allonlinenovel Chapter 146 The concubine who died young in the novel "The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wi
Chapter 146 The concubine who died young in the novel "The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wi
When Emperor Kangning wanted to take her back to the palace, Leyan pretended to be upset: "But I don't want to go back to the palace. The palace is nice, but the world there is too small."
“Your Majesty, I was confined to a dilapidated courtyard since I was a child. After finally getting out, I was sent to the palace. If I didn't know what the outside world was like, I could accept staying in the palace, but…”
Le Yan lowered her eyes, but everyone understood what she was about to say.
She spoke again: "Your Majesty, I do not wish to return to the palace."
She looked as if she would die of depression after returning to the palace, which made Emperor Kangning clench his fists and remain silent for a long time.
He could use force, kidnap Leyan, and leave.
But just as Leyan herself thought, she didn't truly want to enter the palace, and sooner or later she would become depressed and lose all her vitality.
But he was unwilling to just give up like that.
Emperor Kangning remained silent.
Xiao Lanyi seized the opportunity to speak.
But Le Yan spoke first: "Lan Yi, actually, I lied to you."
She looked apologetic. "I didn't really mean to accept your proposal back then. It was just a last resort. I'm sorry I let you down."
Xiao Lanyi's eyes flickered. Of course he knew that Le Yan hadn't really agreed to his request, but so what?
Since she has agreed, it doesn't matter whether she is sincere or not. As long as they get married, sooner or later they will pretend to be in love, and they are destined to be together in life and death.
Xiao Lanyi smiled gently and said, "Qingqing, you don't need to feel guilty towards me. I only want to marry you."
Before Le Yan could react to his words, Emperor Kangning transformed his hand into a blade and slashed at him.
The palm strike was fierce, carrying a strong killing intent.
However, Xiao Lanyi reacted quickly and dodged the attack without being hit.
He glanced coldly at Emperor Kangning, his tone defiant: "What is Your Majesty doing? Qingqing doesn't even want to go back to the palace with you anymore. You're already out of the game. What right do you have to lay a hand on me?"
Emperor Kangning glanced at him sideways, "Qualifications? You, a sinner who clings to life, dare to discuss qualifications with me?"
If it weren't for Le Yan being there, he would have had Xiao Lanyi arrested and executed by slow slicing long ago.
Xiao Lanyi and Emperor Kangning were about to start fighting again, but Le Yan ignored them both and focused her attention on Wen Yingchen, the most unfamiliar person present.
After carefully considering her words, she stammered under Wen Yingchen's gentle gaze, "Um, Lord Wen, have we met before?"
Wen Yingchen's eyelashes trembled slightly. "I've seen you before, but you've never seen me."
Le Yan tilted her head, unable to figure out when she might have run into him. She blinked and then stopped thinking about it.
She pleaded earnestly, "Lord Wen, you really don't need to get involved in this mess. We've never met or known each other, so why get tangled up in this?"
The scene was already chaotic enough with Song Xue'an, Emperor Kangning, Xiao Lanyi, Liu Chutang, and the others, but then Wen Yingchen arrived, making it even more chaotic.
Le Yan was more polite and courteous to Wen Yingchen, after all, he was different from the others. Those were people she had interacted with and knew relatively well, but Wen Yingchen was a complete stranger.
Wen Yingchen didn't care. He just smiled and shook his head. "It's not a muddy water. I'm doing this willingly."
If Le Yan had not been taken out of the palace by Xiao Lanyi, but had been hidden in the Qianqing Palace by Emperor Kangning, and he had been unable to see her, then perhaps he would not have had the idea of interfering.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs". Now that she has come out and is within his reach, it is an opportunity given to him by God. If he does not seize it, wouldn't he be letting himself down?
"you ... ... "
Le Yan fell silent; she really didn't know what to say to Wen Yingchen.
So she chose to remain silent, which was extremely decisive.
Looking at Liu Chutang and Song Xuean, who were both staring at her with their chins in their hands, and thinking about their shared ambition to travel the world, Le Yan silently smoothed out the smile on her lips.
Needless to say, she really wanted to travel to this ancient world.
Liu Chutang looked at her, raised an eyebrow, exchanged a glance with Song Xuean, and a smile flashed in their eyes.
They exchanged glances, and Emperor Kangning, Xiao Lanyi, and Wen Yingchen were not blind.
Upon seeing their reaction, he narrowed his eyes slightly.
Emperor Kangning looked at Leyan and said in a low voice, "You want to travel the world with them?"
While mirror polishing wasn't as prevalent or famous as homosexuality, it wasn't unheard of either.
Judging from Song Xuean and Liu Chutang's appearance, they are clearly two people with ulterior motives.
Emperor Kangning looked at Leyan and felt that she was too naive. She thought she had chosen her good sister, but little did she know that the other party coveted something else.
Emperor Kangning fidgeted with his fingers, wondering whether he should tell Leyan these things so that she would distance herself from Liu Chutang and Song Xuean.
He didn't know that Le Yan knew much more.
When Emperor Kangning asked her, Leyan nodded earnestly: "Your Majesty, I want to see the magnificent scenery of this great land."
She still felt the same way: she had been confined since childhood and had never seen the outside world, so she wanted to see the world, which was so big.
Emperor Kangning began to hate the Qian family, whose remains were long gone. If it weren't for the damned Qian family treating her that way, she wouldn't have longed for the outside world so much.
Emperor Kangning closed his eyes briefly and spoke softly, trying to persuade Leyan, "My dear, if you don't like staying in the palace all the time, I can take you on tours from time to time. The palace can be used as a place to stay. As long as you don't want to, we won't go back to the palace."
Le Yan quickly shook her head: "That's too much trouble, manpower, financial resources, material resources, and energy... Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country, and you should prioritize the country."
She didn't want to be a wicked concubine, forever infamous in history books.
Emperor Kangning's expression turned indifferent. He wanted to say that those things were unimportant, but when he saw Leyan's expression, he shut up.
Thinking that she should send Emperor Kangning away, Leyan glanced at the others, looked up at the sky, and decisively chose to adjourn the meeting.
"It's getting late, I want to rest."
She's said everything she needed to say. After she goes to sleep, they can do whatever they want. She'll give her a result tomorrow.
Thinking this through, Le Yan, holding Emperor Kangning and the others' weapons, gave a polite smile and ran back to her room.
Even when she closed the door, she could still see them all staring at her.
Meeting those few pairs of eyes from afar was extremely frightening in the dead of night, startling Le Yan so much that she quickly closed the door.
With a "snap," a door separated two worlds.
Once they could no longer see anyone, the people in the pavilion all turned cold.
In an instant, a clear boundary was drawn between them. Song Xue'an and Liu Chutang automatically stood to one side, facing the other three men with expressionless faces.
None of them seemed inclined to make a move.
Even if we were to take action, we should stay far away so as not to disturb Leyan's rest.
But neither of them wanted to be too far apart, fearing that while they were fighting each other, someone might take advantage of the situation and steal Leyan away.
Then the gain outweighs the loss.
Thinking this, Emperor Kangning spoke first: "Xiao Lanyi, I'm giving you a choice: leave Leyan, or die."
As long as he gets rid of these troublesome people, even if Le Yan is determined not to return to the palace with him, he can still settle down with her outside the palace.
Xiao Lanyi sneered: "I will neither leave nor die. Xiao Qi, you have no ability to kill me."
The two cousins were locked in a fierce battle, and the fake couple over there were just as hostile.