ATBLM [QT] Chapter 74.2

She picked up Hanyan and let her sit on the embroidered mound beside her. How did Hanyan dare to sit? She bounced up as soon as she touched it, but was forced back by Jiang Rui, so she had to sit with her hands and feet tied.

Jiang Rui took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and waited for the people to calm down before asking, “Do you think between Lu Xingzhou and the first emperor, who treats me better?”

“This…” Hanyan was dazed, sniffed, and said, “How can this be compared? Lu Gonggong, he…”

“Regardless of identity, just two of them.”

Hanyan was silent. Naturally, the first emperor could not be said to be good to Niangniang. He could only maintain a little bit of the dignity that the empress should have. There was no grace or love at all. Sometimes, he even indulged his favored concubine and stepped on the face of Niangniang to the ground. She saw with her own eyes how many tears Niangniang shed behind the people, but she still pretended to be dignified and generous in front of them.

As for Lu Gonggong… Although Hanyan was afraid of him, she still had to say that compared with the first emperor, he was much better to Niangniang.

“But, he forced Niangniang.” Speaking of this, Hanyan wanted to cry again.

“It can’t be regarded as forced.” Jiang Rui said, “But, he got what he wanted from me and I got what I wanted from him.”

Hanyan was stunned and then reacted. It seems that it can indeed be said that Niangniang committed herself to Lu Gonggong, so as to save His Majesty and the Xie family, which is more like a transaction.

For some reason, Hanyan felt dissatisfied with the Xie family for the first time. When they were enjoying stability and wealth, had they ever wondered how much Niangniang had paid for it?

Jiang Rui smiled again: “So, don’t cry because of this in the future. A good little girl who cries and swells her eyes will not be pretty.”

Hanyan blushed when she said that. When she saw some red marks on the back of Jiang Rui’s neck, her face became more and more feverish and red. In the past, every time the emperor stayed in Niangniang’s palace, he just barely managed it. When did she see such traces on Niangniang’s body?

She could not help but look at Jiang Rui’s face in the mirror again. She saw her eyebrows stretched out, her mouth was smiling, and her facial features looked no different from usual, but the whole face clearly revealed a charming style that had never been seen before.

She could not help but think in her heart. Niangniang did not look sad and even a little brisk. If Lu Gonggong could really make Niangniang happy, she felt that this seemed to be good.

Because there were traces on her body, Jiang Rui did not want to cover her whole body tightly on such a hot day, so she did not see any guests all day. Only when the Little Emperor came to ask for peace, she hugged him and talked for a while, and recited the book several times together.

Although she had asked Lu Xingzhou not to come again tonight, Jiang Rui knew that he did not seem to be an obedient person, so she was not surprised to see him again at night.

Lu Xingzhou came later than last night. He listened to the inner attendant guarding outside the palace report that Jiang Rui had fallen asleep, so he wanted to take a look inside. But, he did not expect that as soon as he lifted the veil, he saw the person on the bed sitting in the bed, looking straight at him.

The steps taken were unobservable, and at that moment, there was a little guilty conscience in his heart that he felt funny.

Feeling guilty in his heart, the smile on his face was even more gentle. He walked into the inner hall casually and said softly: “It’s so late, why hasn’t Niangniang slept yet?”

“It’s so late, what does Lu Gonggong come here for?” Jiang Rui returned the words to him.

“The minister did not know why he was here, probably because these two legs did not obey and sent the minister to Niangniang.” Lu Xingzhou said with a smile and sat down on the embroidery mound in front of the bed, but only glanced at her. He could not help but drop the embroidery mound and stepped over to the side of the bed to hug the person.

While the arms are being filled, it seems that the chest is also being filled. After a whole day of worrying and thinking, finally, he has a place for sustenance.

Jiang Rui glanced at him lightly, “Lu Gonggong’s mouth, there is probably only rhetoric left.”

“The minister thinks there should be other uses, Niangniang knows.” He attached it to Jiang Rui’s ear and said.

“Shameless.” Jiang Rui slapped his face away with a palm.

Lu Xingzhou grabbed her hand and smiled happily.

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