Shu Wan had thought that defying fate would co with a heavy price, but she hadn’t realized the price would be so huge.
Behind her rebirth was such a brutal truth.
Thinking of the ti of the great battle in her dreams, Shu Wan hastily got up and searched through the petitions, and soon found what she was looking for.
From this mont, there was only one month left.
And from the Capital to Qilian Mountain was precisely a month’s journey.
If she wanted to arrive there before the battle, she needed to leave now.
At this thought, Shu Wan’s heart skipped a beat because she had heard the Chief Eunuch say last night that Qi Yuan was about to leave.
Shu Wan put down the petition and ran directly to Qianqing Palace.
She was not dressed in her palace attire, but in her usual skirt, running quickly along the palace corridor, while palace attendants knelt down in rows.
After Shu Wan ran far, the crowd curiously raised their heads and whispered secretly, "Strange, what is Noble Princess Consort Shu doing? Has she gone mad?"
"Quiet, Noble Princess Consort Shu is so favored now, if soone hears us, we might even lose our lives."
Shu Wan ran fast to Qianqing Palace but didn’t see Qi Yuan.
Coincidentally, Chief Eunuch Huang Bing and other eunuchs were walking out. Seeing Shu Wan, Huang Bing imdiately approached, "Greetings to the Noble Consort."
"Where is His Majesty?"
"His Majesty has already left the palace, just left not long ago, he is probably out of the palace gate by now."
As soon as Huang Bing finished speaking, Shu Wan turned around and ran towards the palace gate.
But as a concubine, she was not supposed to leave the harem by rule.
Thus, at the palace gate, Shu Wan was stopped.
"Noble Consort, please stop, by law, concubines may not leave the palace."
Shu Wan looked not far away where she could still see the tail end of Qi Yuan’s entourage, and Qi Yuan had just left the palace gate.
The guard troops wouldn’t allow her to leave the palace without Qi Yuan’s permission, and she alone could not overco hundreds of soldiers ard with swords and spears.
Shu Wan thought for a mont and then ran straight up to the city wall.
Indeed, standing on the city wall, she could see Qi Yuan’s entourage slowly moving out.
Qi Yuan, in his black attire, sat high on his horse, completely oblivious to the commotion above on the city wall.
"Your Majesty!"
Shu Wan called out several tis, but Qi Yuan did not respond.
Seeing Qi Yuan’s entourage almost out of sight, Shu Wan, in desperation, shouted aloud, "Qi Yuan! You stop right there!"
Everyone present was shocked by Shu Wan’s cry.
In such an era where imperial authority is supre, not to ntion calling out the Emperor’s na directly, even nas similar to the Emperor’s were deliberately avoided to prevent any clash with the Emperor’s na.
And it was precisely because of Shu Wan’s earth-shattering shout, that the forward-moving entourage stopped, and Qi Yuan finally turned around.
Seeing Qi Yuan stop, Shu Wan hurriedly waved at him, "Co back, I need to discuss sothing with you."
Qi Yuan indeed tightened the reins and moved a bit closer towards the city gate.
But he only moved a short distance, then he stopped, looked up at Shu Wan with an inexplicable expression, "Noble Consort, I have to leave for a while due to important matters, let’s talk when I return."
"Your Majesty, can’t you not go?"
"I can’t," Qi Yuan stared at Shu Wan, "It’s a very important matter, no one can stop ."
Saying this, Qi Yuan was about to drive his horse away.
Shu Wan understood Qi Yuan’s character; she knew that if Qi Yuan left now, it would really be beyond redemption.
Shu Wan gripped the railing tightly, yelling at Qi Yuan, "You promised to make a swing all covered in fruit so I could eat while I swung, do you rember?"
Qi Yuan paused, his eyes narrowing, but he did not turn around.
"And, back in the Northwest Military Camp, you wrote to over three hundred tis, and you said..."
Shu Wan didn’t need to finish her sentence, for Qi Yuan had turned around and ridden his horse through the palace gates.
Soon after, footsteps rang out on the stairs of the city tower.
Qi Yuan’s refined features appeared at the top of the staircase, a smile in his eyes as he took big steps toward Shu Wan.
Shu Wan didn’t even have ti to speak before Qi Yuan pulled her into his embrace.
The force was such that it seed Qi Yuan wanted to imprint her into his very being.
"Your Majesty, you have achieved your aim."
Shu Wan could tell that Qi Yuan was deliberately pushing her.
Otherwise, she would not have so easily coaxed the truth from the lips of the Mage in Fahua Hall, nor would she have seen those confidential petitions, nor would she have managed to stop him just as he was about to leave.
But Shu Wan had no choice but to step into the trap Qi Yuan had set for her.
"Little Wan, it really is you."
Qi Yuan was genuinely happy, holding Shu Wan tightly, "I still prefer it when you call Qi Yuan, not Your Majesty."
With a soft sigh, the visions she had seen in her dreams made it impossible for Shu Wan to refuse Qi Yuan in these minor matters.
"Qi Yuan, should we head back now? So many people are watching."
Whether it was Shu Wan who had earlier cried out "Qi Yuan" or the rare tender side of Qi Yuan displayed in front of everyone, both had caused the crowd to widen their eyes.
Even with the commanding presence above, no one dared to raise their heads to look, but their ears might as well have stretched to Qi Yuan and Shu Wan’s side.
Qi Yuan laughed heartily, taking Shu Wan’s hand, "Alright, let’s go back."
Before descending the city tower, Qi Yuan stopped, "Everyone present today, receive a reward."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone watched Shu Wan run out, then watched Qi Yuan, triumphant, lead her back, all of them shaking their heads at how incomprehensible the winds of the palace had beco.
However, one thing was certain—the woman of the palace would, from now on, likely be Shu Wan.
Qi Yuan led Shu Wan back to Qianqing Palace, "Today I will see no one, everyone leave."
"Yes."
Once all the palace attendants had left, Qi Yuan pulled Shu Wan to sit on the soft couch, pouring her a cup of tea, "I want to know where you went afterward."
Shu Wan hadn’t planned on telling Qi Yuan about her affairs, but after that dream, she had changed her mind.
At least for her, Qi Yuan had given her a chance at a new life, and he had the right to know everything.
Thus, from dawn to dusk, under the high moon, Shu Wan relayed her experiences during this ti to Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan was also surprised; Shu Wan had actually gone to a world a thousand years later, and the changes in the whole world a thousand years later were beyond what Qi Yuan could have ever imagined.
"That world is quite free." Shu Wan described modern life to Qi Yuan, "Won can hold power and be prominent in every industry."
Qi Yuan was initially very interested, but at this point, his gaze suddenly darkened.
It wasn’t that he had prejudices against won, but...
Qi Yuan stared into Shu Wan’s sparkling eyes and, unusually, interrupted her, "Are you hungry? Let’s go eat."
Caught off guard, Shu Wan sensitively noticed that Qi Yuan seed a bit down and nodded, "Okay."
After the al, the imperial decree to confer her title arrived at the palace gate, so fast that it seed another second’s delay, and Qi Yuan would have feared Shu Wan running away.
"Take the decree first; Internal Affairs Office will handle the rest."
As he spoke, Qi Yuan directly handed the decree to Shu Wan, fearing she would refuse, he added, "This is power given to you; you need not fulfill any obligations, I will handle everything else."
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