"Empress, why are you here? You didn't look very energetic this morning. Why don't you rest for a while?"
Perhaps because of the possibility of marriage, Concubine Shu was very attentive to Bai Chi, and her face was smiling so much that it looked like a flower.
But when the other party came forward enthusiastically and even grabbed his arm to go in, Bai Chi's whole body stiffened.
He had never been in such close contact with anyone, especially a woman.
But looking at it again, I feel a little complicated.
Although Concubine Shu was pregnant, she was only eighteen or nineteen years old, but she had been in the palace for several years. When Liu Shaoming was still the prince, she entered the palace and became the prince's concubine.
The women in the harem are all about the same age. The oldest is a beauty who followed Liu Shaoming a long time ago and is only in her twenties now.
There were also many concubines who were sixteen or seventeen years old.
These girls were trapped within the narrow palace walls at an early age and became tools for their families to gain access to imperial power.
Bai Chi sighed in his heart, exerted a little force on his hands, broke free from Concubine Shu's hand, and gestured to Concubine Shu's personal maid beside him.
"Hurry up and support your mistress. She's already pregnant, and I heard she sprained her foot. Please keep an eye on her. The imperial physician will be here soon. Let him take a look at her."
Then he quietly distanced himself a little. Although he felt pity for others, he was not used to being too close to others.
Concubine Shu didn't think much about it and was supported by her maid with a smile on her face.
"Thank you for your concern, Queen. I'm fine. I just twisted it a little. I just applied some cold water and it doesn't hurt much anymore."
"Just because you're okay now doesn't mean it won't get red and swollen later. It's better to be careful."
Not long after the two of them sat down, the imperial physician came and examined Concubine Shu's sprain. It was indeed nothing serious. He left a few plasters and quickly left.
Bai Chi secretly checked it and found that there was nothing wrong with the plaster.
I've watched too many palace fighting dramas and read too many novels in the last world, and I always feel that this palace is full of dangers.
"Xiao Hei, please pay attention to the pregnant concubines and the princes and princesses in the palace. Don't let them get tricked."
"Meow, good master."
Surveillance is not difficult, and screens were quickly lined up. Fortunately, it is a system, and it can monitor as many images as possible.
"Meow, by the way, Master, your voice isn't your daughter's. How come no one except Liu Shaoming suspects it, meow?"
"It's normal. I could speak more softly. Plus, people have preconceived notions about me, so they just think my voice isn't gentle or soft enough. It's not unusual."
Besides, no one stipulates that women must speak softly. There are many loud and rough women on the street. The prime minister's eldest daughter has a good reputation, so naturally no one would doubt her.
Xiao Hei was skeptical, but seeing that Concubine Shu was talking to her master happily, even though there was only a small coffee table between them, he never doubted her master's gender.
Maybe humans are really easy to deceive, Xiao Hei thought.
Bai Chi did not stay in Concubine Shu's palace for too long. He found an opportunity to take Concubine Shu's pulse and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with her body and the fetus was also fine. He then quickly found an excuse to leave.
Afterwards, Bai Chi visited several other pregnant concubines, and had a meal in the palace of one of them. He also went to the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Kitchen to take a look. When he returned to his Changchun Palace, it was almost dark.
The imperial kitchen just delivered dinner. There are dozens of dishes for each person. It's really a luxury. No wonder those people in TV dramas are trying their best to climb up.
This table full of exquisite delicacies was too luxurious and did not fit in at all with the empty and monotonous Changchun Palace.
I remember that although dinner is usually extravagant, it’s not as wasteful as today, right?
But Bai Chi soon found out the reason.
"The Emperor has arrived~"
The eunuch's voice was still outside Changchun Palace, and Liu Shaoming's footsteps had already reached the door.
"Has the Queen had her meal yet? I instructed my subordinates this afternoon that we will have our meal at the Queen's Changchun Palace tonight."
The Dog Emperor is here.
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