At a young age, barely fourteen, Xiao Xing become the youngest concubine. She goes through the normal twelve months of beauty treatment before meeting the Emperor in his bed chamber.
Litttle did the Emperor nor the palace guards know that Xiao Xing would lurked in the night and sneak out heading towards her town to visit her family. Her brothers would stood out all night with a torch in their hands waiting and leading the way home for their sister.They are waiting for her coming but at the same time her parents are saddened by their precious daughter's fate. It isn't the life that her parents dreamt of her having. The life to be just dolled up for the Emperor's pleasure. Amidst all that, Xiao Xing reassured them that she is highly praised by the Emperor and given much favour due to her contribution on agricultural reformation. Seeing that her parents and siblings not experiencing hunger and cold, Xiao Xing is contented even if it means seeing them momentarily.
Before dawn broke over the valley, Xiao Xing needs to get back to her chamber.
How time flies. It has been 10 months now. The Emperor decided to display his abundant wealth for 90 days. As if not enough, it is followed by a seventh day feast. Such lavish display of power indeed.
On the seventh day, the Emperor summon his Queen to the banquet. The Queen possesses the most beautiful face and body amongst all the noble women in the land. The Emperor wanted to display her beauty for all men to see. But the Queen declined. She felt insulted by such act of the Emperor. She felt as if she's treated as a concubine and not as a wife. The Emperor's pride is hurt, but as not to lose face, he summoned all his Consorts to entertain the guests with a dance at the banquet, and also to display their beauty to all people present.
The Emperor is rumored to have eyes only for statuesque beauty. Seeing all her twenty-three concubines in a parade of grandeur, the rumor became a fact. Xiao Xing is one of them. She is dressed in a robe of bright blue and yellow with embroidered images of phoenix mixed with flower patterns. The neckline of her dress was made of gold filament and decorated with pearls and jade ornaments. A light pink silk flower ornament hang just right beside her temples. Her court dress and ornaments expresses Xiao Xing's calm and peaceful temperament; extremely simple yet magnificent. Needless to say, she finds favour in the Emperor's eyes. As she matures into a fine lady, her beauty and grace is incomparable. Xiao Xing knows too well the Emperor's taste for women, so she hides her assets as much as she can. Although the Emperor had his eyes on her, she is confident that she will never be taken to the royal bedchamber. Not tonight.
The Queen is informed by a Lady of the Court about a certain beauty that pleases so much his husband. Her Majesty was enrage. She felt belittle in comparison to the beauty of a peasant-born commoner. As quick as lightning, the Queen rushes to the social hall where the banquet is held. Much to her surprised, Consort Xiao Xing is seated at the left side of His Majesty. That is the Queen's spot.
Without being acknowledge, the Queen approach the Royal table. The Emperor was puzzled. How dare you show your face at this majestic banquet without being summoned? Inquired the Emperor. I feel sorry for disobeying your command My Emperor so I am here to rectify my action. Said the Queen. Fool! You cannot undone the damage you've created. How dare you bite the hands that nourished you for years. You will be banish from the palace! This is your punishment! This is my decree! The voice of the Emperor echoed for too long atound the cold corners of the Royal Palace. Even the crows felt His Majesty's fury, they've chosen not to utter a single caw.
A throne without a Queen, the palace has a mourning aura. An Emperor without a Queen, the heart felt sorrow; the bed seems so icy cold. Then the still images of Xiao Xing in her magnificent court dress played in the Emperor's mind. A grin is formed at the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Xing dressed in floral red and all dolled up after being bathe luxuriously in rose and jasmine waters is being escorted on her way to the Emperor's bedchamber. The time she dreaded the most has finally arrived. The consummation is only seconds away. The moment Xiao Xing set foot into the Emperor's bedchamber, she will lose what she holds very important to her; but as the Emperor promised her a while ago, she may get the crown. She releases a deep sigh.
Sitting on the center of the bed, the Emperor slowly remove her veil. Then he unbuttoned her robe and lay her unto the bed. The Emperor is pleased to what he is seeing. He is enjoying every inch of it. He then slowly kiss her heel, her calf, her thighs while his hand fondly caresses her spine.
All Xiao Xing could do is close her eyes while her body arches to the deep, tingling, unexplanable pleasure the kisses bring.
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The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo
Fiction HistoriqueAncient China: Emperor Zhu lost the Mandate of Heaven. There were famines, flooding on the Yangtze River, drought, bubonic plaque pandemic and countless rebellions that claims tens of millions of lives. These catastrophes' were seen as signs that th...
