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

Chapter 304 Confrontation
"Look at you, you put the ring on my finger yourself, but you don't have it."

Jiang Lanye's eyes flickered slightly: "You mean, I should wear the same pair as you?"

"correct."

That's interesting. How come he didn't think of that before?

"But! But, the one I have now is too extravagant. The gemstone is so big, it's easy to prick someone's skin if I wear it normally. If I want to wear it normally, I want something simple, a plain band."

Jiang Lanye pondered for a moment, then immediately ordered someone to summon the people from the Imperial Household Department.

After a stick of incense.

The eunuch knelt respectfully on the ground, listened to Song Yi's description for a while, and then summarized: "This servant understands. What Her Majesty wants are just two small gold rings that she can wear on her fingers."

"Yes, that's roughly the idea. And one of the rings should be made larger, because both I and His Majesty will be wearing them."

Song Yi felt somewhat embarrassed when she said those words.

It feels a bit childish to talk about such a small thing in such a serious manner and then instruct subordinates to do it diligently.

Jiang Lanye listened silently for a while, then suddenly asked in a low voice, "Won't this be too monotonous?"

After saying that, he instructed, "Remember to imprint some patterns on the plain circle."

"Yes."

After the eunuch left, Song Yi was a little excited: "I'm so happy just thinking that we'll be wearing the same rings."

"Me too."

Seeing his obviously calm and collected expression, Song Yi rolled her eyes: "Can't you show your emotions a little?"

Jiang Lanye hesitated for a moment, then Song Yi immediately covered his mouth with her hand:

"Never mind, I think you're fine the way you are."

Jiang Lanye kissed her palm.

The warm, damp touch on her palm made her immediately pull her hand back, muttering to herself, "So that's all I know how to do."

Afterwards, Jiang Lanye brought over other people. Song Yi couldn't quite understand what they were saying, but she knew they were discussing the specific day for the coronation ceremony.

According to them, an auspicious day should be chosen.

Song Yi listened for a long time, resting her chin on her hand. They talked about her birth chart and celestial phenomena. In the end, she was about to fall asleep when Jiang Lanye's palm cushioned her chin just as she was about to hit the table.

"Hmm? Have you made up your minds?"

She yawned.

"Fifteen days later."

She suddenly realized, "That means there are only two weeks left?"

"Yes, your pregnancy has been relatively stable recently. For the next fifteen days, the imperial physician will come to check your pulse every day."

Song Yi nodded blankly, her previous lazy and relaxed demeanor replaced by a strange nervousness.

Jiang Lanye noticed her face had turned pale for no apparent reason, frowned slightly, and reached out to touch her forehead: "What's wrong?"

"I'm just nervous."

The Empress, second only to the Emperor, the one who governs the world, could she really be the one?
She felt that she was just an ordinary person who had suddenly stood in such a high place. She could look down on everyone in the future, but at the same time, she might fall very hard if she was not careful.

"Jiang Lanye, I'm just an ordinary person."

Who isn't an ordinary person?

"When I was young, I never felt that the mandate of heaven was about to fall on me. Even from the day I ascended the throne, I only felt that the only difference between me and others was that I had the blood of my father flowing in my veins."

As he spoke, he took Song Yi's hand, forcefully inserting it between her fingers and holding it tightly.

"I have everything under my control. I am by your side. You are the empress who is revered by all."

"What a pity, I'm still below you."

She said that on purpose.

Jiang Lanye looked at her with a half-smile: "I've never been overpowered by you?"

This "pressure" is not the same as that "pressure".

Song Yi avoided eye contact: "I don't understand." "Do you need me to help you remember? If you're really unhappy about being suppressed by me all this time, I can let you be on top from now on."

Song Yi raised her hand to cover her ears: "I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it—"

When the imperial physician arrived, he saw the two still bickering and stood awkwardly below, coughing lightly.

"Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Majesty."

Song Yi quickly sat up straight and stretched out her hand.

"Thank you for your help, Imperial Physician."

"Your Majesty's pregnancy is stable, but please try to eat more these next few days. I've noticed that Your Majesty's appetite is decreasing rather than increasing, which is not good for the imperial heir."

Song Yi touched her face: "I understand."

After the imperial physician left, Jiang Lanye immediately asked, "What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you."

"What I want to eat, I'm afraid you can't make it."

Song Yi couldn't help but chuckle as he recalled the uneven noodles he had rolled out last time.

"That"

"Okay, I'll eat more, so don't bother me anymore."

Five days later.

The weather cleared up for a while, and suddenly it was as hot as before, with the willow leaves curling up from the sun.

Following the imperial physician's advice, Song Yi forced herself to eat more. During this time, she went to check on the pavilion and found that the foundation had been completely laid and the walls were being built. It wouldn't be long before half of the pavilion was completed.

These past few days, Song Yi has been counting down the days on her fingers.

There are ten days left until the coronation ceremony.

However, the phoenix robe has not yet been completed.

Having spent so much time, Song Yi became increasingly curious about what the phoenix robe looked like.

sixth day.

When Song Yi woke up, she found that Jiang Lanye was not there.

These past few days he seems to have been leaving early and returning late, saying he's meeting with ministers, but I don't know what they're talking about, and he talks for one or two hours at a time.

She quickly washed up and was about to go outside the palace when she suddenly heard several muffled thuds.

As soon as Song Yi stepped out of the palace gate, he was stunned by the scene before him.

A minister dressed in a crimson official robe was pressed onto a torture bench, the heavy board pounding down on his waist and hips, the dull "thud" accompanied by suppressed groans of pain.

His lower body was almost completely mangled, and blood had soaked through his clothes.

Jiang Lanye walked out with his hands behind his back, glanced at Song Yi, and explained, "This man is extremely disrespectful. He has been offering advice for several days in a row, and today he dared to offend me, so I must punish him."

In the past, he could do whatever he wanted, punish whom, or kill whom without needing to explain.

The reason for this explanation was that I didn't want to frighten Song Yi.

After saying that, he whispered, "You two, take the Imperial Concubine back. She is not suited to see such a scene."

"Yes."

The commotion outside lasted for quite a while until Jiang Lanye walked in. His face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, making him look exceptionally cold.

Song Yi looked at him: "Is it still because of the matter of choosing an empress?"

Jiang Lanye's brows were filled with hostility: "Hmm, they're really too noisy. These people are just taking advantage of the fact that my temper has been much better than usual this year."

In the past, no one would have dared to say a word.

Song Yi felt somewhat helpless.

Jiang Lanye's change was also due to Song Yi.

"Okay, don't be angry anymore. You've been angry these past few days. Did you think I couldn't tell?"

(End of this chapter)