Chapter 32 Put on the Red Dress

It was getting hotter. A woman wearing a mourning dress sat in the pavilion of Imperial Garden on an ordinary morning. She wore a plain hairpin with her hair tied in a simple bun, and she held onto an ordinary pearl in her hand. The young woman was pondering on the main participants who had annihilated the Kingdom of Shui. Yun Zhi had helped her find them out. She was also thinking about Yuer, who set up Kong Yue and went to the Crown Prince for shelter. Unexpectedly, a few people dressed up as court eunuchs appeared in the Imperial Garden. They sneaked close to the woman in the pavilion. Yun Xi was going to call someone over after she noticed the incoming people. However, the court eunuchs suddenly knelt one after another. "Princess, we finally found you," one of them in the front spoke. "Who are you?" Yun Xi felt a little strange. She even didn't have enough time to hide the pain in her eyes and pull out an indifferent look. "Princess, we are the generals of the Kingdom of Shui. Since our kingdom was destroyed, we have been looking for opportunities to meet you." The court eunuch in the front said with tears filling his eyes. Court eunuchs behind him were also about to cry. The Kingdom of Shui was annihilated, and they lost all their family. They had no way to revenge. The only member left of the royal family was Princess Shui Yinzhu. They finally met their princess after all the hardships. Yun Xi's heart twitched. She saw the sincerity in their eyes. Besides, no one would deceive her because she was useless now. However, the princess had been through so much that she would no longer be as naive as before. She still felt doubtful. "The Empire of Yun has been heavily guarded. How did you get in?" "It was all thanks to your servant girl, Yuer." "Yuer? What? Tell me everything in detail." Yun Xi felt more suspicious after she heard the name. "Princess, this is the story. We found Miss Yuer last year, and we wanted to meet you. However, we were arrested by the Crown Prince Yun Su of the Kingdom of Yun back then and imprisoned in his secret chamber." "Then how did you escape?" "It was Miss Yuer who secretly set us free. She also found a place for us to treat our wounds. This time, she even prepared court eunuch's uniforms for us so that we could come to meet you!" "What? No... you have been set up!" Yun Xi soon detected the hidden conspiracy, but she was still a step late. Yuer's voice rang from afar, "Your Majesty, I did not lie to you. Princess Xi asked me to release the generals of the Kingdom of Shui. They are planning to kill you." As she finished her sentence, the young emperor Yun Su, who looked gentle and warm, appeared in the Imperial Garden with a large group of guards. The guards soon surrounded Yun Xi and the court eunuchs in the pavilion. Yuer had dressed up deliberately, and she stood beside Yun Su. However, Yun Su completely ignored her. He walked towards Yun Xi slowly while the guards caught the generals of the Kingdom of Shui swiftly. "Sister Xi, do you have anything to explain to me?" Yun Su soon walked to Yun Xi and held the woman in white in his arms, although she didn't even want to look at him. He knew Yun Xi would not talk to him, so he continued, "Sister Xi, I didn't mean to kill these people from the Kingdom of Shui. I just wanted them to help me keep you around. However, it seems that they must die now." "What do you want to do, Yun Su? They didn't want to kill you. It was all Yuer's conspiracy." Yun Xi didn't care about her own life, but she cared about the people of the Kingdom of Shui. "I know. It's just that I'm afraid they will take you away. You can only be mine. Kill them all!" "Please... let them go. I will never leave." "It's impossible. I won't give you any chance to escape. Kill them." Yun Su's voice was still as gentle as his appearance. However, after he finished his sentence, the generals of the Kingdom of Shui were all killed one by one before they reacted. Yun Xi yelled madly, and her eyes turned red. However, her heart didn't hurt so much, maybe because she was accustomed to despair. After a long time, she calmed down gradually and re-adjusted her mentality. "Yun Su, you are so cruel. Human lives mean nothing to you. I, Shui Yinzhu, swear that I will destroy your empire one day." Yun Xi's voice was soft, but she uttered every word while she gnashed her teeth. She said it like an oath. After she finished her words, she pushed Yun Su away with all her strength. Her eyes had been cold, but now they became even icier, more frigid than the freezing winter. Standing in the pavilion, she was like a reborn Rakshasa in mourning dress. She was no longer the innocent Princess Xi. Yuer saw Yun Xi's look, and she felt a little scared. She said to Yun Su immediately, "Your Majesty, you see, I didn't lie to you. You can't allow an assassin to stay by your side." "Yuer, there are many things to be settled between us." Yun Su didn't speak, but Yun Xi's soft and beautiful voice rang again, with a trace of threat. Yun Xi suddenly showed a charming and enchanting smile, "Yun Su, leave Yuer to me." "Sure. You can do whatever you want." Yun Su had no good impression of Yuer. This girl had framed his Sister Xi so many times and treated him like a fool. In the past, he didn't kill her only because she still had value to use. Now since Sister Xi wanted to have fun, he didn't mind doing her a favor. "Catch Yuer and send her to Princess Xi. You guys will follow Princess Xi and obey her orders from now on." Yuer couldn't believe her ears. The man she loved had saved her and killed all the beggars for her. However, now he did not care about her life at all. She kept begging him, "Your Majesty, you can't do this. I will be killed by Princess Xi. Your Majesty, I did everything just for you, and I treats you sincerely..." However, no one would appreciate her performance, no matter what she said. Yun Xi turned her head to face Yun Su and said, "Yun Su, send the bodies of the generals of the Kingdom of Shui back to their homeland." "Okay. You have my words." After Yun Su finished speaking, he wanted to get closer to Yun Xi. However, Yun Xi turned around and left without looking at the dead bodies on the ground. In fact, their death was not totally a bad thing. At least they were free now, and she would have no worries in the future. There was no warmth in the eyes of the woman in mourning dress. … The room was bathed in the morning sunlight. Yun Xi changed her mourning dress into a red dress. This was the first time she put on a dress with a color other than white. The dress was gorgeously red, as bright as the color of blood as if it's dyed by the blood of all her loved ones. The dress made this pure beauty look even more enchanting. Yun Xi now was as tempting as poppy flowers. Her inherent purity was replaced by mercilessness. Yun Xi only wore the ordinary hairpin she had been wearing. Now there was an ordinary pearl on it. She had asked people to make it overnight. Wearing it on her head, she felt that Kong Yue was with her forever... The Imperial Study Room was supposed to be the most sacred and inviolable place in the palace of the Empire of Yun. However, a beautiful woman was sitting on the throne at this moment. She was dressed in red without makeup, only a simple hairpin with a pearl on her black hair. Her eyes had been pure and clean. Now they looked enchanting but filled with hatred. Two soldiers in front of the desk pushed Yuer to kneel on the ground. Yun Xi stared at her nails without looking up, "Yuer, I don't think I have ever treated you badly." "Princess, forgive me... please forgive me!" "What have you done to deserve my forgiveness?" "Princess, I haven't done anything bad. There was a little misunderstanding between us." "Misunderstanding? I have never been so patient as today—now let's discuss our misunderstanding. I can forgive you even though you have framed me. However, you should not involve the person that I cared about. You had revealed the whereabouts of Yue many times, making Yue fall into the trap. You can not atone for your sins even if I kill you thousands of times. Yuer, you also framed the generals of the Kingdom of Shui. Without you, they would have been imprisoned instead of being killed. Don't you think you deserve to die?" "What do you want to do? What do you want to do? Your Majesty, save me! Please save me!" "I want your life. I wonder who will come to save you." "No, I don't want to die! I don't want to die! I still want to be His Majesty's concubine." "Yuer, should I say you are bad, or should I say you are naive? If that man was interested in you, do you think you would be here?" "It's all your fault. It's you who hung out with the other men and seduced His Majesty. I did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong! You are a bitch... you are a witch. You will die like a dog..." "Don't gag her and let her keep cursing. You guys cut off her fingers and toes one by one. By the way, go to call an imperial physician. I want her to be alive. I am going to TAKE MY TIME TO PLAY WITH HER." The desperate screaming of the girl filled the whole Imperial Study Room. Her crying made people shudder. People in the imperial palace who passed by couldn't help but tremble with fear. The princess was no longer the pure and innocent doll. Everyone quickened their pace hastily. They all wanted to be far away from the Imperial Study Room. A man who looked gentle and harmless in a golden imperial robe stood at the door for a long time and didn't leave. His Sister Xi had changed, and it was he who had changed her. He didn't know how to love her, but he didn't regret it. He hadn't felt love since he was a little boy. Yun Su was obsessed with Yun Xi, and he wanted to keep her for the rest of his life. The door of the Imperial Study Room opened, and Yun Xi walked out. Yun Su immediately greeted her and tried to hug her. The woman avoided him and stepped straight forward. Yuer had lost all her fingers and toes in the room, but an imperial physician was keeping her alive. She saw the golden color of the emperor's cloth and cried out, "Your Majesty, help me!" The new young emperor didn't even look at her. He followed his Sister Xi in a hurry. Meanwhile, Yun Xi did not know that Yun Su had already been in trouble in the Congress because of her. Rumors spread everywhere. To protect her, he had totally become a tyrant in people's eyes. Yun Su would meet all her wishes. He was willing to give her the whole world as her toy, let alone Yuer, who was just a disgusting little servant girl... Every day, Yun Xi would go to the Imperial Study Room to see if Yuer was still alive. Unexpectedly, today there was an uninvited guest. Fifth Princess of the Empire of Yun had been spoiled, and now she was still reckless. She ran over and stopped the woman in red who was about to go to the Imperial Study Room. There was a charming smirk on the innocent face of the woman in red. She was not a pure girl anymore, "Fifth Princess, what do you want from me?" "You disgusting slut. You have seduced Zhi, and I heard that you also slept with my big brother. Why don't you go to hell?" "Send Fifth Princess back." Yun Xi left this sentence and ignored Fifth Princess. She passed by her and continued to head to the Imperial Study Room. Fifth Princess was even angrier and kept cursing because of Yun Xi's arrogant behavior. However, she couldn't catch up with Yun Xi because the woman in red had the professional guards arranged by Yun Su to protect her. Fifth Princess was stopped by the guards. They even sent her back forcibly. Yun Xi did not intend to kill her even though Fifth Princess was obstinate. After all, she was just a spoiled princess who was not involved in annihilating the Kingdom of Shui, killing her parents, or harming her Yue. Even though Fifth Princess almost killed her, Yun Xi wouldn't mind it as long as Fifth Princess didn't touch the people she cared about.