Seeing this, Mo Mingxuan quickly tugged at his father's sleeve.
"Ah." Emperor Yongshun snapped out of his reverie, smiled sheepishly, and said, "Xi'er, you're getting more and more beautiful. Where have you been these past few days? Why didn't you come and keep me company?"
The Empress's nickname in her youth was Xi'er, and her full name was Feng Tianyi. She was the eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor and was once the most talented woman in the capital.
"I've been too busy these past few days to find the time to look after you; I still have to write my storybook. I haven't had a chance to see you," the Empress said.
"You're writing storybooks, you can take a break too," Emperor Yongshun said.
"Hehe, I'm not tired now. I need to conserve my energy. I'll show you when I've finished writing," the Empress said excitedly.
The current Emperor and Empress were childhood sweethearts, marrying when the Emperor was still the Crown Prince. At that time, the Emperor had no concubines or secondary wives. They treated each other like an ordinary married couple, their relationship was very good and enviable.
However, after becoming emperor, his ministers all wanted their daughters to enter the harem as his concubines. The emperor refused, adhering to his principles and refusing to take any concubines.
Rumors of the Empress's jealousy began to circulate in the capital. The Emperor was furious. In the end, it was the Empress who persuaded the Emperor to allow the harem to take concubines.
The Empress thus gained a good reputation. The concubines in the harem also held the Empress in the highest esteem.
The Empress had a hobby: writing storybooks. Especially the scary kind, you know. The Empress enjoyed writing them, but many around her were poisoned by her stories, though the Empress herself was unaware of this and thought everyone enjoyed reading her stories.
Therefore, whenever the Empress had free time, she would bring out some of her prized works for everyone to admire, and Emperor Yongshun was one of the viewers.
Some officials' families, after reading the story written by the Empress, couldn't sleep at night and told Emperor Yongshun what had happened.
Someone suggested that Emperor Yongshun should give the Empress some trouble. Upon hearing this, Emperor Yongshun immediately ordered the eunuch who gave the suggestion to be dragged out and flogged.
He's too busy pampering himself to let his empress get tired. Writing stories is tiring for the empress, but it's entertainment; she's happy even when she's tired. But other things are different.
So Emperor Yongshun devised a plan. As the saying goes, "If I don't go to hell, who will?"
When Emperor Yongshun saw the novel written by the Empress, he was full of amazement and admiration, with an expression that said, "How wonderful it is!" He also domineeringly told the Empress that from now on, her works were only for him to see, and no one else was worthy of them.
The Empress was deeply moved. It was as if she had found a kindred spirit, and from then on, she wrote even more stories and showed them to Emperor Yongshun more and more often. Emperor Yongshun experienced both pain and joy.
Seeing the Empress looking so beautiful and charming today, Emperor Yongshun naturally didn't want to miss her.
"Xi'er, you look beautiful today. We can write the novel later. Let's spend some time together," Emperor Yongshun said.
The Empress hesitated for a moment and then said, "Alright, I'll write it when I have time."
How wonderful, another day that has prevented the Empress from writing her novel.
Emperor Yongshun and his wife began to chat.
Mo Mingxuan: What's going on? Am I not human? Are you guys just ignoring me like this?
"Ahem! Father, Mother." Mo Mingxuan looked at the two of them with a mournful expression.
Emperor Yongshun and the Empress were both startled and looked up. Only then did they remember that their son was still standing there.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Emperor Yongshun frowned and asked.
"Uh... I want to stay and keep Mother company. Besides, I also want to tell her about what I saw and heard on this trip," Mo Mingxuan said, feeling aggrieved.
"Oh, right, I was just about to ask where you bought these things. It's all your fault, I almost forgot." The Empress glanced at Emperor Yongshun, her expression a mix of reproach and coquetry.
Looking at the Empress's expression, Emperor Yongshun's heart melted. He thought to himself, "My Xi'er is so beautiful."
"Okay, it's my fault, it's all my fault," Emperor Yongshun said, trying to appease the Empress.
"Hurry up and tell me." Emperor Yongshun glared at his son, giving him the look that he would never let him off the hook until he gave a proper explanation.
Upon seeing this, Mo Mingxuan quickly recounted his experience of going out.
"When we arrived in Qingshan City, we saw a strange man."
That Miss Wang is really amazing; everything in her shop is something I've never seen before. I got the cosmetics and immediately brought them to my mother.
My uncle has a lot of food and supplies. There are so many carts full, it's taking a while to sort through them, they're probably on their way to the palace right now.
"Oh? Tell me how powerful it is?" Emperor Yongshun also became interested.
"She opened several Wonderful Food shops in Qingshan Town, and then she opened a Wonderful Grand Hotel in Qingshan Town. Do you know what a grand hotel is?"
"It's one of those high-class inns, very luxurious inside," Mo Mingxuan said.
"The hotel has a light fixture that's much brighter than candlelight, making the room as bright as day. The bathroom facilities in each room are also very convenient."
Hot water comes out with the touch of a switch. There's no need for servants to boil buckets of water. The mirrors there reflect things exceptionally clearly.
"Mother, I also brought some for you; it should arrive at the palace soon."
"Continue," Emperor Yongshun and the Empress urged, engrossed in the story.
Okay, continue.
The hotel toilets, also known as latrines, can be flushed clean simply by pressing a button.
The food is also quite novel. There are all kinds of delicious fried skewers, as well as tasty milk tea, delicious desserts, cakes, and more.
Then she opened a movie theater. The movie theater was even more amazing. It was like many people were acting out stories from storybooks, and somehow they could appear on a huge screen, very clearly..." Mo Mingxuan went on and on.
The Empress listened with great interest. She became even more excited when the storybook was told.
"Oh? Were those stories exciting?" the Queen asked excitedly.
"Excellent, absolutely excellent." Mo Mingxuan briefly described the movie he had watched.
"My goodness, this is so interesting!" the Queen exclaimed excitedly.
"There are also entertainment venues there, like arcades. The arcades have claw machines, racing games, and other fun things."
There's also a cosmetics store that women love, filled with all kinds of cosmetics, as well as a nail and eyelash salon, and a photo spot.
Do you know what taking a photo is?
As he spoke, Mo Mingxuan took out a photo of himself and Mo Beichen taken at a self-service photo studio from his sleeve and handed it to Emperor Yongshun and Mo Beichen.
"This! Who painted this? It's so lifelike, you can even see the individual strands of hair."
"Haha, this isn't a drawing. It's just a machine that takes a picture with the push of a button. The photo will be ready in no time."
Upon seeing the photos of Mo Beichen and Mo Mingxuan, both Emperor Yongshun and the Empress were amazed.
The Empress was even more eager to go to Qingshan City to take photos, watch movies, and get her nails done.
"This object will definitely capture me and Xi'er well, unlike those paintings by artists, which are still somewhat lacking," Emperor Yongshun said with some regret.
"Father, don't worry. Perhaps Miss Wang will sell those machines in the future."
“If that’s the case, then that would be best,” Emperor Yongshun said. “Continue.”
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