Jiang Chen was not a narcissistic man.

But Mei Chuyao's behavior couldn't help but make one overthink.

With a 'tsk', Jiang Chen raised his large hand, pulled Mei Chuyao into the water, leaned over and pressed down on her, and questioned her:

"Not deliberately trying to please, nor trying to curry favor, then what is the purpose of you doing these things?"

"Don't tell me you have no ulterior motives, I don't believe it!"

Mei Chuyao was caught off guard and pulled into the bath, her bright little face flushed red, and her eyes filled with watery light, but the look in her eyes at Jiang Chen was full of sincerity, which was heart-stirring.

"Cough, Your Majesty, since Your Majesty and Chuyao met, you have been forgiving Chuyao's mistakes. First, you pardoned Chuyao's crime of deceiving the Emperor, allowing Chuyao to regain her identity and escape her fate as a substitute."

"Later, you also forgave Chuyao, who is a blood relative of a rebel, and even made a lifelong promise, promising that Chuyao would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life."

"Your Majesty, no one has ever been so good to me except you!"

"I, I just want to repay you, although what I can do is not even a thousandth of what you have given me... but, please don't refuse and doubt this intention."

Perhaps because her past experiences were too miserable, Mei Chuyao's voice was particularly careful, for fear that what she said would be inappropriate and offend Jiang Chen.

This cautiousness was particularly endearing.

Even if Jiang Chen still had some misgivings about her in his heart, he couldn't help but soften at this moment.

Speaking of which, this Mei Chuyao is indeed a pitiful woman.

She was abandoned by her relatives when she was young, and when she grew up, she was able to be recognized and taken home because her elder sister needed a substitute. After entering the palace, she was imprisoned in a side hall, living in fear all day long, and she had not had a few good days in more than ten years.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen's cold eyebrows softened a little, and he pondered: "I understand, it's a good thing that you have this intention, but now that you are a consort, your status is different from the past, you don't have to do the work of these servants."

"If you really want to repay me, do what a consort should do, and serve me well, that's enough."

Hearing this, Mei Chuyao was stunned for a moment, and then understood, her face flushed with shame.

Shyly, she said, "Yes, I understand."

After speaking, she bit her red lips lightly, lowered her head and took off her gauze dress, offering a large expanse of plump, snowy white to Jiang Chen.

This fragrant and enchanting beauty is enough to make 90% of the men in the world lose control!

Flames ignited in Jiang Chen's eyes, and his large hands reached towards the pink and white snow peaks in front of him...

A moment later.

Moans echoed in the inner hall of Hanzhang Palace, gentle and seductive, with bursts of crying...

The next day.

Jiang Chen, who didn't have to attend the early court, rarely slept in, and didn't get out of bed until the sun was high in the sky.

It must be said that this Mei Chuyao is indeed born with a charming nature.

Her myriad styles and delicate postures in the bed curtains are far superior to the three thousand beauties in the harem.

While Jiang Chen was changing his clothes, he glanced at Mei Chuyao in the quilt, who looked exhausted.

Looking at the red marks on the snow peaks, his body heated up, and he couldn't help but recall the ecstasy of last night, and subconsciously took a step towards the bed.

At this moment, a palace maid suddenly rushed in and knelt down, saying:

"Your Majesty, Commander Xu asked this servant to remind you that you have an appointment today and can start preparing."

Jiang Chen frowned.

Hiss, I also made an appointment to meet Yang Muxi today, how could I have forgotten about this!

He pulled up the bed curtains and turned to walk out of the hall, ordering, "Bring me my casual clothes. Also, have Xu Mu and the others prepare the carriage and be ready to depart at any time."

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace was in a flurry of activity, preparing for Jiang Chen's departure.

After about half a cup of tea, everything was ready.

Jiang Chen set off secretly with Xu Mu, Feng Jin and others to go to the appointed place for the meeting.

Because he was going out of the palace in disguise, he didn't bring many people. In addition to the sixteen elite Imperial Guards, there were also eight hidden guards.

Although the number of people was limited, the quality was very high, enough to protect Jiang Chen's safety.

The carriage sped along, rushing along the wide imperial road.

Although the speed had been increased to the limit, Jiang Chen was still late when he arrived at his destination.

He could only quickly park the carriage and look for Yang Muxi's whereabouts.

"Young Master, could it be that Chief Yang couldn't wait for you and left first?" Xu Mu, dressed as a bodyguard, speculated cautiously.

They and his party had searched the surrounding area, but they didn't see any strangers, so it was likely that the person His Majesty was waiting for had already left.

Jiang Chen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "She is a trustworthy person, how could she break her promise?"

Although he said so, Jiang Chen was still a little uneasy in his heart.

After all, he was late first, and it was possible that Yang Muxi would feel slighted and leave in anger.

"Who are you saying broke their promise?"

A melodious voice like the sound of clear spring water hitting a stone was heard, refreshing the heart and soul.

Jiang Chen raised his head and saw a lithe figure like the wind, leaping down from the top of a tall tree, elegant and unrestrained, full of fairy-like aura!

Even though she was only wearing a Taoist gray robe, it was still difficult to conceal her peerless demeanor and her aloof temperament, like the bright moon in the sky.

Even though Jiang Chen already possessed three thousand beauties, he was still amazed by this refined and transcendent beauty!

"Jiang Yan, you, why are you looking at me like that? You haven't answered my question just now."

Yang Muxi's lithe voice was filled with an imperceptible embarrassment. She couldn't handle Jiang Chen's fiery gaze just now.

"Cough, this, this time it was me who broke the promise, and I hope Chief Yang will not mind in the sake of our deep friendship." Jiang Chen apologized while signaling Xu Mu and the others to leave.

Yang Muxi was not a petty person. Seeing that Jiang Chen's attitude was still sincere, she nodded slightly and said, "You and I are friends, so I'll let it go this time. If you're late again next time, I'll really be angry."

Jiang Chen touched his nose and nodded with a smile, "Okay, if you make an appointment with me again, I, Jiang Yan, guarantee that I will never be late."

"But, Chief Yang, can you take off your hat? I want to look into your eyes when I talk to you."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen took a few steps closer, pretending to take off her hat.

However, Yang Muxi reacted even faster, and in a breath, she moved away again, foiling Jiang Chen's plan.

"Not yet, I have a few questions to ask you. After we finish talking about serious matters, we'll talk about other things."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen had no choice but to regretfully withdraw his hand and raised his eyebrows, "Okay, ask away."

Yang Muxi raised her hand and pressed down on her hat. After a long while, she slowly said, "Was the downfall of the Mei family your doing?"

Jiang Chen's heart tightened, but he put on a look of confusion and said, "What was my doing? I don't understand."

Yang Muxi frowned slightly, "Didn't you ask me to steal the account books? This thing should be very important, right?"

Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Oh, you're talking about this... that's right, these account books have been a great help!"

"If it weren't for this thing, my imperial brother would have had to put in twice the effort to deal with the powerful minister Mei Wenstone."

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you for this. If it weren't for you risking your life to steal the Mei family's weakness, this tumor wouldn't have been removed so easily!"

Yang Muxi didn't say anything, but the red lips hidden under her hat were slightly upturned, revealing a hint of joy...