My Devil Emperor
Nightmare

"Actually from the beginning I already knew that you were forced to stay with me, because other than that you had no other choice. With your change of attitude, I convinced myself that you might love me. And today I finally realize that you and your heart are the only things I can never understand."

Yuan closed his eyes. He did not expect things to be like this. Tears are flowing more and more.

"I—"

"Xiao Li, you are so selfish. You are a good and wise empress, thinking about the fate of your people but you hurt yourself and even hurt my feelings.

I always keep your feelings in check but you want to make me look mean to you.

You may think this is good for everything, but have you ever thought about your own feelings? Have you thought about my feelings?"

"My husband," Yuan said in a trembling voice.

"Xiao Li, is your declaration of love to me a lie as well? Have you ever loved me?" It's all over. ZiXuan felt that he really did not know the woman in front of him.

"On the day you lose your child, you feel that you are the one who feels the most sad, right?

But you know, I also feel lost. Not just my son but you too. I have lost you both," ZiXuan continued speaking.

"You must blame me, right? If it was me who drank it, you'd be fine and your son would be fine too."

"Your Majesty, I'm not—" Yuan could not continue his sentence. Her chest felt very tight.

"Maybe someone else sees you okay now, but I know you're just pretending.

From the very beginning you sent a cover letter, I've felt it. I'm too bad for you, aren't I?"

Yuan shook his head weakly. Those questions were too painful, how could ZiXuan think so? Yuan did not expect that he had really hurt his man. "No. My lord is perfect as anything. Whether it's a husband, father or leader of the country" he said.

"You're telling lies again. If I am perfect, then why do you keep pushing me closer to Princess Rong? Didn't you say you wouldn't force me anymore? Didn't you say that you trusted me and were able to break off this engagement? Didn't you say you'd wait for my success? Then why is it inversely proportional to what you did today? Xiao Li, you've hurt me so much but I can never hate you, let alone hurt you," he said desperately.

Suddenly, ZiXuan held onto both of Yuan's shoulders, staring at the old beautiful face that looked messy it was like he was storing deeply how he looked. His hands stretched out to wipe the tears still flowing down his cheeks gently. Then he smiled sincerely.

Yuan did not like to see his smile at this moment. Although it was beautiful, but it kept an invisible wound.

"I always hope that you can be happy wherever you are. I should have said it from the beginning, Xiao Li, if being with me always makes you suffer, then my— will let you go," he said heavily. His voice even sounded a little shaky.

Yuan stiffened, looking at those empty-looking eyes in disbelief. "Why did you say that?" said staggered. The tears that ZiXuan had just wiped back flowed.

"It must be really hard being my queen, right? I failed to give you any sense of security. You never gave me a chance to be your protector. Then there was nothing I could do when the woman I loved so much let me go for another woman. But Xiao Li, please don't force me to accept it. I'll never be able to."

"Suami, why are you so cruel to me? Why can you tell me all that? Why did you let me go?" Yuan brushed aside ZiXuan's hand that was on his shoulder, and instead he started to pull on ZiXuan's shirt and shook it violently.

"Su—sumi, don't— don't say it again. I'm guilty. Ma—maaf." Yuan felt his gaze getting blurry, either because of tears or because of the effects of his head being painful. He could no longer feel his weight. Everything black.

***

The pair of eyelids moved uneasily before finally opening. Those peach eyes looked blankly at the ceiling of the room that seemed familiar.

He stood up to her and leaned on the bed. The hand as soft as silk was massaging his temple slowly. After feeling better, he immediately circulated his gaze throughout the room. Slender.

"Jinelli?" When mentioning the name of the person in front of him, Yuan only realized that the atmosphere of the palace was more crowded than usual.

"What's going on?"

Jingli frowned confusedly. But he still answered the question from his master. "Today the marriage of His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Rong, also on this day His Majesty will directly grant the title of Grand Consort XiaoChu."

"No way! Am I dreaming? Isn't the wedding not even decided yet?" yuan refused to believe it. But this dream why it looks so real, without being able to control his body almost fell if Jingli did not immediately hold it.

"Empress! You all right? Should I call the palace physician?" jingli asked worriedly.

"No. This is impossible. Jingli don't joke anymore!"

Although explaining this would hurt his master, but Jingli reluctantly said it. "Empress, ever since you came out of the emperor's reading room, Your Majesty looks different. You've been unconscious for four days, and a lot has happened. I also saw Princess Rong go to Her Majesty more often during these four days and then yesterday Her Majesty announced he would marry Princess Rong and raise her to be the main concubine."

Hearing this, Yuan immediately broke free and ran like a madman. He immediately headed to the Qin Palace, Yuan even forgot to put on his footwear and let the small stones pierce the soles of his feet.

He was already about to open the door of the Qin palace, but the guarding guards immediately stopped him.

"What are you guys doing! Don't block me!" yuan said firmly.

The two bodyguards looked down in fear but said, "His Majesty the Empress, it's already night. His Majesty the Emperor said no one should bother him tonight with the Grand Concubine."

Her tears had completely fallen. Yuan stared at the tightly closed door. Either getting courage from nowhere, he shouted, "YOUR MAJESTY THE EMPEROR, PLEASE MEET THIS EMPRESS."

The call continued until the door in front of him opened.

A handsome man in slightly messy clothes came out from inside. He looked in annoyance at Yuan. "What is the Queen doing in my house?"

Shortly after, a woman appeared behind his back. The woman's face looks beautiful and red. His appearance was no less messy than ZiXuan who was in front of him.

"It turns out it was the Empress's sister," he said looking down respectfully.

"Why did you come out? Wait for me inside." ZiXuan said gently as he tidied the woman's hair lovingly. After he finished, his hand was placed on Liang Rong's waist.

None of them escaped Yuan's sight, his chest tight at this painful sight. "My husband, you—"

"Empress, if there's anything to talk about, let's talk about it tomorrow. Doesn't your actions look bad? You are Empress Qin, please pay attention to your conduct," ZiXuan cut off without looking at the woman.

"Your Majesty, you are so cruel! I hate you," Yuan said weakly. He no longer had the strength to deal with all of this.

"I? The Empress joked, it's you. Don't you want all this to happen? I agree with you, my Rong-Rong is indeed a good girl. In the future just let Rong-Rong serve me, I know you're already very tired, so relax a little."

"You're vengeful for me, aren't you?"

ZiXuan smiled and shook his head. "No. How can I take revenge on you? The Queen did all this for me. Don't worry, you will still be the Empress of the Qin Dynasty, only you still have to pay attention to your behavior. Rong-Rong, let's go in!" He immediately pulled the woman who had been behind him.

"Your Majesty, it's my fault. In this life, I failed to be a good wife to you. You may punish me, but please don't forget me, otherwise I won't have my life purpose anymore. If it's like that, you better kill me."

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