Read The Emperor’s Bride :: Chapter 3.

It is as if all the air is stolen from my lungs. I can't breathe every part of me is uncontrollably shaking. Jiejie are you ok ?! Taino taken by suprise. Mother and Father are looking at me as if I was a mad woman . I calm my breathe and somewhat compose myself. Mother, Father I need to know, am I.. have you? I can't get the words out. But they understand what I am trying to say. Yes you will be, the wedding should be shortly after he takes the capital.

Although I already knew I still felt my heart drop down into my stomach, possibly through it. I glance at Taio curious for his reaction, I was surprised to see him deep in thought. Then Mother snaps us both out of our thoughts Well I am famished so let's eat .

I try to eat but I don't really have the appetite for food so, I try to stomach what I can before retiring to my room.I'm in my room reading not wanting to do much else when a knock interrupts me. From the knock I know it to be Taio's singnature knock. "Come in" not bothering to look up. Taio comes in closing the door behind him. Jiejie I have a question for you he tells me.

Alright come here I say patting the space on the bed beside me. Taio climbs up and snuggles up beside me. So I say closing by book, placing it on the bedside table, what's the question? Taio makes eye contact with me and I see he's a bit teary eyed. Jiejie you know when they have a cu? Yes i do and ? You know how they kill the previous emperor ? Yes. Well don't they kill the Empress as well , what will happen to you if this cu fails ? He looks up with overflowing, glassy eyes.What he says makes my blood turn cold. What will happen to me ? I don't want you to die Jiejie, they will kill Father, Mother, you and me as well. Taio is bawling now his face burrowed into me as I am a pillow.

He's right if this fails we are all as good as dead. Shhhh I try to comfort him . Hey, he looks up There is always that possibility but we are just going to have faith in him. Besides Father wouldn't follow him unless he believed he would win I say trying my best to sound as confident as I possibly can. Thankfully it works and he calms down. Soon enough he is asleep in my arms but I still can't stop thinking about what he's told me. Could Father and Mother get me killed? I try to get rid my mind of the thoughts but once the weeds are planted they're difficult to kill. I can't focus on my books and I couldn't move without waking Taio so I give into sleep.

When I wake up next I have been changed into sleep clothing and tucked in. I presume my maidservant changed me. I get out of bed and ring my bell to signal her to come help me get dressed. In less then a minute she is here. She prepares a bath for me, then dresses me. The Hanfu she I'm dressed in is one of my favourites. It is a light teal green with gold emriodary. I walk to the dinning hall to eat breakfast, nothing exciting happens but at a little bit past midday I am called into Fathers study. I am quite annoyed at this I was in the middle of Embroidering my new blanket. Inside there are tall well built men who tower over me. Father greets me , Ah welcome Meili I would like you to meet ......