Chapter 120: Dismissing the Six Palaces for Her
The concubines were extremely jealous, but Shen Yuanwei was extremely embarrassed.
She was drinking her soup peacefully, who would have thought that the emperor would suddenly snatch her bowl and stuff it into his mouth, even imprinting his lips with hers, intentionally creating ambiguity?
Are you trying to make things awkward with her?
She won't keep me company.
She held her forehead and glanced at Xie Junlin, saying, "Your Majesty, are you deliberately putting me on the spot? So many sisters are talking to you, can you please stop pretending to be dumb to them? What's so good about this soup I've drunk? The meals that the sisters have carefully prepared for you in the palace are more delicious. There's nothing good about my lip prints, the sisters' lips are obviously more kissable!"
“…”
The concubines all stared at Shen Yuanwei.
They were a little surprised.
How dare Concubine Zhao speak to the Emperor like this?
They quickly looked at Xie Junlin, waiting for him to slap Concubine Zhao and make her mute.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed.
Xie Junlin was not furious, he just almost choked on the soup in his mouth.
He swallowed the soup and glanced at Shen Yuanwei helplessly, deliberately saying to the concubines, "I love the way you ignore me. It's fresh and interesting. It makes me want to challenge and conquer."
The concubines were slightly stunned when they heard this.
Um?
Does the emperor like the way he ignores him?
Now they are rushing to show their courtesy and seek the emperor's favor. Doesn't this make the emperor very unhappy?
Xie Junlin turned his head and looked at all the concubines.
He said, "You guys, learn from Concubine Zhao. The colder you are to me and the more you ignore me, the more I think you have character. This is much more interesting than your attentiveness."
“…”
The concubines looked at each other.
Is this true or false?
Why do they feel that the emperor is fooling them?
Lanpin raised her hand and asked weakly, "Your Majesty, are you annoyed by the chattering of our concubines? Are you deliberately trying to trick them into being cold to you so that you can have some peace and quiet?"
Xie Junlin felt a little regretful.
I was not fooled. Tsk.
He really wanted to trick these concubines into staying away from him and not asking him to give birth to children, because he really couldn't give birth, and it would be a waste of time to ask him to give birth to children, and it would also highlight his incompetence, so he now avoided these concubines as much as possible.
He reached out and pinched the back of Shen Yuanwei's neck, gently pulled her up and held her in his arms to show his love.
"Why should I deceive you? Haven't you all seen how much I like Concubine Zhao? I favor Concubine Zhao because she is different from you. She doesn't seek my favor, and she ignores me—"
He lowered his head and placed a kiss on Shen Yuanwei's forehead. "Unique is always different, don't you think?"
The concubines fell into deep thought.
Although what the emperor said sounded very plausible, they didn't quite believe it...
They were so attentive to the emperor, but he was too lazy to pay attention to them. If they ignored him, he would forget about them completely.
They looked at Shen Yuanwei jealously, then looked at Xie Junlin aggrievedly, and continued to express their love boldly.
"Your Majesty, I cannot learn to be as cold as Concubine Zhao, because I love you to my bones. You are my heaven, you are my life. I cannot ignore you like Concubine Zhao. She does not have you in her heart, so naturally she does not seek your favor. But I love you. I love you so much that my heart aches..."
"Yes, Your Majesty, those who don't love you certainly don't care about you. We are different from her. We truly love you and we all want your favor..."
"Your Majesty, when I first saw you during the selection, you have lived in my heart. From then on, I can no longer see any other man. I only have eyes for you. Even if you just smile at me, I will be so happy that I can't sleep for three days and three nights..."
"Your Majesty, I also want to give birth to a child for you. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on me. I don't ask to stay with you forever, but as long as I can have a child who looks like you and can accompany me through the lonely times, I will have no regrets..."
Shen Yuanwei was forced to lean on Xie Junlin's arms and listen to the concubines' bold declarations of love.
She glanced at everyone.
The concubines who were dignified and reserved in their nature stayed in the palace, and those who dared to come here to flirt with the emperor and win his favor were bold and unrestrained...
Hearing these words of admiration and this soft little voice, she wanted to be moved for Xie Junlin.
She looked up at the indifferent Xie Junlin and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, my sisters are devoted to you. It just so happens that my sister the Queen and I are pregnant and cannot serve you. Why don't you just -"
Before she finished speaking, Xie Junlin raised his hand and pinched her lips.
Xie Junlin lowered his eyes and smiled at her, "I know what evil plan you have. You are tired of me, and you want to push me to someone else, right? I will not obey your wishes. I don't want anyone else but you."
After saying that, Xie Junlin looked at the concubines in front of him.
He made up his mind to stay away from these concubines, so after just a moment of thought, he made a decision.
He said.
"Don't try to lie to me. None of you truly loves me."
"When you first entered the palace, you often created opportunities to run into me. Later, when you confirmed that I couldn't have children, you were too lazy to be perfunctory. I haven't been to the harem for the past eight months. Who has come to see me? Of course, I don't blame you. I just want to tell you that I know very well in my heart that you entered the palace only for your family and fathers, and you slept with me only to give birth to a prince. You have no true love for me."
"I feel the same way towards you. Since neither of us is sincere, there is no need for you to embarrass yourselves and pretend to love me."
The concubines opened their mouths to explain.
When they met Xie Junlin's clear eyes, they felt guilty and dared not speak.
Xie Junlin continued to speak, dropping a bomb on everyone——
"I also wanted to tell you today that I was poisoned this time and my body was injured. I am quite powerless. It just so happens that Concubine Zhao and the Queen are pregnant with my child. Since there is someone to succeed me, I am afraid I will not force myself to favor any concubine in the future."
“…”
The concubines stared at Xie Junlin in amazement.
They couldn't believe what they were hearing.
The emperor actually said in public that he was no longer capable?
Even if he really is not able to do it, he should have kept it secret. How can he have the nerve to tell everyone about such an embarrassing thing?
Even Shen Yuanwei was shocked.
She looked up at Xie Junlin suddenly, wondering what nonsense this man was talking about.
Whether this person was injured or not, whether this person was capable or not, she had the final say. She was vomiting blood on the first night but still insisted...
If he hadn't vomited blood these days, it would have been even more difficult to bear. How could this bastard be unable to do it?
Xie Junlin shook Shen Yuanwei's shoulder and told the concubines without changing his expression.
"I told you this because I wanted to tell you that you don't have to rack your brains to win your favor. I can't give you a child. It was impossible before, and it will be even more impossible in the future."
"If you want to stay in the palace and continue to be happy concubines, I will support you, but if you don't want to stay in the palace and be a widow, I don't want to delay you any longer--"
"I can issue an order to set you free and allow you to leave the palace and marry freely."
"You don't have to worry about bringing trouble to your family, father and brothers, or worrying that I will come after you if you leave the palace to marry. I have been childless for so many years, and I understand a person's desire for his own flesh and blood. Now that I have my own flesh and blood, I don't want you to regret it. If you want to be a complete woman, want to leave the palace to marry and have children, I will never stop you."
The concubines were stunned.
What does the emperor want to do?
Are you planning to disband the six palaces for Concubine Zhao?
no……
Does he love Concubine Zhao to this extent?
Throughout the dynasties, has there ever been an emperor who allowed his concubines to leave the palace and marry? Isn't this just asking for trouble?
Ordinary men are unwilling to let their wives or concubines leave them and remarry. Could an emperor really be so open-minded?
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