Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

After Shen Yanyan followed Xiao Jingzhan to the Yangxin Palace, Xiao Jingzhan followed Li Chenyan to the study to discuss something. Eunuch Li went to arrange lunch, and Shen Yanyan sat alone in the main hall.

In the study, Xiao Jingzhan looked at the secret letter from the Western Territory in his hand and frowned slightly.

"You should keep a closer eye on Liu Zheng and find out who he is secretly contacting. Prime Minister Gao will take action in half a year at most." Xiao Jingzhan said calmly.

"Yes, I have secretly sent people to investigate." Li Chenyan said.

"Well, let's talk about the rest tomorrow. You can leave the palace now." Xiao Jingzhan saw that it was almost time and started to send people away. He still had to go and have lunch with Yanyan.

Li Chenyan bowed and said respectfully, "I'll take my leave." Then he walked out.

Shen Yanyan was waiting in the front hall. When she saw the eunuchs from the imperial kitchen delivering lunch and was wondering whether she should go and call Xiao Jingzhan, Li Chenyan came out.

Li Chenyan looked at Li Chenyan who was sitting in the front hall and hurried forward to greet him.

"Your Majesty, all is well." Li Chenyan cupped his hands.

"Lord Li is about to leave. Won't you stay for lunch?" Shen Yanyan said politely.

"I have some urgent matters at home, so I won't have dinner. Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Well, then Lord Li, please go home quickly." Shen Yanyan waved her hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now." Li Chenyan said and left in a hurry. If he stayed for dinner, Your Majesty would chop him off.

As soon as Li Chenyan walked out, Xiao Jingzhan, who had changed into casual clothes, also came to the front hall.

He deliberately changed into a bright yellow emperor's casual attire, which looked like a couple's outfit with Shen Yanyan's light yellow palace attire. Xiao Jingzhan looked at the similar colors of their clothes and raised the corners of his mouth.

Xiao Jingzhan sat in the main seat, looking at Shen Yanyan sitting in the middle of the long table, with some distance between them.

"Yan Yan, come and sit here." Xiao Jingzhan pointed to the chair next to him, motioning Shen Yanyan to sit next to him.

Shen Yanyan did not refuse. It didn't matter where she sat. She was also a little hungry, so she sat next to him. Evil feudalism. She had to wait for him to arrive before she could eat.

Shen Yanyan sat next to Xiao Jingzhan, picked up the chopsticks and started picking up the duck meat closest to her. Looking at the roasted duck with crispy skin and tender meat, Shen Yanyan felt even hungrier and began to bury her head in eating.

Eunuch Li, who was standing by, saw that the Empress had started eating before the Emperor, and his eyes widened. Just as he was about to step forward to remind her, he saw the Emperor's eyes signaling him to step back.

Seeing this, the palace maid wanted to come forward to serve food to Shen Yanyan, but Xiao Jingzhan glanced at the palace maid, and the palace maid wisely retreated.

Xiao Jing sat in the main seat and kept serving food to Shen Yanyan next to him. All of the food he picked up was her favorite. He had asked about the dishes that the imperial kitchen sent to her every day, and most of the dishes on the table today were the spicy dishes she liked.

Shen Yanyan felt that her hands were too short to reach many dishes. Seeing that Xiao Jingzhan put all the dishes in her bowl that she liked, Shen Yanyan thought that his taste was similar to hers.

"Your Majesty, I want to eat braised fish," Shen Yanyan said as she looked at the braised fish placed on Xiao Jingzhan's right hand. She wanted to stand up and pick up some food, but it seemed a bit awkward, so she instructed Xiao Jingzhan to pick up some food for her.

The palace maids, eunuchs and Eunuch Li standing by were all sweating when they saw this. Concubine Yan was so bold that she actually ordered the Emperor to pick some food for her.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at Shen Yanyan who was eating happily and said, "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious. Your Majesty, do you have a personal chef to cook for you? The dishes I ate in Yaohua Palace weren't as delicious as the ones here." Shen Yanyan said, looking at the large table of dishes in front of her.

Even cooking is divided into different levels. This palace is really unbeatable.

"Why don't you have lunch and dinner here every day if you like." Xiao Jingzhan tempted Shen Yanyan.

Shen Yanyan thought about it and realized that her palace was not far from the Yangxin Palace. She could still take a walk every day. It was not impossible. Anyway, his chef cooked much better, so it was not impossible for him to come here to eat.

"Okay, it's not far anyway, I'll come to your Majesty's place for dinner." Shen Yanyan concentrated on eating without thinking too much, and naturally did not notice the triumphant look in Xiao Jingzhan's eyes.

Xiao Jingzhan's mouth curled up, his goal was achieved, and he was very happy.

After eating for a while, Shen Yanyan felt full. She looked at the bowl full of food and said, "I'm full. Don't eat any more." After saying this, Shen Yanyan looked contentedly at Xiao Jingzhan's bowl and plate. It was very clean. He had been serving food to her and had not eaten anything.

"You're not hungry, you just picked up some food for me, you didn't eat anything yourself." Shen Yanyan looked at Xiao Jingzhan, feeling a little embarrassed. She didn't even have breakfast, and was a little hungry just now, so she only focused on eating the rice in the bowl, not noticing that Xiao Jingzhan himself didn't eat anything.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at Shen Yanyan's satisfied expression, and without any disgust, he took her dish and ate it himself.

Shen Yanyan watched him bring her plate of food over and her face instantly turned red.

Although the dish was specially used for serving dishes and was very clean, after all, I had used my chopsticks to pick up food from the dish, and it was my leftovers. Why was he still eating my leftovers? Isn't this a bit too intimate?

"Your Majesty, I have already eaten that. Please change the plate." Shen Yanyan said to Xiao Jingzhan with a blushing face.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at Shen Yanyan's flushed face and couldn't help laughing. Her blushing expression was so cute. He immediately smiled and said, "I don't dislike you."

Shen Yanyan didn't say anything, feeling something called ambiguity floating in the air.

The palace maids were also shocked. His Majesty really doted on Concubine Yan. Not only did he pick food for her, he also shared a plate with her. This was too much doting.

After lunch, Shen Yanyan felt a little sleepy and wanted to go back to her palace to take a nap.

"I'm going back. I'm a little sleepy. I'm going back to take a nap." Shen Yanyan yawned and said to Xiao Jingzhan. Then she stood up and was about to go out.

Xiao Jingzhan stood up and took Shen Yanyan's hand, saying seriously: "There is a soft couch in the Yangxin Palace. You sleep in the Yangxin Palace. I want to talk to you about leaving the palace later. It's troublesome for you to run back and forth. Just sleep here and talk about it after you wake up." Xiao Jingzhan found a random reason to pull Shen Yanyan. He liked to be alone with him and didn't want her to leave now.

Shen Yanyan frowned. Is there anything else you want to tell her before leaving the palace? Never mind. I'm very sleepy. I'll just take a nap. It doesn't matter where I am.

"Oh, okay." Shen Yanyan followed Xiao Jingzhan into the inner room. She leaned on the couch for a nap while Xiao Jingzhan was processing memorials in the side hall next to her.

Shen Yanyan lay on the couch, covered with the blanket that Xiao Jingzhan usually used for rest, and fell asleep immediately. She had been weak since childhood. When she was in the Valley of Divine Doctors, she usually had nothing to do, so she would take a nap after lunch. After more than ten years, it had become a habit. She would feel listless if she didn't sleep for a day.

Xiao Jingzhan was processing memorials nearby. The hall was very quiet, and from time to time one could hear Shen Yanyan's breathing as she slept. It was peaceful and harmonious.

Xiao Jingzhan listened to her breathing as she slept, and his heart felt warm. For the past twenty years, he had always been alone. His world was lonely and quiet. Ever since he met Shen Yanyan, she was like a ray of light in the dark night. For a person who walked in the dark all year round, looking at a light that belonged to him, he wanted to grab it regardless of the consequences.

From then on, he also had people he cared about and people he wanted to protect.

In Cuichen Palace, Concubine Gao heard the news from the maid and fiercely threw the teacup in her hand.

"This bitch went to visit the Imperial Garden early in the morning. I'm afraid she did it on purpose to seduce Your Majesty. She even had lunch and took a nap in Your Majesty's palace. What a bitch." Concubine Gao's eyes seemed to be filled with poison.

"My father forced me, and she forced me. They are both forcing me. They are just two lowly and good-looking bitches. Why does my father want me to arrange for them to sleep with him? His Majesty himself rarely comes to my place a few times a year, and I still have to arrange for others to sleep with him." Concubine Gao's eyes were red and full of resentment.

The personal maid stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please speak softly. Concubine Jiang and Concubine Sun were arranged by the Prime Minister to enter the palace. The Prime Minister must have other intentions in asking you to arrange for them to sleep with him."

Concubine Gao closed her eyes and suppressed her anger.

"Your Majesty has not entered the harem for a long time. Now Yuan Hanshuang is under house arrest, and her name card will not be handed up. Your Majesty probably won't go to Rong Fei's place either. You go and make arrangements for the remaining Xu Xiaolan and Shen Yanyan. If they fall ill, how can they serve the emperor?" Concubine Gao said quietly, her eyes full of calculations.

"Also, take care of the Jingshifang. Present the plaques of Concubine Jiang and Concubine Sun."

"I can arrange for them to sleep with you, but whether they can win your majesty's heart depends on their own ability."

"Yes, I will make arrangements now."

Shen Yanyan woke up after sleeping for about an hour and sat on the bed in a daze. Shen Yanyan felt that her body was awake, but her consciousness was not yet clear.

Xiao Jingzhan heard the rustling sounds and thought that Shen Yanyan had woken up. He put down the memorial in his hand and walked towards the side hall. When he entered the side hall, he saw Shen Yanyan leaning on the couch in a daze, her eyes blurred and yawning.

The girl was fair and tender, and her goose yellow palace dress made her look young. At this moment, Shen Yanyan, who had just woken up, looked like a white and round osmanthus wine dumpling, very delicious.

Xiao Jingzhan sat on the edge of the couch and reached out to pinch Shen Yanyan's face. It was fleshy and smooth and felt very good.

"Oi, don't touch my face." Shen Yanyan whined. She had just woken up, and her voice was as soft and gentle as a kitten. Although it was an impatient tone, Xiao Jingzhan heard a hint of coquettishness for no reason.

"Little lazy cat, are you awake?" Xiao Jingzhan pinched Shen Yanyan's face again, reluctant to let go.

Shen Yanyan stretched and wanted to stand up to put on her shoes. She was in a daze and stepped on the hem of her skirt without noticing, and fell into the arms of Xiao Jingzhan who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at Shen Yanyan who fell into his arms, and stretched out his arms to hold her to prevent her from hitting his knees.