Empress: The Old Emperor's Way to Pursue His Wife

Chapter 24

Passing through the busiest section of the market, the number of people and stalls gradually decreased.

Seeing that Mo Yanxiao remained silent, Xiao Yi felt a little anxious, and finally couldn't help breaking the deadlock: "Little master, if you really think that I am still young, it doesn't matter, wait for two years, wait for me to grow up Until... until the age of sixteen or seventeen..."

In fact, what she wanted to say was that when she grows up to look like Qin Mei...

She has been pampered by everyone since she was a child, and she feels that she is always the best, and that it is only natural for others to like her unconditionally.Isn't that right, even the Emperor Zhenlong is willing to do everything he can to please her, but who else is worthy of attention?

However, since meeting Mo Yanxiao, for some reason, she has become less and less confident, worrying about gains and losses.Want to cater to please, the result is often the opposite.It seems that either way, it's wrong.

After seeing Qin Mei a few days ago, this feeling became even stronger.

Although she doesn't want to admit it, compared to Qin Mei, she seems really worthless!Nothing, everything is not as good as people.It's no wonder that Mo Yanxiao likes her...

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi couldn't help being wronged and anxious, she stepped forward half a step, and turned to Mo Yanxiao, her words contained a begging that she had never seen before, and she couldn't help but put her posture at the lowest point: "Little master, Can you wait for me to grow up? When the time comes, I will be proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I will definitely not be as reckless as I am now, and I will definitely become what you like..."

Mo Yanxiao's eyebrows furrowed, and he interrupted her suddenly, speaking quickly and in a firm tone: "I don't need you to make any changes for me!"

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, not knowing why for a moment, her expression became more panicked and helpless.

Mo Yanxiao stopped looking at her, threw her hand away abruptly, walked to a shadowy place with no one in a few strides, and turned his back: "You said you like me, then what?"

"Then...then I'll be with you..."

"What is being together?"

"That's...that's getting married..."

"Have you ever thought that marrying me is a violation of ethics and will be criticized by the world?"

"I do not care……"

"But I care!"

This question has never been within the scope of Xiao Yi's consideration. Now she is suddenly forced to face it. She panicked and said anxiously: "I asked Brother Yi to order a marriage. He is the emperor. No one dares to object. Or...or we can find a place that no one knows, anyway, my family has plenty of money, no matter where we go, we don't have to worry about life..."

Mo Yanxiao suddenly let out a short chuckle, but the meaning of his words was like broken ice: "You let the emperor issue a decree, so that he will be infamous for disturbing morals and incompetence. Where is the majesty of the king of a country? You risked the world for your own personal affection It’s so big, where do you put the face of your parents and relatives? You let me go far away with you to hide from the world, and where do you put my ideals and ambitions? You always only care about your own likes and dislikes, everyone should respect you As the center, everything should revolve around you. The people around you must be willing to swallow the evil consequences you have caused, and they must also be happy. Xiao Yi, how can a person be so selfish!"

These heavy words almost completely broke Xiao Yi's defenses, and her tears burst out uncontrollably: "I just... just say it casually, if you don't agree, then you don't agree, why bother..."

"Yeah, just talk about it casually. Is there anything that Miss Xiao doesn't dare to say casually?" Mo Yanxiao still turned his back to her, his words were cold and full of sarcasm: "Anyway, even if you say If you said something outrageous, even if you did something outrageous, your parents and elder brothers will come forward to solve it for you. If it’s too bad, there will also be them vying to be punished or even die for you. In vain you just dared to claim that I have been protecting my brother, what do you use to protect him?"

Paused, turned around slowly, the cold wind blew, the corners of the robe fluttered, and the face was as snowy as snow: "Apart from the identity you were born with, what else do you have?"

Xiao Yi was stunned, and finally her arrogance was aroused by his pressing step by step, and she wiped away two tears: "I just ask you if you like me, why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"Don't you understand?" Mo Yanxiao hooked his lips that were as pale as his complexion, and said something that pierced his heart in a warm and pleasant voice: "What I mean by these words is, why do you make me like you?" ?”

Xiao Yi bit her lower lip to make a row of deep tooth marks, then took a breath, raised her chin, stood up straight, her eyes were still red but her eye sockets were dry: "What if we are not masters and apprentices?"

"Instead of entangled in this meaningless possibility, why not think about it, if you weren't the only daughter of the head of the Xiao family in the south of the Yangtze River, how many people in this world would treat you like you do now."

Xiao Yi didn't seem to hear his words at all, but just looked at him fixedly, her voice was a little hoarse, but steady and clear: "Answer my question!"

Mo Yanxiao lowered his head slightly, remained silent for a moment, then raised his eyes, his eyes were deep and unwavering: "I have studied hard for many years, in order to enter the temple, ascend to a high position, and be famous forever. Therefore, I will never allow my reputation to be tainted. The slightest smudge, even if you and I are not masters and apprentices, but with your prominent family background, I will be criticized in the future as a person who clings to the powerful and relies on his father-in-law to gain power."

"After all, it's because of this." Xiao Yi smiled suddenly: "If I said this earlier, I would have understood it a long time ago? There is no need to stand here like an idiot and be taught a lesson by you for a long time!"

Mo Yanxiao also smiled: "Just understand."

"Then, the students wish the master, that he will soon realize his wish and be prosperous forever!"

"Thank you."

"Little master..." Xiao Yi looked at his indifferent appearance that seemed to be eternal, and remembered all the past, and couldn't help but feel sore in her heart, but she only called out this one, and couldn't say a word anymore.Sniffing, desperately suppressing the trill in his throat, he said bitterly, "Just treat what I said before as bullshit! From now on, I hate you!"

"Please."

Xiao Yi's vision began to blur, and before the tears fell, she stomped her feet, turned around, and ran away.

The last thing she saw was the meaningless smile on Mo Yanxiao's face.

What she didn't see was the blood dripping down Mo Yanxiao's right index finger.

It was the place where the inkstone was punctured before, and the wound opened again because of clenched fists, and the blood gathered on the bluestone road bit by bit, like red plum petals that were about to fall into mud.

She also didn't see that long after she left, Mo Yanxiaofang shook his body, and could only stand leaning against the wall as if he was extremely tired.

Looking down at the palm that still had a trace of her warmth, it disappeared with the wind mixed with the sound of coughing: "Sure enough, it's a child, from liking to hating, but the distance from the street to the end of the street... Fortunately, it's a child ..."

Because I am a child, there is only short-term sadness, not long-term pain.

Because I am a child, the love will fade and disappear after a while, and I will not remember it deeply.

Because I am a child, maybe, from the end of the street to the street, I have stopped crying and smiled...

(End of this chapter)