Xiao Ling held Yuan Dai's wrist tightly, preventing her from breaking away.
He explained: "Those are people sent by other countries. I can't refuse them directly."
"I was wrong, don't be angry, okay?"
The dignified emperor took the initiative to lower his posture and coaxed her in a low voice. He couldn't refuse any woman, right? Logically speaking, Yuan Dai should be more sensible and reasonable and forgive him.
But she really can't do it.
She raised her head, Qing Ling's eyes met Xiao Ling's, and she suddenly asked, "What if I want you to disband the harem for me?"
silence.
What responded to her was Xiao Ling's long silence.
The air seemed to be silent at this moment, and there was only the sound of rustling leaves in my ears.
Xiao Ling's silence fell in Yuan Dai's eyes, undoubtedly acknowledging that she couldn't do it.
Although she had been prepared for it long ago, when she actually got the answer, Yuan Dai couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.
It feels like you thought he was different and you were different, but reality slaps you in the face and tells you to stop dreaming.
Can Xiao Ling not do it?
It's not that he doesn't want to, or to put it more bluntly, it's because she's not worthy of paying such a high price.
Xiao Ling's silence undoubtedly opened up the scars between the two of them, revealing the bloody wounds inside. All the ugliness was exposed to the sun. Everything that had been avoided and comforted before was revealed at this moment.
Just like when he first chose to save Zhao Li, Xiao Ling liked her, but that was all.
Yuan Dai shook off Xiao Ling's hand, and this time, Xiao Ling did not reach out to stop her.
Yuan Dai returned to her palace. Qiushi, who was standing by her, felt heartbroken when she saw her like this. She asked the palace servant to bring osmanthus cake and said, "Your Majesty, please have something to eat."
Yuan Dai's eyes fell on the sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Her favorite food seemed inexplicably boring at the moment.
Yuan Dai reflected on herself. During this period, although she had always said that she wanted to enter the cold palace, all her actions were a bit trivial. The previous method was obviously not feasible.
What's more, according to her current relationship with Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling still likes her at this time. It is obviously unrealistic for her to want to enter the cold palace, but she does not want to be a member of Xiao Ling's concubine in this palace, even though the harem
It is harmonious now, but who can guarantee that it will always be harmonious? Will the woman like today be the only one?
Xiao Ling still likes her, but love always gets tired. When love disappears, will she be the next original owner?
Just thinking about it made Yuan Dai shudder.
Since there is no way to enter the cold palace, we can only find a way to get out of the palace.
But as a queen, she is in a high position, and so many people are looking at her. How easy is it for her to leave the palace? Escape from the palace? But will her father suffer because of her? Is it the king's land in the world?
Even if she escapes, will she be caught by Xiao Ling again like last time?
Yuan Dai, who traveled to another world, felt powerless and suffocated for the first time. That sense of limitation from the times makes it almost impossible for you to escape. No matter how you escape, you will be locked in a cage in the end.
Compared with Yuan Dai, Xiao Ling is actually not much better.
He returned to his palace with a dark face, and there was a chill all over his body. The palace people around him did not dare to make a sound, they only felt that the emperor today was more terrifying than before, and they were afraid that he would accidentally touch Ni Lin and lose himself.
Head.
Yuan Dai's question to him rang in his mind, "Will you disband the harem for me?"
Xiao Ling has never thought about this question, but if asked to answer, he probably won't. Political marriage is undoubtedly the best way for emperors to consolidate power. Furthermore, as an emperor, the last thing he can do is to show off.
His own weakness, otherwise he would undoubtedly have given the handle to the other party with his own hands.
Xiao Ling is extremely smart, so naturally he would not do such a stupid thing.
Furui on the side also held his breath, not daring to breathe out, and quietly observed the emperor's expression.
To be honest, he was shocked by the Queen's remarks just now! The Queen actually asked the Emperor to dissolve the harem! In Furui's view, the Emperor dotes on the Queen alone and does not set foot anywhere else except her palace.
It was done to the extreme.
Disbanding the harem? How is it possible? Ordinary men have three wives and four concubines, and they even talk nonsense about the emperor.
What's more, it is an anxious moment now. The Eastern European countries are the strongest, and the emperor has a plan to unify the country. Every move is closely watched by all countries. How can the emperor disband the harem at this juncture?
Furui sighed inwardly, hoping that the Queen would figure it out soon and stop arguing with the Emperor, otherwise it would hurt the relationship between the two of them and allow others to succeed.
Xiao Ling entered the hall without saying a word, and then started to pick up the memorial on the table and start reviewing it until sunset. It was already a while after dinner. Furui hesitated a few times, but still stepped forward and reminded in a low voice,
"Your Majesty, it's time to have dinner."
Xiao Ling still said nothing and continued to review the memorial, as if he were a tool for reviewing memorials that would never get tired.
Fu Rui added: "The Emperor does not need to eat. If he is injured, the Queen will feel distressed."
Xiao Ling's hand while reviewing the memorial paused, and then there was a slight fluctuation on his face. He opened his thin lips lightly and said indifferently: "No."
She won't feel bad.
Seeing that he could not be persuaded, Furui had to retreat silently. Looking at the food below, he couldn't help but start to worry. This emperor was also brought up by him since he was a child. Although he and the emperor were not relatives, they were better than relatives. Seeing that the emperor was so wasteful
How could he not be worried and distressed about his own body?
After thinking for a moment, he called a young eunuch and whispered in his ear: "Go and tell the Queen..."
After listening, the little eunuch nodded and rushed towards Yuan Dai's bedroom without stopping.