OFFERING CONCUBINES
EPISODE 14 LOVE ON ZHIESHAN HILL

Xiao Yi removed all the adornments attached to his body one by one from the ruby-stone-encrusted chai that stuck in the hair loop of the top of his head, the pearl earrings that hung on both his ears, a pearl necklace with a jade pendant in the frame with gold and lastly a jade bracelet in his hand.

His Majesty looked at him with narrowed eyes as if he was not satisfied with what he saw, even though Xiao Yi was not wearing any jewelry right now.

Then he took something from the table, a skewer of konde from peach wood with a very simple lotus carving.

"Do you know, lotus is a plant that grows in mud but produces beautiful and pure flowers. Lotus tells the story of how the transformation of something from a low and impure realm to a higher level." Said His Majesty with what intentions. Xiao Yi only heard it without moving a single bit from where he was standing.

"I've always liked lotus flowers, really liked them." continued His Majesty half-whispering in Xiao Yi's ear who suddenly felt trembling. There was a sudden warmth running through his veins.

Then carefully installed the skewer of the brownish slippery peach wood to the already plain Xiao Yi hair loop without any ornamentation.

"Perfect..." His Majesty smiled with satisfaction, his handsome face wrapped in simple clothes was truly mesmerizing.

Just this time, Xiao Yi actually opened his two eyes wide observing the face of His Majesty Yan Yue.

He's been a lot different from the stories people have been telling all along.

There was no savagery and cruelty in his eyeballs, only the lightning of sorrow trying to keep him deep

His Majesty smiled at Xiao Yi who was standing like a statue in front of him. Waiting nervously for what the next King will do to him.

"Eunuch Chen!"

Call Your Majesty, in the next second Eunuch Chen has already appeared from behind the door. Submissively giving respect.

His Majesty frowned at Eunuch who had been taking care of him from that small.

"All is ready Your Majesty" Eunuch Chen bowed as if understanding the code that His Majesty Yan Yue had given him.

"Well, it is getting dark and we must leave immediately" said His Majesty, inserting a hanger of jade green emerald on his waist.

His Majesty thrust out a dark-colored coat to Xiao Yi, while His Eminence Yan Yue herself wore another coat that was the same color as the one he had given Xiao Yi.

His Eminence Yan Yue walked towards the door, Eunuch Chen gestured for Xiao Yi to follow his Majesty.

Xiao Yi was in a daze and curious following the steps His Majesty left the room. Outside the room were six black-headed bodyguards with dark clothes and a gloved sword in each hand.

Eunuch Chen preceded and gestured to walk through the side of Rongyu's palace past some guard officers who like to have understood the situation of saluting and giving way.sneaked among the buildings of the royal library.

At the back of the Rongyu palace a building resembling a palace that was no longer inhabited but very well maintained, there were a few horses tied up in the maple tree.

It was dark when they got there. The lighting is dimly lit only from the lights in every corner of the building in front of them.

"You're really from Youwu?" His Majesty turned his face to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi nodded, his confused look still visible in the flash of lantern light hanging on the outer corner of the empty building.

"Yes, Your Majesty" Xiao Yi replied confidently.

Riding was common to Xiao Yi because if spring arrived then his older brother Xiao Ying would take him to the Pingyuan plains. They would race along the plains to reach the pine pine pine forest that was under the Jianjing hill.

"I'm sure, it's not wrong to choose you...!I've heard, that the girls from Youwu are famous for their equestrian abilities" His Highness Yan Yue smiled widely.

"Get it..." His Majesty extended his hand to Xiao Yi. The warm burly hand of His Highness Yan Yue clasped the girl's hand, and his other hand hugged her slender waist.

With a single lift, Xiao Yi had been on a horse's back.

His Highness Yan Yue in one jump was also already on top of the other horse. A guard then helped to untie the horse's rope. Eunuch Chen stood with two bodyguards who stayed to deliver their departure.

Not long after the six horses began to move towards the back road of the palace that was not in residence, passing through several posts in front of several buildings that are still part of the vast palace building was then a tall small gate of solid wood that was tightly closed.

A Guard knocked on him, the door opened. Several guards gave way and quickly closed the gate as the horses started running away.

In the next second the horses started on a fast pace towards the small hill behind the palace. Xiao Yi pulled the reins of his horse excitedly, this was the first time he felt alive, when he could breathe air outside the palace. Although he himself did not know what he was aiming for in front with His Majesty Yan Yue and the few bodyguards behind him.

The hill in front is called Zieshan Hill. If spring comes, the color of the hill will be silvery purple from far away because on the small hill it grows many Zi teng trees or wisteria trees.

It is said that according to legend, on the hill Zhiesan there was once a sad story. Once the hill was just empty land and molt. There lived a couple of husband and wife.

One day the husband was called by the kingdom to fight. Before leaving the husband left behind a handful of Zi Teng seeds and asked his wife to plant them and keep them alive and growing until he returned.

Over the years the seeds of the wisteria grew into a tree. And the wife faithfully took care of the trees in her waiting. Many spring days passed by him alone staring at the blooming of wisteria flowers.

Unfortunately, the husband never returned because he died on the battlefield.

The wife then made poison from the seeds of the wisteria and ate them out of grief that she could no longer bear. The poor wife buried her in the forest of Zi Teng, on the hill of Zieshan in her never-ending wait.

Hundreds of years later on the beautiful hill of Zieshan was built a temple, by one of the previous Yanzhi kings for his wife who worshipped the goddess Kwan Im, the temple was named Sunyen temple.

The horse on the racecourse gets faster as it approaches Zhiesan hill. They passed by the gloomy-looking wisteria trees in the darkness of the night. The moon itself is invisible, hiding behind the dark clouds of winter.

Inside the Sunyen Temple was on the hill of Zueshan covered in the darkness of night, among them was a nun who became the love of death of His Majesty Yan Yue, which also broke the heart of the king until it became like a formless snowflake. Each piece was frozen like an ice cube that could never melt.

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