When Tang Baozhu woke up, the emperor was no longer by her side. Looking out the window at the bright daylight, she figured the emperor must have gone to the morning court session.
She didn't even know when the Emperor left; it seems she went too far last night. Thinking about last night, a smile involuntarily crept onto her face.
Tang Baozhu felt so comfortable being served by the Emperor that she could sleep a few more times. Despite the soreness in her body, she was relieved that she had been washed and didn't feel sticky or uncomfortable at all.
He took out a pill from the warehouse and swallowed it. Instantly, he felt incredibly comfortable. Even the bruises on his body disappeared, and he regained his fair and tender appearance.
Hearing the noise inside, the palace maid outside knew that her mistress had gotten up, so she quickly brought her toiletries into the bedroom.
"My lord, I will do my best to help you with your grooming."
Tang Baozhu is now quite used to being waited on hand and foot, with clothes and food provided without lifting a finger. She feels that this kind of life can easily lead to decadence; it's true that it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
In order to live such a luxurious life in the future, she has to win over the emperor well. However, as long as the little prince is around, life won't be too bad.
Now that she has a son, she definitely needs to leave him a legacy and also stock up on some things for herself. It seems she needs to be wealthy. When the emperor comes over tonight, she'll give him the glass recipe and have him get people to make it and sell it. Glass is a very profitable product; she can just take half of the emperor's profits. She's sure he'll be tempted.
After having breakfast, Tang Baozhu couldn't wait to ask a palace maid to call the wet nurse to bring the little prince over. She hadn't seen him all night and really missed Hui'er.
Soon, the wet nurse brought over the sleeping prince. Perhaps because the child was still young, he slept a lot. After placing the prince on the bed, Tang Baozhu lay down beside him and watched him, finding him more and more adorable the more she looked at him.
After finishing the morning court session, Situ Rui went straight to Changchun Palace. Thinking of Consort Shu's enthusiasm last night, he unconsciously quickened his pace.
Upon arriving at Changchun Palace, I stopped the palace servants who were about to report and went straight into the main hall. I didn't see anyone there, so I knew they were in the bedchamber. As soon as I went in, I saw Consort Shu and the young prince lying on the bed.
Her heart softened unconsciously. She had thought she would never have a child in her life, but she never expected that Consort Shu would be so capable and give birth to a little prince for her.
Tang Baozhu was surprised that the emperor arrived so quickly, so she got out of bed and bowed to him.
Situ Rui quickly stopped Consort Shu, "My dear consort, there's no need for such formalities. From now on, we don't need to be so polite with each other."
"Your Majesty, etiquette must not be disregarded."
Despite saying that, Tang Baozhu looked at the hand being held and did not insist.
"You've done a great job taking care of the young prince. Thank you for your hard work."
Tang Baozhu felt unworthy of such treatment. Usually, her wet nurse and palace maids took care of her son, and she only brought him over to see him when she missed him. She really didn't take care of him much.
"These are all thanks to the wet nurses and palace servants. The Emperor has praised the wrong people."
"The wet nurse and the palace maid will each be given a month's allowance. As for Consort Shu, she should also be given a reward. Little Li, go to my private treasury and pick out some good things to send to Consort Shu."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will go immediately."
When Eunuch Li heard that the Emperor was going to bestow gifts upon Consort Shu again, his heart ached. In the past month, the Emperor's private treasury had been used to give away countless good things. He felt that the Emperor was really too wasteful, but of course, he only dared to think this to himself.
"Your Majesty, I thank you."
Tang Baozhu felt it was time to bring up the glass recipe and was just about to speak when the Emperor spoke first.
"My beloved consort, may I call you Baozhu from now on? Baozhu means precious as a pearl, it seems you are also the apple of your parents' eye."
Tang Baozhu thought the Emperor was particularly good at flirting. His voice was low and soft, and when he spoke, it made her ears itch and she felt very embarrassed.
"It is my honor that Your Majesty calls me by my name."
Situ Rui sat on the edge of the bed, looking at his precious son. He wanted to touch him, but he was afraid of waking him up. He was really torn.
"Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask of you."
"Oh? My dear consort, please tell me what you need. As long as it's within my power, I will certainly do it for you."
Situ Rui felt that for the sake of his son, he could grant her request as long as it wasn't too unreasonable.
"Your Majesty, I have a formula for making glass and would like to collaborate with you to produce glass, including glass mirrors and various glass products. I will offer Your Majesty a 50% commission."
Situ Rui never expected that his concubine would have a formula for glassmaking. You must know that the glass in the Great Liang Kingdom is all traded from other countries. It is a priceless treasure. I never expected that my concubine would have one.
"My beloved concubine, why do you wish to cooperate with me?"
Tang Baozhu silently rolled her eyes. Just a moment ago she was calling her Baozhu, and now she's calling her "beloved concubine." She's really suspicious.
"Your Majesty, when I entered the palace, I had nothing. I wanted to earn a lot of money to leave for my son in the future. It was my way of showing my love as his mother. I don't know much about these things, but I trust Your Majesty, so I thought I would cooperate with you."
After saying that, she pretended to take a glass formula from the dressing table and handed it to Situ Rui.
When Situ Rui heard that Consort Shu wanted to leave something for the prince, his suspicions vanished, and all he could think about was Baozhu's motherly love.
After looking at the formula, Liuli was surprised to find that the contents were so simple. "Alright, since Baozhu trusts me so much, I won't let her down. As for the five percent bonus, forget about it. I don't need that little bit of money anyway. It will all be left to our son in the future. My dear consort, keep it for now."
Tang Baozhu thought it was because the emperor didn't know how valuable this thing was. Once it was made, it would bring in tens or hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every month. She didn't believe the emperor wouldn't be tempted.
"Your Majesty, please accept the five percent bonus. It is a token of my appreciation."
She was afraid that the emperor wouldn't accept it and would hold her accountable later, so she thought it better to negotiate with him and get him to accept it.
Seeing his beloved concubine's resolute expression, as if she couldn't refuse, Situ Rui nodded in agreement. He figured he could simply save the money and leave it to his son later.
Tang Baozhu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he had agreed to accept the money. Now she just had to wait and she would have income every month. Just thinking about it made her feel that life was too good.
"Your Majesty, I thank you."
"There's no need to thank me. You are my concubine, this is what I should do."
Situ Rui played with the little prince for a while, then remembered that there were still memorials to review and the things Consort Shu had asked him to do, so he left Changchun Palace.
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