Third-person POV Meiyun and Di Shang were sitting without uttering a single
word in their carriage. Meiyun slowly scooted closer to Di Shang and rested her
head on his shoulder to make his heart melt a tiny bit. And it worked perfectly
on Di Shang, a slight arch on the corner of his lips could be seen if one look
closely. Nonetheless, Di Shang still insistently ignored Meiyun''s obvious
behavior. Meiyun puffed out her cheeks in annoyance and decided to go all out
as this method wasn''t enough to make Di Shang look over her. She hopped on
Di Shang''s lap and pouted while glaring at him. "What?" Di Shang asked nonchalantly. "Are you angry?" Meiyun poked Di Shang''s cheek. "En." Di Shang gave Meiyun an extremely short and simple
answer. Meiyun sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder. She
played with his hand and started, "You know…I lied too many times to everyone
around me. It is not that I want to but I have to." Di Shang looked downwards and took Meiyun''s hands that were
twiddling his fingers, "Sometimes, we have no choice." Meiyun bit her lips as she felt that she finally found
someone that she could really lean on, someone who wouldn''t judge her for what
she did which she actually didn''t want to do. "My father is a bandit…so is Huayun''s," Meiyun muttered
because she fears that this fact would make Di Shang disgusted of her. "But with we have a different mother." Meiyun continued. Di Shang stayed silent as he attentively listened to Meiyun
telling him her past. "Huayun''s mother was my father''s main wife while my mother
is just one of his numerous hostages that he caught from raiding villages. In
her village, my mother was known for her beauty and braveness, she sacrificed
herself for her village but my father broke his promise that he made with my
mother and continued to destroy her village." Meiyun tightened her grip. Di Shang hugged her
tighter in his embrace that it made Meiyun chuckle, "Don''t worry, it is not me
who bear this pain but it was my mom. Nevertheless, hearing her having such a
betrayal still makes my heartache." "En, everything is
in the past, we are living in the present. No need to keep reminding oneself of
the sad past." Di Shang comforted Meiyun by using his most gentle voice. "En, they are all in
the past, that''s why I never want to bring it up," Meiyun replied. "If you feel
uncomfortable telling me your past then it is okay if you don''t tell me." Di
Shang said as he never thought that Meiyun''s past would be very deep and not a
happy one like how she always displayed on the outside. "No, I want to tell
you. I do this on my own accord and some things can''t be hidden forever. If
I have to choose who I want to tell this to, then it would be you, the one who
will accompany me throughout my entire life." Meiyun smiled softly. A familiar feeling
rose up within Di Shang''s heart, he looked away as he tried to hide his
reddened ears, ''I fell for her once again.'' "Shang Tang? Why are
your face is so red?" Meiyun asked as she touched his warm face. "Nothing, continue."
Di Shang shook his head but didn''t refuse Meiyun''s touch. "If you feel sick anywhere,
tell me. Okay?" Meiyun coaxed. "En," Di Shang
nodded his head. With that, Meiyun
continued her story, "My mother was captured and locked in my father''s base. Because
of her beauty, he spent a few nights with my mother without his main wife''s
knowledge. Not long after that she got pregnant and my father left her as soon
as knew about it. Because of his main
wife had a hard time having a child, she was pregnant with 3-month-old
babies while my mother was almost in labor. She knew about my mother''s
pregnancy because she heard the servants gossiping about a woman who was giving birth. At first, she was very jealous of my mother but she couldn''t do anything
about it as she was also quite powerless compared to my father. I was born and 6
months later followed by Huayun and her dead sister who died during labor.
Huayun''s mother went crazy and started to hallucinate as if she still had two
daughters. My father who couldn''t stand her crazed behavior snatched the baby
me from my mother and told his main wife that I am her first daughter which
explains why I am bigger in size than Huayun at that time. Anyone in the right
mind wouldn''t believe a 6 month old baby as their newborn baby, however, she
had lost her mind and proclaimed that I am her daughter. And that''s how I
became Huayun''s twin sister." Di Shang furrowed
his brows as there was one question that was bugging him, "Then how about your
biological mother? How did you know everything as you were supposed to be a
baby?" The corner of her
lips arched in a wide smile when a figure appeared on her mind, "My mother
couldn''t accept the fact that her daughter, the only purpose that she kept
living was snatched from her. So every night, she would sneak into the baby
room and b.r.e.a.s.tfed me and Huayun. She would rock me
side to side until I fell asleep. Although I can''t remember much about her face
at that time, I could recognize her calming scent as clear as day. She never
stopped visiting me until one day she was found out. My mother was punished
and was put into a house arrest. Gladly my father didn''t kill her because he
felt somewhat wasteful to kill a beauty such as my mother. After I can run and
talk freely, I went to find her on my own. I sneaked out from the main
residence at night and played with her till dawn. She would wait for me
in front of the dog hole that I use to slip into her residence and her face would
light up like the moon in the middle of the dark sky. She was restrained with
multiple chains because she always tried to break off the chain. Every night, I would
lean my head on her lap and she would sing me a lullaby song while caressing my
hair. I had always loved her discernible scent, it made me feel safe. She would
keep saying how much she loves me and how much she wanted to take me away from
this horrible place even if it cost her life. She said that she didn''t
hate Huayun''s mother as she took care of me like her own daughter and she could
sympathize with her pain of losing one''s child after the struggle of having a
child. And the one that she resents the most was my father who brought her into
this mess. The day before he came,
my mother told me everything about this which made me instantly hate my father
who I used to look up to." A crystal tear trickled down Meiyun''s cheek. "He?" Di Shang
asked. "En, he is my grim
reaper and also my savior," Meiyun answered. Di Shang knitted his
brows as he couldn''t fully understand Meiyun''s words. "He is His Majesty
Emperor," Meiyun said. Di Shang''s face scrunched
up into an expression full of puzzlement. He thought how could an event that
happened long ago be related to Weisheng, but he said to himself that he
shouldn''t make an opinion without hearing the full explanation. "I know you are
confused, actually me too. So it went on like this. He came to my father''s base
with a large group of skilled soldiers which I assume the elite forces. He annihilated
the whole clan including my mother who was trapped inside the side residence. Me and Huayun
struggled to escape from the mountain but failed miserably. Huayun collapsed
from inhaling too much smoke and I who was also on the verge of collapsing was
struck by a horse. At that moment, I felt
like I was going to die. But there was someone revived me with his power and
with this power, I can live such a long life with this damaged body hahaha~ Not
long ago, I found out it was His Majesty Emperor who saved me and I requested
him for more power as I felt my body deteriorated over time and I couldn''t
protect Her Majesty Empress with this weak body. Therefore, he gave
me some of his power and he said I could use this power to open a portal for
him in an urgent moment. That''s why you probably noticed the powerful wave of
dark power that came from here because I opened the portal by using his and
our son''s power." Meiyun explained calmly. Di Shang actually didn''t
bother too much about the detail but when he heard that Meiyun''s body was
deteriorating, his body moved as fast as the wind. "Why do you say your
body is deteriorating?! What happened?!" Di Shang inquired with a visible concern
on his face "Even if you asked
me, I don''t know how to explain it to you. I occasionally got a nosebleed and I would
feel really light-headed as if I am going to pass out at any moment." Meiyun
described what she had been through. "Have you ever told
anyone about this? Did you get any medical treatment for this?!" Di Shang
became more and more desperate. "N-no…I have to be
by Her Majesty Empress''s side every second so I can''t afford to do that and no
one found out that I suffered these things." Meiyun said timidly because she
was kind of scared by Di Shang''s deep voice. Di Shang exhaled in
distress as he couldn''t believe that Meiyun hid such a big thing from everyone
else. "I don''t care what
you are going to say. We are going home, getting you treated. You MUST NOT do
any heavy labor, you MUST NOT drink any alcohol, you have to wear two layers of
coat whenever you go out. Look! Your fingers are so cold! If you don''t take
care of yourself, who would?!" Di Shang lectured. "You will," Meiyun
smiled. "Of course I will!
If it is not me then who?! Quit with the talking, take a rest, I will wake you
up when we arrive." Di Shang sighed. "En," Meiyun closed her
eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep in Di Shang''s warm embrace.