Li Yuanzhi felt his breath on her ear. Her eyebrows jumped violently and her body went limp. She said in a panic, "Don't … there are people downstairs."
Song Qingshu was naturally aware of this. If he really made some noise and alarmed the people downstairs, it would be troublesome. After kissing Li Yuanzhi's little mouth a few times, he no longer teased the girl in his arms.
At this time, Chen Yuanyuan and Ah Ke had finished washing up. After the palace maids cleaned up, Ah Ke ordered them to leave because she knew that her mother always liked peace.
The palace maids left the room and carefully closed the door before leaving. The room suddenly became quiet.
Ah Ke hugged Chen Yuanyuan's arm and put her face on her shoulder, "Mother, you haven't slept with me for a long time."
Chen Yuanyuan dotingly stroked her daughter's hair, "You are now an Imperial Concubine. How can mother stay in your bedroom for the night?"
Ah Ke curled her lips and whispered, "I don't want to be an Imperial Concubine."
Chen Yuanyuan shook her head and said helplessly, "You're talking like a child again."
Ah Ke's little mouth pursed as if she felt wronged, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
Walking to the bedside, the two women began to take off their outer clothes. Song Qingshu's eyes widened. There was actually such a benefit?
Li Yuanzhi suddenly became anxious. She hurriedly stretched out her hand in front of his eyes and threatened, "Don't look, don't look ~"
Song QingShu smiled faintly and turned his head away. "I won't look at it." In fact, he had already seen most of it. He knew that the two women only took off a few outerwear. Inside, they were still wearing close-fitting clothes. Nothing would be exposed, so he couldn't see anything.
However, this made Li Yuanzhi a little embarrassed. She whispered, "Actually … actually, you can look."
Song Qingshu held her in his arms, "You can make it up to me later."
Li Yuanzhi's heart swayed, "How do you want me to make it up to you?"
Song Qingshu moved closer to her ear, "Why do you ask when you already know the answer?"
Li Yuanzhi's pretty face was dyed with a layer of red, and she gave an almost inaudible hum.
At this time, Chen Yuanyuan and Ah Ke had already fallen asleep on the bed. The quilt was made of fine silk, but when contrasted against the two's jade-like skin, it seemed to be overshadowed.
"By the way, Ah Ke, why do you care so much about Song Qingshu?" Chen Yuanyuan covered her daughter with the quilt and quietly looked at her.
The two people who were being intimate on the beam couldn't help but be startled when they heard this, and they both turned their attention downwards.
Hearing his mother's question, Ah Ke averted his gaze. "I … I don't care about Song Qingshu."
Chen Yuanyuan stretched out a finger that was whiter than jade and poked her daughter's forehead. "If you really don't care, why did you go to a place like the Cold Palace to inquire about him?"
Li Yuanzhi gently bit Song Qingshu's shoulder. "And you said there was nothing between you and her."
Song Qingshu looked gloomy. "There's really nothing going on between us."
"I … I was just bored and happened to pass by," Ah Ke said with some lack of confidence.
"You won't tell Mother the truth?" Chen Yuanyuan faintly sighed. "It's not that Mother wants to scold you, but you are now the Imperial Concubine. If it reaches the Emperor's ears, it will be a terrible disaster."
"The Emperor won't care about this," Ah Ke suddenly said.
Chen Yuanyuan was startled. "Why?"
"Because the Emperor is not a man at all." Ah Ke seemed to have endured for a long time. When she said this, she suddenly felt her whole body relax.
"What?" Even though Chen Yuanyuan was used to seeing storms, she couldn't help but pale.
Even Li Yuanzhi, who was on the roof beam, was so shocked that her mouth was wide open. Only Song QingShu had known about this long ago, so his expression was the calmest. Instead, he was even more curious about why Chen Yuanyuan, as Ah Ke's mother, did not know about this before?
"Ah Ke, you can't say this kind of thing. If someone hears it, they will be beheaded. At that time, even your father won't be able to save you," Chen Yuanyuan hurriedly said.
"I'm not talking nonsense." Ah Ke bit her lip. "Although I don't want to be a political sacrifice, I know that Father's situation is not optimistic. So he sent me here to make peace, and I accepted my fate. I originally thought that being a Southern Song Imperial Concubine was not bad, and I could also help Father, but …"
Ah Ke's face turned red as if she had said something embarrassing. She paused to calm her emotions before continuing. "I originally thought that this husband of mine, who was able to rebuild the court in the Great Song Dynasty, protect half of the country, and continue the Han Dynasty, should be a hero, but who knew that he is not a man …"
Chen Yuanyuan frowned. "You keep saying that he … that he is like that. What evidence do you have?"
Ah Ke pursed her lips and slowly explained. "On the day of our wedding, he didn't even touch me."
"Uh, maybe … maybe he was a little unwell that day." Although Chen Yuanyuan said this, her heart sank to the bottom. Her daughter's appearance was almost the same as when she was young. She was a person who had experienced it, and she knew very well how attractive this face was to men. It was impossible for a man not to touch her on the wedding night, unless he was not a man …
Ah Ke chuckled. There was a hint of sarcasm in her smile. "At first, I thought so too. But later on, every time he came here, he let me sleep by myself, and he would read the memorials the whole night. He really couldn't stand it anymore, so he just slept on the couch next to me. He did this a few times to show that he favored me. After that, the number of times he came became less and less, and now he doesn't even come anymore. But the rewards he gave me were getting more and more. He must be feeling guilty. "
"Maybe … he has something that's hard to say. It's not what you think …" Chen Yuanyuan's voice became softer as she spoke. She already believed in her daughter's judgment. There was no man in this world who could resist such a great temptation.
"Once, I heard a few old palace maids whispering behind my back. They mentioned that when the Emperor was pampering his concubine, there was suddenly news that the Jin soldiers were only a few miles away from the palace. He was scared out of his wits and fled all the way. The Jin soldiers chased him all the way, and he finally escaped to the sea to ensure his safety. Maybe he was frightened, or maybe he was soaked in the water for too long. From then on, he couldn't … couldn't do anything." Ah Ke said calmly, as if all this had nothing to do with her.
Chen Yuanyuan finally understood everything. Her mouth opened wide in shock. "Your father, he … he didn't know this. If he knew, he …" She suddenly stopped mid-sentence because she knew Wu Sangui's character.
"Even if Father knew the truth in advance, he would still send me here." Ah Ke added on for her.
Seeing her daughter's self-deprecating look, Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but feel sad. She hugged her daughter in her arms and started crying. "Why do we both have such a hard life?"
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