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

Xie Chaochao stood outside the palace wall. The sunset glowed like blood, dyeing the sky mottled. Her eyes were fixed on the heavy and solemn palace gate, and she felt mixed emotions. She bit her lower lip lightly, as if every bite was telling of her resistance and helplessness to the life in the golden cage. A breeze blew by, ruffling the strands of hair on her forehead, and seemed to whisper in her ear, persuading her to escape from the cage that restricted her freedom.

"Miss Chao Chao, are you really not going back to the palace?" A guard in iron armor and with a resolute face asked softly from behind, his eyes full of concern and understanding. The guard's name was Li Mufeng, and he was a personal bodyguard that Xie Chao Chao had known since childhood. The two had a friendship that went beyond master and servant.

Xie Chaochao shook her head, her beautiful brows knitted tightly together, her voice trembling slightly, "No, I don't want to go back. I've long been tired of life in the palace. Especially now, the emperor...he has become so irritable, completely different from the gentle monarch in my memory, as if his mind was devoured by some evil force overnight."

Li Mufeng's eyes flashed with complex emotions when he heard this. He knew very well that since the frequent wars on the border and the turbulent situation in the court, the emperor's temperament has changed drastically. His former kindness and wisdom seem to have been replaced by endless worries and anger. But he also understood that this weak but tough woman in front of him had carried so much unknown pain and struggle in her heart.

"Miss Chaochao, if you really don't want to go back, Li Mufeng is willing to protect you with his life and accompany you to the ends of the earth to find a peaceful place that belongs to you." Li Mufeng's words were firm and gentle, as if he was the only sky that could support her in this troubled world.

Xie Chaochao turned around and her eyes met with Li Mufeng's. At that moment, she seemed to see the light of hope flickering in his eyes. She smiled gently, with relief and a vision for the future: "Thank you, Mufeng. With you around, I have nothing to fear. Perhaps, away from the vortex of power, we can really find a piece of pure land and live an ordinary but happy life."

As the sun sets, the two people's shadows are stretched out, and they walk side by side into the distance, with the majestic but indifferent palace behind them and an unknown but possible journey ahead. In this world dyed red by the sunset, a story about freedom, love and courage is quietly opening, waiting for them to write, explore and conquer.

Xie Chaochao stood in a corner of the empty palace, the moonlight sprinkled on her shoulders like a thin frost, adding a bit of determination to her cold face. A sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, hiding unknown bitterness and stubbornness in that smile, as if it was the most ruthless mockery of everything in the world. The night wind blew past, lifting her clothes, but it could not blow away the determination in her eyes.

"Your Majesty Chu Heng," she spoke slowly, each word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, with a force that could not be ignored, "What does he have to do with me, Xie Chaochao? The deep palace of the Forbidden City can lock up my body, but it cannot lock up my heart." Although her voice was soft, every word was clear, like a thunderclap in winter, shaking the air around her.

"You," she said, her eyes like torches, scanning the palace servants around her who were trying to spy on her inner world, "if you still remember the past feelings, please remember that from now on, the emperor's affairs, whether they are glorious or precarious, have nothing to do with me, Xie Chaochao. I don't want to hear it, and you don't have to say it anymore."

After saying that, Xie Chaochao turned around, her steps firm and resolute, each step on the palace bricks made a crisp sound, just like the unshakable determination in her heart. Her back stretched out in the moonlight, looking particularly lonely and strong, as if she was announcing to the world that even in the center of this vortex of power, she would live her own life and no longer be bound by anyone or anything.

The night was still deep, but Xie Chaochao's heart seemed to have a fire burning, which was the desire for freedom and control of her own destiny. She knew that this road was destined to be bumpy, but she was ready to use her wisdom and courage to write a legend of her own. Even if the road ahead was full of thorns, she would shine the most dazzling light and let the world witness what it means to be a true woman who is as good as a man.

In this way, Xie Chaochao's speech was not only a farewell to the past, but also a declaration of challenges for the future. It shocked the entire court and made everyone who heard about it feel an inexplicable excitement and expectation in their hearts, as if a big drama was about to begin, and Xie Chaochao was the most eye-catching protagonist.

Guard Li Yi stood outside the bedroom of Empress Xie Chaochao, thinking to himself that this woman, who was once famous for her talent and beauty, seemed to have become unusually indifferent after experiencing the ups and downs of the palace, love and hatred, and seemed to have taken everything around her very lightly. Her eyes were less sharp than before, and more detached from the world, which made Li Yi admire and pity her. Just as he was about to turn around quietly and leave quietly, not disturbing this rare peace, a soft but powerful voice brushed past his ears like a spring breeze.

"Guard Li, please stay." The voice was gentle yet majestic, and it was from the Queen Xie Chaochao. Li Yi paused and turned back involuntarily. He saw Xie Chaochao wearing plain clothes and a simple bun, but it could not hide her natural beauty. Her eyebrows revealed an indescribable tenacity and wisdom. The sunlight shone through the window lattice and sprinkled on her body, coating her with a layer of light golden light, as if even time had stopped for her at this moment.

"Empress, what do you want me to do for you?" Li Yi asked respectfully, secretly wondering in his heart, could it be that the Queen had some unfulfilled wishes or secret plans?

Xie Chaochao smiled slightly, that smile was warm and deep, as if it could see into people's hearts. "Guard Li, although you and I are master and servant, you are one of the few people in this deep palace who can make me feel at ease. I asked you to stay today, not because of anything urgent, but because I want you to listen to what I have to say."

Hearing this, Li Yi was inexplicably moved. He bowed slightly to show that he was listening. Xie Chaochao slowly walked to the window, looking out at the free sky outside the palace, and spoke in a low and magnetic voice: "This Forbidden City looks magnificent, but it is actually a cage that has trapped the youth and dreams of countless people. I once thought that with my wisdom and beauty, I could easily play this game of power, but the world is unpredictable, and everything is just a mirage."