Chapter 12: Delicate Palace Maid vs. Cold Emperor

Perhaps it was because she had always been by his side during this period of time, so he gradually got used to her presence.

Either serving tea or grinding ink, in any case he was always there quietly.

When he returned to the imperial study just now, he did not see her and realized that she had been taken away by the empress dowager.

Shen Qi suppressed his thoughts and continued practicing calligraphy.

* For the next half month, life was very peaceful. The difference was that Shen Qi became more and more relaxed in front of her.

This relaxation refers to the attitude towards her.

In the past, as an emperor, Shen Qi seemed to be covered with a barrier, and no one could get close to him. One could really see the majesty of an emperor in him, standing high above everyone else.

And during the past half month, Su Zhiruan was with him every night. It should be said that Emperor Shen Qi was indeed the son of the plane. If he wanted to, he could make a lot of noise all night long.

Su Zhiruan always felt that his daily pleasure was to watch her rub her waist carefully, then smile slightly and continue to toss and turn.

"Official business is over," Shen Qi picked up the teacup and placed the last memorial on the pile of memorials. "Recently, these ministers are getting more and more ridiculous. They are all old and just thinking about harming others all day long."

"Your Majesty is good at governing the country. I heard from a senior monk before that only in prosperous times will people care about these trivial matters, because everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and only thinks about other things when they have enough food and drink." Su Zhiruan said this seriously, but after she finished speaking, she found herself being held in the arms of the ruler of a country, and then Shen Qi's big hand held her small hand and warmed it in his palm.

"Don't call yourself a slave anymore. You can be more casual in private without anyone around." Shen Qi held the soft and fragrant girl in his arms, and his movements began to become dishonest.

"Yes, I understand."

"?" Shen Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

"...I understand, Your Majesty."

Su Zhiruan bravely looked at him. As expected, the Emperor, who was the supreme ruler of the country, no longer looked as calm and composed as he was during the day. Based on her experience over the past half month, she could guess what would happen next without even thinking about it.

The next moment, she was picked up and carried sideways. Shen Qi walked through the bedroom with big strides without stopping, and finally put her on the bed.

The bright yellow curtain is slowly drawn, and another spring breeze arrives.

…

After the clouds and rain have dissipated.

Shen Qi looked at the girl with messy hair and red face beside him, and he wanted to talk to her. "I have never asked before, how is Su Su's family?"

Su Zhiruan thought about her family in the plot, "My father is a clerk in the county, I am the only child in the family, and my mother makes a living by selling paintings."

The original owner's family was quite poor, but after all, she was a palace maid selected from the palace, and a clean family background was also an important option.

Su Zhiruan later studied the plot. The original owner's father was a county magistrate and an honest official. However, he was later framed by a villain and fell into this state. Although she was the only daughter in the family, her parents loved her very much.

But as she grew up, her beautiful and graceful face stood out in the small county town. The illegitimate son of the new county magistrate, who was idle and stealing all day long, took a fancy to her and wanted to take her back by force as a concubine. Under such circumstances, the people who originally wanted to marry her did not dare to come to her house, and in the end she was harassed all day long.

That year Su Zhiruan was fourteen years old. Coincidentally, at that time, the emperor ordered the selection of palace maids from all over the country, so she went.

After that, the playboy didn't dare to harass her family anymore. After all, being a palace maid is a job in the imperial palace, by the side of the emperor. If anything goes wrong, he would be charged with insulting the royal family. Anyone who is not a fool knows the consequences.

Su Zhiruan selected some of these and told Shen Qi. She originally thought that he would become impatient after listening to a few words, but she didn't expect that he would listen with gusto.

"So that's how it is," Shen Qi probably understood a little bit. He held the girl in his arms. Su Zhiruan felt the temperature around her rise a lot. The man continued to ask thoughtfully, "You shouldn't have been called this name before you entered the palace. What was your previous name?"

"Before entering the palace, my name was Su Zhiruan."

"Su Zhiruan..." Shen Qiping lay on the bed and repeated it twice, "Zhiruan, a very nice name."

Shen Qi hugged her from behind. It was very hot in the bedroom, the candlelight flickered, and the quilt on the bed was rolled up into a ball, a bright yellow color in sight. The fabric under their bodies was all silk, and it was very soft even when they were lying on it.

Su Zhiruan's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he felt more and more sleepy.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what did the Queen Mother tell you." Shen Qi thought of this. The Queen Mother couldn't have asked her to come over simply to reminisce about the past, especially when he heard that the Imperial Concubine was also there.

Su Zhiruan's voice was soft at this time, "The Queen Mother asked me to urge Your Majesty to be fair and to visit the harem more often."

As expected, it was no different from what Shen Qi had expected. However, seeing Su Zhiruan's increasingly sleepy expression, he had the idea of ​​teasing her, "You have been with me for half a month this month. What will you do if the Queen Mother blames you?"

Su Zhiruan's eyelids had drooped at this time. Thinking about the mission, she organized her words and murmured, "I am so happy to be able to spend half a month... with His Majesty... I can die... without regrets..." Before she finished her words, she fell into a deep sleep.

Only Shen Qi was left, stunned and speechless.

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It turns out that this little girl is so deeply in love with him. Does she love him so much?

Shen Qi had never thought before that there really would be someone who would love him without any thoughts.

He slowly tightened his grip, letting the girl fall beside him.

The moonlight is like water.

* In the second half of the month, the palace gradually became busy, and around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the curfew was lifted for three days.

The whole country celebrates.

There will be a royal family banquet on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the palace begins to be intensively decorated.

These days, as the emperor, Shen Qi is also very busy. He needs to mobilize various departments in the court to complete various affairs. Sometimes he is very tired, and at night he simply holds Su Zhiruan and sleeps peacefully, doing nothing else.

On the morning before the Mid-Autumn Festival, after court session, Shen Qi went to the Cining Palace to visit the Empress Dowager.

"It's really hard for the emperor to still remember the existence of me, his mother, at this time." The queen mother pretended to be dissatisfied, "If there was an imperial grandson by my side, I wouldn't be so lonely."

"How can it be lonely when the mother has the imperial concubine by her side?"

"It's different," the Queen Mother shook her head, and then as if she remembered something, she looked at Shen Qi again, "I heard that you haven't set foot in the harem this month, why? Which maid drugged you? You have been with the palace maids every night for half a month. If you like it, you might as well give her a position early. You are always with the palace maids, leaving the concubines in the harem alone. What's this!"

"My son needs someone close to him, so keep him by his side for now." Shen Qi thought of Su Zhiruan while drinking tea. He was too tired during this period, and he slept better holding her every night. He could see her by his side during the day and hold her at night. This kind of life was really good.

(End of this chapter)