Li Wenshu took another serious look at the man in front of her.
He is the Emperor, so how could he possibly be monogamous with me?
She should have realized it sooner; however, He Lin's previous vow was to be with her for life.
She's so foolish.
"Shu'er," He Lin said nervously.
"Don't look at me like that, please don't," he said, gently embracing her.
"In my eyes, they are just pawns, Shu'er, believe me."
"Chess Piece, Your Majesty, is it fair to treat them like this?" Li Wenshu's eyes became misty.
"Shu'er, we are truly husband and wife. From now on, no one will ever separate us again." He Lin made this vow with unwavering conviction, leaving Li Wenshu feeling resentful.
"Your Majesty was wrong. As the supreme ruler, how could Your Majesty only have one woman?"
Li Wenshu lowered her eyes and lay silently on the inside. She turned around, hugged her elbows, and seemed lost in thought.
Is it too late for her to regret it now?
It's obviously too late.
He Lin then wrapped one arm around Li Wenshu's waist.
"Shu'er, if you don't like them, I will not allow them to appear in front of you from now on."
Li Wenshu pushed He Lin's wrist away and quietly closed her eyes.
"Your Majesty, I am tired. You should also go back to your own palace to rest."
She then realized that the man she was to marry was a king.
He Lin's wrist was stiff.
Today is our wedding night.
"Hasn't Your Majesty already experienced the wedding night?" Li Wenshu had no mood to rekindle any tenderness with He Lin.
He Lin lay there silently, refusing to leave.
Li Wenshu wouldn't let him touch her, so he behaved himself, lying on the side of the bed, and slept soundly until dawn.
Li Wenshu and He Lin lived such lukewarm lives for over a month.
Li Wenshu treated He Lin with the emperor's respect, but never regarded him as her husband.
She forced herself to think more positively.
Since she chose this path herself, she couldn't ask for too much more.
However, she could never get over the fact that He Lin had deceived her.
She couldn't control her own inner thoughts.
During this period, He Lin stayed overnight in the Empress's palace every night.
He always tried to make Li Wenshu happy.
Even so, Li Wenshu was polite and distant towards him, never letting him touch her.
He was extremely attentive all day long, sending all sorts of beautiful things to the Queen's palace every day.
And his gentle smile, reserved only for Li Wenshu.
And the attitude of never touching any woman other than her.
But in the end, he couldn't touch Li Wenshu's cold heart.
For over a month, in an effort to please Li Wenshu, He Lin had repeatedly offered to accompany her home to visit her family.
However, Li Wenshu always refused for various reasons.
"Let's do it later." Li Wenshu was in a really bad mood. She didn't want to go home and face her parents in this state.
She also realized that He Lin's ability to become emperor was clearly due to many unavoidable circumstances.
There were many things He Lin found difficult to say, and she had guessed them.
He Lin was forced into this situation because he wanted the support of the court officials.
However, she just couldn't get over that hurdle in her heart.
He Lin had already married another woman, yet he still insisted on marrying her.
She wasn't the type to cling on relentlessly. Had she known this would happen, she would have let He Lin have his way and then quietly left.
But why didn't he tell me?
He Lin: "Why, why are you doing this to me?" Even the most good-tempered man will break down one day if he faces a cold face all the time.
Yes, he broke down.
"Your Majesty is busy with many affairs of state and should not waste time on my matters." Li Wenshu bowed respectfully. "Your Majesty, I take my leave."
"Li Wenshu!" He Lin didn't know what he could do to win back Li Wenshu's heart.
Think of your other concubines, and then look at Li Wenshu.
She was gentle and kind, only wanting to please him.
On one hand, she remained cold and indifferent, ignoring him completely.
Any man knows how to choose.
He turned around and went to Consort Gao's bedroom.
That night, they enjoyed themselves immensely.
The next day, Consort Gao, beaming with health, personally served tea to Li Wenshu.
Another day, news of His Majesty's exclusive favor towards Consort Hui reached Li Wenshu's ears.
Then, Consort Gao and Consort Hui had a serious conflict, and the two fought each other openly and secretly all day long, making the harem chaotic and disorderly.
He Lin ignored it and didn't ask any questions.
He was just waiting for the two concubines to make a fool of themselves.
He knew that Li Wenshu had a stubborn personality.
He wanted to see Li Wenshu jealous and envious.
However, he did not see it.
At this moment, Li Wenshu was thinking about how to get rid of her identity as Empress.
She wondered how she could slip out of the palace and escape from here.
Remembering that He Lin had promised her she could freely enter and leave the palace, she dismissed her maids and went straight to the palace gate.
Unexpectedly, He Lin stopped them on the way.
"Where is the Empress going?"
"I want to go out of the palace for a stroll."
"I'll stay with you."
"Need not."
Li Wenshu was forced to turn back.
From that time on, she lost the right to freely enter and leave the palace.
It should be said that this right was never realized for her.
Because when she managed to get rid of He Lin and was about to leave the palace on her own, she was stopped by the palace guards, who said that His Majesty had instructed that no one could leave the palace without his permission.
Li Wenshu left with a dark expression.
She had no choice but to wait.
He was waiting for his senior brother to come to the palace to see him.
A few days later, she met her senior brother.
This was the first time Gu Qian had entered the palace to see Li Wenshu since her marriage.
"Junior sister, no, Your Majesty the Empress!" Gu Qian appeared in the Empress's palace, his serious and composed demeanor making him seem unfamiliar to Li Wenshu.
"Senior brother!" Li Wenshu ran towards Gu Qian.
At this moment, she felt like an orphan who had been away from home for many years, finally meeting her long-lost relatives.
"Why did you take so long to arrive?"
As Li Wenshu spoke, the grievances she had harbored for days poured forth like a surging river.
Her eyes welled up with tears.
"Junior sister, did he bully you?" Gu Qian had never seen his junior sister like this before.
He regretted not having visited his junior sister sooner.
“No,” Li Wenshu shook her head. “Senior brother, I want to leave here. Can you take me away?”
"..." Gu Qian could tell that Li Wenshu was not doing well.
Without hesitation, he said, "Okay, senior brother will take you away!"
Even though he knew it was impossible, Gu Qian just couldn't refuse his junior sister's request.
"Gu Qian!" He Lin entered from outside, his face frighteningly dark.
"In your eyes, do you even still consider me Your Majesty?!"
If you ask him how he was able to appear here in such a short time?
This palace is full of his spies.
"Your Majesty," Gu Qian felt a sense of distance from He Lin because of his junior sister.
"Her Majesty the Empress is simply homesick. This humble general begs your permission to allow her to return home to visit her family."
In Gu Qian's eyes, his junior sister was like his own sister.
"If she wants to visit relatives, I will accompany her!" It has to be said that He Lin was jealous.
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