A month later, Arthur Mu was still waking up from nightmares. Over and over, he would wake up in a sweat, and he couldn\'t sleep for a long time. He went out of the door in his clothes. The plum blossoms in the garden had been in full bloom for a long time. Even from a distance, you could smell a thin fragrance. Under the plum tree, there was a woman standing with her face slightly upward and her eyes slightly closed. Under the moonlight, she was quiet and peaceful. She did not compete with the plum blossoms, but seemed one with it. Arthur Mu suddenly remembered that when he was young, he had seen the fairy-like girl in the Mo Family’s plum garden. In fact, it was because he wanted to keep the memory that he had his own plum garden built in his own land. Now, Arthur Mu looked at the woman standing under the tree. Although she was pleasant to the eyes, he couldn\'t help but worry. He untied his robe and put it on her shoulder. \"Xiyun, you
\"Madame, you don\'t have to be in trouble with your own body anyway!\" Ermengarde Qiu helped Elizabeth walk around the corner of the plum garden, and sighed. She had been sent to Elizabeth by Arthur Mu a month ago as a maid. At first, Ermengarde Qiu was afraid. After all, it was said that the former lady of the Mo family was a jealous, unscrupulous and cruel person. However, once she had gotten to know her, Ermengarde Qiu felt that the rumors were just rumors. \"I\'ve told you many times, don\'t call me Madame, just call me by my name.\" It\'s already March, but Elizabeth still felt chilly. Even her voice was a little shaky. \"Madame is my Lady. Ermengarde Qiu doesn\'t dare to make a mistake.\" Ermengarde Qiu spoke quickly, then thought about it and said, \"I heard that the Duke was busy with his business in his study. Why don\'t you send some snacks to the Duke?” Elizabeth shook her head even though she didn\'t think ab
As soon as Elizabeth entered the door, Arthur Mu slammed her on the bed. He didn’t care that her body was weak. Bursts of stabbing pain reverberated across her thin frame, but she endured it without groaning. \"Elizabeth, I underestimated you.\" Arthur Mu stood at the bedside, looking down at Elizabeth as she lay on the quilt. He clenched his fists. This damned woman! Although Elizabeth felt pain all over her body, she was always stubborn. She still looked directly into Arthur Mu\'s eyes. “I don\'t know what you mean.” Arthur Mu suddenly bent down and grabbed her long hair with his slender fingers. \"I’ve really found my family. Now I dare to call myself you and me!\" Elizabeth looked at him, unable to comprehend his anger. He had never cared about her from the very beginning. Why was he so angry now? Elizabeth remembered that he has never accepted any explanation she had ever given him. It\'s better for her to say nothing.
Elizabeth felt fatigue and lay on the bed. At least, she thought, it\'s over. She didn\'t expect that Arthur Mu would come to her for every night. He would force himself on her, and ask her the same questions again and again. There was no pleasure, only pain. When the old Emperor died, it was a dark and windy night. Arthur Mu\'s men urgently knocked on the door. \"Duke, the prince\'s team has surrounded the whole palace! Power will ascend the throne tonight!\" \"Duke, once the Prince ascends the throne, the first thing he will do is to attack The Pingyang Mansion!” Arthur Mu pulled himself out from Elizabeth, straightened his clothes, and lowered his head. He looked at Elizabeth, and saw that she was looking back at him. \"What? Worried about your prince? Or do you think that I should stop myself from fighting with your admirer?\" Elizabeth lay on the bed with no expression on her pale face. There was a proper ti
Arthur Mu\'s expressionless face finally changed slightly. He didn\'t believe a word of what Prince Christian Qin said. When he and the girl had separated in the barren mountain, he knew that she was from the Mo family. He was afraid that he wouldn\'t deserve her, when the time came for them to marry. He was afraid that he couldn\'t give her the peace and wealth she deserved. He waited until he inherited his title as the Duke of Pingyang. Then he stepped into the Mo family estate for the first time, and asked to marry her. He was surprised when he saw that two of the daughters looked exactly alike. When Minister Mo told him that Jessica was the one who had saved his life, he had his doubts. His instinct told him that it should be Elizabeth Mo. Because only in Elizabeth\'s body could he find the girl\'s shadow. However, just when he wanted to investigate in person, it turned out that Elizabeth was jealous of Jessica and left her alone in the barren
The dark night shrouded Elizabeth’s naked body like a cloth. She was so tired that she lay on the bed. Her lower body was so swollen. Suddenly, the door of the room was pushed open, and a figure came in quietly. By the moonlight, the figure found Elizabeth\'s bed and stood by her bed. Elizabeth slowly raised her head and strained her eyes to see him, but she still couldn\'t recognize him. \"Who are you?\" This person did not immediately answer Elizabeth, but stood by her bed for a long time. Suddenly, the man knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Elizabeth. Then, an unfamiliar voice apologized profusely to her. \"I\'m sorry, I\'m just following orders. There is nothing I can do...\" What does that mean? Was he sent here to assassinate her? Before Elizabeth could react, the lights suddenly came on in the distance, and then, in the quiet yard, there was a random sound of footsteps. \"Bang --!\" The door was kicked ope
\"Today is a good day to be Duke of Pingyang. I surrender.\" In the magnificent hall, Prince Christian Qin watched as his men fell down one by one. In the end, he knew that he had gambled and lost. Now that his men had been decimated, he had neither the courage nor the means to face Arthur Mu by himself. He had, by trying to ascend the throne too soon, dishonored himself. Even if he managed to get himself out of this situation, the Military would most certainly take the Duke of Pingyang’s side. \"Arthur Mu, even if I die... the woman you want the most. You’ve claimed her body, but her heart. You’ve lost it forever.\" The Prince suddenly grabbed the long sword in Arthur Mu\'s hand, and managed to slit his own throat with it. In an instant, blood gushed from his throat and squirted all over the throne room. Soon, the Crown Prince fell from the Dragon chair. Now there was only one person who was qualified to be Emperor. The civil and militar
Three months later, Arthur Mu had ascended the throne. The dynasty of Mu replaced the Qin dynasty. Though Arthur Mu didn\'t punish Jessica Mo after that incident, he silently remembered the Crown Prince’s words. He had already lost Elizabeth, he didn’t want to lose Jessica. However, his interest in her had been reduced so that even on the day of the birth of their son, he didn’t even take time out of his busy schedule to visit it. Arthur Mu did see the his new son a few times, but he never went to see his wife. As they walked through the garden, the royal butler brought up matters that the Emperor needed to attend to. \"Your Highness, we must find new concubines for you. It’s important that you build a new harem.\" The royal butler’s cautious voice interrupted Arthur Mu\'s thoughts. Arthur Mu remembered that he was an Emperor now, but pushed the thought aside. If he didn\'t worship Elizabeth soon, he would never meet his concubine in his next life.