An arrogant voice rang out. I turned my head and saw a woman dressed in black looking at me contemptuously. “I’m here to take your life,” she declared. I smiled indifferently, “Go ahead; I don’t care to live anyway.”
She was stunned, her eyes fixed on me. Then she pulled down her face covering and smiled playfully. “You’re quite special,” she said, approaching and lifting my chin with her finger. “I’ve taken a liking to you. What are you going to do about it?” I disgustedly removed her hand. “I don’t like you. If you want to take my life, just do it. Don’t touch me.”
“Hahaha!” She laughed loudly. “You think I don’t dare kill you? But suddenly, I don’t want to kill you. Come with me and live in seclusion in the jianghu.”
“No,” I said firmly. Her laughter abruptly stopped. “Do you care that much about these false honors and profits?” “I regard fame and fortune as dirt. What I care about is my country and my people.”
“I didn’t even look at her, continuing to review official documents.
“Do you need a palace maid?” she suddenly asked.
“Do as you wish,” I replied. I couldn’t control her anymore. If she wanted to stay in the deep palace, let her. Little did I know that this woman named Xiao Wan Yue would fall in love with me, and my imperial brother would be deeply enamored with her.
The deeper my imperial brother loved Xiao Wan Yue, the deeper his hatred for me became. I had given up hope of reconciliation. Since our father punished him in childhood, I lost the qualification to make peace. His hatred led to multiple assassination attempts against me, all because of her.
But I didn’t hate her. Even without her, my imperial brother and I would eventually become adversaries. News of his assassination attempts spread among court officials, and under their recommendation, I was forced to expel him from the palace, further deepening his misunderstandings about me.
Until one day, my life took a turn.
I was walking in the imperial garden when I saw a palace maid crouching behind Eunuch Qin, making faces and mimicking vomiting, eventually staring at his… buttocks. What an interesting maid.”
