Yan Li thought about it carefully, and it was true. Just like a man wants face, a woman also needs dignity. If he pushes Zixuan back to the country, it is tantamount to divorce Zixuan. This kind of shame may accompany Zixuan for the rest of his life.
"I will think of a way again, but I will never accept her as a concubine."
Rong Changan asked, "Why?"
"Why?" Yan Li looked at her in surprise, "Don't you know? You are the only one in my heart. If I accept Zixuan as my concubine, I will have nothing else in my heart. Wouldn't I let her keep the vacant room alone? Wouldn't it be a kind of kindness for her? harm?"
That's right, in the palace, how many beautiful and flowery women have wasted their youth and died alone.
"The emperor has me, I am very happy, but why not have another Zixuan?"
Yan Li smiled, with desolation and fate in his smile: "My love is the only one, and I will never distract others. Regarding Zixuan, the queen doesn't need to persuade her anymore."
"But has the emperor ever thought about the emperor's heir?" Rong Chang'an was a little agitated, "If... if the concubine cannot give birth to the emperor, who will inherit the country of Dajing?"
Confusion was written between Yan Li's two sword eyebrows: "Why can't the queen give birth to me?"
A gust of wind passed by, and Rong Changan's tears floated in the air.
"The concubine may not be able to give birth to a prince or daughter for the emperor, does the emperor know!"
The painful voice hit Yan Li's heart.
"How could this be? Didn't you already conceive last time?"
Rong Chang'an's tears flowed over the entire beautiful face like a flood that burst a bank.
"Because of the last miscarriage, I can't bear children. This is fate, we can only accept the arrangement of fate!"
Yan Li still couldn't believe it: "Who did you ask to see? Is it Doctor Li, or Mr. Jin?"
"Mr. Jin! He prescribed a prescription for me to take for a month."
A little hope was ignited in Yan Li's despair: "Since there is a little hope, let's not give up. Perhaps, after a month, your body will be healed and you can give birth."
Rong Changan shook his head: "Doctor Jin said that the chance of recovery is very slim. That's why I want the emperor..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Yan Li categorically vetoed it: "No, I won't accept Zixuan as my concubine."
A smug smile curled up on the corner of Rong Chang'an's mouth: "Your Majesty, you have to agree."
Yan Li: "..."
Rong Changan said: "Do you still remember our bet in the back mountain? As long as my twenty peonies survive, you will agree to my two requests, right?"
Yan Li: "Yes, I agreed to bet with you, so what?"
Rong Chang'an said: "One word from a gentleman is quick to whip the horse. Let alone the words of the emperor! If after a month of treatment, my health does not improve and all my peonies survive, then the emperor will promise me, Na Zixuan For the concubine."
"This..." Yan Li pouted, and sentimentality flashed in his deep eyes.
Rong Changan looked at Yan Li with wet eyes: "Your Majesty, are you going to break your promise?"
Yan Li's heart was also heavy: "Okay, I promise you."
Rong Changan smiled, but he smiled helplessly: "The emperor speaks like a mountain, and he is indeed the true son of Dajing Kingdom!"
Yan Li listened to Rong Changan's words, as if he was mocking him.
"Chang'an, why are you doing this?"
Rong Chang'an smiled helplessly: "Who told me that my name is Rong Chang'an! Rong Chang'an was born to keep Dajing Kingdom safe. Without the crown prince, there would be no stability for the country. I hope the emperor will carefully consider the opinions of his concubines."
Yan Li originally wanted to spend the night with Rong Chang'an, but now it seems that it is impossible.
"Does the Queen have anything else to say?"
Rong Changan lowered his eyebrows: "No more. Your Majesty, go back!"
Yan Li raised the curtain, a gust of cold wind blew into the hall, Rong Changan couldn't help shivering.
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Fengwu Palace.
After Rong Chang'an left, Zixuan walked through the entire Fengwu Palace, and felt that the decoration was luxurious and very new, and she liked it very much, as if it was a new palace built by Yan Li for her.
"Princess, do you have any other orders?" the person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked.
Zixuan smiled and said: "It's time to prepare, Sister Rong has already prepared for me, what else can I order. Push it down!"
So everyone in the House of Internal Affairs retreated, leaving only Zixuan's maidservant.
Even without makeup, Zixuan is still a beautiful woman. She stretched out her hand to touch the bed, and felt that it was soft, much better than the beds in the Tianchi country in the Western Regions, it must be very comfortable to sleep on, and she would definitely be able to have a particularly comfortable sleep.
"Back off! Turn on the light." Zixuan ordered her personal maid to say.
Zixuan was afraid of the dark since she was a child, so she likes to sleep with the lights on.
Those servants who came from Tianchi Kingdom knew about Zixuan's habits, so they extinguished the lamps and left the bedroom. Zixuan was the only one lying on the bed in the bedroom.
Zixuan thought that everything went so smoothly today. I saw the king I wanted to see, so handsome and elegant; I saw the queen Rong Chang'an in the national legend, she was so kind, tolerant and considerate. Maybe tomorrow will be better!
Falling asleep with a smile, I don't know when in the night, I heard the sound of wind knocking on the door and window. It seems that the north wind is blowing, and it will be cold again tomorrow. Zixuan got up, walked to the window and door, and locked the door and window. But I heard a faint voice coming from the back garden.
"Give me my life! Give me my life!"
The voice is miserable and sad, as if it is in the air, as if it comes from the ground. Zixuan couldn't help being terrified.
"What's the sound, why is it so sad?"
Zixuan wanted to open the window to have a look, but her heart skipped a beat. What if there are ghosts
Zixuan couldn't help shivering, and was about to lock the window. But I couldn't get on it anyway, and it seemed that there was an opponent pushing inside.
Zixuan felt strange, so she opened the window. It's fine if you don't open it, but when you open it, the three souls are swaying, and the seven souls are lingering. I saw a woman floating in the air, with disheveled hair and wet body, dripping water, ticking, and screaming:
"Give me back my life!"
"what-"
Zixuan screamed, jumped onto the bed and covered the quilt. She couldn't sleep, she was trembling all over. A person poked outside the quilt.
Zixuan thought it was a maidservant, so she lifted the quilt, but what she saw was a pale face, as cold as ice...
"Help!" Zixuan jumped up, out of breath, and looked around. The night is as cold as water, and there is nothing but darkness around me.
"Someone is coming!"
Following her cry, two servants ran in.
"Princess, what's the matter with you? What happened?"
Zixuan pointed to the window: "Did you see someone get in through the window?"
Maid, you look at me, I look at you. I don't even know what Zixuan is talking about.
"No, we didn't see anyone getting in."
Zixuan still had lingering fears: "It's a woman with disheveled hair, it seems... It seems that she came out of the river just now, and her whole body is wet."
The servant girl still shook her head.
Only then did Zixuan realize that she had had a nightmare.
"You really didn't see it?"
The servant girl replied: "We were standing outside and waiting, but we didn't see anyone entering Ru's sleeping hall."
Zixuan frowned: "What time is it?"
The servant girl replied: "It's the fourth watch now!"
"So I've been sleeping for such a long time!" Zixuan felt exhausted, "At this time, the emperor should have woken up to go to the Golden Luan Hall to pay his respects early."
"Your Highness, do you still want to sleep, or get up now?" the maid asked.
Zixuan had such a terrible nightmare that she couldn't fall asleep.
"Don't sleep anymore, you go and bring me face wash, I'm going to get up too. It's dawn, and I'm going to pay my respects to Empress Rong."
The servant girl promised: "Okay, let's prepare for the princess right now!"