Chapter 68 After the forced marriage 4

Fu Sheng was afraid of being scolded, so he didn't dare to enter the palace to serve, but instead sent a young eunuch in to deliver water.

Chu Chengqian wasn't a petty person after all. He held Ning Yan and cleaned her up himself. After the palace servants left, he was still unwilling to give up and started messing around again.

Ning Yan has a special constitution, so Chu Chengqian is both happy and holding back.

The two called for water four times that night, and fell asleep when Ning Yan finished showering the last time.

Chu Chengqian caressed her skin with affection, and seeing her fast asleep with her arms around his waist, he couldn't bear to disturb her any longer. He held her tightly in his arms and soon fell asleep himself.

The next morning, before dawn, Fusheng entered the palace and woke the emperor.

The bed curtains were quickly lifted, and Chu Chengqian went to the outer room barefoot, carrying his shoes. He gestured for everyone to be quiet, which shocked Fu Cheng so much that his jaw almost dropped to the ground!

My Emperor, how much you love him!

However, considering that the Emperor hadn't truly favored his concubines for a long time, and had summoned water four times in one go last night, Ning Baolin's future was already predictable.

After dressing quietly, Chu Chengqian went to court in a good mood.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to instruct the palace servants: "Let Consort Ning get some rest. Fusheng, send someone to the Empress to ask Consort Ning for leave."

Fusheng quickly dispatched a young eunuch to the Empress's Kunning Palace.

...

Ning Yan slept until noon, only to be woken up by hunger.

After she finished getting ready, the young eunuch sent by the emperor began to read the imperial edict: "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees..."

After reading a long passage, it was basically about how she was so outstanding and wonderful that the emperor made her a talented woman, and also bestowed upon her a large amount of gold, silver, jewels, fabrics, and ornaments, as well as four palace maids and four eunuchs.

A seventh-rank concubine only has two maids and four eunuchs by her side. Now that she has been promoted, the standard for a talented woman is four maids and six eunuchs. Adding four more palace maids and four more eunuchs would exceed the standard.

The messenger, Xiao Luzi, was Fusheng's godson. He knew that the eight people he sent today were all personally arranged by the Emperor, and two of the palace maids were even from the secret guard camp. Who would dare to question the Emperor's arrangements?

With his godfather's instructions, what else could he not understand? Consort Ning had won the Emperor's heart, so naturally he had to serve her with extra care.

Therefore, even though he waited outside for more than an hour, he was not unhappy at all.

Ning Yan accepted the imperial decree, had someone give Xiao Luzi a large red envelope, and saw him off with a smile. Lunch was also served.

Yesterday, her little Baolin only had six dishes, but today it's doubled.

The dishes were much more plentiful, which was clearly a special gesture from the imperial kitchen to curry favor with her; otherwise, even if she had been promoted, there would only have been eight dishes.

After enjoying a delicious and visually appealing meal, Ning Yan lay on the couch and closed her eyes to rest.

When the concubines in the harem learned that Ning Yan had been promoted to the rank of Cai Ren on her first night with the emperor, their faces were contorted with jealousy, and countless porcelain pieces in the room were broken!

These people are all eagerly waiting to teach Ning Yan a lesson.

However, the emperor did not give them this opportunity at all.

After learning that Ning Yan had slept all morning, Chu Chengqian sent someone to pick her up after lunch. He had originally planned to have Ning Yan serve him with writing materials, but as soon as she entered the palace, Chu Chengqian immediately dismissed the extra palace servants and had Fusheng bring tea and snacks. "Would you like to read?"

Ning Yan: Last night, the two of them barely exchanged a few words besides that matter, yet the Emperor was so considerate towards her...

Okay, okay, so Chu Chengqian has taken a liking to her, right?

Then don't blame her for being arrogant because she's favored!

"What good books do you have? I'd like to read storybooks!"

Chu Chengqian immediately looked at Fusheng, who was bowing and standing guard to the side: "Old man, why don't you bring your storybooks to your Master Ning?"

Fusheng: ...How did you find out that this old servant had secretly hidden the storybook?

"Yes, this servant will go and fetch it right away."

After Fusheng left, Ningyan immediately went to the Emperor's side and kissed him on the cheek, saying, "I missed you, Your Majesty."

Chu Chengqian put the pen back on the pen holder, grabbed Ning Yan's hand, pulled her into his lap, and kissed her.

He wanted to, really wanted to.

It was only a day apart, no, just half a day.

He missed her terribly after just half a day apart.

Seeing that his body was feeling better again, Chu Chengqian finally released Ning Yan. "Be a good girl, I'll spend time with you after I finish reviewing the memorials, okay?"

Ning Yan looked at Chu Chengqian with her big, bright eyes full of tenderness, "We await Your Majesty."

Chu Chenghan: ...Maybe we should stop approving memorials for now. It's better if he doesn't become a great and wise ruler.

Unfortunately, the old man Fusheng has returned.

He was holding a stack of storybooks in his hand.

Chu Chengqian sighed. Well, Yan'er worked hard last night, let her rest. Anyway, there are still many days ahead.

Ning Yan had no idea what the Holy Lord was thinking. She was reading a book while eating, accompanied by the finest tribute tea, and her life was incredibly blissful.

For the next seven days, Chu Chengqian summoned Ning Yan every day, and Ning Yan was kept in the emperor's bedchamber, never even returning to Yongshou Palace.

The harem is now quite lively.

The Emperor has never favored anyone before; it seems Ning Yan is about to cause a major upheaval.

So on the fifteenth day, when the Empress and a group of concubines went to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager, the complaints began.

"Your Majesty, ever since Consort Ning entered the palace, the ladies of the harem have not seen the Emperor for a long time."

"Yes, Your Majesty is truly curious about what Consort Ning looks like that makes His Majesty so fond of her, even to the point that he is reluctant to pay his respects to the Empress!"

Not only that, I heard that the slut has made the Emperor want to drink water at least three times every night. In the past, even when the Emperor truly favored them, it was only once a night. Could that slut really be a reincarnated fox spirit?

The Empress Dowager grew angrier the more she listened. She knew it! She knew it!

With such a beautiful woman entering the palace, it's going to be difficult for the harem to have peace.

My son, how can you favor only one person?

Did he not know that such actions would cause chaos in the harem?

"Alright, listen to what you're saying. She's just a minor talent, is she really worth all this hostility?"

The Empress dabbed her lips with a handkerchief, a smile on her face: "Mother, please don't be offended. It's just that His Majesty has never favored any concubine before. Since Consort Ning entered the palace, none of us have had the chance to see her. That's why my sisters are curious."

The Empress Dowager scoffed, as if she didn't know what the Empress meant.

They said that Consort Ning was arrogant because she didn't pay her respects to the Empress and that she didn't respect the Empress at all.

And these concubines, aren't they just trying to make her stand out?

"Alright, I'm tired. You may all leave now."

The Empress was the first to rise, bow, and take her leave.

After the concubines had all left, the Empress Dowager immediately sent her nanny to fetch Ning Yan.

Meanwhile, Ning Yan was in the Emperor's Mingzheng Hall when she heard that the Empress Dowager's maid had come to summon someone. Chu Chengqian immediately asked Fusheng, "What happened in the harem today?"

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