Ying yue is a cute girl who lives on her own in a small but beautiful house on a meadow. her father disappeared when she was 3 and her mother died when she was 5 years old. Her mother thought her to read, write and play. Travellers rarely pass by th...
Maid Li and Ying Yue were in the Misty courtyard when it began to rain slightly.
The gentle breeze caressed their faces and Li was enchanted by her mistress's beauty.
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[The Misty Courtyard ]
She suddenly felt like talking to her mistress.
"Mistress, do you know about the Royal family?" Asked Li.
"Huh?.. no. I don't know that much.. why do you ask that suddenly?" Asked Yue.
"Simply.. but worry not! I will tell you all I know about the Royal family to you. Knowledge makes the work simpler, doesn't it?" She said enthusiastically and poured a cup of warm tea for Yue.
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[Do you want some tea?]
"Okay, then.. continue." Replied Yue as she sipped on the refreshing tea.
"Ok. Then here we go.." began Li as she started..
“The Former Emperor and Empress had three sons.. the eldest was ling yi , then comes Chen le, followed by the third prince wang lui.
The crown prince lingyi then married Lin yixin - the current Emperor and Empress. And they fell in love.
They had three sons even though the Empress badly wanted a daughter.
The first son was named chenshang who is really talented in both military strategies and literacy.. who excelled in anything he wants to learn. A truly gifted person.
The second son was named Leeshan and he too is really talented. He loves Archery in particular. He is one of the courageous and handsome men in our country..
The third son was named Shen. It is said he used to be silent most of the time but he has a heart full of goodness. He plays the Gu qin and is now a great general leading armies in the north.
Now coming back...
It was said the former second prince Chen le once liked yixin too.. but it was just a rumour and no one knows the truth.
But Chen le was a great military leader. And he met with the Tang empire's great general Su JianAn and they both fell in love with each other.
They were even now a really respected couple. They went to the battles together and returned with countless victories..
They had a daughter named Si Ming together.. she was known to be a beauty who travelled along with her parents around the world..
It is said she is well versed in war. And she even went to the battlefield when she was just seven year old..
And then..
The former third prince was someone whom people hated even to this day. He was someone who didn't receive doting from his parents and he grew in jealousy.
He loved a woman and wanted to over throw the former crown prince (Ling Yi) and take up his throne with the help of her.
He promised her countless treasures and how she will be his Empress. But they were only lies and this couple tried to poison our Empress in a banquet when she was carrying a child..
But luckily she was saved as well as the child.. that is chenshang.
And so the third prince and his lover were given capital punishment after it was found that it was their doing.. ”
"It is a tragic ending for him.. maybe he could have been given some parental love.. and he too would have come up as a fine young man." Voiced out Li.
"I would blame it on the Empress dowager and the Former Emperor for it though.." said maid Li as she completed the story.
Yue listened to what Li said really carefully.. she too felt a little pity for the former third prince.. but.. what can she do? It's all up to Fate.
And maybe in next life I hope he will have caring parents and doesn't have to fight for the throne and die tragically..
But the fact that chenshang would have probably died if the Empress wasn't saved in time made her feel like thousands of needles were pricking her heart..
'That was a really close call..' she thought.
Now, Yue somehow got a grasp on this Royal life and their families. She said she was tired and wanted to rest to maid Li and the latter excused herself.
Yue sat on the couch and stared out of the window as she thought 'The royal family sure is really complicated..' and she sighed.
She somehow felt stuffy inside her heart so she took her flute and played one of the most heart wrenching song she ever knew..
And someone else who was planning to visit her listened to this sad song and was mesmerized by it..
