Big Fat Orange felt deeply hurt, as it concerned his dignity as a man, and he couldn't afford to take it lightly.
Having rested enough, he gritted his teeth and rolled over to lie on top of her again.
Only after Sun Miaoqing begged for mercy did he finally release the pent-up anger in his chest.
After the clouds cleared and the rain stopped, Big Fat Orange took a couple of deep breaths. Although his voice was tired, it sounded quite invigorated.
Especially seeing that person who had just been saying one thing but meaning another, now lying weakly to one side, with flushed cheeks and dazed eyes.
The chubby orange cat asked smugly, "How is it? Does my body still need some nourishment?"
Sun Miaoqing couldn't think of anything else at this point; after all, this was her first time using this body. This time, she was completely convinced.
"Your Majesty is vigorous and powerful; I, your concubine, am utterly humbled."
Why is she suddenly acting like she's on steroids? She's still just a green apple in the making.
My waist!
A green, unripe apple?
Da Ju was in a good mood and laughed out loud. When he saw Sun Miaoqing staring at him strangely, he put on his dark face again.
"Since you're tired, go to sleep."
Seeing that the chubby orange had closed its eyes, Sun Miaoqing also prepared to rest.
As soon as she found a comfortable position, two old women came up, wrapped her up, handed her to two eunuchs, and carried her out.
After they were dressed and sent back to Furong Pavilion, it was already late at night. In two hours, they would have to get up to pay their respects to the Empress.
If she received such favor a few more times, she would most likely die suddenly.
No wonder everyone says that serving the emperor is hard work. I used to think it was mentally taxing, but now I realize it's both physically and mentally taxing.
The next day, Sun Miaoqing sat in a small corner of Jingren Palace, and the first thing she saw was Consort Li's dark face.
[Consort Li looks so pale, sitting there awkwardly, not moving about properly. Could it be that her hemorrhoids have flared up?]
[From this perspective, hemorrhoids seem to treat empresses and office workers equally.]
Libi...
What hemorrhoids? She'd never even heard of that!
[Why is Consort Chun moving around so much? Does she also have one? Sigh, this is what they mean by having a mole regardless of age.]
Chun'er was busy eating the pastries on the coffee table when she suddenly heard this. Although she was young, she could sense that something was wrong with what she said.
She was so engrossed in eating that she didn't notice who said it. But seeing how difficult life was in the palace these past few days, she figured she should probably tone it down a bit more.
Xia Changzai's face was so swollen; she didn't want to become the second one.
Seeing that Consort Li was staring intently at her without even blinking, Sun Miaoqing looked back at her openly.
[What's wrong with Consort Li? Is she unhappy because she chose me instead of her yesterday?]
"Surely it's not that serious. With so many concubines, how can you possibly get angry?"
Consort Li was certain that she had not guessed wrong; the voice she had just heard was not someone speaking, but rather the inner thoughts of Consort Cheng.
She was a believer in ghosts and spirits, and the darker her face was, the more terrified she was when she encountered this.
So when she realized that Sun Miaoqing had noticed her, Consort Li turned her head away and found something to do to avoid arousing Sun Miaoqing's suspicion.
Consort Duan was still recuperating and did not attend the morning assembly at Jingren Palace. Consort Qi was the first among the consorts to arrive.
“Cheng Changzai only served the emperor yesterday, yet she has come so early. She is truly diligent.”
Sun Miaoqing said, "Your Highness Consort Qi is too kind. It is a rule established by our ancestors that concubines should pay their respects to the Empress after serving the Emperor."
"Since all of you elder sisters have arrived so early, how dare I claim to be diligent?"
[Even at her advanced age, Consort Qi's voice is still as delicate and charming as a young girl's, which shows how tender and lovely she must have been in her youth.]
She was once favored by the eldest son of the emperor, otherwise she wouldn't have given birth to the third prince.
It's just a pity that he was ultimately schemed against by the Empress and ended up hanging himself from a tree in the southeast, and even the Third Prince...
Consort Qi was so shocked that her mouth hadn't moved at all!
In the midst of the panic, the teacup was knocked to the ground.
Xiu Xia asked, "Your Highness, what happened? Are you injured?"
"Quickly clean up the ground and send someone to fetch the imperial physician."
Consort Qi quickly said, "I'm fine. I just accidentally broke the teacup. There's no need to call the imperial physician."
Xiu Xia looked closely and saw that Consort Qi was indeed not burned, but her clothes were wet.
"Your Majesty's clothes are wet. We should send someone back to fetch a new one quickly. But it's almost time for the morning greetings, and I'm afraid there won't be enough time."
Before Consort Qi could speak, the Empress's voice came from above. "What's wrong? What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
"Get up, everyone."
"Consort Qi, why are your clothes wet?"
Seeing that Consort Qi remained silent and hesitant, Cui Guo explained, "Your Majesty, Consort Qi accidentally broke a teacup just now, which is why she is like this."
The Empress said, "In that case, I have two more clothes that I haven't worn yet. Xiuxia, help Consort Qi go in and change."
"Now that the weather is cold, wearing wet clothes can easily attract illness."
Xiu Xia said, "This servant obeys. Please, Consort Qi."
Consort Qi glanced at the Empress, then at Sun Miaoqing, before following Xiu Xia inside to change her clothes.
She has been by the Empress's side for so many years. The Empress has always been kind and gentle. Would she really harm her?
Compared to a concubine she had just met, she naturally trusted the Empress more.
But the Third Prince was her lifeblood, and she couldn't ignore even the slightest possibility.
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