Chapter 1037 I want to be alone and quiet
"Was? Then she isn't now? What did she do?"
"she--"
Qin Ruolan hesitated and said softly, "I, I can't say it."
At this moment, the palace maid Lian'er walked in from outside. When she heard Qin Ruolan's words, she immediately said, "Madam Qin, what's there to be ashamed of? It's obviously her own fault. She did those shameful things."
"What?"
Zhu Feng frowned when he heard this: "Something shameful?"
Lian Er said, "Yes, she openly admitted that she had an affair with another man. Even Her Royal Highness, the Princess, her daughter, is not the Emperor's biological child, but -"
"Lian'er!" Qin Ruolan said hurriedly, "Stop talking!"
Although she didn't speak harshly, her frown and scolding showed some anger. Seeing her like this and looking at Zhu Feng's suddenly pale face, Lian'er didn't dare to speak and quickly shut her mouth.
Qin Ruolan turned to look at Zhu Feng again and said softly, "Your Majesty..."
She didn't dare to say anything before she finished speaking.
Although Zhu Feng said nothing, and even the expression on his face did not change - in fact, there was no expression on Zhu Feng's face at all, and at this moment, it was suddenly frosted.
His eyes turned dark in an instant.
Even though there was a candle burning in front of him, the candlelight seemed unable to shine into those dark and deep eyes. His whole body exuded a heavy, oppressive aura, making people feel as if they couldn't even breathe or their heartbeat could continue.
Lian'er trembled subconsciously.
Qin Ruolan also said softly: "Your Majesty, she, she is not——"
“That’s enough!”
Zhu Feng spoke, his voice so low that it seemed to come not from his throat, but from the deepest and darkest part of his heart, which made people shudder when they heard it.
He said, "I want to be alone for a while."
“…”
"All of you, get out."
"ah?"
Lian'er was still a little hesitant. She had originally seen that the innkeepers had already prepared hot water and meals and were going to send them to them. But now, they didn't need them?
However, looking at Zhu Feng's gloomy eyes, how could she dare to ask?
Only Qin Ruolan reached out to hold the edge of the table and slowly stood up. She should have listened to him and left, but she hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Your Majesty, she——"
"I don't want to hear anything now."
Zhu Feng's voice was low and a little hoarse.
"Everyone get out."
“…”
Qin Ruolan finally sighed, turned around and walked out.
After leaving the room, she turned to look at Lian'er. Lian'er was still a little at a loss and asked, "My wife, what's wrong with the emperor? Why is he suddenly angry?"
"You—" Qin Ruolan sighed: "Who told you to talk nonsense?"
"How could this servant be talking nonsense? She said all those words herself."
"That's what she said, but that's not what happened."
"Really? Then—"
Qin Ruolan looked back hesitantly. The door was closed and there was no sound from inside. She thought Zhu Feng was still sitting at the table, silent.
However, the oppressive atmosphere in the room did not ease at all.
Forget it, Zhu Feng is in this state now, so it’s not good to dwell on this matter.
I'll find a chance to clarify things with him.
She sighed and prepared to walk back. Lian'er hurriedly supported her and said as they walked, "It's strange. Didn't she disappear? How did she end up back with the Emperor? My lady, you finally regained the Emperor's favor. Now that she's back like this, it's not good for you."
“…”
Qin Ruolan said nothing.
In the dim light, her willow-like eyebrows were furrowed.
Time passed, and gradually, it was late at night.
The innkeeper and the waiter had already gone to bed, the doors of all the rooms were closed, and the candles were extinguished.
The entire inn fell into darkness and silence.
However, there was a faint candlelight flickering in this quiet room.
The flickering light shone on the thin and pale face on the bed. Her long eyelashes were like bird's wings, fluttering slightly with her breathing, casting a slender shadow on her face, making her look even thinner and weaker.
Zhu Feng looked at her and listened to her gentle breathing.
Every breath he took affected his heartbeat.
After a while, he slowly raised his hand and grabbed the collar of his shirt, feeling the thing jumping in his chest, becoming more and more out of control.
This strange feeling gave him a headache.
Why?
Now, I finally understand a little.
Why did I have that strange feeling when I saw her, like I was familiar with her, and I felt inexplicably close to her? It turned out...
But why?
Why, after knowing the truth, he should have been furious, disgusted with her, and even severely punished her, but now, looking at her, he didn't feel angry at all.
The little bit of anger that he had felt after knowing the truth disappeared completely after seeing her pale face and hearing her weak breathing.
Didn't she betray herself?
Why can he appear in front of me so confidently and follow me so confidently?
What made him even angrier was himself—
I actually missed the time I spent alone with her in the fishing village two days ago.
I actually miss the feeling of closeness when I hugged her and rode on the same horse with her.
I couldn't bear to be angry with her.
What's wrong with me?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, but he still wasn't angry at her. It took him a long time to realize that he was actually angry at himself.
"snort!"
He let out a deep breath and lowered his hands from his chest.
But he couldn't help but raise his head and gently stroked her cheek with his fingertips. The warm and soft touch made his heart move.
I felt even angrier in my heart.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door in the quiet inn.
No, it was a knock on the door.
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang!
The loud noise indicated that the people coming were very anxious, as if they wanted to knock down the door of the inn. The sound immediately woke up many people in the inn.
Zhu Feng frowned, especially when he saw that she seemed to be disturbed, with her brows slightly furrowed and her mouth making uneasy murmurs.
He immediately turned around and walked out, closing the door behind him.
At this time, the inn's waiter had woken up. He came out yawning, wearing his clothes and holding a candlestick. He said, "Who is it? It's so late at night. Can't we sleep?"
As he spoke, he walked over and unbolted the door.
Then I heard a bang, and it turned out that someone outside kicked the door open.
Zhu Feng happened to walk to the corridor on the second floor and subconsciously looked down.
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