The chopsticks in Xie Shizhu's hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and his clear eyes instantly turned red as he looked at Yan Chou in disbelief.

Yan Qiu quietly admired Xie Shizhu's expression, wanting to see the grief on her face, so that he could satisfy the pleasure of revenge.

Xie Shizhu turned away his eyes, bent down to pick up the chopsticks from the ground, holding one end of the chopsticks with his fingertips, staring at Yan Qiu Ming's yellow brocade robe under the table, his eyes moved to his boots, and he used the chopsticks in his hand without any regard for the consequences.

, poking at Yan Qiu's black satin boots.

Fuyun stood behind the two of them. Seeing this situation, he hurriedly wanted to call the guards, but was stopped by Yan Chou.

He was stunned for a moment and automatically exited Jin'an Hall.

Yan Qiu stood up suddenly, and the next second he picked up the bent woman, with a stern face, and held her wrist tightly with one hand.

His eyes flashed with coldness, and with a little force on his fingertips, Xie Shizhu threw down the chopsticks in pain.

"Queen, are you angry because you can't be the regent's woman?"

Xie Shizhu glared at him. Although her arm hurt, she still refused to lie: "Yes."

Yan Chou sneered lightly: "If you have time to make trouble with me, why not think about how to face the regent tomorrow?"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about it," Xie Shizhu smiled coldly, "Even if the regent has a princess, I am willing to become his concubine."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Chou's eyes were covered with a cloud of darkness, and his thin lips were pursed tightly, as if he was restraining the undercurrent in his heart.

Okay, he was willing to resist everyone's words and let her take the position of queen, but Xie Shizhu dismissed her. Even if she was Yan Xiuran's concubine, she would not look down on the master of the first palace.

Yan Qiu let go of her wrist. Xie Shizhu's fingertips were already blue and white, there were man's fingerprints on her wrist, and there was a circle of red marks on her fair skin.

"Since the queen has spoken such arrogant words," Yan Chou said, "then I want to see if his regent can survive until the moment when I divorce you."

After saying these words, Yan Chou walked away with a puff of his sleeves.

As soon as he left, the maids broke in from outside. They were all frightened when they saw the emperor's gloomy face. When they returned to the palace, they were relieved to see that the queen was no different.

As if nothing happened, Xie Shizhu asked the maid to take another pair of chopsticks, sat down and picked up the vegetables, moving slowly and leisurely.

*

In the Chengming Hall, Yan Chou was sitting in front of the case, frowning slightly. The more he read the memorial, the more upset he became.

Fuyun asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are you okay? Do you need a slave to serve as an imperial doctor?"

Yan Chou said impatiently: "No need."

"yes."

The eunuch's sharp voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager wants to see you..."

Immediately, the Empress Dowager and the maid Lin Xuan came to Chengming Hall together.

Yan Chou stood up slowly, looked at the Empress Dowager standing in front of him, and asked indifferently: "Empress Dowager, why are you coming to my palace so late?"

The Queen Mother looked bad and had not slept well for several days. She clearly wanted to put Fang Yiran into the harem, but she let Yan Chou betroth her to Yan Xiuran.

"Emperor," the Queen Mother twitched her lips, "isn't it inappropriate to marry the daughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs to the regent?"

Yan Chou stared at her calmly, his eyes flashing coldly, and he said with a serious smile: "What do you mean by the Queen Mother, the regent is not worthy of the daughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs?"

The Queen Mother was startled, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face.

"no……"

Yan Chou interrupted her: "Then what else does the Queen Mother have to do?"

Lin Xuan stood next to the Queen Mother, her eyes glancing at Yan Chou's face from time to time. The man looked better than any other member of the opposite sex she had ever seen.

Moreover, she traveled here, and Yan Chou stood at the top of the pyramid, controlling everyone's destiny.

Here, Yan Chou is heaven.

If she, Lin Xuan, can be on Yan Qiu's list, she will live a happy life in this world.

Xie Shizhu didn't know how to cherish what she wanted.

The Queen Mother hesitated for a long time, and finally she could only sigh in her heart, with a wry smile on her face: "The emperor will go to bed early, and the Ai family will return to Ning'an Palace first."

Yan Chou said a faint 'hmm', looked at the back of the Queen Mother, and then turned his attention to the maid beside her.

As soon as they left, Yan Chou's eyes flashed with a cold look, and the corners of his lips curled up into a mocking smile, "Tomorrow at the palace, Lin Xuan will be executed secretly."

Fuyun nodded, already planning to find someone to bury guards in the palace, "Yes."

Yan Chou pinched his eyebrows and had no intention of reviewing the memorial. He walked away from Chengming Hall and walked straight to Jin'an Hall.

Fuyun wanted to follow him, but was sent away by Yan Chou.

*

When the maids of Jin'an Palace saw the emperor coming, they were all overjoyed now compared to the melancholy at noon.

At noon, the emperor left the palace with a cold face. They thought that the emperor would not come to see the queen in the near future.

Unexpectedly, after a few hours passed, the emperor came again.

All the maids knelt on the ground to greet him.

Yan Chou did not see Xie Shizhu in the palace, so he held back his annoyance and asked, "Where is the queen?"

"Back to the Emperor," a palace maid whispered, "The Queen is taking a bath."

Hearing this, Yan Chou went straight to the bath. When he entered, there was only one candlelight in the room, and water vapor filled the surroundings. He could only see the thin back of a woman through the lingering water mist, and her long hair covered her waist.

The pale complexion is particularly eye-catching.

Xie Shizhu seemed to hear footsteps. He turned around and vaguely saw Yan Qiu's tall figure. His expression changed and he hurriedly got out of the bath.

Yan Qiu stepped into the pool with his long legs. His bright yellow brocade robe was soaked in water and felt heavy.

He quickly pressed Xie Shizhu's shoulders, looked down at her and said, "Queen, why are you running?"

Xie Shizhu covered his chest with his hands, "I didn't run away. I just finished taking a bath and plan to go to bed and rest."

Yan Qiu pushed her arm away with his fingertips, and when Xie Shizhu tried to block it again, he grabbed her wrist.

"It's not like I haven't seen it before," Yan Chou glanced down and said lightly, "Why are you so secretive?"

Xie Shizhu knew that her struggle was in vain and would even anger Yan Qiu. She adjusted her breathing and smiled with a smile on her lips: "I'm ready to take a bath. If the emperor wants to take a bath here, I won't disturb you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Chou dragged her into the water, causing ripples to appear in the originally calm water.

Xie Shizhu was startled and wanted to get out of the water. She held her breath and struggled for a long time, but Yan Chou's hand kept pressing her shoulders. The disparity in strength between the two made it impossible for her to break away from Yan Chou.

She was not good at water, and after a few minutes, her face turned pale, like a drowning person.

When she was almost dying, Yan Chou wrapped his arms around her waist, held the back of her head with his big palm, and pressed his thin lips against her already white lips.
Chapter completed!