Crown of Roses ：Her Harem and Her Throne

Chapter4 is awkward

Xingzhu saw Ling Fangzhu as if she had found a savior,and hurriedly went to greet him,"Prince,you have come at the right time.Please help persuade His Majesty to take those supplements?Otherwise,we servants will be punished by the Emperor."

Ling Fangzhu sighed helplessly.Whenever the palace maids couldn't deal with the empress,they would ask him for help.Because of this,he often suffered Ling Long's resentment.

"Are all the supplements placed in the pavilion?Well,you guys can leave first.I will be the one to persuade people to eat."

Xingzhu felt relieved and happily led the palace maids to retreat,leaving only Liu Ying standing there.He was Linglong's personal bodyguard and had to protect Linglong at all times.

Ling Fangzhu said to him gently:"You should also leave.I have something to say to His Majesty."

Liu Ying hesitated for a moment,and finally slowly retreated to a place twenty steps away from Ling Long.

After everyone had gone far away,Ling Fangzhu embraced Ling Long and walked back to the pavilion.

Ling Long refused to give in and said,"Cousin Fang Zhu-are you helping them deal with me again?"

Ling Fangzhu laughed and said,"Who would dare to deal with you?I'm not afraid of losing my head,but I'm afraid of being teased by you!I see that you have indeed lost some weight recently.You really should eat some more."

Because the late emperor had a weak constitution,Linglong's body was also not strong enough.She has been thin and weak since she was a child,and has to rely on medicinal supplements to live healthily to this day.

Ling Long pouted,"You know I hate taking tonic soups and medicines the most.I've been taking them since I was a child,and they're really disgusting."

Her pouting look was extremely adorable,and her pouty lips were so bright and tempting that Ling Fangzhu's breath was choked,and he even had the urge to kiss her.He quickly took two deep breaths and suppressed the desire in his heart.

"The Emperor has given you so much effort.You should at least eat a little,so that the palace maids can have a good job.Otherwise,I can share some of the burden for you?"

"Okay!"Ling Long's eyes lit up,and a wicked smile appeared on his lips,"But,I'll eat one bowl,and you can eat three."

Ling Fangzhu was shocked and said,"What kind of rule is this?!"

Looking at the pile of soups and supplements on the table,he felt nauseous and said with a wry smile:"Do you think I'm a pig?"

"It's the emperor who treats me like a pig!"Ling Long glared in dissatisfaction,"If you don't agree,I won't eat a single bite!"

Ling Fangzhu had no choice but to raise the white flag of surrender and said cautiously:"Then,can I eat less?One bowl for you and one for me?"

"No!"Ling Long raised her head arrogantly,"This is an imperial decree!Who told you to meddle in other people's business?"

Alas,how could I forget that Ling Long is a typical"revenge type"?Ling Fangzhu regretted and pounded his chest.He really shouldn't have taken on the hard work of"persuading people to eat".Now it was too late to regret!

He stuffed spoonful after spoonful of the tonic soup between his teeth in agony,thinking to himself,"It's over,it's over.I'm definitely going to have a nosebleed tonight!No-I'm going to bleed from all seven orifices.Alas!"

Linglong had a look of gloating on her face and ate with him happily.

Ling Fangzhu suddenly remembered the purpose of this trip,put down his bowl,and called softly:"Long'er——"

"Um?"

"Um...Hideo's album,would you like to take a look at it?"

Ling Long's smile froze for a moment,and she slowly raised her head,"What did the Regent tell you?"

Ling Fangzhu's eyes dimmed slightly,and he sighed,"According to the ancestral law,you should have been selected when you were ten years old,but it was delayed because of mourning for the late emperor.But you have been on the throne for four years,and the harem has been empty.It just so happens that this year is the once-in-three-years election period,so..."

With a"thump",Ling Long put the jade porcelain bowl down heavily,and the smile on her face disappeared."So what?Are you trying to persuade me to take a concubine into my harem?"

Ling Fangzhu felt a pain in his heart and gritted his teeth and said,"The Regent is not wrong.Just obey him."

Ling Long was stunned and couldn't help but jump up and shout,"You are not on the list of handsome men,and you will not be the one to enter the harem in the future.So,do you not care?"

Ling Fangzhu's whole body trembled,and the jade spoon slipped from his hand and fell to the ground,breaking into pieces.He stared at the pieces blankly,and was speechless for a moment...

It turned out that at the beginning of this spring,the Regent had issued a nationwide ban on marriage in accordance with the law,requiring all princes,ministers,royal relatives and nobles to submit a list of virgins of marriageable age in their families to the harem for selection.

Because Ling Fangzhu had no parents and did not meet the requirements for the draft,he was not on the list of selected men.However,Ling Long only had Ling Fangzhu in her heart and did not even want to look at other men.She returned the list of selected men presented by the Ministry of Rites on the spot.

When Dong Qianxian found out about this,she was furious,thinking that Ling Fangzhu wanted to enter the harem and said something in front of Ling Long,so she ordered someone to summon Ling Fangzhu and gave him a severe scolding.

In fact,Ling Long is still young and playful,and is extremely ignorant about matters between men and women.Even towards Ling Fangzhu,her feelings are more like brother and sister than love.

The precocious Ling Fangzhu had already fallen in love and suffered from lovesickness,but for fear of scaring Ling Long,he had always tried his best to suppress his growing love and desire,deliberately keeping a distance from Ling Long,patiently waiting for her to grow up.He had never confessed anything to Ling Long,let alone thought of favoring her alone in the harem.

He lost both his parents when he was young and had to live under the care of others.He was very sensitive to gossip.Now he was scolded indiscriminately by the Regent and felt really aggrieved.In order to avoid further criticism,he hardened his heart and advised Ling Long today.

Ling Long saw Ling Fangzhu remained silent for a long time,and she couldn't help but feel bitter.Wasn't it because of him that she refused the talent show?Not only did he not appreciate it,he even helped others to persuade her.It was really unreasonable!

He pushed aside the pile of medicinal supplements in front of him,turned around and walked away...