The midday sun was very strong, and by the time Qingluan returned after finishing her tidying up, she was covered in sweat.
Seeing this, Hailanzhu took out a handkerchief from her person, "Wipe your sweat!"
Qingluan was taken aback. Although she was surprised, she still accepted it. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After speaking, he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Immediately, a group of eunuchs came over carrying their own food boxes and placed the food neatly on the table.
Soon, a series of crisp footsteps sounded, and Hailanzhu looked up to see Huang Taiji walking in.
Hailanzhu immediately knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
Huang Taiji quickly helped her up, saying, "Lan'er, I've already told you not to bow when you see me. There's no need for so many formalities between us."
Hailanzhu straightened up and smiled, "Your Majesty, I do not wish to cause any trouble or make things difficult for you."
"What's so difficult about that!" Huang Taiji strode to the chair and sat down, looking up at her. "I am the emperor, who dares to say that?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Hailanzhu sat opposite him. "Although the concubines in the six palaces dare not say it to his face, they must be full of resentment behind his back."
Huang Taiji looked at her with affection and said, "Lan'er, don't worry about what they think. As long as you are happy, that's all that matters."
Hailanzhu shook her head, "How could I not want to? I don't want to be ranked with Meixi, Daji and the like. They are notorious femme fatales who bring ruin to the country."
She was a modern person and opposed the idea that a woman caused the downfall of a nation. After all, it takes two to tango, and besides, it happened thousands of years ago, so no one could guarantee it was true.
But now, in order to survive, she has no choice but to go against her conscience and agree.
"How dare they talk to you like that?" Huang Taiji raised his voice and said, "Tell me who they are, and I will definitely avenge you."
"No..." Hailanzhu quickly stopped Huang Taiji from speaking impulsively. "No one dares to say that. It's just that I'm afraid that people will gossip and cause some bad things."
"Not again..."
Huang Taiji was about to speak when Hailanzhu interrupted him, "How about this, when no one is around, I will not bow to you, but when others are present, Your Majesty must treat you the same way."
“This…” Huang Taiji hesitated.
"Your Majesty..." Hailanzhu said coquettishly, tugging at Huang Taiji's sleeve.
Unable to resist Hailanzhu's persistent pleas, Huang Taiji finally nodded in agreement.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty," Hailanzhu said with a smile, instantly feeling relieved.
Now that everything was settled, it was time to have lunch.
"You may all leave," Huang Taiji ordered.
"yes!"
"twitter!"
Qingluan, accompanied by a group of eunuchs, tactfully took her leave.
In the magnificent main hall, only Hailanzhu and Huang Taiji remained.
Huang Taiji turned his head and looked at the dishes, only to realize something was wrong. There were only six dishes on the table, all of them common home-style dishes such as braised fish and boiled shrimp.
"Lan'er, have the palace servants been withholding money from you?" Huang Taiji asked anxiously.
"How could that be?" Hailanzhu replied with a faint smile, "It was my request."
"Why?" Huang Taiji asked again.
"I'm really tired of all the delicacies and seafood. I just want to try some home-style dishes. Doesn't Your Majesty like that?"
"I like it. As long as Lan'er likes it, I like it too." Huang Taiji smiled gently. "In the future, just tell the kitchen what you want to eat."
"Alright!" Hailanzhu stopped being polite and immediately placed the dishes into Huang Taiji's bowl.
The two ate slowly and carefully, and after about half an hour, they ordered the eunuch to remove the food.
After eating their fill, both of them started to feel sleepy.
There was nothing they could do; people in this dynasty had to get up very early, and by the afternoon they would always feel sleepy.
Upon seeing this, Huang Taiji, without saying a word, pulled Hailanzhu toward the palace.
Upon entering the palace, Huang Taiji revealed eyes like those of a hungry wolf in the deep mountains, causing Hailanzhu to feel a sense of dread.
"Your Majesty, you...you should rest first. I am not sleepy."
But she was really disappointing; she yawned as soon as she finished speaking, and tears of sleepiness slid down her cheeks.
Huang Taiji chuckled, "Lan'er is saying things she doesn't mean now!"
"No...no." Hailanzhu lowered her head. "I'm not lying. I really'm not sleepy."
Huang Taiji pulled her into his arms, stroking her cheek with his fingers, "Then you shall sleep with me!"
After saying that, he picked up Hailanzhu in his arms and gently placed her on the bed.
Hailanzhu tried to struggle, but without the system's help, how could she possibly defeat Huang Taiji's strength? For this reason, she cursed the system in her heart dozens of times.
"Lan'er, you are so beautiful!" Huang Taiji gazed at Hailanzhu with infatuation.
He then pressed down on Hailanzhu.
Seeing this, Hailanzhu was afraid that she would lose her first kiss, so she used all her strength to push Huang Taiji away.
If it were any other woman, Huang Taiji would have been furious long ago for such behavior, but Hailanzhu was special, so he still asked gently, "Lan'er, what's wrong?"
Hailanzhu, feigning composure, explained, "Because I want a child."
Huang Taiji laughed loudly, "If Lan'er wants a child, then she can't refuse me even more."
"No..." Hailanzhu shook her head slightly, "Today, Her Majesty the Empress bestowed upon me a bowl of medicine, saying that if I take it twelve hours after intercourse, I will definitely become pregnant."
"Did Lan'er drink it?"
"Of course I am. Seeing that Namuzhong already has a child, how could I not be anxious?" Hailanzhu said.
Huang Taiji remained silent and listened to Hailanzhu continue speaking.
"So, no matter what, as long as there is hope, I will try."
Her sincere appearance deeply moved Huang Taiji, who said with heartache, "Lan'er is most afraid of bitterness, she must have mustered up a lot of courage to drink this bowl of medicine."
Hailanzhu nodded: "But for the sake of the child, I am not afraid of anything."
"You've worked hard." Huang Taiji gently stroked the stray hairs on her forehead. "However, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with my favoring you!"
"How can there be no connection?" Hailanzhu said anxiously. "Her Majesty the Empress said that after drinking this medicine, one must not engage in that kind of activity, otherwise one will have to drink the medicine again. Your Majesty, can you really bear to make me drink such bitter medicine again?"
"Of course I can't bear it." Huang Taiji gently stroked her nose. "As long as you don't want to, I won't force you."
"Your Majesty, you are so kind." These were her heartfelt words.
"Hmm!" Huang Taiji responded in a low voice, suppressing the anger beneath him. "Go to sleep. I still have to deal with state affairs this afternoon. I need to rest enough to have the energy."
"Yes!" Hailanzhu replied happily, then closed her eyes contentedly.
Perhaps she was too tired, she soon fell asleep. When she woke up, the sun had already set, and Huang Taiji had already left.
She stretched, gently pushed open the window, looked at the sea of flowers outside, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
"Finally, this matter is resolved. I no longer have to worry or live in fear," she said to herself, feeling very happy.
Bathed in the golden sunlight, she appeared even more charming and alluring.
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