QT: TPE Chapter 22.1

“Your Majesty.”

Xu Lingyi naturally responded, given their unequal status.

Xu Lingyi’s eyes were red, and she was so happy that she didn’t know what to say.

She simply hugged the Emperor tightly, leaning against his chest.

“Your Majesty, please don’t be so kind to me.” 

Her voice was soft, but very pleasant to hear.

“Why do you say that?” 

The Emperor picked her up and carried her into the inner room.

Xu Lingyi instinctively wrapped her arms around the Emperor’s neck. 

“Your Majesty, I’m afraid that if one day you stop liking me, I’ll be heartbroken. I love Your Majesty so much, and I want Your Majesty to continue treating me so well. I want more, Your Majesty.”

The Emperor smiled at her, then lowered his head to kiss her fair and beautiful cheek. 

“You really are a young girl. How could I not love you? Didn’t you feel it last night?”

Xu Lingyi’s face flushed red instantly, and she covered the Emperor’s mouth.

“Your Majesty, please don’t say it.”

The Emperor smiled and kissed her palm.

“My beloved consort is nothing like your father. I always thought that the daughter of a military general would not be beautiful, but my beloved consort is so beautiful.”

Xu Lingyi nodded, raising her pointed chin. For some reason, the Emperor thought of the snow-white kitten in the Imperial Garden.

“Perhaps I take after my mother? But everyone says I am much prettier than my mother. When my grandmother was alive, she said that I only picked the best features of my father and mother. My father has big eyes, and so do I.”

In Xu Lingyi’s heart, her father was the best. She was the first to disagree with the idea that the daughter of a military general was not pretty.

“Were you frightened today?” The Emperor asked her softly.

Xu Lingyi didn’t actually feel anything; she just found it amusing. If she was so easily frightened by such a small matter, what was the point of her staying in the palace?

Besides, if anyone dared to lay a hand on her, she would definitely retaliate.

Xu Lingyi nodded.

Xu Lingyi wanted to know if the Emperor suspected Gui Fei.

Xu Lingyi pondered for a moment before saying, “Your Majesty, I still find it a bit frightening. Are the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau so easy to bribe?”

“The Imperial Medical Bureau should be a very important place. Now that someone among them has been bribed to dare to harm the imperial concubine, what if they turn against the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty in the future?”

Xu Lingyi grasped the Emperor’s hand, her voice filled with worry.

The Emperor looked at her and said, “The person behind this is indeed audacious, but don’t worry, it won’t happen again.”

Xu Lingyi nodded: “That’s good. But, Your Majesty, what if that imperial physician refuses to reveal who’s behind it? Won’t that leave hidden dangers?”

The Emperor shook his head: “No, I know who did it.”

Xu Lingyi pretended to be surprised, though she was genuinely surprised.

The Emperor found her somewhat adorable at that moment and gently pinched her nose.

“It’s Gui Fei, but don’t tell anyone. This is just my guess, but it’s pretty close. Among the high-ranking concubines in the palace, there are only her, Li Gui Pin, and Xu Gui Pin. But Gui Fei manages palace affairs, so it’s much easier for her to do things. Besides…”

Xu Lingyi listened intently. It seemed that the Emperor was quite knowledgeable about the affairs of the harem. If she were to deal with someone in the future, it might be easier to simply report them.

Seeing her curiosity, the Emperor couldn’t help but chuckle: “Besides, Gui Fei has harmed many concubines in the past, and I actually know that in my heart. However, since Gui Fei gave birth to my only Princess, punishing her is tantamount to punishing my Princess. In the past, out of consideration for the Princess, I didn’t want to hurt her, so I didn’t expose her. But this time, she’s overstepped her bounds.”

So, in this scoundrel Emperor’s heart, all the lives in the harem are less important than a single hair on his daughter’s head.

To avoid upsetting his daughter, he turned a blind eye to Gui Fei’s murder.

Therefore, the Emperor was also indirectly responsible for the deaths of those concubines.

 

 

 

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