Back at the palace all felt the same and yet somewhere in my heart all was not the same anymore. The first time I set foot on this ground, I wanted to escape, because of the marriage. After knowing that he was Xuan Chen, I thought that I could give up my freedom for this man. Then this ground turned into my home. But now Iβm setting foot on this ground again and it didnβt feel like home anymore.
I stood at the entrance of the palace,
looking around. My eyes swept past those long stairs; to the left there’s a long passage and to the right thereβs also a long passage. On those passages were many guards. So many new faces.
I took a deep breath. I felt the hand on my hand tightening. It seemed like heβs reassuring me that all will be alright. I looked at the man beside me and smiled. He also gave me a smile. From afar we must look like two people who are in love and supporting each other.
His personal eunuch and Ming Kuang came running to us. They bowed and together we walked inside. Many palace servants stopped with what they were doing and looked at us. They didnβt dare to look openly, but they looked discretely. I can already imagine how the gossips will be. The exiled empress is back. The emperor personally came to pick her up. Should we be wary of her? Didnβt they say that she will be deposed?
I couldnβt help but smile thinking about it.
βWhy are you smiling?β
βJust thinking about things.β
He looked me in the eyes.
βI know that youβve suffered much. I promise you that in the days that Iβm still breathing, you wonβt have to suffer anymore.β
βI know.β
βDo you want to come and live in my wing?β
I looked at him, surprised. Since the beginning of history, the emperor and the empress lived in apart wings. The emperor has many wives, itβll be inconvenient if the empress lived with him.
βAre you sure? But this isnβt right.β
βWhatβs not right about it? Canβt a husband live with his wife?β
βThatβs not it. Youβre the emperor and this is against the regulations.β
βI donβt care about those damn regulations. Iβm the emperor, but Iβm also your husband. These past few months, when you were gone, I nearly went crazy from missing you. I want to be with you day and night. An Ning, I really really want to be your husband only. Can you come and stay with me?β
βYou’re not mine. Youβre the countryβs.β
βAnd youβre the mother of that country.β
I sighed.
βXuan Chen, I need to think about it.β
βSince when did you begin to like thinking so much?β
βTch, as if you donβt think.β
βI think only about you.β
I smiled without thinking.
βWhen did you become a flirt?β
βSince the day you robbed my heart.β
βShould I give it back?β
βIt has always been yours, and it always will be.β
I looked at him and said with a smile: βI threw it away.β
βDoesnβt matter. This heart of mine and yours is like a dog. Once it has chosen its owner, itβll come back to her. No matter how far itβs thrown, itβll always come back to her.β
I laughed and looked away from those penetrating eyes.
βThen, I can do what I want with it.β
βJust donβt break it.β
βAlright, Iβll just play with it until itβs nearly broken.β
I laughed and walked away very fast.
βYou wicked woman,β he chased after me.
I was still laughing and running while looking back. I didnβt see the bunch of girls coming from the other side and bumped into them. One of them pushed me and I fell onto the ground. I stood up and smiled at them coldly.
βInsolent. How dare you bump into us? Donβt you want to live anymore?β
βLittle sister, donβt get angry with a lowly maid.β
- Wives of emperors would call each other sisters
They must be thinking Iβm a new maid, because of my clothing. I was still dressed in the templeβs gray clothing.
βYes, it isnβt worth it,β said another.
I kept my smile and looked at them coldly.
βApologize and weβll let you off.β
At the beginning, I was planning on apologizing. It was after all my fault. But now I donβt want to.
βI donβt want to.β
βLook, look at this insolent thing.β
βLook at how sheβs glaring at us. She must be looking down on us.β
βHow dare you glare at us,β one of them raised her hand, probably to hit me, when Xuan Chen finally appeared.
They changed their attitude so fast and began batting their eyes. It was so amusing to see.
βGreetings to the emperor.β
Xuan Chen didnβt even look at them. He stood beside me and asked: βAre you hurt?β
I shook my head.
βEmperor, that lowly maid bumped into us and didnβt apologize.β
βShut up.β
βEmperor, weβre your wives. How could you take the side of that lowly servant?β
Xuan Chen looked at me with a glint of guilt in his eyes. My expression didnβt change.
βWives?β
βYes, are you afraid now?β
Xuan Chen didnβt speak. I made an βhumphβ sound and walked away.
βThat lowlyβ¦how dare sheβ¦.β
Xuan Chan didnβt bother with them and went after me, while yelling: βAn Ning, let me explain.β
I kept walking really fast. I wasnβt mad. Somewhere deep in me, I expected this. It was foolish of me to think he can be mine alone. I was so foolish, so foolish.
I arrived at the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. All is still the same. Someone mustβve really taken care of my flowers. They bloomed really beautifully. I plucked one and inhaled the scent.
βAn Ning, hear my explanation. Iβ¦β
I put my hand on his lips.
βThere’s no need.β
βButβ¦β
βAs long as your heart is mine, I donβt care about anything else.β
βReally?β
βYes.β
βWhy?β
βBecause Iβve grown up.β
Comments:
The last month, I didn’t get any inspiration. Now, hopefully I’m back.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how can he do that to her!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????
he actually got the nerve to say he loves her when he has been with other women while she was away???!!!!!!!
i originally wanted to ship them together but now…………..i equally dislike the male leads!!
please, please, let this be a happy ending………..
thanks for the chapter! π
hope your motivation increases!
i have to say Xuan Chen is portrayed very realistically…
…to give your heart is one thing and to give your body is another…
he says he loves An Ning and he makes “love” to her yet he makes “love” with others and claims to not love them…
does he really love her? I feel that this love of his is possessive and selfish…if he loved her than it would have been better for her to go away since she is unhappy in the palace yet he is selfishly keeping in the palace because he cannot give up the throne…
there is a realistic touch to the characters and plot…
thanks for this chapter! -it is a rather heavy chapter for me
i will definietly encourage you in writing this novel because i really want to know the ending! Good luck!
I believe there is a rule in the story-land, “if you get the throne you won’t get the beauty”
it must be hurt so much for An Ning to see more wives
Thanks for the update dear and thanks for coming back to translate this hehehe
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I really really hope that you can finish translating this novel.
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This isnt a tranlation. This is written by me XD
Hi, u have written so well. It could even make drama. I read all 31 chapter in one go. It is so interesting. And it gives me alot of feeling. This is epic! !!! Wish u would write more… hehe. I can’t wait to read the update. Thank you so much for writing such an amazing novel.
Such is the sad reality with imperial marriage. True love is vague because the emperor has the so-called responsibility to procreate heirs to protect the dragon lineage, thus having multiple wives. Having one wife is out of the question because of fear that the wife might not be able to bear heirs or children might die early.
That’s why I kinda find stories like this sad, bitter, angsty. I remember Dae Jang Geum, Mischievous Princess, and all those royal family plots.
Glad to see you’re still carrying on! You’re doing well. Keep it up!
Personally, I think it’s gonna end badly for everyone. She’s disillusioned and the emperor’s in denial. There are things that you just can’t fix. But if you somehow turn this around into a happily ever after, I won’t be complaining. Thanks, it’s a good read. π
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Jus wondering wat the change
in her will do ^_^ can’t wait til next ch
Waiting for next updates π
Story is a heart stopper.
Thanks much π
I hope you decide to finish this story. You have a lot of talent for writing and I hope you continue.
thank you. ill finish it when my mood get better. my moods are unpredicable now XD
Waiting for your amazing work… please continue this story… I hope can get an happy ending…
I’m really enjoying the story, but I have a feeling its going to have a sad ending T-T his fathers words keep coming to mind, “the path of an emperor is a lonely one”, but i still hope that there is a happy ending.
Woaaahhh im hooked with the story..tks for yr lovely story. Keep up the writing..looking forward to the ending βΊπ
Alwys wondering wht the end u will make π hopefully happy ending π
Omg when is the next chapter you left us handing…….={ what is going to happen!!!! ” OMG!!! Thanks for the book can’t wait! ^_^
I was thinking while I reread and I think that it’s okay if she don’t end up with the emperor or the other guy. It can be like yun zhong ge where she left for her self, or some how she ends up with one of the two it be interesteing who and how it came to be. Anyways I like it and hope you get inspire to write some more!! ^_^ have a good day.
Thank you for the novel. I am impressed with your writing flair.
Is the ending happy? I hope so
But deep inside I doubt as she has been practicing martial arts plus she never forgot how her first baby is destroyed