Chapter Forty-Four: The Beauty Has an Otherworldly Fragrance

  "In fact, they don't love each other."

  Hearing this, Qilin was taken aback at first, then let out a soft sigh.

  "You seem to have already guessed?"

  Qilin nodded and said faintly, "I guessed half of it... I didn't expect Your Majesty to say such things to me..."

  The words had just been spoken when Qi Lin's hand was suddenly grabbed by Feng Changqing, her wrist pinched to the point of pain. She simply looked at Feng Changqing quietly.

  "Then you, Emperor, don't have true love?" Quietly looking at Qilin, I don't know why, as long as I'm with Qilin, I can be so quiet and also say what's on my mind.

  Close your eyes and take a deep breath. A faint sweet scent slowly enters the nose and mouth, calming his restless heart.

  Is it because of her one-of-a-kind fragrance?

  The Empress Ji has a strange fragrance on her body... Did the late Emperor also have this feeling when he was with her?

  Unfortunately, the fragrance on the Empress's body was not for the late Emperor, yet he foolishly thought of possessing her. In the end, all he got was the residual scent on his fingertips.

  Hehe... He tilted his head and downed the wine in his hand. Feng Changqing just wanted to drown all the gloominess in his heart.

  Qilin quietly looked at Feng Changqing's melancholic appearance, snatched the wine jug from his hand and said "Borrowing wine to dispel worries will only lead to more worries, let's not drink anymore."

  "How dare you snatch my wine cup? Are you still the first person?" Although he said so, he didn't have any blaming intention. He just quietly looked at Qilin.

  "I remember a saying that goes like this: 'Place the wine jug aside, raise your head to gaze at the sky, and softly say, "May I have one person's heart, white-haired and not separated." However, everyone knows that in an imperial household, having one person's heart is impossible or extremely difficult. But if there was someone who could make themselves give up the three thousand beauties of the harem, I think that would be rare too.'"

  Is this what it means to be an emperor? In the struggle for power... I'm afraid I will slowly lose myself.

  "But my heart is only one, and it's very small, can't hold too much." Sighed softly, gazing quietly at the sky, now drifting with fine rain, almost like that time, as if the heavens were crying.

  It turns out to be like this... Heart is too small... Can't hold too much

  Gently stroking his own chest... All these years... He wanted too much... But it's so empty... Is his heart too big?

  "What about you? Has your heart's desire made you realize that giving up the throne is an option?"

  Ha

  Qilin looked at Feng Changqing in surprise, awkwardly twitching the corners of her mouth, scratching her head, and a figure of A Piao appeared in her mind. It wasn't until she thought back to what A Piao had done that she suddenly shook her head violently, waving her hands nonstop as if trying to brush everything away.

  "It seems that the one you have a crush on has already made you realize this. He took the wine jug from beside him and drank it all in one gulp, but now he feels that his heart is not as empty as before."

  The feeling of depression has also disappeared.

  "What's going on?" Qilin turned her head and blinked her eyes, hastily saying "What are you talking about? That didn't happen at all!"

  Qilin's face turned red and flustered. Feng Changqing suddenly felt a great improvement in his mood. He stretched out his large hand, hooked Qilin's chin, and said, "I won't be mistaken, the smile in your eyes can't deceive me."

  Zi Lin was taken aback, looking at Feng Changqing in astonishment, as if she could see her own flushed face reflected in his dark pupils.

  She... She actually skipped a beat... And blushed too!

  This is impossible

  He hastily got up and walked back and forth several times, but the more anxious he became, the clearer the image of Ah Piao in his mind became, even to the point where he could see the faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

  The key is... Her lips still seemed to feel his tenderness.

  "Haha... You're so amusing! I might even fall in love with you like this!" Feng Changqing laughed loudly, throwing his head back.

  "Ah??" Upon hearing this, Zhi Lin was stunned on the spot and hurriedly waved her hand saying "No no no, I'm not worth your liking. Haha haha, just kidding!"

  "Feng Changqing suddenly appeared in front of Qi Lin, his long arms embracing her and pulling her into his bosom. He smiled and said, 'I'm not joking.'"

  As he spoke, he took a breath on Qilin's neck and said "I like the smell on you"

  Qilin became even more flustered. The itch on her forehead was probably just sweat, but she didn't dare wipe it away. She forced herself to calm down and said, "Your Majesty, if you like, there are some bathing essential oils at Hongxue's place, rose and jasmine, they have them all."

  Feng Changqing was slightly stunned... He continued, "The scent I smell is not the kind that comes from ordinary objects..."

  "What's that?" After saying that, Qilin only then thought it was inappropriate and wanted to take it back, but her moist lips were covered by Feng Changqing.

  "Okay? She was inexplicably possessed by A Piao? She acknowledged it? And then she was inexplicably kissed by Zi Yun? She also acknowledged it? One day, she will take revenge? Definitely make that bastard Zi Yun apologize."

  But this person... she's not someone you can mess with

  But are girls really quick-reflexed creatures? Sometimes their bodies react before their brains have a chance to think.

  So?

  "Your Majesty, please forgive me... Hong Xue didn't mean to... It's just that... I've thought for half a day and still can't find any words to express it... My hands are tightly grasping the hem of my clothes, afraid that even if I ruin the hem, it won't be enough..."

  Feng Changqing touched his left cheek, spat out the blood in his mouth, and said, "She's really a fierce woman!" His cheek was still burning with pain.

  "This is how many times you've hit me now??" After thinking for a moment, he continued "Right, I think it's the second time. The first time... you even sprayed wine all over my face. These add up... tsk tsk tsk, not enough to chop off his head!!"

  "Alas??? Qi Lin furrowed her brow in distress... In an instant, she thought of many phrases she had seen on TV to beg for mercy... However, in the end, she said softly, 'Ah Xue knows that I have committed a heinous crime... If Your Majesty wants to punish me, then punish me... Ah Xue will accept it with humility...'"

  I should have kept my mouth shut from the start

  Why did Ah Piao bully her and she didn't react? Why did Zi Yun bully her and she didn't react? Only when Feng Changqing bullied her, would she hit people.

  Will I have both hands chopped off?

  Will it die miserably?

  Secretly watching Feng Changqing... He is also considering something... Killing someone needs to consider a method... What a strange emperor.

  Poisoned wine or white silk is fine, even a knife will do

  "Well? Then dance for me again the dance you performed at the Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers that day."

  "What??" Zilin blinked her eyes, thinking she had misheard. But seeing Feng Changqing's affirmative gaze, she knew she hadn't misheard after all.

  "What's going on?? Are you really going to jump??" I really want to find a hint of denial in Feng Changqing's eyes.

  But Feng Changqing's eyes seemed to be saying "You can also choose to kill yourself?"

  Considering the principle of "being with a gentleman is like being with a tiger", Qilin would still start tiptoeing even if she didn't want to ten thousand times.

  She knew it was a doomed dance, so she jumped off in less than a minute. Feng Changqing impatiently interrupted her.

  "Are you dancing for me? Are you letting me suffer like this?" But wasn't it sweet before? Feng Changqing raised an eyebrow and said, "Before, I danced for the one in my heart."

  "What's wrong with that?" Zilin shrugged silently, completely forgetting that she was facing the emperor. She clapped her hands and continued to say "If your mind is preoccupied, of course you can't jump well."

  "Are you worried that I will kill you?" Isn't this an interrogative sentence? Is it a declarative sentence? How could Feng Changqing not see through it? He just casually said it. However, he seems to have forgotten that he is the emperor. One word from him is like nine tripod cauldrons (i.e., his words carry great weight).

  Seeing the awkward expression on Qilin's face, he smiled faintly and said, "It is said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. However, I don't know... I just want to find someone to talk to, without any constraints, just like... you when you're drunk."

  Uh... Qilin just felt her face heat up... subconsciously touched her face... that was just an accident, haha!

  "But since you're not willing, I won't force you. You can go back now." After finishing speaking, Feng Changqing started drinking alone and said with his head raised, "What a wonderful wish for two people to be together until their hair turns white, never to part ways. Unfortunately, this one person will forever not belong to me."

  Qilin was taken aback for a moment. This Feng Changqing was someone she had never seen before, and his entire being exuded an air of melancholy that reminded her of Huazecai.

  I don't know why, but Feng Changqing looks so captivating and yet heartbreaking at the same time.

  She glanced at the wine jar by her feet, Qi Lin squatted down and picked up the wine jar, tilted her head back and took a big gulp.

  It seems like this is how you drink in front of Feng Changqing?? Your image is completely gone.

  A few mouthfuls of wine down her throat, Qilin also became bolder

  A magnificent spinning rise... begins jumping in an unseemly ballet dance

  Feng Changqing sat on the side drinking wine while watching, as if admiring a treasure.

  Xing Zhi reached **?? Qi Lin pulled Feng Changqing ?? Laughed and said "Haha ?? Do you know how to waltz ?? That's my favorite ?? Unfortunately ?? I've never had the chance to dance ??"

  Waltz? Feng Changqing furrowed his brow: What is that?

  But judging from Qilin's appearance... she was already drunk

  And the scent on her body also became several times stronger, mixed with a few parts of wine flavor, smelling it made people feel dizzy and drunk.

  He couldn't help but want to lean in closer

  But then, the next second, a pain came from his foot and he frowned. He lowered his head and saw that hoof on his foot again. Looking at Qilin, she was still in a trance-like state, even pulling his hand and swaying back and forth, taking him for a walk with an irregular gait.

  What an interesting woman! She slightly raised the corner of her mouth and leaned in close to Qilin's ear, asking "Can you tell me who your heart belongs to?"

  "Haha? My heart's desire??" Qilin smiled as she looked at Feng Changqing, her eyes quickly rolling around in a circle before continuing "Are you referring to Ah Piao?"

  Is there still someone with this name?

  "I'm telling you, Ah Piao is the most hateful! He always bullies me, appearing and disappearing without a trace!" Just like opening Pandora's box in Qilin's heart, her expression suddenly changed to anger. She tightly grasped Feng Changqing's hand and said, "But what's strange is that no matter when I think of him, I want to kill him! However, every time he really appears, I feel at ease... Why is this?"

  Listening to Qilin's complaints, Feng Changqing only thought she was very cute. However, it felt a bit strange.

  She is her own harem's person? That is to say, her own woman? But listening to her talk about another man? He doesn't even get angry at all? Even feels at ease

  By her side was still Qilin's intermittent voice, mostly complaining about Ah Piao, but in his opinion, it was just a lover's quarrel.

  "This must be what you call love, right?" said softly, but saw Qi Lin's eyes stunned. Feng Changqing smiled and said, "If it's just like this, then it's better not to say it in front of others. You are now my imperial concubine."

  Qilin nodded slightly, and his thoughts immediately flew to Baitoushan

  Next, Qilin didn't say a word, while Feng Changqing quietly allowed himself to be led by her.

  An invisible tacit understanding floated between the two of them. Their footsteps also slowly returned to normal. From a distance, it really looked like a prince and princess waltzing together.

  "You're really good at pretending!?" Bu Yao angrily stared at them, the branch in her hand snapping with a loud crack under her force.

  She glared at them in anger here, but didn't know that not far behind her was Long Yan's injured eyes.

  He knew that her ambition was higher than the sky, wanting to become the empress of a nation. However, he also knew Feng Changqing's character, having been surrounded by countless women for so many years, yet never having fallen in love with anyone. He had thought that Lan Fei would be an exception, but when he unhesitatingly gave her to Zi Yun as a concubine, he became afraid.

  Afraid of Pei Yao ending up in such a situation? So he asked Feng Changqing for the first time? To let him give Pei Yao to himself? Can't give her the position of empress? Then give her a small world.

  At least in his world, he can make her happy

  So for her sake he dismissed all his concubines and only kept the General's descendants given by the Empress Dowager, which could not be dismissed.

  But he still gave her the position of Empress

  On their wedding day, he promised her a lifetime of happiness and to give her everything she wanted.

  But he could never forget that Bu Yaohua had hooked his chin and raised an eyebrow, smiling as she said "Then give me the position of Empress"

  Only this one? He couldn't let her go

  Feng Changqing is his most respected brother. If it weren't for Feng Changqing when he was a child, he would have been pushed into the lake and drowned by other princes.

  The day he ascended the throne, he was granted a life of no worries and was titled King Without Worries.

  At night, under the clear moonlight, a sliver of light shines through the door gap. A black shadow stands quietly beside the bed, gazing at Qilin who is fast asleep.

  Ah Chui? It turns out his name is Ah Chui

  "I wish to be with you, heart and soul, never to part until our hair turns white." He reached out to stroke Qi Lin's forehead, bent down and gently planted a kiss on her lips, whispering softly "I promise to love only you, till the end of my days."