As expected, Song Heng came to the harem more often. He would occasionally visit other concubines but would always stay with me. Naturally, there were more people in the palace gossiping about me.
One day, Xiao Cui came running in furiously, wanting a broom. I flipped through a storybook and asked her what she was doing. She said she was going to have a fight with Lady Wang's maid. I put the storybook down and, looking eagerly anticipating a show, said, "Come on, tell me what happened." They say fighting between women is thrilling, especially when it comes to women from the ancient harem.
"My dear, you can still laugh!" Xiao Cui looked disappointed. "She, she actually said that you are, are..."
"What is it?" I looked at her for a long time without being able to utter a word and I was so anxious.
"Vixen..." Her voice gradually faded, then suddenly became louder: "She's just jealous that the Emperor comes to our Chenxiang Pavilion every day!"
So that's what happened. I curled my lips. If I were really a vixen, the emperor wouldn't have come to me.
Every day he would sit at the table and read a book. After he finished reading, we would both sleep peacefully on our respective sides of the bed. We had already formed a tacit understanding of not disturbing each other.
If I tell the concubines in the harem that the emperor will let them sleep in his bedroom as long as they don't think about it, I wonder what their expressions would be. It's interesting to think about it.
"Look, don't you already know that she is jealous of us? Why are you still bothering with her?" I grabbed a handful of raisins from the fruit plate.
"I'm just mad at her for slandering me!" Xiao Cui's face flushed red. I handed her a handful of raisins. "You can't just use a broom to deal with these kinds of rumors. If you really go, I might be called a vixen or even a jinx!"
She couldn't hold back her laughter because of me: "My lady, you are really..."
"Alright, alright, mind your own business. This kind of thing isn't our business," I continued, flipping through the storybook. "Be calm, be calm, learn from other emperors." Seeing how calm they were, and thinking about the 20-year-old emperor's actions, it really is true that "to achieve great things, you must plan slowly. If you don't make a sound, you'll be nothing. If you do, you'll make a big splash."
"What do you want to learn from your brother?" A playful female voice suddenly came from behind. It was Princess Rushuang.
I'd previously wondered if Song Heng's stay at my place wouldn't affect their relationship, but Ru Shuang still kept coming over every few days, happily chatting with Imperial Physician Jiang as if nothing had happened. I figured the Emperor must have already been honest with her about the relationship, so I didn't take it too seriously.
But today there was another person standing behind her, which made my hands that were turning the pages of the storybook freeze in the air - Song Heng came to my place to perform at night, so why did he come here during the day as well?
Seeing Ru Shuang instantly sobered me up. The plot of the male and female protagonists is developing. Now there's something interesting to watch. Doctor Jiang hasn't come to check my pulse today, and it seems like the time is almost up. Alas, I can't help but sigh for Doctor Jiang.
"Your Majesty, long live the emperor." I practiced the etiquette more and more skillfully. Rushuang came forward and pulled me: "Sister Mu, don't change the subject. I just heard you say you wanted to learn something from your brother!"
I glanced at Song Heng, who looked expressionless and indifferent, and then turned to Ru Shuang and said, "Princess Ru Shuang, you heard me wrong! I didn't say I wanted to learn anything from your brother."
"Really? I heard it too." Song Heng glanced at me indifferently.
He's really protective of the heroine! I rolled my eyes internally. After all, I'm the one who plays with you every night, okay?
"Your Majesty, the princess might have made a mistake." I began to make up a story: "I was talking about 'Huangdi', the Huangdi in the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine. I was thinking that if Xiao Cui could also have good medical skills, we wouldn't have to trouble Doctor Jiang to come every day."
I'm such a slick guy! Thank you history and nine years of compulsory education. Just as I finished speaking, Doctor Jiang came into the yard carrying his medicine box. I quickly called out to him and changed the subject: "Doctor Jiang, I was just talking about you. You're here just in time!"
Princess Rushuang turned around with joy. Doctor Jiang was stunned for a moment when he saw the emperor, then he calmly saluted. Princess Rushuang smiled and said, "Yes, yes. Sister Mu just said that if Xiao Cui's medical skills were as good as yours, you wouldn't have to travel so much!"
"Miss Mu, you are too polite." Doctor Jiang smiled at me. I smiled back at him from the bottom of my heart, sincerely thanking him for helping me change the awkward topic.
"Let's go see how Sister Mu is doing!" Princess Rushuang couldn't wait. "Madam gave me some kites today, so I dragged my brother over to play with Sister Mu. It's a good idea for Doctor Jiang to join us!"
"This..." Doctor Jiang seemed a little hesitant. Song Heng suddenly said, "If Doctor Jiang has nothing to do, let's go together."
Looking at this awkward trio, I feel like eating sunflower seeds again. Even though Song Heng is unwilling to be with Doctor Jiang, what can he do when the heroine gives the order? Seeing him being completely subdued by Princess Ru Shuang, I really like Princess Ru Shuang more and more.
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