Chapter 514 Your Territory, Back to You
Jiang Fenghua said, "The entire palace belongs to the Emperor, so there's nowhere for me to stay. Then I'll leave the palace and go back to my parents' home."
Xie Shang was amused by her words. "The whole world belongs to me. Every inch of land you occupy belongs to me. Open the door first. I have something to say to you."
Jiang Fenghua was furious. "Just because you're the emperor, does that give you the right to be so domineering and unreasonable?"
"If I were unreasonable, I wouldn't have politely asked you to open the door; instead, I would have had this house demolished. If you still don't open the door..."
The next second, Jiang Fenghua opened the door directly, "Your territory is back to you."
She went straight out the door, but Xie Shang grabbed her wrist and said coldly, "Did I give you permission to leave?"
Jiang Fenghua didn't want to say a word to him, and directly broke free from his hand to leave. Xie Shang acted quickly, and pulled Jiang Fenghua's body into his arms, carrying her into the doorway and pinning her against the wall.
It was pitch black all around, but he could still make out her features. She was wearing a soft, pale yellow dress, and her long, dark hair was draped over her chest, still damp, indicating that she had just bathed and changed. He moved closer to her and felt that she exuded a faint fragrance.
Xie Shang couldn't help but move closer to her lips.
Jiang Fenghua avoided the question and said coldly, "Let me go."
"So what if I don't let you go? You used tricks to make me fall in love with you. Now you should fulfill the duties of a wife."
He stroked Jiang Fenghua's fair cheek. "You understand me well. You know that I like women as beautiful as you. You took the initiative to throw yourself into my arms and serve me. I am very satisfied. Tonight, I will summon you to serve me in bed."
Her eyes were like a clear spring, her appearance was extremely beautiful, and there was a cold air between her brows, which clearly indicated that she was angry.
Jiang Fenghua was speechless. The bitter fruit she had sown was now being used by him to silence her. "Your Majesty, go find Consort Han. She is very beautiful." Jiang Fenghua added, "I am still in confinement and cannot serve Your Majesty in bed. I'm afraid I will spoil Your Majesty's pleasure."
“I am interested in the Empress, so it is impossible for me to leave. Your elder brother asked me to take good care of his sister. Your Jiang family has gone to make achievements. Father Emperor is wise to appoint you as my Empress. I also believe that you are the most suitable for the position of Empress, so I will not abolish your position as Empress.”
After he finished speaking, he kissed her lips directly. Jiang Fenghua knew that he was not in love with her because he was moved by her; he was punishing her.
She bit her lip and said coldly, "To do that kind of thing to a woman who has just given birth is simply inhuman."
Xie Shang suddenly let go. He had just gone to see the Fourth Prince. He was so cute as a baby, sleeping soundly in his swaddling clothes. He looked just like Jiang Fenghua, and was just as beautiful.
Seeing that he had let go of her hand, Jiang Fenghua tentatively said, "Your Majesty, please stay. I'll go and sleep with the children, or you can go back to the Qianqing Palace..."
Xie Shang suddenly pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. "Ruan Ruan, please don't be angry with me anymore. What do I have to do for you to like me? How could I have demoted you to a concubine in my past life? I love you so much, but I don't remember anything you said. I'm trying hard to remember, but I have no memory at all. Even if you want to punish me, you should let me know what I did wrong. Have you ever thought about how sad I am when you suddenly say that you never liked me? How cruel you are?"
Jiang Fenghua paused, "If only I could be like the Emperor and not have memories of my past life, but unfortunately the pain they brought me is something I can't forget. If the Emperor truly believes in me, I think I would act out this play with the Emperor for the rest of my life."
Xie Shang felt a chill in his heart. "Is it because I investigated you, suspected you, and didn't trust you that I pushed you away? When have you ever trusted me?"
Jiang Fenghua couldn't answer his question because she had been calculating from the beginning. She said, "In the last life, you wronged me. In this life, I schemed to make you like me. So I'm sorry to you. We're even."
"How can we even things out?" He clenched his fist, pulled her onto the bed, leaned over her, and said viciously, "Do you remember the first time we were together on this very bed? Were your reactions all fake?"
“Yes,” Jiang Fenghua said coldly. “In our previous life, we also had relations in another room in the Morning Light Palace. You hated me so much for taking the position of the principal wife, so you had to drink the medicine to consummate the marriage with me, your first wife. From then on, I lived there alone for twenty years, while you were with Su Tingwan the rest of the time.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Shang felt like he was going crazy. "Why is it still Su Tingwan? Can't you forget her? I told you, she's dead."
“In my heart, Jiang Fenghua is already dead,” Jiang Fenghua said coldly.
Xie Shang suddenly released her wrist. "What did you say? Jiang Fenghua is dead. Who is the person in front of me? Who is the person who bore my children? Why are you always so fixated on the past? I have no idea what happened. Can't you just forget those nightmares in your head?"
Jiang Fenghua's eyes were cold and sharp: "You didn't see what she looked like when she died. She lived in pain and self-blame every day. She loved her husband deeply, but all she got in return was pain and torment. But that's nothing. She couldn't die yet because her husband's favorite concubine wanted to make her wish she were dead. Where was her husband then?"
Xie Shang found it unbelievable. Had he really treated her like that? He couldn't believe he was that kind of person.
"Your Majesty just said that I am the most suitable candidate to be Empress. Your Majesty will not depose me from my position as Empress. That is enough. I have no other requests." She added, "The late Emperor also instructed Your Majesty that an emperor should not have feelings. Once Your Majesty has feelings, you will lose your judgment."
"You mean you want my relationship with you to be like that of my father and mother for the rest of our lives?" Xie Shang didn't understand her ideas at all.
"Your Majesty has only been on the throne for half a year, which is why you are being influenced by your emotions. You like me very much now, but in two years, five years, ten years, or even longer, Your Majesty and I will grow tired of each other."
In his previous life, Xie Shang didn't like her, but he liked Su Tingwan. The two were inseparable in front of her. Later, he became emperor and took many concubines into the palace. One by one, the new concubines who entered the palace were favored by him.
He was the emperor, so he never lacked women his whole life.
If she could, she really wanted to let Xie Shang see what kind of person he was in his past life; up until now, he just hadn't experienced the rest of his life yet.
Xie Shang felt that he was very good to her and loved her very much. She should be content and accept him. Her insistence was a bit pretentious. The emperor had personally come to her and begged her in a humble manner. If she continued to be pretentious, she would be ungrateful.
Seeing the Emperor storm off again, Granny Wang sighed and went into the bedchamber to light a candle. The dim candlelight illuminated her face, and a tear clung to the corner of her eye. "Granny Wang."
"Sigh." Granny Wang walked to the bedside.
Jiang Fenghua suddenly threw herself into her arms, tears streaming down her face. "Is there any way to make people forget all the things they don't want to remember? They're like they've crawled into your bones, you can't shake them off. I don't want to have nightmares anymore."
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