The Demon Lord Relied on His Imagination to Get Together with the Protagonist. - Chapter 98

Chapter 98

“What are you doing?”

The Imperial Advisor was rarely surprised by Tong Siqing. She had taught the girl for so many years, and the girl had always been gentle and compliant, never really defying her.

This was the first time the girl dared to directly tell her to be quiet.

The gesture of raising the index finger to tell someone to shut up was extremely rude. The current Emperor did this whenever he wanted to insult his officials, frivolously raising a finger, raising an eyebrow, and smilingly telling people to shut up.

The Imperial Advisor utterly detested this gesture.

But constrained by the Emperor’s authority, she always swallowed her anger.

Fortunately, no one else in the world dared to do this to her, apart from the Emperor.

Oh, no, now there was a second person.

That person was Tong Siqing, who had always been obedient to her.

The Imperial Advisor was furious. Even with the common people watching not far away, she nearly raised her hand to strike the girl.

Her hand was raised, and just as it was about to fall, Tong Siqing ignored her and stubbornly walked in one direction.

The Imperial Advisor’s heart was suddenly filled with an indescribable feeling. Her desire for control had always been strong; she liked people who completely obeyed her. Among all the people in the world, only the foundling Tong Siqing could satisfy her peculiar desire. Yet, now this person, who completely belonged to her, was inexplicably rebelling against her.

She could not accept this reality.

Her fury surged, and she clenched her teeth.

“What is over there?” the Imperial Advisor ground out. “Are you not even listening to my words anymore?”

Disturbed by her, Tong Siqing suddenly forgot the direction she was supposed to be looking. Her eyes glazed over. After spinning in a circle, she looked back at the Imperial Advisor in confusion: “Did you hear any sound just now?”

Imperial Advisor: “What nonsense are you talking about? There’s no sound.”

Tong Siqing argued back: “There really was. I heard it.”

“It’s my fault. Perhaps I’ve kept you locked up for too long, causing you to develop issues.” The Imperial Advisor thought Tong Siqing was showing signs of hysteria. Perhaps it was also because she had neglected to pay attention to her for too long, leading to this situation. She said, “Next time you want to go out and play, just say so. It’s not like I can’t agree.”

Tong Siqing shook her head: “No, you won’t agree. You’ll just keep me locked up.”

She wouldn’t even let her see other people.

Since finding her, this Imperial Advisor had managed her very strictly. Her every move and action had to be corrected by the other party.

Tong Siqing thought, This person is very strange. Sometimes she looks at me very gently, and sometimes she reprimands me very harshly. She is willing to spend the entire day basking in the sun with me when she has nothing to do, but when she is busy, she locks me up, not allowing me to contact the outside world for long periods.

“According to you, were you deliberately dragging out the time just now too?” The Imperial Advisor looked into her eyes, her expression displeased. “Answer me. Were you?”

This time, Tong Siqing had been locked up for almost half a month straight. This was the first time she had seen the sun outside.

However, she hadn’t deliberately prolonged the street procession just to stall for time.

“I really was waiting for you to finish court,” Tong Siqing said. “I’m not lying.”

When Tong Siqing said she wasn’t lying, it was truly the truth.

But when the Imperial Advisor heard those words, it was as if they struck a raw nerve, causing her to instantly change her demeanor: “No, you are lying to me.”

Even a simpleton like Tong Siqing sensed the other party’s anomaly. She innocently asked: “Imperial Advisor, has someone lied to you before?”

This one sentence finally crushed the Imperial Advisor’s precarious psychological defense.

She was like an actor deeply engrossed in a stage play, suddenly awakened by a loud slap, only to wake up to a desolate scene where everything had changed.

Yes.

She had indeed been lied to by someone. That person was as innocent and pure as Tong Siqing. She had always believed that person had never lied to her, but she was wrong. That person had been using her all along, and after she had nurtured and educated them every step of the way, that person gave her a backstab that was life-threatening.

The past was like a fleeting dream. She was deeply immersed in it, afraid to wake up.

She still had a habit of picking up random people. After finding Tong Siqing, she dared not fully trust her, so she fiercely controlled her, briefly obtaining the illusions she dared not possess from the girl.

But now, even Tong Siqing was starting to defy her.

The Imperial Advisor felt deeply hurt and frustrated.

She hated failure, so she started speaking harshly to Tong Siqing, attempting to reclaim that sense of control: “You are not allowed to ask about these matters without permission.”

Today, Tong Siqing was exceptionally rebellious. She pushed the Imperial Advisor’s hand away and, as if sulking, returned to the sedan chair.

“You…”

The Imperial Advisor was about to explode with anger.

When the girl left her, she was caught in the heavy rain, surrounded by the cheers of the common people. Her mind was in chaos. She shot a resentful look at Tong Siqing and returned to her own carriage.

The Imperial Advisor pulled down the carriage curtain: “Bring the High Priestess back to the palace.”

The carriage led the way, and the High Priestess’s sedan chair followed the Imperial Advisor back to the palace.

Shi Zhihua, watching them leave, also quietly followed.

Upon returning to the palace, she encountered some people blocking her way. While dealing with them, she roughly learned the Imperial Advisor’s residence and planned to deal with the trouble before going to find her rabbit.

In this brief delay, the Imperial Advisor had already brought Tong Siqing back to her sleeping quarters.

Separated from Shi Zhihua for a long distance, the personal will Tong Siqing had just managed to muster also dissipated.

She was once again the puppet without a soul or a mind of her own.

This time, even if the Imperial Advisor wanted to argue with her, she couldn’t.

After closing the door, the Imperial Advisor grabbed her sleeve and threw her to the ground: “Weren’t you very argumentative just now? Why aren’t you arguing with me now?”

Tong Siqing looked at her with an innocent and bewildered gaze.

Imperial Advisor: “Don’t look at me with those eyes. It’s all fake. You’ve been pretending, haven’t you? Just like her, constantly seeking my sympathy, and then, when I’m unprepared, pushing me into the abyss…”

Tong Siqing had no independent thoughts, so she didn’t know how to respond.

“After leaving the palace, you became so sharp-tongued, so you’ve been lying to me all along.” The Imperial Advisor seemed utterly furious today. The past began to torment her mind, driving her to madness and paranoia. For the first time, she pushed Tong Siqing, dragging her towards the couch. “I taught you to read, taught you etiquette and honor, taught you to be knowledgeable and sensible. I didn’t ask you to repay me one day, yet you only know how to hate and hurt me.”

Tong Siqing shook her head: “I haven’t.”

The Imperial Advisor stood before Tong Siqing, clearly in an unstable emotional state. Tong Siqing looked up quietly at her, seeing her eyes slightly red, her crimson court dress soaked in water, revealing a scarlet color. She stood by the couch like an alluring ghost demanding a life, looking very frightening.

The Imperial Advisor said to Tong Siqing with obsession: “For every word of defiance you spoke today, I will punish your palm once.”

She produced a ruler from somewhere, sternly ordering Tong Siqing to hold out both palms, and then poised the ruler above Tong Siqing’s hands, ready to strike.

Tong Siqing knew this meant she was about to be beaten.

She silently lowered her head, remaining quiet.

But this Imperial Advisor was utterly unreasonable.

She would beat her for no reason at all.

Tong Siqing knew this, so she chose to remain silent.

Just as the ruler was about to fall, a report suddenly came from outside the door.

A subordinate whispered: “Imperial Advisor, His Majesty requests your presence.”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly broke. The Imperial Advisor unhappily put away the ruler, turning her face to ask: “Is it urgent? The rain is heavy today…”

Subordinate: “It is urgent. Please proceed quickly.”

Imperial Advisor: “I understand. Prepare the carriage.”

Tong Siqing breathed a sigh of relief, soothing her palms.

“Wait for me to return,” the Imperial Advisor threatened, leaning close. “Don’t run around. Don’t go outside. Do you understand?”

Tong Siqing nodded, looking as if she had something she wanted to say.

The Imperial Advisor’s eyes darkened: “Defying me again?”

“No.” Tong Siqing pointed to her hair accessory. “The velvet flower is wet.”

This was the court dress of the current dynasty, and only the Imperial Advisor wore such attire. Golden sparrow feathers adorned with bright red jewels, the edge of the sparrow feathers trimmed with dark red velvet flowers, and behind the velvet flowers, slender, swaying hairpins. This ensemble was considered superior even among female officials.

With the velvet flower wet, the Imperial Advisor exuded an even more indescribable quality.

Tong Siqing didn’t understand these things; she only thought the other person might have suffered some trauma, leading to such pathological stubbornness.

After the Imperial Advisor left, Tong Siqing truly did as she was told, obediently sitting in place, waiting for the other person to return.

Just then, a familiar sound came from outside the house.

Tong Siqing: !!!

She instantly stopped being obedient. The Imperial Advisor’s earlier instructions were completely ignored and tossed aside.

She didn’t care who the other person was; she immediately pushed the door open and searched for the source of the sound.

Outside the door.

Shi Zhihua had fought her way through, killing a bunch of guards, and even snatching a stylish and elegant oiled paper umbrella.

She struck a graceful pose, reservedly looking back at her rabbit.

Shi Zhihua could guarantee that every detail of her was beautiful.

Sure enough, her rabbit’s eyes were wide with wonder.

“Come quickly,” Shi Zhihua spoke like a flower thief stealing someone’s beloved in the middle of the night, every movement revealing caution. Yet, she thoroughly enjoyed such behavior. The more forbidden it was, the more excited she became.

Shi Zhihua took the other’s hand, pulling her under her umbrella: “Was she bullying you?”

Tong Siqing nodded.

Shi Zhihua: “Come home with me.”

Tong Siqing shook her head again: “I can’t.”

Shi Zhihua: “Why not?”

Tong Siqing thought for a moment: “I don’t know, but I just can’t leave.”

Shi Zhihua asked: “Don’t you want to come with me?”

“I do,” Tong Siqing answered truthfully. “But I can’t…”

Shi Zhihua: “…”

Oh no, my rabbit still looks a bit simple-minded. No wonder she was abducted by a bad person.

“She’s a bad person. If you stay with her, you’ll suffer,” Shi Zhihua lowered her voice, trying to coax the rabbit away. “We know each other, and I will be good to you. As long as you follow me…”

Tong Siqing thought with her simple mind and said: “Mm.”

Shi Zhihua was satisfied: “You finally figured it out.”

“You are prettier than her, so you are also a good person, a better person than her.” Tong Siqing could only use this method to discern good people from bad. She said, “I want to go with you, but if she comes back and can’t find me, she will go crazy.”

Shi Zhihua felt helpless. She thought, Why do you care if she goes crazy? It has nothing to do with us even if that woman dies on the spot.

This is just the trial of the path of mortals. To be truly engrossed in it would be foolish.

Oh, right.

I forgot, my rabbit is a fool.

Shi Zhihua: “…”

Tong Siqing suggested: “Although I can’t leave, I have a lot of free time. You can come and see me every day. That way, it won’t count as me leaving this place.”

Shi Zhihua: ???

What kind of warped logic is that?

“You can secretly come to find me,” Tong Siqing said. “As long as she doesn’t find out.”

Shi Zhihua finally understood. Is my rabbit seeking excitement? Does she only find it fun to have a secret lover behind the Imperial Advisor’s back?

Actually…

That’s not bad.

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