Mu Hui paused for a moment, but the corner of his eyes and brows couldn't help but reveal a slight smile. Perhaps even he didn't know how gentle he was smiling at this moment.
Xiao Tiange already understood in his heart and raised his lips unconsciously. Mu Hui continued:
"But no matter what happens to the master, in my eyes, the master is the most worthy person in the world who deserves my respect and love!"
Very good. At first, she wasn't sure whether Mu Hui had Lao Qi in his heart. But now, listening to his words, although his respect for her is revealed in every word, some expressions and words will be revealed invisibly.
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Now that she understood his thoughts clearly, she could get to the topic directly.
"In this case, you are interested in Lao Qi, and Lao Qi has also been interested in you all these years, so I will be a perfect match for you two, accept you as my godbrother, and then betroth you to Lao Qi. You see
how?"
Under normal circumstances, when the emperor said this, it meant that she had actually made up her mind, and the question was just a casual mention.
At this time, according to common sense, one should kneel down with tears of gratitude and express gratitude, but the actual situation is far from that.
Mu Hui, who was still sitting on the round stool, stood up and hurriedly knelt down on the ground.
"I am sincere and loyal to my master, and I have decided to serve my master with all my heart for the rest of my life. However, apart from the feeling of master and servant towards my master, I have never thought about it, and I dare not think about it, so I hope the emperor can be considerate.
Lord, please take back your orders!"
I originally thought that Mu Hui would be overjoyed by her words and busy thanking her, but what she didn't want to wait for was not his gratitude, but his blatant disobedience.
After the probing just now, it was clear that they were in love with each other, but why was Mu Hui blatantly ungrateful?
Xiao Tiange's face darkened: "How dare you openly resist the edict? Do you know how serious the crime of resisting the edict is?"
Mu Hui lowered his head, resting his forehead against the cold floor, and replied in a tone that was neither humble nor overbearing:
"I know, but even if the emperor wants to punish me, I still say the same thing. I can't obey the emperor's order. I hope the emperor can understand."
Xiao Tiange lowered her head and looked at Mu Hui, who was kneeling in front of her with his head bowed. She really couldn't tell that he had any fear after resisting the decree.
Although his attitude was respectful, he didn't have a trace of fear and just knelt down in front of her quietly.
Is he really not afraid that she will chop him down? After all, he is sure that even if Xiao Tiange gets angry and chops him down, Lao Qi will come to save him at the critical moment, so he is not afraid.
Or has he already put life and death aside, so life and death no longer matter to him?
She looked at it for a long time and chuckled: "I didn't expect you to hate Lao Qi so much that you dared to openly resist his order. But, since you hate Lao Qi so much, why do you insist on staying by Lao Qi's side?
Just for so many years, don’t you feel uncomfortable being around someone you hate?”
Mu Hui suddenly raised his head, with complicated eyes, and stared at Xiao Tiange for a while, trying to see something from her smiling face, but except for her smile, there was nothing else.
After a moment, his eyes dimmed and he lowered his eyes, hiding some of the emotions in his eyes. However, Xiao Tiange never escaped Xiao Tiange's eyes. She kept smiling and staring at him, seemingly casually, but quite carefully.
, not letting go of any clues on his face.
"I know that I am a subordinate and a slave, but a guard who protects my master. I respect and love my master, but it is just a master-servant feeling. Although this affection is not between a man and a woman,
But it is not without affection. My master has taken great care of me these years, and I am my reborn parent. How can I hate my master!"
"Since I don't hate her, why can't I marry her? I firmly believe that you understand Lao Qi's affection for you these years, right? In that case..."
"Your Majesty!" Mu Hui shouted, with a rare expression of excitement.
"The emperor may not remember what happened back then, but I remember it clearly. Even though it has been many years, as long as I calm down, the scenes of that year will be very clear in my mind over and over again.
It is playing. I am an unclean person, and my status is low. How dare I climb up to my master? My master is a royal daughter, a golden branch and a beautiful leaf. In my eyes, my master has always been a pure and kind-hearted good girl. She is as sacred as
How can a lotus woman be polluted by mud like this? I..."
At this point, he could no longer speak, and big tears fell from his eyes, rolled down his cheeks one by one, and fell to the floor.
Sure enough, he still couldn't forget everything. Although it had been many years, he still couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he thought about it.
And the feeling of guilt and disgust also came up together. The calmness that I had been holding back just now also collapsed, and my body couldn't stop shaking.
It turned out that he was just worried about these things. If Lao Qi cared about these things as he said, he would not have kept him by his side all these years.
Xiao Tiange stood up and reached out to hold Mu Hui's wrist. Mu Hui was a little flattered and couldn't help but raise his eyes, with tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes.
"You worry too much!" As he said this, he used some force on his wrist to help Mu Hui up.
"If Lao Qi would think this way, he wouldn't have thought about it all these years..."
"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty, don't let the master know about today's topic, okay? I don't want the master to feel uncomfortable again, I still said the same thing, please take back the order, and treat today's matter as if it has never been mentioned before!"
Mu Hui's sincere attitude was naturally not a joke, but Lao Qi's heart has been sincere over the years... But since Mu Hui's attitude is so determined, it is natural that he cannot be moved by just a few words.
No matter what, she didn't want her original good intentions to end up causing trouble because of Mu Hui's stubbornness. In the future, Lao Qi would not only not thank her, but would also be very disrespectful to her. She didn't want such an ending.
But she had to sigh in her heart, Lao Qi, it seems that your future emotional journey is destined to not be smooth sailing, and it will not be any better than hers.
"Okay, I promise you that what I said to you today will definitely not mention anything about Lao Qi. But Mu Hui, I still have to remind you that when you can have it, don't give up easily, because once you miss it, you will never give up.
If you want to own it again, it will definitely be very difficult!”
How could Mu Hui not understand what Xiao Tiange said, but...
Mu Hui smiled helplessly: "Thank you, Your Majesty! If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will leave!"
Xiao Tiange nodded: "Step back!" Mu Hui bowed and backed away after hearing this. Xiao Tiange stood there, quietly watching the figure gradually disappear until it was gone.
It seems that no matter what happens, there will be twists and turns on the way forward...