The night is already deep.

At the entrance of the Caixiang Pavilion, there are several guards with long swords around their waists, and several eunuchs who hang their heads to watch the night.

One can vaguely see that the candles in the bedroom are still on, and Emperor Yan and the new woman are still in there without falling asleep.

The fair-skinned young eunuch secretly raised his eyes to look at the bedroom, but before he could retract his eyes, an older eunuch slapped him on the top of his head.

"Oh, brother Zhang, why are you so cruel, it hurts my brain from beating me."

The little eunuch complained hoarsely while holding his head.

The beating eunuch gave him a merciless look, pinched his throat and said in a strange way.

"Okay you kid, just stand still for me during the night watch, don't look around at this rogue-headed mouse, can you see this?"

"I don't dare to look around, I just glanced at it accidentally, good brother, don't you want to sue me in front of the manager."

The little eunuch smiled shyly and tugged at Zhang Eunuch's sleeve.

"Hmph, I'll keep it from you this time, if you dare to lose your eyeballs next time, be careful and I'll tell the manager to dig out your eyeballs."

Outside the hall, two young eunuchs were fighting in low voices, but inside the palace, it was very quiet.

The candlelight in the lantern illuminated the entire bedroom, but there were only two shadows sitting at the table, but there was no sound.

Xia Qiulian frowned coldly, looking at the steaming cup of tea in front of her.

Opposite her, Emperor Yan was frowning and staring at the table in deep thought, holding a warm black chess piece between his right fingers, refusing to drop it for a long time.

I'm afraid no one would have imagined that in this bedroom, Emperor Yan is not pampering this beautiful new woman, but playing chess with her.

Having been together for a long time in the previous life, Xia Qiulian knew Yanhuang's temperament.

Although Emperor Yan has a mild temper and is not aggressive in his actions, he has far-sightedness and good governance. He has never expanded the country during his reign, but he has focused on internal governance, focusing on both civil and military affairs. He especially focuses on doing business with other countries. The exchange of horse and goat milk for nomads promoted the exchange of currency between Yan and nomads.

The people of Yan State are rich, live and work in peace and contentment, and rarely feel dissatisfied.

In addition to concentrating on state affairs, Emperor Yan's greatest pleasure in his spare time is reading classical music, learning rhythm, playing chess, and has a certain skill in calligraphy.

If he hadn't been an emperor, he might have become a literati and be famous all over the world.

"Miss Xia is indeed a master of chess. After thinking about it, I don't dare to let this move go. That's all, I am willing to bow down."

Emperor Yan shook his head helplessly, and threw the warm chess piece in his hand into the chess bowl, with a joyful expression on his face.

Xia Qiulian was not polite at all. Hearing that Emperor Yan had conceded defeat, she raised her head and raised her lips gently.

"His Majesty accepts."

"In the past, when I played chess with those courtiers, they were afraid of me, and they always secretly let me play chess. If they lost, they would be flattered. I am tired of hearing it. Although I am a Ninth Five-Year Master, I am not a chess master. I can win or lose , I know it in my heart."

Yanhuang looked at Xia Qiulian's expression with a little appreciation. He raised his hand to stroke the beard of his chin, and finally there was a little smile on his face.

"The courtier's willingness to let your majesty is the respect of the courtier to the king."

Xia Qiulian said softly, lowering her head slightly. When facing Emperor Yan, although she was not panicked, her expression was indifferent, but she was also somewhat respectful.

Emperor Yan nodded, but he didn't refute. With a bit of tiredness on his face, he got up and walked to the side of the bed. He opened his hand and didn't answer.

"It's not too late. I have to go to bed tomorrow. It's time to rest. Undress me."

Xia Qiu was stunned, bit her lip lightly, and a few complex expressions flashed in her eyes.

Royal Garden.

At night like this, the bustling imperial garden was already empty, with occasional breezes blowing through, revealing a trace of clarity.

Li Fengyou walked slowly in the imperial garden alone with a condensed expression, passed through the maple forest, and walked under an old pear tree.

Looking up at the dark tree trunk, I can only hear the wind in my ears quietly.

"Your Highness, why did you go to bed in the middle of the night and didn't see any trace? I guessed that you came here again, so I'm not afraid of catching a cold."

Holding a fur coat in his arms, Li Fengyou stared helplessly at the dark tree crown.

If others came to look at it, they would definitely not be able to see what was on the tree, but Li Fengyou could spot at a glance the figure lying on a tree trunk hiding in a corner.

The person lying on the tree safely did not respond to a word, closed his eyes as if he had heard nothing, and did not move at all.

Li Fengyou frowned, unceremoniously raised his leg and kicked the thick main tree twice.

It looked like two feet that were flitty, but the tree trunk, which could only be hugged by several people, trembled violently.

Yan Wanting trembled and nearly fell from the tree. She frowned, sat up cross-legged and hugged her arms, and snorted coldly towards the tree.

"Li Chubai, you still dare to kick the old pear tree of this palace. If it is broken by you one day, this palace will chop off your head, believe it or not."

"Of course I believe it, but if His Highness is lying on this tree again today and catches a cold, I am afraid that His Majesty will chop off his head tomorrow."

"Father will not have time to chop off your head tomorrow. Didn't he want to pamper the new Jiang country girl today? I'm afraid I'll be lying in the gentle country tomorrow, so I won't let it go."

Yan Wanting folded his arms, and lay down lazily again, a pair of long, narrow and bright black phoenix eyes flashed in the darkness.

"His Highness knows that His Majesty can't..."

Li Fengyou frowned helplessly, Yan Banting stopped him before he finished speaking.

"To shut up."

Yan Wanting, who was lying on the tree, tilted his head slightly, his clear eyes stared at Li Fengyou under the tree with a bit of coldness, and his thin lips raised coldly.

"Li Fengyou, in this palace, if anyone dares to talk too much about my father, you should know the consequences better than anyone else."

Li Fengyou's complexion changed, she knelt straight on the ground, her knees hit the bluestone slab, making a muffled sound, she frowned and lowered her head reverently.

"Feng You talks too much, please punish him, Your Highness."

"Punishment is fine, as long as you know it, don't mention this matter again in the future. Even if it is you next time, I will punish you severely."

The cold look on Yan Wanting's face eased, and he resumed a somewhat lazy posture, lying on his side on the tree trunk, gently shaking the jade flute at his waist and slowly shaking it twice.

Although Yan Banting didn't seem to have any intention of punishing him, Li Fengyou knelt on the ground and didn't get up, his body was kneeling upright, and it seemed that he wouldn't get up for a while.

Feng You knelt for a long time, the cold sweat on his forehead dripped drop by drop, and his temples were already soaked with sweat.Her face was a little pale, but her body was straight and she refused to bend down at all.

"Fengyou, don't blame me for being ruthless. You are used to talking to me openly, and I have never punished you. But you know from the bottom of your heart that anyone who dares to mention it will die. If anyone has a heart You know, if you file a complaint in front of your father, even I can't protect you. You will rot in your stomach about this matter in the future, so don't let me listen to a word from now on."

Yan Banting, who was lying on the tree without saying a word, sighed softly, and the voice floated into Li Fengyou's ears lightly.

After hearing Yan Wanting's words, Li Fengyou pursed his lips even tighter.She lowered her head slightly, with a look of remorse.

She was indeed outspoken, what His Highness said was right.

She has always been self-disciplined and cautious, but she was a little surprised to speak so casually today.

These are things that even His Highness dare not say casually.

"That's all, look at your dead appearance, do you want to kneel until you die if I don't let you get up, get up."

Yan Wanting flipped over the tree several times before sitting up again uncontrollably, looking at the stubborn person under the tree who gave her a headache.

"Your Highness is not happy today, but someone angered His Highness."

Li Fengyou still refused to get up, but she raised her head, the sweat on her forehead slid down her pale face, she finally asked.

"Why, you saw it again."

Yan Wanting lowered his eyebrows helplessly.

In this palace, the person who knows her best is Feng You.As long as she frowned, Feng You knew what she was thinking.

No one in the palace could tell that she was unhappy today, even if the eldest brother came to look for her today, he did not find anything wrong with her.

"If Your Highness wants to tell Feng You..."

Li Fengyou raised his head, his dark eyes reflected a few faint stars scattered in the sky, as if they were shining with tears.

"If I don't talk to you, who else can I tell. Today, that Xia Qiulian, that woman from the Jiang country, actually thinks that I have ulterior motives in making friends with her."

Yan Wanting snorted coldly, stretched out his hand and patted the tree trunk under him, with a bit of embarrassment on his face.

"Your Highness, don't you have ulterior motives?"

Li Fengyou didn't want to give Yan Banting face, so he opened his mouth coldly.

"you..."

Yan Wanting was at a loss for words, she glanced coldly at Li Fengyou under the tree, and snorted again, a pair of phoenix eyes hid a bit of anger, after a while, she stretched out her hand as a pillow and lay down on the tree, with a light and cold voice Fly to Li Fengyou's ear.

"Kneel down, you, kneel until dawn."

"Your Highness is afraid. Has she tested His Highness's thoughts?"

After a long time, Li Fengyou finally lowered his head and spoke softly.

Yan Wanting opened his eyes, with coldness in his eyes, he raised his head and looked up at the branches and leaves of the pear tree in front of him.

"I'm afraid, she already suspected it."

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