Chapter 564: Chapter 563: He Has Liked Ah Zhi Since Childhood
"Mm." The woman nestled in his arms.
The fierce look in his eyes was evident. Actually, without the woman’s reminder, he knew well himself. Given the current situation, it was clear that the Emperor favored his older brother, and that the news of the Crown Prince being deposed was only a matter of time, making the chance of inheriting the throne even more elusive. It might be better to turn the tables.
Just for capturing a person on the street, the Emperor ordered him to reflect behind closed doors for a month!
Next time, if there were any slip-ups, it wouldn’t be so simple.
After embracing each other for a moment,
Liu Qingxi and Li Changnian began discussing the details of their plan for seizing the throne.
A scheme was underway.
...
Shen Mansion.
Chaoxi Courtyard.
"Ah." A beauty dressed in a crimson longevity robe with poppy patterns lazily lay on a rocking chair in the courtyard, her mouth open as a peeled grape was fed into it.
Peeling grapes was normal, and feeding grapes was normal too.
But, when it was the sinister Prime Minister Shen doing it, it was not normal...
Beside him stood Ming Yan, looking unfazed by the sight.
Ye Zhi had just swallowed the sweet and juicy grape, her bright apricot eyes looked at her husband and she asked, "Xiao Chen, why are you so free? Is it because your influence at court has been diminished and there’s nothing to do?"
He shook his head, casually saying, "No, it’s just my day off, I wanted to spend more time with you."
After his wife’s recent attempt to escape again, Shen Chen reflected on his own actions. The two needed to spend more time together, or else, he had a premonition that he’d soon be on the path of chasing his wife once more. Narrowing his long, slender eyes, he instructed, "Ming Yan, you don’t need to attend to us here, you may leave first."
Ming Yan gently curtsied and said, "Yes."
She slowly walked out of the Chaoxi Courtyard’s gate.
Once she left, he quickly peeled a grape, put it in his own mouth, and leaned in to feed it to his bright-eyed wife.
Ye Zhi didn’t expect him to pull such a move, struggled a bit, but eventually fell into the gentleness.
After a few rounds, she grew a bit tired of it and reached out to stop him from continuing this behavior.
If this went on, they might end up in a situation better left undescribed. And it was broad daylight...
Shen Chen’s eyes revealed tenderness as he earnestly said, "Ah Zhi, marrying you has been my good fortune. Sometimes, I wonder if I’m dreaming and fear that upon waking, all this would become an illusion and I’d return to my childhood, despised by others."
Ye Zhi was momentarily taken aback, finding it even more unbelievable.
She had actually married the protagonist and transformed into Madam Shen.
At present, it seemed her position as Madam Shen was secure, with no second or third female leads coming to disturb...
She sat up on the rocking chair, gazing at Shen Chen, "Xiao Chen, don’t you think I’m idle and unreasonable? I don’t do any proper work during the day, and I don’t even understand how to read the accounts. What was there about me that made you want to marry?"
Uh, belatedly realizing, was she revealing too much about her true nature?
Shen Chen put down the grape, washed his hands in a nearby copper basin, dried them, and held his wife’s delicate hand, "I just like you as you are. You’re better than everyone else, though occasionally a bit too headstrong."
His wife was loyal and righteous, always standing by him first in times of trouble.
Since childhood, he unknowingly imprinted her in his heart and liked her dearly.
These words he dared not say aloud, fearing Ah Zhi would become even more haughty...
Ye Zhi particularly noticed the "occasionally a bit too headstrong" part, and with a trace of anger, she asked in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, when was I ever headstrong?"
"That was in the past. Speaking of which, it’s been a while since we’ve seen Xiao Ah Che. If you have no other matters, you can invite him over to play at the mansion."
