Just when Dongling Yuanyong resolutely rolled up his sleeves and was about to leave, Ximen Yourong suddenly knelt down to his back and shouted:
"Your Majesty, please stay. Can Yourong ask for a favor?"
Dongling Yuanyong paused. He turned around and looked at Ximen Yourong, who was still holding the child in his arms and bowing his head slightly. He was secretly shocked by Ximen Yourong's calm voice, and even more shocked that she dared to mention it to him at this time.
He asked, but he said calmly and indifferently:
"What's the matter?"
Ximen Yourong raised her head slightly and looked at Dongling Yuanyong, and she requested cautiously and respectfully:
"Your Majesty, there is a maid next to Yourong who has been following me since childhood. Because of the sins in the family, today we, the master and the servant, should have died together to forgive our sins. But now Yourong has survived because of the protection of our ancestors, so
, Yourong boldly implores His Majesty to be so kind and generous, and allows Yourong to take away the maid who is personally serving you!"
Before that, Ximen Yourong never expected that she would be "selected" as the queen. She was even more caught off guard when she was asked to take on the life of the infant Ximen Ruozun!
Although she and Xiang Qing were trapped here before they could leave Ximen Mansion in time, she also thought of survival strategies for them, master and servant.
However, God is not as good as man, and her strategy had to change direction and take a new stance!
But Dongling Yuanyong didn't care about her needs. He raised his eyebrows and refused without mercy:
"The ancestors of Dongling gave you the protection of the Ximen family. Do you think that an insignificant maid deserves it?"
"Of course I don't deserve it! It's just that the ancestor of Dongling is a saint who loves the people and Rong the people, and is an example for all the emperors of Dacheng Kingdom. Although Yourong is a sinful girl, she is still lucky that the saint Lord Zefu was chosen as the master of the harem.
, Yourong is deeply frightened by this, so Yourong begs His Majesty to sympathize with Yourong's loneliness in the future, and to leave someone with whom Yourong can talk."
"Raise your head!" Dongling Yuanyong suddenly ordered!
Ximen Yourong obeyed the order and raised his head to look into Dongling Yuanyong's cold eyes. The obvious flash of inquiry in his eyes made her slightly panic.
However, she knew that even if Dongling Yuanyong was dissatisfied, she would be fine today. At least he would not punish her for her request to release a maid, because the timing was not right, and the most he could do was refuse her request.
!
Her prediction was right. Dongling Yuanyong would indeed not cause trouble for her at this time, but there was no doubt that he was dissatisfied. A faint sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth.
After he looked at Ximen Yourong in silence for a long time, he bent slightly and stretched out a hand towards her and said softly:
"Get up first."
Ximen Yourong was slightly stunned. She wasn't surprised that he asked her to get up, but why was his hand stretched out in front of her?
"Queen, I asked you to get up, why are you still kneeling still?"
Dongling Yuanyong's hand was still stretched out in front of Ximen Yourong. If she didn't understand better, she would be charged with disobedience.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ximen Yourong was about to stand up as he spoke, but Dongling Yuanyong suddenly asked coldly:
"Why, is the queen afraid of touching my hands, or does she dislike them?"
Of course Ximen Yourong knew what he meant, but she didn't pretend not to understand what he meant when he asked her to give him her hand. She looked at him and calmly explained:
"Your Majesty made atonement and Yourong held the child, so..."
"Someone, take the child away."
As soon as Dongling Yuanyong's order came out, the child Ximen Yourong was holding was quickly taken away from her arms and stood aside.
I don't know if it was because she subconsciously cared about the child's life, so she looked at the general holding the child, fearing that he would suddenly hurt the child.
"Queen, what are you waiting for?"
Dongling Yuanyong urged, his tone was calm, but only Ximen Yourong could see the cold look on his face, he didn't really want to be considerate of her!
But she had no choice. She slowly stretched out her left hand and placed it on Dongling Yuanyong's rough palm, and then he pulled her up.
The moment their skins touched, Ximen Yourong was enveloped in an inexplicable fear. She didn't know what she was touching was just a hand, or a road full of dangers?
Just when Ximen Yourong was confused about the future of her life, her hand that was clasped by Dongling Yuanyong suddenly felt a pain that was like breaking bones, because he was tightening his strength!
Ximen Yourong knew that he was venting his anger, so she endured the pain without even humming. Only her furrowed brows proved that she had been treated coldly by him.
Dongling Yuanyong looked at her indifferent expression even though she was clearly feeling uncomfortable. He suddenly hugged her almost soft and boneless waist and pressed her against his hard chest. His move succeeded in making Ximen
Yourong exclaimed, and her other hand instinctively moved between her and him.
But to Dongling Yuanyong, her resistance was meaningless. He ignored her panic, squinted his eyes and came close to her ear and said coldly in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"Ximen Yourong, do you really think that with "protection" you are already the queen of the widow?"
Just for a maid, she dared to bring out the Dongling Ancestor to suppress him.
She was hinting that if he did not release her maid, he would not be a king who loved and tolerated the people. He would also be an unfilial descendant who did not respect his ancestors, because he would not give face to the "daughter of the oath" whom his ancestors protected, and even asked her to stay.
He would refuse the life of an ordinary maid!
Ximen Yourong raised her head and looked into Dongling Yuanyong's cold eyes. Her somewhat bloodless lips moved and she said:
"Don't dare to think too much about it, your Majesty, please take a look!"
"Ha, don't you dare to dream?" Dongling Yuanyong smiled coldly, touched her face with his hand, and said:
"If I don't release your maid as you wish, will I become a cruel and ruthless emperor in your eyes?"
Ximen Yourong felt helpless and repulsed by his almost playful touch, but she couldn't show any disgust. She blinked her bright, desireless eyes and said coherently:
"Yourong has been kept in seclusion at home all year round, and His Majesty has lived outside the Great Wall for a long time. Now he has just returned to the imperial city for the first time to inherit the throne. Not to mention a weak woman like Yourong who does not know the major events in the world outside, even well-informed civil and military officials may need it.
Time will come to witness what kind of person your Majesty is. Therefore, no matter how ignorant you are of the world, you will never judge whether your Majesty's character is ruthless or cruel just because your Majesty does not release an ordinary maid. What's more, that maid must also be punished.
On the list, even if His Majesty does not release her, there is nothing wrong with her!"
"The reason why Yourong went beyond the limits and begged His Majesty to release her extrajudicially was because Yourong was cowardly and feared that she would face everything alive alone with an ignorant child, so she was greedy and wanted to keep someone who knew my well-being.
I will accompany you by my side. But if Your Majesty thinks it is inappropriate, You Rong will not dare to force it. Please also ask Your Majesty not to blame You Rong for his unintentional mistakes!"
Ximen Yourong's breathing was steady. Facing Dongling Yuanyong's eyes that seemed to have murderous intent, she somehow became calmer!
She wants to save Xiang Qing in an honest and fair manner, but if the right path fails, Xiang Qing will no longer be Xiang Qing, and she will start over again alone!
A fresh start was what her master and servant envisioned after leaving the Ximen Mansion!
Now, this vision has become a dream that is more difficult to realize!