His parents used to have a good relationship, but decades later, for some unknown reason, their relationship became extremely strained, and they could not see eye to eye. After the emperor killed several concubines of the empress, their relationship became even more hostile. Later, the empress moved to the Cold Palace, completely indifferent to the outside world, until her death.
They say the imperial family is the most heartless.
He felt this deeply. From a young age, he was sent to Tianying Mountain to learn skills. Perhaps the emperor hoped he would master some abilities, but that environment shaped his cold personality. Later, after completing his training and descending the mountain, he was nearly killed by his elder brother and escaped with serious injuries to Peach Blossom Village. With the help of twelve-year-old Qin Yuhang, he carefully concealed himself, disguised as a beggar, and went through countless hardships before finally returning to his sect, barely saving his life.
Huangfu Zedan’s eyes were like two deep pools, holding his wife tightly with his strong arms.
Perhaps his parents treated him better and had higher expectations compared to other children, but he only felt true warmth in his wife’s embrace.
“My dear wife, dress up nicely later and come with me to the Taiqian Hall to pay respects to the emperor,” he slowly released his arms and smiled: “The emperor has long heard about you and has been wanting to meet his daughter-in-law.”
“Meet me?” Ye Hui was a bit nervous. Unlike meeting her in-laws on the second day of her arrival, this was the Emperor of Yingtang Kingdom, above all others.
My dear wife is truly beautiful.” Huangfu Zeduan revealed an appreciative gaze and explained: “This dress sparkles with a hundred birds pattern, called the Hundred Birds Dress, woven from the feathers of three hundred bird species, taking fifty craftsmen three years to complete. Its brilliance and preciousness are unprecedented. From the front, it appears one color, from the side another, in sunlight one color, and in shadow yet another. Each view is dazzlingly radiant.”
Ye Hui was stunned for a moment, looking at herself in the mirror for a long time before taking off the Hundred Birds Dress and changing back into the peacock blue satin dress.
