Chapter 61 - Companion (2/2)
...*You are wasting precious time...I didn't think I needed to spell things out to you because it should be obvious to anyone with a br-...anybody, but since you all just love complicating your lives so much, it makes it really hard to just watch so I will help you...
The Emperor snorted in annoyance, at this point he was tired of this conversation. Unfortunately, he did not have a choice but to listen, as he could not exactly order it out of the room or his head.
...*Okay, let's start with this. In what capacity did I ask you to keep her in the palace?...
...I don't know, you tell me...
...*Hmph! I didn't expect you to be this slow...Haah, but then again, your track record is quite...I will enlighten you...A wife, she is your wife...and what is a wife?...
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...*A companion, a wife is a companion...Your companion...She is your companion! Do you understand now?...
The Emperor sat there with a confused frown on his face, and was at loss for thought and words. After a while, he responded.
...Companion? What does that have to do with regret?...
...*Arrrgggghhhhh! Forget that bit!... You'll figure it out later!...
The Emperor was at a loss again for a bit.
...Why her though?... Why?...
...*Why? You wanted someone for you and I know what you want...so I found it for you. She's a perfect fit...for you...
The Emperor was at a loss again.
...What?...
...*WHAT ARE YOU NOT UNDERSTANDING?!... It's really simple, You + her = PERFECT PAIR...What is difficult about that?...
...So you want her to be Empress?...
...*Empress? That is also irrelevant...You want her to be so...that's fine...
...I never wanted her to be...You put that thought in my head...
...*I did not!... Hmph! Don't blame me for your own transgressions, I do not behave in such a sneaky manner! I would have told you so!...
The Emperor blinked and rubbed his forehead, he was finding it hard to process this.
...So is this what is relevant?...
...*Of course! It is VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY RELEVANT! The most relevant!...
...Why?...
...*You don't like her?...
...That's not the point!...
...*Then what is the point?...
...I am wondering what yours is?...
...*THE POINT is that you will be happy, she will be happy...We will all be happy!! Happy is Good, isn't that great?!...
The Emperor's mind drew a blank again, this was all very perplexing.
...*Fine then! Since you don't want her, you can let her go!... Oh and also, give her some trunks of money on her way, she seems to like those now... Don't say I never did anything for you!... All that effort and time for nothing! It's my fault for being nosy, I'm leaving! Goodbye!...
The Emperor was then left in the room with only himself and his thoughts. He was not exactly sure how the conversation evolved from his mother to this. Also...
...A companion? That's it? That's all it was? All it is?... It feels like there is certainly more to it, there should be more...Ah, also I forgot to ask about that vision image from this morning...It must definitely have had something to do with it...
The Emperor then massaged his aching head and sat there contemplating the issue for a long while. Then he got up and took a walk around outside to clear his head and eventually found himself back at his bedroom, where the subject of his current state of confusion was already fast asleep, snuggled up nicely. He stood there by the bed looking at her for a while, then he sat down and continued looking at her while still contemplating.
...A companion? I have never thought of wanting that so I don't know what it was referring to...I mean, I am aware that I do need to be with someone to have a child, which is a necessity for my position...
He did not want to have a host of women and children fighting over power. Out of his many siblings, only four of them had been able to grow up into their teens, and even then only two remained now. While he did not want a harem, he did not want to have a disagreement with the ministers over this issue, as it was a custom that has been deeply ingrained and abolishing it would upset the order of things and cause trouble. Therefore, he made a concession, this was a small matter compared with the other matters he had to deal with, so it would not have paid him well in the future to lose support over this. He made up his mind to accept the initial few and that would be enough to keep everyone quiet, and then amongst them pick the one he found most suitable to be Empress, and that would be the only one he would be with and the mother of his children.
...On that note, my requirement is quite low or at least I thought it was, we just had to get along well enough...and that is enough...Apparently that is easier said than done, I need to be cer-...
”Stupid dowager, I'm going to kill you.” Lei Xing muttered interrupting his thoughts, as she tried rolling over to the right and then subconsciously switched directions to the left mid-roll. The Emperor had frozen thinking she had woken up, only for him to see her snuggling into the blanket and settling back into calm sleep.
The Emperor then snorted and smiled at her.
...I think you need quite a lot of training before you can kill her...Well, I guess this isn't too bad, there isn't really anything to be dissatisfied with...Plus she's Yong's sister...but still...it feels complicated...