Suddenly Hearing the Emperor's Heart During Bed Service - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I listened to those voices and didn’t even dare to breathe.

To presume to fathom the Son of Heaven’s thoughts was already a grave crime.

And I could actually hear them directly?

Worse, they were such scandalous thoughts!

Wasn’t that an unforgivable offense?

Just then, I heard the Emperor’s inner voice again.

[So thirsty. I want water.

[Can’t this little girl tell I’m thirsty?]

I jolted in fright, hurriedly poured a cup of tea, and offered it to the Emperor.

“Your Majesty, please have some tea.”

The Emperor nodded and drank it with perfect composure on the surface.

[Not bad. She has some awareness.

[In a couple of months, I’ll promote her to Noble Lady.]

I was getting promoted?!

I was overjoyed.

But before I could finish being happy, I heard the Emperor say in his heart:

[Hurry up, get this done, then I can sleep.

[Ah, if only this little girl’s period suddenly came.

[Then I could rest for one night.

[I feel so tired.

[Why haven’t I finished favoring all the newly selected maidens yet?

[When will these days ever end?]

Period… did he mean my monthly courses?

I was greatly alarmed. I felt as though I had heard something extraordinary.

I had entered the palace less than a month ago.

There were more than a dozen selected maidens who had entered the palace with me.

If the Emperor favored one every two days, it would still take over a month.

But even with newcomers, he could not neglect the old favorites.

He also had to visit the Empress, the Noble Consort, and the others.

For more than a month, he had been laboring day and night.

No wonder he sounded as if his heart was willing but his strength had long since failed him.

I looked at the Emperor. After a brief moment of thought, I gathered my courage and spoke.

“Your Majesty, please forgive me. This concubine… this concubine’s monthly courses came today!”

The moment the words left my mouth, the air in the bedchamber fell silent for an instant.

The Emperor raised his eyes expressionlessly and met my gaze.

But perhaps it was my imagination-I actually felt that his gaze was filled with delight…

As if realizing how strange his look was, the Emperor gave a light cough, lowered his head, and took another sip of tea.

“No matter. Let us go straight to sleep.”

He sounded calm on the surface, but inside, he was bursting with joy.

[Throw flowers! Throw flowers! This is wonderful!

[Sincerely receiving this period! I wish for these women to have their periods every day!

[Come on, come on, come on!]

The Emperor and I each took one quilt. Not a word was spoken all night.

Early the next morning, the Emperor went to court in excellent spirits.

As customary, I went to the Empress’s palace to pay my respects.

Because I had just attended the Emperor the night before, the jealous and domineering Noble Consort made a few digs at me.

“Attendant He looks especially tender today. I suppose after first tasting the rain and dew of imperial favor last night, you benefited greatly.”

Before I could speak, the Empress rebuked her.

“We are all sisters in the inner palace. Harmony should be prized, and we should all share the Emperor’s burdens.”

The Noble Consort curled her lip, but she said nothing more.

Attending the Emperor was something every newly entered concubine had to go through.

Caught among them, I was not particularly eye-catching.

If the Noble Consort wanted to be jealous of every single one of us, there would be no end to it.

After the Emperor finished favoring the newly entered maidens, he returned to his stable pace of entering the inner palace only seven times a month.

Meanwhile, in the entire inner palace, from the Empress down to the Promised Attendants, there were thirty-four consorts in total.

With so many monks and so little porridge, one day, the Emperor actually turned over my tablet.

Utterly bewildered, I was carried into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The moment I looked up, I met the Emperor’s eager gaze.

“Today, your monthly courses have come as well, haven’t they?”

He asked very indirectly.

But beside my ear, the Emperor’s inner voice was deafening.

[They’ve come, they’ve come, they’ve come, they must have come, ahhhhhhh-]

Me: ?

“Replying to Your Majesty… This concubine’s monthly courses… have come today…”

I answered with some difficulty.

The Emperor was satisfied.

“Then let us go straight to sleep.”

Another night passed without a word.

For the next two months, at the same time each month, the Emperor turned over my tablet.

After that, I was promoted to Noble Lady.

My bestowed title was Hui.