The sun is going to set soon.
Wei Zhuang's eyebrows moved slightly, he took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes. This sleep was so comfortable. He felt that this was the most solid sleep he had had in his ninety-nine lifetimes.
He looked down and found that the two palace maids were gone. He thought they were called away by the young eunuch after he fell asleep.
Wei Zhuang got up and stretched himself comfortably. He went out and asked the little eunuch guarding the door, "Have any ministers been here while I was sleeping?"
"When I returned to the emperor, only General Xu sent someone to deliver a pair of jade bracelets, saying that they were ordered by the emperor."
"Oh, didn't the other ministers come?"
"Um..." The little eunuch hesitated and said, "The minister didn't come, but a maid came at noon."
"Maidmaid?"
"It's... the queen's maid, Xiaoyu."
Wei Zhuang was stunned and asked in confusion: "Xiaoyu, what is she doing here?"
With the emperor on one side and the queen on the other, the little eunuch thought over and over again and felt that no matter what he said, it was inappropriate. After being embarrassed for a long time, he could only approach Wei Zhuang and said, "Your Majesty, you should go to Aiwan Palace and ask in person."
Wei Zhuang looked at the little eunuch's expression and felt something was wrong. He pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go to Aiwan Palace."
…
Wei Zhuang arrived at Aiwan Palace and was just in time to catch up with the palace maid delivering food.
Mouth-watering dishes were placed on the table in an orderly manner, and Wei Zhuang and Feng Shuwan sat opposite each other.
There were only two people in the room, and the atmosphere was a bit deserted. Wei Zhuang looked at Feng Shuwan, whose face was as sinking as water, and spoke first.
"Haha, I was too tired this morning so I went straight back to the dormitory."
"Yes." Feng Shuwan responded with a single word in a low voice with an expressionless face.
"Um, how's your health lately?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Shuwan is fine."
"How was your meal? The imperial kitchen has a new batch of chefs. Do the dishes suit your taste?"
"Um."
There was another emotionless response, and Wei Zhuang's brows moved slightly. In the previous ninety-nine lives, although Feng Shuwan had kept a distance from him, her attitude had never been as cold as today, and she felt like she was rejecting him thousands of miles away.
Is she angry with herself because she didn't go to her in the morning?
Thinking of this, Wei Zhuang further explained: "Haha, it's strange to say that I have followed the late emperor to the court for several years, and I'm supposed to be used to it, but for some reason I felt particularly sleepy after the court today, so I fell asleep after returning to the court. .”
Feng Shuwan laughed a little self-deprecatingly when she heard this. Xiaoyu saw two palace ladies in his room, but he said he would go back and fall asleep...
Things did develop as she thought. He was not special. After all, he did the same thing as the kings in history, and he could not give him the ordinary life he wanted.
only……
Feng Shuwan felt a slight pain in her heart. She had been prepared for these things, but why did it happen today...
Seeing Feng Shuwan's expression change, Wei Zhuang felt a little uneasy, so he found a topic to talk about.
"By the way, did Xiaoyu come to see me at noon? Is there something wrong?"
"nothing."
"Oh... Hahaha, it was so interesting to go to court today. Lin Jianghe, you know, he actually..."
"Let's eat."
Feng Shuwan's cold voice interrupted Wei Zhuang, and she picked up her chopsticks and picked up the vegetables. Wei Zhuang's smile suddenly froze, and he was awkwardly stunned for two seconds before silently taking the chopsticks in his hand.
Feng Shuwan, the specialty dish of the imperial chef, could not taste anything, and she just put the food into her mouth mechanically.
This atmosphere lasted for a minute.
Snap...
Wei Zhuang gently placed his chopsticks flat on the bowl, and Feng Shuwan wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, waiting for Wei Zhuang's next words.
"Shuwan." Wei Zhuang suddenly asked, "You really don't like me, do you?"
These fluttering words made Feng Shuwan's heart tremble. She lowered her head, her eyes wandered, and her lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
However, Wei Zhuang suddenly interrupted her.
"Okay." Wei Zhuang waved his hand again: "I should know the answer."
Wei Zhuang looked at Feng Shuwan quietly for three seconds, and then smiled, just like when he saw Feng Shuwan for the first time three years ago today.
"Shuwan, let me take you back."
Feng Shuwan suddenly raised her head and looked at Wei Zhuang in disbelief, her voice trembling.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, I'll take you out of the palace and back to your own home."
Feng Shuwan's head was in chaos.
Going home has been her dream for three years. She has thought about a showdown with Wei Zhuang countless times and told him that she doesn't like him or the life in the palace. She wants to pursue a dull life and she wants to leave.
However, when Wei Zhuang actually said these words, she felt a little breathless.
He has not said these words for three years. But it happened to be today, the day he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the day he called the two maids into the palace, the third anniversary of their wedding... he wanted to drive him away.
After he drives him away, is he going to make those two maids queens?
Is he afraid that he will prevent him from having a concubine...
Thinking of this, anger accumulated little by little in Feng Shuwan's heart.
Suddenly, she felt a pain in her heart as she looked at Wei Zhuang and said with a cold smile: "Drive me away so that you can live with those two palace ladies, right? Don't worry, I will leave tomorrow and I will never disturb the emperor's good mood!"
Wei Zhuang was confused when he heard this: "What are you talking about? I didn't chase you away. What do you mean there are two palace ladies?"
"Humph." Feng Shuwan looked at Wei Zhuang's poor "performance" and couldn't help but expose him: "I'm just an insignificant little girl. Your Majesty doesn't need to try so hard to deceive me."
Wei Zhuang became even more confused: "Can you please make it clear? What did I lie to you about?"
Feng Shuwan stared at him and said word by word: "Xiaoyu saw with her own eyes that two palace ladies entered your bedroom while you were sleeping."
"Ah?" Wei Zhuang suddenly realized: "So that's why Xiaoyu came to see me at noon."
Wei Zhuang did not explain, but looked at Feng Shuwan with some disappointment and asked: "Do you think I slept with two palace maids? Do you think I asked you to go home to drive you away and marry a new wife? "
Feng Shuwan gritted her teeth. She didn't know when her eyes had turned red: "Isn't it true? The two palace maids also received two bracelets from the eunuch before they left. Isn't this what you rewarded me with?"
She suddenly took a deep breath, and her ethereal voice seemed to be sobbing: "You may have forgotten what day it is today..."
Wei Zhuang's mouth was half open and he was a little surprised. He had never seen Feng Shuwan show such an expression.
He murmured in a low voice, somewhat lonely.
"So you miss me so much..."
"How can I forget what day it is today? I have already lived ninety-nine lives."
Wei Zhuang took out a small package from his arms and placed it on the table. He untied the outermost brocade and revealed what was wrapped inside.
Under the candle shadow, a pair of jade bracelets engraved with mandarin duck patterns shined.
