Chapter 1116: Chapter 1116: 1113: Cherishing the Empress Alone

Su Hao’s great victory spread throughout the entire Great Cheng Dynasty, and Su Yingxue was very pleased, with the Marquis’s Manor gaining even more honor.

Chu Yihan came to dine with Su Yingxue, who was so excited that she almost couldn’t eat her food. “Brother has won the battle and is finally coming back!”

“There’s no need to get so excited. Once he returns to court, his celebration will be held along with Heng’er’s first birthday. I want everyone to celebrate together.”

Chu Yihan held Su Yingxue in his arms, lightly patting her like soothing a child.

The little creature could already sit and speak. Holding a spoon, he fed himself, indifferent to his parents’ everyday displays of affection.

He really wished he could go deaf and blind automatically.

“Awoo.”

Shan Bao squatted next to the little creature, looking at him with the same expression.

The little creature patted Shan Bao’s head, sighing, “Ah…”

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He overturned the bowl, and all the meat inside went straight into Shan Bao’s mouth.

A boy and a tiger, caring deeply for each other.

Before Su Hao’s army returned to the capital, Xiao Yu married Su Miaoyan. The wedding was held in the Xiao family’s home in Jiangnan. Although Su Yingxue wasn’t there, the news that traveled thousands of miles told of the grand wedding Xiao Yu gave Su Miaoyan, with a ten-mile bridal procession that spread throughout Yangzhou City. It was said that on that day, all the girls in Yangzhou were insanely jealous of Su Miaoyan.

After the wedding, Xiao Yu brought Su Miaoyan back for a family visit, and she joyfully threw herself into Su Yingxue’s arms, “Sister, I’ve missed you so much!”

Su Yingxue touched her smooth little face, her skin soft and tender. “It seems Xiao Yu treats you pretty well.”

“Of course Brother Yu is good to me! The elders of Xiao family are very courteous, and I get along extremely well with the sisters. It’s not as scary as mother and sisters said. Brother Yu’s home is quite fun,” said Su Miaoyan naively.

“As long as you find it fun, young madam of the Xiao family!” Su Yingxue pinched her tender little face.

Su Miaoyan was still childlike, but she wasn’t a little fool.

Having seen Su Yingxue, Su Miaoyan had a secret matter to discuss and whispered to her, “Sister, how has Noble Consort Xiao been recently? The emperor hasn’t killed her, has he?”

“Noble Consort Xiao…” It had been so long since she heard that name that it took Su Yingxue a while to remember.

After being pushed by Noble Consort Xiao into giving a premature birth, and having faced a life-and-death experience, she had no energy left to care about others.

However, when she used the secret passage of Noble Consort Xiao, Granny Song had knelt before her and begged for mercy, asking her to plead with Chu Yihan to spare Noble Consort Xiao’s life and release her instead of imprisoning her.

She had mentioned this once to Chu Yihan, but he said that Noble Consort Xiao almost killed them both, mother and child, and her sin was unforgivable.

Concerned for Chu Jinling, she discussed with Chu Yihan that no matter what, they couldn’t harm Noble Consort Xiao’s life.

Chu Yihan promised, but Su Yingxue had never really paid attention to where Noble Consort Xiao was detained.

After all, Noble Consort Xiao nearly killed her and the child due to a mishap.

“Now that Brother Hao is leading the army back to the capital, and Ninth Prince and General Lin are also returning. I heard General Lin is pregnant and will ask the emperor to grant her marriage upon her return. The emperor will definitely agree to the marriage, but if Noble Consort Xiao doesn’t show up, it’ll inevitably lead to gossip that the emperor is treating Noble Consort Xiao unfairly.”

Su Miaoyan’s words were true; indeed, that was the case.

But Su Yingxue flicked her forehead. “You’ve just married into the Xiao family, and you’re already running errands for them. Xiao Yu, that crafty merchant, truly has some skill.”

Her sister had been so easily taken by him!

If it weren’t for Xiao Yu’s genuine affection for Su Miaoyan, Su Yingxue might have thought that Xiao Yu was a crafty and sinister man who came to deceive Su Miaoyan for the benefit of the Xiao family.

Puffing up her cheeks, Su Miaoyan defended, “Brother Yu is not like that at all! He actually never mentioned the matter of Imperial Consort Xiao to me. I overheard it while sneaking into his study. Father is very concerned about Imperial Consort Xiao and kept scolding Brother Yu, asking him to find a way to rescue her.”

“Is that so?” Su Yingxue’s lips curled slightly, knowing without a doubt that Su Miaoyan’s happening upon Xiao Yu’s study to eavesdrop was quite a coincidence.

But there was no need to burst her bubble of happiness by pointing out such things.

However, since Su Miaoyan had brought up the matter of Imperial Consort Xiao, she had no choice but to discuss it with Chu Yihan.

Chu Yihan was in the imperial study, and upon seeing her arrive not carrying the little creature, he asked with concern, “Where is Heng’er?”

“Miaoyan came to the palace and was playing with the little monster, so I didn’t bring him over.”

Seeing that there was no one else in the imperial study, Su Yingxue directly sat on Chu Yihan’s lap and nestled against his chest coquettishly.

Chu Yihan set down his brush and tenderly rubbed her head, then bent down to peck her forehead, “You haven’t seen your sister for quite some time. Why not catch up a bit more?”

“Because I missed hubby more,” Su Yingxue’s voice was soft and sticky like almond jelly, tempting enough to be eaten up. “You went to court this morning, and I haven’t seen you for hours.”

Chu Yihan gently bit her lip, and Su Yingxue whimpered softly in pain.

Once she was done being clingy, she began to talk business with Chu Yihan, “Your little nephew will be back soon. How is his mother doing?”

“She’s in the palace. You need not worry about this matter. I will not take it out on him, but if he pleads for her, I will certainly not comply.”

Chu Yihan’s expression grew cold. In his life, there were two lines that could not be crossed: one was Su Yingxue, and the other was their child.

Imperial Consort Xiao had caused Su Yingxue to deliver prematurely, hanging by a thread, and he would absolutely not let her off.

“As emperor, you decide such matters, and it is not my place to intervene, but I would like to see her,” Su Yingxue leaned into Chu Yihan’s neck, playfully blowing behind his ear.

Chu Yihan wasn’t ticklish anywhere but his ears, which were exceptionally sensitive.

Feeling the warm breath behind his ear, Chu Yihan caught the mischievous one and kissed her fiercely until she was breathless before he finally let her go gently.

“Emperor, you’re so rough!”

Su Yingxue pouted, with an accusing shine in her moist eyes. Chu Yihan had kissed her with such force that her lips were swollen again.

“You’re the one who came to tease me. Who else can you blame?”

Chu Yihan had an innocent look on his face, as if he hadn’t just turned into a beast moments earlier.

“Hmph! I don’t see you being rough with anyone else. Just yesterday, Consort Mei came to my palace crying, saying that she hasn’t even seen the emperor’s face once since entering the palace a year ago!” Su Yingxue bared her teeth like a little beast.

Chu Yihan’s eyebrows lifted, “Is that what the empress wishes, for me to favor Consort Mei tonight?”

“Sure! The emperor should also be fair with his affection! There are plenty of women in the harem who would be delighted by your favor!”

Seeming to have no fear of death, Su Yingxue joked and stepped out from Chu Yihan’s embrace, leaving him alone in the imperial study. She walked out boldly, as if she had done something naughty yet felt perfectly justified.

She not only left, but she also took with her a decorative piece from Chu Yihan’s imperial table, a gift a minister had just given him, not even two days old.

Chu Yihan shook his head helplessly. One’s own child must indeed be spoiled by one’s own self.

As Su Yingxue was leaving, she encountered Leng Shuqing with palace maids in tow.