Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 724: Let Me Undress for You_1

Chapter 724: Chapter 724: Let Me Undress for You_1

The Emperor always keeps the Virtuous Concubine for the royal sleeping quarters for two reasons. First, her father, the Ministry of Rites Vice Minister, supports the Emperor covertly. Second, the Virtuous Concubine is always demure, not ambitious or arrogant, never acting pretentiously. She is also kind to the other Consorts and Concubines, whose ranks are beneath hers in the Inner Court.

Every time she comes for the royal bed-duty, she is careful and follows the procedures to the letter.

Currently, as the Emperor is still reviewing petitions, she sits quietly by his side waiting. Once it passes 10 o’clock in the evening, she will remind the Emperor, "Your Majesty, it’s time to sleep."

The Emperor, who still has quite a few petitions to review, responds indifferently, "Wait a bit."

But the Virtuous Concubine is someone who always follows the rules. The training she has received since she entered the palace has taught her not to let the Emperor overwork; when it’s time to sleep, he should sleep. So, she reminds him, with caution in her voice, "Your Majesty, you need to take care of your health. It’s time to sleep."

The Emperor cast a glance at the Virtuous Concubine. Fearing that he would be displeased, she hung her head very low, dare not meet the Emperor’s eyes.

The Emperor, who had been under Qin Kun’s thumb for over a decade, always portrayed himself as compliant in front of Qin Kun. Hence, every time he sees others acting subserviently, he sees his past self.

But he understands fully, he is the sovereign emperor, and others should fear him.

In this Inner Court, besides the Dowager Empress, probably the only person who can face him directly is Nan Feng from the Palace of Imperial Sovereign.

Before the Emperor’s eyes, a pair of defiant eyes appeared.

If he punished her, she would be silent, but when he punished an older man, she knelt before him. He confesses that it was intentional. His purpose is to force her to submit.

She eventually submitted, yet he regretted it.

Without further ado, the Emperor continued reviewing the petitions, ignoring the Virtuous Concubine. She wanted to remind him again but seeing the Emperor engrossed in reading, she didn’t dare disturb, fearing that he would get angry and send her away.

After half an hour, the Emperor finally finished reviewing the petitions. He was so engrossed that he almost forgot about the Virtuous Concubine next to him.

The Virtuous Concubine was attentively observing the Emperor. He was rather attractive–a distinct face, as if refined by a knife’s edge. Back when Qin Kun was around, he would always suppress his aura. Now, without that constraint, he was like a completely new person - radiating charm with every glance. Thus, she kept staring at him.

But when the Emperor’s gaze shifted to the Virtuous Concubine, she suddenly lowered her head again, daring not to meet his eyes. He felt a bit bored, so he stood up, stretching his numb limbs from sitting too long, then commanded the Virtuous Concubine, "It’s late, let’s sleep."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will help you undress."

Two palace maids entered to help the Emperor undress. Once the Emperor and the Virtuous Concubine were in bed, they lowered the bed curtains, extinguished the candle light, leaving only the two of them inside.

As soon as the Emperor lay down, he fell asleep.

In the darkness, the Virtuous Concubine let out a soft sigh.

The benefit of royal bed-duty was just an opportunity to see the Emperor. Although she had been in bed-duty many times, she had received the Emperor’s favor less than five times.

She dare not seduce or flirt with him. Even if he was particularly fond of her, she wouldn’t take any so-called frivolous actions to please him. All she could do was lie still, leaving it to him to do as he pleased.

After a few times like this, he probably grew bored.

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