Why did she ask this suddenly?

I was at a loss and looked at her for a while before hesitating: "Emperor——Empress, why ask this?"

She looked into my eyes solemnly: "Tell me."

I couldn't react at all for a moment, and looked at her dumbfoundedly, unable to say a word. Chang Qing looked at the expression on my pale face and seemed to understand everything. She was silent for a while and sighed: "I understand."

“…”

"Actually, I should have guessed it long ago."

“…”

"At that time, I could feel it when I came to ask you about his character."

“…”

"You have never said that to anyone."

"..." I couldn't speak more and just lowered my head.

She looked at me and after a long time, she said softly: "You - why are you so confused..."

After hearing her words, I also smiled bitterly in my heart. I was indeed confused. Half a lifetime of love sorrow has brought me to this point, with nothing, covered in scars, but I still can't see the end of this road. How can I not be confused?

But, this path was my clear choice.

I looked up at her and suddenly said softly: "Have the Queen even went to the studio to draw a portrait?"

She was stunned, as if I didn't know why I suddenly asked this question, paused, and said, "No."

“…”

"I listened to your advice and did not draw on paper."

I smiled, looked into her eyes, and said, "So too..."

She trembled with my fingers, and a shocked look appeared in her eyes. After a while, she seemed to be smiling, and lowered her head as if she was a little choked, rubbed my slender fingertips, and said softly: "Why are you so stupid?"

I also smiled, and my smile was full of sourness and helplessness.

The wound on my arm no longer hurts, but I still remember how desperate and firm I was at that time; next time, maybe I had to use greater pain to get rid of it, but I don’t know what the situation was like.

At this time, I looked up at Chang Qing. There was still some tired blood in her eyes. I wondered if she had been guarding me. I was just asking about the relationship between me and Qinghan? I was a little confused and asked, "Empress, do you have something to say to me?"

She looked at me and nodded silently.

"you say."

"Qingying..."

She spoke, but she wanted to speak but stopped, as if something was tangling and struggling in her heart. I looked at her like this. After a while, she finally used some strength to hold my hand tightly and said, "What if I say, the Emperor will bring you back into the harem?"

“…!”

I just felt a burst of thunder explode above my head, and a loud bang made me stunned.
Chapter completed!