OBS Chapter 326 Do You Really Belong to Me Only?
Chapter 326 Do You Really Belong to Me Only?
It’s not that Emperor Shenwu cannot understand some of Lan Qingwu’s ideas, but he still feels very suffocated and aggrieved.
His expression was slightly cold. "So? You want to separate me for the sake of the children? The truth? You're leaving me alone? Should I go to another concubine now?"
Lan Qingwu's heart was filled with shock and pain, and he simply turned his head away: "Your Majesty, of course you can go! We can choose a few new people to enter the palace to serve Your Majesty later!"
Emperor Shenwu looked at Lan Qingwu's tearful appearance as she turned her head away, and then saw that one of her hands was tightly clutching the corner of her clothes. He was really angry and amused. He sighed helplessly, suppressed his emotions, stretched out his arms and hugged her in his arms: "What nonsense are you talking about! You said you wanted me to go, but your hands wouldn't let go. I haven't even moved, and you're already crying pitifully. How can I bear it! But weak, you can't say these words anymore. I cherish everything about you and me. I don't want us to go back to the way things were. In the past, you tightly guarded the door of your heart and wouldn't let me in. Now that I'm in, are you still going to drive me out?"
"But...but..."
Lan Qingwu faced the Emperor Shenwu again, his face sad: "Do you really belong to me alone? No! You are also their heaven, their father. I don't know what I would do if something like this happened again? But, you don't belong to me alone!"
The sorrow within was something Emperor Shenwu didn't understand, but he was extremely heartbroken. "Then what can you do to me? I am a natural person, and these concubines and princes and princesses already exist. I promise you that you and the children will never be harmed again. Don't be so sad, okay?"
Lan Qingwu calmed down slightly. "Actually, it's Ruo Ruo's problem. Ruo Ruo is not a qualified queen! If someone else had been the queen, to balance the emperor's favor and the concubines, there wouldn't have been no newcomers in the harem for so many years, and it wouldn't have been like this. The legitimate son was almost killed, and Ruo Ruo is also responsible. The royal family believes in having many children and more blessings. Ruo Ruo has been your majesty's wife many times over the years, but not your majesty's queen very often! Your majesty, Brother Heng, can you teach Ruo Ruo what I should do in the future?"
Emperor Shenwu hugged Lan Qingwu even tighter. "Are you trying to tear out my heart? Ruoruo has done very well in my heart. Remember when I canonized you as the Queen, I told you that you didn't need to do anything extra, and you didn't need to worry about which concubines slept with me or gave birth. I will remain true to my word and I will never change my promise to Ruoruo!"
Emperor Shenwu continued, "You were shocked by Xiaoqi's situation and haven't come to your senses yet. On the other hand, if there were a few more new concubines and princes in the harem, the competition for favor would only intensify, and the situation in the imperial harem would become more complicated. This wouldn't be a good thing! So, huh? Don't overthink it. I will protect you and the children!"
"Ever since my father decided on a crown prince, he has devoted himself to cultivating him, just like I am doing today. He doesn't linger much in the harem anymore. Naturally, I will follow the late emperor's example."
Lan Qingwu hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but bury herself in the arms of Emperor Shenwu.
Lan Qingwu said softly, "Brother Heng, please don't blame me. I'm really scared this time. I'm really scared! If... something happens, what should I do?"
Emperor Shenwu comforted him, "If something really happens to Xiaoqi, I will give you another child, okay? Don't be sad anymore."
Lan Qingwu's heart trembled, and he said unhappily, "How can they be the same? Xiaoqi is Xiaoqi, and no one can replace Xiaoqi. Even if there is another child, it is not Xiaoqi anymore. Your Majesty, it is unfair to Xiaoqi to say so."
Emperor Shenwu readily coaxed him: "Yes, I said the wrong thing. Xiaoqi is Xiaoqi. How can I not feel sorry for my little son!"
Emperor Shenwu added, "Don't be afraid, weakling. I am always here. No matter what happens, I will face it with you."
Lan Qingwu looked at the man in front of her seriously. His phoenix eyes were deep, as if she was the only one in his eyes. He had a high nose bridge, and his lips were slightly thin but well-shaped. His face was handsome and noble. Lan Qingwu silently looked at the cheek that she had known for a long time. Finally, she couldn't help but gently cupped the Shenwu Emperor's cheek with both hands. She closed her eyes and piously kissed the Shenwu Emperor's forehead, nose, cheeks and lips. The Shenwu Emperor was immediately excited. How could he resist when his beloved was like this? However, he suppressed his impulse and waited quietly and patiently.
Lan Qingwu opened her sparkling eyes, not knowing whether to sigh or be moved: "You are the weak god and Buddha, the weak world. You said that you cherish everything about us, but do you know that we are the same as Brother Heng?"
But can we keep going like this?
Emperor Shenwu pulled down Lan Qingwu's hand: "Wei Ruo, what are you thinking about now?"
Why this expression? This look?
Lan Qingwu said quietly, "Thinking about us, can we stay together like this forever?"
Lan Qingwu rested his chin on the Shenwu Emperor's shoulder, preventing him from seeing his expression. "It would be so much better if you weren't the emperor! Then Ruo Ruo would only belong to you, and you would only belong to Ruo Ruo!"
Emperor Shenwu paused. "Who should I be then? That little general on the border?"
Emperor Shenwu sighed softly, "Wei Ruo, you have such a bad temper. Have you ever thought that even Yun Heng, a young general back then, would have had three wives and four concubines in his life? What would you do then?"
That day, the Emperor Shenwu truly understood for the first time Lan Qingwu's lifelong regrets and thoughts. It turned out that Lan Qingwu had always held such a hope in his heart. However, things were no longer what they were, unless time could be turned back. No! Some things couldn't be changed, even if time could be turned back! Could he have not returned to the Imperial City? Could he not have become the Crown Prince? Could he not have married another noblewoman from aristocratic family? The answer was no! This was a dead end!
Lan Qingwu said without any surprise: "Of course I have thought about it!"
She understood the world she lived in, where women held a low status and were dependent on men, their appendages. Men, in turn, determined how women lived their lives. Lan Qingwu had long understood that she, too, would become a man's appendage, and she had no choice but to obey the rules of this dynasty.
"But I was confident back then. Even if Yun Heng married me, I could live happily with him for ten or twenty years. When I grew old and ugly, and Yun Heng found a new favorite, he wouldn't be a heartless person. Then I would just live happily with the children!"
Emperor Shenwu choked up and said, "You, dare to say anything."
The Emperor of Divine Martial Arts held Lan Qingwu's cheek and said, "Ruoruo, do you still think so now? When I wait... you only care about the children?"
Lan Qingwu bit her lip and said, "Weak will always grow old, and Brother Heng is the emperor, how could he let himself be wronged!"
Emperor Shenwu was so angry that he almost laughed: "You heartless little thing! I don't even know what's going on in your head all day! Even if I'm old, I'm much older than you, so I'm the one who will get old first! Do you think you, the weak one, will despise me?"
Lan Qingwu reflected: "Of course not! But...but this is different!"
"It's different! I have many concubines, but you alone are enough to give me a headache. You always cause trouble for me! Hmm?"
"Forget it. I'll only tell you one thing, and it'll be the last time. What I'm worried about will never happen. Imperial Concubine Jiang doesn't understand the relationship between you and me. You've just been influenced by her. Ruo Ruo, have you been drinking Jiuzhi Flower Dew all these years in vain? Don't you realize that your youth is still the same as before?"
Emperor Shenwu sighed again, "Weakling, I have raised you with the greatest treasures in the world. I only wish that you, my weakling, will remain young forever, safe and happy, and stay with me forever! How about this, can you feel a little more at ease?"