After attending him all night, he hadn't even touched her, let alone shared a bed with her.
It seemed the Emperor probably knew she was unwilling and didn't want to force her.
Even when she had clearly committed a grand act of disobedience, he was still tolerating her.
He arranged for her to rest elsewhere and had someone send her back according to the regular Shi Chen for an Honored Lady's night attendance.
Pretending to have attended the Emperor, so as not to make her life difficult in the palace or subject her to scorn.
Thinking this way, she actually felt, The Emperor really is a gentleman!
If it had been any other licentious libertine, who would care if you were willing? They would have stripped you bare and had their way with you forcefully. What could you have done then?
Therefore, she felt a secret gratitude in her heart.
After all, he was the Emperor, truly... a sovereign of the realm, the one who held the heavens and the earth in his hands.
