Everything she did for him afterward came from the heart—when she gazed at him, when she acted coquettishly towards him, when he touched her cheek with his fingertips beneath her.
These were all moments when she genuinely loved him.
It was only at this moment that Xie Wenjun suddenly realized that the other party had already given him her heart, and he was only just discovering it.
He was afraid of disappointment and dared not face certain things, afraid that the cruel truth would strike him again, which almost caused him to lose the person he loved most.
…
"I'm sorry! I swear that will never happen again. My wife will always only have you."
Wan Ge knew he was telling the truth, but seeing him like this, she couldn't resist teasing him.
"Then what guarantee does Your Majesty offer?"
As soon as Wan Ge finished speaking, something suddenly appeared in her hand.
After taking a look, Wan Ge realized it was a tiger tally.
Xie Wenjun spoke again: "In the past, the late emperor feared your Shen family, so he took back your Shen family's military power. Now the military power has been returned to you. If one day I really let you down, you will have the confidence to protect yourself."
The tiger tally can not only mobilize the Shen family's troops, but the tiger tally held by the emperor can mobilize everyone. And the other party just gave it to him like that.
Do you know what it means for you to give me the tiger tally?
Wan Ge, of course, knew that this tiger tally could mobilize more than just the Shen family army, and also knew just how important military power was to the emperor.
"I know, so I'm gambling, gambling that you love me, gambling that you can't bear to lose me. Gambling that you... won't leave me..."
After Xie Wenjun finished speaking, he looked up at her again and answered seriously, "After I realized that I might lose you, nothing else mattered. I was so angry because I was afraid that you would leave, but now I know very well that even if I could trap you, your heart would not be with me."
Having tasted the sweetness of being loved, how could he feel the pain of something so close yet unattainable? If she really wanted to leave, if he really lost his gamble, he wouldn't care anymore.
Wan Ge hugged the other person tightly. From the moment he made up his mind, Wan Ge knew that the other person had realized what he cared about!
Wan Ge placed the tiger tally in his palm: "I won't let you lose."
"What?" Xie Wenjun was stunned for a moment and hadn't reacted yet.
But Wan Ge didn't care that he hadn't reacted yet, and she cupped his cheeks and kissed him.
…
The next day, Xiaoqin watched His Majesty leave in a huff, remembering how he almost tripped on the threshold. What had made His Majesty so happy?
Xiaoqin, filled with curiosity, entered Wan Ge's bedroom.
Then she noticed that her mistress seemed particularly sleepy. She tried calling her name twice, but gave up when she realized that Wange didn't respond much.
Lingyu didn't react much to the situation. Seeing Xiaoqin's bewildered look, she simply told her to wait quietly for Wan Ge to wake up, and that if she wanted to make something for the Empress, she could prepare it.
Xiaoqin only realized what had happened between the Empress and the Emperor after a long time, but this was what she wanted to see—she wanted to see the Empress favored and the couple loving each other.
It's a pity that Xiaoqin wasn't by her side when they were truly in love. She came back later, but they weren't as loving anymore, which is why she felt so lost.
Lingyu also knew that when the Empress was favored, Xiaoqin was not by her side, so it was normal that she didn't react immediately. She would get used to it in the future.
Seeing that the Empress and His Majesty had reconciled, Lingyu was actually quite happy. Although she had been punished because of the Empress before, she did not blame Wan Ge.
Their status was no different from that of the Dead Servants. The royal family had given them the right to live, and His Majesty could decide whether to let them die or live.
She really shouldn't have had any other thoughts. Now she's figured it out. No matter what Wan Ge does, she doesn't care anymore. She just needs to follow orders.
She didn't know if it was because Xiaoqin had returned, or because she had exposed her identity last time. She knew she only listened to His Majesty, so she became increasingly distant from her.
She hardly needs to do anything; she has now become someone with a very low profile.
Thinking of this, Lingyu lowered her head again.
While Wan Ge wouldn't have completely trusted her before, she did trust her to some extent. But after that incident…
Lingyu could understand. After saying those things, it was normal for the other party not to want to have any more contact with her. It was just that the other party didn't let her leave, perhaps because they thought she was sent by His Majesty.
…
Just one month after Wan Ge and Xie Wenjun reconciled, news of the neighboring country's princess's impending marriage spread throughout the entire harem.
Wan Ge wasn't that concerned about this matter, just as she wasn't that concerned about the women in the harem.
Let alone those women, even the empress he personally appointed, whom he shared a bed with every night, what did it matter? Even with the empress he shared a bed with, the most intimate thing they did was not even kiss.
Needless to say, Xie Wenjun probably hadn't even seen many of the women in the harem.
As for the neighboring princess who has arrived this time, if she is forced to come for a political marriage, it would not be a bad thing for Xie Wenjun to take her into the harem. Someone who is sent here as a pawn should stay where she is and wait for her fate, or it would be even more cruel.
It would be even more interesting if the other party wasn't forced to come, but rather came voluntarily for a marriage alliance. Their relationship is based on the interests of both countries, and they certainly wouldn't have come solely out of affection, especially since they've barely met in the first place.
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