"Your Majesty you've come to visit me?" Empress Yi's gentle and pretentious voice pierce.

After the quarrel between Duke Su and His Majesty, The emperor head straight to Empress Yi's palace.

Empress Yi smile in triumph. She thought her plan had gone very well as the look on the emperor is very mad.

She even prepare some snack and tea to ease the emperor's anger. Never did she know that the anger he is feeling right now is towards her.

Before anyone could comprehend, a sound of slap booming in the room. Empress Yi's face turn bright red.

"How cruel can you be?" The disappointment is very visible. The emperor's hand is shaking. He never thought that he would hit a woman. But now he feel nothing but rage upon empress Yi's doing.

"Your Majesty what are you talking about?" Still feigning her innocent, Empress Yi pretend to not know anything.

"How could you? How could you poison a young boy who just lost his mother? I didn't know you were this evil!" The emperor screamed in anger.

"If you hadn't ignore me, it wouldn't have happened! If you have loved me even for once it wouldn't happened!" Empress Yi cried out.

Back then, she was just a young lady who fell for a man who didn't love her back. She was just a young girl who was hoping for him to love her back.

But she turned into an evil person who knows no end of it. She just to want to overpower everything.

At the end of the day, we are just a victim of our own story.

A chaotic voice sounded through the prison. All of the criminals ear perks up when they heard a guard rushing in towards the young lady's prison.

"Miss! Miss! Bad news and good news!" The guard panting while spitting out the words.

Xu Ling Ai who just had a nap woke up abruptly. Her eyes still seems bloodshot from the short nap she took.

"Bad news first!" She panicked as she knows bad things had definitely happened.

"Duke Su ignore your words! He crashed into His Majesty's chamber! And everyone heard a commotion and quarrel happening inside the palace!" The guard fearing the wrath the servants will be facing soon.

"Shit! Li Zhao definitely has gone crazy! Told him to stay put but he didn't. Now what am I going to do?" Xu Ling Ai started to think while feeling stressed. She don't want to cause a duel between a father and his son.

"Anyway what is the good news?!" She asked in frustrations.

"You have been released and Duke Su's is waiting for you outside." Once that being said, Xu Ling Ai slap the guy on the arms.

"Why didn't you say that earlier? Now open the old lock! Faster!" Xu Ling Ai slap her own forehead at the young guard's naiveness.

"Anyway thank you for your help through the whole day! I will come and visit you if I have free time! Take care!" Xu Ling Ai ran out the prison.

The guard scratch his head at Xu Ling Ai's words. He still don't know who she is.

"They said Duke Su's Princess Consort is being held in the prison. That means SHE IS THE PRINCESS CONSORT!" The guard was about to faint when he finally put the pieces together.

On the other hand, Xu Ling Ai sprint outside the prison to met a familiar broad back. She couldn't see his face.

"Li Zhao." Xu Ling Ai knew he is in despair. All because of her carelessness.

"I'm so sorry. This is all because of me.." She feel so guilty. His efforts has went down in waste.

"But I succeed in making the poison! All we need to do now is to produce the antidote! You trust me isn't you?" His silence killed her. She feel weird that he hadn't even turn to look at her.

"You are still mad?" Xu Ling Ai grab his sleeve and pull it a bit.

"You have no idea how mad I am right now. You had the nerves to instruct Gu Mama to hide it from me! Have you ever thought about me?!" Li Zhao finally turn around with bloodshot red eyes. His voice was totally booming.

Instead of feeling scared, Xu Ling Ai gasps when she witness the bare face which he always cover using his scary masks. Before this, seeing it in their private room feels normal.

However, watching his bare face in broad daylight in public feel very sentimental. She knew how much courage he took to do it.

"Y-you take it off?" A tear unknowingly fell off from her eyes. She is proud of him but she also knew that it is partly because of her. It fed her some guiltness. She could see the worries from his eyes.

"Are you alright?" Xu Ling Ai whispered cupping his face. She wanted to make sure he is sure of his decision.

"I should be the one who asked you that." Li Zhao wipe her tears gently. He knew she feel guilty. But he did it also for himself. He had accepted himself.

"You look more handsome this way." Xu Ling Ai laugh trying to cheer him up.

Li Zhao glare at her and said, "Don't do that again."

"Do what?" She innocently asked.

"Putting yourself in danger. You could have just tell them about my secret. Because I don't care about it as long as you're safe." He seriously said.

"You know me right? I will save myself no matter what happen. And I will also keep your secret until I cure you. And I don't want you to fight with anyone for my sake." She smile encouraging him. Xu Ling Ai is somehow afraid that if one day comes a day where she left, Li Zhao will be left alone.

"Will you really be okay without your masks? I don't want you to do this only for me." She stare directly into his eyes.

"Emotion. The thing I have never felt until you came. At first, I thought I might do this for you but I did this also for myself. I finally had the courage to face myself." They smile at each other walking out the palace walking hand by hand.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Xu Ling Ai couldn't stop asking that.

"Yes as long as you are by my side." He casually replied.

She laugh at his respond. He really had change. He becomes someone who is rather playful. And she loves to see that he no longer keep it to himself.

"What do we do next? The people would be greatly shock by the time they saw you."

"Let them be. Also I think you promise me to reward me." Li Zhao seriously look at her.

"When did I promise you? But since you had done a lot of things for me, then I will reward you. Tell me what you want!" Xu Ling Ai curiously look up at his tall form.

"Anything?" He asked making sure she is sure of her decision. She hummed in response.

"But don't asked for a very expensive things, I don't have that much money!" She added before she he could state his wish.

Li Zhao chuckled before leaning down. His face lean closer to her face. She gulped in nervousness.

"A kiss a day. Then this lord will be very satisfied." He state it sensually. Xu Ling Ai panick and stumbled on her feet.

"In the broad daylight! Since when did you become shameless about this kind of things?" She scold him.

"It's not like we haven't kissed before." Li Zhao pretend to sulked.

Xu Ling Ai sigh at his childishness. She cupped his face and brought his face a bit down. She quickly land a peck on his lips.

"Done! Satisfy?"

"That's a peck, not a kiss. This lord will kindly let you pass today, but not the day after this. I will need a proper kiss. You might as well prepare yourself for a long and hot one." Li Zhao smile at her red face.

Xu Ling Ai slapped his back as he keep laughing at her reaction. They spend the day laughing to divert their attention from the people's opinions.

I will try to slowly update this story to end it properly. I am so sorry for the pending.

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