The Noble Consort is the most favored in the harem

Chapter 78

Who could blame him for being such a clever emperor for nearly twenty years? Though he didn't look very old, he had a wealth of experience.

Handling the old foxes in the court with ease, how could Lin Wanyi, this lively little grasshopper, be a challenge?

Unknowingly, it became late into the night.

When Lin Wanyi finally felt a bit tired, she realized it was almost the hour of the ox (1-3 AM).

Suddenly aware, she apologized to the emperor.

"I got carried away with joy and delayed Your Majesty until the hour of the ox without resting. It's truly my fault. Please, Your Majesty, return to rest early."

Lin Wanyi thought the emperor had come just to sit for a while.

So staying so late without returning might cause trouble.

She didn't want her hard-earned peaceful days to be disrupted again.

So she spoke up, intending to send the emperor away.

Yuwen Hong glanced at Lin Wanyi's sincere bowing posture, feeling a bit exasperated.

If it were other palace concubines, they would either try to keep him or pretend to refuse while secretly wanting him to stay.

But she was very respectful.

This indifference, he wondered where she learned it from.

It made the emperor a bit angry.

Lin Wanyi saw that the emperor neither spoke nor moved, which was strange.

Curiously, she looked up and saw the emperor also looking at her.

His eyes held some complex emotions she couldn't understand.

"Call someone to bring water. After washing up, let's settle down."

Lin Wanyi couldn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, are you staying at Huifang Courtyard?"

"Yes."

"You can't."

In her anxiety, she blurted out her thoughts.

The emperor looked at her, both angry and amused.

"This entire palace belongs to me. Why can't I stay at Huifang Courtyard?"

Lin Wanyi suddenly felt like a mute, unable to speak even if she had more to say.

After all, the emperor was right! Not just this palace, but the whole world belonged to him.

She realized she had spoken out of turn, so she lowered her head and said awkwardly.

"Your Majesty is right."

After Dong Yuzhong helped the emperor wash up, he led the others out.

When the palace lanterns were extinguished, the entire sleeping chamber fell into darkness.

Lin Wanyi's bedding had several warming bottles, making it very warm.

But the emperor, with his body heat, immediately noticed something was wrong when he got in.

Then he reached out and held Lin Wanyi in his arms, feeling her cold hands and feet, and sighed.

"Settle down."

"Your Majesty..."

It seems the emperor understood Lin Wanyi's thoughts. After thinking for a moment, he spoke again.