Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 40 Married Couple
  "The emperor originally summoned the master to sleep with him tonight, but now..."

Zhu Ci didn't care, and just wrote with a pen, "There will be many opportunities to go to bed in the future, and this day is not missing. Whether the emperor comes or not, and whether I go to bed or not is not the most important thing. What is important is that the emperor has something in his heart." without me."

"You are so generous. It may have been directed and acted by the imperial concubine. It is not impossible to lure the emperor there."

Zhuying thought that her sleeves were stained with ink inadvertently. When she came to her senses, it was already too late, so she simply ignored it.

"I don't know if the imperial concubine was really frightened or if she was just pretending to be frightened. She wanted to fool everyone so as to keep herself safe."

"No matter whether she is real or not, it is always a good thing that the imperial concubine is fine."

Zhu Ci was still dissatisfied with her handwriting, so she irritably took away the ruler and tore off the top piece of paper.

Zhuying looked at the paper balls thrown on the ground around her, with a puzzled expression on her face, "Master, what are you doing? Why did you throw away the perfectly written ones?"

"The Imperial Concubine almost had an accident. I was worried and couldn't bear the pain for the Imperial Concubine, so I thought of writing a few scriptures and burning them at the Wanfu Palace to protect the Imperial Concubine and the royal heir in her belly. .”

Zhu Ci sighed softly and pursed her lips, "But my handwriting is not good-looking, and I don't know many characters. It's really troublesome to write."

In fact, her calligraphy is very good and she even won a prize in a calligraphy competition. It's just that the characters of this dynasty are relatively complicated, and the original owner came from a poor family. She can't arouse suspicion, so she can only pretend to learn bit by bit.

Zhuying tilted her head and leaned over, looked at it for a while, covered her lips and snickered.

"You have already written very well. After all, you have just written a short time ago. You can't compare with others who have been writing for decades. My handwriting is uglier than yours. It looks like a dog scratching. The etiquette is light and the affection is heavy. As long as As long as your thoughts are serious enough, who cares whether the words look good or not."

Zhu Ci laughed and stretched out her hand to touch Zhuying's forehead, "Yes, I don't understand as well as you think. It's enough as long as your intention is enough, why pursue perfection."

On the sycamore branches in the moonlight, I secretly hide behind the branches with dense leaves and peek at the world. The moonlight is like a stream, cold and crystal clear, illuminating the world as if it were daytime.

The bugs hiding in the nooks and crannies kept whispering. Zhu Ci cooked the porridge, put it in a white jade bowl, and put a few drops of sesame oil on it.

"You send this porridge to the imperial concubine. Just say that I heard that the imperial concubine is unwell, and it's not convenient to chat late at night, so I can only use porridge to show my concern."

Zhu Ci rubbed her hands and looked at Zhuying's clothes, "Where's the shirt you wore during the day? Why did you change it? That dress suits you very well."

Zhuying was a little embarrassed and said: "This slave is clumsy, and the clothes were stained during the day when the master was grinding them."

"Go ahead and change. Just wear that one." Zhu Ci smiled with a smile on his lips.

Zhuying was startled, with confusion written all over her face. Just when he was about to open his mouth to ask something, he suddenly felt blessed and his heart suddenly became clear.

Zhu Ci saw that she understood, and the smile on her face became stronger, "Now that you know what to say, go ahead. The porridge won't taste good when it's cold."

"Slave, go now."

Zhuying found a rectangular food box with red flowers and birds, put the porridge in it, closed the lid, and hurried to Yongfu Palace under the moonlight.

At this time, Bai Xinrui was having dinner with Shen Que. Bai Xinrui looked gloomy for some reason, as if there was something stuck in his throat, and had no appetite, so he just kept serving food to Shen Que.

Seeing her not moving, Shen Que raised his eyebrows and asked, "Stop being busy and eat more for yourself. I see that you have been busy serving dishes and you haven't eaten much."

"I feel happy that I am willing to do this for the emperor." Bai Xinrui looked at Shen Que with a gentle expression, her eyes full of love, and the sharp thorns all over her body seemed to fade away in an instant, revealing the innermost softness.

"Besides, I don't have much appetite tonight. I don't want to eat anything. Your Majesty, you should eat more for me."

"How can that work? You are two people now. Since you became pregnant, you have become much thinner than before. I feel heartbroken when I see you."

Shen Que picked up a shrimp, peeled off the shell himself and handed it to Bai Xinrui's lips, with dense affection flowing in his eyes.

"The imperial doctor said that eating more fresh fish and shrimp is good for the fetus, so you should eat more for the sake of the baby in your belly."

Bai Xinrui was simply flattered. As the Ninth Five Supreme Being, Shen Que was always surrounded by people to serve him no matter what he did, let alone the dirty work of peeling shrimps. Others peeled them and fed them to his mouth. When did he peel them for his concubines?

A warmth flowed down Bai Xinrui's heart, throughout her limbs, and poured into her eyes, making her feel sour.

Bai Xinrui blinked, opened her mouth shyly, and took the shrimp into her mouth.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." She picked up the handkerchief on the table and gently wiped away the oil stains on Shen Que's hands.

"But the emperor should not do this in the future. The emperor's hands are used to point out the country. How can you peel such fishy things for your concubines? Just ask them to do it."

Shen Que held Bai Xinrui's hand and rubbed it carefully. Her hands were extremely well maintained, extremely smooth, and smelled of rose juice.

"You and I are husband and wife, isn't it right for me to do this for you?"

Bai Xinrui's internal organs were as if soaked in honey, sweet to the core. His eyes were slightly red, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"The emperor and the empress are the married couple. How dare I call myself husband and wife to the emperor? The emperor is not allowed to say that again, I will take it seriously." There was a hint of coquettishness in her tone.

"Can't your heart tell whether what I said is true? If you can't tell, just pretend I didn't say it."

Shen Que saw Bai Xinrui crying so hard that the pear blossoms were raining, and he was afraid that it would be bad for the fetus. He took another handkerchief and wiped her tears with a rather helpless tone.

"You are almost a mother-in-law, why are you still crying all the time? Others don't know, and they think I have bullied you."

Just as he was talking, Liu Yan walked in softly and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Zhuying from Qifeng Palace is here."

"What is she here for?" Bai Xinrui said in a bad tone. She knew that the emperor would stay at Yongfu Palace tonight, so she sent Zhuying here.

What does Zhu Ci mean? Could it be that she felt uncomfortable because she couldn't sleep with him tonight, so she deliberately sent Zhuying to cry?
  "Go and tell her that I and the Emperor don't have time to see her. Tell her to talk to her tomorrow if she has something to do. By the way, she's just doing it in vain. Ask Wei Jinzhong to send her back in person, so as not to bump into her and make her feel distressed. "

Liu Yan lowered his eyes and responded, turning around to leave when he suddenly heard a deep voice behind him.

"Wait a minute, ask her to come in, what if there's an emergency?"

"Your Majesty!" Bai Xinrui pulled Shen Que's sleeves and shook them, pouting and glaring at Shen Que.

"You promised to accompany me tonight. As soon as the other sisters sent someone to invite you, you left. You are the emperor, and you keep your word. You are not allowed to lie to me."

(End of this chapter)