I hurriedly ran in and saw Jing Yi standing with her hands behind her back. I stopped in my tracks and felt all kinds of emotions but couldn't find the words to say. After a few struggles, I slowly walked behind him and asked as calmly as possible,"Why can't I?"
He didn't say anything, but I didn't want to give up. My voice was even more pleading."It doesn't matter what you tell me.”
I didn't have the courage to look at his expression, and he didn't turn around to look at me. I stubbornly wanted to hear an answer, but he stubbornly refused to give it to me. Thus, there was only a long silence between the two of them.
Jing Yi mentioned that he had countless ways to get over his impulsive actions and keep our relationship under control, but he just couldn't bring himself to say it.
He would rather let my imagination run wild and hate him than to admit or deny it to me.
Thus, I understood that it was not that he was unwilling to give some things, but that he could not afford to give them at that moment.
Gradually, I became stubborn. I felt that there must be some reason why he could have left but stayed. If it wasn't the reason I thought of, then I could only say that he was challenging my bottom line.
When I was sure that he wouldn't say anything else, I smiled softly and silently."ChenQie understands the emperor's meaning.”
He finally turned around to look at me, but I no longer looked at him. I ignored the ripples in his eyes and stared at a certain spot in the air."In the past, I didn't have the right to love you or stand by your side. Now, I also don't have the right to do anything for you.”
I met his eyes again and smiled gently."It's getting late, does the emperor want to rest early?”
Jing Yi stared at me with a deep gaze. In my eyes, this kind of deep gaze was extremely faint. I was the Empress, ranked at the top of all the concubines, but in his heart, I was far at the bottom.
After a while, he also smiled faintly." Empress, go to sleep. I still have things to do."”
"Alright." I immediately nodded without any hesitation. My expression didn't change at all.
He hesitated for a moment before walking past me. I followed behind him to send him off.
When he was about to leave, I called out to him,"Your Majesty."
"Hmm?" He turned around quickly.
" The Emperor said before that if ChenQie needed it, he would give LanPin some promotion." I was still smiling." ChenQie now needs a master position in Auspicious Palace.”
There was a flash of disappointment in his eyes. I followed up," Although she has crossed the ranks, she has still received the Emperor's pity. It was already very aggrieved to settle things hastily in the past. Now that Xiaoyue has appeared, as the Empress, I can't just ignore her. I don't know if I have the qualifications to ask for grace on her behalf. It can also be considered..."
Without waiting for me to finish, he simply nodded and said in a deep voice,"Alright."
I lowered my head and smiled."Thank you, Emperor."
Without another word, he turned around and left.
From the beginning to the end, I was smiling, even though it was not pleasing to the eye.
I stood at the door and watched Jing Yi disappear into the darkness. Then I lowered my head and smiled again.
Lan Shan said that one had to be decisive and fierce when facing an enemy, but when facing a real expert, one had to be able to turn a blind eye to his fleeting weakness. One would rather go astray than rashly attack. This was because even if such people had weaknesses, they were not necessarily fatal. They would not give one too many opportunities to test them. When one was not confident, it was necessary to pretend to be confused.
Using a fake smile to hide the true joy in my heart, I think, probably only I would do this.
Just like when I killed Rong Chengxiao, I couldn't suppress him from the front and couldn't cover him from the back. This night, he completely lost control.
He didn't want me to sacrifice myself because I was very different from those women in his heart. Even if I was listed at the end, I was still different.
It turns out that his coldness and ruthlessness can only be displayed when he is under control. The constant surprises I brought him had already caused his anger to develop into nothing. I finally saw a moment of softness in his heart.
However, I could also guess that if I insisted on interrogating him, he would probably deny it. After all, this was the him I knew. At any moment, he could make the most harmless decision.
If he said it out loud, he might have a hint in his heart, and it might become true in the future. In that case, why don't I help him say it? At least it will make his heart twist and let him experience the awkwardness of being misunderstood.
He actually has me in his heart. That's great.
Jing Yi left, of course, not because there was something wrong. I didn't keep him, nor was it because I was hurt. I didn't want this to happen, but I knew it was a necessary process, just like how Jing Yi and I couldn't learn medicine from Tang Jie. Going too far is as bad as not being able to reach the goal quickly. Only by slowing down and stabilizing can we have a future.
That night, Jing Yi didn't visit any of the other concubines. He only returned to Ganyang Palace and stayed overnight in Wenhe Palace, so it was only natural that he didn't stay in Kunyi Palace.
Jing Tang's arrival into the palace and Jing Yi's frequent appearances hinted to many people that the next day was not the day to pay their respects, but the concubines still came in full force, saying that they did not dare to slack off and requested to resume their daily activities. I looked at the people in this palace and knew that their intentions and thoughts were beginning to differ.
Like the imperial consort, she probably heard the empress dowager's words and understood that the Rong family's rejection of me had caused them to give me some face. There are also some who have been suppressed by the Xue family for a long time and have no way out. They are guessing and hoping that there will be a way out on my side. This includes Concubine Lan who just left Xiaoyue not long ago.
When she reappeared in front of everyone after more than a month, this petite woman had lost a lot of weight. Her eyes were dull, and her chin was even sharper. She never took the initiative to speak, and occasionally glanced at me, but she did not dare to look at me with anything else.
Ignoring the Imperial Concubine's slightly fawning request, my eyes looked past the few main seats and landed on Concubine Lan."Concubine Lan has also given birth to Xiaoyue. Is her body much better?”
Lan Pin was shocked and quickly bowed.""Thank you Niangniang, ChenQie is fine now.”
" That's good." I smiled. Compared to those women who had been in the harem for six years, who were at least three or four years older than me, even though I couldn't surpass their dignified and worldly ways at the age of seventeen, I could still give myself the confidence to speak from the position I was sitting." Yesterday, I also told the Emperor that Concubine Lan had been quite blessed by the Emperor in the past. It was really strange that she was gone before she was even happy with her pregnancy.”
Her words hit the nail on the head. Everyone's faces froze, and many eyes drifted to Lan Pin.
Lan Pin's eyes were filled with fear. She knelt down and said,""It was ChenQie's bad fortune that failed to protect the Imperial heir.”
I only mentioned this to expose Lan Pin. I didn't intend to investigate her miscarriage. Since it was already settled, there was no need to investigate it. Now that I had achieved my goal of scaring the tiger, I didn't expose anyone's scars or conspiracy. I just sighed."The emperor's children are thin, it is truly a pity. However, Lan Pin suffered such misfortune this time and didn't give her any compensation. It was BenGong's negligence.”
Lan Pin lowered her head and didn't look at me."ChenQie has done nothing wrong, so I dare not ask for anything else.”
Jing Yi was indeed heartless in handling this matter. Although Lan Pin said that she didn't dare to, the resentment and unwillingness in her words were obvious. I smiled." You don't say that. It's just that my health has been bad recently and the Emperor is busy with government affairs. That's why it has been delayed until now. I think it will be soon. Lan Pin, don't blame the Emperor."”
"I wouldn't dare!" Concubine Lan hurriedly bowed.”
I waved my hand." It's not that serious. Get up quickly."”
Lan Pin stood up and lowered her eyes, not looking at me. She swept her gaze around. Many people either openly or secretly looked at her. Some were jealous and some were cold. Perhaps it was because of the matter with Consort Hui, some of them even showed pity and ridicule, thinking that this was another person who was going to disappear.
I calmly smiled as I glanced at the Imperial Consort who was secretly gritting her teeth."As for what the Imperial Consort said just now, let's discuss it later.”
He snorted in his heart. Since he was able to sit here and talk to them again, it definitely wasn't as simple as trying to regain some face.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420184: 12PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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