My Devil Emperor
Invitations

"Is this what you call a light wound? Brother, I know you are too prestigious to admit it but there is no need to go this far right? Crown Prince Ling was also too cruel!"

"There are some things you don't need to raise and self-control is very necessary. If you want to take someone down, you don't have to dirty your own hands."

Yuan narrowed his eyes looking at the man. ZiXuan was extremely manipulative, it seemed like he himself also had to be on guard.

"Why? Is something wrong?"

Yuan shook his head quickly. "No. It's just that I'm a little scared of you."

ZiXuan laughed out loud at his woman's honest words. "You don't worry, as long as you keep your orders and be loyal to me, there won't be any problems."

***

Days change days, weeks change weeks and months change months. It's entering summer now. A beautiful young woman sat with a blank look ahead.

"Empress, Empress." Jingli ran over while holding a paper scroll in his hand.

"What's wrong?"

Jingli handed the paper scroll to Yuan. "The wedding invitation of Prince Liu and Princess FengJi," he said afterwards.

Yuan picked up the red scroll and read it. "Why did you get this big?"

Jingli exhaled softly. "The Queen is coming?" ask without hiding the curiosity.

"Of course I'll come. Why not come? After all we are family, I should have attended the wedding," Yuan continued wisely.

"The empress is okay?" Jingli looked at Yuan who looked relaxed. He thought there would be sadness on his face.

"What do I do?" ask Yuan back with a frown on his forehead.

"The Queen is not sad?"

"Why should I be sad?"

"You and Prince Liu-"

"That's the past. I don't know him anyway." Yuan stopped Jingli's words when he knew where the conversation was going.

"Ah, okay." Jingli paused for a moment before finally looking back at Yuan doubtfully.

"What's wrong? Sister wants to say something again? If there is, just say it. Don't hesitate" guess Yuan.

Jingli grimaced and scratched the back of his non-itchy neck. "Anu, I'm actually curious. When the Empress met Prince Liu a few months ago, did she really not feel anything?"

"Mmm, nothing. What can you feel when you don't know him so well? Even if there is a story, it was before I lost my memory, also what should I do if I still like it? We are in a different position. I'm married and she's getting married" Yuan explained, holding hands.

Jingli nodded lightly. "Sir, you're right. I shouldn't have brought this up again. Please forgive my silliness," he said, bowing.

Yuan smiled faintly. "No problem. In the future, if you have any questions, you can ask them right away. You and I are family."

Hearing him, Jingli became extremely sensitive. He rubbed the corner of his watery eyes. "The empress, being able to follow and serve you is an honor and a gift I have ever received."

***

Yuan entered the Qin Palace, as he asked one of the eunuchs in the hall who said that the emperor had already returned to his residence.

He closed the door of ZiXuan's room and immediately looked for the handsome man.

"What are you doing?"

"ah! Your Majesty, you surprised me!"

"You've been in my room twice without my permission. Shouldn't I be surprised?"

"We are a husband and wife, why do I need to ask permission to enter my husband's own room? Well." Yuan thrust the invitation in front of Zi Xuan.

ZiXuan took it and opened it. His eyebrows shot up when he finished reading them. He looked at Yuan with a mocking look. "The Queen is heartbroken, right?" tanyakanya.

Yuan frowned, confused. What the hell is wrong with those guys? "Why should I be heartbroken? It's just a wedding."

Suddenly ZiXuan brought himself closer making Yuan rewind the steps with wary eyes. The man pulled Yuan's arm with one hand and the other he circled around his girl's waist so that there was no longer any distance between the two.

Yuan held his breath for a while. With this close distance, he could hear Zi Xuan's regular heart-pounding rhythm.

ZiXuan smiled faintly. With one hand that had already removed the girl's arm, she slipped Yuan's hair behind her ear and whispered, "Why? Is my hug too tight?"

Yuan grimaced softly. He goosebumps as the warm breath caresses the skin of his neck and ears. "No, but it's still too close."

"Oh?" Instead of letting go of the girl in his arms, ZiXuan carried her.

"Gee!" Yuan reflexively wrapped his hands around the man's neck.

ZiXuan took him sitting with Yuan in his lap.

"Brother, you let me down, okay?" persuade Yuan while trying to let go of the man's hand that was still coiled around his waist.

"You want to go?" Without responding to the girl's request, ZiXuan changed the topic of his conversation.

"Ah? Oh that, depends on whether you want to go or not." Feeling his efforts were in vain, Yuan eventually followed his course.

"As a daughter-in-law, of course we'll go. It's just that I'm worried about you. Are you ready?" tanyakanya. ZiXuan played his finger on the pattern of Yuan's clothes, making the girl who was on his lap stiffen.

Yuan brushed aside ZiXuan's hand and looked at him. "I've already said it, it's just a marriage between my sister and an ex-lover that even I myself still don't remember. Since I married you, then she and I no longer have a relationship. Even if you divorce me, I'm not interested in him either. He's not my type."

"What if one day you remember it?"

"I guess that day will never happen. Even if it happens, it won't change anything anymore. Brother, I have a strong stance. Even if we were to marry by accident, since you were already my husband, then I would never betray you."

ZiXuan smiled with satisfaction. "We're leaving tomorrow."

***

As planned, ZiXuan along with Yuan went to the next day.

With strict and long guarding the chariot that the Emperor and the Empress rode into the land of Zhou.

Yuan wore a gold-colored suit with a hint of silver in some parts, a golden crown, and jewelry that further affirmed her position as Imperial Empress. Half of the beautiful face was covered with a veil that only showed her beautiful eyes.

While ZiXuan wore clothes that were in matching color with Yuan with some of his accessories.

"Brother, how long will we be here?"

"Don't you ever get through it?"

Yuan frowned confusedly, but then he shook his head. "No. When I went to the capital, the royal general Wei rendered me unconscious, when I opened my eyes, I was already locked up by him. So I don't know how much time I spent on the trip."

"That's less than twelve hours."

Suddenly Yuan remembered something else. "Brother, may I ask again?"

"You say."

"What is spiritual core and Qi deviation?"

ZiXuan's expression turned serious as he listened to Yuan's question earlier. "Where did you hear that?"

"Sister Jingli. He told me the history of our imperial ancestors."

"The "spiritual essence is the container for the flow of Qi. While the understanding of this Qi is energy, spiritual and life force. If the Qi flow deviates it can of course lead to such a dangerous thing as death."

"Oh I understand. So this spiritual core is the heart and qi is the breath or the blood?"

ZiXuan shook his head and said, "No. For the spiritual core is not so meaningful, but the understanding of Qi is correct. The spiritual core is not owned by everyone, it is only certain people. You've heard of cultivation techniques?"

"The path to gaining strength and going to eternity through meditation?" yuan replied doubtfully. In fact he had once watched a drama with such a theme, so he knew little about some things including this cultivation.

"Smart! the one who has this spiritual core is the one who can take up cultivation techniques and become a cultivator. That said, the spiritual core is the most basic and necessary thing to become a cultivator. If he didn't have it, then he wouldn't be able to cultivate even in his lowest techniques."

"Are there still people taking that path?"

"It's hard to say. But as the times grew harder and the length of that method, people began to abandon it. All can be strong as long as they have intelligence and power. It seems like wealth is more useful than a long life."

Yuan nodded in agreement. "Totally so."

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