Chapter 73 - Ming, Please Wake up. (2/2)

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When he came back after 7 years, he has become a young man from a boy with muscles and his ruthless attitude. He was now 22 and the training in the military has made him cruel and emotionless. After coming back when he saw her for the first time, it was for their marriage rituals. He kept looking at her, she was now a young woman who is 17 years old and she had grown so much.

She became more beautiful, he almost didn't recognize her. He kept looking at her, his mother noticed his behavior. She did not like Zhao Ming as she is not from a rich family. She has no idea why the Old Man wanted her son to get married to this poor girl. She has no status, no etiquette, no Palace manners and more importantly, this marriage was not beneficial for him at all. She was not happy with her, and now her son also liked her, this became the strongest reason for her hatred towards Zhao Ming.

After their marriage, he took over the throne after his grandfather's death. He didn't get any time to talk with her properly. He never gets a chance to tell her, his feelings.

After a few weeks later, he went to war, from which he came back after a year later. He came back with Xiao Li, who he married for strengthing his power. In that one year, his mother has made Zhao Ming a statue. Now she was no longer his Zhao Ming, who always smiles and spread happiness wherever she goes. His mother made her life like a prison. She was now an Empress but not his Zhao Ming. she was a graceful woman with calm composure but she wasn't happy. She was just following the palace norms without any emotions in her. The only emotion she has now was pain and sadness.

When he saw her pale face, with all the accessories and heavy clothes but no smile, he frowned.

'What had she experienced in this whole year.'

He wanted to go to her, but his mother always makes anything to stop him, from going to her. His mother wants him to take care of Xiao Li as she was from a prestigious family and helped him in strengthening his position. He didn't get time to spend with her because he was busy in his work as he just came from a war and there were others matters to attend. He was so busy that he doesn't even go to Xiao Li's chamber, but he didn't know that Xiao Li is not as simple as she looks.

When his mother tells him that Zhao Ming cheated at him with a guard, he was so angry. First, he didn't believe, but when he saw that guard going to her room and coming after 2 hours, with clothes disheveled and she also came from that room later, he frowned. He never thought that she will do this with him, he thought that she also loved him.

What he don't know was, that the guard and Zhao Ming were tricked by Xiao Li and what they saw was her plan. She made Empress Dowager believe her words and she told the Emperor. Due to which, he killed that guard for rebel, if not he has to kill Zhao Ming for cheating the emperor. Because it was the biggest sin that one can do, and she doesn't have any evidence to support her words.

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Back to the present, he still doesn't know about Xiao Li's trick but he believes that Zhao Ming couldn't do this to him. Because when he saw her eyes, they were screaming that she was innocent. He couldn't bear to hurt her more. So he kept distance for some time, to calm his anger. He doesn't want to hurt her because of his anger.

But he never thought, that she would attempt suicide and he will saw her in this state before they could clear anything. He wanted to tell her that he loved her, but never get a chance.

He was drinking alcohol to forget all his pain. He just wanted her to wake up.

He cried out loud, ” Ming, Please Wake up.”