Unaware that My Legitimate Sister is My Husband - Chapter 51
~End of chapter 50
The noble imperial consort entered the palace much earlier than Xi Xian, and with this background, after the crown prince ascended to the throne, it was her turn to be named empress.
It was a pity that it got delayed until Xi Xian’s death, it was just like this.
The current crown prince was a cold-hearted person, the noble imperial consort certainly accompanied him for a long time, he gave her all the honors, they even had a son and a daughter, but she failed to reach the last step.
Xi Xian and she were not familiar, it was not that the noble imperial consort wasn’t warm enough, it was Xi Xian that was not willing to socialize with all of them.
Chapter 51
(19.3)
In the beginning, perhaps in order to maintain her position, she also used to humble herself in front of others just like in the past, but then the emperor forbade her to curry favor with others, so Xi Xian couldn’t be bothered to interact with them.
She got used to stay among the pile of women, where they were all speculating on each other, with consideration big like a grain of sesame, or the tip of a needle. She saw through them, but kept it secret, as she understood that all of this was just some noise, a nonsense struggle, and she felt she had enough of it.
The young Xi Xian only thought that the most important thing was that the emperor could love her, that was enough for her.
But he was still very young, he was a young emperor who just ascended the throne, and he still had to consolidate the power in his hands, to attain more prosperity going forward. Xi Xian’s existence was insignificant to him, like a little distant star. He would not allow her to erode his heart.
But Xi Xian was a stupid woman. Often, the emperor would say something to her, giving her hints to educate her on something, he would say it in a subtle way, which she didn’t understand, so most of the time she felt prideful because of the emperor’s favor. Thus ,there was a period of time in the imperial harem where every dispute arose because of her.
Whoever he favored was the one Xi Xian wanted to harm.
Her “harm”, was not actually ruthless, it was just that when she couldn’t stand someone, she would make them trip, or make the other uncomfortable, but she still didn’t dare to kill, for her own hands would shake from the fear.
When she was in front of the emperor, Xi Xian always behaved like a good girl, but she refused to let him touch her, she would cry and make a scene if he did, she would drink wine and smash her rouge while crying and laughing, turning her beautiful and delicate face into a crazy one.
She even took his sword, held it to her neck, with a pale face and black eyes, she tilted her head while giggling towards him: “Your Majesty, if you have the ability to, then kill me ! I’ll die cleanly, to put an end to this.”
When she came back to her senses, she was a good girl again, curling up on herself, shivering and regretting it.
She felt that she had some mental problems, as if she had been split in two, wanting to go crazy at one time, wanting to live at another, but she knew clearly that she could not bear to give up on anything.
When she was young, she loved the way that man compromised for her.
She just loved it, this kind of complacency and probing out.
The emperor did not allow her to step into the thunderstorm, but Xi Xian just wanted to do so. She not only wanted to break the rules, she also wanted to get involved into waters she wasn’t allowed into, and he, being helpless against her, would again and again indulge her, and break the rules for her, unable to keep her at a distance even if he wanted to.
Xi Xian was like a little tail behind him, like a shadow closely attached to a body in his heart.
Xi Xian still remembered how the emperor held her wrist which had turned pale and thin because of illness, as he slowly and carefully kissed her face.
He was devoted like a believer, as if he was kissing the pure and ethereal moonlight, absolutely fascinated.
Then the man kissed her earlobe. His movements were morbidly gentle, frightening her so much she tightly closed her eyes, as her eyelashes slightly trembled.
The man laughed in her ear and said softly and slowly, “Xianbao, you are unruly.”
“Why don’t you try it again, to see what the consequences of doing that again will be ?”
Thinking about it, he had warned her many times in the past, not to make any more troubles because of her willfulness, she challenged his limits step by step, wanting him to break the rules for her, forcing him to hold her in the palm of his hand, in order to show how different she was from others.
But it was only for her vanity and love as a woman.
Originally, he was abstinent, he didn’t have any desire for the affairs between men and women and no interest in the harem, but after Xi Xian, he knew love, and kept it repressed like a silent volcano.
Xi Xian did not know anything, she just knew how to foolishly provoke him, she had to see real proof in order to feel at ease, but the result she got was getting enmeshed in a web of her own spinning.
He started to become completely obsessive and dark, he really gave her everything she wanted, but she no longer had any affair of her own.
Not to mention other people’s affairs.
Thinking about it now, Xi Xian somewhat wanted to slap herself.
If she had been peaceful in her last life, not causing trouble and behaving a little more, not like a crazy person who provoked trouble everywhere, perhaps she would have been an ordinary imperial concubine.
Not knowing until her death that the emperor loved her.
So in this life, she definitely had to behave.
…… at least on the outside she had to.
As for the noble imperial consort, Chong Fei, from the Duke of Su residence, she and the emperor were a natural pair.
She was high-born, acted steadily and moderately, had both a son and daughter, so she ought to be married to him, and become the mother of the world.
Xi Xian felt that in this life, to keep the crown prince away from her, it was necessary to start from the noble imperial consort, Chong Fei.
Translator : Laura
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