"Tell me about yourself?" The emperor asked me as we walked side by side. His bodyguard was not close to he but you could feel eyes staring at you.
"Well my name is Chen Hien Lixue, as you can see I am a girl. You know my father and somehow knew my mother, I was born but was blessed with these Violet eyes at the age of 3 months. My mother died at childbirth with me. I am 17 years old" I replied to him.
"Well I'm your Emperor Zhou Weishang. My father died at war while my mother is visiting my grandparents. I'm 25 years old. I was crowned a emperor at a young age but soon got used to it. The man I was with, Chou Bambang is my best friend and trusted head General" he replied as we continued to walk.
We got to a section where there were paintings of previous emperors and their wives. I saw that there was a space close to the last emperor.
"Where is your painting, your majesty?" I asked the emperor as we stopped. "Well since I am an unmarried emperor, I cannot get myself painted without an empress by my side" he replied as he looked at the painting of his mother and father.
He looked more like his mother, who had brown eyes but had his father's body structure and serious face. But there was something different between his mother and him, but I did not say anything.
"I can see that you miss him" I said to him as I stared at him. He turned to face me. "I really do. But I cannot change the past. I must focus on the future of my country" he said, a serious face. I nodded my head and looked down.
We walked in silence and got to another section of the palace. It was a large hall with seats at the side and a throne in the middle. "Is this the courtroom you majesty?'" I asked, looking at the room with an amazed look. "Yes and please call me Weishang" he said looking at me.
I blushed as he looked at me with a teasing look. We walked through the room and got to a balcony. It showed the whole city from where I was standing.
I looked at it with an awe struck look and looked at him. "This is amazing! I never thought that the city was this marvelous. Hien Lixue is amazed" I replied looking back at the city.
We walked out the balcony and went another way. We went through a garden towards a forest. I started panicking but calmed myself. "Don't be frightened. I won't kill you and hide your body" he replied and chuckled a bit.
We got to a place where there was a big rock in the middle and open space around it. "This is where I come to clear my mind and forget that I'm the most powerful man in the whole land" he replied and sat on the rock.
The robe he was wearing wasn't too fancy, just a simple red and gold robe with a dragon on his back. There was a tattoo on his wrist, a full moon with a dragon under it. The royal crest, showing who royalty is and who isn't.
He looked heavenly under the moon. The moon complimented his skin magically, the way his hair moved slightly due to the wind and the way his eyes shined. I didn't realise I was staring for a long time until I heard his voice.
"Are you satisfied with what you see?" He said in a teasing voice. I blushed, looking down at the ground. "I apologise for being rude, your majesty" I said. "Please, no need to be formal with me. I asked you to call me by my name."
I nodded, not questioning him. He gestured for me to come and sit next to him on the rock. I walked slowly and sat next to him. He moved closer to me and looked at me gently.
I looked into his eyes, the dark brown orbs shinning into mine. He moved closer to me and closed his eyes. I closed mine and felt his lips on my. They were warm and soft. I melted onto his lips and held his arm.
He pulled away and looked at me. I blushed and looked down, having butterflies flutter in my stomuch as I lost my first kiss to the emperor. He put his hand on my cheek and turned my head to look at him.
"You give me something to hope for" he said silently and kissed my forehead gentle. I looked up at him and saw something I never thought would happen to me. A sense of peace and love in his eyes made me realise I mean something to him.
We walked back to the ballroom, and everyone looked at us as we walked in. I looked down and felt a presence next to me. "Come my dear, everyone is waiting for you at the table" my father said gently.
As I was about to walk by my father, a hand was placed on my wrist. I turned and saw Weishang looking at me. He pulled me gently towards him and heal my waist. I heard people gasp and murmur.
"Since I have been told by the council to find a wife, I think you all should not seem surprised" he replied giving my dad a knowing look. My dad nodded once and looked at me and smiled slightly.
He walked with me towards his table and sat me on the right of him. "B-but I sit-" a woman said as I sat down in the seat. The emperor shot her a look of threat and she retreated. She walked to another table and sat there.
Weishang stood up and immediately everyone kept quiet. "As of today, Hien Lixue will be engaged to me as my wang fei, meaning she will be the Empress of the Zhou dynasty" once he said that, my eyes rolled back and all I saw was darkness.