Fast Passage

Huo Qingli waited until Li Yu closed the door before her expression turned from sunny to gloomy. She felt so cold that ice chips could fall off. She asked the people around her in a cold tone.

"Where did the imperial concubine go today? Who did she meet?"

The men under his command quickly replied.

"The imperial concubine met His Majesty's male servants." After hearing this, Huo Qingli frowned deeply. She roughly guessed why Li Yu was so angry.

As the new emperor, naturally there were countless people who wanted to please him and sent him various beauties.

But he had no interest in those beauties, so he just sent her to a place in the palace. Unexpectedly, he met Li Yu today.

Huo Qingli rubbed his forehead and felt a little headache, but I am the emperor, how can an emperor have only one concubine? It seems that I can only wait for Li Yu to figure it out himself.

Li Yu knew that nothing in the palace could be hidden from the emperor, and he also knew that the emperor would not go against the rules left by his ancestors just because he had only known him for a few days.

But Li Yu insisted on his own ideas and he would never compromise.

Maybe he and Huo Qingli are destined not to be together!

Li Yu sighed, lay down on the bed, staring at the ceiling, motionless.

In the following days, the relationship between Huo Qingli and Li Yu became cold and stiff, even indifferent.

Those who stayed by Huo Qingli and Li Yu's side were always trembling with fear, fearing that His Majesty would suddenly become furious and implicate these small people.

The sweet love between the two seemed like a bubble and an illusion.

Every time Huo Qingli wanted to get along with Li Yu like they did before, Li Yu would push her away with various excuses like being sleepy, tired, or feeling unwell.

In the end, he even locked himself in the room and refused to see anyone. Huo Qingli was anxious and angry, but helpless.

Because she really couldn't bear to lose her temper with Li Yu, let alone punish him.

However, someone has to bear the emperor's wrath.

A day later, all of His Majesty's male servants in the palace were ordered to leave the palace within three days.

The male servants knew they were going to be kicked out of the palace, but they did not dare to offend the emperor, so they could only run to Li Yu's door one by one and kneel down, begging Li Yu to plead for them.

Li Yu was annoyed in the house, so he put on his headphones silently and turned on the music without paying attention to anyone.

After kneeling for a while, the male servants saw that Li Yu still did not come out and had no intention of pleading for them.

They thought of the reason why the emperor drove them out of the palace, and they were immediately furious. Two of them had bad tempers and started cursing Li Yu without thinking.

"You ugly bastard, what are you so proud of? You just have a good mother, right? If you lost your mother, you would be an ugly bastard that no one wants."

"You don't think the emperor likes you, do you? If I were His Majesty, I wouldn't be able to eat a man as unmanly as you."

There was no reaction from Li Yu yet, but Huo Qingli was furious when he heard these words.

Have those two people who were spewing shit dragged away and taught them a lesson, so that they would understand that words can cause trouble. Order the other male servants to leave within one day, otherwise they would be expelled from the palace.

Huo Qingli stood outside the door, separated from Li Yu by a door, and said a little tiredly.

"Yu'er, I haven't seen you for several days. Can we sit down and have a good chat?"

Li Yu opened the door and let her in. As soon as Huo Qingli entered, she touched his face and said with eyes full of heartache.

"Yu'er, you've lost weight."

Li Yu rolled his eyes at her in his heart and said, "It's only been a few days and you can tell I've lost weight. I've been showing off cookies and chocolates every day these days, so I'm lucky I didn't gain weight."

"If Your Majesty is here to talk nonsense, then I should send you away."

"Yu'er, why are you angry? Tell me—"

Huo Qingli was interrupted by Li Yu before he could finish his words.

"you know."

"I--"

Huo Qingli was silent for a while before speaking.

"I am the emperor, and I have reasons to do so. I--" The balance and stability of the court have always been closely related to the harem.

Li Yu didn't listen anymore and interrupted directly.

"I understand, I understand, so I won't force you to do anything. It's better for us to see each other less often in the future." After saying that, he ordered Huo Qingli to leave regardless of his expression.

After more than ten days of travel, Marquis Yingwu and his daughter finally arrived in the capital. After asking for permission from the emperor, they went to the palace to meet Li Yu.

When Yingwu Hou saw Li Yu, tears seemed to fall from his eyes, she said.

"Yu'er, how is your life in this palace?"

Li Yu looked calmly at the famous Yingwu Hou opposite him.

"Mom, I want to leave the palace?"

Marquis Yingwu was choked for a moment, and she said in a deep voice.

"You're not happy here."

Li Yu said "hmm" lightly.

"Your Majesty and I are not suitable, so I am very unhappy. Mother, can you take me away?" He looked at Marquis Yingwu with pleading eyes.

At this time, Huo Qingli, who was eavesdropping, could no longer hold back.

"You want to leave? No, you are my concubine, you are not going anywhere."

Li Yu's expression was cold. He cast a cold gaze at Huo Qingli and spoke softly.

"Do you want to trap me to death in the palace?"

Huo Qingli looked at him calmly saying words about wanting to commit suicide, and felt like a ball of cotton was stuck in his throat.

After a long time, her body hunched over, as if she had lost her energy, and she spoke in a hoarse voice.

"You go."