Chapter 2618 The Truth

"If I say that I have never been moved by you, you won't believe it."

“…”

"No matter how dull a person is, he will still feel something about this matter."

Xue Yun was a little stunned.

In fact, ever since she politely declined to the emperor by saying "I dare not, I don't want to, I can't", she had given up any hope for her feelings or any possibility between herself and Zhu Feng.

But I didn't expect to hear Zhu Feng's confession at this time.

She was a little confused for a moment.

After a long while, he said in disbelief: "But, but I, your humble servant, was completely unaware. The Emperor only treated the Imperial Concubine..."

Zhu Feng said calmly, "Being moved is not a big deal."

“…”

"There are so many people in the world, and those who are sent to me are all top-notch, and most of them are women who are so beautiful that they can make people's hearts flutter."

Xue Yun frowned and shook his head subconsciously: "But, I still can't feel it."

Zhu Feng glanced at her.

He smiled faintly and said, "That's because you are too slow."

Xue Yun still shook his head.

Even if she was slow, she wasn't so slow that she couldn't feel anything at all about this kind of thing.

Zhu Feng looked at her solemn expression, sighed deeply, and finally said, "It's just that everyone can be moved, but there is one thing that not everyone can do."

Xue Yun said, "What?"

Zhu Feng said, "Calm down."

"…resolve your intentions?"

Xue Yun slowly chewed the two words between his lips and teeth, and finally understood.

Everyone will be moved.

Beautiful, kind, gentle, strong, there are too many people in this world, and too many possibilities to move people. Even if you go out today and walk on the street, you can see countless beautiful faces and countless interesting souls that move people.

But what happens after you fall in love?

Some people just let their hearts go.

There are also people who are calm and collected their hearts.

However, I am afraid that the latter's calmness is much more difficult to achieve than the former's grandeur.

Zhu Feng said calmly, "Actually, whether I'm tempted or not, it doesn't matter. Even taking you as my concubine isn't a big deal. My harem needs to be expanded every year, and it doesn't matter who I add."

“…”

"But you,"

As he spoke, he glanced at Xue Yun and said, "You are still a little different from them."

Xue Yun's throat was slightly choked: "Did the emperor ever fall in love with me?"

"good."

"That's, isn't it, isn't it just right?"

Zhu Feng said: "I already have Nan Yan."

Hearing this, Xue Yun felt his heart sink suddenly.

An indescribable feeling surged in her heart. She didn't know whether it was bitterness, or the relief after being frank, or some other emotion. For a moment, she was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad.

There was only a little smile, slowly floating on her cheek.

He said softly, "Your humble servant understands. The emperor is only willing to keep one person in his heart."

“…”

"That person is the Imperial Concubine."

"good,"

Zhu Feng said, "I was originally very conflicted about how to deal with you, but not long after I brought you back to the palace, Empress Renxiao passed away. Something she said to me before she died made me make up my mind."

Having said this, Zhu Feng paused slightly. The frank yet weak voice of Xu Miaoyin before her death seemed to ring in his ears again:

I know that the emperor is actually a gentle person, but his gentleness is not enough to be shared by many people.

One person is just right.

Zhu Feng said slowly: "One person is enough."

“…”

"In my heart, having her is enough."

“…”

"One more, no."

Xue Yun seemed to understand something and nodded gently, saying, "The Emperor is unwilling to wrong the Imperial Concubine."

Zhu Feng took a deep breath and said, "Of course, I treat other people differently than she does; but you, you're different from others too. As time goes by, no one can guarantee how the scale in my heart will tilt."

“…”

“It’s hard to unite people.”

“…”

"I don't want to wrong her, so why not put you on the same level from the beginning?"

Xue Yun listened carefully, and nodded slightly at the end.

At this moment, she seemed to be somewhat moved, and also seemed to be somewhat sad. For a moment, she couldn't even tell what the myriad of feelings were. She thought for a long time and said softly, "The Emperor is right."

Having said this, she looked at Zhu Feng again and said seriously, "I, your humble servant, will also tell the emperor a sincere word."

"Oh? Seriously?"

Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was particularly interested in the three words "truth".

Said: "You say."

Xue Yun said: "Your humble servant, although I told the Empress at the beginning that I have... have..."

At this point, she seemed a little embarrassed and couldn't continue. Zhu Feng smiled faintly and said, "Just say whatever you want to say. At this point, there is no need for us to hide anything."

Hearing him say this, Xue Yun took a deep breath and said frankly: "I have feelings for the emperor, but in fact... I am happy to see the emperor's deep love for the queen."

“…”

"On the contrary, seeing you two at odds makes me sad."

As she spoke, she herself found it a little funny, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please don't think I'm strange, but this is what I really think in my heart."

“…”

"I really don't want to be a thorn between the Emperor and the Empress anymore, so I chose to leave."

After saying that, she looked at Zhu Feng.

His eyes flickered slightly, as if he was expecting something.

Zhu Feng naturally knew that she said this frankly because she hoped that he would let her return home as she said.

However, he remained calm, smiled faintly, and said, "I don't find it strange when you say that."

“…”

"You are a good woman, very kind. You have served in the Imperial Hospital for so long, yet you have not been infected by the bad habits of the harem. I am not only not surprised that you think so, but I am also very relieved."

Xue Yun was delighted and looked up at him.

But Zhu Feng said: "However, you haven't picked up those bad habits, but you have picked up the bad habit of being dishonest."

“……!”

Xue Yun was stunned.

He stammered, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

“…”

"Your humble servant, your humble servant dares not deceive the emperor..."

"Don't dare to deceive the king?"

Zhu Feng smiled coldly and said, "You are not deceiving the emperor, you just never tell the truth."

“…”

Xue Yun was still a little serious, but Zhu Feng's face had already darkened. He said coldly, "Xue Yun, were those just now your 'truths' to me?"

“…”

"Are you really leaving just because you don't want to be a thorn between me and the concubine anymore?"

Xue Yun's heart suddenly sank.