Reborn to marry, she no longer wants to be the young master's mother

Xie Chaochao sat quietly in the quaint and elegant courtyard, surrounded by lush bamboo forests. The breeze blew, and the bamboo leaves rustled, as if whispering unknown secrets. She looked up at the boundless blue sky, where a few white clouds were wandering leisurely. The sun shone through the gaps in the clouds, casting mottled light and shadows, adding a touch of warmth to this quiet afternoon. However, this tranquility did not soothe the waves in her heart. Xie Chaochao's eyes revealed an indescribable emptiness and loneliness. She suddenly felt that this day-to-day palace life was so strange and boring.

In fact, Xie Chaochao really didn't want to stay here.

Every time, she was in pain and didn't know what to do.

Just as she was immersed in her own thoughts, a slight sound of footsteps broke the silence. A guard in iron armor and with a stern face quietly came to her side, his eyes downcast, as if deliberately avoiding Xie Chaochao's slightly melancholy eyes. The guard stood for a moment, as if hesitating whether to speak, but finally mustered up the courage and whispered: "Your Majesty, have you... heard about the emperor's recent affairs?"

Xie Chaochao's eyelashes trembled slightly when she heard this. She turned her head slowly. Her clear eyes were shining with complex light. She opened her red lips slightly, and her voice was trembling slightly. "Oh? What's wrong with the emperor?"

The guard sighed and replied with a complicated expression: "The emperor... favored a new woman. It is said that she is talented and beautiful. The emperor loves her very much. Not only did he reward her generously, he also... decided to select a concubine to enrich the harem."

These words were like a huge rock thrown into Xie Chaochao's already turbulent heart, stirring up ripples. Her face turned pale instantly, her fingers twisted the corners of her clothes unconsciously, and a flash of disbelief and deep loss flashed in her eyes. Xie Chaochao knew very well that in this deep palace, favor was like morning dew, fleeting, and the emperor's mind was even more unpredictable. She once thought that she could occupy a place in this magnificent but ruthless palace with her deep affection and understanding for the emperor. Now it seems that perhaps everything is just her wishful thinking.

"Select concubines..." Xie Chaochao repeated these two words in a low voice, and every syllable was like a heavy hammer hitting her heart, making her feel a suffocating pain. Her eyes were cast into the distance again, and the blue sky that she once yearned for seemed to become distant and unfamiliar at this moment. Xie Chaochao understood that with the addition of new people, she would not only have to face the struggle with other concubines, but also face the fear and unwillingness in her heart that her feelings for the emperor were becoming increasingly weak.

At this moment, Xie Chaochao's heart is filled with mixed feelings, including anxiety about the unknown future and a re-examination of her self-worth. She realizes that perhaps it is time to find a new way out for herself, a way that no longer relies on the favor of others, but relies on her own strength to shine. Deep in this palace full of challenges and opportunities, Xie Chaochao's story is quietly opening a new chapter, and an adventure about love, power and self-salvation is about to begin.

Xie Chaochao stood in the magnificent palace, surrounded by intricately carved beams and painted buildings, and every stroke seemed to tell of the majesty and arrogance of the royal family. The sun shone through the clouds, dappled on her face, but could not shine into her gradually cooling heart. She looked up into the distance, her eyes piercing through the layers of palace walls, as if she could penetrate the thousand-year imprisonment and see the free sky. At this moment, Xie Chaochao's heart surged with an unprecedented determination - men, no matter how noble their status, can never escape the shackles of the world and be single-minded.

Her thoughts were in a whirlwind, recalling the days and nights she had spent with the emperor, and the gentle and affectionate words they had spoken. Now, they all seemed like passing clouds, illusory. The sweetness of love could not withstand the temptation of power, and the oath of loyalty was too fragile to withstand a single blow in the face of reality. Xie Chaochao smiled bitterly, with a barely perceptible glimmer of tears in her eyes, but was soon replaced by determination. She said softly but firmly, "I want to leave, leave this golden cage, and find a world that belongs to me."

As soon as the voice fell, the guard who had been waiting silently beside him was stunned. He knew that this woman was different and understood the weight of her words. A complex emotion flashed across the guard's face, with surprise, reluctance, and more helplessness. "Your Majesty, do you know that the emperor..." The guard hesitated to speak. He knew that even if he said it, he could not change Xie Chaochao's decision. Because in this palace, everyone has an untouchable corner in their hearts, hiding unknown secrets and desires.

"He won't agree, right?" Xie Chaochao interrupted the guard, her tone without any doubt, only a hint of sadness and unquestionable determination. She knew that between her and the emperor, in addition to the lost love, there were countless insurmountable gaps - imperial power, family, country... all of which made their fates closely linked, yet out of reach.

But a raging fire has been ignited in Xie Chaochao's heart, which is the desire for freedom and the pursuit of the true self. She knows that the road ahead may be full of thorns and there may be countless unknown challenges waiting for her, but she is more willing to use her own feet to measure the breadth of the world and use her own eyes to see the prosperity and desolation of the world.

"Even so, I will try." Xie Chaochao's voice was small but firm as a rock. She turned around, leaving the guards with a resolute and beautiful back, and embarked on the long journey to the unknown and freedom. At this moment, it was not only a struggle against fate, but also an exploration and pursuit of self-worth. A magnificent epic about love and freedom, bondage and liberation quietly kicked off.

Xie Chaochao stood in the quaint and slightly desolate courtyard, the moonlight like water gently falling on her delicate face, adding a bit of determination and coldness to her. Her voice was like a bell swaying in the night wind, crisp but with a firmness that could not be ignored: "I said, I want to leave, because I want to live a life that truly belongs to me. Within this deep palace and high walls, every day seems to be a repetition of the nightmare of the previous day, without the slightest novelty, and not even a bit of freedom."

Her eyes passed through the layers of eaves, as if they could penetrate the cage that had bound her for many years, and look towards the distant and free sky. The wind gently blew her clothes, and seemed to whisper, approving of her choice.