kingnovel Chapter 495
Chapter 495
Chapter 495
Emperor Mingde is no longer a young man who is ignorant of the ways of the world, nor is he a blockhead.
From the sentence "I have been in the palace for more than ten years, a total of 5,821 days. I have spent fourteen New Year's Eves, twelve Lantern Festivals, ten Mid-Autumn Festivals, and six private visits to the people with your Majesty", we can tell that Li Qinghui is actually truly in love with him.
In a flash, Emperor Mingde recalled some things from his early years.
When he was still a prince, he liked to travel among the people.
He would set out with his two study companions, and every time he would meet Li Qinghui waiting outside the city gate to set out together.
Emperor Mingde was naturally unwilling to take a woman with him on a trip as he thought it was troublesome.
But there were still two people who pleaded for them, so earlier they were a group of four, consisting of three men and a woman disguised as a man, Li Qinghui.
Li Qinghui is indeed talented, eloquent, and an expert in appraising treasures.
Once, Emperor Mingde found a treasure outside the palace to give to the previous emperor as a birthday gift. Fortunately, Li Qinghui identified it as a fake, thus avoiding a major crisis.
Li Qinghui later came to see him specifically, saying that she had something to talk about. He didn't think too much about it and brought Zhu Lingxiu along.
Because he thought she was going to tell him how to appraise treasures.
Of course, she did talk about treasure appraisal techniques that time.
Thinking about it now, it is very unusual.
If he hadn't brought Zhu Lingxiu with him to the appointment, what would she have said to him?
Emperor Mingde now thought that the person Li Qinghui liked at the beginning was not Zhu Lingxiu, but himself.
There is nothing wrong in liking someone, but it is wrong to hide your feelings and use another person as a stepping stone.
If it weren't for Zhu Lingxiu, Emperor Mingde would never have taken her as his concubine.
Li Qinghui used Zhu Lingxiu to enter the palace. No matter what her original intention was, it was unacceptable to Emperor Mingde.
Over the years, as Li Qinghui said, Emperor Mingde promoted her, gave her rewards, and invited her to celebrate the New Year and other festivals. That was just for show, so that people in the palace would not flatter her and think she was easy to bully.
Emperor Mingde promised Zhu Lingxiu that he would take good care of Li Qinghui for him.
He even sent capable palace servants to protect her. As long as there was any disturbance on the Queen Mother's side, he would be there to protect her.
Everyone thought that Li Qinghui was a favorite concubine. Although the emperor was not passionate about love affairs, he would always rest in Xiyou Palace at least four times a month.
He had a separate bed in Xiyou Palace and never shared a room with her.
Now when he thought about the times when Li Qinghui came to see him in the middle of the night and talked to him about Zhu Lingxiu, she would shed tears. Perhaps she was just using Zhu Lingxiu as a topic.
But he never thought about it that way. Seeing her crying, he often felt guilty and protected her even more closely.
After learning the truth, Emperor Mingde felt like he had swallowed a fly. The key point was that the fly was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out, nor could he swallow it.
Emperor Mingde was extremely depressed, and his words were naturally hurtful. His sneer was full of contempt, "Ha! If you don't want glory and wealth, what else can you do? I think it's my reward that has made you lose your original intention. No matter how good it is outside the palace, how can it compare to the power and wealth of the emperor?"
He knows how to hurt people.
A woman, especially one who considers herself noble and talented, deep down regards gold and silver as dirt and despises them.
She had long ago drawn a clear line between herself and those mediocre women: What I pursue is the true and lasting love that moves heaven and earth, how can it be measured by those vulgar things?
But Emperor Mingde wanted to nail her down on "glory and wealth"! He wouldn't let her argue at all!