Yan Xiaoqing chuckled, with the joy of victory. But then he added another sentence.
——But before we can make a deal, Gu wants you to promise Gu one thing.
--you say.
——You are not allowed to die without Gu's permission.
I was stunned, could this be the consequence of making a deal with the devil? I couldn't even make a decision about my own life.
But soon I understood Yan Xiaoqing’s intention. He was afraid that if I died, his longevity plan would be affected.
A person may not be able to choose the right to live, but even the right to die is deprived of him... How sad it is for me, An Changting!
——Okay, I promise you.
Even if it's sad, I have to do this. I have no other choice but this, right?
…
Three days later, water leaked out of the royal dining room of the palace for no apparent reason, and the entire imperial dining room was turned into a pile of ashes.
Xia Yan was furious, and later went to Dali Temple to investigate. It turned out that someone had deliberately set the fire, but the person who set the fire could not be found.
I heard from the eunuch who stayed behind that there was a big hole under the imperial dining room, but I didn't know where it led.
It turns out that the imperial dining room of the imperial palace is the entrance to the underground palace.
I caressed my eight-month-old belly, looked out the window at the warm spring sun, and curled my lips into a smile.
Liu Chi must have escaped, otherwise why would Xia Yan get angry because an imperial dining room was destroyed? People like him have always been very calm.
"The king has arrived!"
As soon as I finished speaking, Xia Yan blew in front of me like a whirlwind, with a trace of fear in his angry eyes.
This made me even more sure that Liuchi must have left, otherwise Xia Yan would not be so panicked. He was afraid that Liuchi would take me away, so he suddenly returned to check at noon.
After seeing me, Xia Yan calmly waved to the people behind him.
Xiao Guozi quietly retreated.
Because Xia Yan and I exchanged souls frequently, we never had any maids in Panlong Palace, only Xiao Guozi was the one to serve us.
Now, he and I are the only ones left in the entire Panlong Palace.
I gently stroked my swollen belly and said nonchalantly, "Why does your Majesty have time to visit my concubine today?"
Xia Yan said expressionlessly: "Are you satisfied?"
I looked at him in surprise: "What?"
I thought I had great acting skills, but I had never performed in front of Xia Yan. Now I got what I wanted and put all my life-long cultivation into this drama of 'Knowing and Asking Questions'.
Xia Yan's eyes swept back and forth on my face, as if he wanted to see through me. Anyone who looked at those sharp eyes would choose to retreat, because they were too sharp, so they did not dare to look directly.
But I wasn't afraid, I just wanted to look at him, even pretending to be innocent and injured.
"What on earth did you say?" I stepped forward and pulled his sleeve, my eyes quickly became wet, as if I wanted to express all the grievances I had suffered for so many days.
Xia Yan looked at my red eyes, and his sharp, knife-like eyes narrowed slightly. He reached out to wipe away the tears that were about to overflow from the corners of my eyes: "It's nothing, I just think too much."
Tears are a woman's best weapon at any time, but they must be shed in front of people who care about you. People who don't care about you, let alone tears, even bleeding will not have any effect.
I was a little relieved, it seemed that Xia Yan still cared about me.
ps: Because of the Chinese New Year, the update is a bit unstable. I hope everyone can understand.
