The atmosphere in Lengyue Palace became lively due to the arrival of Dongling Yuanyong. Everyone wanted to know what would happen inside the closed palace door?
Unfortunately, after Dongling Yuanyong entered in a fierce manner, several serving maids were also kicked out.
Even Eunuch Cao could only guard the door and did not go in. In other words, no matter whether there was anger or affection in the palace, no one could see it.
But just looking at Dongling Yuanyong's dark face, it would be a bit difficult to make the situation inside sweet.
In fact, everyone's guess was correct. At least at this time, Dongling Yuanyong was indeed very angry. He looked down at Ximen Yourong who was sitting and combing his hair and asked unhappily:
"Don't you know I'm coming over?"
Ximen Yourong looked at herself in the mirror, who was already neat and tidy. She put down the wooden comb and stood up. Facing the unhappy person, she bowed her head slightly and replied:
"I know." Eunuch Cao personally came to convey the decree. How could she not know?
"Did you know you were waiting for me like that?"
He was sure that she was the only queen from ancient times to the present who went down to the fields to work in the fields and welcomed the king with her body covered in soil. This showed that he was as light as a feather in her eyes.
Although she could see the annoyance on his face, Ximen Yourong still lowered his head and continued to reply tepidly:
"Eunuch Cao only said that His Majesty would come tonight, but he did not say that His Majesty would arrive before the sun goes down!"
"Do you think I came too early?" Dongling Yuanyong narrowed his eyes.
"Yourong didn't dare to think so. I just thought His Majesty didn't arrive so early."
"Wouldn't it be more respectable if you didn't arrive so early?"
Fortunately, he was kind enough to let her know in advance that he was coming so that she could be prepared, but she didn't know that she didn't care at all.
"Your Majesty can come whenever he wants. As for being particular...please tell me how I should be particular about it?"
Ximen Yourong found it troublesome. It was not his first time coming to Lengyue Palace. He had never seen him ask for anything before. Why was he suddenly looking for trouble now?
Dongling Yuanyong looked at her head with almost no face but forehead, and felt very depressed. Was she planning not to look at him at all?
But he didn't intend to waste time with her in this meaningless affair. He stepped forward and reached out to wrap her around her waist and pull her closer to him!
This action succeeded in making Ximen Yourong raise her head and look at him, but her beautiful face was calm and calm, which made people feel angry and loved at the same time.
If he hadn't already understood her temperament, Dongling Yuanyong would probably have thought that she was an emotionless woman.
However, he could already see that underneath her indifferent face, she actually lived with delicate emotions.
Looking at her eyes that were as moist and as clear as a stream, Dongling Yuanyong couldn't help but touch the corner of her eye. He faded away from his unhappy expression, and then said with a helpless smile:
"Of all the women in the world, you are the only one who welcomes her husband like this. Not only is she not well groomed, but she is also dirty. When she sees her husband, she has a cold face. Do you not care about your husband that much?"
"Your Majesty is serious in his words, you dare not do so!"
Ximen Yourong blinked slowly. She really didn't know he came so quickly. And even if she didn't go to the back hall to plant wormwood, she would at most be dressed cleanly. He himself knew that she looked like this when she was fine.
There's nothing to dress up for.
Dongling Yuanyong looked at her in silence for a while and then said:
"Why are you trying to distance yourself from me?"
Once she behaves well, it proves that she intends to distance herself from him, but he doesn't like it very much.
Ximen Yourong raised her eyes to meet his. She pushed him and wanted to leave his embrace, but he refused to let go. She did not insist on pushing him away and only said:
"There was no intention, I just followed my duty."
"It's because I came too late, so I'm angry!" He asked her to wait for him, but he came a little late.
"I'm just waiting for His Majesty's teachings, so I don't dare to be presumptuous."
"Teaching, what teaching?" What did he want to teach her?
"Didn't His Majesty ask Eunuch Cao to pass a decree for me to reflect on what I did wrong? I've thought about it, but I can't remember what I did to dissatisfy His Majesty, so I can only wait for His Majesty to correct me."
"When will I let Eunuch Cao...?" Dongling Yuanyong paused for a moment, and then he cursed:
"Damn Eunuch Cao...!"
Did that old guy really tell Ximen Yourong directly that he was coming to reprimand her?
"Your Majesty, please speak frankly and teach me. I will listen to you sincerely!"
"Listen sincerely to me, you are sincerely trying to piss me off to death." Dongling Yuanyong raised her chin and said angrily: "If I want to scold you, do you think I will allow you to show your face to me?
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"Your Majesty, do you mean that you have nothing to teach?"
Obviously when Eunuch Cao came to deliver the message, he really said that she had made him unhappy, and Eunuch Cao also hinted that she should coax him.
Although she was not sure where or when she offended him, she was sure that she was not in the mood to coax him because she had more complaints against him!
It was he who gave her ambiguous hints on the day of the Beginning of Spring Ceremony that made her wait for him with hope, and it was he who said that he would soon make everything return to normal.
However, she has not heard any decent explanation from him until now.
Because she couldn't determine the cause and effect, she worried about the future. She didn't want to avoid an external attack alone, but she also had to worry about what would happen to her next time.
If she could only be miserable worrying about gains and losses while staying here, she would have to make up her mind to think about how to escape from this palace wholeheartedly!
Dongling Yuanyong saw some kind of shrinking in her indifferent eyes, as if her heart was moving away from him.
Suddenly, his heart tightened, and his hands unconsciously tightened around her waist, which made Ximen Yourong passive and could only lean into his arms.
Dongling Yuanyong's chin touched her forehead and rubbed it softly, and then he asked in a low voice:
"You... want to leave the palace and me, right?"
Ximen Yourong's body tensed slightly. She wanted to say something to deny his question, but she remained silent after all.
Her silence also confirmed Dongling Yuanyong's guess. He was not surprised at all that she had such a plan at the beginning, nor did he care!
However, things have changed between them. Now that their hearts are close to each other, how can she still think about leaving?
With so little expectation, Dongling Yuanyong gently pushed her away and looked at her indifferent face and asked:
"Am I still not worthy of your following?"
His faintly pleading tone made Ximen Yourong's heart gradually heat up. She was finally willing to let go of her guard, look into his eyes and ask softly:
"Can I follow?"
"I'm in front of you, can't you see?"
She is the only woman who makes him inexplicably miss her, and the only woman he really wants to have!
"Yes, Your Majesty is here, I saw it...!"
He had her in his heart, and she felt it! But she didn't want to face the end of seeing him coming and watching him leave!
Dongling Yuanyong felt that she was still uneasy, so he lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead, and then said:
"You have actually understood that my indifference to you some time ago was not sincere, right?"
"Yes, I guessed it." She looked into his eyes with a slight smile!
"Then why are you still angry with me?"
If you don't give him a good look even though you know it, this woman is not cute at all!
"Because of fear!"
"What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that I can't understand your heart! I'm even more afraid that the next time I need you, you will remain silent and let me face frame-ups and attacks by others..." She was even more afraid of not knowing how sincere he was.
It belongs to her.
Dongling Yuanyong paused slightly. He probably guessed what she was complaining about. He pulled her to sit down together and let her head rest in his arms.
Then, he grabbed her hand and looked at her wound which was almost healed but obviously had scars, and then explained softly:
"If I had come out to block those attacks and slanders for you, not only would I not have been able to help you, but it would have also made you fall into more attacks. More importantly, I hope that you can rely on yourself even without me.
Defeat those injuries!"
"Why?"
Ximen Yourong meekly put her head on his chest, trying to find a more comfortable position to lean on.
Dongling Yuanyong's chest moved closer to hers. One of his hands was stroking her long silky hair, and the other hand was caressing her waist through her clothes.
Because of her softening, he finally had a happy smile on his face. He leaned closer to her ear and whispered:
"Because you are my queen!"
Ximen Yourong tightened her grip on the piece of clothing on his chest. She left his arms and looked up at him seriously for a while. Because she understood the meaning conveyed in his eyes, she smiled lightly.
She is his queen, so she cannot be a weakling waiting for others to protect her!
Yes, he is her husband, but he is also an emperor who must take care of the world.
If she can only wait for him to protect her when something happens, then she will be a burden to him, not a wife who walks side by side!
He didn't use her as a pawn to test whether she had the ability to secure the throne. He simply wanted to see that she could have the ability to protect herself, so that they could better walk side by side!
Dongling Yuanyong also understood her smile. His handsome face smiled charmingly, and he dropped the gentlest kiss on her red lips...!
Ximen Yourong accepted his tenderness, but the kiss was only tender and without lust, so they soon separated their sweetly connected lips.
Dongling Yuanyong grabbed her hand again, kissed her scar reluctantly, and then touched one side of her cheek with his other hand and said with lingering fear:
"I know you will definitely fight back those injuries to protect yourself, but I never thought you would be so decisive and hurt yourself so badly!"
Feeling his full heartache, Ximen Yourong was moved, but his heartache also reminded her of Xue'er who was poisoned by him. She put away her smile and looked at him and asked:
"Why does Your Majesty feel sorry for me and yet want to hurt me at the same time?"
"...?" He hurt her?
"Why did you kill Xue'er?"
His order to kill Xue'er was a cruel injury to her, and this was also the source of her most resentment towards him during this period!