The shadow of the sky is reflected in the window, and I will tell the officials and merchants my heart.
The wind and dust passers-by, the clouds and mist spread, quietly lying on the screen sighing at the long night.
"Hou 'er! Are you really that obsessed with power? If Su Qing ascends the throne in the future, you will be the queen.”Xia Tianlin had privately negotiated with Su Qing before. As long as Su Qing became the Emperor, Xia Zihou would be the Empress and they would never break up. Xia Zihou had been very passionate about power since he was young, and now it seemed like it was only increasing!
"Power? Naturally. If this king asks him to hand over the empire to me, father, do you think he will agree?”If she followed Xia Tianlin's words, it would be impossible for that man to give her the empire. No man could do this, let alone the imperial power, the country, and the beauty.
"Hou 'er, you really don't want to marry?"
Xia Tianlin's face flashed with anger, but it soon turned into a strange calm. Hou 'er, you will never be able to escape from my grasp. I can control the current situation, and I can control you. My kingdom has never been something that anyone can touch.
"Imperial Father, are you doing this for the country? Or for your son?" She did not know what kind of deal Xia Tianlin had made with Su Qing, but…Everyone knew that the reason why the Xia Dynasty was still a strong country was because there was Minister Wu in the court and Xia Zihou outside. If Xia Zihou married into the Zhao Kingdom, then the surrounding small countries would agree to it in front of him, but laugh at the people beside him behind his back. Why? Without Xia Zihou, could the Xia Dynasty still be so arrogant? The Xia Dynasty was probably finished.
"To you, to the country, Hou 'er, you should marry.”
"What if your son insists on not marrying?" She caressed the dragon throne made of pure gold, her fingertips pale and cold. To her, to the country, she should marry, she should marry! What a good one! She should have been disappointed long ago. Why did she have to humiliate herself now?
" Hou 'er, Father will never harm you." Xia Tianlin sighed as he looked at Xia Zihou with a dazed expression. The face that looked so much like his mother's had become even uglier!! Every time he saw this birthmark, his heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife, and he could not sleep or eat in peace.
"Emperor, the person I, Xia Zihou, will never trust in my life again is you.”
"Xia Zihou! Don't forget what I said. You are the Eldest Princess of the Xia Dynasty. This marriage is not up to you. If you are unwilling, I will send Xia Jing to marry in your place!”Xia Jing's words were spat out from Xia Tianlin's ferocious face, and it hit Xia Zihou's heart hard. She heard the sound of Xia Tianlin's bronze statue shattering to the ground from a certain corner of her heart.
"Jing 'er? Xia Jing? Father, you found him? Why didn't this king know?" There was a hint of joy in her tone, as if she had been looking for Xia Jing for a long time. If he hadn't sent someone to follow Xia Zihou from the start, he would have chosen to believe her today.
"Naturally. Have you ever seen the bone-biting pain when his poison acts up?”Xia Zihou's expression was calm, and no one could see any other expression on his face. She stood before him, neither happy nor sad. She walked around the Dragon Throne, her hand stroking the golden throne from time to time. Xia Tianlin, it wasn't that he didn't know where she was. He had always known that he was teasing her like a cat!
"Naturally, I have never seen him before."
"If I think about it, if Jing 'er's poison is not cured soon, her days are numbered.”Xia Tianlin stood up and looked at the city through the gate. Xia Zihou's face darkened. She swept away the memorials in front of his table, and they fell to the ground in a mess. The fragrance of the top-grade ink splashed onto the luxurious carpet, emitting a faint fragrance. She was exhausted and used the last of her strength to shout at him. "Summer is coming! That's your prince, a vicious tiger will not eat its cubs! How can you be so heartless!"
"Heartless? Xia Zihou, you wiped out your mother at the age of three, and your ancestor died at the age of ten. Now, do you still want to wipe out your father?”Xia Tianlin's smile was a little bleak, his eyes filled with hatred. It was this hatred that made Xia Zihou realize when he opened his eyes when he was three years old that this man who had threatened to give her the world as a plaything was just making empty promises. Such words would never have any effect.
However…wiping her mother…wiping her ancestors…she did not know what happened before she was three years old. She only vaguely remembered that woman's gentle smile was full of love. When she woke up, she was no longer the original person. Xia Zihou's confused gaze caused Xia Tianlin's anger to rise to another point.
"I don't need a good daughter, but I need to support this country! My Great Xia Dynasty will never be destroyed in my hands! " If you marry, I will give him the antidote. If you don't marry, he will die when the Zhao Kingdom attacks the Xia Dynasty.”Xia Tianlin was completely infuriated by Xia Zihou's cold and calm expression. He threw the unfinished memorial out, and the large table was instantly emptied.
"Are you threatening me? This king wiped his ancestors? What a joke! My dear Imperial Father, don't forget that the person who sent Imperial Grandfather off was you. Do you really think that this king is young and ignorant and doesn't know that the bowl was filled with poison? Haha, Father, not only are you dissolute and immoral, but you also stole my throne. What? Are you afraid that your ten-year-old daughter will snatch your throne? Hmph, this king will never do that. This king will only watch you struggle on the throne, worry and fear every night, living a life worse than death, and unable to sleep.”She looked at Xia Tianlin's slightly pale hair, his tired eyes, and everything else. However, she did not feel happy. On the contrary, she felt her heart ache. When he pointed at her and told her that she was wiping her mother and grandfather, she felt her heart ache. When he said that he did not need a good daughter, her heart ached!
She had fantasized countless times about her position in her father's heart. The person who had shown her father kindness for nearly seven years, the person who had once arrogantly told her that if her father became the emperor, the world would become Hou 'er's plaything. How arrogant, how fierce his love was. Even the late emperor could not stand how her father pampered her. At that time, she saw him as her backing, as someone she could rely on. However, the coup in the palace made her understand everything.
"So what? Hou 'er, are you going to marry or not?" Xia Tianlin caressed the jade seal in his hand, his tone filled with experience. She had never underestimated this man, ever! Uncle Jie lived in seclusion in the mountains and claimed that he had nothing to do with the Xia Dynasty. He was forced by him! Now that her weakness had been suppressed, he had already calculated it many years ago! Then, my Imperial Father, what else do you want?
"Jing 'er was poisoned by you!" She clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves and stood in front of the table. Her anger was hidden in the depths of her eyes. Xia Jing was the son of Ni Fei, born in the Imperial Palace, she was bullied and persecuted, but Xia Tianlin did not care! Even if she saw him, she would feel a deep hatred for him.
"Yes, I am. Don't forget, when your mother was alive, she loved making poison the most. This antidote is unique."
"Father, what am I to you?”She refused to give up. She did not believe that those summers were real. She still had a glimmer of hope. As long as you said it, as long as you told me that I was still your child, I would definitely do my best to protect your country! Ning Lan had already left. She didn't want to lose Xia Tianlin, the man who loved her to the bone. She didn't want to lose Xia Jing, the child who stood quietly by her side.
"As a chess piece, you have to do your part well. Hou 'er, this world is not suitable for women to fight.”Xia Tianlin stood up and realized that Xia Zihou was about the same height as him. She was even slimmer than before, so thin that it made his heart ache, but…
"Give this king the antidote. As long as Jing 'er is fine, this king…will do as you wish. I hope you won't regret it in the future.”A chess piece, so that was it. Her lips were bloodless, and her heart was as cold as ice. She extended her hand towards Xia Tianlin. Her slender and pale hands appeared before Xia Tianlin, and he almost could not help but want to clench them tightly. They were too pale, and even at such a distance, he seemed to be able to feel the coldness in those hands.
"Someone will send the antidote to your residence. At the beginning of June, someone will come to welcome you into Zhao.”Xia Tianlin flung his sleeves and left.
In the huge throne room, she was the only one left standing there. The ground was a mess, and the fine blanket on the ground was stained with incense and ink. Her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife as she walked down the stairs step by step. The outside of the hall was covered in dark clouds, and it was drizzling like silk. A cold wind whistled, and the petals and leaves that were swept up in the sky were ruthlessly ravaged by the wind.
The drizzle was as cold as an arrow as it landed on her face. It hit the left half of the golden mask, making a crisp sound. The bystanders saw her leave the main hall alone. Her purple court dress had a natural temperament, but it carried a chill that could not be approached.
" Your Highness, it's raining…" The young eunuch on duty ran to Xia Zihou's side with an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, blocking the umbrella in her direction. She raised her hand and opened the umbrella. Seeing that it was a little eunuch who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, with a round head, she could not help but think of Xia Jing when she was fifteen or sixteen years old. She only said lightly,"Leave."”
The young eunuch saw that Xia Zihou had walked far away and miraculously didn't punish him. He was filled with disbelief. However, the lonely figure of Xia Zihou made him feel that His Highness must be very lonely. Otherwise, why would he feel so sad just by looking at his back?
"Miss! Be careful not to catch a cold!" Yue Bai saw Xia Zihou walking slowly in the wind and rain from afar. She hurriedly picked up an umbrella and ran over to him, putting on a layer of clothes for him. Although it was already the end of spring, there was still a slight chill. Her young miss's cultivation had already been reduced by half. If she caught a cold or something, she would suffer.
"Go back." After Xia Zihou returned, he announced that he would not receive any guests.
Yue Bai and Yue Moyan stood guard at the door. Even if the emperor came, they would say the same thing: our young miss doesn't see guests.
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