Bang!
The sound echoed throughout the imperial study. The two eunuchs were so shocked that they immediately lowered their heads, pretending not to see it, and did not dare to look at it any longer.
Chu Yeli tilted her head slightly, her face numb, and licked the corner of her lips lightly. She could feel how much effort she had used.
"It doesn't hurt."
He turned his head to the side and said, "I told you to eat more and take good care of your body, but you didn't listen to me. Now you don't even have the strength to hit me. It doesn't hurt at all."
That light and frivolous look, and a hint of pride in it, almost made Chu Li cry.
Raise your hand again.
This time, he grabbed her wrist and forced her to sit next to the gilded hollow flower pot. "Did I touch your sore spot? But Xiaojiu, the dead are gone. Sooner or later, you have to face the truth and move on."
"He's not dead!"
She doesn't believe it!
Never believe it.
"You are deceiving yourself." Chu Yeli stared at her. "The imperial physician said that if you indulge in your own cognition for a long time, you will become a world of your own and fall into a nightmare. You will never wake up and will go crazy."
Chu Li raised her angry red eyes and glared at him:
"Isn't that just perfect?"
Crazy is good.
"How can I bear to see you become a madman?"
His gentle knuckles touched the corners of her eyes, "Xiaojiu, you must be well. Your eighth brother, General Qin, and your mother all care about you very much."
"you!"
Chu Li glared angrily.
"If you dare to touch them, I will not let you go even if I have to die with you!"
The man chuckled:
"So, you must be well, then they will be well."
"Are you threatening me?"
He held her hand and placed it to his lips, "I love you."
Chu Li pulled his hand away forcefully, "I already have someone in my heart. Thank you for your love, Your Majesty. In this life, I will only love one person, and I will stay faithful to her while I live, and be buried with her after I die."
Chu Yeli's eyes dimmed, with a mixture of cruelty and coldness, yet he hid them all without making a sound.
He just didn't believe that he was no match for a dead person.
"After this battle is over, I will make you my queen."
Chu Li's pupils shrank slightly: "I don't want it!"
"You have to accept it even if you don't want it."
"Chu Yeli, I don't like you at all. You won't be happy with me!"
"You don't understand my standard and definition of happiness, so how do you know whether I will be happy?" Chu Yeli looked at her.
"Xiaojiu, I have plenty of time to spend with you."
Marry her first, and then take your time for the rest of your life.
Chu Li thought he must be crazy.
She would never marry him!
But based on my understanding of him, he is a person who always keeps his word. If he wants to do something, he will not turn back even if he hits a wall. You cannot confront him head-on.
She quickly calmed down, her eyes turned slightly, and said:
"The happiest thing in the world is two people loving each other. I can't recover from Chu Dichi's death now. How about... you give me a hundred days, I will slowly adjust myself, and then give you an answer after a hundred days?"
She slowed down her tone a bit.
It looks like they want to have a good discussion.
But Chu Yeli stared at her, his pair of bright eyes could see through almost everything:
"Logically speaking, I really can't refuse any of your requests, but Xiaojiu, you have always been smart, and you are harboring some bad thoughts in your mind. This is the only thing I can't agree to."
This time, he was not fooled.
"Someone, take Miss Xie back to Fengyi Palace and serve her well!"
"you!"
Two palace maids strode forward, "Miss Xie, please."
"Don't touch me!"
Chu Li tried to shake off his hands, but they held him tighter. "Chu Yeli, you can't lock me up! Let me go! How long are you going to lock me up? There's no point in doing this!"
Chu Yeli said:
"When you accept me, I will give you freedom."
"Chu Yeli!"
The two palace maids half-invited and half-pushed Chu Li and forcibly took her away.
After leaving the imperial study, I unexpectedly saw Tuoba Mingyue walking towards me.
Eyes met.
Chu Li suddenly calmed down, "Princess."
Tuoba Mingyue stopped and smiled: "I haven't seen you for a long time. Miss Xie's current situation is a little beyond my expectations."
Sarcasm?
Or is it a joke?
Chu Li smiled slyly:
"You and I are rivals in love. Princess, you are so generous that you have the leisure to tease me."
After he finished speaking, the smile in Tuoba Mingyue's eyes faded slightly.
"I'm very curious. Along the way, the princess has helped Chu Yeli with all her heart and effort. Now that the victory has been achieved, doesn't he want to share a piece of the pie with you?"
What is this called?
We share the same hardships, but not the same happiness?
Tuoba Mingyue slowly turned sideways and looked at Chu Li:
"You want to sow discord between us. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"
Chu Li looked frank:
"If I say something false, then it is provocation; if I say everything true, how can it be called provocation?"
"The princess gave you her heart, but it was all in vain. Don't you feel a little bit unwilling?"
Tuoba Mingyue said:
"Brother Ye Li and I are friends for life and death. Moreover, as the ruler of Nanman, I have the same goal as Brother Ye Li. Power is supreme, and love is secondary."
After that, he shook his head with amusement:
"Why am I telling you this?"
Even if I tell her, she probably won't understand.
"You are the one who doesn't understand." Chu Li looked at her, "Power and love can coexist."
"When I was the new emperor, the regent assisted me, taught me carefully, and did everything himself. Even though I had no talent for governing a country, he still taught me patiently."
"After I abandoned my identity as the Ninth Prince, I lived as an ordinary person. When he was in power, I stayed by his side, sharing the hardships and advances and retreats with him."
Whether it is power or the love between children, they are together.
Power is important, love is secondary. These are all excuses used by people who cannot get what they want to comfort themselves.
Tuoba Mingyue's eyes turned slightly cold, and her voice became even colder:
"I'm sure you find it hard to accept the death of the Regent, so you said this, hoping to see the same sadness on my face?"
"Chu Li, I'm afraid you're thinking wrongly. In this pursuit of power, I am the final winner."
Chu Li raised his voice:
"Have you really won yet?"
"What did Chu Yeli promise you? A city? Money? Or other terms? They are just a bunch of dead things, but he..."
Chu Li came forward, smiling slyly.
"Promise me the position of queen!"
Suddenly, Tuoba Mingyue's eyes darkened and his breathing became tight.
"Even though you have been through life and death together and have a deep bond, he won't marry you. He gave you many, many dead things, but he gave me a lot of love."
Chu Li curled his lips and said:
"Men conquer the world, but women only need to conquer men. Princess, I am the final winner."
After she finished speaking, she flicked her sleeves lightly and walked away.
In this competition, no matter whether the Regent wins or Chu Yeli wins, this territory will still be hers.
Tuoba Mingyue stared at her gracefully leaving back with calm eyes, staring at her with clenched fingertips for a long time before he walked into the imperial study.
"Ming Yue."
Chu Yeli saw her and smiled warmly.
"You've come at the right time. I have already drafted the cities that will be divided from Dongling to Nanman, as well as the relevant regulations. Can you see if there is anything missing?"
Tuoba Mingyue came over.
The conditions on the letter were very generous.
Almost half of the country's territory and a huge amount of silver were given to her.
Over the years, they have fought side by side, and even today, it seems like their relationship is just a partnership based on money and power transactions.
But……
She rushed back to the capital, stabbed the eldest prince to death, was strangled by her father and targeted by the ministers that night, it was he who risked his life to save her.
What is she in his heart?
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