QT: TPE Chapter 11.2

But this night was much harder to endure than Xu Lingyi had imagined.

She hadn’t expected that the Emperor, though over thirty, was still very strong.

When he grabbed her, she couldn’t struggle at all.

Xu Lingyi felt very uncomfortable with this feeling; she felt panicked.

In her past life, when she was with Li Xu, perhaps Li Xu treated her with extreme gentleness and care in order to please her.

Moreover, Li Xu might look tall and imposing, but he was all show and no substance.

She originally thought that the Emperor was infertile and therefore far inferior to Li Xu.

However, she was wrong, terribly wrong.

So it turned out that the drug had such a big impact on people, even on an emperor with poor fertility…?

Xu Lingyi misunderstood one thing: the Emperor’s sperm quality was poor, but that did not mean he was incapable in any other way.

Xu Lingyi had a difficult night. Knowing that there were guards all around, out of the upbringing she had received over the years, she could only keep quiet.

When Xu Lingyi woke up the next day, she tried to get up, but she let out a soft cry.

“Hiss.” Her originally soft and lively voice now sounded hoarse.

“You’re awake?” The Emperor spoke.

He had woken up a little earlier than Xu Lingyi.

He had already learned about what happened last night from Eunuch Zhang.

His feelings were a bit complicated for a moment.

Emperors are always suspicious. But this was indeed an accident.

Miss Xu came to Lingguang Temple more than four months ago. According to the abbot, she even planned to stay at Lingguang Temple for more than half a year for spiritual practice.

His visit to Lingguang Temple was not suggested or guided by anyone; it was entirely due to his depressed mood and a sudden whim.

This was how this accident happened.

“Your Majesty… I pay my respects…”

Before she could finish speaking, the Emperor pressed her hand down, saying, “You should rest well. There’s no need for formalities.”

Xu Lingyi did look unwell at the moment; her face was pale, and she looked as frail as a willow swaying in the breeze.

The Emperor had seen Xu Lingyi before, but only from afar. Now, seeing her up close, he realized how breathtakingly beautiful she was.

Over the years, many beauties had been selected for the palace, but none of them could compare to even one-tenth of Xu Lingyi’s beauty.

Besides, he already knew last night that Xu Lingyi was more than just a pretty face.

“You…” The Emperor looked at Xu Lingyi.

“You are General Xu’s daughter. I will personally go to the Xu family to explain this matter to them.”

Xu Lingyi kept her head down and remained silent.

The Emperor could see at a glance her slender, snow-white neck and the marks on it.

“Do you want to enter the palace, or pretend this never happened and I’ll find you another suitable husband?”

If it were an ordinary woman, he would have simply brought her into the palace, which would have been enough to explain the matter.

But Xu Lingyi is the daughter of the Xu family. The Xu family is his confidant, and her father is also his brother.

Now he has taken his brother’s daughter as his concubine, and Xu Lingyi has just come of age.

In the past, the Emperor was not sensitive to age. There were girls in the harem who were fifteen or sixteen years old. But Xu Lingyi was different.

In the past, when he saw Xu Lingyi, he viewed her as an elder looking at a younger generation, so even though she was exceptionally beautiful, he didn’t have any romantic feelings for her.

But last night, he personally experienced the beauty of an absolute stunner…

If it weren’t for the fact that she was the daughter of the Xu family and his relationship with Xu’s father, he would definitely have taken Xu Lingyi into the palace as a treasure.

Everything under heaven belongs to the emperor.

But in the end, he suppressed his dark thoughts and gave her a choice.

“Some time ago, I corresponded with your father. He plans to have Xu Zheng, whom your family has adopted, as your husband. This way, you wouldn’t have to marry someone else and could remain in the Xu household. If you both are willing, I will act as if this matter never happened. I will grant you the title of Princess, and in the future, I will also do my best to make it up to you.”

“What are your thoughts?”

The Emperor asked, but Xu Lingyi kept her head down and remained silent.

The Emperor sighed. It was normal for someone her age to be at a loss for what to do.

“In the end, I am the one who has wronged you in this matter. You can tell me whatever you want.”

The Emperor rarely coaxed a woman like this; as the supreme ruler, it was always women who tried to please him.

 

 

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