Qi Yuan also turned his head to look at Xu Lingyi.
She was obviously a little nervous and her face turned pale.
Qi Yuan's heart tightened, "Father, I don't want to take a concubine for the time being."
Out of consideration for the emperor's health, Qi Yuan did not make a final statement, but he knew in his heart that it would be impossible for him to take a concubine in the future.
He had never been interested in matters between men and women before. If he had not met Xu Lingyi, he might not have married until now.
Having her alone is enough.
"Why is this?" the emperor was puzzled.
"But Princess Gu Nian?" asked the emperor.
The emperor and the empress were deeply in love. In the emperor's heart, the empress was his only wife, but he still had many concubines, and he did not realize there was anything wrong with it.
"It's my own fault, and has nothing to do with the princess. Before I met the princess, I was unwilling to marry. The princess is the only exception over the years."
The emperor also thought about this and sighed, "You were only a prince before, but you will be the emperor in the future. As an emperor, you may seem to be in a high position and have great power, but you also have to make many trade-offs and sacrifices. You can't just do whatever you want."
"If I am like this, how much more so you."
"I know, but Father, I also believe that I have the ability to control the court and do not need to involve the harem."
"Besides, I won't touch a woman I don't like. Even if I were to marry them, they would just be widows for the rest of their lives. Marrying them would turn into making enemies, which would be more trouble than good."
It was not until the emperor heard these words that he really changed his mind.
He knew Qi Yuan's personality well, and no one could force him to do something he didn't want to do.
"Forget it." The emperor sighed heavily.
"You've always been as stubborn as a bull since you were little. I don't know who you inherited that from."
"I'm not too worried about the government affairs. With your abilities, you should be able to handle it. I'm only worried about you not having enough offspring."
The emperor's eyes were filled with regret. He smiled bitterly and said, "I will never see your child in my lifetime."
His health was not good, and his son was not interested in women, so he married the princess when he was nearly thirty years old.
I don’t know what will happen to my future offspring.
"Your Highness and I will work hard. You and I are both young and healthy. We will definitely have children."
The emperor finally nodded. He knew that many things could not be forced, especially offspring.
"If you have children in the future, please bring them to my grave and let me take a good look at them."
Qi Yuan choked and nodded.
After the emperor took the medicine and fell asleep, only the queen was left inside, and they all left.
Xu Lingyi noticed Qi Yun's subtle gaze on her.
Qi Yuan also glanced over, and Qi Yun touched his nose.
"Uncle."
"Why are you looking at her?"
Being caught was a bit embarrassing for Yu Qiyun. In order to avoid misunderstanding, Qi Yun could only speak honestly.
"Uncle, you rejected the marriage arranged by Grandfather today. I am simply curious as to what kind of stunning woman could have attracted such a deep affection from you, Uncle."
Qi Yuan could feel that he was just curious and had no ill intentions, so he didn't take it to heart.
He took Xu Lingyi to his former residence in the palace.
This place has always been the residence of the prince. Qi Yuan lived here in the past, which is enough to show the emperor's intentions.
"Are you scared today?" Qi Yuan hugged her in his arms.
Xu Lingyi shook her head: "As long as Your Highness is here, I won't be scared."
She reached out and hugged him back, "Your Highness... don't be too sad. Father... he is a lucky man."
Xu Lingyi also felt that the last sentence of comfort was too pale, but at this moment she didn't know what to say to comfort him.
"Yeah." Qi Yuan hugged her tightly, rested his chin on her shoulder, and took a deep breath as if to gain strength.
"This king knows."
"The matter of taking a concubine that the emperor mentioned today...Princess, don't worry."
Qi Yuan held her face, their foreheads touching, his eyes full of seriousness, "I will not marry them, not in the future."
Xu Lingyi was shocked. She had never thought that she would get such a promise from Qi Yuan.
There are thousands and thousands of men in the world, but only a very small number of men who are incompetent will not take concubines.
She had thought about winning Qi Yuan's heart, but she never dared to hope that he would only have her in the future.
"Your Majesty, are you... serious?"
"Yes." Qi Yuan's cold face was full of seriousness. "This prince only likes you. The thought of interacting with other women makes this prince feel disgusted. If there is only one woman that this prince wants to interact with, it is Yi'er so far."
"But in the future... you will be the emperor, and an emperor is destined to have 3,000 concubines. Then... will you, Your Highness, still only have me, your concubine?"
Xu Lingyi continued to test.
Qi Yuan saw the worry in her eyes, "Well, if I become the emperor but cannot do as I please and protect the people I want to protect, then being the emperor is meaningless. It would be better to just be a prince like now."
Xu Lingyi's eyes turned red, and she felt a little touched.
She took the initiative to hug Qi Yuan's neck, kissed him gently on the cheek, and then quickly left.
Qi Yuan was stunned, the corners of her mouth curled up. She rarely took the initiative.
The woman is naturally reserved, and the fact that she can do this is enough to show her feelings.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Xu Lingyi spoke softly in a low voice.
"What are you thanking me for?" Qi Yuan asked.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for being willing to have me alone in this life. I also want to be with Your Highness for the rest of my life, growing old together, and being your lifelong partner."
"If it can be done as you wish, I am willing to give up the glory and wealth and just be an ordinary couple with the prince."
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