After Li Yunshu left, Yun Qing didn't stay there for long. After sobering up, she returned to her seat.
Perhaps because they were still in shock, no one at the table dared to approach Yun Qing to speak. Even Wei Zixian and Gu Yun, who were somewhat familiar with her, remained seated with complicated expressions.
Yunqing disliked excessive drinking, so this suited her perfectly, and she happily finished the last bit of wine in her glass.
Xie Rang has done a good job governing Da Xi. Yun Qing rested her chin on her hand and pondered lazily. The happiness points she had accumulated in the system were enough to exchange for some things. She decided to choose the ones she hadn't remembered and not waste a single one.
She was deep in thought down below, and because of the alcohol, even if she wasn't drunk, her vigilance wasn't as strong, so she didn't notice the young emperor's ambiguous gaze at her from above.
Some ministers who closely observed the emperor noticed this. Some of them were experienced and a thought suddenly popped into their minds: His Majesty said he liked men, but were they really men, or the imperial tutor who used to disguise herself as a man?
Did the Imperial Tutor realize this, which is why he traveled abroad for so many years?
The more I think about it, the more reasonable it seems.
But at the same time, everyone thought that liking the Imperial Tutor was at least better than actually liking a man... right?
The emperor's birthday banquet ended in an eerie atmosphere.
The ministers kept their tails between their legs and fled as quickly as possible, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of them were gone.
Li Yunshu was about to leave with her elder sister when she heard the emperor above speak indifferently: "Grand Tutor, please stay. I have something to discuss with you."
Li Yunshu held back as much as she could to avoid glaring at him.
What is it that we need to discuss? She felt that the young emperor harbored ill intentions towards her elder sister!
Yun Qing clapped her hands to comfort her: "Alright, alright, you can go back now."
Li Yunshu asked sarcastically, "If you stay, will my sister be able to come back tonight?"
If it weren't for the proper etiquette between ruler and subject and for her elder sister's sake, Li Yunshu would have dared to say those words to Xie Rang.
Yun Qing looked at her and smiled: "Don't worry, I can."
"Alright." Before leaving, Li Yunshu didn't forget to remind her, "You must come back, elder sister. I'll be waiting for you at the manor."
Yun Qing nodded: "Mm."
...
Xie Rang did not return to the Hall of Supreme Harmony; instead, he waited in the rear hall.
Once inside, seeing him fiddling with the chains again, Yun Qing paused, narrowing her eyes warily: "Xie Qi'an, what are you planning to do now?"
"Nothing much." Xie Rang paused for a moment when he heard her call his name, concealing the sadness in his eyes, and said, "Grand Tutor, please come and sit down."
Yun Qing did as she was told and sat down. She tapped the small table and suddenly smiled, "Did Your Majesty hear what Yun Shu and I said?"
Yun Qing never doubted Xie Rang's methods. He was able to resolve the chaos in a short time, so he must have spies all over the palace and even the entire capital.
Even if he didn't hear it himself, someone would definitely pass the news to him afterward; it couldn't be kept secret.
Xie Rang paused for a moment, then said, "Hmm."
"So you want to lock me up again?"
Yun Qing glanced at the chain in his hand, her emotions complicated.
Xie Rang's lips trembled slightly: "No."
"Then why are you asking me to stay?"
Yun Qing never knew that one day she could be so aggressive, and the target of that aggressiveness would be Xie Rang.
After a moment of silence, Xie Rang spoke in a hoarse voice: "I only want to ask, does the Grand Tutor want to leave?"
When Yun Qing first returned, Xie Rang couldn't hide his dark side, so he locked her up. But he soon regretted it. He didn't know if Yun Qing would be angry, or if he would hurt her feelings and make her completely disappointed in him.
Fortunately, the answer she received from her inner voice was no; she simply saw her behavior as a child throwing a tantrum because she felt insecure.
But... he wasn't satisfied with her treating him only as a child.
Throughout the banquet, Xie Rang only paid attention to Yun Qing. After she and Li Yunshu left their seats, he followed them and overheard their conversation.
Contrary to expectations, Xie Rang felt a mix of bitterness and resentment after listening to the entire conversation. He seriously considered whether he had been too selfish, which was why he had trapped Yun Qing.
Yun Qing has family and things she cares about, so for various reasons, she said she didn't want to leave in front of Li Yun Shu.
Yun Qing lowered her eyes: "What if I said I wanted to?"
Xie Rang's aura was calm, but his tone was tinged with bitterness: "I will fulfill the Grand Tutor's wish and send him away. I only hope that the Grand Tutor can allow me to leave some guards by your side to protect your safety. This way, I will feel more at ease in the capital."
He seems to have really made up his mind.
Yun Qing sighed: "Fool."
If I really wanted to leave, I could just have the system teleport me somewhere else; why did I have to mention being near you?
The fact that the system directly transported her to Xie Rang's bed was partly her fault. The 1130 service wasn't doing well, and its positioning was ambiguous, so no one could have predicted this outcome.
Xie Rang looked up in astonishment: "Grand Tutor..."
Yun Qing looked up and said seriously, "I don't want to leave, and I've never thought about leaving."
【I have loved ones in Daehee.】
The very origin of my initial concern was Xie Rang.
Moreover, Yun Qing was never truly angry at Xie Rang's behavior.
When the strange thing first happened, Yun Qing thought she should have realized that Xie Rang was different. She hadn't accepted his feelings now, but she might in the future.
"Yunqing." Xie Rang finally went a step further. For the first time since letting Yunqing go, he boldly took her hand and kissed it, his attitude sincere, the darkness in his eyes gone. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have thought that way."
Yun Qing was slightly satisfied: "Give me the chains."
Xie Rang obediently did as instructed.
"Confiscated." Yun Qing put the chains into his pocket, withdrew his hand, and said calmly, "Yun Shu is waiting for me at home. I won't stay long today. I hope I won't see these things again next time I come."
[They don't learn the good things, only the bad; they really need to be disciplined.]
Xie Rang understood what she meant. If there was a next time, it meant that Yun Qing would not refuse him again, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
Yun Qing ignored the puppy's expectant eyes, casually put her hands in her pockets, and left the palace before the gates were locked.
Xie Rang will definitely keep his promise to Yun Qing.
Besides, their relationship has already made great progress today, so Xie Rang has no need to do anything that would be counterproductive.
So much so that when Yunqing finally agreed to be with him after a long time, and that very night, she took out a chain and tricked him into locking his hands to the headboard.
Xie Rang then realized that he had ultimately made a mistake.
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