TSFLIP Chapter 250

The white robe he wore enhanced his already picturesque appearance and remarkable elegance.

But Feng Guang didn’t like his white attire, so she said, “Uncle Wang, you really shouldn’t wear white.”

“Why not?”

She replied with a mock-serious tone, “Because I can’t resist the urge to dirty it.”

“If it truly gets dirty, the maids in my residence will be quite troubled.”

“No problem, I’ll grant you a black robe instead.”

Gu Yan sighed a hint of helplessness in his tone. “I’ve been wearing white for so many years; hasn’t Your Majesty grown used to it by now?”

“And I’ve been telling you for just as many years to change it. Are you still unwilling?”

“Perhaps Your Majesty could try changing out of your red robes first?”

“Boring.” She clicked her tongue. “Fengya has gone to Dongyang City, so you won’t see her in the palace for a while.”

So you can stop finding excuses to visit here so often.

“I know. The princess went with the imperial envoy you assigned to provide disaster relief.”

He made no effort to hide how well-informed he was about palace affairs.

Feng Guang sighed in mock regret. “If only Uncle Wang had returned to the capital a bit earlier, you might have had the chance to see her off.”

“The corruption case involving the magistrate of Longzhou took quite a bit of my time. But hearing that Your Majesty has already chosen capable people for the disaster relief brings me great comfort.”

She kept steering the conversation toward Xia Fengya, but he skillfully redirected it each time.

“Uncle Wang, aren’t you afraid I might have chosen the wrong person?”

“If it’s someone chosen by Your Majesty, it cannot be wrong.”

“Exactly. He is indeed someone I selected.” Feng Guang shifted to a more relaxed position, her eyes narrowing slightly. “That man, Mu Liang, is very much to my liking.”

Gu Yan’s smile was as gentle as a spring breeze, spreading softly and warmly. “It seems Your Majesty’s harem is lacking members.”

When Feng Guang turned fifteen, the court ministers had begun urging her to expand her harem. Even before she became empress, her father, the late emperor, had arranged her engagement to Lan Tingrong of the Duke’s household. However, with Lan Tingrong stationed at the border, the marriage had been repeatedly postponed.

“My harem is indeed lacking,” Feng Guang said lazily as she poured herself a cup of tea. “But I won’t take a consort so lightly.”

“I will conduct a thorough investigation of his background to ensure Your Majesty’s peace of mind.”

“You misunderstand, Uncle Wang. Background doesn’t matter. It’s just that marriage is a serious matter. What if I meet someone I like even more later on?”

Gu Yan smiled faintly. “If Your Majesty meets someone else you favor, you can bring them into the palace as well.”

“No.” She raised her teacup to her lips.

“Why not?” he asked.

Feng Guang’s beautiful eyes lifted slightly, revealing a captivating charm that stirred the heart. Her voice was soft but firm. “In this life, I will have only one husband.”

Gu Yan was momentarily stunned.

She quickly broke into a smile again. “After all, I’m so beautiful and the ruler of a nation. If I bring in too many men and they start scheming against each other for my attention, it’ll only annoy me.”

“Your Majesty is right.” Gu Yan lowered his gaze slightly. She spoke as if joking, so he treated it as such.

The heart is as insatiable as a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Humans are greedy by nature. If ordinary people can’t maintain restraint, how could an emperor, who can have anything they desire, do so?

The slight flutter of his heartbeat just now—he dismissed it as an illusion.

Feng Guang propped her head up, half-closing her eyes as she studied him. “Uncle Wang, before you returned, I had already found someone to send to Dongyang City for disaster relief. Since I’ve accomplished such a big task, can I ask you for a favor?”

Her posture caused her collar to open slightly, revealing a glimpse of her fair skin. Gu Yan shifted his gaze discreetly to the lotus flowers in the pond and asked, “What favor does Your Majesty wish to request?”

She replied lazily, “Take me out of the palace for a day.”