My Devil Emperor
Forgive Me

The piercing twisting of the night wind made ZiXuan further close his long robe. He had just exited the reading room and walked back towards his residence.

Taps..

A drop of water falls on the back of the hand. ZiXuan looked up at the dark night sky. Apparently cloudy. The rain will soon fall if he does not hurry now.

Those swift footsteps immediately led him to the Qin Palace. He opened the door and closed it.

"You?" ZiXuan gasped in shock as he turned his body.

"Why are you here?" the question is a little confused.

The person who was already standing behind him just smiled and said, "So Xiao Li can't come?"

ZiXuan immediately shook his head quickly. "no. It's not that."

Yuan walked closer to ZiXuan. "Your face is wet. Come here." Come here." He pulled ZiXuan's hand, bringing him in.

"Why did my master come back so late?" Yuan wrapped her hands around ZiXuan's waist, removing the belt link her husband used.

Not getting a response, he looked up at the handsome face under the candlelight. "Why are you looking at me like that?" tanyanya while lowering her head.

"Is this really you?" tanya ZiXuan was lost.

It was like being stabbed by a thousand knives in the heart.

Yuan let out a heavy breath, then looked back at ZiXuan. He dropped the belt down and wrapped his hands around ZiXuan's neck.

"If not me then who else, hmm?"

ZiXuan did not reply, but he directly carried Yuan into his arms.

"Sorry to worry you," Yuan said, replying to ZiXuan's embrace.

"It was my fault. I deserve it."

Yuan released his embrace and narrowed his eyes looking at ZiXuan.

"Who said it? Who knows what will happen next? Stop blaming yourself."

"I—" Her words were like stuck in the throat.

Yuan stunned. With his thumb, he touched the tip of ZiXuan's eyes, rubbing a speck of water welling up at the corner of his male eye.

In the end, he could no longer hold back. Yuan pulled ZiXuan's neck down and then kissed the red lips.

His different height away from ZiXuan made Yuan look troubled. He pushed the body until it fell on the bed.

A gentle kiss turned more demanding. ZiXuan who was still digesting what was happening instantly came to a realization. He pushed slowly on Yuan's body which was overlapping him.

He was already going to push Yuan again before the woman said, "Don't reject me."

ZiXuan fell silent, letting the woman who had started to strip off her clothes.

The light touch Yuan gave made his breathing even more heavy.

"Don't do that" ZiXuan said with warning.

But Yuan didn't hear it. He again kissed ZiXuan's lips with his eyes closed.

Seeing the woman's response, ZiXuan quickly reversed their position. A split second, Yuan was already below him.

She stared at the greatly missed beautiful face that looked reddened, her eyes half-opened which made ZiXuan even hotter.

"It... You started it."

Yuan laughed softly, his eyelashes moving up and revealing a pair of beautiful eyes. "No regrets, my master can try."

Without many words, ZiXuan sunk his head in the recess of Yuan's neck. Leaving a trace of redness on Yuan's white neck.

"My husband, softer... "

The night was spent with love. End the wait for a man who misses his woman terribly.

***

The morning sun is shining. The light enters through the windows of a large room.

A pair of eyelashes moved uncomfortably as the rays swept across his face. He blinked his eyes that slowly opened perfectly.

"Is your sleep good?" The familiar voice greeted his ears. Suddenly, he lifted his body.

"Why didn't you wake me up? It's noon!" he said a little panicked.

He was about to step down from the bed before a warm hand pulled him back down.

"Why rush? Get some sleep."

"But I haven't prepared you for lunch yet."

"I can eat a little bit more lunch."

Yuan exhaled an annoyed breath. "Stop being spoiled, and let go of me!"

"Stop rebelling and just obey, honey. Don't you know, if I miss you so much?"

It's just free. Yuan still could not break away from ZiXuan, so he allowed ZiXuan to hold him back.

The two fell silent for a moment before ZiXuan spoke again, "I'm sorry."

"Don't I say it wasn't your fault? Why do you still apologize? I don't want to take it!" answer Yuan ketus.

"Mrs. Alright."

"Now, can my master let me go? It's been so noon. Don't you have another job?"

"Are you going to see me later?"

That question that sounded so innocent it made Yuan's heart ache. Shouldn't he be the one apologizing?

Yuan smiled forcefully and replied, "Of course."

With half a heart ZiXuan released his embrace, letting Yuan get out of bed.

"Your Majesty should've taken a shower when I got back. Understood?"

"I understand, my wife."

The foreign call set Yuan's cheeks ablaze. "Don't call me that" he said, looking down.

ZiXuan stumbled on a smile. "Why? Aren't you my wife?"

"Don't call me that!"

"Alright, Empress."

Yuan flicked his sleeves and turned around. It seemed quite tired of facing ZiXuan who was teasing him.

She returned to her palace, cleaned herself up before making lunch for her husband.

"Sir, do you need help?" ask one of the palace's kitchen maids.

"no need. I can do it myself."

Yuan cooks 3 hot dishes, 2 cold dishes and how much dessert then put them in a basket to carry.

His footsteps again led him to the Qin Palace, but there was no one there.

"Where did His Majesty go?" ask the doorman.

"Your Majesty just went to the reading room, Empress," replied one of them.

Yuan nodded briefly and went towards the place the guard mentioned. He was just about to open the door when he heard the conversation from inside the room.

"Some foreign forces and domestic rebels are already planning to bring down our dynasty. The ministers passed on his advice to the servant."

"What did they say?"

"Although our territory is vast and has well-trained war soldiers still need a lot of support from powerful kingdoms. The elders emphasized the holding of marriages to strengthen the position of the Qin dynasty. And the best choice among the kingdoms in our territory is the Liang Kingdom."

"I can't do it."

"Hamba understands, Your Majesty doesn't have to."

"I'll never be able to hurt him again. That would hurt him a lot. He suffered a lot because of me. If only I let him go from the beginning, he wouldn't have had to go through any of this."

"You are suffering the same. Don't be so hard on yourself."

"Brother, you don't understand."

"I don't understand. All I know is, you're suffering the same and it's not your fault. Didn't the Empress herself say not to judge yourself?"

Yuan who was still standing outside now understood. All this time who had always suffered unnoticed was ZiXuan. The man blamed himself for everything that had happened to him, and that feeling of guilt grew even more when the heartless Yuan ignored him for several months. ZiXuan must have thought Yuan blamed him for the death of their son. Therefore, he always met Yuan when the woman was already asleep.

"Why am I so stupid?" inner tormented.

"My husband, I'm sorry."