"Your Highness..." Xu Lingyi was inexplicably nervous.
In fact, she was prepared, but as soon as she met Qi Yuan's dark eyes, she felt a little scared.
Even though it was dark and there was not much light in the room, it still couldn't hide the heat in Qi Yuan's eyes.
What's more, Qi Yuan is extremely tall and strong, and has a very strong physique due to years of martial arts training.
In front of him, she was probably powerless to resist.
"Please have mercy on me, Your Highness." Xu Lingyi spoke timidly.
Her eyes unconsciously fell on his muscular arms. She knew at a glance that he was mighty and strong, and it seemed that his whole body was filled with energy.
She originally showed weakness, trying to get Qi Yuan to pity her.
But Qi Yuan sneered.
His smile made Xu Lingyi look up involuntarily, and she met those eyes that seemed to want to eat her, and his Adam's apple moved.
"I haven't done anything yet, why is Yi'er scared?"
She didn't know that in this situation, if she did this, she would be more likely to be destroyed without any regard.
Qi Yuan grabbed her hand, and his tall figure completely covered her, forcing her to the corner of the bed.
The two of them were almost touching each other, their breaths intertwined.
He said he didn't do anything, but the man's rough fingertips scratched the thin skin behind his ear intentionally or unintentionally.
"Yier will have time to beg for mercy later, there's no need to be so anxious."
Qi Yuan's eyes were dark and the corners of his lips curled up.
At first, Qi Yuan's kiss just lightly fell on Xu Lingyi's eyes, then on the center of her eyebrows, the corners of her lips, and then slid to her chin.
The dense and delicate kisses made her feel weak all over and dizzy.
Xu Lingyi gasped unconsciously and her body became stiff, but she still clenched her palms and cooperated with him submissively.
She knew in her heart that even if she was afraid, as long as she wanted to be a real couple with Qi Yuan, this step would be necessary.
Besides, she didn't hate Qi Yuan, and Qi Yuan was very nice to her.
"Why are you so good?"
A drop of sweat dripped down Qi Yuan's sharp brow bone, and his clear voice became hoarse, as if he had been suppressed to the extreme.
He was just about to take off her last layer of underwear when he heard shouting outside the door.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! The palace summons you!"
This sound made all the beauty disappear in an instant, and Qi Yuan's movements froze in place.
"Your Highness...perhaps there is an emergency in the palace?"
Xu Lingyi had a bad feeling in her heart, and the first person she thought of was His Majesty.
Your Majesty's health seems to be getting worse day by day these days. I don't know how long he can last.
Obviously Qi Yuan had thought of this as well.
He immediately stood up and put some distance between them.
"Let's go to the palace together."
He quickly picked up the scattered clothes of Xu Lingyi and him on the ground, put them on her one by one, and then put them on himself.
After the two arrived at the palace and entered the hall, Xu Lingyi smelled a strong smell of medicine.
"How is father?" Qi Yuan strode in with her hand, his voice anxious.
When the queen saw Qi Yuan coming, tears finally fell from her eyes.
"Yuan'er."
Qi Yuan and Xu Lingyi comforted the queen.
"Where is the imperial physician?" Qi Yuan's fierce eyes narrowed slightly.
The imperial physician knew that Prince Yan would be the new emperor in the future, and he did not dare to hide anything.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is fine for now, but... he may not survive more than a month..."
Qi Yuan nearly fell backwards, and Xu Lingyi quickly supported him, "Your Highness..."
Qi Yuan shook his head and said in a hoarse voice: "Nothing."
He had anticipated this day, but he had never thought it would happen so soon. He was not ready yet.
"Uncle Ten, Grandmother, and Grandfather, how are they?"
The person who came was Qi Yun, his voice full of anxiety.
This was the first time Xu Lingyi saw him today.
He attended the wedding of Xu Lingyi and Qi Yuan, but Xu Lingyi never had any contact with him.
"Yoona."
Xu Lingyi knew that the Queen and Qi Yun had a good relationship, but at the moment, it seemed to be better than she thought.
The emperor was seriously ill and none of the other princes heard anything about it, but Qi Yun, the emperor's grandson, came to the palace.
It was obvious that the emperor and empress had called him here.
The Queen wiped away her tears and reached out to Qi Yun, "Your Royal Grandfather is old, and birth, old age, sickness, and death...are beyond human control."
The queen was comforting him, and Qi Yun looked pale.
Xu Lingyi watched silently.
She had heard some rumors before.
It is said that the emperor and the empress were deeply in love in their early years, but the empress had no children for many years, and many people in the court complained about this.
At that time, the second prince's mother had just passed away, and the prince was still young. The queen then adopted the second prince and raised him as her own son, treating him as her own.
Later, the emperor and empress suddenly gave birth to a son, Qi Yuan, in their middle age.
The second prince's position became awkward, as the emperor and empress were both focused on Qi Yuan.
Perhaps the second prince felt the gap was too big, so he went to the border in anger and never came back, leaving only Qi Yun as his bloodline.
His death made the emperor and empress feel guilty, so they doubled the compensation to Qi Yun.
Like Qi Yuan, Qi Yun was raised by the emperor and empress since childhood, and they have a deep relationship.
"Yuan'er..."
The emperor lying on the bed woke up.
"Father!" Qi Yuan quickly knelt in front of the window and held the emperor's hand.
"Father won't have much time left..." The emperor even forced a smile.
Since ancient times, emperors have feared extinction, and so did he. But when that day finally came, he realized that whether he was an emperor or a peddler, it was all the same, and what was to come would come.
"Father has already issued the imperial decree..."
The emperor coughed a few times and held Qi Yuan's hand tightly. "I will leave the country to you in the future. I am very confident. You have been smart and decisive since you were young."
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