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

Chapter 294 Choosing a Bellyband with a Serious Attitude

Seeing that Song Yi seemed expectant, Jiang Lanye already had a plan in mind.

The two went to the Imperial Wardrobe, where the palace maids were terrified and immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to look up.

Jiang Lanye didn't say anything, but he was focused on Song Yi, following closely behind her and watching her curiously reach out to touch the fabric.

"Jiang Lanye, this feels really nice to the touch, it's soft and smooth, but it's not very breathable. We can use this kind of material in the winter."

There were quite a few ready-made clothes in the Shangyi Bureau. At first, Jiang Lanye followed her to choose, but not long after, he went to the inner room alone. Song Yi glanced at him but didn't pay any attention.

She picked out many fabrics, and after the palace maids helped her organize them, they were soon sent to Qingliang Palace.

When Jiang Lanye came out, he was carrying a stack of soft things wrapped in cloth.

She was a little puzzled, so she went over and asked, "What did you take?"

As she reached out to take it, Jiang Lanye subtly dodged her: "You'll find out when we get back."

Song Yi followed him back and watched as he put the thing directly into the cabinet. She couldn't help but sneak a peek.

Jiang Lanye turned around and almost bumped into Song Yi. He looked at her helplessly and asked, "What are you doing?"

"What did you take? You were sneaking around and wouldn't let me see it."

He raised an eyebrow slightly: "It's just clothes."

Why won't you let me see your clothes?

"After you've seen it, then wear it for me to see, okay?"

Song Yi took a step back warily: "No, I'll just look."

After saying that, she forcefully pushed Jiang Lanye aside and, under his teasing gaze, slowly untied the package.

Inside, seven or eight exquisite little garments were neatly folded.

There are lotus-root pink embroidered with twin lotus flowers, apricot-red embroidered with gold-painted crabapple blossoms, and moon-white embellished with pearls. Each bib is made of the finest soft gauze, so light and thin that it is translucent.

Song Yi's face flushed red, and she frantically tried to tie the bundle back, but Jiang Lanye wrapped his arms around her from behind.

He rested his chin on her shoulder and chuckled softly, "Don't you really want to see?"

"You...you..." Song Yi's ears turned bright red. "Even if you bring it, I won't wear it for you. I'm pregnant, you can't touch me."

"Hmm, I didn't intend for you to wear it now. I'll pick out some nice ones and bring them back to store first."

"Then why did you just say you wanted me to wear it for you to see?"

"I was just trying to scare you."

Song Yi suddenly realized: "Wait, so you mean you were just now in the Imperial Wardrobe, in front of so many people, seriously choosing a bellyband?!"

Jiang Lanye remained expressionless: "Do they not know our relationship or what? Besides, only the head maid of the Imperial Wardrobe was present at the time. I asked her to choose some better fabrics, but these weren't what she initially chose."

"What was it like?"

"It looks normal, similar to what you're wearing right now."

Song Yi felt like she was about to faint.

How do you know what I'm wearing right now?

Jiang Lanye simply pulled her into his arms, reached out and caressed her rosy lips, his voice low and husky: "We share the same bed, how could I not know?"

"So... why did it turn out like this?"

"Because I told her not to have that kind, and to go and change it, and she understood."

Song Yi: "."

Why would she understand your needs?

Jiang Lanye chuckled: "Why don't you understand? If the head maid doesn't have any sense of propriety, what will happen between us?" Song Yi slapped him in annoyance: "Jiang Lanye, you scoundrel."

Seeing that he didn't react at all, she got a little angry and pinched his arm hard before quickly walking away.

Jiang Lanye casually touched the spot where she had pinched him: "It doesn't hurt."

"Actually, I find it quite interesting when you rebel like this occasionally."

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Day two.

When Song Yi woke up, she groggily got off the dragon bed and noticed that Jiang Lanye had gone to look at the memorials again sometime earlier. After washing up, she went over and found that his complexion was not very good.

Before he could ask, Eunuch Cao cautiously entered, carrying two memorials in his hands: "Your Majesty, these are the memorials that were just presented to you."

Jiang Lanye casually took it, glanced at it, and then his eyes suddenly turned cold. He then tossed it onto the ground.

As the paper rustled, Eunuch Cao immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Song Yi was taken aback, staring at the memorial.

"Whom I choose to make empress is not up to them."

His voice was low and deep, and he threw another memorial on the table: "Return these two memorials intact."

"..yes!"

"Your Majesty, there is another letter here, which was just presented."

Jiang Lanye opened it without any expression.

This time he didn't react much, and Eunuch Cao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Consort Ning's father submitted a memorial to me asking if she was well these days."

Jiang Lanye sneered, then closed the memorial and pinched the bridge of his nose: "Go to the Imperial Household Department and have them select some good things to send to Consort Ning."

"Yes."

After Eunuch Cao withdrew, Song Yi walked behind him and deliberately reached out to pinch his shoulder.

Jiang Lanye immediately took her hand: "You don't need to do these things."

"I saw that you were too tired and wanted to help you relax."

Having said that, she exerted a little force, just about to pull her hand away to continue, when Jiang Lanye suddenly increased the force, gripping her hand tightly, his tone leaving no room for argument: "I said no need."

"Alright, what's troubling you now? Is it about choosing an empress?"

"Ah."

He didn't want Song Yi to know these things or be bothered by them, so he simply said, "I can handle it myself."

"You're so angry, why don't you tell me what's going on?"

"Let me guess, although I am now pregnant with the emperor's child, the most fundamental issue is still my family background. Throughout history, there has never been an empress like me, without fathers or mothers, and without a family background, right?"

Jiang Lanye looked at her: "This is not your problem."

“I know it’s not my problem, and you don’t need to comfort me, but it’s undeniable that for most people, this is the most serious problem.”

"What they're thinking is that as long as you're willing to make Consort Ning the Empress, you're both still young, and she'll definitely get pregnant within a year. So my pregnancy isn't that important, as long as you're willing to favor someone else."

Jiang Lanye said seriously, "Yiyi, I will not favor anyone else."

“I know, but the voices from the outside world are getting louder and louder, and the resistance is getting stronger. As the emperor, you seem to have the power to control everything, but in fact, you also face the greatest resistance. Am I right?”

(End of this chapter)