CHAPTER 901: I'M LU LIANGWEI, THE EMPRESS YOU FORMALLY MARRIED
Thankfully, Long Yang did not mention the matter again.
Lu Liangwei breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
After they had walked a while, Long Yang abruptly asked, "You said you were tired just now because you wanted your parents to leave the Palace early to visit the lantern show, isn't that right?"
Lu Liangwei knew she could never hide anything from him. She nodded and said apologetically, "Are you mad at me? You took the trouble to arrange those lanterns for me, but I didn't enjoy them properly."
Long Yang did not mind at all. The reason he had made the special arrangements was because she was pregnant and he wanted to make it up to her for not being able to watch the lantern show outside the Palace.
He was fine with anything as long as she was happy.
"If you are sorry about this, we can always return to the imperial garden and continue admiring the lanterns," he teased her on purpose.
Lu Liangwei replied delightfully, "Let's do it. This is the first time we're spending the Lantern Festival together. It would be a pity for those lanterns to go to waste just like that."
With that, she tugged his hand and turned to go back to the imperial garden.
Long Yang pulled her back. "I was just joking. Did you take it seriously?"
Lu Liangwei's eyes widened and looked slightly red as she stared back at him. "I did take it seriously. I really do want to see them. What's wrong with that?"
Long Yang suddenly felt a little guilty when he saw this.
This girl was so exhausted she was having trouble opening her eyes, yet she insisted on accommodating him.
"There's no need to force yourself when you're feeling tired," he said as he carried her up in his arms without allowing her to protest.
Today's ritual had already forced her to climb up and down, and it had been taxing on her in her pregnant state. Then she had to sit for half a day in the Jade Dew Hall after that, and in order not to dampen his spirits, she even spent quite some time in the imperial garden.
Lu Liangwei had wanted to insist that she could still accompany him to admire the lanterns in the imperial garden, but alas, her body could not take it.
Her head fell against his shoulder as she yawned continuously, and it was not long before she fell asleep.
Long Yang brought her into Grand Phoenix Palace and cleaned her up before carrying her onto the bed.
He washed up as well before lying down.
However, before long, he suddenly felt a very uncomfortable sensation.
The next thing he knew, it felt like ten thousand worms were chewing his body from the inside.
The pain was so intense that green veins popped up on his forehead, but he was worried about waking up Lu Liangwei, so he forced himself to bear the agony.
He got up with difficulty and flipped onto the warm bed outside.
This action alone had caused his forehead to be covered in sweat.
A short moment later, the discomfort in his body abruptly disappeared, but it was replaced by a splitting headache.
He reached up to press on his temple, but there was only chaos in his mind.
A terrible pain hit him so sharply that he suddenly blacked out and he fell back onto the bed.
...
Lu Liangwei did not sleep well that night, especially when she sensed a hostile gaze staring at her while she was asleep.
The feeling was so strong that she frowned and woke up.
When she opened her eyes, she met with the man's cold gaze.
Lu Liangwei was taken aback as she reached out to take the man's hand. "Your Majesty..."
However, before she could touch his hand, he brushed her hand away.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The man's voice was authoritative and intimidating. It reminded Lu Liangwei of the first time she met him.
It had been a long time since she last heard the man speak to her in such a tone.
She looked at him in shock. "Your Majesty, it's not April Fool's today. You shouldn't be cracking such a joke."
With that, she sat up and tried to hold his hand once more, but he swatted it away again.
This time, he was quite rough and her hand crashed heavily against the carvings on the bed railing.
Bam!
The back of her hand swelled up immediately.
Lu Liangwei frowned; she realized with a start that something was not right.
His Majesty had never treated her this way even at his angriest. Even when he had reprimanded her, it was all bark, but no bite. What was wrong with him today?
She ignored the pain at the back of her hand as she calmed herself down and replied tenderly, "Your Majesty. I'm Lu Liangwei, the Empress you formally married."
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CHAPTER 902: YOU SHOULD REFER TO YOURSELF AS 'YOUR HUMBLE LADY' WHEN SPEAKING TO ME
Long Yang stared judgmentally at her without feeling. "Lu Liangwei? Now I remember."
Lu Liangwei was delighted. "Your Majesty, you finally remember..."
"Aren't you the one from the Grand Duke Family who has been harassing the Crown Prince? You are the Second Miss Lu who attempted to hang herself for the sake of the Crown Prince." Long Yang frowned in disgust as he said this.
"What's going on? You weren't able to hang yourself and now you've changed your target to me? You're the daughter of the principal wife of the Grand Duke Family, after all. How could you have such a terrible character, to even go as far as to impersonate as my Empress? How dare you, Lu Liangwei? Do you think I won't sentence you guilty just because you have the Grand Duke to protect you?"
Lu Liangwei's eyes widened as she stared at him incredulously. She could hardly believe what she was hearing.
However, the disgust in His Majesty's eyes was so apparent that there was no way she could pretend not to notice it.
His Majesty had always pampered her endlessly, yet his behavior has changed completed and he was very disgusted with her.
Lu Liangwei felt like she had been struck by lightning and could not react for quite some time.
However, her demeanor in Long Yang's eyes looked like a sign of guilt, where she had nothing to say for herself.
He sneered coldly. "No wonder the Crown prince abandoned you in favor of your sister who is from a secondary wife. Your stupidity has no bounds!"
Lu Liangwei was jolted back to reality as she glared at him furiously. "Long Junzhi, don't you dare cross the line. I've told you before that there's nothing between me and Crown Prince. I was not the one who did all those things. Why are you humiliating me by bringing up the past?"
Long Yang's expression changed. "What did you just call me? Also, you should refer to yourself as 'Your Humble Lady' when speaking to me."
Lu Liangwei laughed coldly. "You better provide me with a logical explanation for this, or I will never forgive you."
She flung her blanket to the side and got off the bed.
When Long Yang saw how thin her clothes were, he immediately turned away and said grimly, "How shameless can you be?!"
Lu Liangwei was trembling with anger.
She was shameless?
Her clothes were put on nicely and tidily, what did he mean by shameless?
"Zhao Qian, get in here right now!"
Zhao Qian was chatting with Chu Jiu outside the door when he suddenly heard the Emperor's furious roar. The fat on his body wobbled from fear and he quickly rushed inside.
"Master, I'm here."
Long Yang pointed at Lu Liangwei, who was changing her clothes, and said, "Get this woman out of here!"
Zhao Qian looked at him in complete shock.
What did Her Highness do to anger his master so much?
He had said such words out of anger.
What did he mean by this woman? Was this woman not the one he had treated as the apple of his eye?
Zhao Qian did not understand what was going on, but the rage on his master's face was real. He could not help but feel the fear creeping into him.
He had seen with his own eyes how the Emperor and Empress had acted so sweetly with each other last night. How did things change so much in one night?
Could it be that his master's desires were not satisfied?
Did the Empress not satisfy him?
He tried to figure out the reason as his mind almost went insane from it. He forced himself to advise, "Master, there's no need to anger yourself. Her Highness is now pregnant and even if she had committed a minor fault, she should be forgiven."
Her Highness was pregnant and his master should think through his actions and control himself. If his master had hurt the future Crown Prince, he would end up regretting it.
At the thought of this, Zhao Qian snuck a look at his master. He wanted to remind him to not go too far. If he angered the Empress, his master would be the one to suffer in the end.
Long Yang's almond-shaped eyes narrowed. "Her Highness? Who is Her Highness? Where did this Empress come from?"
Zhao Qian was frightened soulless when he heard those words.
Oh no, had his master gone mad with anger?
How could he say something like this?
He quickly turned to look at Lu Liangwei and saw Her Highness' eyes had turned red.
Zhao Qian could not help but feel sad for her.
His master had crossed the line this time. How could he treat her as non-existent just because of some minor fault?
Had His Majesty forgotten how much effort and tactics he had used back then just to marry Second Miss Lu into the Palace?
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CHAPTER 903: HOW WOULD I EVER MAKE SUCH A WOMAN MY EMPRESS
Being in the Emperor's company was equivalent to living with a tiger!
Although he disapproved of his master's actions, when he met his master's cold, terrifying eyes, he could not help to shudder and stammer.
"But the Empress is Second Miss Lu... Second Miss Lu is the Empress..."
"You treacherous servant! No wonder this woman was able to enter my bedchamber, she colluded with you!" Long Yang thundered.
With a thud, Zhao Qian fell to his knees and cried out in distress. "Her Highness did not collude with me."
However, Long Yang refused to listen to him and shouted, "Chu Qi!"
Chu Qi immediately appeared before him. "Yes, Master?"
"Zhao Qian conspired against me with an outsider. Take him away and punish him severely," Long Yang ordered grimly.
Hearing this, Chu Qi looked at him in bewilderment. "Who did Butler Zhao conspire with?"
"This woman!" Long Yang gestured at Lu Liangwei, who was standing expressionless beside him.
Chu Qi was astonished. "The Empress?"
Long Yang frowned in displeasure. "Why do you call her that too? How much did she bribe you all with?"
Finally realizing the abnormality of the situation, Chu Qi regained his composure and stated in a calm tone, "Master, Second Miss Lu is indeed the Empress you formally married, and Butler Zhao did not conspire with her."
Long Yang furrowed his brow, his expression ghastly. "You all claim that she's my Empress, but why do I have no memory of that? Besides, she used to pursue the Crown Prince. How would I ever make her Empress?"
Chu Qi was stunned.
Zhao Qian bowed his head dejectedly. He could not bring himself to look at the Empress' face.
Master had gone too far. Back then, he was the one who had shamelessly demanded to marry Second Miss Lu, but he ended up uttering such cruel words today.
He could already predict how miserable Master would be in the future.
Whatever the reason may be, Master would definitely regret saying this to the Empress today.
Lu Liangwei had been upset and even furious at Long Yang's abnormal attitude, but she had gradually calmed down.
The Emperor was not himself today. Even if he had gotten tired of her, he would never speak to her like that.
However, judging from his behavior, he clearly did not remember her.
She looked him over thoughtfully, then took a few steps forward. "Your Majesty, no matter what, I am indeed the Empress you selected. Everything was fine last night, but you suddenly became like this today. I suspect that you've been poisoned. Can you give me your hand so I can examine your pulse?"
Long Yang glanced at her dubiously - not because he looked down on women, but because he did not believe that this naive-looking girl would know anything about medicine.
Besides, he did not trust a single word she said.
She must be trying to pull something on him.
"You'd better get out of my sight before I get angry. Otherwise, even the Dowager Duchess wouldn't be able to defend you."
Zhao Qian and Chu Qi's expressions grew horrified.
"Master, Her Highness does possess medical skills. She was the one who cured you of Frostbite." Recalling the incident, Zhao Qian summoned the courage to speak again.
Master seemed to have forgotten a lot of things.
If he did not remember the Empress, did that mean that he had also forgotten about her curing him?
It couldn't be a side effect of the Frostbite antidote, could it?
Zhao Qian mused anxiously.
At the mention of Frostbite, Long Yang's face clouded over as he raged, "How dare you run your mouth, you useless fool?"
Zhao Qian hastily lowered his head in dismay, not daring to speak anymore.
Lu Liangwei looked at the Emperor, her forehead creased. She knew that it would be unwise to argue with him at that moment, so she swallowed her irritation and tried to coax him. "Since you don't trust my skills, Your Majesty, how about I ask my mother to come and examine you?"
"Madam Ling?" Long Yang glanced at her incredulously. "I remember that she died long ago. How on earth are you going to bring her here?"
Lu Liangwei's mouth curved upward into a stiff smile. "My mother didn't die. She came back last year. I'll ask her to come and treat you."
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CHAPTER 904: IF YOU WON'T GO, I WILL
Thinking of the Frostbite poison in his body, Long Yang was slightly intrigued, but the look he gave Lu Liangwei was cold and distant. "What are you playing at?"
Lu Liangwei placed a hand on her stomach and shook her head. "Nothing. If you trust me, you can call for my mother, but if you don't, you can forget about it."
Long Yang's gaze landed on her stomach.
Her loose dress prevented him from seeing anything, but her action seemed to tug at his nerves, sending an inexplicable pang through his heart.
The unfamiliar feeling irritated him immensely.
From what Zhao Qian said just now, she was already pregnant with his child?
He believed Zhao Qian and Chu Qi though. They had been with him for a long time and would never lie to him. However, he just could not bring himself to accept the situation.
The moment he woke up, he was greeted by an Empress who had appeared out of nowhere. She used to hound the Crown Prince, but now, she had become his Empress and was even pregnant with his child.
How utterly ridiculous!
How could he possibly marry such a woman?
However, the sight of her standing there quietly unsettled him somehow.
Usually, he would have already thrown her out.
However, he could not bring himself to do it...
"If you won't go, I will." With that, he strode out of the bedchamber.
Chu Qi immediately followed.
Zhao Qian looked at Lu Liangwei, unsure how to comfort her.
"Your Highness, could this be a side effect of the Frostbite antidote?"
Lu Liangwei replied, "Why don't you get up first."
Only then did Zhao Qian get to his feet.
After pondering for a while, Lu Liangwei said, "I developed the antidote myself, and I know better than anyone that it doesn't have any side effects."
Zhao Qian was startled. "Then how did Master become like this?"
"He must have been poisoned," Lu Liangwei said firmly.
Noticing her weariness, Zhao Qian quickly helped her sit down on the bed.
The word 'poisoned' filled him with abhorrence.
Master had suffered from Frostbite for dozens of years, and he had just recovered not long ago, but now he was poisoned again?
He gnashed his teeth. "Who is this abominable lowlife who poisoned Master?"
The next moment, he was mystified again. "But I'm completely in charge of Master's meals, so there should be no chance for anyone to poison them. Besides, Master's had almost every meal with you ever since you got pregnant, but why weren't you poisoned?"
Lu Liangwei knitted her brow. She had considered this question earlier. "Maybe the poison wasn't in the food."
Zhao Qian was puzzled. "Not in the food? Then where else could it have been?" A thought suddenly occurred to him, and he slapped his forehead in realization. "Could it have been the incense burner in the imperial study? Sometimes, when Master works till late, he'll order the servants to burn incense that keeps him awake. Could the incense have caused this?"
Lu Liangwei shook her head. "I have no idea. I need to see it to know."
Zhao Qian immediately said in understanding, "I'll fetch it right away."
Lu Liangwei nodded.
After Zhao Qian left, she slumped on the bed listlessly.
Chu Jiu and Zhu Yu hurried in upon receiving Zhao Qian's order.
"Miss."
"Your Highness."
"I'm fine." Lu Liangwei forced herself to keep her spirits up.
However, she could not help feeling a little hurt - so that was what the Emperor had thought of her back then.
Although he did not mean what he said due to his apparent memory loss, she still felt somewhat unhappy.
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CHAPTER 905: LONG YANG WAS DREADFULLY ILL
If she had not cured him afterward, he would not have changed his opinion of her, and they would never have crossed paths.
"Your Highness, is His Majesty ill?" Chu Jiu asked after a moment's hesitation.
Lu Liangwei nodded. "Yes. Dreadfully ill, in fact."
Hearing this, Zhu Yu immediately grew anxious. "You have excellent medical skills, Miss. Why don't you treat His Majesty?"
Lu Liangwei smiled woefully. "But he doesn't believe me."
"What?" Zhu Yu's eyes widened in disbelief.
She had gone out just now, so she did not hear the conversation in the bedchamber.
"It's nothing. I'm hungry, go and make some breakfast," ordered Lu Liangwei. No matter what, she could not starve herself. She was still carrying a child in her womb.
Zhu Yu headed out right away.
Chu Jiu said comfortingly, "His Majesty will get his memory back soon."
Lu Liangwei sighed. "Hopefully."
After Lu Liangwei finished her breakfast, Zhao Qian finally returned with the incense burner and said apologetically, "I apologize for the wait, Your Highness."
Lu Liangwei shook her head and took the incense burner from him, asking, "Did His Majesty give you any more trouble?"
"No, he merely summoned Chief Physician Lin to examine him," explained Zhao Qian. "Master seems to have forgotten that he's been cured of Frostbite and summoned Chief Physician Lin like how he used to. Chief Physician Lin didn't find any signs of poisoning."
Lu Liangwei nodded. "That's no ordinary poison, I'm afraid." She then started to check for poison in the incense burner's ashes.
Worried about the child in her womb, Zhao Qian reminded her. "Be careful, Your Highness. If it's really poisoned, it could harm the child."
Lu Liangwei replied, "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
Only then did Zhao Qian relax.
Although Master was so ill that he even yelled at the Empress, Zhao Qian still had to look after her for him. Otherwise, Master would have a hard time begging for the Empress's forgiveness once he recovered.
A moment later, Lu Liangwei put down the incense burner and shook her head with a frown. "There's nothing wrong with the ashes inside."
Zhao Qian furrowed his brow. "I handled the incense myself, so logically speaking, there shouldn't be anything wrong with it. But if that's the case, what happened to Master?"
Lu Liangwei sat down and pondered for a while, then said, "Did you notice anything unusual at the palace banquet last night?"
Zhao Qian shook his head. "No. Master was with you all night..."
Just then, realization flickered across Lu Liangwei's face. "Wait. Last night, your master carried Zhi'er."
Zhao Qian was shocked. "You don't think that the Prince..."
Lu Liangwei massaged her forehead. "I knew something was strange. Zhi'er's not close with his uncle, but he was very affectionate last night..."
Zhao Qian frowned. "But the Prince is still a child. Besides, it's not like Master's never carried him before."
"Zhi'er is indeed a child, but Wanyan Luosang isn't." Lu Liangwei narrowed her eyes.
Last night, when she spotted Wanyan Luosang and Wanyan Zhi together, she was already suspicious - so that was where the problem started.
Zhao Qian was surprised. "What does this have to do with Princess Wanyan?"
"If my guess is correct, Zhi'er must have been instigated by Wanyan Luosang."
Alarm crossed Zhao Qian's face. "Wanyan Luosang wants to murder Master?"
"Not necessarily, but she definitely has an ulterior motive." There was an icy glint in Lu Liangwei's eyes.
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CHAPTER 906: THE INEXPLICABLE ADDITION OF AN EMPRESS
"Butler Zhao, have someone invite the Grand Princess and her son to the palace this instant. Also, send someone to fetch my mother here," ordered Lu Liangwei.
Zhao Qian answered respectfully, "I'll see to it right away, Your Highness."
After he was gone, Lu Liangwei and Chu Jiu headed to the imperial study.
The atmosphere in the study was lively at this moment.
When Lu Liangwei arrived, she saw Long Yang playing chess with Wanyan Jin while Wanyan Luosang sat next to him, chattering away.
She could see the ghost of a smile on Long Yang's lips. It was very faint, but it made him look like a completely different person from the one who had faced her that morning. In fact, he almost looked gentle then.
Suppressing her bitterness, she walked over to him.
However, when Long Yang saw her enter, his face immediately darkened.
"Who said you could come here?"
Lu Liangwei looked at him coolly. "I did. Why? Am I not allowed here?"
Anger colored Long Yang's features. How dare this woman speak to him like that? Who gave her the right?
Despite his fury, he could not bring himself to be harsh to her when he met her obstinate gaze.
He took a deep breath to smother his displeasure. "This is the imperial study, and you're breaking the rules by barging in without my permission. Do you understand?"
Lu Liangwei shook her head. "No, I don't. I've always come here whenever I wanted to, so why can't I come now?"
Long Yang felt that he must have lost his mind before this.
Perhaps he had been bewitched by this woman into acting like a foolish ruler.
He had confirmed in many ways that this woman in front of him was, without a doubt, his lawfully wedded Empress. She had not made it up.
However, he could not comprehend why he would torture himself by marrying this woman.
Moreover, she was even pregnant with his child.
"Times have changed. Be good and go back to your quarters. If there's anything, I'll send a messenger to you." Long Yang felt that he was already being very gentle. He had never coaxed a young girl so patiently before.
However, right after he uttered those words, he saw the girl's eyes abruptly redden.
Alarmed, he shot up from his seat.
The chessboard and teacups on the table crashed to the floor.
Wanyan Jin shot him a sidelong glance.
Ever since Lu Liangwei appeared, Wanyan Luosang's smile had frozen on her face as waves of panic surged in her heart.
Did the old woman not say that the medicinal powder in the perfume satchel could disrupt memories and bring about insanity?
According to the old woman, the Emperor would surely become deranged and irritable after losing his memory, and he would act brutally toward the person closest to him.
However, why was Lu Liangwei still standing there unscathed?
Moreover, why did the Emperor show such a big reaction when he saw Lu Liangwei's eyes turn red?
Did he still care for Lu Liangwei?
She dug her nails into her palm to keep herself from showing any unusual behavior.
Lu Liangwei curtsied to Long Yang. "In that case, please excuse Your Humble Consort." With that, she turned and left without another glance at Long Yang.
Long Yang instantly felt a sense of emptiness in his heart. It was an uncomfortable feeling which filled him with the urge to kill.
He could not bear to see her sad or curtsy to him, and even hearing her call herself "Your Humble Consort" agitated him.
That term of address made her feel so cold and distant.
However, was this not what he wanted?
He could not accept the inexplicable addition of an Empress at all.
Now that she was finally obeying him and not bothering him, he should be happy.
He wanted to go after her, but he managed to fight back the urge.
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CHAPTER 907: DID HE MARRY HER TO REPAY HER KINDNESS
He returned to his seat, but he was no longer in the mood to play chess with Wanyan Jin.
His brows were knitted together, still unable to calm himself.
Wanyan Jin cast him a significant glance.
Just then, Wanyan Luosang took a cup of tea from the palace servant and passed it to Long Yang. "Your tea, Your Majesty."
"Get lost!" The sudden appearance of her slender hand in his line of sight enraged him, and he lashed out and knocked the teacup away.
Taken by surprise, Wanyan Luosang was splashed by the scalding tea on the back of her hand, and a scream of pain immediately escaped her lips.
However, her scream only fueled Long Yang's irritation, and he sent a heavy kick in her direction.
"Out! All of you, out!"
Unable to dodge his kick in time, Wanyan Luosang's body slammed into the corner of the table, and the sharp pang instantly made her face pale.
Shocked, Wanyan Jin rushed over to her and helped her up.
"Sister, are you all right?"
Wanyan Luosang, unable to utter a word due to the pain, could only stare blankly at the wrathful man.
He was completely different from the man she had seen before.
How could this be?
How did things turn out this way?
It was totally different from what she had expected!
"Let's take you to a physician first." Wanyan Jin had also noticed that Long Yang was not his usual self.
He was irritable, violent, and intimidating.
Could it be the effect of the medicine Sister had mentioned?
Lost in thought, he helped Wanyan Luosang out of the room.
When all was silent in the room, Long Yang's mood finally started to stabilize.
However, the palace servants were still trembling and holding their breaths in fear.
Why was the Emperor so frightening today?
After marking Palace Memorials for a while, Long Yang was still unable to calm down. The rising exasperation in his heart eventually made him slam the Palace Memorials down on the table as he bellowed, "What's all this rubbish? Am I feeding a bunch of freeloaders? There's nothing constructive in here at all! Tell them to scrap this and rewrite everything!"
The servants went dead silent.
At this moment, Lu Liangwei was basking in the sun in the courtyard of Grand Phoenix Palace.
Just now, in the imperial study, she had pinched her leg on purpose so that she could instantly tear up from the pain.
However, she did not expect the Emperor to react so strongly.
It seemed that he had not forgotten her altogether. At least, he still remembered her deep down, so he could not bear to see her upset.
She massaged her thigh. That bit of pain was worth it, after all.
She was immersed in her leisurely thoughts when she suddenly felt a gust of wind. Raising her head, she saw the man standing in front of her, his handsome face grim as he looked down on her condescendingly.
Recovering from her momentary shock, Lu Liangwei stared at him without flinching. "Why have you come here yourself, Your Majesty? You could have just sent a messenger to me."
She was mocking him with his own words just now!
Long Yang's awareness of this made him even more furious.
Who on earth had been spoiling this woman? How could she be so unruly?
Something flashed in Lu Liangwei's eyes, and seeing him remain silent, she thought for a while, then got up and curtsied to him. "I didn't know you would come, Your Majesty. Please forgive me for not welcoming you properly!"
Long Yang pursed his lips, a trace of hostility darting across his face.
Without speaking, he circled her and studied her closely.
Apart from her decent looks and figure, he could not find anything commendable about this woman.
Besides having the guts to challenge him, there was really nothing special about her.
Why did he marry her?
According to Zhao Qian and the others, this woman was the one who had cured him of Frostbite. Did he marry her to repay her kindness?
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CHAPTER 908: WASN'T SHE THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF
Subjected to his strange, scrutinizing gaze, Lu Liangwei could not stop her heart from hammering uneasily.
The Emperor was being so unpredictable.
What on earth was he trying to do?
Knitting her brows, she was about to break the silence when the man suddenly brought his face to hers. His cold breath skimmed across her cheek, tickly yet threatening at the same time.
Upon close inspection, Long Yang realized that her skin was fair and smooth and as unblemished as the finest suet white jade.
He had long heard about the phenomenal beauty of Second Miss Lu from the Grand Duke Mansion, and looking at her up close today, he could confirm that the rumors were indeed true.
When his gaze slid down and landed on her fiery red lips, he could not help swallowing.
Before he knew it, he had already pressed his lips to hers.
Lu Liangwei's eyelashes trembled, and she stared at him in disbelief.
He had made his disgust for her so blatant that morning that she thought it would be difficult to change his opinion of her.
However, what was he doing now?
Lu Liangwei remained calm and allowed him to explore, but at the same time, she placed her fingers discreetly on his wrist.
However, before she could diagnose anything, the man pushed her away abruptly. Gone was his passion, and he now glared at her icily as if she had taken advantage of him.
Moreover, there was a faint pink tinge on his handsome face.
A corner of Lu Liangwei's mouth twitched.
Wasn't she the one who had been taken advantage of?
Why was he scowling at her?
Lu Liangwei glanced at him speechlessly before taking out her handkerchief and wiping her lips.
Anger flicked across Long Yang's face, and he narrowed his eyes, his voice menacing. "How dare you scorn me!"
Lu Liangwei replied wearily, "I didn't."
"Then why did you wipe your mouth?"
"Your saliva was on my lips." Lu Liangwei arched an eyebrow and answered honestly.
Long Yang, "..."
After a moment of stunned silence, he flushed bright red. "As a woman and the Empress, how could you be so immodest?"
Lu Liangwei, "..."
Who was the one being immodest here?
She took a deep breath. "Who was the one who initiated it just now?"
Long Yang, "..."
"There are people who pretend to be victims after gaining an advantage, and you're exactly one of them, Your Majesty," said Lu Liangwei bluntly.
"You!" Long Yang exploded with rage.
He had been relishing that wonderful experience just now, but how could this girl utter such unpleasant words with that pretty mouth?
If it were another day, anyone who dared to counter him would have already met their end.
Even if Lu Liangwei was his Empress, she was no exception.
He was supposed to deal out her punishment immediately, but when he met her sparkling black eyes, he found himself tongue-tied.
"If there's nothing else, you should head back to the imperial study to work, Your Majesty." Lu Liangwei shooed him away curtly.
Long Yang stared at her in disbelief. Was she seriously telling him to leave?
"I intend to work here today. Bring me all the Palace Memorials."
"Yes, Your Majesty," a palace servant responded right away.
Soon, the Palace Memorials were all brought over from the imperial study.
Long Yang sat next to Lu Liangwei and resumed his work.
At first, he was doing it just to oppose Lu Liangwei, and he did not think that he could actually do any work.
However, to his surprise, after sitting down beside Lu Liangwei, he found himself marking the Palace Memorials one after another with remarkable efficiency.
The agitation in his heart gradually faded away, but he was so focused on his work that he did not realize it.
Lu Liangwei brought him a cup of ginseng tea, which he accepted and drank.
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CHAPTER 909: STOP TRYING TO SEDUCE ME
Lu Liangwei smiled faintly.
The Emperor may have forgotten her because of his amnesia, but he was still as diligent, focused, and serious in handling state affairs as he was before.
After sitting quietly for a while, she gazed at his serene face, weighing the possibility of taking his pulse.
However, before she could touch his wrist, his large palm grasped her hand. He was still writing with flying strokes, his eyes never leaving the page as he said, "Don't try anything funny, Lu Liangwei. Don't think I'll tolerate your antics every single time."
Lu Liangwei struggled to pull her hand back, but her movements only made him tighten his hold on her.
Long Yang was secretly amazed by the tenderness and smoothness of her dainty hand and how good it felt in his grip.
His calloused fingers grazed the back of her hand slowly.
Lu Liangwei, however, was unbothered by his threat. Seeing that his gaze was still on the Palace Memorials, she pondered briefly before saying, "Your Majesty, you may have been poisoned. Won't you let me examine your pulse just for a while?"
Long Yang paused in his marking and glanced sideways at her. "They said you've cured me of Frostbite, so how could there be any poison left in my body? Chief Physician Lin has already examined me, and he didn't find anything abnormal."
Despite his words, he was still skeptical about Lu Liangwei curing him.
He did not think that a young girl like her would be more skilled than Chief Physician Lin.
Chief Physician Lin had already examined him and concluded that he was fine. What other result would she be able to produce?
A thought came to him, and his eyes darkened as he said significantly, "Lu Liangwei, I may have made you my Empress, but stop trying to seduce me. I'm not a youngster, and your tricks won't work on me."
Lu Liangwei's face clouded over in exasperation. Had the Emperor lost his mind along with his memory?
Why was he behaving so childishly today?
He even accused her of seducing him!
"If my tricks don't work on you, why are you still holding onto my hand?"
Long Yang, "..."
Looking down, he finally remembered that he was still clutching her hand.
He cleared his throat and released his grip on her reluctantly.
"Don't stuff your hand into mine while I'm working."
Lu Liangwei, "..."
Sensing that she was standing up, Long Yang immediately raised his head. "Where are you going?"
Lu Liangwei smirked. "The lavatory, of course. Why? Are you going to follow me there too, Your Majesty?"
Long Yang's face hardened. "Lu Liangwei, watch your mouth!"
Lu Liangwei scoffed. Turning on her heel, she stalked off toward the lavatory.
Long Yang finally withdrew his gaze when he saw that she was indeed heading to the lavatory, but his handsome face turned red secretly at the same time.
As the kingdom's Empress, Lu Liangwei was dreadfully improper.
He lowered his head and continued to mark the Palace Memorials, but thoughts about his immodest young Empress occupied his mind.
Eventually, he tossed his brush aside, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.
Some time passed, but Lu Liangwei had not yet returned, and he could not help growing restless.
"Why has the Empress not come back yet?" He turned to Chu Jiu, who was standing nearby.
Chu Jiu replied dutifully, "Her Highness is pregnant, so she takes more time than usual in the lavatory." She paused at the sight of the Emperor's impatient expression, and after hesitating briefly, she suggested, "Would you like to check on her, Your Majesty?"
Long Yang's fingers traced the pattern on the teacup, and after a long while, he rose to his feet loftily. "Women are so troublesome. But since the Empress is pregnant and hasn't returned for so long, I'd better make sure she's all right."
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CHAPTER 910: WORDS MAY LIE BUT THE BODY WAS HONEST
The corner of Chu Jiu's mouth twitched as she watched a certain Emperor walk toward the lavatory.
Could she be seeing first-hand what they meant by 'Words may lie but the body was honest'?
His Majesty may have forgotten the Empress, but deep down, he still loved her very much, and that was something that remained unchanged.
The Empress had only left for a very short time, but His Majesty still had a place for her in his heart, which was why it felt like an eternity to him since he last saw her.
Lu Liangwei and Zhu Yu came out of the lavatory in the forest one by one, and they both spotted the man leaning against a tree.
He looked quite impatient, as if annoyed at being made to wait, yet for some reason, he did not simply leave.
When he saw Lu Liangwei appear, he promptly straightened himself up and only then turned to leave.
Lu Liangwei was taken aback. When she realized what she had just witnessed, a mischievous look flashed in her eyes.
Zhu Yu was a little puzzled. "Could His Majesty be waiting just for you?"
Lu Liangwei shrugged. "Who knows?"
When they returned to the courtyard, Long Yang was back at his seat, working on marking the Palace Memorials again. Lu Liangwei was about to approach him when Chu Jiu came over and whispered into her ear, "His Majesty was quite worried when he didn't see you return."
Lu Liangwei smiled at this. Her depressed mood immediately lightened.
Even though His Majesty had temporarily forgotten everything that happened between them-even who she was-he still held her close in his heart, and that was enough.
She stood where she was and watched him for quite a while before pulling her gaze away to leave.
Long Yang lifted his head the moment she turned away. He frowned when he saw her walk out of Grand Phoenix Palace.
Why was she going out again?
This time, he forced himself not to go after her.
Women cannot be spoiled.
This woman defied all rules and regulations in the first place and did not respect him at all. If he continued to let her have her way, she would eventually be the one giving orders instead.
Lu Liangwei had no idea what was going through Long Yang's mind right then. She had just left Grand Phoenix Palace when she saw her parents arrive.
Lu Hetian and Ling Lihua hurried over to her when they spotted her from afar.
"Weiwei, are you alright?" Ling Lihua grabbed her hand and inspected her all over worriedly.
Lu Hetian was also looking at her anxiously.
Lu Liangwei felt a wave of warmth in her heart as she quickly shook her head. "I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried both of you."
Both husband and wife were quickly relieved when they heard this.
"It's good that you're fine. Butler Zhao sent word to the mansion, requesting your mother to enter the Palace, but he did not explain the reason. This filled your grandmother with worry. She thought something must have happened to you, and she wanted to come to the Palace with us, but I managed to talk her out of it," Lu Hetian said with a frown.
Lu Liangwei sighed and pulled on both their hands as she lowered her voice, "I'm not the one with the problem. It's His Majesty."
"What's wrong with His Majesty?" Lu Hetian asked quickly.
Her parents were the closest kin to Lu Liangwei and the Grand Duke Family had always been loyal to the imperial court and dedicated their lives to it. There was nothing Lu Liangwei needed to hide from them. Moreover, she needed her mother's help with His Majesty's illness.
This was because His Majesty did not trust her medical skills at all and refused to allow her to diagnose him.
She explained the entire situation helplessly.
Lu Hetian and Ling Lihua were stunned when they heard the whole story. "What's going on? His Majesty was doing just fine. Why would he suddenly forget about you?"
They had even spent the Lantern Festival together the night before and everyone had bore witness to how much His Majesty doted on Weiwei. How could His Majesty forget about Weiwei in a span of just one night?
They found this hard to believe.
Lu Liangwei frowned. "I think the situation is not as simple as we think, but one thing is for certain. His Majesty must be poisoned. However, Chief Physician Lin tried to diagnose him, but found nothing wrong. His Majesty doesn't trust me now, which is why I can't check on him. I have no choice but to trouble you, Mother."
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