flstandardbreds Chapter 378 Your Majesty, Please Respect Yourself
Chapter 378 Your Majesty, Please Respect Yourself
The emperor stared at Su Qing for a long time before he slowly stood up. He walked very slowly, as if time had stopped at this moment. He walked towards Su Qing, his footsteps echoing in the empty palace, and Su Qing's heartbeat became faster and faster as the emperor approached.
Su Qing was a little flustered when she saw the emperor approaching her. After all, the emperor in front of her held the power of life and death! She was still kneeling on the ground, and she didn't dare to get up easily until the emperor asked her to. She lowered her head, staring at the ground, not even daring to breathe.
Finally, the emperor walked in front of Su Qing and stopped. Su Qing felt a strong aura enveloping her, making it almost impossible for her to breathe. She clenched her fists nervously, and sweat slid down her forehead.
At this time, the emperor reached out his hand and gently helped Su Qing up. Su Qing raised her head and her eyes met the emperor's. The emperor's eyes were deep and sharp, staring straight at Su Qing, as if he wanted to see through her eyes to see her innermost thoughts.
"Do you want to enter the palace?" The emperor's voice was deep and magnetic, with an irresistible majesty. His tone was calm, but the power contained in it could not be ignored.
This look made Su Qing feel very uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but frowned slightly.
She gently brushed away the emperor's hand and tried to keep a certain distance. "I am stupid and don't know what the emperor means." Su Qing's voice trembled a little, and she tried to keep herself calm.
She knew that any carelessness in front of the emperor could lead to her death.
"You are so smart, don't you understand what I mean? Don't think that the reason I helped you and saved you from punishment was just because of Wei Yang!"
"I thank your majesty for your grace and protection in the past."
"So, how do you plan to repay me? Tell me. How about you follow me into the palace?"
Su Qing listened to the emperor's words and knelt down again without hesitation, "Your Majesty, please don't joke with me. I will swear allegiance to you until death together with you, my Lord!"
"What if I insist on having you serve in the palace?" The emperor's tone was firm and decisive, without a hint of joking.
Su Qing looked up at the emperor in shock. "Please take back your order, Your Majesty. I have married the Marquis. I will be your woman in life and your ghost in death." After saying this, Su Qing kowtowed three times. "Your Majesty, please let me go."
Time passed by minute by minute, Su Qing stood there quietly, without hearing the emperor's response. She didn't dare to raise her head, for fear that her actions would cause the emperor's dissatisfaction. She knew the rules and etiquette in the palace very well, and she would never dare to easily guess the emperor's intentions.
However, the emperor stared at Su Qing's charming appearance, and a strong impulse surged in his heart. He could not resist this desire and wanted to hold the woman in front of him tightly.
The emperor quickly reached out and pulled Su Qing up, and Su Qing fell defenselessly into the emperor's warm arms.
The emperor's deep and magnetic voice sounded: "What if I insist on doing this? What can you do about it?"
Su Qing was startled by this sudden action. She tried to break free from the emperor's restraints, but the difference in strength was too great. A blush appeared on her face, and she said firmly: "Your Majesty, please respect yourself!"
The emperor smiled slightly, seemingly not caring about Su Qing's resistance. He continued, "Come with me into the palace. I can satisfy you with anything you want except the position of queen. From now on, you have the final say in the entire palace, okay?"
Su Qing fell into deep thought. She knew that the emperor was not joking, and she was thinking about how to deal with it next. She took a deep breath and decided not to struggle anymore, but to face the situation calmly.
"Your Majesty once promised me three conditions. I wonder if they are still valid now?" Her voice was calm and firm. She looked straight at the emperor with a determination in her eyes.
The emperor was slightly startled, then nodded: "Of course it counts, just tell me, I will agree to it." He did not expect Su Qing to put forward conditions at this time, but out of respect and commitment to her, he readily agreed.
"Then, my first condition is that I don't want to enter the palace as a concubine." Su Qing's words were loud and clear, and she looked directly at the emperor with a firm gaze, with no intention of backing down.
The emperor could not help but be stunned. He had never thought that Su Qing had such a firm idea. He stared at her, trying to find a trace of hesitation or wavering in her eyes, but he only saw clarity and determination.
"Have you really decided this?" The emperor couldn't help but ask, as if he wanted to confirm whether he had heard it wrong.
"Really? Please let me go first, Your Majesty." There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Su Qing's tone, but the emperor didn't care. He slowly loosened his hand, allowing Su Qing to regain her freedom.
"Any other conditions?" The emperor looked at Su Qing, a complex expression flashing in his eyes. He began to re-examine the woman in front of him, realizing that she might not be as weak as she appeared.