Having many handsome men means no worries; pampering them all keeps me in good spirits.

Chapter 167 Feeling Frustrated

Lin Zhijie quickly pulled down the bed curtains, covered Jiang Qingyan with the quilt, put on his outer robe, and strode over to open the door.

Shen Yuan stood outside the door and asked in a deep voice, "Is my husband here?"

Lin Zhijie stepped out of the hall, closed the door, and said softly, "Hmm... my husband is already asleep."

Shen Yuan glanced deeply at the window, then turned his gaze back to Lin Zhijie, and said coldly, "Even if my husband is being unreasonable, you should at least try to persuade him. How can his body take it if he doesn't eat lunch or dinner?"

He wanted to go back to his husband for lunch, but the Empress didn't take it seriously, so he didn't say anything more.

When they still hadn't seen their husbands by dinner time, everyone became a little anxious. However, fearing that their husbands would be angry, no one volunteered to go and find them.

Without her husband present, she couldn't eat, so she came alone to check on things...

Lin Zhijie chuckled and said, "I happened to bring some rare pastries with me when I entered the palace, and my husband liked them very much."

Lin Zhijie had already anticipated that someone would come to confront him today, but he hadn't expected these people to be so patient. Only one person arrived until nightfall, and that person was none other than the lowly beauty, Shen Meiren…

Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile, "You are very thoughtful in your work."

I had intended to use this incident to give Lin Zhijie a warning and make her stop monopolizing my husband's time, but I never expected that he would even have prepared the food in advance...

Lin Zhijie didn't say anything more, but simply smiled and nodded politely to Shen Yuan before turning and returning to his bedchamber.

Shen Yuan stared at the tightly closed door, his heart filled with complex emotions…

Of all the men in the palace, he didn't even take the Empress seriously. Only Lin Zhijie, seemingly harmless on the surface, inexplicably instilled a sense of crisis in him…

Lin Zhijie, who was in the room, noticed that Shen Yuan was still standing outside the door and had not left. He raised the corners of his lips slightly and strode towards the bedside.

He gently lifted the bed curtains and saw Jiang Qingyan lying on her side, propping her head up with her hand, eating pastries. He sat down on the edge of the bed and asked softly, "Is it delicious?"

Jiang Qingyan nodded, "Delicious, I love everything."

Lin Zhijie affectionately smoothed the stray hairs from Jiang Qingyan's forehead, then bent down to lick the crumbs from the corner of her mouth, murmuring, "My husband is full... I'm still hungry..."

Jiang Qingyan pointed to the food box and said generously, "Let's eat together, there's still so much left..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Zhijie's lips covered hers. He held Jiang Qingyan's lips in his mouth, mumbling, "I don't like any of those. I only want to eat my husband..."

A moment later, melodious, coquettish sounds came from the room, making Shen Yuan's heart tremble, and his fists unconsciously clenched tighter...

Apart from the Empress and the Imperial Concubine, other men who entered the palace were only favored by their husbands at night. But Lin Zhijie was the first to be favored from morning till night like today, and to remain secluded at home...

Was it that her husband was too fond of Lin Zhijie, or that Lin Zhijie was simply too cunning...?

The noise inside grew louder and louder, making Shen Yuan's mind race with anxiety. He had no choice but to use his lightness skill to fly to the Imperial Garden, hoping to drink some wine alone to calm his anger...

As soon as they landed in the pavilion, they encountered Yi Luo, who was also out for a stroll.

His eyesight improved considerably after treatment with the green medicine. Although his vision was not as clear as that of a normal person, he could still see things up close.

Seeing Yi Luo drinking alone, Shen Yuan chuckled and said, "So I'm not the only one feeling down today."

Yi Luo looked in the direction of the voice and saw the person getting closer and closer. Only when he could see the person's face clearly did he smile and reply, "You've come at the right time. Let's have a drink together."

Shen Yuan strode over to Yi Luo and sat down, taking out a wine pot from his sleeve.

After opening the lid, he tapped the wine jug in Yiluo's hand again, then tilted his head back and took a big gulp of wine.

Seeing this, Yi Luo also tilted his head back and took a big gulp of wine. After wiping the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, he asked Shen Yuan, "Are you also worried because your husband didn't come back for lunch and dinner today?"

Shen Yuan nodded. "Yes, I just went to Fenghua Palace. Lin Zhijie said my husband was asleep, but not long after, I heard his... voice again from inside the room..."

Yi Luo frowned and said, "Could it be that my husband doesn't even want to eat because he's so eager to please Lin Zhijie? How can her body take this?"

Shen Yuan sneered, "Heh, Lin Zhijie prepared food when she entered the palace, so my husband won't go hungry..."

Upon hearing this, Yi Luo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, Lin Zhijie is quite meticulous... It seems our worries were unnecessary..."

Shen Yuan smiled helplessly, "Perhaps..."

Yi Luo is simple-minded, and he might not understand if you talk to him too much. It's better to have a good drink with him. Once he's drunk, he won't think about so many messy things anymore...

The two drank their wine from their respective jugs, one sip after another. Perhaps because they were in a bad mood, they got drunk more easily, and before long, they both collapsed onto the bench in the pavilion...

Mo Ting, inside the Chaoyang Palace, was also naturally feeling troubled...

He sat in the courtyard, gazing up at the starry sky, lost in thought…

He never slept a wink during the nights his husband was away, and could only catch up on sleep by cuddling with his husband during the day…

But today… her husband had never left him alone like this before…

He must really love Hayashi no Setsu...

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Lin Zhijie is so gentle and refined, considerate in his dealings, and also has an outstanding appearance and a tall, straight posture...

Not only her husband, but everyone liked him very much...

Inside the Feng Hua Palace, Jiang Qingyan and Lin Zhijie, even though they were already drenched in sweat, still felt it wasn't enough...

Even at dawn the next day, the two were still entangled together, unwilling to part...

Mo Ting and Lu Nian waited outside the hall for a long time, but Jiang Qingyan did not come out. Seeing that it was almost time to go to court, the two hurriedly stepped forward and knocked on the door, saying, "Husband, Zhijie, are you ready? It's time to go to court!"

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Qingyan quickly stopped Lin Zhijie's actions, then looked out the window and said in a panic, "Get up and get dressed quickly, we're going to be late!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhijie immediately stopped what he was doing, quickly got up and dressed, and then helped Jiang Qingyan put on her clothes one by one.

After hurriedly fixing their hair, the two pushed open the door and went out.

Seeing that the two were disheveled and their faces were flushed, Mo Ting and Lin Zijie knew what was going on. It must be that the husband was so engrossed in other men that he had lost track of time...

Lin Zhijie was the first to bow and clasp his hands in apology: "Empress, Imperial Concubine, it's all my fault for pestering my husband today, which caused me to forget the time. It has nothing to do with my husband..."

Jiang Qingyan pursed her lips, lowered her head, and dared not look at Mo Ting and Lu Nian's faces, like a child who had done something wrong...

Even without looking up, she could tell that the two men's faces must be ashen...