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Staying in the hospital while he was younger, was a very lonely experience for Nicolas. Even though he loved to read which helped him escape reality, that didn't help all the time. He really looked forward to the days his family visit. Sometimes when his father had a day off he would come to visit him and they would watch old Star Trek episodes, the one with Captain Picard because his dad said that was the best one.
Nicolas acutely remembered the episodes that pertained the holodeck. He always wished he had one while he was in the hospital. If he did he knew he could travel to different places without leaving his room.
When Ana transported us inside the memories, it felt like he was inside of a holodeck. Nicolas felt as if he was living out one of his longtime fantasy. It was a great feeling, even if unlike the holodeck he couldn't interact with anything. It was as if he was simply a spectator watching somebody's else's life.
Nicolas looked around the room, he felt as if he was in a museum. As beautiful as everything was, it looked so antique. The walls were painted white with blue flowers, there were lovely porcelain vases on different tables. The carpet looked very soft it also had depictions of flowers on it. Nicolas was sensing a theme.
The bed looked magnificent, it seemed to be built into the wall. It had wooden panels had hints of blue, the curtains were a lovely lilac while the bed itself was golden, sprinkled with more flowers. Although there were more objects in the room that Nicolas wouldn't have minded looking at all day, he needed to focus.
He didn't know how he missed it but all the people in the room seemed to be frozen. From the woman on the bed that he couldn't quite see to whom he assumed were her servants. They were scattered about carrying buckets.
Nicolas looked over to where Ana was standing and asked, "Why aren't they moving?"
"I was making sure your mind acclimated, big brother. You will be able to hear some thoughts of the people around you, but only if they are important. So I can't rush the process."
'That makes sense, who knows if Ana rushed things my head could have exploded or something.' Nicolas thought.
"We shall begin now," Ana said snapping her tiny fingers and suddenly chaos started to ensue.
The first thing Nicolas witness was this body's birth. The woman who was hidden behind the curtain was screaming as if someone was killing her. The servants were running in and out with buckets of bloody and clean water. The midwife was trying her best to deliver the baby safely.
What Nicolas gathered from the midwife thoughts was that It was an extremely difficult birth. The baby seemed to want to come out feet first. The midwife knew that if she didn't do something the baby might not survive, but she was reluctant to inform the Prime minister.
Although the person she was serving was just a lowly concubine's, the concubine was highly favored at the moment and if the child was lost the midwife knew that punishment would be evident.
So the midwife doubled her efforts knowing one false move would cost her, her life. Trying a risky technique she learned from another midwife, she turned the baby around. Although It was touch and go for a while, the midwife's efforts weren't in vain.
A loud cry from a baby burst throughout the room. The midwife handed the baby to a maid so she could clean him off, while she finished up with the mother. The midwife made sure the concubine was fine then she cleaned her up a bit.
The maid came back with the now cleaned up baby and handed back to the midwife. The midwife checked over the baby once again and was just about to hand him over to his mother when the prime minister walked in.
"Congratulations, it's a boy." The midwife said while walking over to him with the baby.
Smiling happily he took his son from the midwife and informed everyone that they could go, as they took there leave they saw the prime minister sit on the bed next to his concubine and lovingly stroke her hair, whispering something to her. The servants pretended not to look and left the room, and thus Wei Yue was born one cold winter's night in 1229 AD, to a loving mother and father.
After watching that Nicolas was slightly confused. "Ana why did I need to watch that. I feel like I might be scarred for life."
"The reason, big brother, if because you needed to know how loved the mother of this was."
"Why would I need to know that?" He asked.
"Because you needed to understand that much love can cause a lot of hate," Ana said snapping her fingers taking us somewhere else.
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They arrived at another courtyard to the sound of something being broken. This room was the total opposite of the other one. Where that one was light and cheery this one felt very gaudy and dark. With the dark reds and gold all over the place. There was a broken teacup on the floor.
The woman who threw it was standing there angrily, fists clenched, glancing at a servant. Nicolas had a feeling she was someone not to be trifle with.
"Ana, who is this woman?"
"Big brother, this is this body's father's legitimate wife. She is also the one that killed this body."
Nicolas looked more sharply at the woman before replying. "I see." He started paying more attention to the scene taking place.
"So that slut gave birth to a boy." The woman said angrily. "Are you sure? "
"Yes, my lady." Her servant fearfully replies.
Another item was shattered, causing Nicolas to jump.
"If only I tried harder to kill the baby while it was still in the womb." The woman said menacingly.
The woman then proceeded to dismiss all the servants from her room. Before sitting down and pondering her next move.
What Nicolas got from her was anger. It seemed that she was the daughter of a 2nd rank official. When she was younger she saw her husband at a banquet and fell in love with him at first sight. She persuaded her parents to ask the emperor to allow them to marry.
She didn't expect that he was already in love with a girl he met a long time ago. She was a maid in his house and they grew up together. He told her this and ask if she would reconsider the marriage, but she wouldn't, thinking she could win his heart.
After all these years she didn't, if it wasn't for her drugging him, they wouldn't have consummated the marriage. Luckily his seed took and she got pregnant. The trick only worked twice more before he stopped eating anything that was given by her, but she got two kids out of it.
Her husband treats her children lovingly but she can't help but wonder how he will treat them now since he had a child by his darling. If he so much as treats them a little different she will find a way to get rid of them both.
Nicolas suppressed a shiver, that woman is evil. He couldn't believe her, the man didn't want her so what does she do, she traps him with marriage, then she basically rapes him. If I was the husband I would have her beaten to death or at least divorced her, but seeing that this is ancient times there must be some politics involved.
"Big brother, get ready we are going to the next scene. There will be a bit of a time skip so be prepared."
While nodding his head Nicolas said. "Alright let's see the next memory.
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