The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Xiao Chengxu slowly raised his head from behind the imperial desk and gently rubbed his sore eyes.

"Feng'an, what time is it now?" he asked in a low voice.

Feng An hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, it is already the 15th hour of the evening."

Xiao Chengxu said "hmm" lightly, paused for a moment, and then asked, "Did anyone come over from Kunning Palace today?"

Feng An shook his head to indicate that he did not.

Xiao Chengxu's face darkened slightly, looking a little ugly.

Could it be that the Queen is still angry with him?

What happened that day was indeed a momentary negligence on his part, but does that mean the Queen is completely blameless?

In fact, Xiao Chengxu had already prepared to go to Kunning Palace since the incident. No one knew the Queen's temperament better than him. This Queen, who was born in Yongchang Marquis's Mansion and was loved by everyone, was not the kind of person who would just accept things. Once she was wronged, she would definitely ask for an explanation and justice, and would never swallow her anger.

When the queen wakes up, there will probably be a big fight, and I will have to spend a lot of effort and talk to calm the storm and restore peace.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chengxu couldn't help but feel helpless...

Xiao Chengxu originally thought that as long as the Kunning Palace sent someone over, he would put on airs and deliberately make trouble the first time. In this way, he could give the queen a small warning and let her reflect on her mistakes. When the queen sent someone again, he would set off for Kunning Palace.

In this way, after a period of calm thinking, the queen's mood should have calmed down, and she would naturally be more receptive to reason.

As for him, he no longer had to engage in meaningless arguments with the queen; with just a few words of comfort, the relationship between the two could be repaired, and reconciliation would be a natural and logical thing.

However, to his surprise, Kunning Palace never sent anyone to the Qing Palace. If it weren't for Feng'an, who was paying close attention to the movements of Kunning Palace, he probably wouldn't even know that the queen had summoned all the concubines to pay respects today.

This made Xiao Chengxu very depressed. The anger was stuck in his chest, neither going up nor down. He felt a little aggrieved and suffocated.

He is the king of a country. Does he need to humble himself and try to please and accommodate the queen?

Why should the Queen make herself so angry?

The more Xiao Chengxu thought about it, the angrier he became. His depression grew even stronger. He suddenly stood up and paced quickly in the palace. After walking back and forth for a few times, he still felt that he couldn't swallow this breath, so he turned around and said to Feng An beside him: "In the future, you don't need to tell me about the Queen. Unless the Queen comes to see me in person in the Palace of Purity, I will never step into the Palace of Kunning."

Faced with the emperor's words, which were obviously spoken in anger, Feng An could only remain silent.

Your Majesty, do you believe what you said? Do you really not feel guilty?

After all, with the Emperor's deep affection for the Empress, how could he really just ignore her?

An hour later, the emperor's dragon sedan came to a steady stop in front of the Kunning Palace.

Feng An's face was expressionless, as if he had expected everything that was happening before his eyes.

Although the emperor said he was extremely heartless and indifferent, he was always thinking about the queen deep in his heart.

The so-called never stepping into Kunning Palace again, is nothing more than needing a suitable excuse or a step. Now that there is no step to go down, then there is no need for a step.

If the emperor continues to ignore the queen, I'm afraid rumors will spread in the palace again.

When he heard a palace servant loudly announcing, "The Emperor has arrived—", Xie Yaoqing stood up slowly and led everyone out to welcome the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I greet you, Your Majesty."

Xie Yaoqing moved calmly and gracefully, bowing and greeting Xiao Chengxu.

Once upon a time, she treated them as husband and wife and her words and actions were more casual; but now, she only treated Xiao Chengxu as an extremely noble emperor. One was the monarch and the other was the subject, so naturally she had to treat each other with the most appropriate courtesy.

Xiao Chengxu was slightly stunned, the smile on his face faded slightly, and his eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

He has always hoped that the queen could be more sensible and become a role model for women all over the world, and that her behavior and speech should be steady and dignified.

But at this moment, facing such a courteous, boring and picky queen, he did not feel ecstatic, but instead had an inexplicable sense of loss. It was as if he had lost something very important.

Xiao Chengxu quickened his pace and quickly walked to Xie Yaoqing. He stretched out his hand to help her up and said softly, "Queen, there is no need to be polite. It's windy here. Let's go inside first."

Entering the palace, a faint herbal aroma entered Xiao Chengxu's nose, and he couldn't help but feel guilty. So he held Xie Yaoqing's delicate hand tightly and explained softly: "I have been busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty these days and neglected to care for the queen. It is my fault. Is the queen's health recovered now? Is the imperial physician Qi still serving you with all his heart and effort?"

After hearing this, Xie Yaoqing lowered her head slightly, her eyes moving without much emotion. She pulled her hand out of the emperor's grasp without leaving a trace, and responded in a calm tone like autumn water: "Your Majesty, you are too serious. I am fine and nothing serious is wrong. National affairs are of vital importance. Your Majesty's priority is beyond reproach. Your Majesty, please don't make me suffer, lest others misunderstand that I don't know the big picture and can't distinguish priorities."

Xiao Chengxu had long been accustomed to the close relationship with Xie Yaoqing, but at this moment he suddenly felt empty, as if a corner of his heart was missing, empty and without support.

"Don't say that. State affairs are more important, but Queen, you are my wife. You are the person I care about most."

Xiao Chengxu found Xie Yaoqing's words particularly harsh.

The Queen seemed to be different from before. In the past, although the Queen would not insist on comparing herself with state affairs and demanding that he must choose one between the two, she had always been very concerned about her position in his heart and wanted to be the person he cherished, cared about and loved the most.

However, at this moment, the queen actually said in person, "Put state affairs first." There is nothing wrong with this statement. Since ancient times, which queen has not advised the king in this way?

But he just didn't want to hear such reasonable yet distant words from the queen, as if the queen didn't care about him as much as before.

The Queen was really acting abnormal today. Xiao Chengxu was confused. The Queen's change made him feel unfamiliar, and at the same time, a sense of loss welled up in his heart.

Xie Yaoqing sneered in his heart.

What do you care about most?

is it?

Maybe it was once the case, but would Xiao Chengxu, who has become an emperor, care about a mere woman besides his power and status?

If he really cared, how did the concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards come from? Didn't he know that what he wanted was a wholehearted love for only one person? He knew it, but he still broke his original oath. No matter how many vows he made, once they were no longer valid, it would be a joke.

If he really cared, he would have gone to great lengths to plot against her. He knew how much she longed for a child, but he was so heartless that he refused to give her a child. The Empress had no children. Wouldn't he know that the outside world would talk about her as the Queen? Of course he knew, but he just didn't care.

Xie Yaoqing could hardly suppress the anger in her heart and wanted to ask Xiao Chengxu why he treated her like this. It was clearly him who provoked her first, and it was he who asked the late emperor for an engagement that tied them together. She thought he had feelings for her, so she gave him all her heart, but she ended up with a miserable end of being imprisoned in the cold palace.

The cold palace was so cold in the dead of winter that she could not bear it any more. So she set it on fire and burned it all to ashes, along with herself.

But reason told Xie Yaoqing not to be impulsive.

She needs Xiao Chengxu to achieve her own goals, such as having a child.

Xie Yaoqing used up all her strength to pull out a seemingly shy smile, stretched out her hand to touch Xiao Chengxu's chest, chuckled, and said coquettishly: "I know that the emperor has me in his heart, and I am satisfied. But now it is different from when I was in the palace. The emperor is the ruler of a country. I don't understand the politics of the former dynasty, but managing the harem well and letting the emperor have no worries is my duty as a wife and queen."

When Xiao Chengxu saw Xie Yaoqing's smile that was as bright and beautiful as the warm spring sun, and her eyes full of affection and as if she wanted to tell him a thousand words, he couldn't help but feel a palpitation - the person in front of him seemed to have only him in her heart and eyes, just like she had not changed at all in so many days and nights over the years.

At this moment, the depressed mood in Xiao Chengxu's heart instantly disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by an irrepressible joy that surged in his heart.

The queen is still the queen who loves him deeply, but now her style of behavior is more calm and solemn than before. However, her sincere and deep love for him has always been consistent and has never wavered.

After all, they had been married for many years, so how could Xie Yaoqing not notice the subtle change in the man's mood? She curled her lips slightly, revealing a disdainful smile that was not easily noticed.

Do men just like women to be crazy about them, intoxicated with them, and unable to extricate themselves from their love? It can give them great satisfaction and vanity.

Since Xiao Chengxu needed her to show that she loved him deeply and was passionate about the love between them, she would just do as he wished. Love, such an illusory thing, could also be faked. If Xiao Chengxu could do it, then she could do it too.

So, Xie Yaoqing took the initiative to bring up what happened during the visit today. Although the death of a palace maid might be insignificant to the entire palace, she had to clarify the truth in order to begin to change her image in Xiao Chengxu's mind.

Finally, Xie Yaoqing leaned gently in Xiao Chengxu's arms, a faint mist gradually appeared in her beautiful almond-shaped eyes, and her face was full of grievance.

She trembled and choked up as she said, "I remember every word of your majesty. I was indeed a little arrogant and willful in the past, but I have been constantly changing myself. As the saying goes, 'When a scholar has been away for three days, he should be treated with new eyes', but why does your majesty still think that I have made no progress? Or does your majesty think that I am a cruel and ruthless person?"

Finally, two lines of tears could no longer be held back and slid down her cheeks.