It is dangerous to choose sides, and neither side is right.

Moreover, the two stood on the same side.

Nanzhi said: "I will listen to your majesty and the queen, and the queen has stopped taking the medicine."

Emperor: "Medicine, what medicine?"

Then he realized what was happening, frowned, and said, "So you came to tell me something about equal treatment just to stop taking the medicine?"

Concubine Jiang also did it for her own benefit.

Nanzhi shook her head and said, "I will listen to your majesty and your majesty. If your majesty and your majesty allow me to drink the medicine, I will drink it. If they don't allow me to drink it, I won't drink it."

The emperor asked back: "Then do you want to drink?"

He moved his ears, wanting to hear what she was thinking.

Nanzhi thought about it carefully, frowning, "I'll drink."

Emperor: "Why do you want to drink?"

Nanzhi: "Your Majesty and the Queen already have a child, so there is no need for me to bear a child."

In some cases, concubines are simply there to help their mistresses give birth to children, which is a form of surrogacy.

The family wants to expand, how many children can a woman like the mistress have?

The emperor was satisfied. "Well, keep drinking. I have the final say on when to stop."

He pinched the soft flesh on Nanzhi's face and said, "If you make me happy, I will reward you with a son or a daughter."

Nanzhi nodded, "Okay."

The emperor immediately looked at the copybook on the table. The handwriting on it was unfamiliar and crooked, just like the handwriting of a child practicing calligraphy.

The emperor was somewhat surprised and asked, "Are you practicing calligraphy?"

Nanzhi nodded, a little embarrassedly said: "My handwriting is not good, so I need to learn more."

The emperor looked at him and asked, "Why are you thinking about practicing calligraphy?"

Nanzhi said, "Sister Lin's calligraphy is extremely beautiful. I envy her very much. She also copied scriptures."

"If I have any wishes in the future, I will copy the Buddhist scriptures myself and offer them to the Buddha to show my sincerity."

The emperor was not interested in anything Buddhist, and he knew that these things were useless.

He said disdainfully: "Buddha doesn't care about worldly affairs. If you have any problem, you might as well ask me for help, and I will fulfill your wish."

Nanzhi just said: "There are always regrets in the world, which cannot be achieved by human power."

Emperor: "What is your wish?"

Can you have a baby without taking the medicine?

Nanzhi shook her head. "I don't have any wishes now. I am already very satisfied. Being by your Majesty's side, I don't have to worry about food and drink. It's good."

The emperor didn't care much and said, "You are content."

Even if you are satisfied now, you will never be satisfied in the future. People’s desires are endless. If you have one, you will want two, three, a hundred, or even ten million…

Endless and insatiable desires.

Nanzhi sat down and began to practice calligraphy as if no one was around. The emperor drank tea and watched her practice without disturbing her.

The light shone on her as she wrote stroke by stroke, very seriously, calmly and reservedly. Although she was not a stunning beauty, looking at her now, she was surprisingly peaceful and moving.

The emperor's heart also calmed down.

After an unknown amount of time, the emperor said, "It's getting late, take a rest."

Nanzhi then put down her pen and tidied the table, saying embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I'm stupid and I haven't been able to write well even after practicing for a long time."

Emperor: "You don't need to practice these, they are useless."

Nanzhi: "That being said, I also want to write good calligraphy. I want to serve the Buddha with all my heart."

The emperor was somewhat curious and asked, "What exactly are you asking for that you are so serious about it?"

Are you seeking grace, wealth and honor, or constant grace?

When you pray to gods and Buddhas, all you are asking for is your desires.

Nanzhi: "I don't know." [I ask for your Majesty's peace and happiness.]

The emperor raised his eyebrows and wanted to say that she was insincere, but these were his true feelings and he didn't say them out loud.

Many people say one thing and mean another. They say they care about feelings, but in their hearts they are only concerned about business.

Just believe it for now.

Although the emperor was skeptical, he raised his lips, took Nanzhi's hand, and said, "I am happy now. Tell me your wish and I will agree to it."

Even without taking medicine.

The emperor thought about it and felt that it would not be a big deal even if Concubine Jiang had a child.

Concubine Jiang's family background is humble and she has no support. It would be nice if she had a child, and it would be even better if it was a princess.

"Speak boldly, I will agree to everything you say."

Nanzhi shook her head, "Your Majesty, I have no wish. I will keep this wish."

The emperor glanced down at her face and nodded, "Alright."

The two of them lay on the bed. Surprisingly, the emperor did not do anything but talked to Nanzhi, and the topic was quite dangerous, "What do you think of the queen?"

Nanzhi said without thinking: "The Queen is a very good person. She is also very kind to the concubines in the harem. She has never punished them and is very forgiving and magnanimous."

The emperor sighed: "That's not what I meant."

Nanzhi was confused and didn't understand.

However, she quickly added: "I am extremely lucky to be able to live under the protection of your Majesty and your Majesty."

The emperor accepted her compliment calmly and felt so.

If it weren't for his magnanimity, these women in the harem would have been driven out of the palace long ago.

Although she was driven out of the palace before, she was brought back.

The emperor played with a strand of Nanzhi's hair and said in a muffled voice, "Jiang Concubine, who can I trust in this palace?"

Nanzhi: "Your Majesty can trust me."

"You..." The emperor laughed and said nothing more.

The emperor was willing to favor her because she was simpler than the women in the harem.

After being given some color, I really feel that I can be trusted.

The emperor’s trust, what a heavy word. How is it possible for a woman in the harem to gain the emperor’s trust?

Nanzhi heard the emperor's mocking laughter, but seemed not to notice anything and started laughing too.

The emperor couldn't help laughing. Simplicity has its merits, but in this harem, this kind of simplicity is extremely precious.

The queen used to be like this, what a pity that she has become vulgar now.

I don't know why, I was so flustered and completely lost my calm demeanor.

Queens in the past would not be like this.

Alas, when talking about the past, the emperor couldn't help but sigh.

Nanzhi reached out and smoothed his brow, "Your Majesty, don't frown."

The emperor grabbed her wrist and said, "You are very brave to dare to do it."

Nanzhi pulled back, and the emperor grabbed her hand, feeling the calluses on her palms and the rough skin on her knuckles, and said casually, "It must be hard to learn these things."

Nanzhi: "It's very hard, but I want to do it."

Emperor: "Why do you have to work so hard?"

Nanzhi: "Your Majesty is the most noble man in the world. I cannot be a useless fool staying by your side."

"I am not good-looking, so I will try hard to learn something."

The emperor was very pleased that she tried so hard to stay by his side.

"I will have someone send me a calligraphy copybook tomorrow, and you can follow along. Your copybook won't yield any good results."

Nanzhi immediately thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will practice hard." (End of this chapter)

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