Empress, she is rising step by step

That's why she had to cook for the emperor. She did things that even the queen had not done for the emperor. The emperor would be somewhat moved in his heart.

She just wanted to let the emperor know that she truly loved him, not just because he was the emperor.

Zhu Ci put the soup on the table and couldn't help but hissed. She glanced at Shen Que subconsciously, retracted her hand and hid it behind her back.

"What's wrong with your hand?" Shen Que frowned.

Zhu Ci bit her lip and shook her head, "Concubine's hand is fine."

"You're fine, why are you hissing? Take your hand out and let me take a look."

Shen Que took Zhu Ci's hand out from behind her in a tough manner. She had two blisters on her white index finger at some point.

Shen Que's eyes darkened, "What's going on? Is the cooking hot?"

Zhu Ci took out her hand and covered it with her sleeves, "My concubine's hands and feet are clumsy and I accidentally burned them. Medicine has been applied and the wound doesn't hurt. Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about my concubine."

"You said you insist on cooking for me? Aren't the people who support the Shang Food Bureau just ask them to prepare meals? Why do you suffer this? It's so ugly to have scars on such beautiful hands."

Shen Que couldn't bear it and said distressedly: "Stop cooking, you know? I will feel bad."

"A concubine will inevitably get injured when she first learns, but it will be fine once she becomes proficient. A concubine cannot solve the emperor's problems like the empress does, nor can she make the emperor happy like a noble concubine. The concubine can only use this method to take good care of the emperor. Dragon body."

Zhu Ci carefully held Shen Que's hand, "I am willing to do anything for the emperor, this injury is nothing."

"You are also a queen after all, why bother doing this? It's enough to have this intention."

The eyes of the woman in front of him were full of hope and sincere love. Shen Que emotionally put his arms around Zhu Ci's shoulders and let her lean into his arms while he rubbed her shoulders.

"You have your own advantages. There is no need to compare yourself with the queen and the concubine. In my heart, there are things about you that the queen and the concubine cannot compare with."

The queen and concubine were sincere to him, but this sincerity was mixed with too many interests. Only she, the woman in front of him, was devoted to him wholeheartedly, without any calculations.

"I don't feel bitter. The emperor is my husband. Isn't it right for me to wash hands and make soup for the emperor? I enjoy it as much as sweet cakes."

"How silly." Shen Que sighed softly, turned his head and placed a kiss on Zhu Ci's smooth forehead.

"I have heard that Lu Yunv has been insulting you every day since she woke up from miscarriage. If Yan Baolin hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that you had suffered so many grievances these days. Why didn't you tell me?"

"The emperor was already worried about the flood. If my concubine can't help, why would she bother the emperor over such a trivial matter?"

Zhu Ci nestled against Shen Que's chest, her soft voice seemed to have a soothing magic power.

"Lu Yunv is also a pitiful person. Just scold me as much as you want. It goes in one ear and out the other."

Shen Que said: "You just have such a kind heart that they bully you so unscrupulously."

If this matter had happened in Yongfu Palace, the imperial concubine would have sent someone to seal Lu Yunu's mouth long ago, and she would never be able to say such a thing.

"The Lady Deer was bitten by a rat, and I was worried that she would get the plague. In order to vent your anger, I have ordered her to move to another palace. This way you can be more clean."

Zhu Ci sneered in her heart. She didn't believe that the emperor didn't hear about Lu Yunv insulting her, but just turned a blind eye.

Although the emperor was angry with Lu Yunu, she had no child after all. Even if he no longer loves Lu Yunv as before, he still can't bear to criticize her too much.

Now Lu Yunv was unfortunately bitten by a mouse. For the safety of everyone, the emperor had no choice but to let Lu Yunv live in another palace. After pouring it into the emperor's mouth, it turned out that he did this to Lu Yunv because of her.

"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty. By the way, Your Majesty, I have one more thing to ask you."

Shen Que raised his eyebrows, he buried his head in smelling the fragrance of her hair, and his hot lips fell on the side of her face.

"what's up?"

"It's Zhuang Cairen. I think Zhuang Cairen also learned a lesson from what happened in Chunse Garden last time. After being banned for so many days, Zhuang Cairen must have realized his mistake."

Zhu Ci said: "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. Can the emperor lift Zhuang Cairen's confinement for my concubine's sake?"

If Zhu Ci hadn't mentioned it, Shen Que would have almost forgotten that Zhuang Cairen existed.

He thought for a while, "It's been a long time. I think Zhuang Cairen has also reflected on her past. Well, I'll just listen to you. For the sake of interceding for Zhuang Cairen, I will lift her ban." Bar."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Ci raised her chin slightly and kissed Shen Que's cheek. Shen Que turned his head and captured her red lips.

"Thank me? How can I thank you? Huh? How about you pledge yourself to me?"

As Shen Que said this, he held Zhu Cilao and sat on his lap. The white gauze skirt on his body had faded away at some point.

Zhu Ci felt a little cold and leaned into Shen Que's arms, her face red as if she was about to bleed.

"Your Majesty, have you eaten your lunch yet? It will get cold soon."

Shen Que smiled and picked up Zhu Ci and walked towards the bed. "It's cool when it's cold. They say beauty is delicious, so it doesn't matter if you don't eat it for lunch."

While talking, he had already walked to the bed. Shen Que placed Zhu Ci on the bed. Her long hair had spread out unknowingly, and it lay on the bed like a piece of fine silk, making her eyebrows even more bright.

Shen Que kissed Zhu Ci's red lips and gently rubbed her cheek with his fingers, seemingly with infinite tenderness.

"I think you should read the book I gave you. I just want to discuss it with you."

When Zhu Ci opened his eyes and woke up again, Shen Que was still asleep. She picked up the hand lying on her body, carefully got out of bed, picked up the skirt on the floor and put it on her body.

It was quiet outside, no sound at all, only the occasional chirping of birds.

Zhu Ci sat in front of the dressing table, picked up the comb and combed her long hair again and again.

What Shen Que saw when he woke up was such a beautiful picture.

The beautiful beauty was sitting in front of the dressing table with her back to him, and the sun was shining softly on her body. The green trees outside the window are dense, casting a thick shadow on the window paper like a reflection in the water.

Zhu Ci saw in the mirror that Shen Que was awake and supporting her head. She looked back and smiled sweetly at Shen Que.

"Your Majesty is awake. Are you hungry? I ordered someone to heat some soup. Your Majesty, please use some when you get up."

"I'm not hungry." Shen Que was in a daze for a while. It was rare for him to see a concubine in front of him without any makeup or makeup on her face.

Every time he stayed at Yongfu Palace, the imperial concubine always got up earlier than him. He had never seen what the imperial concubine looked like after taking off her makeup.

Because the queen was old, she was afraid that he would see the wrinkles on her face, so she did not dare to face him with a plain face.