The Guzheng of The Moon

XXVII

Samar Yue could hear Grandma Niu talking to him. Ask him to stay strong and strong. But whatever power Yue who moved her fingertips alone was unable to. Although they tried to hide it, but Yue knew very well the current condition of his body. Beyond others.

Yeah, he's been completely paralyzed for a couple of weeks. And I don't know when. What is clear is that the poison made him lose his fetus. He didn't even know he had it before.

It was like Yue was crying as hard as possible. But again, he was paralyzed. The poison had also damaged his vocal cords, and he would probably be mute forever. There was too much for Yue to pay. It was not her wish for Yue to be like this.

"I heard, Emperor Gu is looking for you. Of course I omitted all information about you," Lai Xin said. "What is really going on between you? I saw you there too. At the wedding ceremony. Know it? You're not more easily forgotten than the people who are there."

That question was also what Yue wanted to know the answer to. Thanks to Lai Xin's help, he knew who did this to him. Yes, he knew that Ah Mei who was none other than his own friend, was the mastermind of all this. And unfortunately, Lai Xin just kept defending the girl subtly. Either Lai Xin was conscious or not.

Perhaps because Ah Mei was the strongest candidate of the youngest princess of Sichuan Kingdom which meant that she was Lai Xin's younger sister. Once again the truth was very shocking to Yue. If you can just want to die with her baby.

If you had to choose which one to survive between her and her fetus, of course Yue chose her fetus. But the poor fetus was too weak and could not possibly live without Yue. Forced by Grandma Niu to abort the dead fetus so as not to poison his body from within.

"Yue Bi couldn't possibly do something dirty like this. He ... couldn't have changed much. There must be someone else behind all this" Lai Xin said softly.

Yue knew Lai Xin was feeling annoyed and guilty by this dead end. He could not blame Lai Xin for not knowing anything at all. From the beginning, the sumua was wrong, set foot in the palace like a curse for him.

Hearing Lai Xin's apology further made Yue feel sad and shed tears. If possible, he could turn back time. His heart ached deeply with all this humiliation.

He swore he would return to the palace even though the body was destroyed. He swore to avenge all of them including Gu Zheng.

*****

At Empress Dowager Jia's insistence, Gu Zheng finally accepted Ah Mei as his consort. But no one knew it was just a formality.

Gu Zheng wasn't even willing to touch Ah Mei a bit of stuff. During their first night, Gu Zheng surprisingly sliced his hand and poured his blood on the silk sheet. To the head of the woman and her mother and grandmother.

"Your Majesty, what about this cloth? Looks nice isn't it and fits in with servant's skin?" ask Ah Mei.

Fuck the silk. Gu Zheng ignored Ah Mei easily. Let the girl speak for herself. He felt very bored and had Gu Zheng admit, he was numb.

The frustration traps him more strongly. Of course the reason was a girl who now had nowhere to be. Gu Zheng had originally intended to keep Yue by his side. Hide it somewhere as long as he can still see the girl. Not far from her sight.

But all of his changes failed because of Yue's escape. His initial intention of wanting revenge on An Cheng Li instead made Gu Zheng really interested in the girl.  It's different with Ah Mei. Yue seemed to have colored his life stiff and black.

For weeks he hoped to find Yue. Not to apologize, but to keep Yue away from An Cheng Li if he could find her first. And unfortunately, he could not find the girl anywhere. Every time he got a clue, the clue disappeared instantly. As intentionally eliminated.

"Can you be any better with me, Your Majesty?" whispered Ah Mei Lirih.

"As I recall, I have no reason to behave more than this towards a con man" whispered Gu Zheng instead.

Gu Zheng smiled sinisterly. "You got what you wanted. Don't be so greedy."

"I just want something that should be mine" Ah Mei replied.

"As for you," Gu Zheng said as he left Ah Mei indifferently still struggling with a pile of silk cloth.

*****

Ah Mei tried to calm down over the humiliation Gu Zheng had done to her. But his sense of regret soon disappeared when he remembered Yue yang's current condition. Pleased? Certainly is. He did not even think that Yue was pregnant. And of course that child was Gu Zheng's son.

Based on the information from his confidant, Yue was now paralyzed and could not do anything about it. Miscarriage is paralyzed and mute. What is more fun than this news.

The silence made Yue not reveal his true identity. Then her miscarriage meant Gu Zheng had lost his future heir.

Luckily the lady-in-waiting that caught Yue that night, while fleeing, was directly facing her instead of Gu Zheng. With a fair bit of return, the lady-in-waiting is now her confidant.

And thanks to that too, Ah Mei who first knew the existence of Yue rather than anyone. By sending her best horsemen, Ah Mei managed to follow where Yue was going. Even the Gods were on his side. That's very lucky.

"You don't know, what's going on behind you, Your Majesty?" murmured Ah Mei. "It's your fault for letting go of the girl's hand."

"Give me all the best cloths without exception" Ah Mei said.

Yes, it's all within his grasp now. And Gu Zheng too. Imminent.

*****

"Then what are you going to do now?" ask Grandma Niu. "You know this isn't true."

Lai Xin knew very well. Therefore he will infiltrate once again into the Yuhan Kingdom. This time he would see Yue Bi with his own eyes.

"It's too risky" Grandma Niu said.

"What else can I do, Grandma? Me and Brother Hwei Yang are on the verge of desperation."

Lai Xin stared far away at the Hyang lake. If until the girl was true Yue Bi, he himself would drag the girl home and tell her to apologize directly to Yue. And if not, he swore that he would beat up the girl for doing this cruel thing to Yue.

"This time I will make sure, is the girl Yue Bi or not?"

Tbc....