After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

Chapter 17
Mu Jingzhao's hand wearing the hairpin for Jiang Ning froze in place for an instant. He stared intently at Jiang Ning's face that was too serious, and his hand holding the hairpin trembled slightly.

"Do you think..." Mu Jingzhao's chest heaved violently, "I'm short of 2 taels?"

Jiang Ning looked at him holding the hand of the hairpin and swallowed with difficulty. The hairpin was at the height of her forehead, and as long as Mu Jingzhao shook his hand, it could be inserted right into her temple.

"But I'm missing it!" She wanted to cry but had no tears, so she hid back with difficulty.

The two lowered their voices in a tacit understanding. The palace people couldn't hear their conversation, nor could they see their expressions. They naturally took this moment of stalemate as their mutual confession of affection.

"Don't embarrass me." The veins on Mu Jingzhao's forehead twitched suddenly, and the knuckles of the fingers holding the hairpin turned white.

Jiang Ning understood, barely suppressed the trembling in his words, and raised his voice, "It's disgusting, why are you so disgusting in front of everyone!"

There were sporadic suppressed breaths from the crowd, and Mu Jingzhao's expression finally softened a little.

Holding the hairpin, he ran his fingertips along Jiang Ning's hair across Jiang Ning's ears, and the slight touch made Jiang Ning tremble uncontrollably.

The movement of the fingertips brought a soft breeze, blowing from Jiang Ning's ears all the way to her neck.

In her 18 years of life, it was the first time she had such intimate contact with a man.

Seeing Mu Jingzhao's heroic face so close at hand, she was short of breath and subconsciously wanted to escape.

But Mu Jingzhao's fingers stayed on her neck, as long as he wanted to, he could break his own neck with a little force.

Her body tensed up, and she didn't know how to react for a while.

However, what Jiang Ning didn't expect was that Mu Jingzhao had no other actions.

The two of them just stood facing each other, with frozen expressions.

The expressions on the faces of the onlookers gradually changed from anticipation to boredom, and what's more, they yawned lazily.

Jiang Ning looked at Mu Jingzhao helplessly. After a long period of stalemate, she discovered a fact that she was very reluctant to admit. Mu Jingzhao didn't know how to wear hairpins for others.

"Your Majesty, I think it's okay for me to come by myself?"

She tentatively said that sentence, but Mu Jingzhao didn't respond, but slightly moved away from Jiang Ning's neck.

He didn't answer, Jiang Ning only thought that he had acquiesced.

After all, if this continues, there is really no other way.

So, she raised her hand towards the direction where Mu Jingzhao was holding the hairpin, passed his hand in front of the neck, and successfully grasped the thin, warm gold hairpin.

Mu Jingzhao's fingertips were as moist as jade, and his skin was even smoother than the hands of a woman from Jiang Ning.

She pulled it out hard, but Mu Jingzhao's hand holding the hairpin did not move at all.

She felt helpless, she really couldn't understand why the emperor's character was so weird.

Just when she was trying to give up and move away, Mu Jingzhao instantly grabbed her hand.

Jiang Ning made a move back, but it didn't help.

Mu Jingzhao's year-round practice of martial arts is so amazing that she has no room to resist.

"Take me with you." His voice was very soft, and the breath that diffused with the words made Jiang Ning's cheeks itch slightly.

She couldn't resist, so she resigned herself to driving the hands of the two towards the back of their necks.

She has been exposed to the wind and sun all year round, her diet is simple and bland, not to mention her slender figure, and her hair is even more dry and yellow.

Inexplicably, she had a very self-ashamed thought.

Maybe it's because this is the first time in her life that a man's hair has been tied, and no matter who it is, she always wants it to be more romantic.

Perhaps it was because seeing Jiang Ning's slightly flushed cheeks, Mu Jingzhao's movements were slightly gentle, and he successfully tied a simple bun for her under Jiang Ning's leadership.

In the evening, the setting sun passing through the cumulus clouds will illuminate a corner of the harem, and the warm orange setting sun illuminates Jiangning's pink and white girl's face.That piece of warm orange condensed into a small spot of light between the ends of her eyebrows, eyes and hair, and even her entire face was shining brightly.

The peacock feather hairpin had been successfully embedded in her hair, but Mu Jingzhao was still standing straight, showing no intention of leaving.

Jiang Ning didn't care about the surprised or novel expressions on the faces of the palace people present. Jiang Ning coughed twice, "Okay, let's stop here today. Everyone is gone. See you tomorrow."

The crowd dispersed, and the cups and plates were scattered.

Lu Feng and Zhe Liu began to clean up the cold palace naturally.

Jiang Ning fled in a hurry, and began to clean up the mess of the place with Erren.

And Mu Jingzhao took a seat in Jiang Ning's place, and had no intention of leaving.

He watched Jiang Ning's busy movements, and his eyes fell on the peacock feather hairpin in her hair from time to time, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Jiang Ning quickly recovered from the discomfort of being in close contact with people. She bent over and carefully cleaned the scattered melon seed shells, trying not to miss one.

Sensing Mu Jingzhao's gaze on her, she glanced at him from time to time, seeing his relaxed and contented face, and couldn't stop the anger in her heart.

However, although she is bold, she will not be so stupid as to instruct the emperor to clean up the cold palace for her.

Soon, the sanitation was finished, leaving only the place where Mu Jingzhao was still in a mess.

Zhe Liu had already found an excuse to leave with Lu Feng, and only Jiang Ning and Mu Jingzhao were left present.

"What else can the emperor do?" Jiang Ning fiddled with the melon seed shells on the table with his hands and grabbed them into his hands.

It was only then that Mu Jingzhao looked at her awake like a dream, "Why, I have already spent 1 taels of silver, and you don't even want to give me a meal?"

"Of course not." She wore an official smile, "It doesn't matter how much the emperor wants to eat, it's just..."

She showed Mu Jingzhao the hand holding the melon seed shell, "The concubine needs to clean up."

Mu Jingzhao didn't answer, but got up from his seat silently.

"I will send you more servants." He stood beside Jiang Ning and quietly looked at the peacock feather hairpin in her hair. "There is only one servant in the imperial concubine. What do you say?"

Jiang Ning didn't look up, but just moved the chair beside Mu Jingzhao, "The concubine is just a commoner, and doesn't have so many particulars and requirements."

"You are my concubine, it is about my face."

She still didn't look up, but continued to tidy up the table, "The concubine is not the emperor's concubine, the real concubine of the emperor is the prime minister's daughter, and the concubine is just a partner of the emperor."

Mu Jingzhao didn't respond, and Jiang Ning didn't speak either.

She tidied up everything quietly, and then walked in front of Mu Jingzhao, "The meal is almost ready." She forgot to glance in the direction of the dining room, "The food in the concubine's harem has always been simple, I hope the emperor will not dislike it."

Mu Jingzhao looked up at everything in Leng Gong, "You have taken care of this Leng Palace in a very special way."

She didn't talk to her, but just made an inviting gesture to greet Mu Jingzhao.

(End of this chapter)