Li Yuanqi didn't want to offend the goddess so quickly, but Tu Qingyu couldn't stand his dithering attitude. She was already an outspoken person, so she took the initiative directly.
Not to mention, she is not at a disadvantage as a man in his twenties and twenties, who is good-looking, has abdominal muscles and good skills.
After tossing and turning for half the night and confirming that she was pregnant, she fell asleep comfortably.
That night, Li Yuanqi felt like he was walking on cotton, or on waves, ups and downs, with no solid ground under his feet.
But that feeling really... made him want to die.
He even felt that the past twenty years or so had been wasted, and those were just dull days.
When he opened his eyes in the morning, he saw Tu Qingyu's beautiful face. Due to his slight movement, the eyelashes of the beauty who had originally closed her eyes trembled. Seeing that she was about to wake up, he subconsciously reached out and gently patted her back.
Only after the person fell asleep again did he withdraw his hand in a daze.
He looked at his hands with surprise in his eyes. Why were his hands out of control? This had never happened before.
Lu Bao wanted to go forward and help him wash up, but he was interrupted by him raising his hand, and put his index finger on his lips to signal him not to make a sound.
Lu Bao opened his eyes wide in surprise, but didn't dare to make any sound. He then took away all the people who were about to come forward to serve.
Li Yuanqi turned sideways to look at Tu Qingyu who was still sleeping. It was still dark today, and candles were lit in the hall. The candlelight shone through the lifted bed curtains and illuminated her snow-white skin.
There were still red marks on those perfect white shoulders from last night.
He looked at the red mark and felt his body getting warm again as he breathed, as if he was stepping on the light and soft cloud from last night.
He tried hard to control himself, took a deep breath, and reached out to pull the quilt up on Tu Qingyu.
It was not until he was almost late for the morning court session that he stood up and quietly instructed everyone, "Serve Tu Zhaoyi well. Pass the order: From now on, Tu Zhaoyi does not need to go to the other palaces to pay respects, and she does not need to perform formalities in the harem. She does not kneel when she sees you."
His voice was not loud, but it was full of majesty. After he finished speaking, the people in the harem knelt down and imitated him and whispered back, "Yes."
Tu Qingyu turned over and looked back. Seeing that no one was woken up, he raised his hand and waved, signaling the people in the palace to leave.
When Tu Qingyu woke up, Li Yuanqi's oral order had already spread throughout the harem.
Everyone found it unbelievable, especially Qian Xiurong and some of the concubines who were on good terms with her.
"Thinking back to when we first entered the palace, the next morning after serving the emperor, we all went to pay our respects to the high-ranking ladies, but why didn't she do that?"
"Is it such a trivial matter that she doesn't need to perform formalities now? Didn't you hear His Majesty's instructions? His Majesty said that she would no longer need to perform formalities in the harem, not only to high-ranking ladies, but even to His Majesty."
"That's not kneeling before the emperor. Since the founding of our dynasty, only the Duke of Zhenguo has had this honor. But that was earned by his ten or so sons who died on the battlefield. His entire family was loyal and brave, and he earned it with his own illness. Why should Tu Qingyu have this honor?"
"What else can we rely on? It's because of His Majesty's favor. It's because we don't have the ability of others."
"I want to see what this vixen looks like. She could actually convince His Majesty to make such an exception for her."
"She has just entered the palace, so please don't act recklessly or you will cause trouble for us."
Qian Xiurong glanced at Wu Baolin who was speaking, and warned her on the surface, but in fact she wished that Wu Baolin would rush into Changsheng Palace right now, preferably to kill the person with one knife.
Of course, she knew that this was impossible. Not to mention whether Wu Baolin was willing to do so, even if she was willing, she was afraid that she would not be able to get close to him.
I have to think of a way to secretly encourage this idiot to use some shady tricks when no one is prepared.
Wu Baolin puffed out his chest and smiled confidently, "Don't worry, madam. I'm not stupid. I won't go now. It will take at least two days."
She just didn't believe that Concubine Tu would never leave the palace.
As long as you leave the palace, isn't it normal to meet by chance?
On the other side, in Concubine He's Zhaoqing Palace, several high-ranking concubines including Concubine De, Concubine Xian, Chongrong, and Zhaoyuan were sitting by the pond leisurely watching the fish, which was in sharp contrast to the people in Qian Xiurong's palace.
Concubine He was a beautiful woman of about twenty-four or twenty-five, with a slightly plump figure. She was wearing a comfortable robe and leaning lazily on the railing of the pavilion, throwing fish food into the pond from time to time.
De Fei took a sip of tea and asked with amusement, "Your Majesty, aren't you in a hurry too?"
"What's there to worry about?" Concubine He said without even turning her head. "He's just another poor guy."
These women in the harem cannot give birth to children, and no matter how much favor they receive, they are just wandering around in this square world.
It’s the same even if you have children. Life is just like this. It’s just that having more children means more comfort and expectations for the second half of life.
"Yes." The virtuous concubine, who had been supporting her chin, sighed deeply. "Your Majesty, how can you be so mean? There are already so many pitiful women in the harem. Why drag innocent people in and show them such favors? Isn't this just roasting people on the fire?"
Fortunately, she, the Imperial Concubine, and the Virtuous Concubine had no intention of competing for favor. If it were someone else, the beauty would have suffered.
Hearing this, the Imperial Concubine put down the fish food in her hand and glanced at the Virtuous Concubine with a look of reproach, "You, can you really say such nonsense in public?"
"That's right." De Fei followed up, "That's only in the Imperial Concubine's palace. If you were outside and said that about His Majesty, you wouldn't be..."
The virtuous concubine looked the youngest and the thinnest among the few people. There was not much color on her face, and it was obvious that she was not in good health.
She was not annoyed by what her two sisters said, "It is precisely because we are in the palace of the Imperial Concubine that I dare to say this."
De Fei reached out and poked her forehead. "You read so many books every day, why can't you change your outspoken nature?"
"Your Majesty won't favor me anyway, and I don't see him that often." She leaned back on the table and said fearlessly, "It doesn't matter whether it's changed or not."
The imperial concubine now holds the power in the harem. Even without the emperor's favor, she can still enjoy the treatment that a concubine should enjoy, and no one will treat her unfairly.
She is very satisfied with her current life and does not want to compete for favor, let alone change her personality.
Li Yuanqi finished the morning court with a refreshed spirit and hurried to Changsheng Palace.
On the way, Lu Bao saw that he was in a good mood and said with a smile: "It is true that people are in high spirits when they are happy. I see that Your Majesty looks better today than usual."
"Really?" Li Yuanqi finally realized what was going on. "That's true."
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