Chapter 728: Chapter 728: Why Are You Treating Me This Way?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

After a long while, Zhi Jin finally reacted, threw away the item in her hand, and chased after Li Qingmu.

"I was wrong, I won’t mess around with trivialities anymore, let me accompany Your Majesty to the bedroom and serve you well?"

Zhi Jin thought that Li Qingmu’s coldness towards her was because she lacked focus; after all, spring nights are short and should be enjoyed promptly, yet she was preoccupied with making food.

How could the vigorous Emperor bear such a thing?

So she hurried to admit her mistake, hoping to win back Li Qingmu’s heart.

However, Li Qingmu never thought about these things at all, he simply didn’t like Zhi Jin, so what was there to be won back?

He continued coldly, "No need! Return to the palace!"

"Your Majesty, wait!"

Zhi Jin hurriedly rushed to block him, sobbing, "Your Majesty, it was just a momentary mistake, I have repented, why have you suddenly become so cold to Jin’er?"

"Zhi Jin!" Li Qingmu looked at her indifferently, "Between you and me, there’s always a distance, isn’t that better? Why insist on my mother conferring you as Lady Jinfu? Do you think that way you can be with me? Ha, you’re too naive!"

Zhi Jin froze, exclaiming, "Why? Why can’t I be with you, why?!"

"Because you are Zhi Jin, a person. You’re close to my mother, there will always be a barrier between us. It is impossible for me to love you, you... don’t waste your efforts!"

Li Qingmu said, turning to leave.

Zhi Jin stood there stunned for a long time, suddenly screamed at his retreating figure, "Waste my efforts? Hahaha, I wasted my efforts?

Your Majesty, as the Emperor, do you not even have the courage to love someone? Just because I am close to your mother, you fear her suspicion, so you dare not have a relationship with me?

Ahahaha... what are you? Coward, a complete coward! A coward who doesn’t even have the power and courage to love!!"

"Shut up! Bold, how dare you shout insults at the Emperor, Lady Jinfu, do you wish to die?"

Chen Liu followed Li Qingmu, immediately scolding her.

Zhi Jin hesitated, then laughed loudly, "Die? What does death matter? Even if I die, at least I’ve loved, tried, and fought! Better than those cowards who don’t dare to face their true feelings!"

"You... really bold, someone, gag her!"

"No need!"

Li Qingmu waved his hand, stopping the soldiers who wanted to gag Zhi Jin, stepped up to her, looking at her coldly.

"Zhi Jin, I’ve never liked you, let alone loved you, where do you get your confidence?" After a pause, Li Qingmu continued, "Now, I’ve made myself clear, so I ask Aunt Zhi Jin to return to my mother’s side and serve her well!"

After saying this, Li Qingmu couldn’t be bothered with Zhi Jin anymore, turned and left.

Zhi Jin stood like a clay sculpture, as if struck by lightning, her mind buzzing, her whole body discomforted.

Li Qingmu’s cold and merciless words echoed in her mind, gradually growing louder and clearer, almost stripping her of all thoughts.

She let out a mournful laugh!

"Hahaha, hahahahaha... Dog Emperor, Li Qingmu, you dog Emperor, you betrayed me, you deceived me, you... ruined me, ahhh—"

She grabbed her hair, uttering a screaming like a mad dog.

She hated bitterly!

He clearly said he loved her, it was him who first seduced her! But in the end, it became her one-sided wish? She became the pitiful insect abandoned without value?

Ahhh, why, why treat me like this?

"Li Qingmu, I hate you..."

"Gag her!"

An older female official immediately shouted angrily, and some came forward to gag her mouth.

These words could not be heard by Li Qingmu, especially the three words "Li Qingmu."

This name was known by many of Rong Si’s confidants but had become forbidden; no one could mention it, yet Zhi Jin... this fool dared to bring it up!

Perhaps earlier Rong Si hadn’t intended to truly abandon Zhi Jin, but doing such a stupid thing, she solidly sealed her fate.

Li Qingmu was in no mood to care about Zhi Jin’s upcoming fate; previously, he had approached her only because she could be used in Rong Si’s side, but now she actually wanted to become his concubine?

Yue’er was still in the palace, he had to quickly turn this around, or else going back, wouldn’t he get a scolding from Yue’er? Maybe she’d even refuse to let him into bed!

Ah, thinking of this, Li Qingmu felt quite worried.

...

The palace gate was tightly closed, the lights somewhat dim, two eunuchs responsible for guarding squatted in the corner, snoring rhythmically, very happily.

"These wretched slaves!"

Li Qingmu sneaked through the night, arrived at Zhaoming Palace, and saw this scene, immediately infuriated!

Fortunately, it was the Imperial Palace, with strict gatekeeping, preventing outsiders from entering and exiting. If it were an outside manor, where the gatekeeping servants behaved like this, how could the owner inside sleep peacefully?

Li Qingmu thought these eunuchs should be sent to the Latrine cleaner bureau to scrub toilets!

Too lazy to kick each of them awake, Li Qingmu quietly slipped into Zhaoming Palace.

The main hall of Zhaoming Palace was dimly lit, with only two small candles left for illumination, the flickering lights cast a yellow halo.

Li Qingmu’s eyes flashed with cunning as he looked at a window above, gently tugging, with a creak, he rolled in.

The room was dark as hell, but Li Qingmu still saw the petite sound nestled in the bedding, he gently rubbed his nose, quietly approached the bed.

The small woman lay silently on the bed, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, seeming to carry heavy thoughts.

"Silly girl!"

He softly called, lifting a corner of the blanket, and slipped inside.

"Slap!"

The woman’s hand was strong, unhesitatingly slapped at his face, but Li Qingmu cleverly caught it.

"What’s wrong, dear wife, are you willing to hit your husband?"

The small woman’s eyes widened, full of anger and puffy roundness, Li Qingmu quickly hugged her, pretending a face full of grievance.

This look made Long Yue even angrier!

"Scoundrel! Who told you to come?"

Long Yue glared viciously at him, speaking with shame and anger.

Only this coy voice, why did it sound so much like a resentful wife?

Li Qingmu touched his nose, proudly said, "I missed my wife so I ran over here! Isn’t that only natural?"

"Get lost, I thought you got lost in another woman’s tender embrace and couldn’t come back!"

Long Yue said, punched and kicked him.

"Ah, it hurts, dear wife, do you want to murder your husband?"

"Get lost, who cares!" Long Yue rolled her eyes, "Every day passing through fields of flowers, you scoundrel, deserve to die!"

Seeing his little wife truly angry, Li Qingmu’s gaze shifted slightly, and he sighed, "Yue’er, it’s all just acting in the face of circumstances..."

"But you must go and favor other concubines, right? Then, what will you do at that time?"