He always felt that as long as he kept doing good deeds, he would eventually meet her again. It was a sudden intuition, but he firmly believed that it was a sign from heaven.
Tang Baozhu was fast asleep, unaware that someone in a distant time and space was thinking of her. Even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
After waking up, I felt much better, but I slept for a long time, and it was already dark outside.
After dinner, because she had slept for so long in the afternoon, she couldn't fall asleep at all, so she asked the wet nurse to bring the two little princes over. As for Hui'er, ever since the emperor had been taking him around all the time, he hadn't been getting enough sleep and would go to bed early every day after dinner.
Even though the emperor was considerate of him because he was still young and allowed him to sleep until seven in the morning, it was still not enough sleep for such a young child.
Tang Baozhu protested to the emperor about this, but the emperor was worried that he would not live long, so he began to keep the eldest prince by his side early on to teach him by example.
After all, no emperor in history has ever lived a long life. His father had him when he was 16 and died before he was 40. He was almost 30 when he had his son, so how could he not be anxious?
What if he were to die before he turned 40, just like his father? The eldest prince would only be a teenager at that time. If he wasn't taught in advance, how could he possibly outmaneuver the cunning and treacherous ministers?
Situ Rui wasn't angry at Baozhu's obstruction. Knowing her motherly heart, he quietly told her his worries.
Tang Baozhu didn't know that the emperor thought this way. However, as far as she was concerned, the emperor's health was still very good. The reason why the late emperor died so quickly was because he was too unrestrained in his pursuit of women.
The late emperor only had two sons, so he indulged in favoritism towards his concubines and was too licentious, which is why his lifespan was so short. Of course, this was just hearsay, but Tang Baozhu believed it rather much.
The current emperor has no interest in women at all. He only has about 20 women in total, and those women served Situ Rui once and were never summoned again. This is a fraction less than the number of concubines of the late emperor.
Therefore, Tang Baozhu was not worried at all that the emperor would die young. She herself cherished her life. Although the emperor had only slept with her in nearly a year and a half and had not slept with any other women, he did not do anything with her every time. He slept with her about once every two or three days and spent the rest of his time taking care of his health.
Tang Baozhu was worried that she wouldn't outlive him. She felt sorry for her eldest son, who was only a little over a year old and had to start learning this and that.
We could only try to feed him as many good things as possible, and he ate a lot of brain-boosting and body-strengthening pills, so we never heard him complain. He must have gotten used to it.
She took the two young princes for a walk around the courtyard of Changchun Palace until they fell asleep, then had the wet nurse take them back to sleep.
As the time grew later, Tang Baozhu's mood worsened. The emperor still hadn't arrived? Was he trying to embarrass her?
If the emperor doesn't come to my grand investiture ceremony today, I'll become the laughingstock of the entire palace.
If he dares to lose face, then he should be prepared to be dealt with by himself.
Seeing that the Empress hadn't gone inside to rest, Yu Xiang knew that the Empress must be waiting for the Emperor. She inwardly complained that the Emperor hadn't come sooner, making the Empress wait so long.
Tang Baozhu felt cold all over after being outside for so long, so she went straight back inside to rest and asked someone to turn off the lights.
Lying on the big bed, I couldn't fall asleep right away because I had taken a nap all afternoon. So I decided to take stock of all the gifts everyone had given me so that I would have a clear idea of what I had received.
Just as he was checking the pills, which were twice as many as before, he heard a commotion outside. Listening carefully, he realized that Situ Rui had come in. At least he still had a conscience and remembered to come over.
Situ Rui was discussing matters with his ministers and forgot about the time. Even the ministers, because it was too late and inconvenient to go back, were arranged to stay in a secluded palace and then hurriedly headed to Changchun Palace.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of Changchun Palace, he saw that it was pitch black inside, and he had a bad feeling. He thought that Consort Shu would definitely blame him. For a moment, he felt guilty, but he didn't know why he felt guilty. Then he thought that he had been delayed because of important matters, and he immediately felt justified.
Upon entering the bedchamber, he hesitated before walking over to the large bed in front of him. Seeing that there was no movement inside, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his beloved concubine was already asleep. He then took off his clothes and prepared to go inside to sleep.
Seeing his dawdling and hesitant manner, Tang Baozhu felt a surge of anger welling up inside her, which she couldn't vent or swallow. She felt terrible, and she couldn't let him have it easy either.
After the emperor came in, she pretended not to know and pretended to be asleep. She watched as the emperor quietly breathed a sigh of relief and then lay down to sleep beside her without making a sound.
Until she heard his breathing become heavier, she knew he had fallen asleep. She took a few ribbons and carefully tied his hands to the pillar by the bed, and even tied his feet to prevent him from moving.
In fact, Situ Rui had already woken up when Baozhu tied his feet. He didn't wake up when her hands were tied at first because he was too sleepy and had been discussing matters with the ministers. But even though he was sleepy, he sensed that something was wrong.
Looking at his beloved concubine, he wondered what she was up to. He was also curious about what Baozhu wanted to do, so he remained calm and pretended not to be awake.
Of course, Situ Rui never suspected that his beloved concubine wanted to harm him. After all, the princes were still young and had no deep-seated hatred for each other, so it was impossible for her to be ruthless.
I just thought I was late today and made her angry, so I wanted to make a scene.
Tang Baozhu had no idea that the man had woken up. After tying him up, she checked to make sure he was securely bound and not easy to break free, and then began his performance.
The emperor was only wearing a nightgown, the yellow fabric of which was not transparent. He groped around inside, occasionally pinching lightly.
Although Tang Baozhu wanted to teach the emperor a lesson and see if he would dare to forget his promise to her next time, she did not dare to actually harm his body. She could only teach him a lesson in this way, to wear him down without letting him have what he wanted.
Situ Rui felt a pain all over his body, like being bitten by ants. This was a feeling he had never experienced before. He never thought it could be like this. He realized that he had really been ignorant before.
I was particularly eager to know what tricks my beloved concubine would have up her sleeve, so I kept quiet, waiting to see what she would do next.
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