Hearing this, Rong Xun immediately shook his head. He solemnly picked up the food on the table again and stuffed a big mouthful of meat into his mouth.
Tang Youyou was slightly stunned at this sight, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be quite able to handle spicy food."
Rong Xun calmly nodded. Just then, Su Ninde, who was about to bring in pastries at the door, was shocked to see Rong Xun with a flushed neck.
"Your Majesty, have you eaten something spicy?"
Seeing Su Ninde's shocked face, Tang Youyou explained calmly, "Yes, just now when the Emperor and I were eating, he ate two pieces of spicy meat..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Ninde panicked and shouted outside the main hall, "Hurry! Call the imperial physician quickly! Something's wrong here!"
Imperial physician? Something wrong? How could that be?
But when she turned to look at Rong Xun beside her, his face was already bright red.
"Rong Xun, can't you eat spicy food?"
Hearing this, Rong Xun just smiled faintly. Soon, the imperial physician rushed in in a hurry and brewed some medicinal soup. It was not until Rong Xun drank some of the soup that the red rashes on his body gradually faded.
Seeing that he was getting better, the imperial physician heaved a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, I dare to remind you that you must never touch spicy food again. If you do, it could really cost your life."
Only then did Tang Youyou realize that Rong Xun couldn't eat even a bit of chili. But on the table, except for the green vegetables close to him, all the other dishes were bright red.
Looking more closely, these were all her favorite dishes on weekdays.
She never thought that Rong Xun actually knew all this.
"Your Majesty is out of danger. I'll take my leave first."
After the imperial physician left, Su Ninde also left the main hall. Seeing Tang Youyou's guilty expression, Rong Xun couldn't bear it and said, "It's all my fault. I only wanted to enjoy the meal with you, but didn't realize it would be so serious. I haven't eaten spicy food for more than ten years. Knowing you like it, I didn't want to spoil your fun."
Tang Youyou sighed slightly. She walked to the desk in the distance, picked up an empty teacup, brought it in front of him, filled it with water, rinsed the spicy food in it, and only after making sure there was no more chili did she put it on his plate.
"In the future, if you want to eat with me, prepare two kinds of dishes. I'm not the kind of person who can't live without spicy food. I also like some light dishes."
In the future?
It seemed that Tang Youyou had been charmed by him. Considering the future meant that she had truly taken him to heart.
Rong Xun nodded resolutely, "Okay, I promise you."
After the two had a hearty meal, night fell again outside.
Tang Youyou saw Rong Xun looking a bit strange. She immediately knew that this guy had some naughty ideas again. She was slightly stunned, and then was effortlessly picked up horizontally.
The next moment, she was already on the bed. But just when Rong Xun had undone half of her clothes, he noticed something was wrong.
"You'er, are you sick?"
Seeing Rong Xun's serious look, Tang Youyou was slightly taken aback. Then she counted the days. Oh no! She was on her period.
Seeing the blush on Tang Youyou's face, Rong Xun seemed to understand. He quickly walked out of the hall.
Tang Youyou thought this guy disliked her and was leaving directly. But unexpectedly, Rong Xun, who had gone out, was now walking towards her with something in his hand.
Taking a closer look, it was a pure - white cloth. He handed it to Tang Youyou and said awkwardly, "Use this. I heard from the maids that it will make you feel more comfortable."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou understood that this straight - laced guy had just gone to find something for her.
At this moment, she realized that Rong Xun was really a high - quality man, warm and considerate.
He somehow took out a hot water bottle and said with a smile, "I made this myself. Don't mind if it looks ugly. Putting it on your stomach will keep you warm."
Tang Youyou obediently put it on her stomach. Soon, a warm feeling spread over her, and she felt extremely comfortable.
It seemed that there were really good men in ancient times.
"Rong Xun, thank you. It's really kind of you to take such good care of me."
The two lay on the same bed and had a good night's sleep.
The next day, when Tang Youyou woke up, she subconsciously felt for the person beside her. But today, Rong Xun had already left early.
Even the place where he had lain was cold, which meant he had gotten up very early.
Tang Youyou stretched, got dressed, and left the palace. Finally, she could get out of bed and walk. She could finally return to the Cool Breeze Palace.
Looking at the Cool Breeze Palace, everything was just as it used to be, without any change.
Only Kang Fuhai, when he saw Tang Youyou coming back, cried like a baby. He had a bitter face and looked at her with a resentful expression.
"Empress, you finally remembered to come back. Do you know that after you left, the Emperor turned the whole harem upside down."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was stunned for a moment, then showed a provocative smile and said, "So what? It just shows that I'm quick on my feet and can leave fast."
Kang Fuhai showed a pitiful look again and complained with tears all over his face, "But because the Empress suddenly left the palace, all the servants in the Cool Breeze Palace were each beaten thirty big boards."
Looking at Kang Fuhai's appearance, Tang Youyou immediately had a guess. She said with a mischievous smile, "And what about you? How many boards did the Emperor give you?"
This really hit the nail on the head.
Kang Fuhai pouted and said aggrievedly, "The Emperor gave this servant sixty boards, and it was in installments, twenty boards a day. This servant finally managed to get out of bed, and the Empress is back."
Twenty big boards were enough to beat someone to death, but Kang Fuhai managed to endure sixty boards. What else could she say? The older, the wiser.
"You've worked hard. Go to the warehouse later and get ten taels of gold. It's a reward from me."
Hearing about the reward, Kang Fuhai immediately became happy. Money makes the mare go. He was just a little ghost.
Seeing that Kang Fuhai was no longer sad, Tang Youyou finally got to the point, "How is Yue Fusheng now? And that girl I brought back?"
Hearing this, Kang Fuhai immediately became serious and said, "Guard Yue is already fine. The girl Yiran is now working in the main hall and taking care of Guard Yue."
"That's good. Thank you for your hard work."
Kang Fuhai was embarrassed by Tang Youyou's polite words. Soon, he retreated.
Tang Youyou pushed open the door of the Cool Breeze Palace again. A familiar feeling welled up in her heart, and she suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.
She was back here again, but this time, her thoughts were different from before.