zChapter 1076 - Finally Expressing One’s Identity Clearly (2/2)

“But I am Duanmu Anguo’s daughter! Aren’t you afraid that I will betray Da Shun one day? Aren’t you afraid that once Duanmu Anguo dies, I will think of everything to take revenge for him?”

The Emperor could not help but laugh, “You will not.”

“Based on what?”

“Based on Our eyes.”

What else could the Empress say? She had worried over this matter for so many years, yet she heard this kind of answer today. She sat there in a daze and half a beat later, she actually covered her face in her hands, crying silently. This was the first time she cried without restraint ever since she became Empress, and she also did this in front of the Emperor, without caring for her image, she just wanted to cry and could not stop it.

The heart which had dangled in the air for so long was finally put down. She wanted to say that she was so tired, and that she was so happy. Even more than that, she wanted to say that even if she could not become the woman in his heart and was only an Empress in name, only a working partner, she already felt very fortunate. To be trusted so much by the man she placed in her heart, what else could she ask for?

Seeing the Empress cry like this, the Emperor also felt a sudden heartache. He wanted to raise his hand to comfort her, but after raising his hand, he could not reach and his body hurt once he moved, so he had no choice but to give up.

He put his hand down, thinking about what the Empress said earlier. It was true! Everything in the world operated on cause and effect. For the sake of Imperial Concubine Yun, he neglected the imperial harem for more than twenty years, regardless of how deeply those concubines and noble ladies felt for him, those feelings would have mostly eroded over these more than twenty years. Not becoming enemies was already rather good. In the case of Liu Shi becoming his enemy, it seemed to be considered normal.

However, if they become enemies, the revenge should only be directed at him and not involve the whole of Da Shun. With regard to this point, the Emperor drew the line clearly. Hearing the Empress cry now, what he was thinking was actually how to deal with those two people in the death row prison. He treasured family bonds, treasured blood relations, but this was the first time he was this disappointed in a son.

Finally, the Empress stopped crying, she smiled at the Emperor, wiping away the tears on her face as she smiled, “Your Majesty saw something embarrassing, it was This Wife who committed a breach of etiquette.”

The Emperor shook his head, “It’s no bother.”

“Since This Wife is not a chess piece, then This Wife will continue to be Da Shun’s Empress. Do not worry, Feng-er will not make any major mistakes as a regent, and This Wife will manage the imperial harem well. As for that person…… he will come eventually, he enabled me to be born but did not raise me, This Wife does not even remember his appearance, so, even if he comes looking for me, I do not have any thoughts of changing sides, Your Majesty does not need to worry.”

The Empress expressed her stand and gave herself a firm standpoint. When she walked out of Zhao He Hall, the haze which had accumulated in her hearts over the many years blew away. Even Fang Yi could detect the change in her. Though the Empress’ eyes were still red, Fang Yi asked with a smile: “Did something good happen to Your Highness?”

The Empress nodded, one hand placed on Fang Yi’s wrist, saying with some agitation: “From today onwards, we can live openly! There is no need to carry that large burden in our heart anymore!”

Fang Yi naturally understood what that “large burden” referred to and instantly became excited as well, “This means, His Majesty does not blame Your Highness? He does not mind your identity?”

“Yes! I am still the Empress and will always be the master of Da Shun’s imperial harem. This nation, I will protect it for Xuan Zhan. Until my death, I will definitely not allow anyone to take advantage of it!”

This day had been very eventful, someone had their dreams shattered and was thrown into death row prison, someone self-mutilated their body and was able to re-connect their lost part, and someone undid the knot in their heart which they had for many years, living openly from today onwards.

And outside the imperial palace, another ruler was in a private room in Refined Deity Building, using all his effort to placate the lady in front of him, telling her continuously: “If you are bothered by those three beautiful woman in the imperial harem, you can just get rid of them personally, This Monarch will not stop you. In addition, if you miss your homeland, This Monarch promises you that we can come back at least once a year, or you can come back anytime you want, alright? Let me tell you this.”