The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

"Are you really going to ignore my concern?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

Emperor Yong'an looked at the cold woman in front of him and was silent for a moment. Finally, he reluctantly explained, "I discovered this hot spring by accident a while ago. I always come here to relax after hunting."

What does that have to do with me? Why did you bring me here?

"Hot springs are very effective in relieving fatigue and nourishing the skin. You have a horseback ride tomorrow, and I'm worried you won't be able to handle it, so I thought I'd bring you here to try it."

Upon hearing this, Shen Leyan was even more resistant: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but this has caused me a lot of inconvenience. I have failed Your Majesty's kindness. I beg for your forgiveness."

This is probably what the concubines and ladies in the palace would love to have.

But what does it mean to her?

Shen Leyan didn't know what was wrong with her, but when she thought of the scene she saw this morning... she wanted to draw a clear line with Emperor Yong'an.

Because of the first accident, the two had already agreed to pretend nothing had happened.

But when they were riding horses yesterday, he still... Although she was careless the first time, it was obvious that she was the one who suffered both times...

Besides, he not only has a queen who is married to him through formal marriage, but also has three palaces and six courtyards with three thousand beauties in his harem. Why would he want to provoke me?

Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Shen Leyan doesn't want to go to great lengths to compete for favor, nor does she want to share her husband with a group of women.

What she wanted was to be together for life like her father and mother, to grow old together with a husband who loved her and witness the prosperity of the world.

For a moment, the two stood beside the steaming hot spring pool, looking at each other in silence, with the only sound around them being the bubbling bubbles in the spring water.

Finally, Shen Leyan took a step back and bowed to Emperor Yong'an and said, "If your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."

After Shen Leyan finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by a hand.

Emperor Yong'an sighed helplessly and said, "I have no other intentions. I just wanted you to soak in the hot spring here to relieve the fatigue and damage from yesterday."

"No one will come here. I'll send you back after you soak for a while."

Shen Leyan thought about it for a while, and finally nodded and gave up. She was still very happy to take a hot spring bath alone.

The conditions in the tent were limited, and I couldn't bathe like I usually do in the Prime Minister's residence. I could only wash up simply these two days.

Besides, she didn't know the way back alone.

Without waiting for Shen Leyan to finish her greetings and thanks, Emperor Yong'an left.

Shen Leyan first looked around and made sure that there was no one around before she began to take off her clothes and slowly walked into the pool.

The hot spring water flows gently, like soft silk caressing the skin. All fatigue is taken away by the warm water, leaving only relaxation.

Emperor Yong'an, who was sitting in a nearby pavilion drinking tea, suddenly noticed a noise coming from not far away.

Just when he was about to call Baoshun to ask about the situation, he found out that Baoshun had just left with the secret guards.

Not only did he leave, but he also didn’t clean up the place!

At this time, Baoshun at the foot of the mountain did not expect that there would be someone else in the back mountain. He just wanted to guard the way up the mountain with others and wait for the emperor and others to come down.

She thought she was very considerate in bringing people along to give the Emperor and Miss Shen some time alone, and she never imagined that there were other people on the mountain.

Emperor Yong'an had no choice but to get up quickly and go look for Shen Leyan, as he couldn't let anyone see her at this moment.

Under the moonlight, the white smoke rising from the hot spring pool made the figure in the water hazy, like a fairy under the moon.

Sensing the approach of Emperor Yong'an, Shen Leyan had no choice but to hide behind a rock nearby, and looked at Emperor Yong'an on the shore with a look of annoyance and confusion.

"Someone is coming, get up first." Emperor Yong'an also retracted the gleam in his eyes and said quickly.

Shen Leyan was shocked when she heard this and quickly put away her dissatisfaction. She didn't care that Emperor Yong'an was still beside her and stood up and walked towards where the clothes were.

It’s more important to put on your clothes first, and make sure no one sees you.

When Emperor Yong'an saw her, he stood up in a hurry. Before he had the chance to admire her graceful and jade-like figure, she had already put on her clothes...

This is all thanks to the hand speed she has practiced from dressing herself frequently.

After putting on her clothes, she immediately felt much safer and relaxed a little, then she heard clear footsteps.

Without thinking too much, he pulled Emperor Yong'an to hide in the jungle nearby, thinking only that no one else would know what they were doing in the back mountain.

Emperor Yong'an was stunned for a moment when he saw the hand she was holding, and let her hold his hand and hide secretly.

He is the Son of Heaven, and people have always been afraid of him. He has never been in such a shameful situation and needed to hide from others.

Even if someone comes, they have to greet him respectfully when they see him. It's good that he doesn't vent his anger on others who trespass and disturb his throne.

Only the woman in front of him seemed more afraid of their relationship being discovered by others than she was afraid of him.

Shen Leyan pulled Emperor Yong'an to hide behind a pile of rocks in the jungle.

Looking at Emperor Yong'an standing in front of her, she suddenly realized how stupid she was.

Couldn't she have just hidden herself behind him?

Who dares to come forward when the emperor is here?

Isn't this a foolish and unnecessary act?

But there was nothing I could do now, I could only wait until they were far away before going out.

Shen Leyan was watching quietly through the cracks in the rocks, secretly hoping that the two would leave quickly.

It's a pity that her expectations were ultimately in vain. The two people who were talking stopped in the small pavilion where Emperor Yong'an had just sat, as if they were discussing tomorrow's hunting.

Because they were some distance apart and their voices were not loud, Shen Leyan guessed from the few words she heard that the two people should be an old minister in the court discussing hunting-related matters with a young man or a guard general.

However, Emperor Yong'an, who was standing beside him, heard every word clearly because he had practiced martial arts since childhood.

It turned out that it was Lu Haiqing, the Queen's father, who asked Bai Jingxuan to form a team with the Third Prince Xiao Yu when hunting tomorrow. He wanted the Third Prince to take first place in the hunt while the First Prince was away so that he could get the Emperor's praise.

In the past, when the eldest prince Xiao Duo was around, he always surpassed the third prince in riding and archery.

Emperor Yong'an didn't expect that Bai Jingxuan had secretly sided with the Lu family and even mentioned a marriage with the Shen family. It seemed that this matter was inseparable from the Lu family and the queen.

Thinking of this, he turned around and glanced at Shen Leyan, who was confused. Seeing that she didn't know Bai Jingxuan at all, he felt a little more secretly happy.

She probably wanted to marry him just because of what Bai Jingxuan said, not because she was interested in him.

I wonder what will happen when she knows the conspiracy behind Bai Jingxuan?

But no matter what, he would not let her marry anyone else.

Whether it's true or false, Shen Leyan can only belong to him, and he only wants her.