He thought she was also someone who came to spy on his cousin with ambitions, so he pointed her in the wrong direction with ill intentions.

Later, at a family dinner, when he saw her sitting next to his cousin, he realized that she was the sister-in-law who was deeply loved by his cousin, and the feelings that had just ignited in the boy's heart were extinguished.

She already has someone as dazzling as her cousin by her side, so how could it be his turn?

Later, when he heard that his sister-in-law had died in the fire, he felt so sad that he didn't know how to vent. The vague emotions that had been suppressed became clearer and clearer.

He blamed his cousin for not taking good care of her. He even had a delusion that if he had her, he would protect her like a treasure. How could he let her suffer such a misfortune?

The young man needed to vent his resentment and anger, so he turned this discomfort into motivation, and finally stood out from a group of poor children who were deliberately promoted in the first imperial examination after the change of dynasty... In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he saw her among the group of maids at first sight.

A face similar to my sister-in-law!

He felt his heart was almost stopping, and he was still translating those foreign languages ​​out of habit, but his mind was firmly glued to her. When he saw her leaving, he quickly handed the next translation task to his commander and followed her.

But who would have thought that she was the emperor's favorite concubine?

It was not until Song Nihuan reminded him that Xie Yunjie woke up, slowed down, looked at her, and asked, "Do you know my cousin Xie Yunji?"

Song Nihuan's expression changed slightly. She looked at him silently and asked, "Who are you?"

"My surname is also Xie. I come from the Xie Mansion in Chen County and my name is Yun Jie," he said.

Song Nihuan looked up at the handsome young man and said frankly, "I know Xie Yunji. He was once my husband."

The boy clenched his hands in his sleeves, it was indeed her.

But why did she hide in the deep palace and suddenly become the emperor's concubine?

She didn't let her hair down anymore, so for whom did she comb her hair like a woman?

"Did you know that elder brother has gone?" he asked.

He waited for her to explain.

Song Ni said: "I know."

"So my sister-in-law...had an affair with the emperor before this?" Xie Yunjie asked bluntly.

The polite and courteous man disappeared, and he pressed on, "Did big brother die because of this incident?"

"You think too much." She said, looking at him quietly.

This young man doesn't look like Xie Yunji, but his every move shows his shadow, as if he is imitating Xie Yunji's words and deeds.

She looked at him as if she could see Xie Yunji's brilliant appearance. She said slowly, "Before your eldest brother passed away, I was always faithful to him... and always acted in accordance with my duty."

The entanglement between me and Xie Yunji is hard to explain, let alone to this young man.

Song Nihuan only said: "I don't need to explain this to you. Just remember one thing. I am the emperor's man now. My real name is not Jiang Yao. My last name is Song."

"If you want a smooth career, just pretend you haven't met me today."

Xie Yunjie took a breath, raised his head, and suppressed the waves in his heart, returning to his calm state.

Cousin Xie Yunji was, of course, the object of admiration for all of the Xie family members. Not only him, but anyone who had met Xie Yunji was impressed by his elegance and charm, and without trying to imitate him deliberately, they unconsciously became close to him.

This included his expressionless face and his calm and composed manner in dealing with people.

She said no more to Xie Yunjie and quickly disappeared from his sight in her BMW.

The young man loosened his palm, and there were bloody marks on his cold white palm from being whipped.

*

In the evening, Xie Tan came back much earlier than usual, without even changing his crown and clothes, and there seemed to be thunder and lightning between his eyebrows.

He was tall, and the complicated black and gold crown and robes brought a heavy sense of oppression, making people feel as humble as ants. He also had a cold face. Song Nihuan was holding a scroll in her hand. She seemed to be frightened by him for a moment, and stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Seeing her like this, Xie Tan sighed. In the past, when he came to see her, he would take off his emperor's crown, wear a fine linen robe after bathing, and look no different from a young man from an aristocratic family. But today's complicated and exaggerated crown and clothes obviously made her feel distant.

She put the book down, knelt up, and was about to salute when Xie Tan held her arm and pulled her into his arms.

He walked in a hurry, still carrying the coldness of the outside world on his body. The dragon pattern woven with gold thread made her face hurt. She quickly pushed him away and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing to tell me?" He lowered his head, and the faint scent of ambergris lingered around her nose.

Song Nihuan frowned and turned away, "What did you say?"

He pinched her chin and moved closer to her. "What are you talking about? You were bullied and you didn't even bother to complain to your man?"

"I just found out about what happened this morning! Is there no one around you? Why didn't you come and tell me?"

The gates of Xiyuan were locked when the palace gates were unlocked in order to prevent these foreign races from making unusual movements at night, and Tiqi were also sent to guard the area.

If the palace doors were not so tall and heavy, he really wanted to chop the door open with a knife and kill the ignorant bastard.

Song Nihuan took his hand and squeezed it gently, "I'm fine, and I have to thank Lord Zhou. If it weren't for him, Lord Xie and I don't know how this would have ended."

Xie Tan's worried heart finally settled down, and the beast in her heart also died down. Fortunately, she did not cover up for Xie Yunjie.

Xie Yunjie was the third place winner chosen by him personally. That boy had brilliant literary talent and was unstoppable. He really couldn't go against his conscience and bury such a talent.

He comforted himself that even without Xie Yunji, it would not be a big deal to have a little Mr. Xie.

Seeing Xie Tan's expression eased a little, Song Nihuan smiled suddenly, "Why were you unhappy just now?"

She had never intended to hide the fact that she had met Xie Yunjie from Xie Tan. She knew it was impossible to hide it. This was in the imperial palace, and every person, object, blade of grass and tree in the palace belonged to him.

"How outstanding is Xie Yunjie that he makes you abandon your prejudice against Xie and appoint him as the third place in the imperial examination?" Song Nihuan asked again.

"You... have seen him," he said.

"Well, he is a good young man. He did not retreat even when the foreign man put the knife to his neck. It is no wonder that such a man is favored by His Majesty."

Xie Tan looked at her and said, "Don't flatter me. I'm a narrow-minded person. I only gave him the third place in the imperial examination despite his talent. But he actually had such courage. It makes me feel a little regretful. Should I let him become a nobody?"

"He has a good look, so there's no regret in him being chosen as the third place," she said.

Xie Tan said bitterly: "I knew that he would appear in front of you sooner or later. He looks so much like Xie Yunji, you..."

Xie Tan was unable to say the following words, because Song Nihuan threw herself into his arms, and gently caressed his neck with her lips, "What are you jealous of...? This is so strange, do I have to like all the sons of the Xie family? But aren't you also a son of the Xie family, Brother Tan?"

He held her tight in his arms and kissed her hard on the lips.

Their lips intertwined, Xie Tan's anxiety was soothed. He held her face and murmured, "I don't want to be just your brother Tan."

"Don't look at others, don't like others, don't look at any Mr. Xie, just like me."

The man in front of him was wearing the most noble and gorgeous clothes in the world, but his face showed an expression of anxiety and fear. He was completely different from the cold and aloof emperor during the day.

She hugged his waist with a smile and said to his slightly red ear: "Okay."

Xie Tan's eyes softened, and the murderous aura disappeared. He kissed her for a long time. After all, it was a skill he had just learned, so he couldn't help but practice it with her. He didn't stop until she was out of breath.

Song Nihuan's lips were red and swollen from his kiss. She looked at him with sparkling eyes, "Brother Tan, you are a good emperor."

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