The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 326 Extra 4: A Few Things About the Emperor and Empress (2)

When Xue Qingyin woke up, she was already in the carriage.

She opened her eyes suddenly, and when she saw the familiar interior of the carriage, she relaxed again and asked lazily, "On the way to the manor?"

"Yes." He Junting replied.

"You know there is an important matter today, but you are still so ridiculous." Xue Qingyin scolded him, "What if I can't walk after getting off the carriage?"

"I'll carry Yinyin."

"That's not good, wouldn't it be a loss of your dignity as an emperor."

He Junting helped her sit up straight and said, "The emperor's dignity is not obtained through his wife."

"You should be the only one who can ride on the emperor's head. If they see you, they will have thoughts that they shouldn't have. What kind of fools are they? They should be killed." He Junting slowly uttered the last two words.

Xue Qingyin couldn't help but smile: "No, there is another one."

"Hmm?"

"He Yun."

"That's different."

Now it was Xue Qingyin's turn to be confused: "What's the difference?"

"When he's older, he can ride on my neck. If he's older, he can't ride."

This made sense, and Xue Qingyin didn't refute it.

He Junting continued: "And Yinyin..."

"Hmm?"

"Where can't you ride?"

Xue Qingyin's face turned red from choking on her saliva.

But this statement... also has its reasons.

So she didn't refute it after all.

After a while, the carriage arrived at the manor. He Junting did as he said and carried Xue Qingyin into the manor.

Following closely behind was Zhao Xufeng.

Zhao Xufeng was holding the little prince in his arms.

When the group entered the door, the manor was bowing repeatedly.

Who would have thought? Life's circumstances are so changeable. It has only been a short time, and they have transformed themselves into people following the Empress!

"Your Majesty, please, Your Majesty, please. ... Half an hour ago, there was a man who called himself Kong Qun, who said he was waiting for the Empress here." The steward was talking, and suddenly stopped.

He suddenly realized that what he said was not quite right.

How could he say in front of His Majesty that a man was waiting for the Empress?

The steward sweated on the spot.

"Huh? Where?" Xue Qingyin didn't care, "Lead the way."

The steward was stunned, and first glanced at He Junting carefully.

There was no strange color.

After all, His Majesty has always been cold.

The steward was relieved and led the way in person.

Kong Qun never dared to look directly at Xue Qingyin, so he always lowered his head.

But what came into view today was a pair of black long boots, with a dragon shape outlined with gold thread on the boots. The shape was simple, but the meaning was majestic.

It's the new emperor!

Kong Qun's heart trembled, and he instinctively raised his head.

Xue Qingyin then lay on the new emperor's back and said lazily: "Why are you blocking the road?"

Kong Qun woke up as if from a dream, and quickly stepped aside, and performed the ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows.

"Have you been around the manor?" Xue Qingyin asked him.

"I have been around."

"How do you feel?" Xue Qingyin was put on a large and soft seat by He Junting while talking.

Seeing this, Kong Qun's eyelids trembled, and he buried his head even lower, saying: "The queen's manor is very well managed, with wonderful ideas everywhere. It can become a leader in the capital in a short period of time, and it is not a false reputation."

"Well, it sounds like you are not much more, and you are not much less." Xue Qingyin couldn't help yawning as she said this.

Kong Qun straightened his back a little, and said, "Your Highness has promoted all the people she employs from the bottom."

"Yes."

"They are not fierce enough and cannot intimidate people." Kong Qun said this with certainty, "All the people you interact with are high-ranking officials. If you don't even have such ability, after a long time, it is inevitable that there will be drunken and ignorant bastards causing trouble. Do you have to report everything to your Highness and let her deal with it personally?"

Xue Qingyin was really a little tired, and couldn't help but smiled and said, "You are fierce enough?"

He Junting silently took away Xue Qingyin's hand, and instead put his hand next to her head so that she could lean on it.

Xue Qingyin followed closely and said, "Oh, that's right. Didn't you offend me before because you were not afraid of the powerful?"

Kong Qun's head was buried lower, and his face flushed.

"What does your Majesty think?" Xue Qingyin asked lazily.

Sweat seeped from Kong Qun's forehead, and his heart was hanging high.

He had never thought that the queen would bring the emperor with him. Before this, he had never seen the emperor, but only heard of his reputation.

If this person does not agree...

"Well, yes." He Junting said briefly.

Kong Qun's breath had not been accumulated enough, and it was released unexpectedly.

He knelt down and kowtowed twice: "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the queen and the emperor!"

He was a mean man!

Why was King Xuan able to succeed to the throne, and why were his subordinates willing to go through life and death with him. He must not use people he doubted, and he did not act based on personal feelings.

"Go and call a few stewards." Xue Qingyin said.

Kong Qun stood up to go, and even thought about how to establish his majesty in front of them for a while...

"I'm not talking to you." Xue Qingyin interrupted him.

Then a eunuch went out.

Kong Qun understood that this was the most convenient and useful way to "establish authority".

For her, it was just a matter of raising her hand.

This is the difference between the superior and the inferior.

Kong Qun didn't feel depressed at all, he just thought that he should give more to do better.

Soon, several managers arrived.

Because the manor is getting bigger, there is more than one manager. There are those who manage the kitchen, the horse farm, the front hall... each with a clear division of labor.

Now they are all under Kong Qun's command.

Because it was the eunuch who summoned them to see him, how could they not obey with such a posture?

"You can talk to each other. Someone lead the way. Your Majesty and I are going to take a walk in the back mountain." Xue Qingyin stood up.

This also made the managers feel relieved.

With His Majesty here, they really didn't dare to raise their heads.

After they left, Kong Qun calmed down and talked seriously about the things in the manor with several managers.

On this side, Xue Qingyin took a carriage up the mountain and passed by the flowers on the way.

"Stop." He Junting said abruptly.

"Huh?" Xue Qingyin turned her head to look at him. She muttered to herself that it seemed... not very happy?

But she saw He Junting rolling up the curtain and reaching out to take it lightly.

When he took it back, there was a camellia in his palm.

He flicked away two tiny insects on his face with his fingers, and then stuffed it into Xue Qingyin's hand: "Yinyin gave it to me, and today I give it to Yinyin."

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Xue Qingyin suddenly felt ashamed.

She had forgotten it!

He still remembered it!

It was just a flower... She picked it casually at that time, but he picked it seriously and specially.

Xue Qingyin couldn't help but smile at him: "Put it on for me."

"Yes." He Junting responded, holding her neck with one hand and pinning flowers for her with the other.

The camellia was white, but it made her look even more beautiful.

The flower branches entered her hair, and He Junting leaned down and kissed her lips.

Just as he had wrinkled the flower before, he had made her lipstick smudge now.

Xue Qingyin was a little breathless, grabbed his sleeves, and leaned into his arms.

He whispered in her ear: "A little jealous."

What? What jealous? Xue Qingyin was stunned, but He Junting didn't mean to mention it again.

At this time, the cautious voice of Wu Shaojian sounded outside the carriage: "Your Majesty, Queen, are you still going up the mountain?"

Xue Qingyin pulled the curtain.

It was He Junting who spoke: "...Go."

Wu Shaojian dared to make the decision, and the group continued to go up the mountain.

Xue Qingyin leaned comfortably against the man beside her and said, "I haven't ridden a horse for a long time. I want to ride a horse."

"My body is not well yet. It's not right."

Xue Qingyin tilted her head to look at him: "Your Majesty, don't you want to hug me and ride a horse?"

He Junting's eyelids jumped.

But this man was too restrained after all. He said, "There is a long time to come."

Xue Qingyin pouted: "Boring."

The carriage still went all the way to the mountain.

The old man who almost crashed to death was still feeding the horses in the stable.

Xue Qingyin also went up to ask him how he was doing.

The old man never thought that he could meet the emperor and empress again. He was about to salute in a panic, but was supported by the guards.

"The previous reward silver was used to build a new house..." He said with a smile.

He also said that his daughter-in-law was smart and had a good job in the farm. He also said that his granddaughter made a purse for him, which was sewn with linen, but it was very beautiful.

He also talked about the job he did...

"In winter, the old man went to the mountain to check on the horses. He was so scared when he saw that one of the horses was missing. The manager said it was okay and he would not punish the old man. But he kept thinking that this was the owner's property that was lost, and he would be handed over to the government in the past." The old man talked about this matter very honestly.

Xue Qingyin couldn't help laughing and turned to look at He Junting.

Well, "horse thief".

The old man muttered: "I don't know who the bastard is. There was a lot of blood and the shed was dirty. Did they kill our horse and eat it?"

Xue Qingyin's face finally changed when she heard this.

"A lot of blood?" she asked.

The old man nodded blankly.

Xue Qingyin was so angry that she turned back and stood on tiptoe and bit He Junting, biting his neck.

He Junting didn't move and let her bite him.

The old man was dumbfounded.

Xue Qingyin pointed: "He stole the horse."

Then she turned and walked away.

The old man was like being struck by lightning, stammering and shaking: "This, this, Your Majesty... Oh!" How could he say that the horse thief was a bastard?

The old man knelt on the ground and was soon helped up.

Wu Shaojian smiled and advised him: "Your Majesty is kind and generous, and will not punish you."

The old man looked up at the emperor again with trepidation, but saw that the emperor had already chased the queen.

He Junting lowered his voice: "I was injured, but Yinyin wanted to bite me."

Xue Qingyin thought...it seemed that it was not right.

She pouted: "I was just angry that you didn't take care of yourself."

"It's enough for you to take care of me." He Junting comforted her.

Xue Qingyin turned around and hugged his waist tightly. She whispered: "When I was pregnant before, I didn't dare to hug too tightly."

She hugged him tighter as she said, "I have to treat you better."

He Junting said nothing, picked her up and walked into the forest.

The guards followed in tacit agreement, but they only guarded the periphery.

Xue Qingyin was full of doubts until she saw the pavilion in the forest.

The pavilion was very large, with curtains hung up, and the wind blew the curtains, bringing out a bit of warmth.

He Junting carried her in and walked in. It turned out that hot spring water was introduced into the pavilion, so it was like warm water, and there was no need to worry about the slightest chill.

"When was it built? I don't even know!" Xue Qingyin said in shock.

"When I encountered an assassination on the road and hid in the back mountain, I thought it was appropriate to build a pavilion here." He Junting pressed her down on the soft couch in the pavilion.

Xue Qingyin was angry and amused: "You lost so much blood at that time, and you still have the mind to think about this?"

She pinched him, but was caught by He Junting.

He Junting lowered his eyes, still expressionless and serious, and said: "Yinyin is pregnant and weak. I endured it for a long time and it hurt."

Xue Qingyin's face suddenly turned yellow.

She hooked his neck and whispered: "Why don't you ask me to help you?"

He paused and said: "I'm afraid Yinyin will misunderstand."

"Misunderstand what?"

"Misunderstand that I only covet your color, and I can't bear it even for a moment."

Xue Qingyin couldn't help laughing: "Aren't you very smart? Why are you being stupid now?"

She straightened her waist and kissed him: "You didn't just endure it for a moment, you endured it for a long time."

She said: "Reward you."

These words were like opening a box.

The beast locked in the box jumped out and invaded her forcefully and violently.

Wait a minute?

Am I trapped?

Xue Qingyin thought vaguely.

They stayed in the manor for one night, and the next morning He Junting had to get up, change clothes, and rush back to court.

Xue Qingyin thought, although I was the one who fell into the trap, he was still the one who suffered!

She forced herself to sit up: "I'll go back with you."

He Junting couldn't resist her, so he carried her to the carriage.

The carriage sped along, and for fear of shaking her, He Junting became a human cushion all the way.

Xue Qingyin thought again in a daze, ah... I should have paid to accompany him. Why, why is he still the one who suffered?

It seems that she can't repay it in this lifetime.

Then add the next life, and the next life.

The empress returned to the palace.

Xue Qingyin slept until the afternoon before getting up, and He Junting came to see her just in time after handling government affairs.

Xue Qingyin sat up blankly and grabbed He Junting's sleeve: "Oh! Forgot the child in the manor!"