Yan Chou's eyes became a little more intense.

Xie Shizhu said: "Your Majesty, if you are hungry and thirsty, you should take the concubine. I think my body will not be able to bear it."

Yan Chou: "..."

Yan Chou glanced at her one more time and led her out of the prison without saying a word.

Outside, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the maids were watering the flowers. They bowed quickly when they saw the two of them.

The system asked: [Host, are you not afraid that Yan Qiu will take a concubine? After all, there cannot be only one woman in the harem. ]

Xie Shizhu flipped his hair and said, "Then you really underestimated my charm."

System: [...] So confident.

However, Xie Shizhu does have this capital. Just like in the previous world, an inconspicuous woman could show off her talents because of Xie Shizhu, and even let the two protagonists circle around her.

Yan Chou squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the two people walking from a distance, with a hint of coolness flashing in his eyes.

*

Lin Xuan was blind in one eye, and her eyebrows, which she was proud to have similar to Xie Shizhu's, suddenly disappeared.

At that time, the arrow pierced the eyeball directly, and her whole eye was dripping with blood.

Since medicine here is not as advanced as modern medicine, she has no way to save her eyes.

Only the left eye is left.

But fortunately, she is still the Queen Mother's favorite maid.

Today the Queen Mother came to see Chang Qing. She said she wanted her to take General Chang to enjoy the flowers in the palace, but in fact she wanted her to get closer to General Chang.

Although Chang Qing was an invincible general, he was gentle and approachable.

Moreover, Chang Qing did not dislike her losing an eye and becoming ugly at all, and was particularly concerned about her injuries.

This made Lin Xuan feel a sense of warmth in such an impersonal palace.

When she and Chang Qing were walking in the palace, they met the emperor and Xie Shizhu.

When Lin Xuan saw Xie Shizhu, her eyes immediately started to hurt. Her hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched tightly, and her fingertips were embedded in her flesh, causing excruciating pain.

Xie Shizhu stood still. When he saw one of Lin Xuan's eyes covered by gauze and her face was full of guilt, he immediately walked up to Lin Xuan and asked in a low voice: "I made a mistake last time. How can your eyes still be healed?"

see that?"

Lin Xuan gritted her teeth and wanted to kill Xie Shizhu.

But because of her status, she still had to greet him with a smile. After Lin Xuan saluted, she said: "I have seen the emperor. Queen, please report back to the queen. I can no longer see anything in my right eye."

Xie Shizhu raised his eyebrows in his heart, but on the surface he had a serious look on his face and sighed: "It's all my fault."

Yan Chou walked to Xie Shizhu's side without any hurry, and glanced condescendingly at Xie Shizhu's face.

Chang Qing hurriedly saluted: "We are here to attend, Your Majesty and Queen."

But Yan Chou ignored him, holding Xie Shizhu's wrist, slowly stroking her palm with his fingertips, and said with a slight hook on his thin lips: "I think you two seem to be a good match. General Chang is not as good as this. I will betroth the Empress Dowager's man to me."

How about giving it to you?"

As soon as the words fell, some people were happy and some were sad.

Lin Xuan was quite excited. When she heard this, she was filled with great expectations.

Chang Qing was very authoritative in Xihe, probably because apart from the emperor and the empress dowager, only Chang Qing had the most say.

After all, he is Xihe's general and an indispensable big shot in Xihe.

No one dared to resist such an emperor's order, even if the regent had not been betrothed to him by Yan Chou's general Fang Yiran.

When Lin Xuan thought that the marriage was inevitable, Chang Qing frowned slightly, glanced at Yan Chou's face, then turned to Xie Shizhu beside him, and said respectfully: "I thank the emperor for your kindness.

However, Wei Chen goes out to fight all year round. If he has a family, he will be nothing more than a burden to Wei Chen."

Lin Xuan stayed where she was, astonished.

She did not expect that Chang Qing would dare to disobey the emperor's order.

Moreover, he refused so simply.

Yan Chou squinted his eyes slightly and looked at Chang Qing, with a little secret fire in his eyes.

Chang Qing was never afraid on the battlefield. Even when the enemy's sword was about to pierce his chest, he still calmly killed the opponent.

But Yan Chou's gaze sent a chill down his spine. Despite the huge pressure, Chang Qing pretended to be calm and replied: "If the humble minister had a family, I guess he wouldn't be as burdened with responsibilities on the battlefield as he is now."

Yan Chou hugged Xie Shizhu's waist tightly and glanced at Chang Qing casually, "Since General Chang has said this, I won't force it."

Chang Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thank the emperor for your understanding."

Lin Xuan saw that Chang Qing rejected the emperor, and the emperor actually agreed. She had lost an eye, and now the person she wanted to marry the most refused to marry her.

She gritted her teeth angrily, but accidentally bit the tip of her tongue. The tingling sensation spread to her mouth, and the smell of blood stimulated her taste buds.

Yan Chou lowered his eyes, glanced at Xie Shizhu, and then a hint of interest flashed in his eyes, "General Chang has never been married, does he already have someone in his heart?"

Chang Qing was startled, her heart skipped a beat, "Yes."

Yan Chou raised his eyebrows: "Which girl can make General Chang miss you all the time? If you tell me, maybe I will betroth this woman to General Chang."

Chang Qing froze, his hands and feet were cold, "Reporting to the emperor, I have put these things down."

The smile on Yan Qiu's lips suddenly faded, his hand on Xie Shizhu's waist tightened, he glanced at Chang Qing coldly, and passed them with Xie Shizhu.

Xie Shizhu was so restrained that she couldn't breathe. She struggled for a while, but Yan Chou still didn't let her go, and instead used more force.

"It hurts," Xie Shizhu muttered and raised his eyes to look at Yan Chou.

Yan Chou slowly relaxed his arms.

*

Lin Xuan held her breath, returned to Ning'an Palace, and conveyed the details of Chang Qing's rejection of the emperor's betrothal to the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother sat on the phoenix chair and nodded without seeming to be surprised.

Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment. Seeing that the Empress Dowager was so calm, she felt a little dissatisfied and said hurriedly: "Empress Dowager, General Chang did not agree to the marriage contract with the slave. This is not a good thing for you. You have to think of a way."

The Empress Dowager's face changed slightly. Seeing that Lin Xuan's attitude had already crossed the line, she said in an angry voice: "How dare you, the Ai family is the Empress Dowager, how dare you, a maid, give orders to me?"

Lin Xuan opened her eyes wide, with a look of disbelief on her face. Under the livid look on the Queen Mother's face, she knelt on the ground.

Her scalp was numb, and she gradually realized that human touch had never existed in this harem.

I have lost my use value with the Queen Mother, just like I have lost my human rights and become a lamb to be slaughtered.

He was gentle one moment and extremely indifferent the next.
Chapter completed!