Tan Xiu looked up at him with stunned expressions when she heard his words. She had her arms wrapped around his waist but he dropped his hands to the side. She was lost for words because she can't believe he just said this.

  " Commander Yuan Song……you……wants to end things with me? What does this mean? You want me to marry that……that man?" her voice trembled as tears made their way to her cheeks.

  Yuan Song clenched his fists and was doing his best to not wrap her in his embrace. Tan Xiu shook his shoulders and wailed loudly while trying to get his attention but he just looked straight at nowhere while wearing cold indifferent expressions. He didn't say anything about things going on just as Tan Jiahao had asked him to do-

  The days went by and Emperor Yang Hanying came to Tan Dynasty with his royal consort, the Empress. Tan Jiahao greeted them with great hospitality and generosity.

  Yang Hanying sat on the royal throne while his Empress sat beside him which was arranged for them. He looked at Tan Jiahao and said, " I want to meet Tan Xiu. Where is she?" he said while looking around, finding her nowhere.

  Tan Jiahao frowned and glanced at his wife who was standing back, behind the veil. They were at the Imperial court and there were ministers and some important people present to welcome him but he wanted Tan Xiu to come to this gathering just to see him?

  " Your Majesty, all these people came to welcome you. You can meet her later. It won't be appropriate for her to come here." Tan Jiahao said in a low voice.

  Even though he is Emperor himself, in front of Yang Hanying, he has to call him His Majesty because of his power among all the Empires.

  Hanying glanced at him coldly and said, " So? I want to see her now. Now!" he said indifferently.

  The ministers glanced at each other and then him. He was being rude to their Majesty and wanted to call the Princess to the imperial court during the presence of everyone.

  Yuan Song was standing in the corner and his expressions turned two shades dark seeing the way he was calling Tan Xiu by her name and with such attitude-

  Soon, Tan Xiu also appeared. She was wearing a light blue dress and was walking inside the court slowly, while Yu Ju was holding onto her arm for support. After Yuan Song ended things with her the other day, she started eating again because Tan Jiahao insisted for her to do so. However, she was eating less than she needed and also got a fever later on.

  She still didn't recover but came to the imperial court because she was asked to do so.

  Yuan Song clenched his jaw seeing her in this condition. Her face was pale and she looked lethargic and had no energy in her body.

  Yang Hanying smirked seeing his little princess walking to him. He remembered seeing her for the firsts time when he was at the Liu kingdom. When he went out to look around without his guards and changed into commoner's clothing, he got bitten by a snake near the river. But this girl appeared out of nowhere and wrapped the area around the bite with a clean cloth and took some herbs from the plants there and applied to it.

  He was confused but she smiled at him and said, " The snake in this area is not that poisonous. However, it's better to apply this medicine to remove the remaining poison. I learned about medicine from my grandfather, so you will be fine." she smiled brightly and left afterward with her maid.

  He was curious about her and then he saw her at the local market again, she was walking around with her maid and was excitedly eating each and delicacy over there. Her bright and innocent smile appeased him and he fell for her at the first sight. When he tried to search her background he found out that she is the princess of the Tan Dynasty and came to the Liu kingdom to meet her maternal grandparents.

  He has met several princesses to have another consort but found no one interesting enough. She is different from other girls at her age, she is innocent, playful and her smiling eyes can make anyone crazy for her.

  That day he decided to make her, his consort. When Tan Jiahao came to ask for his help, he found his opportunity and told him his wish., But when he rejected his offer, it made him angry to the point that he wanted to kill everyone and took her to the Yang Empire. He hates rejection and Tan Jiaho denied his offer right on his face. How dare he? He killed his brothers to get this throne, does he need to get his permission to marry someone?-

  Tan Xiu stood in the middle of the court and looked towards the floor and greeted him. She

  didn't even glance at him to see how it looks. It doesn't matter how he looks. It's not that she wanted to marry him, she is doing for her father and nobody else. Not everyone gets to marry the person they want.

  She was at the stage of acceptance where she has no hold on her life anymore.

  Yang Hanying smirked seeing her and said in a low voice, "Why didn't you come to greet me yourself? I am going to be your husband, you should have come to see me, and what's with this face? Did someone die? Why does your face look as if you're mourning?"

  Yuan Song gritted his teeth and tried to not punch this man on his face. How dare he talk to her like this?

  Tan Xiu calmly responded, " Pardon me for my rudeness His Majesty. I was just……unwell." she said emotionlessly.

  Tan Jiahao stared at her and felt uncomfortable seeing her looking so calm., She was not smiling like her usual self but she wasn't even crying. She was like emotionless porcelain who had accepted its fate.

  Yang Hanying frowned seeing the way she was standing with her pale complexion and emotionless face. This wasn't the girl he wanted to marry. She should be happy that he showed interest in her. He raised his brows seeing her gaze on someone on the side. He looked in the direction of her gaze and saw a man standing there while looking at her with worry.

  There was something in their gaze which was making him angry. He clenched his fist while looking at that man and then Tan Xiu who was looking at the man during his presence. His Empress who was sitting beside him saw him looking at Tan Xiu with an intense gaze and clenched her fists.

  Since the day he came back from the Liu Kingdom, he was acting strangely. He didn't spend time with her and said that he wanted another consort. By now, he only had one consort and others were concubines. But this time, he decided to get a concubine which was like a huge blow for her.

  She pursed her lips and clenched her fists. The look in his eyes was different. He never looked at her with this intense gaze nor at the concubines. But this girl……she is different.

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