The Princess Story's

Episode 259's

"This guy seems so nervous, maybe I should let him calm down for a while before talking to him." Se Se's inner.

Yet unexpectedly the man immediately stood up, he saluted Se Se. Then he said, "Your Majesty, thank you for treating my wounds."

"Are you ready to talk to me?" ask Se Se.

"Yes, I'm sorry for wasting so much of Your Majesty's time" Max said.

"It's okay. First, tell me who you are!" se Se said with a serious face.

"My name is Max, I am the bodyguard of Prince John who is currently a fugitive" Max said without hesitation.

"I'm determined to turn myself in, I can't stop halfway. Do not be afraid, sooner or later this problem is indeed to be faced. I better turn myself in before I become the next target for the fugitive." Max thought.

"Prince John's bodyguard? Were you assigned to kill me?" ask Se Se.

"No, Your Honor, I've come to turn myself in" Max said.

"Whatchu mean? You want to turn yourself in because you're Prince John's bodyguard?" ask Se Se who is confused by Max's statement.

"Prince John is dead, and I am..." Max hesitated to continue his sentence.

"If the man is dead, you should have run away instead of giving yourself up. Now tell me what your true purpose is!" se Se said with a serious face.

Max let out a long sigh, he felt very nervous and scared, yet he tried to calm his heart so as not to make a mistake in front of the Empress.

"I came to surrender because I killed Prince John" Max said.

"Can you prove your point?" ask Se Se.

Max nodded, he then replied, "Yes, I have the head of Prince John."

"Have I misjudged it? How could a bodyguard kill the Master he was supposed to protect?" inner Se Se.

"Are you aware of what a big mistake you've made?" ask Se Se.

"...."

Max was silent, he of course knew what he had done wrong. However he had no other choice, if time could be returned to that moment, Max would still choose the same option.

"I will protect the woman I love despite having to pay with my life." Max thought.

"Max, I don't know why you're doing that, but I'm sure you have a good reason. So what was your purpose in coming here? Do you need someone to cover up your mistakes? Or do you need someone of high rank to protect your life from the death penalty?" ask Se Se directly.

"It is undeniable that King Wei's Empress was truly a smart woman. He's even guessed exactly why I came here." - inner Max.

Since Max did not reply, Se Se again asked. "You want to beg your life to be saved?"

Se Se looked at Max, in his mind he said, "This man, I'm sure he wouldn't have killed John if it wasn't for the sake of force."

"Why did you kill Prince John?" ask Se Se.

Max lowered his face, he recalled Prince John's treatment of Li Ying. Max decides to tell Se Se everything so that the woman will give her a helping hand.

"Have your master treated you like that all this time?" ask Se Se curiously.

Max nodded, retelling Prince John's behavior unknown to others.

"Prince John always tortures us if things don't go his way. Not infrequently, I was also given a whip if I did not complete the task properly. Please forgive my rudeness Your Majesty." said Max, the man took off the clothes he was wearing.

Se Se stared at Max's body with wide-eyed eyes, not a single inch of skin still smooth on the man's body other than his legs, hands and face that could not be covered by clothes.

"Truly a crazy bastard!" thought Se Se.

"Max, put your clothes back on!" se Se Command.

"I'm sorry Your Majesty" Max said, re-wearing his clothes.

"Why have you been holding it this long?" ask Se Se.

"I have no choice, I've worked hard to become a strong soldier. But one day, suddenly I got a position as the bodyguard of Prince John. I certainly didn't refuse because I still thought that Prince John was a good man.

When I realized that what I believed was wrong, it was too late to resign. That man, he killed all the servants and bodyguards who no longer worked for him. He silenced them all so that no one would spread his cruelty" Max replied.

"I'll think of a way to save your life, but on one condition" Se Se said.

"What are His Majesty's terms?" ask Max.

"You're not allowed to go back to your home country. You should stay and settle in this country!" said Se Se.

Max was surprised to hear the terms proposed by Se Se, he did not expect that the woman would make the conditions favorable to him and Li Ying. Max can't go back to his country, if he does, he'll be put to death for killing Prince John.

"Your Majesty..." Max looked at Se Se with a face now wet with tears. The man wiped his tears with the back of his palm. He continued, "Before I came here, I always heard people's stories about you. The empress was very kind-hearted and always helped others without seeing their status.

But when I went to this place, I still doubted your kindness told by those people. Even so, I still chose to see His Majesty because there was no better choice than His Majesty.

And now, I'm so grateful. I am very grateful to have come to this place and have chosen Your Majesty to save my life. I don't know how to return your favor. But if one day Your Majesty needs my humble help, I will definitely help you with pleasure. Thank ye... Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness." said Max who returned to shed tears.

"Today, he must have been very frightened. The fear had gone out with the tears she had shed here. I hope he will be happy with that girl, Li Ying. Hopefully the path they will take next will be easier. This is all I can do to help this poor man." Se Se thought.

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