Jinwei joins hands in rebirth: villains can also eat at the table

Chapter 297 He said

The weather in Hangzhou in April was pleasant, not yet suffocated by the scorching summer heat. However, ice was already being used in the palace where Yan Wan lived. Perhaps because she was pregnant, her body was more sensitive than usual, and she was always more sensitive to the heat than usual.

As Jinzhong stepped into the palace with small steps, his eyes were attracted by the large bucket of ice placed on the ground. He frowned slightly.

But in front of everyone, he didn't dare to say much. He quickly restrained his expression and bowed respectfully, saying, "Your servant pays his respects to the Imperial Noble Consort."

"Hurry up and get up, Chunchan, take care of the tea."

Yan Wan gently raised her hand, signaling him to get up. She looked a little lazy, leaning against the soft pillow of the small couch, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was resting to relieve the discomfort of pregnancy.

"No need to serve tea. The Emperor has ordered me to bring you fresh water chestnuts. I have to return to report soon. The Emperor said he wants to try the medicinal food prepared in your small kitchen..."

Jinzhong bent his waist slightly and reported the emperor's orders one by one.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Cui cleverly took the initiative to take over the task and said to the young eunuch following behind Jinzhong, "Sir, please follow me to the small kitchen."

"The emperor is still waiting, so you just wait here with the imperial concubine until the medicinal food is ready and take it back." Jinzhong glanced at the young eunuch and gave the order in a light tone.

After everyone filed out and only Yanwan and Chunchan were left in the hall, Jinzhong slowly approached the bucket of ice, looked at the ice cubes that were emitting a hint of coldness, and spoke softly.

"It's only April, it's too early to put the ice on. Let's remove it later, or you'll catch a cold."

There was a hint of concern in his eyes, and there was a different feeling lingering in them.

"Eunuch Jinzhong has become so powerful that he now dares to interfere in my affairs..."

Yanwan woke up slowly. She had just taken a nap and her eyes were still a little confused and sleepy.

She opened her red lips slightly, her voice was lazy, and her words carried just the right amount of coquettishness, like a gentle breeze in spring, soft and graceful, falling straight into people's ears, making half of their body numb.

"I feel sorry for you, you are pregnant with a dragon fetus, and the cold is harmful to your health."

Jinzhong hurried forward, slightly bowed, his face full of concern, and then turned to Chunchan and said the second half of the sentence

"Tell them to retreat soon, don't let the master get caught in the cold."

"Yes."

Chunchan understood what he meant, bowed, and quietly left the hall. In a flash, she disappeared outside the hall door, leaving only Yanwan and Jinzhong in this slightly quiet hall.

"I have already sent Xiao Dezi to find someone. In my opinion, the Emperor is still thinking about Miss Shui Linglong. As for the Empress, I have already made thorough arrangements. Everything is in place to ensure she can successfully reach the Imperial Ship without any obstacles."

As Jinzhong spoke, he carefully helped Yanwan up, his eyes always looking at her tenderly. Then, the two of them slowly walked to the dressing box.

At this time, Yan Wan's hair was a little messy, perhaps because she tossed and turned during her nap. A few strands of hair fell playfully on both sides of her cheeks, making her look a little disheveled.

"Your hair is messy. Let me comb it for you."

Jinzhong said softly, his movements were extremely skillful. He gently picked up the comb, first slowly straightened the messy hair, and then began to gather the hair again with skillful techniques.

His fingers shuttled through the waterfall-like black hair. Every movement was gentle and delicate. In just a few strokes, he had neatly gathered the originally messy hair.

Taking advantage of this gap, Jinzhong quietly took out an exquisite hairpin that had been prepared long ago from his sleeve.

He raised his hand slightly and inserted the hairpin steadily into Yanwan's hair. The hairpin and her beautiful hair complemented each other, adding a bit of charm and beauty.

"Where did you get this new thing? It looks like our eunuch Jinzhong has spent a lot of money."

Yanwan tilted her head slightly, supporting her face with her hands lazily, and it took a lot of effort for her to even speak.

Her eyes were filled with weariness, and her eyelids felt heavy, as if they weighed a thousand pounds, and she could hardly lift them. These days, because of the baby in her belly, she always felt exhausted and especially sleepy.

Jinzhong smiled gently, without saying a word, but looked at Yanwan tenderly.

It was a filigree jade hairpin, quietly pinned in her hair, emitting a warm luster.

The hairpin's design is exquisite, with delicate golden threads like wispy vines, entwining and entangling a touch of emerald green. The threads are meticulously twisted into delicate petals, layer upon layer, lifelike and seemingly swaying gently in the breeze.

The jade wasn't the usual rich emerald green, but an icy white, like the purity of winter's first snow. The craftsman had carved it into the shape of a jasmine flower, its petals slightly open.

The hairpin, like the reflection of a flower branch in water, was pinned in her hair, contrasting with her black hair and making her face even more charming and beautiful.

"I had someone search all over Hangzhou to find this fine material. Although pale in color, it boasts a clear, translucent quality, perfectly matching your extraordinary and otherworldly temperament, perfectly complementing your beauty. Let alone these yellow and white items, even if I were to give away everything I own, if your Majesty desired my heart, I would not hesitate to offer it to her immediately..."

Jinzhong spoke sincerely, his eyes full of affection and flattery.

At this time, the breeze was blowing outside the window, the bamboo shadows were swaying, and the mottled light and shadows were scattered on the ground through the window lattice, like a natural ink painting.

He gently took Yanwan's hand, bent down slightly, and slowly placed her hand on his chest. He looked like he was deliberately trying to please someone by saying sweet words to make them happy, but if you think about it carefully, you can detect a bit of seriousness and persistence in his eyes and tone.

Seeing him do this, Yan Wan suddenly felt a little amused, so she simply leaned her head over, put her ear next to his hand, and leaned against his chest.

Jinzhong felt his heart suddenly beating like a war drum. He swallowed nervously. Seeing that Yanwan remained silent, his heart beat even more chaotically, as if it was about to burst out of his chest.

At this moment, she was so close to him that Jinzhong could clearly smell the faint fragrance in her hair. The fragrance was like the softest breeze in spring, lingering around his nose.

It made him feel a little intoxicated and a little overwhelmed.

"Did Master Ling hear anything?"

Jinzhong asked in a hoarse voice with his lips trembling slightly, with a barely perceptible hint of nervousness and anticipation in his voice.

At this moment, the room was so quiet that only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard. The breeze gently blew through the window lattice, causing the silk curtains by the window to flutter slowly, as if adding a bit of charm to the ambiguous atmosphere.

A playful smile appeared on the corner of Yanwan's mouth, and she deliberately listened carefully for a while. Her small ears were pressed tightly against his chest, and she could hear his powerful heartbeat, one after another, like dense drumbeats.

It wasn't until she noticed that he was beginning to lose his temper and his eyes began to show some panic and shyness that she slowly raised her head and said slightly provocatively: "Eunuch Jinzhong, I see that you are also a little hot. You didn't hear anything else, but you are full of bad intentions, you are so mean!"

Yan Wan deliberately didn't answer him, cleverly talked about something else, and then pushed him away with a gentle giggle.

Jinzhong's face flushed red at her sudden teasing. His originally calm face now looked like a ripe tomato, red all the way to his ears.

When Yan Wan saw him like this, she could no longer hold back and burst into laughter. Her clear laughter echoed in the house, as sweet as a silver bell, with a bit of girlish playfulness and agility, which was very different from her usual dignified image of an imperial concubine.

"The master still loves to bully his servants."

Jinzhong had a helpless smile on his face and slowly straightened his back.

His eyes were always gently on Yan Wan, with endless doting. He raised his hand and carefully straightened her hairpin that had been scratched by her playful action just now.

As he gently fiddled with the hairpin, it was firmly inserted into Yanwan's ink-black hair, adding a touch of beauty.

He sighed slightly, and a little sweat appeared on his forehead, perhaps because of nervousness or the slightly stuffy atmosphere in the room, and a faint light flickered on his smooth forehead.

What can I do? I just pamper her.

The man in front of me is my lifeblood.

Who told me to be so useless? My heart has already lost control and I have given myself away without reservation.

After straightening the hairpin, his hand did not stop. His fingertips seemed to have some kind of magic as they slowly slid down Yanwan's hair and gently brushed over her round earlobe, causing Yanwan's body to tremble slightly.

The fingertips continued to move, slowly to the cheek, like a dragonfly skimming the water. Every touch ignited a faint itch, making Yanwan's face flush slightly, and her eyes showed a bit of shyness and anger, but she did not avoid it.

She just stared at Jinzhong quietly, and the atmosphere in the room became increasingly ambiguous and subtle.

Seeing her so shy and angry, Jinzhong suddenly felt an irresistible impulse in his heart. On a whim, he slowly raised his hands and gently pinched her pink and soft cheeks, as if he was giving her a little punishment with such an intimate little gesture.

The hands that were clenching unconsciously changed to holding, as if holding the most precious and rare treasure in the world, carefully and full of affection.

He had just straightened his back, but now it seemed as if he was pulled by an invisible force and could not help but bend down slowly.

His face slowly moved closer to Yanwan, and their eyes met. Each other's figures were reflected in each other's eyes, and time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Then, a long, gentle kiss, like a feather gently falling, slowly landed on her lips. Their lips and teeth touched, their breaths blended, and Jinzhong felt that his breath was filled with her unique and charming scent, which intoxicated him and made him unable to extricate himself.

After a long time, their lips parted, Jinzhong was breathing slightly, with a hint of confusion and affection in his eyes.

"I have fallen into your hands."

He said.

Although the words were light, they seemed to contain thousands of words, endless love and helplessness.

At this moment, the sunlight outside the window shines through the mottled leaves, forming pieces of light and shadow, as if silently witnessing the affectionate scene in this room.

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At this time, the emperor's bedroom.

This was the emperor's third southern tour. Unlike the previous two times, although he enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan along the way, he always felt bored.

Just as I was reading memorials to pass the time, Xiao Dezi came over.

He placed a bowl of lotus seed and mung bean soup on the table and spoke carefully.

"If Your Majesty is bored, why not go listen to some music? The Empress Dowager has summoned a Kunqu opera troupe. Your Majesty loves Kunqu opera, so why not go and enjoy it..."

He spoke in a low voice, with cold sweat between his brows, and his hands at his sides were clenched tightly because of nervousness, but he still mustered up the courage to step forward and talk.

He knows that wealth and honor are achieved through risk.

The emperor shook his head and glanced at him sideways.

"I do like Kunqu Opera, but... well, you're a eunuch, you don't understand."

The emperor sighed, feeling an unbearable itch in his heart.

Even though he is nearly fifty years old, he still can't change his lustful heart.

He also met Yan Wan in the Imperial Garden that year. On a whim, he stopped her and teased her. Hai Lan saw it and thought that Yan Wan was seducing the emperor, which led to her being imprisoned.

Even though Hailan and the others were hateful, in the final analysis, everything was caused by his lust.

"I see. Your Majesty is fond of singing and dancing. A few days ago, a lord asked me a few words, saying that he wanted to present the emperor with a famous local singing and dancing girl from Hangzhou. If the emperor wants to see her, I will notify you immediately."

Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes lit up.

Even when he heard it was Kabuki, he couldn't hide his joy.

"Okay, go do it quickly. Remember to be careful. I don't want anyone to know that I met them."

"Yes, I'll do it now, slave!"

Seeing that the emperor was interested, Xiao Dezi quickly agreed, and the smile on his face could not be stopped. He was about to go down and take care of it.

The emperor also knew that it was inappropriate for a king to do this on a southern tour, but he had become more tempered and playful in recent years.

He used to be able to restrain himself, but now, after experiencing the fire, he also understood the principle of enjoying life while he could. Life is short, and wasn't his diligence in government affairs for the well-being of the people and peace and prosperity?

He has made remarkable political achievements, so what's wrong with him wanting to see some singing and dancing?

Xiao Dezi acted quickly and found the person the next day.

Jinzhong still gave him some advice and ordered him to place the people in a courtyard not far from the palace, not allowing the girls to have contact with other people, and to find trustworthy eunuchs to surround the courtyard to ensure that no news would spread among the people.

The girl leading the group was an acquaintance, Shui Linglong.

She and her sisters were well-educated, and the emperor was obsessed with their beauty and had a lot of fun with them.

On the palace's cruise ship, there was revelry and laughter every night.

After all, the emperor was old and had been through a lot, so his health was not good.

He had to deal with government affairs during the day and indulge in pleasure on the boat at night. Soon, his eyes turned blue and black, his steps became weak, and his face became a little pale. But even so, he still insisted on going to the imperial boat, under the pretext of having fun with the people.