One of Song Heng's hands seemed to still be resting on the columnar lampshade. "You followed me into the palace at the age of 15. Back then, you—"
"Still like a child," he must have been searching for the right words. "At that time, due to personal reasons and because I had just ascended the throne, I seldom came to the harem."
"So I didn't have the chance to sleep with you at all?" I blurted out the words without thinking, and only after I said it did I realize that I sounded a bit like a resentful woman.
He seemed to have noticed it, but still agreed with me. I quickly explained, "I, I didn't mean anything else. Your Majesty holds a high position, responsible for the lives of the people. Naturally, you must put the people of Dawn first."
He was silent for a moment, and I suddenly realized something: "Did I often come to disturb His Majesty back then..."
I've forgotten a lot of things since I lost my memory, but the familiarity, dependence, and even fondness I felt for Song Heng—I don't believe it was something I developed only after I woke up. I feel like it's been buried in my heart for a long time, so it must have been there then.
He nodded without avoiding the question. I actually burst out laughing: "Your Majesty must not have liked me very much back then..."
After I finished laughing, neither of us said anything. His silence showed that the answer was already obvious. He definitely didn't treat me like he does now, but I didn't seem too sad. Maybe I felt that the past was the past.
I hurriedly asked, "What happens next?"
"After that--" He left the lampshade in the darkness, walked slowly towards me, and sat down on the edge of the bed as he usually told me stories. I had gotten used to this during this time, so I just gave him some space and continued to listen to him.
"At that time, you drank a bottle of poison for unknown reasons," he said slowly. I didn't react much after hearing it, because Xiaotao had mentioned this to me during a casual chat. At that time, I immediately became furious and called myself stupid, so now I didn't feel much emotion.
"It's—a little different." He looked at me. Although it was pitch dark, because we were so close, I could vaguely see his handsome face and his burning gaze. "I've already told you about what happened back then."
I nodded, so the stories he told me were all about what happened after I drank the poison.
I suddenly wondered if that so-called poison was some magical elixir that would transform me completely! Because I could sense Song Heng's undisguised admiration as he recounted my experiences.
This always makes me secretly happy.
Immediately, doubts arose in my mind: "Then-" Why didn't I sleep with him for such a long time?
According to Xiao Cui and Xiao Tao, Song Heng has been coming to Chenxiang Pavilion frequently since then, and I'm also recognized as the palace's favorite concubine. How does this make sense...?
He didn't say anything. My daily interactions with Song Heng during this period of time had made me feel less afraid of him than others. I mustered my courage and asked politely, "Then why are we...?"
He was sitting on the edge of the bed. I suddenly became concerned that he might catch a cold if he didn't have his coat on. I was debating whether to get out of bed and help him get his coat when he spoke in the darkness, "Because you were probably resisting me back then."
Just as I was about to stand up, I froze, all sorts of emotions welling up in my heart, and I immediately replied, "No way, no way!"
After saying this, I suddenly felt that it seemed a bit presumptuous for a girl to say this, but the main contradiction was in front of me, so I threw this minor contradiction aside.
He didn't respond directly to me, but seemed to be talking to himself: "Sometimes I also think, if I have the chance again, should I let you drink that bottle of poison..."
"But then I realized, if it weren't for what you turned out to be, why would I have been so entangled in this problem..." He raised his eyes as if smiling, but also as if sighing: "Besides, how can I stop someone from growing towards a brighter and more beautiful person just for my own selfish desires..."
I just felt my heart suddenly "thump thump" beating very fast, and even forgot to breathe, and just held my breath and looked at Song Heng in front of me——
He is the elegant and handsome young man, he is the majestic emperor who is high above everyone else, and he is also the person who is in my mind and makes my heart beat fast.
"Your Majesty," I looked at him seriously, "I really, really, really like you now. I don't resist you at all."
"I don't remember what happened before," I said word by word, "but I believe there must have been a misunderstanding. Even if there really wasn't, I can tell you with certainty now - I like you very, very, very much now."
After saying this, I didn't feel embarrassed, but actually felt particularly comfortable.
Because I leaned over excitedly just now, we were now facing each other, only a fist's distance apart.
His inky black eyes seemed to be lost in the night. After seeing his eyes clearly, I felt a little shy and my face started to get hot.
I was complaining in my heart that my reaction was so slow, when suddenly I was pulled into a warm chest. The faint ambergris on Song Heng's body wrapped me up, and I just felt extremely sweet.
"Chen Shuang." Song Heng called my name softly.
"Um?"
There was silence for a while, and only his low voice could be heard -
"I'm so happy."
"Puchi" - I laughed out loud in his arms. Could such childish words really come out of Song Heng's mouth?
He still held me, who was shaking slightly with laughter, and his voice returned to its usual pleasant voice like pearls colliding with each other.
"I like you too."
These four simple words seemed to stop me from laughing. The sound of my rapidly beating heart seemed to be infinitely amplified by the silence around me. I reached out and hugged him back - as if I had been waiting for this moment for a very long time.
I don't know how long we hugged each other. I moved my hand slightly to check if it was numb. He seemed to react and carefully pulled me away: "Are you sleepy?"
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