amaotonovel Chapter 1 Sleeping
Chapter 1 Sleeping
There was a soft fragrance in the warm room of the side hall, and the woman's intermittent moans escaped from the window eaves.
The guards outside the palace stood in a row, each with a red face of embarrassment. They had long heard that Emperor Li Xuansheng's kung fu was superb, and the rumors were indeed true!
"Your Majesty... please forgive me..."
Lu Qingqing begged the man for mercy like a cat.
However, Li Xuansheng was in high spirits and turned a deaf ear to her pleas for mercy.
Waves of numbness ran through my body like an electric current, and the scene in front of me gradually became blurred.
She lost consciousness.
"You still can't stand this." Li Xuansheng whispered to the beauty in his arms with a wicked smile.
Tonight is the third night that Lu Qingqing has taken over the Queen's favor.
She was originally a servant in the palace's flower room.
However, the Queen was pregnant and it was inconvenient to serve her. Because she was pretty and had no background in the palace, the Queen chose her and sent her to the dragon bed.
"Wake up."
Before Lu Qingqing opened her eyes completely, a lazy, slightly teasing male voice came to her ears.
Her body trembled, her brain suddenly became clear, and she hurriedly stood up and leaned over the bed.
"I deserve to die. It's all my fault that I was too lazy to sleep and missed the time to serve the emperor in the morning."
The night of lovemaking made Li Xuansheng feel very happy when he woke up in the morning, and he did not blame anyone.
"It's okay. Today is a day off. You don't need to attend the morning court. Please follow me to the Queen's place for breakfast."
"Yes, slaves obey."
Lu Qingqing hurriedly tidied up her clothes, pulled on an outer robe, and without even bothering to put on her shoes, she stood barefoot on the ground to help Li Xuansheng change his clothes.
Although it was not her first time serving, the royal clothing was so exquisite and complicated that she was quite flustered for a while.
Lu Qingqing was only as tall as Li Xuansheng's shoulders, so when she buttoned the collar of the dragon robe for the man, she could only tilt her little face up and stand on tiptoe, with her white heels off the ground and her round toes turning pink from supporting the weight of her entire body.
But the buttonholes of the button were very tight. She tried to push the button with her little hands for a long time but couldn't get it in no matter how hard she tried.
Li Xuansheng looked at the beauty in front of him. The more flustered she was, the more interesting he found her.
He curled his lips and whispered in her ear, "Why are you more nervous helping me change clothes than in bed?"
"I am terrified. Your Majesty has wronged me."
Lu Qingqing answered quickly, but in her heart she had already started to scold Li Xuansheng.
You still want to tease me so early in the morning!
He keeps flirting with me, but he will behave himself after being caught and working for two days!
What an unfortunate thing!
As for why he was unlucky, it was because Lu Qingqing was not from this era at all.
A month ago, Lu Qingqing, a worker at the King of Rolls, was suddenly caught in a space-time rift caused by a geomagnetic storm. When she woke up from a dizziness, her soul had been transferred to the body of Lu Qingqing, a maid in the harem who had the same name as her.
I am sitting in front of the computer when I close my eyes, but I have to go to the dragon bed when I open my eyes.
At this time, the chief eunuch He Qing came into the hall to report, and she had finally buttoned the last button.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has sent a message that breakfast has been prepared. Your Majesty, please join us for dinner."
Li Xuansheng nodded and said, "Tell the Queen that Qingqing and I will go together."
……
They walked together to the main hall of Fengyi Palace.
Queen Wang Jinrou is the eldest daughter of the prime minister Wang Zhong. She has known the emperor since childhood and they have been childhood sweethearts. When Li Xuansheng was still a prince, Wang Jinrou was his wife. After he ascended the throne, she was crowned as queen.
Therefore, Li Xuansheng always remembered the love they had for each other in his youth, and took good care of her and treated her with respect.
The queen had made all the preparations early and walked forward with a smile to greet the emperor.
"I heard that Your Majesty doesn't like meat for breakfast, so I specially prepared a variety of porridge and side dishes today. Your Majesty, please try them. I wonder if they suit your taste?"
Li Xuansheng helped the queen up, his voice calm.
"The Queen is so hardworking even though she is pregnant. The preparation of dishes and the selection of people are quite to my liking. You are so thoughtful."
Given Lu Qingqing's status, she was not qualified to sit at the breakfast table and could only stand behind her masters and wait for orders.
But for some reason today, Li Xuansheng insisted on having her accompany him for dinner.
Not daring to refuse the emperor's order, she had to sit in the last seat silently.
I didn't expect that a little palace maid who traveled through time and space would be able to sit at the table and eat with the Emperor and the Empress today!
Unfortunately, her seat was too far from the dishes, and it was impolite to stand up to pick up the food. Lu Qingqing had no choice but to scoop the porridge from the small bowl in front of her mouthful by mouthful.
She knew in her heart that the status of a palace maid was too low and that they were not worthy of eating vegetables in the palace.
At this time, the queen suddenly spoke:
"Your Majesty, I am pregnant and cannot serve you. Qingqing is the most clever and lovely among the concubines in the palace, so I thought of letting Qingqing take my place and fulfill my duty of serving Your Majesty."
Lu Qingqing served the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber for three consecutive days, breaking the record for the longest time a concubine had served the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber. Even the most favored concubine, Shufei, could only serve the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber for two consecutive days at most.
The queen saw Lu Qingqing's potential and wanted to recommend her to become a chess piece to share her favor.
Li Xuansheng laughed heartily after hearing this. Seeing the queen so blatantly putting someone on the dragon bed, he immediately understood the queen's worries.
"Why is it that Jinrou has more childish thoughts as she gets closer to becoming a mother?"
"I understand your intentions. You are my queen. There is no need to worry about this. Just rest assured and take care of your baby."
"but--"
Li Xuansheng paused.
"The Queen's suggestion is good. Let's make Qingqing an official lady."
Lu Qingqing stood up to thank him, laughing inwardly.
One second he was reassuring the Queen, and the next second he was conferring a new person?
He was clearly making love with me at night, and now he is very close to the Queen!
Dog! It's really a dog!
Lu Qingqing had been mentally prepared. She could not count on the emperor's undivided love when she traveled back to the ancient palace to make a living. She just hoped that she could survive until the day she traveled back to the modern times and not be killed along the way.
Li Xuansheng continued to eat a few bites of breakfast, then hurriedly left Fengyi Palace with the Queen's respectful farewell.
Even on his days off, Li Xuansheng had the habit of summoning ministers to the imperial study to discuss matters. When it came to state affairs, he was always diligent and meticulous.
The queen had already returned to the palace. She stood alone outside Fengyi Palace, not knowing whether to leave or stay, feeling a little awkward.
At this time, Ayun, the maid beside the queen, came to deliver a message, interrupting her thoughts.
"Lady Lu, the Queen has something to ask you. Go and answer it immediately."
On the surface, the queen appears to be a gentle and virtuous wife, sitting high on the throne in the main hall.
"I have a good eye. What I value is your honesty and understanding."
"Since you have been named an official lady, it is not appropriate for you to continue staying in my palace. After drinking the medicine, wait for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to award you a palace."
After the queen finished speaking, she turned around and went to the inner hall to rest.
She promoted Lu Qingqing as a chess piece so that during her pregnancy, Lu Qingqing could hold on to Li Xuansheng tightly and prevent other concubines in the palace from taking advantage of the opportunity.
She must make sure that she is the first to give birth to a prince for Li Xuansheng.
Therefore, Lu Qingqing can be favored, but she can’t even think about having children!
Ayun walked forward quickly and brought a bowl of contraceptive soup as usual. He stared at Lu Qingqing and waited until she finished drinking it before allowing her to leave.
After leaving Fengyi Palace, Lu Qingqing let out a long sigh. The sun was shining brightly and she stretched lazily towards the blue sky.
She has been busy since the first day she came here.
When she was a servant in the greenhouse, she was forced to move flower pots every day.
When she was a bed-warming maid, she was scolded by the nanny every day and had to learn various palace etiquette. Even if she climbed onto the dragon bed, she still had to endure the torture of the energetic Li Xuansheng at night.
Tired! It’s even more tiring than working part-time!
The fatigue she endured in the harem for a month was more than what she endured in the modern world in a year.
She couldn't roll anymore, and she began to envy the life of salted fish. She said to herself:
As a concubine, I shouldn't have to do the odd jobs in the flower house anymore, right? But this contraceptive soup is too bitter...
Lu Qingqing thought so, feeling very excited, and walked quickly towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs.