Chapter 275 Are you thinking too simply?
“Cough cough cough…”
Shen Qingyi was choked by her saliva and started coughing violently. She looked embarrassed and flustered, with a blank look in her eyes.
Such a big reaction was completely beyond Shen Wan's expectations. His dark eyes widened and stared at her in a daze.
[Uh, sis, don't be nervous, I'm just asking casually.]
"No, I'm not nervous."
Shen Qingyi stopped coughing and replied randomly, but her eyes were darting around, not looking at her at all, and she didn't know whether she was guilty or something.
Chen Wan tilted her head and looked at her quietly for a moment, a look of understanding flashing across her eyes.
[It seems that my sister likes the emperor, right? ]
"That's not the case, little sister, you can't say that casually..."
Hearing her words, Shen Qingyi immediately turned her head and looked at her in panic and nervousness. She subconsciously wanted to cover her mouth with her hand, but soon realized that she couldn't speak at all.
Those are just the voices in your heart, so covering your mouth won't do any good.
Shen Qingyi withdrew her hand and added awkwardly, "Uh, don't let your imagination run wild."
Chen Wan: “…”
What does that look like?
Meeting Shen Wan's curious eyes, Shen Qingyi gradually calmed down.
She sighed and said with a troubled look, "To be honest, I don't know whether I like the Emperor or not..."
When she was young, she really liked the Crown Prince.
Even though he always had a cold face and looked like he didn't want anyone to come near him, making everyone in the East Palace afraid of him, but she never found him scary.
But then, that happened.
That incident cast a huge shadow on her young mind. It was the first time she truly witnessed his horror and realized that if he wanted to, he could take her life at any time.
From then on, his image in her mind was completely overturned. She began to avoid him and felt only fear of him in her heart.
Now, suddenly knowing that he liked her, it would be a lie to say that she didn't feel the slightest bit of emotion, but she didn't seem to have any other emotions either.
【ah? ? ? ? 】
Chen Wan looked at her in surprise, not expecting such an answer at all.
After a moment, she continued to ask.
[Then, the Emperor seems to want you to enter the palace. What do you think?]
"I agree, but I'd like to hear my younger sister's opinion. Do you think I should enter the palace?"
When saying this, Shen Qingyi couldn't help feeling guilty.
She had already promised the emperor, and she really didn't understand what was the point of asking her younger sister's opinion now. Could it be that she wanted to go back on her word?
Shen Qingyi narrowed her eyes, feeling very confused.
【Well……】
Chen Wan felt a little embarrassed. If it was something else that she was asked, it would be fine, but she didn't quite understand matters of the heart.
She has been single in both of her lives, a true and capable single. How can she have the qualifications to express her opinion on such matters?
However, since her sister had already made the decision, she still came to ask her, probably because she wanted a sense of security.
Shen Wan quickly came up with an idea and reached out to hold her hand.
"Since you're not even sure if you like the Emperor, why did you agree to enter the palace? You must have your own reasons, right?"
Shen Qingyi nodded and said, "I do have some considerations."
"I've thought a lot about this, and some of what Chen Yaoxing said actually makes a lot of sense. The Emperor is far superior to other men in the capital in both appearance and ability, and he's a good candidate for a husband."
"His only shortcoming is that as an emperor, he is destined to have three concubines and six courtyards in the future. With so many women in the harem, the struggles will become uncontrollably fierce."
"But in this capital, how many men have clean backyards?"
"Being fickle and philandering is a common problem for most men in the world."
"Not to mention the high-ranking officials, even ordinary people, after getting married, still linger in brothels and covet other women."
"If their money and status didn't allow it, they would marry all the women they could."
"A man's change of heart is as easy as the change of the weather."
"Over the years, I've seen many couples who made vows to each other break up, and many couples become bitter lovers. So, love is the most unreliable thing in the world."
"Compared to love, responsibility and self-control are much more reliable..."
Just like dad, he has been treating mom the same way all these years. Is it really all because of love?
No, she felt that her father definitely loved her mother, but no matter how deep the love was, it could not last so long. How could deep love compete with the novelty of love?
How could a woman be more attractive to men than young and lively women?
The reason why Dad didn't change his mind was more because he had a strong sense of responsibility and was a man who kept his promises. Over the years, he has been trying hard every day to uphold the promise he made to Mom.
In addition, Dad has strong self-control. Therefore, no matter how many women have seduced him over the years, he has always been able to stick to his heart and remain unmoved.
"But what most men lack most is a sense of responsibility and self-control. Some who have a strong sense of responsibility also shoulder too much responsibility and are easily overwhelmed, which in turn becomes a disadvantage."
"So, I think there are almost no perfect good people in this world. Even if there are, you can't tell. After all, a true good person wouldn't stick these two words on his head."
"I don't have anyone I really like or want to be with, and marrying anyone involves risks."
"In that case, why not pick someone with superior conditions? At least I can actually enjoy his superior conditions."
For example, being good-looking, being rich and powerful, etc.
All men in the world love beauty, so why can't she desire the emperor's beauty?
Although the emperor is scary, he is really handsome.
"When he changes his mind, I'll break up with him. After the divorce, no one will dare to marry me again, and I'll have peace and quiet."
[Wow, I can't believe that my sister, despite her young age, can see things so clearly.]
Chen Wan always thought that although Shen Qingyi was beautiful, she was silly, looked easy to deceive, and did not look very smart. She was a complete naive person.
But I didn't expect that she was only fifteen years old, the beautiful age when a girl is in love and longing for love, but she could see the nature of men so clearly and analyze it so rationally.
This really surprised her.
"So young? Little sister, it's really strange to hear this word coming out of your mouth."
Who is so young anyway?
A baby who is still breastfeeding, saying that she is very young and is about to reach the age of marriage.
The corners of Shen Qingyi's mouth twitched, and she looked at the baby on the bed with a strange expression.
【Hehe, of course not compared to me now. 】
"Sister, you said before that if the Emperor changes his mind, we'll break up. What do you mean by that?"
[The Emperor has changed his mind. Didn't he take a concubine and ignore you? How could it be possible that we would break up? ]
【Are you thinking too simply? 】
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