Chapter 1356 - 1363: Situ Changge’s Impulse (2)
On the Dragon Couch
The bedding was already crumpled and wrinkled, two white brocade handkerchiefs carelessly tossed aside.
Having changed the bedding like a lost soul, The Emperor, carrying the Empress, came out from the Cleansing Room, not even glancing at her as she served on the side. He placed the Empress on the couch and carefully covered her with the blanket. Then, he too got onto the couch and pulled the bed curtains shut.
Thus, the inside of the Dragon Couch quieted down, soon followed by the even breathing of two people!
Her heart throbbed violently with pain as if it had been dug out and crushed on the ground. Yet, she told herself she must endure, she must persist. Sooner or later, he would see her...
Days passed by just like that. In the blink of an eye, she had been in the palace for over a month. During this time, she saw him every day but never had the chance to speak a word to him. As for him, he completely treated her as air, even calling Xiao Zhi for tea in the middle of the night.
She felt discouraged, wronged, and unwilling, always looking for an opportunity to catch his attention. Finally, one day, when Xiao Zhi went out to urinate, she heard a sudden scream from within the bed curtains.
What was happening? What were they yelling about? Why were the bed curtains shaking so violently? Could there be an assassin?
With this thought, she rushed over to pull open the bed curtains, anxiously inquiring: "The Emperor, how are you"