Chapter 51: Crushing My Heart
The sound of the piano was melodious, like the sound of a spring, but when Xiao Heng listened carefully, he felt a hint of sadness.
As he approached, the woman's mournful voice was mixed with the sound of the piano.
When he got closer, he could hear clearly:
"There are mulberry trees in the marshes, their leaves are fertile. Now that I have met a gentleman, how can I not be happy?
The mulberry trees in the marsh have deep valleys, and their leaves are deep and narrow.
"Love is in my heart, how can I not say it? Keep it in my heart, how can I forget it?"
The sad melody and voice seemed to touch Xiao Heng's heartstrings, and his cold eyes gradually softened.
He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing deeply at the woman in front of him.
Through the pearl curtain, her complexion looked even more radiant, and there seemed to be a glimmer of water in her eyes, full of tears.
"emperor……"
As the sound of the Liuzheng rang out, the music of the piano came to an abrupt end.
Liu Yuetang raised her watery eyes in surprise, as if she had just seen something and couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty?"
"When did you come?"
Xiao Heng lifted the bead curtain, strode forward and helped Liu Yuetang, who was about to salute, up.
"If I don't come, won't it make the beauty even more sad?"
Liu Yuetang smiled with tears in her eyes and turned her head away.
Xiao Heng raised his fingertips and stroked her fair cheek.
"Crying?"
Liu Yuetang's voice was choked with sobs, but she said stubbornly, "No, I'm so happy that the emperor has come. How could I cry?"
Xiao Heng: "You know very well that this is not what I am talking about."
"You saw me being nice to other women, so you felt jealous and sad, and you cried secretly. Am I right?"
Hearing the slight change in his tone, Liu Yuetang's eyes trembled slightly, realizing that the emperor in front of her was unhappy.
Sure enough, the next moment the pity in Xiao Heng's eyes gradually faded, and he put down the hand that was caressing her face.
"Liu Cairen, I don't like narrow-minded women."
"Maybe I've been too fond of you lately, so when you see me favoring other women, you become jealous and sad."
Especially since this person is Concubine Zhao.
He couldn't bear to leave, but he also didn't want her to be jealous of Concubine Zhao.
It was common knowledge in the palace that he liked Concubine Zhao, and he would not allow any woman to have the idea of replacing Concubine Zhao.
Liu Yuetang just felt that this dog emperor might be sick.
Changes so quickly.
However, she has a trick up her sleeve.
So, she tried her best to suppress the tears in her eyes and stared at the man in front of her.
"Is this what the Emperor thinks of me?"
"In the emperor's mind, I am a narrow-minded and jealous woman, right?"
Xiao Heng was stunned when he saw her heartbroken expression.
Only then did I realize that the word "narrow-minded" seemed a bit harsh.
She's just a little jealous.
Liu Yuetang took a deep breath, knelt on the ground and leaned over.
"It's my fault. I once said I couldn't lose my original intention, lose myself, and couldn't fall in love with the emperor."
"But I don't know since when, Your Majesty has been tugging at my heart. Seeing you smile at others makes me sad. When I can't see you, I toss and turn."
"But I have never held a grudge against anyone out of jealousy. I know you are the Son of Heaven, so I don't crave too much of a response from you."
"Can……"
She raised her head, and the tears in her eyes rolled down, one drop... two drops... each carrying silent despair and heartbreak.
"But the words the emperor just said have broken my heart. From now on, I will never have any extravagant hopes for the emperor again."
Xiao Heng felt a lump in his throat and wanted to go forward and help her up.
"It's me..."
Liu Yuetang lowered her head to prevent him from touching her and interrupted him.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will no longer be sad or jealous for you. If Your Majesty still dislikes me, I am willing to be confined to the Jinxiu Pavilion and not leave without your order."
Xiao Heng frowned deeply. He bent down and picked up Liu Yuetang who was kneeling on the ground.
Then he made her sit on the table.
"Tang'er, I didn't expect you to be so... "
Such deep affection.
Xiao Heng cleared his throat, wiped the tears from her face with his hands, and coaxed her softly, "How could I bear to confine you."
Liu Yuetang lowered her head and refused to look at him.
It seems to be sadness, but also seems to be heartache and anger.
"Tang'er, look at me."
Liu Yuetang raised her head slightly and looked directly at Xiao Heng, who had a serious expression on his face.
He spoke slowly, word by word, "Tang'er, the concubines in the palace are all greedy and vain, scheming against each other. I thought you were the same as them."
"I shouldn't have doubted your sincerity."
Liu Yuetang said in a sad voice: "If I had known it would be so heart-wrenching, I would have never met you in the first place."
"I would rather stay in the Plum Garden where we met that day, and I wish I had never made a lotus lantern."
If he hadn't made the lotus lantern, he wouldn't have been able to find her.
She will always be the fairy in white in his heart.
Xiao Heng's heart tightened slightly.
"But I don't want to."
Liu Yuetang looked at him with red eyes.
They looked at each other in silence for a long time.
For a long time, Liu Yuetang moved her lips, with tenderness in her eyes.
"I will not regret it, even if the emperor dislikes me in the future."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt her lips burning, and the hot breath entwined around her lips.
Until she was a little out of breath, Xiao Heng finally let go of her lips and said softly, "I will never abandon Tang'er."
Liu Yuetang's eyes were filled with affection. She climbed up his neck and kissed him softly on the lips.
Xiao Heng's blood was coursing through his body as he pressed against the woman's soft and full body, his breathing heavy on her neck and behind her ears.
Liu Yuetang's eyes were blurred, her white chin slightly raised, and the tenderness in her eyes had a hint of depth.
Xiao Heng, it turns out you fall for this.
Xiao Heng didn't even have time to untie his belt, his large hands caressed the hem of her gorgeous skirt.
His palms were burning, and wherever he touched them, they felt sensitive and sore.
Liu Yuetang lay down weakly, just lying on the strings.
Along with Yingying's sweet voice, the sound of the piano lasted for a full hour.
Sometimes jumping, sometimes low, sometimes messy.
The next day, when Liu Yuetang woke up, Xiao Heng was no longer by her side.
"My lady, the Emperor said that you were exhausted last night, so you don't need to go and pay your respects to the Empress today."
Liu Yuetang stretched lazily: "Don't take his words seriously."
After what happened yesterday, she finally understood the true truth that serving the king is like serving a tiger.
If she had answered the question the slightest bit wrong last night, she would have completely lost the good impression she had worked so hard to earn.
But she finally understood.
Concubine Zhao's position in Xiao Heng's heart is more important than he imagined.
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