Chapter 87 – I’m not as wild as him

After completing their tasks, Nangong Jin’er and Zhang Dehai immediately headed to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

Now that His Majesty had set off for the villa, and Her Highness was leaving early the next morning, they rushed to report before the Empress left.

When they arrived at the Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s courtyard, they knocked on the door, and a disciple immediately opened the door, leading them to the innermost courtyard.

“Her Highness is inside. She hasn’t gone to bed yet. Please go ahead.” The disciple said, cupping his hands at them and stood guard at the door.

Nangong Jin’er and Zhang Dehai entered the courtyard together.

Inside the room, Bai Su had already drawn the curtain, and they could smell the strong fragrance of herbs as soon as they entered.

Nangong Jin’er and Zhang Dehai said in unison, “Jin’er (this servant) greets Your Highness.”

Bai Su’s voice immediately came from inside, “Rise. How did it go?”

Nangong Jin’er immediately stepped forward and presented a brocade pouch to the curtain with both hands, “Minister Bai said that he needed a night to consider. He should send a message of approval by tomorrow morning. His Majesty’s jade was not used, and I have come to report this to Your Majesty.”

Zhang Dehai’s eyes couldn’t help but darken when he saw her directly hand the jade to the empress.

The jade pendant, used as a token by the Emperor, had not been used as intended. What would it be used for in the meantime, and could it potentially cause immeasurable harm to the Emperor?

As the emperor’s confidant, he had to be constantly vigilant.

If the Empress kept the jade pendant … he had to immediately send a message to Chang Le and let him report to His Majesty.

While Zhang Dehai was silently contemplating his next move, he heard the Empress’s gentle voice from behind the curtain, “Very well. Once we receive Prime Minister Bai’s message tomorrow, you and Zhang Dehai must ride swiftly and personally return this jade pendant to the Emperor.”

She even specified ‘you and Zhang Dehai’. In other words, she had specially called His Majesty’s confidant to supervise.

Nangong Jin ‘er was still a little puzzled. She asked, “Your Highness was the one who came up with the idea and Your Highness will soon reunite with His Majesty in the villa. Why don’t you hand it to His Majesty in person?”

“In the palace, always remember that His Majesty is the master. I hope you all understand that you must always obey His Majesty’s orders first, and then mine. His Majesty’s will is my will.”

“Yes, Jin’er will keep it in mind.”

“Good, you may leave now. You’ve worked hard today. Go back and rest early.”

Zhang Dehai listened to the conversation between the two and finally bowed deeply towards the curtain, saying, “This servant takes his leave. Your Highness, I wish you well.”

“Mm, go rest.”

“Yes.”

–

June 17th.

Today was the second day of Duan Changchuan’s journey to the villa. The carriage was still bumpy on the road.

By noon, Duan Changchuan couldn’t take it anymore and asked to stop for a rest.

Thus, the convoy immediately stopped.

“Your Majesty, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Chang Le asked worriedly.

The young man’s face was a little pale. He clutched his chest and retched lightly.

The young eunuch immediately brought a spittoon over.

Hearing the commotion, Imperial Physician Huang and Yun Xie, whose carriages were behind them, hurried over.

“What happened?”

Duan Changchuan hadn’t eaten anything in the morning, so he didn’t throw up anything. Merely rinsed his mouth and waved at the two of them, “It’s nothing … Just a bit of motion sickness from the bumpy ride.”

“How about I accompany you out for a walk? We’ve just arrived at the outskirts, and the breeze is quite comfortable. I also feel tired sitting in the carriage all this time. Sleeping in the tent last night must have been uncomfortable. But tonight, we’ll stay at the temple. Hang in there, it’s only about two hours more,”

Duan Changchuan nodded and followed him out of the carriage.

He had been in a daze the entire journey. Only after getting outside did he realize they were walking by a lake.

The water was covered with lotus flowers, and a small boat was gliding across, with a girl kneeling at the edge, picking lotus pods.

“Would you like some fresh lotus seeds? It’s so hot, they would be refreshing.” Yun Xie asked.

Duan Changchuan nodded hesitantly. Yun Xie immediately rushed over and waved at the small boat. “Lotus-picking Miss! Can we buy some fresh lotus seeds?”

His voice was so loud that it caught Feng Yao’s attention.

She first bowed to Duan Changchuan, then looked at the person by the lake, asking, “What’s going on?”

There was still some distance between the lake and the main road, the girl rowed the boat over and they couldn’t hear Yun Xie’s conversation.

They could only vaguely see the person picking the lotuses on the boat was a young lady with a graceful figure and her face covered with a light green veil.

The girl handed a handful of lotus seeds to the youth, along with a few half-bloomed lotus flowers.

“Just now, I felt nauseous in the carriage, so Yun Xie took me out for a walk. He saw people picking lotus flowers and suggested buying some for me to eat,” Duan Changchuan softly explained, watching the two talking by the lake.

Feng Yao nodded, saying nothing, but her gaze remained fixed on the person by the lake. It was only after the boat had rowed away and she calmly withdrew her gaze.

Duan Changchuan’s gaze swept over the carriages, he couldn’t hold himself and asked, “She … is she here?”

Feng Yao nodded, then shook his head and said, “She’s not in the convoy. She left early this morning, taking a shortcut on horseback. She will reach the temple where we are staying tonight.”

“Mm … I understand. Thank you, Auntie.”

“When we reach the villa, you’ll see her. She said she will meet Your Majesty at the villa in six days.”

The young man nodded, hesitated to say something, “Can you tell her …”

[It seems my gland is acting up due to the lack of Alpha’s comfort …]

But halfway through, he rubbed his nape and swallowed the words.

After a long pause, he said, “Tell her I will wait for her.”

“Okay, she will be very happy to hear that.”

“Mm.”

–

While they were talking, Yunxie returned with the lotus seeds.

“Come, eat the lotus seeds! The lotus flowers were blooming beautifully, so I got some lotus flowers from the girl too to put in the carriage and the room. It will be nice and fragrant.”

Feng Yao saw the sweat on his head, she took a handkerchief and wiped his temples, “Why did you run in a hurry? Are you hot?”

The youth laughed foolishly, “I didn’t feel hot while running, but now that I stopped, I felt hot.”

“It’s just the beginning of summer, the hottest time. Don’t run and jump too much. Be careful of the heatstroke.”

“I understand, Auntie.”

“Mm, go keep His Majesty company. I will wait for you in the carriage.”

“Okay!” After the youth finished speaking, he took out four lotus seeds and put them in her arms, “For Auntie.”

The woman peeled a lotus seed and put it in his mouth, smiling and calling him, “Silly boy.”

Watching them, Duan Changchuan felt a pang of envy and turned away.

The lotus seed in his mouth tasted bitter.

Just as he was walking, the person behind him suddenly trotted over and offered a plump lotus seed in his mouth, “Here, eat! You will be able to see her soon, so don’t be sad.”

After saying this, he leaned and whispered, “After seven days, act coquettishly in her arms. She will definitely do whatever you say! Trust me. Plus, you are now four months along, the perfect time for intimacy. And at the villa, even if you do it all day and night, no one will disturb you. How great is that!”

Duan Changchuan was initially listening attentively but almost choked on the lotus seed when he heard the last sentence.

Turning his head, he discovered there was a small red mark on the man’s neck barely covered by the collar.

Heh …

No wonder he spoke so boldly now.

“This must be your thought, right? Messing around with Aunt when you reach the villa.”

As he spoke, he lightly poked the small hickey on the man’s neck.

The young man reacted belatedly and pulled up his collar, shamelessly saying, “Why would I wait until we arrived at the villa if I want to hang out with Aunt? Although Aunt is busy, as long as she orders others not to disturb her, she can easily spare a day for me. Recently, Aunt spent a whole day with me.”

Duan Changchuan, “…”

This proud look on his face … As if afraid others didn’t know what he and Aunt did!

He immediately blurted out, “Looks like you quite enjoy it.”

As if the youth wasn’t the same person who came to him anxiously a few days ago, asking him questions.

“I remember someone kept asking me about the odds of dominating Aunt and whether it was possible.”

The youth’s face turned red, but responded righteously, “I … I only realize it feels quite good after experiencing it … What’s with your look? Don’t you enjoy it too?”

Duan Changchuan, “…”

[Forget it … when it comes to being wild, I’m no match for him.]