C164 (1/2)

At this moment, there was still one more person who had not fallen asleep yet, looking at the moon in the Ying Tai.

It was Zhu Yijun.

Although he had gone to the Imperial Consort Yi, he only sat down for a bit before returning to his own room.

Although there was someone taking care of the sleeping quarters, it had been a long time since someone had taken care of them and it still looked cold and deserted.

From the second floor, he could see Wang Rong and her Penglai Pavilion. At the moment, the bedroom was also dark. Wang Rong didn't like sleeping and lighting lights.

Zhu Yijun lowered his head and laughed bitterly, he had never seen Wang Rong act like this, showing off her power, being so overbearing, being so disrespectful, acting fierce, but also feeling weak inside. How afraid was she that she could not persuade him?

When had he ever let Zitong become so afraid of him?

If he had left in a fit of rage due to Wang Rong's response, perhaps he and the empress would never have returned to the situation they once thought of.

He was lucky to have felt her unhappiness, and he was glad to have felt the uncontrollable terror of her anger, the fear that he would become a fainting monarch, and that she could do nothing about it. However, he felt his heart ache at being able to sense these things.

Wang Rong He had always been indifferent and particular about methods. When she looked at him with her bright eyes, she could always make him do as she wanted.

Zhu Yijun sighed, and raised his head to look at the moon in the sky. The moon was big and round, and he could still hear the sound of the lake water lapping against the shore, and Zhu Yijun remembered that he was with Wang Rong that year, and Rong Chang was in her mother's stomach. The two of them idled around, and after the morning assembly ended, he was in a hurry to return, to find out what kind of special dishes Wang Rong had prepared for him.

Sometimes, when there were no longer any fresh dishes, Wang Rong He would look at him with a smile, making him guess which dish was personally prepared by her today. Sometimes, if he could not guess, he would look around, and a palace maid would give him hints.

After dinner, they would rest together to change Wang Rong's calligraphy style. In the afternoon, they would go fishing or have all sorts of entertainment. Even if there were only two people in Ying Tai, meeting each other day and night, they did not feel bored or empty.

Zhu Yijun thought of the past and the corner of his mouth raised into a smile. If he knew the word happiness, he would know that at this moment in time, he felt that it was happiness.

In the future, he would still need to find time to be alone with Zitong, Zhu Yijun thought.

He never thought that Zitong's body would gradually grow further and further away just because he was unable to sleep with her. However, he seemed to have missed one thing: was his intimacy with Wang Rong sufficient to prevent her from thinking too much?

Thinking about his recent life, Zhu Yijun also admitted that he was a little unrestrained. Most likely, in Wang Rong's perspective, he had already begun to move away from her. Otherwise, why would she be afraid that he would not listen to her advice?

Wang Rong was never like the others. No one would advise him to go to court for a few days a month, but she would laugh and say that his Majesty's hard work and love for his people was not reflected in the court. In Zhu Yijun's heart, Wang Rong was on the same side as him, and the whole world only stood on his side.

This closeness and special, Zhu Yijun wanted to properly protect him.

On the second day, Wang Rong and Rong Chang paid respects to Zhu Yijun. The two of them looked at each other, as if nothing had happened yesterday. Rong Chang looked at father for a long time before finally saying, ”father won't go back to the Palace today, and won't go back to the Palace tomorrow either, and won't go back to the Palace the day after tomorrow either.”

”How about your majesty accompany Rong Chang for a few days at the Ying Tai?” Zhu Yijun asked.

Rong Chang hugged his neck and laughed as she shouted, ”Long live father.”

When the two of them were together, Wang Rong knelt down in a serious manner and apologized to Zhu Yijun, ”Your Majesty, I was disrespectful to you yesterday.”

”Get up.” Zhu Yijun laughed and said, ”I want to bicker with you about the two words of disrespect. You have no idea where you should be since a long time ago.”

Wang Rong He's face turned red as he tried to defend himself, ”I usually know how to be polite.”

”Get up and speak.” Zhu Yijun said, he coughed twice, ”Recently, I've been a bit dissolute.”

Wang Rong He looked at him with a strange expression. Zhu Yijun said embarrassedly, ”I feel that I was too careless with you before, but in the future, I will still need to frequently visit your Kunning Palace. You won't think too much.”

”You still have to misunderstand me.” Zhu Yijun said.

”I lost my composure when I heard that someone had died. Your Majesty, there is no need to act this way.” Wang Rong He said, ”Your Majesty, please assume that I drank some wine yesterday.”

”I can't even compare to the entire harem's tolerance towards you. Why are you still so careful? Could it be that I am a tyrant?” Zhu Yijun asked with a bitter smile.

”It's my nature.” ”Women are all like that.” Wang Rong added.

”I don't like you being careful of me.” Zhu Yijun said.

”In that case.” Wang Rong He said, ”Originally, I had invited Changyang and Changning here to play mahjong, but I won't let anyone tell them not to come today.”

”Play mahjong?” Zhu Yijun said, ”Alright, I will come too.”

Thus, the two empress and two princesses played mahjong together, and it was rare for the two of them to be so close to the emperor. Although this was Zhu Yijun's first time playing mahjong, how could the two of them dare to mess with him? ”Zhu Yijun won several matches in a row.

”It's that simple.” Zhu Yijun laughed and said, ”It's not as difficult as chess jumping.”

Wang Rong said, ”Did you hear that? From this round onwards, the protection of the novices has come to an end. Be serious, otherwise, His Majesty would think that we would be infatuated with such a simple matter every day.”

Amongst the four of them, Xi Yang's card skills were the highest, and she was the one who proposed to play mahjong first. Changning was a stable and healthy person, while Wang Rong He wasn't very good at cards, but his luck wasn't bad.

This mahjong, after all, had good luck, skills, and mental state, and it was meaningless to just let them fight. After a few rounds, Longevity and Changning were a little more used to it, and now that Wang Rong had recited it for them, they began to relax.

In the end, Zhu Yijun had lost, and he had won. He had lost a lot of things, but when it was time for Wang Rong to say that it was getting late, he was still a little reluctant, ”Come back tomorrow.”

”Your Majesty, aren't you saying that this is a simple object?” Wang Rong asked with a smile.

”To kill time.” Zhu Yijun said. There's still a way in. ”

After eating together, Wang Rong wanted to ask Zhu Yijun to go to the Imperial Consort Yi, so Zhu Yijun said, ”We will stay here for today.”

When Zhu Yijun went to wash up, she was already a little unsettled. She called Jasmine over and whispered in her ear, telling her to go to the bedroom and light the tranquil incense, ”A little more.” Wang Rong said.

Nutty held her hand. ”Empress, don't be afraid.”

Only now did Wang Rong He realize that he was trembling.

”His Majesty will not force the Empress.” No disease.