I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

An Muxi was a little embarrassed. She was the one who was afraid of everything.

Li Rui pinched An Muxi's little face: "Let's go, have some dinner, and then we'll take a walk in the garden."

When we arrived at the dining room, the cook of the villa had already prepared dinner. It was not very sumptuous, but it was very rustic.

A few dishes of wild vegetables from the mountains, a bowl of black chicken soup, a plate of wild rabbit meat, and a plate of fried meat with wild mushrooms are all the specialties here.

An Muxi ate with gusto. After she finished, Li Rui took her and the other girl for a walk in the garden in the backyard.

Now it is spring, and flowers of various colors are blooming on both sides of the path.

Li Rui held An Muxi's hand and watched the sun gradually set in the distance.

The woman next to him looked at the beautiful scenery happily and smiled at him.

Suddenly he realized that the happiness he had never dared to pursue was right beside him.

The road in the mountains, among the flowers, with people around you, the breeze, the bright moon, the light clouds and the gentle breeze, enjoying them with you is the most beautiful scenery in the world.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the small lake at the foot of the mountain.

"Xi'er, do you want to go take a hot spring bath?"

By this time, it was already dark, and An Muxi felt that it was almost time to go.

Just take a bath in the hot springs and rest.

Li Rui ordered Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue, who were following behind him from a distance, to deliver the things they needed to the attic by the lake.

Then he pulled An Muxi into the attic courtyard.

An Muxi still remembers this place clearly. She stayed here the last time she came to the hot spring villa. And that night, Li Rui disguised himself as Dark Dragon and sneaked into her bedroom in the middle of the night when he was injured.

"Husband, do you remember the last time you were injured and came here in the middle of the night?"

Of course Li Rui remembered. He remembered clearly every moment he spent with An Muxi.

"Of course I remember, why?"

"I seemed to have a dream that night. Did you secretly do something to me in the middle of the night?"

Li Rui pretended not to know: "Really? What did you dream about?"

An Muxi felt a little embarrassed and annoyed. Now she recalled why she would have those unspeakable dreams every time Anlong appeared in her room at night.

"You must have flirted with me in the middle of the night, humph!"

There is a large hot spring pool in the courtyard and bedrooms upstairs. It is simply a holiday resort.

On a quiet night, there is mist under the moonlight, insects chirping in the ears, and the fragrance of flowers at the tip of the nose.

Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue brought over some spare clothes for both of them and then left.

Li Rui pulled An Muxi and said, "I'll help the princess undress."

"Who asked you to help me undress?" An Muxi glanced at Li Rui coquettishly.

This man is really understanding and very passionate about it.

Li Rui ignored An Muxi's objection and directly pulled her over and skillfully stripped An Muxi of her clothes until only a red bellyband was left.

An Muxi exclaimed, it was a bit embarrassing to wear so little in an open-air venue.

She hurried down the steps and into the hot spring pool.

Li Rui quickly untied his belt and his outer robe fell off.

He was wearing a white undershirt, and An Muxi watched him take off all his clothes and jump directly into the hot spring pool.

The water rippled, and the splashes wet An Muxi's face and long hair.

"Ah~" An Muxi screamed unexpectedly. She wiped the water off her face. How come Li Rui's people couldn't see her?

Suddenly, there was a sound of water breaking behind him, and Li Rui came over from behind.

He hugged An Muxi's slender waist and felt a wet and hot feeling on her earlobe. An Muxi was just trying to relax, but this man started again.

"Husband, aren't we going to take a hot spring bath?"

Li Rui said in a hoarse voice: "Xi'er, do you want to try it in the hot spring?"

How could An Muxi have the ability to resist?

Now she finally understood why Li Rui was so kind to bring her to the hot spring.

He has figured out the buoyancy of water.

The water surface was floating up and down, and the poolside was hit by waves, making a crackling sound. It was not until late at night that everything returned to calm.

The two spent an unforgettable three days in the hot spring villa.

An Muxi finally managed to hold on for the third time without fainting.

My God, who would have thought that this could be practiced.

On the afternoon of the third day, the two finally boarded the carriage back to the palace.

This time, An Muxi was on high alert and pretended to sleep as soon as she got in the car, and finally she managed to escape.

Li Rui is like a tireless ox. The key point is that she feels her field is about to be plowed to pieces.

Looking at her profile as she finally fell asleep, Li Rui smiled dotingly. He thought his father would issue an edict after he returned.

Maybe I won’t have many days left to accompany her out for fun in the future.

Sure enough, on the second day after returning to Prince Rui's Mansion, Li Rui received the imperial edict from Emperor Tiansheng as soon as he went to court.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: There is a prince named Li Rui, who is gentle and respectful, virtuous and talented, and has made contributions in suppressing the rebellion. He is worthy of inheriting the throne. I hereby appoint him as the Crown Prince to show the Emperor's great grace. I decree this!"

Li Rui accepted the imperial edict calmly.

Emperor Tiansheng looked at his favorite son with satisfaction, and finally made him the crown prince.

Rong'er's spirit in heaven should be very pleased, right?

After the court was dismissed, officials from the surrounding areas came forward to congratulate Li Rui.

Li Rui changed a lot after getting married. In the past, if a minister said any nonsense to him, he would turn cold and ignore them.

Now I can respond to people's compliments with a smile.

In the harem, Concubine Xiao has been taking good care of Emperor Tiansheng recently. She feels that the position of queen is not far away from her.

Since Li Cheng has no chance to become the crown prince, she must strive for the position of queen, so that she can be the empress dowager in the future. Even if Li Rui becomes emperor, he will not do anything to Li Cheng for her sake.

How could Emperor Tiansheng not know what she was thinking?

Concubine Xiao never expected that Emperor Tiansheng would actually issue an imperial decree, declaring Concubine Xian as Imperial Concubine, with the same rank as the Vice Empress, and that she would be in charge of the affairs of the harem in the future.

Concubine Xiao went to the imperial study sadly and asked to see Emperor Tiansheng.

After entering, she burst into tears: "Your Majesty, I always thought that you favored me the most in the harem. But I didn't expect that you would directly make Consort Xian the Imperial Noble Consort."

Emperor Tiansheng looked at her and smiled faintly: "You, don't think too much. Do you think it's so easy to be in charge of the harem? With your personality, you should just be at ease and be your favorite concubine."

Concubine Xiao was stunned by the emperor's words, so the emperor didn't let her become a royal concubine because he loved her?

"Then does your majesty intend to make Consort Xian the queen in the future?"

"I have thought about it. From now on, there will be no more queens in my harem."

After Concubine Xiao left the imperial study, she felt dizzy and couldn't tell what her mood was.

She had no choice but to accept her fate. Since no one had the chance to become queen, she felt relieved.

That's true. Who likes to be in charge of the harem? The deposed queen has more wrinkles on her face than them, and she has white hair at an early age. She feels that Emperor Tiansheng still dotes on her very much.

After comforting herself, Concubine Xiao felt relieved and returned to her bedroom happily.

Emperor Tiansheng said that as long as Cheng'er did not rebel and was content to be a leisurely prince, he would be guaranteed a life of wealth and prosperity.

What else is there for her to be dissatisfied with? This life is worth it.

An Muxi was not too surprised when she heard that the Emperor had made Concubine Xian the Imperial Noble Concubine. She guessed that Emperor Tiansheng was devastated by the dethronement of the Empress.

Or maybe the queen candidate in his mind is no longer there, who knows.

The days were plain and happy, and in the blink of an eye a month passed.

Qiu Shuang came in early in the morning with an invitation. An Muxi was a little surprised, since Li Rui asked her to reject the invitations from those ladies last time.

Everyone also knew Princess Rui's personality. She didn't like to join in the fun, so everyone was tactful and would not send her messages casually.

Why is there another post today?

"Princess, this is a post sent to you by the Crown Prince's wife."

"Which prince's wife?" There is more than one prince in the imperial capital.

"She is your eldest sister-in-law, the wife of Master Bai!"