The elapse of time is always equal to everyone. It doesn’t take a side and serves as the solution to all the problems. Shui Yinzhu had to get back to this golden cage no matter how reluctant. It would be only impossible for her to break out again.
The imperial physician was worthy of his title. Shui Yinzhu’s wounds gradually recovered. There wasn’t a tiny sign of a scar on her face or her neck as if she never got hurt. But she still kept that broken heart as her own secret, along with the after-effects of the Heat Poison.
Shui Yinzhu didn’t care about the title of empress. She never wanted it at all. The bright-yellow phoenix robe and the empress crown remained new. The girl still wore her white dress and that simple pearl hairpin. What’s worse was that there wasn’t even any pattern on her white dress, making it look like a mourning dress.
Yun Su never restricted her freedom, at least it seemed so. But he had always been sending guard
“What?” Shui Yinzhu was shocked. But time was limited. She didn’t have much time to analyze it. So she whispered, “Keep going.”“Yun Su’s mother feared that she might not be able to give birth to a boy when she was still the Crown Princess. So she got pregnant at the same time as her servant girl. Her servant girl gave birth to Yun Su. Soon after, the Crown Princess gave birth to a girl.”Since the two women were talking about an absolute secret, they were both speaking quietly.“Why didn’t she let her servant girl bear King Yun’s child?”“The servant girl didn’t have any chance. The Crown Princess herself couldn’t really meet with King Yun back then.”“Where are the parents of Yun Su?”“The Crown Princess killed them.”“Does Yun Su know about this?”“Not until his wet nurse wanted him to marry the real daughter of his mother after you left.”“And then?”
“Who is that?” The conversation of the two palace maids kept going. “Someone called Xuan Zhi. I’m told that he used to be a general. What a pity.”“Why is it a pity?”“It’s said that he had some conflict with those rescuers and got killed.”“Really? How did you know that?”“My brother said that His Majesty’s men found his dead body. At least he could survive if he stayed in prison.”...Of course, there wasn’t any story as simple. God somehow just didn’t want anything good to happen to Shui Yinzhu. The girl in white couldn’t hear a single word afterward. She stood there motionlessly as if she was a jade doll with her soul siphoned and that she would break at any touch. The confidential guard that had been hiding in the dark showed up, called some palace maids over to help Shui Yinzhu walk back to the bedchamber. As they left, the guard hurriedly went to the Imperial Study
Although Master Wu Chen’s voice sounded cold and unworldly, the faint ups and downs still indicated his concern and compassion as he spoke slowly,“Amitabha, it’s been a while. How are you, Miss?”As she heard the voice of Master Wu Chen, Shui Yinzhu raised her head towards him for the pearl she received. Her eyes were still blank, no longer attentive or shining as she gazed at him.But a seed of hope was planted in that long-dead heart. She didn’t have the courage to touch it, for it might only disappoint her again. “Mr. Xuan was murdered that day, stabbed many times. I happened to be passing by. Those men in black left after they confirmed that he was no longer breathing.” Wu Chen couldn’t help but sigh for Shui Yinzhu. He never expected that the cruel and scheming Ruxin would be caught in such a hopeless situation. “After they left, I sent him back to his men. He held his breath on purpose. Even though he was badly hurt,
“Wu Chen, will you come with me for a walk to the Xiyan Palace?”“Sure. Amitabha.”The two of them paved to Xiyan Palace in this early winter. The phoenix tree was still the first to come into their sight. Shui Yinzhu wandered to the tree. She reached out her arms to encircle the trunk way thicker than her body, as if she was a little kid. This was the first time Shui Yinzhu got out of the palace she stayed after returning from death’s gate. This phoenix tree had been with her mother and her, like a family member. But this silent guardian was not able to protect their life.All of a sudden, an acute pain hit Shui Yinzhu’s abdomen. Beads of cold sweat dripped from her forehead. The girl crouched down to the ground. Wu Chen immediately held her in his arms.“Yinzhu, are you all right? What’s going on? I’ll take you to the imperial physician.” Wu Chen was so anxious that he forgot all the formalities, seeing Shui
When Xuan Zhi turned angry at her, Zuo Xin’s eyes immediately got drowned in tears. Uncle Zhi and Li Yi were both speaking for that piteous girl. At least she was worried about Xuan Zhi’s health. Now that both his trusted men were taking her side, Xuan Zhi even grew angrier. “Azhi, I just want you to get better soon.”“Miss Zuo Xin, you really ought to pay more attention to courtesy as an unmarried girl.”“Azhi, the medicine is getting cold. Finish it first.”Zuo Xin laid the tray down, still holding the bowl. She was trying to feed Xuan Zhi herself. That was the girl, always looking weak and always ready with tears. Somehow, Xuan Zhi didn’t feel comfortable seeing Zuo Xin even though she was only caring for him. His beloved girl, Shui Yinzhu, would never shed tears for a word or two. The princess looked delicate, but she was mentally tough. Every drop of her tear would be for real pain.The more he look
Xuan Zhi went to the place where he and Shui Yinzhu visited together in search of good memories that only belonged to them two.The first stop was the study of Yun Hai. All the portraits of Shui Yinzhu were gone. Clearly, there was a fire. It was not hard to tell how much Princess Consort Yi hated Shui Yinzhu. Yun Hai’s bedroom still remained the same. It had been years, but Xuan Zhi still felt like Shui Yinzhu was by his side yesterday as they were holding each other sweetly in their arms. After he left the mansion of Lord Yi, Xuan Zhi walked to the house where he lived with Shui Yinzhu. Xuan Zhi snuck into the modest house through the window without disturbing the owner. As he lied down on the bed like a silly boy, the woman he loved suddenly popped up in his mind, giving him a rub in his arms as she called him “Zhi”.His beautiful hallucination ended when the house owner came. He then left the old woman a lot of money since Shui Yinzhu alwa
Without knowing their trouble, Shui Yinzhu held Wu Chen’s hand and walked towards the Xiyan Palace. Her small hand was cold, while his large hand was just the opposite. As it started to get cool in Autumn, the large hand kept her small hand warm as usual.The two of them sat under the phoenix tree, chanted sutra, and stared at the air. Life was peaceful and cozy. When the sun got dazzling in the afternoon, they headed to the bedroom of the Xiyan Palace to have a nap.If Shui Yinzhu knew what would happen, she would never step into that room with Wu Chen. But life is unpredictable. There was no chance for the monk to run away. Even if they avoided it this time, there would be next time. It was just a matter of time. They opened the door. Wu Chen and Shui Yinzhu got into the room, and the door was immediately closed from outside. The emperor, Yun Su, was sitting beside the bed. Clearly, he had been waiting for them as a group of guards served be
As her finger moved in circles on his chest, Yun Su’s heartstring was plucked. The emperor completely forgot about how to control his mind and found it not possible to hold down that desire. He caught the finger of Shui Yinzhu and tried to drag her into his arms so that he could make the girl part of his own body and they would no longer get separated again. However, Shui Yinzhu didn’t intend to allow him to walk any closer. She charmingly shoved him away with her left hand but spoke with an even sweeter voice, “Do you want me?”“Yes. Always.”“Okay, that depends on your performance.”“I’ll do whatever you ask me to do.”“Send your men to bury Wu Chen. Make sure it’s an elaborate funeral.”“Sure.”“Bury him with the Fengs.”“The Fengs?”“He was Feng Qianwu, the younger brother of General Feng Qianchu and the second son of the Fengs.”“The family of gener