Chapter 4 Chapter 4
The whole night was ridiculous.
Yuan Mu cried so hard.
At the end, she climbed up the emperor's neck convulsively and said everything she wanted to say.
The snow-white skin was covered with purple marks.
Those slender wrists like the bright moon were rubbed to the point of bleeding by the silver shackles.
Yuan Mu seems to go with the flow, but he is actually very stubborn.
The emperor always knew that she was reluctant to be his concubine, and he also knew her little actions in private.
It was nothing to collude with that man.
When he was most impetuous, Yuan Mu even tried to seduce the guards close to him.
She is a fickle person.
But after repeated warnings, Yuan Mu still dared to contact that person in private, which made the emperor secretly angry.
Especially when the evidence is irrefutable and she still makes excuses.
Yuan Mu's body was shaking constantly.
Her consciousness was blurred. She wanted to submit to the emperor and beg for mercy with tears, but she also wanted to completely infuriate the emperor to vent her hatred.
My mind is in a mess and I can't make sense of any of my thoughts.
But when the man's hand touched his root, Yuan Mu was afraid.
What he held between his fingers was a silver seal with gold embossing.
A long time ago, when Yuan Mu first came into contact with a man outside her family, the emperor told her about it through a book.
"The punishments in the palace are different from those outside," he said with a faint smile. "They won't cause any serious injuries, but if we let them off lightly, it would be a disgrace to the royal family."
The book depicts a picture of torture.
The gilded silver seal rolled over the skin, leaving behind an animal-like mark.
It is a symbol of eternal possession. Once it is marked like this, it will completely become the emperor's exclusive property.
Yuan Mu looked at the emperor's smiling eyes and couldn't help feeling frightened.
She didn't do anything at that time, and the emperor didn't say anything.
He forgave her lightly, but fear took root in her heart from then on.
That was two years ago.
But the intense fear made Yuan Mu completely sober up the moment he saw the gold-plated seal.
Even on the first night she was sent to the palace, she had never been so scared.
The seal is scorching hot, and the moment it touches the snow-white skin, it will leave an indelible mark.
"I've told you so many times, but you never listened," the emperor said indifferently. "What do you think I should do?"
His eyebrows and eyes were gloomy, and because he was facing away from the light, his eyes were as dark as a cold abyss, icy and terrifying, as if he was a monster that had walked out of the dark underworld.
It was an extremely absurd night.
But the emperor's expression remained calm.
Even at this moment, he remained calm.
But Yuan Mu collapsed immediately.
Her face was covered in tears, and she ignored all etiquette and tried her best to break free from the shackles.
"I was wrong, Your Majesty!" Yuan Mu cried, "I will never meet with a man outside my family again! I really, really know I was wrong..."
The fear is too deep.
The gold-plated mark, just touching the base of the legs, was filled with scorching heat.
This was a hundred times heavier than the blow on the back of the hand during the day.
Compared to Yuan Mu's collapse and panic, the emperor's expression was terrifyingly calm.
He gently lifted her hair and lifted her trembling chin: "Tell me again, have you ever deliberately met with a man outside your family?"
Yuan Mu's eyes were filled with tears.
All the persistence for so long has turned into smoke.
She cried and said, "I have..."
"But I really know I was wrong, Your Majesty!" Yuan Mu cried until his voice was hoarse, "I will never go to see him again!"
She was so devastated that she couldn't stop crying, and all her dignity as a noble was gone.
After hearing these words, the emperor's gloomy expression eased a little.
Yuan Mu's snow-white skin was very delicate, and the gold stamp left a deep red mark as soon as it touched a corner.
Like a plum blossom planted in the snow, it exudes a morbid magnificence.
There were faint traces of blood and a smell of rust.
But this is too insignificant compared to the subtle fragrance emanating from Yuan Mu's body.
There is a record in the classics that the virgin was graceful and had a subtle fragrance.
Yuan Mu was not a perfect woman, but whenever she cried bitterly, an indescribable fragrance would always emanate from beneath her fair skin.
The emperor placed the mark on the table beside him and gently put his arm around Yuan Mu's waist.
"Be obedient, child," he whispered. "I told you before that I hate liars the most."
The emperor leaned over and held Yuan Mu's pale face in his hands.
His tone was contemptuous: "If you had admitted it earlier, I might have been able to forgive you a little."
Such words are full of the strength and arrogance of those in power.
But Yuan Mu didn't dare to say a word of rebuttal.
The roots of her legs were still bleeding, and the sharp pain was so excruciating that her palms were covered in cold sweat.
But it was almost the instinct of survival that controlled Yuan Mu's body and led him towards the emperor's arms.
She knelt up, hugged the emperor's neck tightly, and sobbed, "I will change, I won't lie anymore..."
Yuan Mu's body was shaking, and if the emperor hadn't held her slender waist, she wouldn't have been able to kneel down.
When she was picked up, she thought it was finally over.
But when his lower back pressed against the tall bronze mirror that was as tall as his body, Yuan Mu suddenly realized that this was another beginning.
"It's good to admit your mistakes and correct them," the emperor said in a cold voice, "but since you've made a mistake, you should accept the punishment."
His palm was pressed against the bleeding wound, and his slender finger bones were also stained with blood.
It's a very sickly color.
Yuan Mu tried her best to hold back her tears, but they kept falling. She bit her lips tightly and dared not utter a broken moan.
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The emperor was very busy and had to deal with a lot of things every day.
He actually doesn't come to Qingning Palace often, he only comes here occasionally.
After what happened that day, Yuan Mu had a high fever for two whole days.
She had a high fever that wouldn't go away.
In addition, he kept having nightmares, couldn't sleep at night, talked nonsense all the time, and his mind was not clear at all.
The imperial physician never left.
The maid held Yuan Mu's hand, wiped her face with a wet handkerchief, and asked in a trembling voice, "Sir, is our queen okay?"
Yuan Mu's face was flushed with a sickly color.
She slept restlessly, and would suddenly sit up with a scream while half asleep and half awake.
"Empress Zhaoyi will be fine," Zhang Yuanpan replied as he wrote the prescription. "She's just possessed by a nightmare. She'll be fine in two days."
His words were soft and gentle, but his speech was calm.
Yuan Mu has been in the palace for two years, and the Imperial Hospital is very familiar with her situation.
This Concubine Zhaoyi is not as frail as the Queen.
No matter how severely frightened she was, she would get better after a few days.
It is said that noble ladies are dignified and suitable for family life.
But if you really want to give birth to a child, a girl from a slightly lower family background would be more suitable.
It’s a pity that it’s been almost two years and Yuan Mu still hasn’t given birth to a royal heir.
Maybe it has something to do with the cold medicine I took secretly in the early years.
When Yuan Muchu first entered the palace, an imperial physician was bewitched by her and secretly provided her with contraceptive soup.
When the incident happened, Yuan Mu was kneeling in the Ziwei Palace, wearing a snow-white robe and with his black hair loose.
She was calm and admitted everything.
The purpose of her being summoned to the palace was to give birth to a child for the queen.
No one expected that Yuan Mu would dare to do such a thing behind someone's back.
But when everyone thought Yuan Mu was going to fall out of favor completely, the emperor did not punish her, but only executed the imperial physician who provided her with the contraceptive soup.
That was no ordinary medical officer, but someone trusted and respected by the Empress Dowager when she was still alive.
When the emperor was the crown prince, he once faced a period of crisis, and it was this imperial physician who secretly diagnosed him.
After the imperial physician was beheaded, some people mourned him.
But more people realize very clearly that new opportunities have arrived.
Zhang Yuanpan is such a person.
However, within just two years, he had risen rapidly in the imperial court because of his expertise in treating internal diseases and women's illnesses, and now sits on the throne of the Supreme Court.
Every time Yuan Mu felt unwell, he was fully responsible.
He was also in charge of all the calming incense and medicinal food in Qingning Palace.
The emperor was sometimes cruel, but most of the time he loved Yuan Mu.
The priceless snow saliva incense, the rare peony jade in the world, and the natural hot spring behind Qingning Palace.
Whenever envoys presented tribute, they would always send it here first.
These rare items were not even found in the Queen's palace, but only this Concubine Zhaoyi treated them like trash.
The only drawback is that Yuan Mu has no children.
She actually didn't drink contraceptive soup very often at the beginning, but that kind of stuff is harmful to the body after all.
But this kind of thing cannot be rushed.
Compared to offspring, the emperor's favor may be more important.
There are four people in charge of the affairs of Qingning Palace, two maids and two eunuchs.
In just two days, the Queen had sent people four or five times, trying various ways to get Yuan Mu to come over.
The four people in charge took turns to refuse.
Without even thinking, Zhang Yuanpan could imagine the expression of Empress Yuan, Xishi, holding her heart and feeling furious.
When Empress Yuan forced her younger sister into the palace, she probably never thought that such a day would come.
Judge Zhang thought with a smile that this might be luring the snake into its hole.
But this has nothing to do with him. His wealth and glory belong to Yuan Mu.
The most important thing is to get her into good health as soon as possible and give birth to a prince.
After drinking bitter medicine for two days and receiving several acupuncture treatments, Yuan Mu really got better on the third day.
Her fever also subsided.
But having just recovered from a serious illness, she still looked depressed.
But Ansheng lived a peaceful life for a while.
Yuan Mu did not leave the palace for several days. When he woke up, he would read a book or sit quietly by the window to enjoy the snow.
The emperor came to see her once.
After returning to Beijing, he had a lot of things to do and only slept for two or three hours a night.
I was busy like this for several days.
When he arrived at Qingning Palace again, Yuan Mu had completely recovered.
She had just woken up, the thin straps of her dress sliding down her snow-white, round shoulders. She rubbed her eyes and sat up, looking very obedient.
The emperor's depressed mood suddenly improved a lot.
He was a man of few desires when he was young, indifferent to material desires and had no interest in matters between men and women.
It was only after raising Yuan Mu for two years that I gradually began to appreciate the pleasure of having a private pet.
If she hadn't always wanted to disobey him, betray him, and follow other men, perhaps things would have been better.
Yuan Mu often needed to take a break at noon. She didn't expect the emperor to come at this time and was stunned for a moment.
But her instinct, developed through education, soon made her react.
She actually doesn't have that good a temper, especially when the emperor is not around.
But as soon as he came back, Yuan Mu would become much more restrained.
She is not a very knowledgeable person, nor is she a very smart person.
It just hurts, so you will naturally become obedient.
Yuan Mu stretched out her arms and climbed up the emperor's neck softly, allowing him to pick her up.
He touched her forehead and said softly, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Yuan Mu's fever had subsided earlier.
She shook her head meekly, "No, Your Majesty."
Yuan Mu looks cold and aloof, with a kind of otherworldly beauty that always reminds people of the bright moon in the sky.
Therefore, when she shows this delicate posture, she is particularly charming.
"That's good." The emperor touched her forehead.
His posture seemed gentle, but his knuckles had already moved up Yuan Mu's calves and lifted up the hem of her skirt.
When the emperor saw the traces left by the gilded silver seal, his brows furrowed slightly.
He rubbed the red spot and said in a lower voice: "Why don't you take medicine?"
It was just a minor injury at the time, and it would heal quickly if I applied some medicine.
Yuan Mu tilted his neck back, his face flushed slightly, and he looked a little embarrassed: "You didn't agree..."
There was a flicker in her eyes, she looked pitiful and vaguely aggrieved.
"If I don't agree, don't you know how to apply the medicine yourself?" The emperor chuckled. "I've never seen you so timid before."
Yuan Mu didn't say anything, just lowered his eyes.
Her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings.
The emperor stroked her black hair, took out medicine from the secret compartment, spread her knees apart, and bent over to apply the medicine to her personally.
Yuan Mu leaned against the bed. She was afraid of pain and was reluctant to apply the medicine.
I would rather endure it than deal with the injury.
The soles of her feet rested on the emperor's shoulders, and her knees were forced apart.
Yuan Mu is not a girl who is ignorant of the world.
This posture made her feel hot quickly.
The emperor was applying medicine to Yuan Mu and would realize this faster than her.
His brows relaxed, and he put his arm around her slender waist, his voice hoarse: "How have you been these past three months, huh?"
Yuan Mu refused to answer and shook his head, trying to hide.
But the more she hid, the more the emperor pressed her: "Speak."
Yuan Mu's face flushed red, and the corners of his eyes were hot.
However, just when their lips were about to touch, the eunuch hurried in to report: "Your Majesty, the Empress is here to visit you!"
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