Long Jingchen: ...

He just couldn't understand why the style of the palace had suddenly changed like this.

Why are they all wearing gold and silver...?

He was about to turn and leave when he stopped in his tracks. He figured he'd be stuck in this same pattern no matter where he went tonight.

He pursed his lips and stepped into Consort Shen's room.

Consort Shen nervously clutched her handkerchief as she watched Long Jingchen head straight for her desk.

Long Jingchen glanced at the stack of books on her desk: "You know military strategy?"

Consort Shen stepped forward and looked at him timidly: "Your Majesty, my father is a military general. I have learned a little bit of military skills under his influence since I was a child."

Long Jingchen nodded: "As a woman, it's already quite an achievement that you've learned even the basics."

Consort Shen glanced at him with delight, saying, "Your Majesty flatters me."

After that, Long Jingchen stopped talking. He sat down at Consort Shen's desk and picked up the "Six Secret Teachings" that she had only read half of.

When Consort Shen saw that he had been silent for a while, she quietly raised her eyes and saw that Long Jingchen was reading her book "Six Secret Teachings".

She glanced at the palace maid beside her, only to find that the maid's head was bowed low and she hadn't noticed her at all.

She pursed her lips and stood up, lowering her head. Gradually, she became weak and her feet shifted back and forth under her skirt.

This was the first time Long Jingchen had come to her room, and she didn't know if he did the same when he came to other people's rooms.

She felt a slight bitterness in her heart.

Is she just too unlikable?

Lost in thought, she suddenly tumbled to the side, but luckily a palace maid caught her in time.

She looked up and met Long Jingchen's probing gaze, and her face flushed instantly.

She looked at Long Jingchen and lowered her head: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Seeing that she stammered for a long time without saying a word, Long Jingchen waved his hand at her and said, "Alright, if you're sleepy, go to sleep."

Consort Shen quickly stood up straight and looked at him nervously: "I am not tired."

Long Jingchen glanced down at the military treatise in her hand and casually replied, "Whatever you want."

He stopped talking after he finished speaking.

Consort Shen could no longer stand, so she walked to the chair next to her and sat down.

She glanced at Long Jingchen furtively, her eyes darting around.

This was the first time she had seen Long Jingchen up close. From the first day she entered the palace, she knew that although this man was nominally her husband, he would never love her in reality. Every time she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel a little sour.

She always thought that such a privileged young man would never fall in love with anyone, until Sang Jiang appeared.

She gave a bitter smile, and slowly her mind began to feel foggy...

When she woke up the next day, she found herself already in bed, and she happily sat up.

When Yuanyuan saw that she was awake, she immediately rushed over and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, you're alright now."

Consort Shen nodded, glancing shyly at Yuanyuan: "When did His Majesty leave?"

Without thinking, Yuanyuan smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, the Emperor didn't leave until today when he went to court."

Hearing this, Consort Shen could no longer hide the smile on her lips. She looked at Yuan Yuan and said softly, "Then how did I get to the bed? I remember I was sitting in a chair when I fell asleep."

Yuanyuan nodded: "Your Majesty, you were indeed sitting in the chair when you fell asleep, and later the Emperor..."