Oops, the male villain looked at me with affection in his eyes

Chu Ye raised his hand and stroked the wrinkle-free clothes on his chest, and slowly stabilized his breathing.

Ning Yu was completely unaware of the fluctuations in Mr. Chu Xiang's heart. Her eyes were bright and she was eager to try.

Chu Ye was infected by the fighting spirit in Ning Yu's eyes and determined to have a good match with Ning Yu.

The chess game started again, with Ning Yu holding the black piece and Chu Ye holding the white piece.

Ning Yu landed a piece first, and Chu Ye's white piece followed.

This time, the move was faster than the previous one, and the sound of "pop, pop, pop" was endless.

The two of them moved the chess pieces quickly without thinking. There were more and more chess pieces on the board, and the chess game gradually became stalemate.

Bai Shu watched the two people fighting silently on the chessboard, and his back gradually stiffened.

Chu Ye raised his eyes and looked at Ning Yu, his dark eyes filled with caution and fear again, just like the first time he met her.

He felt depressed for some reason, and he paused while stroking the corners of his brows.

Ning Yu's thoughts were disturbed by him. Seeing that he was hesitant to make a move, she couldn't help but look over in confusion.

Seeing Ning Yu's bright black eyes reflecting his own face, Chu Ye somehow let go of his fighting spirit.

He smiled as if mocking himself, and then dropped his voice.

When Ning Yu saw her, she immediately beamed: "Xiang Chu, you can't regret it if you lose your son."

Chu Ye looked at Ning Yu's smiling face, and for a moment he thought that if he could get Ning Yu's smile in exchange for it, it would mean losing the chess game.

"Ah."

Chu Ye said lightly.

Ning Yu smiled lightly and instantly blocked all Chu Ye's escape routes.

Chu Ye stood up calmly: "You win."

Ning Yu clasped her hands behind her back and said proudly: "Please call me Ning Bubai, thank you."

As she moved forward, she looked back at Bai Zhu provocatively.

Chu Ye, however, shouted "Be careful where you step" and hurriedly came towards Ning Yu.

Ning Yu was startled. She tripped and fell down.

The root system of the ancient cypress on the ground protruded, and Ning Yu tripped over the roots of the ancient cypress without being familiar with it.

Chu Ye helped Ning Yu up and was a bit dumbfounded. He looked at Ning Yu's gray face and said, "Do you know what it means to be extremely happy and sad?"

Ning Yu spat out a mouthful of dirt and said, "Now I know."

At this time, in the Queen Mother's longevity palace, the eldest maid Xuejian exited the door with a soup bowl, and saw Shen Lancheng running all the way panting.

Seeing that he was out of breath, Xue Jian asked with a smile: "Your Highness, please slow down, aren't you having a drink with everyone in Chaoyun Palace?"

Shen Lancheng said: "It's time to leave, see Auntie Xue. Grandma Huang, have you rested?"

Seeing the eagerness on his face, Xue smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager drank the ginseng soup and will have a rest soon."

Shen Lancheng said: "Auntie, go and report to the Imperial Grandmother, saying that I have something urgent to tell the Imperial Grandmother."

Xuejian said: "Your Highness is talking about the Sixth Prince being demoted?"

Shen Lancheng was startled: "Does the Imperial Grandmother know everything?"

Xuejian nodded.

At this time, a gentle voice came from the door: "Xue Jian, let Cheng'er come in."

Xue Jian said yes, then smiled and said: "Your Highness, please."

She handed the soup bowl to the maid on the side and led Shen Lancheng through the door.

Queen Mother Zhao Caibao was sitting at the table, facing the bronze mirror. She took off her hairpin ring. Seeing Shen Lancheng come in, she turned around with a smile and asked, "Cheng'er, are you looking for grandma at this late hour?"

Zhao Caibao was sent to the palace by his family when the late emperor was in his prime. Because of his lively and lovable temperament and his appearance, he was named a successor.

After entering the palace for ten years, the late emperor responded to her requests, and generously rewarded her natal family. Even the son of the Zhao family, who was a merchant, was able to enter the court as an official.

But it didn't leave her without a son and a half daughters. There was no other reason than that he didn't want her to give birth to a son, which would damage the prince's status.

Zhao Caibao overheard the conversation between the late emperor and the prince when he was dying, and then he realized the reason why he had not been pregnant in the past ten years.

"Cai Bao has a simple temper and wants to have a child. I asked the imperial kitchen to add musk to her dishes. Now she has no children. If I go, you must treat her well."

The late emperor said so.

After the prince ascended the throne, she became the most noble woman in the Tiansheng Dynasty.

As expected, Shen Yuanchang was known for his benevolence and filial piety as the late emperor had instructed. He had almost no objection to her stepmother. Even his own queen was from the direct line of the Zhao family.

Zhao Caibao's life can almost be described as smooth sailing, but there seems to be a missing piece in his heart.

It wasn't until she met Chen Wenjin at a palace banquet that the missing piece in her heart was filled.

Chen Wenjin, who was born as a civil servant, was different from the late emperor. Although the late emperor loved her very much, most of them were material rewards. In addition, there were many concubines in the palace, so she did not really feel the joy of being a woman from the late emperor.

Chen Wenjin was different, he gave her all the love a man would have for a woman; the sweet feeling mixed with honey was something that the late emperor had never given her to experience in his life.

The two communicated secretly, and Chen Wenjin was very sweet with Zhao Caibao for a while under the pretext of going to the palace to see her daughter.

The two of them had not seen each other for one day, and it was like three autumns apart, and without the late emperor's royal meal with added ingredients, Zhao Caibao soon became pregnant.

So she gave birth to a son in secret under the pretense that the late emperor had escaped from his dream, and went to Chongming Temple to pray for the late emperor. She also bribed the imperial doctor to give her child to an unfavored palace concubine.

The palace concubine died after giving birth to the child. She finally took her son back to the longevity palace to educate him.

At this time, she looked at her and Chen Wenjin's son with a smile on her face.

Xuejian helped her sit on the couch, squatted down, and gently beat her legs.

Shen Lancheng stood still and said: "Father just killed Liu Meiren with a sword in the imperial garden and demoted the sixth brother to the status of prince."

Zhao Caibao sighed: "Your sixth brother and sixth sister-in-law have been married for three years. They seem to be singing harmoniously and respecting each other like guests. Who would have thought that it would end like this?"

Hearing this, Shen Lancheng asked suspiciously: "What happened to Sixth Brother in the Royal Garden, does it have anything to do with Sixth Sister-in-law?"

Zhao Caibao looked at his grandson who only knew how to have fun: "Silly Cheng'er, your sixth brother and your sixth sister-in-law went to the imperial garden to sober up, why is it that your sixth sister-in-law came back alone to cry?"

Seeing Shen Lancheng's confusion, Zhao Caibao continued to explain:

"Your sixth sister-in-law is a famous and talented woman in Shengjing City, and she has been in charge of the palace's backyard for many years. She saw her husband's scandal, why didn't she suppress the matter, instead of crying all the way to the emperor?"

Shen Lancheng paused and opened his mouth in surprise: "Did she do it on purpose?!"

"But what good will it do to herself if she does this?"

Zhao Caibao looked out the window at the dark night with a distant look: "Once this woman's heart is severely hurt, love will lead to hatred, and hatred will lead to trouble."

Shen Lancheng lowered his eyes and said nothing. Thinking of Sun Jingshu's dignified and beautiful face, he shuddered for no reason.