The Prince of Huainan, who had never expected this result, was taken away by Eunuch Lian in a daze. By then, the people from the Ministry of Clan Affairs had been ordered to enter the palace to take the Prince of Huainan back. Emperor Jingren kept his word, and the Prince of Huainan still had to stay in the Ministry of Clan Affairs until the trial on the 15th.
The King of Huainan was in a state of despair, and Emperor Jingren was not in a good mood either. When he first woke up from the head-banging incident, he felt that everything around him was wrong, but gradually, this feeling of irrationality slowly disappeared, especially recently, he felt that every day was going well, not only was everything going smoothly, but many unreasonable things also disappeared. However, now, that feeling that everything was wrong has returned.
I always feel like there are some people and some things that are very inconsistent. They seem to exist reasonably, but in fact they are not reasonable.
This is an extremely subtle feeling that cannot be analyzed rationally, it is just intuition.
And now this feeling has become real in the words of King Huainan.
The Xia Dynasty was not like the Wei and Jin Dynasties where the South Wind was considered a romantic affair among the upper class. Even if someone really liked Long Yang, they would hide it and rarely bring it to the table. But now, he met too many people who liked South Wind...
Yan Xu, Shen Junyi, the Queen... and even himself.
Putting aside the fact that he and the queen were married, and that everyone now believed the queen was a woman, Yan Xu and Shen Junyi both showed unusual intentions towards him.
If he were just an ordinary person, he wouldn't have taken this matter too seriously, but since he was an emperor, this matter was quite unreasonable.
Because he is the emperor, even if these people have evil intentions towards him, they will definitely hide it and dare not speak out. Yan Xu is willing to risk everything, but the King of Huainan... who gave him the courage!
Emperor Jingren was tormented by the Empress for most of the night last night, and he was already feeling unwell. Now he had so many problems to think about, and he had a headache. He remembered that the Empress had asked him to have a good rest in the Purple Palace after paying his respects today, and to come and accompany him after the Empress had sent away all the concubines in the harem.
This kind of words is really quite rude, but also very soothing. It's as if they are not the emperor and empress of a country, but an ordinary couple. The wife can't bear her husband's fatigue, so she tells him to have a good rest in a casual tone, and tells him that she will come to accompany him when she is done.
Although I know it is impossible for an emperor to live an ordinary life like this, it is nice to have this feeling occasionally.
Emperor Jingren returned to the inner hall to rest. He had a lot of things that bothered him, but they were all trivial matters. As long as they were not related to his family, the country or the world, there was no need to give up his rest time for them.
Soon, Emperor Jingren fell asleep. In his dream, there was no sincere confession from Prince Huainan, but the Queen hugged him with a smile.
The queen's arms made him feel extremely safe, as if this was the only harbor where he could rest in this tired world.
In his dream, someone came and lay beside him. This person was too familiar, so familiar that Emperor Jingren did not even raise his alert heart, but instinctively moved towards the source of heat. In his dream, someone kissed his forehead, very gently and cherishingly.
I slept so soundly that when I woke up it was already afternoon and I missed lunch.
When Emperor Jingren opened his eyes, he felt a person lying beside him. He was wearing only a pair of casual... very torn pants, with no clothes on his upper body. A familiar chest was hanging beside him.
The neatly dressed Emperor Jingren held his forehead slightly. The empress was good in everything except that she was a little careless in this aspect.
The empress woke up as soon as Emperor Jingren moved. She opened her eyes very naturally and hugged him into her arms. She kissed Emperor Jingren on the lips and said in a thick nasal voice that sounded a little sexy after waking up, "Have you slept enough? Don't get up. Lie down for a while."
After saying this, he pushed Emperor Jingren, who had already sat up, back onto the bed, with his eyes half closed, as if lying like this was a very enjoyable thing.
Well, it was indeed very enjoyable. Emperor Jingren also felt that it was very comfortable to relax like this occasionally, but there was one thing he could not tolerate.
Emperor Jingren glanced at the empress's firm chest, and immediately retracted his gaze after just one glance, and said softly, "Put on your clothes, how can you be so rude."
The queen was quite disobedient on this point and directly disobeyed the order: "It's hot, it's more comfortable to sleep in this way."
“… It’s winter now, and you always slept with your clothes on when you slept with me in the summer. How can it be hot?” Emperor Jingren’s own clothes were neatly hung on the hanger, while the queen’s clothes were thrown on the ground at random. The room was really horrible.
"How can they be the same?" the Queen said with a smile. "We didn't know each other in the summer, but now that we have physical contact, we should get as close as possible. Sleeping naked is very comfortable, Your Majesty, don't you want to try it?"
"I am not interested." Emperor Jingren said sternly, "And please be more dignified, Queen."
Her lover was so stubborn that he looked a little cute. The queen decided not to argue with him about it and just force him to adapt.
So the empress very rudely stripped off Emperor Jingren's bright yellow silk pajamas. She had originally wanted to hold him in her arms and take another nap, but when she took off the clothes, she revealed the little emperor's figure, who looked slim when dressed and well-proportioned when undressed, as well as the marks she had left last night, and she became a little distracted and ready to make some more moves.
The heart was naturally moved before action, and the queen was a person who acted immediately. He immediately threw himself on Emperor Jingren, and after confirming that he had been very gentle last night and had not hurt Emperor Jingren, he began to disrespect the emperor again.
All of Emperor Jingren's anger was kissed away by the Queen. He was originally angry that the Queen slept in messy clothes... no, she had no clothes at all, but now he couldn't think of anything else.
After the emperor and empress made a fuss for a while, Emperor Jingren lay panting with his back to the empress, but was hugged into a broad chest. The empress's satisfied voice sounded behind his ears: "Isn't it more comfortable to be close like this? Your Majesty belongs to the world, and I can't compete with the world for Your Majesty. But here, I hope to be as close to Your Majesty as possible."
Hearing him say this, the slight anger in his heart disappeared, and Emperor Jingren said in a deep voice: "I am worried that your identity will be discovered. Sleeping is the easiest time to let down your guard, so you'd better be careful."
Hearing him say this, the queen felt a warm current in her heart. The little emperor knew that there were many suspicious points about him entering the palace as a man, but he was able to give priority to whether his identity was exposed without finding the answer. The little emperor was sincere to him, but he could not give him a real answer because the truth was too cruel.
The queen could only say half-truthfully, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, have you forgotten that I am good at fighting and have sharp eyes and ears? Even if I am asleep, if someone approaches this room, I will wake up immediately. The soldiers on the frontier are all like this. They can sleep soundly and not be awakened by thunder, but once they hear the sound of foreign iron hooves, no matter how far away they are, they will wake up immediately."
"Has Jinyi ever been to the battlefield?" asked Emperor Jingren.
"Yes." The queen nodded and said, "Many times. I have seen the cruelty of war. A living person beside you was beheaded in the blink of an eye. This person may be a veteran who has fought for many years, or a new soldier who has just joined the battlefield and has not even married yet. Death does not choose its targets. No matter who you are, you are the same on the battlefield. However, I have also experienced the friendship of comrades in arms and legs. Death is so terrifying, but there are people who can face the most terrifying thing in the world to protect you, and can still stay in front of you even with their hands and feet disabled."
His tone became heavier and heavier, and the emotion contained in his words let Emperor Jingren know that the Queen was not lying.
"Why did Jinyi enter the palace?" asked Emperor Jingren.
Since you deeply love the soldiers on the border and since you dream of guarding the country's borders, why would you enter the palace
The Queen thought about it for a while. She had a reason in her mind, which was prepared by the technicians when she came here, in case her identity was discovered. She didn't want to deceive Emperor Jingren, but she was more willing to say this reason than the truth.
"My father, the Marquis of Zhenbei, has five sons and one daughter, and I am the youngest. The first five were taken to the battlefield by my father when they were less than ten years old. The eldest brother died at the age of twelve, and the third brother broke both legs at the age of fifteen, but was pushed to the battlefield in a wheelchair to serve as a military advisor. The second, fourth, and fifth brothers were all covered with old wounds, and they felt unbearable pain whenever the weather was windy, frosty, snowy, and rainy. When I was born, my eldest brother had just died in the battle. My mother didn't want the youngest son to be taken to the battlefield by my father, so she bribed the midwife and lied to my father that I was a girl. This lie lasted for more than ten years. My father was away from home all year round and had no chance to know my real gender." This life experience is true. It was not in the original book. It was designed specifically for him by the technicians when he came.
Emperor Jingren was silent for a long time before he said in a depressed tone, "If that's the case, why did you enter the palace? In Mobei, even if Jin Yi was found dressed as a woman, nothing would happen. But entering the palace is extremely dangerous."
"It is difficult to disobey the emperor's order." The queen simply said these four words.
Emperor Jingren had a vague memory that when he and the empress were discussing marriage, the Marquis of Zhenbei had just won a great victory over the foreign tribes. He had four generals in his family, and even his disabled son was given an official title. He was extremely honored, but his achievements were greater than his master. At that time, the late emperor was wary of the Marquis of Zhenbei and his son, but he could not just abandon his ministers after winning a battle. In order to appease the Marquis of Zhenbei, he arranged a marriage between the prince and the only daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, which dumbfounded the noble ladies who wanted to be the crown princess at that time. The late emperor wanted to appease the Marquis of Zhenbei for two years before letting him hand over the military power, but he did not wait until that time. He died of illness two years after the arranged marriage, leaving the prince to follow the late emperor's will and marry the "daughter" of the Marquis of Zhenbei, Xiao Jinyi, and ascend the throne.
Emperor Jingren initially only remembered this memory, but now he can't help but feel sad. After hearing Jin Yi's story about life on the frontier, he truly understood what the battlefield was like and how the soldiers fought bloody battles. But in order to prevent the military power from falling into the hands of others, every generation of emperors had to take action against meritorious officials. The lucky ones could be demobilized and their descendants could not serve as officials. The unlucky ones would have their property confiscated and beheaded, and they would not have a good end.
However, sitting on the throne, Emperor Jingren understood how terrible power was. Could a general with a large army really resist such temptation? All emperors were thinking about this, including him, but none of them found a suitable answer.
Seeing that the little emperor's brows were frowning again, the queen reached out to smooth his brows and