"Alright, I understand. You may leave now. Continue to keep a careful watch. Make sure you are not discovered."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After everyone had left, Zhou Ruhai came in and whispered, "Your Majesty, Consort Chen said she wants to eat hot pot."

"Understood. Have someone prepare immediately. I will go shortly. Also, summon the Thirteenth Prince."

"yes."

The thought of having dinner with his beloved soon made Emperor Huiwu feel much more relaxed.

He reviewed a few more memorials before leaving.

The thirteenth prince is already four years old and speaks very fluently. The little guy is very clever and always manages to make Emperor Huiwu and Consort Chen laugh heartily.

Sure enough, the little guy insisted on eating Consort Chen's spicy hot pot, and he was so spicy that he was spitting out gasps. In the end, he even cried because of the spiciness, and snot was coming out of his nose.

Consort Chen shouted with utter disgust, "Quickly, take Thirteenth away!"

It's too dirty.

Thirteenth Prince: ...

Waaaaah, Mother is so mean.

"Stop crying. I've already told you you can't eat spicy hot pot, but you insisted on eating it, so you have to put up with it."

Emperor Huiwu educated his son.

The thirteenth prince grinned and cried, "Father, I, the thirteenth prince, am still young and don't know what it means to endure."

Emperor Huiwu was both amused and exasperated.

The thirteenth prince washed his mouth, drank some water, and ate some fruit before he could barely suppress the spiciness.

"Thirteenth, I heard you had a fight with your tenth brother today?" Consort Chen suddenly asked.

The thirteenth prince nodded: "Yes, tenth brother is bullying third sister. No, thirteenth prince should stand up for her."

Emperor Huiwu acted as if he hadn't heard anything.

Consort Chen put down her chopsticks and said to Emperor Huiwu, "Your Majesty, the Third Princess is not young anymore. It's time to find a tutor for her."

The third princess, also known as Princess Nantao.

For some reason, Emperor Huiwu had more than a dozen sons, but only three daughters.

One of them died young, and the other was fond of luxury and had a violent temper, which Emperor Huiwu disliked, so she was married off by Emperor Huiwu at a young age and was no longer in the capital.

Therefore, he only had one princess, Nan Tao.

"What, did the Empress come to talk to you about this?" Emperor Huiwu asked coolly.

Otherwise, why would she meddle in such a trivial matter?

Perhaps this is why the ministers disliked Consort Chen, because she never offered Emperor Huiwu any advice.

All Consort Chen cared about was whether Emperor Huiwu was happy or not, and whether she herself was happy or not.

I don't care about anything else.

Perhaps it was because Emperor Huiwu always longed for someone to stand by him regardless of right or wrong, to care about him and be concerned for him, that he doted on Consort Chen so much.

"Yes, the Empress did come."

Consort Chen didn't hide anything, nor was there anything to hide.

Seeing that Emperor Huiwu remained silent, Consort Chen said, "Your Majesty, if you are truly concerned about the Third Princess, why not send her out of the capital?"

It's better than having it right under your nose and being annoyed every day.

Emperor Huiwu, for reasons unknown, shook his head and refused.

My feelings are quite complicated.

"In a while, Chi Tang will be going to the palace to study, so let the Third Princess go with her."

The tone was somewhat casual.

A princess, her education is arranged by a court lady...

"oh."

With the matter settled, Consort Chen no longer concerned herself with it.

Who cares how it's arranged?

"You usually don't meddle in other people's business, so what did the Empress say this time that actually managed to persuade you?"

Emperor Huiwu was quite curious.

Consort Chen said, "From beginning to end, the Empress has never made things difficult for me, and she is very fond of the Thirteenth Prince. Moreover, the Empress's starting point was for His Majesty's sake, so I agreed."

Consort Chen was not heartless; she had her own set of principles for doing things.

Emperor Huiwu did not interfere with this.

That night, the two made love until midnight.

After a thoroughly enjoyable experience, Emperor Huiwu also wanted to share his innermost thoughts.

"I have never understood why she knew that what I hated most was being framed and used. I would give her whatever she wanted!"

If she insists on marrying me, even if I am unwilling, I will still marry her and give her this honor!

Why did she choose the path that would hurt me the most?

During his youth, the court was in chaos, and treacherous officials held power.

He was clearly a prince, yet he lived an incredibly difficult life.

During that time, the person who spent the most time with him was Consort Zhe.

Although she doesn't understand politics or interpersonal relationships, she will gently cook for him and comfort him...

"Your Majesty, don't just blame Consort Zhe. Aren't you also partly to blame?"

Consort Chen was exhausted, and her tone was somewhat sharp.

Upon hearing her words, Emperor Huiwu angrily kicked the woman and huffed, "What have I done wrong?"

Is the imperial harem a good place?

In the power struggles, even if you have genuine feelings, you need to hide them in many ways.

What kind of nice place is this?

Moreover, Consort Zhe is not very bright; she won't even know how she died.

"Did Your Majesty ever tell Consort Zhe that if she insists on marrying you, you will eventually agree?"

"I wanted her to back down at the time! If she insists on doing it after a while, then I will let her have her way!"

Emperor Huiwu offered a defense for himself.

Consort Chen had no strength left and was so listless that she was almost asleep.

Yet they still had to force themselves to cope with the emperor's sudden sadness!

Being a favored concubine must have been really tough for her!

"How did she know your plans? It all started because you didn't explain yourself clearly. While it's wrong of her to scheme against you, your lack of honesty is also a contributing factor."

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