After Cui Qi left, Fu Qingchu saw Situ Ce frowning. He couldn't help but be curious and asked worriedly: "What's wrong?"
Situ Ce glanced at her and frowned deeper.
"Yun Xi went back yesterday and cut his wrists to commit suicide." He said in a deep voice.
Fu Qingchu was stunned and quickly asked: "Is it any serious problem?"
Situ Ce sighed, "There is no need to worry about his life."
Fu Qingchu sat in front of him, frowned and asked, "So, Cui Shangshu means to let you take Miss Yun Xi into the palace?"
"I haven't agreed yet."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu knew in his heart that it was only a matter of time whether he would agree to this matter or not. He could not force his cousin to death.
Seeing that Fu Qingchu didn't speak, Situ Ce quickly held her hand and said, "I'll think of a solution."
Fu Qingchu smiled and patted his hand, "If Miss Yun Xi enters the palace and can get Cui Shangshu to strongly support the new policy, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds for Your Majesty?"
In this way, he not only implemented the New Deal, but also preserved the relationship with his uncle.
"Although it is not as smooth as we expected, it is the best way to not only protect the country and the people, but also uphold His Majesty's benevolence and justice."
Situ Ce let go of her hand and stood up, with an anxious look on his face, "If you only focus on the present, why go around in such a long circle and almost cost Yun Xi's life."
Fu Qingchu frowned and looked at him, "But that's how things are in the world, and you can't control it at all. If Miss Yun Xi really has her shortcomings, how will your Majesty see Cui Shangshu in the future?"
Hearing this, Situ Ce became even more agitated, "Then how should I face you? I just swore a few days ago that I would never let anyone push you away from me again, and now I want to marry someone else."
"I believe you." She looked at him with determination on her face.
Seeing this, Situ Ce's heart softened and he really didn't know what to say. He sat in front of her, his face full of embarrassment, "Once Yun Xi enters the palace, many things will not be so simple. When you were at home, didn't you see your aunt competing with your mother for favor?"
"I don't have an aunt." Fu Qingchu looked innocent.
Situ Ce: "..."
He was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fu Qingchu! Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"
Fu Qingchu smiled, held his face with her hands, and smoothed his frown, "But now that the matter has come to this, we can't really force Miss Yun Xi to death, right?" She sighed, and her face finally showed its expression. A hint of disappointment and worry, "Once she enters the palace, you must be extremely concerned about her. She died for you once, so you will definitely be more careful with her. Over time, I may feel sad and complain about her." "
Speaking of this, she smiled self-deprecatingly, "I am also a vulgar woman who expects all the love from her husband. However, there are some reasons why we cannot do it. Furthermore, we are responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the people in the world. These small things Little love doesn’t matter anymore.”
Situ Ce hugged her into his arms, filled with guilt, "I've already sorry for one person, why should I feel sorry for the second one? It's not the last resort yet."
Fu Qingchu wanted to say something else, but he didn't say anything. Now that the pros and cons are clear, the rest depends on who is more determined.
…
After the court meeting on the second day, Situ Ce went home with Cui Qi to visit Cui Yunxi.
When Mrs. Zhou saw Situ Ce coming, she cried and complained to Situ Ce, saying how to pull her daughter out of the Palace of Hell and how hard it was for Cui Yunxi.
Situ Ce supported Zhou and said, "Auntie, please don't be too sad. Take me to see my cousin quickly."
Zhou quickly wiped away her tears and led Situ Ce to Cui Yunxi's room.
"Xi'er, look who's watching you come?"
Cui Yunxi stood up after hearing this, and saw Situ Ce walking in with a worried look on her face. When he saw her about to get up, he hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and said with a guilty look on her face: "Why are you doing this?"
After Cui Yunxi heard this, she couldn't help but feel sad and shed tears, "You have made up your mind? Why do you still come here?"
Situ Ce sighed, "How can I bear it if you do this? Promise me not to do stupid things, okay?"
Cui Yunxi wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "If your Majesty comes to repeat what he said that day, you must not come over."
Situ Ce felt helpless and glanced at Fu Qingchu. Fu Qingchu frowned and looked at it, wanting to say something, but in her capacity, nothing was appropriate.
"You girl, you were still calling me cousin in your dream last night. Why are you rushing out now that Your Majesty is here?" Mrs. Zhou looked at her daughter and complained, "Your Majesty, don't be the same as her."
Cui Yunxi glanced at her mother aggrievedly, tears fell again, and she wiped her tears without saying a word. Fu Qingchu saw him from the side and immediately understood what it meant to feel pity for me.
She smiled helplessly and turned to Mrs. Zhou: "Madam, has Miss Qingchu taken medicine today?"
Mrs. Zhou looked confused and said, "I drank it this morning."
"Your Majesty has brought the imperial physician from the palace. I will ask the imperial physician to see what the prescription is, and ask Madam to lead the way." Fu Qingchu said with a smile.
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou immediately realized what she was saying, and said with a smile: "Okay, girl, please come this way."
Fu Qingchu nodded with a smile and walked out without looking back.
Mrs. Zhou led Fu Qingchu out, and he was the only two people left in the house. Situ Ce felt extremely helpless and looked at Cui Yunxi, "Don't do such stupid things in the future. My uncle and aunt are old and can't bear such a blow."
Cui Yunxi wept silently and responded with a choked sob.
"I brought a lot of things for my aunt to endure. If she takes them on time, she will feel better faster." Situ Ce said softly.
Cui Yunxi nodded when he heard this, but still couldn't help but burst into tears. Situ Ce looked at her, feeling helpless but unable to bear it. He knew that no matter what he said, nothing could make up for the harm he had done to her. But he also understood that if he compromised now, it would only be more troublesome in the future.
"I said those words impulsively that day," Situ Ce pondered for a long time before saying, "I also said those words a little ruthlessly, which is why you are so sad. I can't help you."
"I was impulsive and made you worry." Cui Yunxi shook her head and looked at him with tearful eyes, "It's my fault for making you worry and making my parents worried."
"You don't have to blame yourself. It's because I was confused and didn't understand the importance of what I said." Situ Ce looked at her with a guilty face, "But Yun Xi..."
"I don't want to hear it." Cui Yunxi looked at him with red eyes, "I'm already like this. You still have so many buts. Isn't it enough to hurt me?"
"Yun Xi, I can't help you." Situ Ce looked at her with worry, "There are many good men in this world..."
"Stop talking." Cui Yunxi closed her eyes and cried, "I have died once, and I will not do stupid things in the future. Stop trying to persuade me. Just go."
Situ Ce sighed deeply, and had nothing else to say except to advise her not to make the wrong mistake. He looked at her and said in a deep voice: "Then you have a good rest. I will come see you another day."
With that said, he got up and left.
Hearing this, Cui Yunxi felt great grief and hugged his waist, "Situ Ce, you are so cruel!"
"What's wrong with me? Can I change it?"
Hearing this, Situ Ce felt sour in his heart.
She is good at everything, but she is different from what he has in mind, and cannot create a clear sea and rivers with him.
"Yun Xi, you can't force emotional matters." He said solemnly.
Cui Yunxi hugged him and cried until she burst into tears, "What is it about Cheng Hehe that makes you so devoted to her? You obviously didn't say that when I left. You said you would wait for me."
When she returned to her hometown to observe her filial piety, he went to see her off outside the city, saying that three years would go by quickly. She asked him if he would wait for her. All he could say was wait.
He stood there, letting her hold him, not knowing what to say.
Cui Yunxi hugged him, unable to wait for his answer, and her heart was full of despair. She let go of her hand and said with tears: "I understand, please go."
Situ Ce turned his back to her, "Just take a good rest. I'll come see you another day."
Cui Yunxi hummed, and Situ Ce left without looking back.
As soon as they came out, they saw Fu Qingchu and Zhou coming over with medicine.
When Zhou saw that Situ Ce had come out, she couldn't help but frown, "Your Majesty, where is Xi'er?"
"Lie down and rest." Situ Ce said calmly, "My aunt has been working hard these days. I will come back another day."
Although Zhou was displeased in her heart, she did not dare to show it, so she blessed her body and said, "Consider your Majesty the best."
Situ Ce hummed and walked straight away.
Situ Ce glanced forward worriedly and had to follow Situ Ce.
"Xi'er——"
Not far away, Fu Qingchu and Situ Ce heard Zhou's screams and hurriedly walked back. As soon as he entered the house, he saw the servants carrying Cui Yunxi down from the beam. Zhou hugged her daughter and cried heartbrokenly, "Why are you doing this? My miserable son!"
Situ Ce hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Cui Yunxi on the bed.
Cui Yunxi burst into tears when she saw it was him, "Instead of living in such confusion, just let me die!"
"Why is it so unclear? If you do this, how can I face my uncle and aunt?" Situ Ce looked at her with worry and checked whether her neck was strangled.
"How is Cheng Hehe better than me?" Cui Yunxi looked at him with tears in her eyes, "If she is the queen, you don't want me to be your concubine!"
"Your Majesty!" Mrs. Zhou suddenly knelt in front of Situ Ce, "I am begging you, please save my daughter."
Situ Ce turned to look at his aunt, and saw his uncle walking in with a panicked look on his face. He instantly felt extremely heavy and helpless.
"What's going on?" Cui Qi asked.
"Husband, please your Majesty, please save Xi'er, save our daughter's infatuation." Mrs. Zhou pulled Cui Qi's sleeves and cried until she couldn't stop crying.
"Your Majesty?" Cui Qi looked at Situ Ce and then at his daughter. He felt helpless and knelt down.
Situ Ce was shocked and hurriedly went to help his uncle. His heart felt like a ghost was tearing at him, and he was so painful that he could not speak.
"Your Majesty," Fu Qingchu knelt in front of Situ Ce, "Your Majesty, please remember that Miss Yunxi is sincere and your consideration for the minister is sincere."
Situ Ce looked at Fu Qingchu, his eyes full of helplessness. He closed his eyes and sighed deeply, then turned to Cui Qi and said, "Uncle, I am already married, and I am afraid that Yun Xi will wrong her by entering the palace. I don't agree. I think that I have made her so sad. If my uncle doesn’t blame me for not being able to give Yun Xi the position of wife, I have wronged her. I will ask the Ministry of Rites to choose a good and auspicious day to welcome Yun Xi into the palace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."
Cui Qi was about to kneel down again, but was supported by Situ Ce.
He turned around and looked at Cui Yunxi, sat next to her, smiled reluctantly, and reached out to wipe the tears from her face, "I won't cry anymore. Take good care of yourself. I'll wait for you in the palace."
Cui Yunxi held his hand and cried until she couldn't stop crying.
When they came out of Cui Qi's house, the wind blew. Fu Qingchu pulled his cloak, and Situ Ce took off his own and put it on her.
"Your Majesty..." Fu Qingchu hurriedly wanted to return it.
Situ Ce looked at her sadly, "I'm sorry for you."
Fu Qingchu smiled nonchalantly and said, "It will be a happy event to have one more person to take care of Your Majesty in the future."
Hearing this, Situ Ce felt even more distressed and pulled her into his arms, "What I promised will not change."
Fu Qingchu hugged him and sighed silently. She believed that he was of the same mind, but things in the world were not as he imagined. It is true that he is the emperor, but it also fulfills his sincerity towards her.
