"How could that be! You'll always be the most important!"
The little boy's gaze was resolute as he reached out and placed his hand against his heart.
“Really,” he said gently but firmly, “there will always be a place for you here. When I grow up and become emperor, I will marry you and make you my empress!”
"Who, who wants to be empress? If you have an empress, you'll have concubines, this one, that one. I'm just a part of your harem, and I don't want that!"
The little girl blushed and said angrily, "If I'm going to get married, I'll marry the best man in the world who's good to me! And who's good to only me!"
Xie Ling was taken aback: "Then I will marry you and make you my only wife!"
"Are you stupid! You're the emperor, how could an emperor only have one wife!"
"Yes, it's definitely possible! If it's not possible, then I won't be emperor!"
The little girl was stunned, staring at him in astonishment, a faint blush creeping onto her cheeks: "You, you mean it?"
"Of course, you're my favorite person in the whole world. We're best friends now, and when we grow up, we'll..."
The boy blushed and couldn't continue. The courage he had just mustered to say seemed to have vanished completely.
"When that time comes, will you promise me that you will be my one and only bride?"
His voice gradually faded.
Before the little girl could answer,
The dream abruptly ended.
Mi Shan woke up with a start, clutching her chest in shock.
"Why? She had that dream again?"
In my dream, everything about them was so vivid.
She seemed to have truly entered the little girl's world, experiencing with her the pure and sincere emotions.
Although the two people in the dream were tiny, she could feel that the promise was real, and that someone had been silently watching over them all along.
It's really funny, isn't it?
Who would take a childhood joke seriously?
Ironically, Mi Shan almost believed it to be real in her dream just now.
"It must be today. The fox showed me those two dreams, which made me overthink things and imagine all sorts of dramatic scenarios."
"If Xie Ling were really the current Li Changyu, then it would be even less likely that she would say such a thing."
"There are no red maple trees in the Yue Kingdom's harem. He's so cold-blooded, he couldn't possibly have been that innocent. When he was a child, he must have been the kind of kid who liked to put on a stern face and act aloof."
When Mi Shan thought of this, she could almost picture Li Changyu with his arrogant expression when he was a child.
She couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.
Then realizing she was being silly, she quickly composed herself, rolled over in bed, and wrapped herself in the silk quilt.
Let's just go back to sleep.
Meanwhile, in the still of the night, the lights of Chengqian Palace were still on.
Rong Ting held Empress Ru's hand tightly, tears of joy streaming down her face.
"Your Majesty, this is wonderful! You have finally waited for this day and can finally have a child of your own."
Even on the face of the Empress, which had become thin and pale from exhaustion, a fragile smile appeared.
She raised her hand and rubbed her stomach.
Completely unaware of the danger the child was about to face, they eagerly awaited his arrival.
"Perhaps it's because God saw how pitiful I was and finally decided to give me a little comfort."
"It must be the good fortune that the Imperial Noble Consort has accumulated over time. You must take good care of your health and not be too sad or lose your appetite."
"I understand. Even for the sake of this child, I will definitely take good care of myself."
Empress Ru said weakly, with a smile on her face, and her eyes regained a long-lost luster.
"This servant will go and stew some bird's nest soup for Your Highness to nourish yourself."
Fortunately, although the emperor was somewhat angry with the empress because of the Prince of Pingxi's rebellion, he did not punish her or cut off her needs in the palace.
Although they occasionally had to watch the expressions of those people in the Imperial Household Department and hear a few sarcastic remarks, they still dared not disobey Rong Ting's requests.
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On the other side.
Jingren Palace.
After leaving Consort Ru's palace, the imperial physician stealthily and seamlessly made his way to the Empress, where he informed her of Consort Ru's pregnancy.
Queen Rouci's eyes lit up, and she smiled with delight:
"You mean, she's pregnant? Is it true?"
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true."
After the imperial physician finished speaking respectfully, he lowered his head, secretly wondering about her reaction.
Why is the Empress so happy that someone in the harem is pregnant this time?
In the past, she was the most ruthless and cruel person, always wanting to kill those unborn children.
Previously, when I was with Imperial Clerk Guo, I had witnessed firsthand, both openly and secretly, his methods of working for the Empress.
Every single one of them was extremely insidious.
What he didn't know was that, in the Queen's eyes at that moment, the unborn baby could no longer be considered a life.
It is a weapon.
A weapon that can be aimed at Li Shengyuan, completely targeting the darkest and most sinister aspect of this Great Yue emperor.
"That's wonderful! I've been waiting for this for so long, almost every day I've been reading the imperial records, hoping that one of the fortunate women in the harem will conceive the Emperor's child. After all, our Emperor hasn't had a child for a very long time..."
"Her Majesty the Empress is kind-hearted and has devoted herself to ensuring the continuation of the imperial harem. From now on, we can rest assured."
"Yes, once this child arrives, I will truly have nothing to worry about." A cold smile appeared on Empress Rouci's lips, a fleeting glint of ruthlessness in her eyes.
He glanced indifferently at the imperial physician.
"Imperial Physician Zhang, you may leave now. But you must not let anyone know that you visited me tonight."
"Your Majesty understands. I shall take my leave."
After the imperial physician left.
The palace returned to silence.
Granny Shen also took her leave, extinguished the candle for her, closed the door, and did not disturb her any further.
For many years, the Empress has been accustomed to sleeping alone, not allowing anyone to serve her before bed, and disliking having anyone in her bedchamber.
After all was silent, another sound broke through the abyss-like darkness.
"Amitabha Buddha, congratulations! Your Majesty the Empress is one step closer to your goal of slaying the dragon."
In the darkness, the figure draped in a cassock reappeared.
Tongji, chanting Amitabha, walked up to her, bowed deeply, and held a string of Buddhist prayer beads in his hand.
He emerged from a hidden door behind the bed curtains.
During this time, he lived in the secret chamber that the Queen had previously built.
There were no lights on in the darkness, only the moonlight shining through the window, illuminating his bald head and making it appear round and shiny through the thin gauze.
A wicked smile lurked at the corner of his mouth, like a bloodthirsty ghost.
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