134 Chapter 134 Fleeting Feeling (1/2)
Inside her allocated room in the eldest prince's manor, Lin Xulian is absentmindedly looking outside her window. She is thinking about Xing Guang's warnings and conditions before going to the Qiangdu country, specifically in the Gu clan's village. According to him she needs to go alone. Which means she needs to ask her big brother Rui to stay behind or just return to An valley with the other members of the Lin clan.
Lin Xulian doesn't know how to tell her brother to convince him. And she also knows that it would be hard since she will be going to an unknown territory. Knowing how overprotective her brothers are, she would surely need a lot of explanation to give. She could only sigh in exhaustion.
This is the scene that greeted Xing Tanxing when she came at Lin Xulian's chamber for a visit. After Lin Xulian and her brother had their private talk, Xing Tanxing wasn't able to check on her because Lin Xulian was too exhausted after her treatment. ”Lian— I mean, your majesty. Are you feeling fine? Does your body still feel unwell?”
”You don't have to be too polite your highness. I am no longer an empress since the empress is already dead. I am just a simple civilian without a name. I am not even a noble at least. You can just call me Lian as I introduced myself earlier.” Lin Xulian insisted. ”And yes, I am feeling much better thanks to the eldest prince.”
Hearing her response, Xing Tanxing subconsciously peeked at Lin Xulian's belly. ”It is really small now. Almost unnoticeable. To think that you weren't actually pregnant but convincingly so, I cannot imagine how terrifyingly strong that Baihe's witchcraft have become. But why didn't you tell me at first? You even made me believe that you are really pregnant.”
”It's hard to explain my situation at that time since I am not even aware what had happened to me.” Lin Xulian explained.
”So, what's your plan now that you know your enemy?”
Lin Xulian heaved a heavy sigh. ”That's what I'm worrying about right now. The eldest prince told me that I have to continue my journey alone. And I don't know how to tell my big brother about it.”
”Why? Does it have anything to do with eldest brother's mother?” Lin Xulian only nod in response. ”There's no helping it then. Eldest brother won't even tell me about her.”
The two of them are engulfed with silence for a moment until Xing Tanxing finally gathered enough courage. ”Lian, since you are not really pregnant and you already know the reason, are you going to return to your husband?”
Lin Xulian cannot hide her sadness hearing her question. ”Although I finally learned who my enemy is and what they did to me, I already killed my persona as the empress. It is something I cannot take back anymore.”
”But what about your husband? Don't you think it's unfair for him? You were both played by those siblings.”