After returning from Yu Wan'er's place, Ye Jinyun went back to his room to take a nap.
Women in ancient times had nothing fun to do, and they spent their days playing the piano and embroidering. Ye Jinyun had no interest in these things, and she had been accustomed to reading and sleeping to kill time since she was a child.
Ye Jinyun slept until the evening. Because he slept for a long time, his whole body was very soft. He leaned on Qing'er and acted coquettishly, refusing to get up.
Yin Zhu found it quite funny to see his new master clinging to Qing'er like a child, so he coaxed her:
"My lady, the imperial kitchen has sent someone to deliver dinner. Please get up quickly and eat something."
When he heard that it was time for dinner, Ye Jinyun immediately became much more sober. He put on his clothes and got out of bed. He took the towel handed to him by Yin Zhu, wiped his face, and went straight to the dining table.
The dishes for dinner were also extremely rich and delicious. Ye Jinyun ate a lot. She didn't have to worry about gaining weight, so she ate all the delicious food with an open stomach.
After the meal, they took a walk in the yard. Then, returning to the inner hall, Yin Zhu ordered someone to prepare hot water. He and Qing'er helped Ye Jinyun take a bath.
After bathing and changing into clean clothes, Ye Jinyun sat on the couch, waiting for the palace maid to dry his hair.
The palace maids held Ye Jinyun's black hair in their hands and warmed it inch by inch. They felt that the master's hair was as silky as silk, making people unable to help but linger it between their fingers.
Today is the first day for all the newcomers to enter the palace. Everyone in the palaces and halls is eagerly waiting to see who the emperor will choose to sleep with him first tonight.
Ye Jinyun dried his hair and sat on the couch reading a book. Yin Zhu came in and reported that the emperor had summoned Concubine Chu to sleep with him tonight. Ye Jinyun waved his hand to indicate that he understood and continued to read the book in his hand with relish.
Seeing Ye Jinyun so calm, Yin Zhu couldn't help but look up to her. In this deep palace, one has to be able to endure loneliness in order to live a stable life.
Compared to Ye Jinyun's calmness, the other people in the palace were not so calm. Many people gritted their teeth, jealous that Concubine Chu was the first to get the emperor's favor.
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In Chunlan Palace, Chu Mingrou sent away the eunuch who came to deliver a message, and the palace maids in the palace came forward to congratulate her.
Chu Mingrou was also very happy in her heart. It seemed that the emperor still treated her specially. Although there were reasons related to her sister, it was probably because he was interested in her that he made her the first to serve him in bed.
She called a maid to help her bathe with flower petals, applied fragrant perfume on her body, and dressed up carefully. Then she took the Fengluan Chun'en carriage and went to Chengqian Palace where the emperor was.
Chu Mingrou entered Chengqian Palace. The palace maid led her to the emperor's bedroom and then left, leaving Chu Mingrou alone sitting on the dragon bed, lowering her head and waiting for the emperor to arrive with a shy look on her face.
After a while, she heard the door creak open, and a pair of dark black satin boots embroidered with golden dragon patterns appeared in her sight. Chu Mingrou quickly knelt down beside the bed and greeted:
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."
"Get up." Mo Qiyuan said expressionlessly.
Then he told Chu Mingrou to wait in the hall, turned and went into the bathroom to let the palace maid help her bathe.
He quickly finished washing and came out, wearing a loose robe, his wet hair hanging on both sides, his strong chest muscles were faintly visible with his movements, and he looked extremely evil.
After dismissing the palace maids, he walked to the dragon bed and looked at the face in front of him that looked like the imperial concubine. He curled his lips:
"It's getting late, my dear, let's go to bed."
Then the room was filled with spring beauty.
The palace servants outside the palace gate stood obediently and did their job, as if they were unaware of the sounds coming from inside.
After about half an hour, the sound of a water bell was heard from inside, and everyone seemed to wake up from a dream and started to act on their own.
Chen Fuquan entered the hall and saw that the emperor had already gotten off the dragon bed and gone into the bathroom to take care of himself. Concubine Chu was lying on the dragon bed with a flushed face and sweat dripping down her face.
He quickly ordered someone to help her dress and arranged for a sedan chair to take her back to Chunlan Palace.
Looking at the woman being helped out by the palace maid, Chen Fuquan shook his head in his heart. The emperor had been practicing martial arts for many years, so he was in good health and had great energy. In the past, if he was in high spirits, he would ask for water several times a night.
But today it was hastily finished in half an hour. It seems that the imperial concubine's sister does not win the emperor's favor. The emperor probably only did it for the imperial concubine's sake.
He put his thoughts aside, ordered the palace maids to quickly prepare the dragon bed, and then turned into the bathroom to serve the emperor.
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