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Chapter 310 Getting the Chicks

"We are busy right now and should not disturb government affairs."

Song Jinglan kept his eyes straight ahead and spoke in a grand and respectful manner, "The Empress must be tired from her journey. She should go back and rest well."

These words made Jiang Yuyue raise an eyebrow, thinking that this person was actually putting on an act with her. However, considering that she had been delayed for so long since leaving the palace, she was not angry. Instead, she sighed in a pretentious manner.

"I thought that after so many days apart, Your Majesty would miss me."

Jiang Yuyue's tone sounded rather resentful as she turned her back and said, "I rushed back as soon as I finished my business in the water town, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to ignore me."

She paused deliberately, stealing a glance at his reaction, and added fuel to the fire, "Since that's the case, I won't get in Your Majesty's way any longer. It just so happens that A-Huan invited me to stay in the water town for a few more days, so I'll go back to the palace now to pack my things and take Mo'er with me to the water town..."

Before she could finish speaking, a warm, large hand suddenly grabbed her slender wrist, and then Song Jinglan exerted a little force, pulling her down onto his lap.

"you dare."

Song Jinglan's cold voice came from behind, seemingly tinged with gritted teeth. His strong arms encircled her waist, holding her firmly in his embrace. "You've been back in the palace for so long and only now think of coming to see me? Who's the one who doesn't want to sleep?"

"is it?"

Jiang Yuyue smiled slightly, knowing that he had already lost his composure, but she still wanted to tease him, "Didn't you ask Jixiang to come over and tell me you were busy and not to bother me? Does that mean it's my fault?"

"If I were to disturb you while you are busy handling state affairs, wouldn't the civil and military officials say that I am a wicked empress who is causing chaos in the court?"

Song Jinglan was speechless after being shut down by her sharp tongue. He was in the wrong, and he had intended to leave her hanging, but he hadn't expected that he would be the one to get restless first.

Seeing that he couldn't win the argument, he simply grabbed Jiang Yuyue's chin, forcing her to face him, and then delivered a forceful kiss, silencing her eloquent mouth.

The candlelight flickered softly in the imperial study, leaving only the sound of their intertwined breaths. After a long while, Song Jinglan reluctantly let go of her hand. Meeting Jiang Yuyue's shimmering eyes, his breathing became heavy, his dark eyes swirling, and even his voice became somewhat hoarse.

"You've been gone for so long, I thought you were going to leave without saying goodbye again."

Jiang Yuyue felt a little helpless. She reached out and hooked her arm around his neck, saying very seriously, "I'm already your empress, where else can I go? You know I went out to do important business, and I'll be right back as soon as it's over."

"Is the real business to simply give away the treasure I gave you to another man?"

Song Jinglan seemed somewhat relentless, tightening his grip on her waist. "This thing is priceless, and you gave it to that brat Lian Mo without even blinking an eye?"

"I have no use for this thing anyway, so wouldn't it be better to do him a favor?"

Jiang Yuyue smiled gently and explained earnestly, "At first, I didn't expect that the contents of that wooden box would be these two kinds of medicine. I just wanted Lian Mo to help me see what they were. But by some twist of fate, they turned out to be something that could solve the problem of their Medicine King Valley. If I were to keep them hidden, it would be too heartless of me."

"So he can just barge into your room?"

Song Jinglan's eyes darkened as she continued to question Lian Mo, her words filled with hostility. "For a man to be so unruly, trespassing into the residence of the Empress of a nation, if we were to confront him, he would be committing a grave offense of disrespect, which could cost him his head."

Seeing how serious he was, Jiang Yuyue kissed him twice more on the cheek. "Lian Mo is just that kind of impulsive person, don't take it to heart."

"And what about Pei Jingchuan?"

Song Jinglan suddenly changed the subject, her eyes brimming with jealousy, "I heard that on your way back to the capital, you and he exchanged glances for quite a while, and the two of you even chatted and laughed for a long time."

"If I remember correctly, Pei Jingchuan was infatuated with you before and proposed to you repeatedly. How can you still associate with such a person?"

Unexpectedly, Song Jinglan's jealousy had already extended to the scenario she had imagined. Heaven and earth bear witness, she clearly only nodded to Pei Jingchuan, how could it have become "exchanging glances and chatting happily"?

However, Jiang Yuyue found his change quite novel. She knew that even when he was jealous before, he would pretend not to care, as if he had an iron mouth. Now, he was not hiding it at all.

"Really? Did Yueying say that?"

Jiang Yuyue pretended to be surprised and spoke, but seeing that Song Jinglan did not respond, she spoke seriously.

"Yueying is getting bolder and bolder these days, actually trying to sow discord between the Emperor and Empress?!"

Jiang Yuyue said with a serious expression, "I clearly did not say a single word to Pei Jingchuan, let alone stand several feet away from him. Yet he exaggerated and made it seem like we were so intimate. This Yueying has now committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Such a person cannot be kept around. Your Majesty must punish him."

Just then, Moonshadow, who was keeping watch in the shadows, suddenly sneezed loudly and inexplicably felt a chill on the back of her neck...

Song Jinglan had been exaggerating, and seeing Jiang Yuyue's eagerness to distance herself from Pei Jingchuan's concern, most of the frustration in his heart dissipated.

The two were already very close. Jiang Yuyue had just taken a bath, and a faint fragrance emanated from her body. The lingering scent of the person in his arms after her bath made him even more restless.

Song Jinglan's pupils held an undisguised lust. His gaze fell on Jiang Yuyue's crimson lips, and just as he was about to take the next step, the two of them suddenly noticed a small head peeking out from the doorway.

Mo'er?!

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuyue quickly stood up and immediately distanced herself from Song Jinglan. Song Jinglan was clearly very dissatisfied with Jiang Qimo's appearance, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"Mo'er? What brings you here?"

Jiang Yuyue immediately straightened her slightly disheveled clothes and stepped forward, silently praying that he wouldn't see anything.

Jiang Qimo's attention, however, was entirely focused on the plate of pastries on the table. "Since Mother has been gone for so long and hasn't returned, I came to check on her."

After saying this, seeing that the pastries hadn't been touched, he immediately added, "Father, do you not like pastries? If not, then Mo'er will..."

Song Jinglan was already extremely unhappy because his good time had been interrupted. When he saw that this kid was even eyeing his pastries, he immediately stood up, grabbed the boy by the collar, and lifted him into the air.