ALL NOVEL chapter 28
Chapter 28: Conversation
“Your Majesty, as I said, everything I do is for the sake of Daxia’s land.”
Qin Ji simply laid it all out, or rather, he chose to say some half-truths.
In fact, Qin Ji wasn’t just trying to survive. As someone who had traveled through time, if he only considered survival after traveling through time, wouldn’t that be a disgrace to all the time travelers before him? Of course, he had grand ambitions to achieve, but before he could realize those ambitions, he had to ensure his own survival.
So, Qin Ji naturally had to endure. But since the other party asked, he had to give an answer that met her expectations.
“I hope the Great Xia dynasty will last forever, so sometimes, I do take actions that may not align with your thoughts,” Qin Ji said, pointing to the boat on the distant lake. “Your Majesty, do you think I dislike you?”
“Anyway, you always oppose my views.”
Hearing the emperor Xia Yuxiao say something that sounded a bit like sulking, Qin Ji almost couldn’t hold back his laughter. Fortunately, he controlled his expression in time and then nodded, “Yes, I always oppose Your Majesty, but does opposing you mean I dislike you?”
“I’m not sure, but to be honest, I do have some opinions about you.”
“Well, there’s nothing I can do about that, Your Majesty. I am a minister of the empire, and I have to think about the Great Xia dynasty. There are some things I must bring up. If you think it’s not good, you can always refute me.”
“…Alright.”
Xia Yuxiao was momentarily speechless and gritted her teeth.
“Let’s talk about personal matters. I don’t want to add more worries here. The woman you recently arranged for me…”
“Oh, the daughter of the county governor, right? What does Your Majesty think of her?”
“Surprisingly good.” Xia Yuxiao smiled, and it seemed she was recalling some memories. This scene made Qin Ji frown.
“What does Your Majesty think is good about her?”
“Her personality is good, and she looks good too. At least she is pleasing to the eye when standing beside me, and she doesn’t follow me around all day fearing something might happen to me.” Xia Yuxiao said with great satisfaction, “I think she’s quite good, but I don’t know if she can serve me well in bed.”
“???”
Qin Ji looked at Xia Yuxiao in shock.
Wait a minute! No, Your Majesty, what are you talking about!?
“I originally wanted to put her in the harem, but you know, those courtyards have been mostly empty since I ascended the throne. It would be scary for her to live there alone with two maids. People might think I sent her to the cold palace. I prepared a room next to my bedchamber for her to live in—I am quite picky at night, and not just anyone can serve me.”
As Xia Yuxiao said this, she looked thoughtful, as if she was seriously considering this matter.
Wait! Your Majesty, is it really okay to say these things? Should I be hearing this?!
Qin Ji was already sweating. The things his majesty was saying were beyond shocking.
“Do you think she… can handle it?” he asked cautiously.
“She should be able to. Although she looks strong and like a young lady, she is quite skilled when it comes down to it. She knows what to do with just a look from me. I quite like her. You’ve done a great job.”
At this point, Xia Yuxiao stretched lazily, her graceful curves faintly visible under her clothes.
“I think this… may not be a good thing.”
Qin Ji was now feeling a bit frustrated.
Oh my god, could it be? Has she been turned so quickly? My majesty, why did you surrender so quickly? At least put up a fight!
“How is it not a good thing? At most, it’s just hard on her. She complained to me yesterday about back pain… Why are you sweating so much? Is it hot here?”
“Nothing, Your Majesty should exercise some restraint. This is just my personal suggestion, national affairs are more important.”
“You’re always like this, Qin Ji. Don’t forget, you’re not my elder, I’m only two years younger than you.” Xia Yuxiao waved her hand impatiently, “And what restraint? It’s just adding a worker, she’s quite skilled, and it has reduced my burden a lot.”
As Qin Ji listened, he felt something was off.
“Your Majesty, are you saying she’s very good at working?”
“Yes, I just give her a look, and she knows to bring me what I want. She’s quite a clever girl.” Xia Yuxiao said while carefully observing Qin Ji. “Qin Ji, you’re sweating a lot. If you don’t use a towel to wipe it off… uh, never mind.”
Using the towel she just sat on to wipe his sweat was indeed inappropriate. It would be like putting a warm face on a cold butt.
Qin Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
Scared me to death, I thought it was… cough cough, never mind.
Qin Ji coughed twice, then looked up: “Your Majesty, the Lord Governor said that his daughter is proud and has a bit of a violent tendency. In any case, please be tolerant. If she really dares to attack you, you can deal with her as you see fit.”
What does “deal with her as you see fit” mean?
Xia Yuxiao glanced at him without a trace. She thought it was perfectly normal to deal with someone who attacked her. She was the emperor, did she need Qin Ji’s permission to deal with someone who attacked her?
But she didn’t say this out loud. After all, she still had to save some face for him, couldn’t just tear it apart like that.
“I understand, I will be a bit more tolerant of her. But you, Qin Ji, you really brought me a good helper this time. To show my gratitude, I’ll send a few boxes of this herbal tea to your residence later. You need to cool down too.”
She said this, but Qin Ji was puzzled. Why did she deliberately send him tea? Didn’t she send it before?
What he didn’t know was that since he openly asked for imperial tribute tea in front of the emperor last time, Xia Yuxiao had always remembered it. In her view, if you dare to ask for imperial tribute tea in front of the emperor, you are either too arrogant or a tea lover.
The former was certainly a bit true, but the latter was probably a large part of it too. So this time, Xia Yuxiao decided to go all out and send him the herbal tea directly, saving herself the trouble of getting angry.
But Qin Ji had no idea about this. He just thought the emperor was giving him something so he wouldn’t leave empty-handed, so he thanked her.
“Alright, let’s go, it’s time to go back.”
Xia Yuxiao waved her hand, and the two of them stood up and walked back the way they came.