Enthroned you as queen
The publicity worked.
Soon, Su Qingli received her first customer, who spent a fortune and became her first patron with one thousand taels of silver.
Sitting in the carefully decorated room, Su Qingli just let the maid dress her up with an expressionless face.
The maid helped her put on a translucent gauze skirt, and the faint spring light that appeared made her blush. It was a pity that such a graceful beauty had to enter such a dirty place...
She wanted to say these personal words, but seeing that Su Qingli's face was empty and lifeless, she gave up the idea of talking to him. She finished her job and left.
Su Qingli sat quietly, looking at herself in the bronze mirror, and deliberately practiced smiling.
The expected sound of the door being pushed open did not come. The only sounds in the room were her own breathing and the faint crackling of the burning candle.
The next day, the madam knocked on her door with joy. "My dear girl, you are truly blessed. That wealthy guest yesterday spent a thousand taels of silver and didn't even come in. He must have taken one look at you and felt ashamed of himself, so he left! We've earned a thousand taels for nothing."
Su Qingli's eyes were filled with an inexplicable complexity. "This is against the rules. If it continues like this tonight, Mother Wang will arrange another guest for me."
When the madam heard that she could earn double the money, she was naturally very happy.
"Yes, Miss Su is really... she is the Goddess of Wealth from heaven! Whatever you say is true! I will arrange it right away."
Su Qingli clenched her fists, her eyes filled with paranoid persistence.
Since Fu Xuechen was so unwilling to see her, she had to force him to show up!
Soon it was night again, and Su Qingli was still sitting in the carefully decorated room. This time she did not dress up deliberately, but wore simple clothes.
After about an hour, when she was about to give up and wanted to get up and ask the madam to help her find a second customer, the door opened.
Fu Xuechen's face came into view without any warning.
The two looked at each other, and for a moment, no one spoke.
Su Qingli clenched her teeth almost subconsciously, and clenched her fists under her sleeves.
Seeing that he didn't move, but just looked at her with a gloomy expression, she immediately stood up and threw herself into his arms, "You are finally here. I knew you wouldn't ignore me and would definitely come to save me."
Fu Xuechen was knocked back by her unexpected action. After he came to his senses, he put his arms around her waist in disbelief.
The person in his arms gently pounded his chest, her voice delicate and soft, and if you listened carefully, there was a hint of grievance, "I missed you so much. It's been so many days, I really thought you didn't want me anymore."
He cheated on her and abandoned her, hurting her deeply.
In his expectation, her eyes should be burning with hatred, and she should curse him with the most vicious words, wishing to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.
But why does she have this attitude?
Fu Xuechen suppressed his doubts and could hardly contain his joy. He hugged her tightly and said, "How could I not want you, A-Li? I'm just afraid that you will hate me, so I never had the courage to come to see you."
Su Qingli smiled, nuzzled into his arms, and playfully said, "I heard you've become the emperor now. I didn't kneel down to pay my respects. Should I be dragged out and beheaded?"
"How can I bear to do that?"
In front of her, Fu Xuechen didn't even dare to use the title "I" which represented the supreme imperial power.
It was not until he hugged her in person and heard her acting like a spoiled child as before that the uneasiness that had been hanging in Fu Xuechen's heart for days finally dissipated a little.
"I'm late, Ari, I should have come earlier."
"I've hinted so clearly. If you don't come, I'm afraid I'll really have to serve others..." Su Qingli pouted, her voice muffled.
"Are you doing this to force me to show up?" Fu Xuechen's voice was very hoarse.
"Well, now you know how much I love you." Su Qingli poked his chest with her fingertips.
Hearing this, Fu Xuechen froze for a moment, and even his hands holding her stopped moving.
She had never addressed him since he entered the door.
Whether it's Fu Xuechen or Tan Xi, she actually doesn't love anyone at all.
Fu Xuechen's Adam's apple rolled, suppressing the bitterness. He lifted her buried face with his fingertips, his eyes lingering on her face, "Let me take a good look at you."
Su Qingli immediately cooperated by looking up with a lively and bright expression, "Then you should take a good look at me and don't forget me again."
"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten." Fu Xuechen felt so distressed that he hugged her tightly again, "I love A-Li the most."
"I know." Su Qingli's words sounded tender, but in his arms, her face was expressionless.
After hugging for a while, Fu Xuechen realized that they were in a brothel. He looked at Su Qingli and asked tentatively, "Can I take you back to the palace?"
Su Qingli was stunned for a moment, then slowly pushed him away.
"I want to be with you too."
She turned her back to him, her thin figure shrugged, "But you are now the emperor, and you will definitely have three palaces and six courtyards, and a group of concubines in the future. I can't share you with others..."
Fu Xuechen suddenly grabbed her shoulders, turned her gently, and looked at her with a burning gaze. Every word he said was firm and resounding: "No, I promise it will only be A-Li, no one else."
Su Qingli chuckled, and that laughter was filled with endless bitterness and self-mockery.
"But I am the daughter of a criminal, of humble status. How can I be worthy of the position of empress? I am afraid that the ministers in the court will not agree, and it will only damage your reputation and cause you trouble."
Fu Xuechen's eyes changed as he looked at her, replaced by a deep understanding. He probably knew that she was willing to pretend to be nice to him.
She did not truly forgive or accept him, but had other intentions and wanted to use his power to climb the ladder.
He was even glad that he had something worth her using.
Fu Xuechen said nothing more, but held her hand and promised, "When we return to the palace, I will enthrone you as queen and let you stand by my side with full justification."
"But..." Su Qingli gritted her teeth.
"It's settled. Let's go back to the palace now." Fu Xuechen interrupted her, fearing that she would change her mind.
After paying the ransom money, Fu Xuechen took Su Qingli on the carriage and set off on the journey back to the palace.
Sitting in the carriage, Fu Xuechen held her hand tightly and his eyes were reluctant to leave her for a moment.
His eyes were too passionate and straightforward, making Su Qingli extremely uncomfortable. After forcing herself to look at him for a few seconds, she couldn't help herself and intentionally or unintentionally lifted the curtain, looking at the dark street.
Fu Xuechen remembered that he used to dress up as Tan Xi and deliberately made his appearance a little ugly, but she couldn't take her eyes off him. But now she would rather look at the street than look at him.
He tried to get close to her several times, but she kept her distance, not clinging to him like she did before.
Fu Xuechen pulled the corner of his mouth bitterly, and said sourly, "Is it so beautiful outside? Prettier than me?"
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