Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder's Record of Counterattacks

Chapter 3590: The Most Favoured Woman in the Inner Palace (9)

Ning Shu exited the main hall and ran into the imperial physician carrying his medicine box. She asked, “Is there a problem with His Majesty’s health?”

The imperial physician merely replied, “It is just a routine pulse check.”

Ning Shu did not say anything. Nowadays, Ao Tianze rarely entered the inner palace. She heard that even when he went to Fu Min’s palace, they would just have a meal, engage in soulful conversations, compose poetry, look at the stars and the moon, discuss history, and reminisce about the past.

Then Ao Tianze would find an excuse to leave. He would claim he was busy with government affairs and leave without staying the night.

Ever since Fu Min arrived in the palace and Ao Tianze had the shadow guards replace him in bedding the consorts, he never spent the night in any consort’s palace again. The only one who had the honor of him staying the night was Fu Min.

Although Fu Min was not called to serve him in bed often, Ao Tianze would stay the night every time. They basically spent the entire night being intimate. Him being a ‘seven-times-a-night’ man was no joke.

Now that Ao Tianze was actually not staying the night, Fu Min was somewhat surprised.

She asked Ao Tianze, “Is Your Majesty not staying? This woman prepared lotus seed soup for you, and it is currently chilling.”

Fu Min did not value wealth and glory. Rather, what she valued was Ao Tianze as a person, all because of love.

Fu Min did not care much about what others thought. She was looking for a kindred spirit, someone she could talk to, a soulmate. Love was always selfish and paranoid. Now that Ao Tianze’s attitude toward her had changed slightly, it made Fu Min feel a bit strange inside.

She asked herself, why was she feeling insecure and anxious? Could it be that she had truly fallen in love with this emperor? In the past, she hadn’t even wanted to enter the palace. People said, ‘never marry into the imperial family, for favor fades before beauty does.’ Moreover, she was merely a concubine.

But after spending some time with Ao Tianze, Fu Min felt that the emperor was handsome, elegant, and exceptionally brilliant.

Fu Min slowly began to admire Ao Tianze, yet she also knew that Ao Tianze was not hers alone. She could not help the loneliness and disappointment in her heart. Every time Ao Tianze went to other consorts, Fu Min felt awful.

However, Fu Min would not do anything extreme. Even in the inner palace, Fu Min wanted to maintain her bottom line. She would not actively harm anyone.

Even though there were always consorts in the inner palace who disliked her, nothing bad had ever happened to her since she entered the palace.

Fu Min even felt that the people outside the imperial palace made the inside sound far too terrifying. Talk of bloodless murders and lethal schemes was entirely just the exaggerations of storytellers.

Even though these inner palace women looked at her with disdain, no one made a move against her. Furthermore, with Ao Tianze protecting her, she had never suffered any losses in the palace.

“Your Majesty, stay and have some lotus seed soup.”

Seeing Fu Min like this, her eyes filled with the hope that he would stay, Ao Tianze felt a bit bad. However, if he stayed, they would have to do the deed. The problem was that his current condition basically meant he couldn’t last long at all, and this concerned a man’s dignity.

“This emperor has been a bit busy with government affairs lately, so I will not keep you company. Rest early.”

Ao Tianze looked at Fu Min tenderly. This kind of gaze made Fu Min’s face turn a bit red and filled her heart with shyness and bliss.

“Your Majesty must take care of your health. No matter how busy government affairs get, you must pay attention to your health. This woman’s heart is always by Your Majesty’s side,” Fu Min said somewhat shyly.

Ao Tianze kissed Fu Min’s forehead, caressed her face, and then left.

Fu Min watched Ao Tianze. When Ao Tianze looked back, he could see Fu Min leaning against the doorframe, gazing at him devotedly. Her gaze seemed to cross thousands of mountains and rivers, making Ao Tianze’s heart pound.

He felt his life become vibrant. Here with Fu Min, he was just a man. He had no additional status. He was merely the man Fu Min loved.

She was unlike the other women in the inner palace who were all after his status. They seemed to love him very much, but what they loved was his status as the Emperor. If someone else were the Emperor, they would just as easily say they loved him very, very much.

Ao Tianze turned around and walked back to Fu Min. Fu Min looked at him in slight surprise. “Your Majesty?”

“Let us go inside. The night is late. How could you bear to let this emperor leave?” Ao Tianze sighed. “I really do not know what to do with you.”

Fu Min hugged Ao Tianze’s waist. “This woman also does not know what to do with Your Majesty.”

“Then this emperor will stay.”

Then it was just Ao Tianze holding Fu Min. The two of them chatted, intimately rubbing their cheeks together and whispering sweet nothings. Even though they didn’t do the deed, it left Fu Min very satisfied. At least Ao Tianze did not treat her as a tool to vent his lust.

She was different from the women in this inner palace. Women valued feelings and atmosphere much more.

Ao Tianze was in a rush to find the imperial physician to figure out a solution for him. This method of purely chatting under the covers could not be used forever!

But he was a ‘one-second’ man right now!

Ning Shu dedicated all her heart and efforts to caring for Consort Xuan. Xi’er leaned in close to Ning Shu’s ear and told her about Lady Min and other matters of the inner palace.

Ning Shu’s expression was calm as she asked, “What reaction did Lady Min have today?”

Given Ao Tianze’s physical condition, he should be a pewter spearhead made to look like silver right now. They slept together for a night and did nothing?

“Your Highness, according to Little He, Her Highness Lady Min was actually quite happy,” Xi’er said. “Your Highness, why does His Majesty never come to see Her Highness Consort Xuan?”

His own consort was pregnant, yet he hadn’t visited for several months.

Ning Shu merely smiled and said nothing.

Xi’er kept mumbling about it, and as a result, she actually managed to mumble Ao Tianze over. This overjoyed Consort Xuan. Because she was carrying twins, her four-month belly was clearly larger than a normal six-month belly.

Consort Xuan bowed to Ao Tianze while sticking her belly out. Ao Tianze’s sharp eyes swept over Consort Xuan’s stomach. He did not reach out to help the pregnant woman up and merely said indifferently, “Rise.”

Ning Shu reached out and helped Consort Xuan up. Ao Tianze picked up a teacup, took a sip of tea, and then carefully scrutinized Consort Xuan’s face. His intense stare left Consort Xuan thoroughly baffled.

“Your Majesty, is there something on this woman’s face?” Consort Xuan touched her face and asked Ao Tianze. Could there be some dirt on her face?

“You have suffered, beloved consort. I heard that when women get pregnant, they grow spots on their faces. Did you not use the items this emperor gave you? How could you look so haggard?” Ao Tianze shook his head as he spoke.

After being called ugly by her man, Consort Xuan immediately covered her face. Tears swirled in her eyes, and her face turned red with distress.

Ning Shu curtsied in greeting and said, “Your Majesty, because Consort Xuan is pregnant, she rarely touches those items. Right now, Her Highness Consort Xuan’s entire mind is on the children in her belly, so it is inevitable that she would neglect herself a bit.”

To be honest, Consort Xuan was not ugly at all. Furthermore, all her weight gain was in her belly. She hadn’t randomly gained weight anywhere else, nor did she have any spots on her face. She was already very beautiful.

It was just that she had not applied any makeup, so her complexion did not look as good, but she was still a beautiful pregnant woman.

“Those cosmetics this emperor gave you are the very best,” Ao Tianze said. “Apply a little every day. It will be pleasing to the eye and make your complexion look great.”

Whenever Ao Tianze saw that bulging belly, the fury in his heart would skyrocket.