Harem: Luo Chen's Resentment

Shi Feng leaned against a tree with his arms folded across his chest. He was used to seeing the emperor in a daze, constantly ridiculing him in his heart. Who told you to marry so many concubines? But he also knew that the emperor wasn't willing to do those things either.

At night, Luo Chen took out the zither, and carefully caressed the body of the zither. Under the candlelight, the black zither body emitted a halo of light, and a clear sound spread out, like a slow flowing water. It was quiet, the stream was flowing, birds were singing and flowers were fragrant.

However, this did not include the anxious Lan Er. She stood at the doorstep, her tearful eyes looking at the lady who was immersed in her zither. The Empress did not say anything more about chasing her away, but she did not let her near. Qin Er had asked her countless of times what had happened, and she did not say anything either. However, she would not betray the Empress. She had to stay in the Middle Palace and properly protect the Empress. Lan Er, who had made her decision, left with trembling steps. Her legs were almost crippled, but she did not regret it.

Thump, the zither music came to a halt as Luo Chen faintly looked in the direction that Lan Er had left in. She knew that Lan Er was sincere to her, but she really couldn't let go of this matter. Forget it, forget it. Luo Chen could not help but sneer, when did she start to believe in the effects of time?

"Hey," a bean was smashed into Luo Chen's face.

Luo Chen opened her eyes in surprise, and when she saw the man who jumped down from the roof, she was so shocked that her mouth couldn't even close. Seeing her reaction, Li Yuanxiao's heart became even more beautiful. He knew that she would definitely scare this little girl. She had abandoned the main force and returned in the middle of the night with his horse.

"Pah pah," Li Yuanxiao felt the two slaps on her face, and her expression couldn't help but darken, staring intently at Luo Chen, waiting to see what she would do next.

"Does it hurt?" A slightly innocent voice sounded. Li Yuanxiao looked at the confused Luo Chen, her heart had long turned into a puddle of water, the anger from the beating had completely disappeared. Moreover, the little woman's hands were soft and didn't hurt at all. But, wasn't this supposed to be slapping her own face? Why did you hit me? The majestic general felt wronged.

"It hurts, this general came back overnight to report to the emperor. I haven't even had time to eat, I'm starving to death," Li Yuanxiao said as she laid on the table. Her mouth was full of grievances, and her hands were even fiddling with the zither from time to time. The matter of reporting military affairs to the Emperor would never be done by him. He was just making it up, she couldn't tell Luo Chen that he sneaked back here, right?

She felt a sense of familiarity towards Li Yuanxiao, thinking that he had not eaten yet, but did not dare to alarm the people in the palace. Who knew if there were any spies sent by the other palaces around her. "The palace still has some snacks to eat. You rest your stomach, I'll make some tea to take care of and if that's not enough, I'll let Qin Er secretly go to the imperial kitchens."

Pretending to be weak, when Li Yuanxiao heard that he could drink the tea that she personally brewed, her eyes immediately lit up, and she vigorously nodded her head. He had already dined outside the palace, so it was a simple matter for her to say such words to him.

Luo Chen extinguished a few candles within the hall, leaving only those that were lit. She looked at Li Yuanxiao who looked like she had nothing to eat in shock, and couldn't help but swallow her saliva. Could it be that the army did not even have food? If the Great General was starving, then wouldn't Luo Ning, as the vanguard, be even hungrier?

After Li Yuanxiao finished all the snacks, he drank the tea that Luo Chen made with satisfaction. Only now did Luo Chen notice Luo Chen's shocked expression. Seeing the miserable state of the dim sum she had eaten, she scratched her head in embarrassment. She explained hesitantly, "Your snacks are very delicious, which is why I finished them all. Don't worry, the military dishes aren't that tasty, but they don't make you hungry." Knowing that Luo Chen was worried about him, Li Yuanxiao added another sentence that was "considerate".

After conversing with Luo Chen for a while, Li Yuanxiao suddenly remembered something important. Her smiling face revealed a serious expression, and when she saw Luo Chen's tensed heart, she immediately stared at him, afraid that he would miss something that he had said. Seeing her sitting so upright, Li Yuanxiao laughed out loud. She noticed the anxiousness in Luo Chen's eyes and said: "Song Xiping is dead, he is the guard official of the Baiyuguan, and was discovered by us to collude with the enemy. He even wanted to burn food and grass, so Hai Jie has already reported this to the Emperor. We suppressed him back, but who would have thought that we would be intercepted and killed on the way back using the method of luring the tiger out of the mountain. "

Li Yuanxiao drank her tea, looked at Luo Chen with some worry, and did not know if she could take the next words, "Song Xiping originally wanted to place the crime of burning food on Luo Ning and me, and even used Luo Ning's life as the method to lure the tiger out of the mountain, they used all sorts of killing techniques!

"Is Luo Ning doing well?" Li Yuanxiao looked at Luo Chen's pale face, and even his voice began to tremble. She quickly added, "Luo Ning is fine. I'm protecting him, but I feel that someone is targeting Luo Ning. They want to kill him." Luo Ning was already being treated as a little brother by him, he could not stand by and watch others bully him. If he knew who it was, he would definitely tear this person into a thousand pieces.

After Li Yuanxiao finished speaking, she did not wait for Luo Chen's reply and looked in that direction. Luo Chen stared fixedly at him with her long and narrow eyes. Li Yuanxiao suddenly felt that the situation was not good.

"You know who it is, don't you? You know that? " Luo Chen questioned her fiercely, the tears in her eyes could not help but fall. She did not know what had happened, and even if she had been wronged, Lan Er lied to her instead, she was not this sad. She knew that she didn't have any feelings for Li Yuanxiao, but she felt uncomfortable inside. Looks like I have to figure out his background sooner. She suspects that Li Yuanxiao has quite a deep relationship with the Luo Family!

"I, I," Li Yuanxiao was at a loss for what to do. The little girl was crying so much that his heart trembled. He had only been with Luo Chen for a short period of time, but somehow, he was willing to pamper her. In fact, he could guess who did it, but that person had helped him out, "Don't cry anymore," Li Yuanxiao gently wiped away Luo Chen's tears. He could clearly see the pores on the woman's face, and his hands were so smooth that it made his heart ache.

After Luo Chen cried for a while, realizing that it was not right, she stopped crying. Her deer-like eyes stared at the flustered Li Yuanxiao, "If it was really them who did it, I will definitely not let them go."