Chapter 616: Three Thousand Favors
Just as Nan Yan guessed.
In the Yanxi Palace, candlelight flickered, but it was not brightly lit.
So when Zhu Feng walked in, he even felt a little gloomy, and at a glance, he saw Qin Ruolan sitting at the table, looking at her quietly.
The flickering candlelight on the table was reflected in those clear eyes.
Zhu Feng's breathing became slightly heavier.
He likes swords and fine horses more than women, but that doesn't mean he has no feelings about a woman's beauty or ugliness.
What's more, she is such a peerless beauty as Qin Ruolan.
Looking at a beauty under candlelight is even more captivating than at any other time.
However, the throbbing in Zhu Feng's heart did not come from love.
It was a kind of pain that had been away from him for too long, as if he had almost forgotten it since Si Nanyan appeared in front of him.
At this moment, he suddenly came alive.
He took a deep breath, walked over slowly and sat down.
"Today is your birthday."
Qin Ruolan raised her beautiful eyes and said softly, "It's amazing that the emperor still remembers it."
"I didn't remember it at first,"
Zhu Feng said coldly, "But I heard that Nan Yan prepared a birthday gift for you."
“…”
"It's just that it seems that it hasn't been delivered yet."
Qin Ruolan's thin shoulders twitched slightly.
Her figure is exceptionally graceful and slender, like a pear blossom on the river bank. Even when trembling, it is like the trembling branches of a flower, giving people an exceptionally beautiful feeling.
But in Zhu Feng's eyes, this moment was only eye-catching.
He subconsciously turned his eyes away.
Seeing his indifference, Qin Ruolan's face turned even paler. She smiled and said softly, "The Emperor truly dotes on the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
"He was worried that someone might harm her, so the people he arranged were all carefully selected by the emperor."
“…”
"The Emperor personally pays attention to every move she makes."
She chuckled.
"There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and all the favors belong to one person."
“…”
"That's not an exaggeration."
Zhu Feng glanced at her coldly: "These don't seem to have anything to do with you."
Qin Ruolan smiled again, but this smile was filled with bitterness.
She said, "Indeed, who the emperor chooses to favor has nothing to do with me anymore."
“…”
"But there is one thing I want to ask the Emperor."
"What's up?"
"Your Majesty wants to have the Imperial Concubine give birth to a prince to replace the King of Wei, right?"
Zhu Feng frowned slightly: "I never said that."
"But the Emperor is doing just that."
"...I, what did you do?"
"Over the past decade or so, the Emperor has never lingered in the harem. Even when I was by his side, he never glanced at me."
Hearing this, Zhu Feng sneered.
He gritted his teeth and said, "It's not that I don't want to look at you more."
“…”
"I don't even want to look at you!"
Qin Ruolan's frail body trembled slightly. Those words were like a knife, stabbing straight into her heart.
She smiled sadly.
There was a faint glint of tears in those bright eyes.
She said sadly, "I know, I know the emperor hates me."
“…”
"So all these years, you gave me everything but never even looked at me."
"Since you know this, then why did you invite me here tonight? What do you want to do?"
“…”
Qin Ruolan took a deep breath and swallowed all her tears. She choked and said, "I don't know what the emperor feels for the imperial concubine, but Cheng Xuan——"
“…”
"Doesn't the emperor have even a little bit of father-son affection for him?"
Zhu Feng's eyes suddenly turned red.
He raised his head and glared fiercely at the absolutely beautiful woman before him, who looked so weak that she would collapse under his gaze. He gritted his teeth and said, "If not, I wouldn't have raised him to this age."
“…”
"If not, I won't let him stay by my side!"
Qin Ruolan said stubbornly: "Yes, the emperor raised him, transferred him to his side, and also canonized him as the King of Wei."
“…”
"But Your Majesty, ask yourself—"
“…”
"Do you really have the same feelings for him as a father does for his son?"
At this moment, Zhu Feng's stern face suddenly darkened.
He stared at Qin Ruolan and said word by word: "Qin Ruolan, you are asking for too much!"
Qin Ruolan looked at him sadly, tears in her eyes, and said desolately: "Twelve years."
“…”
"I don't want anything in these twelve years."
“…”
"I can even give up fighting for the one I love the most, just for this child."
“…”
"Does the Emperor still think that I want too much?"
Zhu Feng didn't say anything.
He just clenched his fists tightly, and his fingers snapped.
Qin Ruolan looked at him, smiled sadly, and said: "If the emperor really thinks that I want too much, he can take everything away. Anything the emperor gives me can be taken away, leaving me penniless."
“…”
"I only ask Your Majesty to treat him as your own son."
“…”
"He is your biological son!"
With a "bang", Zhu Feng's palm slammed heavily on the table, and the table almost fell apart, and the candlestick was shaken directly to the ground, sparks flying everywhere.
The candlelight went out.
The two people looked at each other in silence in the darkness.
My breathing was heavy and my heartbeat was even heavier.
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Ruolan spoke softly: "Your Majesty, I——"
But before she could say anything, she suddenly heard footsteps in the darkness, and immediately the door was opened.
Zhu Feng left without looking back.
Qin Ruolan stood blankly in the darkness.
The receding figure was like a gust of cold wind, instantly taking away the last bit of warmth in her body.
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This was the first night Nan Yan spent alone after being canonized as a noble concubine.
She was afraid that if she fell asleep, Zhu Feng would come again, so she kept forcing herself not to sleep.
My eyelids felt heavy as if lead had fallen from them.
However, no matter how hard she insisted, she finally sat on the head of the bed and slept for the night.
When I woke up the next morning, my neck was stiff.
However, she was still in the same position as last night. No one came in to carry her to bed, nor did anyone cover her with warm clothes, so her shoulders were frozen.
Zhu Feng, you really didn’t come.
She looked up at the neatly made bed; even the quilt hadn't been touched.
For no reason, an indescribable feeling welled up in my heart.
Although, I have long known that he is the emperor and it is impossible for him to favor only me, I have to persuade him when necessary to treat everyone equally.
But thinking is one thing.
After actually experiencing it, I found that it was not as easy as I had imagined.
She sighed softly.
But at this moment, the door behind him was pushed open with a bang.
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