Li Qiji led Hua Quan and his entourage, and as they walked, they arrived at Guan Zhiyue's cold palace.
Li Qiji stood to the side with his hands at his sides, glancing at Hua Quan. Who was Hua Quan anyway?
Hua Quan understood everything with just a glance from Li Qiji. Even if Li Qiji bent over to take a dump, Hua Quan would know exactly what he was thinking.
Hua Quan flicked his whisk and scurried up the five steps leading to the Cold Palace.
He reached out and knocked on the vermilion gate.
The eunuch guarding the cold palace opened the small window in the door, and when he saw the person outside, good heavens!
The Emperor has arrived! He quickly opened the gate with a creak and yelled into the courtyard.
Now things are really messed up; the emperor, who originally wanted to sneak in, has now been exposed.
Upon hearing the noise at the door, the palace servants in the courtyard quickly went to find Guan Zhiyue.
At this moment, Guan Zhiyue was full of energy, sitting cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed) next to her, leisurely reading a storybook while cracking melon seeds!
Who would have thought that instead of recuperating in Chengqian Palace, the Emperor would travel all the way to his own Cold Palace to do something like this!
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived!" Bilian Tong reported.
Guan Zhiyue quickly sat up from her half-lying position and said, "Quick, quick, get a broom and clean this room."
Bilian was speechless. She had just told her mistress to throw the sunflower seed shells into the wastebasket, but her mistress said that it would feel better to throw them on the ground!
Now you're all better! That feels so refreshing!
Although Bilian complained, she quickly picked up the broom next to her and began sweeping up the sunflower seed shells in the room.
Just as they finished tidying up the brooms, Li Qiji, along with Hua Quan and his entourage, arrived in the backyard.
Guan Zhiyue got off the kang (a heated brick bed), walked quickly to the courtyard, placed her hands on her sides, slightly bent her knees, and called out in a clear voice, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Alright, get up! How is the Empress feeling today?" Li Qiji reached out and gently helped her up.
Guan Zhiyue stood up and replied with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am now fully recovered. May I ask how Your Majesty's health is?"
"I'm tough-skinned and have already recovered, don't worry!"
"Oh, right, I also have to thank the Empress for sending the pork rib and radish soup! I found that soup to be absolutely delicious!" Li Qiji said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Guan Zhiyue quickly replied, "That's good, that's good. Your Majesty's health is the most important thing!"
"I wonder what the Empress will be having for dinner tonight?" Li Qiji asked.
Guan Zhiyue looked at the sky and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, it's almost dinner time! Wow, the days really fly by!"
"Since Your Majesty has asked, what would Your Majesty like to eat?" Guan Zhiyue asked in return.
Li Qiji thought for a moment and said, "I will eat whatever the Empress makes."
Rosamund Kwan: So this means I have to cook!
Hmph, since you saved my life, I'll take pity on you and cook you a meal.
"In that case, I will do as I please."
Guan Zhiyue glanced at Li Qiji and left the courtyard, heading towards the kitchen with Bilian. Li Qiji wanted to follow, but after thinking about it, he decided to wait.
So he sat down on the kang (heated brick bed) where Guan Zhiyue had just sat.
Li Qiji casually picked up a book that Guan Zhiyue had placed on the kang table. What was it? "The Domineering Prince Falls in Love with Me." He flipped through it again: "The Charming Scholar's Beautiful Bride?" Then, flipping further down: "The Devilish Emperor Falls in Love with Me~~~"
"What books does the Empress read all day long?"
"This is truly indecent, truly indecent!"
Li Qiji picked up the book and started flipping through it, laughing as he did so: "Hahaha, this is so funny, so funny! How can it be so hilarious!"
"Hahaha, isn't this emperor too stupid? His own concubine is having an affair, and he doesn't even know it! He's still being all lovey-dovey with his beloved concubine."
"Hahaha, this is absolutely hilarious."
"Hahaha, this is a green hat, it's absolutely hilarious."
Li Qiji laughed as he read, but then he felt something was off. This emperor... it felt like he was talking about himself!
"The concubine cheated on the emperor, without his knowledge."
"Isn't this me? And the live drama I watched with the Empress? This, this, this..." Li Qiji was instantly speechless.
Hua Quan waited to the side, watching the emperor, who had been laughing heartily one moment, now look worried the next. What on earth was written in this book that could cause his emperor such extreme joy and sorrow?
"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Hua Quan asked cautiously.
Li Qiji looked at Hua Quan, feeling utterly disheartened. The Empress was actually reading such a book; she must be secretly mocking him!
I am suffering so much! I am suffering so much!
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Hua Quan looked at Li Qiji, whose face was becoming increasingly aggrieved, and became very anxious and worried. What exactly happened? He was fine just now.
"Hua Quan, I am suffering so much!" Li Qiji raised his hand to his chest, his face full of heartache!
This really scared Hua Quan. What's wrong with the Emperor? Why is he like this?
"Someone come here, Jiwu, quickly go find the Empress!" Hua Quan shouted.
Li Qiji patted his chest, his heart aching terribly!
Guan Zhiyue was in the kitchen, happily stirring the stir-fried vegetables in the pan, when a palace servant came to report that Jiwu had something to discuss with the Emperor.
"Guard Ji, what has happened?"
"Your Majesty, something has happened to the Emperor! Come with me quickly!" Without saying a word, Ji Wu grabbed Guan Zhiyue's clothes and ran towards the backyard.
When Guan Zhiyue arrived, she saw Li Qiji sitting cross-legged in the spot where she had just been lying, holding a book called "The Devilish Emperor Falls in Love with Me." Guan Zhiyue had read that book before; it was about an emperor being cuckolded by his concubines.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Guan Zhiyue was still holding a spatula in her hand when she saw the Emperor looking over there. Her spatula had fallen to the ground, so she rushed over and snatched the book from his hand.
"Your Majesty, do you think I'm just like the emperor in this storybook, so pitiful!"
Guan Zhiyue touched her nose and then comforted him, "There shouldn't be! After all, that's just a storybook. Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, how could that be!"
"Don't overthink it, it's all just fiction, it's all just fiction!"
Li Qiji hugged Guan Zhiyue tightly, then buried his chin in the crook of her neck and said in a pitiful voice, "Then I'll sleep with you tonight!"
"Your Majesty, you mustn't!"
Before Guan Zhiyue could say anything, Hua Quan shouted out from the side.
Guan Zhiyue pushed away the emperor who was clinging to her, and then said with a look of disgust, "Your Majesty, I think what Eunuch Hua Quan said is absolutely right."
"Hua Quan, do you want to die?" Li Qiji was unwilling to let go of Guan Zhiyue and held her tightly.
Hua Quan muttered to himself, "This servant doesn't want to either, but ever since you started sleeping with the Empress, every single morning before dawn you have to go back to Chengqian Palace to take a cold shower!"
Your servant only thought that Your Majesty's health was not yet fully recovered and that you couldn't withstand the torment of this cold water!
"Are you muttering scriptures over there?" Li Qiji asked.
Hua Quan, shut up! He's not going to say anything more, so just keep going and keep hurting yourself. He doesn't know how to take care of his health at all.
Guan Zhiyue pushed Li Qiji away, picked up the spatula from the ground, and said, "Let's discuss this after dinner!"
Then, without looking back, he picked up the spatula and left.
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