Chapter 140 - 138. Unravelling the Identity III (1/2)

Third person POV

Hong er's voice could freeze the whole lake. Her usual smile disappeared and replaced with a scowl.

Hong er: ” If Your Majesty truly is Sheng ge then please forgive Chen qie if the words that Chen qie will say offended Your Majesty.”

Hearing Hong er didn't call him Sheng ge like how she always did in the past despite knowing his identity was too much for his fragile heart.

Hong er: ” Do Your Majesty know how it feels to be left by the person they love?”

Weisheng: ” E-en.”

Hong er: ” Then that person resurrected from the death like a miracle, isn't that surprising?'

Weisheng: ” In-indeed it is.”

Hong er: ” Forced to marry someone you don't know. To be in the position of choosing between her promise with her lover or the life of her whole family is really tough. At the end of the day, you choose your family's safety and had prepared to live in guilt.”

Hong er stopped her sentence and focused on her hand.

Hong er: ” And you realized that your whole family and that person planned everything behind your back without you knowing anything?”

Weisheng: ”…”

Weisheng furrowed his brows as he blamed himself, in his heart he kept telling himself if he could just tell her everything then this wouldn't happen. He clenched his hand until his knuckles turned white, how is he supposed to explain everything to Hong er.

While he was contemplating about his life without Hong er, white small hands slowly reached out to his clenched hands. Those small hands massaged the big rough hands to loosened up its grip.

Hong er: ” Don't clench Your Majesty's hands like that, you will hurt yourself.”

Weisheng studied Hong er's face, even though she wasn't smiling, her cold eyes had gone and now it was the usual tranquil Hong er. Even though she was extremely upset with Weisheng lying to her, she still loves him and cares about him. Not to mention, seeing Weisheng's guilty face made her heart softened. She almost laughed at his pitiful expression, it felt like she saw a big dog who was kicked out by its master with its tail and ears flopped down.

Hong er caressed the calluses in his hands while pondering if she should forgive him or not. Eventually, the kind-hearted Hong er couldn't stay angry for a long time, she sighed in defeat. On the other side, the over-thinking Weisheng thought that Hong er was disappointed in him and thinking about leaving his side.

He didn't want her to leave but considering the lies that he had told Hong er all these years, he felt that it was already very kind of Hong er to just leave him without killing him off. However, imagining that another man would hit on his wife when he was not there beside her made his blood boil.

Hong er: ” Your Majesty…”

Weisheng took a deep breath and closed his eyes, he didn't dare to look at Hong er's disappointed face, afraid that it would haunt him for the rest of his life. He was ready to hear Hong er's rejection.

Weisheng: ' I'm ready!!.... or not?'

Hong er didn't know his questioning face if he was ready or not to hear Hong er's deadly words as she was too busy staring at his rough hands.

Hong er: ” Chen qie doesn't blame Your Majesty. Chen qie knew that Your Majesty has a reason for doing this. After knowing Your Majesty for many years, Chen qie could see that inside of that cold demeanor is a kind hearted ruler.”

Weisheng widened his eyes as he didn't hear any word of leaving the palace. He whipped up his head to look at Hong er's eyes directly.

Weisheng: ” Yo-you are staying, right?”

Hong er: ” Hm?”

Hong er tilted her head in confusion. But unknown to her, her head tilting action causes the man in front of her fanboying.

Weisheng: ' My god, so cute.'

Weisheng: ” Ehem! I-I mean, you are not going to leave the palace after knowing the truth right?”

Hong er: ” Hm? Why would I do that?”

And now, Weisheng sighed in relief, he was just too over-thinking about anything that related to Hong er.