Chapter 3 A Vicious Woman
Inside the cold palace, the weak Concubine Xu is now dressed and with a pale face leaning on the now-cleaned bed.
Her mouth quivered as anger could be seen in her weak but willful eyes.
"How could faith be so cruel towards me…" she muttered, feeling angered against the heavens.
She has planned her revenge and the future but it seems that the heavens have been too cold to her fate. How could they give her a girl? A useless princess could not let her escape the cold palace.
With an evil glint in her eyes, she turns her gaze to the door.
"Burry that thing outside. Let's find a way to escape this place and look for a male heir. If we can find a male child, then I could change my fate…" she said with a vicious mind.
She has already determined herself to be the queen. If only she could escape this place then she could start her plan in the shadows. She would slowly poison the queen and the emperor so that she could get her revenge.
At that time when she killed those three b*tches, she was caught because she was not careful enough. She has shown her cards far too earlier than she should have. Well that was her mistake, so this time… she would not make another blunder.
She would wait and wait. She would be patient like a hunter. She will endure until the right time to strike will come.
If one could see the vicious glint in her eyes, one would not be able to believe that it came from the beautiful pale woman.
But no matter how hard Concubine Xu Shang plans, the heavens have already determined her fate.
The maid on her side could not help but feel shivers running down her spine upon seeing the coldness in her master's eyes.
She somehow feels sad for the child she just put outside. With the rain and the cold weather, she is sure that the newborn infant has already died.
"I'll just bury the princess tomorrow, I still need to take care of you, mistress…" she said while cleaning the room.
"No… do it now! I don't want any slip ups…" Concubine Xu said.
She did not know that her words had solidified her fate.
The maid showed a hint of reluctance, but seeing the freezing gaze of her mistress, she could not help but quickly walk outside.
As she opens the door, she looks at the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes. She was expecting a dead child frozen by the harsh weather in the cold palace.
But what she saw almost made her eyes bulge in disbelief.
How could it be true?
She quickly walked towards the infant on the ground and saw the reddish hue on its cheek. She could not help but smile upon seeing the beautiful little baby on the ground looking at her.
Suddenly the baby smiled and her heart skipped a beat.
She could not explain what she is feeling right now. It was like she was mesmerized by the little princess' crystal eyes that she could not help but smile and wanted to carry the child in her bosom.
She was just too cute.
Ga!
Suddenly, the little princess chuckled and it startled the maid. With that, her heart was now fully captured.
She carefully lifted the infant up and cuddled her.
"How cute…" she muttered.
She suddenly looks at the door carefully. When she saw that her mistress did not follow her, she heaved a sigh of relief.
She quickly walked to the hall and soon arrived in her room.
Inside, she carefully laid the little baby on the bed and looked at the child admiringly.
"Since the mistress did not want you… I will keep you then…" she said with a determined glint flashing in her sight.
"Hmm… Let's name you… Li An. Since you are still his Majesty's child, you will be surnamed Gu… Gu Li An… Like a white silk, pure and gentle." She muttered while her eyes were slowly enveloped with love and care.
Thus on that day, the little princess Gu Li An was born in this world. It would be a name that would shake the very foundation of each civilization in this world.
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While the maid was engrossed in her admiration to the little princess, inside the room of Concubine Xu the woman on the bed felt a bit unwell.
Her throat seems a bit itchy and she wanted to drink water to relieve what she is feeling.
She turned her gaze to the side table and her face frowned.
The table was moved a bit farther than usual.
She turned to the door and wanted to call out her maid, but she could not find her voice. She could not shout as if her throat was being strangled by some invisible hands.
She frowned in annoyance and slowly shifted her body. She slowly extended her fair hands to the cup on the side but it was a bit far.
She could not help but glare at the cup. As if she wanted it to fly towards her hands. However, nothing happened and the cup was still in its place. Concubine Xu felt that even the cup was mocking her which made her feel aggrieved.
She lifted the blanket covering her body and shifted her body to the side.
As soon as she did that, she suddenly felt a pang of pain from her stomach.
It was so painful that it made her gasp with a wretched expression on her face.
She wanted to curse her maid for leaving her side. She wanted to curse the emperor for being heartless. She wanted to curse that queen for being petty. She wanted to curse all the people around her for making her suffer such grievances.
Suddenly, from the corner of her mind she recalled the past which she wanted to forget.
Though that place looks glorious and all, she did not want to return to that boring place. Why would she return there? Those people are just crazy people wanting to go against the heavens.
She could not help but want to spit on the ground.
"A bunch of monkeys…" she thought as she gritted her teeth through the pain and slowly approached the cup on the table.
She touched the cup and showed a victorious smile.
"In this world, my fate is in my hands…" she thought as she showed an evil smile.
Touching that cup seems to be giving her the promise of victory in her heart. It was a victory against her foes and against her old self.
"I will be the queen of this empire… I will control everyone that lives in this lowly place." she thought as she lifted up to drink.
But to her dismay, the cup was actually empty.
This made her want to curse out loud while glaring at the heavens.
The pain on her belly has already crawled throughout her body. She could not help but feel worried. But she needs to persevere. She needs to drink water to relieve the itchiness on her throat which seems to also become worse every minute.
Her eyes landed on the pot near the center of the table.
She needed to stand up and walk. With that in mind, she gritted her teeth and forced herself to stand up.
As soon as she moved her body she was once again attacked by the pain which made her feel weak.
Her weak body slumps on the bed as if all of her strength was drained. Her face paled and her hand started to tremble.
"What damned fate is this?" she cursed in her mind as she showed reluctance as her vision slowly faded.
Concubine Xu lost consciousness by the side of the bed while her skirt began to turn red.
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Meanwhile, the maid has already satisfied her elation after touching and cooing the baby on her bed. She suddenly recalled her mistress who is still weak after giving birth.
She reluctantly stands up while making sure that the baby on the bed stays warm under her blanket.
"I'll be back, Li An!" she muttered while showing a faint smile on her face.
She walked out of her room and ran back to the main room.
Not long later, a panicking voice could be heard from the main room.
Meanwhile, inside the maid's room, Li An looked at the ceiling and showed a faint smile on her cute little baby cheeks.
"That aunty sure looks cute…" she thought as her eyes roamed around.
She could not help but admire herself for following her intuition to act cute in front of the woman who picks her up.
She still did not know who that woman was, but she is sure that the woman would be of use to her if she wanted to stay alive in this place.
"Li An is not a bad name…" she thought while pouting her little pink lips.
"Well, anyway… I have to continue strengthening my small body. That is the only way I could survive this place." she thought as her mind began to follow the body enhancement technique energy flow and the invisible energy in the air began to circulate inside the room.
When she felt the energy in the room, she could not help but heave in helplessness. If only she could go out, she would be able to absorb more energy from nature outside than inside the room.
But she could not complain as she is still an infant in swaddling clothes. She has to be patient and continue to wait for the right time. She knew what her future would be like with the help of Seedee. Her mind has already been opened and everything is clear.
A slight smile crept on her cute little mouth making her puffy cheeks blush a bit.