Ye Ming had breakfast that day and was walking in the garden as usual. Suddenly he heard several palace maids whispering behind the rockery.

"The emperor went to Chenpin's palace again today, and he has been living there for several days."

"Really? Did the emperor fall in love with Concubine Chen?"

"Young master is going to lose favor..."

Ye Ming paused, and as if he hadn't heard it, he turned around and walked away.

[Ye Ming: Everyone in this palace has the professional quality of a drama artist. I must hear the whispers. I can’t do it too obviously. I found out that it was intentional and it was not easy.]

【888:…】

[Ye Ming: I suddenly discovered the cute side of our emperor. In fact, he is just an arrogant and childish child. When I went to another woman, I was afraid that I would not know. I didn’t ask and tried every means to let me know. Does he think I would be jealous in this way?]

【888: Of course you won’t be jealous.】

[Ye Ming: You were wrong! I was so jealous!!!]

888:Damn, what's the situation?

[Ye Ming: I also want to live in the same room with beautiful ladies! It’s pleasing to sleep and take a look! Hehehehehe...] The laughter here is terrible.

[888:…] This scum!

After a while, Ye Ming was still as if nothing had happened, but the servants who served around him showed some of them were unstable, as if they thought he was really out of favor. They always looked sad and wanted to speak but stopped, trying to persuade him to ask the emperor to come back, but Ye Ming was unmoved.

[888: It has been more than a month, and Li Zechen has not come to see you. It is a joyful congratulation and has set a new record.]

[Ye Ming: I guess he won't last long.]

[888: Oh? You are going to give him to someone else, and he is going to come back? The emperor has no such backbone?]

[Ye Ming: Alas, love is such a harsh little fairy. The one who loves earlier and deeper is destined to be a loser~]

[Ye Ming: But it doesn't matter. Actually, I still like him very much. I will pamper him well^_^]

888: You'd better stop loving him.

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Ye Ming had supper that day and went to bed early to rest.

He never slept very deeply. He turned over in the middle of the night and opened his eyes in a daze. There seemed to be a black figure in front of him. He was shocked and suddenly opened his eyes and was about to scream, but in the hazy moonlight, he saw the person in front of him clearly. It was Li Zechen.

Ye Ming immediately sat up from the bed and was about to salute, but Li Zechen hugged him and lay back.

Li Zechen hugged the person in his arms tightly and closed his eyes.

These days, Ye Ming has never asked his whereabouts. Even though he knows that he is staying in another concubine palace, he still doesn't care... he really doesn't care... what else can he hope for?

I knew I was unpopular, and I knew he didn't want to see me, but I still came back...

If it is the same pain no matter which path you choose, then at least you will still have some thoughts when you are by your side.

You won, but I lost.

After a long time, Ye Ming felt the familiar aura of the people around him. His mood was a little complicated and nervous. He thought Li Zechen would not come back, so he whispered: "Emperor..."

Li Zechen opened his eyes in the dark and spoke softly: "Don't talk."

Don't talk, be quiet, just let me hug you for a while...

Ye Ming stopped talking and closed his eyes.

Li Zechen likes Ye Ming's way of sleeping. When he falls asleep, he will not look at him with such cold eyes, nor will he protect himself with the seemingly gentle but actually alienated barbs, nor will he keep him away.

He stretched out his fingers, gently traced the outline of the person's face, and swept across the soft lips.

Why do you just can't love me? Is it because I came too late, or am I not good to you enough? Or... just because of my identity?

I actually know what you think... You want to be a good minister for a lifetime and be a good minister. When we were studying together... I knew you were such a person...

But I want to keep you by my side.

I thought I could give you everything, but I didn't know that this was not what you wanted.

Li Zechen slowly tightened his hands.

Do you regret being kind to me and provoking me...

But it's too late to regret it.

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Li Zechen handled the memorial in the Imperial Study that day, and the leader of the secret guard quietly entered the palace to report the situation to him.

The leader of the secret guard: "Your Majesty, Zuo Yu has indeed given the news to the Duke of Zheng's Mansion. Now Li Zeyuan has known about this. He has made a lot of moves recently. It seems that he is preparing to make some moves, but he is not able to penetrate into the palace at the moment."

Li Zechen's eyes were cold: "I have tolerated him for a long time. Since that's the case, let's just stop it."
Chapter completed!