Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

As soon as Xiao Jingzhan climbed over the wall and entered Yaohua Palace, he saw Shen Yanyan sitting by the window drinking alone, muttering to herself.

Shen Yanyan sensed some movement and turned to look at the wall, where she saw Xiao Jingzhan standing. She immediately raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, which palace did you come from today? Do you want to have a drink together?" Shen Yanyan looked at him with a smile.

Xiao Jingzhan didn't like Shen Yanyan's smiling look at all. Although she was smiling, she didn't seem jealous at all. She was very happy that he went to someone else's palace?

He was still hesitant about whether to come over tonight, as their conversation that day ended a bit unpleasantly. But on second thought, he just wanted to come and see her, so why bother with so much.

"Okay, I haven't drunk the wine you brewed for a long time. Do you have pear blossom wine?" Xiao Jingzhan walked calmly to her side and sat down and asked.

"Yes, wait for me to get it for you." Shen Yanyan stood up and walked to the table in the inner room.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at her active appearance and felt a little dissatisfied. She forgot things quickly and turned her head away and forgot what she said. He was the only one struggling here.

Shen Yanyan brought over a full jar of pear blossom wine and filled it up for Xiao Jingzhan.

I poured myself a glass too.

"Your Majesty, cheers." Shen Yanyan raised her glass and motioned for Xiao Jingzhan to clink glasses.

Xiao Jingzhan picked up the wine glass and clinked it with hers, and then they both finished the glass.

"Eh, it's a bit spicy," Shen Yanyan said with a grin. The wine she just drank was sweet and had a low alcohol content. This pear blossom wine was pure glutinous rice wine, so it wouldn't feel spicy if she drank it alone. But after drinking the wine, this pear blossom wine would be a bit spicy.

"If you can't drink, don't drink!" Xiao Jingzhan glanced at Shen Yanyan's frowning eyebrows and said,

When Shen Yanyan heard this, she felt like she was being scolded. It was like when friends go out to drink and someone tells you that you can't drink, you're just a rookie. Of course she couldn't stand this, because who was the rookie?

"How is that possible? It's just a small amount of wine. Can I order at least a pound?" Shen Yanyan was not afraid of slipping her tongue as she spoke, and she shouted shamelessly.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at her, raised the corner of his mouth, sneered, and said nothing.

Seeing Xiao Jingzhan's sarcastic smile, Shen Yanyan immediately couldn't sit still. Who was she looking down on? She immediately stood up and went to the inner room to carry out another wine jar.

"One jar per person. Whoever can't finish it is a grandson." Shen Yanyan stood condescendingly, pointing at the jar of wine and speaking in a heroic tone.

A jar of wine only weighs about two kilograms. It's not that she can't drink it. She just doesn't like his sarcastic sneer.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at Shen Yanyan, who was wearing a pink gauze nightgown, standing by the table and pointing at the wine jar. Her fair and tender face glowed slightly in the moonlight. Her starry eyes looked down at him with a heroic tone.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Jingzhan laughed softly, his voice full of magnetism: "Okay,"

Shen Yanyan sat down immediately, poured herself a full cup, and looked at Xiao Jingzhan and gestured.

Xiao Jingzhan raised his lips, picked up the wine jar and poured himself a full glass. They both raised their glasses and drank at the same time.

Shen Yanyan felt that drinking alone was a bit boring, so she suggested, "Your Majesty, let's play a game. Drinking alone is too boring." She had to ask if the speculations during the day were true. She also wanted to take this opportunity to ask him what he was doing.

"What game?" Xiao Jingzhan raised his eyebrows and asked with some interest. He wanted to see what she wanted to play.

"Truth be told, you have to speak your true feelings." After saying this, Shen Yanyan picked up the poker cards aside and introduced the gameplay and rules to Xiao Jingzhan.

Xiao Jingzhan sat at the table, listening attentively to the person opposite him explaining the playing methods and rules of poker.

Shen Yanyan spoke in a gentle voice as she introduced in detail the combination of each type of cards and the corresponding points. Xiao Jingzhan's eyes moved across the playing cards following the explainer's gestures, and he asked questions from time to time to make sure he fully understood.

Shen Yanyan patiently answered Xiao Jingzhan's questions and also used some simple examples to help him better understand the rules.

During this process, Xiao Jingzhan's expression gradually changed from initial confusion to understanding, and he began to develop a strong interest in the game of poker.

When the explanation was over, Xiao Jingzhan already had a clear understanding of how to play poker, and he couldn't wait to try it out.

"Let's play the simplest game of poker. Whoever has the smaller card has to drink a glass of wine or answer a question. The winner can designate the loser to drink a glass of wine or answer a question. If you don't want to answer the question, you can drink wine instead, but you have to drink two glasses. On the contrary, if you don't want to drink, you can also answer a question. You have to tell the truth." Shen Yanyan explained the rules while dealing the cards in her hand.

Seeing her familiar look, Xiao Jingzhan frowned a little. It seemed like she had played a lot.

Shen Yanyan picked up her cards and took a look. Eight and nine were a straight flush. Oh no. This was pretty good luck.

Shen Yanyan threw the cards on the table, signaling Xiao Jingzhan to throw down his cards.

"A pair of nines with a check. Sorry, I won, a straight flush." ​​Shen Yanyan shook her head and looked at Xiao Jingzhan, her tone sounding like a smug villain.

What are you asking? Let's ask something explosive first. If he doesn't want to answer, he has to drink. Drink three cups. He smells better when he drinks a lot.

"Then answer a question, Your Majesty. I'll say it first. We are playing a game now. Your Majesty can't be angry and chop off my head or kill my nine clans. After all, these are sensitive topics. Your Majesty, can you do it? If not, you can drink. Drink three cups." Shen Yanyan's tone was mean. She pinched his neck and spoke with a clip-like sound, which made Xiao Jingzhan's scalp numb.

"My beloved, if you want to know if I can do it, I can give you a taste of it." Xiao Jingzhan replied with a smile in a faint voice.

Uh, Shen Yanyan's face paused, but she immediately returned to her bashful look. "Since your majesty says yes, then I won't be polite."

"Is Concubine Lan your majesty's first love? Did your majesty give his first time to Concubine Lan? Was the process very intense?" Shen Yanyan looked at Xiao Jingzhan with obscene eyes and asked without thinking.

She had nothing to be embarrassed about, nor was she afraid that he would chop her up in anger. He had agreed to it, so don't blame her for being rude. If you don't want to answer, you can drink.

The smile on Xiao Jingzhan's lips paused, his face immediately fell, and his eyes stared at Shen Yanyan, as if he wanted to tear her in half.

Shen Yanyan was not afraid of his murderous gaze at all. She met her gaze and said, "Your Majesty, this is what you agreed to. You don't have to answer, but you have to drink three glasses of wine."

Xiao Jingzhan didn't expect such words to come out of her mouth. How did the Shen family teach her? How could a woman ask such a question so shamelessly? What made him even more angry was that she didn't care at all about what happened between her and other women. She was very happy and curious to see what she was like.

Xiao Jingzhan gritted his teeth and said, "I haven't touched her, and she is not my first love." He didn't understand what first love meant, but in this context, combined with the literal meaning, he could guess what it meant.

Shen Yanyan had a question mark on her face? He hadn't touched her. Wasn't it rumored in the palace that Concubine Lan had once been pregnant with His Majesty's child, but she had a miscarriage later?

"It is rumored in the palace that Concubine Lan was pregnant with His Majesty's child, but His Majesty did not touch her. Then how did she get the child? Could it be that someone cheated on His Majesty?" Shen Yanyan rolled her eyes, and when she thought of this possibility, she said in a loud voice.

"Shen Yanyan, do you really not want to live? I can help you." Xiao Jingzhan looked at Shen Yanyan with a gloomy face.

"Didn't you say that yourself? You didn't touch her." Shen Yanyan shrank her neck and spoke in a low voice.

"You just need to know that I have never touched anyone in the palace. You are not supposed to ask about other things, and that is another question." Xiao Jingzhan suppressed his anger and said after drinking the wine in the glass. He had to drink something to suppress his anger, otherwise he was afraid that he would be angry to death.

"Your Majesty, there are so many beautiful women in the palace, and you haven't touched any of them. When those concubines were sleeping with you, you sent others to sleep with you. You are not only a Liu Xiahui, but you can also cuckold yourself. You are awesome, my friend." Shen Yanyan gave him a thumbs up and praised him. Tsk tsk tsk tsk. What a character, worthy of being an emperor, his psychological quality is unmatched.

Shen Yanyan couldn't care about much at the moment. Her mind was filled with all this explosion, and she was so shocked that she couldn't recover. She said whatever came to her mind, no matter how offensive the words were, which were enough to execute all nine generations of her clan.

Xiao Jingzhan listened to the reckless words coming out of her mouth and immediately stood up and walked out. He was afraid that if he continued to listen, she would not be able to help but chop her.

Seeing the man walking out with a dark face, Shen Yanyan instantly realized how explosive her words were. She quickly stood up and tried to pull Xiao Jingzhan. She was afraid that he would go back and write an imperial decree to kill all nine of her clans.

"Your Majesty, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was really, bah, I just said nonsense, Your Majesty, please don't go back and write an imperial edict to search the Shen family, I was really wrong." Shen Yanyan saw that she couldn't stop him, so she sat on the ground and hugged Xiao Jingzhan's thigh tightly, whispering, for fear of waking up the palace servants of Yaohua Palace.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at the person who was holding his thigh tightly and sneered twice: "It's too late to be scared now." After saying that, he struggled with his legs, but failed to break free.

After hearing what he said, Shen Yanyan didn't dare to let go. If she let go, the Shen family would be finished because of her.

"Your Majesty, you are a magnanimous person. Please don't bother with me." Shen Yanyan hugged Xiao Jingzhan's thigh and looked up at her with clear eyes.

She thought to herself that he couldn't afford to play with her, but she didn't say much. It was normal for her to think so, okay?