“When I first met you, you were a young crown prince, dressed in snow-white robes. I thought you would be my home for life.”
“I was wrong.”
“I gave eight years of devotion, and got my whole family executed in return.”
“I gave you all my love, and watched my child turn to ashes.”
“I gave you my whole life, and got an empty dream in return.”
She looked at him without hatred or resentment, only complete release.
“Xiao Jinyan, I’ve been so tired in this life.”
“The 123 members of the Shen family, my child, my dignity, and every bit of light in me all died at your hands.”
“With this, our love and hatred in this life are settled.”
“In the next life, may we never meet again.”
“Qingshuang, it’s snowing today, just like the day you left.”
“Qingshuang, I made you some medicine. Drink it before it gets cold.”
“Qingshuang, I was wrong. Please come back…”
There was no answer.
Only the wind, softly sobbing.
He ruled a vast empire and sat upon the imperial throne.
Yet there was no one left by his side.
