"Is your Majesty's words true?" The faint voice, with a hint of laziness, was just like before, just like when we first met.
He missed, missed the feeling when he first met her, that woman who had not fallen in love with anything else and was fearless of him. When did she start to become cautious in front of him? He didn't know. Before he
When I was lost in thought, the person in my arms asked again.
"Why doesn't the emperor answer?"
"Well, it's true."
"Tonight is the last time you and I meet?"[
"yes……"
After hearing the affirmative answer, her body stiffened, and her expression could not be seen clearly in the darkness. After a while, a voice as soft as running water whispered in her ears, "Then... tonight we will put aside our prejudices and get along well."
How about a moment?"
"Um."
"Do you like me?"
"..."
"Do you like me?" She just wanted to confirm.
"..."
"Does silence count as acquiescence?" She said softly, with a gentleness and initiative that she had never seen before. She gently brought her cheek to Murong Jing, and after rubbing their ears together, she changed the sentence: "Your Majesty, I really won't kill anyone today.
me?"
"No, it won't." Inexplicably, this atmosphere made his nerves tense. It was like the first time he held a woman, the first time he was so close to a woman, the first time... his heart was pounding.
"So...you haven't become mute." It seemed to be confirmed.
Her indifferent words and hints of teasing made Murong Jing want to laugh inexplicably. His nervousness eased a little and turned into suspicion. What happened to her tonight?
"Your Majesty, you haven't answered me yet. Do you like it or don't you?" At this moment, she really wanted to know and wanted a clear answer.
He threw the problem back to her in a calm voice, "What do you think? Do I like you, or do I not?"
She thought for a while and replied in a calm tone: "I don't know. Sometimes I always have the illusion that the emperor likes me, but sometimes I don't feel like it. That's just... I think too much. It's just that
...I'm a little confused. Since we won't see each other again after tonight, I want to ask. Just out of curiosity..."
"Why should I satisfy your curiosity?"
"If the answer satisfies me, I will give you a gift."