Dethroned the Crown Princess? Then she became your mother

At night in the deep palace, she was not alone in the empty room.

No, she would never put herself in that situation.

Give the man to someone else? How is that possible!

If another woman took her man away on her first night in the palace, how would she face people tomorrow?

Then, she slowly sat up, with a charming and cool curve at the corner of her mouth.

She called softly, "Chunmei." Her voice echoed in the quiet night.

After a slight sound, Chunmei came hurriedly in her coat, panting as she opened the bed curtains and asked with concern, "Master, are you still awake?"

Zhang Tianai looked at Chunmei's panic and chuckled, "Chunmei, look at you, it's only a short distance and you're already so anxious."

"How do you think I can sleep?" Zhang Tianai asked with a raised eyebrow, while reaching out and gently pulling Chunmei over, asking her to squat beside the bed.

She stroked Chunmei's head like she was stroking a puppy, "Master." Chunmei thought to herself that she couldn't be completely indifferent to this.

"The reason why I want to rest so urgently is that I don't want Li Ma and the others to know too much. Only you can understand my thoughts." Zhang Tianai said frankly.

After hearing this, Chunmei's eyes flashed with enlightenment: "Then, Master, what should we do now? Do we need help from Madam Li and the others?"

Zhang Tianai whispered, "Of course I have a plan. When he left, I clearly held his hand. I was just short of saying, 'I'll wait for you tonight and repay you well,' and I promised him he would definitely come."

She gently stroked Chunmei's cheek, then slid down to her belly.

Suddenly, there seemed to be movement outside, and the sound of conversation could be heard faintly. Was it Nanny Li's voice? Zhang Tianai asked Chunmei to go and take a look.

She patted Chunmei's face gently and said, "Go ahead."

Chunmei trotted to the door, opened it, and in an instant, Li Ma and another palace maid appeared in her sight.

Zhang Tianai thought to herself, it seems they haven't rested yet, so she made her next plan...

Suddenly, a voice broke the silence.

"Master, there seems to be news about the emperor." Chunmei's voice was a little excited.

"Hmm?" Zhang Tianai glanced sideways, a little curious. "What did you see?"

Chunmei took a deep breath, a glint in her eyes: "Master, the Emperor... the Emperor has really come."

After hearing this, Zhang Tianai's eyes flashed with a subtle emotion, mixed with joy and anticipation.

She whispered to herself, "It's a pleasant surprise that the Emperor has come in person."

Chunmei nodded, a smile on her face.

Zhang Tianai said softly, "That's good. Go down and follow the rules."

However, Chunmei seemed to have something else to say: "Master, did the emperor go to the imperial concubine's place before?"

She asked cautiously, her eyes wandering outside the hall.

Zhang Tianai waved her hand gently, as if she was thinking about something: "Perhaps the emperor felt that he was not satisfied there, so he came here."

There was a deep wisdom in her voice.

Although Chunmei is young, she can feel the deep meaning of this.

She retreated silently, but her heart was full of doubts: Why did the emperor come?

Inside the hall, Zhang Tianai began to cry silently, tears gathering in the corners of her eyes.

There was a subtle atmosphere in the air outside.

Nanny Li, Cao'er, Hua'er and other palace ladies were waiting for the emperor's arrival.

Nanny Li looked at the emperor and whispered, "Your Majesty, I waited in vain. The master thought you wouldn't come and had already gone to bed."

Her words were full of apology and respect.

The other palace maids did the same, bowing their heads in greeting, their voices revealing their awe for the emperor.

The emperor nodded slightly to show that he didn't mind: "You can go down, don't worry about it." His voice was gentle and majestic.

On this night, an unexpected meeting is quietly unfolding, and the deep meaning and emotions contained in it make people linger on...

Murong Shuo was a little surprised by this. After all, he was usually used to spending the night time surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

He couldn't help but wonder why he had to wait? Other women seemed to be able to do it, but he felt a little unhappy about it.

He traveled a long way, even abandoning his noble concubine, just to see that special woman.

He decided to wave his hand and let the people around him leave. He just wanted to see her in person.

Such situations seemed to be commonplace among them.

However, such actions seemed somewhat inconvenient in the palace.

The young eunuch, Nanny Li and others also noticed his movements. They exchanged glances with each other, then respectfully retreated, allowing Murong Shuo to go on alone.

"Your Majesty, this was my mistake," Madam Li said softly. "I thought..." She hesitated, then asked tentatively, "Should I wake the mistress and have her greet you?"

At this moment, they still couldn't believe that the emperor would come in person.

They originally thought that Murong Shuo would spend time with the imperial concubine, but they didn't expect him to come here.

"That's the Imperial Concubine." They thought to themselves, "Although the master is favored, but..." They realized that their thoughts were contrary to the facts and couldn't help feeling regretful.

They should have warned their master of the emperor's impending arrival long ago. It would have been wonderful if their master had come out to greet him personally! But now, they could only silently blame themselves.

Fortunately, Murong Shuo did not decide to leave just because his master had rested.

This made them feel relieved, perhaps because of the deep affection between the emperor and his master when they were outside the palace.

When they saw Murong Shuo coming over with his men, they were filled with shock.

They originally thought that the palace was no different from outside the palace, and the emperor would continue to stay with the imperial concubine.

Yet, he came here.

They almost gave themselves a break due to their own negligence.

Fortunately, they did not do so, otherwise how would they deal with the emperor's arrival? They decided to hold on a little longer.

Murong Shuo shook his head and waved his hand to reject Li Ma's request.

He told her, "She has fallen asleep too." Then they said nothing more and retreated respectfully.

Murong Shuo left the young eunuch here to wait, and went into the inner room alone.

Nanny Li looked back at the young eunuch, and their eyes met.

"The Emperor had already said he would come," the young eunuch said softly. Nanny Li and the others were speechless and could only silently bear their mistakes.

The young eunuch also specifically instructed them not to let the master rest too early in the future.

Murong Shuo followed the emperor's footsteps and came out of the concubine's bedroom. He decided to come here in person to find out what was going on.

He stepped inside. The room was dimly lit with flickering candlelight, as if everything was shrouded in hazy shadows.

He looked around but didn't see anyone. Only Chunmei was lying quietly on the ground in deep sleep.

He walked towards the bed, gently lifted the bed curtain, and found that there seemed to be someone inside.

Sure enough, he saw that person—a familiar figure lying quietly on the bed.

He lowered the bed curtain and was about to take action when he suddenly heard a faint sobbing sound. The sound was sobbing, as if someone was crying silently.

He leaned over and took a closer look at the weeping man.

He stretched out his hand and gently placed it in front of her, his fingertips touching her wet face, his hands full of tears.

He asked softly, "Why are you crying?"

Zhang Tianai started crying again, her voice sounding particularly sad in the silent room.

Murong Shuo stared at her, his heart full of confusion and concern.

He didn't know what kind of story and emotion was hidden behind this, but he decided to find the answer and solve the mystery behind the crying.