Chapter 1398 The Emperor's bathing and changing clothes!
Although the palace is Ye Mingsheng's home, it does not mean that Ye Mingsheng knows everything about the palace!
The original Ye Mansion had undergone a major change compared to before after the expansion and renovation led by An Miaoyi. Ye Mingsheng, who was busy with official duties, had no interest or time to explore every corner of the palace. Therefore, the Daqian Emperor, who was drenched like a drowned chicken, had no idea where the courtyard he had walked into was!
Although he didn't know where the courtyard was, Ye Mingsheng didn't care about it. After all, all under heaven belonged to the king, and all the people in the world were his subjects. The palace was his home, so he could go wherever he wanted.

With this thought in mind, Ye Mingsheng walked into the courtyard and was about to ask the people in the yard to boil some hot water and prepare a set of clean clothes for him when he saw a beautiful figure in the corridor of the courtyard.

The beautiful figure was also looking at Ye Mingsheng at this time. Both of them were filled with surprise and astonishment. Murong Xinyun took the lead in saluting and said:

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Ye Mingsheng waved his hand awkwardly and ordered:
"Tell your maids and eunuchs to boil some hot water for me! And prepare a set of clean clothes!"

Murong Xinyun responded subconsciously:
"Yes!"

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng walked into the room, took off his wet clothes, and began to wipe the water stains on his body with a towel.

At this time, Murong Xinyun, who had not yet recovered from Ye Mingsheng's sudden visit, heard the reminder from the palace maid Xia Zhu.

"My lady! We don't have any men's clothes here!"

Murong Xinyun said without hesitation:
"Don't Zhu Er and the others have clothes? Bring their clothes to Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, Zhu Er and the others are eunuchs..."

After hearing these words, Murong Xinyun realized that he had almost made a big mistake. After feeling relieved, he immediately asked:
"Then where are your Majesty's clothes?"

"I heard that the Queen and several concubines have left your Majesty's clothes somewhere, so that your Majesty can change them after resting!"

Murong Xinyun said without hesitation:
"Then arrange for Zhu Er to go to my sister's place immediately to get His Majesty's clothes!"

"Yes!"

Because Murong Xinyun was already boiling water to cook, Ye Mingsheng just happened to be there and was able to take a quick hot bath. Otherwise, he might have to wait for a while for the hot water to boil on the wood stove!

In the room, Ye Mingsheng was enjoying a comfortable hot bath in a wooden tub. Outside, Xia Zhu handed a towel to Murong Xinyun and reminded him again:

"My lady, this is a good opportunity!"

Listening to Xia Zhu's words, Murong Xinyunzi looked at the towel in her hand again and said with some doubt:

"What good opportunity?"

Seeing that the master did not understand what he said, Xia Zhu could only explain it a little more clearly:

"Your Majesty, please go in and help His Majesty bathe!"

Murong Xinyun was even more puzzled when he heard this:
"Why should I help His Majesty bathe?"

After hearing this, Xia Zhu was stunned, not knowing how to answer for a long time before saying:

"Your Majesty, you are His Majesty's concubine..."

Murong Xinyun frowned when he heard this. Seeing this, Xia Zhu reminded him in a low voice:

"Your Highness, I know you are shy, but now is your chance to perform well in front of His Majesty. Look at Concubine Rou. She served His Majesty so well last time that she was promoted from concubine to concubine!"

"You are much prettier than her, my lady. If His Majesty can remember your kindness, he will be happy and never want to leave!"

After listening to Xia Zhu's words, Murong Xinyun raised her head and glanced at her maid, only to see that Xia Zhu's eyes were shining and her pretty face was full of anticipation, as if the person she had just spoken was not Murong Xinyun, but herself!
Murong Xinyun had a complicated look on his face after hearing this. He hesitated for a moment and then ordered:

"Xia Zhu, do you want to go in and help His Majesty bathe?"

"My lady, how could I be so blessed! This is your chance!"

"I'll give you this chance!"

Seeing that Murong Xinyun's expression was sincere and not fake, Xia Zhu didn't say anything but her eyes flickered and she seemed to be very interested.

What does the maid in this palace think about becoming the master?

However, if they want to climb up the tree and become a phoenix, they need to conquer the emperor and win his favor. But before that, they need to have the opportunity to get along with the emperor. Without this opportunity, nothing can be achieved!
In order to get this opportunity, some courageous palace maids came forward one after another. For this reason, An Miaoyi severely punished many people for the sake of the order of hierarchy in the palace, and some of them were even punished with a slash of red lash. However, it still couldn't stop the determination and courage of others to get to the top...

Although Xia Zhu also wanted to be promoted, she was not brave enough to dare to break the law, so she only dared to think about it secretly. But now Ye Mingsheng's sudden appearance gave this little maid an opportunity.

Just now, Xia Zhu was thinking about Murong Xinyun on the surface and wanted to help her master win Ye Mingsheng's favor, but deep down in her heart, she also had her own little calculations! Xia Zhu knew that her own concubine Yun was the daughter of the Murong family. She had been living a life of luxury since she was a child and was served by others on weekdays. How could she help others bathe and change clothes?
Therefore, when Murong Xinyun goes in to serve His Majesty, he will definitely bring her along. This way, she will have the opportunity to meet His Majesty. Although it is not a chance to be alone together, this is an opportunity that Xia Zhu wants to strive for!

However, what Xia Zhu never expected was that Concubine Yun, whom she served, would actually give her the chance. This made Xia Zhu excited but also a little wary!
In this palace, there are women scheming against each other at all times. The concubines, who are the protagonists, usually scheme against each other. However, in order to reduce competitors, these concubines generally hate palace maids seducing the emperor. Once they discover this, they will form a united front and demand severe punishment!

Although Xia Zhu had served Murong Xinyun for several months and knew that her own Concubine Yun was kind-hearted and a rare good person in the palace, there were so many precedents in the palace as warnings, so Xia Zhu did not dare to express her true thoughts easily...

Although Xia Zhu did not answer, Murong Xinyun could see what she was thinking, and immediately continued:

"If you don't want to, then I'll let someone else help Your Majesty bathe and change clothes?"

Seeing that Murong Xinyun was going to give this rare opportunity to meet His Majesty to someone else, Xia Zhu could not care about anything else and immediately nodded and said:

"My Lady! I do! I do!"

Murong Xinyun nodded slightly. Xia Zhu took the towel and did not enter the room immediately. Instead, she paused in front of the door for a while, calmed down her excitement, and made the smile on her face as sweet and lovely as possible. Only then did she walk into the room.

Murong Xinyun, who saw all this, felt extremely complicated. She knew that many palace maids wanted to please the emperor in order to gain the possibility of becoming a superior person.

But now it is just an opportunity to help Ye Mingsheng take a bath and change clothes. Is it really necessary to go to such great lengths and be so serious?
Murong Xinyun, who had been pampered by her family since childhood with fine clothes and delicious food, found it difficult to understand the thoughts of Xia Zhu and other palace maids. For her, compared to pleasing Ye Mingsheng, she wanted to be herself now, and she was not ready to compete for favor!
So since Xia Zhu wants to take that opportunity, Murong Xinyun is naturally willing to help her!
Although Murong Xinyun was unwilling to help Ye Mingsheng bathe and change clothes, Xia Zhu's words just now reminded her that no matter whether she was willing or accepted it, her primary identity now was Yunpin of Daqian and Ye Mingsheng's concubine!
Therefore, Murong Xinyun still has to do some of the duties of a concubine...
Thinking of this, Murong Xinyun also told the palace maid to make ginger soup. She had just noticed that Ye Mingsheng was soaked by the heavy rain, and now he needed to drink a bowl of ginger soup to warm his body.
In addition, I have to urge Ye Mingsheng to send his clothes to where he wants. It will be embarrassing if Ye Mingsheng has nothing to wear after he finishes taking a shower!
Half an incense stick later, Zhu Er, a eunuch under Murong Xinyun, also rushed back in the rain with a box in his hand and said:

"My Lady! His Majesty's clothes have been retrieved!"

Murong Xinyun opened the box personally, and saw clothes including a set of black casual clothes and a pair of cloth shoes.

Although it was still raining outside, the clothes were still very dry and not wet by the rain because of the protection of the box. Murong Xinyun was very satisfied with this. However, just as she was about to close the lid and let the palace maid bring the clothes in, a pair of tight shorts in the box caught Murong Xinyun's attention!
Seeing this, Murong Xinyun hesitated for a moment, but did not close the lid and looked at the things in the box.

This was the first time she saw a man's personal belongings. Despite this, Murong Xinyun could still see that although the shorts were clean and tidy, they were a little white from washing. It was obvious that the shorts had been used for some time.
Murong Xinyun found it hard to imagine that this was the underwear of a king, and immediately frowned and asked Zhu Er:

"What's up with these shorts?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Er quickly explained:
“Your Majesty! This is His Majesty’s clothes. Ying’er beside the Imperial Concubine said that His Majesty likes to wear loose clothes like this. The Imperial Concubine only has this set of His Majesty’s clothes, so she can only take this set…”

Although Zhu Er's tone was sincere at this time and he didn't look like he was lying, but looking at the worn-out shorts, Murong Xinyun still found it hard to believe that Ye Mingsheng would wear such old clothes!

She has lived in the palace for nearly half a year. She knows that Ye Mingsheng is not as licentious and immoral as the outside world says. He is actually a very frugal emperor who cares about the people. However, Murong Xinyun is still very surprised that Ye Mingsheng wears such a pair of old shorts!
At this moment, Xia Zhu came out of the room and said:

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty needs to change clothes after taking a bath!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Xinyun handed the box over doubtfully. Xia Zhu didn't think much about it and returned to the house with the box in his hand.

Half a cup of tea later, after taking a shower and putting on clean clothes, Ye Mingsheng walked out of the room looking brand new. As soon as he came out, Ye Mingsheng discovered that Murong Xinyun was looking at him with a strange look. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng subconsciously lowered his head and checked if there was anything wrong with his clothes.

After making sure that his clothes were no different from usual, Ye Mingsheng raised his head and looked at Murong Xinyun. Facing Ye Mingsheng's somewhat puzzled look, Murong Xinyun immediately lowered his head and dared not look at Ye Mingsheng. At this time, the ginger soup was ready, and Murong Xinyun immediately handed it to Ye Mingsheng personally.

"Your Majesty, drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up!"

Ye Mingsheng was a little thirsty after taking a shower, so he took the ginger soup and drank it. After drinking the ginger soup, Ye Mingsheng looked around Murong Xinyun's residence and said:

“Is it okay to live here?”

"Your Majesty, everything is fine living here. The Queen Mother and the Queen take good care of me..."

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this. At this moment, Zhang Hu walked in and reported to Ye Mingsheng:

"It's stopped raining outside!"

Ye Mingsheng's daily schedule is always very tight, and because of the rain just now, Ye Mingsheng had wasted a lot of time taking shelter and taking a shower. Some of his original work might also need to be postponed. So after hearing that the rain had stopped, Ye Mingsheng did not stay any longer, but stood up and said to Murong Xinyun:

"I'm leaving now. I'll come to see you when I have time!"

"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"

Under the watchful eyes of Murong Xinyun and other palace maids and eunuchs, Ye Mingsheng, Zhang Hu and others quickly walked towards the imperial study. Among the crowd, a petite figure seemed particularly disappointed and lonely. This person was Xia Zhu, Murong Xinyun's personal maid.

Xia Zhu cherished the rare opportunity to be alone with His Majesty and tried her best to serve Ye Mingsheng. Although she was young, she was very smart. When she was helping Ye Mingsheng take a bath, she deliberately let the water in the wooden tub wet her body to highlight her exquisite figure.

Xia Zhu had already prepared herself to be pounced on by a hungry tiger, but unfortunately, although she was interested, her lover was ruthless. Ye Mingsheng always seemed very calm in the face of her intentional or unintentional seductions, as calm and composed as a high monk who had lost all emotions!

Although Xia Zhu wanted to stand out, she was still a young girl after all. She was too shy to be as unrestrained as Bai Yuanyuan. So when she saw Ye Mingsheng didn't respond, she was frustrated and could only stop her actions. She was alone, feeling sorry for herself and worried.
At this point, Xia Zhu just felt that this was destined. She would never have the fate of a master in this life and could only be a maid serving others...