I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1339 The woman's face turned red
A jade plate hangs high, its stars twinkling.

Su Chang'an and Xia Tingyu walked along the passageway outside Lingqi Pavilion.

To be personally escorted by the Empress is an honor, but Su Chang'an knew that if possible, Xia Fengxiang would personally escort Xia Tingyu.

Those who have made contributions should naturally receive some kind of treatment.

Under the moonlight, Xia Tingyu smiled sweetly, her foxy eyes even more alluring in the moonlight.

The two were just walking along when Xia Tingyu suddenly spoke up: "I heard that last Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to the moon goddess Chanjuan, the Empress also wrote half a poem, which is 'The bright moon rises over the sea, and we share this moment though we are far apart.'"

As she said this, Xia Tingyu put her hands behind her back, smiled mischievously, and bent down to look at Su Chang'an, who was clearly avoiding her.

Wu Qinhu, standing right in the middle, sighed and tried to leave the space between the two.

But upon hearing Xia Tingyu's fragmented words, he couldn't help but ponder them carefully.

The single character "生" (life/birth) is so exquisite, leaving an endless aftertaste!
Upon hearing this, Su Chang'an didn't rush to answer Xia Tingyu. Instead, he lowered his head, took out a pen and paper he had prepared beforehand, and wrote down, "We were talking about poetry, nothing else. She spoke first, not me!"

After writing this, Su Chang'an ignored Xia Tingyu's questioning and curious gaze, and disregarded Wu Qinhu's strange look, and replied, "Yes."

Xia Tingyu was incredibly clever, and she finally understood why Su Chang'an had taken paper and pen with him when he left. She chuckled and said, "So strict, huh?"

Su Chang'an nodded, but said aloud, "Who can tell me what to do!"

Xia Tingyu smiled and said, "What I'm afraid of is that you talk so highly of yourself, and why you don't remember what you said."

Su Chang'an frowned, but then lowered his head and wrote with a pen and paper, "She said I'm afraid of my wife, and I said I'm just showing respect! She doesn't understand anything; what does a single woman know?"

Xia Tingyu bit her lip and grabbed Wu Qinhu's arm, unhappy. "Writing nonsense, aren't you afraid I'll tell His Majesty?"

Su Chang'an immediately retorted, "What do you mean 'tell His Majesty'? This isn't for His Majesty!"

Xia Tingyu asked, "Who was it written for?"

Su Chang'an: "I'm just writing this for fun."

Xia Tingyu pouted: "Your face screams 'talking nonsense'!"

Su Chang'an frowned, then wrote down, 'She insulted me, and I didn't talk back, but I am the Empress, and she dared to insult me! You must help me avenge this and make things difficult for her. Make her do a lot of work in the Ministry of Personnel.'

Although it was a moonlit night, the palace lantern bearers were walking on both sides, so Xia Tingyu could see them clearly and immediately frowned: "Empress Su!"

Su Chang'an looked at Xia Tingyu: "What's wrong?"

Xia Tingyu said, "Is this how you act as empress?"

Su Chang'an nodded: "Yes, that's how I've always done it."

Xia Tingyu hesitated, looking at Su Chang'an's face, frowning and biting her lower lip. But as soon as she opened her mouth, she suddenly smiled slyly, then looked at Su Chang'an with her fox-like eyes and said, "Then just remember it. Saying that I am disrespectful to the Empress or something, why use such words to talk about me?"

Su Chang'an could sense what the woman was about to do, but still said, "That's too serious, and she doesn't believe it anyway."

Xia Tingyu smiled charmingly: "You really know how to care for me. Your Majesty cares so much about me, won't you write it down?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chang'an paused for a moment, then immediately looked at Xia Tingyu, realizing that he had been tricked!
Xia Tingyu held a folding fan to her lips, a smug smile on her face. "However, I heard that Your Majesty made some very interesting cloth dolls. I saw them when you came to the capital, and they were extremely beautiful."

Su Chang'an looked wary: "I won't give it to you."

Xia Tingyu opened the fan in her hand, covering her lips, revealing only her fox-like eyes that gleamed in the moonlight: "I don't want anything from Her Majesty, I just wanted to make one of my own."

Su Chang'an said, "It can be done, it's simple anyway."

Xia Tingyu pressed on, "Then can Your Highness teach me?"

Su Chang'an immediately shook his head: "I don't have time, but I can find someone to teach you."

Xia Tingyu asked, "Could you give me a regular one of yours so I can learn from it?"

Su Chang'an nodded: "Yes, that's fine."

Xia Tingyu closed her folding fan and looked at Wu Qinhu: "Grandpa Wu, did you hear that? The Empress is going to give me a doll, and it's handmade."

Su Chang'an: "Hmm?"

But just as I was about to defend myself, I realized that this explanation was perfectly flawless!

Just as Xia Tingyu said, I gave her one that I made myself.

Immediately, Su Chang'an looked at Xia Tingyu, then lowered his head and wrote, 'She's a bad woman!'

Xia Tingyu giggled sweetly.

After taking a deep breath, Wu Qinhu looked at Xia Tingyu, whose girlish thoughts were crystal clear.

"I'll go to the back and walk with everyone." Wu Qinhu was too lazy to say more. Although the two of them were talking back and forth like this, which was considered outrageous, Wu Qinhu felt that the couples who could make it in the world were often like this, who seemed like a pair of bickering lovers, but eventually got together and lived a lively and happy life.

but.
such a pity.

But putting all that aside, Wu Qinhu just wanted to leave!

I can't stand it here!

Wu Qinhu turned around and left.

Su Chang'an was left to look at Xia Tingyu.

Xia Tingyu's lips curled up like a fox's, "Your Majesty~~ Why didn't you write down the promise to give me the doll? Are you too scared?"

Su Chang'an had a headache; he had always had a headache whenever he saw Xia Tingyu, and he still did now.

Seeing Su Chang'an like this, Xia Tingyu smiled and said, "I won't tease you anymore, Your Highness. Let's talk about serious matters."

Su Chang'an looked at Xia Tingyu, "Seriously?"

Xia Tingyu smiled and said, "His Majesty asked the Empress to escort me, and I know the reason, but there's really no need for that. My father's current predicament is entirely his own fault, and he has no one to blame but himself. However, he is my father. Even if he has done many wrong things, he truly loves my mother. Although he has made mistakes towards me, he has never hurt me. This time, knowing that he would be humiliated if he entered the capital, he still chose to go so that I could live in peace. Whether he had selfish motives or was doing it for my sake, as his daughter, I cannot abandon him. So please tell His Majesty not to worry about me. Whatever punishment my father receives, it is what he deserves." As Xia Tingyu spoke, she walked side by side with Su Chang'an.

Su Chang'an, who was originally going to dodge, heard what was said and did not dodge anymore, but simply said softly, "Hmm."

Xia Tingyu looked at the Empress beside her and joked, "I thought Your Majesty had a lot of things to say to comfort me."

Su Chang'an looked at Xia Tingyu, who was smiling at him, and did not respond as before. Instead, he said seriously, "I was trying to comfort you, but many things are just unreasonable. If you talk too much, you will only cause more trouble. It is better not to say anything. Besides, you, Shu Jun, are very insightful. You don't need others to explain. You understand the reasoning yourself."

At this point, Su Chang'an smiled and said, "When worries are as heavy as mountains, they easily accumulate on the brow. Since the Shu ruler is not yet married, it would be bad if his brows were furrowed with worry."

Xia Tingyu smiled and said, "Your Majesty says you don't comfort people, but you speak words that are comforting. And you're even saying these words to an unmarried woman. Doesn't Your Majesty know the principle that men are moved by the beauty of a woman and women are captivated by the handsomeness of a man? With such gentleness and such a beautiful appearance, aren't you afraid that I'll fall for you?"

Su Chang'an immediately took a step back to the side and said, "We're talking about serious matters, what are you talking about! Besides, I'm the Empress, you're not allowed to talk to me like that!"

Xia Tingyu giggled and bowed to Su Chang'an with her folding fan in hand, saying, "Your subject knows his guilt."

But her smiling eyes are charming.

The white clouds in the sky quietly covered the moon, preventing it from seeing this scene.

But after the moon parted the white clouds, its light overflowed and fell on Su Chang'an's face.

Xia Tingyu looked at him.

Looking at the mountains from upstairs, seeing the snow from the mountaintop, gazing at the moon in the snow, and admiring a beautiful woman under the moon—each offers a unique perspective.

That's how it should be.

Xia Tingyu smiled gently: "Your Majesty, many people and many things are beyond our control, so as you said, I understand the reasoning and there is no need for comfort."

At this point, Xia Tingyu said in a slightly coquettish tone, "If Your Majesty is willing to comfort me about my sorrows, would you be so kind as to reward me with something?"

Su Chang'an's face immediately showed vigilance, but...
Looking into Xia Tingyu's foxy eyes, Su Chang'an recalled the whole story he had seen before. The letter mentioned that Dian Junming and Yao Zhi'en died for Xia Tingyu, leaving Xia Tingyu heartbroken.

It also describes how Xia Tingyu, in order to appease the people, wiped away her tears and forced herself to put on a veil to cover her red-rimmed eyes before meeting them, forcing a smile.

She also wrote about Xia Tingyu holding the letters left to her by Dian Junming and Yao Zhien, weeping all the time, always alone in her tears.

Thinking of all this, Su Chang'an's eyes softened as he looked at the woman in front of him.

She then thought of the stories Xia Fengxiang had told her about Xia Tingyu's childhood.

I witnessed my mother's death when I was young, and was assassinated by my grandfather's men. I was too scared to sleep and could only hug my pillow. My family was around me, but none of them were true family.
There are so many hardships in the world, and everyone's situation is different.

But even amidst hardship, if one remains hopeful for the world, life will be incredibly difficult.

Su Chang'an looked at Xia Tingyu, who had grown into such a strong person despite such despair. He couldn't imagine how much suffering she had endured.

Xia Tingyu looked into Su Chang'an's captivating eyes and asked, "Why are you suddenly looking at me with such a pitiful expression?"

Su Chang'an said, "I'm thinking about what I should give you."

Xia Tingyu smiled and said, "You agreed?"

Su Chang'an nodded: "I am the Empress, and I am entitled to be rewarded."

Xia Tingyu pursed her lips: "Then..."

After a flicker of his fox-like eyes, he said, "Then I'll owe you for now."

Su Chang'an was stunned for a moment.

Xia Tingyu said, "I don't lack anything, but the Empress's poems can no longer be given away casually. I don't want them anymore, so I'll owe them to her for now and wait until later."

Su Chang'an frowned, feeling like he'd been tricked again!
This bad woman!
She nodded anyway: "Alright, whenever you think of something, just tell me. But it's limited to what I can give you, and it can't be too much."

After Xia Tingyu chuckled, she looked at Su Chang'an's eyes, which were like rippling blue waves under the moonlight, and chuckled softly. From that look just now, how could she not guess what Su Chang'an was thinking? After all, it was as if he had suddenly changed his personality.

just
Looking at Su Chang'an, Xia Tingyu put her hands behind her back and looked towards the Chengtian Gate in front of her: "Your Majesty."

Su Chang'an looked at Xia Tingyu.

Xia Tingyu said softly, "It must be very bitter."

Su Chang'an: "Hmm?"

Xia Tingyu laughed and said, "The route from Yan to the capital during the escape."

Su Chang'an was speechless, but smiled and said, "It's all in the past."

Xia Tingyu looked at Su Chang'an, her eyes inexplicably welling up with tears, but she said happily, "Yes, it's all in the past."

After saying that, Xia Tingyu took a big step forward, faced Su Chang'an, and gazed into the eyes that were brighter than the moonlight. "Your Majesty, I find that you are even more beautiful than when I last came."

Su Chang'an smiled and said, "Keep it low-key! I can't be too proud of this."

Xia Tingyu chuckled, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please see me off here. We've already reached the palace gates, and I'll be in the capital from now on, so we can meet anytime. Just don't forget that you owe me something."

Su Chang'an had a headache, but still nodded with a smile: "Okay."

Xia Tingyu stopped dawdling and turned to leave.

Su Chang'an stopped in his tracks, picked up a pen and paper, and wrote: 'Nothing happened. I recorded the whole thing! But this woman is a bad woman!'

After Wu Qinhu and the others bowed to Su Chang'an, they caught up with Xia Tingyu.

However, when Wu Qinhu walked to Xia Tingyu's side, he looked down and was taken aback.

The woman's face flushed red, like a blushing peach blossom suddenly blooming under the summer moonlight.

Wu Qinhu sighed inwardly, "What a mess."

(End of this chapter)