You have this.. one simple fact. A single simple sentence, a single sentence that you cannot accept for years.

The fact that; Jing Yuan has abandoned you.. both as his wife, and as the empress.

You love him dearly, you found a divine feeling in his presence. He had whispered his promise to you, it was a sweet melody. That was before you realize that it is actually a bitter symphony.

It was a forceful marriage, he never wanted that marriage at all. How could you didnt realize it? He already had someone else, staying inside his heart before you even came to his life.

You have took a great responsibility, you tried your best as the empress to sustain your empire. Your people loved you. So why did he stare at you with such a hateful gaze?

You understood the answer now. You understood when you finally saw him bringing and escorting someone else to the palace — his concubine.

You understood everything when you heard the gossips around that he had already fell in love with that girl, way much longer before you even met with him.

he abandoned you. — those words keep lingering in your mind, even in the dinner you have with him. Perhaps it was too obvious.

"You're stressing over something, aren't you?"

how could he ask you that with such a hostile tone? After all of this time.. does he really despises you?