CH 100

SmollStarks11-14 minutes 20.04.2021

Chapter 100: Harasser, Not Corresponded, Shameless, Miserable And Desperate.

When the man heard the sound of someone approaching, he turned around, bent down, and bowed: “Empress Dowager Xianyi.”

Empress Dowager Xianyi looked at State Master Li and asked softly: “Is everything ready?”

“Replying to Empress Dowager, everything is ready.”

Empress Dowager Xianyi nodded her head and walked towards the Dan furnace.

State Master Li couldn’t help but shout: “Empress Dowager, are you absolutely sure?”

Empress Dowager stopped and turned her head to look at State Master Li with an indifferent expression.

Although State Master Li wanted to say something, he didn’t do it.

‘I really didn’t think this day would come.’

State Master Li still remembered that when he first met Empress Dowager Xianyi, it was on a winter day. 

The sky was covered with a heavy snowstorm.

When he was searching for Bian Zhonghua’s souls, State Master Li went to the Imperial Palace. There, he found Empress Dowager Xianyi sitting all alone by the side of a lake inside the Palace. She had stood there, in complete silence, for hours. Even snow had accumulated on her shoulders.

State Master Li, with his true form, appeared beside Empress Dowager Xianyi.

To his surprise, Empress Dowager Xianyi wasn’t afraid of him, nor was she the slightest bit surprised to see him. Not a single emotion could be seen on her cold face.

She simply asked with indifference: “Can you cure my third child?”

State Master Li had also heard about the Imperial Family, but human lives were too short, and the change of Dynasties was nothing more than the blink of an eye for him.

At that moment, State Master Li suddenly felt that since Bian Zhonghua’s soul had returned to earth, perhaps to search for him, he should rely on the power of humans.

At this moment, just like in the past, Empress Dowager Xianyi looked at State Master Li faintly and said: “After the Crown Prince has recovered, someone I trust will make public everything I did and then break the news that I have committed suicide because of the shame that such acts have provoked in me. In this way, the Crown Prince will be able to take the throne in a righteous manner. I have already taken care of eradicating all the rebels. After all, even if the Crown Prince miraculously recovers from such a serious illness, with those people still present, he wouldn’t have a stable foundation.”

After saying this, Empress Dowager Xianyi suddenly bowed down to State Master Li.

State Master Li was stupefied.

Empress Dowager Xianyi continued: “I have one last thing to request from the State Master. Please ensure that my son will have a prosperous life until old age.”

State Master Li was speechless for a moment, but then he asked: “Won’t the Empress Dowager say goodbye to the Crown Prince?”

Empress Dowager Xianyi stood up straight, shook her head, and replied: “I’m not a good mother.”

As she said that, Empress Dowager Xianyi walked step by step towards the Dan furnace. Her eyes were fixed on the blazing fire under the furnace, so hot it could burn her skin the moment it touched her.

The flames reflected in her eyes, as if they were melting away the ice and snow it had been piling up over the years.

Empress Dowager Xianyi suddenly smiled. The smile was a bit stiff, as if she hadn’t smiled for several years, so she didn’t know how to smile anymore. Then, she whispered: “Although I’m not a good mother, I am, after all, a mother.”

With those last words, Empress Dowager Xianyi jumped into the furnace without hesitation.

The same way she madly rushed into the streets to look for her lost first child.

The same way she resolutely used witchcraft to imprison, and kill, the evil concubines who had killed her second child at the bottom of the lake.

Ruthlessness was the only part of her that remained of her original nature when she buried herself in the red walls of the Imperial Palace.

…

That night, when the Crown Prince woke up, he recovered from his serious illness. Now, he was no different from healthy people. After the Imperial Physician finished checking the Crown Prince’s body, he exclaimed that the Crown Prince’s body was blessed by the Heavens.

Soon, Empress Dowager Xianyi’s evil deeds were exposed, making her the target of criticism. It was even rumored that Empress Dowager Xianyi had committed suicide out of shame.

Three days after that, the Crown Prince inherited the throne, becoming the new Emperor. Although many people believed that the new Emperor wouldn’t understand the government since he spent most of his life lying in bed, he surprised everyone. As soon as he ascended the throne, the new Emperor acted quickly, with force and vigor, getting rid of the traitors and making use of the righteous. In front of the world, the new Emperor was no longer a waste who must rely on medicine to survive.

Afterwards, the Emperor lived a prosperous life, and lived until old age.

But this was another story.

…

On the day the Crown Prince inherited the Throne, a heavy storm took place.

The torrential storm almost broke the crooked willow tree planted near the post station a few miles away from the Capital. Since the postman was afraid the window would be blown out, he hurried to close it. But at that moment, he saw a girl standing under the big tree not that far away.

The girl was drenched from head to toe, and as she stood under the tree, she trembled endlessly.

“Hey! Come in and take shelter from the rain!” The postman shouted as he waved his hand to the girl.

However, his voice seemed to have scared the girl, since she hurried to run into the depths of the forest.

The girl was Yu Muyao, and she didn’t dare to go to the post station.

After all, she didn’t know what had happened in the Capital, or if someone had ordered a search for her. Yu Muyao was afraid of all the places that had people.

Now, she could only walk on the uneven ground and go into the uninhabited forests where no one could find her.

She didn’t know what to do from now on.

She had lost her Father and Mother. She lost A’Lian and the Residence that she once knew to be warm, comforting, and a place she knew could protect her. Now, she had nowhere to go, nowhere to belong. 

She felt that living in this state was worse than death.

The rain was so heavy that Yu Muyao stumbled over a stone and fell to the ground awkwardly, rolling all over the mud.

Yu Muyao felt that she should be crying, but since the rain washed away all her tears, even she couldn’t tell for sure if she was crying or not. Feeling both cold and hungry, she curled up into a ball and shivered endlessly.

In the past, the King and Madam of Bei’an County wouldn’t have let their Princess, Yu Muyao, shed even a single tear.

A’Lian would bring her hot cakes, while also advising her to not eat too much or too fast. That there wasn’t a need to rush and she should eat slowly.

Yu Muyao soon realized she was indeed crying, since she began to wail bitterly. However, her voice was drowned out by the strong sound of the heavy rain.

Suddenly, a raspy voice sounded inside her ears.

“What do you desire the most?”

‘I….what do I desire the most?’

‘I want to go back to the days when both my Father and Mother, the King and Madam of Bei’an County were still alive. I want to go back to the days when I was still the carefree Princess of Bei’an County.’

‘Can I go back?’

‘Is it even possible to go back?’

“I understand. Sleep now.”

The voice was heard once again. Although the pouring rain mercilessly slammed on her body, Yu Muyao slowly fell into a deep sleep.

There was nothing more ridiculous in this world than to think that honor was more important than life or death. The world was unpredictable, and at the end of the day, everyone will be reduced to nothing more than the cries of those who knew them.

In the end, in an unknown year and month, only their white bones will remain.

…

Although the Imperial Court had undergone radical changes, for the common people of the Capital, it was a matter of the Imperial Family that cannot be discussed lightly, or gossiped about.

Ordinary people were still making a living as usual, and as long as their lives weren’t affected, they didn’t really care who ruled or was in power. They only cared about getting firewood, having enough rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, their marriages, parents, and children.

Since the title of Prince was conferred on Qi Ci by Empress Dowager Xianyi, after what happened to her, the Prince’s Residence was left deserted and unattended. Only a few maids and servants remained.

After the new Emperor ascended the throne, to consolidate his presence, and to be able to sit on the Imperial throne firmly, the Emperor was so busy running the government that he couldn’t even rest for a second. One day, the Emperor suddenly remembered Qi Ci, the Prince of humble origins, and sent someone to summon him.

“Do you have enough to eat? How are you feeling? Is there anything you want?” The Emperor asked Qi Ci.

Qi Ci replied: “Yes, I have enough to eat. I’m good. I don’t need anything.”

After hearing Qi Ci’s answers, the Emperor rewarded him with some items, as if giving him his blessing.

No one was bothered, and Qi Ci was happy and at ease. 

When he had nothing to do, Qi Ci would run to the Secret Servant Residence.

Lately, Qi Ci had been visiting Bian Zhonghua more often, so it was hard to prevent gossip from forming.

People began to gossip that the poor Prince was a cut sleeve1 who was obsessed with the Demon Slayer Bian Zhonghua. It was also said that the Prince would harass the Demon Slayer, and even though the Demon Slayer didn’t reciprocate, the Prince was very shameless, insisting no matter what. 

The Prince began to be seen as someone miserable and desperate.

At first, it was nothing more than some uninformed rumors.

However, as the rumor began to be repeated and talked about more and more, many people began to think that the rumor was true.

Even the story of how Qi Ci, the poor and forgotten Prince, was rejected by the Demon Slayer and kicked out of his room one night in the past came to light. The news about how the Prince stubbornly tried to break into Bian Zhonghua’s room in the middle of the night spread throughout the Capital.

Since the Secret Servant Residence had very strict discipline, and since Bian Zhonghua hardly went out because he was still unable to recover his Mana, the rumors only reached his ears many days later.

We have finally reached ch 100th!! Only 36 more to go and it’s done 

Poor Empress Dowager  I’m gonna miss u queen (but at least Qi Ci wasn’t used to create the pill to cure the Crown Prince, a win!)

The rumors about Qi Ci  Can’t wait to see Bian Zhonghua’s reaction! Is he gonna get angry so many people are thinking those things about his love? Is he gonna use it to his advantage to tease Qi Ci? Does Qi Ci know about these rumors? How is their relationship going  a lot to think about