Sometimes, he would worry that his only nephew would become as dumb as Wenmin. But he had heard Xueyue brag many times about how intelligent Yu Chenjiang was. Despite being so young, his vocabulary was expansive and his pronunciations were always perfect, just like Yu Minqi.
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The Empress gawked at her son. Did he lose his sanity when painting? What has gotten into him today? "Why would I hurt my own son? Why would I choose this girl who is not related to me by blood over my son whom I've birthed and raised?"
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When the Emperor would draw his last breath, Yu Zhen would be crowned as the next Emperor. After a month of mourning, the coronation for the new Emperor would take place. The Empress would have to resign from her position. She would be the Empress Dowager and her power would either increase or decrease.
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"Next time," Li Chenyang solemnly said. "Fetch her a falcon. We have no need for useless doves."
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Yu Zhen raised a brow. Did she have an argument with herself? Was that how her brain worked?
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So what if he had made Hanjian flourish in the short time of his regime? The First Prince could've done the same. The Crown Prince might've been a Commander, but it was a title achieved through manslaughter.
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"If you killed her," the Empress coldly muttered. "Then I will never, ever take the side of your Wangfei."
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"And will you do the same?" she asked him. "Will you behave as you always do? Smile as you always have? Laugh as you've done just now? Tease as you wish, joke as you please. Will you remain the same, even when our appearances change and we are no longer this young?"
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"I'd wonder if you were looking up at the moon as well, admiring its beauty whilst I daydreamed about yours," he finally admitted.
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"You've yet to become a mother, Princess. You would not understand the love mothers have for their children… especially daughters who would experience the same hardship in life."
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That way, the Empress could finally visit the Crown Princess and hear her side of the story. Initially, the Empress wanted to visit the Crown Princess as soon as she had heard of the atrocity that occurred. But her son was so infuriated by the incident that he did not allow anyone to set foot on his estate.
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It would provide him an advantage if any intruder was foolish enough to trespass here. Speaking of which…the servant who trespassed here was suddenly pardoned by the First Prince. It was all too suspicious.
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Yu Lingluo could not understand why he was so mean to her tonight. He should be comforting her, offering sweet words, promising the world, and giving her everything that she wanted. It was what everyone else would've done for her…but he never did that.
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"C-can't y-you just force him to marry me?" she begged.
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When she turned the corner, Li Xueyue saw the young Imperial Physician. He was accompanied by an apprentice and a servant. Suddenly, she was hesitant and nervous. What if the Imperial Physician would bring her another piece of bad news?
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"Your Grace, for all of my life, I've served you and no one else. I've stood by your side, through the storm and hurricanes, with a smile. Never once have I asked anything of your benevolence," she slowly said. "But just this one, just this once, please give me the impossible."
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Many women go through it, so why was the Empress still lamenting about something that happened so long ago? What's the point of crying over spilled milk? There were already flowers planted in place of the children that she had lost. All that was needed to be done was done.
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"Soon," she whispered to herself. "Soon, my spot will not be the Empress's side, but the Crown Prince's."
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Adeline double-checked the front cover. "The Rise of Xueyue," she muttered.
His Majesty's Devious Sins
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