Chapter 358 How many people are in your heart?
Ji Qingwu truly couldn't distinguish between the emperor's favor and love.
But Ji Qingwu is the kind of person who can cut through a mess.
She was about to hastily wipe away her tears and clean up any unnecessary weakness.
Once you've cried, it's over.
“Awu asked so many ‘whys’, and I’m wondering where to begin answering them.”
The person who had been silent finally spoke.
Ji Qingwu's hand, which was covering her face, fell down, only to be roughly pulled off by Emperor Wu Su.
Contrary to the gentleness in his words, his actions were quite different.
More chaotic kisses landed on her face, each one heavy and intense, far exceeding Ji Qingwu's tolerance.
With the force of his kiss, he bent her over and made her lie uncontrollably on the imperial desk.
His arm shielded her back to prevent her from falling and hitting her head, while his other hand gripped hers tightly to keep her from moving.
He kissed away the tear stains on her face, from her chin to her cheeks, the tip of her reddened nose, and then to her eyes brimming with tears.
The tears in his eyes finally stopped flowing and no longer overflowed.
As his lips moved to hers, Ji Qingwu suddenly bit him hard. Zhao Mingyan stopped in pain, the teeth marks on his upper lip clearly visible.
Ji Qingwu said angrily, "You should stay away from me too."
"Ah Wu, why do you think I always appear around you? Why am I different only for you? Why do I want your heart?"
Zhao Mingyan asked patiently and persuasively.
Ji Qingwu didn't have the patience. She turned her head and pressed her left cheek against the painting on the table, her cheek flesh squeezing out, looking very soft and easy to pinch.
She was anything but gentle, and sneered, "Because you're a pervert."
While she was still mournfully pleading her case, Emperor Wusu impatiently kissed her and pressed her down, forbidding her to move.
Ji Qingwu felt increasingly disheartened. It was quite possible that she was right; he had indeed fallen for her looks.
Zhao Mingyan turned her head back and grabbed her chin. Even though she called him a pervert, he still pecked her lips first.
"Ah Wu's mouth is both lovable and hateful, but I still like it more."
Ji Qingwu wanted to glare at him, but didn't want to meet his gaze, so she glanced sideways at the screen behind the dragon throne.
But he wouldn't let her have her way, and instead kissed her eyes.
Ji Qingwu's eyelashes trembled, like a butterfly with wet wings in the rain, unable to fly and left to be bullied at will.
Zhao Mingyan's lips pressed against her earlobe, rubbing against it incessantly until her earlobe burned.
"Awu, do you know how I recognized you when you returned to Lin'an?"
This was also one of the questions Ji Qingwu wanted to know, but she was still feeling annoyed, so she followed his example and remained silent.
Zhao Mingyan said, "Because no one else is like you, someone I've seen once and can never forget."
Ji Qingwu couldn't hide anything; a glint of light flashed in her eyes, and her face suddenly became more charming.
However, she felt that Emperor Wusu was beating around the bush and trying to say something nice to deceive her.
However, Ji Qingwu's mood improved considerably because of the word "unforgettable".
Zhao Mingyan suppressed a laugh and said with a gentle smile, "I thought Awu would be a pragmatist, that doing more is more important than saying nice things, and that she would also say some sweet words."
"Who wants to hear you say sweet nothings?"
Just as Ji Qingwu had built up her mental defenses, he lightly bit her right earlobe.
"I was wrong."
A deep voice penetrated her mind.
Who was wrong?
He was referring to "me".
Ji Qingwu blinked slowly. Her ears felt like they were burning. She wanted to rub them, but she couldn't free her hands.
Zhao Mingyan's breath fell on her lips, and he said, "Awu has been secretly keeping so many things in her heart. Is there anything else you want to say? Let's just say it all today."
Ji Qingwu nodded honestly, her lips accidentally brushing against his high, straight nose.
"have."
Zhao Mingyan, in a good mood, said, "Speak."
"You, you, you said..." Ji Qingwu stammered.
Zhao Mingyan asked gently, "What did you say?"
Ji Qingwu said slowly, "Tell me, what did you do wrong...?"
Before he could speak, a heavy head landed on her shoulder, the emperor's golden crown slightly pricking her cheek.
The vibrations from Zhao Mingyan's muffled laughter traveled through her shoulder blades to her body.
He said in a cheerful voice, "The mistake was not giving A-Wu a chance to speak sooner."
Ever since Emperor Wusu regained consciousness, he had noticed that Ji Qingwu was emotionally unstable when facing him, as if he had been holding back something.
Something's really off today, and I keep going in circles with him.
Seeing her emotions gradually crumble, he endured it all, and finally heard the words he most wanted to hear.
In front of him, Ji Qingwu made her heart clear.
Zhao Mingyan raised his head and kissed her neck, making Ji Qingwu shrink back because of the ticklish feeling.
He released her from his grasp, cupped her face in his hands, and his dark eyes reflected only her image.
"My mistake was not letting you see my heart sooner."
"I almost missed you again."
Ji Qingwu was overwhelmed by his presence and almost forgot how to breathe.
She opened her lips and took a few quick breaths, but to the other person, it seemed like a silent invitation.
Zhao Mingyan's face pressed down, his nose brushing against hers first, the rich scent of ambergris mixed with other fragrances...
It smells like ink.
Ji Qingwu raised her slender arm to block him.
"I haven't finished asking yet."
Zhao Mingyan frowned, staring at her lips with a hesitant expression, but still said, "You go first, and finish this time."
Ji Qingwu reached out and touched his chest, forcefully poking his left chest with his index finger.
Suddenly, a short, hoarse groan was heard.
Ji Qingwu's eyes flickered. It was all because her poke was too accurate; she had no intention of teasing him.
She hurriedly said, "His Majesty said I should see your heart clearly. I would like to ask, how many people are in your heart?"
Zhao Mingyan looked down at her hand, took it in his palm, and said helplessly, "Even just this one is unbearable. If there's another one, how can I survive?"
Ji Qingwu patted the painting beneath him and asked, "Where is this ethereal and peerless young lady?"
Zhao Mingyan couldn't hold back this time and burst into laughter.
The palace servants standing at the door could all hear the emperor's hearty and pleasant laughter.
Li Yuzong was so startled that he dropped the whisk in his hand. He turned around in surprise and looked at the tightly closed palace door.
Xiao Dongzi picked up the whisk, dusted it off, and said worriedly, "Could it be that our Emperor has gone mad from reviewing so many memorials?"
Li Yuzong quietly approached the palace door and eavesdropped for a while, then heard the woman's shy yet angry voice.
Ji Qingwu shoved him: "What are you laughing at?"
Zhao Mingyan pinched her cheek and rubbed it again, saying, "I'm laughing at you for praising yourself so seriously."
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