C165 (1/2)
When Qin Feng walked out of the Imperial Study room, her eyes were empty, and her mind was filled with Xuanyuan Zhiling's cold eyes. He had merely ordered her to do so in a simple manner, but she did not care about it at all.
As soon as Qin Feng walked out of the royal study room, she was stopped by the officials outside the door. They had been waiting for a while.
”empress, what did the emperor say? Are we okay now? ”
The old officials were all trembling in fear as they spoke.
After Qin Feng heard this, she shook her head helplessly.
”I have no other choice. The emperor insists on letting you all go, so you can only pray for your own good fortune.”
After Qin Feng finished speaking, she immediately ordered the guards to stop the useless officials.
”empress, you can't just stand by and watch us die …”
”empress, try it again. The Emperor will listen to you the most.”
The group of officials had been begging Qin Feng behind her back the entire time, but although Qin Feng's heart softened, she was completely powerless, and could only brace herself and return to her own Blue Bird Hall.
”empress, are you really prepared to give up like this?”
Qin Chen slightly frowned, her expression revealing a look of complexity.
Qin Feng sighed and shook her head.
”This time, I have no other choice. The emperor has already decided to dismiss them.”
As Qin Feng spoke, she once again thought back to Xuanyuan Zhiling's previous cold expression, and her heart faintly trembled.
Her slight heartache still made Qin Feng frown.
”Looks like these old officials are going to return to their hometowns.”
Qin Chen said helplessly. Qin Chen also did not understand why Xuanyuan Zhiling would do such a thing.
”That's right, but we are powerless as well. We can only allow the Emperor to do as he pleases.”
Qin Feng laughed, a bitter smile on her face.
At this moment, a man's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
”The empress is right, this matter is decided. Everything must be decided by me.”
Xuanyuan Zhiling was already standing at the doorway, with his eyes fixed on Qin Feng, but there were traces of complex emotions on his face.
When Qin Feng saw Xuanyuan Zhiling standing at the entrance of his own palace, she was angry and pleasantly surprised. But even so, she didn't say anything.
”You don't need to worry about this matter, the empress. I'll handle it.”
As he said till here, Xuanyuan Zhiling's expression changed slightly, revealing a hint of gloominess within.
”Someone come!” ”Now drive those scoundrels out of the palace!”
Speaking to here, there was a burst of shouting outside the door. Qin Feng knew that the old subjects had already been thrown out.
”Isn't this way too much? Many of these old officials have served several generations of emperors. If there's no merit, then there's also hard work. Is he going to be kicked out just like that? ”
Qin Feng said while frowning slightly, but she did not look at Xuanyuan Zhiling.
Xuanyuan Zhiling was not angry. Instead, he looked at Qin Feng and laughed.
”So what? and they're making unforgivable mistakes! ”
Xuanyuan Zhiling said with a slightly ice-cold expression.
”In that case, I am in trouble. Your Majesty, please atone for your sins.”
Qin Feng said somewhat helplessly, as a trace of helplessness appeared on her face.
Xuanyuan Zhiling heard that something was wrong, and his expression slightly eased up.
”I've been busy with government affairs recently, so I don't have time to accompany the empress. Don't tell me the empress is angry with me?”
After saying all that, Xuanyuan Zhiling's eyes burned with passion as he stared at Qin Feng's face.
Qin Feng's expression did not change at all, and she said with a faint smile, ”How could chenqie dare to be angry at Your Majesty? His Majesty's government affairs are too busy, chenqie can understand.”
Qin Feng's heart was filled with grievance, but she did not show it on her face.
Qin Feng could clearly feel the pain in her heart, but she did not show it on her face. Perhaps it was because she was used to it, but Qin Feng was always happy.
”That's good then. I'll be relieved if that's the case.”
As Xuanyuan Zhiling spoke, his eyes were still tightly staring at Qin Feng's face.
”Then does the empress have anything else to say to Zhen?”
Xuanyuan Zhiling's expression was a little complicated, his eyes still tightly staring at Qin Feng's face.
Qin Feng noticed Xuanyuan Zhiling's burning gaze, but pretended she didn't see anything.
”Chenqie has nothing to say. The emperor is busy with government affairs. Chenqie doesn't dare to delay the emperor's precious time.”
Qin Feng's tone carried a bit of complex emotions, and her tone of voice was ice-cold without the slightest hint of emotion.
When Xuanyuan Zhiling saw Qin Feng's ice-cold face, a complicated expression quickly flashed across her face.
”Qin Feng, do you know that the colder you are, the more I want to conquer you?”
Xuanyuan Zhiling suddenly walked behind Qin Feng and his voice revealed an ambiguous feeling that caused one to tremble in fear.
Qin Feng was slightly startled by these words, but she still maintained her calm.
”Your Majesty, what you want to conquer, isn't it something that you can casually grab?”
Qin Feng's tone carried traces of a complicated meaning, or to be more accurate, it carried traces of a mocking tone.
”What the empress said is right, but there is only one thing that is not what Zhen wants.”
All of a sudden, a burst of faint sadness flashed across Xuanyuan Zhiling's face as he stared at Qin Feng with burning eyes.
Qin Feng helplessly let out a light laugh, and the corner of her mouth raised into a bitter smile.
”What is it?”
”That is feelings, especially the heart of empress.”
Xuanyuan Zhiling hugged Qin Feng from behind, and tightly hugged onto Qin Feng's waist.
Such a sudden hug made Qin Feng's heart tighten fiercely, her heartbeat quickened, it was so fast that it seemed like she was about to jump out of Qin Feng's chest.
Qin Feng tried her best to maintain her calm, even though her breathing was already so short that it was hard to keep calm.