"You don't want it?" Emperor Jingli raised his eyebrows and asked.
"..."
"Really?"
"..."
"Your Majesty." I always felt that Emperor Jingli was crazy again. Liao Qingqing couldn't figure out what Emperor Jingli meant, so she asked: "You want to give yourself to me, what do you mean?"
"It means to be your emperor." Emperor Jingli said.
"Isn't it now?"
"Now I am the emperor of all the women in the harem."
Liao Qingqing asked in confusion: "How can you be the emperor of me?"
"You are the empress, and I am the emperor of you alone."
"Empress, empress?" Liao Qingqing looked at Emperor Jingli in astonishment.
Emperor Jingli smiled and nodded: "That's right."
Liao Qingqing knew that Emperor Jingli would jump around in private, but she didn't expect that Emperor Jingli would jump directly to the issue of "empress", and he would allow her to be the empress. Liao Qingqing asked: "Your Majesty, are you kidding?"
"Why am I kidding?"
"Shouldn't the empress be Concubine Liang?" Even if it wasn't Concubine Liang, there were still Concubine De, Concubine Xian, etc., who had higher qualifications than her. She had never dreamed of the position of empress.
"I never thought of letting her be the empress."
"And Concubine De." Concubine De was a good existence in Liao Qingqing's heart.
"If Concubine De could be the empress, she would have been the empress a few years ago."
"Why is she a concubine?" Liao Qingqing looked confused.
"Because I want to."
"Your Majesty, you can't be so willful."
"How am I willful?"
Liao Qingqing explained in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, you know that my family is poor, my father is untalented, my brother is young, and I am not capable of managing the harem. I am not worthy of the position of Empress."
Emperor Jingli's face immediately darkened.
Liao Qingqing: "..."
"Who told you that the empress must have a wealthy family?"
"That's what I thought."
"Your idea is wrong." Emperor Jingli said with a stern face: "Your family background is not good, but it has nothing to do with you being the empress. Your father is incompetent and your brother is young. What does it have to do with me? I want you to be the empress, not them."
"..."
"You can assist the director of the Agriculture Department in all aspects of potato planting. How come you can't manage the harem?" "
..."
"Look, potatoes are popular among the people. I don't know how many people have been saved and how many myths have been created for future generations. How can you not be worthy of the position of empress?"
"..." "
I think you just don't care about me!"
"..."
Emperor Jingli kept talking one sentence after another. Liao Qingqing couldn't respond, but she felt that what Emperor Jingli said made sense. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Emperor Jingli saw that Liao Qingqing didn't respond for a long time.
Feeling depressed, she stood up.
Liao Qingqing was startled and looked up at Emperor Jingli.
Emperor Jingli looked down at Liao Qingqing and said, "I thought you and I felt the same way, but it seems I was wrong."
"???"
Emperor Jingli walked away.
Liao Qingqing was completely stunned. She quickly stood up and walked to the door. Emperor Jingli had already walked to the door of Lisheng Pavilion, lifted up his clothes, stepped over the threshold, shook his clothes heavily, and then strode away.
He looked very angry.
"Master." Seeing that something was wrong, He Xiang hurried over and called.
Liao Qingqing said, "It's okay."
He Xiang lowered her head and stood aside.
Liao Qingqing returned to the inner room and sat on the couch, looking at the tea bowl used by Emperor Jingli and thinking about what Emperor Jingli said.
She was at a loss.
Since she came here, she has been adhering to the life style of "less trouble is better than more trouble". Living here, she didn't care about the fight for favor and position.
Even at the beginning, she didn't want Emperor Jingli to notice her.
But Emperor Jingli broke her life.
She also relied on Emperor Jingli and enjoyed the benefits brought by the position.
She really had no ambition.
She just wanted to have her own craft in the deep palace - planting. With this craft, she would not be afraid of losing favor and poverty. After all, women in the Wei Dynasty could also be officials and businessmen.
She could use planting to make a little money to support herself.
She never thought about becoming an empress.
Suddenly, she heard Emperor Jingli mention the Empress and wanted her to be the Empress. Of course, she was bluffing. After that, she began to doubt herself. She just didn't expect that her self-doubt would make Emperor Jingli so angry.
I wonder if Emperor Jingli would come over secretly at night?
She and Emperor Jingli often had some minor frictions. Emperor Jingli would often leave in anger, but would come back soon after. This time, Liao Qingqing was also waiting for Emperor Jingli to come.
After waiting for a long time, until late at night, Emperor Jingli still didn't come.
Liao Qingqing had to sleep alone.
The next day, as soon as she opened her eyes, Liao Qingqing asked He Xiang: "Did the Emperor come last night?"
"My Lord, no."
Liao Qingqing nodded. After washing up, she went to Shouxi Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. At noon, she went to the Agricultural Department to check on the situation of potatoes. In the afternoon, Concubine De came to visit and asked about potatoes, saying that potatoes were now famous in the capital.
Even Xi Zhaorong's reputation has risen greatly.
Liao Qingqing asked curiously: "My reputation has spread among the people?"
De Fei smiled and said: "Of course, this is just the beginning. If potatoes are planted among the people, your reputation will probably be on par with the emperor's in the future."
De Fei is different from other concubines. She has no sentimental feelings in her heart. She entered the palace to help her mother and brother gain a firm foothold in the family, and Emperor Jingli helped her do this.
To her, Emperor Jingli was more like a benefactor.
A benefactor who helped her realize the value of life.
She had no idea about Emperor Jingli, but she was interested in raising flowers, grass, cats and dogs. She had five cats and two dogs in her yard, and she was very happy every day. After hearing about Liao Qingqing planting potatoes, she often talked about potato planting with Liao Qingqing, and also planted potatoes in her yard.
But Liao Qingqing was very curious about how her reputation spread among the people, and asked in confusion: "How do people know my reputation?"
Defei laughed.
Liao Qingqing asked back: "Why is sister Defei laughing?"
Defei said: "Sister Xi is so stupid, of course it was the emperor who spread it."
"The emperor?"
"Sister Xi, you know the emperor's intentions, right?"
"What does the emperor mean?"
"The emperor has been paving the way for sister Xi." "
Paving what road?"
"The road to the position of empress."
"???"
"You really don't care about this." Defei smiled and said: "Sister Xi, think about it carefully, if the emperor just dotes on you and has no intention of making you the empress, why does Concubine Liang oppose you everywhere and always want to pull you down?"
"Isn't this how the harem struggles work?"
"No, at first when you were promoted, Concubine Liang and others didn't care about you, because they thought you were just a favorite concubine at most. It wasn't until the emperor wanted to pull you to his side and to the position of empress, which affected the interests of Concubine Liang and others, that they began to be ruthless to you."
"But I think I--" "
The empress is the emperor's wife, and the others are concubines, or nothing." De Fei said.
Liao Qingqing was slightly stunned.
"The emperor is very attentive to you."
Liao Qingqing bowed her head and said nothing.
De Fei suddenly said: "Hey, my little black cat should have his nails cut today. Okay, sister Xi, I won't tell you today."
"... Sister De Fei, take care."
Looking at De Fei's hurried steps, Liao Qingqing laughed dumbly.
In fact, cats and dogs are very cute.
She glanced at the sky and the sun was about to set.
Emperor Jingli hasn't come yet.
She thought for a moment, took out some silver, wrote a menu, and ordered He Xiang to go to the kitchen to prepare it.
When night fell, Emperor Jingli still didn't come.
Liao Qingqing carried the food box and took He Xiang to Zhengqian Palace.
Emperor Jingli went to Lisheng Pavilion at least once a day, so there was no need for Liao Qingqing to come to Zhengqian Palace to find Emperor Jingli, so this was the first time Liao Qingqing came. There
were carved beams and painted rafters all around, and palace lights were on in appropriate locations, illuminating the Zhengqian Palace, but it still didn't make the Zhengqian Palace look warm.
Instead, it became more silent and solemn.
Liao Qingqing stood at the door of Zhengqian Palace and asked the eunuch to pass on the message. At this time, she saw Fusheng.
"Fusheng." Liao Qingqing called.
Seeing Liao Qingqing, Fusheng was shocked at first, then he came over as if he had seen Guanyin Bodhisattva, and said, "Meet Xi Zhaorong."
"Get up quickly, the emperor is inside, please tell him for me."
Fusheng wanted to say that there was no need to tell him, the emperor was waiting, but then he thought that the emperor's temperament was unpredictable, so he responded, trotted to the study, and said carefully, "Your Majesty." Emperor Jingli
was sitting at the table reviewing memorials, and he said "hmm" softly.
"Xi Zhaorong wants to see you."
Emperor Jingli's eyes paused, his hands stopped moving, his heartbeat even accelerated a little, but there was no change on his face, and he asked, "What is she here for?"
"She said she was delivering food."
"Just take the food."
"This--" Fusheng looked embarrassed.
"Why? She still wants to see me?"
"Yes."
"Let her in."
"Yes." Fusheng answered happily. He served the emperor every day and knew that the emperor cared about Xi Zhaorong. Two days ago, for some reason, the emperor suddenly left Lisheng Pavilion and looked very unhappy for the next two days. He and all the eunuchs were trembling with fear every day. Today, Xi Zhaorong came, and it must be a good day.
Fusheng trotted away.
Emperor Jingli put down the cinnabar pen, looked at the door, and listened with his ears erect, thinking that Qingqing would come in a while, and he must put on a good show.
Just as he was thinking, he heard footsteps coming from afar. He sat up straight and picked up the cinnabar pen. Then he heard Liao Qingqing's voice: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live long."
"Well, get up." Emperor Jingli said coldly.
Liao Qingqing stood up with the food box in her hand. Seeing that Emperor Jingli was seriously reviewing memorials, she did not even look at her and said with a stiff face, "I heard that the emperor has not had dinner yet, so I brought some food to the emperor--"
"Put it there. I will eat it later."
"Yes."
Liao Qingqing turned around and walked slowly to the table next to her.
Emperor Jingli turned to look at Liao Qingqing.
When Liao Qingqing turned around, his eyes instantly turned to the memorials.
Liao Qingqing looked at the focused Emperor Jingli and said silently, "The food should be eaten while it is hot."
Emperor Jingli nodded lightly.
Liao Qingqing didn't know what memorials Emperor Jingli was reviewing. It might be some important national affairs, so he was so busy that he forgot to eat and sleep. She didn't want to disturb him, so she said, "Then, Your Majesty, please wait until you are done with your work before you eat. I will leave first."
"???"
Liao Qingqing bowed and said, "I will take my leave."
Liao Qingqing turned around and walked out.
Emperor Jingli slammed the cinnabar pen on the table with a "smack".
Liao Qingqing turned around and saw Emperor Jingli looking at her with a sullen face. She was confused.
Emperor Jingli said in a very bad tone, "Come here."
"My concubine?" Liao Qingqing asked.
"Yes, it's you!"
Liao Qingqing walked towards Emperor Jingli in surprise. As soon as she came in front of him, he hugged her slender waist and kissed her lips without warning. After grinding her hard, he bit her lips.
He really bit her!
"Ah!" Liao Qingqing cried out in pain.
Emperor Jingli let go of Liao Qingqing, his chest heaving, angry flames dancing in his eyes, and gritted his teeth and said, "You have me in your arms!"
"My concubine doesn't."
"You're close to me and far away from me, playing me around!"
"???"
"You're living a carefree life."
"..."
"You said you were sending me a food box, but you were just teasing me."
"..."
"Humph!" Emperor Jingli let go of Liao Qingqing.
Liao Qingqing looked at the angry Emperor Jingli, feeling both angry and amused. She said in a soft voice with a hint of complaint, "Your Majesty, you are so unreasonable."
"I am unreasonable?" Emperor Jingli turned around and asked.
Liao Qingqing nodded.
"Tell me, how am I unreasonable?"
"I didn't say anything yesterday. It was you, Your Majesty, who was the only one talking. After you finished speaking, you didn't even give me a chance to explain. You just got up and left. How could that not be unreasonable?"
"..."
"I came to deliver food, but you were so absorbed in the memorials. I was embarrassed to disturb you, so I had to take my leave. Now you're angry again, and I feel so wronged."
"..." Emperor Jingli thought about it and it seemed to be like this, but he was an emperor and he had great pride. He said reluctantly, "Who told you not to care about me?"
"When did I not care about Your Majesty?"
Emperor Jingli was stunned and asked, "Do you care about me?"
"Of course I do. Otherwise, I wouldn't make potatoes for Your Majesty, play chess with Your Majesty, or miss Your Majesty."
"You miss me." Emperor Jingli's heart was sweet, and his anger instantly subsided. He looked straight at Liao Qingqing and asked, "When did you miss me?"
"When the emperor is not by my side, I will miss you."
Emperor Jingli hugged Liao Qingqing and sat her on his lap. He looked at her happily and said, "Qingqing, kiss me."
"..."
The author has something to say: -
Liao Qingqing: An annoying little troublemaker.
Emperor Jingli: Who? My beloved, who are you talking about?
Liao Qingqing: Who is it? I know it in my heart.
Emperor Jingli: ? ? ?
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