Dongling Yuanyong was secretly surprised by Ximen Yourong's flawless and persuasive words!
He slowly let go of her and said:
"Since the queen attaches so much importance to your maid, and her words are so witty and impeccable. Even if I think that the queen knows how to advance and retreat, I still have to give this favor. Otherwise, it will really be my fault, right.
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"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Ximen Yourong bowed and thanked her, as if she didn't understand that Dongling Yuanyong had not yet made up his mind whether to agree to her request.
But her "thank you" virtually blocked Dongling Yuanyong's "inquiry". If he didn't agree, it would make him fall into the embarrassment of going back on his word.
Logically speaking, Dongling Yuanyong should be angry, after all, he was cleverly tricked by Ximen Yourong.
But the strange thing is that he suddenly didn't feel angry, but felt interesting. He sneered and said:
"Then even if the queen owes me a favor today, the queen must remember to return this favor to me in the future...!"
"Don't say that Yourong has received the emperor's favor today. Even if he has not, as long as His Majesty orders it, even if Yourong is incompetent, he should do his best to contribute everything to His Majesty at any time!"
"Ha! What a "gift of everything"." Dongling Yuanyong smiled disdainfully, and then seemed to imply:
"It seems that with the queen's intelligence, it is not difficult to survive in the harem for a long time. I just don't know how the queen will help me stabilize the harem in the future. I really have to wait and see how we compare!"
"Yourong is short-sighted. Although I dare not say that I can relieve His Majesty's worries, Yourong will work hard to do his duty and obey His Majesty's will in everything!"
Dongling Yuanyong looked at Ximen Yourong, he said with a cold face:
"I hope the queen will keep her word and never make any mistakes. Otherwise, you will no longer have the oath of your ancestors to defend you!"
Ximen Yourong knew what the coldness emanating from Dongling Yuanyong represented.
In fact, Dongling Yuanyong was warning her that he could take her life at any time.
Today he can let her take the position of queen just to abide by the oath of her ancestors, but tomorrow he will have thousands of reasons to abolish her position as queen, or even take her life!
Ximen Yourong believed that she was innocently implicated in Ximen's crime of framed and massacred Queen Fuxuan and the Yin family. Why should she deserve to die?
However, she also fully understood Dongling Yuanyong's will to kill Ximen. After all, it was the revenge of killing his mother, and he suffered deeply because of Ximen's sins. It is natural for him to want revenge!
And no matter how innocent she is, to him, she is still Ximen's daughter, so how can she be innocent?
Dongling Yuanyong found that the "queen" chosen by Dongling's ancestors for him seemed more difficult to see through than he imagined.
Her breath is calm, her words are appropriate, and she can advance and retreat freely. She doesn't have the fear of a guilty person at all, but is magnanimous and fearless!
Does she really not know what she will face, or does she know but is not afraid? Or is she afraid but pretending to be calm?
Ha! It seems that in order to understand what his "queen" is thinking, he has to give her some time to live well, otherwise, it will be boring if she disappears too quickly!
With a hint of teasing, Dongling Yuanyong suddenly grabbed the hands of Ximen Yourong who was a little distracted, kneaded them, opened her palms and looked at them, and then asked meaningfully:
"The queen's hands look white and slender, and those who don't know think they are soft and boneless hands, but the queen's palms are not only cold to the touch, but also rough..." Dongling Yuanyong said, he even raised his hand deliberately
Ximen Yourong looked at his hands before continuing:
"There are also calluses on the hands. They don't look like a young lady's hands at all...why?"
Dongling Yuanyong didn't take Ximen Yourong seriously at first, and he didn't bother to communicate with her.
However, there was a hint of mystery in her words and deeds, which also aroused his sudden desire to explore her thoughts.
Especially when he held her hand, the coldness on her palm and the raised calluses made him even more suspicious.
Since she is the daughter of Ximen Zhende, even if she is just a concubine, she is still a young lady with a personal maid to serve her, but her hands are as rough as those that have been working for a long time!
Ximen Yourong's hand froze for a moment, but she quickly said frankly:
"Your Majesty doesn't know something. Although Yourong has the blood of the Ximen family leader, Yourong is not a favored daughter. Even the genealogy of Ximen's female family members does not record my existence. This is why Your Majesty didn't know at first that there were still people in the Ximen family.
I am a daughter of a concubine! It is common for me to be so neglected in my daily menial work of doing laundry and burning firewood. Naturally, these hands do not look like those of a young lady."
Dongling Yuan raised his eyebrows, pulled his lips and sneered:
"So, you are just a concubine of the Ximen family who is not taken seriously and is dispensable. But you are so humble, when the Ximen family is in great danger, not only can you survive, but you can also wear the phoenix crown of the widow.
It seems like you are really a lucky person who was protected by your ancestors!"
"It's hard to get into the elegant hall and make His Majesty laugh!"
Ximen Yourong is smart and talkative. Of course she understands Dongling Yuanyong's sarcasm, but she chooses to ignore it. His sarcasm is harmless to her anyway!
Dongling Yuanyong's eyes almost never left Ximen Yourong's face. The calm look on her face from beginning to end suddenly dazzled him. She seemed to be obedient and uncontested, but her actual intelligence of advancing and retreating freely made him even more angry.
It was as if she was not someone he could control and made him care, not to mention that her identity was the person he was supposed to kill.
But she wants to become his queen, which is equivalent to his queen and him being enemies of each other.
As if he suddenly felt wary, Dongling Yuanyong let go of Ximen Yourong's hand, and his usual coldness returned to his face instantly.
Ximen Yourong raised her eyes and looked at him. For a moment, she saw the killing intent in his eyes. He wanted to kill her!
Dongling Yuanyong was indeed wary of her with murderous intent, but to him, Ximen Yourong still had a use for being alive, and he would not let her die so quickly!
In just a moment, Dongling Yuanyong quickly concealed what he was thinking. He calmly ordered the imperial army to take Ximen Yourong back to the palace and stay away from the Ximen Mansion that was about to disappear!
After stepping out of the gate of Ximen's mansion, Ximen Yourong looked back at the door she had always wanted to step out of. Now that she had stepped out, she could not feel any relief, but instead felt even heavier!
That heaviness made her feel a different kind of fear as she watched the carriage carrying her slowly drive into another, more noble and magnificent cage!
Ximen Yourong looked at the completely unfamiliar bricks and tiles outside the carriage, and then looked at her nephew who was back in her arms again - Ximen Ruozun!
Ximen Ruozun, who had already slept enough, opened his clean and innocent eyes and looked at her. He didn't seem to recognize life at all, and even showed her a heart-warming smile!
How wonderful it would be if people could be as ignorant of the sorrows of the world as children!
Unfortunately, it is the normal state of the world for people to survive in sorrow...!
Ximen Yourong slowly closed his eyes and sighed silently at his fate of not knowing where he was going!