Chapter 64 Each with Their Own Concerns 17K Original Release

, Xue sister. You are the smartest person among us; you must be able to do it." Qiao Er took Qi Lin’s arm. She had seen how clever and wise Qi Lin was herself, and she admired her very much. "What do...Chapter 64: Everyone Has Their Own Worries - Exclusive on 17K

Zhì Lín hugged a snowman and cried for a long time; the umbrella she was holding had even accumulated a thin layer of snow before Bái Qiányè finally knelt down to hold her, patting her back to comfort her.

"Be good now. Don’t cry anymore. Snow兒would be heartbroken if she saw this," said Bái Qiányè gently.

After he said that, Zhì Lín really did stop crying, although tears continued to fall uncontrollably. Bái Qiányè picked her up; Zhenxī had already prepared hot ginger tea for her. After dismissing the others, Bái Qiányè fed the warm drink to her.

Zhì Lín obediently drank it all before he led her to a bathhouse and undressed her. They both entered the bathing pool together.

While in the pool, Zhì Lín kept talking about Snow兒. Bái Qiányè held her in his arms, afraid that she might catch a chill, so he transmitted his internal energy to her to warm her up. She obediently leaned against his chest.

This night, Zhì Lín had a very blissful dream. In the dream, she saw a little girl with two pigtails waving at her and smiling; her eyes were identical to Bái Qiányè's. Her heart was stirred by that resemblance as she rushed over to hug the girl.

"Snow兒, you finally found your mother," Zhì Lín kissed the girl’s face repeatedly before hugging her tightly and said, "Snow兒, you’ve made your mother miss you terribly."

The little girl giggled at being teased and then coquettishly said, “Mother is good. Don’t cry. Snow兒is very happy and loves Mother so much. If Mother cries, she’s not a good child.”

Zhì Lín realized that her face was covered in tears and hurriedly wiped them away with a smile. "I won’t cry. I won’t. Snow兒come here, give me a kiss."

Snow兒kissed Zhì Lín’s cheek obediently before suddenly turning to the back and happily saying, “Father hug.”

Zhì Lín turned around and saw Bái Qiányè walking over with a smile. Snow兒stretched out her arms towards him and kept calling out, "Father hug me! Snow兒wants Father!"

Bái Qiányè smiled and took Snow兒from Zhì Lín’s arms; Snow兒kissed his cheek immediately before hugging him tightly around the neck. Zhì Lín pouted with a heartache as she watched them.

"Hmph, Snow兒, now that you have your father, you don’t want your mother anymore," Zhì Lín crossed her arms and turned away pretending to be angry.

Bái Qiányè kissed Snow兒on the face and whispered something in her ear before putting her down. Snow兒then ran over to hug Zhì Lín’s leg coquettishly saying, “Mother don’t be mad. Snow兒loves Mother so much. Mother give me a hug.”

Upon hearing this, Zhì Lín softened immediately and picked up Snow兒spinning her around; someone then came to embrace her from behind with warm breaths blowing onto her neck. Snow兒kissed Bái Qiányè’s face noisily but when Zhì Lín tried to do the same, Snow兒ducked away from her. Instead, Bái Qiányè leaned forward and gave her a loud kiss.

"Hahaha Mother and Father love each other so much Xueer loves you two!!" Xueer happily laughed, also giving Qi Lin a kiss to save her face.

Qi Lin glanced at Bai Qianye and smiled.

Zuoxi secretly peeked at Qi Lin but was noticed by Bai Qianye. Zuoxi didn't hide it either and said, "Miss, why are you smiling even in your sleep"

"Hmm I also want to know the reason," Bai Qianye put on his last piece of outerwear; perhaps only Xueer could make Qi Lin smile so happily.

He pushed open the door and went outside. After a heavy snowfall overnight, the snowman they built yesterday was covered in snow, making its features unrecognizable—it looked like just a pile of snow there. Bai Qianye quickly walked over, knelt down, and used his hands to reshape it.

Bai Qianye's hands were much more skillful; he made a face with just a few movements, looking incredibly lifelike, resembling a little child.

He carefully admired the snowman and smiled slightly. In the next second, however, his brows furrowed in pain as he spat blood onto the snowman. The blood seeped into the snowman's face, making it look like a child bleeding from all seven apertures—it was frightening.

Bai Qianye suddenly retreated and stared blankly at the snowman; its eyes seemed to come alive, staring at him intently. Those two hands appeared like claws from hell, reaching towards him as if demanding his life.

He could almost hear the snowman shouting, "Father, why did you kill Xueer She died so miserably!"

Bai Qianye's face turned pale; he felt a blockage in his chest and spat out more blood, staining his clothes red. The voice at last became clearer as if it were directly questioning him. Bai Qianye helplessly covered his ears, but the pain pierced through his heart.

Who said he had no heart Now his heart felt like it was being cut with a knife; beads of sweat slid down his face in large drops.

Zi Yin saw Bai Qianye lying on the ground in agony, spitting blood, when he entered. Without thinking much, he quickly approached and tapped several acupoints on Bai Qianye's body. Finally, Bai Qianye fainted.

When Zuoxi came out just then, she saw this scene and ran over anxiously to ask, "Young Master, what happened Are you okay"

"It's fine; I will take him for treatment," Zi Yin picked up Bai Qianye. He frowned slightly as he noticed that Bai Qianye had lost even more weight than before—his body weight no longer seemed to belong to a man. Turning around to leave, he suddenly stopped and said, "Clean up here; don't let anyone inside notice anything."

Zuoxi nodded and watched Zi Yin leave as she looked at the bloodstains on the ground, picking up snow stained with Bai Qianye's blood, her eyes closing in pity.

"Damn it! How dare you transfer your internal energy to her Don't you know that even your own life is uncertain" While Zi Yin was transferring his internal energy to Bai Qianye, he scolded him angrily, "Do you really want to die"

Bai Qianye slowly opened his eyes and pulled at the corner of his mouth, saying, "Haha, as long as she's happy.

Zi Yin rolled his eyes at Bai Qianye and silently inputted internal energy into him.

Outside the palace gate, Bu Yao was pacing back and forth. She didn't know why she couldn't enter the Imperial Study today. After糾纏未果, Bu Yao had no choice but to leave.

She originally planned to confront Zi Yin and tell him that she wanted to find Long Ye, but now Zi Yin unexpectedly refused to see her. Could something major have happened in court Although there were ministers who opposed Zi Yin becoming the emperor before, after a period of suppression and action proving his worthiness, those people stopped talking.

"May I ask, is His Majesty alone inside" Bu Yao had to試探性地ask, "This concubine has important matters to discuss with His Majesty. If there's any way, please... "

"Alas, today the emperor won't see anyone. Not even you, Lady, and two ministers came earlier but didn't get an audience either," the head eunuch shook his head. Bu Yao had been standing here for an hour; it was giving him a headache. "If you're bored, why don't you go pay your respects to Empress Dowager She visited His Majesty recently."

Bu Yao was slightly taken aback—didn't the empress dowager refuse to see anyone

"Then if the emperor comes out, please tell him that I came," Bu Yao left with a puzzled look.

At the plum garden, seeing the blooming red plum blossoms made her momentarily lost in thought. She recalled someone who stayed awake for an entire night due to her words, guarding a bud of plum blossom and recording its blooming process with pen and paper, lantern in hand.

There were no cameras back then; Long Ye sat under that plum blossom for several nights, eventually presenting her with a thick stack of papers, his nose red from colds as he explained when each drawing was made.

Later on, Long Ye caught a chill and had to stay in bed for three days. During those three days, she was ecstatic, preparing to be empress. But when she said she wanted the plum cake from the northern city gate, Long Ye jumped out of bed and rode swiftly on horseback with her at midnight, pulling someone out of their sleep to make the freshest plum cakes.

But she was being stubborn; after they were made, she threw them on the ground, unhappy: "I don't even want to eat anymore, I'm so tired."

In the end, Long Ye had no choice but to hire a luxurious carriage and take her back to their manor.

Looking at the plum blossoms now, she seemed to see that person's figure beckoning to her: "Yao Yao, come here! Look, if you put this plum blossom on your head, it would look good."

Bu Yao smiled and ran over, but before reaching there, the figure vanished. Her hand was still in mid-air as snowflakes fell on her awkwardly; a tear slowly trickled down.

She finally understood what that sentence meant: "You will get what you strive for, but you'll lose what you truly desire."

The position of empress she struggled so hard to attain had ultimately cost her the one who truly loved her and whom she truly loved.

Now she is the Empress Purple胤 treats her with utmost affection, but it's all because of Long燁. Everything she has is due to Long燁, yet it was she who pushed Long燁 into hell.

In the end, Bu Yao hugged her knees and sat down, tears streaming endlessly as she kept saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, Ye, I'm so sorry, I made a mistake."

The palace maids behind knew they couldn't disturb her at this time, so they pretended to be deaf and ignored everything. The only thing they noticed was that their mistress had started daydreaming from some unknown day, sometimes crying like now. They once asked what was wrong but were punished for it, so over time, they got used to it. Bu Yao would cry alone for a while before she recovered.

Bu Yao didn't know how long she had been crying, only that her limbs froze stiff and tears dried up, leaving an endless chill. She held onto the plum tree to stand up but felt her legs numb from exhaustion. Suddenly thinking of Empress Dowager, Bu Yao stretched her leg muscles and headed towards Changle Palace.

"What did you say The Empress Dowager doesn't see guests" Bu Yao looked at Su Xiaoxiao in surprise; she was the eunuch manager beside the Empress Dowager. Didn't they say that the Empress Dowager had met with Purple胤

"The Empress Consort should please return, as the Empress Dowager is unwell and finds it inconvenient to see guests," Su Xiaoxiao arrogantly raised his chin; being a red-hot eunuch beside the Empress Dowager meant that everyone else would bow in respect except for the Emperor.

Seeing his attitude, Bu Yao instantly flared up. She lifted her chin and said, "This palace is the Empress Dowager's daughter-in-law. Since the Empress Dowager is unwell, this palace will personally visit to offer high-quality medicine. Please inform us so that we can see the Empress Dowager."

"No, please don't trouble the servant," Su Xiaoxiao had never seen such a disobedient concubine and naturally didn't give her a good look; he was startled by Bu Yao's anger and said after composing himself, "The servant will convey Your Majesty's concern. Please return."

Bu Yao kicked Su Xiaoxiao, who fell to the ground in pain, then continued, "Hmph, you dog, there are important matters for this palace to discuss with the Empress Dowager that involve His Imperial Majesty. If you delay it, can you bear the responsibility"

"Creak."

At this moment, Changle Palace's gate opened and a stern voice came from inside, "Who is it being so rude"

Bu Yao heard it was Empress Dowager and immediately knelt down to say, "This minister pays respect to the Empress Dowager; may the Empress Dowager be safe."

"Hmph, disturbing this humble one's meditation, how can this humble one be safe" The Empress Dowager said with a stern face. "What urgent matter made you rush here"

Bu Yao raised her eyes slightly and saw that the Empress Dowager was dressed simply today, even with mud on her shoes. In such snowy weather, where could there possibly be such conditions Bu Yao couldn't help but doubt.

But she still had a troubled look on her face as she disregarded etiquette and whispered to the Empress Dowager's ear for a while; the Empress Dowager paled with shock and hurriedly left.

However, Bu Yao didn't know that because of this trace of unwillingness, she would truly lose what she loved most.alked forward, bowed politely at Mu Qingfeng, and said, “Mr. Mu, I’m sorry for keeping you waiting. This lady, Bu Yao, has long heard of your name. Today upon meeting you, indeed you are a gentleman w...