Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 120 Weighing the pros and cons

Yuan Mu has been with him for so long, so of course he knows what Xiao Mo means to him.

But in the current situation, he can only deal with power first and talk about feelings after his position is stable. Otherwise, he will not even be qualified to talk about love.

Yuan Mu lowered his head and said, "I dare not, but the Imperial Concubine asked me to bring a message to His Highness.

General Xiao doesn't like you. If you don't become a powerful person, you will only see her living with others."

The last sentence woke Qi Yue up. He suddenly understood and a light flashed in his eyes.

Yuan Mu quietly raised his head and glanced at him, and when he found that his attitude had changed, he continued speaking.

"With supreme power, Your Highness, are you still afraid that General Xiao won't choose you?"

That was what he liked to hear, but there was some truth to it.

Qi Yue tightened his grip on the reins, was silent for a moment, and then pulled the horse around: "Enter the palace."

Concubine Liang was guarding outside the Yongyang Palace, looking anxiously into the depths of the corridor.

She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until four figures on horseback appeared.

Qi Yue entered Yongyang Palace and just sat down when he was scolded by Concubine Liang.

"What are you thinking? Don't you know what the situation is like in the court right now?"

Qi Yue crossed his legs, drank tea leisurely, and didn't say anything.

Concubine Liang walked back and forth in front of him, venting her anger: "What if Xiao Mo went to Qinshan? I still don't believe she won't come back.

What can you do if you chase her now? Talk about love with her?

She doesn't like you, you can't even hold her hand, and you will be jealous of her interactions with Qi Minxiu.

Instead of doing this, you should consolidate your position first. Once you become emperor, you can have any woman you want!"

Qi Yue played with the jade pendant on his waist: "I don't want anyone else, I just want her."

Concubine Liang walked up to him with a smile on her face, "Mother is just giving an example. If you ask her for something later, will she still agree?"

"It's not that hard to just want someone. What I want is her heart."

"Yue'er, people's hearts change easily. She may like Qi Minxiu now, but if she becomes your queen in the future, she might see your good side as you spend time together day and night, and she might even fall in love with you."

Concubine Liang tried to persuade him earnestly, hoping that he would cheer up and eliminate all those who were his enemies.

Instead of thinking about love affairs when the situation is tense.

Fortunately, Qi Yue listened to her because he also felt that what Concubine Liang said made sense.

So what if Xiao Mo and Qi Minxiu are in true love? True love is worthless in the face of power.

Qinshan Bamboo House.

Late at night, Qi Minxiu tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, so he came up with a different idea.

He quietly climbed out the window and went straight to Xiao Mo's room.

When Xiao Mo heard the creaking sound of the wooden window being pushed open, she knew without a second thought that the person coming was Qi Minxiu.

Because this is Qinshan, apart from the people living on the mountain, the possibility of outsiders coming to assassinate is very small.

Among this group of people, she really couldn't think of anyone other than Qi Minxiu who would sneak through her window in the middle of the night.

Xiao Mo pretended to be asleep, wanting to see what he was going to do.

Qi Minxiu tiptoed to the bedside, sat down gently, and looked at Xiao Mo's sleeping face quietly.

Xiao Mo waited for a long time but there was no sound or actual movement. Just as she was about to open her eyes, she felt the person next to her suddenly move closer to her.

She hurriedly continued to pretend to be asleep, but she didn't expect the person who came close to her to gently leave a kiss on her forehead.

Xiao Mo's heart tightened and her eyelids trembled with excitement. In order to prevent the visitor from finding out that she was pretending to sleep, she pretended to be woken up and looked at the person beside the bed with sleepy eyes.

After Qi Minxiu kissed her, he wanted to kiss her on the face again, but just as he was about to kiss her again, Xiao Mo opened her eyes and looked into his eyes.

He quickly straightened up and turned his face shyly: "I, I just..."

"Just what? Qi Minxiu, why are you not sleeping in the middle of the night and coming to my room?"

Qi Minxiu shyly hid his face in the darkness: "I couldn't sleep, so I came to see you."

"Look at me? Why are you looking at me? I'm fine." Xiao Mo sat up and wrapped the quilt around herself.

The moonlight outside the window shone into the room through the gauze. Although the two were very close, Xiao Mo could not see Qi Minxiu's expression clearly.

Qi Minxiu looked at the bright moon outside the window, sat down on the ground, leaned his back against the edge of the bed, and sighed softly.

"Today, I went to play chess with my master and told him my identity, but he said he already knew it."

Xiao Mo lifted the gauze curtain and moved closer to him: "Nonsense, don't you see what you wear every time you come here?"

"Am I dressed nicely? But I always wear the plainest clothes when I come here."

"It may be plain, but your clothes are made of the finest brocade, and the collar is trimmed with gold and silver. Anyone who's not a fool will know you're not ordinary."

Qi Minxiu lowered his head and chuckled. Xiao Mo said, "Any set of clothes you have on is enough for an ordinary family to eat for ten years.

You are a prince, how can you pretend to be one if you don’t understand the lives of the people?

Besides your clothes, your temperament is unmatched by ordinary people."

Qi Minxiu turned to look at Xiao Mo, his deep eyes gleaming with starlight in the dim light: "If possible, I don't want to join the imperial family."

Xiao Mo reached out and held his hand, squeezing it hard: "Life is only a few decades long, no matter who you become, you will experience the ups and downs of life.

You envy ordinary people at this moment, but you don’t know that ordinary people from poor families dream of becoming like you.

The advantages and disadvantages brought to you by your identity are relative, and the same is true for ordinary people.

It is rare for powerful people to find true love, and it is rare for those who finally get married to find glory and prosperity."

Qi Minxiu was moved by her last words and recalled his mother, Concubine Shu.