Chapter 44 - The Beauty Has a Unique Fragrance

happy or something then "Did you bring me here just to enjoy the view""Didn’t I tell you To teach you how to seduce Peony," he said simply, making Qi Lin’s face turn red instantly. With her hands tigh...Chapter 44 A Unique Fragrance of a Beauty

"Actually, they don't love each other."

Hearing this, Qi Lin was initially taken aback before sighing softly.

"You seem to have guessed it"

Qi Lin nodded and said in a low voice, "I guessed half of it. I didn't expect the emperor would say such things to this concubine."

The moment she finished speaking, Feng Changqing suddenly grabbed Qi Lin's hand tightly, squeezing her wrist painfully. She just stared quietly at Feng Changqing.

"Then tell me, do kings not know true love" Staring silently at Qi Lin, he found that whenever they were together, his mind was calm and he could speak freely without hesitation.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, the faintly sweet fragrance slowly entered through his nostrils, soothing his agitated heart.

Indeed, is it because of her unique scent

Ji Empress had an unusual fragrance. Was that how Emperor Taizong felt when he was with her

Unfortunately, the Empress's unique fragrance was not for the emperor but for someone else. The former emperor merely wanted to possess it and ended up getting only a lingering scent on his fingers.

Haha, raising his head, Feng Changqing drained his cup of wine, wanting to drown all his grievances in alcohol.

Qi Lin watched silently as Feng Changqing looked despondent. She snatched the gourd from him and said, "Wine won't alleviate sorrow; you should stop drinking."

"You're the first to dare snatch my wine," he said, though without any reproach, simply watching Qi Lin quietly.

"I remember a saying," placing the wine gourd aside and looking up at the sky, she softly recited, "May I find one true heart, never to be separated. But everyone knows that in the imperial family, true love is rare or impossible. If someone can make you give up on thousands of beauties in the harem, then it's already a rarity."

But such an emperor would likely lose himself amidst power struggles.

"However, there’s only one heart, and it’s small, unable to hold much," she sighed quietly, gazing at the sky. It was starting to drizzle again, as if the heavens were weeping too.

So that's how it is; hearts are small and cannot accommodate much.

Gently touching her own heart, these years he had wanted so many things but felt empty inside. Was his heart too large

"What about you Has the person in your heart made you consider giving up your position as empress"

Ha.

Qi Lin stared at Feng Changqing, feeling awkward, tugging at her lips and scratching her head. The image of A-Piao flashed before her eyes; only when she remembered how he treated her did she shake her head vigorously, waving her arms to dispel the thought.

"It seems your heart’s someone has made you contemplate that," Feng Changqing took another gourd and drank deeply, feeling his chest no longer empty as before.

His gloom vanished too.

"Ha" Qi Lin turned her head, blinking rapidly and hurriedly said, "You... What did you say There’s nothing like that!"

Seeing Qi Lin's flustered appearance, Feng Changqing felt his spirits lift. Reaching out a hand, he hooked under her chin and said, "I wouldn’t be mistaken; the joy in your eyes is obvious."

Qilin was taken aback, looking at Feng Changqing in surprise, as if she could see her own awkwardly blushing face reflected in his dark eyes.

She... Her heart actually started racing, and she even turned red

This can't be possible.

In a hurry, she stood up and walked back and forth. But the more anxious she became, the clearer Ah Piao's image in her mind grew, and she could even see his faint smile.

And his lips seemed to have left a lingering warmth on hers.

"Hahaha... Ha ha," Feng Changqing laughed loudly as he said, "If you act like this, I might fall for you."

"Ah" Upon hearing these words, Qilin froze in place and quickly waved her hands, saying, "No no no, I'm not worth your liking. This is just a joke!"

“If...” Feng Changqing swooped down and stood before Qilin with his long arm sweeping her into his embrace as he said smilingly, “I’m not joking.”

Then he took a breath near her neck, "I like your scent."

This made Qilin more nervous. A tingling sensation on her forehead was sweat that she dared not wipe away. With forced composure, she said, “Your Majesty, if you like it, there are some rose and camellia oils in Red Snow’s place for bathing.”

Feng Changqing was slightly taken aback and continued, "What I sense is not the scent of such mundane things."

"Then what is it" After saying this, Qilin realized that she should have changed her words. However, before she could, Feng Changqing's moist lips covered hers.

Well, she had been inexplicably dominated by Ah Piao and kissed by Zi Yin without reason; she accepted these facts. One day, she would take revenge on Zi Yin and make the rascal apologize.

But this person...

However, women are quick to react biologically at times, reacting before their minds can even think.

So...

"Your Majesty, forgive me. Red Snow didn’t mean it; she just... just..." After pondering for a long time and still not finding the words, she tightly gripped her skirt corners so hard that she might tear them apart.

Feng Changqing touched his left cheek, spat out the blood in his mouth, and thought to himself how formidable this woman was. It still stung like crazy now.

"How many times have you hit me" Reflecting back, he continued, "Right, it must be the second time The first time, you sprayed wine all over my face. Adding these up, hmm, even a hundred heads would not be enough to pay for your crimes."

Oh no... Qilin furrowed her brows in distress, thinking of many words she had seen on TV begging for mercy, but finally said softly, "Ah Xue knows that she has committed an unforgivable sin. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, do so as you see fit."

She wished she hadn’t spoken.

Why didn’t she react when Ah Piao or Zi Yin bullied her But now Feng Changqing was bullying her and she reacted violently

Would her hands be chopped off

Would she die a terrible death

Spying on Feng Changqing, he seemed to also be contemplating something. He even thought about methods before killing someone; what an odd emperor.

Poisoned wine, white silk rope, or a sword—any would do.

"Hm Then dance for me the same dance you performed at the Bai Hua Pavilion."

Nani Qi Lin blinked her eyes, thinking she might have misunderstood. But when she saw Feng Changqing's determined gaze, she realized that she hadn't misunderstood.

“What’s this Do I really have to dance” She wanted to find some denial in Feng Changqing's eyes.

But Feng Changqing's eyes seemed to say "You can also choose to commit suicide."

In light of the saying that accompanying an emperor is like walking with a tiger, Qi Lin unwillingly began her dance on tiptoe.lone behind a screen and undressed himself, bathed himself without any words exchanged between them.Behind the screen, she didn’t dare to take half a step forward or know what to say either."Is Elmwoo...