\"Yeah!\" I said, completely ignoring the anger in his eyes as I smiled at him. \"You have the ability to throw me into the Cold Palace! You have the ability to chop off my head!\" I just wanted to irritate him, because seeing him angry, I felt happy. \"Do you think I wouldn’t dare?\" Zach’s hand holding my neck gradually tightened, and the anger in his eyes seemed to burn me to ashes. \"Elisa Lin, do you think you can do whatever you want in front of me just because you saved me?\" I was not afraid at all. I just sneered, gritted my teeth, and replied, \"If I was given the chance to choose again, I will definitely not save you!\" If really given the chance, I’d rather choose not to have met him at all. I don\'t know if it was stimulated by my words, but the anger in Zach\'s eyes slowly turned into an inexplicable mood. The restraint on his neck gradually loosened, his hand did not let go, but instead he t
I heard that Lucille was highly favored that she could even go in and out of the Imperial Palace at will. I heard that Zach sympathized with her for being defeated by the cold and gave her the pamper of the pepper room to keep her warm. It was said that Zach visited the Changchun Palace day after day, even when he didn’t have to, he still did. He has never been to my Showa Palace again. More than a month has passed since the last time he came, and this place has finally become a real Cold Palace as I wished. The snow poured heavily, leaving a lump was two feet thick. I was born with a fear of the cold, so I stayed in bed all day and refused to move. The eunuchs and maids who served outside the courtyard probably thought I was asleep, so they leaned against the corner and chatted lazily. \"Hey, I wonder when will our wretched days end? Why does it seem like Showa Palace is becoming more and more like a Cold Palace. \"Isn\'t it alre
Cristin motioned to me with her eyes, asking me what to do. I could see that she was also struggling. I quickly calmed myself down. I knew that if I wanted to keep this child, no one should know its existence, especially the Imperial doctor. However, it is routine for Doctor Hu to check my pulse regularly every month. Moreover, even though Zach has forbidden me to go anywhere, no one treated me harshly about my daily expenses on food and clothing, and Doctor Hu still took care of my body as usual. So, what method should I think of to refuse him to check my pulse? I lowered my head and my eyes fell on the bird\'s nest soup that Cristin was still holding. I followed my guts and intuitively raised my hand to knock over the bowl in her hand. With a loud popping sound, Cristin was taken aback, surprise evident in her voice, \"My lady!\" \"Go away!\" I screamed. I was worried that it wasn\'t intense enough, so I just smashed the vase on
I stubbornly shook my head, \"No, if you don\'t promise to help me today, I won\'t get up.\" Now that I’m pregnant, Cristin wasn’t aware that I knew of her servitude to Zach. Still, I have not treated her badly over the years, otherwise, she would not have cooperated with me in that play just now. But I wasn’t at ease, so I had to ask for a guarantee. Seeing that I refused to get up, Cristin simply knelt down in front of me, her eyes were red, and her voice cracked, \"My lady, what\'s the trouble with you? You are the body of thousands of gold. You are the master of the maidservant. If the master has an order, how dare I not follow?\" She really was such a wise person. In fact, she instantly knew what I wanted to ask her the moment I knelt down to her, but unfortunately, her master was not me. \"Zach is your master,\" I looked up at her, my eyes burning, \"isn’t he?\" Cristin raised her head suddenly, her eyes were shocked, \"My l
\"Well, I, Cristin, swear to the heaven that I will never tell others about my lady’s pregnancy. If I violated it, I will pierce my body with arrows and die!\" Seeing her so dedicated, I couldn’t bear it. I quickly pulled her up from the ground, \"All right, Cristin, from now on, you and I will be on the same boat. Don\'t worry, I will protect you. As long as I am here, no one will dare bully you.\" Not even Zach. Cristin didn\'t reply to me, but rubbed my knees heartily, and asked me, \"Does it hurt, my lady?\" I smiled and shook my head, reached out my hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and comforted her, \"It doesn\'t hurt. It’s an old disease, it doesn\'t get in the way.\" But Cristin refused to believe it. She insisted on digging out the ointment left by Doctor Hu, and carefully applied three layers on the back and front of my knees before she was willing to give up. In the next few days, my pregnancy sympto
It was a long night. My brother decided to implement the plan in three days. During that time, he would try to hold Zach back, and I would need to change into the clothes of a court lady and go to the west palace gate, where someone would send me out of Yecheng overnight. After leaving the city, another person would pick me up, and then they would follow the route set by my brother to send me to a safe place. I read the plan back and forth many times and was relieved to know that it was foolproof. When things got to this point, Cristin probably also knew that I was determined to leave, so she didn\'t persuade me again. She kept silent day by day, I thought she was just worried about me. The night I left, the palace was exceptionally quiet. Cristin knelt down on the floor and helped me change clothes while telling me about the things I needed to pay attention to on the road. When she was talking, I saw her eyes become red, so I hugged her a
After looking around, I didn\'t see Zach. At this moment, my brother\'s people surrounded me. If I guessed correctly, my brother is probably also under their control now. I knew I couldn\'t retreat, so I had to raise my head to meet her gaze, \"What do you want?\" \"It’s a capital crime for the Concubine to escape without permission. Naturally, this palace was ordered by the Emperor to arrest you,\" Lucille looked at me with a look that says she has won. I laughed, \"The Empress is very serious. The Concubine has not left the city nor has she resisted. I just went out of the palace privately during the confinement period.\" She caught me and I had nothing to say. If I couldn’t escape, I would definitely not involve the entire Lin family. \"Elisa Lin, you really won’t give up until you reach your goal, huh?\" Lucille snorted, then clapped her hands. \"Bring the servant up.\" In fact, I have long thought that someone must have betra
I was shocked. I suddenly raised my head, my whole body seemed to have been struck by lightning. Lucille\'s eyes were also shocked, and her voice spoke a little louder, \"What did you say?\" Cristin didn\'t answer, but just bowed her head, \"I will leave now.\" During the whole process, she moved forward and retreated rationally and calmly, completely different from the lively and irregular appearance she had in front of me. So, was this her true face? I suddenly realized that after she has been with me for so many years, I have never truly known her. \"Then I want you to swear. Swear it with your life. Promise me that no one will know that I am pregnant!\" \"Well, I, Cristin, swear to the heaven that I will never tell others about my lady’s pregnancy. If I violated it, I will pierce my body with arrows and die!\" The old vows were ringing in my ears, but just now, in front of me, she told the whole world about my pregnan