Chapter 4 Pets

After arriving at the Princess's residence and being informed by the doorman, Wen Jin walked through the gate, passed through the three courtyards, walked through the undulating corridors, and walked towards the Princess's bedroom with a familiar way.

Yan Qing was bathing.

The mist was curling, and her delicate body with skin as white as cream was completely submerged in the hot water with petals floating around. Her arms were gently resting on the bathtub, and the beauty closed her eyes lazily.

Wen Jin walked in and saw this scene, and her steps could not help but pause.

"Come here." The woman's lazy and indifferent voice sounded, with a natural command.

Wen Jin walked over.

The young man was tall and thin, with a natural elegance. At this moment, he looked at Yan Qing with a gentle gaze, and the arc of his lips seemed to be measured with a ruler, and he smiled lightly: "Your Highness."

"I don't plan to marry Xiao Jinghan." Yan Qing raised his eyes and looked at him, his voice became more casual, as if asking casually, "Wen Jin, do you want to be my consort?"

Consort?

Wen Jin's smile froze slightly, and then he raised a clean smile again: "I am not worthy of Your Highness."

"Kneel down."

Wen Jin took a step back, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground without hesitation, lowered his eyebrows and eyes, and his posture was respectful and elegant.

"Kneel closer, are you afraid that I will eat you?"

Wen Jin moved closer.

"Not worthy?" Yan Qing leaned over, stretched out his hand to hook his chin, and smiled mockingly, "Whether I am worthy or not, you have the final say?"

Wen Jin lowered his eyes: "No."

Slender fingers traced his face, Yan Qing's voice was lazy: "Can't bear to give up the position of Prime Minister?"

Wen Jin said: "No."

"Being my consort is an insult to you?"

Wen Jin still said two words: "No."

Yan Qing looked at him calmly, and after a moment, he slowly closed his eyes and leaned against the bathtub: "What decree did Yan Chen ask you to convey?"

The current emperor Yan Chen, the sixth son of the previous emperor, ascended the throne at the end of December before the previous year, and his imperial title was Zhaoming.

Because the new emperor was in poor health when he ascended the throne, the previous emperor left a will, ordering the youngest brother Yan Cang to be the regent, temporarily taking over the power of regent until the emperor's health was good.

Because the regent held military power, the previous emperor was worried that he would monopolize power without anyone to restrain him, so he ordered Yan Qing to be the eldest princess of Suzaku, in charge of the Qilin Guard, to protect the emperor.

Therefore, the royal family of Dayong is now in a three-way situation, with the emperor and his royalist civil and military officials, the regent and his cavalry, and the princess and her Qilin Guard.

The royalist ministers are headed by Xiao Chongshan and Wen Jin.

The Xiao family is loyal to the emperor and is the most trusted military general to counter the princess Yan Qing. In his previous life, Xiao Jinghan did a great job in completing the task assigned to him by the emperor.

Wen Jin is the weapon used by the emperor to deal with the regent. Such a young and gentle nobleman can make the emperor make an exception and promote him to the first-rank prime minister. He must have his own strengths.

However, Yan Qing knows very well that although the new emperor is in poor health, the previous emperor did not appoint the regent for this reason, but because the four kings guarding the fiefdom are becoming more powerful and the new emperor cannot suppress them. Only the regent can suppress their ambitions.

The late emperor was thoughtful and meticulous. His wills made the people he feared check and balance each other, giving his son enough time to consolidate the throne. However...

"The emperor ordered your highness to enter the palace immediately." Wen Jin said, adding, "Take Xiao Jinghan with you."

"Xiao Jinghan was imprisoned in the dungeon. He probably couldn't leave the princess's mansion before he died." Yan Qing's voice was indifferent and ruthless, "Do you know why?"

Wen Jin lowered his eyebrows: "Because he cheated on you and betrayed your highness."

Although they haven't married yet, there is no question of cheating, but the marriage granted by the late emperor's will cannot be changed. The two are already husband and wife in name, and the only thing missing is the formality of marriage.

"The little things he did are not worth my worrying about." Yan Qing's voice was cold, "Before my father passed away, he gave him a task."

Task?

Wen Jin's fingertips trembled.

"Let this palace be poisoned slowly, my power will be gradually wasted, and I will not be able to live for seven years." Yan Qing raised her lips slightly, "This palace's good father, he was worried about this palace before he died, and tried his best to let this palace die at a suitable time."

Seven years is enough for the regent to weaken the power of the four kings, and it is also enough for the current emperor to sit firmly on the throne and win the hearts of the people. By then, not only her, the eldest princess, but also the regent Yan Cang will not be able to escape.

At present, the new emperor has been on the throne for less than three months. According to the previous emperor's intention, Yan Qing and Xiao Jinghan must get married within a hundred days, otherwise they have to wait for another three years in mourning - however, neither the new emperor nor the Xiao family is willing to wait for three years.

So their marriage is actually already in preparation, but they have calculated everything, and they did not expect that the eldest princess would directly take people to the brothel to catch the adulterer.

With the fault in hand, Yan Qing has a legitimate excuse to break the marriage.

Xiao Jinghan will never have the opportunity to poison her again in this life.

Wen Jin pursed his lips, thinking of something, and tightened his hands at his sides.

All his skills were wasted...

Yan Qing rushed out of the bathtub, raised her hands and waved them quickly, and the strong airflow rolled up her robe hanging on the rack. As her graceful figure left the bathtub, the robe was already draped over her body, completely covering her flawless body.

Her long black hair reached her waist, and her slender body was wrapped in a scarlet robe. Although it was wrapped tightly, it had a few more irresistible and seductive charms.

The air was filled with a faint fragrance, which was the smell Yan Qing liked.

Wen Jin sniffed the breath greedily, and came back to his senses from the past. His breathing slowly stabilized, his eyebrows and eyes were light and gentle, and he looked the same as usual.

He still looked like a well-behaved young man.

However, Yan Qing turned his head to look at Wen Jin, and his red lips hooked up a light arc that charmed everyone, making his face bright and beautiful: "Lord Wen is confused."

Wen Jin took a very shallow breath and kept his breathing steady: "No."

"Wen Jin, I remember teaching you the rules before." Yan Qing walked to him with light lotus steps, bent down and lifted his chin, and curved the corners of his mouth, "Lying in front of me... but you will be punished."

Wen Jin's breathing was rapid, and his voice finally became a little unstable: "Yes."

Yan Qing's slender fingers slowly Slowly moving, gently stroking his perfect lips: "Since this mouth always says things against one's will, just sew it up with a needle."

Wen Jin became more obedient: "Listen to your Highness."

"I don't like to hear you call me 'Your Highness'."

Wen Jin lowered his eyes and changed his words gently: "Listen to the master."

Yan Qing looked at his face carefully without saying a word. In fact, to be more precise, Xiao Jinghan was a weapon used to deal with her, but Wen Jin was trained by her own hands, a wolf who rebelled against his master.

She carefully trained and taught him personally. She spent a lot of money to find a famous teacher to teach one-on-one in piano, chess, calligraphy, and military strategy. Her words and deeds were strictly trained according to the standards of a noble son. Looking at the Celestial Empire, no son of a noble family dared to compare with Wen Jin in appearance, temperament, and mind and strategy.

His road to power was also supported by her own hands, and she carefully paved the way for him.

But it was such a person who betrayed her under a smile and gave her a fatal blow.

Yan Qing quietly looked at the young man in front of her who looked gentle and harmless, her eyes were cold, and the arc of her lips was cold and frightening: "Wen Jin."

"Yes."

"If a pet kills its owner, how do you think it should be punished?"

Wen Jin's fingertips trembled slightly, and his handsome face was gentle and respectful: "It should be severely punished."

"How to punish?"

"Pull out its claws, knock out its teeth, so that it can no longer attack its owner."

Yan Qing smiled when he heard it, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "Really?"

Wen Jin lowered his eyes.

"In that case, I will do as you say." Yan Qing said, with a little more imperceptible coldness in his voice, "Move into the Princess's Mansion before tomorrow evening. I have prepared a big gift for you."

After leaving this sentence, Yan Qing turned around to tidy up her clothes. In a moment, she changed into a red long skirt, tied a red silk belt, dazzling and brilliant.

The slender waist is not even a hand's width, and the seemingly delicate body contains a terrifying power.

"You can go meet Xiao Jinghan." Yan Qing turned and walked out, "After meeting him, you can return to the palace to report. Just say that you were rejected by this palace, and Yan Chen will naturally have no way to deal with you."

Wen Jin raised his eyes and saw a dazzling red figure disappearing from his sight, which made people dizzy.