Chapter 697: Chapter 697: Nannan is Back?
Xiao Jizi was about to answer when he saw her reaction and thought sothing was missed, so he asked, “My lady, have you rembered sothing to instruct?”
Lian Hua did not heed his words, instead, she thought of His Majesty inside the room and the possibility that dawned on her made her eyes widen and her mouth open in an “Ah” as she thought, “It’s all over.”
The item in the secret compartnt was not sothing she could entrust others to move to the Main Hall; she had planned to pack it into a small bundle herself once everything was ready, and have it moved under her watchful eyes. Then she would find a spot to hide it where no one, including Xiao Jizi, would notice.
Holding her waist, she hurried to the entrance of the Side Hall, ignoring the entreaties to slow down from those behind her. She stepped into the Side Hall and quickly walked up to the moon gate.
Just then, His Majesty looked up, as if only just noticing her return, and smiled tenderly at her, “Is Nannan back?”
Upon seeing her state, His Majesty frowned, put down the morial he was holding, and stood up to walk over to her. He smoothed her hair and asked with concern, “What’s the matter? Why such a rush?”
Lian Hua blinked her eyes, wondering if His Majesty had noticed anything.
She suspiciously examined the Emperor several tis and glanced unintentionally at the bed, but she noticed nothing unusual…
Yet sothing still felt off. Could it be that she had misheard that noise?
The Emperor internally breathed a sigh of relief. He had hesitated just then, allowing her to co closer, and he had heard everything she said from inside.
He had not expected that his Little Concubine had such sharp ears, that even a soft “snap” had been heard by her from outside.
Luckily, he reacted quickly; otherwise, he would have been discovered.
This sensation, akin to that of a thief, was both nerve-wracking and guilt-inducing.
However, all of these feelings vanished when he saw her rushing in.
Furrowing his brow, he pulled her over and said with a stern face, “Nannan, you are far along in your pregnancy now. You cannot move so hastily as before. What would we do if you were to hurt yourself?”
Lian Hua always felt that what His Majesty said was sohow related to the noise she had heard, but she couldn’t find any proof and kept pondering it.
Upon hearing this, she responded without thinking, “Ah? It’s just that I was in a rush.”
Her mind still lingered on the fear of being discovered.
The Emperor, fully aware of the situation, still asked, “What is the rush about?”
Indeed, he was very concerned. No wonder the book was titled “Complete Collection of Encouragent-to-Learn Poems.” It seed she was afraid he would find out!
But this matter was different from her quick movent; compared to that, the book she wrote was trivial, and he must make her understand this.
“I thought…” Lian Hua began, then ca to her senses. That thing she couldn’t let His Majesty know about… she couldn’t discuss it.
She suddenly felt guilty, her eyes flickering, unable to articulate her thoughts clearly.
The Emperor sighed softly, straightened her face, and said seriously, “Sweetheart, no matter when or where, you don’t need to hurry. In my eyes, nothing is more important than you. I worry when you walk so carelessly as you did just now.”
Looking into His Majesty’s serious eyes, Lian Hua was stunned.
With His Majesty saying this, sohow the issue at hand seed less important…
She gradually felt guilty, realizing she had indeed acted rashly, and had almost misunderstood His Majesty…
At the sa ti, her heart was full, cherishing the feeling of being valued by His Majesty. It truly felt wonderful.
She tugged at the Emperor’s sleeve and whispered an apology, “Brother Zhao, I understand now. I won’t do it again, you don’t have to worry…”
“Mm.” The Emperor bent down and kissed her, finding her deanor both well-behaved and adorable, utterly sweet.
She blushed with an embarrassed smile and couldn’t help but throw herself into the Emperor’s embrace, cuddling and nuzzling him, “Your Majesty, you treat so well.”
The Emperor embraced her, a smile appearing in his eyes, “If I don’t treat you well, who would I treat well?”
This remark made Lian Hua bubbly with happiness. She clung to the Emperor, not getting up, her face rubbing against his over and over until she felt sothing was amiss. Why had His Majesty’s chest beco a bit harder?
She inadvertently exclaid “Eh” and slightly pulled away, reaching out toward the spot she felt was hard.
The Emperor internally panicked, having forgotten about this for a mont. It was really troubleso.
He imdiately grabbed her hand and directed it towards his face, confusing her, “Tomorrow, as I receive tributes from the officials, what do you think of at this mont, Nannan?”
Lian Hua suddenly realized, His Majesty was asking for her complint.
He really didn’t care about these things, it was she who had heard that lack of rest had many disadvantages, one of which was becoming unattractive.
Thus, to scare His Majesty into resting properly early, she would whisper to him before bed about how lack of rest could affect him.
When she got to how it made one unattractive, though she didn’t feel that way, she truly said, “Your Majesty, Charcoal Head didn’t ntion it before, but now that I look at you, indeed you seem a bit uglier than before. Oh, such a handso man ruined by poor rest, what a pity~”
As she said this, she sighed as if it were really true, frightening His Majesty—who hadn’t looked in a mirror for centuries—into unexpectedly checking her mirror.
At that ti, she righteously comnted on how his skin seed rougher on one side, thicker on the other, turning His Majesty’s expression dark.
Ultimately unable to hold it in, she accidentally laughed out loud.
That night, she was punished severely by His Majesty, the details of which, well, it’s probably best left unsaid—he certainly has many peculiarities.
Since then, His Majesty would occasionally ask her if his face had returned to normal,
She knew His Majesty was teasing her, but it was a ss she had created herself, so she would vigorously complint how handso His Majesty was, making him satisfied and letting her off the hook.
At that mont, feeling joyful, she imdiately grasped what His Majesty wanted—a complint. She couldn’t resist and vigorously rubbed his face, lavishing him with praises like “a visage magnificent and handso,” “majestic as a tall and lush tree,” “bearing so noble and lofty,” seemingly without cost.
Seeing his successful diversion of her attention, the Emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief and finally kissed her, “Doesn’t Nannan need to tidy up for Nanny Qi?”
“Oh, right.” She exclaid, almost forgetting—she had left Xiao Jizi and the others along with Nanny Qi’s chests and trunks outside.
She told the Emperor to busy himself while she went to take care of things. She hurriedly walked a few steps, but under the Emperor’s gaze, she steadied her pace and walked to the door to call Xiao Jizi and the others in.
“Be careful, the chests are bigger than the door, bring them in slowly, no rush,” she directed from inside.
Xiao Qing helped tilt the chests through the doorway.
Xiao Jizi said, “Master, we are here, you stay back a bit, don’t bump into anything.”
The sudden hurried entrance of their master into the Side Hall had given them a fright. They hurriedly set down their burdens and peeked inside, only then relaxing.
Ah, their master…
But with His Majesty’s assurance, their master probably wouldn’t do that again. In this regard, the master was still very trustworthy.
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