On the stage in the middle of Imperial Garden, Fifth Princess was dancing beautifully. She had been learning how to dance since childhood, and all her movements were so graceful. When she was dancing, she always made eyes at Yun Zhi. Her bold affection was so charming and it revealed how possessive she was.
Yun Zhi wore a black robe. He looked handsome and righteous. Yun Zhi had been elegant and peaceful, but he felt annoyed when he saw Fifth Princess. She had done horrible things, and today she even wanted to bully Princess Xi whom he wanted to protect. He hated her so much, but the only thing he could do was to drink wine. Yun Zhi totally ignored the beautiful princess who tried so hard to seduce him.
King Yun saw the performance of Fifth Princess and revealed a satisfied smile. He wanted to make use of his adopted son Yun Zhi. To control him, he did not mind sending his daughter as a gift.
The dancing of Fifth Princess was intoxicatin
Xiyan Palace was so quiet at night. It seemed that this place had nothing to do with the assassination. Yun Xi was back in her room. Soon after she closed the door, she smelled blood in the room. She wanted to scream, but a man in a soldier uniform gagged her."Yinzhu, it’s me.""Yue."The girl turned around immediately. The man in front of her was the bearded man. Yun Xi stared at his mature and sharp eyes which were so familiar to her. Yue didn’t need to explain it, but she had understood everything.The bearded man tore down his false beard, and Yue’s delicate and handsome face was revealed. There were bloodstains all over his body. When Yue saw his beloved girl, he relaxed a bit and soon felt dizzy. With his eyes closed, Yue fell down instantly.Yun Xi hugged Yue in her arms immediately. In this way, he could lean on her and would not fall to the ground. The girl felt so complicated about Yue being so weak.
Yun Xi went to bed after Yun Zhi left. She fell into a deep sleep while holding Yue’s hands that were wrapped by bandages. Even though Yue's hands were wrapped by thick and white bandages, they were still very warm, which made her feel at ease.No matter Yue was a woman or a man, he was the person who the girl cared about most. She even felt a little happy about knowing that he was a man. It was like a special part of her heart was touched.After the assassination, Yue fled and other people committed suicide. Crown Prince Yun Su was capable and smart, but even he couldn't find out the source immediately.That day, they searched the whole imperial palace and only found those court eunuchs, palace maids and guards who had been drugged or killed. Even the cook who had poisoned them had committed suicide. Yue was the main reason why those assassins were unexpectedly loyal. He was a rare talent. Yue always treated people sincerely and strictl
Kong Yue was no longer frivolous after Yun Xi left the room. Yun Zhi saw his change, knowing what Yue had been thinking. Yun Zhi lowered his voice intentionally, so that Yun Xi outside the door would not hear it."Ayue, you sent Xier away on purpose.""Well, I don't want Yinzhu to worry about me.""You have suffered great losses this time.""I didn't expect that I would lose to Yun Su." He thought of what had happened that day. They had been planning for a long time, but all their efforts were still in vain. Kong Yue felt so bad. He gnashed his teeth in anger when he mentioned Yun Su."Yun Su has always been a cunning fox. He always wears a smile, looking harmless. However, no one knows what he has been planning.""We were so careless.""It is Yun Su who is so good at deceiving. I know he is scheming only because I grew up with him.""What happened that day after I left?" T
A carriage parked on the road. The scorching heat made the horses in front of the carriage kept snorting, which looked very interesting. Yun Zhi pulled Yun Xi by her sleeve. He didn't hold her hands when helping her get in the carriage. He had been a gentleman who would never take any advantage of her.The moment Yun Xi lifted the carriage curtain, she saw a man in white staring at her in the carriage. She was stunned. His features were delicate and handsome, not feminine at all. His mature and sharp eyes were smiling, and he looked so charming in white. He seemed to be a different person when his hair was neatly tied in a man’s style. The man looked at the girl who was dumbfounded. She was now only wearing the hairpin he had sent her. The man in white grabbed her hand and then held her in his arms."What's the matter, silly? You can't recognize me?""Yue." Seeing Kong Yue wearing men's clothing, Yun Xi’s face turned redder. She felt emb
Now so many men on the street had been attracted by Yun Xi. However, these men soon realized the two “bodyguards” in black and white beside her were not ordinary people. Both of them glared at men who kept looking at the girl. Some bold men tried to hit on the girl, but they ended up being immediately driven away by Yun Zhi's confidential guards. Yun Xi was so absorbed in wandering around the street that she had no idea about it. Obviously, no one could ruin this beauty’s happy time. A hawker of a lantern stall was crying his wares, "Come and check out these lanterns and the riddles! You will bring home a lot of prizes just by being smart. It only takes you one tael to start the game, and you can continue if you give the correct answer." Upon hearing it, the girl looked directly at the prizes. Obviously, she was interested in something. Yun Zhi and Kong Yue saw it, and they immediately started to guess the riddles. They started their competition ab
Kong Yue was back on Yun Xi's bed, and the girl hadn't changed a bit. He held Yun Xi in his arms, smelling the unique fragrance of the girl's body, and feeling how real she was. However, he was sleepless. Kong Yue had been suffering from insomnia every night recently. Maybe this was his fate. He had to act even though he had known how dangerous it was to assassinate again. It was another sleepless night for him. There were supposed to be a lot of stars in the sky, but it was mysteriously dim these two nights. Staring at Yun Xi who was in sound sleep, Kong Yue couldn't help touching her face. In the past two days, he had been doing everything he could to spoil her. He had cooked for her, helped her get dressed, diverted her from boredom, played with her, and appreciated the flowers and the moon with her. He felt so sweet even though he was just watching her sleeping like this. If possible, he wanted to spoil her for a lifetime. He hope
Yun Su suddenly felt regretful. He shouldn't have arranged everything deliberately. A few days ago, Yuer brought him a piece of news that drove him crazy. She saw Kong Yue pouring well water on his body by the well. His soaked clothes were attached to his body, so Yuer could see Kong Yue's chest. Yuer was no longer ignorant. She could tell the difference immediately. It was the time when Yuer knew that Kong Yue was a man. Yun Su had been suspicious of Kong Yue. Hearing that he dared to kiss his Sister Xi, Yun Su wanted to make him the scapegoat of the assassination. He had been planning for it. After knowing that Kong Yue was a man, he thought of his young uncle Yun Hai who looked like Kong Yue immediately. Yun Hai's mother was a princess of the Kingdom of Xuan. Yun Su investigated it in secret as soon as he had the clue of the Kingdom of Xuan. As expected, it turned out that Kong Yue was from the Kingdom of Kong and he was the mastermind of that birthday banque
It was getting hotter. A woman wearing a mourning dress sat in the pavilion of Imperial Garden on an ordinary morning. She wore a plain hairpin with her hair tied in a simple bun, and she held onto an ordinary pearl in her hand.The young woman was pondering on the main participants who had annihilated the Kingdom of Shui. Yun Zhi had helped her find them out. She was also thinking about Yuer, who set up Kong Yue and went to the Crown Prince for shelter.Unexpectedly, a few people dressed up as court eunuchs appeared in the Imperial Garden. They sneaked close to the woman in the pavilion. Yun Xi was going to call someone over after she noticed the incoming people. However, the court eunuchs suddenly knelt one after another. "Princess, we finally found you," one of them in the front spoke."Who are you?" Yun Xi felt a little strange. She even didn't have enough time to hide the pain in her eyes and pull out an indifferent lo
In the Hall of Death, Xuan Zhi stood courteously in front of the sculpture. The atheistic man sincerely prayed for the first time in his life. Lying beside him was the dead body of Shui Yinzhu.Shui Yinzhu’s body was still in the pink dress. There was a hairpin with two pearls on its hair. The body had decayed, but Xuan Zhi still grabbed her hand and treated it like a treasure.He took up a dagger and cut his two wrists. His blood flowed onto her body as if he was transferring vitality to her. When the blood was drained, his life came to an end. It was a sacrifice of his soul so that he would stay with Shui Yinzhu in the afterlife.Time went back to the day when Shui Yinzhu passed away. Xuan Zhi wrote an edict that Yun Su wouldn’t be sentenced to death and would be locked in that palace for the rest of his life. It was what Shui Yinzhu wished, and Xuan Zhi was fulfilling her wish.On the same day, Xuan Zhi abdicated the thro
He was thrilled at her consent. But when he was about to move on, he noticed the fear in her eyes. Xuan Zhi realized that it must have reminded her of what Yun Su did to her, so he stopped moving and held Shui Yinzhu in his arms instead. He wouldn’t continue, knowing that she was hurt so deep within and that she might get unhappy.“What’s wrong?” Shui Yinzhu asked.“Nothing. There’s no need to hurry. We have plenty of time for you to get used to it.”Shui Yinzhu didn’t say a word. Her Zhi had always been a silly man in front of her. She kissed on Xuan Zhi’s lips. The woman was running out of time, and she couldn’t wait for her inner world to heal. What she hated was the touch of Yun Su, the past of herself, and even her own body. But Shui Yinzhu loved Xuan Zhi. She was willing to consummate the wedding with him.Xuan Zhi was no longer repressing himself now that Shui Yinzhu had already taken the initiative. Hesitation would
“Oh, you fool. You are such a fool.”Shui Yinzhu felt moved and sad. The two opposite emotions lingered at the bottom of her heart. The mixture was kinda sweet. As she lied down in Xuan Zhi’s arms, the girl understood that she was selfish and couldn’t accept any betrayal of Xuan Zhi. Tears dropped from her eyes. Xuan Zhi loved her so much. What should be done to repay that?As he saw her tears, Xuan Zhi immediately wiped her face clean. “Come on, easy, Yinzhu. It’s my fault. Feel free to blame it on me. Just stop crying, or I will feel hurt. I’ll always be by your side and keep you happy.”Their love moved Uncle Zhi and Li Yi. But Zuo Xin was still there. Uncle Zhi had to interrupt as he said, “Your Majesty, how are we supposed to deal with Zuo Xin?”“Zhi, let go of her and marry her to Xiaojing.” No one expected to hear that from Shui Yinzhu. She wasn’t born a Bodhisatva, but she wanted to accumulate merit for him as Xuan Z
At that moment, Uncle Zhi had mixed feelings about her. He didn’t hate Shui Yinzhu. Instead, he simply felt that she had too much influence on Xuan Zhi. Besides, her reputation had been discredited by Zuo Xin. But the woman in front of her had only several months to live. Uncle Zhi agreed to her request, partly because of his selfishness and partly out of sympathy.Shui Yinzhu wiped the tears on her face, kept down her sadness, and told Uncle Zhi to get Li Yi in. No matter how bad she felt, she had to keep up with the show.The conversation was quite simple with Li Yi. Shui Yinzhu promised her that she would give an answer to everyone in a month. She got Li Yi reassured and told him to treat Paner well before sending him away.To her surprise, Xiaoba showed up right after Li Yi left. He shook Shui Yinzhu’s shoulders as his eyes went red for sadness.“Did you hear our conversation?” Shui Yinzhu immediately realized that. “Don
In the name of their so-called reputation, the men in the audience hall in the imperial palace suddenly had amnesia of the benefit they got as well as the reduced casualty. They simply tried to ditch the poor girl after conquering the Empire of Yun.That was the misfortune of women in this period of time. The men had a selfish will that the woman would make the “proper” choice so that they would secure their loyalty and morality at the same time.Shui Yinzhu never thought that Xuan Zhi would chase her out of the hall. Xuan Zhi held her in his arms and kissed her lips regardless of her resistance. It was one of the very few times for him to be aggressive in front of her.It was a clean kiss filled with warmth and yearning, different from the disgusting one of Yun Su. The two hearts in love started to beat faster. Shui Yinzhu was soon lost in that kiss. The veteran in love was as innocent as a maiden in front of him. That was how love coul
The Empire of Yun, the once superpower and the only Kingdom that ever conquered the entire world, had turned into a place in turmoil under more than ten years’ reign of Yun Su. People all over the empire complained about their rulers. The empire would soon fail, and the end was coming near.The morning session in the Empire of Yun continued. But the evil empress in red remained the same unreasonable woman. She sat in Yun Su’s arms and flirted with him even though the empire was in grave danger.The silent ministers were not sure if they should speak against their irresponsible emperor as the grave situation and the serious discussion had been defiled by the erotic aura. But Yun Su seemed to enjoy holding the beauty in his arms as he accepted it and didn’t say a single word against it.The ministers were there to suffer. They had to do their report with their head lowered. No one had the courage to look at the two on the throne. It wasn’t
“Many years ago, there was a little girl. She was the little princess of the Kingdom of Shui. Her parents loved her and provided her with the best affection. However, when she turned nine years old, the Kingdom of Yun waged war against the Kingdom of Shui... The little princess felt as if she was a jinx. In order to protect the ones she loved from dying, she had to sacrifice herself to live with her enemies.”Shui Yinzhu then told her story, including her relationship with Kong Yue and Xuan Zhi. She told the little girl about the death of Kong Yue, the injury of Xuan Zhi, the care of Qi Yuan, and the destiny of Wu Chen. She omitted the part that she was a child of the emperor’s father and how she retaliated upon the general, the Prime Minister, and the lords.Shui Yinzhu was the storyteller, but her heart still ached when she recalled the past. Surprisingly, the string of her heart could still be plucked by the past after all the time passed. She was
Speaking of the empress Shui Yinzhu, people all recognized her as the personification of a succubus. She was so charming like a vixen whose glamour in innocence could attract everyone around her. She didn’t wear the phoenix crown and robe, the status symbols as the empress but the blood-red dress. She kept her hair in a bun, and wore a simple hairpin with two pearls on it. The emperor of Yun was so fascinated by her that he forgot the responsibility of the throne and started to kill innocent people.Under the constant and mostly intentional influence of the evil empress, Yun Su raised the tax over and over again. He forced his people to do labor work and abused his power and the financial resources to build wonders. The nervous people were sent everywhere to build grandiose temporary palaces for the pleasure of the emperor and the empress.The emperor totally ignored the welfare of his people as he would torture them for saying anything wrong. He con
“Paner, where is the...bamboo scroll?”“What?”“The bamboo scroll...you mentioned.”“Oh, right.” Paner finally remembered what she came here for and took out a bamboo scroll from her pocket. This was the reason why she came to find Shui Yinzhu.“Okay.” The pain drained all the strength from Shui Yinzhu’s body. But she still managed to read the message before sending Paner to burn it.The bamboo scroll came from Wei Ruxuan. He intended to cooperate with Shui Yinzhu. It wouldn’t be hard to guess that it was because of Bu Xiaoyan. But Shui Yinzhu didn’t expect was that Wei Ruxuan could send this bamboo scroll to her through this well-guarded harem. Prime Minister Wei’s influence could reach farther than it seemed.As the window opened again, Xiaoba took out a flask and handed it to Shui Yinzhu. “I asked the doctor to have the medicine boiled for you.”“Okay.” Shui Yinzhu took the flask and