The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 413 - 381: Jealousy makes the Emperor forget to coax the Empress, intends to forcibly take her back to the palace

Chapter 413: Chapter 381: Jealousy makes the Emperor forget to coax the Empress, intends to forcibly take her back to the palace

"Drinking tea at night can affect your sleep, and you love beauty so much, it’s best to drink less."

"I’ll just have a little."

Ye Chu looked at her indifferently as she sipped her tea, perhaps it was the habit formed from being the Empress for so long.

"Are you going to practice the sword tomorrow?"

"Of course, I’ve found that after practicing, my sleep has improved and I seem to have lost some weight." The Empress subconsciously touched her belly, which had gained quite a bit of fat from frequently indulging in food and drinks with Lady Shen, but now she could clearly feel it had slimmed down.

Ye Chu observed Aling’s face, which seemed slimmer than a month ago; it looked like practicing the sword did help in toning the body.

"Then let’s practice something more challenging tomorrow."

"Sure, I’m not afraid."

The Emperor, standing outside the door and listening to their laughter and chatter, looked terribly gloomy.

He had been looking for her for two months, worrying so much that he lost his appetite and couldn’t sleep at night.

But there she was, hiding in this peaceful place, laughing and chatting with another man!

With a stern face, the Emperor pushed the door open with all his might.

"Bang bang" the Carved Flower Door hit the wall, making a loud noise.

The Empress jumped in fright, turned her head towards the door, and saw the furious Emperor; she got another shock.

Who would have thought that the cursed Emperor would come out of the Array so quickly?

What were the Guards outside doing?

Couldn’t they have given an advance warning?

She stole a glance at Ye Chu.

Ye Chu sat there calmly, seemingly not surprised at the arrival of the cursed Emperor.

The Array was too simple; the cursed Emperor got out so quickly.

Ye Chu read the meaning in Aling’s eyes at a glance; I just did what you instructed me to do.

The Empress put down her cup, stood up, and bowed to the cursed Emperor, "Your Majesty, may you be forever safe and prosperous."

Ye Chu slowly got up, came to Aling’s side, and looked indifferently at Xiao Qi.

The Emperor saw the Empress’s nonchalant manner, and his heart felt as if it was blocked by a boulder, stuffy and uncomfortable.

"You really made Us search for you." The Emperor said coldly, his eyes sweeping over the man opposite him, whose handsome face was unfamiliar. He thought about how the Empress spent these days away from the palace with this man, laughing and chatting every day.

The Emperor was so angry that his heart ached, and seeing how close the two of them were, he took a couple of steps forward, grabbed the Empress’s hand, and pulled her into his embrace.

The Empress raised her head to look at the cursed Emperor, only to see his grim face that clearly indicated he was furious.

The Emperor asked coldly, "Who is he? Why didn’t he salute when he saw Us?"

"He is a friend of your Concubine." The Empress lifted her head to look at Ye Chu, then realized, had Ye Chu failed to salute upon seeing the cursed Emperor?

Ye Chu stood elegantly, looking indifferently at Xiao Qi, "I am Ye Chu, I have seen the Emperor of Daxia."

The Emperor immediately sensed something, "You are not a subject of Daxia?"

Ye Chu didn’t deny it: "Indeed, I am not a subject of Daxia."

The Empress’s eyes widened; she had only just found out that Ye Chu wasn’t a subject of Daxia... When she first met him, it never crossed her mind that he was not from Daxia.

And furthermore, the way he faced the cursed Emperor without submissiveness or pretense, refusing to salute, made her feel that Ye Chu was no ordinary person.

Her initial judgment was indeed unique, having latched onto a powerful supporter.

The Emperor looked down at the Empress and noticed her eyes seemed to be fixed on Ye Chu, which made him grow even darker with anger.

He twisted the Empress’s face towards him, forcing her to look into his eyes.

"Empress, shouldn’t you explain to Us why you ran away from the palace? And why are you with a man in the middle of the night?"

Before finding the Empress, this was what the Emperor had planned.

Once he found the Empress, he intended to admit his errors first, to be sincerely apologetic, and then to coax her back to the palace kindly.

But at that moment, the Emperor was teetering on the edge of a rampage, having completely forgotten his initial plans.

Forced to look at the cursed Emperor, the Empress thought she should have asked Ye Chu to make the Array harder, to have him wander it all night.

"Why your Concubine left the palace, aren’t you the one who knows best, Your Majesty? I’ve been in the palace for over twenty years, what’s wrong with meeting with friends after coming out?"

The Emperor was used to people obeying him, and although the Empress was not usually so accommodating, she had never been so blatantly disrespectful as she was today.

"You are my Empress. You left the palace without permission, and before I could even punish you, you meet with a man at night? Do you think you have any ground to stand on? Look at yourself, where is the dignity befitting an Empress?"

The Emperor, in a fit of rage, had already thrown the idea of coaxing the Empress out of his mind.

Ye Chu stepped forward two paces, snatching Aling from Xiao Qi’s grasp, his normally gentle eyes now seemed coated with frost.

"Aling’s years of devotion is taken for granted in your eyes," he said. "It’s fine if she doesn’t act as the Empress."

The Empress lifted her head to look at Ye Chu, knowing that he was standing up for her. Yet she pried his hand open; after all, she was a married woman and shouldn’t be too close to another man.

The dog of an Emperor was the most detestable.

Not only was she the Empress, but she was also her father’s legitimate daughter, and if the dog of an Emperor became enraged... It wouldn’t be good.

When the Emperor saw Ye Chu pulling the Empress away, his face grew cold. Gripping the Empress’s arm, he pulled her back into his embrace.

His chin lifted as he looked towards Ye Chu, "She is my Empress, and it’s not your place, an outsider, to meddle. No matter your identity, I can still punish you for your crime."

Ye Chu calmly met Xiao Qi’s stern gaze, "Ye is not a coward. If I choose to take Aling away, even you, the ruler of Daxia, cannot stop me."

The Emperor was momentarily stunned. Having been Emperor for so long, who had dared to speak to him in such a tone?

The man before him apparently held no fear of his imperial majesty.

What was the background of this Ye Chu?

While the Emperor shook with anger, Xiao Jinyan went straight to his wife and children, not wanting to get involved in their affair.

He was certain his mother would be fine because their father would not bear to part with her.

When Xiao Jinyan entered the room, Shen Chuwei had just finished bathing, and she froze upon seeing Xiao Jinyan suddenly in her chamber.

"Your Highness, weren’t you in the Array? You got out so quickly?"

Xiao Jinyan approached her, and she smelled distinctly different after her bath, a faint scent that was very pleasing.

"Yes, Lu Zhaoyan said the Array was simple and wouldn’t take much time," he replied.

Shen Chuwei remembered the Emperor was also there and anxiously asked, "With the Emperor’s arrival, won’t he be angry with the Empress?"

Xiao Jinyan chuckled softly, "You can relax about that; Father will not really lay a hand on Mother."

Shen Chuwei said, "Why do I feel that after hiding for so long, the Emperor must be extremely angry? Aren’t you worried, Your Highness?"

"You need not worry about these things." Xiao Jinyan took her to where the small bed was and looked down at the sleeping forms of their son and daughter, "After several days of not seeing them, the babies seem to have grown a bit more."

"Your Highness, both little ones know how to roll over now. Especially Susu, every time she rolls over, she ends up on top of her brother, sometimes gnawing on his face, covering it with drool and waking him up. Then she sits beside him giggling."

Shen Chuwei painted a vivid picture, making Xiao Jinyan feel like he was witnessing the scene. He looked at his daughter’s peaceful sleeping face, finding it hard to imagine her gnawing on her brother’s face.

"Susu gnaws on anything she sees? Did the brother not respond?"

"When brother woke up to his sister’s gnawing and laughter, he just calmly looked at her. Not only did he not push her away, but he also patted her head tenderly." Shen Chuwei’s heart melted recalling the sight, and she couldn’t help but find them adorably loving.

Xiao Jinyan chuckled again, "Indeed, as her brother, he should let his sister have her way."

Shen Chuwei, arm in arm with Xiao Jinyan, smiled brightly, "Taotao is so sensible. Even at such a young age, he knows to be gentle with his sister. When they grow up, he will surely be more understanding than other children."

She looked up at Xiao Jinyan, "Your Highness, with the Emperor’s arrival, does that mean we will have to return to the palace?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "We will have to return eventually, but only after Father and Mother resolve the current issue."

Shen Chuwei asked again, "The Emperor won’t give Taotao and Susu away to others to raise, will he?"

Xiao Jinyan reassured her, "That won’t happen. I will not let it."

With Xiao Jinyan’s words, Shen Chuwei finally felt at ease.

"Taotao and Susu are my hard-won children, they can’t be given to others."

"Leave that to me," Xiao Jinyan thought of his father’s decadence in recent days. His father would not dare to bring up the matter again, especially since the mother’s departure from the palace had indeed frightened him.

At that moment, the side chamber was filled with tension.

The Emperor watched a strange man protect his Empress so fiercely, clearly harboring improper intentions.

No wonder the Empress paid him less and less mind; it was all because of Ye Chu’s entanglements.

He could not allow the Empress to spend another day, no, another moment with Ye Chu.

He looked down at the Empress and commanded, "Empress, you will return to the palace with me."

Ye Chu flashed in front of Xiao Qi, blocking his path, "Do you think you can take her back to the palace that easily?"

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