Beloved Empress - Chapter 118
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Chapter 118

Mo Qi Qi is busy admiring the view and did not notice Jun Qian Che's entrance.

It is not until Jun Qian Che is seated right in front of her did she finally been made aware of his presence.  The tea that she has just sipped almost choke her to death due to the shock. 

Cough Cough Cough—

Ban Xiang gives her a comforting pat in the back. 

Jun Qian Che can't stop himself from scolding her when he sees what happened, "You are going to become a mother.  How could you still be so careless?"

 Mo Qi Qi shoots him a nasty look, "You are one to speak!  If you hadn't suddenly appeared out of nowhere,

chenqie

wouldn't have choked!  It's late, Your Majesty!  What are you doing here instead of being with Yang Meimei?"

"You are

zhen's

Empress, is

zhen

not allowed here?" shot Jun Qian Che, equally nasty.

Mo Qi Qi gives him a perfunctory smile, "Of course you can, of course you can!  You are the Emperor.  Never mind

chenqie's

palace, you can go anywhere you please within Hua Sheng Kingdom!"

"Why did you promise Imperial Grandmother to marry Ya Xian off to

zhen

?" questions Jun Qian Che unhappily.

Mo Qi Qi raises her eyebrows elegantly, "Looks like there really is no secret inside the palace!  You actually found out.  Since you already know everything,

chenqie

will just tell the truth.  The truth is,

chenqie

only did that for your own good! 

Chenqie

is currently pregnant and cannot serve you to the fullest.  There are so many sisters inside the harem, yet you refused to even spare them a look and instead pours all your needs into Yang Guifei alone.  So many concubines are starting to become unhappy with that.  Besides, Yang Guifei has been here for a while, you will get sick of her sooner or later.  Who will fulfill your needs then?  That's why

chenqie

decided to recruit some beauties for you. 

Chenqie

can tell that Ya Xian likes Your Majesty.  You treat Ya Xian well as well, so

chenqie

decided to unite you two."

Jun Qian Che sneers coldly, "You sure are generous."  His heart is currently filled with fury.

Mo Qi Qi did not pick up the anger and takes his words as a compliment, "Thank you for that praise, Your Majesty. 

Chenqie

will try even harder from now on.  Not only will

chenqie

be generous, chenqie will also be virtuous.  When do you plan on canonizing Ya Xian, Your Majesty?  Out of the four

feis

, we still lack a Dong

Fei

.  Why don't we install her as Dong

Fei

?"

 Jun Qian Che narrows his eyes dangerously, "You should stop dreaming,

zhen

will never take her in as a consort."

Mo Qi Qi looks at him incredulously, "Why not?  Both of you clearly want to be with each other?  Don't be a heartbreaker, the entire world will conspire against you!"

Jun Qian Che cannot help from explaining himself in fury, "

Zhen's

relations.h.i.+p with Ya Xian has always been purely platonic.  She is like

zhen's

little sister!"

"So what if she's like a little sister?  A little sister can also be a woman!   Isn't Yang s.h.i.+ Han a great example of that?" persuades Mo Qi Qi patiently, though in her heart, she says: Now, you worry about sister and such.  Why did you not feel that way when you marry your own cousin?  What a hypocrite.

"Ya Xian and s.h.i.+ Han are different," retorts Jun Qian Che firmly.

Mo Qi Qi unhappily retorts back, "How are they different?  I already promised the Grand Empress Dowager and Ya Xian.  If you won't marry her, what should I say to them?  How will I look like to the entire world?  Ya Xian will hate me to death!"

"That's your problem!  You created it, now you solve it," replies Jun Qian Che coldly.

Mo Qi Qi secretly curses Jun Qian Che for being so heartless and unfair.  This is related to him, why should she bear the brunt of his decision on her own?  No way!  Since he's the one refusing to marry, let him tell the Grand Empress Dowager and Ya Xian himself!  She refuse to be the bad guy!

And so, Mo Qi Qi begins displaying her superb acting skill.  She sobs in grievance, "Your Majesty,

chenqie

was only thinking for your own good!  The Empress Dowager has always desired grandchildren from you.  You can ignore things like that, but

chenqie

is the owner of the back palace,

chenqie

cannot ignore them.  If you don't have children, the people at court will say

chenqie

purposely stopped you from visiting other concubines.  They will call

chenqie

names!  How is that fair?  Ya Xian is kind and virtuous and has deep affection for you.  Imperial Grandmother worries about her and couldn't bear to send her out to marry, so

chenqie

thought, might as well keep her inside the palace, because why not, right?  Ya Xian will be able to keep the Grand Empress Dowager company and serve you at the same time.  We will also be able to fulfill Ya Xian's desire to be with you.  We're hitting three birds with one stone!  How perfect would everything be?  Who would have thought Your Majesty would say no!  You even expect

chenqie

to say it to the Grand Empress Dowager and Ya Xian…. Wu wu wu…..

Chenqie

is carrying a child.  Waking up every morning is a torture for

chenqie

Chenqie

originally thought that

chenqie's

life would be at peace since

chenqie

did a good deed today, but who would have thought Your Majesty would come here to stress

chenqie

out.  You sure likes to bully

chenqie

, to bully

chenqie's

child!  Wuwuwuwu, did you see your Imperial Father, my child?  He does not love you at all, wuwuwu.  Our lives are so hard," wails Mo Qi Qi whole-heartedly, in tears.

Jun Qian Che is very upset to hear all that, "Who allows you to speak nonsense to our child?  Did

zhen

ever say

zhen

does not love him?" She actually dared to say he is here to stress her out?  What about him?  The anger and grievance that he is currently holding back are beyond words!  He clearly does not have feelings for Ya Xian, who told her to do all those things?

"You don't love our child, alright! 

Chenqie

already gave the Grand Empress Dowager

chenqie's

a.s.surance, and now, you are going around rejecting our plan, you are clearly undermining

chenqie's

authority, ah!  You even told me to solve it myself, how do I even begin to solve this?  If

chenqie

goes to the Grand Empress Dowager now, she would be really unhappy!  She might even kill

chenqie

out of anger!  And what about Ya Xian?  What if she grows to resent

chenqie

?  How should

chenqie

show my face in the harem after this?  Wuwuwu, Your Majesty likes to bully

chenqie

,

chenqie

does not want to live anymore, wuwuwu," sobs Mo Qi Qi.

Jun Qian Che's heart aches when he sees her like that.  Although he knows she is only acting, his heart is moved anyway.  Besides, she is carrying a child right now.  Asking her to figure this out herself will indeed make things hard for her.  It won't be good for their child either, if she is emotionally stressed.  And so, Jun Qian Che gives in first, "Alright, stop acting. 

Zhen

will handle this."

Mo Qi Qi's tears are immediately ceased.  She smiles at him, tears and snots and all, "Your Majesty, a ruler must keep to his words.  Since you said that, you must follow through."

Jun Qian Che helplessly shakes his head, why did he marry such a woman?  "

Zhen

will naturally follow through.  As for you, mind your own business from now on, stop caring about things like these.  Remember, you are carrying a child.  The most important thing for you is to make sure your pregnancy is going smoothly."

Mo Qi Qi purses her lips, "Alright,

chenqie

will remember your teaching!"

Now that the problem is solved, Mo Qi Qi is relaxed once more.  She takes a leisure sip of her tea before saying, "Your Majesty, there are so many women inside your harem, why won't you add one Gong Ya Xian to the number?  It would hardly make a difference.  You are going to break her heart, you know?"