Chapter 115 Trapped in Love
Concubine Zheng sat on the couch by the window, staring at the yard with her head tilted to the side, until the bright yellow figure appeared in her sight and she moved.
A month later, the Emperor finally stepped into the gate of Fuyao Palace again. But she couldn't be happy. Concubine Zheng knew very well that the Emperor came for another woman.
There was a wry smile on his lips and a hint of sadness in his eyes.
The moment the emperor entered the palace, Concubine Zheng stood up and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Xie Junyao's gaze fell on her, and he glanced at her lightly, then said "hmm", "What do you want to tell me?"
Concubine Zheng handed over the teacup and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, it's freezing outside. Please have some tea to warm yourself up first."
She was not in a hurry at all, she also wanted to stay with the emperor for a while...
Xie Junyao took the blue-and-white glazed teacup and was in a trance for a moment. This was made according to Concubine Zheng's preferences when he first ascended the throne.
But now things have changed.
Leaning over the teacup, I gently smelled the fragrance and aroma of the tea with the tip of my nose, savoring it carefully.
Concubine Zheng stared at him. "This is brewed by me personally. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Xie Junyao placed the teacup to his lips, took a sip, savoring the flavor and aftertaste of the tea. "Not bad."
Just two words could make Concubine Zheng smile.
After taking two sips, Xie Junyao closed the lid of the teacup and gently stroked the texture and bumps on the surface of the teacup with his fingers. "What do you want from me?"
The messenger claimed that Concubine Zheng had something very important to tell him, and it was related to Wanwan.
Disappointment immediately filled Concubine Zheng's eyes. It wasn't that the Emperor was impatient; it was that he simply didn't want to be in the same room with her.
She said, "Your Majesty, do you really understand Concubine Ling?"
Xie Junyao placed the teacup lightly on the table, stood up and left. "Concubine Zheng, if you want to say something slanderous about Concubine Ling, then there is no need to continue. I don't want to hear it. I will always trust her."
"Really?" When she looked up again, there was mist in Zheng Fei's eyes.
The Emperor actually doted on and loved Wen Wanyu so much. His back was resolute and he had already walked to the door. Concubine Zheng almost shouted, "Your Majesty, you probably don't know that Concubine Ling has a childhood sweetheart, right?"
Xie Junyao paused, stunned and confused. Childhood sweetheart? He had never heard Wanwan mention that.
Everything about Wanwan forced him to stay.
Zheng Fei's already dim eyes lit up again, and her red lips raised up.
As she approached Xie Junyao, she said, "Your Majesty may not know yet. Imperial Concubine Ling had a childhood sweetheart named Song Qingxu, who is no longer alive."
"So what?" Xie Junyao frowned and didn't want to listen to her nonsense anymore.
"Song Qingxu died to save Concubine Ling. If he hadn't died, Concubine Ling would not have entered the palace. He and Concubine Ling would have been living in harmony and happiness together long ago." Concubine Zheng said to herself.
Even though he didn't want to admit it, Xie Junyao was indeed stimulated by the "harmonious music of the harp and zither" and "full moon and beautiful flowers". He forced himself to remain calm, "But, there is no if."
Concubine Zheng's eyes sparkled with pride. "I heard that before Concubine Ling entered the palace, she would go to pay tribute to Song Qingxu every three months."
Xie Junyao took a deep breath, suppressing the various emotions churning in his heart. He stared at her quietly, his brows shining brightly. "And then?"
Concubine Zheng choked. She didn't expect that even after knowing that Wen Wanyu had a childhood sweetheart, the emperor was not angry.
"And then? Song Qingxu died saving Wanwan. He was Wanwan's savior. It's not natural for Wanwan to go and pay her respects?"
Wanwan? Such an intimate name… The Emperor would never call her that affectionately. Concubine Zheng felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her heart.
The Emperor's handsome figure, bathed in the slanting winter sunlight, seemed cold and silent. Concubine Zheng was lost in thought for a moment before she heard the Emperor say, "This just proves that Wanwan isn't as heartless and selfish as you are."
Ruthless and selfish? Concubine Zheng's gloomy face was filled with an unconcealable sadness.
It turns out that this is what the emperor thinks of her. In his heart, she is a heartless, ungrateful and selfish person.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Zheng hugged his arm, unable to suppress her sadness: "Your Majesty, don't be deceived by Wen Wanyu! She doesn't have you in her heart at all. She entered the palace out of helplessness. They were childhood sweethearts. They loved each other. Song Qingxu died to save her. How could she only feel gratitude? How could she let go! Wen Wanyu loved Song Qingxu! Your Majesty, don't be deceived by her."
"Wen Wanyu doesn't have you in her heart at all, Your Majesty!"
Xie Junyao's face suddenly turned cold, as if covered with a layer of frost. Looking at him coldly, Concubine Zheng shuddered.
"Has that been enough?"
"Zheng Yueyao, I remember you weren't like this before. Why do you always target Concubine Ling? Do you know that Concubine Ling has never said anything bad about you in front of me... She even spoke up for you."
Xie Junyao sighed, feeling sorry for Wanwan. He was not a good and fair emperor. If Wanwan really said anything in his ear, he could not guarantee that Concubine Zheng would still be able to stay in the position of concubine.
Concubine Zheng burst into tears, trembling. "You and I have known each other for nearly ten years. From the first time I saw you, my heart belonged to you. But why, why were our ten years replaced by a short year?"
Xie Junyao pulled her hands apart: "Many things cannot be measured by time."
“Be attentive.”
Concubine Zheng raised her desperate and sad face: "Your Majesty, you are lying. I love you with all my heart, but you..." She bit her lips tightly: "But you still didn't choose me..."
Xie Junyao sneered, "With all your heart?"
He didn't want to make things too awkward, and for the sake of Yu'er and Jing Shi who had already left, he promised her a peaceful life, but she deliberately provoked him: "The Queen Mother was poisoned, it has something to do with you, right?"
Concubine Zheng was stunned, tears still streaming down her face.
"You'll have to take care of yourself." Xie Junyao didn't even look at her and left Fuyao Palace.
Concubine Zheng fell to her knees helplessly, letting her tears soak her collar. It turned out the Emperor knew everything.
Xie Junyao walked aimlessly for a long time.
Concubine Zheng's words kept echoing in her mind: "Childhood sweethearts, innocent and innocent. They loved each other, and Song Qingxu died to save her. How could she only feel gratitude? How could she let it go!"
Snowflakes began to fall from the sky. Xie Junyao looked up at the foggy sky and took a deep breath. However, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Concubine Zheng's words had some effect on him.
Of course he believed Wanwan.
Just don't believe in yourself.
Childhood sweethearts, innocent and in love. He died saving her, in the prime of his life.
He couldn't compare to Song Qingxu. It was understandable that Wanwan couldn't let go. But who did Wanwan like, Song Qingxu or him?
"Li Dexian."
"The servant is here."
Xie Junyao still couldn't completely ignore it, couldn't help but feel jealous. He thought for a moment, "Go check something—as soon as possible."
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"What else does the Emperor have to say?"
Xie Junyao said, "I want to know who Concubine Zheng has been meeting these days. Or who is delivering messages to Concubine Zheng."
While under house arrest, Concubine Zheng knew so much about what was happening outside the palace, even several years ago. If nothing unexpected happened, someone must have deliberately told Concubine Zheng so that she could know.
"Yes. I obey your command."
The snow fell heavier and heavier, as if endless white ribbons were dancing freely in the air. Large snowflakes flew like millions of butterflies and landed on the branches.
Li Dexian asked, "Your Majesty, where are we going next? Are we going to the Forgetful Palace?"
He could see that the emperor was worried and frowned after coming out of Fuyao Palace, but every time the emperor went to Wangyou Palace, he could forget his troubles.
The emperor shook his head and said, "Let's go back to Chengqian Palace."
"Yes." Li Dexian didn't have time to think about the reason, he opened his umbrella and blocked the wind and snow.
At this moment, the whole world became quiet, with only the gentle sound of snowflakes ringing in his ears. Xie Junyao's eyes were deep and blurred. He didn't dare to go to Wangyou Palace, let alone see Wanwan.
He was afraid that as soon as he saw her, he would not be able to control his jealousy and would ask her who she was thinking about.
He was afraid of hearing an answer he didn't want to hear and thus hurting Wanwan.
He stared quietly ahead, revealing a bit of confusion.
It turns out that this is what it means to be trapped in love.
Back at Chengqian Palace, Xie Junyao asked Li Dexian to dig out the chrysanthemum wine buried under the pear tree...
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