Chapter 467 Mutual Satisfaction
The carriage slowly left the palace, and the Sixth Prince looked out curiously. This was the first time he had left the palace since he could remember.
"Mom, it's so fun outside." The Sixth Prince took the carriage.
"We'll see the real outside soon. We can't see it here yet. You can take your own carriage later. Your friends are still here." Shen Chuliu said lazily.
"Mother, don't you want me to sit here?" The Sixth Prince pouted.
"Are you going to act pitiful again?" Shen Chuliu slapped his butt.
The Sixth Prince chuckled: "Isn't it good that I want to accompany you?"
"That's fine, but what about your unrestrained heart? If you don't have to accompany me, why do I need you to accompany me?" Shen Chuliu smiled at him.
The Sixth Prince was attached to his own mother and made a fuss for a while. Then, when the carriage slowed down after turning a corner, he was carried by the guards to his own carriage.
"Our Sixth Prince has grown a lot in the past six months." Zhemei said.
"Indeed, it's time to grow taller." Shen Chuliu lay down: "I'll sleep for a while."
Zhemei agreed and pulled the blanket over her.
It was not cold in the carriage. Although there were windows with curtains, there was a charcoal brazier inside and a blanket, so it was quite warm.
The carriage was very large, and Shen Chuliu slept very comfortably.
When I woke up, I found that I hadn’t reached my stop yet.
They were going to Liaochengfu, where there was a temporary palace that was built when the previous emperor first ascended the throne. The emperor had not been there for all these years, but he sent people to repair it last year.
It would take at least three days to travel from the Imperial City to Liaocheng. Now, with so many carriages and horses, as well as women and children, it would inevitably take even longer, about five days. And we couldn't stop anywhere along the way, only at noon and in the evening.
We stopped for lunch at noon and slept in tents at night.
Yes, although it gets colder the further north you go, we can only stay in tents because there are too many of us and no city can accommodate the emperor.
In other words, the specifications are insufficient.
It would be better to use a tent outside.
Although it was cold, we brought enough charcoal and replenished supplies along the way, so we were able to make do.
Although the tent is not as warm as a house, it has wooden boards prepared in advance as the base, which can still keep out some of the cold.
They tried hard to light the fire and managed to keep the house alive.
"Master, please wear a cloak. It's too cold here. You are not used to it." Zhemei is from the north, but she has been in the palace for many years and is no longer used to it.
Shen Chuliu sat by the fire wearing a thick cloak: "It's okay, I'll be fine after drinking some hot soup. You guys go check on Yan'er, don't let them get cold."
"We went to the Lantern Festival, and there were several braziers there. The main purpose was to check on the two little masters. They are all children, so they shouldn't catch a cold." Zhemei said.
No one dared to deduct the Sixth Prince's things. I was just worried that the two companions lived far away. What if there was not enough charcoal if no one was watching over them? They would be freezing if they stayed outside for a night.
After the examination, the meal was ready. Since it was outside, it was naturally not as good as the palace. Shen Chuliu only had six dishes and a soup.
But the food was not bad. Shen Chuliu was also hungry. After dinner and washing up, he lay down in the quilt. It was really cold and he didn't want to do anything.
So when the emperor sent someone to invite her, she boldly said, "Please tell the emperor that I feel a little unwell and cannot sleep with you, so I will not go."
Laba listened and wondered what was going on, but he didn't dare to say anything more, so he just responded and went back to answer.
In the emperor's tent, Qi Yixiu looked at Laba several times and said, "Are you feeling unwell? Have you called the imperial physician?"
"Your Majesty, I saw that she didn't cry. Maybe Your Majesty is feeling a little unwell and will be fine after lying down for a while?" Laba asked in confusion.
Qi Yixiu smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'll go take a look."
He probably understood what was going on.
Is this woman lazy or cold? It takes a few steps to get over there.
When Qi Yixiu walked over wearing a cloak, Shen Chuliu was almost asleep.
She heard the servants greeting her in a daze, and when she opened her eyes, Qi Yixiu had already walked over the screen.
"What's wrong with my beloved concubine?"
Shen Chuliu was confused and annoyed: "Brain."
Qi Yixiu laughed: "Why are you so lazy? You didn't even go when I asked you to?"
"Your Majesty, are you still blaming me for deceiving you? I really am not feeling well." Shen Chuliu buried herself in the quilt, leaving only her eyes exposed, acting coquettishly.
Qi Yixiu shook his head: "Bring me some water to wash my hands."
Chi Su and others hurriedly helped the emperor take off his cloak and wash his hands and face.
The emperor was then served ginger tea.
Here now, no matter how dedicated the emperor was, he was too lazy to do anything and simply went to bed.
After all, he is a man, with much more vigorous energy and blood, and he feels warm as soon as he gets on the bed.
Shen Chuliu shamelessly stuck to her and sighed with comfort.
Her body did warm up after a while, but she was still far from being as warm as Qi Yixiu, especially her feet which were still cold.
Qi Yixiu hissed at her coldness, but did not ask her to leave.
"Be patient, it will be fine when we get there in a few days." Qi Yixiu said, "Put up another charcoal basin."
"Don't put it on display. There are already quite a few of them. It will be the same if there are more. You will fall asleep soon." Shen Chuliu said.
Qi Yixiu waved his hands. To be honest, he didn’t feel that cold.
With the idea of getting the upper hand without taking advantage of the bastard, Shen Chuliu curled herself up in the emperor's arms. Apart from anything else, the warming effect was really good.
She was already sleepy, and after talking with the emperor for a while, she spoke incoherently. When Qi Yixiu looked down, he saw that the woman in his arms had fallen asleep.
Perhaps because he was warm, he slept comfortably and stretched out.
Qi Yixiu smiled, reached out and touched her face a few times, then closed his eyes, and was not reluctant to hug her tightly.
In Concubine Shun's tent, a maid came in and said, "Master, the lights are off over there."
"Go to sleep." Concubine Shun yawned.
"Master, you have a chance if you come out now." The palace maid Zhen'er said carefully.
Concubine Shun waved her hand: "Don't bother me, go to sleep."
She didn't dare to think about it. If those people didn't say it, she would kill herself. What's more, if the emperor could favor her, would he wait until she was so old to come?
Zhen'er didn't dare to say anything more and helped her lie down to sleep.
Shen Chuliu didn't know whether others were cold or not. She slept soundly while hugging the emperor. In the second half of the night, she turned her back to the emperor. Maybe the emperor got used to hugging her? Or maybe the emperor didn't feel warm enough, so he just held her in his arms. They slept until it was almost time to set off.
He got up in a hurry, before daybreak, had a quick breakfast and got on the carriage.
As soon as Shen Chuliu went upstairs, he fell asleep again.
There's no way, the carriage is actually warmer than the tent.
This lasted for four or five days. The emperor didn't know whether he felt sorry for Shen Chuliu's coldness or whether he found pleasure in it. He would take the initiative to come to Shen Chuliu's tent every night to sleep with her.
The emperor didn't do anything outside, so he still had some moral integrity.
They were content with each other just sleeping together every day.
(End of this chapter)
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