He really didn't know whether he was envious or helpless to be able to live so comfortably in this palace.
By the time he finished reviewing the memorial, it was already dark. Xiao Feng returned to Jinhua Hall and had dinner with Xiao Lezi.
After dinner, Xiao Lezi took a walk in the yard to eat, while Xiao Feng stood drawing in the room. Sometimes he looked up at her outside the window. When she finished her walk, his drawing page was finished. She accidentally glanced at it.
, the painting is of her walking in the yard. The brushwork is smooth and concise, and a vivid picture is outlined with just a few strokes.
Xiao Feng was very satisfied with the painting and had it framed. He sat on the imperial concubine's couch and waved to Xiao Lezi: "Come here."
Xiao Lezi walked over and sat down next to him, casually picked up a longan, peeled it open and stuffed it into his mouth. It tasted quite sweet.
Xiao Feng asked: "Do you still remember what I said to you before I left this morning?"
Xiao Lezi swallowed the longan meat and said, "Are you saying you want to settle a score with me?"
"I have a good memory, I still remember it all," Xiao Feng bent his right index finger and tapped the low table lightly, "I'll give you a chance to tell you how you want to settle this account."
Xiao Lezi said: "This is a bad debt that has long been unresolved. The fastest way now is to cut through the mess quickly and completely sever the relationship between us."
He never expected that she would speak so frankly. Looking at her magnanimous eyes, Xiao Feng suddenly understood that her tenderness and considerateness towards him these days were all just an act. In fact, she had not changed at all, from the beginning to the end.
She was always so heartless towards him.
Perhaps he was used to being hurt, or his personality had become calmer. Xiao Feng was not as angry as usual. He asked: "You said you wanted to give me a child the night before, and you also promised to stay with me."
As my concubine, are you going to go back on your word and ignore what you said?"
Xiao Lezi sneered and asked instead: "Then do you remember what I said to you a few years ago? I told you clearly that I can give you my body, and I am also willing to stay with you for the time being.
I will be your woman by your side, but as soon as you get married, I will leave you immediately."
Xiao Feng suddenly stopped talking and his expression darkened.
Xiao Lezi didn't care about his silence. She picked up a longan and turned it around in her hand, saying: "You always only remember others' promises to you, but you never care about your promises to others."
, because you are the emperor, you can do whatever you want, even if you go back on your word, no one will dare to accuse you."
Although Xiao Feng's character became increasingly calm, he still couldn't help but get angry when faced with Xiao Lezi's cynicism.
He clenched his hands into fists and gritted his teeth: "I just want you to stay with me. Do you really not feel the feelings I have had for you over the years?!"
Xiao Lezi blinked and smiled innocently and sincerely: "You want to talk about relationships with me? Your Majesty, do you know what the basis for establishing relationships is?"
Xiao Feng didn't answer, just stared at her with a complicated expression.
"It's equality." Xiao Lezi slowly closed his smile and looked seriously, "Your and I are inherently unequal in position. You used to be a high-ranking prince, and now you are a high-ranking emperor, but I used to be just a humble little eunuch.
Now I am just a nameless little girl. Even if I am named a concubine in the future, I will only be your concubine, an ant that can make me die without a burial place with just a word! My life and death are all in your hands.
Here, due to my status, I have to crawl at your feet to make a living. If you are kind to me, I may be grateful and moved, and I may try to repay you, but these will not be the feelings you want. I feel for you
There is fear, respect, and instinctive surrender, but there is only no love. There was none before, there is none now, and there will never be one in the future."
Just like an ant will never fall in love with an elephant, she is destined not to be sincere to him in this life.
Xiao Lezi, who said these words, looked unexpectedly calm, and the anger in Xiao Feng's heart sank a little bit, turning into a deep powerlessness.
He rubbed the bridge of his nose and asked distractedly: "I said that I can give you an equal position. Maybe not now, but in the future I will make you the emperor..."
"I know what you mean, and I'm very grateful for your love," Xiao Lezi interrupted her with a helpless expression, "But I can't accept it. There should be a woman who is more suitable for that position. I know very well how much I weigh.
A few taels, I don’t have diamonds, so I can’t take on this porcelain job.”
Xiao Feng: "I don't need you to take care of the trivial matters in the harem. Leave all these matters to me. I can help you handle them properly. You just need to stay by my side and live with me for the rest of your life."
After hearing the last sentence, Xiao Lezi's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.
She had to admit that she actually had a little affection for Xiao Feng, but her reason firmly suppressed this affection in the corner and never allowed it to continue to take root and sprout. She looked away, avoiding his burning gaze, and said calmly
He said: "As I said before, thank you for your love. You and I are really not suitable for each other."
Xiao Feng frowned: "In the final analysis, you just don't want to stay with me."
After being silent for a long time, Xiao Lezi slowly sighed: "Let go. If you continue to entangle, you won't get the results you want. Instead of both of you suffering, it's better to separate and give each other a way to survive."
Xiao Feng looked at her deeply, raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled helplessly to himself: "I said, I can't live without you. If you leave, my way of living will be gone."
Xiao Lezi didn't know how to continue what he said. He was relatively speechless for a while, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle.
The two sat in silence for a quarter of an hour. Finally, Xiao Feng was the first to break the silence. He stood up and said, "It's getting late. It's time to rest. We'll talk about anything tomorrow."
Xiao Lezi had no choice but to sleep with him.
The two of them still slept on the same bed. Xiao Lezi originally wanted to use a quilt each, but Xiao Feng almost wanted to share a quilt. She thought it was not a big deal, so she just let him go.
Lying on the bed at night, Xiao Lezi never fell asleep. When she opened her eyes, she happened to catch Xiao Feng's gaze.
The two of them looked at each other, unable to sleep.
Xiao Feng sighed: "Sleep peacefully."
Xiao Lezi closed her eyes silently, and after a long time, she heard the gentle breathing next to her. She opened her eyes again, looked at his chin close at hand, and quietly thought about what to do next.
At noon the next day, Xiao Feng returned to Jinhua Palace. The people who came with him were the fifth prince Xiao Shen and the seventh prince Xiao Yu.
Although Xiao Lezi knew both of them, Xiao Feng didn't ask anyone to come out to meet them, so she didn't take the initiative to join them and stayed in the inner hall to eat alone, not caring about what happened in the side hall.
She was full soon and planned to walk around in the yard to eat. She looked at Cabbage following behind her and said with a smile: "You haven't seen His Majesty the Fifth Prince for a long time, haven't you?"
Cabbage's gaze just happened to drift towards the entrance of the courtyard. Hearing Xiao Lezi's joking words, he immediately blushed and glared at her with embarrassment: "It's obviously nothing, but you took the opportunity to make fun of me again!"
Xiao Lezi glared at her with annoyance and anger, showing an unspeakable charm. Xiao Lezi thought to himself that if he were a man, half of his body would definitely be numb.
Seeing the awkward little appearance of Cabbage, Xiao Lezi really found it interesting, so he took Cabbage's wrist and strode towards the entrance of the courtyard: "Since you are thinking about it, don't wrong yourself, it's just a look, who
I can still eat you!"
Cabbage hurriedly grabbed her, anxious and shy: "Don't run around! Your Majesty is still talking to people outside. What will we do if we bump into the Holy Driver!"
Xiao Lezi didn't care about her dissuasion, and continued to walk out while pulling her, saying with a smile: "Don't worry, we are just taking a look from a distance, and we won't rush into the Holy Driver. Even if we don't go to see His Highness the Fifth Prince, whom you miss so much,
I also want to go out for a walk, but being detained in this place every day these days is so boring that I’m almost going moldy.”
Seeing what she said, it was really hard to stop Cabbage anymore. His Majesty only told her to guard Xiao Lezi every step of the way, but he didn't say that he wouldn't let Xiao Lezi roam around the palace. If she really forced her to stay,
Xiao Lezi, if you offend Xiao Lezi, Your Majesty will blame her later. She will be in bad luck.
Cabbage followed Xiao Lezi out of the yard and walked around outside the side hall. Through the open window, they saw from a distance that Xiao Feng and his two younger brothers were sitting at the table eating in the side hall.
There were all kinds of dishes on the table, but most of them had been eaten. The three brothers only moved their chopsticks occasionally, and it looked like they were almost finished.
When Cabbage saw Xiao Shen, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, her heart was beating fast, and a red cloud floated on her face. She couldn't help but whisper in a low voice: "He seems to have grown taller again..."
Xiao Lezi looked at her strangely and said, "You can see how tall he is even when he is sitting?"
Cabbage's face turned redder.
The two stood for a while. Cabbage felt guilty and was afraid that someone would find him peeking, so he tugged on Xiao Lezi's sleeve and whispered: "Shall we go back?"
But Xiao Lezi said leisurely: "No hurry, just wait."
After waiting for a cup of tea, the lunch in the side hall was finished, and the maids were clearing away the dishes. Xiao Feng left his two brothers to talk for a while. When Kale pulled Xiao Lezi's sleeve for the fifth time,
At that moment, Xiao Shen and Xiao Yu walked out of the side hall. Cabbage was startled and dragged Xiao Lezi to hide immediately.
Xiao Lezi pushed her hand away, took a few steps forward with a smile, saluted with a smile and said hello: "Your Highness, Fifth Highness, Your Highness Seventh, long time no see."
Seeing that Xiao Lezi had jumped out, Cabbage couldn't hide anymore, so he had to bite the bullet and loosen Xiao Lezi's sleeves, salute and say hello.
Xiao Shen said calmly that there was no need to be polite. He saw that Xiao Lezi was dressed in a very expensive outfit. Thinking of the recent rumors of being favored in the palace, he felt relieved. He was used to seeing her wearing eunuch clothes, but now she suddenly changed
Wearing an exquisite and gorgeous palace dress, coupled with her smart and vivid eyes, she is really a graceful lady.
Since she is now the wife of his second brother, as his brother-in-law, it is no longer convenient for him to get along with her as he used to. He is a little more careless in his heart, and his words are more polite: "Why is Miss Le here?" (To be continued)