"Your Majesty, you've been drinking. Let me help you inside." Consort Zhen hurriedly stood up and stopped Emperor Yuanwu, her eyes revealing an undisguised joy.
She was unable to attend the palace banquet because she was pregnant.
Who would have thought that after the palace banquet ended, Emperor Yuanwu would come in person?
The imperial physician had already informed the emperor that her pregnancy was not yet stable enough and she could not serve him in bed.
Even though she couldn't sleep with him, Emperor Yuanwu was still willing to come and keep her company.
Such favor is probably hard to find even if you searched the entire harem.
Seeing that Emperor Yuanwu had not moved for a long time, Consort Zhen called out softly again, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Yuanwu frowned and withdrew her hand from his grasp.
"Consort Zhen is pregnant, so she should go and rest early. I'm going to visit Rou'er." After saying this, Emperor Yuanwu quietly walked towards another palace in Qingfeng Garden.
Rou'er?
Isn't Zuo Qianrou a newcomer to the palace?
Why did the Emperor start calling her Rou'er so quickly?
Consort Zhen stood there, her face deathly pale.
Those hands were still in the position of holding Emperor Yuanwu's arm.
Pearl was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Please punish me. It was all my fault."
As Pearl spoke, she raised her hand and slapped herself hard across the face.
"Your Majesty, you are pregnant and it is inconvenient for you to serve the Emperor. His Majesty is only showing your love and care. Your Majesty, please go back and rest."
"Your Majesty, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. If you're unhappy, you can punish me however you like."
"The imperial physician instructed that you are pregnant and must not get angry. You should go back now."
"Your Majesty, please punish Pearl!"
Pampering?
A self-deprecating smile slowly curved the corners of Consort Zhen's lips.
It's love!
But this affection wasn't meant for her.
This harem is truly a place where you only see new faces laughing, but never see old faces crying.
Consort Zhen reached out and touched her belly.
She knew it better than anyone else.
This child could not be saved in the end.
However, when Consort Shu was in confinement after childbirth and could not attend to the emperor, Emperor Yuanwu still stayed in her palace.
Ultimately, she was simply unworthy.
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When Emperor Yuanwu approached Zuo Qianrou.
Zuo Qianrou had finished washing up and was lying in bed, ready to go to sleep.
They saw Emperor Yuanwu enter.
Her eyes visibly trembled.
Zuo Qianrou hurriedly climbed off the bed: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I did not know Your Majesty would come. Please punish me."
Emperor Yuanwu looked at her panicked appearance and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
He swayed over to Zuo Qianrou and stretched out a hand.
"After the palace banquet, I suddenly thought of coming over without informing you. This is not your fault," Emperor Yuanwu said calmly.
Zuo Qianrou raised one hand and placed it in Emperor Yuanwu's palm.
Following Emperor Yuanwu's strength, she slowly stood up.
"Thank you for your kindness in not blaming me, Your Majesty."
Zuo Qianrou kept her head down, not daring to look at Emperor Yuanwu.
Emperor Yuanwu was drunk.
He looked the girl up and down, who seemed afraid of him, and a playful smile curved his lips: "You seem very afraid of me?"
Zuo Qianrou trembled with fright, and the body she had just straightened up, she hurriedly knelt on the ground again: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, it was I who was disrespectful."
"Your father is...?" Emperor Yuanwu frowned slightly, as if trying hard to recall something.
"Your Majesty, my father is Zuo Enze, the Minister of Revenue," Zuo Qianrou said softly.
"Minister of Revenue, Zuo Enze," Emperor Yuanwu repeated her words.
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