Chapter 76 Refusal Invalid
"What time is it? Why are you still in bed?"
Li Shangxuan: "Today is a day off, and there's no morning court session. Wouldn't it be nice if I spent more time with you?"
Yang Qing tried to remove his hand from her waist, but failed. She said with disdain, "Who needs your compensation? I get so annoyed just looking at you."
Li Shangxuan snorted and deliberately said, "That's not what you said last night. You spread rumors, and I forced you to take the medicine. That settles things. Let's live a good life together from now on, okay?"
Yang Qing blushed slightly and then protested, "You're dreaming! What if you bring back another son and put him in front of me to raise? I don't want to believe your sweet talk!"
Li Shangxuan paused, then said with annoyance, "I've already explained this to you. It didn't happen before, and it won't happen again."
Yang Qing didn't say anything more, but just by looking at the expression on her face, Li Shangxuan knew that she hadn't let it go.
Although it was supposed to be a day off, Li Shangxuan still didn't know what he was busy with after lunch.
Zhuo Sigui, beaming with joy, whispered to Yang Qing, "A divine doctor, truly a divine doctor! We only met once, and he didn't even need to use acupuncture or take any medicine, yet he brought the patient back to health with miraculous healing. He's practically Hua Tuo reborn!"
Yang Qing almost spat out the tea she had just drunk.
She hesitated, unsure how to begin. At this point, was there any point in explaining?
She tactfully suggested that the matter should not be mentioned again, and that it should be treated as a passing cloud that would dissipate with the wind.
Zhuo Sigui immediately nodded in agreement.
Yang Qing found it all quite amusing.
Xin Wanyou went back, and her days weren't too lonely.
The palace is never short of young and beautiful girls, and her days are much busier than before. Li Shangxuan has to have dinner with her every day, and she has to deal with him in the evenings.
Yang Qing suspected that he hadn't fully remembered the so-called past life. Compared to the domineering emperor of his past life, Li Shangxuan was now much more amiable and shameless.
This bad dog, Yang Qing didn't cower like she did in her previous life. He's not the emperor now, and he doesn't have the power to chop people's heads off at the drop of a hat. What is there to be afraid of in Li Shangxuan?
Such days are neither good nor bad.
While others might not know, Yang Qing did. She knew that the emperor's health was deteriorating day by day.
Most emperors are like this: they truly enjoy life, but if they have any aspirations or ideals, then the word "tired" doesn't even begin to describe it.
In that sense, Li Shangxuan was born to be an emperor; he was like that from a young age, with much more energy than others.
Yang Qing would feel listless if he didn't sleep for four hours a day. When he was emperor, it was common for him to sleep for two or three hours a day.
Actually, by this standard, Rongyue is quite suitable to be the emperor, but Rongyue's enthusiasm for learning is not used here. If it were an exchange meeting on music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she would probably be full of energy even without sleeping.
The signal of winter was a sudden snowfall. Yang Qing was delighted to see the world covered in silver when she woke up.
This was Xiao Huang's first snowflake in his life. He ran wildly in the snow, leaving behind a string of little plum blossom footprints.
Cats, on the other hand, are much calmer, staying by the stove and giving up their love of climbing walls and rooftops.
Yangqing was always worried that the burning coals in the stove would brush against the fur on its beautiful big tail.
A heavy snowfall buried the entire capital city. There wasn't much to do today. After finishing his business, Li Shangxuan immediately wanted to go back to find Yang Qing.
It's been almost ten years since they last played together in the snow.
Now that they can finally play together openly, he is naturally eager to do so.
But when she returned to her palace, she didn't see Yang Qing anywhere. Li Li hurriedly replied, "Miss Ming went out on an invitation."
Li Shangxuan was quite disappointed. Wasn't Yang Qing usually not a fan of Ming Luoqi? Why would she go out with her?
When girls are together, he can't just stand by and watch; that wouldn't look right, and it's not reasonable.
Seeing the disappointment in his eyes, Zhuo Sigui tentatively asked, "Should I inform the Crown Princess that you are waiting for her?"
Li Shangxuan shook his head and said, "No need, let her have fun."
Unexpectedly, it took more than an hour for Yang Qing to finally return, holding a sprig of plum blossom in her hands.
It started snowing again outside the school, and even with an umbrella, my cloak was covered in snow.
Li Shangxuan went to help her shake off the snowflakes. After the other palace maids withdrew, he said sourly, "So you do know to come back? What time is it?"
Yang Qing retorted, "It's still a long time before dinner, do you need to nag me like that?"
Li Shangxuan was taken aback, but couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Did I marry a wife or raise a daughter?"
Yang Qing immediately retorted, "Stop taking advantage of me!"
Li Shangxuan took her hand and placed it in his palm; it was indeed ice-cold. The two went into the inner room, and he said again, "Speaking of our daughter, why is there still no good news from A-Xun?"
Her hands weren't so cold anymore, so he let go and touched her lower abdomen, teasingly asking, "Could there be one here right now?"
Yang Qing blushed. She had only been married to Li Shangxuan for less than a year. Even in her previous life, when they had been together for seven or eight years, she still didn't have a child. She wondered if there was something wrong with her or him.
But if you ask Yang Qing, then it's definitely Li Shangxuan who has the problem.
She slapped his hand away impatiently: "It's all your fault for being incompetent. How can you expect me to do this all by myself?"
Li Shangxuan's eyes darkened, and his smile became even more meaningful. "Ah Xun is right. We really can't rely on you alone for this. Tonight, I will do my best to serve you well."
Yang Qing's face turned even redder. Ever since they reluctantly reconciled, he's been like this all the time, his skin has gotten even thicker.
She wanted to curse, but could only manage to utter "shameless," and then she was so angry that her teeth itched.
Seeing her face flushed with anger, Li Shangxuan couldn't help but chuckle. He quickly said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I have some good news to tell you. Do you want to hear it?"
If I really make Yangqing angry, how much effort will it take to coax her back? And the worst part is, I might not even be able to.
Upon hearing this, Yang Qing's attention was indeed diverted, and she asked suspiciously, "Is there any good news? If you want to tell me, I'll listen. If you don't want to tell me, don't keep me hanging on. I don't care to hear it."
It's no wonder she was overly cautious; she had seen through Li Shangxuan's true colors and witnessed his methods. Every time, he would use good news to lure her in, coaxing her in this and that to satisfy his lewd desires.
A person should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation; the current Yang Qing is no longer the young girl he could easily fool.
Li Shangxuan laughed and said, "Of course I have to tell you. You've told me this so many times, I can't forget it."
With a glib tongue, Yang Qing scoffed. He still dared not forget what he wouldn't dare to do.
Li Shangxuan didn't keep him in suspense any longer: "It's about Li Heyun. The imperial envoy sent by the court found evidence of rebellion in the Ning Prince's mansion, and now he can't even be a prince anymore. In a few days, he will be escorted to the capital, and after Father finishes his trial, he will be executed. How about that, is that enough to vent your anger?"
Yang Qing's face was still flushed, but this time it was because she was happy.
Li Heyun, that great villain, is finally going to die!
If he hadn't died, the disgust would have been secondary; Yang Qing felt extremely averse to it.
She always felt that Li Heyun was like a sinister rat, who would jump out again at any time and bite her.
Li Heyun, the Prince of Ning's Mansion, the rebellion, Yunzhou—these events, when put together, reminded Yang Qing of her past life. She tentatively asked, "How much do you remember? In your past life... the rebellion in Yunzhou wasn't because of them, was it?"
Li Shangxuan's smile froze for a moment. How much did he still remember?
I don't remember anything at all...
All he remembered was related to Yang Qing; he could still vividly feel the heartache and sorrow she felt as she made her final arrangements. But he truly couldn't recall how she died, or the rebellion...
However, based on Yang Qing's words and the evidence found, even if the rebellion was not instigated by the Prince Ning's Mansion, it is still inextricably linked to the Prince Ning's Mansion.
Faced with Yang Qing's probing gaze, he chose to snort coldly, "You still have the nerve to talk about your past life? I'm about to die, and instead of saying anything nice, you actually insult me!"
He forcefully pulled her wrist towards his chest, saying, "Feel it. Every time I think about this, my heart shatters into pieces."
When Yang Qing heard him recounting the grievances from their past life, she initially felt a little guilty, after all, she had indeed cursed him when she was on the verge of death.
Upon hearing the next sentence, she couldn't help but sneer again. Not only had she called him an "old dog" before, but now she was going to call him a "little dog."
My heart is breaking into pieces. He's so shameless. I don't know how he could say such disgusting and nauseating things.
She tried to pull her hand away, but Li Shangxuan wouldn't let go.
Yang Qing, embarrassed and angry, retorted: "You shameless bastard! If your heart were truly shattered into pieces, how could you still be alive?"
Ultimately, it's all about wanting to gain advantages and take advantage.
Seeing that the topic had changed and his wish had been fulfilled, Li Shangxuan continued to chat with her in a good mood, "Touch it, touch it and you'll know whether my heart is broken into pieces or not."
Yang Qing could only patiently touch him carefully; through his winter clothes, she had to be very careful to feel his heartbeat.
"I touched it, and it's clearly jumping around. It doesn't look like it's broken into pieces at all."
Li Shangxuan persisted unreasonably: "What can you feel through such thick clothes? At the very least, you have to reach inside the clothes and feel around for it to be useful, right?"
Yang Qing was truly fed up this time: "Come on, you're just thinking about lewd things. Dinner's almost here, you shameless thing, don't drag me into this!"
Li Shangxuan then released her hand. Despite being scolded for being shameless, he showed no anger on his face. Instead, he smiled and said, "Alright, I'll remember that. After dinner, A-Xun will thank me properly."
He kissed the back of her hand, his tone and expression frivolous beyond belief, "I'm really looking forward to it, you'll have to wait and see."
Yang Qing quickly withdrew her hand. This time, he didn't use much force, and she quickly got what she wanted.
"You're so shameless! When did I ever say I was going to thank you properly?"
When a scholar encounters a soldier, or when Yang Qing encounters Li Shangxuan, there are always reasons that cannot be explained.
She had indeed mentioned it to him several times before, but even if she wanted to express her gratitude, shouldn't she have thanked the imperial envoy who ventured deep into the heart of the enemy's territory? What did it have to do with him?
Li Shangxuan wasn't annoyed: "If it weren't for me, would the court have sent people to investigate? In the end, you should thank me."
Yang Qing was speechless and refused, but her refusal was ineffective.
What we couldn't accomplish at the hot spring resort last time, we did this time with double the effort.
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