Chapter 2557 The atmosphere changed
"Have you changed your mind about what I said before?"
Hearing this, Xue Yun's heart suddenly sank, and he looked at the tall man in front of him in some disbelief.
What the hell is going on?
Even though she had not followed the emperor for a long time, she knew this man's temper very well. He was a decisive person. Not only in big things, but even in small matters like love, she knew that he would never drag his feet.
Just like she had heard about the appointment of a noble concubine.
Even though everyone in the world was obstructing him and all the ministers in the court disagreed, he did not back down in the face of the heavy pressure of his ancestors' teachings.
With a grand ceremony of enthronement, he declared to the whole world his feelings and persistence for Si Nanyan.
However, when facing himself, he asked again and again.
Given his temper, if he was rejected, he would either never mention the matter again, or he would disregard his own wishes and other people's obstructions and directly issue an imperial decree to enthrone the emperor.
What does this kind of inquiry mean?
Xue Yun frowned and whispered, "Your Majesty...?"
Zhu Feng, however, seemed to be completely unaware of the conflict and confusion on her face. He simply said seriously, "If I wanted you to enter the harem as a concubine, would you be willing?"
“…”
Xue Yun's brows furrowed even tighter.
After a long silence, she said softly, "Minister, I, I don't—"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Don't dare? Don't want to? Can't?"
This was what she had answered him twice before.
Xue Yun said with a complicated expression: "I don't understand."
“…”
"Why does the Emperor insist on this?"
“…”
Zhu Feng didn't answer her. He just looked at her calmly and said, "So, you still don't dare, don't want to, and can't?"
Xue Yun lowered his head and replied softly, "Yes."
Zhu Feng remained calm and said, "I understand."
Then he turned his head and looked at the river again.
As soon as the sun sets, the sky on the grassland darkens quickly. In an instant, it is almost pitch black. Fortunately, there is a bright moon above our heads. It rises and falls in the clouds several times, and finally slowly breaks free, casting its clear light for thousands of miles.
The moonlight reflected on the river water, which also looked like a layer of frost.
However, the frost reflected in Zhu Feng's eyes revealed an indescribable indifference, as if he, as the emperor, had not been rejected just now, but had just chatted casually.
Xue Yun couldn't suppress his doubts any longer, and finally mustered up the courage to whisper, "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Feng turned to look at her: "Hmm?"
Xue Yun bit his lower lip and said, "Why on earth did the Emperor—"
Before she could finish her words, she felt the atmosphere around her suddenly change.
Although the night on the grassland is very quiet, the surroundings are not completely silent. There is the sound of gurgling water, the singing of birds returning to their nests in the forest, and even the insects in the grass singing together.
But at this moment, all the sounds around seemed to disappear all of a sudden.
On the entire grassland, the only sound was darkness and her breathing.
Xue Yun's hair stood on end.
At this moment, she saw that Zhu Feng's eyes when he looked at her had also changed. His brows were furrowed and his gaze was focused, as if he wanted to see through something from her.
Xue Yun's heart sank: "Your Majesty...?"
But the next moment, she discovered that Zhu Feng was not looking at her, but looking over her shoulder and behind her!
She turned around suddenly.
A tall figure, as if condensed from the night, slowly walked in front of them.
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