“Your Majesty, I’m not thin at all. When I was at home, the nanny at home told me to eat less, lest I become a little plump.”
The Emperor smiled and shook his head: “I prefer you a little plumper.”
As he said this, his gaze shifted away from Xu Lingyi’s chest.
Xu Lingyi feigned shyness, her face flushed, and she lowered her head to eat, no longer responding to the conversation.
Heh, you old rogue.
Her figure had been adjusted by the system; she was curvaceous, with a full bust and shapely hips. What old man could possibly be dissatisfied with her?
Huh?
Xu Lingyi was stunned.
What was a system?
Why did the word ‘system’ pop into her head?
Xu Lingyi couldn’t figure it out. With the Emperor right in front of her, she couldn’t afford to be distracted, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
After dinner, Xu Lingyi took another bath, while the Emperor also washed up in a separate room.
After she finished washing, Chun Hua planned to apply fragrant balm to her body.
Xu Lingyi shook her head: “No need. Let’s leave it like this.”
She didn’t need to apply these things at all. After all, after she was reborn, her skin was already very good, so good that it didn’t seem real. It was no exaggeration to say that her skin was as smooth as porcelain. She didn’t need to take care of it, and she didn’t need to apply these oily creams.
She washed so quickly that the Emperor hadn’t come out yet when she came out.
Xu Lingyi picked up a book and read it, silently waiting for the Emperor.
“My beloved concubine, so fast?”
The Emperor was surprised. His concubines usually came out later than he, as women’s makeup and application took a lot of time.
Xu Lingyi: “I am naturally beautiful and don’t need makeup, so it’s naturally quick. I didn’t want Your Majesty to wait for me.”
The Emperor lifted her chin, examining her closely: “Let me see if it’s truly as my beloved concubine says.”
The Emperor leaned closer to look at her face, a face the size of a palm, and he reached out his hand.
“Your face isn’t even as big as my palm.”
The Emperor’s hands were very rough. He was not favored by the late Emperor from a young age and spent seven years in the military camp in order to ascend to the throne.
It was also in the military camp that he fought alongside Xu Lingyi’s father. The two of them worked together seamlessly, and the trust between them was built up during that time.
It was precisely because of this that the Emperor understood the difficulty and challenge of military campaigns.
The people of the capital had never been to the frontier and never experienced the bitter cold and sandstorms, so they would never understand the bloodshed and cruelty of the battlefield.
They might not fully understand how hard-won the peace and stability of the capital was, bought with the blood and flesh of those on the battlefield.
Therefore, the soldiers of this dynasty are treated very well, and it is considered to be the best treatment since the founding of the country.
“Your Majesty’s hands are too big.” Xu Lingyi said, reaching out to grasp the Emperor’s hand.
His palms were also covered in thick calluses. She had heard that His Majesty had been diligently practicing martial arts all these years.
“Are the calluses on Your Majesty’s hands from practicing swordsmanship? My father has them too. When I was little, my father especially liked to pinch my face with his hands. Every time he did that, I would get angry because my father’s hands were so rough.”
The Emperor laughed: “Yes, my hands are just like your father’s.”
As he spoke, the Emperor pinched Xu Lingyi’s cheek: “Indeed, it feels very nice. My beloved concubine is indeed naturally beautiful.”
The Emperor’s hand slowly moved down, and when it touched Xu Lingyi’s waist, Xu Lingyi couldn’t help but shrink back.
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Translator’s Comment:
A man in his thirties and a girl in teens…
I dare not imagine it, hehehe…
Let’s just imagine that the Emperor is in his twenties. 😅
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Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152