The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 755

Chapter 755: 349 Surprise (first update)

"Aren’t you sleeping well?" Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow and asked.

Uncle Wei opened his mouth wide, speechless for a long while.

From the passageway, the loud laughter of Aunt Liu, her sisters, and the two daughters-in-law from Auntie Zhou’s family can be heard from time to time, coupled with their children making a racket in the front yard.

In the past, the slightest noise in the palace would prevent the Emperor from sleeping, but how could he be sleeping so soundly with all the loud noise outside right now?

The Emperor slept straight through from the afternoon until the next morning, even skipping dinner.

Seeing the Emperor, with his disheveled hair, rushing towards the carriage for the morning court session, Gu Jiao thought to herself, how was this anything like insomnia? Clearly, he slept even more than she did!

Last night, the whole family was awakened by her tinkering with the gunpowder, except for the Emperor. His snoring, emanating throughout the courtyard, was as loud as a dragon’s breath—commonly known as, snoring.

"Hmm." Gu Jiao touched her chin, "I thought I knocked him out with the explosion in the middle of the night."

"Hurry up! What are you standing there for?" The Emperor slapped the coachman’s head. He was full of vitality, definitely not knocked unconscious.

Having had a good sleep, the Emperor felt refreshed. He returned to Huaqing palace to wash up, changed into his Dragon Robe, and headed to Jinluan Hall.

The Empress Dowager’s Feng Nian also arrived near Jinluan Hall.

Uncle Qin reminded her, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived."

"So what if he’s here," Empress Dowager scoffed.

The Empress Dowager, who would stoop for five candied fruits, was helped out of the sedan chair by Uncle Qin.

The Emperor also stepped out of the sedan, looked at the Empress Dowager with a smile in his eyes, and did not forget to bow, "Your son greets his mother."

He seemed like a wilted cabbage yesterday, but today he is remarkably energetic. Empress Dowager glanced at him nonchalantly and said, "It’s getting late, don’t delay. Hurry up and hold court. Isn’t it usually the case that you, as the Emperor, arrive earlier than me? Why are you so late today?"

The Emperor was too embarrassed to admit that he overslept in Bishui Alley. Despite his failure to sleep in his magnificent sleeping palace, he slept soundly in a tiny broken-down room of the Empress Dowager. Even he would despise himself if he admitted it!

He refused to admit that the room was sleep-inducing, insisting it must be due to his exhaustion after staying awake for several days.

While pondering, the Emperor inadvertently caught sight of the delicate hand stove in the Empress Dowager’s hands.

This was a dual-purpose hand stove. In winter, it could be filled with charcoal, and in summer, it held ice. When held in hand, it felt pleasantly cool, perfect for relieving summer heat.