All those past things like a fleeting cloud, it’s not worth thinking about.

Suddenly hearing Xiao Jinxing’s voice at this moment made my heart flutter.

This guy, Xiao Jinxing, really does understand everything.

He can catch any detail.

She pondered how she should tell Xiao Jinxing, that she needed to say his soul once appeared in Lin Zichan’s body, and had a brief period of flirtation with her, otherwise Lin Zichan would meet a horrible end.

An Ning chuckled lightly, "Are you jealous?"

"Don’t change the subject."

An Ning was speechless.

This guy, Xiao Jinxing, isn’t easy to fool at all.

"Last time I returned to the palace, I accidentally saw Xiao Wu bringing Lin Zichan into the Imperial Palace and just asked casually." An Ning made an excuse.

"Why did you casually ask him?" Xiao Jinxing’s face seemed even gloomier.

"Because Xiao Wu said he had exceptional martial arts skills."

"Is Xiao Wu that big-mouthed?!" Xiao Jinxing obviously didn’t believe it.

An Ning had to admit she was not good at lying at all.

"Xiao Jinxing, are you doubting me?!" An Ning pretended to be angry.

Xiao Jinxing’s hand holding the brush tightened perceptibly.

"I’m leaving!"

An Ning got up to leave.

Xiao Jinxing quickly put down the brush and ink and hurried to stand in front of An Ning.

An Ning looked at Xiao Jinxing with an air of superiority.

This is called turning the tables.

"Don’t go." Xiao Jinxing’s voice was low.

"If you don’t trust me, then what’s the point of me staying here..."

"I do trust you," Xiao Jinxing explained in a low voice.

Eunuch Ping on the side couldn’t help but show an auntie smile.

The Emperor always maintained a calm demeanor towards everyone, except when it came to the Empress who had him wrapped around her finger.

Anyway, he had noticed it.

Every time the Empress came, the Emperor couldn’t help but smile.

"Then why do you ask so many questions," An Ning continued to be angry.

"I just..." Xiao Jinxing was momentarily at a loss for words.

"You’re just what?" An Ning raised her eyebrows.

"I just, don’t want you to pay so much attention to other men."

After saying it, Xiao Jinxing’s ears were noticeably red.

An Ning held back her laughter.

"Are you jealous?"

Xiao Jinxing didn’t respond.

His silence was an admission.

Just now, the way An Ning looked at Lin Zichan was obviously different from others.

As if... there was an emotion, but it was hard to say what kind of emotion.

Made him quite upset.

"Xiao Jinxing, you should look in the mirror," An Ning shouted.

Xiao Jinxing frowned.

"Aren’t you aware of how you look?" An Ning questioned further.

Xiao Jinxing frowned even more.

"With your looks, you expect me to be interested in others? Are you insulting my taste?!" An Ning said with some anger, "Having had delicacies, you expect me to settle for coarse meals, I’m not stupid!"

So.

He was a delicacy?!

To An Ning’s description, Xiao Jinxing was a bit...

Alright then.

He had to admit, he was in a good mood at that moment.

He suddenly stopped An Ning by the waist.

An Ning was slightly surprised.

What was this person trying to do?!

"Do you like delicacies?" Xiao Jinxing asked in a low, enchanting voice.

An Ning braced herself.

She suddenly remembered that beast Xiao from that night, just like now.

"Xiao Jinxing, don’t mess around!" An Ning’s heart raced, "This is Qiankun Hall, the place where you handle affairs... mmm!"

An Ning was directly silenced by Xiao Jinxing.

An Ning’s eyes widened.

In the hall were clearly Eunuch Ping and several close guards.

This beast Xiao Jinxing, once in heat, ignored everything?!

Wasn’t he afraid of being accused of being licentious and decadent by the Emperor Daxuan?!

She felt it was safe here, so she had taken the initiative to come.

If she had known Xiao Jinxing was like this...

She would have rather endured lovesickness than walk into this trap!

An Ning was left speechless.

Eunuch Ping and the others, however, sensibly called everyone out of the hall.

The whole hall was left with just the two of them, and no one dared to disturb them.

An Ning was laid down on the couch by Xiao Jinxing, his body pressing down on hers, making her unable to move.

"Aren’t I handling business?" After a fierce kiss, Xiao Jinxing panted by her ear.

An Ning’s face was flushed, breathing uneven, her hands resisting Xiao Jinxing’s chest, she said in a wronged tone, "My waist is sore..."

"That’s why you need to exercise often..."

"Mmm!"

In the hall, there was an indescribable ambience.

...

Three months later.

An Ning was going to Wenzhou.

She didn’t expect that the reason for leaving the palace was because those shameless, endless nights had become unbearable.

She had to leave the palace to avoid the trouble.

She took An Youyou along.

An Youyou was, of course, very happy.

She had long been bored of the Imperial Palace and wanted to explore outside for a change.

Xiao Jinxing had a hard time agreeing to let An Ning and An Youyou go to Wenzhou, and then assigned his Imperial Guard to protect them.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zichan was among them.

An Ning felt that sometimes fate... was truly hard to avoid.

Thinking that Xiao Jinxing had forgotten about the troubles with Lin Zichan three months ago, after all, in these three months, there had been no connection between her and Lin Zichan, Lin Zichan had been loyal around Luming, and Luming was quite satisfied with him, so later when Xiao Wu returned from mourning, he naturally went back to Xiao Jinxing’s side, and Lin Zichan stayed by Luming’s side. This time she was going out, Xiao Jinxing had Xiao Wu carefully select the guards.

When leaving the palace, Xiao Jinxing escorted her and An Youyou personally to the carriage.

Then stood on the high city wall, watching them leave.

He had sent An Ning off like this many times, but this time... was different.

He believed An Ning would return.

...

Having experienced it once, An Ning avoided mid-journey bandit raids this time, reaching Wenzhou smoothly.

After a long journey, upon arrival in Wenzhou An Ning fell asleep immediately.

When she woke up, it was already late at night.

Yan Jinyao attended to her getting out of bed and invited her to the backyard hot spring.

The development was astonishingly similar.

But An Ning chose to ignore it.

To her, everything she had now was enough.

She no longer wanted to delve into the past or what might happen in the future; all she wanted was now, each minute and second with Xiao Jinxing.

"There are snakes in the hot spring." An Ning refused directly.

"Huh?" Yan Jinyao was surprised.

How did the boss know?!

She never went there.

"Anyway, have someone clear around the hot spring with realgar tomorrow."

"Alright." Yan Jinyao agreed.

After An Ning finished washing, she had dinner.

Though she had slept all day, she wasn’t at all sleepy.

Yan Jinyao accompanied An Ning for a walk in the courtyard.

While walking, An Ning suddenly stopped at the room where Lin Zichan had stayed the last time.

She paused her steps.

Thinking about what they’d been through here...

An Ning chuckled to herself.

Looking back, those days in Wenzhou were probably the happiest.

The room door suddenly opened.

Lin Zichan stood at the door, suddenly seeing An Ning, he was startled, "Greetings, Empress."

An Ning snapped out of her thoughts.

At that moment, she realized she somewhat missed their days in Wenzhou.

Always felt.

There was something beautiful, and yet some regrets were left behind.

"I said, there’s no need for formalities outside," An Ning said lightly, glancing at Lin Zichan.

Then she turned and left.

Lin Zichan watched An Ning’s retreating figure, not understanding why the Empress had come to his door.

Was there a reason?!

Or was there none?!

Lin Zichan was utterly confused.

An Ning continued strolling with Yan Jinyao, and suddenly said, "Jinyao, what do you think of Lin Zichan?!"

"What?!" Yan Jinyao was bewildered.