The Destiny that Hasn't Ended

CHAPTER 4 "RIVAL"

Miss, Prince Yuan asked to meet with you" Nao Yu told him that Yuan had been waiting outside.

"Prince Yuan?" muttered Lin Zi slightly thought as she sat down on her bed.

"Zi'er" called Yuan who had barged in.

"Honor to the 5th prince" Nao Yu said in a salute.

"Zi'er.I just heard you fell unconscious so I'm coming here right away" Yuan said as he sat on the edge of Lin Zi's bed.

Lin Zi was silent.

"Zi'er?" call Yuan back to look at Lin Zi who was still speechless.

Yuan saw the food on Lin Zi's table that was still intact, he looked at Nao Yu.

"Miss has been unwilling to eat since lunch" Nao Yu said, noticing Yuan's gesture of gaze.

"Zi'er, if this keeps you sick. Tell you what, come with me"

"Where?"

"Already come, come on" Yuan said as he pulled Lin Zi's hand.

"Tu.wait a minute, I'll put on my shoes first"

Yuan pulled him towards the back of the palace and up the steep hill.

"Actually we go where, I'm tired" said Lin Zi panting while still walking uphill and pulling up her skirt so as not to disturb her walking.

His sweat poured because he had never before expended energy to climb a high hill. A cobblestone road with many pine trees, bamboo and many wild shrubs growing.

Yuan looked back, Lin Zi was bowing, her forehead frowning with her mouth open gathering her half-living breath.

"A little more come on." said Yuan who came back to Lin Zi and pulled her.

After 10 meters passed, Yuan released Lin Zi's hand which was soaked in sweat.

"Nahh has arrived" Yuan said as he walked forward a few steps.

Lin Zi gasped for breath, but after seeing the scene in front of her he was so shocked. His tiredness seemed to disappear replaced by his amazement. The view of many palace buildings from the top of the hill as well as the view of the twilight is clearly visible. Because the Jing Kingdom is located in the east with palace buildings facing west so you can enjoy the beautiful sunset.

"Wahhh.a.lt's beautiful" muttered Lin Zi enjoying the atmosphere.

"When I'm sad, I always come here" Yuan said as he sat under a large tree.

"When are you sad?" lin Zi asked as he sat beside Yuan.

"My mom died when I was 7. From then on, Level 2 Consort Fei took care of me and raised me like her own child"

"Consort Level 2 Fei?"

"You never met him. He was locked up in the Zou pavilion, forever not allowed to go out"

"Why is that?" asked Lin Zi curiously.

"Then?" asked Lin Zi increasingly.

"When I was 7, my mother was framed by the Empress, making the Emperor misunderstand. At that time I did not understand what, all I knew was sadness. My mother was punished by the Emperor, she drank poison until she died. And from then on, I was cared for by Level 2 Consort Fei and from then on, Jing Xuan and I became rivals. We compete with each other in gaining the Emperor's trust. Unfortunately I was so stupid, always losing fast with him. And therefore also Level 2 Consort Fei did many ways to harm Jing Xuan. So the Emperor decided to lock him up. But now, I promise myself that I will not lose again. Zi'er.. Can you support me?"

"It turns out our story is almost the same" murmured Lin Zi softly.

"What did you say?" asked Yuan who was not so listening.

"No no, it's nothing" Lin Zi said with an awkward laugh.

"You said your mother was framed by the empress, framed like what?"

"At that time the Emperor's younger brother was drunk in the palace garden. My mother who got a letter from the empress immediately rushed to the palace garden because the contents of the letter the empress asked to meet there. Then my mother saw the Emperor's fallen brother and tried to help him to stand up. But because the Emperor's rather large sister's body made my mother lose her balance and fall with him. At that time the Emperor was walking in the palace garden and saw him because of that the Emperor had misunderstood, thinking my mother had done a dirty deed"

"But it's the past, it has nothing to do with us now" Xuan said, cutting through Yuan's explanation.

"Honor the Crown Prince" Yuan said looking at Xuan who had been behind him.

"How can you be here." murmured Lin Zi in surprise.

"It's all the past, we don't understand anything. You can't accuse people without evidence. Don't be so naive!"

"Naif? After all, the name of losing the person we care about the most is of course the biggest hole in our hearts. Even though it happened 12 years ago, the pain is still excruciating" said Yuan, who did not want to lose.

"Although, if you speak without basis, you also fear that people will not believe. At that time no evidence was found, just believing from the words of one person was his name was stupid"

"What about you? Have you ever felt it? Lost the person you love most? No right? You've been living well all along. Everything you want is always fulfilled, you know what pain is?" lin Zi said speaking up.

Xuan was speechless yet his gaze on Lin Zi became extremely sharp. As if something had touched him.

"Back now!" xuan's orders to Lin Zi.

"No! I don't want to!"

"Back now, or.."

"Or what? You're gonna kill me?"

"Why not? You gave up your life first!" xuan said as he drew his sword before Lin Zi's eyes.

"Crown Prince, it's all my fault. Don't trouble Zi'er" Yuan said trying to calm Xuan down.

"You don't dare, do you? You're not gonna kill me!" challenge Lin Zi looked at the silent Xuan.

"Are you sure I don't dare? I'll do it!"

Xuan raised his sword and slashed it towards Lin Zi's neck. Lin Zi's eyes were wide open, he was extremely shocked. Slowly his consciousness disappeared and he fell into Yuan's embrace.

"You won her heart, now please don't be rude to her. Or I'll take it back from your side!" yuan warned.

"Since Zi'er never loved you, now it will be the same. Stop affecting him or I won't stay silent anymore!" avenged Xuan while taking Lin Zi's body from Yuan's embrace and holding her back to the Yue pavilion.

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