Chapter 127 She finally admitted her identity!
The man's brow bones were prominent and more majestic than the distant mountains, and his eyes, like cold stars, were radiating a chilling light.
Ji Qingwu swallowed hard, unable to contain herself, and murmured, "Beautiful..."
Realizing what she was saying, she lowered her eyes and hurriedly explained, "No, no, I meant, I've looked carefully."
She tried to pull her hand away, but it was held down by his palm, and she couldn't break free at all.
Emperor Wusu, still not satisfied, asked, "Have you touched enough?"
Ji Qingwu's ears burned, and she whispered, "His Majesty insisted that I touch it, not that I wanted to touch it."
She only said she was coming to see him, but she never said she wanted to touch his face.
Emperor Wusu lowered his arm, but did not let go, and casually said, "Awu can also force me once."
Is this the kind of reciprocal gift-giving? Are you forcing him to take advantage of you?
Ji Qingwu almost choked on her saliva. With her free hand, she waved it away and said, "No need, no need."
Emperor Wusu said, "That's fine then, we're even."
Ji Qingwu looked up at him in confusion. She hadn't done anything, so how could they be even?
Emperor Wusu raised an eyebrow and looked directly at her, saying, "Speaking of coercion, has Awu forgotten what you did to me in the past?"
What I have done in the past.
These six words have a truly resounding effect.
During her time back in Lin'an, Ji Qingwu initially adopted an ostrich mentality, secretly pleased that the emperor hadn't recognized her, and dreamed of marrying, becoming a wife and mother, and managing the pharmacy.
But when Emperor Wusu gradually revealed to her that he already knew everything, Ji Qingwu knew that she could no longer deceive herself.
She should have refused, and refused unequivocally.
She thought this way and acted accordingly in the teahouse.
No one likes being rejected, especially the emperor, who is high and mighty. But apart from his terribly gloomy face, he did not fly into a rage as she had expected. In fact, he was... completely the opposite.
That night, he even condescended to sneak into her courtyard just to give her a jade ring as an apology.
What followed made Ji Qingwu increasingly aware of the man's danger. However, at first, she couldn't avoid him because of his status and could only let him manipulate her.
But it was the tenderness he occasionally revealed that she found most irresistible.
It's like weaving a fine, dense net to entangle her within it.
Now, let's bring up this old story again.
Ji Qingwu's palms were sweating: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Emperor Wusu showed no pity in his eyes and said decisively, "At this point, it's no use pretending to be stupid with me."
Has the moment truly arrived when there is no way to avoid it? Ji Qingwu stared nervously into his eyes, but the warmth that had been there before was gone.
Emperor Wusu said, "I will ask the question, and you will answer it."
She knew what he was going to ask, and her heart felt as if it had been suddenly gripped by someone's hand.
"Who is the female military doctor who accompanies the Northern Camp under the alias Ji Xiaowu?"
Ji Qingwu bit her lip as she looked at him. Her lips were so red from being bitten that they were bloodless. She used the name Ji Xiaowu when she was in the Northern Army.
Seeing that she did not answer, Emperor Wusu asked again, "Who is Yuan Heng's birth mother?"
Hearing Yuan Heng's name, Ji Qingwu felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. She had no choice but to abandon the little guy back then, but fortunately, Yuan Heng has grown up safely.
Seeing her pale face and her thin body swaying in the wind, she still stubbornly pursed her lips and refused to answer.
Emperor Wusu frowned and continued to ask, "Five years ago, who was the woman who, with her harmless face, used poison to plot against the entire army, lifted the general's tent, and climbed into his bed?"
It wasn't until Ji Qingwu tasted a hint of blood in her mouth that she realized she had bitten her lip, and she released her lips.
Her eyes, when she looked at him, were filled with helplessness, sorrow, and pitifulness.
Emperor Wusu suppressed the urge to pull her into his arms and comfort her, and said coldly, "Answer me."
In truth, both of them already knew the answer, but he wanted to use this method to force her to admit it herself and to confront the past that she dared not recall.
Ji Qingwu had long since lost all defenses in front of him, with only the last layer of fabric covering her shame remaining, but he was going to tear even that away.
Emperor Wusu said again, "I ask you to answer."
When his face turned cold and his aura became heavy, Ji Qingwu was still afraid.
Her eyes began to mist over.
After a long pause, her voice choked with emotion: "It was me...it was me...it was all my fault..."
By the end, she was sobbing uncontrollably.
She finally admitted it.
She is willing to confront that extremely painful past for her.
Emperor Wusu reached out and wiped away the tears that had been flowing from her face without her noticing. His touch was not gentle, and it even reddened the soft skin on her face.
He had previously thought they had plenty of time and could wait for her to gradually understand.
However, things took an unexpected turn. The incident where a black bear appeared during the women's hunt, causing Ji Qingwu and Qingyun to be in danger, has been investigated and it has been found that the fourth prince of Xijin Kingdom was secretly instigating the incident. They even dared to extend their reach to Lin'an.
Emperor Wusu, who was holding back for the time being, sent a secret edict to the army overnight, indicating that he would soon take big action to eliminate the fourth prince and his henchmen.
Upon Yuchi Lianping's arrival, Wei Ting immediately ordered a retreat...
Neither handling complex political affairs nor urgent military matters gave him as much of a headache as this little woman before him.
Ji Qingwu's tears didn't fall hastily, but rather in large drops that rolled down her cheeks, each drop carrying a heavy weight of sadness.
"Are you trying to soften my heart by crying?" Emperor Wusu asked.
Ji Qingwu quickly wiped away her tears, not wanting the emperor to misunderstand that she was using tears to gain his sympathy.
This time, she really didn't intend to play the victim; she simply couldn't help feeling a pang of sadness and a strong urge to cry.
Emperor Wusu looked at her reddened eyes and sighed, "Tears can sometimes be a weapon, but they are only effective when you cry in front of people who cherish and care about you."
Ji Qingwu sniffled, looking at him with teary eyes, and said, "A person who truly cherishes and cares for another will not make her cry."
Seeing her crying with tears streaming down her face, yet still able to refute herself with a clear mind.
Emperor Wusu pinched her face, kneading the soft flesh with two fingers until her cheeks were deformed.
Ji Qingwu's delicate skin ached from his pinch, but the soreness in her heart subsided considerably.
Emperor Wusu's expression softened considerably as he said, "Did I say anything harsh? It's just that some people are guilty and flustered. They do bad things but have such poor mental resilience. They're like water, and if you're not careful, tears will start falling, trying to atone for their sins with crying."
Ji Qingwu recalled that the emperor hadn't said anything harsh to her, but he had pinched her cheek, and quite hard at that.
She reached up to touch her face, then pushed his hand away, quickly trying to salvage her cheek.
Emperor Wusu looked at her reddened cheeks, reddened eyes and nose, and said meaningfully, "You've shed tears all over me."
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