Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 361 Extra Chapter: First Encounter 4
Song Yi didn't plan to eat standing up. She found a small stool, sat far away from Jiang Lanye, and buried her head in her food, eating with great relish.

Jiang Lanye couldn't help but turn around and glance at her.

After they had both eaten, just as Song Yi thought things would be different in the afternoon, she found that Jiang Lanye had sat back down at his desk and started reading and writing.

Song Yi couldn't help but ask, "Hasn't His Majesty finished reviewing the memorials?"

"Ah."

"Then aren't you going to rest?"

Jiang Lanye looked at her in confusion: "Why do you need to rest?"

"Aren't you tired?"

"Do not."

Song Yi's eyes darted around, and she suddenly walked over cautiously: "Your Majesty, it must be so boring to stay in the Golden Palace all the time. I think that after a while, people should breathe more fresh air, don't you think?"

Jiang Lanye looked at her expressionlessly: "Go if you want to leave."

She really wanted to leave, but she couldn't!
And the key lies with Jiang Lanye.

So Song Yi stared at him expectantly and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you go out for a stroll?"

"What's there to see in the palace?"

"Everywhere is great to explore, let's go!"

Jiang Lanye's expression softened slightly. For some reason, he felt that Song Yi was very vibrant, and perhaps going out with her would really improve his mood.

Song Yi followed Jiang Lanye out of the Golden Palace with a smug look on his face.

When Eunuch Cao, who was standing outside the hall, saw Jiang Lanye come out, he quickly asked, "Your Majesty, what is it?"

"It's nothing, no need to follow."

After saying that, he continued walking forward.

Song Yi winked at him with one eye, looking rather smug.

Eunuch Cao looked on incredulously.

What's going on with these two?
Song Yi stood behind him, and as they walked, she quickened her pace and passed Jiang Lanye.

She turned her head and found Jiang Lanye looking at her.

Song Yi immediately reflected on her actions and felt that, as a palace maid, she shouldn't be walking ahead of Jiang Lanye.

So she explained in a serious tone, "Your Majesty, I will walk in front to clear away the potholes on the ground for you. If I fall, I can also remind Your Majesty."

Jiang Lanye looked at the neatly laid bricks and stones on the ground without saying a word.

As Song Yi walked forward, he suddenly asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, where are we going?"

"Didn't you come up with this yourself?"

Song Yi looked away somewhat guiltily. Mainly, she wasn't a palace maid in the laundry department and didn't know how the palace was laid out. She wandered around aimlessly for a long time and actually ended up in the Imperial Garden.

She had seen them in some dramas and knew that the imperial gardens in the palace were extremely beautiful, with many precious flowers planted in them, but when she saw them with her own eyes, she couldn't help but be amazed.

Everywhere you look, there are exotic flowers and plants whose names you don't know, blooming in a spectacular display, their colors so vibrant they're almost blinding.

The winding path was clean and tidy, leading in a series of beautiful pavilions.

Wow—the Imperial Garden is so beautiful!

Jiang Lanye frowned slightly.

He almost never came to the Imperial Garden on his own initiative. He knew that the people in the flower room had carefully cultivated many flowers in the Imperial Garden, but such a sight was only seen by the palace servants who passed by.

Song Yi walked forward quickly, somewhat excitedly.

"Your Majesty, look, isn't this a rose? It's pink and white, so beautiful."

Song Yi didn't pick the flower, but bent down and gently smelled its fragrance: "It smells so good! And with so many flowers, there are no bees, only butterflies. It seems the people in the flower shop really put their heart into it." Jiang Lanye wasn't interested in any of these things, and only glanced at them briefly before looking away.

But for some reason, Song Yi, who was moving among the flowers, attracted his attention more than the flowers themselves.

While slightly stunned, Song Yi had already darted to the front, squatted down and looked at the small flowers next to the stone bricks: "These flowers are also very pretty when they are scattered here and there."

Jiang Lanye followed.

She suddenly remembered a name for this flower from her world, and looked up at Jiang Lanye: "Does Your Majesty know what this flower is called?"

"do not know."

"Isn't it romantic and beautiful to call it 'Baby's Breath'?"

Jiang Lanye paused: "Is this a name you made up?"

"I guess so. Isn't the name nice? Look, these little flowers clustered together look just like a sky full of stars."

What do countless stars look like?

Jiang Lanye's mind went completely blank.

She stood up and suddenly, with a burst of courage, reached out and took Jiang Lanye's hand.

Jiang Lanye looked at her coldly.

But Song Yi was completely oblivious and kept pulling him forward, saying, "Your Majesty, look! These peonies are blooming exceptionally well!"

She suddenly turned around, a radiant smile blooming on her face. Her eyes curved into crescents, seemingly filled with tiny starlight, even more dazzling than the cluster of brightly blooming peonies in front of her.

A few strands of hair clung to her slightly flushed cheeks in the wind, but she didn't care at all. She was as vibrant and bright as the warmest spring sunshine, instantly piercing into his silent and gloomy world.

Jiang Lanye's icy gaze paused slightly, as if a corner of his heart had been gently touched by this sudden, unguarded smile.

The two walked to the pond, still holding hands. Song Yi wouldn't let go, and Jiang Lanye didn't mention it. They tacitly held hands all the way.

The small pond in front of them was well-maintained, and the water was very clear. However, the koi in it were a bit thin, and it seemed that no one came to feed them. She couldn't help but roll up her sleeves, pull Jiang Lanye to squat down in front of the pond, and then let go of his hand, immersing her hands in the cool water: "So cool, so comfortable, Your Majesty, you should try it too."

"Childish and boring."

Song Yi pursed his lips, not caring at all, and as he stretched out his hand, he suddenly called out, "Your Majesty."

"Ok?"

The moment Jiang Lanye looked at her, Song Yi immediately splashed the water in her hand onto his face.

Jiang Lanye's face immediately darkened: "Song Yi!"

Song Yi tilted her head: "Your Majesty's voice sounds so nice when you call my name. Your Majesty's voice is always beautiful."

Jiang Lanye: "."

He looked at Song Yi with a shocked expression.

No one had ever dared to treat him like this before; Song Yi was the first.

Song Yi chuckled and suddenly reached his hand inside again.

Jiang Lanye reacted quickly this time, immediately standing up and dodging: "Don't touch me!"

Song Yi scooped up a handful of water and looked at him innocently: "No, this servant is watering the flowers."

After saying that, she quickly ran over and watered the wilted flower in the corner that hadn't been watered.

Jiang Lanye pursed her lips, feeling awkward for the first time.

After watering the flowers, Song Yi turned to look at him: "Is Your Majesty expecting this?"

After saying that, she quickly splashed water all over Jiang Lanye's face.

(End of this chapter)