The matter is over.
Qin Ge's fingers went weak, so Jun Chenbi held the boy's slender waist to prevent him from slipping. He hastily straightened their robes and, seeing that Qin Ge had no strength, carried him to the dragon bed.
Qin Ge didn't stop her, or rather, she hadn't recovered from the previous scene. Her eyes were slightly vacant, a crimson tinge appeared at the corner of her eye, and a tear was stuck in her eye.
Jun Chenbi leaned in and kissed away the tears clinging to the corners of the boy's eyes. His thin, crimson lips barely touched the boy's eyelids before Qin Ge trembled slightly.
This caused the latter to chuckle softly and whisper something intimate and unrestrained in Qin Ge's ear.
Qin Ge's long eyelashes trembled, too lazy to pay attention to him, "Your Majesty, please get lost."
Jun Chenbi was not annoyed at all. She held him and kissed him for a while. Finally, she rubbed his luscious lips and carefully instructed him, "You should rest well and wait for me to come back here. Don't make me go out of the palace to arrest people like last time. As for the memorials, don't worry about them. I will take a look."
After saying this, the emperor prepared to get up from the bedside.
But Qin Ge grabbed a corner of his robe, "Wait... Your Majesty intends to go like this?"
Jun Chenbi lowered his eyes, looking at the young man lying on his dragon bed, his face radiant with passion, his temperament refined and elegant. His long, black hair, as black as sandalwood, cascaded onto the jade pillow, and his slender white fingers clutched a piece of his robe, exuding an air of being cherished. He slightly curved his lips, his face as beautiful as spring blossoms, "What, my dear minister, are you reluctant to let me go?"
The satisfied emperor shed his cold and tyrannical demeanor, and his smile became somewhat... seductive.
Of course, this scene was something that only Qin Ge was fortunate enough to witness.
Qin Ge rolled her eyes inwardly, pursed her lips which were slightly red from the kiss, and subtly reminded him, "Your Majesty should change your clothes."
His gaze swept over the exposed, wrinkled robes, and the boy's eyes became slightly uneasy.
…
After the emperor left, Qin Ge rested for a while, put her feet down, propped herself up on her hands, and got up from the dragon bed. Before leaving, Jun Chenbi had instructed the palace servants not to enter the hall to disturb him, and no one in the palace dared to disobey the emperor's decree, so Qin Ge was the only one in the hall.
Many memorials were either brushed aside or knocked to the ground. The boy bent down and picked them up one by one, sorting them by category...
*
Cixi Palace.
Jun Chenbi and Empress Dowager Cixi have always maintained a superficial mother-son relationship and rarely have any interaction.
Empress Dowager Cixi was devoted to Buddhism and did not concern herself with worldly affairs; this was the first time such a situation had occurred.
Jun Chenbi greeted the Empress Dowager in a calm manner, and the Empress Dowager quickly explained her intentions.
It was probably nothing more than Princess Fengxi coming to her crying, and the Empress Dowager, as her legal mother, couldn't help but say a few good words for her.
Jun Chenbi naturally refused, coldly saying, "As a princess of the Yong Dynasty, Feng Xi enjoys the honor of a princess and should fulfill the duties of a princess. This is her mission, so the Empress Dowager should not say anything more."
After listening, the Empress Dowager twirled her prayer beads and gently turned them twice. She sighed softly and said in a gentle and peaceful voice, "The Emperor is decisive in his actions. The alliance between our two countries is a major national event. I have overstepped my bounds. I hope the Emperor will not take offense, and I also hope that Fengxi can understand this on her own."
After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she closed her eyes, recited a Buddhist prayer, and looked just like a kind and benevolent female bodhisattva.
Jun Chenbi remained silent, then calmly said, "If the Empress Dowager has nothing else to say, I will return now."
"Wait a minute." The Empress Dowager opened her eyes. "Now that Feng Xi's marriage is imminent, and your younger sister is about to get married, when will the Emperor prepare to establish an Empress?"
After a pause, the Empress Dowager continued, "I am not your birth mother, and in principle, I should not interfere in this matter. However, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, nor can the harem be without an empress for a day. If there is a mistress in this palace, I can hand over the Phoenix Seal as soon as possible and then devote myself to Buddhism in peace."
She seemed to have no attachment to the supreme power of women in the world, and only wished to spend her days with the ancient Buddha and the dim lamp.
A figure flashed through Jun Chenbi's mind, but he said coldly, "The Empress Dowager need not worry about this matter."
…
After the Emperor left Cining Palace, Granny Lan brought out half a cup of medicine and served it to the Empress Dowager, saying, "If it weren't for Your Majesty, how could His Majesty be so powerful today? Now His Majesty completely disregards Your Majesty. Since ancient times, the Empress Dowager has always chosen the empress, but His Majesty doesn't allow Your Majesty to interfere. How can our eldest daughter become empress, and how can the Cheng'en Duke's Mansion maintain its former glory?"
At this point, Granny Lan bowed and said, "Please make plans as soon as possible, Your Majesty."
The Empress Dowager calmly finished the bitter medicine, wiped her mouth, and said, "I understand."
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