Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

Xiao Jingzhan looked at her like this and really had no idea what to do.

He sighed helplessly.

"Come here, I'm not angry." Xiao Jingzhan smiled stiffly.

"You told me to say this. You really can't be angry."

"Don't try to launch a sneak attack. If you dare to do so, I won't be polite to you." Shen Yanyan said to Xiao Jingzhan.

Anyway, this is outside, not the palace, and no one knows that he is the emperor. She really dares to hit him.

"Yeah." Xiao Jingzhan said helplessly.

Shen Yanyan looked at his smiling face and felt that he must have been holding his fart.

"I'm not coming over. I'm full. I'll wait for you in the carriage." She wouldn't come over. She wasn't stupid.

After saying that, he ran downstairs with a bang.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at the door, and her figure had disappeared. He sneered, the monk can escape but the temple cannot, when he goes back, he will let her see whether he likes men or women.

Wu Qingfeng watched the interaction between the two throughout the whole process. Looking at Shen Yanyan's quirky appearance, he envied Xiao Jingzhan a little. It was lucky to find a good person. No wonder he tried every means to bring her into the palace. Who wouldn't like such a person?

"You are lucky." Wu Qingfeng said lightly, looking at the direction where Shen Yanyan disappeared.

Xiao Jingzhan raised his eyebrows. The most important thing is to be good at seizing opportunities. He just seized it.

"Talk less to me in the future." Xiao Jingzhan gave him a cold look.

Wu Qingfeng was speechless. Forget it. He was not allowed to speak for a long time. Who could be more miserable than him? It was fine if he just watched these two people flirting with each other, but in the end, he still ended up with a bad result.

"If there is anything, pass it on." After saying that, Xiao Jingzhan walked downstairs.

Downstairs, a simple carriage was parked there quietly, the curtain was slightly lifted, revealing Shen Yanyan's beautiful face.

She sat in the carriage, looking towards the gate from time to time, somewhat afraid of Xiao Jingzhan's appearance.

After a while, Xiao Jingzhan slowly went downstairs.

He had a tall and straight figure, and there was a hint of coldness on his handsome face.

Walking to the carriage, he gently reached out, lifted the curtain and entered the carriage.

The carriage started slowly and drove towards the palace.

In the carriage, Shen Yanyan and Xiao Jingzhan sat opposite each other. Their eyes occasionally met, and Shen Yanyan looked a little guilty. Xiao Jingzhan remained silent along the way. Shen Yanyan felt that the atmosphere was weird. Why didn't he react at all?

Shen Yanyan glanced at Xiao Jingzhan from time to time, and when she saw him looking at her, she turned her head to the other side.

That is to say, it is somewhat embarrassing!

"The relationship between Wu Qingfeng and I is not what you think." Xiao Jingzhan suddenly said.

Of course Shen Yanyan knew that they were not in that kind of relationship, they just looked like it, and they definitely wouldn't do that.

"Hahaha, I know, I was just joking." Shen Yanyan laughed, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Yeah." Xiao Jingzhan said and then closed his eyes to rest, without talking to Shen Yanyan anymore.

Now it was Shen Yanyan's turn to be confused. His reaction was not normal!

The slanting sunlight lengthened the two people's figures.

Seeing him closing his eyes to rest, Shen Yanyan didn't say anything. She lifted the curtain to get some fresh air, but found that this was not the way back to the palace.

Shen Yanyan tilted her head and asked him, "Aren't we going back to the palace?"

Xiao Jingzhan opened his eyes and looked at her with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.

"No, I'll take you out of town to meet someone."

"Who are you meeting?" Shen Yanyan was a little curious.

"You'll know when you get there." Xiao Jingzhan said. Then he closed his eyes and leaned back without saying anything.

Shen Yanyan was a little curious. He was acting strange today. He didn't say anything even when asked.

The two of them sat in the carriage, the sound of the wheels rolling accompanied the journey out of the city, and her heart was filled with curiosity.

What on earth was the matter that required her to leave the city? She stared at Xiao Jingzhan, who was resting with his eyes closed beside her, and her heart was filled with doubts.

The sun shone through the carriage window onto Shen Yanyan, illuminating her beautiful face. She gently lifted the curtains and looked out the window. The scenery outside the city gradually appeared before her eyes, with green mountains and clear waters, vast fields, and a peaceful and tranquil scene.

The mountain breeze blows gently, and the surrounding mountains and trees seem to exude the fragrance of soil and grass. The hot summer has passed, and the cool autumn breeze and the sun in the sky complement each other.

However, her mind was not on the beautiful scenery at all.

She turned her head and looked at Xiao Jingzhan. His face was calm and peaceful, as if he was sleeping. Shen Yanyan didn't know what time he went to bed last night, but it must have been very late. Now he was leaning against the carriage and fell asleep.

As the carriage continued to move forward, Shen Yanyan's curiosity grew stronger. She pondered over various possible reasons, but could not get a definite answer. No matter where he wanted to take her, it was not to harm her.

Shen Yanyan sat quietly beside Xiao Jingzhan and let Xiao Jingzhan lean on her shoulder to rest. Looking at his tired face, she felt a little distressed.

Everyone gets tired, but Xiao Jingzhan seems to be tireless, dealing with many things day after day, year after year. His psychological pressure is actually very high, but he is an emperor and cannot say he is tired.

But besides being an emperor, he is also an ordinary person. He also gets tired and wants to live a more relaxed life.

Perhaps it was because he was resting his head on Shen Yanyan's shoulder, and smelling the familiar fragrance from Shen Yanyan, Xiao Jingzhan's slightly frown gradually relaxed.

Finally, the carriage stopped. Shen Yanyan looked at the person on her shoulder, who was still sleeping, and he was sleeping more soundly than before.

After a long while, there was no movement from inside. When An Yi opened the curtain, he saw His Majesty sleeping soundly with his head resting on the Empress's shoulder.

Shen Yanyan made a silencing gesture towards him, signaling him not to speak.

An Yi nodded slightly, lowered the curtain, and sat quietly in the carriage waiting.

The secret guards are the most aware of how hard His Majesty works. They follow His Majesty day and night, and they can take turns. But His Majesty seems to be a man who never gets tired. He deals with memorials every day and guards against all kinds of monsters outside. He is almost always busy until late at night before going to sleep.

Even the secret guards would have a hard time adapting to such a high-intensity lifestyle. He had been with His Majesty for many years, but since His Majesty ascended the throne, he had lived like this almost every day. In the past three years, His Majesty had hardly smiled.

Later, after going to Yangzhou, I met the Imperial Noble Consort. Gradually, His Majesty was not as tense as before, and would smile occasionally.

Those who had followed His Majesty through the bloody battles all knew that His Majesty was extremely cautious and had never fallen asleep under such circumstances before. Today, watching him sleeping peacefully with his head resting on the Empress's shoulder, An Yi couldn't tell the feeling in his heart, but felt that His Majesty was finally no longer struggling alone.

After a while, Xiao Jingzhan woke up slowly and looked at Shen Yanyan beside him with some confusion in his eyes.

Shen Yanyan looked at his confused eyes, which looked like a child who had just woken up, somewhat cute.

"You're awake!" Shen Yanyan saw him staring at her in a daze and moved her sore shoulders.

Xiao Jingzhan watched her rubbing her shoulders, the stunned look in his eyes disappeared, replaced by endless depth.

"Are you sore? Why didn't you wake me up?" Xiao Jingzhan reached out and massaged her shoulders. His force was gentle but very effective.

"Did you sleep very late last night? You even fell asleep in the car." Shen Yanyan looked at him with some heartache.

"Yeah." Xiao Jingzhan nodded. In fact, he was not sleepy in the car because he slept too late, but because she was around, his vigilance and alertness decreased, and he was very tired recently, so he fell asleep.

Smelling the familiar and soothing fragrance of pear blossoms on her, I gradually fell asleep.

Unconsciously, he has become dependent on her, and his life cannot be without her.

Her presence makes him feel safe and calm.

"Court affairs are important, but your health is also important. You can't endure this anymore." Shen Yanyan looked at him with worry, afraid that he would really die young.

Xiao Jingzhan nodded, his heart tightened, he pulled her into his arms, buried his head in her neck, and held her tightly without saying a word.

Shen Yanyan sighed helplessly in her heart. If he didn't deal with his affairs, no one would deal with them for him. He cared so much about this country and its people, and this was probably just to comfort himself.

It was those restless people who made him so tired. Thinking of those people, Shen Yanyan's eyes turned cold.

If you are all so restless, then all of you should just die. If you die, you won't be able to jump around anymore.

After a while, Xiao Jingzhan let her go, took her hand and walked out of the carriage.

After getting off the carriage, she looked around and found that they had come to a quiet courtyard. The gate of the courtyard was closed and surrounded by high walls.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at Shen Yanyan, smiled and said, "We're here. This is our destination." Shen Yanyan looked at him in confusion. Is there anything special about this manor?

Xiao Jingzhan took Shen Yanyan into the courtyard, which was an elegant pavilion. There was nothing special about it. He looked at the courtyard and said slowly, "This is where my mother lives. I lived here for a long time when I was a child. I'll take you for a walk."

There was a flicker of doubt in Shen Yanyan's eyes. She followed Xiao Jingzhan quietly. His mother, isn't he the Queen Mother's son?

"After I ascend the throne, no one is allowed to mention this matter again, so you don't know that the Queen Mother is not my biological mother." Xiao Jingzhan looked at everything around him, his eyes full of longing.

"My mother is just an ordinary person."

"When my father was young, he was also a wise monarch. He fought wars abroad for many years. Many of the great territories of the Li Kingdom were conquered by him in his early years. My mother met him during the war. Because she followed him for a long time, she was made a concubine. He also had a little more preference for her."

"Afterwards, after I was born, she was even more favored. My father was also very kind and gentle to me, so in my impression, he has always been a very good father and king. Later, he seemed to have become a different person. He didn't care about the queen, my mother, and other concubines. He only favored Concubine Wu. My mother had a big fight with him and brought me here to live for several years."

"Aren't concubines not allowed to leave the palace without permission?" Shen Yanyan asked.