"What is Tang'er doing? Why isn't she taking a nap?" Shu Chengfeng came in and saw Yan Nangui drawing something.
"I want to sleep. Your Majesty, look, I've drawn a design. I want a Ruyi pendant like this. I'll have someone make one out of white jade later."
Shu Chengfeng looked at it for a while, then added a few more strokes: "How about this?"
It's a white jade pendant with a ruyi cloud pattern, which can only be worn as a necklace.
Yan Nangui nodded and ordered someone to send it to the Imperial Household Department.
Shu Chengfeng immediately ordered his men to use the finest white jade for her. He also ordered several other designs to be made.
"Give it to me, but don't give it to anyone else, or I won't like it," Yan Nangui said coquettishly.
"Who did I give it to? Who has such ingenuity as you?" Shu Chengfeng looked at her.
"Well, since Your Majesty is so kind, let's take a nap together this afternoon." Yan Nangui smiled and pulled the person to the back to wash up.
Within fifteen minutes, the two lay down in the outer room.
With the iceberg displayed, I went off to take a comfortable afternoon nap.
The days are long, so a midday nap is essential.
Consort Xiangxian also wanted to take a nap, but she had only slept for a while this morning and couldn't fall asleep right away. So she talked to Fu'er.
"Look how well His Majesty treats her now."
"Your Majesty, please don't overthink it. Isn't His Majesty the one who dotes on you the most? He knows your preferences perfectly well. Now that you are pregnant, His Majesty comes to visit often. Isn't that good for you?" Fu'er said with a smile.
"Don't underestimate her either," said Consort Xiangxian.
"This servant wouldn't dare, but this servant thinks we should also see what happens in the future. If you give birth to a prince this time, he will be the most noble prince. Even Consort Mu's princes cannot compare to him," Fu'er said.
"Now that the Empress's power has waned, as long as you hold your position and raise the princes, why worry about not having a more prestigious time in the future? Whether His Majesty favors Consort Chen, Consort Qu, or Consort Wen, it's all temporary. Sooner or later, there will be better and younger ones in the palace," Fu'er comforted her with a smile.
Consort Xiang took a deep breath, said nothing, and simply closed her eyes quietly.
Inside Zhaochun Palace, Yan Nangui woke up first, while Shu Chengfeng was still asleep.
She took the person's hair apart and started rubbing it.
He lay there, squinting, and rubbed his hair on his face for a while.
Suddenly, she was wrapped around the waist: "What's wrong with you?"
Shu Chengfeng had just woken up; his voice was hoarse and deep, which was quite pleasant to listen to.
Yan Nangui nuzzled against his neck and licked it with her tongue.
Shu Chengfeng pinched her waist and pinned her down...
After a nap, I took another nap.
I guess I slept too much, my back and waist are aching... um.
Then when I got up, it was already late, but the sun had already set, so it was a good time to go out for a walk.
Shu Chengfeng and Yan Nan went for a walk in the Imperial Garden and enjoyed the breeze by the lake.
This time, I didn't run into anyone.
However, when Consort Huo of Guiyun Pavilion heard that His Majesty and Consort Chen had gone to the Imperial Garden, she asked her maid Hongchou, "Tell me, where did I go wrong?"
“Consort Zhaorong is certainly not bad, it’s just that she entered the palace a little late. You are still young, so wait a little longer, and His Majesty will eventually see your good qualities,” Hongchou said.
Actually, both Red Silk and Green Feather were somewhat unwilling to accept this.
At the beginning, they were all full of confidence.
Although there were many women in the Crown Prince's residence, none of them were as beautiful and spirited as their daughter, who could ride horses and shoot arrows.
She deserves to be favored no matter what.
But in reality, that's not the case.
They almost couldn't get in because of the late emperor's passing.
He rushed in, only to be caught up in the late emperor's death, and twenty-seven months were wasted.
The game was finally over, but as soon as it ended, several new players joined.
Now, the old guard hasn't even gotten tired of His Majesty yet, and the newcomer has already taken over.
Her own concubine, Zhaorong, had never received any favor.
This really left them with no idea where to put their strength.
"Even Consort Rong can get pregnant and receive a title. I'm not even as good as her..." Consort Huo shook her head.
The girl didn't know how to respond, so she lowered her head and remained silent.
Perhaps because their afternoon nap was too deep, Shu Chengfeng and Yan Nangui couldn't sleep at night.
Yan Nangui lay directly on someone and said, "Your Majesty, I can't sleep. Why don't we do something fun?"
Shu Chengfeng listened, thinking to himself, "How can I refuse such a request?"
His Majesty will naturally accept the challenge.
As a result, the more he struggled, the more energetic he became. With little time left before it was time to get up, His Majesty suddenly remembered that there was an early morning court session.
He gave Yan Nangui a good beating: "Did you do this on purpose? Huh?"
“No…” Yan Nangui’s eyes were glazed over.
"If you dare to do this again, see how I deal with you." Shu Chengfeng angrily pinched her cheek.
Even the wild geese returning south had lost all will to resist.
I just close my eyes and fall asleep.
His Majesty is the same; he's so tired he doesn't even want to take a shower.
I just fell asleep, but it feels like I'm about to get up.
All told, I only slept for an hour.
When His Majesty woke up early, he had dark circles under his eyes.
Seeing Yan Nangui sleeping so comfortably, Shu Chengfeng was furious.
But he had no choice, so he just drank some porridge and went to court.
On the way, Yun Ji said cautiously, "Your Majesty must take care of yourself, otherwise... otherwise the Empress Dowager will hold you accountable."
"What do you mean? Does the Empress Dowager even know when I go to sleep?" Shu Chengfeng scoffed.
“Empress Dowager, you can’t be unaware. As your personal attendant, I also have a responsibility to advise you to take care of your health,” Yun Ji said, scratching his head.
"Tsk, enough nonsense. Do I often do this? Consort Chen isn't some kind of enchantress. Besides, I'll cut out your tongue." Shu Chengfeng was too sleepy to listen to anything.
Yunji was so frightened that he quickly shut up, thinking to himself, "Really."
I've never seen anyone so troublesome among the newcomers.
Every time she gets into trouble with Consort Chen, she loses all sense of proportion.
Without any tools to commit the crime, Yunji couldn't understand why His Majesty and Consort Chen had already done it in the afternoon, and were still doing it in the evening.
Seriously... I just can't understand it.
Yan Nangui slept until noon before being woken up. If no one had woken him, he probably would have slept until the afternoon.
After getting up and washing up, I stretched and thought to myself, "It's rare to see someone stay up all night like this."
But since he had slept well, he was still very energetic.
Just after lunch, someone came to deliver a message, saying that the old lady of the Yan family, Madam Wang, was ill and had sent someone to the palace.
"Is he ill? Then go and invite a royal physician to take a look, and also send some medicine over," Yan Nangui said.
"Yes, but the message I heard is that there's more to this than meets the eye," Jiang Xiang said.
"Since that's the case, let Yuanhua go there herself and see what happened." Yan Nangui thought it made sense. Otherwise, it's just that the old lady is sick, not that she's going to die, so why bother sending a message to the palace?
"Yes, then this servant will go right away?" Yuanhua asked.
"What's the rush? We'll go tomorrow. Just prepare your things," Yan Nangui said.
Yuanhua agreed and went to prepare.
There's not much to prepare, and the Empress won't go to much trouble for this old lady.
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