Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"I believe in Your Majesty."

Gu Youning leaned on the emperor's chest, acting particularly well-behaved.

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the woman finally calm down. He really had no experience in comforting people. When she was in the East Palace, she always looked contented and happy. On weekdays, he didn't have to worry about anything except asking her to take care of him a little.

On the contrary, every time I see a simple woman, I feel better.

"It's getting late. Please settle down. I will personally escort Zheng'er to Ci'an Palace after I leave the court tomorrow."

After dealing with government affairs for a day, the emperor could hardly hide his fatigue.

"I will help you wash up."

This was the first time that Gu Youning took the initiative to take on the job of serving others. Perhaps because he felt guilty for misunderstanding the emperor just now, he was much gentler and more considerate than usual.

This made the emperor feel very comfortable.

Despite the commotion today, the emperor had no intention of touching the woman, he just hugged her and went to sleep.

But just as I was feeling sleepy, I heard soft sobbing beside me.

"Why are you crying again?"

The emperor opened his eyes and asked gently, but the woman in his arms did not respond at all, her eyes were cold.

The emperor sighed and gently wiped away the tears with his fingertips.

The woman must have fallen asleep and soon became quiet again.

After an unknown amount of time, the emperor fell into a deep sleep.

"No, Zheng'er, don't be afraid, mother is here..."

A hoarse shout woke the emperor up, and the deep fatigue made him frown unconsciously.

A woman's frightened and anxious voice was heard nearby.

"Your Majesty...don't...don't leave. I didn't mean to do that."

"No, it's not your highness's fault. I was willing to do it... Wuwu, Zheng'er, it's all mother's fault."

"Be good, it's okay, Zheng'er and I are fine."

The emperor was annoyed when he was woken up from his sleep, but when he heard the woman's intermittent and illogical words, his heart softened and he took her in his arms and comforted her gently.

He even regretted why he had yelled at the woman before. She was not wearing enough clothes, so he should just talk to her nicely. She didn't do it on purpose.

If it wasn't for herself, the woman wouldn't have taken the initiative to send Zheng'er to Ci'an Palace, and she wouldn't be looking so guilty now.

He couldn't imagine what the woman would do if something really happened to Zheng'er in Ci'an Palace.

Fortunately, with the help of his patting, the woman in his arms slowly fell asleep again.

But not long after, the woman's panicked voice rang out again.

At the back, the emperor simply closed his eyes, but his hand subconsciously caressed the woman's back, saying the words he had repeated countless times: "Be good, it's okay."

Therefore, when Cao Zhong called people outside the tent the next day, the emperor almost didn't wake up.

"Your Majesty, you..."

When Cao Zhong saw the person coming out of the tent, his face was full of surprise, but before he could finish his words, he was glared at by his master.

After the master glared at him, he carefully looked inside the tent. Seeing that it was still quiet, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor winked at Cao Zhong, and Cao Zhong understood and helped the emperor to the outer room.

But just as he reached the screen, a panicked voice rang out from inside the hall: "Your Majesty!"

Before Cao Zhong could react, the emperor had already turned and strode to the bed, opened the curtains, and took the sitting woman in his arms, coaxing her softly: "It's okay, I'm here."

Cao Zhong widened his eyes behind him.

"Is the Emperor going to get up?"

Gu Youning leaned in the emperor's arms and rubbed his eyes.

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the man was truly awake this time. He said softly, "I will go to court first. You can sleep a little longer."

"No need. I will help you change your clothes. And Zheng'er, I will go to the back hall to take a look."

Gu Youning shook his head.

"Alright."

The emperor thought that the woman's mind and eyes were filled with thoughts of him and his son last night. He was so worried that he almost couldn't sleep all night, but he didn't try to stop her.

"Your Majesty, did you not sleep well last night?"

After helping the emperor put on his court robes with the palace maids, Gu Youning noticed the dark circles under the emperor's eyes and the fatigue on his face.

Cao Zhong was handing out hot handkerchiefs and his ears pricked up. He also wanted to know why the two masters looked like they hadn't slept well. As for that matter, no one ordered water in the palace yesterday.

Moreover, he was the most experienced in whether or not he had done that, and there was obviously no trace of it in the hall.

"I...I am worried about Zheng'er."

The whole hall was filled with palace maids, and the emperor couldn't bring himself to tell them that he had coaxed someone all night long.

"Did I press your hand?"

Gu Youning had noticed long ago that the emperor seemed unable to lift his right hand.

"It's still early, I'll give you a massage first."

Gu Youning pulled the emperor to sit on the couch without saying anything, and began to massage him from the shoulders down.

The force was moderate, not the soft force of an ordinary woman. The soreness and stiffness in the right arm were relieved little by little, and the last bit of resentment in the emperor's heart disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Cao Zhong hurriedly led the palace maids away.

"Okay, I'll be leaving first. You can have a good talk with Zheng'er later."

In less than a quarter of an hour, the emperor held Gu Youning's hand and went to Qianzheng Hall.

"Master, are you okay?"

Only after the imperial attendants left did Tan Yin dare to speak.

It was not her who was on guard last night. She noticed that her master's eyes were slightly blue and swollen, and she was worried. Could it be that her master and the emperor had a quarrel over the eldest prince last night?

But this shouldn't happen given the master's calmness.

And looking at the emperor's expression, he doesn't seem to be angry with his master.

"No problem."

Gu Youning shook his head slightly.

She did not sleep all night last night, but she achieved all the results she wanted.

Last night she took great pains to torment the emperor, not only to test the emperor's patience with her, but also to make the emperor empathize with her fear and be deeply impressed.

Only by feeling the same can one sympathize with others, and only by being deeply impressed can one remember it forever.

Whether Zheng'er can come back earlier depends on his own planning, but the emperor's attitude is also very important.

She couldn't miss anything that could be planned in advance.

"Go to the back hall to see Zheng'er."

Gu Youning held Tan Yin's hand and went out.

At this time, in the side hall.

"Useless thing, why didn't you tell me that the emperor came last night?"

Gu Youxin shouted harshly at the two palace maids who were on night watch.

"My lady, the Emperor arrived late yesterday and you had already gone to bed. You still have to play the zither for the Empress Dowager during the day, so we dare not disturb you."

The two palace maids knelt on the ground and looked at each other, with some resentment in their eyes.

Miss Gu Si is becoming more and more pretentious now, and she requires the two of them to keep watch by her bed every day. They have to be extra alert during the day in Ci'an Palace than anywhere else, and now they can't rest well at night.

Although they were slaves, they were not made of iron and could not bear it. Fortunately, Fourth Miss Gu had been sleeping soundly these days, so they could sneak in and sleep for a while by her bed.

They didn't know what time the emperor came last night.

"You still dare to quibble..."

Gu Youxin has been highly praised recently and things have been going smoothly, so there is no room for the palace maid to make excuses.

"Fourth Miss, calm down. Being angry so early in the morning is bad for your health."

As soon as he raised his hand to hit someone, he was stopped by Aunt Qu who had just pushed the door open.