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At the Bonfire Feast, I was having a great time.
What made me even happier was seeing Lu Wanwan again.
We talked a lot, and she got drunk again, pulling me close and crying loudly.
"Ruan Ruan, how can you be so unfortunate? You're so young and already a widow..."
As she cried, she tried to wipe her nose on me, so I quickly pulled Sanbao over.
Sanbao looked at me with teary eyes before going out to change clothes.
"Ruan Ruan, you're just too repressed!"
Lu Wanwan hiccupped and said, "Let me tell you, there are some new and beautiful girls at Xiao Xiang Tower. When we return to the capital, I'll take you to relax!"
Just as she finished speaking, the Emperor walked in.
His gaze swept across Lu Wanwan's face before finally landing on mine. "Where are you two going?"
His eyes seemed to have hooks in them, and I quickly lowered my head.
"Nowhere!"
"You're lying."
He sat down beside me, and an overwhelming pressure followed. I immediately tensed up.
"I'm not lying!"
I hurriedly denied it, but he could see through my nervousness. I had no choice but to raise my hand and swear, "If I'm lying, may lightning strike my best friend!"
"Ruan Ruan, what did you just say?" Lu Wanwan drunkenly leaned her head out from behind me.
I quickly pushed her back, "I was complimenting you!"
I thought that would be the end of it, but I didn't expect Lu Wanwan to actually come looking for me after we returned to the palace.
What surprised me even more was that she would take me through the dog hole in the cold palace to escape.
There was a new batch of young people at Xiao Xiang Tower, all of them quite young and fresh, so attractive they could make one drool. But still, they were not quite as good-looking as the Emperor.
Why was I thinking about the Emperor at this moment? I shook my head vigorously, trying to shake him out of my mind.
After drinking, I felt a bit hazy when a young official sat down beside me.
The scent coming from this young official was really pleasant and somewhat familiar.
They say alcohol gives people courage; although I wasn't timid, it did embolden me.
I reached out and cupped the young official's face in my hands.
"Why do you look so much like the Emperor...?" I mumbled, rubbing his face a couple of times.
The young official leaned in closer to me.
"Mother, does my face feel comfortable to touch?"
I froze, instinctively slapping his face before suddenly jolting awake from the alcohol.
I had actually touched the real thing!
Oh no, I'm doomed!
I was dragged out through the back door of Xiao Xiang Tower by the Emperor.
Once I got into the carriage, I curled up in the corner like an ostrich, but he pulled me right in front of him.
He was so tall, lifting me as if I were a little chick.
But I am the Empress Dowager! How unfilial of him...
"Um, what if I said I was coerced into going there? Would you believe me?" I forced a smile at him.
He looked at me, his beautiful eyes revealing an unreadable expression.
"What do you think?"
It was clear he didn't believe me.
"So, it was my order for Lu Wanwan to take me there. Can you please not punish her? If you want to hit someone with a military baton or pinch fingers, just come at me. She's already pitiful enough being beaten by the Chancellor every day..." I fiddled with the hem of my clothes.
Although Lu Wanwan could be a bit ridiculous, she was still my dear friend!
I mean, I'm the Empress Dowager; surely the Emperor wouldn't kill me over such a trivial matter?
But then I suddenly realized that being hit with a military baton could leave me severely injured, and pinching fingers could crush my bones.
How terrifying...
I sniffled timidly, "Maybe you shouldn't hit me after all. I'm afraid of pain..."
As I spoke, tears began to flow.
Honestly, I didn't want to cry, but the more I thought about it, the more wronged I felt.
Why should they say that just because I entered the palace, I had to marry an old man?
After finally managing to outlive the old Emperor, they expected me to become the Empress Dowager just because their lips touched?
"I'm only twenty years old, right in the Prime of Youth, how can I be expected to live in mourning!"
"Is it just me who has to suffer like this?"
Waaah...
I cried so pitifully, even more than when the Late Emperor passed away, my sobs were enough to make the Emperor panic.
"What do you mean by hitting your fingers with a military baton? Where did you hear that from?"
The Emperor took a handkerchief and wiped my tears. "How could I hit you? I was just..."
He suddenly leaned closer.
"Mother, am I not more handsome than them?"
"Of course you're handsome!"
I glanced at that face that made my heart race, then timidly lowered my head. "…But you can't touch."
The Emperor's gaze flickered, and he suddenly grabbed my hand, pressing it against his face.
"I allow you to touch."
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