Chapter 10 White Lotus 1

The toiletries are prepared in advance, and the service is provided by the elderly who have been by his side all year round.

What's rare is that His Majesty wants cold water tonight.

Lin An guessed the emperor's will wrongly twice that night, so he naturally didn't look very happy. He was pondering over the word "ban on talking" that His Majesty had just said, and was still a little surprised.

Your Majesty has always been self-centered, when did he become so considerate?

Beside the bed, Shen Qingru had the same thought in her mind. She opened the curtain and looked at the person sleeping in the bed in a seductive manner.

The hand holding the curtain tightened inch by inch.

She knew that she had heard what happened just now. When had His Majesty ever been so considerate? After five years in the palace, His Majesty treated her even less well than Chen Fu, who had just served him once.

Shen Qingru's mind was full of thoughts, but facing the person lying on the bed, she swallowed the unhappiness in her throat bit by bit.

"Take the person away."

Fengchun skillfully went over and carried the person off the bed. Chen Fu fell in her arms, her eyes trembling but never opening.

Shen Qingru heaved a sigh of relief only after watching the two people leave. She turned her head and looked at the messy bed. She struggled for a few times but was still unwilling to lie down.

So, when Xiao Yu came back, he saw the person who had just fallen asleep sitting on the armchair next to the window.

Seeing him coming, Shen Qing stood up quickly as if instinctively. Just as he was about to go up to her, he immediately stopped and said, "Your Highness."

Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows, and his dark eyes moved back from the bed and fell on Shen Qingru's face again.

Perhaps because she had just washed up, Shen Wanyi looked much fresher. Although her face was still a little flushed and sweaty, it lacked the delicate and soft look she had just now.

For some reason, he felt a little disappointed, but the thought quickly faded away.

"My beloved." Xiao Yu stretched out his hand towards her.

The heavy stone in Shen Qingru's heart fell instantly, and she walked towards the emperor with her head lowered and full of shyness.

The bed had been made clean, and the servants had replaced the soiled bedding with a new one.

But lying on the bed, Shen Qingru still felt uncomfortable all over. The noise she just heard behind the bed was like a sharp knife, stabbing her heart again and again.

It was as if she was lying on someone else's bed.

She felt extremely uncomfortable, moved her body, and quietly looked at the person beside her.

His Majesty was sleeping beside her, his dark eyes closed. Shen Qingru stared at the Emperor's face. The Emperor was extremely handsome, with long eyebrows and a face like a jade. Now that he is over thirty, his face looks more mature.

Shen Qingru suddenly became distracted as she watched, her palms clenched the quilt. She quietly lifted the quilt and wanted to get into the arms of His Majesty.

Just as he made a move, the person next to him suddenly asked, "Can't sleep?"

Xiao Yu lay on the pillow, his eyes closed as if he was asleep, but the words in his throat were unusually clear: "Didn't you just say you were tired?"

Shen Qingru's whole body tensed up, as if acupuncture had been applied to her acupoints, and she was instantly unable to move.

After a long time, she finally regained her consciousness: "Yes..."

She dragged her tired body and huddled back into her bedding.

But tonight she was destined to stay awake all night.

*****

The next morning, when the morning light was dim and the sky was just beginning to get foggy, Shen Qingru got up to serve as usual.

His Majesty has to go to court before dawn every day. Shen Qingru has served His Majesty for many years and is quite capable.

Half-kneeling, Shen Qingru helped His Majesty put on the dragon boots, and then she stood up with the help of the palace maid.

Above him, Xiao Yu spat the tea in his mouth into the spittoon: "No need to rush."

These tasks are all done by the servants, they are used to doing them and are very familiar with them. Besides, Shen Qingru was his concubine, not a servant, so she naturally didn't need to do these small things herself.

There are also many concubines in the harem who want to do everything themselves in order to show their closeness.

But as time went on, after I realized that he didn't buy it, I gradually did it less.

At most I can help pass things around, or chat with them or something. But there are very few people like Shen Qingru who has to do everything herself.

His Majesty's voice was a little hoarse when he woke up early, but the concern in his words could not be stopped. Shen Qingru looked at the emperor's face, her mind slightly wavering: "This is what I should do."

The woman's voice was not as moving as last night, and her attitude seemed a little more attentive.

This is a good thing, but for some reason it's not that close.

Xiao Yu pinched his brows, thinking of the hardship the woman had endured last night, and said considerately: "My beloved concubine, you have worked hard."

"You have been in the position of Wanyi for some years, so you should be promoted to Ronghua." The emperor squeezed Shen Qingru's hand, then strode out the door.

After seeing His Majesty's back completely disappear, Shen Qingru staggered suddenly and almost lost her legs.

"Young Master." Fengchun, who was following behind her, screamed in fright and immediately reached out to support her.

"My lady, this is great news." Fengchun held Shen Qingru's arm but couldn't help smiling.

God knows how difficult it is to get promoted in the harem, but in just one night, the young lady was promoted to Ronghua.

This was something we would never have dared to think about in the past.

Compared to Fengchun, Shen Qingru seemed much calmer.

Although she was also surprised, she thought carefully that she still had to climb up step by step until she was crowned as a concubine...

"Now it's just Ronghua." Shen Qingru rubbed his eyebrows calmly.

"Yes, yes, you are right, young lady." Fengchun supported Shen Qingru's hand: "Young lady, please take care of yourself."

"Nothing." Shen Qingru pushed her hand away.

She really had nothing to do, she was just a little tired. She hadn't had a drop of water since yesterday and hadn't slept the entire night.

Keep your eyes open until dawn.

As soon as His Majesty left, she seemed to suddenly relax her strength. I was just too frightened and relaxed.

Besides, she is just Rong Hua, and she still needs to be promoted from Jieyushi, to Guipin, and then to Feifei and Guifei.

Finally sit on the unique throne!

Shen Qingru's heart trembled when she thought about the future. She shook her head to indicate that everything was fine. The most important thing now was Shen Fu: "Where is she?"

"I'm glad you're okay, otherwise you would really scare me to death." Fengchun helped his mistress back: "Don't worry, Miss Fu is inside."

Shen Qingru didn't care about these things at this time. As soon as he entered the house, he couldn't help but go to the dark room.

As soon as the square cabinet was opened, Shen Fu's mouth was blocked and she fell asleep in the cabinet.

A cup of warm tea was poured over her, and Shen Fu slowly woke up.

"Eldest...Eldest sister?" Chen Fu slept too deeply yesterday and was afraid that something unexpected might have happened.

Now seeing Shen Qingru's face early in the morning, to be honest, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Shen Qingru was like this, it meant that what happened last night was finally accomplished. Just like in his previous life, His Majesty did not realize that she was a substitute.

Shen Fu didn't know whether she felt sad or amused.

After living a new life, I accidentally ended up taking the same old path. The only difference is that in her previous life, she was ignorant and was sent by Shen Qingru to be a substitute.

But in this life, I have personally taken this path.

Shen Qingru wanted to use her. Then she would use the name of Shen Qingru and walk step by step to the side of the emperor.

"Eldest sister, I..." Chen Fu stood up while speaking with an innocent look as if she didn't know what was going on.

As soon as I got up, I felt a sharp pain between my legs. Shen Fu knew why, so she deliberately swayed her body and fell to her knees with a plop.

"Eldest sister, what's wrong with me?" Chen Fu fell on the carpet like a weak willow in the wind.

Shen Qingru almost gritted her teeth after seeing this.

This bitch! This isn't the first time he's serving His Majesty, yet he's pretending to be so pitiful.

After a few twists and turns in her mind, Shen Qingru finally swallowed back the words in her throat: "Look at yourself."

Chen Fu looked down obediently, then raised her head timidly, tears on her face: "Eldest sister, I...I am..."

Shen Qingru clenched her palms as if she wanted to strangle her to death, but she said expressionlessly: "You climbed onto His Majesty's dragon bed last night."