Chapter 118: Easy to Coax
After the bangzi sounded three times, Zhao Fangye opened his eyes. The slight feeling of satisfaction made the already handsome face even more lazy and noble.
There was still some time before his usual court session, and Song Huaixi was leaning in his arms under the brocade quilt. His black hair was disheveled and his fair face was flushed from deep sleep.
Zhao Fangye had a gentle expression. He turned slightly sideways and bent his elbows under his head. His narrow eyes looked intently at Song Huaixi who was sleeping.
Seeing that he was sleeping very soundly, Zhao Fangye couldn't help but reach out and gently poke his face. The sleeper's eyelashes moved but he did not wake up from his dream.
The slender fingers carefully traced every part of the face from a distance. Eyes eyebrows nose mouth.
Looking down, the soft undergarment was slightly open. Revealing the slender neck and delicate collarbone. The new marks cover the old marks. Like red plum blossoms falling on the snow.
His eyebrows raised slightly, as if he was very satisfied with his masterpiece, Zhao Fangye's eyes lingered on it. There was a slight noise outside the palace.
The eunuch who was waiting on him called out the first word softly: "Your Majesty...is here for the court session."
There was no movement in the hall. The eunuch paused, a little surprised. Normally, His Majesty would respond when his servants called out first. And today......
Then came the second voice: "Your Majesty...it's time to go to court..."
The third voice: "Your Majesty..."
For the first time, Zhao Fangye felt that the eunuchs outside seemed to be calling souls. He frowned unconsciously and glanced at Song Huaixi who was still sleeping. She propped herself up and pecked him lightly on the lips, then put on her coat and got out of bed.
He tucked in the quilt and looked at the person on the bed. Zhao Fangye finally understood what it meant that the nights were short and the sun was rising high, and from then on the king no longer held court early in the morning.
After turning the screen and entering the outer room, Zhao Fangye said to the outside of the door: "Come in!"
The eunuchs hurriedly opened the door and walked in with trays. Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, he became more respectful.
"Be gentle." Zhao Fangye suddenly spoke as he was being helped to put on his court robes.
"yes."
Everyone became more cautious in their actions. Because the palace servants who kept night watch and those who served at the morning court were not the same group of palace servants, they did not know that there were other people in the emperor's bedroom. Thinking that the emperor was in a bad mood, he became more cautious and respectful.
After a day, all the servants in the Forbidden City knew how important the Queen was in the Emperor's heart.
After all, even queens in all dynasties not only did not have men, but there was no precedent of them sleeping on the same bed with men. According to the rules of the palace, even if the empress came to serve the emperor, she would leave and sleep in a separate room in the middle of the night, and the empresses of all dynasties would live in their own palaces instead of living with the emperor. And Zhao Fangye set precedents for all these.
Song Huaixi had a good dream all night, and when he opened his eyes it was already bright outside. Rubbing his eyes, Song Huaixi stretched lazily on the couch.
The body that had been overworked last night immediately protested, and Song Huaixi exclaimed: "Ah! My waist..."
The soreness in his waist immediately woke up Song Huaixi's drowsy brain. I lay on the bed, wanting to cry but with no tears, and my mouth was dry.
"But are you feeling uncomfortable?" Just as he was feeling aggrieved, his body was pulled out. The teacup was also handed to his mouth.
Zhao Fangye sat beside him and said gently, "Drink some water to moisten your throat first."
After gulping down most of it, Song Huaixi looked up at him aggrievedly: "Zhao Fangye... my waist aches..."
Seeing him like this, Zhao Fangye regretted not being able to restrain himself. He kissed him on the forehead with an apologetic tone and said soothingly, "It's all my fault. Can you rub Huaixi's waist?"
"Okay!" Song Huaixi's eyes sparkled, and she obediently let him hold her and massage her over-tired waist muscles.
Song Huaixi looked at the sunlight outside the window: "What time is it?"
"It's almost noon." Zhao Fangye did not go to the imperial study after the court session. He asked someone to move the memorial to the outer room of the bedroom: "Are you hungry? I'll ask someone to bring you food. What do you want to eat?"
"I'm a little hungry." Song Huaixi felt hungry and tired, so he said, "I want to eat milk tofu, anything else is fine, I want to eat some sour side dishes."
Seeing that he was greedy for snacks, he preferred the desserts in the palace and did not take the main meals seriously. Zhao Fangye originally wanted to say something but thinking that he was feeling uncomfortable now, he just let him be. He turned around and told someone to serve the meal.
"Don't you miss Chunhua and Chaolu? They've been brought here and are waiting outside." Zhao Fangye kept exerting force on his hands: "Do you want to see them?"
"Really?" Song Huaixi was very happy: "I want to see him! I want to see him!"
Chunhua and Chaolu walked to the inner hall and knelt down: "Your servants pay their respects to the Emperor and the Empress!"
Looking at the two people on the ground, Zhao Fangye said calmly: "Get up. Huaixi is nostalgic and has no one familiar around him. From now on, you should stay with Huaixi."
"Yes! I will do my best to take good care of Her Majesty the Queen."
Song Huaixi was very friendly when he saw the two of them: "Sister Chunhua, Sister Chaolu, where did you go?"
"Your Highness, we are following Madam back to the Song Residence."
"Is that so!" Song Huaixi recalled the scene of their house being ransacked and asked anxiously, "How is our house? Has it been smashed? Has anyone stolen our things? Is our talking myna still there?"
After asking several questions in a row, Song Huaixi propped himself up in Zhao Fangye's arms, obviously very eager to know the answers.
"Her Majesty, everything is fine in the Song Mansion. The Emperor ordered the renovation of the courtyard and added a lot of things. Her Majesty can go back and take a look when you have time. The mynah bird was missing at first, but it flew back by itself at night." Chaolu said with a smile: "The master praised it for its human nature and for knowing how to protect itself."
Song Huaixi was also happy to hear this, and said to Zhao Fangye: "See, I told you that my mynah bird is very smart."
Zhao Fangye smiled without saying anything. After rubbing his waist, he continued to massage his shoulders.
Chunhua and Chaolu were filled with envy when they saw this scene. Sighing at the affection between the two.
"Where's Little Wolf?" Song Huaixi chatted for a while and suddenly remembered: "Didn't Little Wolf come?"
"The little wolf is in the other courtyard. If you miss it, you can go and play with it."
"That's good!" Song Huaixi felt relieved and leaned lazily in Zhao Fangye's arms like a lazy cat.
Chunhua and Chaolu also withdrew with a look in their eyes. Zhao Fangye hugged him and put his head on his shoulder: "Are you satisfied now?"
"Yeah!" Song Huaixi nodded, her eyes curved, and she turned her head and kissed him on the cheek: "Thank you, Zhao Fangye!"
Chuckling softly, Zhao Fangye felt that he was really easy to coax. I am satisfied with this little favor. She pinched his cheek and said, "No need to thank each other. Just tell me what you want, okay?"
"knew."
Milk tofu was served for lunch and Song Huaixi ate it happily. Zhao Fangye then ordered rewards to be given to those who made the milk tofu.
Now, everyone in the palace knew about it. If you want to gain favor in front of the emperor, serving the queen well is the key. So everyone in the palace racked their brains to make Song Huaixi happy.
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