At night, Bai Su went to take a bath. Duan Changchuan sat in the study and reading.

He had just walked a lot outside and was so tired that he was about to fall asleep. Although he was holding a book in his hand, his head was nodding.

He couldn’t hold in when reading the policy papers he loved to read. His eyelids were getting heavier. He simply put the book on the table and stopped reading.

He called the eunuch guarding the door, “Chang Le.”      

Chang Le immediately bowed and came in, saying respectfully, “Your Majesty, this servant is here.”

The young man poked his head out to look at the closed hall’s door. The clever eunuch immediately understood and closed the study room’s door as well.

Then he stood in front of him and asked, “Your Majesty, what are your orders?”

Duan Changchuan shook his head and patted the futon under the couch, saying, “It’s nothing important. Sit down first. I have a few words to say to you. It was about family things. Don’t be nervous.”

Chang Le immediately knelt on the futon and looked up at him, “Your Majesty, please speak. This servant is listening.”

The young man blinked and looked down at him.

The corners of his lips softened, saying, “You have been taking care of me since I was three years old. I didn’t expect it to be fifteen years now.”

Speaking of the emperor’s childhood, Chang Le couldn’t help but smile, “Yes. That year, your servant was only seven years old. The late Emperor went to Yeting and said that this servant was clever, so this servant was selected.”

The first time the master and servant met was in the empress dowager’s courtyard.

It was also April and the palace was full of flowers. Chang Le had just been sent to the palace by his parents and had been learning etiquette in Yeting. He didn’t expect that the first time he left Yeting, she would go to the empress dowager’s Feng Xi Palace.

At that time, Duan Changchuan was still a little boy. He wore bright yellow clothes and stood on the high stone steps.

He was as beautiful as a little boy who had mistakenly entered the mortal world.

“What’s your name? How should I address you?” The little boy asked. He was only three years old, but he already had the noble aura of a royal family.

At that time, the late emperor was on the right and the empress dowager was on the left, protecting the little boy in the middle.

So many people were looking at Chang Le, but he only had eyes for the little boy standing in the middle. He had never seen such a beautiful baby with such delicate features.

“Replying to Your Highness the Crown Prince, this servant did not have a name before, so I gave myself a name, Xiao Lehe. Your Highness can call me Xiao Le’er.”

When the little boy heard her reply, he frowned at first, then said in a righteous tone, “You were personally chosen by Imperial Father, so you are my person. With such a demeaning name, if others were to call you that in the future, wouldn’t they be demeaning me as well? No, cannot! Hmm … Since your name is Le, why don’t you call yourself Chang Le?”

After saying that, he proudly patted his chest, “Don’t worry, if you follow me in the future, you will definitely be happy for a long time^[1]长乐 (Cháng Lè) from 乐得长长久久 (Lèdé cháng cháng jiǔjiǔ); 乐(Lè) from 快乐(Kuàilè) means ‘Happy’; 长(Cháng) from 长长久久 means ‘For a long time’.”

Since then, he had an official name, “Chang Le”. This was the promise the Crown Prince had made to him back then.

“Chang Le, thank you for taking care of me all these years … You’ve always been the person I trust the most.”

The young man’s voice interrupted Chang Le’s thoughts …

Chang Le raised his head and saw the young emperor looking at him quietly.

Between her brows, which had already grown, one could vaguely see the shadow of his fair and jade-like appearance. He was still as beautiful as when he was young, and no one in the world could compare to his beauty.

The little eunuch blinked and immediately got up again, then respectfully knelt in front of the emperor.

He touched the ground with his forehead and said, “Your Majesty … If you have any orders for this servant, this servant will not refuse even if I have to go through water and tread on fire. This servant’s life is Your Majesty’s life.”

However … after waiting for a long time, he did not hear the next order.

He raised his head blankly … Coincidentally, he met the young man’s slightly furrowed brows, as if … was he annoyed?

“Cough … It’s not that you have to go through water and tread on fire …” When Duan Changchuan spoke, he was still a bit embarrassed.

“Ah?” Chang Le was a little confused.

“It’s just a small personal problem … I still need you to take care of me in all aspects in the future, so I thought it would be better to tell you first.”

Chang Le, “……?”

Duan Changchuan, “That … I’m pregnant …”

???

The little eunuch almost jumped up on the spot, “You …What???”

“I’m pregnant … Aunt Feng Yao diagnosed it. Imperial Physician Fang should also know, but he has never told me. He left the palace this time to find Senior Huang to returned and treat me.”

As soon as he finished speaking …

The little eunuch, who had a strong sense of righteousness and a sense of duty, suddenly widened his eyes in surprise and turned red in an instant.

Tears flowed down his face freely, “Which bastard did it?! This servant will go and get him now!”

After saying those harsh words, he began to sob again, “It’s all this servant’s fault … This servant didn’t take good care of Your Majesty, I’m ashamed of the previous emperor … Imperial Physician Fang always told me that Your Majesty only has a small problem, but there are so many things to pay attention to. This servant’s stupid, I should have thought of it …”

Duan Changchuan was stunned and quickly helped him up, “No, even I didn’t expect it myself … How could you have thought of it?”

The little eunuch sniffed, “This servant should have asked Imperial Physician Fang again …”

–

Bai Su entered the room after taking a bath and saw the master and servant’s affectionate appearance.

“What’s wrong, I just took a bath, and something had happened again?” She quickly walked over and sat beside her Omega. She leaned close to him and naturally held his hand.

The little eunuch hurriedly wiped his face with his sleeve, sniffed, and lied, “Nothing happened … This servant doesn’t know why, but my vision suddenly turned black and I couldn’t see anything. This servant thought I wouldn’t be able to serve His Majesty in the future and was scared to tears. It’s all right now … This servant was really scared to death just now.”

As he spoke, he tried to suppress his sobs and hiccups.

Yes, it was an almost perfect performance.

It was ‘almost perfect’ because …

A line from the young man on the seat “I told him that I was pregnant, and he cried like this.” … completely shattered the award-winning performance.

Chang Le:??!

He said in a panic, “Your Majesty”

He had no doubt that if it weren’t for the fact that they were master and servants, Chang Le would have directly covered Duan Changchuan’s mouth.

[Can such a big secret be revealed so openly?]

However, the young man didn’t care and continued to talk to the person beside him, “He said that he would kill that bastard for me.”

Bai Su, “…”

“I didn’t tell him that the child is yours.”

Chang Le: ???

The little eunuch, who was greatly shocked, was about to cry, “Your Majesty, are you telling the truth or just teasing me …? Please give me a definite answer …”

Bai Su helplessly squeezed the young man’s soft hand and sighed, “Are you happy with this little prank?”

The child immediately pulled his hand back and sat up straight, “I’m not.”

Bai Su, “…”

Okay, I know, you are indeed a little happy.

She could only take over the topic and explain to the helpless little eunuch, “Your Highness is indeed pregnant. It’s been more than two months. The child is indeed mine, but I didn’t force him.”

The little eunuch had a look of ‘do I look like a fool to you?’

Bai Su, “He doesn’t believe me.”

Duan Changchuan, “Don’t look at me, I told him just now, but he didn’t believe me either.”

Chang Le was about to cry again, “This servant believes you … I will believe it! Whatever Your Majesty says is right. Whatever Your Majesty says must be right!”

Bai Su, “…”

Why did it feel like she was forcing the little white flower?

Should she take off her clothes now and show him her assets?

She turned her head and saw that the little one’s lips were “twisted”, and it was obvious that he was trying hard to hold back his laughter.

She almost forgot that her little one was a little fox in the rabbit’s skin. He had a lot of bad ideas in his little belly.

She immediately turned around and, while the little guy wasn’t paying attention, pushed him back with one arm and pressed him onto the couch.

She hooked her fingertips under his chin and forced him to look up at her, “Your Majesty, why don’t you and this concubine put on a live erotic show for Le Gonggong? When he sees it with his own eyes, he’ll definitely believe it. What do you think? Hmm, my Majesty?”

As she spoke, she started tickling him again.

“You … haha … let go of me!”

“No, Your Majesty will punish this concubine.”

Duan Changchuan was pressed down so hard that he couldn’t move. He originally wanted to use his arms to block her, but the woman straddled him and locked both his arms with one hand, pressing them above his head.

Duan Changchuan:!!!

How could she tickle him like this?! He couldn’t even dodge! This was simply cheating!

Thus, the giggling youth started begging for mercy in less than a minute, “Stop tickling me, let go of me … Bai Su … haha … I’m so itchy, ha … so uncomfortable …”

“Are you still mischievous? Still want to joking around, huh?” The woman slowed down, but she was still tickling him.

He quickly shook his head and begged for mercy, “No, I won’t … let go of me …”

As he spoke, he was suddenly touched in a place that shouldn’t be touched. His voice suddenly changed.

Both of them were stunned on the spot.

After looking at each other for a moment, they tacitly looked away.

Awkwardness spread in the silent air.

“Cough, hurry up and get up … Are you still waiting for someone to carry you?” The youth said in a muffled voice. Then, he raised his hand and pushed her shoulder.

Bai Su got down from the youth and pulled him up, “… Maybe you don’t remember, but this isn’t the first time I’ve … touched you.”

The young man’s body stiffened. Then, he rolled his watery eyes at her.

“Next time, I’ll get someone to chop off your hand.”

Alpha quickly shut his mouth.

Cough …

Oh no, she pissed him off.

–

Bai Su coaxed her Omega for a while. After confirming that there was nothing else, she went back to dry her hair.

Therefore, only Duan Changchuan and Chang Le were left in the study.

The young man straightened out his somewhat messy clothes and looked at Alpha’s back as she left. Knowing she was out of sight, he looked down at his lower abdomen and said, “What I said is true. It may be a little unacceptable, but … there is indeed a baby in this belly.”

“Is it … the Empress’?” Chang Le asked.

The young man nodded, “Yes … it’s hers. I’ve never slept with anyone else.”

“But just now, Your Highness said it’s been over two months. Doesn’t that mean …”

Didn’t that mean before the wedding …?

The young man continued to nod, “Mm, yes.”

As a result, the little eunuch’s eyes turned red again.

He spoke with a sobbing tone, “Your Majesty … please tell this servant the truth. Did some heartless man … did he defile you?! The Empress, she … she is a woman. Even if the world is big and full of strange things, she can’t make a man pregnant, right? This servant tells you from the bottom of my heart that I can believe what you say. I can believe anything. But the people outside won’t believe it …”

Duan Changchuan looked at the little eunuch who was about to roll up his sleeves and cry again, “…”

Why didn’t he realize before that Chang Le’s imagination was so big …

Did he really have to act out a live erotic scene for him to believe it?

He wanted to say, ‘Since it’s so difficult, why don’t you just not believe it?’

But before he could say it, he heard the other party cry and say, “This servant knew it. There must be a reason why you asked me for that poison … It’s all this servant’s fault. I shouldn’t have listened to Your Majesty for everything … If I had asked more, Your Majesty wouldn’t have suffered for such a long time … It’s all my fault, it’s all this servant’s fault!”

As he spoke, he actually began to slap his own mouth.

Duan Changchuan:!!!

Seeing that this joke was a little too big, the young man finally panicked.

He hurriedly went down to persuade him, “You … don’t cry. It’s really not what you think. I wasn’t defiled! And … why is there poison? When did I ask you for the poison? I don’t remember at all.”

Hearing him say this, Chang Le was also stunned, “Just two days before the wedding, you suddenly asked me to prepare some poison and didn’t let me announce it. I pretended to go out of the palace and found it for you … Don’t you remember? At that time, it was placed … placed …”

As he spoke, his eyes began to search everywhere in the study.

Finally, his gaze locked onto a corner.

“Oh right! It’s in the small drawer at the bottom of the cabinet!”

The young man frowned and looked in the direction of his finger.

It was a cabinet in a very remote position in the corner. It was usually used to store more sundries. There was indeed a small drawer at the bottom of the cupboard, but he had no recollection of putting anything in it.

“I asked you to prepare the poison and told you not to announce it. That should be a very secret thing. How could it be placed in such an unguarded place? There isn’t even a lock on this drawer …” As Duan Changchuan spoke, he walked over suspiciously.

Then, with a “bang”, the drawer was pulled open. The wooden drawer hadn’t been used for a long time. The moment it was pulled open, light dust even rose.

And the moment the drawer was pulled open … A small yellowish-brown bag was lying in the middle.

“This is it!”

As Chang Le spoke, he carefully took out the small bag of paper, “The poison that you asked me to prepare was this small bag! If you don’t believe me, you can take it to the imperial physician to check it. He will know that I’m not lying!”

He weighed it in his hand, and then his eyes were filled with doubt, “Hmm?”

“What’s wrong?” Duan Changchuan asked.

Chang Le placed the small bag in his palm and carefully observed it. He was puzzled. “This bag of poison … seems to be lighter than when this servant brought it here earlier …”