The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

Seeing this, Min Youan pressed her down on the bed, saying, "You should lie down properly!"

Thinking about how the two of them had worked until late last night, and how he had gotten up so early this morning, Xia Tongsheng was worried that he couldn't handle it. "Can't you take a day off?"

"Can I take this as an invitation for me to once again indulge in sensual pleasures with you?"

Seeing Xia Tongsheng's embarrassed expression, he said seriously, "You think it's so easy to ask for leave?"

"Oh!" Seeing how well he was doing, it's true that people are in high spirits when they have good news. Looking at herself, she was already a lump of mud, let alone getting out of bed! She felt like she was going to die just moving around!

Now she deeply regrets agreeing to his request last night!

Ever since he started eating meat, Min Youan has become less willing to eat vegetarian food. He pesters Xia Tongsheng every day, wanting it during the day and at night. For the sake of her health, Xia Tongsheng looks forward to her period coming soon!

But this time, her period didn't seem to miss her too much.

Meanwhile, at the General's Mansion, Wu Jing came to report, "Young Master, I have found that there are five princes and princesses in the palace whose birth mothers cannot be found. Among them, three are not of the correct age! So only Princess Youluo and Princess Youran remain!"

He continued, "It's just that Princess Youran isn't very favored, while Princess Youluo has always been pampered by the emperor! So the person we're looking for is very likely Princess Youluo!"

Bo Shangyuan tapped his folding fan on the table absently. "That's not necessarily true. What if the old emperor is afraid that seeing You Ran will remind him of the deceased goddess and make him sad, which is why he's not favored? Let's get to know her first!"

"But the princess spends most of her time in the palace. How does the young master intend to make contact with her?"

Bo Shangyuan's lips curled into a handsome smile, "A hunt!"

"Ok?"

"As the emperor's most beloved daughter, he will definitely take her with him when he goes hunting!"

Of course, Wu Jing wasn't concerned about whether Princess Youluo would go hunting or not, but rather about the two of them. Bo Shangyuan had clearly misunderstood. "But young master, how are we supposed to go hunting?"

"As long as General Xia is willing to take us there!"

"General Xia is an upright man; how could he possibly entrust the emperor's safety to someone else!"

Bo Shangyuan tapped Wu Jing on the head. This blockhead, why is he so slow to understand? "Who said he wanted me to take over the guard duty? As long as he's willing to lead us there, that's fine!"

Sure enough, on the day of the hunt, no one knew what method Bo Shangyuan used, but Xia Xiuyong actually agreed to take him along! Wu Jing couldn't help but admire him immensely, "Young Master, how did you do that?"

Bo Shangyuan simply said meaningfully, "A brain is a good thing..."

In front of the Prince's Mansion, Xia Tongsheng was also dressed in a slightly fitted outfit and waited at the door. Not long after, Min Youan brought Fanyu out for her.

It had been a long time since they last met, and Fan Yu had grown a lot. Xia Tongsheng found it a bit difficult to mount her horse. Seeing that Min Youan was ready to set off, she quickly mounted her horse and rode with him!

Yingling arrived at the palace gate alone in a carriage!

Cang Jue did not go because he was a martial arts practitioner. Therefore, the emperor had issued an order that Cang Jue was forbidden from appearing wherever the emperor was!

They gathered at the palace gate, a large and imposing procession. Xia Xiuyong, the guardian of the capital, was also in the queue. He looked at Xia Tongsheng and smiled at his daughter!

Sometimes, Xia Tongsheng felt sorry for her father. Although he was only in his forties, she always wanted him to rest!

Not long after, the emperor took his sons and daughters, and of course his wife, to the Western Hills of the capital for a hunting trip. Although it was called a hunting trip, it was not much different from an outing. How many people have you ever seen who went hunting with their families?

Xia Tongsheng frowned as she looked at the Empress and Consort Jing beside the Emperor.

Xia Tongsheng couldn't understand it at all. How much did the emperor like them? He took them everywhere he went, making it seem like he only had two women. He clearly had countless women. Couldn't he learn from Song Xiaobao and treat them equally?

The group headed towards the Western Hills. Hunting by the emperor was a long-standing tradition among the common people, so a crowd of people who had been waiting for them had gathered along the main road!

Min Youan stayed by the emperor's side the whole time, carefully and vigilantly watching the surroundings, fearing that there might be assassins or something!

Fortunately, the journey was smooth and there were no safety hazards. While Min You'an went to protect the emperor, Min Rongfan took the opportunity to come to Xia Tongsheng's side and said, "Sister-in-law!"

Xia Tongsheng glanced at him and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Your Majesty, I just want to ask you a question. Last time you fought against Nan Ye, what did you think of Nan Ye?"

"They are both great powers, but I think the traditional way of governing under the Nanye Empress should be abolished! Her way of governing always feels a bit sluggish!"

Min Rongfan glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and asked, seemingly casually, "What if you were the goddess of Nanye?"

Xia Tongsheng smiled and said, "What are you talking about!"

"So, if you were the goddess, how would you govern Nanye? This is just a hypothetical scenario!"

Xia Tongsheng thought about it seriously for a moment, "The first thing to do is to prevent war between the two countries. War between the two countries will inevitably damage economic development, so wouldn't it be better for everyone to have fun together? The second thing is to abolish the Goddess system!"

"The goddess has existed in their hearts for so many years, do you think you can just abolish her as you please?" Min Rongfan's sudden seriousness startled Xia Tongsheng!

She laughed awkwardly, "I was just saying, why are you taking it so seriously?"

Actually, abolishing the Goddess wouldn't be bad, but Min Rongfan didn't want to do it from the bottom of his heart. Women's hair is always short when it's long, which is why Nan Ye, despite being so long, has never been able to defeat Bei Min!

If the goddess system were abolished one day, the situation would be very different!

While this model of governance divides people's rights, it also correspondingly reduces the number of strategies for governing the country.

Xia Tongsheng quickly left Min Rongfan. For some reason, this child suddenly gave her a sense of pressure, but when she looked at him again, he was still the same as before, a calm and cheerful child!

"Is my sister-in-law afraid of me?"

Xia Tongsheng would never admit to being scared—how embarrassing! "No, I just felt a little stuffy, so I wanted to leave quickly!"

Bo Shangyuan's gaze remained fixed on the group of princesses and princes in front of him. He stared intently at Princess Youwu's figure, wondering how he could get close to her!

Upon arriving at the hunting grounds, the eunuchs busied themselves setting up tents, while the masters found a shady spot to cool off!

While Youluo was enjoying the beautiful scenery by the lake, Bo Shangyuan came up with a plan. He picked up a stone and shot it at her leg. Sure enough, Princess Youluo fell into the water in a spectacular fashion!

Yuro Yuro, it's short for gracefully falling into the water!