Elizabeth was welcomed into the palace. Waiting for the carriage to stop at the palace gates, Elizabeth stepped out of the carriage with the help of a maidservant, looking at the simple and elegant bedroom. Another maidservant proceeded to bow to her. \"Your Maidservant humbly welcomes the Empress.\" The voice was familiar. It was Ermengarde Qui was still here. \"Ermengarde, get up quickly.\" Elizabeth hugged her. Soon, her old maidservant led her into her chamber. Arthur Mu had thoughtfully made sure her bedroom faced beautiful scenery. Though he didn’t know it was her all these years, he had still remembered how much she enjoyed plum trees. Outside, eunuchs were busy planting plum trees. “This is Barbara Liu, one of the palace maids. The Emperor has ordered her to and serve the Queen.\" Ermengarde Qiu introduced the 15-year-old maidservant, who knelt down to Elizabeth. \"I am maidservant Barbara Liu, here to serve the E
In a few days, thirty beauties were found and twenty-six of them agreed to live in the harem. At noon, accompanied by Ermengarde and Barbara, Elizabeth strolled in the imperial palace. In the distance, groups of young concubines talked and laughed in the pavilion. Because Elizabeth didn\'t go out often, and these concubines, they didn’t know her. The quiet woman who had a ferocious scar on her cheek was their Queen, but they had no idea. \"Look at her, who is that woman? The scar on her face is really frightening. \" \"No, I don\'t know how she was allowed into the palace.\" Elizabeth ignored the whispering but Ermengarde did not let it get past her. \"How presumptuous,\" Ermengarde loudly noted. \"You concubines are so disrespectful. How can you not kneel down when you see the Empress?\" The young concubines were terrified and stunned for a long time. They immediately knelt on the ground and dropped their heads in fear.
Arthur could not dispute this. After all, he had caused her a lot of pain. In a way, he was the one who had changed her. No matter how cold she was to him, he went to visit her and share a meal with her every day. Numerous valuable jewelry were sent to Elizabeth, and she had access to all the best fabrics before everyone else was allowed to get any. Arthur Mu did his best to make Elizabeth happy. Though he sent her a lot of jewelry and fabrics, he never saw Elizabeth wear them. Her clothes were made of simple materials. Unintentionally, it made him admire her all the more. Today was a very busy day, and Arthur Mu was a little late in visiting Elizabeth. As he walked towards her garden, he noticed her standing outside. \"Elizabeth, how can you stand outside so late?\" Elizabeth stood alone in the yard. The wind blew her hair. He walked over and untied his robe and put it around her. He wrapped Elizabeth in his arms. \"So it\'s warm
For nearly a month, Arthur Mu did not step into Elizabeth’s palace. However, he never slept with any of the concubines. Every night, he simply went to bed alone. \"My Queen, please don\'t be angry with the Emperor. Even the slaves and maidservants can see how much the Emperor cares about you.\" As Ermengarde accompanied Elizabeth in the yard, the maidservant couldn\'t stop sighing. She really didn\'t understand. Before they came to the palace, Duchess would always scheme to grab the Lord’s favor. Now that they were together and Duchess was no more, everyone knew that the Emperor only loved the empress. The concubines who entered the palace have started to get lonely and doubt themselves. \"Ermengarde Qui, you don\'t understand.\" Elizabeth looked around the courtyard. The color of spring was everywhere except for her face. Though she sat out in the sun everyday, she was pale and looked sickly. \"Please tell your maidserva
In fact, Barbara Liu had noticed Arthur Mu outside long before Elizabeth asked her to send him back. But as a servant, Barbara Liu didn\'t dare talk to Arthur Mu without permission. This time, she had her orders. Confidently, she walked out of the bedroom and spoke to Arthur Mu. \"Emperor, it\'s getting late. Let me take you back to Longyin palace.\" Arthur Mu, who had nearly drunk himself to oblivion, looked at Barbara Liu and mistook her for Elizabeth. He doesn\'t understand what she said, he simply took her hand. Barbara Liu was flattered, but she said nothing, afraid that her voice will make Arthur Mu come to hs senses. \"You and I will go back to Longyin palace together,\" Arthur Mu said drunkenly. The royal butler and all the other servants looked on in surprise. Everyone looked up and saw Elizabeth standing by the window. The Royal Butler didn\'t know what to say. Elizabeth closed the window as she stared the Royal
\"Creak --!\"Elizabeth who had been waiting outside the door, gently pushed it open. \"Elizabeth, you...\" Arthur Mu never thought that Elizabeth would come at this time. He froze on the bed and didn\'t know what to say. \"My Emperor, I came to check on you.\" Elizabeth didn\'t acknowledge Barbara Liu lying on the ground at all. She took the initiative to go to Arthur Mu and helped him dress and bundle his hair. And the more she was like this, the more uncomfortable Arthur Mu was. He knew that she had seen it, and he knew that it could not be concealed. After she tied up her hair for him, he took her cold hand and asked softly, \"What brings you here today? Why are your hands still so cold? I\'ll send for the doctor to check on you.\" Elizabeth didn\'t take back her hand. \"Yesterday, I ordered my maid to send the Emperor back to his palace. The maid didn\'t come back all night so I went to come and have a look.\"
Arthur finally began to sleep with his harem. Soon, more and more concubines were called from the harem to serve the Emperor He stayed away from Elizabeth. Though she sat on the Queen\'s seat, everyone in knew that the Emperor had not stepped into her palace for three months. The concubines who were lucky enough to have caught his eye, had neither time nor the heart to ridicule Elizabeth. All were busy trying to conceive the Emperor\'s offspring. So far none had gotten pregnant. Everyone knew, whoever was the first to conceive would get an unspeakable honor. Elizabeth did not get any good news from the harem. However, Barbara had started vomiting and seemed unable to eat. Elizabeth sent for the imperial doctor, and was very happy to hear the good news that she had been pregnant for three months. All of a sudden, the palace exploded. Ermengarde looked at Elizabeth anxiously. Now the Emperor didn\'t want to deal with the empress. In additio
In the evening, Arthur Mu did as he had promised. Elizabeth, who seemed happy the whole time, sent all the maids and eunuchs away. Her smiling face gradually showed her signs of weakness. As she sat alone, she mused. In fact, she felt more pain than she had ever felt before, but part of it was because she had to do her best to hide it. And part of it was because she had nowhere to go, there was no turning back for her. It was better to let Arthur Mu hate her like he had always hated her. Hate is always more comfortable than regret. All night long, she stood in the open hall, looking at the closed door not far away, gazing at it quietly. Her tears flowed and dried, dried and flowed, repeatedly. Although Arthur Mu was lying in bed in the inner room, he couldn’t sleep for a long time. He looked at the door from time to time. For a moment, he even wanted to push the door and go out. But, what then, if he goes out? She won\'t be there waiting f