It seemed that she was reminiscing about the sweetness of the past today, which satisfied the emperor's vanity as a man.
He was the apple of her eye.
However, there was indeed a slap mark on Xu Jinzhu's right cheek that could not be ignored.
This made the emperor's face turn cold instantly.
"Who hit me?" He strode forward with anger.
Xu Jinzhu stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty——"
"I'm asking you, who hit you?" The emperor came over and grabbed her hand, lowered his head and looked carefully at the scars on her face, with heartache and anger in his eyes.
Xu Jinzhu slowly knelt down in front of him, her hand still held by the emperor, so she could only raise it.
"You still want to plead for the people who beat you? Your parents?" the emperor asked with gritted teeth.
He couldn't even forgive Xu Jinzhu's parents.
Now she is his woman, and no one can lay a hand on her.
"It's my mother." Xu Jinzhu pulled her hand back, knelt down properly, and a smile appeared on her face. "My sister was beaten for being naughty when she was a child, but my mother couldn't bear to beat me, even though I wasn't her biological child. Two years ago, because I insisted on staying with the emperor, my mother beat me, and then she cried until her eyes were swollen... This time, she beat me again, and it was because I insisted on leaving the emperor..."
And she left with the baby in her belly.
Xu Youyou hit her, then slapped herself back, "How on earth did I raise someone as stubborn as you! Xu Jinzhu, are you trying to piss me off to death?"
The emperor could hardly believe his ears.
"What did you say? Say it again."
If he heard correctly, he also wanted to slap her now!
She comes and goes as she pleases. How can she be so free-spirited?
Why, if she doesn’t shock the world, she won’t stand out?
Does she have to be unique? When the whole world dislikes her, she will come; when the whole world wants to please her, she will leave.
"Your Majesty, I'm pregnant." Xu Jinzhu smiled, with tenderness in her eyes.
"That's not what I'm talking about!" the emperor roared.
Considering the fact that she was leaving, having a child during the national mourning period didn't seem worth mentioning.
"Yes, I want to leave the palace." Xu Jinzhu looked up at the man she had loved for many years and said goodbye silently in her heart.
"Why!"
After all, the emperor is the ruler of a country.
His emotions had clearly reached their limit, but he still managed to control himself. He sat down on the couch, lowered his head and looked at Xu Jinzhu with gritted teeth, and did not try to pull her as he did before.
"Because my mission is accomplished."
The emperor suddenly discovered that she no longer called herself "slave" today.
This discovery made him inexplicably frightened.
"Your Majesty, I have admired you for many years, longer than you know, because you once helped me..."
Xu Jinzhu recounted the past events vividly.
That was something she had never mentioned to the emperor.
That is a treasure in her heart.
She didn't want to use this past to gain points with the emperor.
Her liking for him was pure admiration and liking, and it was her own business.
So she resolutely chose to accompany him when he was in the most difficult time.
"...From the beginning, I knew that our status was vastly different, and that nothing would work out."
Xu Jinzhu lied about this.
If the emperor had remained imprisoned, perhaps they could have been together forever.
But there are no ifs.
The man in front of her now is the true dragon emperor, the man who will have three palaces and six courtyards, who will weigh the pros and cons, and who will compromise for the sake of the country.
It makes people feel distressed, but also makes people... stay away.
"My heart is very small, it can only accommodate you and me." Xu Jinzhu said.
"So, you don't want me to hold a beauty contest and expand my harem?" The emperor suddenly felt that he had grasped the essence of the matter.
But how is that possible?
How could Xu Jinzhu have such a ridiculous idea!
She wasn't such a clueless person before!
Could it be that I have been pampering her too much these days, which is why she is becoming so demanding and threatening me by retreating in order to advance?
The emperor narrowed his eyes.
"No, Your Majesty, that's what you must do as the ruler of a country," Xu Jinzhu said. "I simply love you too much, so seeing, or even just thinking about, you being intimate with other women, breaks my heart. Your Majesty, I asked to leave the palace because I didn't want to see myself become someone you dislike. I'm also worried that I'll become too proud of your favor and become a stranger to myself."
The emperor was silent for a moment before saying, "If you were so clear-headed, you wouldn't do anything excessive."
"No," Xu Jinzhu shook her head. "I know myself. I'm cold-hearted and competitive. If there's something I really care about, I'll do whatever it takes to get it."
She wanted to make the emperor believe that she chose to leave not because she didn't love him, but because she loved him too much.
This is the only way to satisfy the emperor's vanity.
Xu Jinzhu bet that the emperor was a gentleman, that he was grateful and loved her, and that she was not irreplaceable to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I never dared to approach you, for I feared I would forget my duty." Xu Jinzhu continued, "And I deliberately seduced you just to keep a child. This is evidence of my past with Your Majesty, and it is the only thought of you I hope to take away."
She raised her head, tears fell, her eyes filled with sadness.
"Your Majesty, please let me go. I've already been with the best man in my life, and I will never be entangled with any other man again. All I wish for in this life is to protect our child and live a peaceful life. From afar, I wish you to work hard to govern the country and create a prosperous era."
"If you have ever felt a little moved by the former Xu Jinzhu, you should let her continue to exist for a long time, instead of gradually becoming a sinister and vicious person in the harem fighting."
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