower his head.

Huayang found it funny, "I invited you to come, but you didn't come. Instead, you quietly came out on your own."

As he spoke, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.

She felt that the piece of wood actually had feelings for her and refused her invitation because it felt embarrassed.

But Chen Ziwei pursed his lips and said nothing.

Jiang Lingyue felt that the atmosphere was very strange. She ate in silence, wishing she were an invisible person. She had no intention of joining in the conversation at all.

Qi Junyi felt helpless at the ostrich-like appearance. He picked up a piece of lotus root with his jade chopsticks and put it in her bowl. "It's sweet, try it."

Jiang Lingyue ate obediently.

Very well-behaved.

Qi Junyi's hands were itching, and soon, there was another piece of red goose meat in Jiang Lingyue's bowl.

"This barbecued pork and honey goose is also good."

Jiang Lingyue: “…”

How come she didn't notice that he also had the habit of helping her serve the food?

And do it in front of others.

Although she was complaining in her heart, she dared not do it in front of the emperor, so she ate the goose meat obediently as usual, with her cheeks puffed up and chewing hard.

Qi Junyi raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering if he should give her another piece. Then he saw the little girl pick up a goose leg and put it on his plate. She smiled and said, "It's really good. Your Majesty, try it too."

Her eyebrows curved with a smile, her lips were slightly shiny, and she looked at him with her face tilted to the side, with an expectant expression.

...It really feels like asking for a kiss.

Qi Junyi's eyes darkened, and he really picked up the goose leg and ate it.

Their communication with each other was extremely natural, and in the eyes of others, this kind of interaction was solid evidence of their love.

The most affectionate newlyweds probably live like this.

Huayang looked at her with envy. She picked up the wine glass and said with a smile, "Today is the first time I meet you, sister-in-law. We really hit it off right away. Huayang offers a toast to you."

After saying that, she tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp, feeling very refreshed.

Jiang Lingyue was startled by the word "sister-in-law" until she heard the man next to her say lightly: "You are not feeling well, just drink half a cup." Then she came to her senses.

Jiang Lingyue raised her wrist and swallowed the half remaining wine in the glass.

The word "sister-in-law" is still echoing in my mind.

In her previous life, the most honorable eldest princess of the royal family had a very bad relationship with her. Every time they met at a palace banquet, she never smiled.

Even though she was the first person in the harem, Huayang never called her the emperor's sister-in-law.

All concubines are concubines. Although the word "noble concubine" has the word "noble" in her name, she is just a noble concubine.

These are the exact words of Princess Huayang.

And now, when they met for the first time, she called her sister-in-law.

The reason for all this is...

Jiang Lingyue swallowed the sweet wine and for the first time since entering the private room, she set her eyes on the increasingly silent man.

He was thinner and darker, and his facial features looked colder and harder.

In this face, Jiang Lingyue could no longer see the figure of the gentle young man under the peach tree in the past.

She was not wrong in what happened, and neither was he.

All I can say is that fate has its way with people.

In her previous life, Huayang loved him and wanted to marry into the Chen family. In order to fulfill her wish, her royal brother directly issued an imperial decree.

Chen Ziwei had no choice but to obey the order and get married, but it ended up creating a pair of resentful couple.

Perhaps Huayang somehow found out about her past with Chen Ziwei, and he started to dislike everything about her.

Fortunately, she lived in the harem, and the two of them only saw each other a few times a year, so it didn't affect anything.

However, since the emperor was also reborn, he probably wouldn't issue an edict to grant a marriage this time, right?

She had just glanced over there for a moment when the person playing with a wine glass over there suddenly raised his eyes and looked over at her.

...as sharp as ever.

Jiang Lingyue's breathing stopped and she lowered her eyes.

This exchange of glances happened in the blink of an eye, and even Huayang, who was also at the table, didn't notice it.

A "click" sound was heard.

It was the sound of wine glasses being placed on the table.

Qi Junyi put down his wine glass and said calmly, "Are you full?"

This is asking her.

Jiang Lingyue nodded slightly.

"Let's go," Qi Junyi stood up and stretched out his hand to her, "Let's go release the lanterns."

...He is really obsessed with lighting lanterns.

Jiang Lingyue first put on the mask, then put her hand into his palm.

She smiled at him and said, "Let's go."

After more than half an hour, the streets were still bustling.

The lantern riddle guessing activity is coming to an end, with only a few beautiful lanterns left hanging.

Huayang and Chen Ziwei did not follow. Jiang Lingyue glanced sideways and found that they were talking about something and had returned to the way they were standing facing each other just now.

This time when I looked at them, I no longer felt that they were a perfect match.

It should be the little princess who is talking to the man she likes.

Chen Ziwei stood there motionless, his expression calm and unperturbed.

"Which one do you like?"

The cold voice brought Jiang Lingyue back to her senses. She took the arm of the person next to her, looked up, and carefully selected for a while. She pointed to a lantern with a jade rabbit painted on it and said, "This one looks good. Will you buy it for me, my husband?"

"Madam, you don't know," the shopkeeper on the stage explained cheerfully, "There's a riddle tied to the bottom of each of our lanterns. If you solve the riddle, you can take the lantern away for free."

As he spoke, he stroked his beard and sighed, "If it doesn't work, then I'll have to buy it for ten times the price."

Jiang Lingyue raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this.

It really is a good business.

On such festivals, there are young men everywhere who want to express themselves in front of their beloved girls.

Even if you have some knowledge of literature and literature, or even if you are short of money, you can never say no.

If you can't guess the riddle, you have to buy it at ten times the price.

After a night, even if only a few answers are guessed correctly, you will definitely make a lot of money.

However, it happens once a year, and it's something that both parties are willing to join in the fun, so even Qi Junyi didn't think there was anything wrong with this business.

But His Majesty the Emperor had no intention of doing it himself, he tilted his head.

A man with ordinary appearance walked out of the crowd, uncovered the note hanging under the lantern and took a look at it.

He quickly picked up a pen, wrote two words on it, and handed it to the shop owner.

The shopkeeper smiled and praised, "Good!"

His Majesty the Emperor never keeps useless people around him. Even when he is on a secret tour, there must be many experts in the dark. Jiang Lingyue is not surprised at all.

In just a few breaths, the lifelike jade rabbit lantern was in her hands.

Qi Junyi said, "Madam, please help me choose one too."

...He wouldn't really intend to make a wish by throwing lanterns.

Jiang Lingyue couldn't help but wonder what other treasures in the world could possibly exist that would require a sincere wish from the king of a country.