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Spiritual Incense. Side Story
I am Spiritual Incense, the most beautiful princess of the Heavenly Xuan Empire. My royal brother is the most handsome emperor of the Heavenly Xuan Empire. It's true! All the palace maids, including the old matrons, secretly have crushes on my royal brother. Of course, there aren't as many who have a crush on me, because the only man in the inner palace is my royal brother; all the other men are eunuchs! The harem has more than three thousand beauties, all devoted to my royal brother alone. I do have many other brothers, but they are too wicked and always plotting against my royal brother. My brother has driven them out of the palace, so now it’s just me, my brother, and many palace maids, eunuchs, and matrons living in the imperial palace.
I have no memories of our mother; I was raised by Mother Empress. Only my brother remembers that we had a mother, and he has forgotten what she looked like. Mother Empress loved us very much and endured a lot for our sake. When I was little, I was mischievous and often bullied the other princesses. They liked to complain to Father Emperor, who would scold Mother Empress for not disciplining me properly. Mother Empress never blamed me; she always told my royal brother to take good care of me because I was a bit slow-witted.
Of course, when I heard this, I was very angry. The consequences of my anger were serious; when I got mad, I would scream. I would make Mei Er go to Yongtai Pastry Shop to buy me my favorite Lotus Puff, and I would also want Mei Er to do a handstand and pretend to be a girl for me. Don’t be fooled by Mei Er's rough appearance; when he dresses up as a girl, my royal brother says he looks even more like a girl than I do.
I have mostly forgotten about childhood events; I don’t really remember if Mei Er ever bullied me. I tend not to remember things well, but even if he did bully me, I’m sure I retaliated at that time.
What should I do? Now I can say that I've almost forgotten everything. I've forgotten how I found Mei Er from a pile of rags; he was always being bullied and would hide away afterward. It took me a long time to find him each time, and after finding him, I would go seek revenge for him.
I really can’t recall why he was always bullied while I was always bullying others. Mother Empress used to say that I didn’t remember things well, but I will always remember how Mother Empress died.
When Mother Empress died, she said she was very happy but worried about Xuan Li and Spiritual Incense. Mother Empress died in Father Emperor's arms; at that time, Father Emperor was ill, and the imperial physician treated him. Mother Empress insisted on tasting every medicine before giving it to Father Emperor.
That day, after finishing the Lotus Puff that Mei Er brought me, I went to find my Mother Empress. She was testing medicine for Father Emperor. I said I wanted some too because after eating the Lotus Puff, I felt very thirsty. Mother Empress just smiled at me and called me a little glutton who always loved to eat.
Father Emperor lay on the couch and said that Mother Empress spoiled me too much. After drinking her medicine, she sat beside Father Emperor's bed and beckoned me over. Standing in front of my father and Mother Empress, I twisted my fingers together and said that I was really thirsty now.
Mother Empress personally got up to pour me some water, but as soon as she stood up, she coughed up blood. Her face turned a shade of purple and her lips became deathly pale. I was terrified. My Mother Empress was very beautiful; she had never looked so unwell before. Father Emperor was sick and struggled to move. He got out of bed and held my Mother Empress in his arms, asking, "Yulin, what is wrong?"
"Your Majesty, I am very happy, but I am worried about Spiritual Incense and Xuan Li."
Mother Empress opened her mouth again, but only black blood flowed out. She could no longer speak. I reached out to touch her face, and the thick black blood smeared on my hand, smelling metallic. I was so frightened that I cried.
Father Emperor had someone take me away while he held Mother Empress. I felt like Father Emperor aged several years in an instant; his eyes were red as he called out Mother Empress's name. That was the last time I saw my Mother Empress. She never teased me for being greedy again nor poured me water herself.
Not long after Mother Empress passed away, Father Emperor also left us. My brother became the emperor.
Elder Brother, I miss Mother Empress so much. I always tell my brother this, but he doesn’t respond; he just swings his sword around in the courtyard.
Later, I met Sister Jinse, who looked a lot like my Mother Empress. I liked her very much, and so did my brother—this woman who resembled our Mother Empress.
That's all I remember; I've forgotten many things. If you want to know more, just ask Mei Er; he always remembers things for me.
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