"Did you hear that? Hurry up and see if Master has finished bathing?" Xue Lian anxiously glanced at the gate of the courtyard, then looked again at the inner room inside the side hall.

  "Xue Lian sister, why dont you go and see the master yourself!" Wen Qin looked at Xue Lian with difficulty, thinking that when the master received Luo Gonggongs special instructions at noon, the master had been silent with a dark face, making her who had served her since childhood feel a little scared.

  She couldnt figure out why her master was unhappy, wasnt it just about serving in bed? If this happened to other women, they would be overjoyed, but her master didnt appreciate it.

  The emperor has already been overly indulgent to the master, and its only been two or three days since the selection of imperial concubines began. The first one to be chosen for the emperors bed was the master, although the master doesnt like the emperor, but now that theyve entered the palace, they cant just not get along with each other anymore.

  Xue Lian urged him: "You have a close relationship with Master, who else can go if you dont? Hurry up and go!"

  "Xue Lian jie, Wen Qin jie, somethings wrong!" Xiao Dong rushed over from a distance, shouting loudly as he ran.

  "Whats wrong? Tell me quickly." Wen Qin asked hastily, supporting Xiao Dong who had just rushed over, seeing that he was panting heavily.

  "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..., hes coming soon."

  "What!" Xue Lian furrowed her beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows, anxiously saying to Wen Qin: "Hurry up, you go and attend to Masters change of clothes. If we delay the time for serving him in bed, it wont be something you or I can afford to take responsibility for."

  "Oh," Wenqin also knew it was a serious matter, and she hastily pushed aside Xiaodong and rushed into the inner room of the side hall like the wind.

  Hear the piano spent a lot of effort, under her bitter and painstaking persuasion, Yan Xijun finally got up from the wooden bucket, let her wipe dry and put on a whole set of almost transparent gauze.

  Sitting on the edge of the bed, Yan Xijun gazed at her reflection in the copper mirror on the low table, and smiled bitterly. Whats the use of a face as beautiful as a flower? Tonight, this flower might wither away.

  In the end, it was impossible to escape the fate that had been predetermined. The servant came in, and it happened so quickly. Was it because of his sisters instigation or could he not wait? Perhaps it was both?

  The room was quiet, the palace maids were all waiting outside, and Yan Xikun was staring blankly at the two pairs of candles. Time passed quietly, and when she came to her senses, there was a tall and handsome man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe in the room.

  Yan Xijun stroked her chest, her heart racing like a drum as she gazed at him walking closer and closer. Through the thin, transparent white bed curtains, her clear and cold eyes met his deep and mysterious gaze in mid-air, locking onto each other for a moment. His gaze seemed to have a fatal attraction, drawing in her soul and making it impossible for her to look away.

  "Get back!" She suddenly woke up and found that he had already reached the front of the bed curtain, intending to lean in.

  Chu Yixuans eyes gleamed with a hint of evil charm as he curled up the corner of his lips, revealing a faint, cold smile. He stretched out his slender, white left hand and with a swift motion, pulled down the annoying bed curtains with a soft "whoosh".

  With a wave of her hand, the bed curtains slowly fell down, just covering her head. She hastily stretched out her slender jade-like hands to pull open and discard the curtains on the ground, gazing at him standing by the bedside, her clear and cold voice saying: "Brother-in-law, dont come any closer!" Her voice was like a yellow orioles, crisp and pleasant to hear.

  "Brother-in-law?" Upon hearing this, he smiled coldly, his thin lips curling up into a mocking smile. He reached out and pinched her chin, his eyes glinting with amusement as he gazed at the lovely girl before him: "As you wished, I am no longer your brother-in-law, but your husband. Do you understand?"

  She shook her head and struggled free from his grasp, saying slowly and fearlessly: "Your Majesty is the husband of all women in the harem, but he is not your husband!"

  "Hmph, you are already my appointed concubine, tonight I will make you a woman who truly belongs to me." As soon as Chu Yixuans words fell, his hand shot out like lightning, and it seemed that he was about to tear off the silk blouse on Yan Xijuns body.

  Yan Xijun was so frightened that she hastily dodged and retreated to the wall, shrinking into a ball and hiding in the corner of the bed. Seeing him still approaching, she took down the silver hairpin from her hair and pointed it at her neck, threatening: "Dont come any closer, if you take another step, Ill die before your eyes!"

  "Hmph, do I look like someone who would be threatened by you?" Chu Yixuan let out a cold snort and took another step closer to her. Women were always like this, outwardly pretending to refuse while actually playing hard to get, but he refused to let her have her way.

  Yan Xijun saw that the threat was no longer valid, her heart was burning with anxiety, and without thinking, she stabbed the silver hairpin into her throat, rather than dying, she would not surrender.

  It wasnt until then that Chu Yixuan realized she was serious, and with a quick movement, he snatched the silver hairpin from her hand and threw it to the ground.

  Chu Yixuans pair of black eyes stared at her coldly, his voice low and menacing as he asked, "You really dont want to attend me in bed?"

  Yan Xijuns soul was still unsettled, and it took her a long time to calm down. She nodded and replied, "Yes!"

  Chu Yixuan gazed at her with a cold and piercing stare for a long time, his eyes were deep and profound like the calm water in a deep pool, making it impossible to see through or guess.

  "Very well!" After a long while, Chu Yixuan quickly got out of bed and looked down at Yan Xijun with a cold tone: "As you wish, from tonight on, I will never summon you to attend me in bed again!"

  However, you dare to refuse me, I wont let you have a good time either!" After saying that, Chu Yixuan put down his harsh words and left the Ganquan Palace with a hint of anger on his face.

  Looking at his departing back, Yan Xikun took a deep breath, and instead of feeling anxious, she felt surprised and delighted. If what he said was true, then this time she could be considered to have profited from misfortune. She had never been willing to serve in the bedchamber anyway, and now no one would be able to force her to do so.

  Was she lucky enough to escape once and could she be so lucky as to avoid the next time? She didnt know, nor did she want to delve deeper into it. What would await her in the future?

  He said he wouldnt let her off easy, would he take revenge? Would he really do that? He was such a proud and arrogant emperor, since the coup ten years ago, he had become cold-blooded and ruthless, never allowing anyone to wrong him. Was it beneficial or harmful to offend him?

  It is said that he is a stunningly handsome man, with a face as white as jade and lips as red as vermilion. His deep and enchanting eyes have captured the hearts of many women. It is also said that he has a cold and ruthless personality, is cruel in his dealings, and is overbearing and sinister.

  Being able to enter the palace and serve him is the lifelong dream of all women in the world, but she doesnt want to, she just wants to get rid of everything as soon as possible and escape this suffocating cage!