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

Chapter 40 requires his jade pendant

Jiang Lanye initially thought that Su Meiren was mocking Song Yi, so he kept glancing at her face.

But Song Yi remained silent, his eyes somewhat vacant, as if he were thinking about something.

Consort Su hurried forward, looking at Jiang Lanye's handsome and wicked face, she felt a little shy and lowered her head, saying, "Your Majesty, I will help you change your clothes."

Changing clothes?

Song Yi's eyes immediately lit up. She quickly stepped forward, mimicking Su Meiren's manner, and looked up at him with an inexplicable cunning in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, please let me do it."

Su Meiren was taken aback, then looked at her with displeasure.

When Jiang Lanye wasn't here, she acted all magnanimous, as if she were going to hand over the throne to him directly.

As soon as His Majesty arrived, she immediately changed her attitude and insisted on competing with her for His Majesty's favor!
Song Yi rarely took the initiative like this, so Jiang Lanye paused, lowering his eyes to carefully observe the look in her eyes.

As she said this, the corners of her eyes turned up, like a cunning fox.

Jiang Lanye, wanting to tease her, deliberately said, "No need, I dare not let you serve me."

Song Yi: ?
Consort Su smiled and said, "Let me do it."

Jiang Lanye said coldly, "I have hands."

Su Meiren's expression froze, and the step she was about to take froze. She said awkwardly, "Yes."

Jiang Lanye walked over by himself, and Song Yi, seeing this, still looked at him with unwavering determination.

Su Meiren glared at her and chuckled, "I really thought my sister was the kind of person who didn't fight or compete."

Song Yi ignored her and shamelessly moved closer, standing behind Jiang Lanye, saying, "Your Majesty, let me help you."

Jiang Lanye found it strange.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

He hadn't expected Song Yi to be so persistent. He turned around, opened his arms, and said calmly, "Okay."

Song Yi loosened his belt, glanced at the jade pendant, and deliberately said, "Your Majesty, this jade pendant is so beautiful. May I take a look?"

Jiang Lanye reached out and suddenly wrapped his hand around the back of her neck, his icy knuckles pressed against her skin.

"Can't I watch this?"

His voice was very soft and light, with a rising tone at the end, adding a touch of mockery.

She was pinned down by Jiang Lanye, unable to straighten her back, her posture quite awkward, staring blankly at the jade pendant hanging from his waist.

"Your Majesty, this is not a proper thing to do."

Jiang Lanye raised an eyebrow slightly, "What's wrong with it?"

Song Yi sighed, as if feeling helpless towards Jiang Lanye.

"One must not indulge in debauchery during the day."

Jiang Lanye was somewhat taken aback. Looking at Song Yi's posture and then at his own hand, he suddenly felt the skin under his fingertips burning hot and quickly withdrew his hand.

"What nonsense."

He frowned and said in a deep voice.

Song Yi stood up, obediently helped him remove his court robes, and then asked:
"Your Majesty must have many jade pendants around you."

Just give her any piece of clothing with a dragon pattern!

However, jade pendants often symbolize the emperor's power, and it's unlikely that an emperor would easily bestow his personal jade pendant upon someone else.

Unexpectedly, he said, "I don't like wearing jade pendants; this is the only one I have."

You don't like wearing it, but you wear it every day?

It's a real contradiction.

Song Yi took off the jade pendant, put away his court robes, and kept stroking the jade pendant, clearly reluctant to return it to him.

"What, are you interested in my jade pendant?"

Fearing that he might notice something amiss, Song Yi fabricated a story: "Yes, Your Majesty's jade pendant is made of warm and smooth jade, and feels cool to the touch. It must be carved from the finest jade!"

Jiang Lanye took the jade pendant from her hand, hung it on his waist belt, and whispered:
"These are relics left to me by my mother." Upon hearing this, Song Yi was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

The book clearly states that the jade pendant must be smashed.

But the words Jiang Lanye uttered that night echoed in his mind.

His mother was stabbed through the heart right before his eyes. Jiang Lanye, at such a young age, witnessed his mother's death, which explains why he treasured this jade pendant so much.
Song Yi hesitated, unsure of what to do.

It seems a bit unfair to Jiang Lanye to just steal it like this.

Jiang Lanye reached out, curled his fingers, and flicked her forehead.

"What are you thinking about?"

Song Yi suddenly came to her senses. "I was thinking... if this jade pendant were lost, would His Majesty be very sad?"

Jiang Lanye fell silent.

After a long pause, he said, "My mother left behind few belongings, and this is the only one that I can carry with me."

Song Yi wanted to sew her mouth shut.

She finally stopped talking.

Jiang Lanye changed into casual clothes, went outside, and casually asked, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

Song Yi shook her head, watching Jiang Lanye signal the palace servants in the imperial kitchen to serve the meal, when she suddenly realized something very important.

She needed to light the candles on a moonless night, so there had to be enough dark clouds on the horizon that night to completely obscure the moon, and she had to patiently wait for the moon to emerge from the clouds.

Living in ancient times, how could she know the celestial phenomena and prepare in advance?
Jiang Lanye didn't send Consort Su away, so she stayed and sat rather clingily next to him. Looking at the breakfast spread out on the table, she smiled sweetly and said, "Your Majesty, I'll serve you the food."

Song Yi sat opposite him.

She always waited until Jiang Lanye had finished his breakfast before she could eat.

On one hand, Jiang Lanye didn't want to see the scars on her face, and on the other hand, he also wanted to maintain his disguise.

Jiang Lanye glanced at her and said succinctly, "Come here."

Song Yi immediately went over in a very obsequious manner and asked, "What would Your Majesty like to eat?"

He said, "You decide."

"Yes."

For so many days, Song Yi's attempts to serve him food had failed to satisfy him, so whenever they ate, Song Yi would sit comfortably to the side, and Jiang Lanye would not call her unless necessary.

She picked up some steamed crab meat.

Seeing this, Consort Su quickly said, "His Majesty doesn't like to eat this."

Jiang Lanye narrowed his eyes.

As expected, this Consort Su not only resembled Consort Yun in appearance, but she also knew everything that Consort Yun knew.

He had no idea when the Empress Dowager had started cultivating this person.

Song Yi blinked innocently, but still put the crab meat into Jiang Lanye's bowl.

She knew, of course, that Jiang Lanye didn't like to eat, but she deliberately avoided the things he liked to eat.

Consort Su said softly, "Your Majesty doesn't like this, so I'll have it instead."

Jiang Lanye retorted coldly, "Who said I don't like to eat it?"

He then ate the crab meat directly into his mouth.

Su Meiren was somewhat bewildered.

How could this be? Before coming here, she knew all of Jiang Lanye's preferences by heart.

Seeing this, Song Yi tentatively put some mutton on his plate, which he disliked the most.

"Your Majesty, try this."

Jiang Lanye still stuffed it into his mouth without any expression.

There will be another chapter later tonight.
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