The concubine is soft and charming, and the prince is willing to seduce her

Chapter 240 Extra Chapter: Flower Festival (Part 1)

The third day of the third lunar month is the Flower Goddess Festival.

Shen Zhiyu and Wei Qingye originally planned to go to Jingzhou City for some fun, but unexpectedly, they were discovered by Wei Nianqing before they left.

"Father, are you planning to sneak out of the palace with Mother again?" Wei Nianqing stood angrily in front of the palace gate, staring at the two of them with wide eyes.

Shen Zhiyu turned to look at Wei Qingye, her eyes filled with a hint of schadenfreude, as if to say: Aren't you going to do anything about your daughter?

Wei Qingye smiled and beckoned to her, "Come here, let your father see whose little princess this is, she's so beautiful!"

Wei Nianqing's bright eyes curved into crescent moons as she ran and jumped into his arms, "I'm Father's little princess~"

Shen Zhiyu raised her hand and pinched her cheek. "You little rascal, how did you guess that?"

Wei Nianqing buried her little head in Wei Qingye's arms, "Father, are you really planning to only take Mother out to play and not take me and my brother?"

Wei Qingye patted her head. "If Zhaozhao and her brother want to go together, that's not impossible."

Wei Nianqing wrapped her arms around her father's neck and gave him a big kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, Father!"

Shen Zhiyu turned to Qingdai and instructed, "Give the order to arrange more..."

Wei Qingye grasped her hand and gently shook it twice. "You've already brought enough people, and there are also secret guards accompanying you. Is there any need to add more people?"

Qingdai quickly lowered her head and walked outside. The emperor clearly felt that there were too many people following him, which would affect his time alone with the empress, but he made up an excuse that there were too many people with him.

When the emperor travels, it's never too much to bring as many people as he wants!

Shen Zhiyu recalled the scene when the two of them left the palace, smiled, and said, "You are the emperor of the world, whatever you say goes."

Wei Qingye grabbed her hand, pulled her into his arms, and said in a sweet voice, "Zhizhi, I am your husband, I will listen to whatever you say."

Shen Zhiyu subconsciously looked around, afraid that others would see Wei Qingye acting cute and clingy towards her.

Wei Qingye took advantage of the situation and kissed her on the corner of the mouth. "What are you looking at, Zhizhi?"

Shen Zhiyu pushed his head away, "It's broad daylight, Wei Changying, you should be mindful of your image. It's not good if others see this."

Wei Qingye hugged her tightly. "What's wrong with that? If those court officials saw the Emperor and Empress being so affectionate, they'd probably be laughing in their sleep."

After all, he had inadvertently tricked his son a while ago, and when the truth came out, he was punished by having to sleep in separate beds.

He had a gloomy face when he went to court, which terrified the court officials.

Later, after they vaguely heard rumors, they both wrote down some dubious tips on how to appease their wives in their memorials.

Shen Zhiyu nuzzled his cheek. "Did you scare them behind my back again?"

"What?!" Wei Qingye said, looking aggrieved. "Zhizhi, you've wronged me! I'm so sad~~"

Shen Zhiyu was utterly powerless against the cat-like version of Wei Qingye, and quickly and half-heartedly coaxed, "Then what kind of compensation does Changying want?"

Wei Qingye took her hand and intertwined their fingers. "After we leave the palace, we'll hold hands like this and you're not allowed to let go."

Several times when I went to the Flower Festival, there were always a few clueless people who wanted to give flowers to Zhizhi.

Although Zhizhi ultimately rejected him, he still felt uneasy.

"Father, Mother, why haven't you come out yet?" Wei Nianqing held her brother's hand, leaned against the door frame, and tilted her head to look inside.

Seeing the two of them sticking together, Wei Jinghua quickly covered her sister's eyes with one hand and her own eyes with the other.

Wei Nianqing desperately pried her brother's hand away, "Is there anything I can't see?"

Shen Zhiyu pushed away the clingy Wei Qingye, lifted her skirt, and walked towards the two children. "Are Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao ready?"

Wei Jinghua and Wei Nianqing each took Shen Zhiyu's hand and walked outside, leaving Wei Qingye standing alone.

The mother and her two children had only taken a few steps forward when Shen Zhiyu suddenly stopped, turned around, and reached out to Wei Qingye, saying, "Changying, what are you still standing there for?"

Wei Qingye's eyes were filled with Shen Zhiyu's smile. He took three steps in two to reach them and naturally placed his hand in her palm. Chai Hui, who was following behind, couldn't help but wipe non-existent sweat from his forehead. "His Majesty's face was really frighteningly dark just now. Fortunately, Her Majesty the Empress stopped in time."

Qingdai teased, "Eunuch Xiaochai, you actually have moments of fear?"

Chai Hui pushed her forward, "Hurry up and follow, my little aunt."

The carriage drove out of the palace and stopped on a secluded street.

Upon seeing the bustling crowd, Wei Nianqing's eyes lit up. "Mother, Father, let's go quickly!"

She ran to the mask stall, pointed to the rabbit mask, and said with a smile, "I want this one. What kind do you want, brother?"

After looking at it carefully, Wei Jinghua said, "Get me a tiger one."

Upon seeing this, Wei Qingye couldn't help but recall the scene many years ago when he first took Shen Zhiyu out of the palace. He enthusiastically took her hand and walked towards the stall.

"What, does Changying want one too?" Shen Zhiyu's gaze swept across the stall, as if she were recalling something.

She picked up a mask with a blue face and fangs between her fingers and handed it to Wei Qingye. "Does my husband like this?"

"No, it's hideous." Wei Qingye held up a small fox mask with great interest and handed it to her.

"Could you help me put it on?"

Shen Zhiyu suppressed a laugh and helped him tie the straps. "Sure enough, no matter what mask my husband wears, he looks majestic and powerful. He's really amazing."

Wei Qingye took the mask from her hand and gently helped her put it on.

Shen Zhiyu feigned a fierce expression and said, "See if I scare you or not?"

"It's not scary at all, it's very beautiful."

Stall owner: Do you want to listen to what you're saying? That's my famous evil ghost mask, it can scare children to tears.

Wei Jinghua and Wei Nianqing ran ahead, while Shen Zhiyu and Wei Qingye walked slowly behind, hand in hand.

A cry of "Ouch!" drew the attention of both of them.

Wei Nianqing bumped into a boy of the same age, and Wei Jinghua quickly helped him up.

The boy bowed deeply, his face full of remorse. "I'm sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going and bumped into your sister."

Wei Nianqing clung to her brother's arm, feeling a little aggrieved, her bright eyes brimming with tears.

Wei Jinghua looked at him with some hostility, but his attitude was very sincere. Finally, he managed to say, "Never mind, it's not entirely your fault."

The boy turned and ran off into the distance, and Wei Jinghua clenched his fists in shock.

"Brother, I'm fine." The little girl in his arms wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Actually, it didn't hurt that much."

Shen Zhiyu turned to look at Wei Qingye beside her, "It seems we've raised those two siblings very well."

"It's all thanks to Zhizhi's excellent teaching by example." Wei Qingye held the little fox mask in his hand and rubbed it against the demon mask in her hand.

Suddenly, a candied hawthorn appeared in front of Wei Nianqing.

"Little sister, this is for you," the boy said breathlessly.

"You...you left, didn't you?" Wei Nianqing looked at him in surprise, then turned to her brother as if asking if she could accept the gift.

“If Zhao Zhao wants to forgive him, then accept it!” Wei Jinghua said.

"I'll accept your candied hawthorn as a sign of my forgiveness."

Wei Nianqing took the candied hawthorn and ran towards her parents.

The extra chapters might have been written a bit more casually, so please don't mind, my darlings. The part about the mask was just a little design detail, I guess (#^.^#)
I'm currently writing the beginning of my new book, and I'm still not satisfied with it. I keep revising the outlines, and I feel like I'm going crazy! w(Д)w