Everyone in my harem is talented

The red dragon and phoenix candles in the Pepper Room were shedding tears, and the candlelight flickered until the tears were gone.

It was still dark outside.

Qin Zhi woke up and looked at the woman curled up with her eyes closed in his arms. She was Shen Ningyue, his wife, his queen.

He stroked her black, shiny and fragrant hair with his hands, and his slightly warm fingertips slowly stroked her raven eyelashes and ears.

He gently tapped her delicate nose and her rosy lips, then stopped at the barely visible mole under her lips and scratched it.

"No more!" Shen Ningyue muttered softly with her eyes closed. She waved away Qin Zhi's moving hands angrily, turned over and fell asleep again.

Seeing that she was still asleep, Qin Zhi slowly wrapped his arms around Shen Ningyue's slender waist, leaned close to her ear and whispered:

"What don't you want? Queen, Shen Ningyue, Shen Shiqi, Shiqi Niang, are you still not awake? There are so many things to do today!"

Shen Ningyue twisted her body and struggled in a daze, but failed to free herself from Qin Zhi's arms. Her eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings, and she slowly opened her eyes.

"Your Majesty! I feel uncomfortable." Her voice was soft, a little hoarse and weak.

"Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

"I'm sleepy!"

"I can't help you today because you're sleepy, but I can accompany you."

"Backache."

"Then I'll rub your waist for you?"

"Weak legs!"

"Shall I pick you up in a moment?"

"Your Majesty, you are so kind!"

The two of them lay cuddling on the bed for quite some time before they called in the palace maids and eunuchs to help them change clothes.

They arrived at Ci'an Palace at just the right time, when the sky was just beginning to brighten. It was neither too early nor too late, because the empress dowager had just finished dressing and making up.

"Your servant pays homage to the Empress Dowager! May Your Majesty be blessed with good health." Shen Ningyue bowed and greeted gracefully and elegantly, her movements flowing and natural without seeming rigid.

A hint of satisfaction flashed across the Queen Mother's eyes.

"Since you have married into the palace, you should follow Zhier and call me mother."

These words express the Queen Mother's approval of Shen Ningyue as her daughter-in-law.

In the harem, only the Queen is the Empress Dowager's legitimate daughter-in-law and can follow the Emperor in calling the Empress Dowager "Mother". No matter how favored other concubines are, whether they are favored by the Emperor or the Empress Dowager, they can only call the Empress Dowager "Empress Dowager".

"Ning Yue greets Queen Mother Yi An!"

"Get up, you are a good child! I hope you can assist Zhi'er, manage the harem well, help Zhi'er solve his problems, and expand the royal family of Dayong!"

"Thank you for your guidance, mother. I will definitely keep your instructions in mind and put them into practice."

"I won't keep you here any longer. The concubines are waiting to see you. I don't want to delay other people's business."

Empress Dowager Lu had a kind smile on her face. She motioned Shen Ningyue to look at Qin Zhi, who was standing aside with cold eyes narrowed and expressionless, as if he was a little tired, or as if he was waiting impatiently.

There is no need to guess what Qin Zhi wants to express, just that it is enough, let them go.

Seeing Shen Ningyue looking at him, Qin Zhi gave her a faint smile.

"..."

After leaving Ci'an Palace, Shen Ningyue gently pushed Qin Zhi and said softly:

"What are you doing?"

Qin Zhi: "I feel sorry for you, aren't you tired? Go back and rest!"

"How can I have a rest? I have to go back and meet all my sisters!" Shen Ningyue pursed her lips and said coquettishly.

"How is that the same? In Ci'an Palace, the Queen Mother is your elder and you are here to pay respects to her. Back in the Pepper Palace, that is your home ground and they are here to pay respects to you. You can do whatever you want!"

"Can you really do whatever you want?" Shen Ningyue raised her little face, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes, and she asked while grabbing Qin Zhi's sleeve with her slender fingers and shaking it gently.

"Really." Qin Zhi thought for a moment and said.

"Forget it. I cannot do anything rude." She shook her head.