The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

How could it be him? !

Jiang Wantang's whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, and the corners of her eyes were stained scarlet.

Ji Wuyuan noticed something strange about the person next to him. He turned sideways and looked down at Jiang Wantang's frighteningly pale face.

"Are you feeling unwell?" He asked with concern, his eyes showing excessive tension and worry.

Jiang Wantang pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.

She seemed to hear the cold mountain wind whistling past her ears, and the laughter and chatter from the banquet kept drilling into her ears. She couldn't hear what Ji Wuyuan was saying. All she could think about was why he wasn't dead? Why did he appear here?

Ji Wuyuan stretched out his hand to touch her forehead. At this moment, Jiang Wantang keenly noticed that the man's gaze was looking in her direction. Not only him, but also Qi Ming.

Jiang Wantang followed Ji Wuyuan's raised hand and threw herself into his arms, snuggling in his embrace like a kitten, greedily enjoying the warmth in his arms...

Feeling the coolness on her body, Ji Wuyuan hugged her closer and said softly, "What's wrong? Are you cold?"

Jiang Wantang buried her head in his arms and shook her head without saying anything.

Qi Ming looked at Jiang Wantang's back, a barely perceptible sneer curling up at the corner of his mouth.

Lei Shi, who was kneeling beside him, looked at the two people hugging each other with greed and envy.

Ji Wuyuan felt other eyes looking at Jiang Wantang, and he glanced at them coldly.

A powerful and fierce oppressive aura came towards me.

Qi Ming had already withdrawn his gaze without making a sound, his expression calm and composed.

Lei Shi was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head, with beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. The aura of the emperor on the main throne was too strong and cold, which made him shudder and feel fear from the bottom of his heart.

He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed that he hadn't controlled his eyes just now.

This is the imperial palace, not the mountains. The emperor and his concubine are not people a rough man like him can look directly at.

Ji Wuyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were cold and gloomy, and fell on the two people in front of him. He slowly spoke, his voice cold and majestic: "Nowadays, there is no shortage of talents in the court. Since Qi Qing appreciates this person so much, keep him for yourself."

Qi Ming smiled gently, without any unnecessary emotion on his face: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your assistance."

After saying this, he tactfully led the person away.

After the two left, Ji Wuyuan lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Wantang in his arms: "What happened? Huh?"

The warmth in Ji Wuyuan's embrace helped Jiang Wantang regain some of her sanity.

She stood up from his arms, looked up at him, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to hug Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, I feel a little stuffy and want to go out for some fresh air."

There was no expression on Jiang Wantang's face.

Ji Wuyuan saw a layer of slightly red color under her eyes, like the finest rouge, but adding a bit of fragility.

His eyes were deep, and he didn't point it out, but just gathered the scattered hair around his temples.

"It's really nothing?" Ji Wuyuan stared deeply at Jiang Wantang, his voice carrying a low sigh: "Tang'er, you must remember that you are my woman. I am your support and your backer."

"You can tell me anything. You don't have to bear it all by yourself."

When he said this, his tone was extremely serious, as if he was making a promise.

Jiang Wantang was actually lost for a moment when she heard his serious and determined voice.

Don’t you have to bear it yourself?

Any ray of sunshine in the darkness is dazzling.

However, she did not dare to indulge in such sunshine anymore.

Because once that ray of sunshine disappears, what will greet her is an even darker abyss.

And during the darkest period of her life, she pulled herself out of the abyss.

Choosing to depend on others is hell.

Her only support is herself.

Jiang Wantang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll save you the trouble."

However, Ji Wuyuan's pupils sank slightly, and an unknown deep meaning ignited in his dark eyes. His tone was gentle, and not much emotion could be heard: "You can go out for some fresh air, but don't run around. Don't let me find you, okay?"

Jiang Wantang smiled and said, "Okay."

The moment he turned around, the smile on Jiang Wantang's face disappeared completely, and there was only endless coldness in his eyes.

She left the banquet without looking back.

The Imperial Garden was crowded with people, and everywhere was filled with the sound of laughter and chatter. Separated by circles of people, Jiang Wantang walked faster and faster, almost to a jogging pace.

Her body began to tremble uncontrollably again. The fear and terror buried deep in her heart and in her subconscious were stimulated and aroused.

Jiang Wantang told herself that she had made a mistake, that man had died six years ago.

There are so many men with moles on their chins, it’s not him, it’s not necessarily him!

But she couldn't possibly mistake those sinister and disgusting eyes that had appeared in her nightmares countless times.

As Jiang Wantang walked, she heard the man's voice again.

In a corner of the imperial garden, seven or eight vulgar and ugly men were sitting around a stone table drinking together.

It was obvious that they were people Qi Ming brought back from the mountains after suppressing the bandits, and such lowly people were not qualified to sit at the palace banquet.

A group of vulgar men sat together drinking, and all they talked about were beauties and fine wine.

As Jiang Wantang approached, she heard the men's gruff voices: "This palace is truly magnificent! This time, thanks to Brother Qi's generosity, otherwise, peasants like me would never have imagined what a palace looks like in our dreams."

"Yeah, I won't be able to see so many beautiful women in my lifetime. Even if I can only look at them, it's worth it."

Everyone echoed: "Yes, yes, any palace maid is of the highest quality that we don't usually see, not to mention the noble ladies and concubines in the harem, who are all as beautiful as fairies."

"But Brother Qi has already warned us that we can only watch from afar, otherwise our lives will be in danger."

At this time, Lei Shi, who was sitting in the middle, sneered and said with disdain, "Tsk, these are nothing. I remember that I was lucky enough to meet a little girl in the mountains. She was truly stunningly beautiful. She was so young, with the appearance of a charming fox, a pair of pure and bright eyes, and she was dressed in plain clothes without any makeup. She was like a fairy from heaven who had strayed into the mortal world, or like a seductive goblin in the mountains. She was breathtaking and so beautiful that it made one's heart tremble."

"Let me be frank. My blood boiled the first time I saw her. I didn't care if she was a human or a monster."

"Until now, I have traveled all over the country for so many years, and I have never seen anyone who can compare to her. These people in the palace can't compare to her at all..."

"What a pity...what a pity..."

"What a pity?" Everyone was instantly attracted by the extraordinary woman that Lei Shi mentioned. They stared at him intently, hoping that he would say more.

Lei Shi sighed deeply, his eyes filled with regret and remorse. He lifted a jar of wine from the stone table, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, then said bitterly, "I almost succeeded back then..."

"Tsk..." Everyone pouted, clearly unconvinced: "You must be kidding me! Are you making this up to trick us?"

"Aren't all the people in this mountainous area women from nearby villages? How could such a stunning beauty appear in such a haunted place?"

Seeing that no one believed him, Lei Shi immediately tore open the collar of his shirt, revealing a thick and deep scar that spread from his chest to the center of his belly, which was very horrifying.

For a moment, everyone looked at the scar on his chest in shock.

"Look, this scar is where that woman cut me with a dagger..."

"Luckily, the woman was young and not very strong. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to meet an old doctor who went up the mountain to collect herbs. I was lucky enough to save my life."