Chang Yuan was startled. He immediately wanted to get off the bed, but Ye Shu pulled him back. "Where are you going? Do you not want to live anymore?"

"But …"

Ye Shu threw the blanket over Chang Yuan and made a prompt decision. "Hide inside and don't move."

He quickly got off the bed and closed the curtains. At this moment, Jin Wang pushed open the door and entered.

"… Your Majesty." Ye Shu stepped forward and tried his best to appear natural. "Why have you come?"

An eunuch followed Jin Wang into the room and lit the lights.

Jin Wang looked around and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I … I'm naturally fine." Ye Shu pretended to be sleepy and rubbed his eyes. "I just woke up. It's so noisy outside …"

"This Prince heard that an assassin escaped here." Jin Wang's expression was calm as he asked, "You really didn't see anyone?"

It was rare for Jin Wang to finish his work early today. He wanted to return to Yangxin Palace Hall early to accompany his little concubine, but he didn't see anyone when he returned. Only after asking did he find out that the assassin had come here.

He immediately set up a carriage for Chengqian Palace. Halfway there, he heard that the prisoner had escaped.

Jin Wang didn't want to make it public that Ye Shu had escaped, so he didn't imprison Chang Yuan. Instead, he found another palace to imprison him in.

Who would have thought that the assassin would find an opportunity to escape today when the guards were on duty.

Coincidentally, the shadow guards found traces of Chang Yuan near Chengqian Palace.

Could things be so coincidental?

Or … was this person starting to be disobedient again?

Jin Wang's eyes darkened.

Ye Shu didn't know that after waking up, he was once again locked up in a small black room.

He reached out to pull on Jin Wang's sleeve. "Your Majesty, I'm hungry. Let's go back to Yangxin Palace Hall?"

Jin Wang looked at him for a moment and smiled gently. "Why bother? Isn't it the same to eat in Chengqian Palace?"

"But …"

Jin Wang didn't wait for him to say anything and ordered, "Servants, prepare the meal."

When had Chengqian Palace ever had the experience of serving a monarch? All the servants were trembling with fear, busying themselves in and out, afraid that they would do something inappropriate and anger the dragon face.

Ye Shu did not enjoy the meal, and his gaze kept drifting to the inner room.

Poor little Changyuan. If this continued, he would suffocate to death.

Jin Wang naturally noticed his absent-mindedness. He tilted his head and asked, "Not to your liking?"

Ye Shu subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded. "I don't have much of an appetite."

He paused and said, "I want to eat the porridge cooked by Your Majesty."

All the servants were shocked.

Previously, there were rumors in the palace that His Majesty often went to the imperial kitchen these days and personally cooked. During this period, he almost set the imperial kitchen on fire three times and broke countless pots and bowls.

Everyone was guessing which consort could be so favored by His Majesty.

From the looks of it, it was An Bin.

Jin Wang just put his chopsticks on the table and said calmly, "You're lying."

When the servants serving the meal heard His Majesty's tone, they were so scared that their legs went soft and they almost knelt down.

Ye Shu frowned. "I'm not lying."

Jin Wang said, "You didn't even finish the porridge I cooked that day."

Ye Shu was stunned by this person's unreasonable behavior. "Didn't you not let me drink it?"

Jin Wang said, "You didn't like it."

"… …"

Jin Wang was simply being unreasonable in this regard.

It was wrong for him to eat the food he cooked, and it was wrong for him not to eat it. It was wrong for him not to show that he liked it after eating it.

But the problem was, it was just plain porridge. No matter how good his cooking skills were, how good could it be?

Jin Wang said, "Eat obediently. I'll make it for you another day."

Ye Shu resentfully said, "Oh," and did not say anything else.

He was still thinking about Chang Yuan, who was hiding in the inner chambers. He really did not have much of an appetite and only ate a few simple bites before he could not eat anymore.

Fortunately, his appetite was sometimes good and sometimes bad after he became pregnant, so this was not considered abnormal.

Jin Wang really did not force him. The two of them quickly finished their dinner and the servants took away the food.

Ye Shu once again urged Jin Wang to return to the bedroom.

"What's the rush?" Jin Wang sipped his tea and pointed outside the window. "It's snowing so heavily. Won't it be cold outside?"

Ye Shu looked out the window. "… …"

The sky outside was dark and snowflakes floated in the dark night accompanied by a biting cold wind. It looked like it would snow for the entire night.

Even the weather was opposing him!

Ye Shu did not change his tone and continued to persuade, "Take the sedan back. We'll be there soon. It won't be cold."

Jin Wang did not reply.

He waved at Ye Shu. Ye Shu walked over and was pulled into Jin Wang's arms.

Jin Wang stroked his hair and said in a gentle voice, "Why do you want to return to the bedroom so much? Isn't it good for An Gu to accompany you here alone?"

Ye Shu was stunned for a moment before he understood the meaning behind Jin Wang's words.

Back at Yangxin Palace Hall, the "Imperial Concubine" and "An Bin" would serve His Majesty together. But here, only An Bin would be favored.

Ye Shu's expression froze on his face.

He had indeed come here today to prove that An Bin was favored, but this dog Emperor did not need to cooperate with him like this, right?

Did he mean that he wanted to spend the night in Chengqian Palace?

Ye Shu's gaze unconsciously swept towards the inner chambers and he felt a chill run down the back of his head.

He did not dare to imagine what it would be like if His Majesty carried his beloved concubine to bed, lifted the blanket, and saw another man lying under it.

Would Jin Wang be so angry that he would throw him and Chang Yuan out to be sliced into pieces?

He forced a smile and tried to struggle out of Jin Wang's arms, "Your Majesty, it's not good for the Imperial Concubine to be alone in Yangxin Palace Hall. Let's …"

Jin Wang hugged him even tighter and said in a pampering voice, "What's not good about it? Isn't this what you want?"

Jin Wang's voice was low and magnetic. When he spoke in such a soft voice, it made one's ears go numb.

The servants of Chengqian Palace had never heard His Majesty speak in such a gentle and soft voice. They could not help but blush and lower their heads, not daring to look at the two people.

Jin Wang's hand slowly brushed past Ye Shu's waist. He felt the body in his arms tremble slightly and chuckled, "Why are you so nervous again? Is it because there are outsiders watching?"

When Jin Wang spoke, his breath sprayed behind Ye Shu's ear. He tried his best to tilt his head, "Don't …"

"Don't move."

Jin Wang did not let him dodge and even kissed Ye Shu in the most untouchable part of his ear, "Don't worry, they won't dare to look. If anyone dares to look, I will dig out their eyeballs."

The servants hurriedly lowered their heads even more.

Ye Shu's waist went weak.

Jin Wang understood his weakness too well.

Or rather, his body could not withstand being bullied in front of this person.

In the past few days, Ye Shu had secretly read some books about Qian Jun and Kun Jun. The books said that after Kun Jun was marked by Qian Jun, he would become extremely dependent on Qian Jun and would be unable to control himself.

— — It was completely in line with Ye Shu's situation.

This kind of setting was really against the rules.

Ye Shu thought angrily as he collapsed in Jin Wang's arms.

Jin Wang lowered his head and wanted to kiss him, but Ye Shu managed to maintain his consciousness and tilted his head to avoid it, "Don't be like this …"

His cool lips brushed against Ye Shu's cheek. Jin Wang looked down at the person in his arms and ordered the servants beside him, "Everyone, leave."

The servants naturally knew what was going to happen next and could not stay any longer. They hurriedly left.

After the doors to the hall closed, Jin Wang no longer teased Ye Shu. He just hugged him and gently stroked his back to comfort him.

"Relax, I won't bully you today."

The pregnant Kun Jun could not help but be teased. Once teased, he would become aroused. Once aroused, he would not be able to eat her. This was torture for him.

Ye Shu's breathing gradually calmed down, "You …"

Jin Wang looked at him and said gently, "A Shu, do you really have nothing to tell me today?"

Ye Shu was stunned. He pretended to be stupid and shook his head, "No … no …"

"Alright …" Jin Wang sighed and suddenly picked him up in his arms.

"!" Ye Shu exclaimed, "What are you doing?!"

Jin Wang said, "It's already late. I'll take you to rest."

After saying this, Jin Wang directly walked towards the bedroom.

Ye Shu cried out in alarm, "Don't, don't, don't —!"

Jin Wang put him down and asked, "Do you have something to say?"

Ye Shu braced himself, "I … I can't sleep in a good bed. It's not good to sleep here."

"No matter, I'll hug you to sleep." Jin Wang smiled, "You always sleep well in my arms."

Jin Wang pulled open the bed curtains.

Ye Shu closed his eyes in despair.

A silver light flashed in front of his eyes.

Jin Wang seemed to have expected this. His expression didn't change as he leaned to the side to avoid the other party's attack.

Chang Yuan held a dagger in his hand and chopped down sharply, but suddenly changed targets in midair and stabbed at Ye Shu, who was standing beside Jin Wang.

The unforeseen event happened too quickly. Ye Shu didn't have time to dodge.

Jin Wang clearly didn't expect that the other party's target wasn't him. He subconsciously moved forward and hugged the frozen youth.

In the next second, Jin Wang felt a chill on his forearm, followed by a sharp pain.

This kind of flesh wound was nothing to a martial artist. Jin Wang snatched the dagger from Chang Yuan's hand and pressed it against the other party's throat.

"Your Majesty, did something happen?" The shadow guard outside the door heard the strange noise and asked.

Jin Wang's eyes were dark and ruthless. He coldly looked at the person beside him. After a long time, he slowly said, "I'm fine. No one is allowed to come in."

The person outside the door replied, "Yes."

The atmosphere in the room was so heavy that it was hard to breathe.

But Ye Shu didn't seem to be able to feel anything.

Jin Wang's injured arm hung by his side. Blood flowed down his black robe and bloomed on the floor.

Ye Shu stared blankly at the glaring red blood. He was in a daze and his face was pale.

He was injured.

He... he was injured in order to save him.

Jin Wang's face was as calm as still water. He said to Chang Yuan in a low voice, "Outside the door are all my imperial guards. If I give the order, all of you will die. Don't do anything unnecessary."

He threw the dagger on the floor and calmly said, "Clean this place up. Don't let anyone find out."

Jin Wang tore off a corner of his clothes and wrapped it around his arm to stop the bleeding. He walked over to the dressing mirror by the window and began to search for something.

Ye Shu subconsciously followed him.

The bedchambers were usually equipped with emergency bandages. Jin Wang quickly found a bandage and looked up to see Ye Shu standing beside him in a daze.

Jin Wang chuckled, "Didn't you faint at the sight of blood? Why are you following me?"

After calming down, Jin Wang immediately realized that he had been too impulsive.

Chang Yuan would never hurt Ye Shu.

Ye Shu was now in disguise. Chang Yuan's motive was to draw a clear line between him and Ye Shu. He wanted Jin Wang to think that he couldn't recognize Ye Shu and that they weren't in cahoots.

If he didn't do this, he wouldn't be able to defend himself if he appeared in Ye Shu's bedchamber.

This was probably the only plan that the straightforward imperial guard could come up with.

But even so, Jin Wang still fell for it.

Even if there was only a one in a million chance, he didn't want to put this person in danger.

Ye Shu's face was pale, but his eyes were slightly red. He said in a low voice, "I... I'll help you."

Jin Wang sat in front of the dressing mirror and silently watched him for a moment. Then he pushed the medicine forward.

Ye Shu knelt on the floor and carefully pulled open his sleeve.

The wound wasn't deep, but it was very long. The blood wound on his fair and slender forearm was a ghastly sight.

Ye Shu endured the nausea and dizziness that surged up. His fingers trembled as he gently wiped away the blood and applied some medicine to stop the bleeding.

"Si — —" Jin Wang frowned, "Your skills are so bad. Are you trying to hurt me to death?"

Ye Shu said, "I, I'm sorry. I... I'll help you blow on it."

His movements were even more careful and he didn't hurt Jin Wang anymore.

Jin Wang used his uninjured hand to support his chin. After Ye Shu finished bandaging his wound, he laughed mockingly, "I'm really getting worse and worse."

Ye Shu lowered his head and didn't reply.

Jin Wang leisurely said, "Back then, you sent more than ten top-notch assassins to assassinate me, and I was still able to escape unscathed. Today, I couldn't even dodge the dagger of this little imperial guard beside you."

"... I'm sorry."

Jin Wang asked, "Why are you apologizing?"

Ye Shu didn't reply.

Jin Wang bent down slightly and lifted Ye Shu's chin, "I'm asking why you're apologizing."

Jin Wang said, "Now that I think about it, Chang Yuan was imprisoned by me before today, and you had a shadow guard by your side to protect you. You didn't have the opportunity to plot against me.

In other words, what happened today had nothing to do with you, right? "

Ye Shu's eyelashes fluttered, and the fingers that were hanging on his legs curled up.

Jin Wang looked into those red eyes and said in a gentle voice, "... A Shu, I was injured because of you. Does your heart ache?"