Dethroned the Crown Princess? Then she became your mother

"Chunmei, you girl, do you want to continue like this?"

There was a hint of sarcasm and severity in Madam Liu's tone, and the maids around her also had serious expressions.

Chunmei looked confused and had no idea what Madam Liu was trying to do.

"Madame Liu, I don't understand what you mean."

She secretly wondered in her heart, could it be that it was because of His Majesty's special care for the girl that Liu Ma and others had misunderstood?

Just as she was feeling uneasy, Nanny Liu didn't ask any more questions. She just said coldly, "Forget it. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has left the palace, he is still worried about Miss Zhang."

This sentence made Chunmei even more confused, but she also realized that a storm might be coming.

"The Crown Prince has instructed us to take good care of Miss Zhang. I have some doubts, so I wanted to ask you for confirmation."

Nanny Liu then held Chunmei's hand tightly, and her face clearly showed that she was following the prince's orders.

Seeing this, Chunmei felt relieved. She gently broke free from Liu Ma's hand and listened attentively to what they said.

When she learned that the girl didn't need her close service at the moment, but that dinner was still warming on the fire, she hurriedly said, "Mammy, dinner still needs to be taken care of. I have to go back first."

After that, Madam Liu and the others did not try to persuade her to stay. However, when they passed by, Madam Liu seemingly accidentally bumped into Chunmei and said with a smile, "Oh, I was so careless. I hope you can forgive me."

Then he led everyone away.

Chunmei rubbed the place where she was hit, turned around and saw that the dinner was almost ready, so she carefully brought it to the girl's bed and called softly, "Miss."

Zhang Tianai was writing furiously at his desk, filling and discarding sheets of paper one after another until he looked up at Chunmei and asked, "What took you so long?"

Chunmei replied, "Miss, just now Madam Liu brought someone to stop me, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was concerned about your safety and sent them here to take care of you."

Hearing this, Zhang Tianai's lips curled up into a playful smile, and he looked at Chunmei with deep eyes: "You said you were worried about me? You even sent someone to take care of me? Chunmei, how much do you believe this?"

Chunmei lowered her head and said nothing, pondering in her heart.

"Did they stop you just for this matter? Is there any other hidden story?" Zhang Tianai continued to ask, Chunmei nodded, thinking it was possible.

"Perhaps, Madam Liu and the others are indeed acting according to the Crown Prince's wishes."

Zhang Tianai changed the subject and asked, "Do you know what the Crown Prince and I have said to each other?"

Chunmei shook her head and dared not say more.

"Here is your dinner."

Zhang Tianai turned to look at the food box in Chunmei's hand and instructed, "Put it aside for now and try feeding it to the chickens tomorrow. I won't be using it tonight, and you don't have to eat it either. If you want to eat it, make a new one. Remember to keep an eye on it the whole time and don't let anyone tamper with it."

"If anyone asks, just say you want to eat it yourself."

Chunmei's face changed slightly when she heard this, but then she thought that the girl's diet today was normal, so she agreed.

Suddenly, a call came from outside the door, interrupting her thoughts.

She looked up at the door and saw Eunuch An accompanied by several guards, carrying several items in their hands.

Chunmei also came out upon hearing the voice and went forward to greet him. It turned out that Eunuch An had come here on a special mission to deliver the temple's special vegetarian delicacies.

Chunmei took the food box respectfully. Eunuch An's eyes passed through her, as if he could see through everything in the room.

He whispered to Chunmei, "Your Majesty found it delicious and ordered it to be brought to Miss Zhang."

When Chunmei heard this, she was surprised and quickly expressed her gratitude on behalf of Zhang Tianai.

After Eunuch An finished speaking, he was about to leave, but when he turned around, a hint of resonance flashed in his eyes, as if as fellow servants, they had an indescribable similar emotion in their hearts.

"Your Majesty is really taking special care of Miss Zhang." He added softly, then he flicked his whisk and slowly left.

Chunmei looked at Eunuch An's departing back and thought to herself that this eunuch's attitude seemed to be more amiable than before.

She walked into the room carrying a lunch box and saw Zhang Tianai's face filled with joy.

"Miss, look, this is something His Majesty sent specially." Chunmei said as she opened the food box, which contained exquisite vegetarian food and hot porridge.

Although it looks simple, it has the unique flavor of the temple, especially the porridge that seems to be mixed with mushrooms, which is even more appetizing.

Zhang Tianai looked at the food and smiled, "I was thinking of not eating it to lose weight, but I didn't expect the emperor to be so thoughtful and even remember the delicious food in this temple. How did he know I didn't eat it?"

There was both surprise and emotion in his words.

Chunmei asked if she wanted to enjoy it, and Zhang Tianai readily agreed: "It's a gift from the Emperor, how can I not try it?"

The two of them enjoyed this unexpected delicacy together. Although the vegetables and tofu were vegetarian, they seemed to have the aroma of meat, which was very memorable.

During the meal, Chunmei mentioned the change in eunuch An's attitude. Zhang Tianai just smiled lightly when she heard it, but she had her own thoughts in mind.

After the meal, Chunmei carefully washed the dishes and prepared to send them back to the temple.

At this time, Eunuch An in the temple was waiting for the night to fall.

After Emperor Murong Shuo finished his dinner, he paused for a while and then prepared to go to bed.

He gently stroked the purse on his body, which was a token of his relationship with Zhang Tianai, and then walked into the night in the backyard with it.

Eunuch An was worried that His Majesty would not let him go, but fortunately, His Majesty did not keep him.

So he followed His Majesty silently through the courtyard to that familiar yet mysterious place.

Outside the yard, a few lanterns emitted a faint light, and then disappeared into the deep night.

He turned his gaze towards the emperor, wondering in his heart, "Is Miss Zhang resting peacefully now?"

Without waiting for others to say anything, Murong Shuo had already decided to go deeper. He did not go through the main gate, nor did he report it. Instead, he chose a more secretive way - climbing over the wall and going straight to the outside of the woman's residence.

Upon seeing this, Eunuch An hurried forward and asked, "Your Majesty, are you going there in person?"

Murong Shuo only just noticed Eunuch An's presence when he heard this, and asked calmly, "You came along too?"

Then, he stretched out his body and jumped lightly onto the wall, leaving Eunuch An standing there dumbfounded, thinking to himself: Your Majesty can be so unruly, this is really something I have never seen before!

"Your Majesty, I will be waiting here." Eunuch An said softly.

Murong Shuo arrived shortly afterwards. He quickly came to the window of the woman's courtyard and saw that the woman inside seemed to have fallen asleep again.

He thought to himself: It is inconvenient for her to live here after all, it would be more appropriate to arrange for her to go to the temple.

Gently pushing open the window lattice, Murong Shuo entered the house quietly.

He took off his coat, slowly walked to the bed, gently picked up the sleeping woman, and looked at her carefully in the dim candlelight.

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Tianai suddenly woke up and stepped back in horror.

"You said you were asleep? You clearly weren't." Murong Shuo teased with a smile, then asked, "Are you waiting for me?"

He gently lifted her head and wanted to kiss her.

Zhang Tianai struggled: "Your Majesty, you are here again, please let me go. I was not waiting for you, I just forgot the difference between high and low..."

As she spoke, she tried to break free from the emperor's hand and move to the side.

"You're not wearing..." Before Murong Shuo finished speaking, he realized that she was not wearing a bellyband.

But then, his eyes were attracted by this unintentional temptation and he stared at her closely.

Zhang Tianai's expression changed drastically: "Your Majesty, please let me go. I really didn't know you were coming. I was just getting ready for bed."

"You didn't wear a bellyband on purpose, right? You knew I would come, so you didn't wear it on purpose to seduce me?" Murong Shuo's tone was a bit teasing and questioning, but his hand involuntarily moved closer to her.

Zhang Tianai was so anxious that she denied it again and again: "No, Your Majesty, I really didn't mean it..."

"Then tell me, how should I deal with you?" Murong Shuo suddenly picked her up, turned over and pressed her on the bed, and kissed her without any explanation.

"Stop talking, let your body speak!" His words carried irresistible power.

Zhang Tianai was unable to resist and could only let him do whatever he wanted.

The bed began to shake slightly. She clutched the emperor's back tightly and called out softly, "Your Majesty, the bed is shaking..."

However, Murong Shuo ignored her call. There was only her in his eyes, and only this rare joy and indulgence in his heart.