The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 516 - 440: The secret turns out to be this, a bit nervous being a matchmaker for the first time

Chapter 516: Chapter 440: The secret turns out to be this, a bit nervous being a matchmaker for the first time

The Empress did not want to face the Emperor’s senseless harassment, so she lay with her back to him. Who knew that even though he was injured, he still couldn’t stay still?

She heard the Emperor use a secret as a condition to make her comply.

"Your concubine has been fooled once, I won’t be fooled a second time. How many secrets does Your Majesty hold in your heart, and why would you be willing to share them with this concubine?"

Seeing that the Empress did not believe him, the Emperor was not in a hurry. He sat down on the couch and continued, "My words are as weighty as nine cauldrons, just stay with me for a nap, and I will tell you."

The Empress hesitated a moment, lifted her head, and then saw the Emperor looking down at her, his expression undeniably genuine, making her believe that the Emperor meant it this time.

If she were to accompany the Emperor for a nap, what secret would he tell her?

Just a simple nap was not a problem for her.

The problem was that she feared being deceived by the Emperor!

"Is Your Majesty serious?"

The Emperor nodded: "Of course."

The Empress hesitated for a good while, then sat up supporting herself on the couch, watching the Emperor as she put on her shoes.

Seeing this, the Emperor stood up, took her hand, and led her to the bed.

The Empress felt somewhat awkward but, for the sake of the secret, she endured.

When they reached the bed, the Empress did not play coy; she took off her shoes and lay down, leaving a sizable space on the outside.

The Emperor looked at her actions and smiled.

Because of the injury, his movement wasn’t as smooth as before, and he slowly lay down beside the Empress.

The Empress, waiting for the Emperor to settle, couldn’t wait to ask: "What secret is Your Majesty planning to tell your concubine?"

The Emperor glanced at the distance between them, "You are so far from me, does this count as lying with me?"

The Empress looked at the distance between them, roughly the space of half a person, not too far.

She knew that the Emperor wouldn’t tell her the secret so easily.

Now that she was already in bed, she couldn’t let all her efforts go wasted.

The Empress moved closer to the Emperor until she was touching his arm, and only then did she stop.

She lifted her head to look at the Emperor, "Can you tell me now, Your Majesty?"

The Emperor, turning onto his side, extended the injured arm and placed it on the Empress’s waist, pulling her into his embrace and whispering, "After I wake from the nap, I will tell you."

The Empress was so annoyed she wanted to push the Emperor away, but seeing that the wound on his arm had reopened several times, she held back.

"Your Majesty surely does not keep his word; your concubine wants to get out of bed."

Having said that, the Empress was about to get up only to be held down by the Emperor, "I did not break my promise."

The Empress asked discontentedly, "Then why does Your Majesty not speak?"

The Emperor answered leisurely, "The condition was to accompany me for a nap, wasn’t it? Shouldn’t we speak after we have woken up?"

The Empress: "..." She was tricked by the Emperor again!

Now that she was already in bed, the Empress had no choice but to endure.

In fact, the Emperor was already somewhat tired. Now lying in bed with the Empress beside him, it wasn’t long before he fell asleep.

At first, the Empress was too indignant to fall asleep, but as time passed, sleepiness overcame her, and she too drifted off.

When she woke up, it was already an hour later.

After a good sleep, the Empress was in good spirits. She raised her head to see if the Emperor had woken up, but upon looking up, she saw that the Emperor, who had been watching her, had clearly woken up before her.

The Emperor had only just woken up a moment before, he lay still when he saw the Empress was still asleep.

"Lingling is awake."

The Empress: "..." Isn’t that obvious? With eyes wide open, am I supposed to be asleep?

"Can Your Majesty now tell your concubine the secret?" If he made excuses not to tell her, he could forget about entering Fengyi Palace in the future!

This time, the Emperor didn’t look for excuses. He gazed at the Empress and spoke word by word, "I truly wanted to marry you back then, even if you were not the legitimate daughter of General Chang, I wanted to marry you."

Upon hearing this, the Empress was completely stunned.

They were to return to the palace earlier than planned, and everyone was busy.

The Emperor was returning to the palace early, not only because of his injury but also because he longed to see his precious granddaughter.

While everyone was bustling about, Shen Chuwei took the opportunity to have Chun Xi roast another rabbit, two wild pigeons, and some deer meat.

Now was the time to eat more; once she was back in the palace, these wild delicacies would not be so readily available.

Xiao Jinyan saw this and instructed Qin Xiao, "Hunt a few more live ones to take back before returning to the palace tomorrow."

Qin Xiao bowed his head in assent, "Your subordinate obeys."

Xiao Jinyan withdrew his gaze back towards Shen Chuwei, shaking his head at her greedy look.

Qin Xiao turned to Chun Xi, after several days, Chun Xi seemed still to be angry, which made him sigh with irritation.

Weichi came over and heard Qin Xiao sigh, he patted his shoulder and asked, "What’s wrong, brother?"