The emperor had a gloomy face all day.
All the palace maids working in the main palace were on edge. They did everything very carefully, holding their breath and not daring to breathe loudly.
Even Cao Yu's voice dropped several degrees.
Li Wan was punished to copy the palace rules, so she kept her distance from the emperor, stayed outside the palace as much as possible, or found work for herself. In short, she didn't get close to the emperor, so as not to offend him and give him another reason to punish her.
The emperor didn't see Li Wan the whole afternoon and was in an even worse mood.
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That night.
Cao Yu was preparing to help the emperor go to bed.
The emperor looked unhappy: "Where is Li Wanren? I haven't seen her all night."
Cao Yu hurriedly said, "Master, Miss Wan is outside."
The emperor said coldly: "Tell her to get out."
Cao Yu bowed and went out to call Li Wan in.
Li Wan's heart skipped a beat, and he followed Cao Yu into the bedroom. He stood in front of the emperor with his head lowered and said carefully, "Master."
The emperor sat upright on the stool, staring at her with a sullen look on his face: "What are you standing there for? Come and serve me."
Li Wan was stunned and hurried over.
She stood behind the emperor, took off the golden crown on his head, and let down his hair that had been tied up all day.
The emperor stood up from the stool. He was wearing a lavender robe, with long black hair cascading down like a waterfall. His eyes were lazy and carefree, and there was always a hint of calmness in them.
Li Wan walked around from behind him to the front to help him undress. When she raised her head, she met his phoenix eyes that were looking down at her. She looked straight into his eyes and felt that they were dark and deep, with no bottom. She was also bewitched by his beauty and her breathing slowed down.
She paused before continuing.
The emperor lowered his eyes and watched her undress him. His Adam's apple moved, and he asked casually, "What did you say to Qin Lin during the morning court today?"
Li Wan was stunned.
Isn't this matter over? The fine has been paid, why is it being brought up again now?
She complained in her heart, and then said, "It was just a few words."
The emperor was depressed.
I just said a few words and you laughed like that?
The emperor frowned and asked, "What do you think of Qin Lin?"
Li Wan looked up at the emperor in confusion, his hands moving constantly, and asked, "Master, what do you mean?"
The emperor said expressionlessly: "I heard that there are many women outside the palace who admire him."
Li Wan was a little confused about the emperor's thoughts. Why did he suddenly gossip with her? Qin Lin was not young anymore. Could it be that the emperor wanted to match him up with someone? Li Wan thought about it and said, "Guard Qin has a distinguished family background and is now valued by you, the master. In addition, Guard Qin himself is also handsome, so naturally there are many women who admire him."
Qin Lin is the second son of General Qin and a close confidant of the emperor, so his future is naturally bright.
When she said he was handsome, it was an implicit statement. Not only outside the palace, but even inside the palace, there were many people who secretly admired Qin Lin.
Every time Cuizhu talks about Qin Lin, she looks like she is about to faint, which shows how charming she is.
A cool, handsome man like Qin Lin with high martial arts skills is extremely attractive in any era, not to mention his prominent family background and bright future.
After hearing this, the emperor felt more suffocated in his chest and his face darkened.
As she said, Qin Lin came from a prominent family and was handsome, so many women admired him. Could she be one of them?
Otherwise, why would he always look for opportunities to talk to Qin Lin?
Yes.
She said that after the matter was accomplished, she would let him let her out of the palace.
By that time, she would be an old maid and had left the palace, so it would definitely be difficult for her to get married. So, was that why she had her eyes on Qin Lin?
The more the emperor thought about it, the more he believed that was the case.
The more I think about it, the more depressed I feel.
The Queen Mother sent her here to develop a relationship with him, but she went off to develop a relationship with Qin Lin. Where did she put him?
Is she blind?
He has a distinguished family background. Who has a distinguished family background like him?
In terms of appearance, is he not as good as Qin Lin?
"How do I compare to Qin Lin?"
Out of the blue, these words came out of the emperor's mouth.
The emperor himself was startled and then became inexplicably nervous.
Li Wan looked at him in surprise, blinked, and then said, "Master, what are you talking about? How can Guard Qin compare to you? How noble are you?"
The emperor had already asked the question, so he might as well get to the bottom of it. He said with an uneasy face, "What if we put aside our identities? How do I compare to Qin Lin?"
The pair of phoenix eyes did not look at Li Wan, but passed over her head and fell on a certain place casually, as if he did not care about the result at all.
But the slightly clenched fingers inside his wide sleeves revealed that he was concerned and even a little nervous.
Li Wan thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what others think. But from my point of view, Guard Qin is indeed handsome and elegant, but he is not the type I like. Compared to Guard Qin, I still like your handsome appearance more."
The emperor's frustration and resentment were instantly relieved.
Instead, there was a strange and strange throbbing sensation.
She likes him?
The emperor felt something was not right. His heart was beating very fast and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. However, his face was calm and expressionless, and there was no sign of anything unusual.
Li Wan took off the outer robe along the emperor's arm, and when she got to the bottom, she lightly rubbed the back of the emperor's hand with the back of her finger.
It was just a slight touch, so slight that it seemed like you wouldn't even notice it if you didn't pay attention.
The emperor's whole body froze, as if an electric current was running through the back of his hand and rushing into his chest at an extremely fast speed. His heart contracted twice due to the stimulation, and then beat faster. His throat suddenly became dry, and his limbs became stiff, allowing Li Wan to do whatever he wanted.
Li Wan asked the emperor to sit on the bed and half-knelt down to take off his boots.
Far from having an unpleasant smell, the emperor's boots actually had a fragrance. His clothes and boots were all fumigated with imperial spices and were changed every day, which made Li Wan feel a little better.
The emperor lay down on the bed and coughed softly: "Pour me a cup of tea."
Li Wan went to the outer room and brought over some tea.
The emperor stood up and drank.
Li Wan took the teacup to the outer room, and when she came back she said to the emperor, "My lord, please have a rest. I'll take my leave." As she spoke, she was about to draw down the bed curtain.
The emperor stared at her and said, "I don't want to sleep yet. Go get a book and read to me."
Li Wan said, "I will ask Eunuch Cao to come in and read it to the master."
The emperor frowned and said, "I gave you a task, and you pushed it to someone else?"
Li Wan said helplessly: "I still have to go back and copy the palace rules. It's already late now. If it's any later, I won't be able to sleep tonight."
The emperor said, "Forget it. You don't need to copy the palace rules. Go get the book and read it to me."
Li Wan blinked and immediately asked, "Your Majesty, what do you want to hear? I'll go get it."
The emperor snorted and said, "I think you are just lazy and don't want to copy the palace rules."
Li Wan said innocently: "If I say no, it would be deceiving the king."
The emperor asked, "Why do I feel that you are becoming more and more courageous now?"
Li Wan smiled, her almond-shaped eyes were dark and sparkling as she looked at the emperor: "Because I feel that you are a kind master, not as scary as I imagined before, so I can't help but feel close to you."
Plop, plop.
My chest began to feel restless again.
The emperor said sternly, "Go get the book now! It's almost dawn."
Li Wan took the book, held it in her hands, and sat on the footstool under the bed to read to the emperor. Her voice was gentle and her tone was soft, which easily made people relax.
While Li Wan was concentrating on reading, the emperor lying on the bed was not listening to her attentively at all. He could not help but look at her. Her fair and beautiful face was shrouded in a soft light. She lowered her head and lowered her eyes. She looked peaceful and beautiful, which was reassuring.
He had never looked at her so carefully before. She was indeed very beautiful, with no faults to be found in her.
The emperor seemed to no longer have the disgust he had for her before, and even found her more pleasing and more beautiful the more he looked at her.
The emperor fell asleep without knowing when.
Li Wan closed the book, stood up, lowered the bed curtains, blew out all the candles in the room, leaving only one, and then tiptoed out.
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The next day.
After a night's sleep, the emperor woke up feeling refreshed, all of the gloom from yesterday.
The palace servants all breathed a sigh of relief.
Even Cao Yu relaxed a little.
After breakfast, the emperor prepared to attend the morning court.
Walking out of the hall, he looked at Qin Lin and Li Wan who were following him. He paused and glanced at Li Wan: "You don't need to follow me today." As he spoke, his eyes swept over Qin Lin again.
Qin Lin had a blank expression on his face, without any ripples on his face.
Cao Yu was secretly delighted.
Li Wanjian was very happy that she didn't have to go to court. Going to court was too boring for her, and she had to stand for an hour or two.
The emperor and Cao Yu are not here.
She is the one who makes the decision about whether to be the queen.
Li Wan has made many friends during this period. Except for Cao Yu, all the palace maids in Ganzheng Palace have accepted her. She has become very comfortable in Ganzheng Palace.
As soon as the emperor left, the palace servants began to clean the halls.
Li Wan had nothing to do anyway, so she helped with some chores. After she was done, she thought about going back to the West Palace to eat something.
When Cuizhu saw her, she came over immediately and said, "My lord, Concubine Yi has just sent a palace maid to give you a gift."
She didn't know when she changed the way she addressed Li Wan from Miss Wan to Master.
Li Wan followed in and took a look.
Concubine Yi gave her a jade bracelet of very fine water color and a pair of hairpins, which were very valuable.
Li Wan touched the bracelet on her wrist. The one given by Yipin was even better than the one on her wrist. As expected, Yipin was very wealthy and had invested a lot of money. She asked, "Did you leave a message?"
Cuizhu said, "I just want you to go to Concubine Yi's palace when you are free."
Li Wan smiled and said, "Put it away."
Cuizhu was packed and put into Li Wan's small storeroom. She was naturally happy. Even Concubine Yi had to send things over, obviously because her master was becoming more and more valued by the Emperor.
Li Wan said she wanted to eat something.
Cuizhu went to give instructions to the small kitchen.
In the past, Li Wan's three meals a day were the same as those of the palace maids in the main palace. If Cuizhu made any requests, she would be ridiculed. But now things are different. As long as Li Wan wants to eat something, she just needs to tell the kitchenette and the kitchenette will prepare it for her.
The emperor's attitude towards Li Wan improved day by day.
Anyone with eyes could see it, but Cao Yu was the only one who firmly believed that the emperor did it on purpose to confuse the enemy.
Li Wan finally got a chance to rest.
Finally, I don’t have to get up early or serve anyone.
She had a good sleep and just got up when Concubine Yi sent someone to call her over.
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