"How can that be? I promised to make tea for him; besides, I'm already halfway done. Even if he opposes, it's not acceptable, I don't like to leave things unfinished."
Lian Hua still shook her head, insisting on getting up.
The Emperor, unable to do otherwise, let her go, got up to help her put on her outer garment, donned his own, and prepared to go out.
Seeing this, Lian Hua hastened to stop him, asking him to continue sleeping.
"What's the matter, can't even I go take a look?" The Emperor raised an eyebrow, ready to spank her if she dared say he couldn't, resolutely not allowing her to go.
After a moment's thought, Lian Hua said, "That's not it; it's just that tomorrow you need to rise early for the imperial court, and I don't wish for you to overwork yourself."
His Majesty shared her meals and bed, which by folks' standards would make him her husband, part of her own people. It was alright for him to go; it's just that she didn't want him to overexert himself.