Walking through the grand palace with Yu Sheng leading the way, we pass many who look at me with raised brows trying to guess who I am. Yu Sheng turned to look at me from the side and wiggled his brows at me when there was no one around.
Rolling my eyes I couldn¡¯t help but want to laugh at his silly antics, he seems very different not so domineering as before, I hope it doesn¡¯t have anything to do with what I am planning to do in the far future but that¡¯s for later.
We arrive in a courtyard similar to that of Xieye with the red carpet train running up the tens of stairs with guards to each side and statured at the entrance of the double doors on each side running along the borders of the walls with soldiers stationed throughout the courtyard.
Walking up the stairs behind Yu Sheng, I took in each and every face my eyes scanned over, the weapons they carry and their position¡ I need to plan this well before implementing it so that it runs smooth and doesn¡¯t implicate Yu Sheng and our men in any way possible.
Stopping at the final step in front of the door, he turned to me, ¡°Wait here, I have to let them know that you¡¯ve arrived and it will take some time so be patient and don¡¯t wander off, this isn¡¯t the wild and if you are caught sneaking around the punishment will be harsh,¡± he says looking at me with a serious expression, his voice loud enough for those to hear around us too.
Bowing my head, ¡°Yes general Yu,¡± I say keeping up the act. He nods and turns around. The doors open for him and close after he enters.
I sigh looking down at the clothes he gave me to wear. Royal fucking blue, his favourite colour! Well, at least I¡¯m wearing pants and shirt with a robe over me. He combed my hair for me and told me that my hair looked better down, hanging loose and not in a bun or platted nor in a high ponytail¡ well, he would know, he¡¯s seen many sides of me and knows what he likes.
Kicking at the red carpet under my feet I let out a sigh. Turning around I use my hand to block out the sun looking down at me and look over at the layout of the imperial palace. Archers on the wall with sword wielders by their sides. Spear wielders trailing up to the entrance with a sword at their side ¨C typical Xieye warrior.
Walking to the edge of the staircase where the first soldier is, I lean against the stone rail and rub my head. Letting out a sigh I realise now why he said I must be patient, five minutes have already passed and he still hasn¡¯t returned.
Closing my eyes I slid down and rested against the stone rail listening to the different sounds in the air.
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¡°SISTER YUE MIAN!!!¡±
Frowning, I open my eyes but see no one, only hearing the rushed footsteps coming from the other end of the double doors.
Slowly getting up to my feet I rub the blur out of my eyes and take in a deep breath. Looking at the soldier beside me I ask, ¡°How long has it been since I¡¯ve arrived?¡±
¡°Two hours,¡± he says without looking at me. Nodding I fix my clothes and sigh.
The doors burst open and immediately my eyes lock onto those of Xian Le. The small prince smiled from ear to ear as his eyes watered. Running up to me he wraps his arms around my waist and hits his head against my chest.
I look down at him in shock but calm down because I can hear him sobbing. Resting my hands on his back and on his head I patted his back and rubbed his head.
¡°Why are you crying Xian Le, who died and who must I kill?¡± I ask making him chuckle. He pulls away and grabs onto my hands, ¡°This way sister YuMi,¡± he says and pulls me in through the double doors that close behind me.
Xian Le cuddles my side and wraps my arm around his shoulder. I smile looking down at him, he¡¯s a head shorter than me and very cute, almost baby cute¡ I can¡¯t believe I have such an adorable brother, I wonder if he is the youngest.
¡°Where are you taking me?¡± I ask as we walk through a courtyard which has a water fountain with a dragon in it facing the heavens ¨C what a beautiful sculpture, I¡¯ll use it as my mark!
There are beautiful bushes of flowers that I don¡¯t stop to admire. He hugs me closer making me look down at him. He looks up at me with a frown making me raise a questioning brow.
He blushes and looks away, ¡°Is it okay if I call you sister?¡± he asks nervously.
¡°Won¡¯t your father and siblings disapprove?¡±
¡°They already disapprove but I told them I want you by my side, you saved my life, something my brothers and the soldiers couldn¡¯t do.¡±
¡°Your hills and dales and flowery face, that lies near the Naiad shore. Your vines that blow by Borden¡¯s grow, may I never see you more.¡±
¡°Where the Magnolia¡¯s glow and the Spider Lily¡¯s grow, where the yellow fins and angel fish play, with my line and hook, delight I took, to spend my youthful days.¡± Ignoring his words I sing.
¡°Last night I went to see my love, to hear what she might say, to see if she¡¯d take pity on me, lest I might go away,¡± I sing while looking down at his curious gaze.
¡°She said I love the crown prince, and he was my only joy, and ever since I saw his face, I¡¯ve loved him forever more,¡± I grin at him making his eyes widen.
¡°Well perhaps your crown prince¡¯s star is gone, sailing over the sea of Xieye or perhaps he¡¯s married, gone with some other one, may I never see him again,¡± I turn to look at the halls we pass while tapping his shoulder making him giggle.
¡°Where lay if my crown prince is lost, he¡¯s the one I do adore and seven long years, I wait for him by the banks of the Naiad shore,¡± peeking at him who¡¯s suddenly nervous I end as we approach a hallway with many servants, ¡°And seven long years I wait for him at the Naiad shore.¡±
He takes his hand away from my waist but I firmly pull him into my side holding him firmly. He looks up at me with wide eyes, ¡°Sister YuMi, we can¡¯t be seen like this,¡± he says as the heads of servant start looking our way.
Smiling down at him gently, I caress his cheek, ¡°I¡¯ll kill anyone you order me to,¡± leaning down to his ear I whisper, ¡°Including the emperor and your siblings.¡±
He looks up at me frightened about to say something but swallows it looking into my determined eyes ¨C ¡°I¡¯ll protect you.¡±
Xian Le looks at me with watery eyes but quickly blinks it back and nods with a light smile tugging his lips. Kissing his hair, we stop in front of a closed door. Someone announces, ¡°Prince Xian Le has arrived.¡±The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.
I look at him and he is grinning, hugging me tighter as the doors open. My eyes sweep across the room meeting everyone¡¯s eyes making them frown as I lock eye with the emperor himself.
Xian Le takes the lead and leads me in while holding me and I can feel his body tremble under my hold so I squeeze his shoulder and he looks back at me. Smiling reassuringly at him his shoulders slump slightly.
We stop at the foot of the stairs that lead to the throne. Xian Le takes his hand away from me and mine sink to my sides, he bows slightly, ¡°Father, this is the woman who saved brother and I from the group of bandits yesterday and fed us the day before,¡± he says and steps back with a bow and walks off to the side where his siblings and who I am assuming are their mothers, with my handsome husband standing not too far from them.
Raising a brow at him he motions me to bow and face forward. Turning to look at him I reluctantly did as told not wanting to piss anyone off. After prostrating I stand up and lower my eyes not to make contact with his eyes.
Looking up at him through my lashes I see that he has a conflicting gaze in his eyes.
¡°State your name to the crown,¡± the eunuch beside him steps forward and speaks. Keeping myself from laughing I raise my head, ¡°Qin Yue Mian.¡±
¡°Where are you from?¡±
¡°I am but a traveller, I have no home,¡± I state quite annoyed. Sensing the annoyance in my voice he looks down at me with knitted brows. Tilting my head slightly I narrow my eyes, smiling slightly.
¡°What were you doing in the mountains?¡± asks the emperor making his eunuch side step and return to his post.
¡°Answering to His Majesty, this one was resting in a cave when the two princes came in, I was asleep and woke up due to the conversation between the two of them,¡± I answer with respect.
¡°What were they conversing about,¡± he asks making me curse inside, I never paid attention to their damn conversation so how the fuck must I know?
Knitting my brows, then raising a brow¡ I¡¯m sure I look like I want to take a shit. Shaking my head, ¡°Not really sure but something about why were we attacked, all the soldiers were killed and about a brother coming to get them,¡± I shrug and look over at Xian Le and Ling Tian who looked like they were about to faint.
Raising a brow at them, ¡°What were you talking about last night?¡±
¡°Watch how you speak before the emperor!¡± the eunuch demanded. Smiling amused at him I forced back my laugh and raise my hands in defeat.
Folding my hands behind my back I looked at the emperor, ¡°I¡¯m not certain so you¡¯ll have to ask them.¡±
He nods his head while looking me up and down. ¡°What made you save my sons?¡±
¡°I wasn¡¯t saving them, they were just there!¡± I shoot back narrowing my eyes.
He sits up in his chair properly, after a moment he gets up and walks to the staircase and looks down at me.
¡°Explain yourself,¡± he demands.
¡°I said it before, I¡¯m a traveller and I have my reasons for being one. I was asleep and your sons disturbed my slumber. I fed them only because I know what it feels like to starve and I¡¯m not speaking about the hunger of not eating for a few hours but starvation of not eating for days. I left the cave because I didn¡¯t want to be associated with people who are being hunted down.
Us meeting again is only but a coincidence¡ the ¡®BANDITS¡¯ you should investigate them because the one who lead them had noble blood seeping off of his body so I¡¯ll assume and that is ASSUME that your sons were being assassinated¡ again, I didn¡¯t care, I only killed them because they beat me up not knowing that I was a woman¡ well it¡¯s that and they trampled on the food and medicine I had collected for the villages near the mountain hill where your sons were cornered.
I went after them to teach them a lesson but they charged at me with bloodlust so, I returned it and the two that escaped was that nobleman and another after seeing that they were on the losing end. Prince Ling Tian also faced off against me because I wanted to know why he couldn¡¯t fight against them.
I only escorted them due to Prince Xian Le¡¯s request and the healing injury on Prince Ling Tian¡¯s body,¡± I said as I glanced over at him through the corner of my eye.
His mouth gaped open, ¡°You know?¡±
Nodding my head, ¡°Yeah, it only takes me a few seconds during sparring to figure out my opponent.¡±
Turning back to the emperor I say, ¡°So Your Majesty, our meeting is nothing but a coincidence.¡±
Nodding his head he walked back to his seat and sat down. Looking at me while tapping his finger on the armrest. After sighing he says, ¡°The name Qin Yue Mian, I¡¯ve never heard it before but your face¡ your beauty¡ it reminds me of someone.¡±
Hearing his words my brows shoot up. ¡°Uh¡ your majesty, thank you for calling me beautiful but¡ you¡¯re too old for me.¡±
¡°A barbarian isn¡¯t worthy of my husband¡¯s love!¡± a haughty voice comes from behind me. Turning around I see a beautiful woman walk in adorned in the finest gold jewels and silk.
The ministers and officials along with the princes and noblewoman all bowed. I look over at the princes and see the crown prince standing there ignoring this woman.
¡°Greetings Empress Wang!¡±
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She stalked her way to me and stopped, staring at me. Her face twisted when she looked at me; she raised a brow, ¡°You insolent! Don¡¯t you know that you should bow before me?¡±
¡°Who are you?¡± I ask, throwing it in her face.
¡°Empress,¡± I hear as the hundreds of images of me killing this woman before me run through my mind.
¡°You heard correct, just because you saved my sons doesn¡¯t mean you shouldn¡¯t show your respects to this empires mother,¡± she says with a frown.
¡°Well you¡¯re not my mother and never will be!¡±
¡°How dare you!¡± she yells making everyone stand up and look at us.
¡°Well it¡¯s easy,¡± I say and step forward. Tilting my head, ¡°I¡¯ve returned from the dead bitch, I know it¡¯s you that tried assassinating my mother and me when I was a baby!¡±
She stepped back looking at me with wide eyes, pointing her long fingers at me she mutters frightened, ¡°You, who are you!¡±
Folding my hands in front of my chest I start laughing crazily and come to a stop while glaring at her, ¡°Tsk, tsk, tsk, Shim Lanhua, Shim Lanhua, Shim Lanhua¡ did you really think you¡¯d get away with what you did to me?¡±
¡°GUARDS!!!¡± yell the minister of finance, her brother. I watch as I get circled by the soldiers as they have their swords and spears pointed at me. When they settle down I look around and scoff, turning to the emperor I smile, ¡°You know, she spoke of you as a gracious and humble person, why are you protecting the one who tried to kill your wife and child?¡±
His eyes widen looking at me. The guards slightly lower their weapons but keep them pointed at me.
¡°Who are you?¡± he asks in a firm tone.
¡°Ye Yue Mian,¡± I say making everyone frown.
¡°My name is Ye Yue Mian, I am the daughter of Ye Ni Xing and Emperor Wang Tejo Rong. I am the granddaughter of second general General Ye of the Xieye army and I am the Goddaughter of Emperor An.¡± The court stays in a bitter silence as I watch all the conflicting gazes look at me.
¡°Impossible, Ni Xing and her daughter died!¡±
¡°Anyone who speaks my mother¡¯s name must be ready for death!¡± I say shutting whoever the fuck that was up.
Turning my attention back to the emperor I say, ¡°Meeting the princes was a coincidence and shall remain a coincidence¡ I was never planning on returning to this place after it kicked me out but unfortunately, fate wants me here, so daddy dearest, what shall we do, will you have your soldiers lower their weapons or will I have to kill my way to the throne and take you with me to hell?¡±
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Sighing at my own stupidity I bow, ¡°Forgive me, Your Highness, I was entranced by your beauty,¡± I say and step aside. She walks past me giving me a once over and makes her way up the stairs and takes her seat beside her husband the emperor.
Looking at them I frown, they¡¯re suited for each other. They whisper before looking back at me, ¡°Qin Yue Mian, thank you for saving my second and third son, if it wasn¡¯t for you we would have probably been in mourning right now. Although this was all a coincidence it is also fate that brought you to save them for that I am truly grateful.
My Xian Le begged us to have you stay by his side as his personal guard, would you be willing to?¡± she asks me while smiling at me genuinely and I don¡¯t know if this is a farce or maybe she means it.
Bowing my head, ¡°Answering to Her Majesty, Prince Xian Le has already asked me if I would and I already accepted but under one condition, that is until he can defend himself in battle, when he is able to then I shall take my leave and return to being a traveller,¡± I say making them nod with a smile but the emperor still has this look on his face that seems like he is trying to figure me out.
¡°If there is nothing else, court dismissed,¡± says the eunuch.
Everyone gives their greetings and leaves one by one. I turn to look at Yu Sheng but he is no longer standing there nor is the crown prince. Xian Le skips to my side and wraps his arm around my waist, ¡°Come, come, let¡¯s leave and get married,¡± he says with a grin.
Rolling my eyes I flick his forehead and follow his lead. We head to his palace with Ling Tian following behind us. Seated in his palace I watch him pour tea into a cups for the three of us and he hands me one.
Sipping it, I taste the fresh fragrance of mint and orange blossom, ¡°It tastes delicious,¡± I say making him smile. Ling Tian scoffs, ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡±
¡°Will I get paid?¡± I ask making them look up at me.
¡°Yep!¡± Xian Le answers popping the ¡®p¡¯. ¡°Alright then, I will be gone tomorrow because I need to settle something so I¡¯ll return to the palace tomorrow night after leaving tonight,¡± I say making him frown.
Sighing I continue, ¡°It will just be a few hours so don¡¯t worry, you¡¯re safe in the palace,¡± I reassure him. He thins his lips and pouts.
¡°Why are you acting like a baby in front of her?¡± Ling Tian asks while poking his brother¡¯s lips.
Shrugging he took his tea and sipped on it.
3| Known (3)
Standing before Xian Le with a wooden sword in my hand as he sits on the ground panting like a dog. His attire is in a mess and dirty from the ground beneath us with his hair dishevelled, it took me three hits and he was down. He hasn¡¯t managed to get a hit and as a prince, this is very disappointing.
I lower my hand holding the wooden sword, ¡°Get up, we¡¯ll practise again tomorrow.¡± He nods and sighs. After freshening up, he jogs his way back to me and sits down beside me while a maid pours him a cup of tea.
Ling Tian sits across from us and smirks. With a yawn he asks, ¡°YuMi, how old are you?¡±
Raising a brow I answered, ¡°I¡¯m twenty-six of age.¡± He nods his head, ¡°You¡¯re five years younger than our eldest brother and Yu Sheng, which makes you three years older than me ¨C wanna get married?¡±
Xian Le chokes on his tea making Ling Tian burst out laughing. The servants and maids beside us look at Ling Tian in shock. Rolling my eyes and folding my arms in front of my chest, I lean back and close my eyes.
¡°Aww sweety, why aren¡¯t you answering me, how DARE you refuse my marriage proposal, ME, A PRINCE OF JILEI!! I¡¯ll kill you for humiliating me like this,¡± he jokes while wiggling his brows at his brother.
Sighing I smile, he really has some sort of strange humour.
¡°Brother Tian~¡± Xian Le complains making me frown. Lifting my head I look at him who¡¯s pouting at Ling Tian with flushed cheeks.
Ling Tian shrugs, ¡°Baby boy, don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t take your woman from you while you¡¯re conscious.¡± He says making Xian Le¡¯s eyes widen in horror. He looks between me and his brother than plants his hands between his hands.
Raising a brow at Ling Tian who smirks at me and raises his hands in defeat. ¡°YuMi, our baby brother here has a strange hobby,¡± he says making me knit my brows.
Xian Le slams his hands on the table and glares at Ling Tian who smirks and pulls a bamboo flute out from behind him and places it near his mouth. Blowing air out, he starts playing a beautiful tune.
Xian Le settles down beside me and leans back but is fidgeting uncontrollably. Closing my eyes I take in the beautiful tune and think about yesterday when I spent time with my family. My thoughts get stopped when I hear someone clearing their throat.
Opening my hazy eyes I see many faces before me. Looking at Xian Le and Ling Tian who stopped playing his flute stand at attention, I raise a questioning brow at them. They both have awkward smiles and Xian Le starts, ¡°Brothers and sisters, I¡¯m sorry for not welcoming you all properly, if I¡¯d known you all were coming I would have gotten the servants to prepare for your arrival.¡±If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.
Standing up I move to the side and the princes and princesses sit down. As I am about to walk away I get called back, ¡°Sister YuMi~¡± that squeal again!
I turn to glare at the culprit and he¡¯s pouting again! Knitting my brows at his motion to return. He cuddles into my side making his brothers and sisters frown.
¡°Let me introduce you to my siblings; this beautiful lady wearing a purple tunic is my eldest sister Qinyi, the one in a pink tunic is my sister Qingxue, the one wearing green is my sister Ling Xiao. The twins are Ning Huang and Ning Hong, this handsome fellow here is Tianyao, the one with a crooked smile is Lanshan. This is You Ming and that brother of mine is called Zhan¡ and you have me, the fool Ling Tian and the crown prince Xian Rong ¨C together we are this empires, princes and princesses.¡±
I bow to all of them which they return with a friendly smile and Ling Tian continues, ¡°The crown prince, myself and LeLe are the Empresses offspring, The twins and Tianyao are the sons of Third noble wife Dal. Zhan, Qingxue and Ling Xiao are the children of first noble wife Hana and Lanshan and Qinyi are the children of second noble wife Kaihua and finally You Ming from the households fourth wife Byeol¡ in respective order, we are Xian Rong, Zhan, Lanshan, Ning Huang and Ning Hong, Ling Tian (points to himself), You Ming, Qinyi, Tianyao, Ling Xiao, Qingxue and our baby Xian Le oh and don¡¯t forget mother Byeol is expecting a baby too.¡±
Ah my father¡¯s been around, I think while nodding to this ridiculous introduction.
¡°Don¡¯t forget about our second sister,¡± Lanshan says in his deep voice making me raise a brow and tilt my head. ¡°Ah yes, sorry, how can I forget about her¡ YuMi, that¡¯s not all, our second sibling after my brother Xian Rong is our sister who was born of my father''s concubine Ni Xing,¡± Ling Tian says making my body freeze in anger at the mention of my mother''s name.
Swallowing down my anger I ask, ¡°Why isn¡¯t she here?¡± I ask them. They avoid my gaze and look at Ling Tian who has a pained expression on his face.
¡°They were exiled,¡± he says making me raise a brow.
¡°Why?¡± I ask, pressing for him to continue.
¡°Well the council decided that they must leave due to traditions,¡± he says while swallowing hard and I can see the sweat form on his head while he clenches his hands into fists.
¡°Because every first child born must be a son and our father''s concubine gave birth to a daughter instead so they were exiled,¡± says Tianyao. I look over at him and he has this blank expression on his face that he had since he¡¯d arrive.
I nod my head not really caring for the rest of the details because I know what happens, I mean like¡ I am that damn child! ¡°What¡¯s your sister¡¯s name?¡± I ask nonchalantly.
¡°Well, we don¡¯t know, none of us even heard her cry and the only things we know is that she¡¯s concubine Ni Xing¡¯s daughter and female.¡± Ling Tian answers.
¡°Well, since its fate then let it be, I¡¯m sure your sister is living a wonderful life compared to all of you living here in the imperial palace where you are locked up,¡± I say and Ning Hong scoffs, ¡°That¡¯s if she¡¯s alive and what do you mean that we¡¯re locked up?¡±
Shrugging I pick up a stray leaf under my foot and let it fly in the wind, ¡°The sky belongs to the birds that can fly not those under watchful eyes.¡±
Waving them off I turn around and walk away.
[Short chapter because I wanted to introduce the siblings to you.]
4| Known (4)
It¡¯s been a few months since I arrived and Xian Le¡¯s trust in me has grown. The two of us are taking a stroll through the palace back yard where there''s no one around besides us. The two of us come here every day so that we can spar in peace.
Laying on the grass he turns to face me, ¡°YuMi, can I tell you something?¡± he asks nervously.
I nod my head while looking up at the clouds, ¡°You can trust me.¡±
He crawls up to me and hugs my body, nervously he whispers in my ear, ¡°I like men.¡±
Opening my eyes I turn to look at him. Raising a brow I ask, ¡°You like men sexually?¡±
His eyes widen with a blush as he nods at me. I smile, ¡°That¡¯s alright, does your family know?¡± I ask him.
He shakes his head, ¡°Only brother Tian, he caught me ogling my crush.¡±
¡°Your crush?¡± I ask rubbing his hair.
¡°Mn, I have a crush on Prince Dongliu.¡± He says with a sigh.
Raising a brow, the names clicks with the title in my head, ¡°You like Prince Dongliu of Naiad?¡±
¡°Mn, I¡¯ve liked him since the first time I saw him when we were younger, he was such a sweet gentleman and he is so strong, I can¡¯t wait for the alliance meeting so I can see him again. Those strong bulky muscles that can crush me under him easily,¡± he says while squealing into the palms of his hands and wiggling around.
Laughing I say, ¡°Well you should tell him, there¡¯s nothing wrong with letting the one you like, know you love them so you can get your answer early instead of waiting and getting your heart crushed.¡±
He peeks through his fingers at me, ¡°What if he doesn¡¯t like me back?¡±
¡°Then he doesn¡¯t, you move on,¡± I answer shrugging.
I hear him sigh, ¡°There¡¯s a definite chance that he won¡¯t like me back, he likes woman, mostly brothels,¡± he says making me frown.
¡°Xian, you¡¯re not even sixteen yet and you have your whole life ahead of you, there are many men in the army that like other men so I¡¯m sure you will find the man for you and if you don¡¯t want them, how about I introduce you to the most handsome man in the world that likes boys too?¡± I say grinning while wiggling my brows at him.
He starts laughing, ¡°Is he more handsome than Prince Dongliu?¡±
¡°Yes!¡±
¡°How old is he?¡± he asks with a raised brow.
¡°He is seventeen,¡± I say with a proud smile.
¡°Oooo~ so he is two years older than me¡ What¡¯s his name?¡± he asks making me grin.
¡°Why don¡¯t you ask him yourself, come get up and let¡¯s go find him!¡± I say while jumping to my feet.
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I lead Xian Le to the army base on a horse. We arrive to see them sparring and running the obstacle courses that my handsome husband is drilling their asses to do.
We meet up with Yu Sheng who has general Shim beside him who is shocked beyond compare as he sees me approaching them. I see Yu Sheng glare at him and whisper something to him that makes him frown but agree. He composes himself and ignores my presence and greets Xian Le.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.
¡°Hello,¡± Xian Le greets back shyly making Yu Shengs brows furrow as he looks at me. I grin knowingly, mentally telling him with my eyes that we¡¯ll discuss this later tonight.
¡°What brings the two of you here?¡± he asks us while I glare at general Shim who¡¯s eyeing my breasts.
¡°I want to introduce Luo Fan to Xian Le, he doesn¡¯t believe that Luo Fan is the most handsome in Jilei,¡± I say with a straight face making Yu Sheng wince and general Shim frown.
¡°If Luo Fan¡¯s the most handsome then what about me?¡± asks Yu Sheng with a glare.
Shrugging my shoulders, ¡°Only your wife, girlfriend or whore thinks you¡¯re handsome,¡± I say making general Shim burst out laughing. He turns to face me, ¡°I¡¯m sorry but the two of us haven¡¯t met before, I¡¯m Shim Taerim from Xieye and Yu Sheng¡¯s best friend.¡±
I bow slightly, ¡°I¡¯m Qin Yue Mian, it¡¯s a pleasure meeting you, and I¡¯m Prince Xian Le¡¯s bodyguard, Prince Ling Tian¡¯s mistress and a thorn in Yu Sheng¡¯s side.¡± He nods his head knowingly then turns to Yu Sheng and bursts out laughing at the fire burning in his eyes.
After they both calm down Yu Sheng calls for LuoFan to come see us. We head to the training grounds at the back of the base camp - I occasionally visit here to see my son.
We sit and have a chat for a while. A knock lands on the door and Yu Sheng tells him to come in; I grin seeing that he has no shirt on. His sweaty torso has strands of his beautiful long hair stuck to it.
His biceps flex as he ties his hair back after seeing that it¡¯s me who sought him out. He knows I don¡¯t like a messy man and love people who present themselves well. Yu Sheng and Taerim leave us and I look to my side at the heavy heaving Xian Le.
I smile at Luo Fan¡¯s confused look. Clearing out my throat I beam at him, ¡°Luo Fan, I¡¯d like to introduce you to Prince Xian Le, Xian Le, this is Ye Luo Fan, he is my friend¡¯s son and also he is the most handsome in your generation.¡±
Luo Fan looks at me with widened eyes, he turns to Xian Le who he towers and bows deeply, ¡°Greeting your highness, it¡¯s an honour to meet you.¡± He says making his mama proud, mama Fei taught him well.
Clearing his throat Xian Le blushes, ¡°N-no n-need t-to s-stand o-on c-ceremony,¡± he says making Luo Fan stand up. Pulling Xian Le to my side, I place a hand over his shoulder, ¡°Alright, now that we have the names out of the way, Luo Fan, since your mother left your hand to me I¡¯ve decided on who you will marry.¡±
He folds his arms across his broad chest, raising a brow he scoffs, ¡°Oh really now?¡±
I nod my head with a hum, ¡°Yup!¡± Pushing Xian Le into Luo Fan who caught him in his arms I laugh, ¡°Yes pup, there¡¯s your wife.¡±
They both look at me with a ¡®are you serious¡¯ look and I nod, ¡°No joke, Xian, there¡¯s the most handsome man and Luo Fan, I hope you¡¯re happy with him.¡±
Stepping back I quickly run out and close the door behind me.
[Luo Fan¡¯s POV]
I watch as the door closes behind her, hearing the whimpers coming from the prince in my arms, I look down and after a moment I feel that his body is trembling in my hold.
¡°Ah sorry,¡± I say and pull away from him. Looking him over I curse my mother for doing this, how can she just leave like that after saying all that nonsense!
Pouring a cup of water, I raise it to Xian Le¡¯s mouth and he takes it from my hands. I step back and watch as his Adam''s apple bobs down and back up. His eyes meet mine and I see a blush work its way up his neck to his cheeks.
Smiling I take the seat opposite him. He puts the cup down with a loud gulp that makes him turn a shade redder as he looks at me and averts his eyes knowing that I heard it.
Taking the cup he drank from I pour for myself water and drink from the spot where his lips touched. Looking at him whose mouth opens and stares at the cup going into the gap between my lips, makes a smile tug.
¡°Why are you laughing?¡± he asks me.
Raising a brow at him I shrug my shoulders, ¡°You look like you want to eat me up,¡± I say making him turn tomato red.
His shoulders sink and he bows his head in defeat. Putting the cup down I smile at him ¨C so cute.
Cupping my hand under his chin I raised his face to look at me. He opens his mouth to say something but I quickly lean over and mend his bottom lip between my lips. I thought he¡¯d pull back but he leans in and pushes his tongue into my mouth.
Picking him up off the chair, I put him on my lap. His body leans against my sweaty chest and our tongues dance in his mouth while I lead him. After kissing passionately I pull back after hearing him whimper.
Kissing down his neck I rub my nose down while peppering kisses all over his neck, cheek and ears making sure not to leave a mark.
I stop hearing my father¡¯s voice outside. Prince Xian Le looks at me with watery eyes as I stand him up and fix his clothes that now have my sweat on it.
Leaning down I kiss his lips one last time. Feeling him smile into our kiss my heart is shaken, I pull back and look into his eyes ¨C one kiss and I¡¯m in love.
~~
[Back to Yue Mian]
Walking out I wink at Yu Sheng and General Shim.
Mounting my horse I wait for Xian Le who comes out thirty minutes later tomato red. I look over at him and smile at him who¡¯s avoiding my eyes. Looking over I see Luo Fan talking to Sheng.
Ushering the horses on we leave with Xian Le leading us back ¨C well now that Luo Fan will keep him company, I guess it¡¯s time I start!
5| Known (5)
¡°Make me your wife your one and only, I¡¯ll give you everything you need
I¡¯ll give you sons I¡¯ll give you glory, for I was born to be your queen
When they refuse and they oppose you, remember the ancestors are in your heed
You are the king and you must have and must believe, that I was born to be your queen
Make me your wife, your one and only, I¡¯ll give you everything you need
I give you sons, I¡¯ll give you glory, for I was born to be your queen
For watch me rise, I¡¯m never coming down, in time they¡¯ll love and honour me
I¡¯ll prove them wrong and I will earn my crown, for I was born to be your queen
So beat the drums this coronation day, just wait and see what I can be
Wait and see what I can be, the history books will celebrate my name
Celebrate my name, for I will be this kingdoms queen,¡± I sing as I sit on the cold cement floors in the prison cell. My hands are cuffed to the walls attached to metal chains.
My bloodied body dressed in a white shirt and pants soaks in most of the red liquid seeping from my wounds. My body feels weak and is in a numb paining state that I¡¯ve felt before so I¡¯m not afraid.
Looking at Xian Le who is in tears breaking down before me with his head between his arms bowed that¡¯s holding him up gripping the cold bars of the cell.
He¡¯s been there since an hour ago along with his brother, Prince Ling Tian whose eyes are bloodshot with his hands clenched into fists at his sides.
My bloodied and dried throat bleeds from my singing but I don¡¯t care¡
Xian Le has the hiccups from crying too long. I smile at the two of them because they¡¯re the only two who¡¯s had my back this whole time but I¡¯m sorry that I¡¯ve disappointed them so.
Five guards come in and pull the two princes out who put up a fight but are too weak against them. After the screaming and yells of the two muffle out, I look at the two guards who come in and have wretched smiles across their faces.
Unlocking the chains at my wrist and tying new ones at my back while forcing me up, they drag me down a dark and chilly dungeon. Walking up a flight of stairs, my heavy steps get pulled by the two guards.
Forced to my knees I look up at the people ahead of me and around me. The palace doors were opened today to watch my execution after the last of my interrogation.
Raising my head to the stands, I see the royal family glaring my way. Xian Le and Ling Tian are staring me down with pained expressions and aren¡¯t crying. Sweeping my gaze over slowly I gulp when my eyes lock onto those of my husband.
I can see that he has fury blazing in his eyes and his hands are shaking at his sides. Lowering my head I avoid looking at him any further, today, this day, is the day he never wanted to happen but he couldn¡¯t stop it from happening - its fate.
Three strong men with authority stand before me, The Marquis, General Wen and the minister of disciplinary, Minister Gu, a very ruthless man but he is trustworthy ¨C I¡¯ll give him that.
The three of them have a look on their faces that tell me they can¡¯t wait to skin me alive. Turning my head to the right; here stands the executioner with a sword in his hand. I heard stories when I was little about the executioners, they are tortured men that lost their souls in their childhood and that¡¯s why they can easily kill you.
Gulping, I lick my dried and cut up lips that sting.
¡°Quiet, the questioning shall commence,¡± calls Minister Gu.
I raise my head to look at him and his dark eyes stare at me trying to find the answers he never got.
¡°Qin Yue Mian, you entered the palace as Prince Xian Le¡¯s escort, is that correct?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± I answer weakly.
¡°You¡¯ve stayed by his side for eight months, is that correct?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± I answer gritting my teeth.
¡°Prince Xian Le and Prince Ling Tian were saved by you yet you had malicious intent towards them this whole time, is that true?¡±
¡°NO!¡± I answer glaring at him.
¡°If that is not true then explain to us WHY you went into the kitchen and poisoned the food the head chef was preparing for breakfast, if that is not malicious intent then answer me why did you do it!¡±
Swallowing my saliva that burned my throat I remained silent.
Minister Gu Scoffed, ¡°Your silence proves that you are guilty. A traveller with no background, no family, plotted against the princes to gain their trust to enter the Imperial Palace and kill the royal family¡ what secrets are you hiding?¡±
¡°I didn¡¯t plot to gain the princes'' trust, they trusted me because I¡¯m a trustworthy person,¡± I say glaring at his lies.
¡°Trustworthy? You trustworthy? It was a mistake for the princes to trust you, such a conniving wench like you!¡±
¡°Then.so.be.it,¡± I grit out not giving him a choice.
The Marquis touches Minister Gu¡¯s shoulder, looking at me he says in a calming voice, ¡°Qin Yue Mian, ever since you entered the palace, I¡¯ve been watching you, you¡¯ve never shown any malice towards anyone so I don¡¯t understand why would you suddenly want to poison the royal family. The princes trusted you and you let them down, not only them but you let me, General Wen and the other people who said you have a good future ahead of you.
You said before that it was a coincidence that you met Prince Ling Tian and Prince Xian Le, you also said that the person who was behind the attack is a noble. After you said this Emperor Wang instructed myself and the minister of defence to investigate this but there were no leads ¨C this only makes you seem guiltier since there is nothing else besides your statement.¡±
¡°That¡¯s because you and the minister of defence are incompetent,¡± I say making him frown.
He nods his head, ¡°That may be the case but I can¡¯t help but think you must be the culprit behind it after your actions.¡±
¡°Marquis if I may,¡± I ask. He nods his head giving me the space to speak.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation.
¡°Since you want so desperately to know the reasons behind my actions, let me make this clear ¨C from the very beginning, no wait, since I found out what happened in the past, I¡¯ve had my mind set on coming to Jilei and killing the royal family, ALL OF THEM. They ruined my life, they ruined my CHILDHOOD, DO YOU ALL REALLY THINK THAT YOUR ACTIONS AGAINST ME WILL END HERE? EVEN IF I¡¯M EXECUTED TODAY, MY PEOPLE WILL COME AFTER YOU AND GET MY REVENGE,¡± gasps fill the courtyard from the commoners who are watching.
Turning my gaze back to the Marquis from glaring at the royals I say while a genuine smile tugs at my lips, ¡°I was still wondering how the fuck I¡¯m going to enter the palace when those two fuckers introduced themselves as the princes of Jilei, I felt bad at the fact that it was so easy to get into the palace so I decided to sneak away but wooohooo that little prince called me and told me to follow them¡ like I said before it was merely a coincidence meeting them but now that I think about it, it¡¯s a bitch called fate that allowed me to meet your two princes¡ I could have killed you all off in the beginning but I grew soft-hearted and I¡¯m ever so sorry that I did because now I can¡¯t complete my revenge, but whatever, dragging this shit out is useless, hurry the fuck up and cut my head off so I can reincarnate and plot my revenge again.¡±
¡°YOU EVIL WENCH!¡± was screamed my way through the crowd of people and it started many name calling and stuff to be thrown my way.
¡°SILENCE!!¡± rang through the courtyard, coming from Minister Gu. He stared me down with his livid facial expression, ¡°Explain yourself!¡±
I rolled my eyes at him and shook my head, ¡°Just fucking kill me already,¡± I say and lower my body so that my head leans against the stone before me.
I make eye contact with the executioner. He looks at me then looks to the front.
¡°Since you want it, execute her!¡± he orders.
The big man turned to me. I keep my eyes open to stare him down; he raises his hands above his head gripping the sword tightly in his hands. Arching his body forward he takes in a deep breath and at full strength brings his hands down.
¡°STOP!!!¡± The executioner freezes with the sword stopping right above my neck. I frown as hurried steps rush my way. The executioner is pushed to the side stumbling but doesn¡¯t fall.
My body is raised up after two small hands touch my shoulders. Feeling the arms wrap around me as a blanket is pulled over my shoulders.
I turn to my left and come face to face with someone I don¡¯t know. She¡¯s beautiful, looks about the same age as my mother. My head whips in Yu Sheng''s direction and I see him quickly shake his head unnoticeably.
My eyes quickly fly back to this woman, she¡¯s glaring in the emperors¡¯ direction. The three powerful men before me pull out their swords and point it in our direction.
¡°Your majesty,¡± she says with a bow.
¡°Mistress Han, what¡¯s the meaning of this?¡± he asks, his husky voice travelling throughout the courtyard.
¡°Your majesty, I mean no disrespect but I must inform you that killing this child will be your biggest downfall,¡± she says making me frown. I look at her, ¡°Who are you?¡±
She turns to face me with tears in her eyes. Stroking my hair she turns back to the emperor, ¡°Your majesty, trust me, this girl, although she is a threat, she doesn¡¯t mean harm.¡±
¡°Mistress Han, wha¡¡± I cut the emperor off. My eyes go dark as my voice turns harsh, ¡°I asked you a question,¡± I say.
Her body trembles while holding me. Her eyes widen and she pulls away from me; her head lowers, ¡°Forgive me Your Highness, I didn¡¯t mean to touch you,¡± she whispers with a bowed head and steps away from me.
Her actions catch everyone¡¯s attention. My brows knit, this woman knows who I am?
¡°Mistress Han?¡± Marquis Feng calls her.
She looks up and a sword is pointed at her throat, ¡°Repeat what you called her,¡± he says with his hands visibly trembling. Mistress Han¡¯s voice trembles as she says loud enough in the silent courtyard, ¡°D-don¡¯t k-kill h-her, s-she¡¯s o-our p-princess,¡± and my heart drops.
Raising a brow I looked at her confused, masking my fury. Marquis Feng looks at me and I question him too with my look.
He turns his head to the emperor. My father stands up and looks at me then back at mistress Han. ¡°Our princess? What princess?¡±
¡°Your daughter!¡± she spits back and the sword at her neck drops. Gasping starts up along with whispers.
Tilting my head I ask her, ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re not confusing me with someone else?¡±
She looks at me quickly then back at my father, dropping to her knees she bows her head then looks back up at him, ¡°Your Majesty, many years ago you fell in love with your servant, the two of you became intimate and a baby was conceived leading you to marry her but when the baby came you weren¡¯t allowed to see your child because your child was born female instead of male so your marriage was annulled and your wife and daughter exiled out of the palace.
Your Majesty, your wife and daughter were living peacefully until one night, ten men arrived at the house you left them in and attempted to kill your wife and daughter, what they didn¡¯t know, what you and every one of the royal family doesn¡¯t know is that Ni Xing isn¡¯t an ordinary maiden.
Ni Xing¡. No, Ye Ni Xing is a woman who can hold her own against an army of one hundred men! Ye Ni Xing is the Imperial Xieye Empires General Ye¡¯s daughter¡ trained by him her whole childhood to stand on her own and fight.
That night those ten assassins tried to kill her but failed and after they failed, they never returned home because they died at your wife¡¯s hands. After she killed them she left everything behind and took her daughter with her. The two of them came to my establishment and stayed over; Ni Xing asked me to send people to the house and clean up the bodies of those men.
I did as my friend asked me because we have years of friendship between us starting from the generation before us. Ni Xing and her nameless daughter stayed in my establishment for a whole month, that is why no one could find them. I asked her to stay but she refused saying that it was time for her to return home after being gone for so many years.
After they left my establishment there was a rumour that spread throughout the empire of the devilish beast that slaughtered the bandits of the clearing between Jilei and Xieye which was no beast it was your wife. Those men saw her and didn¡¯t leave after she threatened them leading to their deaths.
After she arrived at the army base of Xieye with her nameless daughter, General Ye and his sons welcomed their runaway daughter and sister back¡ she asked her father to name her daughter in your place since Your Majesty did not have a chance to.
Your child was named Ye Yue Mian, formally known as Ye Rucheng. Yue because she has eyes as big and beautiful as the moon and Mian because she has her mother¡¯s round face, Rucheng because she is graceful and always be loved.
Your daughter Ye Yue Mian was once engaged to the Crown Prince An Cheng of Xieye and after some deliberation, her title as Crown Princess was removed and retitle the Emperor of Xieye¡¯s Goddaughter.
Your Majesty, your daughter, Ni Xing¡¯s daughter¡ she¡ I don¡¯t know why she has returned to Jilei and I know for a fact that her being here isn¡¯t because she wants to kill any of you, why she poisoned the food¡ I cannot explain but please Your Majesty please believe me¡ I¡¯ve sent word to Ni Xing that she¡¯s here and is going to be executed¡ please Your Majesty, please wait and until she arrives¡ if you really can¡¯t wait, ask Yu Sheng!¡±
She ends pointing at him. I look up and my husband already has his sword against my father¡¯s throat. Screams and clamouring arise and people start panicking.
¡°Lan Zhan~¡± I sing in a deep and threatening voice after sighing.
A grunt is heard and the executioner walks up to me. Helping me up, he slashes his sword against the chains holding me, releasing them. I rub my wrists and stretch out my body while Lan Zhan takes off his black mask.
He hands me a gourd filled with water.
¡°ENOUGH!!¡± I hear Yu Sheng¡¯s voice echo, making everyone silent.
Taking in the last sip of water, I had Lan Zhan the gourd back which he just chucks to the side. I listlessly look at Mistress Han then look towards Yu Sheng that has many swords pointed at him while he is pinning down His Majesty, my father, down with no care and a smirk on his face.
¡°Yu Sheng, why are you doing this?¡± My father asks him.
¡°Sorry uncle, but I don¡¯t answer to you,¡± he says with a chuckle.
I raise a brow at his childishness and turn my attention to Xian Le who has tears running down his cheeks again while looking at me in disbelief. I smile at him then look back at Mistress Han.
¡°I won¡¯t kill you since you are the one who helped us back then but that won¡¯t save you from your punishment of telling everyone of my personal details,¡± I say making her shiver.
¡°Yue Mian, your mother has been worried sick about you, you¡¯ve been gone for eleven years, why don¡¯t you just stop?¡± she asks pleadingly.
¡°Aunty, I¡¯m just following in her footsteps, she ran away from home so I did it too,¡± I say annoyed.
¡°But,¡± I cut her off, ¡°But nothing, you may have helped us before but I won¡¯t show you any mercy¡ I wasn¡¯t going to die and you ruined my plans, so you have to be punished.¡±
Turning to face my father who is looking down at me in disbelief not minding the sword at his throat. Once he sees that he has my attention he asks, ¡°I-is it true?¡±
¡°Is what true?¡± I ask.
¡°Are you really my child?¡± he asks trembling.
¡°Well I don¡¯t know, but you should, you saw my mother in me but kept silent your majesty, why is that?¡± I ask tilting my head to the side.
He looks at me and I see his eyes watering which sends me into a panic, ¡°You know what? How about we talk about this over a cup of tea Your Majesty?¡±
Small arms wrap around my waist and tackle¡¯s me towards the back. Lan Zhan catches my falling body and my head hits his hard chest. The impact sends me into a dizzy spiral as black dots appear before my eyes; looking down I see Xian Le crying into my hold.
My eyes roll back and I fall unconscious ¨C well I guess I¡¯m too tired to carry on.
Coronation (1)
"I try to remember him, the way he used to be
A man''s name who I''ve carver on my heart
I was born inside the warmth of him, born inside a dream
Whenever we dreamt we find ourselves apart
I cried all my tears, drowned in these years
Tired, for the longing of you
For the burning within
For your kiss on my skin, for your heart
For the man I loved
I try to remember him, the way he used to love
The man who gave me everything, the rain and the sun
He danced around the palace on, the edge we made love
And we never feared afar, we might fall
I cried all my tears, drowned in these years
Tired, for the longing of you
For the burning within
For your kiss on my skin, for your heart
For the man I loved
I''m always yours
I''m always yours
I''m always yours
I''m always ¨C yours
I''m always yours
I''m always ¨C yours"
Opening my eyes to that beautiful voice I''ve missed, I smiled.
"YuMi?" I hear making me frown, why is Xian Le''s voice disrupting my sleep? Opening one eye slowly I look around but don''t see anything. Opening my other eye, I see that I''m in a well-decorated room and laying in a comfortable bed that''s making my back ache.
Sitting up, hands scoop under me and help me up. Sighing I see Xian Le''s worried gaze and Yu Sheng holding me up. Opening my mouth to greet him, I see his eyes quickly move left and back to look at me meaning that this is no time to flirt with him¡ I can''t call him handsome!
He sits me up on the bed properly and my mother leans in as he steps back. "Mama," I answer weakly and with a weary smile.
She has a glare in her eyes but a smile on her face, "How are you feeling?" she asks hiding away her glare.
I shrug my shoulders and a pain hits me making me hiss, "Still in pain," I say.
"Well what do you expect after being flogged?" she says making me frown. Lifting the quilt off me I force myself up. Shaking my head I look down at her, "It''s not from that, it''s from laying in this uncomfortable bed¡ where are we?"
Xian Le runs into me again but gently this time and starts balling his tears out, "I''m so so so so sorry sister YuMi, I didn''t mean to knock you out when I rushed into you, I just wanted a hug. I knew you weren''t evil, I knew you didn''t mean what you said, I ¨C I ¨C was just so happy that you were my sister and that you weren''t going to die that I couldn''t help myself from hugging you, I''m so so so so sorry, please don''t be angry at me," he says.
I chuckle while hugging him back, "Don''t worry baby boy, come let''s get out of here before my mama kills me¡ by the way, where are we?"If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.
"In your princess palace," he says while wiping his tears away.
I look at mama and she nods her head, "Young lady, you''ve got some explaining to do¡" she trails while giving me a playful glare.
Smiling at her I nod back, "Mama~ this doesn''t seem like what it looks like, I just wanted to scare them¡ the whole poisoning incident was just a farce, the lady who caught me, she actually works for me and I poisoned, already poisoned food that we snuck into the palace so there''s no harm done."
She pulls me into a hug, "No harm done, baby, you''ve been gone for eleven years and I''ve been lonely without you, and only to hear about you being executed, do you know how worried we all were? His Majesty couldn''t come so he sent An Cheng in his place along with half of the army ready to go to war with Jilei ¨C all because of you!" she says while I feel tears running down my neck.
I nod hugging her back, "I''ll go apologize to Godfather in a few days but mama, now that I''m back in the palace, will you go back to Xieye?"
She pulls back and says with a sad smile, "Baby, we don''t belong here, how about you come back with mama?"
"No!" I shake my head, "Mama, I''m not going back, I like it here with Ling Tian and Xian Le, I''ve never had siblings of my own and they''ve made me feel more than welcome and even treated me like their sister ¨C I won''t leave that and besides I''m not done making them all regret chasing us out. I''ve already found the evidence to the attempted assassination, I''m not leaving and that''s final!"
My mother looks at me stunned for a moment then suddenly bursts out laughing. Wiping her tears away, I look at Yu Sheng and he too has a clueless look on his face, "Baby, you''re so much like me do you know that?"
"Yes I know," I say pouting.
She nods her head, "Alright, your grandmother and the twins are here, and your pappa as well so you better come out and greet them."
And suddenly it all dawns on me, before I left, my mother remarried and they had a set of twins according to Sheng, Winter River and Summer Rain I think, well I''m named moon face so why not name your fucking children Star face and Sun face while you''re at it woman!
Frowning, "How did emperor Wang react to your marriage?"
She scoffs, "I loved your father, I did but your papa swooned me too ¨C his loss," she says proudly making me grin but then I remember what a frightening man he is and feel shivers run up my spine.
*
We walk off with Sheng trailing behind us. Hugging Xian Le to my side I look over my shoulder and wink at my handsome man making him glare playfully at me.
When we''re alone later, I will need him to tell me the details of what happened after I passed out ¨C I guess I''m not that strong after all. Sighing my shoulders sag, he must have been really worried about me.
"Why are you sighing?" Xian Le asks. Flicking his forehead I say, "Well I just realized that I must have made Yu Sheng worry a lot about me after I passed out."
He turned to look at Yu Sheng and shivered, "Sister YuMi, Yu Sheng is very protective over you and that other man, it''s like they could almost kill everyone when we tried helping you but they wouldn''t let us."
Smiling down at him I hugged him closer, "Yeah, I am their princess after all." Turning my head I looked at Sheng apologetically and he frowns, ''It''s all over, don''t worry,'' he mouths my way but I just shake my head at him making him raise a brow.
I''ll let him have his way and ravish me tonight.
Coronation (2)
We walk into the garden where everyone is having a lunch. I found out by Xian Le that I¡¯ve been out for three days¡ how pathetic.
Sweeping my gaze over the stunned faces; my face holds a smile that I¡¯m sure makes shivers run down their spine.
I¡¯m immediately attacked by two gentle hugs. Raising a brow I look down and see it¡¯s the twins. A boy and a girl, I¡¯m guessing river is the girl and rain is the boy.
Letting go of Xian Le, I crouch down and glare playfully at the twins, ¡°Who are the two of you?¡±
Simultaneously they answer, ¡°Cheng-ah, we¡¯re your siblings Rain and River,¡± they laughed as I tickled their stomachs.
¡°I don¡¯t have siblings with such strange names!¡± I say while pouting.
¡°Well nice to finally meet our runaway sister, I¡¯m Rain and this is my twin sister River, we¡¯re eleven years old, as long as you¡¯ve been gone!¡± He says with a playful frown.
Nodding my head I say, ¡°Oh yes, you¡¯re the little buggers that came after me, many, many, many years later¡ the children of what¡¯s his name again, you know the crazy man that stalked my mamma.¡±
The twins gasp and start giggling; a deep throat is cleared and I hear heavy footsteps track towards me. Standing up I come face to face with a huge man.
He looks down at me and I smile sheepishly, hugging myself I take a few steps back. ¡°Yue Mian,¡± his voice trails sending shivers down my spine.
¡°Present!¡± I salute. My mother breaks out in a fit of laughter and cuddles her husband¡¯s side. Rolling my eyes, walking forward I stretch out my arms and hug him. He leans forward and hugs me back.
Picking me up, he spins me in a circle while squeezing the life out of me. ¡°I¡¯m dying AAAAAAH!¡± I screech.
He huffs and puts me down without letting me go, patting my head he glares down at me, ¡°Little girl, you have some explaining to do!¡±
I wince hearing those words but slowly nod my head. He lets me go and almost immediately I¡¯m spun around and kisses rain down on me like it¡¯s the end of the world.
Smelling that familiar scent of roses and metal mixed together I frown because at the same time I can feel a piercing gaze from behind me and I know for a fact that it''s Yu Sheng imagining ways to kill myself and Crown Prince An Cheng.
He stops and pulls away, looking me over he quickly drags me to where my biological father, my grandparents and General Yu is ¨C oh fuck¡ my uncles are here too.
An Cheng wraps his arm around my shoulder and pulls me down making me sit next to him, I wonder when did he become so friendly.
I have my head bowed not wanting to make eye contact with the generals and my grandmother.
¡°YuMi! Do you know how worried we¡¯ve been,¡± An Cheng says. He continues, ¡°When we heard you were getting executed my father pulled half the army back and ordered us to head over.¡±
Hearing about my Godfather, my head shoots up but I don¡¯t see him. Frowning I pull away from An Cheng because Yu Sheng is about ready to kill everyone here.
Turning to An Cheng I ask, ¡°Cheng, where¡¯s Godfather?¡±
He raises a brow at me, ¡°My father is in Xieye where he belongs, he couldn¡¯t come so he sent me along with everyone else¡ We almost went to war with Jilei because of you and my father had a livid expression on his face when he heard you were going to be executed! YuMi, you better make sure you go pay your respects when you can, his heart broke after you left and we¡¯ve been searching for you throughout the empires non stop¡ well we did stop once you sent him letters.¡±
I nod my head, ¡°I will, soon, still in this week but An Cheng, why are you here, shouldn¡¯t you be with your wife, I¡¯d prefer it if Godfather was here instead of you, you know I don¡¯t like you.¡±
He grins at me and points to the two generals who look like they will break into insanity soon. ¡°You have some explaining to do,¡± says General Yu, my father-in-law in other words.
I look at Yu Sheng quickly and he shakes his head, ¡°I¡¯ve already spoken to Yu Sheng, under no circumstances is he allowed to hold his sword against an emperor but he did and he did it under your orders, so start explaining.¡±
¡°Uncle, don¡¯t be hard on Yu Sheng, you told him to protect me at all costs and he did, also there is nothing to explain, I¡¯ve said it many times before and I¡¯ll say it again; I had no intentions of entering the Imperial Palace as I only wanted to travel alone, I know how to survive in the wild and living till today is proof of it.Stolen novel; please report.
I was never going to enter the palace but because Ling Tian and Xian Le wanted me to follow them I did¡ everything else that happened just happened because I was bored and needed some excitement ¨C look even the executioner works for me so I was never going to die and I don¡¯t want to hear anymore of this nonsense alright! Everything is over and I want you all to leave¡ I¡¯ve got no time for this shit, Yu Sheng, let¡¯s go!¡± I say ready to leave but An Cheng''s strong arms snake around my waist and pull me back.
¡°YuMi, you were never one to follow instructions so be nice and just stay put, we still need to do a health check and give you a full body physical before we can deem that you are well, also, you and Yu Sheng need to stay put since you are a threat to the royal family.¡±
After struggling for a bit I give in, they chuckle but I can see the worry in everyone¡¯s eyes. My grandmother hugged me almost breathless while my grandfather berated me. Yu Sheng was pulled off to the side and Xian Le disappeared, most probably heading to Lou Fan.
Emperor Wang looks between myself and my mother and I can see his pain filled eyes, clearing my throat I get everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°Okay now that we¡¯ve reconciled, can you all leave so that Emperor Wang and myself can have a conversation?¡± I ask and smile wearily at the frowning and cautious looks they give me.
My papa, Wu Yong looks at me questioningly and I give a smile reassuring him that everything is alright, slowly the garden cleared and it was just the two of us. I looked back at him and his face is as blank and unreadable as when I first saw him.
*
He gets up and tells me to follow him. Watching him disappear deeper into the garden, I look around to make sure no one is following us.
I fall into step behind him and he looks over his shoulder, turning back to face forward we walk in silence for a while. We stop at a pond at the end of the trail leads to.
He looks over the palace walls and then back at me. ¡°You know, I was confined to this palace after I went searching for you and your mother after my trusted advisor returned with news of your disappearance. I cried for many days under this sky praying to the heavens that you and your mother were safe.
I once thought that if I found the two of you I could bring you two into the palace and correct what my father and ancestors did once I become emperor but I guess I can¡¯t. I can¡¯t forgive myself for being weak years ago because I am your father and my duty was to protect you but I couldn¡¯t.
I thought that you and your mother died and that I would never see you or her again that lead me to give up hope. I thought that if I had more children, they could fill the gap that you left in my heart but I was wrong.¡±
He looks down at me with watery eyes and continues, ¡°You were the one person I wanted in my life and I was willing to give up my throne for you but I ¨C I ¨C I¡±
¡°Your majesty please don¡¯t. I found out about you when I was still young and I always believed that you must have cared in some way. My mother, when she spoke of you that day, she had tears in her eyes so I know that what happened couldn¡¯t be prevented. I only heard about what really happened after Yu Sheng explained it to me in detail and I was shocked but never grew hatred for either of you or my grandparents nor the ancestors¡ all I wanted was for you and everyone to know was that I was still alive and willing to accept your apology.
My whole execution and everything before was within my plans and was a way for you all to know that I exist. Unfortunately things happened that I didn¡¯t have control over and here we are now¡ if your majesty is will to let everything go then I am willing to let bygones be bygones¡ and I¡¯m hoping that Your Majesty is willing to allow my lowly self to stay here in the palace so,¡± I say with a bowed head.
I feel his strong yet shaky arms wrap around me and tears fall on the side of my neck. His Majesty has his head on mine while his shoulders shake due to crying. Soft sobs came following his tears, ¡°I¡¯ll allow anything you want as long as you will allow me to be your father, I want to hold you, kiss you, have lunch, breakfast and dinner with you. I want to take you around the empire and show you all the beautiful places. I want a portrait of you and I want to hear you call me pappa. I want to hold a coronation in your name and give you the army to lead¡¡±
He says making my body shake. Taking in a deep breath I say, ¡°Anything you wish pappa, I can grant it but there is one other thing, if I may,¡± he pulls away and looks at me with his red and puffy eyes.
Nodding his head, giving me permission to speak, ¡°I don¡¯t want to marry my brother, I have someone else I love and want to marry him.¡± Looking into his eyes I see him frown but then calm down, he nods his head but asks, ¡°If you don¡¯t marry him then who shall we hand to him and be the future Empress?¡±
Raising my hands I cup his cheeks, ¡°Emperor An has two daughters and the youngest is the best choice for him, make the proposal and I¡¯m sure he won¡¯t reject, hearing that its my choice and pappa, I¡¯ve known for long now that you want me to be Empress to give me what I couldn¡¯t have before¡ But pappa, having your children as Emperor and Empress won¡¯t be a problem. Xian Rong will marry his wife and I will marry my husband, after both weddings we can marry and consummate the wedding then rule the empire together.¡±
A spark flashes in his eyes as his brows rise; I can see that he is contemplating on the idea and I just hope he falls for it.
His eyes shoot back to me, ¡°What are we going to do about an heir if we do this?¡±
¡°Xian Rong¡¯s son is the heir,¡± I say.
¡°What about your child?¡± he asks not happy with my answer.
¡°My daughter will be the Empress by default, they won¡¯t have to consummate the wedding,¡± I say and he sighs in relief.
¡°I actually never wanted my children to marry and give birth to infants that will be a problem, your idea works in a way and I will talk it over with your brother but Rucheng, what are we going to do about the ministers?¡± he asks looking at me worried.
I shake my head, ¡°Leave those men to me, I¡¯m not someone they can easily mess with,¡± I say and the evil in me starts turning. I smile at my father and he nods his head, leaning down he plants a kiss on my forehead and cuddles me.
I let him hold me as long as he wants while I smile uncontrollably at the fact that he is listening to me, now I can give my husband a proper wedding and see him happy because I know for a fact that he isn¡¯t happy with just being my husband in the shadows, he wants the whole world to know that I¡¯m his and he is mine.
Coronation (3)
Father announced to the court that I¡¯d officially returned to the Imperial Palace and the council was not happy about that so I had my men visit each and every one of their homes to show that I¡¯m someone they should be wary of.
Obviously now, this gets spread throughout the empire and soon many are sending me gifts but I refuse them all, not out of disrespect but because I¡¯m not officially their princess yet, I ask everyone to please be patient until my coronation and then I¡¯ll meet them all officially.
My siblings and their mothers have been restless this past two weeks because I refused to see them and only allowed Xian Le and Ling Tian to see me, with my father¡¯s permission of course.
Currently, I¡¯m in Xieye paying my respects to my Godfather.
Godfather looks at me angrily with tears in his eyes. Sighing he rubs the bridge of his nose, ¡°Ye Rucheng!¡±
Lowering my head I answer, ¡°Yes, Godfather.¡±
He sighs again, ¡°YuMi, do you know how long you¡¯ve been gone?¡±
¡°It¡¯s been eleven years, Godfather,¡± I answer timidly.
He slams his fist on the armrest, ¡°Answer me, why did you leave?¡±
Raising my head I looked him in the eyes, ¡°Godfather, I hated my life here in Xieye, I¡¯ve always hated it! I lost my best friend and I was pitied. I was bullied for being fatherless, I hated it and I hated everyone who ever said anything against me. I knew deep down in my heart that I did not belong here but I stayed because I had you. I had my mother. My grandparents and Yu Sheng, that¡¯s the only reason why. That day at An Cheng¡¯s Banquet, I knew that the princesses planned something for me and I took it. I¡¯ve been planning years in advance on leave and the two princesses gave me the perfect opportunity to leave so please Godfather, don¡¯t blame the princesses¡ although they schemed against me, they weren¡¯t the reason why I left.
Originally I wanted to head straight for Jilei to see what the empire was like but then I remembered that I didn¡¯t visit the Naiad empire so that is where I went. I was supposed to meet up with Yu Sheng at a check point but I never because I started enjoying my life in Naiad¡ I met many people there and by the time I realized it five years had gone by and that¡¯s when Yu Sheng and I met up again. After I met with Yu Sheng I was reminded of the life that was taken from me so I decided to return to Jilei¡ on my way, I¡¯ve met more people that delayed my plans but I don¡¯t regret it.¡±
Sighing I looked at my Godfather, the generals, my grandparents, parents, Yu Sheng, An Cheng and his sisters, ¡°It¡¯s not that I hated any of you it¡¯s just that I¡¯m not someone who just stays in one place and accepts what is given to me. I like to fight. I prefer sleeping on stones than in a comfortable bed. I enjoy the outdoors, not staying inside and pretending my shit doesn¡¯t stink. I¡¯m not perfect and I like that about myself. I¡¯m a deadly person although I don¡¯t look like it. I¡¯ve fought with mountain tigers and I¡¯ve had swords at my throat and still, I¡¯d prefer that lifestyle over living a comfortable life. I go looking for danger because that is what I like.¡±
Sighing I suck my bottom lip into my mouth, ¡°I returned to Jilei and fell in love with my brothers; yes I wanted to make the Wang royals know that I was alive and make them suffer but I changed my mind and plotted with fake poison and I was ready to have an all-out battle with them at my execution just to scare them just because I felt like it ¨C being accepted as their princess is not something I want but my plans changed after hearing the Emperors words.¡±
Turning to look at my mother I say, ¡°I know you want nothing to do with Jilei mamma but you have to know that you and I are two different people and I won¡¯t always be your baby girl, I¡¯m a grown woman and I have been for years¡ you should have learnt this when I walked out on you eleven years ago, for disappointing you and the expectations you had for me, I am truly sorry that I can¡¯t please you¡ I am my own person and I¡¯ve known that since I stopped mourning for Gaowan. I love you yes but not as much as you love me and that is why I can¡¯t understand what you experienced have believed that you lost me and I wouldn¡¯t have left you if I didn¡¯t believe that pappa could take care of you, so please can you just live your life happily and be with your husband. You don¡¯t have to come visit me in Jilei but just so you know ¨C I will be coronated as their princess and I will be their Empress in the future.¡±
Bowing my head, I look at Yu Sheng and he smiles. He bows his head at everyone and we leave. Before exiting the court I stop, turning to look at them I give them a bone-chilling smile, ¡°No one besides me can set my fate and if whoever the poor soul is that tries to change my fate, he¡¯ll lose his life.¡±
Helping me onto my horse, I look down at him; he smiles at me from ear to ear and whispers words that only he and I can hear, ¡°I love you.¡±
Beaming down at my husband I nod, ¡°You better!¡±
He laughs and jumps up on his horse, turning to look at me, ¡°So where to next?¡±
Shrugging I look forward, ¡°Jilei is two days away, lets head out. Tell the soldiers to leave after us and send one ahead to notify Emperor Wang that we¡¯ll arrive three days later; you and I can leave now¡ let''s surprise them.¡±
He nods slowly, ¡°So you and I are taking the long way back?¡±
Raising a brow at him I smile, ¡°Well I can¡¯t make you wait now can I?¡± Yu Sheng sucks in a deep breath and looks away. The two of us head out after waving our parents off and blowing air kisses. I look back and see the tears in my mother¡¯s eyes ¨C I¡¯d prefer that she¡¯d stand by my side but it''s okay if she doesn¡¯t, I have my husband, daughter and son, not to mention, the little one on the way.¡±
*
We arrived at the Imperial Palace exhausted after the activity we performed in the woods. We rushed to my palace and dismissed all the servants after ordering a bath. Yu Sheng sat behind me and we relaxed for a while before I had to meet with my siblings, the noble wives, empress and my father officially.
Letting him dress me in the royal blue attire, he looks down at me lovingly, tilting his head to the side and squinting his eyes at me, he smiles and leans down to give me a kiss, ¡°Rucheng, please behave and don¡¯t act like the fool you are in front of them¡ remember you represent your husband and they¡¯ll think I¡¯m not fit for you since you behave like a fool.¡±
My eyes widen at his shameless comment. About to say something but he invades my mouth with his tongue. Pushing him away I cross my arms before my chest, ¡°After that mean comment you still want something from me?¡±
He laughs and rolls his eyes, bowing he says, ¡°Princess, I¡¯ll be at the training grounds if you need me.¡± Waving him away I nod and look at the servant waiting outside, ¡°Where¡¯s lunch being held?¡±
She bows, ¡°Answering to Her Highness, lunch is being held at the main palace¡¯s garden.¡± Nodding my head, I motion for her to lead the way. She leads me through the many passages and courtyards to the inner palace and I can smell the food scent wafting in the air.
We arrive garden but its shield off by a screen. The servant bows ready to announce my arrival but before she can, I raise my foot and kick the screen-like door open. She looks at me shocked as the door falls to the ground and so does everyone else.
I smile at the servant and shoo her away and walk-in. the door is quickly picked up by two eunuchs. I walk down the path leading to the pavilion where everyone is seated around a table.
It¡¯s a beautiful garden that has a pond around the pavilion with koi fish and angle fish in it. Stopping in front of everyone I smile, ¡°Am I late?¡± I ask them even though I know I am late.
My father sits in the middle, while the empress sits beside him on the right. Xian Rong beside his mother and the rest of the siblings following suit. On the left of the emperor sits his wives from the first to the fourth and they¡¯re all looking at me nervously.
I take my seat across the emperor since it¡¯s the only seat open, with Ling Tian on my left and You Ming on my right. It¡¯s quiet for a moment before Ling Tian speaks up, ¡°Sister YuMi, I¡¯ve already introduced you to the princes¡¯ and princesses¡¯¡ so, let me introduce you to our mothers,¡± I nod as he clears his throat.
I can see that he and everyone here is on edge having me here so I smile at him while raising a brow. He swallows and starts, ¡°Next to our father is our mother and Empress Lanhua. Next to our father is our mother first noble wife Hana, next to our first mother we have our second mother noble wife Kaihua¡ third noble wife Dal and fourth noble wife Byeol,¡± he finally finishes.This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.
Bowing my head slightly I say, ¡°It¡¯s an honour meeting you all, Emperor Wang truly has the most beautiful women in his palace.¡±
They look almost embarrassed hearing my compliment. ¡°Princess Rucheng, you¡¯re more beautiful than us older woman¡ but that is to be expected, Ni Xing is a beautiful woman herself so her daughter¡¯s beauty is exceptional too, right sisters?¡± Second noble wife Kaihua says while looking between her sisters and myself.
Smiling I answer, ¡°Thank you for the compliment. I may be beautiful but my mother will always outshine myself and anyone who stands beside her and we shouldn¡¯t forget the handsome princes¡¯ and beautiful princesses seated with us.¡± The two of us chuckle while the rest smile awkwardly.
The servants come in with the first out of five courses¡ a salad. Looking down at the herbs in my bowl I raise it to my lips with a heavy heart. I¡¯m not one for eating food that someone else makes but I guess I have no choice since I was ordered to behave.
Between the silence, a throat clears. Looking to my right I see its Ling Xiao. She¡¯s looking at me while everyone is looking at her. I raise a brow at her and she blushes. ¡°Uh¡ sister¡ Yue Mian, you¡¯re from Xieye, right? Is it possible for you to tell us what it''s like living there?¡± she asks me timidly.
I nod but wait for the servants to set the second course down ¨C soup. Once they leave I take a sip of my tea; ¡°I don¡¯t mind but be specific,¡± I say as the attention of everyone turns to me.
¡°What about your childhood?¡± First noble wife says making me raise a brow. ¡°Or you don¡¯t have to if you prefer not to,¡± she interjects.
Smiling I nod, ¡°I don¡¯t mind it''s just that so much shit happened so I don¡¯t know where to start.¡± I say making Xian Le choke on his soup. Raising a brow at him he waves me off and You Ming whispers, ¡°Language,¡± making me smile.
¡°Well then let¡¯s start at the beginning. My mother was originally best friends with Emperor An and since his father and my grandfather were army buddies and they saw that their children were getting along, they decided to wed them. But as much as Emperor An loved my mother, my mother only saw him as a brother and she refused to marry him¡ Emperor An understood my mother¡¯s feelings so he helped her escape the marriage on the night before their wedding. She came to Jilei and helped the elders of Jilei so that she could receive silver to survive on without having to register because she was still being hunted down by the previous emperor.
Then after a year of working one of the aunties who she worked for informed her of the servants being accepted by the palace to work and she got in¡ she worked for a few years and met the crown prince who fell in love with her and then they had me. After she returned home to Xieye, my grandfather named me and raised me along with my grandmother, mother and uncles but mostly I was raised by my grandfather in the army. Do you all know of the yearly tournament held in Xieye?¡± I ask and they nod.
¡°Well according to Godfather. The following year after we returned home I rejected An Cheng¡¯s marriage proposal as a baby.¡±
¡°Really?¡± asked Xian Le. Nodding my head, ¡°Mn¡ Well more like he grew curious about the baby in his father¡¯s arms and after Godfather asked him if I was beautiful he said yes. The proposal was also indirectly rejected by my grandfather because he didn¡¯t want to force marriage on me because he was afraid that history would repeat itself being me running away from the marriage as my mother did.
Godfather understood my grandfather¡¯s standpoint but An Cheng refused to accept it and we¡¯ve been engaged until I was twelve. Godfather revoked the title after my grandfather told him that I am Emperor Wang¡¯s child and gave me the title of Goddaughter.¡±
Sighing I sipped on the tea continuing, ¡°An Cheng and I had a falling out after I lost my dog at the age of five¡ we, my pet and I went fishing one day after my martial arts training. After we caught the biggest fish I¡¯ve ever seen, I packed up and we were on our way back to the base camp when Gaowan suddenly started barking. I turned around to look at what it was and it was an adult mountain tiger.
It tried getting me but Gaowan fought him off. It was my first time seeing such a bloody battle and I was so scared; I can¡¯t remember how it ended but all I know is that he was lying on the ground looking at me and the mountain tiger walked off bleeding. I cried so hard when his eyes rolled into the back of his head. I watched the last breath leave the body of my best friend and I couldn¡¯t handle it. My mind went blank and fell asleep.
I woke up later with flies and crows around me eating his insides. When I realized what had happened to him, hatred grew in my heart. I took my clothes off pushed his organs back into his body and wrapped his body in my clothes so they wouldn¡¯t fall out. I carried him on my back to the army base and when I felt that I could no longer carry him I heard my name being called. When I looked up the one who caught my falling body was my pappa¡ he along with my mother, grandfather, uncles and the rest of the army came looking for me.
I mourned for a whole week and then I became dead inside. I had a falling out with the noble children and An Cheng. I started resenting everyone and everything¡ as we grew older we grew apart and I was being teased by the nobles and other royals being called a bastard, a nobody and a fatherless bastard too¡ I would beat them up and grandfather and Godfather would yell at me and it was a never-ending story. I hated An Cheng because he let everyone bully me and he hated me because I didn¡¯t love him.
An Cheng stopped speaking to his parents after they told him I was no longer going to be his wife and he and I ended up having a very long and troubling conversation about it because I also did not know why I was no longer going to be the crown princess but he didn¡¯t give up and we became close again afterwords but before our falling out my mother told me about who my father is and why we weren¡¯t together.
Did I mention that his sisters hate me?¡± I ask with a frown.
I look at everyone and they all have this uncomfortable look on their faces. Xian Le is muffling his cry while looking at me and noble wives Kaihua and Hana have tears in their eyes.
¡°No, you did not mention that,¡± says Lanshan. I clear my throat and nod, ¡°Well they do or they did, its mostly because their father spoilt me more than them¡ I tried telling them before that I didn¡¯t really enjoy being spoilt but they didn¡¯t believe me¡ my mother also asked Godfather to stop but he said he can¡¯t. he said to her that he cant help but spend time with me and saw me as his own child, whereas my grandfather thinks its because he wishes that I was the child between him and my mother but whatever¡ I didn¡¯t want to get married so I hid the fact that I was a woman from them¡
I became one at the age of twelve and Yu Sheng helped me hid it and so we¡¯ve been working on a way to get me out of Xieye and it was all thanks to the princesses plotting a scheme against me when it was the coming of age banquet¡ I left or well ran away and lived in Naiad where I met many people and made many friends I am also the founder of the dragon moon assassination guild¡¡±
¡°YOU WHAT!¡± yells the empress as she stands up. I look up at her and smile, ¡°Must I repeat myself?¡±
¡°Rucheng, this isn¡¯t a topic which you can just randomly claim,¡± says the Xian Rong who finally decided to speak.
I smile as I gaze into his eyes, ¡°What makes you think I¡¯m lying?¡±
¡°Rucheng, it''s impossible for you to be the founder, I¡¯ve spoken to him myself,¡± he says and I shake my head. ¡°When you requested an appearance I refused because I already knew who you were. Originally I wanted Yu Sheng to meet up with you with a mask on but he said it was too risky so I had one of our subordinates pretend to be the founder while Yu Sheng and stood beside him wearing our masks¡ if you don¡¯t believe me then we can discuss your request,¡± I say shrugging.
Turning to our father I say, ¡°I told you before that I¡¯m not someone that anyone can just mess with. You already experienced it yourself, Yu Sheng had his sword at your throat and ¡®your¡¯ executioner was my warrior that has been working for you for how long?¡±
Smirking I continue, ¡°I¡¯m a very influential person and almost no one knows who I am at the same time¡ Master of the trading alliance is another title I own not to mention the many whore houses I get my information from¡ you all wanted to know what my life is like but that¡¯s something that you¡¯ll regret finding out eventually.¡±
Xian Rong stands up and looks at me, ¡°You and I need to speak in private, follow me and let me emphasize the importance of these words said by our sister, this doesn¡¯t leave here do you understand me?¡± he says looking at our siblings, mothers, and especially the servants who immediately bow their heads shivering. He turns to look at his mother and glares at her, ¡°Do YOU understand?¡±
I raise a brow when I see the terrified look in his mother¡¯s eyes while she nods at him. He walks away and I follow him waving back at Xian Le who looks worried.
Following behind him we arrive at his palace and he dismisses his servants and guards. Closing the door behind us he leads me to his bed and moves a shelf. Lifting the Persian carpet off the floor I see a trap door and my eyes immediately sparkle.
Following behind him we walk down a passage lit dimly and enter a door which he closes behind us. Walking to a table and chair after lighting candles he sits down and looks at me.
Holding his hand out to sit on the chair opposite him he smiles at me. I sit down with my hand holding my chin while leaning against the table.
¡°I seem to have underestimated you, Rucheng,¡± he says in a calm voice. I look at my brother with a raised brow and smile.
¡°But, you shouldn¡¯t underestimate me,¡± he says sparking my interest. I nod saying, ¡°Crown Prince Xian Rong, I¡¯ve never underestimated you. I know perfectly well what you are capable of.¡±
He nods his head while tapping his finger against the table. ¡°Our father has told me your plans but I can¡¯t say I am all too happy hearing about it.¡±
Tilting my head to the side I nod, ¡°That¡¯s not surprising, I didn¡¯t expect you to agree to any of my suggestions.¡±
He nods and looks at me with no emotion on his face. After a moment of silence he asks, ¡°Why would I allow my wife to have another man?¡±
Stunned. That¡¯s all I can say, ¡°What do you mean?¡± I ask him, trying to figure him out.
¡°What I mean is, why would I let the one who I looked forward to marrying my whole life, marry someone else?¡± he says making my heart beat fast.
After a moment of silence, I ask, ¡°That be as it may, have you never considered the chance of me already having another man? Or me, never making it this far?¡±
He frowns slightly, ¡°I have but even if you¡¯ve had another, I¡¯ll still make you mine¡ and if you never made it here, that is fine too, you would have still been my Empress in death.¡±
¡°You¡¯re willing to go that far?¡± I ask. He nods making me speechless. He continues, ¡°I¡¯ll let you marry whoever you want but don¡¯t think, I won¡¯t have you every night.¡±
Oh wow, another fucked up man!
Coronation (4)
Standing in the middle of my room naked, I hold my arms out to each side. The six shrine maidens immediately get to work.
One steps behind me and holds my long hair up. Another comes to me with a powder blue inner robe and slides it onto my arms, doing the same with the other sleeve and I shrug it on. Another steps forward and ties the robes at my waist and they bring over the next robe. Its cumin yellow and I think it¡¯s for ¡®life¡¯. Tying at my waist they bring a white robe which is for protection.
The next one they bring and pull over my arms is red for imperial lineage, I think. They bring over another robe in the colour grey for ¡ fuck I can¡¯t remember.
I frown trying to think of why the fuck I¡¯m letting them dress me in so many robes. The shrine maiden before me smiles saying, ¡°Your Highness, being impatient won¡¯t speed up the process. You are being crowned our princess and the leader of our army, the gift of our empire.¡±
¡°I know,¡± I say bluntly and the head priestess looks at me with a frown. I glare at her and scoff when she averts her gaze.
My shoulders sag slightly as the next robe is put on and I think this is the eight? Taking in a deep breath, I close my eyes and think up ways to kill the shrine maidens and head priestess.
My shoulders sag yet again and my arms flop down. Opening my eyes I look at the shrine maiden tying a gold robe around my waist. When she¡¯s done, another steps forward with a tray of jewellery on it.
I close my eyes yet again as the red coral beaded earpieces get pushed through my ears¡ this I think is for prosperity ¨C everything I¡¯m wearing today has a meaning behind it, shitty but it¡¯s their custom.
A huge and heavy gold neckpiece is placed around my neck and my hair is done in a simple loose braid with gold hairpins stuck in it.
After rouge is put on my lips and blush on my cheeks, I open my eyes and look in the bronze mirror.
¡°Get out,¡± I say listlessly. They are hesitant and don¡¯t move, looking at the head priestess for instructions.
¡°It funny how you all don¡¯t listen yet I¡¯m being crowned today. Don¡¯t forget, even if I wasn¡¯t be crowned, you all would be lying in your own pools of blood,¡± I say and they freeze. The head priestess looks at me in shock and I don¡¯t really care. ¡°Yu Sheng!¡± I call and the doors get forced open.
He glares at the shrine maidens and looks at the head priestess with malice.
They quickly scurry out of my chamber and the head priestess gives me one look then turns to look at Yu Sheng. She stares at him for a moment and doesn¡¯t move.
Raising a brow at her, he stares back and since I have my back facing them I don¡¯t really know what¡¯s going on.
I turn around and look at the two. Yu Sheng smiles at me and I can see that he doesn¡¯t care about her. Taking in a deep breath, he kicks the doors shut and walks up to me. Putting his hands on my shoulders, he forces me to look back into the bronze mirror.
I look at him through the mirror and I see pride filling his eyes. He leans his head down and places a kiss on my cheek. I tilt my head to the left giving him further access and he smiles against my cheek.
He kisses down my cheek, leaving open mouth trails that make me moan.
Smiling against my neck he says, ¡°You look beautiful today.¡±
¡°Don¡¯t I always look beautiful?¡± I ask him, feeling wronged with the way he spoke those words.
He laughs against my neck and wraps his arms around my waist. Nodding his head, he opens his eyes and looks into the bronze mirror meeting my gaze, ¡°Yes, you always look beautiful, but you are even more beautiful when you¡¯re asleep in my arms, or when you¡¯re bloated during your pregnancy and when you wake up after sleeping.¡±You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.
I place my hands on his hands and beam hearing his words, ¡°Nice cover-up,¡± I praise him and he growls lowly. The vibrations send shivers down my spine which get me all excited.
¡°Are you excited about our wedding?¡± I ask him and his smile fades slightly. He takes a deep breath in and his eyes become sad.
Turning around in his arms, I rest my head against his chest and hug him back, whispering to him I ask, ¡°Should we leave?¡±
He chuckles lightly and kisses into my hair, ¡°And why would we do that, this has been your goal since you were young, you¡¯re so close to achieving it, why do you suddenly want to leave?¡±
¡°You¡¯re not happy,¡± I say and see him smile and nod his head, ¡°Mn, I¡¯m not.
We already had a wedding and I don¡¯t see the need to have another, the money for that can just go to the citizens no? I also don¡¯t want you consummating the wedding with your brother,¡± he says and I punch him in the chest.
He looks at me with mock hurt and anger and shock then breaks out into a smile.
¡°I asked you about it and you said it doesn¡¯t matter,¡± I say and he looks at me with a guilt-ridden expression.
Sighing he pulls me into a hug and says, ¡°Well I lied, it¡¯s a nice idea but I feel betrayed. We vowed to be with each other and no one else so¡ I just can¡¯t help it, I¡¯m trying to not show my anger but,¡± he says and I nod, after putting my hand over his mouth.
He pulls my hand away and kisses my fingers making me blush, ¡°Well Princess Rucheng, let¡¯s get you to your coronation ceremony before everyone gets worried.¡±
I nod my head and we turn to look at the head priestess who is staring at us with a conflicted gaze. She doesn¡¯t say anything but I can see that what she just saw is affecting her ¨C she should know that we are already together and have been since she can fucking speak to the heavens, they should have told her!
Sitting in a palanquin that stops every ten steps. I get out, bow, get in it again and it moves for the next ten steps then I get out and bow, get back in and it moves for ten steps and stopes, then I climb out, bow to the heavens and ancestors, get back and this shit repeats itself until we reach the imperial palace.
I get out as we come to a stop in front of the stairs. Holding my hands out in front of me in respect, I bow then walk up the damn stairs while my eyes dart around looking for Yu Sheng. I spot him on the far end with General Shim and our two sons Lou Fan and Xinxi. All three of them are beaming at me and I force my smile down. I look up and see the entire royal family looking down at me and I suddenly have the urge to make them all kneel because no one is allowed to look down on me.
I reach the top and bow to my father. He helps me up and I see my mother and her husband stand not too far from us with my Godfather, An Cheng and so many other people including the representative from Naiad.
I lower my head when my father raises the crown above my head and he asks, ¡°Do you accept this crown?¡±
I look up at it and smile, nodding my head, I lower it and he places it on my head. He turns me around while holding onto my shoulders. I look down at all the nobles, some commoners, the officials and the ministers.
My father says something that has them all cheering but my eye narrow down onto an elderly lady staring at me with my daughter in her hands between the commoners. I smile slightly relieved that¡¯s she¡¯s here and suddenly an idea pops into my head.
I walk down the steps after shrugging my shoulders getting my father¡¯s hands off me and he calls my name but I don¡¯t turn back.
I make my way down the stairs slowly in the quiet celebration yard. Many follow my gaze and they frown slightly but don¡¯t stop me.
When I make my way to the middle of the path, I stop and kneel down on both knees.
¡°Princess,¡± gets called by many names and some rush to my side trying to get me to stand up. I glare at them making them step away and I look at my daughter who is wiggling out of my other mother¡¯s arms. I nod my head at her and she puts Chushan down who starts squealing and screams the words that bring joy to my heart and make everyone else suck in a breath of cold air, ¡°MAMA!!¡±
Opening my arms as she nears me, she collides into my arms and places a kiss to my lips. She pulls back and beams, she places her nose against mine and says, ¡°Mama, I thought they were lying when they said you¡¯re a princess.¡±
¡°Well, that¡¯s expected since you never believe what we tell you,¡± I say in mock anger. She giggles and shakes her head, she looks over my shoulders and around us, her eyes widen and she squeals piercingly making my ears ache. I put my hand over her mouth and she glares at me, ¡°What did I tell you about squealing you little thing!¡± I complain instead of asking.
She rips out of my arms and places her hand on her hip and slants to the side, ¡°You old woman!¡± she says with a roll to her eyes.
¡°The two of you should stop causing a scene, can¡¯t you see that everyone is about to catch a heartache?¡± says a slightly deep voice making me look over.
Chushan screeches and runs into Xinxi¡¯s arms making my shoulders sag. Lou Fan helps me up while Xinxi deals with his screeching sister.
Turning around, I look for Yu Sheng but can¡¯t find him and General Shim.
¡°If you¡¯re looking for your husband, he left, he¡¯s angry at you,¡± Lou Fan whispers in my ear. I look up at him and grin, ¡°I doubt he¡¯s angry, he¡¯s probably excited and wants me to wait before revealing who he is,¡± I say and he nods saying, ¡°He did have a smile on his face.¡±
I smirk, ¡°Alright my loves, let¡¯s go greet your grandfather.¡±
The two boys look at me amused and nod at each other than follow behind me.
Alliance (1)
Standing face to face with Xian Rong I can feel the headache coming on.
After the ceremony or well, during the ceremony, he asked me to accompany him to the pavilion not too far from the banquet. Looking into his eyes, I can see the anger. It isn¡¯t showing on his face though, I guess from the years of perfecting his mask but so what.
¡°What did you want to talk about?¡± I ask him and his brows knit. He turns to face the garden with his back towards me. Staying silent for a while, I wish I knew what he was thinking but unfortunately, us humans can¡¯t read each other¡¯s minds.
Swinging my hands around my back, I clasp them and stalk forward. I¡¯ve had enough of playing nice!
Standing beside him, I put my hand on his shoulder and force him to face me. His eyes widen as he stares at me. ¡°You should stop wasting both of our time and just speak, this suspense is killing me Oraboni, if you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll just leave,¡± I say and he frowns.
He turns to face me properly. Looking straight into my eyes as if he is staring into my soul, ¡°Rucheng, you, really know how to take us by surprise. I¡¯ve tried to read you but it seems that you are always a step ahead of me.¡±
¡°It¡¯s not that I am a step ahead of you Oraboi, I¡¯m years ahead of you, whether you like it or not. And it¡¯s not only you, but it¡¯s also everyone who thinks they are even capable of standing on equal footing with me.¡± I say and he looks at me knowingly.
¡°Who is the man that you¡¯ve had children with?¡± he asks making me smile.
¡°If you are planning to kill him then you can forget about it. That man is many times stronger than you and he¡¯d go to the ends of the world to make sure that he stays alive because we did promise to be together until death do us part. We also plan on marrying our daughter and son¡¯s off, so you shouldn¡¯t even think of planning his death unless you want to die as well,¡± I say and he glares at me.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.
¡°You dare threaten me?¡± he says making me laugh.
Waving my hand, ¡°Oh please, if I wanted you dead, my husband would have killed you already for me.¡±
¡°You married him?!¡± he asks in shock.
¡°Of cause, he isn¡¯t a man that would plant his seed without marriage, you could say that he is someone who worships the ground I walk on so ¨C we¡¯re fated to be together.¡±
¡°Since you¡¯ve revealed your family, it seems that you and I aren¡¯t going to get married,¡± he says while walking up to me, speaking in a low voice.
I nod my head and turn my attention to him, ¡°Of cause, he wasn¡¯t happy with that idea so I changed my plans, but don¡¯t think for a second that I forfeit my title as Empress, no one besides me is fit for that title. We¡¯ll rule the empire together or I could rule it by myself if you have any problems.¡±
He leans down beside my left ear, ¡°I hope you know that Jilei isn¡¯t the only empire I plan on ruling.¡±
Looking into his eyes, I place my hands on his cheeks and smile from ear to ear, ¡°Wang Xian Rong, your ambition¡¯s are within expectation ¨C do you understand now why you are still alive and I¡¯m willing to stand by your side?¡±
He looks down at me with surprise then narrows his eyes, ¡°Why would I keep you by my side?¡±
¡°I¡¯m someone who can support you. Unlike you, the Hwabaek doesn¡¯t control me. You need me as much as I need you to survive against the royals, so why won¡¯t you?¡± I ask him with a smile.
He hums in agreement and pulls my hands off his cheeks, ¡°You have a point but I¡¯m still disappointed that I can¡¯t marry you after dreaming of it for twenty years,¡± he says making me frown.
¡°If I wasn¡¯t loyal to my husband then how would you trust me?¡± I ask him and he shrugs.
¡°The alliance meeting is in two weeks, what do you have planned?¡± he asks shoving the conversation we just had to who knows where.
¡°Let¡¯s talk about that some other time, for now, we have this shitty banquet to attend to,¡± I say and he chuckles.
We walk side by side back to the hall where the banquet is being held in comfortable silence. It seems that he isn¡¯t that thick-headed but then again, no one can walk all over me.
Alliance (2)
We have a week left until the nobles and royals of the other empires arrive. The Lekranians¡¯ are arriving for the alliance meeting and will be signing an agreement with the three empires. I wonder if A-Ro will be here too. Everyone is meeting here instead of Naiad because I was crowned Empress and Xian Rong was crowned Emperor three days after my coronation.
The officials and some royals have been probing the children and me about who my husband and their father is but I still haven¡¯t told them under Yu Sheng¡¯s orders. The children also don¡¯t refer to him has papa.
Xian Rong has tried to stop them because it¡¯s his mother¡¯s family that¡¯s causing all of this trouble for us but it¡¯s to no avail. After we both received our titles there were many questions thrown our way but it seems that this brother of mine is thick-headed.
What surprised me most was that he called me one side to discuss Xinxi Yue.
¡°Your son, the middle one, what¡¯s his name?¡± he asked while looking at me from across the table with a teacup in his hand.
¡°My son? His name is Wang Qiang Du, why are you asking?¡± I asking with a raised brow. I noticed how he looked at Xinxi strangely when my kids introduced themselves at the banquet at my coronation.
He puts his cup down and leans forward while entwining his fingers on the table, ¡°He looks familiar,¡± he says making my brows knit.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.
¡°So you¡¯ve noticed,¡± I say and he raises a brow at my tone. We stare at each other for a moment and he breaks the silence after taking a sip from his cup.
¡°The Princes of Naiad will be here soon, won¡¯t it seem suspicious?¡± he asks knowingly.
I smile at him, ¡°The woman he got pregnant gave their child up when she saw that it was of no use to keep him, I didn¡¯t know who she was until ¡®He¡¯ came looking for my son three years after I brought him to Jilei.¡±
¡°I see, so what shall we do?¡± he asks while smirking.
I shake my head, ¡°The eldest prince planted his seeds in the right places, it¡¯s his loss for losing such a handsome son.¡±
Xian Rong smiled at me, ¡°Is that all?¡±
¡°Yes,¡± I answer and drink the last of my rose tea.
¡°I was thinking since he is already of noble blood, then why not have him take the place as our crown prince?¡± My eyes widen at his suggestion. Before I can say anything he cuts me off, ¡°I know it¡¯s not proper but, both you and I are way over the age of having a firstborn and Qiang Du is about the age he should be so crowning him as Crown Prince would be best. He as all the required aspects and I doubt he knows who his father is so he won¡¯t betray us. I¡¯m proposing this idea to you because I¡¯m not interested in waiting any longer after this alliance gathering is over, I¡¯m heading out to the smaller kingdoms and I would prefer if a prince is waiting for my return. A concubine is a minor detail in what¡¯s part of my fate.¡±
I swirl the cup in my hand looking at the rose petal dancing around. Bringing it to my lips I smile, placing the cup down I look into his eyes, ¡°He¡¯s been trained to be a good son, I¡¯m sure he won¡¯t disappoint either of us. We can have him start his royal duties by welcoming the visitors and studying, what do you say?¡± I ask him and he nods. He raises his cup in the air and I do the same.
Another step to victory.
Final Chapter
The palace has gotten really rowdy. The princes and princesses from Xieye and Naiad along with the royals all looked at me surprised. I never expected this day to come, you know, them bowing to me, the empress of Jilei.
All three of us, Yu Sheng, Xian Rong and I are proud of Xinxi. He didn¡¯t want to but he¡¯s behaving well and completely suited for the role of Crown Prince. We have Fei Rou has his attendant because she knows him as well as I do.
It¡¯s the third day today and I¡¯m pretty tired of all the partying. As expected, prince A-Ro arrived with his brother the King. Everyone was surprised when we started conversing in his language. I was bombarded again and Rong looked at me questioningly but didn¡¯t ask questions, I explained everything to him anyways.
The biggest shock of all was when I introduced Yu Sheng. I don¡¯t know how but he instantly knew who he was. A-Ro held out his hand in Yu Sheng¡¯s direction and said, ¡°You know, from the moment I saw you I knew who you were. When I was out with YuMi in the forest, she described a very handsome man who stole her heart and married her.¡±
Is words, although he did not intend to make things awkward, he did and the looks the two of us got were strange ones. Yu Sheng played it off as if this wasn¡¯t the first time everyone was hearing it and when our sons got us alone, they laughed their asses off. I swear on my life that Yu Sheng wanted to kill them and luckily General Shim was there to break the awkward moment.
Since it was now official that A-Ro was here, we got him to stay at my palace. We prepared a gift for him, he was eager to receive it but did not expect it. We brought or well Yu Sheng brought Jangmi and their son to the palace.
He broke down in tears and I could see that he was overwhelmed by the surprise. Unfortunately, Jangmi and her son couldn¡¯t leave with him and his tribesman. He was forced to marry two women from other tribes and if he took the two of them back, they would most likely be killed over jealousy.
He introduced his brother to them and he too was against them going with. I sighed hearing this bullshit but agreed that she and her son should stay here with us. A-Ro, he had pain written all over him and I know he was reluctant to part with them and the same for Jangmi but it was for the best. There was already someone interested in her and I told A-Ro about him.
He didn¡¯t want to but he gave his consent and asked me to take care of his woman and child. I planned to from the beginning but I just wished they could have had their happy ending.
After the Lekranian¡¯s returned and everyone else did the same, things got awkward because everyone now knew who is the father of my children. Yu Sheng is a prideful man and doesn¡¯t take to bullshit too well.
Our parents visited us and asked us to explain the whole situation to them and all Yu Sheng said was, ¡°There¡¯s nothing to explain. Rucheng is my wife, the mother of my children and that is it, you all can either accept it or fuck off because it has nothing to do with you.¡±
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The tension between Yu Sheng and Xian Rong was another headache.
¡°So it was you,¡± Xian Rong says while staring at Yu Sheng. He came to pay us a visit. Yu Sheng rolls his eyes at him and smirks, ¡°Who else would it have been?¡± he asks while drinking the rice wine in his cup.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.
¡°Yu Sheng, you of all people know that Rucheng was to be my wife, how could you interfere?¡± he asks. Yu Sheng sighs and looks over at me.
Taking a sip of the wine he says, ¡°Well if you must know, I was asked by a close friend of mine if I ever thought of screwing her. I was dedicated as her personal guard so of cause not but then my wife, well I was used to seeing her naked but I guess because I was curious about the topic that seeing her naked that day actually turned me on. Ever since that day, we¡¯ve been together and I¡¯ve enjoyed my time and will continue to enjoy my time with my wife.¡±
¡°Rong, you need to understand that Rucheng was never someone who would do something so willingly, I mean, even I get punished when I disobey my wife. I hate to break this to you cousin but my wife isn¡¯t someone, you or An Cheng can handle. She needed someone like me and I needed someone like her.¡±
My blood just boils at his words and I can feel myself leaking for him. He looks at me knowingly and winks. I nod my head in response and shoo the two of them away.
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The relationship between Lou Fan and Xian Le is something out of the ordinary but everyone has ignored it since I ordered them two but because Xian Rong has his plans, my husband and son will be going with him. I don¡¯t want them to but they are the most trustworthy, especially since no one but we know that he will be leaving. We¡¯ve planned to announce that he is sick and will be on bed rest with no visitors until his return.
I laughed out loud during one of the court meetings when Xinxi sat on the throne. I could see that no one respected him and he has been killing people nonstop. You have to kill to show that you are the boss and although he doesn¡¯t like the idea and thought of it, my son is doing pretty well.
There''s something interesting about him though and I think he might be like Yu Sheng, liking both men and woman ¨C he got that from his real father who has paid us a visit. There was no denying it but because Xinxi didn¡¯t see him as a father he wholeheartedly felt disgusted by him and ordered the guards to escort him out.
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My husband and I stand side by side holding hands while watching our children have fun in the garden. I gave birth to a son who is now five, we named him, Wang Rei. My family is perfect but we want more children.
Xian Rong still refuses to marry and can¡¯t wait to put Chushan on the throne since he loves her so much.
¡°I found something interesting,¡± Yu Sheng says breaking me out of my thoughts.
¡°What?¡± I ask and he squeezes my hand, ¡°So your grandfather had a secret lover before he became Emperor,¡± he says and my eyes widen in surprise. He smiles at me and raises a brow.
¡°But that person doesn¡¯t know what happened to them. He had three children with her, two sons and a daughter. But, I asked your father about it and he said that it¡¯s not something they speak of. She was an ordinary woman but died of loss of blood when giving birth to her second son. Your father said that his brother, your uncle, wasn¡¯t normal. He went mad to be accurate.¡±
I frown looking at him, ¡°What do you mean?¡±
¡°Well, I asked your father that too and he said he doesn¡¯t know, but what he does know is that your uncle went on a murder spree and the royals covered it up. They also got rid of him and the others,¡± he says making my brows knit.
¡°What the fuck Yu Sheng, stop speaking in circles about people we don¡¯t know!¡± I demand and he starts laughing. He nods his head while holding back his laugh and says, ¡°Don¡¯t be made love, I wanted to know why you are so crazy and blood-hungry and I found it. There''s no specific reason since I can¡¯t ask the elders who are dead but you inherited your craziness from him.¡±
I roll my eyes at him, ¡°You love my crazy ass,¡± I say and he wraps his arms around my waist and kisses my lips. Looking into my eyes he says, ¡°Yes I do and I am so grateful that you married me.¡±
I look into his eyes and think back to my previous plans that had none of this in it. I look back at my children and smile. Narrowing my eyes I can see the blood falling down all of their faces.
I step back out of Yu Sheng''s arms and look at him properly. His blue robes are drenched in blood and my hands are stained with blood too. The bloody smell in the air along with the screams of pain from everyone is making my blood boil for more.
I raise my hands in the air and wave them around while slowly moving my hips. Swaying to the sounds of screaming and the bloodied eyes of my loved ones, I smile and encourage them to dance with me.
We all start dancing but it all turns to normal when his strong arms wrap around my waist ¨C this isn¡¯t bad no? I may be crazy but I¡¯m enjoying this life too.