CH 79

Encounter-I Seem to Have Disturbed Your Majesty’s Interests. (1)

He actually noticed.

Chu Ning looked at him quietly, and only this thought remained in her mind.

For some reason, she felt a very fine sourness on the tip of her nose, and it stabbed her heart from time to time.

She liked to ride, and her father taught her personally. Later, she married Xiao Yu, and when she came to the riding courses every year, she always practiced diligently and finally developed a skill that was considered the best among women.

It was just that Xiao Yu was quite strict and didn’t like seeing the heroic spirit in a woman, and he didn’t like her being too dazzling and eye-catching.

She could only suppress the other side of herself, trying her best to maintain the dignified self-control he liked. In the past two years, no one else knew that she could also gallop on the field without fear.

Even she herself seemed to be used to being suppressed, becoming numb to it with each passing day, and she almost forgot how comfortable she was in the past.

But he noticed.

She smiled and blinked, "I'm the Crown Prince’s Consort. I should be prudent and dignified in front of people. I shouldn't be in the limelight."

After Xiao Kezhi heard this, his frown widened.

He understood that this was probably his nephew’s will.

He suddenly remembered how she looked when she subconsciously supported her tired body to clean up for him when she was in the Ganlu Hall for the first time.

She had cryptically revealed that her husband did not treat her as well as outsiders thought. At first, he was skeptical and always felt that this woman had deep scheming. Since she didn't ask for anything else, it was very likely that she didn't tell the truth on this matter.

But now, as he learned more and more about his nephew day by day and found more and more clues from her, he finally truly believed her words.

Xiao Yu did give her status and decency, but he might not love and respect his wife as much as he showed in front of others.

She shouldn't be like this. What he saw in her now, and the little girl in his foggy memories, shouldn't be like this.

"Who said that the Crown Prince’s Consort should be prudent and dignified? Who said that she should be prudent and dignified, and can't be in the limelight? I felt that this should not be the case." He raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his tone completely disapproving.

Chu Ning was stunned for a while and did not speak for a long time.

She did not expect that Xiao Kezhi would say such a thing. She followed Xiao Yu for a long time and always thought that everything should be like this, but now, when she recalled the joy of being chased outside just now, it seemed that she had returned to a happy and comfortable time in the past.

She suddenly felt embarrassed, as if a hidden part of her heart had been dug up by him.

"What the Crown Prince’s Consort should do, the Crown Prince has the final say. Your Majesty should say this to the future empress."

She looked away indifferently, put her face on his chest again, and her hand originally resting on his waist seemed to draw to his tailbone.

His body froze.

"Aren't you tired enough?"

"Tired? I'm exhausted. I don't want to move anymore." She nodded, but the mist in her eyes was dense again, and her small actions of approaching him softly and entangling him was the exact opposite of what she said.

Xiao Kezhi closed his eyes and seemed to want to restrain himself, but his hands consciously squeezed her waist.

When it was difficult, she suddenly leaned into his ear and whispered innocently, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. If A’Ning doesn't leave, it's time to delay His Majesty's political affairs."

This really reminded him.

After he hunted, he planned to return to Tangquan Palace to continue to handle court affairs. As the end of the year was approaching, the affairs were cumbersome, especially since he was planning to make some changes. He really couldn’t abandon his work.

There was ample time with her.

He comforted himself, pulled away from the gentle village with difficulty, picked her up and put her on the couch, picked up the clothes on the ground one by one, put them beside her, and poured the warm water on the stove that he intended to drink over.

"Tidy up, it's time to go." He wetted and wrung out two handkerchiefs, handed one of them to her, and then hurriedly cleaned up and dressed.

After a while, the two returned to their previous neat appearances.

Thinking of her current situation, Chu Ning couldn't help but complain a little bit, "Your Majesty brought A’Ning into the Imperial tent. How can he let A’Ning go now?"

Xiao Kezhi didn't speak, unfolded the cloak that had been thrown aside, and draped it over her.

Chu Ning was guessing how he was going to send him away. Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent, followed by Liu Kang's trembling voice, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is back. He’s waiting outside and wants to see Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty…"

The resistance and fear of Xiao Yu deeply rooted in her bones made her nervous, and she subconsciously pulled on his sleeve and called out softly.

A thick cloak wrapped her, revealing only a small section of her face, making her look as innocent as a maiden.

"Don't be afraid." He thought of his nephew outside, and his heart sank.

He knew about Xiao Yu's early return, but he didn't expect it to be this early. Looking at his niece in front of him, in addition to his heavy displeasure, there was also a trace of grief in his heart that could not be ignored.