Chapter 366: No Grace
Chapter 366: No Grace
He didn't think Qin Liuse was joking, nor did he think she was deliberately teasing him.
Because Qin Liuse's face had never shown such a serious and calm expression, as if he was just calmly notifying him.
"What did you say?"
But unlike in the morning in Zhaoyang Palace, this time Emperor Yongjia asked without hesitation, thinking he had misheard.
Qin Liuse still didn't look at him, her tone was still calm and indifferent, "I was thinking of giving this position to another sister."
"Is it about today's incident?" Emperor Yongjia asked back.
Qin Liuse didn't know how he managed to be so calm, but she really couldn't do it. Although she pretended to be calm, if it happened again, Qin Liuse didn't know if she could still remain restrained.
She patted the child's back and choked up, "I have served the emperor for so long, but in the past few years, such things have happened many times, and even intensified. As long as I am in this position, there will be people who are jealous of me... I can't guard against it, and I really don't want my child to be involved in such a storm again."
As he was talking, Qin Liuse stopped what he was doing and just looked at the two children without moving.
"This is your child, and also my child." Emperor Yongjia said, and then raised his hand, touched Qin Liuse's face, pinched her chin and turned her face around, "Because of this, you don't even want the honor and favor I give you?"
Qin Liuse looked into his eyes, which were immediately filled with tears. She shook her head gently between his fingers, "Those people are just jealous of my favor. From now on, I will not want this honor. They will not come to harm my child again, will they?"
Emperor Yongjia had a big palm. He held her chin with four fingers together, raised his thumb, and wiped away the tears from her cheek.
"I know you were frightened today, so don't say such discouraging words. If you don't want to go to the autumn hunt tomorrow, just rest in the harem and wait for me to come back. Don't mention this matter again."
Emperor Yongjia was still gently wiping Qin Liuse's tears.
Qin Liuse sniffed, lowered her eyes to look at Emperor Yongjia's chest, took a deep breath, and exhaled, repeating this several times, and still insisted, "Your Majesty, this time, I am not joking."
Emperor Yongjia moved his thumb away from her face, and moved it down to press on her chin, lifting her face up and forcing her to look directly at him.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Qin Liuse's expression in front of him, as if to confirm whether what she said was true or false.
Qin Liuse knew that Emperor Yongjia must be a little unhappy because he pinched her chin with too much force, causing her a slight pain.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and Qin Liuse showed no intention of backing down or regretting.
Emperor Yongjia raised one eyebrow and said coldly, "Do you know what the consequences of what you said today will be?"
"Don't try to retreat in front of me."
Although Qin Liuse looked at him without showing any sign of cowardice, her uncontrollable swallowing of saliva still revealed her timid heart.
Therefore, being stared at coldly by the somewhat frightened Emperor Yongjia was really a bit creepy.
Qin Liuse bit her lips, trying to cheer herself up and not be forced to retreat by his aura and offensive.
"I am not retreating to advance."
"Now that I have two children, I just hope that they are well and grow up well. I don't want to go through something like today again."
"Aren't you just retreating to advance?" Emperor Yongjia said with a hint of sarcasm.
Qin Liuse gritted her teeth and spoke to Emperor Yongjia with difficulty, "Your Majesty's favor is naturally good. In the past few years, what I have obtained is something I would never dare to hope for in my lifetime..."
Qin Liuse sighed helplessly and smiled bitterly, "But now I see that the emperor's honor and favor belongs to me... I am unlucky and can't bear it... There are many sisters in the harem who are more suitable to be queen than me, right?"
Qin Liuse finished speaking in several parts.
Otherwise, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Dong would not have needed to teach her, nor would they have had so many opinions about her.
Qin Liuse could not deny that deep in his heart, he did have a glimmer of hope to retreat in order to advance.
She didn't go anywhere in Zhaoyang Palace today, and she didn't even leave the yard.
Ever since the incident in the morning, he has been staying in this room, either sitting alone in deep thought or staring at the two children in a daze.
She was thinking about how to avoid such things from happening in the future, and how to prevent her children from suffering such a crime when she was not with them.
After thinking about it, Emperor Yongjia would either have no other women for her...
Another way is for her to stop participating in the disputes in the harem and stop competing for favor. The best way is to lose this position or the favor, and those women will naturally stop seeing her as a thorn in their eyes.
I can't do anything to her, but I can only stare at her child.
During these years of being in favor, weren't all these overt and covert frame-ups and injuries caused precisely because she was so favored and loved by Emperor Yongjia?
Based on Qin Liuse's understanding of Emperor Yongjia, she now has two children, a son and a daughter, so her future life will not be bad, so Qin Liuse dared to make such a decision.
Now I think it would be great to keep them company like Concubine Zhang and Concubine Zhou.
Emperor Yongjia looked at her without saying a word, and silently put down the hand that was pinching her chin.
The chin, which had been a little painful from being pressed by him just now, was suddenly free, but it still felt a little sore.
Qin Liuse looked at his narrowed eyes and knew that he was quite unhappy.
But now that he had spoken out his true feelings, Qin Liuse felt much better and relaxed. He felt that this moment was the most relaxing moment in this terrifying day.
The two children in the room were sleeping, so the light was dimmed, leaving only the lamp stand on one side.
Candlelight flickers.
Emperor Yongjia had his back to the light, and his expression could be seen, yet it was unclear, making it somewhat difficult to understand.
Neither of them spoke. They just sat facing each other and looked at each other, as if each was waiting for the other to give in.
But Qin Liuse has already said this and pushed himself to the edge of the cliff, so naturally there is no room for retreat.
"Your Majesty...does this matter need further decision?" Qin Liuse asked with difficulty.
She didn't want to make things too awkward with Emperor Yongjia. Although she didn't want to compete for favor, she didn't want to be an enemy, so she spoke first.
Emperor Yongjia looked at Qin Liuse, who had a peaceful expression, and said, "No need."
Emperor Yongjia closed his eyes, then raised his head, mocking himself and saying coldly, "You have considered everything for me, what else do I need to decide?"
Emperor Yongjia lifted his robe and stood up. As he stood with his back to the candlelight, Qin Liuse was completely hidden in the shadows, which made him feel a little oppressive.
He looked down at Qin Liuse and said in a distant and calm manner, "Since you have made up your mind, I will grant your wish."
After saying this, Emperor Yongjia turned around and strode out of the Zhaoyang Palace without even a glance.
The shadow dispersed, and Qin Liuse came back to her senses under his pressure. She took a deep breath, relaxed her shoulders and said, "Your Highness, I respectfully send you off."
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