5 Grey eyes (1/2)
Mingxia lied on her bed, trying to work out a plan for her revenge. Zong Ching was her goal, she knew that Mingxue will also interfere but as long as she and Zong Ching don't get into any romantic relationship she'll be fine. Mingxia may hate her sister, but she knows that she still loves her, because deep in her heart she understood Mingxue better than anyone.
In the past life, Mingxue's jealousy became hate on Mingxia. When Mingxia was twenty one, Ching was the emperor. He killed the third prince and the emperor on the same night, with the help of her family he had his own personal army that easily defeated anyone in his way.
Mingxue watched as the person she loved became emperor and was even willing to sacrifice herself for him. But with Mingxia in her way and rumored to be the next empress, she made sure that Mingxia lived in misery. For each day Mingxia is in the palace with Ching, Mingxue used a different way to torture Mingxia. One day it would be starving her then the next would be snakes in her bed. Mingxia went through four years of torture.
What Mingxue did not know was that since childhood Mingxia was the one jealous of her sister for being so studious and ladylike. She understood that Mingxue was actually kind, she was just a vulnerable girl controlled by jealousy. Zong Ching was the main culprit behind Mingxue's ruthless acts since he was excellent at manipulating others. As she thought away she slowly fell asleep.
The next morning Mingxia was dressed in a pale green dress and her hair was bundled up with a jade pin. She walked to her father's study and spent about two hours rummaging through the books Zong Ching had brought to the house. As expected there was a lot, practically four boxes full of the books. All the books were in top condition since father was really fond of Zong Ching. In her past lifetime, the reason her father didn't go against her demand to marry Ching was also because of this. Her father was a clever man and can usually see what the naked eye could not but he was not observant enough to realize Ching's plot for power.
Mingxia flipped through every single book in two hours, reading and processing all the information.
Her rebirth has not only given her a second chance but it also gave her a boost in her abilities. In this life she had higher stamina, pain tolerance and an increase in her IQ.
These books were quite boring, all of them were about different political incidents, droughts, wars, conflicts and such. She got up to stretch when the door opened.
”Mingxia?” Someone said. She turned around to see her father standing in the doorway with Zong Ching. Her father has a prideful smile on his face while Zong Ching had his usual blank expression. She greeted her father with a curtsy while her father chuckled when he saw how feminine his daughter is. He has heard the rumors going around the house but didn't believe them.
”What are you doing here?” He asked her as he sat down.
”Nothing really, just bored.” She answered simply.
”Does Lady Mingxia like books? I have a few that may interest you.” Ching suggested after seeing the open boxes of books on the floor.