After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

The black gold sky sinks to the west, and the light of the setting sun slowly dyes the palace walls blood-red, creating a solemn beauty that is both ominous and taboo.

Xie Tan stood on the jade steps outside the Yuji Palace with a calm expression, but the panic and anger in his heart that almost broke through him had not yet subsided.

It has been a dry year this year. There has been very little rainfall in the Central Plains since the beginning of autumn. Thousands of acres of fertile land in Lucheng have not harvested a single grain. There is also the lijin, grain and salt taxes of Citong Port, the autumn taxes of various places, and the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue. Which one is not worrying and tiring?

There is also the war with Nanzhao, and it is possible that the emperor will have to lead the army in person.

Not only could all these political affairs fail to divert the frustration and anger in his heart, but they seemed to have turned into strands of spider silk that bound him tightly. He just wanted to tear them apart and burn them!

Jealousy and anxiety were like uncontrollable flames, violently gnawing at his nerves.

At that time, he almost tried his best not to sentence Xie Yunji to death.

In this world, apart from Song Nihuan, no one has ever given him warmth and affirmation, so he is not a person who cares much about morality and emotion. There are too many dead souls under his command along the way, and he doesn't mind adding one more to the list being his brother.

But she wouldn't allow it.

She hopes Xie Yunji is alive.

why?

What if he really killed Xie Yunji? What would she do?

This thought lingered in his mind, but in the end, he gave in and did not dare to gamble.

He was afraid that Song Nihuan would hate him and leave him because of this.

He simply cannot bear the consequences.

Moreover, he couldn't do this to Xie Yunji.

Because once Xie Yunji died under his imperial decree, people would think of her.

Xie Tan was extremely irritated, and the hostility and anxiety in his eyes became more and more intense.

He didn't dare go back to Yuxiu Palace, fearing that he would not be able to conceal his anger and would have to argue with her again. However, he was eager to see her and confirm what she was thinking.

I wonder if she was touched after seeing what Xie Yunji did for her?

Are you shaken again?

But do you regret being with him?

When he thought of the way she looked at Xie Yunji, he felt a strong pain in his heart, followed by a crazy, radical and terrifying thought that almost overwhelmed his sanity.

Why did he want her to be the queen before?

Become the queen and let her be seen by everyone?

What he wanted was obviously to let his shadow envelope her, let his breath surround her, fill all her gaps with himself, invade her skin, occupy her bone marrow, and make her only able to see him.

His imagination grew darker and crazier, and he couldn't stop. It seemed that only seeing her, being by her side, could bring him relief.

Like it's losing control.

*

Song Nihuan had a quick dinner.

The harem is so quiet because there are so few people.

In fact, there were quite a few people, as there were a lot of palace maids and eunuchs.

But it was very quiet, especially after she had eaten, rinsed her mouth and taken a bath, and the servants had nothing to do, so they all became quiet.

The whole palace seemed particularly lonely.

She walked out and the yard was very quiet. The crabapple flowers were about to wither.

It's autumn again.

She looked towards the highest palace, where Xie Tan was. She didn't know if he was busy with government affairs today, or if he was hiding again and didn't want to see her.

Since she and Xie Tan reconciled, they rarely quarreled, and he always listened to her in everything, just like today when she signaled him with her eyes not to kill Xie Yunji, she clearly sensed his suppressed anger and danger, but he actually agreed.

You know, breaking into the palace at night is a legitimate reason to execute Xie Yunji.

She thought of Xie Yunji, and the strange feeling in her heart came back again.

She knew that Xie Yunji had been correcting his previous mistakes.

He asked a miracle doctor to treat Lan Zhi, and regardless of the reputation of the Xie family and the literati, he gave her back her identity. He also stopped forcing her, did not let her fall into a dilemma, and even married her to stop the rumors.

It seems like everything has to start over again.

But the way he looked at her was gentle and sad.

She didn't know why she didn't want him to die, and she didn't know if she could forgive him for what he had done.

Even if I forgive him, then what?

The most important thing is that she can't see her own heart clearly. She doesn't know whether she doesn't want him to die because he is indeed a talented and rare good official, or because the presence of past feelings in her heart has not diminished?

When thinking about the love-hate relationship between her and Xie Yunji, Song Nihuan did not think of Xie Tan.

Because Xie Tan is so important, as long as she puts Xie Tan up for comparison, the scales will tilt overwhelmingly without hesitation.

"Madam, His Majesty is here." The eunuch at the palace gate came to announce it. Everyone saw that she was restless that day, so he reminded her, "His Majesty has a cold face and is unhappy."

Song Nihuan suddenly felt a little dazed. The people serving her seemed to have gotten used to Xie Tan's gentleness and favor towards her, forgetting that the emperor always had a cold face in other places and was a gloomy and unpredictable monarch.

He hadn't eaten yet, and Song Nihuan asked the maid to bring up his favorite dishes.

The table in Yuxiu Palace was actually very large, but they used to sit together to eat, and now Xie Tan was sitting at the other end, far away from her.

His hands were very big, and when she held his hand, he could wrap her hand tightly. At this moment, the hand holding the chopsticks had distinct joints, blue veins bulged on the cold white back of the hand, and several protruding veins wandered and disappeared into his cuffs embroidered with black dragon patterns.

There is a kind of forbidden beauty.

Song Nihuan couldn't help but look at it for a while. She suddenly blushed and cursed herself inwardly for admiring his hands at this time?

He quickly sat down next to him and moved his drum stool closer to him, "What's the matter?"

He paused and stared at her, as if waiting for her to speak.

But Song Nihuan hasn't figured out how to start the conversation.

He lowered his head and continued to eat, his Adam's apple rolled, and he swallowed, still not looking at her, and said lightly: "It's okay."

She thought it was kind of cute that he said one thing and meant another.

He was obviously very angry. When she pleaded with his eyes not to kill Xie Yunji, she could hear his suppressed and uneven breathing.

He had been angry all day, but now he sat down to eat as if nothing had happened.

Song Nihuan moved closer and put her head on his shoulder. She took a look at how much he ate and said, "Eat less. If you eat too much when you're angry, your stomach will get upset."

She had approached or hugged him countless times like this, but he would still stiffen up and say, "Not angry."

"I'm glad you're not angry," she said.

Song Nihuan couldn't see Xie Tan's expression. If she saw it, she would be scared.