1068 Perplexed and Smitten 128 (2/2)
\”…\”
She got up from the couch and said, \”I'll go take a nap. Knock on my door and wake me up at 1:30.\”
\”Okay.\”
Feeling weary and exhausted, An Xiaoning lay in bed and soon drifted off to dreamland.
This time, her dream was different from the ones that she had before.
This time, she didn't take part in the events of the dream and was instead watching the scenes play out as a bystander.
She was just like a ghost that appeared amongst the crowd. She felt like she was watching a movie through the big screen.
The female lead was another form of herself.
An Xiaoning could not figure out why she had become a bystander again.
She walked toward the door and stared at the world outside, only to find that it felt extremely foreign and unfamiliar.
She turned around and tried to speak, but to no avail.
The area seemed to be somewhere inside the palace.
The other form of herself, Hua Jin, was sitting on a round table and remaining still with a straight face, as if her soul had left her body.
The door began to creak, and Xihou Jiaping, who was dressed in the emperor's robe, stood by the door. Hua Jin maintained her composure, as if she did not hear him at all.
\”Are you that upset with staying here?\”
\”…\”
\”I've already issued an edict today to raid the Prince's residence. Xihou Ling dared not even show up, and he chose to give up his residence for the sake of his own life. He chose to give you up too. You won't be happy if you're in a relationship with him!\”
\”…\”
\”Hua Jin, do you really think nothing is going to happen as long as you stay quiet?\”
He stepped forward and grabbed her chin to force her to look at him. To his disappointment, she didn't even bother looking him in the eye.
Xihou Jiaping flew into a rage and pushed her aside. \”You foolish woman who doesn't know any better!\”
Hua Jin fell onto the ground and remained still as ever, as if she was just a soulless zombie, devoid of any feelings or emotions.
He zoomed out of the door and said, \”Eunuch Shuan.\”
A delicate voice answered, \”I'm here. Your Majesty, do you have any orders for me?\” The chubby eunuch then entered.
\”Pass my edict down to everyone and start raiding Xihou Ling's residence immediately. Order Yin Aiqing to suppress all their souls and never let them reincarnate!\”
Hua Jin finally broke out of her deadpan expression and got up from the ground slowly, quivering from head to toe.
She looked down and pulled up her sleeve to gaze at the jade bangle on her wrist. Her teardrops landed on the bangle, drop by drop.
\”You once said that unless you're dead, you won't leave your people in the lurch, be it your bodyguard, your servant, or your woman… if you're no longer around, what's the point of me living…\” she murmured.
An Xiaoning watched as Hua Jin stood up and staggered toward the window.
Although An Xiaoning had already found out beforehand that her previous incarnation jumped to her death, she could not help but feel her emotions getting out of control when she witnessed it with her very own eyes.
She tried to stop Hua Jin, only to realize that her hands would simply pass through the latter's body.
At this very moment, it dawned on her that this place was probably the alleged balcony.