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

Chapter 336 Return to the Palace
He raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but ask, "Which family's young lady are you? I've never seen you before in the capital."

Judging from Song Yi's attire, she must be the daughter of a wealthy family. Since he was in the capital, he couldn't possibly not know her.

Song Yi didn't bother to respond to him and grabbed Xi Chun's hand to leave.

Unexpectedly, he became relentless, stepping forward to block her path: "Miss, I meant no harm. A virtuous lady is sought after by gentlemen, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly stopped.

Song Yi was standing directly opposite the stairwell when Jiang Lanye strode towards her.

Who is this person? Just looking at their eyes makes me feel...terrified.

Before he could react, Jiang Lanye grabbed his outstretched hand tightly: "What did you just say?"

Jiang Lanye's voice was unusually cold, and he gripped the man's wrist with tremendous force, causing the man to struggle in pain: "You...you let go!"

Jiang Lanye not only did not let go, but instead pulled him forward sharply.

His gaze didn't even fully focus on the face contorted in pain; it merely swept over it casually.

"Who are you?"

The boss rushed up, quite frightened by the scene before him, and quickly went over: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your health is of utmost importance. Be careful not to get hurt."

The man was completely stunned.

"Your Majesty?"

So, the woman he was flirting with just now was the current Empress?!
Realizing the reckless thing he had just done, he fell to his knees with a thud, too terrified to speak.

Jiang Lanye looked down at him and asked Song Yi in a low voice, "Did he touch you?"

".without."

Jiang Lanye nodded slightly: "Tell him to get lost. Investigate which family's young master he is, and I will have his father teach him a good lesson."

"Yes!"

The man was dragged away by the boss.

Jiang Lanye turned to look at Song Yi, his tone suddenly softening, tinged with a hint of helplessness: "I only haven't seen you for a short while."

Song Yi pouted: "I didn't expect that either."

"It's because you're too beautiful; there will always be people who covet you."

Song Yi snorted: "Don't give me that. Aren't there plenty of people coveting you, both inside and outside the palace?"

Jiang Lanye smiled without saying a word, and took her hand: "Let's go in."

They were in the largest private room, where a large table occupied most of the space. Eunuch Cao and Xichun sat down excitedly, watching in disbelief as Jiang Lanye and Song Yi sat side by side despite the spacious table.

Soon, maids brought out the dishes one after another. Song Yi looked at them curiously and said, "Although these dishes are not as exquisite as those in the palace, there are indeed many that I have never seen before."

Jiang Lanye picked up a small porcelain bowl and very consciously asked, "Which one would you like to eat?"

"This, and this."

He put some water in Song Yi's bowl, handed it to her like he was taking care of a child, and asked, "Would you like some water?"

"I want to drink plum juice."

"Ah."

He hasn't eaten a single bite since he sat down, he's been taking care of Song Yi. Song Yi took a bite carefully: "It's very good, the outer shell is crispy, the meat inside is very tender, it's sweet and sour, you should try it."

As soon as she brought it to Jiang Lanye's lips, Jiang Lanye frowned instinctively.

Song Yi immediately said, "Eat some."

Seeing this, Eunuch Cao couldn't help but boldly remark, "Your Majesty, you may not know this, but before you came, His Majesty could go a whole year without eating meat. Sometimes, the people in the Imperial Kitchen would worry about His Majesty's health and accidentally cook too much, and His Majesty would get angry." Song Yi glanced at him and said, "Look, look, how old is he? He's still a picky eater."

"If I didn't often force you to eat a little, you probably still wouldn't eat anything, and you'd think everything tasted the same, nothing had any flavor. Why is it that you find meat so unpalatable?"

Jiang Lanye looked at Song Yi innocently: "I'll eat whatever you pick for me."

"That's what you said."

Song Yi suddenly stood up and brought over the small dish of meat: "This should be the belly part of the fish, you eat it."

Jiang Lanye ate one bite after another for a long time.

Seeing this, Song Yi was satisfied: "Alright, you've eaten enough for today, so eat whatever else you like."

Jiang Lanye: "."

Jiang Lanye ate until she was half full, then began carefully picking out the fish bones for Song Yi, saying, "Eat slowly."

Song Yi looked at him and said, "I'm not a child."

After eating her fill, Song Yi patted her stomach contentedly. "When are we going back?"

"This afternoon, or early tomorrow morning. If you want to stay another night, then early tomorrow morning."

Song Yi opened the window and took a deep breath: "How about tomorrow morning? Let's go stargazing tonight."

Jiang Lanye's eyes flickered slightly: "Yiyi, the pavilion I promised you will definitely be built."

"I know."

into the night.

The maid led them to a great viewpoint surrounded by wooden fences. From there, they could see the streetlights and look up to see the stars in the sky, which seemed so close they could almost reach out and grab them.

"Jiang Lanye, next time we go out to play, you have to come back to my world with me. I'll show you the world."

Jiang Lan laughed at night.

"it is good."

The next morning, the group returned home laden with the goods they had purchased during their trip out of the palace.

Upon returning to the palace, Song Yi sensed that something was amiss.

Many people have left.

Song Yi couldn't help but sigh, "Actually, it's good that you left. You're free now."

However, some people still chose to stay.

Song Yi suddenly said, "Thinking about it carefully, this is equivalent to the entire palace being our home. We can go wherever we want in the future. Actually, even after so much time has passed, I still haven't thoroughly explored the entire palace."

Jiang Lanye smiled and said, "People in the common folk need to build a new house to get married. So, does that mean this palace is enough for me to marry you several times over?"

"Stop, one time is enough for me. I was exhausted that day."

After saying that, she carefully took the black rabbit out. Xichun went to boil some water and brought in a basin of warm water: "Your Majesty, the water is ready."

Song Yi rolled up her sleeves and began to clean the rabbit with great concentration.

"This rabbit is so dark that you can't tell how dirty it is. After washing it, the water in this basin is all murky."

Jiang Lanye scooped the white rabbit out of the water, and seeing it curiously moving closer, he quickly pressed it down: "Don't move."

Song Yi suddenly chuckled twice: "This shows that it really wants to get close to it, just like I really want to get close to you."

After saying that, she carefully wiped the black rabbit clean, then gently picked up both rabbits and placed them together on the table, intently observing their movements.

(End of this chapter)