OFFERING CONCUBINES
EPISODE 32 BLOOMS AND FALLS IN THE SAME SEASON
After Xiao Yi died, His Majesty stood staring at the carving on the door leaf that challenged him in silence. The face of Xiao Yi who was crying in his kiss, was like slapping his heart. Making the girl cry really hurt her heart.
Ever since Xiao Yi came to his palace, there was a different color in his heart. All this time, he believed, he was only interested because the girl was really different from other girls. She was not the most girl who so easily thrust herself into him, she was even more certain her love was still intact for Jiu Fei in Sunyen temple.
But the last few days, he realized, something had changed with his heart.
The hard rock will be eroded by the water with time, as well as his wait for Jiu Fei, who has been almost 10 years, suddenly began to waver. His old girlfriend never seems to come back. And he started to get tired waiting for Jiu Fei to change her mind.
His companionship with Xiao Yi these few months, ignited that near-death taste. He could not deny, while being alone, Jiu Fei's shadow slowly replaced Xiao Yi's shadow.
He has been missing the new girl a lot lately!
Never had His Majesty been so curious of someone to such an extent, even sending Cun's bodyguards to Youwu to investigate Xiao Yi's life before entering the palace, explore everything about Xiao Yi including about his love story.
No coincidence what, at the same time the governor Qian Lie sent an envoy, his son who was Xiao Yi's lover to investigate the disaster relief loss Youwu flood.
His Highness Yan Yue did not mind what he heard, about the handful of history Xiao Yi, if the girl dared to be honest to the end.
Tonight with a heavy heart, His Majesty brought them together to try to find out what kind of relationship the two people are told as a pair of gezi (pigeons) from Youwu.
His Highness only hoped, Xiao Yi was honest with him, just like before. That way he would struggle, making the girl love him, if even Xiao Yi really could not change his heart, he would let go of the girl to pursue his happiness.
Unfortunately, in the last second His Majesty felt so disappointed, Xiao Yi lied to him. He knew full well, Xiao Yi's lover was on one roof of the palace with them now, not far away in Youwu there.
The first time Xiao Yi was not being honest with him!
And even so, trying to argue by believing the lies he heard. But the tears Xiao Yi had on her cheeks had partially disperse her belief.
His love claps one hand!
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Xiao Yi entered the guesthouse with steps that felt increasingly heavy as he got closer to the main door. Chu Cu followed closely with a eunuch and guest house attendant.
His Highness Yan Yue had allowed him to meet with Qian Ren today. The messenger eunuch of His Majesty came early in the morning to inform him.
In fact, upon his return from Rongyu Palace last night, not a single bit of his eyes could be closed.
His body still felt as if it was a broken kite.
The kiss was so revealing, even the whole night felt like a ghost was looming over him.
That lip, feels soft and comfortable when it touches her lips. Leaving behind a different sensation from when Qian Ren kissed her cheek or forehead.
Ever, once,
Qian Ren suddenly kissed his lips, as he and Qian chose a silk robe for his birthday present. They infiltrated among the cloths on display, and Qian Ren suddenly pulled her and kissed her lips at a glance.
But, really different, the sensation is not the same.
Qian Ren's kiss didn't keep her awake until morning.
His Majesty's kiss last night, so strange, so tender, targeted with such a deep feeling, harbored such suppressed passion that it set him ablaze with a sense of unease and confusion.
As vigorously as she gathered up Qian Ren's face to refuse herself to enjoy His Majesty's kiss, but unfortunately she even cried in silence.
Many feelings mixed, stirring her heart from the moment she met Qian Ren and hoping Qian Ren had the courage to defend her.
At the end of that closeness, strangely Xiao Yi hoped deep in her heart, His Majesty did not stop her touch.
Qian Ren waited inside the guest room adjacent to the guest room at the special guesthouse.
He immediately bowed to pay his official respects, that attitude was more to maintaining ethics in front of the few palace people who were accompanying Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi nodded slowly, and coded all of his attendants except Chu Cu to leave the room.
"Yi'er..." The call, which Xiao Yi had heard first, felt so familiar to the ears, scattering many memories that simply burst out.
"Do you really remember me?" the question was suddenly thrown by Xiao Yi sharply, like an indecision.
Qian Ren returned Xiao Yi's gaze in surprise.
"How could I possibly forget you?"
"I wondered if I knew you well..." Xiao Yi sizzled slowly.
"Speak with the sentence I understand Yi'er"
"I now do not understand you, why are you telling His Majesty we are close relatives? Didn't you open your distance to me?"
"Yi'er.I don't want His Majesty to be suspicious of either of us"
"Your Majesty would certainly prefer if we were to be honest" the sentence that came out of Xiao Yi's mouth was like a boomerang that hit on his own face.
"He's your husband, Yi'er.he won't readily accept there's anyone else between you two"
"But we won't have any more chances after this moment"
"Yi'er..." Qian Ren came a step closer. Xiao Yi stood in his place like a porcelain statue.
"Did you come to Yubei, to fulfill your promise, pick me up?" asked Xiao Yi flatly.
Qian Ren was silent.
"Can you give me some time?" Qian ren asked back.
"I can't wait for long, I'm almost out of time to wait" Xiao Yi's voice seemed to be stuck in the esophagus. He was really afraid of stalling for longer, not because he doubted Qian Ren but rather to doubt himself, because time could have risked his loyalty to Qian Ren.
"I have no plans now to get you out of here, I'm afraid Your Majesty will..."
"Do you still love me?" that question cut through Qian Ren's sentence.
"Of course I love you, Yi'er but..."
"Can you be a little braver?" Xiao Yi interrupted sharply.
"I have not had the courage to stand against my father and the king of this land, Yi'er."
Xiao Yi swallowed his bitter-tasting saliva,
how cold the conversation of lovers who have long missed each other was.
"This palace has really changed you, Yi'er" murmured Qian Ren. There was no longer such a trusting and resigned Xiao Yi, whom he had met before this girl was sent to Weiyan's palace, Yubei.
In front of her was such a cold and somewhat cynical girl.
Qian Ren approached and grabbed Xiao Yi's fingers, trying to find the familiar Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi did not react just to let it go.
"I once told you, before I left for Yubei to become your father's concubine offering to the Yanzhi king, if I had left Youwu, then it was too late." Xiao Yi said, flatly.
He knew that now that his waiting might be over, his lover could do nothing.
"And now it's really too late! Let's stop wasting time giving each other hope. Our destiny may be different. You alone have given me to this fate." Now Xiao Yi was sure that their love story was indeed like a jihua flower, blooming in autumn and withering in the same season.
A young eunuch standing behind the door only stood still, recording the scene from a distance past the crack of the door, before then turning around and leaving. All he could tell His Majesty, those two lovers were still so in love with each other.
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