He had never given Qingwan such a valuable gift...
This right...
Shen Qingwan was also very surprised. This was the first time she received a hairpin from a man. Funny enough, it was given to her by a man with whom she was destined to have no intersection.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. Qingwan is a cold-loving person. Even if you accept her, she will be useless."
She lightly put the hairpin into her sleeve and looked at Fu Yuheng seriously, but he was not satisfied.
"That thing is lost! If you like it, I'll give you one another day."
Qingwan frowned.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to spend money. Qingwan is just a concubine. The vast country of Daliang is still waiting for your money to help me out. I am just a little girl. It doesn't matter whether I am beautiful or not."
In the end, the jade hairpin was never lost.
Fu Yuheng knew what she was thinking and was in no mood to interrogate the old man. He took Shen Qingwan's hand and pulled her into his arms.
"Are you being upset?"
Wanwan is usually gentle and lovely, so how could she have such a disobedient side? Even though she has been out for a long time and is inevitably a little wild, she will not go against his will.
"What is the emperor saying? How come I don't understand? I just don't want the gifts given to me for the emperor's sake to be trampled on. Is this wrong?"
Fu Yuheng couldn't tell her true emotions, but his intuition told him that this matter was not that simple.
He held Shen Qingwan's hand with increasing strength, but he felt very powerless in his heart. How come ever since she left the palace, this little woman's heart was like a kite with a broken string, not at all under her control
"The emperor must have something important to say to this man in gray. Qingwan will not disturb you. I still have to go see my father. I will come back to help you change clothes later."
Fu Yuheng wanted to keep her, but he had something important to interrogate the man in gray robe, so he ignored Shen Qingwan's fluctuating emotions and let her go out.
Walking to the corridor, Qingwan stopped in melancholy, staring at the moon in the sky in a daze.
It's not about a hairpin, but whether a person's heart is really with you.
She picked up the pure and clean long thing and looked at it carefully. The more she looked at it, the more she couldn't let it go. When she thought of Quan's stunning face, she was filled with gratitude.
"I knew you would like it. If you like it even more, I would definitely disregard the secular world and snatch you away from Fu Yuheng."
This place was some distance away from Fu Yuheng's yard, so he couldn't hear it.
"Brother Quan, you saved my life, but I really can't accept this thing. I am in a difficult situation if you do this."
He sighed.
"He is only allowed to buy flowers for other women, but I can't buy new jewelry for you? Wanwan, aren't you wronging yourself? In this world, the relationship between men and women is always that one is stronger and the other is weaker. If you back down every time, with Fu Yuheng's stubborn personality, it's no wonder that you are unhappy."
"But what can we do?"
Qingwan replied with a smile.
The empty feeling dazzled Quan's eyes.
"He is the emperor, and I am the concubine. My heart is destined to be devoted to the affairs of the court. The few bits of sincerity I have are also divided into several halves and given to different women. This is my fate. If I don't acknowledge it, even more painful things will come. If I then implicate others, wouldn't it be a sin?"
"Why do you want to lock yourself up in this cage for the rest of your life? You should have been a bird flying in the sky or a fish swimming in the river. It was that deep palace that restricted your freedom. Now that his power has greatly decreased, he no longer has the ability to restrain you. Why don't you be more open-minded, find a way of life that suits you, and live the rest of your life well?"
"How?"
Shen Qingwan smiled gently.
"I was sent here by my father. From the moment he sent me away from home, I was destined not to walk an ordinary path. My family may not be able to give me much support, but it can bring me trouble anytime and anywhere. If I were to be reborn, I might have a chance to break free from the shackles, but as long as I am Shen Qingwan, I will never be able to take off this bridle."
Quan was stunned by what he said. A fact that he had ignored for a long time surfaced. He only had his brother, so naturally he could not deeply understand Shen Qingwan's sorrow.
"Is there nothing I can do to help you?"
He was very unwilling, and he couldn't bear to see Shen Qingwan suffer.
"I'm not as miserable as you think. At least I still have close friends in the palace. Not everyone in this world is heartless. You don't have to worry about me."
"How could I not mention that you're worried."
Quan was a little angry.
"You are obviously a girl, and he doesn't know how to pity you. He sent you, a good girl, to the front line to fight the plague and pray for him. If I were him, I would be so ashamed. What is there to be nostalgic about for such a person?"
Qingwan couldn't pretend anymore, the corners of her mouth pursed, and she looked quite aggrieved.
But she never cried in front of outsiders. She didn't want others' sympathy, nor did she want to let unnecessary thoughts grow quickly.
"I have to go back now. I'm so tired today. I almost got myself wronged after talking to you for a while. You should go back earlier too. Come back here to find me if you have anything. Although the emperor said something harsh, you are my savior and he won't do anything to you."
After Quan left, Shen Qingwan returned to her room. She did not notice that there was a man standing quietly under the grape trellis for a long time without moving.
After entering the inner room, she was puzzled because she didn't see Fu Yuheng. Just when she was about to take a shower and go to bed, someone hugged her waist from behind.
"emperor?"
Shen Qingwan asked uncertainly.
"Besides me, is there anyone else who has hugged you like this?"
He suddenly wanted to lose his temper, but he held it back.
Qingwan was puzzled and continued speaking in a good-tempered manner.
"No, Your Majesty, I just thought you were not in the inner chamber."
"I'm not here, is it possible that another man is rushing to find you?"
"Your Majesty, you are really unreasonable."
Qingwan couldn't hide her emotions and simply lost her temper.
"I was just being realistic, but you turned against me. When I hugged you, shouldn't you have given me a positive response? Or have you fallen in love with someone else?"
"What nonsense is your Majesty talking about? Qingwan has always been yours, and this has never changed."
"What about here?"
His right hand rested on the left side of her heart, the throbbing life there, could he have a place there
Shen Qingwan paused. She had told all kinds of lies in front of him, except this one.
But if even the last bit of sincerity was gone, Shen Qingwan couldn't figure out what attitude she should use to treat this man.
"Your Majesty, I am really tired. I have been busy all day. You should go to bed early. Don't you have to deal with the gray-robed man tomorrow? Don't tire yourself out."
"You're avoiding the main point."
Fu Yuheng would not accept perfunctory treatment.
"I have told many lies. I can tell whether you are sincere or not."
"Then what do you want me to say?"
Qingwan was very worried and angry.