Flowers bloom without worries

Chapter 13: Understanding Her Past (2)

Ye Lanxi couldn't understand it. To be the wife of the emperor and the mother of a country was what all women dreamed of! But why didn't Ye Wuyou's elder sister marry the emperor, but she became the emperor's empress? Normally, women would want to marry the emperor and become empress, but why did she end up marrying into the palace?

Ye Lanxi knew very well that once she stepped into the deep sea of ​​the imperial palace, it would be difficult to turn back. Ye Wuyou's father and the first lady knew this very well. They loved the eldest lady so much that they naturally didn't want to let her get involved in the complicated place of the harem. After all, even if she was the queen of Chu and was in a respected position, the master and the first lady would never want to see their beloved daughter fall into it.

"At that time, the eldest daughter had already been in love with someone else. She was determined not to follow the arrangement and even threatened to die. The master and the first lady were extremely distressed and could not bear to see their daughter suffer for the rest of her life, so they racked their brains and came up with a solution: let Ye Lanxi marry in place of the eldest daughter."

"Aren't they worried that the Queen Mother and the Emperor will find out?" Ye Lanxi couldn't help but feel doubtful.

"If I'm exposed, I'll be guilty of deceiving the emperor!" Such a risky behavior is really frightening. However, facing the reality before her, she felt helpless and confused. Fate seemed to have inadvertently pushed her into an unknown situation, and she could only accept it silently.

"Of course the master knows the consequences of this being discovered, but they would rather take the risk than sacrifice the happiness of the eldest lady." Ye Lanxi showed a sarcastic smile on her face, her heart filled with endless sadness and resentment. She couldn't understand why Ye Wuyou's happiness could be sacrificed at will, while her sister's happiness was so important, even though they were both her father's daughters.

Could it be that just because her sister was their most beloved daughter, they could so ruthlessly deprive her of everything? Ye Lanxi bit her lips tightly to prevent the tears from falling. She told herself that she must not show weakness easily and must be strong to face this cruel reality.

"What happened next? Did the Emperor and the Queen Mother find out?" Ye Lanxi took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice calm.

"Later, just a few days before the wedding, the emperor suddenly came to the general's mansion. For some reason, the emperor specifically asked to marry you, Your Majesty." Jiuer replied with her head down.

"Specifically want to marry me? Why?" Ye Lanxi widened her eyes in astonishment. She really couldn't think of anything special that could attract the emperor's attention.

"Jiu'er doesn't know, maybe it's your beauty that attracted the emperor... Anyway, the emperor's action just happened to fulfill the wishes of the master and the first lady. The master readily agreed to this marriage." Hearing this, Ye Lanxi felt a chill in her heart. It turned out that Ye Wuyou was just a tool that could be used to exchange interests in her father's eyes. And the emperor who had never met was also the protagonist of another power game?

"So I married the emperor so willingly? Didn't I ever resist?" Ye Lanxi stared at Jiuer, trying to find a hint of the answer from her eyes.

Jiuer hesitated for a moment and said softly: "At that time, Miss, you seemed unwilling, but you had no choice but to obey the arrangement of fate in the end..."

Ye Lanxi closed her eyes and recalled the painful past. She remembered that she had tried to resist, but was severely punished; she had also pleaded with her father, but only received a cold response.

Now, nothing can be changed. She can only accept this fact silently and try to find her own way to survive in the power struggles in the palace...

"Your Highness, forgive me for being blunt. You have been bullied by the eldest lady since you were a child, and looked down upon by the servants at home. If it weren't for your eldest brother protecting you, I don't know how much bullying you would have suffered."

"Brother, he is the eldest lady's son."

"Yes, the eldest young master takes good care of the queen. As long as the eldest young master is here, if the queen is bullied, the eldest young master will come out to protect her at the first time."

"It's a pity that the young master is stationed at the border, so there is no one to protect the queen."

"At that time, you just wanted to escape from this home as quickly as possible, so you agreed to marry the emperor."

"You once told Jiuer that marrying the emperor might be better. Who would have thought that the emperor would torture you so much for a woman."

"Your Majesty, have you been mean to me from the beginning?"

"That's not the case. The Emperor held a grand wedding for you, His Majesty. On the wedding day, he also held a ceremony for you to become the Queen."

"At first, the emperor treated you with respect. In the eyes of outsiders, you two were very affectionate."

"Jiu'er, that's not right."

"My lady, what's wrong?"

"Didn't you say that Ye Chen is my beloved?"

"How could I willingly marry the emperor? Just because he is the emperor, should I give up the person I love?"

"If Ye Chen really loved me, how could he bear to let me marry the emperor?"

"My lady..."

"Jiu'er, tell me everything you know?"

"At first, Your Majesty disagreed. She tried to commit suicide, but failed. It wasn't until they told Your Majesty that Young Master Yechen was dead, and Your Majesty, you saw Young Master Yechen's body."

"Plus, the master begged you so hard that you finally compromised and agreed to marry the emperor."

"Impossible. If Ye Chen died, she wouldn't let me go look for Ye Chen."

"My lady, what did you say?"

"No, nothing?"

"Jiu'er, do you know what happened between Yechen and me?"

"Yeah. I know."

"Tell me about it."

"My queen, there is no end to the stories between you and Master Yechen. My queen, you are still very weak and it is getting late. You should rest now."