The Emperor Xiao San's Little Concubine

Chapter 15: He Wants to Follow Me

All night long prince Xiao San hugged Xixi's body tightly. There is no fear or disgust in embracing the dead. Because in his heart there was only a sense of loss and despair. Princes from birth become weak, disabled and lonely. However these few years, since Xixi's arrival, the prince's life began to feel a change. He felt like he was someone different. Although he still could not see anything, yet he felt no longer lonely. He was happy to be a stronger person. He was now able to read well, was able to manage the war strategy well and almost all of the palace residents were no longer looking one eye at himself. Now he has become a powerful figure and is able to protect himself. Now he is able to withstand all the humiliation and oppression against him. Even his life has changed a lot, because almost most of the inhabitants of this palace who have accepted his condition and respect him. Now his birth is no longer considered a disgrace of the palace. He's very happy with all this.

He fell asleep quietly. All night just accompanied him to sleep. He still wished all this was just his dream. When he opened his eyes, Xixi was still alive and was sleeping beside him.

That morning the palace lady tried to wake the prince up. But the palace lady-in-waiting was shocked and dropped a golden basin to wash the prince's face. Water poured down the floor of the room. The palace attendant held her mouth shut so as not to shout when she saw the prince sleeping with a corpse. The palace elder immediately ran towards the eunuch Li's residence. He ran away with fear. He was very confused, why the prince could sleep with a corpse. Arriving at the eunuch Li's residence, the palace attendant told him everything. Eunuch Li widened his eyes in shock. Eunuch Li hurried to the prince's residence.

He entered into the prince's room and was surprised to see the prince who was still closing his eyes while tightly hugging Xixi. The prince who did not care about the circumstances around, he just kept quiet and pretended not to hear anything. Eunuch Li tried to wake the prince and force him to get off the bed. But the prince refused and remained lying down and hugging Xixi.

"I beg the prince, wake up. Let me bring Xixi's body to rest." said eunuch Li.

"He was dead four days ago. Does the prince have the heart to see his spirit that is not calm because his body is still not buried?" said eunuch Li slowly.

"Std.. Don't noise. Xixi's palace was sleeping." whispered the prince looked very depressed.

"Prince I beg of you. Please be aware." said eunuch Li softly.

"I told you he was sleeping. Give him time to rest." said the prince without caring anything.

Eunuch Li sighed many times. He couldn't let all this drag on. Eunuch Li had several palace guards force the prince to get out of his bed and take him to the emperor's residence. Some of the palace guards were ordered to carry Xixi's body into the coffin. Several palace ladies were ordered to prepare a death ceremony to immerse Xixi's body.

The prince continued to shout refusing to be taken to the emperor's residence. He just wanted to be with Xixi one last time. He just wanted to be with Xixi. The prince continued to shout inside his room. He hoped someone would help him out.

"Emperor get me out. Please get me out. The emperor." shouted the prince loudly and repeated the words to the point that his voice was almost gone.

The prince continued to shout but there was no response. Everyone doesn't care about it. They all just shut up. That afternoon the palace suddenly felt silent, there was no more shouting from inside the prince's room. All the palace residents thought that the prince had given up and stopped shouting. One of the palace ladies was ordered to bring dinner to the prince's room. He opened the door of the prince's room and shouted very loudly in surprise.

"Court guards please, the prince hanged himself." that was all that the palace lady shouted when she saw the prince was already in a hanging neck position.

The prince was tired of screaming. He was very understanding, even if he forced himself like anything, no one would listen to him. He just wanted to be with Xixi. He just wanted to see Xixi. The prince finally had a bad thought. He decided to hang himself.

"Xixi, if indeed we are not destined to be together in this world. Maybe we will meet in another world" said the prince lirih.

At that time the prince was in a position to tie a rope around his neck. He closed his eyes and kicked at the pile of books supporting his feet. As the pile of books fell, the prince's neck began to get entangled by the rope. He felt a tremendous pain as the rope bond grew tighter. His throat was very sore and his breathing slowly began to stop. The tightness and pain made him unable to endure it.

"Xixi, see you later" the last word that came out of her lips.

The court physician examined the condition of the prince. He is in critical condition. He is in a vegetative state. The despair within him, made him not want to live anymore.

"What is the condition of the crown prince?" the emperor was very worried.

"I forgive the emperor's servant. The prince is in critical condition. Only a miracle can cure him." said the palace healer helplessly.

The entire palace physician asked for forgiveness. They continued to prostrate to ask for the emperor's mercy for being unable to heal the prince. The emperor was silent. His body trembled, knowing that his only son had no life expectancy. The emperor's knees were limp and unable to support his body. The emperor fell down beside his son. The emperor was at the height of grief. He had failed to protect his son. Now the emperor could only resign himself. I hope there is a miracle that will cure my son. He just wants his son back. Whatever he's gonna do to get his son back.

"Eunuch Li, what about the body of Xixi's palace lady?" ask emperor.

"The ceremony of death is ready. Tonight Xixi's body will be burned." said eunuch Li.

"Stop that. Tell the court physician to preserve the body, so that after my son is conscious, let him see the palace lady for the last time." the emperor ordered.

Eunuch Li carried out the emperor's orders. He along with several palace healers tried to preserve Xixi's body. They placed Xixi in a room so cold that her body would not rot.