Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Little, little woman?
Just as I was thinking about it, a shadow fell over my head.
Li Shuyao looked up and saw that the emperor suddenly came closer and gave her a kiss that was so gentle and forceful on her smooth forehead.
He then reached out his hand again and slowly stroked the corners of her red eyes with his fingertips.
"Okay." He lowered his voice, "But don't tire yourself out, understand?"
Li Shuyao nodded obediently.
Then she was embraced by the man, his arm pressing against hers. His hot body temperature seeped through the soft fabric to her skin surface, their breaths intertwined and his body fragrance lingered.
The next second, a hand patted her on the back gently, as if coaxing a child, and said, "Be good, go to sleep."
Li Shuyao pursed her lips and closed her eyelashes obediently. She didn't know how long the person in front of her had been looking at her silently after she fell asleep.
When I woke up the next morning, the bed was empty.
The clothes on her body seemed to have been changed. After Li Shuyao sat up, she lowered her head and grabbed the collar and sniffed, and smelled a clear and elegant medicinal fragrance.
So the emperor gave her medicine before leaving?
...seems very considerate.
Li Shuyao muttered to herself, climbed down from the bed, put on her shoes, and walked out.
The palace attendants outside heard the noises coming from inside and knew she had woken up, so they quickly brought in her toiletries. Also coming in were several sets of brightly colored, intricately embroidered Manchu clothing, as well as several pieces of jewelry and head ornaments, displayed on trays that looked exceptionally ornate.
The palace maid respectfully asked her which one she wanted to wear?
After washing up, Li Shuyao looked around at several sets of Manchu clothing for a long time, and finally chose a blue and pink one.
As for her headgear... She now stays in the outer room most of the time. Without the summons of the Empress of the Harem or the oral order of the Emperor, she is not allowed to enter or leave the harem at will. So no matter how beautifully she dresses, it is only for her own admiration.
She didn't want to tire herself out, so she waved her hand, indicating that she didn't want any of them.
All the palace maids withdrew.
Li Shuyao put on her Manchu dress, and another palace maid came in to apply a light layer of makeup on her. Then it was time for breakfast. After breakfast, she sent someone to report to Eunuch Liang, and only then was she able to slip back to her room.
After this day, Li Shuyao's life gradually became regular.
One day of rest, one day of sleeping.
When she is resting, she reads books and practices writing big characters. When she is in bed with the emperor, she behaves like a pretty little doll that can be manipulated by the emperor.
The palace maids in Qianqing Palace became more and more respectful to her, but Qingyao treated her the same as before.
Time quickly entered August.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the atmosphere in the entire Forbidden City was like a pot of boiling water, and the concubines in each palace gradually became restless.
This half month was enough time for them to find out the identity of the newly favored official woman.
The reason why he couldn't hold himself back was, on the one hand, that he was busy learning the rules every day, and on the other hand, because of the intervention and restraint of the Cining Palace. Thinking that the imperial edict of enthronement had not yet been issued, he was worried that something unexpected would happen, so he endured it and didn't dare to act rashly.
The imperial edict they had been longing for was finally issued on the third day after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
On August 17, Consort Nianhulu of Yiku Palace, the new empress, began to move into the palace.
The empress moved into Kunning Palace, while Concubine Tong remained in her own Chengqian Palace. Concubine Li, who lived with Concubine Nara, was canonized as Concubine An, the first of the seven concubines, and moved into Jingren Palace.
Consort Nara was canonized as Huipin and moved to the main hall of Yanxi Palace; Consort Majia was canonized as Rongpin and moved to the main hall of Zhongcui Palace; and Consort Duan, Consort Jing, Consort Xi, and Guo Luoluo, who had jumped from being a court lady to being canonized as Yipin, also had to move from the outer rooms of Qianqing Palace to Yikun Palace...
This made them even less interested in paying attention to Li Shuyao.
——Because they were so busy moving the palace and redecorating it, they had no time to target Li Shuyao, a court lady who couldn't even get the lowest position of concubine.
Furthermore, after the enthronement ceremony, the concubines had to rush to pay their respects to the Empress, while the Empress had to take over the palace power from the Grand Empress Dowager, re-establish palace rules, and reorganize the Imperial Household Department and those eunuchs and palace maids who had been living a life of idleness...
So time flies, and another month has passed.
Li Shuyao counted on her fingers and found that she had been serving the emperor in the bed for almost two months!
During this period, the emperor would occasionally visit the harem to ask about the concubines' recent situation and give them some rewards.
If a concubine gave birth to an imperial heir, the emperor would call the heir to his side and either scold him or chat with him in a friendly manner, pat his head, and comfort him.
After drinking two more cups of tea, he leisurely got up and returned to the Qianqing Palace.
So... according to the pattern and frequency of Li Shuyao's sleeping with the emperor during this period, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the only favorite.
Only, dote!
When she thought of this, Li Shuyao felt very heavy.
She, she actually completed the work of the entire harem by herself!
No one has rewarded her yet.
...She really suffered a lot.
Thinking of this, Li Shuyao angrily threw the brush in his hand aside.
Tian Jiarou was also sitting next to her, practicing calligraphy. When she saw her pause, she hurriedly finished the last few strokes, then put down her brush, stood up, and walked to Li Shuyao's desk. She picked up her teacup and tested the temperature with the back of her hand, asking at the same time, "What's wrong, young lady?"
Li Shuyao puffed up her cheeks and leaned back in the chair, looking very unhappy as she said, "I'm tired."
Yue Shu, who was on the other side of the study, came over as soon as she heard her words and said, "Then let me massage your wrist."
Li Shuyao: "It's not my wrist that's tired, it's my heart that's tired."
"Tired?" They were both stunned at the same time, then lowered their heads to look at Li Shuyao's chest, curious about what it meant to be tired...
Li Shuyao: “.”
She slowly raised her arms and hugged her chest, her almond-shaped eyes full of resentment, "Where are you looking?"
Forehead.
Tian Jiarou and Yue Shu felt a little embarrassed when they heard this, and their eyes wandered away.
Just at this moment, Li Shuyao suddenly let out a "Huh" sound.
The two of them quickly looked at her again.
Li Shuyao's face was slightly red, her eyelashes trembling, and she stretched out a few fingers and poked her chest in an ungraceful manner. Then her expression became very surprised, with a hint of embarrassment.
She bit her lip and timidly raised her eyes to look at Tian Jiarou. "Why do I feel like... it seems to have become a little plumper?"
What's bulging?
After hearing this, Tian Jiarou was a little surprised, and it took her a while to understand what she meant.
The pretty little face quickly became hot.
Yue Shu, standing nearby, was confused. "What's that?"
As he spoke, his suspicious eyes moved downwards and stopped at Li Shuyao's lower abdomen. Is it bulging here?
Shouldn’t it be “drum”? It probably is?
Yue Shu's heart trembled slightly, and she was about to go out to find the imperial physician.
Fortunately, Tian Jiarou stopped them in time. She grabbed Yue Shu's hand tightly, her tone a little flustered: "This, this, this, it's not appropriate to call the imperial physician for this kind of thing, right?"
Yue Shu's eyes suddenly widened. "You don't want to call the imperial physician? Then how will you take care of the young lady's health in the future?"
Tian Jiarou was puzzled: "Treatment of the body?"
They are all swollen, and what else needs to be done to treat them...?
Yue Shu nodded, her expression looking very serious. She said, "It's been almost two months since the young lady first slept with the emperor. According to the month, she should be pregnant soon. So we should quickly find an imperial physician to take her pulse and confirm the diagnosis. This will also make the emperor happy, right?"
"If the emperor is happy, who knows, he might confer a title upon the young lady?"
Yueshu was still chattering away. Li Shuyao, who was sitting on a chair with her hands covering her chest, gradually widened her eyes. "...Yueshu, what are you talking about?"
Yue Shu turned around and explained to her word by word, "My lady just said that her belly was swollen, so I guessed that it might be..."
"No, no, no, no!" Li Shuyao jumped up in fright.
Tian Jiarou was also a little flustered. She didn't know whether to support Li Shuyao or cover Yueshu's mouth first.
Li Shuyao had already rushed to Yueshu's side in a panic and grabbed her other hand. "My belly is not bulging, and I'm not pregnant. My chest is just a little swollen... Usually, if the chest is swollen, it's either because of the upcoming period, or... uh, it could just be that it's just getting bigger?"
She didn't know what exact words to use to explain it.
After saying this, Tian Jiarou and Yue Shu seemed stunned, and no one spoke for a long time.
It was quiet for a long while before Li Shuyao realized that it was probably because she had said it too bluntly and crudely.
Where have the little girls heard of this?
But she is different. She is no longer a little girl, but a little, little woman?
Eh, this doesn't sound good either.
She felt a little disgusted in her heart.
On the other side, Tian Jiarou and Yue Shu finally came to their senses.
Yue Shu lowered her head and began counting Li Shuyao's menstrual cycle on her fingers. Tian Jiarou came over hesitantly, her face slightly red as she said to Li Shuyao, "My lady, if your breasts are really swollen, how about I massage them for you?"
"don't want!"
Li Shuyao quickly refused.
He even took a big step back.
Her expression was firm and her eyes were determined. Even if her breasts were swollen and painful, she didn't want Tian Jiarou to massage her breasts.
How embarrassing.
Yue Shu finally counted the menstrual cycle and came over with a complicated expression. She said to Li Shuyao, "The young lady's period will arrive in about three days. Maybe it's because of this."
When Li Shuyao heard this, her almond-shaped eyes lit up instantly, "See, I told you it's because my period is coming soon."
As he spoke, he covered his chest, his eyes warily walked past Tian Jiarou, and sat back down in the chair behind the desk. "Okay, enough small talk, it's time to practice calligraphy."
Tian Jiarou and Yue Shu looked at each other.
The two of them came out of the study under the pretext of pouring water and getting snacks.
Yue Shu's face was still filled with worry. She sighed, "If the young lady's period doesn't come in three days..."
Tian Jiarou thought for a moment and said, "Then let's report this directly to His Majesty."
"But...if we do this, will the young lady be angry?"
"Of course I'll be angry. I'll probably be so angry that I won't want to talk to you or me for three days..." Tian Jiarou also began to sigh.
Yue Shu thought carefully and said, "But I can't just ignore the young lady's health, right?"
"How about this, I will go find the emperor when the time comes, and you will stay by the young lady's side and serve her. If the young lady makes a fuss later, you will pretend to be ignorant, so that she won't ignore you." Yue Shu suggested.
Tian Jiarou thought about it and thought it was a good idea.
So the two of them quickly agreed and formed a team where you played the good cop and I played the bad cop.
But to their disappointment, three days later, Li Shuyao's period came as scheduled.
This shows that she is indeed not pregnant.
Li Shuyao didn't know that the two had such an agreement before.
After discovering that she had her period, she first carefully put on her sanitary belt, then lay down on the bed and began to urge Yueshu to ask for leave for her.
That is to say, take down the sign on the Jingshifang side.
Even without the badge, the emperor can't force her to sleep with him, right?
It's time to look at others.
Thinking of this, Li Shuyao lay down on the bed contentedly, ready to officially start her seven-day vacation.
But who knew that she had only been lying down for a few minutes and had not yet fallen asleep completely.
Suddenly, Yue Shu's anxious and hurried footsteps were heard outside, "My lady, wake up quickly, the emperor is here to see you!"
Li Shuyao sat up in shock: "!"
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