Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Palace Maid's Forty-Four Days
Shen Qing always took things one step at a time, but he could never have anticipated a situation like this.
Fortunately, she is now the Queen's person, and the other concubines don't have to feel that she is a threat, because the Emperor has no precedent of taking palace maids as concubines. If he really likes her, would he keep her by the Crown Prince's side?
The emperor does everything according to his will. Even though she dares not show it on her face, she is complaining in her heart.
In this situation, she couldn't get away with it, the only ones who could were the influential masters in the Cining Palace.
Shen Qing raised his eyes tremblingly and glanced at the queen, his eyes showing resentment and hope, his mouth pursed, and he seemed to be at a loss.
Begging for mercy pitifully.
The emotion is right, but the person using it is wrong.
Ji Chen closed his eyes, emotions swirling in his eyes.
The Queen smiled slightly and observed the Emperor's attitude. She was still thinking that Shen Qing seemed to be alive, but in the blink of an eye, Shen Qing destroyed this subtle atmosphere with a stroke of genius.
But...she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, raised her chin slightly, and felt contented.
It was a strange feeling. Even though he looked pitiful and fragile, she didn't feel annoyed.
She just felt that her kindness to Shen Qing was worth it.
But in this way, Shen Qing also missed the opportunity. If she had struck while the iron was hot, she might have become a concubine in the harem. What's the point of being a palace maid? It's better to become a master. She can fight openly and honestly. For the queen herself, she also got a useful chess piece on the chessboard of the harem.
The Queen cleared her throat, smiled, and said softly, "Shen Qing was my personal maid before, so it's normal for the Emperor to remember her. I also had a maid called Qingyu by my side before, and the Emperor also remembered her name. It's a bit surprising that the Concubine Xian is making a fuss about this."
Shen Qing is hers, so she has to protect him.
The virtuous concubine glanced at the queen, then looked at the emperor, but she could not tell what the emperor meant at this moment, so she stopped talking.
Shen Qing looked at the queen with a gleam in his eyes and his lips curled up unconsciously.
What's the point of betting on the emperor's favor? The queen's favor is more stable for her.
She didn't believe that the Queen would forget their past just because the Emperor remembered her name. Even in feudal society, the Queen and she were just master and servant, and their relationship could only be described as master and servant.
If the queen really disliked her, that would be understandable. At that time, she would not be so timid and do nothing, but would use any means to climb up.
But the Queen's attitude to protect her was clear, so she would not take a more difficult path.
Even though the other concubines were afraid, they retracted their gazes after hearing the queen's words.
Staring at her for too long will only make you feel annoyed, and the little palace maid's beauty will not change.
Why make yourself feel upset?
They looked at the emperor with vague eyes, hoping that the emperor would not take this maid into the harem on a whim. Otherwise, with one more strong rival, their already scarce favor would become even more scarce.
Fortunately, the emperor's response just now seemed more like a casual response to Concubine Xian's question, and then he turned to talk about the eldest prince, as if he didn't care much about what happened just now.
The Queen Mother said: "Noble He has been pregnant with the dragon offspring for six months. The Emperor and Empress should pay more attention to it."
The Queen looked at the Queen Mother in confusion, wondering what she meant by mentioning Concubine He.
Noble Lady He is hers. Even though she has the eldest prince now, she will not take action against Noble Lady He. She usually focuses on comforting and rewarding her, and will not do anything wrong to alienate Noble Lady He from her.
There was destined not to be a child in the palace. Besides, she was not a naturally vicious person. The only time she took action, she hurt her own body. She would not allow a concubine to become pregnant.
Upon hearing this, Ji Chen ordered someone to prepare some rewards and send them to Ninghui Garden.
Since Concubine He fell in the Imperial Garden, she has been staying in Ninghui Garden to take care of her pregnancy, and the Empress has exempted her from paying respects.
When the Queen saw this, she also rewarded Concubine He with some things.
After paying respects in the Cining Palace, Shen Qing stayed beside the Queen and did not forget to ask the wet nurse to wrap up the eldest prince well as it was freezing cold, so as to prevent the prince from getting cold.
The Queen rode on the Phoenix Sedan and said, "Give Can'er to me. I will take him back to Kunning Palace. The road is slippery, don't let the eldest prince fall."
Then she said to the eldest prince in a gentle voice, "Come here, Can'er, let your mother hold you."
The wet nurse handed the eldest prince to the queen. The eldest prince recognized the queen and was very well behaved in the queen's arms.
The group fell behind the Phoenix Chariot.
After returning to Kunning Palace, before Shen Qing sat down, Qian Ji appeared in front of her and invited her to go to Qianqing Palace.
Needless to say, it was the emperor's order.
But the people in Kunning Palace were not alarmed. Qian Ji came privately to summon her.
Thinking of the emperor, Shen Qing couldn't help but think of what happened in the Cining Palace in the morning. At that time, the emperor glanced at her before responding to the virtuous concubine's matter, making her the target of public criticism.
As an emperor, he would not be insensitive to Concubine Xian's words. If one had to find out the reason, it was probably because he was unhappy.
After looking at her, he felt unhappy... Shen Qing touched his neck guiltily. No way, are you so sharp-eyed?
Is it really obvious that she didn't wear beads?
Shen Qing blinked at Qian Ji and pleaded, "I'll get my things and then I'll go with you."
Qian Ji smiled, but was merciless: "His Majesty said that the girl must be brought over in the same condition as before."
Shen Qing immediately became dejected. He said it so clearly, he must have discovered that she was being lazy.
How to prove that she slacked off on this day?
Since she didn't take the emperor's orders seriously, it's no wonder that she was being bullied.
Shen Qing couldn't laugh, and said solemnly, "Let's go."
Qian Ji brought Shen Qing out.
Before going to the Qianqing Palace, Shen Qing was in a depressed mood, but even so, she did not forget to organize sophistry in her mind.
She would grab hold of any glimmer of hope and expand it into a ray of sunshine.
Entering the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Shen Qing's first impression was silence. It was so quiet that it made people feel uneasy and scared. Don't the palace maids in the Palace of Heavenly Purity breathe?
Shen Qing glanced at him and looked at Qian Ji.
Those eyes were just slightly puzzled, but vivid enough to let people know what she was confused about.
Qian Ji realized that she was asking, where is the emperor?
Qian Ji said: "The emperor is in the bedroom, you can go inside, the emperor does not allow others to enter."
Shen Qing understood that not allowing others to enter meant that he was very angry.
It seems that the beads are of great importance to the emperor. Now that she has treated the beads poorly, the emperor is going to hold her accountable.
So after entering, she had to apologize first to reduce the emperor's anger.
Shen Qing walked towards the bedroom, got closer, pushed open the tightly closed door, turned around and closed it, blocking any possible view from the outer hall.
She took a deep breath and walked inside.
This time, it was easy to find where the emperor was.
On the dragon bed.
The boots were thrown on the ground one after another. Ji Chen on the bed was still wearing the clothes he wore in the Cining Palace, but his clothes were loose and half of the quilt was draped over him. He was lying on the dragon bed with his eyes open, staring upwards, thinking about something puzzling.
It was not until the bedroom door opened that he looked at the person who came in.
Shen Qing had completely forgotten about the formalities at this time. She walked to the front of the dragon bed in small steps, slid down on her knees, and began to plead guilty without waiting for Ji Chen to speak: "I am guilty!"
Ji Chen's expression eased a little.
Shen Qingyu spoke in a string: "I didn't mean to not wear the emperor's beads. I was really busy and confused yesterday, and forgot about my purse. I had to go to the Cining Palace in the morning, so I didn't remember it for a while. When I remembered it, I was already on the way to the Cining Palace, and there was no way to go back to get it. After returning from the Cining Palace, I wanted to find the beads and wear them on my body, but Your Majesty knew about this matter..."
"I was reckless and failed to live up to the trust of the Emperor. I really deserve to die. Please give me a chance to make amends."
Shen Qing rested his head on his folded hands, not noticing that Ji Chen's expression, which had just relaxed, suddenly sank again.
He only noticed that Shen Qing didn't wear the hairpin he gave her, so he responded to Concubine Xian's words in the Cining Palace for some unknown reason.
Afterwards, not asking him for help was the source of his current unhappiness.
Even after returning to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he was still in low spirits, so he asked Qian Ji to call someone over. He hadn't decided what to do yet, but at least he had to take off the annoying jade hairpin.
Ji Chen thought about it and felt that Shen Qing was hateful, the jade hairpin was hateful, and the person who gave the jade hairpin was even more hateful.
He wanted Shen Qing to sincerely admit his mistakes and be humble and pitiful...
However, no one expected that Shen Qingxian would reveal the matter of the jade beads out of guilt.
There was no sound from above for a long time. Shen Qing was puzzled. Suddenly, she realized that her jade hairpin was pulled out and thrown to the ground, and the sound of jade breaking was heard.
Immediately, part of her hair came loose and spread on her back.
Shen Qing's heart skipped a beat, her mind was a mess, she could no longer focus on the broken hairpin, her mind was filled with thoughts, was it possible that the Emperor wanted to have sex with her here?
It's not Shen Qing's fault for having wild thoughts. The elements are all present: the bed, the emperor, the beauty, and the beauty's loose hair.
It would be counterintuitive for nothing to happen.
Shen Qing looked up cautiously and met Ji Chen's dark gaze.
Shen Qing bit her lip, and Ji Chen reached out his hand to brush away the hair that was rubbing against her cheek. Because of this action, Shen Qing had to raise her head to avoid Ji Chen's hand, and her back slowly straightened up.
They were close at this moment, but not that close.
Ji Chen put his arms around Shen Qing's waist and brought her up like he did yesterday, but unlike last time, this time, Shen Qing fell directly into Ji Chen's arms.
With her legs still curled up, she lowered her head and knelt on Ji Chen.
Before Shen Qing could say anything, she was hugged by a pair of hands and forced to look up. Ji Chen's thumb fell on her cheek, and the rest of his fingers went into her hair, and then they began to kiss.
Shen Qing opened his eyes wide in shock, but saw that Ji Chen had closed his eyes and even stretched out his...
It all happened so fast that people had no time to react, so when Ji Chen licked her lips, she immediately separated her lips and teeth.
This was not a good reaction, but Ji Chen seemed to think that he had her permission and became more intense.
He looked vicious, as if he wanted to take revenge for past disregard.
In the end, Shen Qing couldn't even open her eyes to complain. Her eyes were dazed and she was forced to endure the kiss, which had already used up all her strength. She couldn't respond or stop it.
Ji Chen moved one hand to the back of her head, pressing her down to prevent her from moving away, and put another hand around her waist to prevent her from softening.
After Ji Chen finished kissing her, all Shen Qing could do was lie in his arms with his mouth open, trying hard to breathe in fresh air.
It’s confirmed, the emperor really wants to sleep with her!
It wasn't her illusion at all before.
If the emperor didn't take the initiative to send out signals, how could she, a palace maid, have such wild thoughts?
Ji Chenyi didn't want to pretend anymore. It was easier to hook people than to approach their relatives directly. All of Shen Qing's emotions just now were caused by him. He was the only one she was thinking about. This was good.
He likes it very much.
So he held Shen Qing, who had rested, in his arms, bowed his head and said, "How about being my talent?"
The emperor's clothes were rubbing against his skin, but at this point, there was no point in being picky.
Shen Qing answered clearly: "I don't want to."
Without the slightest hesitation.
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