Kapitel 81: [Bonus chapter] Filial Piety

The first two weeks of spring brought along with it a tranquil warmth that coaxed colourful buds out of their slumber and returned a splash of vibrancy to the stark imperial gardens. However, no matter how much the concubines of the inner palace wished for this to be a metaphor for their relationship with the emperor, it was not to be. Day in and day out, only one person was allowed to attend to the emperor in Tianlu Pavilion, and even then, he was never summoned to serve in Qianqing Palace at night.

But that was still more than the rest of them dared to dream about.

AUTORENGEDANKEN
Queeniecat

(1) Southern Wind: A homonym for ‘male wind’ and a metaphor for homosexuality in ancient times, used in both Ming and Qing literature (although it was also used to refer to the wind that blew from the south to the north, the social culture of the south, a type of musical genre, and a type of poetic style respectively).

A/N: Thank you very much for reading and Happy Valentine's Day!

Conversations amongst the royal family be like:

Emperor: A A A A A?

Dowager: B B B B!

Concubine: C…/nodding sagely

Emperor: This sovereign is glad we’re all in accord.

Summoning pen count: 244 - 30 = 214. I have 7 more bonus chapters to go for February!

However, I'm really sorry to have to change the count for bonus chapters again, but my workload from now until April is such that I really cannot cope with as many double updates as I would like. :( As such, from now on, new bonus chapters will unlock at 100 summoning pens. I might reduce this count if my schedule clears up in April. Thank you for your kind understanding and I am really sorry for any disappointment caused!

Special thanks to: Everyone who left a golden ticket! I'm at 49 now and can only see 3 wonderful people even though many more of you have been supportive, so thank you once again! <3 And also to everyone who has signed up for privilege! I'll continue working hard on new chapters. <3