After much deliberation, she decided to temporarily hand over the chores in the harem and just be a concubine!
When Leng Xi arrived at Fengxian Palace, he saw Yu Qiaoqiao sitting there embroidering something. He walked over, sat opposite her, and asked softly:
"What are you embroidering?"
Without even raising her head, she replied calmly:
"Mandarin Duck Pillow, Xiaobao is not young anymore, it's time for him to find a suitable marriage. I thought about it and prepared it for him in advance."
Leng Xi gave a helpless smile. They had been in Mianzhou for a few years and their relationship had improved a lot. When he looked at her, his previous annoyance had turned into liking for her.
He no longer disliked Yu Qiaoqiao as much as before. On the contrary, he felt that her peaceful and calm personality made him feel very secure.
"Qiaoqiao, are you envious of Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law?"
When the two of them were mentioned, Yu Qiaoqiao put down the embroidery in her hands, looked up at him, and nodded slightly.
"They are a rare couple in this world, I'm afraid I'm not the only one who envy them!"
"Yes! I envy you too, but I don't have the courage. Fourth brother has entrusted me with this vast kingdom, and I must protect it for him."
"Yes, everyone's life trajectory is different. Although their lives are peaceful, our lives are also full of different colors. The harem is so big, you should choose a few concubines."
When she said this, her heart tightened, but she still said it cruelly.
She never expected Leng Xi to be as devoted to her as Leng Yu was to Luo Lan, nor did she expect that she would be the only woman in the harem that was supposed to have three palaces and six courtyards.
She had been thinking about this matter since the day Leng Xi ascended the throne. Yesterday, the Queen Mother talked to her about selecting concubines for him. She knew that she could no longer escape. As the queen, she should consider these things for him.
Unexpectedly, Leng Xi's face turned cold in an instant.
"How many women do you want me to find?"
She did not hear the dissatisfaction in his words, but responded calmly.
"You are the Emperor, you can have as many women as you want. When my father was alive, although there weren't three thousand beauties in the harem, there were still hundreds of women waiting to be favored. Since ancient times, the Emperor would select a group of beautiful women within three months of ascending the throne. Fourth brother is the only exception..."
Having said this, she lowered her head somewhat sadly.
Leng Xi gave a helpless wry smile, then stood up, walked forward to pull her up, looked into her slightly old eyes, and shook his head gently.
"What Fourth Brother can do, I, Leng Xi, can do too. Besides, I am only a temporary successor to the throne; it doesn't belong to me. I've made up my mind. When Yu'er grows up, we'll go find Fourth Brother and live the lives of ordinary people. If we're followed by a group of women by then, what should we do?"
Yu Qiaoqiao looked up at him and asked in confusion,
"you mean?"
He smiled softly.
"What I mean is that when my father was on the throne, the women in the harem were constantly scheming against each other, even harming each other. I don't want to see such things. Besides, it's enough for me to share a bed with you. There's no need to find another woman to warm my bed..."
His words made her heart start to beat wildly.
She didn't expect that he would say these words to her. She also didn't expect that she would also have the love she had always envied Leng Yu and Luo Lan...
With tears in her eyes, she threw herself into his arms, biting her lips and nodded.
"If you want, let's have another baby!"
"No."
He interrupted her.
"I don't want you to go through that pain again. Besides, we didn't have another child when we were young. Now that you and I are middle-aged, there's no need to have another child. Besides, Xiaobao is already grown up. When he gets married and has children, you can take care of the child. Why bother having one yourself?"
His concern for her is really more than just superficial.
His love for her was not a spur-of-the-moment thing.
The two of them hugged each other, with a faint smile on Yu Qiaoqiao's lips.
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