C92

When I returned to my lonely room, I was still in a daze, wiping my lips with my fingers. Why did the kiss on his lips make me feel that I had lost all rationality?

He held up the cold water to wash his face. He wanted to wake himself up.

If she wanted to put on a show in front of him, she wouldn't have to raise her gentle smile to anyone when she came back here.

He felt so tired, so tired. Sitting on the ground, he felt listless.

I don't want to do it, but I don't know what to do.

I told him that I would serve him wholeheartedly, with only him in my heart and only him in my eyes, that I was a hypocrite, that yes, I was a hypocrite, and that I knew how hard it was for me to do it, but that I was too tired to do it all in one night.

I was waiting for someone who didn't have any results. Even if Xia Junchang returned, I wouldn't be together with him. I was suffering from an unending ordeal, and didn't know when it would be called looking forward to the end.

"Yun Zhiqiu." Outside, someone called out my name.

I wiped the water droplets off my face and walked out. There was a woman in a dark blue palace dress standing outside. Her expression was plain and dignified. There was only a strand of dark green jade hairpin on the silk, but it couldn't cover up the solemn expression on her body.

Behind her stood a few palace maids. When they saw me come out, they raised their voices and said, "Yun Zhiqiu, why haven't you kowtowed to Ning Xuezheng yet?"

When I heard that, I smiled wryly. There really were people who came to my door. I hurriedly bowed and said, "Zhiqiu greets Gong Zheng."

He didn't have an empress, so Imperial Concubine Mu's body wasn't well. The affairs of the imperial harem were mostly left to Empress Li to manage. The throne of the imperial palace was of the fifth rank and was also personally bestowed by the emperor.

I didn't expect that there would be a fifth grade Peace Palace who would come knocking, but in my heart I was perturbed as I heard her say lightly, "There's no need to be so courteous. I heard that the Emperor summoned you to sleep in Zhenghua Palace last night."

I nodded my head with difficulty. The word 'serve' stabbed into my heart like a thorn.

"Although the emperor has not given you any rank, the palace has its rules. Since the moment you entered the palace, you have not received any guidance from him, but for some ugly things, I have to say that it is your honor to serve the emperor. But, remember that women must not be greedy, and not get in his way. The Emperor is the ruler of a nation, and the Dragon Body concerns the great affairs of the world. "

After saying those words, my face turned completely red.

Who would want to pester him? He was the one who pestered me.

Ning Xiaoyao palace continued in a solemn voice, "The first one in the palace is the maid. She can only keep you company for half a night."

"Yes." "Yes," I said softly.

She said something else, nothing more than to keep me clean and not fall in love.

Ning gongzheng's words were like a blow to my head. She was warning me not to occupy the emperor's place. The way to maintain peace and harmony was to maintain the imperial harem's rain and dew.

It had only been a single night. It seemed like everyone in the harem had noticed his every move.

It was probably because she saw that I was subservient and obedient, but there was a hint of disdain in her eyes. She brought down her malicious aura and coldly asked, "Did you drink any medicine after serving the emperor last night?"

"Nope."

It was just a night of sleep, and I didn't have anything to do with it. If I were to say it out loud, people would probably think that I was showing off again.

"Has the Emperor said to keep them?" she asked coldly.

I shook my head. He didn't say anything.

Ning Xiaoyao turned to the palace maid and said, "Give her a bowl of medicine and watch her drink it. The emperor didn't say anything about keeping it, so it's natural that it's unworthy of the emperor's child."

The palace maid was really quick. She poured out a bowl of medicine from a jar carried by another palace maid and brought it to me. She stared at me with a pair of sharp eyes.

It seemed that they had come prepared. The black medicinal liquid was mixed with an unpleasant smell. Even if they wanted to escape, they had no choice but to do so. Drink it, what's the big deal?

I didn't do anything to begin with. Even if I did, I would drink it.

It's fine if I have to live a hard life by myself, but do I need to have more accidents? The pain of that miscarriage was still fresh in my memory.

Ning Xiaoyao took big gulps of medicine and returned the empty bowl. She then looked at it and said coldly, "With your status, it's best for you to look at yourself properly. Take care of yourself. Sparrows can never fly high."

So tired. Was this how they were going to live in the future? I wish he'd get tired of me so he wouldn't have his woman to tell me I'm just grass and never grow a tree.

What they don't know is that this little grass of mine never wants to grow into a big tree.