Rebirth As a Fatuous and Self-indulgent Ruler

440. It’s All Liu Suifeng’s Fault! (II)Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Only then did Long Xiaoyuan clearly see the weariness on Shi Qingzhou’s face.

Long Xiaoyuan was taken aback, his heart aching. He quickly pulled Shi Qingzhou into his arms.

“Qingzhou? What happened? Tell me.”

Shi Qingzhou took a deep breath, but he didn’t say anything. There was impatient anger in his eyes, as if he was suppressing something. Long Xiaoyuan was more surprised at sight of this. What could anger Shi Qingzhou to this extreme?

Long Xiaoyuan thought about it carefully. There were only two people capable of doing that.

One was himself, the other was Shi Qingshan.

Hadn’t Qingzhou just come back from visiting Shi Qingshan?

After figuring it out, Long Xiaoyuan pulled Shi Qingzhou into his arms and kissed him gently.

“Qingzhou, is there something wrong with your father?”

As expected, Shi Qingzhou stiffened.

Long Xiaoyuan instantly understood.

“So, there is something wrong with your father. Tell me. What’s wrong?”

Looking at Long Xiaoyuan’s concerned eyes, Shi Qingzhou slowly told him about Shi Qingshan in a tense voice.

Shi Qingzhou pursed his lips tightly. “I don’t understand what my father is thinking!”

Long Xiaoyuan smiled at Shi Qingzhou’s depression.

Shi Qingzhou squinted when he saw Long Xiaoyuan smile. “What are you laughing at? Is this funny?”

“You…” Long Xiaoyuan flicked Shi Qingzhou’s forehead.

“I’m laughing at you. You are so smart, but you are being foolish.”

Shi Qingzhou frowned. “What do you mean?”

Long Xiaoyuan smiled. “Don’t you understand why your father says he doesn’t want the baby?”

“No, I don’t understand.” Shi Qingzhou said in depression.

Long Xiaoyuan sighed. “Your father is doing it for you.”

Shi Qingzhou was taken aback. “For me? How is this possible?”

“Why not?” Long Xiaoyuan rolled his eyes. “The outsider sees the most of the game. Your father makes this decision because he doesn’t want to put you in a difficult position with me. Look, you are the Empress, and your father is a great general. Both of you are well respected and dignified, but there will be no descendants in the Shi family. Besides, you don’t have any cousins. In other words, even if the Shi family is a dignified and favored family, its glory does not last. However, with a child and an heir, it is totally different. The Shi family will continue to exist. In that case, as time goes on, the Shi family would become a powerful family in the Imperial City. It would undermine the rule of the emperor. Your father is afraid of me, worrying that you would have a hard time. He hopes that you would live a happy life with me.”

Long Xiaoyuan’s words shocked Shi Qingzhou, whose heart was trembling.

After a while, Shi Qingzhou wiped his face. “You’re right. The outsider sees the most of the game. My father doesn’t hesitate to hurt himself to protect me. It is ridiculous of me not to understand his good intention. I’m not a good son.”

“Qingzhou, don’t say that.” Long Xiaoyuan was displeased. “I’m not telling you this to make you feel guilty.” Shi Qingzhou smiled. “I know.”

Long Xiaoyuan pinched Shi Qingzhou’s lower lip. “I tell you this to put those funny ideas out of your head.”

Shi Qingzhou took a deep breath. “I’ll go to see Father tomorrow and make it straight with him.”

“Don’t be a fool. It’s of no use.” Long Xiaoyuan smiled. “Your father will only think that you are trying to console him.”

Shi Qingzhou paused and frowned. “Then what shall I do?”

Long Xiaoyuan smiled. “It’s easy. I’ll go and tell him. He will definitely believe me.”

Shi Qingzhou paused and frowned. “But…”

Long Xiaoyuan held Shi Qingzhou’s hand. “Come on. I have to straighten this out. Don’t argue with me. Besides, I want to see your father.”

Long Xiaoyuan’s serious expression silenced Shi Qingzhou.

Long Xiaoyuan smiled. “Did you rush back all the way? Have you taken a bath?”

Shi Qingzhou shook his head, his voice a little hoarse. “No.”

Long Xiaoyuan immediately took Shi Qingzhou’s hand. “Let’s go take a bath.”

Shi Qingzhou looked at Long Xiaoyuan and raised his eyebrows. “You haven’t bathed yet?”

“Yes.” Long Xiaoyuan grinned. “I took a bath already, but I want to serve you.”

He stressed the word ‘serve”, which made Shi Qingzhou speechless.

In the end, Long Xiaoyuan managed to take Shi Qingzhou to the bath.

After he bathed Shi Qingzhou, Long Xiaoyuan took Shi Qingzhou to the big bed.

Long Xiaoyuan knew that Shi Qingzhou was tired from the journey, and he understood his bad mood.

Although Shi Qingzhou was feeling better, he was tired.