CH 80

Encounter-I Seem to Have Disturbed Your Majesty’s Interests. (2)

"Don't make a sound. I will send you away in person." He said, covering her completely with a big cloak. Just like when they walked in, he hugged her to his chest and walked out of the tent directly.

"Your, Your Majesty! The Crown Prince—" Liu Kang stood outside the tent, his legs trembling with fright. He couldn't say anything and only subconsciously looked at the Crown Prince who was waiting not far away.

Xiao Yu, on the other end, had already approached, and when he saw the person in the other’s arms, he couldn't help frowning. Rapidly, he regained his composure and bowed to him.

"Your Majesty, this nephew has just returned from Huazhou, I heard that Your Majesty was at the horse pastures, so I deliberately came to greet you first. It’s just—I seem to have disturbed Your Majesty’s interests.”

When Chu Ning, who was wrapped in the cloak, heard his voice, her body suddenly stiffened. She subconsciously grabbed the fabric of Xiao Kezhi's chest through the thick cloak and did not dare to move.

Xiao Kezhi didn't seem to react. He held her hand and patted it to appease her and then glanced at him lightly, "Nephew, wait here."

Having said that, he walked straight to the horse's side, jumped onto the horse with the woman in his arms, and galloped away.

Xiao Yu, who stayed put, looked at their receding backs with complicated eyes.

When he asked the Emperor's guards where he was, the guard's expression was a bit off, but he didn't ask more. When he got closer, he realized that the Emperor had actually embraced an unknown woman and entered the Imperial tent for more than an hour!

He was a little unconvinced at first. After all, he had recently inquired about his uncle, and knew that he seemed to not like women. But now, he saw it with his own eyes, and indeed he brought a woman outside with him.

He couldn't tell what the feeling in his heart was for a while.

During the years when he was the Crown Prince, he was always cautious when it came to sex. He always restrained himself for fear of falling into a reputation for pleasure-seeking.

Seeing that his uncle had no scruples now, he naturally felt a bit contemptuous in my heart. But at the same time, there was also some inexplicable unhappiness - he had been working hard all those years to keep his status as the Crown Prince, and his uncle did so without worrying about the eyes of others!

The world was so unfair.

He watched the two disappear from sight with a sullen face and turned to ask Liu Kang, "Does the head eunuch know which lady she is so that the Emperor protects her like this and doesn't let people know her identity?"

Liu Kang's hand trembled and he almost knelt down on the spot.

Which lady? Not the Madame of the East Palace?

He smiled embarrassedly and said, "Your Highness, don't embarrass this old slave. I don't dare to discuss the matter of the Emperor behind his back."

Xiao Yu glanced at him and just nodded and said, "The head eunuch is right. I overstepped."

He just asked casually and didn't really expect Liu Kang to tell him. No matter who that woman was, he could be sure that it was definitely not Sixth Lady Qi.

Thinking of this, he felt more at ease.

At least Empress Dowager Qi's plan had not yet succeeded.

...

In the empty wastelands at the edge of the pastures, Xiao Kezhi saw the trace of the mahogany horse, gradually slowed down, and patted the person who was still in the cloak in his arms.

"Alright, there's no one here."

Chu Ning didn't move immediately. After waiting for a while, she stretched out her hand to open a gap, revealing a pair of eyes looking around. Seeing that there was no one there, she pulled down the cloak completely and gasped as if she had been holding her breath for a long time.

She had been really afraid of being found out. Now that she calmed down, her wild beating heart gradually calmed down.

"What are you afraid of? If he really found out, it’s no big deal. I would take you back to the palace directly."

He looked at her nervousness and couldn't help laughing. But after he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a little strange—he had said so naturally that he wanted to bring her back to the palace!

Chu Ning glanced at him and said nothing, thinking the exact opposite of what he was thinking.

She didn't believe that he would really do this. What's more, even if he really wanted to bring her into the palace, it was just a whim. After all, for him, she would just be one more woman who needed to be resettled. After a long time, his feelings would change, and he would probably regret it in the future.

Besides, when she first met Xiao Yu, she thought that he treated her sincerely, but now she realized that everything was nothing but deception. With Xiao Kezhi, it was clear from the beginning that each got what they needed, so how could she easily ask for something else?

"Your Majesty, A’Ning has something to ask for."

She was silent for a moment.

Xiao Kezhi glanced down at her and slowly withdrew his smile, but he was not as angry as the previous few times.

This time, he was somewhat convinced that what she wanted in her heart might not be as bad as he thought before. If so, he wouldn't mind helping her.

The horse stopped, and he reached out and carried her down.

The mahogany horse, who was looking down for some fresh grass to nibble on, saw familiar people and took the initiative to trot over. Chu Ning pulled the reins and was about to leave, but he grabbed her hand again.

He pulled her back into his arms, looked at her face carefully in the bright sunlight, and then lowered his head to kiss her hard.

A cool breeze gently blew past his ears, making the withered grass and broken branches on the ground rustle.

He let go of her and stroked her sparkling eyes.

"In a few days, come to the Feishuang Palace. I will listen to you."

Chu Ning smiled, nodded lightly, pushed his hand away, and took a step back, signaling for him to leave first.

He turned and mounted his horse, but instead of returning directly, he continued to gallop in the other direction.