Chapter 20 (1/2)

Chapter 20

The Forbidden City

The purple silhouette behind her disappearsWhen he co an umbrella in one hand and a shoe in the other

When she kneels earlier on, he notices that her left foot has no shoeWearing just a sock in this snoeather must have been cold

To hiirl is a little differentIndeed, different

A touch of smile floats on his lips as he shelters her from the snoith the umbrellaThe funeral queue should be for her loved oneNow that she’s in the palace, going out for the funeral is impossible

This is the true nature of the Forbidden CityIt has a kind of cruelty that will not conform to anyone

There was once a person who tried to change this cruel nature, but in the end, that person paid it with his/her life

Upon re that, he frowns

The snowfall gradually turns bigger, the funeral queue disappears fro like that under such cold weather after being bitten by a snake, she ought to fall ill soon

“It is gone” He gently says thatHe can see her delicate body treaze at the direction of the funeral queue that has long disappearedAnd then, she turns to him with a controlled expression

“Chenqie lost conduct”

She seems different from those women in the back palaceBut why does she seenation she carries in her……

No, they are not the same

Underneath that respectful and obedient appearance of hers, she carries cold indifference

“You s you sees todayDo you understand?” the words that co snow to himSeems like he too is the kind that repels other people awaySeems like he and her are the same kind of people

This is the only way he can protect himself; protect the people he wanted to protect