Lin Wanyi walked forward obediently. Seeing the emperor's posture, she knew she couldn't give him a head massage without taking off her shoes and getting on the couch.
So she could only follow suit.
When the soft hand fell on the emperor's temples, his tense body gradually relaxed.
Both of them were silent, one concentrating on the massage and the other receiving it seriously.
With the help of the sunlight, Lin Wanyi looked at the emperor carefully again.
He seemed to be a lot more tired than a few days ago.
Not sure if it was because of the troubles with government affairs, she saw a faint wrinkle between the emperor's eyebrows.
That was caused by frowning frequently.
So while massaging, she stretched out her fingers and stretched his eyebrows on both sides.
The emperor felt comfortable, so he naturally didn't stop her. Instead, he enjoyed it with peace of mind.When there is something to do, the time passes faster.
When she came, the sun was still high, and in the blink of an eye it was almost Shen time.
Lin Wanyi's hands were numb from the massage, but the emperor still directed her from time to time, massaging his head, shoulders, and back.
She almost massaged his legs and feet.
The emperor enjoyed it comfortably, but Lin Wanyi suffered.
The price of accompanying the emperor was too high.
If she returned today, her hands would be useless.
Feeling the force gradually weakening, the emperor slowly spoke, and his voice became more lazy and casual.
"What time is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's almost 3 p.m."
Hearing this, Emperor Yuwenhong opened his eyes and shouted outside with a little anger.
"Dong Yuzhong."
Eunuch Dong immediately bowed and came in.
"Your Majesty, I'm here!"
"Is the fourth uncle here?
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is waiting for you"
The emperor had asked the fourth uncle to watch a play at this time, and there was also other reasons behind it, so it was not good to delay.
The man had almost walked two steps when he remembered that Lin Wanyi was still sitting on the couch.
So he turned around and told her.
"You go to the warm room and sit down. If you have anything, just call them to serve you. We can have dinner together when I come back."
After giving the instructions, he left in a hurry.
Lin Wanyi fell on the couch, feeling angry and amused.
She didn't even have time to say "I obey your order" before he walked away.
Alas, it's true that a higher-ranking official can crush a person, and this emperor is many ranks higher than her.
What can she do?
After the emperor left, a eunuch came in. It was her "old acquaintance".
"Your servant Qiu Ming, wishes the young lady good health."
"Eunuch Qiu, please stand up. How can I get to the warm room?"
"Your servant will take the young lady there right away."
Leaving the study, she walked towards the east corridor. When she passed the inner hall where she had slept before, she thought it was here. Unexpectedly, Qiu Ming took her to the left and walked straight to a row of houses with glazed tiles as roofs and red lacquered wood as pillars, and then led her in.
As soon as she entered, she saw a plaque placed in the middle, which read: Wen Guju.
What does this mean?
Then she heard Qiu Ming say.
"This is the sleeping place of your Majesty. My lady, please sit down for a while. I will ask them to bring some tea, fruit and snacks."
Sleeping place?
Then what is the inner hall where she sleeps? Her big question was written on her face, and Qiu Ming immediately answered with a smile.
"The inner hall is where the ladies serve your Majesty, and the warm residence is where your Majesty rests when he is alone. My lady, this is the supreme favor. I have served His Majesty for many years, but I have only seen a few ladies who can come in here."
Lin Wanyi's face was a little stiff, and she didn't know whether to smile or not.
According to Qiu Ming's words, those who can enter here are all favored, but she is not the only one.
Did she earn the opportunity to accompany the emperor to dine and receive his favor through her hard work?
But the price was too painful. She raised her hand to see that her fingertips were already red and her arm was sore.She was not so spoiled, but she kept massaging for more than an hour. Even if Xia An came, she could not bear it, let alone Lin Wanyi.
"Thank you, Eunuch Qiu, for helping me solve my doubts. Do you have warm water? I want to wash up."
"Yes, yes, my lady, just sit down and I will send someone to bring it."
After saying that, he bowed and left.
Lin Wanyi looked around. This place looked very different from the inner hall. It was warm and ordinary everywhere.
The room was not big, only a little bigger than the hall on the left where she was.
On the left was the bedroom, separated from the hall by a black lacquered and gold-painted lantern frame partition. On the right was a small nanmu carved desk with an inkstone, a jade-carved pen holder and a pen.
There was also a piece of rice paper spread out on the flat surface, and it seemed that there were some words that had not been written yet.
Lin Wanyi was afraid that there might be some military secrets inside, so she did not dare to go forward to take a closer look.
However, the celadon bottle placed under the window was very beautiful. Everything here was elegant, and the most important thing was that there were not many bright yellow embellishments.
Bright yellow was naturally a symbol of the emperor, but it also made people feel more restrained.
It seemed that one could not do anything beyond the rules when standing there, and one had to remember one's identity at all times.The sense of comfort that suddenly arose here was probably to make people relax.
After thinking about it, Lin Wanyi felt that her pajamas were well made.
If worn here, the bright yellow pajamas were indeed a bit dazzling.
Just as she was thinking about it, the palace maids came in one after another.
"I don't know what the young lady likes to drink, so I ordered them to prepare Jianxichun."
The stone mill flew lightly with dust, and the milk flower cooked Jianxichun.
This Jianxichun refers to Jiancha, which is named after the Jianxi River Basin in Fujian. Among them, Beiyuan Gongcha is world-famous.
Apart from the palace, I am afraid that only a few princes' houses in the world can have this thing.
Lin Wanyi had never tasted a cup of tea in Ronghe Hall, but who knew that she could get a pot of tea in the emperor's warm room.
It relieved a lot of fatigue at once.
The tea was served with mung bean cakes and chestnut cakes, but Lin Wanyi felt that it would be more delicious if it was served with the milk peach blossom cake made by Chunqi. The original tension was reduced a lot during the tea tasting process. She even forgot that she still had to wait for the emperor to have dinner, so her stomach should be empty.
Tea does not relieve hunger, but it makes people feel full.
When the emperor came when the sky had gotten dark, she had fallen asleep on the table.
Her hair was as dark as ink, cascading over her shoulders, contrasting with her skin that was whiter than snow. A faint flush colored her cheeks, and her eyes were closed, with her long eyelashes fanned out prominently.
When the emperor pushed the door open and saw this scene, his heart trembled.