Chapter 282 - 280. I Will Win Her Heart Back I (1/2)
Third-person POV
Weisheng stood dignifiedly as he stared the slowly darkened sky, Meiyun and Di Shang soundlessly waited for Weisheng to open his tight-lipped mouth. The rustling sound of the leaves enhanced the loneliness that exuded from Weisheng's broad shoulder.
The Di husband and wife pair knew well that currently, Weisheng was still processing the current situation. Weisheng didn't know how to express himself therefore his silence was enough to show the turmoil in his heart.
Weisheng was overjoyed the moment his eyes caught the sight of Hong er but his excitement only ended up hurting Hong er. Just as he had thoroughly planned to bring Hong er back with him so that she could recuperate in a more familiar place and the place where he could watch over her, the Royal Palace, his plan instantly shattered into pieces when Hong er showed her unwillingness to follow him.
Of course, Weisheng would never do anything that against Hong er's will and now, he was in contemplation of what he supposed to do to convince Hong er that he only wanted her to stay by her side so that he could protect her, the thing that he failed to do 13 years ago.
Even after thinking it over and over again, nothing came up to his mind. Thus, he decided to divert his attention to the couple that stood behind him.
”How is the Empress doing?” Weisheng asked in a low voice.
”Her Majesty Empress is still the same as she was 13 years ago, the only thing that different is that she has amnesia. No…” Meiyun's words froze in the middle sentence as her brows furrowed in contemplation.
Weisheng and Di Shang turned their eyes to Meiyun in confusion.
”…it is more likely a memory manipulation,” Meiyun said firmly as if she was sure about it.
”Memory manipulation? Why do you say so?” Di Shang asked.
Weisheng's brows knitted into a frown as if he was questioning Meiyun with his eyes. Both Weisheng and Di Shang trusted what Meiyun stated, but they never encountered this kind of magic or spell before which could manipulate one's memory.
”En, when I asked Her Majesty Empress about her past, she told me that she was an orphan and raised in an ordinary orphanage. She met her husband who was a farmer and got married 2 years after they got together. She was pregnant with their only child not long after their marriage but unfortunately, her husband died on the battlefield as he was listed as a frontline soldier. Due to the shock from the news about her husband's death, she suffered a miscarriage.” Meiyun explained with her firm voice.
Weisheng and Di Shang looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never anything like this before. The story that Meiyun told them was like a whole different person.
”Does Her Majesty Empress know how she got here?” Di Shang asked.
”Her Majesty Empress had no clue why and how she suddenly arrived at this place. She said that her vision darkened without a reason and the moment she woke up, most of her senses were gone together with the child in her w.o.m.b.” Meiyun said with a solemn expression.
Although this wasn't the real thing that happened to Hong er, the memory that had been manipulated still would leave a deep scar in Hong er's heart thus Meiyun felt pity when she heard Hong er's forlorn voice.
”Gladly, after a physician examined Her Majesty Empress's body, nothing is out of normal. Even her psychology is stable, this is truly a piece of good news amidst her the whole ordeal that she went through.” Meiyun said in relief.
Di Shang nodded his head in agreement while Weisheng's lips were pressed into a straight line. The three of them were pondering how to bring Hong er back to the Royal Palace with her consent. Thus Di Shang turned his eyes to Meiyun who understood Hong er than he does.
”What do you think we should do to convince Her Majesty Empress to go back to the Royal Palace?” Di Shang asked Meiyun.