The Gilded Cage

Chapter 35: The encounter seemed to disturb His Majesty's interest

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He even noticed.

Chu Tranquility looked at him quietly, only this thought remained in her mind.

For some reason, she felt a very fine sourness on the tip of her nose, which came up and stabbed her heart from time to time.

She likes to ride horses, and her father taught her personally when she was in the boudoir. Later, she married Xiao Yu, and when she came to the racecourse every year, she always practiced diligently, and finally developed a skill that was considered the best among women.

It's just that Xiao Yu is quite strict and doesn't like the heroic spirit in a woman, and he doesn't like her too dazzling and eye-catching.

She can only suppress the other side of herself and try her best to maintain the dignified self-control he likes. In the past two years, no one else knows, she can also recklessly gallop on the field without fear.

Even she herself seemed to be used to being suppressed, becoming numb with each passing day, and almost forgot how comfortable she was in the past.

And he noticed.

She smiled and blinked: "I'm the Crown Princess, I should be dignified and steady in front of people, and I shouldn't be in the limelight."

After Xiao Kezhi heard this, his frowning not only did not loosen, but tightened.

He understood, this was probably what his nephew meant again.

He suddenly remembered how she looked when she subconsciously supported her tired body to clean up for him when she was in the Nectar Palace for the first time.

She had cryptically revealed that her husband did not treat her as well as outsiders thought. At first, he was skeptical, and always felt that this woman had deep scheming, and since she didn't ask for anything else, it was very likely that she didn't tell the truth on this matter.

But now, as he learned more and more about his nephew day by day, and found more and more clues in her, he finally truly believed her words.

Xiao Yu did give her enough status and decency, but behind others, he may not love and respect this wife as much as he showed in front of others.

She shouldn't be like this, what he sees now, and the vague little girl in his past memories, shouldn't be like this.

"Who said that the crown princess should be prudent and dignified? Who said that being prudent and dignified, she can't be in the limelight? I felt that this should not be the case." He raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his tone completely disapproving of the aura of looking down on all beings .

Chu Ning was stunned for a while, and did not speak for a long time.

She did not expect that Xiao Kezhi would say such a thing. She has followed Xiao Yu for a long time, and she always thought that everything should be like this, but now, when she recalls the joy of chasing outside just now, it seems that she has returned to the happy and comfortable time in the past.

She suddenly felt embarrassed, as if a hidden part of her heart had been dug up by him.

"What the crown princess should do, the crown prince has the final say. Your Majesty should say this to the future queen."

She looked away indifferently, put her face on his chest again, and a hand resting on his waist seemed to draw on his tailbone.

His body froze, and even the weird atmosphere that had just disappeared disappeared, but the ambiguous atmosphere that had dissipated most of it made a comeback: "Aren't you tired enough?"

"Tired, I'm exhausted, I don't want to move anymore." She nodded, but the mist in her eyes was dense again, and the action of approaching him softly and entangling him was the exact opposite of what she said.

Xiao Kezhi closed his eyes and seemed to want to restrain himself, but his hands consciously squeezed her waist.

When it was difficult, she suddenly leaned into his ear and whispered innocently: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. If Aning doesn't leave, it's time to delay His Majesty's political affairs."

This really reminded him.

After he planned to hunt, he returned to Tangquan Palace to continue to handle government affairs. As the end of the year is approaching, the affairs are cumbersome, especially since he is planning to make some changes, he really can't be abandoned for a while.

There is ample time.

He comforted himself, pulled away from the gentle village with difficulty, picked her up and put her on the couch, picked up the clothes on the ground one by one, put them beside her, and poured the warm water on the stove that he intended to drink over.

"Tidy up, it's time to go." He wetted and wringed two handkerchiefs, handed one of them to her, and then hurriedly cleaned them up and put them on.

After a while, the two returned to their neatly dressed appearances.

Thinking of her current situation, Chu Ning couldn't help complaining a little bit of grievance: "Your Majesty brought Aning into the imperial tent regardless, how can you let Aning go now?"

Xiao Kezhi didn't speak, and unfolded the cloak that had been thrown aside and draped it over her.

Chu Ning was just guessing how he was going to send him away, but suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent, followed by Liu Kang's trembling voice: "Da, everyone, His Royal Highness - I'm back, I'm waiting outside, I want to meet you How about everyone..."

"Your Majesty..."

The resistance and fear of Xiao Yu's deep-rooted bones made her nervous, and she subconsciously pulled on his sleeve and called out softly.

A thick cloak wrapped her, revealing only a small face the size of a slap, making her look a little more innocent as a girl.

"Don't be afraid." He thought of his nephew outside, and his heart sank.

He knew about Xiao Yu's early return, but he didn't expect it to be this time. Looking at the niece in front of him, in addition to the heavy displeasure, there was also a trace of grief in his heart that could not be ignored.

"Don't make a sound, I will send you away in person." He said, covering her completely with a big cloak, like when he came in, he hugged her and walked out of the tent directly.

"Big, everyone! Prince—" Liu Kang stood outside the tent, and suddenly saw him carry the person out like this, his legs trembled with fright, and he couldn't say anything, only subconsciously looked at the prince who was waiting not far away .

Xiao Yu on the other end had already approached, and when he saw the invisible man in his arms, he couldn't help frowning, and then he regained his composure and bowed to him: "Your Majesty, my nephew returned from Huazhou, I heard that Your Majesty was in the racecourse, so I came to greet you first. It just—it seemed to disturb Your Majesty’s interest.”

When Chu Ning, who was wrapped in the cloak, heard his voice, his whole body suddenly stiffened. He subconsciously grabbed the fabric of Xiao Kezhi's chest through the thick cloak, and did not dare to move.

Xiao Kezhi didn't seem to care, he held her hand and patted it to appease, and then glanced at it lightly: "Nephew, wait a moment."

Having said that, he walked straight to the horse's side, rolled over onto the horse with the person in his arms, and galloped away.

Xiao Yu, who stayed in the distance, looked at the backs of the two of them, with complicated eyes.

When he asked the emperor's bodyguard on the racecourse where he was, he realized that the guard's expression was a bit wrong, but he didn't ask more. When he got closer, he realized that the emperor had actually embraced an unknown woman and entered the imperial tent for more than an hour. !

He was a little unconvinced at first, after all, he had recently inquired about his uncle, and knew that he seemed to be not a woman. But now, he saw it with his own eyes, and indeed he brought a woman with him.

He couldn't tell what was in his heart for a while.

During the years when he was the prince, he was always cautious, and when it came to women's sex, he always restrained himself, for fear of falling into a reputation for pleasure-seeking.

Seeing that this uncle has no scruples now, I naturally feel a bit contemptuous in my heart. But at the same time, there is also some inexplicable unhappiness - he has been trying his best to keep his status as a prince all these years, and this uncle does this without worrying about the eyes of others!

The world is so unfair.

He watched the two disappear from sight with a sullen face, and turned to ask Liu Kang, "Does the supervisor know which lady she is, so that the sage protects her like this, and doesn't teach people to know her identity?"

Liu Kang's hand trembled and he almost knelt down on the spot.

Which lady? Not the wife of the East Palace

He smiled embarrassedly, pretending that he didn't know what to do, and said, "Your Highness, don't embarrass the old slave. We don't dare to discuss the matter of the saint in private."

Xiao Yu glanced at him, not too embarrassed, just nodded and said, "The supervisor is right, I overstepped."

He just asked casually, and didn't expect Liu Kang to tell him. No matter who that woman is, he can be sure that it is definitely not Qi Liuniang.

Thinking of this, he felt more at ease.

At least, Empress Dowager Qi's plan has not yet succeeded.

In the no-man's-land at the edge of the racecourse, Xiao Kezhi saw the trace of the jujube red horse before, gradually slowed down, and patted the man who was still in the cloak in his arms.

"Okay, there's no one here."

Chu Ning didn't move immediately. After waiting for a while, he stretched out his hand to open the gap, revealing a pair of eyes and looking around, seeing that there was no one there, he pulled down the cloak completely, and gasped as if he was holding his breath for a long time.

Although she was covered up along the way, she always had an illusion, as if she had been seen through, and there was nothing to hide. Now that she calmed down, her wild beating heart gradually calmed down.

"What are you afraid of? If he really finds out, it's a big deal and I will take you back to the palace directly."

He looked at her so nervous that he couldn't help himself, and couldn't help laughing. But after he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a little strange—he said so naturally that he wanted to bring her back to the palace!

Chu Ning glanced at him and said nothing, thinking the exact opposite of what he was thinking.

She didn't believe that he would really do this, what's more, even if he really wanted to bring her into the palace, I'm afraid it was just a whim. After all, for him, it's just one more woman who needs to be resettled. After a long time, it will always change, and he still doesn't know how to regret it.

Besides, when she met Xiao Yu before, she thought that he treated her sincerely, but now she realizes that everything is nothing but deception and use. And with Xiao Kezhi, it was clear from the beginning that each got what he needed, how could she easily think of something else

"Your Majesty, An Ning has something to ask for."

She was silent for a moment, and spoke as if to remind.

Xiao Kezhi glanced down at her and slowly withdrew his smile, but he was not as angry as the previous few times.

This time, he was somewhat convinced that what she wanted in her heart might not be as bad as he thought before. If so, he wouldn't mind helping her.

The horse stopped, and he reached out and carried her down.

The jujube red horse, who was looking down for the little grass, saw a familiar person and took the initiative to trot over. Chu Ning was pulling the reins and was about to leave, but he grabbed his hand again.

He pulled her back into his arms, looked at her face carefully in the bright sunlight, and then lowered his head to kiss her hard.

A cool breeze gently blew past his ears, bringing the withered grass and broken branches on the ground to rustling.

He let go of her and stroked her sparkling eyes.

"In a few days, come to the Feishhuang Palace, I will listen to you."

Chu Ning smiled, nodded lightly, pushed his hand away and took a step back, signaling him to leave first.

He turned and mounted his horse, but instead of returning directly along the road, he continued to gallop in the other direction.