Half a month later, Duanmu Xiji followed Yelu Long Hao back to the capital.
She didn't die. Ye Lui Long Hao didn't execute her, but he made her suffer a lot, especially that cup of wine. It made her sad for a whole night, tormenting her until the medicine subsided.
She didn't know why Yelu Long Hao did this, why didn't he just kill her? Since he refused to believe her, misunderstood her, and tortured her like that, it would be more direct to kill her.
However, he did not kill her. Instead, he sent two palace maids and two eunuchs to monitor her in turn and handcuffed her again, except when she drafted the edict for him.
Yes, she still had to draft the imperial edict for him, which meant that she was still Zhao Rong, but her Zhao Rong was extremely embarrassed and unbearable! Because not only was she shackled, even Ye Lui Long Hao no longer wanted her, placing her in the Cold Palace, like an abandoned wife.
Duanmu Xiji had never thought that she would become like this. Before she stopped Yelu Longhao's horse in Duolan City, she had imagined thousands of possible encounters for herself. However, no matter how she thought about it, she never thought that she would fall in love with Yelu Longhao, let alone that she would be reduced to the point where she didn't even have the most basic dignity.
If he had known earlier, he would have stabbed him to death with the hairpin or bitten off his tongue. Wouldn't that have been more straightforward? Would he no longer have to accept this endless pain and torture?
She had never regretted her choice, but she was frustrated by her own weakness and incompetence. She had always thought that she was strong enough to bear all the bitter consequences, but she did not expect that when it came to feelings, she would actually be as fragile as a newborn, unable to protect herself at all. Was it really that difficult to love someone?
What should she do? What could she do to make Yelu Longhao trust her again? Did she still have a chance?
Thinking of Yelu Long Hao, she couldn't help but feel a little lost.
At this moment, the palace maid Xun Er walked in." Empress, the Emperor is looking for you!”
Duanmu Xiji was not surprised at all." The emperor wants me to write a memorial?”
"That's right! The Emperor said that there were many memorials from the courtiers recently and asked the Empress to go over and take a look.”
She nodded indifferently, stood up, and dragged the iron chain towards Chong Hui Hall.
Chonghui Hall was where Yelu Long Hao listened to government affairs, and behind Chonghui Hall was his bedroom. Usually, Yelu Long Hao would handle general government affairs in Chonghui Hall before moving to the back of the hall to rest.
Duanmu Xiji had been to Chong Hui Hall a few times, so she was familiar with this place.
She walked to the outside of the Chonghui Hall and asked the eunuch to untie her handcuffs before slowly walking to the back of the hall.
As usual, there were palace maids and eunuchs standing on both sides of the corridor every few steps. The further they went in, the quieter it became. It was so quiet that one could even hear a pin drop on the ground. When Duanmu Xiji walked closer, she heard a woman's voice.
"Emperor, let Zhen 'er please you, okay?”
Duanmu Xiji was stunned. Her heart tightened and she subconsciously wanted to turn around and leave. She understood that Ye Lui Long Hao was busy, and she didn't want to disturb him, and she didn't want to see him with another woman. Although she knew that he was the ruler of a country and had three palaces and six courtyards, countless wives and concubines waiting for him, and she was just one of his many concubines. It was his right and freedom to be with whoever he wanted, but she still felt sad and even heartbroken, so she had to leave before she broke down.
But at this moment, Yelu Long Hao's cold voice sounded behind him,""Xi Ji, who let you leave?"
Duanmu Xiji's body trembled and she froze on the spot. He saw her?
The woman snuggled up to Yelu Long Hao and raised her face to ask sweetly,""Emperor, who is she? Why did you ask her to come?"
Yelu Long Hao snorted lightly," An unchaste concubine! Zhen 'er, would you do that? Will you betray me like her?"
The woman shook her head and groveled at Yelu Long Hao's feet respectfully," No, ever since father gave me to the emperor, Tuoba Mingzhen no longer exists. Right now, I'm only the emperor's female slave. Whatever the emperor wants me to do, I will do it. Even if he wants me to die, I will not frown.”
Duanmu Xiji's body shook when she heard the name " Tuoba Mingzhen ".
Tuoba Mingzhen? She was actually Tuoba Mingzhen? That arrogant and domineering princess, Tuoba Mingzhen? Why? Why was she here? Wasn't Yelu Long Hao planning to attack the discount building? Why was he with Princess Zhe Lou? Could it be that they…She raised her head in confusion and saw that Yelu Long Hao was also looking at her. She quickly turned her head away and continued to listen to him ask Tuoba Mingzhen.
"Oh? How do you want to prove it?"
"I'll prove it this way."
Tuoba Ming glanced at Duanmu Xiji intentionally, then stood up naked and knelt in front of Ye Lui Longhao. He then lowered his head and kissed Ye Lui Longhao's muscular chest inch by inch. He then slid down, past his waist, and came to the most primitive center of desire between his legs. In front of Duanmu Xiji, he tried his best to tease Ye Lui Longhao's desire.
Yelu Long Hao lay motionless, allowing Tuoba Mingzhen to caress his body. He glanced at Duanmu Xiji from the corner of his eyes, seeing her tear up and biting her lip in pain. A trace of reluctance flashed across his mind. Maybe she was innocent, maybe what he saw that day was just a coincidence, and Luo Zhongying wanted to molest her... But the image of Luo Zhongying kissing Duanmu Xiji suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. It made him feel suffocated, and an uncontrollable jealousy made him almost go crazy.
Yelu Long Hao pinched Tuoba Ming Zhen's chin with one hand, his eyes cold," Zhen 'er, who am I?”
"You are the emperor, my master, my master…"
"It's good that you know. Remember, be obedient and don't betray me. Otherwise, Duanmu Xiji will be your role model.”
Duanmu Xiji's heart ached so much that she couldn't feel anything. When she heard this, she fell to the ground weakly as if she had been struck by lightning.
He actually hated her so much that he needed to use other women to provoke and attack her? Heavens, why was he so cruel? Didn't he know that this was a torture worse than death for her?
She finally knew why he forced her to drink the aphrodisiac, watched her suffer, and watched her embarrass herself.
He hated her. He thought she had betrayed him, so he used this method to torture her, making her suffer while she watched him make out with another woman. If she could, she really wished that she had never loved him. That way, she would not feel so much heartache!
But was it possible? She was his, her heart was his, and even her soul was given to him. Was there any possibility of taking it back and starting over?
Duanmu Xiji sat stiffly on the spot, her disobedient tears falling like broken pearls.
After some time, Yelu Long Hao pulled Tuoba Mingzhen back to the bed." Xiji, come here."”
Duanmu Xiji turned to him expressionlessly.
Tuoba Mingzhen was lying naked on top of Yelu Longhao. His hair was disheveled as he stared at Duanmu Xiji." Your Majesty, she is the top scorer of Duolan City, Duanmu Xiji, right?" Why did you call her in? I'll take care of you here. You don't need her.”
Ye Lui Long Hao curled his lips coldly," I asked her to draft the edict.”
"Draw up an edict? What edict does the Emperor want to draft? Zhen 'er could read, so she could help. She didn't need to be there.”
"No, this is what she should do. You don't need to help her. Moreover, the edict she drafted is related to you.”
Tuoba Mingzhen's eyes lit up." Is it related to me?”
"Yes! I plan to confer you the title of Imperial Consort and take charge of the six palaces. Are you willing?”Ye Lui Long Hao said, but his eyes were looking at Duanmu Xiji, who had her head lowered.
Tuoba Mingzhen's face lit up with joy. He quickly slid down from the bed and knelt down naked to thank the Emperor." Thank you for your kindness, Emperor. I will definitely take care of the concubines in the harem for the Emperor so that the Emperor will not have any worries, but…"
"But what?"
Tuoba Mingzhen glanced at Yelu Longhao's handsome face and suddenly swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth," No, Zhen 'er will serve the emperor with all his heart."”
Yelu Long Hao nodded and signaled Duanmu Xiji to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study. At the same time, he got up and let Tuoba Mingzhen help him put on his clothes.
Duanmu Xiji's hands trembled as she sat in front of the table, listening to Ye Lui Long Hao's words and writing them down. When he wrote," The Tuoba family is virtuous and virtuous, and is worthy of being the head of the six palaces. They are specially conferred the title of Imperial Consort Jin, and are in charge of the six palaces on my behalf." A crystal tear rolled down his face and dripped onto the imperial edict.
When Ye Lui Long Hao saw it, he almost couldn't help but reach out to hug her, but he suppressed the urge in his heart.
No, he couldn't be soft-hearted. He couldn't be soft-hearted now, or all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Tuoba Mingzhen, who was standing at the side, clearly saw the subtle and tense relationship between the two of them. A hint of hatred flashed across her eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
Even the shrewd Yelu Long Hao didn't notice it.
After the edict was written, Yelu Long Hao took it over and glanced at it before handing it to Tuoba Mingzhen," From now on, you are the imperial consort.”
All the palace maids and eunuchs in Chonghui Hall knelt on the ground and shouted,"Imperial Concubine, a thousand years, a thousand years.”
Tuoba Mingzhen's smile was as bright as a flower as he snuggled in Yelu Longhao's embrace, as obedient as a little lamb.
Suddenly, she saw Duanmu Xiji still sitting on the chair without moving, not to mention kneeling down to greet her!
She raised her head and looked at Yelu Long Hao lazily," Emperor, look at Duanmu Zhaorong, she…"
Tuoba Mingzhen's words were stuck in her throat because she realized that Yelu Longhao was looking at Duanmu Xiji with a pale face and his eyes were wide open.
Xi 'er, what's wrong?" He strode forward and caught Duanmu Xiji's slowly sliding body.
"Your Majesty!"
Yelu Long Hao, who was restless and pacing back and forth in Chonghui Hall, heard the voice and quickly turned around." What happened to her?”
The imperial physician respectfully kneeled on the ground and kowtowed," Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!”
Yelu Long Hao was stunned," What did you say?”
"Emperor, after this lowly official's diagnosis, Consort Zhao Rong is not sick, she is pregnant!”
Yelu Long Hao suddenly grabbed the doctor." Say it again, what happened to Xi 'er?"”
The imperial physician was shocked by Ye Lui Long Hao's unexpected reaction, he stuttered,"The Empress…is happy."
"Happy? When…when did this happen?”
The imperial physician tilted his head and thought," About two…no, three months. The Empress is already more than three months pregnant!”
Three months? So it was on the way to Suzhou, which was the first time he wanted her?
Thinking about the time Duanmu Xiji was pregnant and the fact that she was carrying his child, Yelu Long Hao's face turned from white to red, and his eyes revealed an unconcealable joy.
The imperial physician at the side carefully observed Yelu Long Hao's expression, and after confirming that he would be fine if he spoke, he boldly said,""Emperor, although the Empress is happy, but…"
"But what?"
"The Empress 'body is extremely weak, and her excessive worry has injured her heart and lungs. If she doesn't recuperate properly, I'm afraid…"
"Afraid of what?"
"I'm afraid that not only will the dragon in my stomach be destroyed, even the Empress might be affected…"
Yelu Long Hao's face turned pale again." You mean…Xi 'er might die?”
"This official is only making this speculation. Please pay more attention to niangniang, don't let her be sad again!”
Yelu Long Hao didn't listen to anything. Whenever he thought about Duanmu Xiji dying, his heart would twist into a ball.
How could this be? The woman he loved finally had a child, and he finally had a legitimate reason to keep her, but she might die?
No, he wouldn't allow it. He wouldn't allow her to die like this. He absolutely wouldn't allow it!
Like a gust of wind, he arrived at the cold palace where Duanmu Xiji lived and gave several orders. He moved Duanmu Xiji to the Ninghe Palace next to the Chonghui Hall and added 80 palace maids and 10 eunuchs to serve her. Then, he slowly walked into the inner palace and looked at the person on the bed with her eyes still closed.
She had lost weight. Her body was already thin and weak, and after this torture, she had become even skinnier, making Ye Lui Long Hao's heart ache!
He held her hand and gently wiped away the remaining tears on her cheeks." Xi 'er, open your eyes. I know you're awake."”
Duanmu Xiji's eyes were still closed, but her tears fell one by one.
Ye Lui Long Hao lowered his head and kissed her tears away," Don't cry. My heart is in a mess when you cry. Don't cry, okay?”
She shook her head as tears rolled down her cheeks." Your Majesty, why did you come to see me? Why don't you go and accompany the Imperial Concubine? If she got angry, Xi Ji wouldn't be able to take responsibility.”
"You're pregnant. If I don't come to see you, who should I see?”
"The emperor wants this child?"
"Of course, this is my flesh and blood, why not?”
"Does the emperor not suspect that this child's background is unknown? Could it be that I have it with another man?”
"Impossible. The imperial physician said that you were pregnant for more than three months. Counting the time, that was when I first wanted you, so it was naturally my child.”
"What if the imperial physician's diagnosis is wrong?"
Ye Lui Long Hao shook his head," Impossible, Imperial Physician Lan's medical skills are superb, it's impossible for him to make a wrong diagnosis.”
"Oh? In that case, the emperor believed the doctor's words?”
" Of course, why would I…" Yelu Long Hao suddenly stopped. He frowned and looked at Duanmu Xiji in confusion." Xi 'er, what are you trying to say?"”
Duanmu Xiji slowly sat up and looked at Yelu Long Hao with tears in her eyes," The emperor came to see me, is it because of me or because of this child?”
"Xi 'er, what nonsense are you talking about? I came to see you, of course, for you…"
"No, that's not right! If it wasn't for this child, the emperor would never have come to see me again, right?”
"No, I'm not…"
The heartbroken Duanmu Xiji did not listen to his explanation at all. She rambled on, tears falling." Your Majesty, if I say that this child is not yours, how will you punish me?”
When Yelu Long Hao heard this, his handsome face turned as pale as snow," What did you say?”
"If I say that this child is not yours, how will you deal with me? Kill me? Or abort the child?"
" You..." He was stunned, and his face turned from white to green." If... If this child is really not mine, I will..."
"Kill me?"
He nodded." That's right. I will kill you myself because I will never allow my woman to be unfaithful to me!”
Duanmu Xiji revealed a smile that was uglier than crying. She struggled to get off the bed and stood in front of Yelu Long Hao," Emperor, kill me!" This child is not yours."
" You…" Anger slowly crept up his eyes, his face, and finally his hands.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed Duanmu Xiji's neck, tightening it slowly." Really? Do you want to die so badly? Then I'll fulfill your wish!"
Duanmu Xiji's beautiful face had a soul-stirring smile. She closed her eyes and said in a low voice,""Thank you, emperor. I can finally stop suffering and leave.”
Yelu Long Hao seemed to have been struck by lightning. His entire body trembled and he suddenly let go of his hand," You…Why? Why are you doing this?"
Duanmu Xiji opened her eyes and looked at him obsessively as if she didn't understand what he was saying." What do you mean why?”
" That's my child, why did you say..." Yelu Long Hao shook his head, his eyes full of disbelief." Xi 'er, you hate me. You hate me for not believing you, so you're punishing me in this way, right?”
"You're the emperor, the emperor of the underworld. I'm just a little Duanmu Xiji, how dare I punish you? I only beg you to let me go and let me go.”Her legs went soft and she knelt on the ground weakly, begging.
Ye Lui Long Hao rejected without thinking," No, I won't let you leave. You are mine in life, and you are my ghost in death. In this life, I will never let you leave!”
"Is that so? Is the emperor afraid that I will go back to find Zhong Ying? Since that's the case, please grant me death, the emperor. If I die, you don't have to worry about me going to find Zhong Ying or other men.”
Yelu Long Hao was trembling with anger. She actually wanted to leave him so badly? He didn't even want his own life? Xi Ji, oh Xi Ji, I love you so much, but you…you want to use death to escape from me? Do you really love Luo Zhongying that much? When he was so in love that he wouldn't even bear my child?
Ye Lui Long Hao was in despair. He turned around indifferently," Don't even think about leaving, and don't even think about escaping from me with your death. Stay here obediently and give birth to the child. If anything happens to the child, I'll bury the entire Duolan City!”# specific
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