Mo Rongzhan originally intended to persuade the Empress Dowager to return to Weicheng Province, so that she would not intervene in the selection. However, he did not expect that the Empress Dowager would not agree.
"It seems that it will not be easy to persuade the Empress Dowager to leave the capital." Mo Rongzhan took Ye Zhen's hand and walked back. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, thinking about how to make the Empress Dowager agree.
"The Empress Dowager has made painstaking efforts to make the Emperor's life even." Ye Zhen smiled. How could she not see the Empress Dowager's intentions? She would not be reconciled if she did not keep Liu Zhihua in the palace.
"Whether the Empress Dowager stays in the palace or not, the selection will not have any impact." Mo Rongzhan said lightly. Even if there were more concubines in the palace, it would still be the same for him.
Ye Zhen grabbed his hand and raised a pair of clear and bright eyes to look at him. The man in front of her was someone she loved so much that she could not control herself. How could she be willing to let him touch another woman? Wasn't that like digging her heart with a knife? "I can only be a jealous Empress in this life."
"I heard that the Empress Dowager of the previous dynasty was also a jealous Empress." Mo Rongzhan whispered with a smile.
"But the Empress Dowager and the courtiers will have opinions." Ye Zhen smiled bitterly. Mo Rongzhan still had no children. Now, no matter who wanted to give birth to a prince, they could not rely on the position of the eldest prince. She believed that many people in the court hoped to send their daughters to the palace and give birth to a son or a daughter for the Emperor.
Mo Rongzhan sighed. "What if they have opinions? Do I have to ask them if I want to favor a woman? Don't think too much."
Ye Zhen stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the chin. "Mmm."
"So you want me to agree to bring the little pervert into the palace?" Mo Rongzhan looked at her with a smile.
"Who is the little pervert? You are the big pervert!" Ye Zhen snorted.
Mo Rongzhan lowered his head and bit her earlobe. "If I were not a big pervert, how could I eat you, a little white rabbit?"
Ye Zhen listened to his low and hoarse voice, her cheeks blushed and her heart beat faster.
Looking at her blushing face, Mo Rongzhan lowered his head and kissed her lips.
The moonlight gently shone on their bodies, elongating their shadows. The man was tall and straight, and the woman was petite and slender, snuggling softly in the man's arms. No matter when or where, seeing such a scene, one could not help but regard them as the faith of love.
Liu Zhihua hid in a corner, her eyes filled with tears. So that cold and handsome man was so gentle to the Empress, so enviable and enviable.
It would be great if she could get Mo Rongzhan's attention one day.
"Liu guniang, the Empress Dowager is looking for you." It was unknown when Jin Ping appeared behind Liu Zhihua and spoke to her in a low voice.
"Oh, okay, I'll go right away." Liu Zhihua wiped away the tears on her face and turned to smile at Jin Ping.
Jin Ping acted as if she didn't see what she was doing here and said with a smile, "The Empress Dowager just returned to the tent and is looking for you."
"I know." Liu Zhihua lowered her head and walked towards the Empress Dowager's tent.
After a few steps, she looked back again but saw the figure of the Emperor holding the Empress Dowager gradually walking away.
At dawn, Mo Rongzhan took Ye Zhen back to Chengde Villa. Ye Chunnan and Tang Zhen remained in the tent. It was rare for them to relax and hunt, so they wanted to stay here for a few more days.
"I thought you wanted to stay in the tent for a few more days." Ye Zhen glanced at Mo Rongzhan, wondering why he returned to the villa so soon.
"Hunting can be done at any time." Mo Rongzhan said lightly, "Do you want to stay there and face the Empress Dowager every day?"
Ye Zhen smiled and shook her head. "Anyway, I won't face the Empress Dowager these days. Can returning to the palace avoid it? At least there is news of the Witch King of Western Liang. Maybe it can wake the Empress Dowager up."
Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly. "The relationship between the Witch King and Ye Yaoyao is still unknown. Let's wait for the people who went to Western Liang to come back."
"Well." Ye Zhen nodded gently.
"Accompany me to the hot spring pool." Mo Rongzhan said lightly.
Ye Zhen said, "You can't go to the hot spring pool yet. The wound on your body has not healed yet."
Mo Rongzhan said helplessly, "Yao Yao, this is just a small injury."
"In my opinion, it's not a small injury." Ye Zhen said resolutely, "Since you are back to the villa, take good care of your body."
She could take advantage of this time to continue to feed him with the spirit spring water, so that his appearance would be completely healed.
Mo Rongzhan's handsome face changed slightly. If he could not go to the hot spring pool, why should he bring her back to Chengde Villa?
Ye Zhen didn't care what he thought in his heart. She let him live a quiet life in the villa. In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.
Ye Chunnan, Tang Zhen, and others had returned to the capital a few days ago. Only the Empress Dowager was still in Chengde Villa, but Liu Zhihua was no longer with her. It was said that she had returned to the capital.
"Mother, do you really not want to go back to Weicheng Province?" Mo Rongzhan accompanied the Empress Dowager for dinner and inadvertently brought up the matter he had mentioned before.
"Ai jia thought about it and decided that it would be better to go next spring." The Empress Dowager said faintly, "What if Ai jia's old disease recurs during the winter?"
Is it the old disease of knee soreness? After being treated by Ye Zhen last time, it didn't happen for a long time. Mo Rongzhan was clear in his heart, but he didn't point it out. "What's so difficult about this? Let the female official follow you."
"Ai jia's illness has been going on for so many years. If the female official could cure it, it would have been cured long ago." The Empress Dowager said angrily.
Mo Rongzhan heard the hidden meaning in the Empress Dowager's words. "Mother, what do you think?"
"Isn't the Empress proficient in medicine? If she goes with Ai jia, then I can visit my relatives anytime." The Empress Dowager said with a smile.
She originally felt that she couldn't leave, lest the selection be manipulated by Lu Yaoyao. But later, after being reminded by Old Princess An, she felt that she should find a way to send Lu Yaoyao away. Without Lu Yaoyao by the Emperor's side, the Emperor would look at other women.
The smile on Mo Rongzhan's mouth did not diminish, but his eyes turned cold. "I was injured not long ago, and I'm afraid I can't leave the Empress for even a day. In this case, Mother should wait until after the winter to visit my relatives."
The Empress Dowager smiled, "It's better to ask the Empress before deciding."
"I'm afraid the Empress will not be able to come and pay her respects to Mother these two days. She is not feeling well." Mo Rongzhan said faintly.
"It doesn't matter. It's the same to ask her in two days." The Empress Dowager said with a smile. She felt that Lu Yaoyao might really agree.
Mo Rongzhan was a little displeased. How could the Empress Dowager think of asking Ye Zhen to accompany her back to visit her relatives?
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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