Chapter 228 - Qingzhou, I Was Wrong (II)
Rebirth As a Fatuous and Self-indulgent Ruler
âYou...â Ouyang trembled with anger. âWhy donât you ask Shi Qingzhou to do that?â
âQingzhou is the empress. How could I put him in danger?â Long said seriously.
âYou...â
Long grinned again. âItâs entirely up to you. Someone must be the bait and I prefer Liu Suifeng. Ouyang Chuan, if youâre really unhappy about it, you can do it yourself. Iâm fine with that. Anyways, one of you must do it! Otherwise, the philanderer will not be arrested! This is... an imperial edict!â
âYou... You...â Ouyang was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword to fight Long. At this time, Liu, who was standing behind Ouyang, held his hand and stopped him.
âOkay, weâll go back and discuss it.â With that, Liu took Ouyang away.
âWhat are you doing? Donât drag me! He went too far!â Ouyang exclaimed angrily.
Liu said in a soft voice, âCalm down, Brother Ouyang. Letâs go back first.â
Ouyang was pulled away by Liu, although he was still furious...
Long was very happy because he thought his idea was brilliant.
However, after joy always came sadness. Long soon found out that his empress seemed unhappy.
âWell... Qingzhou, whatâs wrong with you? You are unhappy?â Long got close to Shi with doubts.
Shi said coldly, âWhy would I?â
Long blinked. He didnât know what he did wrong, but it was clear that Shi was angry.
Shi rose from his chair indifferently and Long hurriedly followed him.
âWhere are you going, Qingzhou?â
âIâll go to see some beauties. Do you want to join me?â Shi smiled, but that smile... was a little sinister and scary.
âBeauties?â Long blinked.
âYes,â Shi said coldly, âI want to see if there is anyone more beautiful than your man, Liu Suifeng.â
Shiâs words startled Long. âWhen did Liu Suifeng become my man?â
âIsnât he yours?â Shi sneered. âI think youâre very interested in him.â
âNo! Of course not! Qingzhou, why do you think so?â Long immediately realized that he had gone too far earlier. He never expected that his empress would get jealous!
Long had no choice but to reap the fruits of his actions.
âWhy are you holding my hand?â Shi looked at his hand that was being held by Long. âYou should go to stay with your beauty.â
âQingzhou...â Long was about to cry. âThereâs no beauty around me...â
âOh, so Iâm ugly.â Shi looked worse. âYes, compared to that beauty, Iâm really ugly.â
Hearing that, Long said in a loud voice, âNo! Youâre the most beautiful person in the world!â
Shi sneered.
He turned around and left. He ran so fast that Long even couldnât catch up!
Shiâs behavior stunned Long. A moment later, he began to chase Shi. âQingzhou! Where are you going? Wait for me!â
Long shouted loudly, but Shi still didnât stop.
The two of them ran in the courtyard and soon Long lost sight of Shi.
The corners of Longâs mouth twitched. He said helplessly, âYing Feng.â
Ying Feng appeared at once. âMaster.â
Long didnât know whether it was his illusion or not, but he felt... Ying Feng... was smiling!
Long looked at Ying Feng sadly. âYing Feng, are you smiling?â
Ying Feng said seriously, âNo, Iâm not, master!â
âReally?â Long narrowed his eyes.
âYes, master.â
Long snorted contemptuously. âHumph, just laugh if you want. I wonât punish you.â
âHaha...â Ying Feng burst into laughter.
Longâs face darkened.
Ying Feng hurriedly said, âSorry, master, I... failed to control myself.â
Long was angry. âGo to find Qingzhou for me!â
âYes, Iâll do it at once.â Ying Feng left.
Soon, Ying Feng appeared again. âMaster, Master Shi is in the pavilion in the backyard.â
Long immediately turned around and went to the pavilion.
A moment later, Long saw the man he loved.
He quickly walked over. Shi saw him coming, but he looked very indifferent.
With a flute in his hand, Shi was sitting on the bench gracefully. When Long approached, he began to play the flute.
Long didnât know that his empress would be able to do that!
And it seemed that he was quite an expert!
Long was fascinated by the melody. He couldnât help thinking that his empress was really an elegant and accomplished person!
At last, Shi put down his flute and left even without taking a look at Long.
âHey!â Long rushed up and threw his arms around Shiâs waist. âQingzhou, I was wrong. I was really wrong... Donât leave me... I apologize...â
Shi turned his head. âOh? You said you were wrong? What did you do wrong?â
âI did everything wrong!â Long said firmly, âQingzhou, you can punish me any way you want, but donât ignore me! Iâll be very sad if you leave me!â Long wailed.
Shi curled his lips. âYour beauty will comfort you when you are sad.â
Long felt so helpless. âQingzhou, I just said that for fun... Donât you know what Iâm thinking? Iâm not interested in any beauty! All I see is you!â
Long said resolutely.
Shi gave him a cold look and curled his lips. All right... Shi decided to forgive this poor man...