Are you hitting me for that bitch?” The empress was furious, violently smashing the amber to the ground and raising her foot to crush it.
“Dare to step on it and see what happens?” The emperor’s aura grew increasingly intense. Jealousy flashed in the empress’s eyes as she stomped down heavily.
The sound of shattering bone was audible, with blood seeping from the empress’s hand.
“Mmm…” The sharp pain almost made her faint, but she gritted her teeth, clutching the amber tightly.
The emperor could bear it no longer, bending down to drag the empress up, prying open her fingers and snatching the amber.
The empress screamed hoarsely: “Why? How am I inferior to her? Why are your eyes only on her? She’s been dead for many years!”
Blood dripped from the fragments, staining his sleeve red. He spoke coldly: “Who I look at is none of your concern.”
“None of my concern?” The empress cried, “Who says it’s not my concern? I love you!” Her voice lowered, releasing his hand, gazing blankly and murmuring, “I really… love you so much, Emperor…”
The emperor stepped back, leaning against the wall, glaring at the empress. “But I don’t like you. I hate you! In this world, I hate you the most.”
The empress felt as if her heart had been stabbed. “Don’t say it! I won’t let you say such things!” she called out hoarsely.
“You know how you killed Zi’er,” the emperor said through gritted teeth.
The empress turned pale. “I didn’t. If you want me to admit guilt, bring out the evidence.”
“Empress, be careful not to let me catch you. Otherwise…” The emperor laughed softly. The empress steadied herself, thinking it was impossible for him to find evidence, and turned away, deathly pale.
Outside, pear blossoms reflected in the window, with delicate petals on the blue gauze. The wind swayed, shadows moved, and butterflies rested while swallows returned, indicating it was near dusk.
The light silk curtain rolled gently, the pearl screen dimming, with the trace of dragon’s saliva in the copper incense burner just extinguishing. The dark fragrance crumbled softly in the air, dispersing like smoke, shrouding the quiet autumn hall.
