Chapter 24: Flirting
"Just tell me, and I'll forgive you."
Only after hearing Xiao Heng's answer did Liu Yuetang feel comfortable enough to continue.
"The nanny who served me said that I was not born sick, and it was my stepmother's selfish desire to send me to the manor. But in the ten years I've been there, my father has never come to see me. He has never given me any fatherly love and care."
"Your Majesty, if it were you, would you blame my father?"
"Resentment!" Xiao Heng blurted out without even thinking.
Liu Yuetang's eyes gradually turned red, and she tried her best to suppress the bitterness and sobs in her voice: "Yes, I do feel resentful."
"Your Majesty, do you know what was the thing I did most when I was young?"
Without waiting for Xiao Heng's answer, she muttered to herself, "Wait..."
"I sit at the door every day, waiting for the Liu family to take me back. Later, I no longer have such extravagant hopes. I just think it would be nice if they could come and see me occasionally. But..."
Liu Yuetang shook her head, trying hard to hold back the tears in her eyes. "If it weren't for my concubine begging father on her deathbed, perhaps... I would still be in the manor now."
"I also wish I could act like my elder sister and act like a spoiled child in front of my father, but I can't. Even if I did, my father would only think I wasn't being spoiled, but being willful. So...there has never been a single day of father-daughter affection between me and my father."
Her red lips trembled slightly, and she nodded for a long time, and a man's hand came into view.
Liu Yuetang looked up in surprise.
Her tears were about to fall on her flawless white skin, and she slowly stretched out her hand to his palm.
There were countless tears in the harem, but this was the first time Xiao Heng saw such clear and transparent tears.
He Heng held the woman's cold hands and pulled her into his arms.
I finally understood what the woman said before.
She said that she didn't dare to fight, nor was she qualified to fight, so her family lived cautiously and treaded on thin ice. So after entering the palace, she just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Yes, she had lived a humble and miserable life since she was a child. She had no family background to support her when she entered the palace. She did not dare to compete for favor because she had no one to back her up.
He is the center of both favor and resentment.
In order to survive, she could only think of avoiding favor.
No wonder her sachet was embroidered with the words "The best thing in life is pure joy."
There is also the saying, "May all your wishes come true and may you be at peace every year."
All she wanted was to live in peace, a simple and peaceful life, and have it get better every year.
Xiao Heng raised his fingertips to wipe away Liu Yuetang's crystal tears, and his tone was rare and gentle: "You are no longer the little girl who was abandoned in Zhuangzi. You are my daughter Liu Yu. I will never let you suffer that kind of grievance again."
Liu Yuetang's expression was moved and surprised, "Really?"
Xiao Heng nodded seriously at her: "As long as you are innocent, I will protect you."
At this moment, the tears that Liu Yuetang had been holding back for so long burst out and fell on the back of Xiao Heng's hand.
He felt the back of his hand getting warm and couldn't help but tremble slightly. He had never seen a woman's tears flow so beautifully.
Little did they know that these tears were the result of Liu Yuetang's daily practice.
She cried with joy: "This is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard in my life."
At this moment, she was like a little girl who had been hungry for a long time and finally got some candy, smiling contentedly and well-behavedly. Xiao Heng rubbed her cheeks, and a warm smile involuntarily appeared on the corners of his mouth.
He has been caught in the rain, so he will try his best to be the one holding an umbrella.
"Your Majesty, it's noon. Shall we serve the meal?" Eunuch Zhou raised his voice at the door.
"pass!"
After Xiao Heng finished speaking, he looked at Liu Yuetang who was tidying up her appearance and said, "Have lunch before returning to the palace."
The palace servants quickly presented the imperial meal.
There were far more dishes than Liu Yuetang had imagined.
Fish fillet in milk sauce, chicken with eight treasures, spicy crab, raw jiangyao, purple ginseng and pheasant soup, red and white stewed meat, honey pickled tofu, etc.
Liu Yuetang stood aside and served the dishes. Only after Xiao Heng had eaten some did she let her sit down to eat.
The saying goes, don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping.
Xiao Heng ate without making any noise, so Liu Yuetang didn't say anything either, concentrating on the delicious food.
She picked up the crab from the bowl, took a bite, and the freshness exploded in her mouth, her almond eyes filled with surprise.
She loved eating crabs. When she was in the mansion, the best crabs were basically sent to Liu Yueyao's room. After entering the palace, she was not qualified to eat such food because of her position.
It is spring now, but the crab meat is as sweet and tender as that in autumn. It is indeed a royal meal. All the delicacies in the world are sent to the mouth of this master.
She didn't expect that her greedy behavior happened to be seen by the emperor.
Xiao Heng rarely saw a woman who ate with such care and interest.
As she ate, the dimples on her lips were filled with satisfaction, and her almond-shaped eyes were sparkling, as innocent as a child.
Liu Yuetang was eating seriously, and suddenly she noticed from the corner of her eye that Xiao Heng opposite her had put down his chopsticks. Only then did she feel a pair of eyes fixed on her.
It turns out that the emperor was watching her eat crabs?
She suddenly had an idea and deliberately rubbed some crab meat on the corner of her mouth.
She has a charming face and fair skin, so the crab meat hanging from the corner of her mouth not only does not look dirty, but instead highlights the cuteness of a little girl.
When she looked up, she met Xiao Heng's calm face and was stunned: "Your Majesty, are you done?"
When Xiao Heng touched the crab meat at the corner of her mouth, he couldn't help but smile and waved his hand to let the palace servants leave.
Liu Yuetang was at a loss, "Your Majesty, did I misbehave?"
As she spoke, she smiled shyly: "I was enjoying the delicious crab meat and forgot my manners for a moment."
Xiao Heng stared at her deeply. The more he looked at her, the more she looked like someone, a familiar person.
He waved: "Come here."
Liu Yuetang walked towards him with a puzzled look on her face and stood two steps away.
Since they were too far away, Xiao Heng directly pulled the woman in front of him into his arms.
Liu Yuetang saw the opportunity and leaned forward, causing the clothes on her shoulders to slide off, and then she lost her balance and sat on his legs.
Half of the snow-white shoulder and the white jade-like breasts were right in front of him, emitting a faint fragrance that lingered in the noses of both of them.
Xiao Heng's breathing suddenly stopped, and ripples appeared in his heart.
"emperor……"
The woman's voice seemed confused, yet it also had a charming and seductive tone, which made his heart beat faster, his eyes became blurred, and his lips involuntarily pressed against her collarbone.
The kiss was particularly itchy and Liu Yuetang let out a low, soft sound from her throat.
She raised her hand and gently pushed Xiao Heng, as if to refuse.
"Your Majesty...this place is not good."
The identity of the emperor awakened Xiao Heng's reason.
It’s indeed not a good place here, especially during the day.
He let go of Liu Yuetang and coughed twice.
"I originally wanted to wipe the food off the corner of your mouth."
"Ah?" Liu Yuetang's ears suddenly turned red, and she quickly raised her hand to wipe the crab meat from the corner of her mouth.
She straightened her hanging clothes and stood aside.
Xiao Heng glanced at her.
At this moment, Liu Yuetang's eyes were filled with spring water, and the blush on her face had not faded, she looked indescribably charming.
"Are you full?"
Liu Yuetang nodded repeatedly, lowering her head in embarrassment: "I am full."
Without waiting for Xiao Heng to speak, she bowed and said, "I have been in the Qinzheng Palace for a long time. If the emperor has nothing else to do, I will take my leave."
Leaving her here would only affect himself, so Xiao Heng agreed: "Hmm."
Liu Yuetang turned around, touched the place where Xiao Heng had just kissed her, and curled her lips.
It seems that the emperor is not as cold and calm as she imagined.
My aunt once said: Don’t let a man get what you want easily, but you must also take the initiative to tease him.
Men enjoy this kind of teasing process. Otherwise, even if you are stunningly beautiful, but as dull as a dead fish, he will find it boring.
Obviously, the current emperor also enjoys it. Otherwise, he would not take the initiative to kiss me.
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