Chapter 182 The Heir Apparent of the Earl's Mansion 5
Wu Fu: I feel that my position is in jeopardy. In the past, the Emperor always had him and Sixi do these kinds of close service.
Fortunately, it's impossible for Lord Ning to become a eunuch in the palace...
Ning Yan resignedly knelt by the hot spring pool and scrubbed the Emperor's body.
After all, the original owner of this body had practiced martial arts and possessed considerable strength, at least stronger than Sixi. Judging from Xiao Li's expression, he was quite satisfied.
"Don't just rub the back, rub the front too."
Ning Yan: ...Really, for someone as shy as her, it's already quite difficult to just honestly scrub someone's back, but if the Emperor were to act recklessly again, she really couldn't guarantee what she might do.
The Emperor, seeing that Ning Yan hadn't moved for a while, reached out and grabbed his wrist: "Why are you standing there dumbfounded? Hurry up!"
Just as Ning Yan was about to get up, he pulled her forward, causing her to slip and fall into the hot spring pool with a loud "bang"!
Not to mention that her clothes were all wet, when she struggled, she must have bumped into the Emperor somewhere, anyway, Xiao Li groaned.
She quickly adjusted her posture, stood up from the hot spring pool, and then stepped out of the pool to kneel by the edge and beg for forgiveness, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was impolite. Please punish me."
Xiao Li's voice rang out after a long pause, "Go downstairs and change your clothes first."
Ning Yan quickly lowered her head and left. There was nothing she could do. Although she reacted quickly, her inner breast covering was already wet. If she hadn't knelt down fast enough, the Emperor would have definitely noticed something was wrong with her.
After being taken to the bathhouse, Ning Yan deliberately lingered for a while before coming out. She then changed into the clothes that the palace maid had brought in earlier. Since her bodice was soaked and could not be used for the time being, she asked for an extra nightgown, tore open the hem, and used it as a bodice, covering herself lightly. Fortunately, this body developed late and her chest was not large, so unless she deliberately puffed out her chest, it was not noticeable.
The inner room.
The emperor was reading a book while wearing his nightgown, his long hair hanging down his back, almost dry.
Upon seeing Ning Yan enter, Xiao Li put down the book in his hand. "So slow? Get some rest."
Ning Yan: "Yes."
She searched for a long time but couldn't find the small couch in the emperor's bedroom.
Wouldn't that mean she would really have to sleep in the same bed as the emperor?
Xiao Li walked to the bedside, gave the outer seat to Ning Yan, and lay down on the inner seat himself.
He lay upright, his hands on his lower abdomen, and when Ning Yan came to the bedside, he instructed, "Turn off the light."
Ning Yan: ……
After blowing out the candles, Ning Yan carefully lay down on the outer side and covered herself with the blanket.
Xiao Li closed his eyes, inhaling the faint fragrance emanating from the person beside him, and the restlessness he used to feel was slowly disappearing.
Moreover, he soon became sleepy.
Before drifting off to sleep, he was thinking about something: it actually seems kind of nice to have more people sleeping next to you.
I slept soundly until dawn.
When Ning Yan opened her eyes, she found that the man who had been sleeping on the inside was now pressed against her, with one arm around her waist, his face against the back of her head, and his thigh pressing down on her legs!
No, the Emperor's sleeping posture looks very well-behaved, how could he sleep like this?
She quickly and carefully moved Xiao Li's arm away, then his thigh. When she got up, several strands of her hair were broken because the emperor had been pressing down on them.
After finally managing to move the person away, she quickly got off the ground, put on her shoes, and went to the outer room.
Wu Fu, who was serving outside, heard the noise and pushed open the door to come in. "Is His Majesty still sleeping?"
Ning Yan: "Hmm, should we wake the Emperor?"
"No, please. The Emperor has finally had a good night's sleep, so let him sleep. We'll have someone help him with his washing up right away."
"Anyway, it's a day off today, so the adults can sleep a little longer."
Ning Yan: ...She dared not sleep anymore.
In fact, Xiao Li had already woken up, but the feeling in his arms was too comfortable, so he didn't get up. When he saw Ning Yan open her eyes, he immediately pretended to be asleep. He had even made up his mind to have Ning Yan sleep with him from now on.
As for whether sleeping with a man in your arms would make him feel awkward?
Absolutely not!
In ancient times, it was common for servants to warm their masters' beds; even in the palace, eunuchs and palace maids were sometimes used as heaters.
In addition, why do the sons of those large families always have several pageboys by their side?
Because they feared their children would become addicted to women if they arranged for concubines, they had pageboys serve them.
Once their master marries, these pageboys will be dismissed, and then they can settle down and have children.
Of course, there are also those who are so favored by their masters that they are kept on, and even if the mistress knows, there is nothing she can do.
The emperor had seen and experienced much, and was quite accepting of such things.
Moreover, when Ning Yan moved his thighs apart, he did *that*...
He had overheard Ning Yan and Wu Fu's conversation. He pretended to have just woken up and called out, "Wu Fu, come in and serve me."
Wu Fu immediately led a string of palace maids and eunuchs into the inner room. Xiao Li only needed to stand there and do nothing, and those people quickly served him.
Ning Yan only had one person beside her who brought her water and handed her a towel.
The difference is simply too great.
Inside the room, Xiao Li asked, "How many hours did I sleep last night?"
Wu Fu: "The Emperor did not turn off the lights to rest until 9 PM, and woke up at 1:15 AM, so he had probably slept for five hours."
He fell asleep almost the moment his head hit the bed last night, and slept for five hours straight?! He actually slept for a full five hours?!
My eyes involuntarily drifted outside. Could it be that the fragrance emanating from him had this effect?
Ning Yan also heard the conversation inside, and she naturally knew why the Emperor would ask that question.
The emperor suffered from headaches, which the imperial physicians treated as ordinary headaches. However, his condition was actually caused by long-term sleep deprivation. To put it bluntly, he was thinking too much, which led to insomnia. Insomnia, in turn, caused anxiety and irritability, which in turn caused headaches. The more headaches he had, the worse he slept.
Because the emperor had been taking medication for a long time, the sleep aids had no effect on him. As a result, his headaches did not improve at all, and his insomnia became more and more serious, eventually becoming a chronic illness.
For someone suffering from insomnia, being able to sleep soundly for ten hours a night is truly a rare privilege.
But the Emperor slept so well because she slept with him; won't she be trapped by his side in the future?
After the two washed up quickly, the palace servants brought out today's breakfast. Because of Ning Yan's previous actions, today's breakfast was particularly simple: a bowl of porridge, a basket of meat buns the size of a baby's fist, and two simple side dishes.
Because the Emperor slept well last night, his appetite was much better this morning. He had two servings of porridge and ate six steamed buns. Ning Yan ate four steamed buns and two bowls of porridge. The two of them finished all the side dishes.
Looking at the bare plates on the table, Xiao Li suddenly felt a little sorry for Ning Yan.
Even if he didn't enter the palace to serve as an official, the eldest son of a noble family would still have extremely lavish meals every day. Yet, when he was by the side of the emperor, he could only eat such simple meals.
(End of this chapter)
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