At the climax, Mingxiu had only one thought in her mind: Had this person read *Jin Ping Mei*? Otherwise, how could he?
When the clouds cleared and the rain stopped, Mingxiu was too exhausted to move, her whole body drenched in sweat.
In the end, it was Emperor Kangxi who cleaned her up.
"Your Majesty's time has come."
Liang Jiugong called softly from outside. Kangxi opened his eyes, looked down at Mingxiu in his arms, smiled slightly, and removed Mingxiu's arms and legs from his body.
Mingxiu turned over groggily and went back to sleep.
Kangxi chuckled, got up and lowered the curtains, then beckoned Liang Jiugong to come and serve him. After Liang Jiugong had dressed him piece by piece and tidied himself up,
He gently opened the curtain and looked inside at the person sleeping soundly. Mingxiu was a restless sleeper, and her clothes were already slightly open, revealing her snow-white skin and the marks on her chest. Kangxi coughed a little embarrassedly and quickly went out, otherwise he was afraid he wouldn't be able to leave today.
After instructing his men not to wake Mingxiu, Kangxi strode out, and Liang Jiugong quickly followed.
The Emperor favored a palace maid yesterday and even let her sleep on his dragon bed for the night. Before dawn, the news had already spread throughout the entire harem.
Some were happy while others were worried. The palace maids serving in the Qianqing Palace were all happy, but Granny Xu frowned slightly before relaxing her brow. Mingxiu was a kind person and would not cause any harm to the Crown Prince.
Chengqian Palace
Consort Tong slammed her cup down. "Another woman seducing my cousin! She deserves to die!"
The maidservant nearby quickly comforted her, and a beautiful woman not far away glanced at her and hurriedly picked up the cup.
This woman was the same Wuya clan woman that Mingxiu had met before. Before entering the palace, Wuya clan woman's people thought that Consort Tong was the emperor's cousin and was favored, so they arranged for Wuya clan woman to be by her side. However, they did not expect that Consort Tong was jealous. Whenever the emperor came, she would send away all the beautiful palace maids, so she had not seen the emperor for so long since arriving at Qianqing Palace.
Uyadrou gritted her teeth. 'I'm useless, yet I won't allow others to take my place.' She was starting to regret being here. She should have stayed in the Qianqing Palace to serve.
When Mingxiu woke up, it was almost noon. Feeling the soreness in her body and recalling what had happened the night before, she covered her face in shame and indignation. What kind of mess was this?!
Seeing that Mingxiu was awake, the servants in the room hurried over and said, "Miss Mingxiu, you're awake! These are the clothes His Majesty prepared for you. Let me help you get up."
Mingxiu let go of her hand shyly and nodded. She originally wanted to get up by herself, but she was too uncomfortable. When the quilt was lifted, the maid immediately saw the marks left on Mingxiu's body and blushed.
Mingxiu, however, looked at the marks on her body and cursed under her breath, "What a bastard!"
After Mingxiu finally finished tidying up and drank a cup of spiritual spring water, she saw Kangxi return.
After a night, Mingxiu finally transformed from a girl into a woman. Coupled with the alluring feeling she exuded upon waking, she aroused Kangxi's desire.
After ordering the meal to be served, he pulled Mingxiu inside.
Sitting in the chair, looking at Mingxiu Kangxi, he said, "I've confiscated all your books. If you buy these kinds of books again, I'll make you regret it."
Mingxiu blushed and nodded awkwardly.
Even without him saying so, Mingxiu wouldn't buy it anymore. It's just too embarrassing. Even if she wants to see it in the future, she'll only look at it on her social media and will never take it out.
Seeing Mingxiu's girlish demeanor, Kangxi teased, "Of course, if you want to see it in the future, you can come to me, and we can study it together then." As he spoke, he also gave Mingxiu's buttocks a suggestive pat.
Mingxiu was shocked. How had this man become like this? She rolled her eyes at him and spat out, "You old lecher!"
After the teasing, Kangxi solemnly said, "You are now my woman, and you certainly can no longer serve Baocheng. I plan to formally confer a title upon you after some time, so you will stay in the Qianqing Palace for the time being. I will find two people to serve you. Is that acceptable to you?"
Kangxi pretended to be discussing things, but everyone knew he was just giving a notification. However, Mingxiu nodded without saying anything, indicating that it was acceptable.
Because that's what she thought too. She still had to keep an eye on Yinreng. If she went to the inner palace now, it wouldn't be convenient for her to see the Crown Prince again later.
And so, Mingxiu settled down in the Qianqing Palace. The people in the harem who were waiting for Mingxiu to be given a position and enter the harem to suppress her were waiting for her, but no one came.
A messenger went out to inquire and found out that the Emperor hadn't sent anyone into the harem at all that day.
This relieved the concubines in the harem; it seemed the emperor didn't care much about her.
Regardless of what others think, Mingxiu is living a very happy life now. When she has nothing to do, she goes to talk to Yinreng, or Yinreng comes to talk to her. She cooks delicious food, reads storybooks in her leisure time, and has a deep conversation with Kangxi in the evening. She is living a wonderful life.
However, the people serving her always looked at her strangely. Mingxiu knew why, but she wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, she would definitely enter the harem. Part of the credit for her previous book presentation went to her family, but there was still some credit left. So the emperor wouldn't let her continue like this because of that.
Not to mention that Yinreng still came to see her every day.
As for why she hasn't entered the harem yet, if she remembers correctly, the Empress should have passed away in the last two years, and the Empress's health should be quite poor now.
The Emperor probably wanted to wait until the Empress's matter was settled before bestowing titles upon the six palaces.
That's great. When the Empress is gone, she won't have to pay her respects every morning when she enters the harem, and she won't have to interact with other concubines. How wonderful! If she just stays low-key, there will be far less palace intrigue.
Having figured this out, Mingxiu wouldn't even be willing to be given a title now. How wonderful it is now! She doesn't have to scheme against each other or pay her respects early every morning. She sleeps until noon every day.
She could also cultivate her relationship with the emperor every day; life couldn't be better.
Mingxiu thought to herself with a delighted smile.
A month passed just like that.
She was living a wonderful life, but the people in the harem were not so happy. The emperor hadn't visited the harem for a month.
Eunuch Wang of the Imperial Household Department was nearly driven mad with worry. All the empresses and concubines were coming to him, and even the Empress Dowager had sent Aunt Su Ma to inquire, but what could he do?
The emperor doesn't enter the harem, but his imperial bed is never empty.
For the past month, Mingxiu has been sleeping on the dragon bed every day.
The concubines in the harem were initially thought to be insignificant, but they turned out to be quite formidable.
But there was nothing they could do.
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