My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

Looking at the sky, the emperor realized how quickly time passed.

After putting down the telescope, the emperor felt a little sore in his wrist.

He handed the telescope to the eunuch Zhao Quan standing beside him and said, "Handle it carefully. If you scratch the skin, you'll risk your life."

Zhao Quan was frightened. He took it with both hands and held it carefully to his chest. He didn't even dare to breathe loudly, for fear that the treasure in his hands would be blown off a layer of skin.

He arrived at Concubine Xiao's palace in fear all the way.

Concubine Xiao and the Fourth Princess had been waiting for a long time.

When they heard the sound of whips outside, they hurried out to welcome the emperor.

Seeing the emperor salute, the emperor helped Concubine Xiao up with one hand and walked into the hall hand in hand.

The fourth princess fell behind and when she turned around she saw the telescope in Zhao Quan's hand.

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he stepped forward: "Manager Zhao, what good thing is this?"

As he said this, he reached out to touch it.

Zhao Quan took a step back reflexively, avoiding the Fourth Princess's hand. "Fourth Princess, this is His Majesty's new treasure. You cannot touch it."

The fourth princess' eyes rolled, and she immediately trotted over and caught up with the emperor and the imperial concubine in front.

"Father, is the treasure in Chief Steward Zhao's hand a festival gift from Zhenzhen?"

The emperor glanced at the fourth princess with a half-smile, and instead of answering, he asked, "What good gift did your half-sister give you?"

The Fourth Princess was immediately so taken aback by the question that she forgot what she wanted to do. She proudly boasted to the Emperor, "Zhenzhen sent me a huge box of wonderful things! Lots of Western stuff, a music box with a pure gold birdcage, some nesting dolls, Western clothing materials, a mercury mirror, and a gilded Western ship."

"I also gave Mother a few bottles of Western perfume, a pocket watch, and some precious medicinal herbs from South Vietnam, such as nourishing bird's nests. It filled two large boxes! Father, what did Zhenzhen give you?"

As he said this, he turned his head to look at the telescope in Zhao Quan's hand, eager to try it out.

As soon as the emperor sat down, Concubine Xiao took the hot handkerchief from the palace maid and wiped the emperor's hands herself.

The emperor asked slowly, "Oh? So many things? These Western things aren't cheap, and there are also precious medicinal herbs and nourishing bird's nests. They filled two large boxes. It seems like it cost a lot of money."

When Concubine Xiao heard this, she felt something was wrong. She paused holding the handkerchief and glanced at the Fourth Princess inconspicuously, feeling a little worried.

The Fourth Princess didn't notice anything wrong and said casually, "I also think Zhenzhen is wasting money, but Zhenzhen wrote to me saying that these things are reasonably priced in South Vietnam and not as expensive as in the capital. And this is all from her heart. She's been in South Vietnam and hasn't been able to pay her respects to her father, mother, and the elders and relatives at home many times throughout the year, so she can only send a few things to show her gratitude."

After thinking for a moment, he clapped his hands and said, "If you, Father, feel bad about this, just give Zhenzhen a little more."

Concubine Xiao lowered her head and carefully wiped the emperor's dragon claw, uh, hand, her drooping eyelids hiding the smile in her eyes.

The emperor didn't expect that the boomerang would hit him again. How could it be his turn to bleed again?

"Changle, this is different. My reward is a reward, but you and Princess Le'an are good sisters. You have received so many gifts, don't you want to return the favor? Are you relying solely on father?"

The fourth princess was displeased when she heard this: "Father, you underestimate me too much. I've already prepared a gift for Zhenzhen! I'm just waiting for your reward to come down so I can take advantage of your gift and send it to South Vietnam."

As she spoke, she gestured to her personal maid to present the gift list: "Look, Father, I have made the gift list. Your reward can't be less than mine, right?"

This is to ask for a reward on behalf of Lu Zhenzhen.

The emperor glanced at the gift list and saw several familiar items on it.

It was some time ago that my daughter asked me to go, and it was because of her good sister Lu Zhenzhen!

When it comes to love, you have to pay for the gift yourself.

The emperor laughed in anger and pinched the fourth princess's face: "Serve the meal——"

We had lunch happily. There were several dishes in the lunch, including ingredients from South Vietnam sent by Lu Zhenzhen, as well as recipes.

The imperial concubine specially asked the small kitchen to prepare a few dishes for her to try.

The emperor enjoyed the meal and finally gave a reward to the cook in the small kitchen.

But after they finished eating and left, the emperor didn't say what reward he would give to Lu Zhenzhen.

The fourth princess was depressed. As soon as the emperor left, she pounded her pillow and said, "Father is too stingy. Isn't it said that when you take something from someone, you feel guilty, and when you eat something from someone, you feel soft-hearted. Father, you're not soft-hearted even after taking such good things, and you're not soft-hearted even after eating such good things?"

Concubine Xiao poked the Fourth Princess on the head and said, "Don't talk about your father like that! If anyone hears it, it will cause trouble again."

The fourth princess curled her lips and said nothing.

Concubine Xiao felt sorry for the Fourth Princess and couldn't help but say, "Why are you so worried? Your father is just teasing you! I'm afraid the gift Zhenzhen gave your father this time has touched his heart, and he doesn't know what to reward him with."

"Just wait a few days, your father's reward may be beyond your expectations!"

The fourth princess was skeptical: "Really?"

Concubine Xiao has served the emperor for many years, so she has some ability to read people's expressions.

Apart from anything else, the emperor was in a rare good mood today. He ate more lunch than usual and even asked for a reward for the cook, which was extremely rare.

Moreover, the thing that Zhao Quan had been holding in his hand was not even allowed to be touched by the Fourth Princess, which shows how precious it was.

Otherwise, with Zhao Quan's current status and position, he would have been flattered by his eunuchs long ago.

But he held it for half a day, being very careful.

If she still can't see this, then she has been in the harem for all these years in vain.

She guessed that the emperor's gift was so good that he didn't know what reward to give in return, or that the emperor felt that the reward he could give was a bit painful to him.

I just wanted to use Changle's words to find some faults with Lu Zhenzhen and her husband.

He didn't expect that his own daughter was so capable. It was mainly because Lu Zhenzhen did things very carefully and did not leave any room for gossip, which made the emperor's plan fail.

Now it depends on how much of a headache the emperor will have and what kind of surprise he will give.

Concubine Xiao thought about it for a long time, and when she looked down at her daughter's confused eyes, she also had bad thoughts.

Rubbing the fourth princess's head, she said, "How about this? Mother makes a bet with you. I bet your father will give Zhenzhen an unexpected reward."

The fourth princess' eyes rolled: "What's the bet?"

Concubine Xiao smiled and said, "If I win, your music box with the golden bird cage will be mine. If you win, the pocket watch with the gilded Western-style golden-haired child with wings will be yours!"

"Deal!" The fourth princess' eyes lit up and she agreed decisively.