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Chapter 163 I was just saying it casually, are you really going? (Please subscribe, please vote)

The Jiang family mansion was also unusually busy today.

In order to allow Li Chen to live comfortably in the Jiang family for a period of time, the beautiful lady Jiang Ningyue also took great pains.

The dishes used for dinner are all made from the finest local ingredients, and the tea, snacks and pastries are also of special quality.

Any maid who could get close to Li Chen would be given numerous warnings.

Except for not telling them Li Chen's identity, the rest of them were treated with the highest standards.

Based on what the maids heard, it seemed that the previous head of the Jiang family did not even have such a high salary.

This also made the maids even more curious about who the man was.

Considering the issue of rest, Jiang Ningyue directly vacated the best room in the mansion for Li Chen, and personally led people to take care of it.

"Mother-in-law, what are you doing?"

A charming young woman came over.

She is Jiang Ningyue's carefully chosen daughter-in-law, Dong Zhiqing.

When a mother-in-law chooses a daughter-in-law, she naturally looks at the whole picture. Just looking at Dong Zhiqing's figure, it's obvious that she's good at giving birth to a son.

Unfortunately, before Jiang Ningyue could hold her grandson, her son died in unclear circumstances.

However, Jiang Ningyue was very good to Dong Zhiqing, and Dong Zhiqing always listened to her mother-in-law.

"You came at the right time. Come and help me clean up the room." Jiang Ningyue said while busying herself.

Hearing what her mother-in-law said, the well-behaved Dong Zhiqing naturally came over to help.

She actually lives nearby, and this is the Jiang family's inner courtyard, where outsiders are not allowed to come.

Seeing the maids busy here and the figure of her mother-in-law, Dong Zhiqing came over to take a look.

While busy, Dong Zhiqing was asking who came to the Jiang family.

Generally speaking, ordinary guests live in the side rooms.

Ever since all the male members of the Jiang family died, no men have stayed in the mansion, let alone lived in the inner courtyard.

Dong Zhiqing had been wondering who would come to the Jiang family. As she thought about it, she remembered that there was a royal concubine in the Jiang family. Perhaps only if she came back would she receive such treatment.

But this is just her idea, and the exact answer still depends on Jiang Ningyue's answer.

When the work was almost done, Jiang Ningyue asked the maids to go other places and pulled Dong Zhiqing aside.

"Zhiqing, there is a distinguished guest at home today, you must not neglect him."

As he spoke, Jiang Ningyue quietly told Dong Zhiqing Li Chen's identity.

When Dong Zhiqing heard that it was the current emperor who came to the Jiang family, she was so frightened that her face looked a little surprised and her body was shaking a little.

From her perspective, she was not even qualified to see the city lord, let alone the emperor.

The emperor is a very vague concept in front of a little woman like her.

She knew that there was such a high-ranking figure in the Tiance Dynasty, who was the monarch of this huge dynasty.

As a member of the Tiance Dynasty, Dong Zhiqing is naturally also a subject of the emperor.

In the eyes of a young daughter-in-law like her, the emperor's words are absolute and cannot be disobeyed.

Moreover, the emperor was the kind of person who killed people without blinking an eye. If you did something wrong, you would be executed immediately.

So when Dong Zhiqing heard that the emperor was coming to the Jiang family, she was naturally very scared.

Now she understood why her mother-in-law, who was always generous, could behave so cautiously.

This inner courtyard, where no one else can live, can be explained if the emperor comes.

As if sensing his daughter-in-law's uneasiness, Jiang Ningyue comforted her: "Don't worry, as long as you haven't made any mistakes, His Majesty will naturally not blame you."

Dong Zhiqing also said "hmm", and no one knew what she was thinking.

Jiang Ningyue asked her daughter-in-law to change into more formal clothes and told her what to do when she saw the emperor.

After all, Jiang Ningyue had come into contact with the royal family before and knew these etiquettes.

Dong Zhiqing also memorized them all.

At this time, Li Chen was resting in the courtyard of Jiang Mansion, enjoying a moment of tranquility.

Wu Nanzhi was peeling the fruit skillfully, feeding it to Li Chen's mouth, and gently wiping the corners of Li Chen's mouth with a handkerchief.

This was a skill she learned from Ji Lianyu. She always felt that Ji Lianyu was good at taking care of people.

It’s not enough to just feed him fruits. You need to use the right posture when feeding him to make Li Chen feel comfortable. This is the real skill.

"I wonder what the late emperor came to Shanghe City to investigate."

Li Chen leaned in Wu Nanzhi's soft arms, thinking about some issues.

At this point, Lin Yue'e has probably already arrived in Shanghe City.

As long as she takes over the security of this place, there will be many things for her to investigate.

Li Chen is quite free, so if he can avoid going in person, he definitely won't do that.

As for investigating the sect, that was also beyond the capability of his subordinates to complete.

"I think the late emperor must have come to this place to track down the remnants of the previous dynasty. I just don't know what he found and how he solved it."

Wu Nanzhi had been in the palace for some time and sometimes heard Li Chen talk about these topics.

However, she said that this did have some basis. Judging from the fact that the late emperor asked the prince to investigate the remnants of the previous dynasty, he should know something or be on guard against something.

But he didn't expect that his most trusted son would turn a blind eye to the remnants of the previous dynasty.

This means that the late emperor came to the vicinity of Shanghe City most likely to follow the traces of the remnants of the previous dynasty and trace them all the way to the sect.

However, from the fact that nothing was gained afterwards, it can be seen that the sect where the remnants of the previous dynasty were hiding must be very powerful, so much so that the previous emperor had no countermeasures.

Li Chen planned to wait for the "insider" to come over, collect some information, and then see how powerful these sects were.

Just at this moment, a curvy figure walked over.

This person is Jiang Ningyue, the hostess of this mansion.

Different from the first time they met, perhaps to make it more formal, Jiang Ningyue changed her outfit this time.

Her black hair was pulled into a high cloud-like bun, tied with a wooden hairpin. It was simple and refined, and her swan-like graceful and slender neck had an indescribable elegance.

Her shoulders are as sharp as a knife, her waist is slender and attractive, and her breasts are full and firm.

She was wearing a tight red silk dress which stuck to her body, outlining her beautiful figure to the fullest, making her extremely alluring.

She walked gracefully and carefully.

It was the uncontrollable ups and downs of her body that made this beautiful woman Jiang Ningyue look even more graceful.

Seeing that there was no one else nearby, Jiang Ningyue bowed slightly and said softly, "Your Majesty, dinner is ready. Please come in."

Her words were full of apologies, and she didn't know what had happened.

Even though Li Chen was not wearing a dragon robe, the majesty of a superior still made people involuntarily respect him.

Hearing Jiang Ningyue say this, he nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Jiang Ningyue didn't dare to walk in front of Li Chen, so she followed beside him and pointed out the location of the banquet to Li Chen.

When Li Chen and Wu Nanzhi stepped into the banquet hall of Jiang Mansion, the maids had already neatly arranged all kinds of delicacies.

Li Chen had a distinguished status, so he was naturally arranged to sit in the seat of honor.

Jiang Ningyue personally stepped forward and moved the stool for him. Her movements were gentle and meticulous, fully demonstrating her thoughtfulness as a hostess.

Her daughter-in-law, Dong Zhiqing, was also standing nearby. This was her first time seeing the emperor in person, so she couldn't help feeling a little nervous and timid.

She clenched her hands, looked down, and did not dare to look directly at Li Chen. Her face was full of immaturity and shyness.

On the table, there are rare antlers from the deep mountains. They are rare deer species from the surrounding mountains.

This kind of deer lives on the top of a high mountain shrouded in clouds and mist. Its antlers contain the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and each one is crystal clear.

There are also majestic and fleshy tiger claws, which are also a rare species of tiger in the local area. It is said to live deep in the dark forest. It is famous for its speed and strength, and its meat is extremely delicious.

In the middle is the Xuanling Carapace Soup, which is made from the carapace of a rare spiritual beast, simmered over a slow fire with a variety of rare medicinal materials, making the soup rich and mellow in taste.

In addition, there are various delicious delicacies filling the table.

These things are not only precious, but also very nutritious.

After seeing this, Wu Nanzhi felt that he would be under a lot of pressure in the future.

Wherever Li Chen's eyes swept, Jiang Ningyue began to introduce.

Li Chen found the most outrageous thing to be that when her eyes swept over the young woman next to Jiang Ningyue, Jiang Ningyue was actually introducing her seriously.

This is her daughter-in-law, Dong Zhiqing.

He also asked Dong Zhiqing and Li Chen to say hello.

Since she introduced it like that, Li Chen decided to take a good look at it.

This young wife named Dong Zhiqing has picturesque eyebrows, a small nose, and a rosy and fair face.

Her skin was white, tender and smooth, her figure was well-proportioned and slender, her waist was thin and her hips were round. She was indeed the type that could easily bear children. In addition, she had a full chest that was beyond her age. It could be said that she had all the beauty and charm of a young woman.

She was wearing a pink silk gauze tight dress that showed off her stunningly beautiful face.

When Li Chen saw her for the first time, he felt that she had been developed, but not fully developed, and he wanted to develop her well when he saw her.

The more timid Dong Zhiqing acted, the more people wanted to bully her.

But if you say she is timid, she would secretly look at Li Chen from time to time.

Wu Nanzhi next to her felt that her unintentional "flirting" seemed to be seducing Li Chen, perhaps she herself did not realize it.

Since Dong Zhiqing married into the Jiang family, she has always been very obedient and abided by the rules of the mansion.

Women like her are the type who never leave the house and have rarely seen men.

Today, it was also the first time that she saw such a handsome man, so handsome that he completely fits the image of the man in every woman’s dream.

From childhood to adulthood, Dong Zhiqing has not come into contact with many men, but she feels that Li Chen is undoubtedly the most handsome man she has ever seen.

What's more, he is the emperor from the imperial capital, and his status is extremely noble.

She couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

After Li Chen sat down, Wu Nanzhi naturally sat next to him, but the beautiful woman Jiang Ningyue and her daughter-in-law were standing next to them.

Only after Li Chen signaled did he dare to sit down.

There was no way. Li Chen’s status was too honorable in their eyes, and they really didn’t dare to offend Li Chen.

During the dinner, Jiang Ningyue kept toasting to express his apology.

The so-called apology is actually just that the staff are not in place.

There were supposed to be two other people at the party, but they didn't come.

They are Xie Minjun, the wife of the former head of the Jiang family, and Jiang Rong, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family.

Xie Minjun has always been a very mysterious person. He has occasionally left the Jiang family recently and seemed to be busy with something. He left the Jiang family this morning and has not returned yet.

Jiang Ningyue had heard Xie Minjun mention before that she seemed to want to avenge her deceased husband.

As for Jiang Rong, the maid just went to inquire and found out that Jiang Rong was not in the Chamber of Commerce, so she must have gone out.

Originally, Jiang Ningyue was planning to introduce Jiang Rong to Li Chen, and had mentioned her when Li Chen came just now.

But now there are two people missing, which makes Jiang Ningyue feel very sorry.

When Li Chen was having dinner, Jiang Ningyue was worried about various things. She was afraid that Li Chen would not be used to the food, and also worried that Li Chen would feel it was not lively enough with so few people.

If Li Chen was unhappy, just leaving would be a small matter, but if he blamed the Jiang family, that would be a big trouble.

But she was indeed overthinking this. Li Chen was a rather casual person.

Besides, aren’t all the things he likes to eat placed here?

The meal was finished quickly. Dong Zhiqing was like a shy young wife. Apart from greeting Li Chen at the beginning, she didn't say a word.

And she always eats slowly, chewing her food carefully.

Especially when she was picking up the food, she saw Li Chen's chopsticks moving closer to the dish.

Dong Zhiqing quickly withdrew her hand and sat there obediently watching Li Chen pick up the food. She only dared to eat after she was sure that Li Chen had almost finished eating.

Her every move was so cautious.

For Li Chen, it might just be a meal, but for her, it was a test of life and death.

In her opinion, if you offend His Majesty, you will be beheaded!

Only after Li Chen finished eating and left did Dong Zhiqing breathe a sigh of relief, as if she had just finished a battle.

"It's so terrible, Your Majesty is really terrible." Dong Zhiqing kept muttering in her heart.

I don’t know if she is afraid of filters or what, but she is like this when she is around Li Chen.

After leaving the banquet hall, Li Chen felt satisfied with the meal and the wine.

Only proper exercise at this time can keep the body healthy.

So he pulled Wu Nanzhi into the room.

Every time they went to such a place, Li Chen would take her to experience it.

Even though she was a little shy, she felt that new places brought different kinds of excitement.

Perhaps Wu Nanzhi is just reserved on the surface, and in her heart she is more yearning than Li Chen.

After a while, the beautiful woman Jiang Ningyue came to the door carrying tea and snacks.

She originally wanted to ask Li Chen if he was satisfied with the place where he rested, but when she heard the noise inside, she stopped.

As a married woman, she naturally knew what was going on inside.

Those were matters between the emperor and his concubines, and Jiang Ningyue had no right to interfere, so she quietly withdrew, but a hint of envy flashed across her brows.

But she quickly recovered, and her inner chastity told her that these were not things she could think about.

When Jiang Ningyue returned to the hall, she saw her daughter-in-law sitting there obediently.

This daughter-in-law was good in every way except that she did not leave any offspring for the Jiang family.

Jiang Ningyue knew that it was not her fault. Jiang Cheng was also a well-known second-generation rich man who had affairs with other women and was not in good health.

Even though Jiang Cheng has passed away for many years, his daughter-in-law is still so obedient at home and keeps her chastity, which is already very good.

Seeing Jiang Ningyue coming, Dong Zhiqing immediately stood up and greeted her.

The two chatted for a while, and Jiang Ningyue said, "The eldest lady hasn't come back yet. I'm going to the store to see what happened. You stay at home and don't disturb His Majesty."

Dong Zhiqing nodded like a chick pecking at rice, indicating that it was okay.

With her personality, how could she possibly offend Li Chen?

Before Jiang Ningyue was about to leave, she seemed to have thought of something and continued, "If you see the imperial concubine appear alone, go up to her and say hello, try to please her, and ask her about His Majesty's hobbies. This is very important to our Jiang family. Do you understand?"

If Dong Zhiqing were asked to get close to Li Chen, she would definitely not dare to do so, but the imperial concubine looked very gentle.

As the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family, Dong Zhiqing also wanted to do something for the Jiang family, but she had never been able to help. Now that she finally had the opportunity, Dong Zhiqing naturally had to work hard.

Jiang Ningyue actually didn’t think much about it. The meaning here was that as long as she wanted to know what Li Chen liked, she could prepare something for him, and then he would naturally stay in the Jiang family more.

Dong Zhiqing also understood that this was the way to entertain guests, especially when facing a distinguished guest like Li Chen. It was an honor for the Jiang family to keep him in the family for a day.

"Also, if His Majesty needs anything while I'm away, you should satisfy him immediately."

Of course, what Jiang Ningyue needs here are drinks, refreshments and the like.

Dong Zhiqing also understood it this way at first, and there is no problem at this stage.

After Jiang Ningyue led his men away from the Jiang family mansion, Dong Zhiqing kept observing nearby.

After more than two hours, when it was almost dark, Dong Zhiqing saw the imperial concubine coming out of the room.

Following her mother-in-law's instructions, Dong Zhiqing went up to please Wu Nanzhi and asked him if he had any needs.

Wu Nanzhi has a sacred beast living in his body, so he gets easily hungry and a little thirsty after exercising.

I was just thinking of going out to find something to eat, but then the young wife from the Jiang family came.

Hearing that the imperial concubine only wanted food and water, Dong Zhiqing immediately went to prepare them.

Without Li Chen and her mother-in-law around, Dong Zhiqing relaxed a lot and started chatting with Wu Nanzhi.

I have to say that the two of them got along pretty well and soon had a preliminary understanding of each other.

When Wu Nanzhi was halfway through her meal, Dong Zhiqing took the opportunity to say, "My Lady Imperial Concubine, I wonder what His Majesty likes so I can prepare something for him."

Wu Nanzhi chewed the chicken leg and said, "His Majesty likes beauties like you and your mother-in-law."

As Li Chen's concubine, she could tell what Li Chen liked just from his eyes.

There are many women of this type in the harem, so there is nothing strange about it.

Moreover, Li Chen's strength and status have reached the peak, and all he needs is a woman.

Of course, Wu Nanzhi was just saying this casually. After eating, she would go for a walk in the yard to keep in shape.

But the young wife Dong Zhiqing really listened to it!

At this moment, she was actually very conflicted. She was a married woman, and even though her husband had died a long time ago, she shouldn't do this.

But my mother-in-law told me to meet His Majesty's request for the sake of the Jiang family.

Moreover, Your Majesty cannot judge using common sense, so I should satisfy Your Majesty's needs.

I don’t know what Dong Zhiqing was thinking in the end, but she really went to Li Chen’s room.

At this time, Li Chen heard some noise at the door and thought it was Wu Nanzhi coming back, preparing for the second round of battle.

The person who came was the well-behaved and timid young wife of the Jiang family.

Li Chen asked: "What are you doing here?"

Dong Zhiqing looked up at Li Chen, then lowered her head shyly and replied, "Your Majesty, I heard from the imperial concubine that Your Majesty wants me to sleep with you. Is that true?"

(End of this chapter)