Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

Xiao Mochen repeated it to Ye Li over and over again:

"My wife, I love you..."

"I love you……"

"Love you……"

The two spent a romantic day until Ye Li was exhausted and fell asleep.

Looking at her sleeping face, Xiao Mochen felt that even when she was asleep, she was still the most beautiful person in the world.

He stroked Ye Li's fingers; her slender fingers seemed weak and powerless, but Mo Chen knew that these hands had saved countless people and brought him back from the abyss.

In the room where no one could see, Xiao Mochen lovingly caressed Ye Li's hands, then brought them to his lips and kissed them tenderly.

Ye Li, who was drifting off to sleep, felt a warm, damp sensation in her palm. But she was too sleepy to keep her eyes open, and assuming it was her cat Annie cuddling beside her, Ye Li mumbled:

"It doesn't taste good, I won't eat it..."

In the past, when Ye Li slept in late at home, Annie would try to wake her up and feed her cat food. Ye Li thought the same thing.

Listening to his wife's murmurs in her sleep, Xiao Mochen felt his heart flutter even as she slept. He held Ye Li tightly in his arms, gently kissing her restless lips, swallowing all her words, "Delicious, my wife is the most delicious..."

"I can never get enough of eating..."

Ye Li fell into a deep sleep in Mo Chen's arms, but Mo Chen was not sleepy at all. Holding his beloved, he felt extremely satisfied, as if a dragon was guarding a treasure, and he would not leave her side for a moment.

Even the longest night has an end.

As dawn broke, Ye Li slowly woke up, only to find herself in a warm embrace.

She blinked, regaining her senses, and found herself lying in Xiao Mochen's arms. He had closed his eyes and was asleep.

Looking at Xiao Mochen's sleeping face, Ye Li couldn't help but laugh. The general must have kissed her for quite a while, because there was even some of her rouge on the corner of his lips...

She stretched out her finger and playfully flicked Mo Chen's lips, moving them up and down like a rattle.

Suddenly, Mo Chen opened his mouth, bit Ye Li's little finger, and put it in his mouth.

Ye Li was startled to see him awake. She wanted to say something, but as Xiao Mochen swallowed her fingertip, Ye Li gasped in fright...

"Ah Chen..." Ye Li blinked, pleading, as if she could still feel the tip of his tongue swirling between her fingers. Like a child caught doing something wrong, she begged for mercy.

"Ah Chen, loosen your grip a bit..."

Xiao Mochen opened his eyes, the morning sunlight shining on his handsome face. He should have been a childlike young man, but now he possessed a wicked allure. Xiao Mochen took one last sip before reluctantly releasing Ye Li, then mischievously leaned forward, "Why did you only tell me to let go, my wife? What about you?"

Ye Li, who was stunned for a moment before realizing what was going on, was so angry at Xiao Mochen that she almost fainted...

How utterly absurd!

With a swift chop, she delivered a powerful blow. She had taken a Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) course in college; while not as strong as the General, it was enough to teach little Mo Chen a lesson! Separating themselves from their connection, Ye Li muttered to herself:

"You're making breakfast today! I want custard buns and fried noodles. My notes are all organized, so you go make breakfast!"

"As ordered!"

Mo Chen adopted the same training spirit as before, quickly helping Ye Li wash up before heading to the kitchen to get busy.

A little while later, Xiao Mochen brought out breakfast, and he even thoughtfully made millet porridge:

"Wife, I saw a recipe for porridge in my notes. I've cooked it for you. Eat more."

Seeing how meticulous Mo Chen was, preparing both the steamed buns and fried noodles with great care, Ye Li picked them up, took a bite of each, and found them quite delicious. Just as she was about to praise him, Mo Chen started feeding her the porridge.

"My wife, the porridge has cooled down. Let me feed you."

Yesterday, Mo Chen carefully fed her. Ye Li opened her mouth as usual, but unexpectedly, little Mo Chen put the porridge into his own mouth and then slowly fed it to her...

Having such an exciting breakfast so early in the morning, Ye Li felt that the General's path to winning favor was starting to take a really risky turn...

As their lips and tongues intertwined, the millet porridge, which was originally meant to nourish the stomach, warmed them from their stomachs to their hearts. Xiao Mochen held her waist tightly to prevent his wife from falling.

Ye Li was initially just shy, but she gradually got used to Xiao Mochen's rhythm. After all, in modern times, TV dramas and movies are never stingy with romantic scenes. After getting over the initial adjustment period, Ye Li slowly wrapped her arms around Xiao Mochen's neck, deepening the kiss...

Seeing his wife take the initiative, Xiao Mochen thought to himself, "This round, I've won big!"

Xiao Mochen knew that his wife was naturally calm and composed in front of him, who was now an adult. That's why she felt that he wouldn't be able to handle anything too stimulating. He also bet that he wouldn't force his wife.

But teenagers in their adolescence understand best that love is about possession, exclusivity, a passionate and inseparable bond...

Only by stirring Ye Li's deepest emotions could she find it unforgettable. Xiao Mochen used the method of slowly boiling a frog in water to tear away the veil of shame, allowing the two of them to reach a state of pleasure together.

Seeing his wife embrace and kiss him, Xiao Mochen whispered:

"My wife, I'm sorry. I was too happy last night and made you tired..."

Mo Chen apologized with remorse. Seeing him so humble, Ye Li felt embarrassed to continue the matter. She coughed and decided to let it go: "Ahem, then don't be so reckless next time."

Unexpectedly, Mo Chen retorted:

"That won't work."

Ye Li: "..."

???

What's wrong with you?

Xiao Mochen said seriously, "I apologize, but I won't change..."

The young man's expression was resolute, as if he were negotiating on the battlefield, refusing to yield an inch on his own interests.

Ye Li laughed in exasperation. She rubbed her aching back and said irritably:

"Huh? Then why are you apologizing?"

Xiao Mochen said, "It's all my fault for being so useless. I have so much time to spend with my wife, yet I still make her so shy. I should be making her beg me every night, so she can't get enough of me..."

Ye Li's eyes widened, and she thought it was fortunate that the general was a permanent personality.

Otherwise, wouldn't rumors spread throughout the military camp that the general was infatuated with beautiful women and neglected his duties...?

Ye Li rubbed her forehead in concern and said, "The general in his adolescence is really too domineering..."

only……

Ye Li finally understood that Xiao Mochen was so persistent in taking advantage of her because she had only been there for a short time. Oh well, since they were both husbands, what could she do if her husband was jealous?

Pamper me.

Now that she's part of the Mo family, it's not unreasonable for her to dote on her husband.

Ye Li was amused by her own joke and couldn't help but laugh out loud. Xiao Mochen was even more delighted to see that he hadn't angered his wife this time.

They had originally planned to draw, but forgot because of "serious business." Now, Xiao Mochen reminded them:

"My wife, I don't have much time left here. Why don't we continue drawing the wedding photos you mentioned?"

Ye Li was willing to accept Xiao Mochen's suggestion.

After all, it was her wedding day, and Ye Li didn't want to have any regrets.

It's normal for Xiao Mochen to be so excited. After all, in Tian Shu Kingdom, people rarely leave behind portraits unless they are nobles. Even if they do have self-portraits, the feeling they convey will be different depending on the artist.

Ye Li is an illustrator herself, so she is more particular about the design. The characters she draws are vivid and lifelike.

She nodded and walked to the table with Xiao Mochen.

Looking at the drawing on the paper, Mo Chen suggested again, "Why don't I draw my wife, and then she draws me? Wouldn't that be faster?"

Ye Li's hands were already tired. After the wedding, Mo Chen's two personalities almost drained her. Now that she heard that little Mo Chen was willing to draw one herself, she only needed to finish the rest. Ye Li happily said, "That's great."

A long time ago, Ye Li taught Xiao Mochen to draw, so she was confident in his drawing skills. The general learned everything very quickly, even drawing.

After they were dressed, they sat facing each other at the table and began to paint their own portraits.

As the ink and paper rub against each other, time seems to slow down...

Ye Li's heart gradually calmed down. Since fate had bound them together, they should live in the present and cherish the people in front of them.

Although Mo Chen and Xiao Mo Chen seem to be two different personalities, Ye Li firmly believes that they are actually the same person, with only slight differences in personality due to different experiences.

They paint in silence, but they always look at each other.

And because you have to draw the other person on paper, you have to have their appearance deeply imprinted in your mind.

The bright red wedding room, the tender gazes, the act of sketching each other's features—both felt an atmosphere that subtly enhanced their intimacy.

As Ye Li was drawing, she noticed that Xiao Mochen's gaze towards her was strange...

Passionate, yearning, and anxious feelings—it's said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Looking into these eyes, one gradually becomes immersed in them, unable to extricate oneself.

It was originally just ordinary drawing, but by the end, the painting was finished, but no one knew who started it first, and both the pen and paper were put down.

The two embraced and kissed passionately...

-

Inside the imperial palace of Tian Shu Kingdom, the palace maids served the Empress with utmost care, daring not to make the slightest mistake.

These days, although Li Siyue has started to speak, she remains silent unless Xuan Yuanming is not around or unless he asks her directly.

Silent as a porcelain doll, gazing at the sky in solitude.

No matter how busy he was these days, Xuan Yuanming would come to the Ni Chang Palace every night to inquire about the condition of the imperial physician Li Siyue.

The imperial physicians all spoke cautiously, saying, "The Empress is in a bad mood and depressed, which is why she has a poor appetite."

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Ming slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Then why aren't you all hurrying up and prescribing medicine to improve the Empress's appetite?!"

The imperial physicians replied cautiously, "It is precisely because Her Majesty the Empress is pregnant that many medicines must be used with extreme care, lest they backfire."

Xuanyuan Ming then angrily scolded the food: "Doesn't the imperial kitchen know how to prepare something better for the Empress so she can eat more?"

The people below knelt down and said one after another, "It's not that the imperial kitchen didn't prepare it, but that Her Majesty the Empress couldn't eat it..."

Xuanyuan Ming asked Li Siyue's maid, Zhu Qing. Zhu Qing was a close attendant who often accompanied Li Siyue. She had served Li Siyue before entering the palace and was more familiar with her situation.

Xuanyuan Ming asked Zhu Qing seriously, "Tell me, what does Her Majesty the Empress like to eat?"

Zhu Qing knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Her Majesty has recently stopped eating the foods she used to enjoy. The imperial chefs in the palace have tried everything they can. Since Her Majesty is in a bad mood, why don't we look for ingredients outside the palace? Her Majesty used to particularly enjoy the dishes at a certain restaurant..."

Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Ming immediately agreed: "Then hurry up and send people to purchase them!"

Zhu Qing immediately knelt down, and said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, but the palace is heavily guarded these days, and I have no way to leave the palace to buy food for Her Majesty the Empress..."

Xuan Yuanming then remembered that he had issued a confinement order to Li Siyue and all her palace servants, and that anyone entering or leaving the Ni Chang Palace had to have his permission.

Therefore, it makes sense that Zhu Qing said she couldn't get out.

Xuanyuan Ming never expected that the source of this matter was actually himself.

He thought for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice, "From now on, I will send someone to follow you and you will go to buy the things the Empress likes to eat, but remember, don't think about using any tricks!"

Xuan Yuanming knew that Li Siyue harbored resentment towards him after witnessing the death of the Emperor's father-in-law in front of her. However, Xuan Yuanming did not want to create any complications at this time. His threat to Zhu Qing that he would send someone to follow her was a way of telling her to be careful.

Zhu Qing nodded respectfully and said, "I will obey His Majesty's decree."

Zhu Qing accepted the order and left on her own, leaving Xuan Yuanming alone with Li Siyue. He looked at Li Siyue and said, "I asked Zhu Qing to buy what you like to eat. Now you should eat, right?"

Li Siyue was just reading a book when she saw Xuan Yuanming speaking to her. She nodded and replied calmly, "Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty."

Seeing her like this, Xuanyuan Ming felt a surge of indescribable emotion. He looked at Li Siyue and asked, "Do we really have to be like this now?"

Li Siyue said, "I have already obeyed His Majesty's orders. I do whatever you tell me to do without ever overstepping my bounds. I wonder what I have done to displease His Majesty this time?"

Xuanyuan Ming couldn't explain it...

If Li Siyue had been this obedient and well-behaved in the past, he would naturally have been very satisfied.

But now, looking at Li Siyue's pale face and haggard expression, he couldn't feel happy at all.

Li Siyue looked as frail as a paper doll, and Xuan Yuanming was afraid that a gust of wind would blow her over...

"I gave you a chance! Besides, the Grand Tutor's death was voluntary! I did not force him..."

Upon hearing the name of the Emperor's father-in-law, Li Siyue's eyes finally reacted, and a look of pain appeared in her clear, bright eyes. Li Siyue said, "If the emperor commands a subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die. The emperor said he did it voluntarily, so then it is voluntary... My father is no longer here, and I have no way of verifying it."

Their conversation came to an abrupt end.

Because there is no answer to this question.

"Your father-in-law used the clues from the treasure map to save your life. I will not harm you. If you give birth to a child, he will still be the crown prince. This is what I promised you."

Li Siyue remained silent, seemingly indifferent to the glory of being the crown prince.

Xuanyuan Ming felt a pang in his heart. He stepped forward and took Li Siyue's hand, saying, "Now you have my child and the Crown Prince. You will be the Empress Dowager, the mother of the nation. This is an honor that many people would rather die for."

A cold voice rang out in the quiet bedchamber: "Then I thank Your Majesty for your grace."

There was no joy whatsoever.

Li Siyue obediently accepted Xuan Yuanming's words, and even got up from the bed and knelt before Xuan Yuanming to express her gratitude:

"Thank you for the Emperor's reward."

Li Siyue was extremely polite and made no mistakes.

But Xuanyuanming felt a tightness in his chest, making him extremely uncomfortable...

He couldn't explain how it felt.

In the end, he left the Palace of Rainbows in a sullen mood...

The eunuch asked at the entrance of the Palace of Rainbow Robes, "Your Majesty, are we going to the Hall of Mental Cultivation?"

These days, after being rebuffed by Li Siyue, Xuanyuan Ming would go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to handle government affairs.

Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Ming looked at the sky above the palace and hesitated before saying:

"That woman from Hakuryu-ji Temple, didn't I tell you to take her away? Go to her."

When the eunuch heard that the emperor was going to the woman at Bailong Temple, he knew that the emperor was annoyed by the empress and was going to find the spy.

The eunuch said cautiously, "They're keeping a close eye on her, just waiting for the Emperor to interrogate her..."

Having said that, he ordered his men to change direction and head towards the Cold Palace...