Qin Wan nodded without hesitation: "I don't want to lie to you, so if you change your heart, then this is the inevitable outcome between us. Think about it, if I'm not sincere to you, would you still be willing to open your heart to me?"
She held Xie Qing's hand, her eyes clear as day. "We've both lived two lives, so broaden our horizons and our hearts. What's more, the relationship between you and me is more than just a love between a man and a woman. Our marriage involves the Xie and Qin families, and also the entire world. Even if one day our relationship ends, do you think we'll truly separate and turn against each other?"
Xie Qing stared at Qin Wan, feeling sad, confused, and more of a heartache, which finally turned into a sigh.
Will they turn against each other?
Xie Qing thought that wouldn't happen, but if that day really came, he knew that he would not let go.
Even if a couple really turns against each other, they will most likely stand together and fight side by side when facing major issues of family and country.
But whenever Xie Qing thought of the scene of them sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, his heart ached. He hugged Qin Wan tightly and rubbed his chin on her shoulder. "I won't let that day come, and you can't let that day come either. I don't want to be disgusted with you. I don't want to sleep in the same bed with you but dream different dreams."
Qin Wan patted his back gently and smiled softly, "Who would have thought that day would come?"
After saying that, she raised her eyes and smiled at Xie Qing.
Xie Qing lowered his head and kissed her fiercely, his hands tightening around her slender waist, wanting to rub her into his bones and blood, never to separate again.
Lu Linglong was driven out of the East Palace and was very unwilling, but what should she do?
Lu Linglong rolled her eyes and headed straight for Qingshuang Pavilion.
Consort Li, draped in a fluffy white fox fur coat, stood in the corridor, watching the palace maids build snowmen. Seeing Lu Linglong enter, she exclaimed, "Wow!" and pointed at her, laughing, "What a rare person! I haven't seen her since I moved out of Qingshuang Pavilion. Lady Lu, where are you from, and where are you going?"
Lu Linglong sighed with worry, "I just went to pay my respects to His Majesty, and I just realized that His Majesty has been ill for such a long time, and none of us has gone to attend to him. Isn't this inappropriate?"
"Li Guifei has always been favored by the Fourth Prince. Now that His Majesty is ill and has no one to serve him, she is not in a hurry. None of the concubines in the palace have even suggested going to see His Majesty."
Li Zhaoyi stroked the fur of the fox fur coat and looked at Lu Linglong with disdain. "The Imperial Concubine isn't worried, so why should we be?"
Lu Linglong stamped her feet in anger. "Why don't you know what's good for you? Aren't you afraid that the Imperial Concubine is controlling His Majesty and won't let you see her?"
Li Zhaoyi shook her head. She had no children. If His Majesty Long Yu passed away, whoever ascended the throne would have to honor her as the Grand Concubine. She also had plenty of money. How comfortable would her retirement be in the palace? Why bother making do now?
Li Zhaoyi said calmly, "Your Majesty must have a reason for not allowing anyone to attend to his illness."
There's so much fighting going on in the palace right now, why does she have to get involved? Isn't it better to just stay at home and live your own life?
Of course, Li Zhaoyi would not say this to remind Lu Linglong. Even if she did, Lu Linglong might think that she was trying to trick her. She might even think that she was going to go back and take care of the patient herself.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade Li Zhaoyi, Lu Linglong had to turn to other concubines.
There are many concubines in the palace who are eager to gain the favor of His Majesty. Even though some people think that what Lu Linglong said is not right, the fact that His Majesty is ill is indeed a good opportunity for them to show their faces, so they agreed to Lu Linglong and go together to ask for an audience with His Majesty.
Early the next morning, five concubines dressed in gorgeous clothes knelt outside the Qianqing Palace and asked for an audience.
The emperor's face turned pale. If he ignored them, they would keep shouting outside. If he paid attention to them, the emperor would get angry again.
Seeing the emperor's increasingly gloomy expression, Eunuch Zhang quickly advised, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, let's go to the Yangxin Palace."
There is a secret passage in the Palace of Heavenly Purity that leads to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Imperial Study, and another location.
The emperor didn't want to be disturbed, so he nodded in agreement.
Eunuch Zhang was afraid that if he stayed too long, the emperor would be angered by these concubines, so he hurriedly helped the emperor dress and left the Qianqing Palace through the secret passage.
After the emperor was settled in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Eunuch Zhang returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity through the secret passage, went to find the director of the hospital, and asked him to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to see the emperor.
Although the director of the hospital didn't know when the emperor went to the Yangxin Palace, he hurriedly carried his medicine box and prepared to go there.
Lu Linglong and the others saw the director hurried out with a medicine box on his back. They thought he had taken the emperor's pulse, so they surrounded him and asked, "Master Director, how is the emperor's illness?"
The court official was worried about the emperor, so he said as he walked away, "Please rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty is fine."
Lu Linglong stopped the court official from leaving. "What exactly is the matter with His Majesty's illness? If there's nothing serious, why hasn't he recovered after all these months? Could it be that you've also joined the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, and want to put His Majesty under house arrest?"
This is a serious crime!
The director's face suddenly fell: "Lady, be careful what you say! His Majesty has been ill from years of overwork and needs rest to recover. Your making such a fuss will not help His Majesty's condition!"
Lu Linglong argued confidently, "Since you need to recuperate, why doesn't His Majesty allow us to attend to you?"
Seeing that Lu Linglong was unmoved, the court official lost his temper and said sternly, "Your Majesty needs to rest! Rest!"
Lu Linglong waved her hand and said, "I know he needs to rest! You don't have to emphasize it! If His Majesty wants to rest, we will stay by his side. What's wrong with that?"
The director of the court has a lot of grievances but can't say it out loud. It's because His Majesty doesn't want to see you. What does it have to do with me?
When Eunuch Zhang saw that the concubines had surrounded Yuanzheng and he could not get out, he quickly signaled the eunuchs and guards to rescue Yuanzheng.
Lu Linglong quickly ran after the Dean: "Sir Dean, Dean! I haven't finished speaking yet, Eunuch Zhang, you are an accomplice to the evil, aren't you!"
Eunuch Zhang stopped Lu Linglong and said with a forced smile, "Lu Cainu has read so many books that she knows every word."
Lu Linglong didn't hear his sarcasm and said proudly, "Of course, I was raised by my grandmother. Stop talking nonsense and tell us how His Majesty is doing. Will he see us?"
Eunuch Zhang looked embarrassed: "Everyone, please stop arguing. Your Majesty has just fallen asleep. If you wake him up, he will be furious. What will we do then?"
Lu Linglong's eyes rolled. "Then let's wait here for His Majesty. It's freezing cold, you should make some arrangements, right?"
Eunuch Zhang sighed in embarrassment, "I'll make it."
Eunuch Zhang ordered his men to cordon off this area, set up braziers and cloaks to keep them warm, and then retreated back into the hall and went through the secret passage to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to meet up with the emperor.
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