50 Chapter 49: I Am Very Happy, I Arrived Back Home in One Piece 3 (2/2)
”Come child let's walk for a while and let your fiancé rest, let mommy take you somewhere” my mom said
Mom and I walk out of my courtyard and went to a pavilion.
She urged me to sit on one of the carved stone chairs. I obediently sat and listened to her. She stared from afar, and her eyes held a deeper meaning of loneliness.
”Ze'er, do you know that when I was your age I was sent by my parents to form an alliance with this kingdom? It was the king who made the arrangements, but I never wanted to go and marry the old emperor. I know how dangerous the palace is, and it is not a playground to play nor a battlefield to fight for. The imperial palace is a GRAVEYARD. Do you know what I did to stop my own marriage?”
”Mom... What happened?” I whispered
”I ran away, I went to the Northwest of this kingdom and escaped from my responsibilities. Do you know what else happened?”
”Mom--”
”It was a lonely night for me to stop in an inn. Your father was drunk and so am I. We met by chances and even hid our very own identities. It was a love affair in one night, with no regrets he claimed me. But the soldiers of the emperor found me. They tried to put me in jail because of treason, and then I was sentenced to death by my own parents. Luckily a week after, your father saw me. He saved me, he fought for me and when the doctors came to check on me-- they found out that I am pregnant with your elder sister.”
I stood up and hugged my mom. I thought the bandits were there to haul her, how come she'd met my father before the incident happened?
”The emperor was cruel, he did not let me escape fully. He forced my best friend to be the crown princess. He passed his throne and his son ascended to throne. And before he died, he bestowed marriage between your eldest sister and his son. They have a huge age gap and that was the payment. Do you know how hard it is now? But that didn't end there”
My sister's marriage and the empress' marriage is all orchestrated by the former emperor?