Third-person POV   Meiyun and Di Shang were sitting without uttering a single

    word in their carriage. Meiyun slowly scooted closer to Di Shang and rested her

    head on his shoulder to make his heart melt a tiny bit. And it worked perfectly

    on Di Shang, a slight arch on the corner of his lips could be seen if one look

    closely.   Nonetheless, Di Shang still insistently ignored Meiyun''s obvious

    behavior. Meiyun puffed out her cheeks in annoyance and decided to go all out

    as this method wasn''t enough to make Di Shang look over her. She hopped on

    Di Shang''s lap and pouted while glaring at him.   "What?" Di Shang asked nonchalantly.   "Are you angry?" Meiyun poked Di Shang''s cheek.   "En." Di Shang gave Meiyun an extremely short and simple

    answer.   Meiyun sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder. She

    played with his hand and started, "You know…I lied too many times to everyone

    around me. It is not that I want to but I have to."   Di Shang looked downwards and took Meiyun''s hands that were

    twiddling his fingers, "Sometimes, we have no choice."   Meiyun bit her lips as she felt that she finally found

    someone that she could really lean on, someone who wouldn''t judge her for what

    she did which she actually didn''t want to do.   "My father is a bandit…so is Huayun''s," Meiyun muttered

    because she fears that this fact would make Di Shang disgusted of her.   "But with we have a different mother." Meiyun continued.   Di Shang stayed silent as he attentively listened to Meiyun

    telling him her past.   "Huayun''s mother was my father''s main wife while my mother

    is just one of his numerous hostages that he caught from raiding villages. In

    her village, my mother was known for her beauty and braveness, she sacrificed

    herself for her village but my father broke his promise that he made with my

    mother and continued to destroy her village." Meiyun tightened her grip.   Di Shang hugged her

    tighter in his embrace that it made Meiyun chuckle, "Don''t worry, it is not me

    who bear this pain but it was my mom. Nevertheless, hearing her having such a

    betrayal still makes my heartache."   "En, everything is

    in the past, we are living in the present. No need to keep reminding oneself of

    the sad past." Di Shang comforted Meiyun by using his most gentle voice.   "En, they are all in

    the past, that''s why I never want to bring it up," Meiyun replied.   "If you feel

    uncomfortable telling me your past then it is okay if you don''t tell me." Di

    Shang said as he never thought that Meiyun''s past would be very deep and not a

    happy one like how she always displayed on the outside.   "No, I want to tell

    you. I do this on my own accord and some things can''t be hidden forever. If

    I have to choose who I want to tell this to, then it would be you, the one who

    will accompany me throughout my entire life." Meiyun smiled softly.   A familiar feeling

    rose up within Di Shang''s heart, he looked away as he tried to hide his

    reddened ears, ''I fell for her once again.''   "Shang Tang? Why are

    your face is so red?" Meiyun asked as she touched his warm face.   "Nothing, continue."

    Di Shang shook his head but didn''t refuse Meiyun''s touch.   "If you feel sick anywhere,

    tell me. Okay?" Meiyun coaxed.   "En," Di Shang

    nodded his head.   With that, Meiyun

    continued her story, "My mother was captured and locked in my father''s base. Because

    of her beauty, he spent a few nights with my mother without his main wife''s

    knowledge. Not long after that she got pregnant and my father left her as soon

    as knew about it.   Because of his main

    wife had a hard time having a child, she was pregnant with 3-month-old

    babies while my mother was almost in labor. She knew about my mother''s

    pregnancy because she heard the servants gossiping about a woman who was giving birth. At first, she was very jealous of my mother but she couldn''t do anything

    about it as she was also quite powerless compared to my father.   I was born and 6

    months later followed by Huayun and her dead sister who died during labor.

    Huayun''s mother went crazy and started to hallucinate as if she still had two

    daughters. My father who couldn''t stand her crazed behavior snatched the baby

    me from my mother and told his main wife that I am her first daughter which

    explains why I am bigger in size than Huayun at that time.   Anyone in the right

    mind wouldn''t believe a 6 month old baby as their newborn baby, however, she

    had lost her mind and proclaimed that I am her daughter. And that''s how I

    became Huayun''s twin sister."   Di Shang furrowed

    his brows as there was one question that was bugging him, "Then how about your

    biological mother? How did you know everything as you were supposed to be a

    baby?"   The corner of her

    lips arched in a wide smile when a figure appeared on her mind, "My mother

    couldn''t accept the fact that her daughter, the only purpose that she kept

    living was snatched from her. So every night, she would sneak into the baby

    room and b.r.e.a.s.tfed me and Huayun.   She would rock me

    side to side until I fell asleep. Although I can''t remember much about her face

    at that time, I could recognize her calming scent as clear as day. She never

    stopped visiting me until one day she was found out.   My mother was punished

    and was put into a house arrest. Gladly my father didn''t kill her because he

    felt somewhat wasteful to kill a beauty such as my mother. After I can run and

    talk freely, I went to find her on my own. I sneaked out from the main

    residence at night and played with her till dawn.   She would wait for me

    in front of the dog hole that I use to slip into her residence and her face would

    light up like the moon in the middle of the dark sky. She was restrained with

    multiple chains because she always tried to break off the chain.   Every night, I would

    lean my head on her lap and she would sing me a lullaby song while caressing my

    hair. I had always loved her discernible scent, it made me feel safe. She would

    keep saying how much she loves me and how much she wanted to take me away from

    this horrible place even if it cost her life.   She said that she didn''t

    hate Huayun''s mother as she took care of me like her own daughter and she could

    sympathize with her pain of losing one''s child after the struggle of having a

    child. And the one that she resents the most was my father who brought her into

    this mess.   The day before he came,

    my mother told me everything about this which made me instantly hate my father

    who I used to look up to." A crystal tear trickled down Meiyun''s cheek.   "He?" Di Shang

    asked.   "En, he is my grim

    reaper and also my savior," Meiyun answered.   Di Shang knitted his

    brows as he couldn''t fully understand Meiyun''s words.   "He is His Majesty

    Emperor," Meiyun said.   Di Shang''s face scrunched

    up into an expression full of puzzlement. He thought how could an event that

    happened long ago be related to Weisheng, but he said to himself that he

    shouldn''t make an opinion without hearing the full explanation.   "I know you are

    confused, actually me too. So it went on like this. He came to my father''s base

    with a large group of skilled soldiers which I assume the elite forces. He annihilated

    the whole clan including my mother who was trapped inside the side residence.   Me and Huayun

    struggled to escape from the mountain but failed miserably. Huayun collapsed

    from inhaling too much smoke and I who was also on the verge of collapsing was

    struck by a horse.   At that moment, I felt

    like I was going to die. But there was someone revived me with his power and

    with this power, I can live such a long life with this damaged body hahaha~ Not

    long ago, I found out it was His Majesty Emperor who saved me and I requested

    him for more power as I felt my body deteriorated over time and I couldn''t

    protect Her Majesty Empress with this weak body.   Therefore, he gave

    me some of his power and he said I could use this power to open a portal for

    him in an urgent moment. That''s why you probably noticed the powerful wave of

    dark power that came from here because I opened the portal by using his and

    our son''s power." Meiyun explained calmly.   Di Shang actually didn''t

    bother too much about the detail but when he heard that Meiyun''s body was

    deteriorating, his body moved as fast as the wind.   "Why do you say your

    body is deteriorating?! What happened?!" Di Shang inquired with a visible concern

    on his face   "Even if you asked

    me, I don''t know how to explain it to you. I occasionally got a nosebleed and I would

    feel really light-headed as if I am going to pass out at any moment." Meiyun

    described what she had been through.   "Have you ever told

    anyone about this? Did you get any medical treatment for this?!" Di Shang

    became more and more desperate.   "N-no…I have to be

    by Her Majesty Empress''s side every second so I can''t afford to do that and no

    one found out that I suffered these things." Meiyun said timidly because she

    was kind of scared by Di Shang''s deep voice.   Di Shang exhaled in

    distress as he couldn''t believe that Meiyun hid such a big thing from everyone

    else.   "I don''t care what

    you are going to say. We are going home, getting you treated. You MUST NOT do

    any heavy labor, you MUST NOT drink any alcohol, you have to wear two layers of

    coat whenever you go out. Look! Your fingers are so cold! If you don''t take

    care of yourself, who would?!" Di Shang lectured.   "You will," Meiyun

    smiled.   "Of course I will!

    If it is not me then who?! Quit with the talking, take a rest, I will wake you

    up when we arrive." Di Shang sighed.   "En," Meiyun closed her

    eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep in Di Shang''s warm embrace.