Chapter 8 - Emperor QiLing (2/2)
He stared at her in silence as he recovered from his unrealistic fantasy, his brows furrowed slightly at her interruption before walking towards her forgotten shoes and socks.
He picked them up, checking them thoroughly before putting it on her carefully, “This place, though beautiful, is filled with many different types of wild beasts,” He warned her sternly, helping her get on her feet, “This is not a place you should linger at.”
“Why are you here then, second brother?” She asked curiously, wondering if he had done something to her MeMe, resulting in her long disappearance.
They walked hand-in-hand as he lead her back to the crowd, he was much more taller than her for each of his step were two of her steps, he slowed down immediately when he realized that his little sister was struggling to keep up.
“I took a walk with his majesty for he wanted to attend the party…” He relied calmly after a slight pause.
His majesty! Yan Luan thought excitedly, If I recall correctly, the current emperor is my cousin, isn’t he Emperor QiLing? The most pitiful emperor in history.
“Is his majesty even allowed to leave his palace? Didn’t the queen dowager disallow it?”
If her memories served her correctly, the reason her cousin was saddest emperor ever existed was because of his mother.
In their country, there was an ancient custom passed down through generations, when the new emperor takes the throne, his birth mother would be killed, while the wet nurse would be crowned as the queen dowager. This was to prevent the birth mother of the emperor to take advantage of her position and authority to seize control of the emperor.
But when Emperor QiLing was throned, his mother, Chu MiaoZi, refused to obey the law and with the help of her strong family and the country’s best strategist, Wang Yong. Together, they murdered the supposedly crowned wet nurse, Feng Shi in cold blood and took control of the entire palace, treating even her own son, the emperor, as a puppet.
According to history, Queen Dowager Chu was an extremely infamous character, but she would eventually be pulled down from her high position by the current Prime Minister, the strategist that conspired with her from before.
“What is on your mind, little sister?” A voice sounded nearby, “His majesty is awaiting your answer.”
“Hm? His majesty?” Yan Luan raises her head and blinked in surprise when she saw a young man sitting nearby on a rock, he looked most sixteen.
The young man was wearing a golden coat, a color only an emperor could wear, and the jade that hanged from his waist shone with brilliance.
“Ah Luan, I have heard rumors that your personality changed after that incident,” Emperor QiLinh chuckled curiously at her blank stare, patting her head gently like a big brother, “I had my doubts but now that I’ve seen you in person, it seems that the rumors were not exaggerated after all!”
Yan Luan’s heart clenched at the thought of this wonderful man’s imminent death at the hands of Yan Jing…
Characters mentioned in this chapter:
Yan Luan – Title “Mi Yang Weng Zhu”, the daughter of the imperial princessYan Jing – Eldest brother of Yan LuanYan Dao – Second brother of Yan LuanElder Imperial Princess – Title “Princess Yong Kang”, favorite and respected aunt of the current emperorEmperor Ming – grandfather of Emperor QiLingEmperor Shun – father of Emperor QiLingEmperor QiLing – current emperor, the nephew of Princess Yong KangMeMe – an old servant who serves Yan Luan.Queen Dowager Chu – birth mother of Emperor QiLing and sister of Lord Chu. She treats the emperor as her puppet and ruled the kingdom behind the scenes