"Why are you still dawdling? His Majesty has finally summoned me to his bedchamber. Do you really want to let this opportunity slip away?"

"It's not Eunuch Chen... maybe nowadays there really is some..."

She secretly wondered why her own queen had to leave in such a hurry yesterday instead of leaving earlier or later. She had clearly tried to stop her before she left, but the queen insisted that someone was going to see her.

Now it’s much better.

"Why are you so slow? Well, if that's the case, I'll go in..."

"This is the Queen, you are offending her!"

Yeah, that’s right.

So it would not be good for the two of them to just stare at the door. Besides, time passed by little by little, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed. If His Majesty was asked to wait any longer, he would be dead!

"Your Majesty is anxious, can you please stop teasing me?"

Now, not only the eunuch was anxious, she was also worried that the queen was not in the palace at all and where to find her. However, the palace maid was also reserved. She knew that if she said so, she might lose her head, so she just tentatively stuck her head out and asked.

"Your Majesty, do you have to look for my queen?"

“…”

"If Your Majesty is not looking for the Queen, what am I doing here?"

Ah…that’s right.

But after going around in circles, the question came to this: the Queen was not here. So he asked in a very low voice.

"Eunuch Chen, I'm afraid the Queen is not here..."

"Where has the Empress been? Tell me quickly. Is she sleeping with one of her close concubines in the middle of the night? I know your Empress is probably lonely, so I can find her somewhere."

"Eunuch Chen, please don't be angry when this servant says this."

"Oh, you little ancestor, you're driving me crazy. Next time, the emperor will punish you severely. Hurry up and tell me where you are. If His Majesty gets impatient, we'll all lose our heads, don't you know?"

…

"The Empress...she's not here."

Before he could finish his words, he heard a noisy sound of a lamp being lit in the house. Then the queen came out slowly with a lamp in her hand and yawned.

"What are you doing at the door, little maid? You're disturbing your master's sleep."

Of course, the little maid was also stunned when she saw the queen, but since she was back, she slowly told the whole story.

"Then don't worry, eunuch. It's just a stomachache at first, nothing serious. As for my little maid, don't listen to her nonsense. But asking me to go there so late at night, isn't it a bit inappropriate or a violation of etiquette?"

This matter itself has been delayed for a long time. He and the two young eunuchs beside him have been getting extremely anxious. They were wondering what would happen if they failed to find the queen!

Now the queen has arrived, but it’s already been a long time, and she’s afraid she’ll be scolded if she returns.

From a distance, we could see the bright lights outside. Holding two large lanterns with "keep clear" written on them, who else could it be but the emperor?

At this critical moment, Zhao Xin came over like a gust of wind and scared the little Chenzi so much that he knelt down.

"You are not doing a good job. I have been asking you to notify me for such a long time, but you still haven't replied to me."

"I just came here to see you. Could it be that after a few days of neglect, the Empress is now so arrogant? Why is she so indifferent to me?"

The queen was in the wrong, so she didn't say anything. In the end, she just stepped aside to let Zhao Xin in. Zhao Xin, holding a lantern in his hand, stood at the door and refused to leave.

He felt that the Queen was hiding something from him. He didn't know what it was, so he opened his eyes and looked again.

While the usual data remained the same, it was unknown how the ambition had increased so much. While the queen's loyalty to him was undeniable, this ambition... what on earth was she planning?

Zhao Xin was very suspicious but it was not easy to ask openly.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Why don't you go in now?"

"My dear, where have you been these past two days?"

Zhao Xin asked.

"I'm enjoying the flowers with those concubines who always have fun together."

Zhao Xin just smiled. It was a good thing to appreciate the flowers, but he didn't know whether they were really going to appreciate the flowers or just pretending.

"My beloved concubine, do you know what I have been doing in the palace these past two days? I just brought it into the harem recently. Have you tried it?"

She looked at her maid, but the maid didn't say anything.

This girl was actually wondering when His Majesty had organized any event. Could it be that he was trying to trick her? But that was impossible.

My master hasn't revealed any flaws, so why did he suddenly think of doing this?

"Don't worry about your maid. I asked the imperial concubine to inform you about this matter. If you didn't hear it, then forget it. Otherwise, go and confront her face to face, and you will know if I am so bored."

Even so, he was certain that Su Qingyu would never confront him. After all, it was impossible for him to betray his own sisters.

Sure enough, his guess was correct. She just accepted her bad luck and accepted it herself. This made Zhao Xin feel relieved. At least her essence had not changed.

But now one thing is certain, she is not in this palace, so where has she been these two days? Could it be that she is following Nan Luoying's example and doing something weird to herself?

"I'm telling you the truth. Don't do anything that undermines a woman's virtues. Otherwise, I won't care if you're the queen or not and will punish you according to the rules. Do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, how could I, your concubine, be like this? Besides, everything you said is...explainable."

After the two explained, they didn't say anything to create momentum, but Zhao Xin also felt that it was inappropriate to stand outside in the middle of the night, so he stepped in, pressed her on the bed and kissed her as a punishment.

"I hope you haven't betrayed me. I don't have much patience anymore, you know."

"Your Majesty, I understand."

*

"Why is it so quiet now?"

Qi Peng lay on the bed feeling dizzy and his eyes were blurry. His head was buzzing with the pain from a hangover.

"Your Highness, you've been sleeping for too long. It's time to wake up."

Upon hearing this, Qi Peng quickly turned over and got out of bed. It was no big deal that he almost bumped into the wood next to him, and he was grimacing in pain.

"Your Highness, what are you doing... Your Highness, please don't be impulsive."

Qi Peng quickly sat down and then questioned the person next to him. He looked dazed and the person in front of him seemed to be swaying.

"Tell me honestly how long I've been asleep and why I feel so dizzy and exhausted now."

"Your Highness, you have been asleep for three days. Just two days ago, His Majesty the Great Qin came to check on you, fearing that you had encountered some kind of accident. He even sent several imperial physicians to the outer hall to treat you."

“…”