Concubine Xu's bedroom fell into silence for a moment, and you could hear a pin drop. Xu Jin and Concubine Xu looked at each other in silence.
Concubine Xu looked at her father and felt a chill in her heart. When she came to her senses, her back was already cold.
"Father, to have the best of both worlds is better than..." Concubine Xu mustered up the courage to speak, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Xu Jin with a smile.
"Do you think the emperor stayed in your palace last night because your infatuation moved him?" Xu Jin was still smiling, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his words. He doted on this daughter too much, and spoiled her to the point that she was a little...
"Yinzhou was hit by a snowstorm, and the emperor wanted to send people to provide disaster relief, but the person who could make him feel at ease was my disciple. I made him sick before the emperor's decree came down. Whether he could go to provide disaster relief depended on me, and I depended on whether you were favored by him."
Xu Jin's words were light and simple, but they sounded like thunder in Xu Fei's heart. She thought that her obsession had finally been responded to, but she didn't expect that the truth was like this.
"If the emperor wants to favor a concubine, anyone can do it, not necessarily you. This time it's you because you have the Xu family behind you. The Xu family helped you gain a foothold in the palace, and you need to repay the Xu family."
Xu Jin spoke in an unhurried tone, as if he was chatting casually with Concubine Xu at home before entering the palace. But every word he said was like a knife or an axe, falling into Concubine Xu's heart, bringing with it sharp pain and invisible blood in her heart.
"If this marriage goes ahead, the Xu family will benefit and will naturally support you more. Your position in the harem will be more stable, and the emperor will be more gracious to you. As for what to do, your father will not force you. You can think about it yourself."
Concubine Xu stood in the hall, feeling a chill in her heart. All the beautiful emotions in her mind turned to ashes. Obviously, she had finally waited for the man she wanted, and she had finally waited for her love, but why was the truth like this
She didn't expect that even her love could become a bargaining chip in the court.
"You have been in this harem for more than two years. Last time you promised me, I thought you had grown up." After Xu Jin finished speaking, he left with a long sigh.
After Xu Jin left, Concubine Xu stood in her bedroom for a very long time. The biting cold wind chilled her heart.
She thought she had finally waited for spring, but unexpectedly, her father's words pushed her into winter again.
The truth was cruel and helpless. Before, she had only lost her heart, but now, she had even lost her body.
What should she do? She had blocked her own way out.
When Su Jing arrived at Concubine Xu's bedroom, Concubine Xu was still standing in the hall and didn't even notice Su Jing coming in.
"What's wrong?" Su Jing looked at her dazed look, feeling somewhat puzzled. He thought that the Concubine Xu he met today should be in high spirits.
Su Jing's words brought Concubine Xu back to her senses. She hurriedly bowed, but when she looked up at Su Jing, the admiration and joy she once had in her eyes was no longer there.
"It's okay. I was just thinking about something and I feel a little... tired."
"Then go to bed early. Health is the most important." Su Jing raised his hand and held Concubine Xu's waist. Concubine Xu was completely frozen. After a long time, she struggled free and walked towards the bed woodenly.
Su Jing looked at her distraught appearance, and all the worries in his heart disappeared. He followed Concubine Xu, like a considerate husband, and accompanied her to sleep. The two of them did not speak all night.
No one knew that Concubine Xu stayed awake all night. She kept her eyes open and counted the days since she met Su Jing.
She really fell in love with this heroic man, and regardless of the fact that he had a beloved queen, she entered the palace with the help of her family power and became an unpopular concubine. She believed that water dripping wears away a stone, and she expected Su Jing to see her love, but she didn't expect things to turn out like this.
(End of this chapter)