Concubine Li lowered her head shyly. Zhou Beichen felt strangely awkward watching her trying to refuse but also to accept. After a long pause, he finally nodded and said, "Let's go! We've been busy all day, and I'm hungry."
He was so busy today that he didn't even have lunch. It would be nice to relax now.
Concubine Li was very happy. As long as the emperor went to her Li'an Palace, she was not afraid that the emperor would get drunk and leave her arms and legs.
The moonlight was hazy, and it shone through the sparse shadows of the trees, making the entire imperial garden look beautiful.
Concubine Li had been following Zhou Beichen obediently, only one step away from him. Thinking about the distance between them in the past, Concubine Li suddenly had an idea. She quickly stepped forward and walked at the same pace as Zhou Beichen. Would that make it feel right? Would that make her and the emperor look like a couple?
Now the throne of empress is vacant. As long as she gives birth to a child, she can also compete for that position. After all, she has always had a long-standing relationship with the emperor.
Halfway through the journey, Zhou Beichen suddenly remembered Yingpin's place, which he had almost forgotten about, so he turned around.
"Deshun, go tell Yingpin to go to bed early today and not wait any longer."
Deshun was not satisfied, but he didn't say anything. After Deshun left aggrieved, Zhou Beichen realized when Concubine Li left with him.
He suddenly quickened his pace. Concubine Li thought Zhou Beichen was impatient, and she became anxious and hurried forward immediately.
Turning around, Zhou Beichen glanced at her coldly and snorted.
"Who asked you to go with me? Follow me. As a concubine, do you still have any manners?"
Concubine Li: “…”
Her mind went blank, and her mood, which had just been so happy that it seemed like it was about to fly, was struck by lightning. Her eyes immediately turned red. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and followed Zhou Beichen obediently, not daring to say anything else.
She walked behind, looking at Zhou Beichen's handsome back, her eyes revealing resentment and malice. "Bad man, before Nuannuan and Hanhan, and before Concubine Hui, you didn't treat me like this."
At the beginning, when I first entered the palace, I was very well-behaved. It was you who told me in person that the two of us, husband and wife, are one body, and that in the future, as long as there are no outsiders, I can be unruly in private. But now...
Concubine Li felt like it was drizzling in her heart. The two of them looked at each other in silence all the way until they finally arrived at Li'an Palace.
Naturally, the first thing to do is to eat.
At the same time, Deshun hurried to Yingpin's place. Wuxin ran over from a distance and bowed to Deshun, "Eunuch Deshun, but the emperor wants Yingpin to come over."
As servants, they were naturally happy when their master was in favor. Wuxin's happy look was particularly glaring in Deshun's eyes, mainly because he felt that after he finished speaking, Wuxin would not be happy anymore. If Wuxin was not happy, Yingpin would not be happy either. If Yingpin was not happy, he would be even less happy.
"No, Miss Wuxin, the Emperor sent me here to report that he had originally intended to choose Concubine Ying tonight, but no one expected that Concubine Li would show up and steal the spot. Now, the Emperor is probably going to Li'an Palace."
Wuxin's face, which had been bright and sunny just now, looked obviously uncomfortable.
Deshun took a step closer to Wuxin and said, "Miss Wuxin, to be honest, I will only say this to you. Please comfort Concubine Ying. Tomorrow, I will secretly signal His Majesty to come to Concubine Ying."
Deshun left, and Wuxin couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad. Her master would definitely be happy if the emperor didn't come, but who in the harem doesn't want to have a favored master? But her master didn't care at all.
Wuxin walked back, and just as he reached the door, he heard a cough and faint breathing from the bedroom.
"Wu...Xin, pour me a glass of water. I'm dying of thirst. Cough, cough, cough, cough..."
Wuxin paused, without pouring the water, and walked into the bedroom. She clearly saw that every time she took a step inside, Yingpin's cough became heavier. Wuxin sighed, walked forward and took off the white handkerchief on Yingpin's forehead.
The next second, Yingpin raised her pale face and said, "Your Majesty, I am still sick..."
As she became sicker, Yingpin realized something was wrong. "Where are the people? Where is the emperor? Why didn't he come? Was he intercepted by someone? Is he not coming? Or is there something important happening in the government? God bless you, please don't let the emperor be intercepted by someone."
After saying this, Yingpin's voice changed from one of uncontrollable sadness to one of boiling blood. If the emperor couldn't come because of something, she would be very happy. It would be best if the emperor was intercepted by someone, then he wouldn't have to come all night.
Wuxin: “…”
Seeing his master's happy expression, he could only sigh from the bottom of his heart and pretended to smile unintentionally.
"To answer your question, the truth is as you expected. The Emperor was intercepted by Concubine Li and taken to Li'an Palace."
"Someone really got intercepted!"
Yingpin was so happy that she almost went crazy. However, she soon realized, "Wuxin, who do you think has snatched the Emperor away?"
Wuxin thought that his queen had finally grown more sensible, and he was delighted and quickly replied.
"The Emperor has gone to Concubine Li's place and is probably having dinner now. If you go to intercept him, you might be able to catch up."
"broken!"
Yingpin hurriedly put on her clothes, took her legs and left, and gave Wuxin a look at the same time.
"Tell me what you're doing. It's fine if the Emperor is intercepted by others, but it's absolutely unacceptable if Concubine Li is intercepted. If she gives birth to a son or daughter, the harem will be in turmoil. No, I have to go to the Pepper Palace to find Concubine Hui, and you go find Concubine Xian. See if either of them wants to go, and tell them to hurry up. If Concubine Hui is willing to go, I can also join in the fun."
Wuxin: “…”
His eyes almost popped out of his head. Their queen was simply a stupid beauty, it was all due to her family background.
When Yingpin rushed to the Pepper Room, Shen Nian'an had just taken off her clothes and was ready to go to bed. Hanhan had grown up, and the little guy, adhering to the principle of no physical contact between men and women, refused to sleep with Shen Nian'an no matter what. But Nuannuan insisted on staying with her mother. The little guy was so excited that he was going to sleep with his mother today, so he washed up early and had rolled around on the bed several times.
Seeing Shen Nian'an coming in from the door, the little guy patted the big pillow beside him and said with a smile.
"Mom, come up quickly, Nuannuan has made the bed for you."
Shen Nian'an shook his head, got on the bed, held Zhou Zhaonuan's soft body in his arms, touched her fluffy hair, and sighed softly.
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