Read The Emperor’s Bride :: Chapter 2.

I can feel myself trembling. How!!? How could my parents be involved with this monster of a man?! Especially Father, Father who is one of the Emperor's most trusted adviors and General. How could you?! Taio gets out, confused and horrified. The Emperor is a cruel, selfish man Taio, who isn't capable to rule our Empire, Father replys cooly. The Empire will fall because of him and I am not going too let one cruel, lieing, bastard be the fall of our home! Mother spat out viciously.

That's when I know it's bad, Mother is usually as gentle as a lamb, seeing her rage like this has only happened once that I can remember. One of the maids hadn't been watching Taio carefully enough and he fell into the pond, he almost drowned that day. She was shaking with fury.

Then in struck me. Why are you telling us this? I asked puzzled. When I think about it you have nothing to gain from telling us this. Father smiles, well Meili, Suyin has been advancing much faster than your being told. Mother beings to smile as well, he is expected to take the capital during the week. What !!! We where told he is a month away from the capital!!!

Although that's not the exact reason we told you, Mother says her gaze focused solely on me now. You are aware Suyin is currently unmarried, Mother continues. Yes and ? That has nothing to do with me or Jiejie? Father now turns his gaze to me. Then I realise and it hits me like a knife to the chest.