"Stand up."
The emperor has sword-like eyebrows, majestic phoenix eyes, and a graceful demeanor.
The corners of his black brocade robe were blown up by the wind. He was tall and mighty but not burly and stout. He was seven feet and eight inches tall, with broad shoulders and narrow hips, and a slender waist. Unlike that day in the palace, his brocade robe today was a little tighter, outlining his good figure.
Every step seemed to shake the entire earth.
He waved, and although his face was still stern, Jiang was not shy at all. With a sweet and innocent smile, he walked towards him with his short legs, as if he was walking towards his biological father.
Xuan Ling took a liking to the child as soon as he saw him at the Grand Hyatt Inn that day. He picked him up, stared at Sheng Xiyan with his dark eyes for a moment, and walked inside.
As they walked, he asked, "Your name is Jiang Jiang? Is that the same as in General?"
Jiang Jiang didn't know whether he understood or not. He gestured with his little hands, grinned happily, and said "yayaya", and even tried to grab the Nine Dragon Golden Crown on his head.
This made Sheng Xiyan extremely nervous. After all, he was the emperor. Others knew how to be respectful, but the child did not.
Sheng Xiyan followed Xuan Ling to a larger palace with a plaque that read "Xiandu Palace".
In the yard, Xuan Ling was holding Jiang Jiang and picking flowers from the wisteria trellis. Jiang Jiang picked a flower with her little hand, and Xuan Ling's eyes hinted to Sheng Xiyan to come closer.
"Give the hairpin to mother."
Sheng Xiyan tilted her head over, bringing out a scent of tuberose, which Xuan Ling suddenly felt was even more fragrant than the scent in the palace.
There was a small cluster of wisteria flowers on the beauty's bun, and Xuan Ling pulled her lips together to reveal a faint smile. Sheng Xiyan was amazed in her heart. She had heard before that Emperor Xuanwu had unparalleled appearance in the world. He was already handsome when he was cold, and when he smiled, he was majestic and evil.
The evil charm lies in the fact that you cannot stare at it, because if you do, you will forget where you are.
The beauty's lips are like red beans, and her face is as beautiful as the rosy clouds in the sky, so bright and beautiful that it is beyond description.
This was the first time Xuan Ling observed a woman carefully, and he felt his ears slightly hot.
"I heard from Concubine Shu that you wanted to see me?"
Sheng Xiyan couldn't help but gently trace the carved round table with her delicate hands. The way she lowered her head was like the first rays of dawn, so gentle that it made people dream and lose their minds.
Xuan Ling took a deep breath silently. Could it be that I have been bored in the palace for too long that I am so amorous and am staring at a woman in a trance like this?
Hua Xialai brought Jiang Jiang back to Yufu Palace. Jiang Jiang cried and refused to leave, tightly holding on to the black brocade robe with dragon pattern.
Xuan Ling lifted him up and coaxed him, "Little guy, you will be able to see me in the palace in a few days. The palace is beautiful, and you will definitely like it."
These words seemed to be spoken to another person.
Jiang Jiang was ignorant and his watery eyes were full of childish innocence. No one expected that he would hold the emperor's face with his little hands and kiss him with his little mouth.
Xuan Ling felt a warmth he had never felt before in his heart. This child actually liked him so much. This was a poor child who had lacked fatherly love since birth.
Sheng Xiyan tried hard to hold back her tears, and Xuan Ling saw it, which made her feel even more pity for the mother and son.
After Hua Xia tricked Jiang Jiang away with a toy.
Xuan Ling sat in front of the carved round table and saw Sheng Xiyan standing stiffly beside him, looking a little dull and a little funny.
"Please sit down. Don't you have something to tell me?"
Sheng Xiyan sat down on the ebony chair with her butt slightly against the front, looking reserved, and the wisteria flower she had just pinned on her hair fell down.
He wanted to pick it up from the ground, but the flower happened to fall at his feet. Should he pick it up or not?
"No need to pick it up. If you want, I can pick another one for you."
"No.....Don't bother Your Majesty."
She placed her hands on her knees and gently pinched them, looking shy and charming.
Xuan Ling stared at her for a long while, his patience running out. No one had ever dared to make the emperor wait for a reply.
Just as she was about to take a breath to speak, she finally spoke.
With an ignorant and confused expression, she opened her red lips slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I want to ask you why you let me bring my child into the palace?"
Xuan Ling saw that there was a thin layer of sweat on the hair on her forehead, and she looked like a sika deer, with her head lowered, her hair in a bun, and her lowered eyes showing anxiety and fear.
"You don't have to be nervous."
"promise."
A gust of wind blew by, and the rich fragrance of wisteria blew away the scent of tuberose on her body.
The man standing just inches away suddenly raised his hand and approached her. Sheng Xiyan quickly closed her eyes. The emperor couldn't help himself so quickly and wanted to kiss her? Was this the wise and powerful emperor who was aloof from women? Haha.
But she felt his fingers lightly touching her hair and heard the man's mellow and magnetic voice, "There is a fallen leaf on your head."
"Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty."
Xuan Ling observed her behavior and guessed that she was frightened by the order to enter the palace.
"Did you get the release book?"
"I got it."
After a long while, I heard him say, "Sheng Xiyan, you will no longer be Madam Qi from now on."
"Yes." After a faint promise, a string of crystal tears fell from the beauty's eyes.
The emperor was unusually anxious, not knowing why, and said angrily, "Sheng Xiyan, are you planning to keep your head down while we communicate?"
Sheng Xiyan quickly stood up and knelt down, saying delicately, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I won't do it again next time."
"Look up."
She looked up, her face as tearful as a pear blossom in the rain, her beauty and sadness, as hazy as the mist, made people feel confused and lost.
For the first time, Xuan Ling felt the urge to protect a woman. He couldn't help but bow slightly and stretch out his slender hands.
"Get up and talk."
Sheng Xiyan was stunned. The emperor wanted to hold her hand?
If she didn't do as he asked, she would be ungrateful, but she still wanted to be reserved. After all, she was a widow, and she couldn't let the emperor think that she was deliberately seducing him, as that would affect her value.
The soft and boneless hand gently pulled Xuan Ling's sleeve and stood up.
What she didn't expect was that he would use his warm fingertips to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
The gentle Sheng Xiyan felt dizzy and faint.
"Sheng Xiyan, do you mean what you said that day about pledging allegiance to me?"
"I guarantee this with my integrity."
Xuan Ling glanced at her and said, "Remember, you are no longer anyone's wife. You can no longer call yourself a concubine."
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