QT: TPE Chapter 13.1

Xu Lingyi silently complained in her heart, but she didn’t show it on her face at all.

She only sees the Emperor as a tool for her revenge, a stepping stone for her to seize power.

She will become a concubine now, and later an empress, and eventually an empress dowager.

Xu Lingyi would not give her heart to the Emperor.

Because she understood that sincerity was worthless to men.

Sometimes they are more susceptible to insincerity.

Only a foolish woman would indulge in romantic love and expect another person to love her. She’d be better off relying on herself.

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When Xu Lingyi returned to the Xu family home, it was just evening, and the sky was full of red clouds, making it look exceptionally beautiful under the setting sun.

Mrs. Xu was very surprised to hear that Xu Lingyi had returned.

“You’re back already? Weren’t you supposed to be back in two months?”

Mrs. Xu expressed her doubts, but she was very happy that her daughter was coming home, and she started to walk out.

As a result, Mrs. Xu saw the Emperor.

“Your-Your Majesty?”

Mrs. Xu stood there, stunned, forgetting to bow for a moment. She looked at Xu Lingyi, then at the Emperor beside her.

“Mother, let’s go inside and talk.”

Xu Lingyi quickly stepped forward and took her mother’s hand.

She knew that Mrs. Xu must be very surprised at this moment and that Mrs. Xu might even feel secretly upset afterward.

But Xu Lingyi has her own path to walk, and her parents will have to accept it sooner or later.

Xu Lingyi carefully explained to Mrs. Xu what had happened at Lingguang Temple.

“This daughter will be entering the palace in three days.”

As a general’s wife, Mrs. Xu had excellent control over her expressions. Even when faced with such a situation, her face only showed surprise and disbelief, without revealing any reluctance. Even though she was very resistant to Xu Lingyi’s entering the palace.

Her daughter was beautiful and in the prime of her life. Although the Emperor held a high position and she was indeed loyal to the Emperor and loved her country, it did not mean that she was willing to let her daughter enter the palace.

But now that everything had been done and the matter was settled, there was nothing that could be done even if she didn’t want to.

The Emperor and Xu Lingyi’s fate was sealed.

All she could do after that was to make her daughter’s life easier after she entered the palace.

“Fortunately, I met Lingyi. Otherwise, I don’t know what would have happened. Mrs. Xu has raised a good daughter.”

The Emperor began to praise.

Mrs. Xu smiled and shook her head, hurriedly saying that she dared not.

“It is Yi’er’s good fortune that she was able to save His Majesty by chance. Her father and I never thought that one day our daughter would be able to enter the palace as a concubine. We were too surprised and neglected Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please take a seat.”

Mrs. Xu exchanged pleasantries with the Emperor for a while, after which the Emperor returned to the palace.

He had been away from the palace for a day and a night, which was not a good thing, as he had been staying outside for too long.

“Your Majesty, could you please allow Yi’er to enter the palace a few days later?” Mrs. Xu finally spoke up.

She was reluctant to let her daughter enter the palace so soon, because once she was in the palace, it wouldn’t be so easy to see her again.

The Emperor nodded. He was also a parent and naturally understood the good intentions of parents.

“Then, let Yi’er enter the palace in half a month. In the meantime, let her stay at home with her family.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

After seeing His Majesty off, Mrs. Xu quickly pulled her daughter into the inner room.

After making sure no one was around, Mrs. Xu covered her mouth and burst into tears.

“My Yi’er.”

Mrs. Xu hugged her tightly.

Xu Lingyi had expected her mother to be sad, but she never imagined that her usually dignified and composed mother would lose her composure like this.

“Mother?” Xu Lingyi quickly hugged Mrs. Xu back.

“Actually, His Majesty gave me a choice. This morning, His Majesty asked me whether I wanted to enter the palace or pretend that this matter never happened. His Majesty said that if I didn’t enter the palace, he would make me a princess and would try his best to make amends to me without letting others know about this matter.”

 

 

 

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