Chapter 10 - A Test or a True Love? (1/2)
Chapter 10: A Test or a True Love?
Translator: Flying Lines
Now, the emperor rested his chin on his hand and said at ease like a relaxed young man, “I heard that Princess Ruizi had visited you yesterday?”
“Yes.” Hua Qingxin was alarmed.
“How’s your relationship?”
“Quite good.” She was more alarmed.
“Great, then go visit her more frequently.”
“Why?” Hua Qingxin asked, extremely alarmed.
His eyelashes shed a tiny shadow in the sunlight. Yun Cang looked at Hua Qingxin with an evil grin. He stretched out two fingers and tempted, “I offer you two ways to become my empress in the shortest time.”
Hua Qingxin was baffled by his words, “So he was thinking about how to make me the empress quickly?” And she wondered what she had done to deserve that honor.
Seeing Yun Cang smiling at her joyfully, Hua Qingxin didn’t think that he was joking. She looked away from him and pretended not to care, but she was desperate to hear who he was going to say.
Yun Cang stretched out one finger and shook it in front of her, saying, “First, you can get me some information about Price Yunhai.”
Hua Qingxin’s heart lurched. A strong sense of disappointment overwhelmed her. Hua Ruizi’s words suddenly flashed in her mind: the imperial family are those most ruthless! She must be mad. How silly she was to expect him to give her some good advice.
Hua Qingxin raised her lips and sneered, “What’s the second? Kill him for you?”
“Of course not.” Yun Cang suddenly stood upright and held her hand, “I know you can’t do the first one, but the second one is easy to do. Have a baby with me. No matter it’s a boy or a girl, every time you give birth to a baby, I will grant you a higher title.”
Yun Cang even counted for her in amusement, “So if you take the second way, it may cost you seven or eight years to be my empress.”
He might be testing her or joking. No matter what, Hua Qingxin felt upset deep inside. She withdrew her hand hard, “Don’t even think about it. I will take neither.”
Seeing her cold face, Yun Cang was not angry but felt happy, “I know, you must be too thrilled. Isn’t it a good bargain? I’ll create a precedent for you.”
This was indeed a rare precedent. The imperial harem was never a place where a consort with most children could be the empress. He would do everything to show his favor towards Hua Qingxin.
However, Hua Qingxin was distressed. It seemed that all his words had evil intention, so she still wore a grave face, “Every time we give birth to a baby, we put our lives at stake. Are you sure it’s a privilege?”