Chapter 250 The word love does not exist in his heart
When Wei Si came back from Kunning Palace, she heard about Wen Xingluo and Wen Yueyin falling into the water.
She looked at the girl who was combing her hair in front of the dressing mirror after wringing it out, and whispered, "Did Xie Xiang bully you today?"
Wen Xingluo turned around, and the moment she saw her mother, her round almond-shaped eyes instantly brightened.
She stood up and threw herself into Wei Si's arms, rubbing herself against the fragrance on her body.
She quickly raised her head with a frown and said meekly, "It's just a little quarrel between girls. It's not bullying. Mother, don't take it seriously. Mother, can you comb my hair? The bun you combed for me last time was so beautiful!"
Wei Si is gentle and kind.
When Wen Xingluo sat down obediently in front of the dressing mirror, a gloomy look flashed across her slightly raised eyes.
After dinner, Wei Si asked two young palace maids to accompany Wen Xingluo to see the peonies in Mingzhu Palace.
She sat by the window, listening to the eunuch in the imperial court come in and report: "His Majesty has gone to the Imperial Concubine's palace tonight. Please don't wait for him."
Wei Si smiled and agreed, then grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds from the plate and gave them to the young eunuch as a reward.
After the eunuch happily left, she stood up and walked towards the clean room, "Help me bathe and dress."
The maid was puzzled. "Your Majesty went to the Imperial Concubine's place tonight. Why are you dressing up?"
Wei Si didn't answer.
By the time the bright moon rose, Wei Si had already bathed and applied a light amount of makeup on her face to create the tearful makeup popular in the palace of the previous dynasty. She did not wear gorgeous palace clothes or skirts, but only a thin and soft moon-white dress with long sleeves.
She slowly and methodically spread the goose pear ointment on her neck and instructed the maid, "Go tell His Majesty that Ningning fell into the water. I was so sad that I almost fainted."
When Xie Zhe came over, he saw that there was no light in the bedroom.
The moonlight shone through, and Wei Si was curled up on the chaise longue by the window, her light gauze skirt draped down, revealing her delicate and white neck. She hadn't combed her hair, and her long black hair meandered down along the curve of her shoulders and neck, outlining her slender and graceful figure.
As I got closer, I saw the beauty's pair of thin, worried brows, half-knitted, tears welling up at the corners of her eyes, her slightly parted lips as red and smooth as rose petals, her pearly teeth gently biting, she looked at her own reflection and shed tears, and I felt pity for her.
As if she had just seen him, Wei Si quickly sat up, covering her face with her sleeves, and choked with sobs, "I know that things are different now. I was humiliated in the Queen's palace, but I never thought that even my daughter would be pushed into the water by the princess and nearly died. The princess is a princess of wealth and status, and my Ningning cannot be compared to her. Therefore, I dare not ask Your Majesty to make a decision for Ningning. However, I am truly frightened and heartbroken, and my face is ugly now. I cannot face Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please return."
Xie Zhe stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at her condescendingly.
He is the Son of Heaven.
The Son of Heaven knows everything.
He knew Wei Si did it on purpose.
She deliberately invited him from Zhang Tingliu's palace to compete for favor with Zhang Tingliu.
But her worry and sadness about her child falling into the water did not seem fake.
Of all the love in the world, the love between mother and child is the most passionate and sincere. He himself had never experienced it, so he especially liked to see the concubines love their children.
He lifted his robe and sat down beside the imperial concubine's couch, reaching out to stroke Wei Si's long hair. "Xiang'er has become a little naughty because of being spoiled. Tomorrow, I will punish her by confinement."
Wei Si raised her tearful eyes in surprise, as if she couldn't believe it.
She quickly threw herself into Xie Zhe's arms like a bird finding its way home.
After a moment of tenderness, she spoke cautiously, "Today, Ningning and the princess were arguing by the Taihua Pond. I heard the onlookers gossiping about the princess herself, saying that Your Majesty and Sister Liu were in love back then, and it was me who stole their love, taking advantage of my status to snatch His Majesty away... Was the person His Majesty loved back then really Sister Liu?"
Xie Zhe didn't expect her to ask this.
He had been in charge of the court for many years and had never thought about these love affairs.
The purpose of the concubines in the harem is to produce royal heirs for him. He can play the role of a loving couple with Empress Mei, or he can privately indulge in the pleasure of sleeping with Concubine Zhang on the dragon bed, and he can also treat all the concubines equally.
However, the word "love" does not exist for him.
Tonight, Wei Si asked this question tearfully, which gave him a slight illusion - as if he had returned to his youth, back to the time when he was a hostage in the capital. The spring was bright and the orioles were chirping. He had his hair tied up in a high ponytail and was chased and pestered by the beautiful and noble little princess, who asked him if he had her in his heart.
Back then, he was determined to return to his fiefdom and kill the mother and son. His desire for power far exceeded that for women. Wei Si was just a tool for him to climb up. He didn't like Wei Si and only thought she was noisy and annoying.
However, for some reason, the questions that he had despised as childish and boring back then, when he heard them again in middle age, he had the illusion that his heartstrings were instantly touched.
It’s like returning to my youth again.
The middle-aged emperor always had a stern and solemn expression, like an evil dragon entwined in the dynasty, but tonight he rarely put away his deep and cold expression.
He caressed the beautiful woman's face in his arms, "I didn't like Zhang Tingliu back then. I don't like her now either."
The phoenix eyes of the beauty in his arms immediately lit up.
She asked tentatively, "Then...what about the Empress? People outside say that you and the Empress treat each other with respect and that you are the most perfect match for each other in the world."
Xie Zhe suddenly felt that Wei Si's eyes were very beautiful.
He didn't realize it when he was young.
He replied, “I don’t like it.”
Wei Si suddenly smiled brightly.
She was beautiful, and when she smiled, the whole room seemed to be illuminated, even outshining the moonlight.
Xie Zhe raised an eyebrow, "Why don't you ask if I have you in my heart?"
"Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, and you hold the whole world in your heart. I am in your world, and naturally I am also in your heart." Wei Si's fingertips circled Xie Zhe's heart. "Now, you are the only one I can rely on."
The woman is very charming.
Although she is already a mother, her vitality is like a peony in spring. She has never given up on herself, so she is always at the best age.
Xie Zhe's heart skipped a beat, as if a fish had hit him in the chest.
He held Wei Si's hand and bent down to kiss her lips.
Wei Si tilted her head back to accept his kiss.
She looked at his eyes, which were tightly closed due to emotion, and her phoenix eyes were filled with cold disgust.
The next day.
When Wen Xingluo got up and put on her makeup, a palace maid came in smiling and congratulating her, "Your Majesty has been given a new title, the character 'Chen'. Among the dozens of concubines in the harem, our Majesty is the first to receive a title!"
Chen means respected.
It's a very good title.
Wen Xingluo showed no emotion on his face.
After she finished dressing up, she went straight to the East Palace.
Xie Zan and Wei Ying were both there. They had just fought, and the yard was a mess.
Wen Xingluo dodged, and a knife flew over and almost brushed her face, then fiercely stabbed deep into the door panel!
She looked at the two of them, "Cousin?"
Both of them were covered in bruises and looked very ugly.
Wei Ying tied her ponytail nonchalantly, walked over and took Wen Xingluo's hand, "Come on, I'll take you to see someone."
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