Chapter 1064: 1062: Admiration for Chu Yihan
Chapter 1064: Chapter 1062: Admiration for Chu Yihan
“Your Majesty, please don’t flirt with my niece, Shu Qing is still awaiting matrimony,”
Zhuo Junli saw through Leng Shuqing’s thoughts at a glance.
Her little face was thoroughly flushed.
“Uncle!”
Leng Shuqing, flustered, ran behind him to hide, afraid that Chu Yihan would see her crimson face.
Chu Yihan wasn’t paying attention to all this. He had just noticed Zhuo Junli eating a late-night snack and felt hungry himself, so he called Sun Wu to have the imperial kitchen prepare some late-night snacks for him as well.
Seeing this, Leng Shuqing stepped forward and said softly, “Your Majesty, if you don’t disdain my humble skills, perhaps you could try the pastries I’ve made.”
She opened the box for Zhuo Junli and revealed a neat plate of osmanthus cake at the bottom layer. As soon as she brought it out, the fragrance filled the air.
Zhuo Junli immediately frowned, “Girl, why didn’t you say you made this too! Had I known, I would have eaten less!”
By then, he was full and had no room for osmanthus cake.
Chu Yihan was indeed hungry, so he took a bite. It was unexpectedly delicious, “Light and fluffy, sweet but not cloying, well done.”
His compliment made Leng Shuqing’s cheeks turn even redder, and her heart leapt with joy.
Every time she visited the imperial study to see Zhuo Junli, she would prepare in secret, never expecting that Chu Yihan would actually taste what she made.
She felt incredibly fortunate.
“Miss Leng has a gentle and gracious nature. I will reward you with something,”
Chu Yihan said, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered someone to fetch something. It was a green jade bracelet adorned with a luminous pearl the size of a thumb, extravagantly luxurious and precious.
It was originally intended as a reward, but now that he had enjoyed Leng Shuqing’s pastries, he decided to give it to her.
He didn’t think much of it, but to Leng Shuqing, receiving this reward brought tears to her eyes.
She carefully tucked the treasure box into her bosom, treasuring it meticulously, and left the palace with the token of Chu Yihan’s regard.
Zhuo Junli watched her hesitate to speak and shook his head in secret, lamenting, “This is not good at all!”
“What big issues are there in the court?”
Chu Yihan continued to eat, not lifting his head.
Zhuo Junli handed him a stack of categorized memorials, his face full of worry, “Your Majesty, I fear my niece has developed feelings for you, and the situation is troubling. Have you considered taking another concubine?”
“I have not considered it.”
Chu Yihan was succinct and decisive.
“Tsk tsk.”
Zhuo Junli seemed to hear the sound of Leng Shuqing’s heartbreak to come.
Leng Shuqing couldn’t see it, but he could plainly see that, aside from the one he loves, Chu Yihan was ruthless to all.
That recent reward was nothing more than a casual gesture.
Su Yingxue wept in secret all night in her bedchamber. The next day at dawn, she set out to help Su Qing and others get up.
Sun Wu stood by, advising her, “Your Highness, take care of your body. There will be palace servants to help General Su.”
“Get away!”
Su Yingxue pushed Sun Wu away. Right now, she was irritable with everyone in the palace.
Especially that master in the palace.
Having knelt for two days and nights, everyone from the Marquis’s Manor was in a state of collapse, being supported step by step as they slowly exited the palace.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Only Su Qing was allowed to be carried out of the palace in a sedan chair by special permission from Chu Yihan, given his age and the ordeal he had been through.
Su Qing waved his hand, rejecting Chu Yihan’s kindness.
It wasn’t that he was being stubborn.
He held Su Yingxue’s hand and earnestly advised, “Your Highness, now that you are a majestic figure within the imperial harem, you must restrain your past capriciousness. Do you understand the consequences of these past days?”