Chapter 216 - 150_2
She realized that, usually quite even-tempered, her anger flared uncontrollably whenever she encountered him, burning away all reason.
Her heart ached with fury, reminding herself constantly that this was the Imperial Palace; she couldn’t make a scene, couldn’t cause trouble!
After a long while, she finally managed to suppress her anger, took a deep breath, and said with a forced smile, "Since the Prince likes it, take it. Can you let me go now?"
Such a fresh address made Lu Ziyuan pause for a moment before saying, "Don’t call me that."
Xie Wanqing didn’t want to continue the conversation with him, and once again shook her wrist, "Let go!"
"I have something for you," Lu Ziyuan indeed let go and took a delicate porcelain bottle from his sleeve, unsealed it, poured out a round pill, and handed it to her, saying, "Take it."
He held it directly to her lips, an intense smell of medicine wafted in, and Xie Wanqing quickly turned her head away, "What is this?"
Lu Ziyuan did not answer, only said, "I wouldn’t harm you, just take it."
"I’m in good health, why are you giving me medicine?" Xie Wanqing frowned in refusal, "If you don’t explain what this is, I’m not taking it."
"...I can tell you, but you have to promise me, once you know, you must take it."
With these words, Xie Wanqing immediately became cautious, "Forget it, I don’t want to know."
His act of being a romantic Holy Emperor was just an act, it’s not true affection. Who knows what kind of medicine he conjured up, planning to manipulate her again.
Wasn’t it the aphrodisiac wine that he forced Pei Yuqing to drink previously?
Lu Ziyuan, ever perceptive, could almost accurately guess her thoughts by her expression, saying somewhat helplessly, "I wouldn’t harm you."
Xie Wanqing laughed coldly, "If you weren’t going to harm me, you shouldn’t have brought me here by force!"
Lu Ziyuan felt even more helpless, withdrew his hand, and silently stared at her.
Renowned in youth, he has always been cold and reticent, showing a stern face to the world. Debating eloquence was not his strength; he seldom spoke at length even before the Emperor.
Of course, few dared to use mere words against him; whoever dared to offend him would certainly not fare well.
But this was Xie Wanqing, he couldn’t out-argue her, couldn’t bear to hit her, and didn’t dare to scold her.
After a few moments of silence, he put the pill back into the porcelain bottle, saying, "If you don’t want to take it, forget it."
His sudden giving up piqued Xie Wanqing’s curiosity.
However, she didn’t ask, only took a closer look at the porcelain bottle in his hand.
With that one glance, Lu Ziyuan voluntarily said, "Wanwan, I can’t accept you giving birth to another man’s offspring."
"...!" Xie Wanqing’s pupils gradually widened, her gaze returned to the porcelain bottle, "Is this... that kind of medicine?"
Lu Ziyuan said nothing, but his silence spoke volumes.
Xie Wanqing was truly stunned. She pinched her palm hard, feeling the pain to confirm that all this wasn’t a dream.
It wasn’t a dream!
Lu Ziyuan had really prepared this for her...
So shocked, it took her a while to close her slightly open jaw.
Lu Ziyuan was even more unsettled, gripping the porcelain bottle so hard that his knuckles creaked, deeply regretting such unmanly behavior.
"The medicine won’t affect your health, it’s just... one year can’t..."
"Stop!" His fragmented words were interrupted by Xie Wanqing with a single word.
"You..." She raised her arm and pointed at her head, with a strange expression, saying, "Do you want to get it treated?"
Which normal person prepares such a thing for someone else’s wife...
Does he even understand what a marriage contract means, what betrothal by the three letters and six etiquettes means, what worshipping the heavens and earth means, what becoming husband and wife means!
Being mocked for having a mental problem, Lu Ziyuan surprisingly didn’t get angry, only stared at her deeply, "Have you reconciled with him?"
That sickly person had Xuanhua Courtyard fortified like a steel tank, his spies couldn’t get any news, unaware if those two were actually sharing a bed now or still maintained separate rooms.
He also told himself, having returned her, just don’t care what they would do in this year, a year later, as long as she returns to his embrace it’ll be fine.
Yet every dark night, he uncontrollably wonders, under the same moonlight, what they’re doing.
Xie Wanqing had no intention of clarifying for him, all his efforts to sow discord were to make her resent Pei Yuqing, weren’t they?
He succeeded, but even if she was truly repulsed by Pei Yuqing’s repeated schemes, it didn’t mean she was willing to let this man be pleased.
Lu Ziyuan waited for a while, seeing her silent, brought the porcelain bottle close again, "Will you take it?"