Chapter 43 Confession
Every word Ling Qingyan said hit Ling Zhuoan's heart just right. Listening to the love expressed by the girl's cherry lips, Ling Zhuoan felt that the empty space in his heart was filled up bit by bit.
There were also signs of emotion somewhere in the body.
This time, he felt very clearly that he had a strong desire for her alone, not because of anything else, but because he really liked her.
He felt his heart beating, his dark eyes like deep pools staring at the girl, sinking deeper and deeper, with an emotion in his eyes that Ling Qingyan could understand.
"I know." Ling Zhuoan opened his thin lips slightly.
"Hmm?" Ling Qingyan tilted her head and asked in confusion, "What does my royal brother know?"
"I know you care about me."
Ling Zhuoan lowered his head and looked directly into the girl's clear and bright eyes. The moon was bright and there was silence all around. With the help of this moonlight, he could see clearly into his own heart.
"I saw your handkerchief."
The emotions in Ling Zhuoan's eyes became more and more intense, and he directly lifted the veil between the two of them.
Ling Qingyan immediately looked panicked and took half a step back. Her face was filled with fear that her secret had been discovered. Her lips were slightly open and her eyes were in a panic, not knowing where to look.
"Your Majesty, did you see that handkerchief?" The girl was a little incoherent. "That, that's not mine. I don't know what you are talking about, Your Majesty."
The girl vehemently denied it, but Ling Zhuoan kept pressing her.
"It's not my sister's?" Ling Zhuo'an raised his lips and smiled lightly. "Then why is my sister so flustered? Do you know what my brother said? Or is my sister guilty and unaware of it, so she's become bolder and even lied to my brother?"
"No." Ling Qingyan stepped back, "I...ah, my royal brother, just pretend you didn't see it."
The girl's voice was so soft that it seemed like water could be squeezed out of it, and her tone was filled with a coquettish pleading and shyness.
Ling Zhuoan knew why the girl didn't dare to admit her feelings for him.
Just as it was written on her handkerchief, they were brother and sister after all, which was incestuous.
So the girl would rather bury this feeling deep in her heart than let him know.
So she would often come to her for help and call him brother in a sweet and soft voice.
What he said in the palace that day about liking Ji Yanxing was probably false.
The girl only used Ji Yanxing as a cover, and the one she really liked was him.
He could see through the bold, cute and interesting soul beneath her skin, and he had great interest in this new sister, even... love.
But this new sister is still not brave enough.
He needs guidance.
"Didn't you see it?" Ling Zhuo'an was like a hunter staring at his prey. "My royal brother is not blind, how could he not see it?"
"If my royal brother hadn't seen it, how could he reject mother's kindness just because my royal sister said she didn't want me to choose a concubine." Ling Zhuoan's shadow completely enveloped Ling Qingyan, and his voice was gentle, which was completely inconsistent with his usual gentleness.
It was as if he was luring the white rabbit in front of him into his danger and letting her fall into his tenderness.
Ling Qingyan seemed to be struck by something, and finally looked up at him. The candlelight flickered, and Ling Zhuoan could see Ling Qingyan's slightly red cheeks.
The girl seemed to have made up her mind and finally mustered up the courage to speak out what was in her heart.
"Yes, I like my brother, and I don't want him to choose a concubine."
In the dark night, the shadows of the trees swayed in the wind, the moonlight poured down, and the fragrance of the blooming flowers in the yard seemed to be blown into the hall with the evening breeze and into the nostrils of the two people.
The girl's voice was clear and firm, her fists were clenched tightly, and the wrinkles on her sleeves revealed her nervousness.
However, her gaze did not shift in the slightest. When Ling Zhuoan replied to her, she stared straight at her nominal royal brother, as if she was seducing him, but also as if she was waiting for her final judgment.
The moon was as cool as water, but Ling Zhuoan felt his whole body warm up. This spring was quite warm.
After a moment, Ling Zhuoan smiled, as if the snow on the mountain had begun to melt, and the sun's light finally shone on the top of the mountain. The coldness willingly fell into the gurgling stream and flowed to the place where the flowers bloomed.
Ling Zhuoan pulled Ling Qingyan over, and the hands that had read countless memorials held her hands tightly. For the first time, Ling Qingyan saw tenderness in the eyes of this arrogant crown prince. Perhaps those ministers would be so scared that they would not be able to hold their tablets steadily after seeing him like this.
"Then don't choose." Ling Zhuo'an's voice was firm, "The emperor's sister will be my crown princess."
Something in Ling Qingyan's mind exploded like fireworks.
First of all, sweet words sound nice.
Secondly, she is incompetent!!
The expression on Ling Qingyan's face was almost the same as the shock in her heart. "What did my royal brother say?"
Ling Zhuoan saw her shock and disbelief, but his tone remained firm, as if no one could change his will no matter what.
"The emperor's sister will be my crown princess."
Every word he spoke, as if afraid that she couldn't hear him, invaded Ling Qingyan's ears extremely clearly.
"I am your royal sister." Ling Qingyan seemed to want to bring Ling Zhuoan back to his senses.
"It's okay." Ling Zhuoan said calmly.
"Do you know how much criticism we will receive for what we did?" Ling Qingyan's voice was filled with fear.
"I'll take it." Ling Zhuoan held her hand tightly, as if he wanted to give the crown prince the most solemn promise.
"You don't have to be afraid of anything. I won't let you have even a speck of dirt on you, and you won't be cursed." Ling Zhuo'an said in a tender tone, "It was I who disregarded human ethics, coveted beauty, and forced myself to marry the emperor's sister. The fault lies with me, not you."
Ling Qingyan thought that even so, it was impossible that there were no dirty rumors about her. The world was mostly harsh on women. Even if he really forced the emperor's sister to marry him, people would only say that it was the woman who seduced and charmed the emperor. Most people did not dare to criticize or accuse those in high positions, but would only look for the woman's faults.
Just like the original owner's biological mother, Concubine Yuan, it was clearly the emperor who welcomed them into the palace, but because of His Majesty's favoritism towards Concubine Yuan, people still describe Concubine Yuan as a charming seductress to the emperor and a source of disaster.
But the next moment Ling Zhuoan said:
"If anyone still dares to gossip about my sister, I will cut off their tongues until no one dares to speak or criticize my sister."
"This way, my sister will have nothing to worry about."
Ling Zhuoan spoke lightly, and Ling Qingyan was horrified.
Isn't this a tyrant?
"No, no!" Ling Qingyan refused.
"No? Could it be that the Imperial Sister still has some concerns?" Ling Zhuo'an blurted out almost without thinking, "Could it be that the Imperial Sister is still worried about Ji Yanxing?"
After all, she had tried so hard to rescue Ji Yanxing from prison. Although he knew her inner love, it was impossible for him to say that he didn't care at all about her rescuing Ji Yanxing.
Ling Qingyan looked at Ling Zhuo'an with a look of understanding, "How could it be?"
"My royal brother is so smart. When the emperor granted me the marriage, couldn't he see that I didn't have any romantic feelings for General Ji?"
"My admiration for him is that he is a soldier who defended his country. It's a friendship." Ling Qingyan said it with great righteousness, thinking that it was a good thing that Ji Yanxing couldn't hear these words.
"But seeing my brother jealous makes me quite happy." Ling Qingyan said, "Just like I would be jealous of my brother's choice of concubine."
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