Two days later.

"Master, Mr. Kang is here with the ledger."

Shen Ruochen nodded, "She's quite early. Fortunately, I've finished her breakfast. Let her come in."

"yes!"

"Concubine, I pay my respects to Concubine Chen. May Concubine Chen be blessed."

"Get up quickly, sit here." Shen Ruochen said with a smile.

"Thank you, empress." When Kang Guiren raised his head, Shen Ruochen was shocked when he saw Kang Guiren's face, "Why...you have dark circles under your eyes and didn't sleep well?"

Kang Guiren smiled bitterly in his heart, "It's okay, I just got a little distracted looking at the account book."

"How many ledgers do you think this is?"

When Shen Ruochen saw the account book held by Shan Yu behind him, he was shocked, "So...so many?"

"It's not much, it just looks like there are many," Kang Guiren smiled, "There aren't many people in the Sixth Palace now, so it's easy to deal with."

"Oh my god! I didn't know it would be like this... You are really capable." Shen Ruochen looked at Kang Guiren and said with a guilty conscience, "The emperor said he would be here soon, so it should be soon. Please wait here a little longer! "

Kang Guiren was surprised, "Aren't we going to show it to the emperor? Why did the emperor come in person?"

Shen Ruochen said with some embarrassment, "I haven't been feeling well these past two days, so the emperor... He didn't want me to go out, so he told me to come over. I think he should be here soon."

Kang Guiren's heart was surging. The emperor actually felt sorry for Concubine Chen to such an extent. Not only did he remember her menstruation, but he was also so distressed that he didn't even want to go out and would rather walk around by himself.

How doting this is! Thinking about myself...Oh!

It’s so infuriating to compare people to each other!

Seeing Shen Ruochen's energetic appearance, Kang Guiren felt a little ashamed of himself. I'm afraid the emperor would be disgusted by his appearance even if he noticed him.

"Kang Guiren, what do you like to drink? Is milk okay?" Shen Ruochen suddenly spoke, which made Kang Guiren scrambled and said hurriedly, "Anything is fine, everything is fine."

"Okay," Shen Ruochen was also a little embarrassed. Sitting with unfamiliar people, there was nothing to say!

The two of them just sat like this. The hall was very quiet. Shen Ruochen didn't know what to say and couldn't speak. Kang Guiren was facing his beloved concubine and didn't dare to speak for fear of breaking the rules.

For a moment, both of them desperately hoped that Emperor Yuande would come soon, otherwise they would be terribly embarrassed!

"Ruochen, how are you feeling today? Do you feel sick to your stomach?" Emperor Yuande's voice suddenly sounded outside, "Did you drink the Siwu soup obediently?"

Fortunately, it finally came, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Yuande walked in as he spoke. Seeing Kang Guiren also there, he smiled and nodded. He walked up to Shen Ruochen and signaled not to move. He joked, "Don't get up, you are really busy today. Here you go." We're new. Don't be stingy at noon, take out all your goodies and entertain us!"

"The emperor is always joking. When did I become stingy?"

"Hahaha!" Emperor Yuan De took Shen Ruochen's hand and sat aside without any pretense. He also took the water glass that Shen Ruochen drank and drank the half-empty tea.

Everyone in Kang Gui was stunned. Is this emperor with no airs still the emperor he knows? Still drinking the water left by the concubine?

"Has your master drank the medicine today?" Emperor Yuande asked Xiao Hetao, "Are you cheating?"

"Master is very good today. He even drank the preserves."

"Oh? Then why are you so obedient today?" Emperor Yuande hugged Shen Ruochen and said with a smile, "Isn't it because you were in pain yesterday? Ah? He is such a big man and he doesn't know how to take care of himself!"

Kang Guiren looked at the normal appearance of the servants and knew that the emperor was here. I'm afraid it would always be like this.

Kang Guiren looked at Shen Ruochen with envy. This woman's appearance was not that outstanding, and her family background was not that good. She even heard that she was not good at playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. How could she win the emperor's heart so much?

In front of Kang Guiren, Shen Ruochen was a little embarrassed. He glanced at Kang Guiren, awkwardly took his hand out of Emperor Yuande's hand, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please don't laugh at me in front of Kang Guiren. After a while, I was too embarrassed to see anyone."

"You still know how to blush?" Emperor Yuande laughed and said, "It seems that after a year, you have grown up!"

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Shen Ruochen, and he frowned and scolded, "Your master has been afraid of the cold these days, so why did he just cover it with this one? Where is the tiger skin I rewarded two days ago? Why didn't you bring it?"

Little Walnut hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and Shen Ruochen hurriedly said, "Oh Your Majesty, I didn't give it to you. That one is too precious and difficult to wash if it gets dirty. This wolf-skin one is quite good and very warm."

"What's precious? I'll reward you if you get it dirty. When did you become so stingy? Which is more important, it or your body?" Emperor Yuande frowned and said to Little Walnut, "Go get it!"

"yes!"

Kang Guiren felt even more envious. I heard that five tiger skins were presented as tribute this year. I am afraid that apart from the Emperor and the Queen Mother, Concubine Chen must have them. The emperor also disliked the badness of wolf skins. When winter came, he was rewarded with rabbit skins to wipe his forehead as usual. He was very happy. Unexpectedly, in this place...

Kang Guiren clasped his hand tightly, fearing that others would see how unwilling and envious he felt.

Emperor Yuande was still not satisfied, and continued to say, "Your house is not warm either. Although winter has passed, you can just let them burn the earth dragon and the wall of fire at this time. If the charcoal is burned, let the Ministry of Internal Affairs send it to you, whatever!"

Kang Gui and Shan Yu behind him looked at each other. All the charcoal fires in the palace had their share. Not to mention that the charcoal fire shared by a nobleman had been stopped at this time. Even in winter, it had to be used sparingly. But This...

"I'm fine, I'm not that valuable." Shen Ruochen quickly stopped Emperor Yuande from nagging, "Don't worry about me, just take a look at Kang Gui. Looking at these account books makes Kang Gui so tired that he has black circles under his eyes." Now, you have to give Sister Kang something to reward her for your hard work."

When Guiren Kang saw the emperor looking over, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Chen, praised me. It's all your hard work, and my concubine is just a slap in the face."

Maybe I had some ideas before I came, but now that Concubine Chen is so favored, how can I dare to have any ideas? I don’t care about the credit being robbed, what’s unfair, I just want to coax Concubine Chen well and don’t mess with the boss. It's okay if you two are unhappy.

But...

Emperor Yuan De laughed loudly after hearing this and said, "You are not sincere. Can she help you read the account book? You are deceiving me, which is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"Ah?" Kang Guiren was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a plop, "I am guilty, I don't dare!"