Quick Transmigration: Irresistible Beauty
Chapter 157 - 157: Loyal Maid Who Died Because of Beauty (27)

"What?" Lu Heng asked. "Can you not understand what I am saying now?"

The young emperor's roar was so loud that when Wang Li finally broke out of his daze and returned to reality, his legs immediately went weak as he answered, "Yes, yes, this servant understands."

Wang Li hastily wiped off the cold sweat running down his forehead.

And thus, in the end, the group of people quickly returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in such a mighty way.

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The moon was hanging high above the sky, surrounded by curtains of stars that stretched out to the horizon.

There is no need to wait until the next day for this news to spread because everyone in the harem already knows about it on this very same night.

After all, what the harem concubines look forward to the most every day is knowing who the emperor will stay with that night. Although it was very likely that the emperor was going to go to Yue Ran's place, there must always be accidents, right? No one could guarantee that the emperor would not get bored of Yue Ran the next day.

In fact, no one actually knew how the noble concubine actually offended the emperor when she was in bed so that the emperor would directly return to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the middle of the night in a rush.

However, no one would complain about it. After all, this was their chance, right? They can finally take advantage of the emperor and Yue Ran's rift to get favor!

Although the emperor did not summon other people to attend his bedside that night, it was still a good sign anyway. It was likely that the days when Noble Concubine Yue dominated the emperor would soon be over and that their hope of being favored would come very soon!

The next day, early in the morning, all the concubines in the harem were waiting anticipatively in the empress' palace for the morning greeting to laugh at Yue Ran's joke. They all thought that they could laugh and make fun of Yue Ran, but the other party did not come to attend the morning greeting at all, so they had actually been happy for so long for nothing.

Yue Ran had gotten the emperor's permission so that she did not have to get up early every day to greet the empress, and all the harem concubines could only sulk in pity.

Even the female protagonist, Yi Lin, thought that the emperor was already tired of Yue Ran's coldness, indifference, and lack of sentimentality. No matter how beautiful Yue Ran looked, the emperor, as a man, would still feel bored of her after so long.

Yi Lin thought that at this time, it was her chance to shine and get the favor of the emperor, but she did not know that she and the other harem concubines would never have any chance in this lifetime.

At this moment, Yue Ran, the protagonist and subject of ridicule in the harem, is sleeping beautifully on the bed, and she does not look anxious at all. What was the need to be anxious when it was all part of her plan?

Yue Ran was not in a hurry, but some others were in a hurry.

Pei He took the opportunity to take advantage of the absence of the emperor, who went to court, to run to Yue Ran's palace with many worries.

Going through a secret passage would allow Pei He to come and go freely into and out of Yue Ran's room, and then Yue Ran would only need to dismiss all of the palace servants when needed. But it was also fine if they were not dismissed since there would not be any loss or commotion anyway.

When Pei He arrived, the first thing he saw was Yue Ran's sleeping figure on the bed.

Pei He initially wanted to wake Yue Ran up, but when his hand was stretched out, he suddenly felt reluctant to do so. In the end, his rationality prevailed, and he whispered, "Ran Ran, Ran Ran..."

Yue Ran knew of the young man's presence as early as when Pei He had walked into the room, but she still pretended to have only woken up from her sleep as she said in a daze, "Hmm, cousin..."

Seeing the dazed young girl who had just woken up and was not yet fully awake and hearing her calling him like this, Pei He only felt sweetness in his heart.

Pei He carefully supported Yue Ran as she sat up, and he followed her to sit on the edge of the bed. The young girl consciously leaned into the young man's arms.

"Cousin, why are you here?" Yue Ran asked.

Seeing the way his beloved just woke up, Pei He felt an indescribable satisfaction in his heart.

"Why do you think that I came here to find Ran Ran today?" Pei He asked.

"Hm?" Yue Ran looked at the young man in bewilderment.

Pei He helplessly smiled at the young girl and lightly pinched her little nose. How could Yue Ran be so cute like this?

"What happened last night, Ran Ran?" Pei He asked, finally getting to the main point. "Why did the emperor suddenly return to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the middle of the night instead of staying here overnight?"

Originally, Pei He wanted to ask a little eunuch who was watching the night last night with Wang Li, but he did not know why he had the sudden urge to take the risk to find Yue Ran himself.

It was only then that Yue Ran understood why Pei He had come to find her.

"Oh, it is about this. There is nothing to be worried about, Cousin," Yue Ran said with a smile.

"How could this not make me feel worried?" Pei He asked, and then he pinched the young girl's cheek. "But Ran Ran still does not want to say it to me. Ran Ran, tell me quickly."

Seeing how persistent the young man was in front of her, Yue Ran finally spoke up: "Well, the problem took place when I was on the bed last night, and I suddenly called out for Cousin. It was just as simple as that. Like I said before, Cousin, everything is just fine. There is no need to be worried."

This explanation makes everything clear.

Pei He is both helpless and happy. The happy thing was that Yue Ran has a deep love for him, and the helpless thing was that how could she suddenly call out another man at that kind of time and situation?

Yue Ran could have been beheaded just by a word from the emperor, and there could also have been an execution of nine relatives, which was the most severe punishment for a capital offense. After all, this kind of thing was a severe insult to the emperor.

Hearing Yue Ran's explanation, Pei He really did not know whether he should talk about it or not. But in the end, he helplessly smiled and said, "Well, since this is the case, then Ran Ran should take a good rest. I think that the emperor still loves Ran Ran a lot; otherwise, he would not have let Ran Ran go just like this. It is better for Ran Ran to stay put at the Palace of Celestial Favor for some time until the limelight of this excitement is gone."

Pei He did not want Yue Ran to face criticism as soon as she stepped out of the Palace of Celestial Favor; he did not want her to face ridicule or sarcasm from others, so he had suggested that she stay put in one place for a while until the emperor calmed down and doted on her again.

After saying these, Pei He planned to leave; after all, the emperor only went to the morning court, and it was not like he would not be back.

Yue Ran lightly tugged at Pei He's clothes with reluctance in her eyes. She does not want him to leave yet.

When Pei He's gaze stopped at the young girl, he could see that she looked as if she was about to cry in the next second, so he could only sit back on the bed helplessly.

"Ran Ran, the emperor will come back from the morning court later," Pei He explained patiently and gently. His tone was filled with the gentleness of the moon that illuminates Yue Ran alone in the vast, wide world.

"But the morning court would not be over for a while, and it would not matter if Cousin stayed just a little longer," Yue Ran said. "Besides, the emperor is still angry right now anyway, so Cousin would most likely be scolded if Cousin went back early. Ran Ran still does not want Cousin to leave, so Cousin can go back at a later time when the emperor is less angry, okay?"

Seeing Yue Ran acting so cute and coquettishly in his arms, Pei He could not help but say, "Okay, then I will stay here a little longer as Ran Ran wants."

"That is great!" Yue Ran exclaimed in joy.

The reason the young girl was so happy was that there were not many opportunities for the two to meet alone since Lu Heng wished that he could stay by Yue Ran's side for more than twelve hours a day, which was suffocatingly sticky, like an unwanted bubblegum that could not be thrown away.

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