"You too, take more guards with you, so people don't worry about you." She reached out and gently straightened his clothes, speaking softly.
If when she first transmigrated she was thinking of trapping and killing the Regent, now she only hopes he is as safe as possible.
"I understand." Ah Xuan's eyes showed obvious restraint and patience.
He seemed eager to be close to Shen Wangshu, yet he was also concerned about her reputation, unwilling to let others speak ill of her. Seeing Shen Wangshu's intimacy with him, he felt joy yet also reluctance, and was extremely unwilling to part with her. These intertwined emotions made him subconsciously take two steps back, gaze at her intently for a long time, and then turn and leave without even paying his respects to Emperor Hui.
Shen Wangshu stared blankly at the men who had actually been ordered to guard her palace gates, her eyes stinging with tears.
"Your Majesty should also leave." Although the Consort was known as the emperor's favorite, no one knew about the agreement between Emperor Hui and her to continue sleeping together after she was made empress. Everyone assumed that Emperor Hui rested in the Consort's palace every day, but no one knew that Emperor Hui never stayed overnight in the Consort's palace.
He told the Imperial Concubine that he had gone to sleep in the Imperial Study, but Shen Wangshu knew even more that he secretly went to Consort He's palace every night to be intimate with her. Moreover, Consort He had been humiliated and demoted today, and Emperor Hui was probably heartbroken and would surely go to comfort her.
Such practical comfort must have made Consort He very honored.
"You may settle in." Although Emperor Hui noticed that the Imperial Concubine was very attentive to the Regent, he was also quite attentive to the Regent, so he didn't pay much attention to it and was currently immersed in the strange situation.
For some reason, he felt as if his whole body was burning, his blood was scalding, and he seemed to have a burning desire to pin the woman to the ground.
His body also became somewhat sensitive. He was not an ignorant person. Before Consort He was around, he had also favored other women, so he naturally knew what kind of situation he was in.
He wondered why, this time, he couldn't help but glance at the Imperial Concubine. Seeing her smiling face, her beautiful features seemingly tinged with tenderness and allure, his heart skipped a beat. He knew he had likely fallen for her charms. The Imperial Concubine wanted to win his favor, but he had always suppressed her. Now, could it be that she couldn't resist any longer and wanted to become his true woman?
Normally, Emperor Hui would probably have compromised himself for the sake of the grand plan, but not today.
Consort He needed his comfort, so how could he not go and comfort her?
He felt an increasingly unbearable urge, fearing that he would really be detained in the palace by the Imperial Concubine. His breathing became rapid, and he trembled as he led a few eunuchs carefully out of the back gate of the Imperial Concubine's palace.
Seeing his furtive manner, Shen Wangshu chuckled disdainfully, not caring at all.
Emperor Hui ate some highly nourishing food today, and she also prepared a medicinal meal, all to ensure that Emperor Hui would be full of vigor and vitality. I'm afraid that when he gets to Consort He's place, he will enjoy himself to the fullest, and Consort He should be happy about that.
She felt a little impatient when she thought of Consort He and Emperor Hui, but then she couldn't help but think of Ah Xuan, and her heart softened.
After experiencing countless trials and tribulations that day, she fell into a deep sleep and didn't get up until late the next morning. However, she still felt an overwhelming sense of joy and happiness. She instructed the palace kitchen to prepare a whole duck feast and ordered Ah Xiang to fetch her a brand-new and beautiful palace dress, making herself look radiant. Only then did she lead a group of palace servants to the Imperial Garden to relax.
Yesterday's conflict was still fresh in everyone's mind. Consort He was beaten, and the Emperor was furious and demoted her. Naturally, everyone in the palace was very uneasy. Shen Wangshu felt that the Imperial Garden was very deserted today.
She led her palace servants along the way, stopping frequently, until they reached a rockery. There, she heard a familiar, sorrowful woman weeping from behind the rockery.
Another woman's voice whispered, "Your Majesty, His Majesty didn't return to our palace yesterday, and he came back this morning acting like that, stammering... could it be... could it be..." She stammered, "His Majesty slept with the Imperial Concubine?"
As soon as she finished speaking, her sobs grew louder, and Shen Wangshu stopped in her tracks.
Um?
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