A life of two souls traveling through time

As night fell, in the backyard of the Lang Kingdom Palace, in an elegant bedroom, the new emperor Ning Xi sat beside the bed with a bowl of medicine in his hand, gently coaxing the beautiful woman with white hair leaning on the couch:

"The imperial physician said you have caught a cold. Come, drink this bowl of medicine and you will get better."

"Ahem, His Majesty is serving me personally, which makes Xuewu feel terrified, cough, cough..." The beauty on the couch frowned and coughed lightly while trying to get up, but was held down by Ning Xi with one hand.

"Are you afraid of me?" Looking at the frightened and weak beauty in front of him, Ning Xi felt distressed but also a little lost.

"It's not fear, but respect. Your Majesty is the supreme ruler. Who in this world can not respect Your Majesty?" Xuewu lowered her head slightly and replied respectfully. Her soft and charming voice made people's bones soften.

"Although I am the emperor, I am also a man. Why can't I take care of my beloved woman myself?" Ning Xi smiled disapprovingly and gently held the other's slender hand, her eyes full of love.

"Then... in this harem, all the women are your Majesty's beloved women. Does your Majesty have to take care of them personally?"

"Only you enjoy this exclusive favor." Ning Xi raised her hand and gently scratched the beauty's nose, smiling lovingly.

"Xuewu is just a dancer. How can she deserve such special favor from His Majesty?" Xuewu shyly lowered her head, touched her nose bridge, and sighed softly.

"Whether it's worth it or not, I have the final say." Ning Xi showed the emperor's unquestionable domineering look.

"Your Majesty..." Xuewu raised her clear almond-shaped eyes which were filled with doubt, glanced at Ning Xi, and then quickly looked away.

"Your Majesty?" At this time, the eunuch walked in cautiously.

"What's the matter?" Ning Xi was obviously displeased as her mood was suddenly interrupted.

"Prince Xian requests to see you. He is waiting in the council hall." The eunuch replied tremblingly.

"Got it." Ning Xi waved her hand impatiently, signaling the eunuch to go out.

"Your Majesty, state affairs are more important. Xuewu can take care of herself." Xuewu took the medicine from Ning Xi's hand with both hands and advised softly.

"Drink this medicine while it's hot. I'll be back soon. Just tell the people outside if you have anything to say." Not to mention Xuewu's beauty and unique otherworldly temperament, her understanding and rationality alone are better than most of the women in the harem who only know how to compete for favors and be jealous. How could this romantic emperor not be moved by her?

"Well, Your Majesty, don't worry." Xuewu nodded slowly and lowered her clear almond eyes.

In the meeting hall, candlelight flickered. Xian Wang Lixu stood with his hands behind his back, staring intently at a painting hanging in the center of the hall. It was a picture of the time when Jingsong State ceded the six southern counties to Lang State and signed a friendly alliance, ending the fifty-year-long territorial dispute between the two countries. The late emperor was overjoyed and ordered people to paint the beautiful landscape of the six southern counties that had just been recovered.

"Cough cough."

"Royal brother." There was a cough at the door, and King Xian, who was in a trance, immediately turned around and saluted respectfully.

"It's so late, what's the matter?" Ning Xi walked into the hall slowly with a stern face.

"Brother Your Majesty, I am here because of today's matter. I think that you are...too willful..." After hesitating for a long time, King Xian bowed with a determined look on his face.

"You came into the palace late at night just to lecture me?" Before King Xian could finish his words, Ning Xi's brows darkened and he looked slightly angry.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. I dare not do that!" King Xian's face changed with shock and he knelt down hurriedly.

"I used to be under the control of our father. Why, now that I'm the emperor, I still have to be controlled by you, my brother?" Ning Xi continued to look down at King Xian who was kneeling at her feet with a frown and angry look.

"Your Majesty, please understand. Li Xu dare not commit an offense. However, as a member of the royal family, I have the responsibility to be loyal to the country and share your worries. In today's world, although Lang, Xiyue and Jingsong are temporarily in a three-way balance of power, Xiyue's ambitions have gradually emerged, and Jingsong is not an easy target either. Lang must be vigilant. Today, the gifts from these two countries are openly to please your Majesty, but secretly they hope that your Majesty will indulge in beauty and ignore state affairs..."

"Shut up!" Before the advice was finished, the new emperor Ning Xi's face was already gloomy. He angrily drew the sword at his waist and turned to point it at his own brother.

"Since ancient times, honest advice is unpleasant to the ear, but my brother, what I said tonight are all from the bottom of my heart!" King Xian knew that he had touched the emperor's reverse scale and would inevitably anger him. He also knew that his brother, who was born of the same mother, was always moody and acted on impulse. He was also prepared to die for his advice.

"Do you really think I won't kill you?" Ning Xi saw King Xian's death plea as a provocation. She moved the sword in her hand forward half an inch and placed it against King Xian's throat.

"If my blood can bring a moment of clarity to my brother, then it will be worth it." Prince Xian Lixu closed his eyes and smiled frankly.

"Since you are determined to die, I will never grant your wish." Ning Xi suddenly put away his sword and said with a cold smile, "I know that you have always liked to compete with me for delicious food, fun things, the love of my mother, the praise of my father, and even the throne. Now that I have successfully sat on the throne, you are naturally unwilling to accept it. But what does it matter if you are unwilling to accept it? Don't you still have to bow down to me?"

"So, in the eyes of my royal brother, I am such a person." After hearing his brother's words, Li Xu was stunned at first, then slowly turned into a bitter smile, and shook his head and sighed with tears in his eyes.

As a child, he liked to compete for favor with his elder brother, and he just regarded it as a fun between brothers. As for the throne, as he grew older and learned from his father, he knew that it was the foundation for stabilizing the country and a heavy burden that could not be neglected in the slightest. The Lang Kingdom had always had a system of respect for the elders and the young, so in his heart he never dared to have any interest in the throne.

"Now that the national mourning is over, King Xian should go to the western border and be a leisurely prince." Ning Xi said coldly with a gloomy face, staring at King Xian who was kneeling on the ground.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Xu bowed calmly and confidently.

"Live well, I want you to see with your own eyes that Lang Kingdom will become more prosperous in my hands!" After leaving these angry words, Ning Xi walked out of the conference hall.

Looking at his brother's departing back, tears rolled down Prince Xian Lixu's eyes. He smiled with relief: I hope my royal brother will not break his promise.

The next day, the young Crown Prince Ying Yan sent Prince Xian Li Xu to the outside of Xuan'an City. Looking at his uncle's haggard face, he felt extremely guilty.

"It has always been my dream to be a leisurely prince. Now it has finally come true. Aren't you happy for your uncle?" Seeing his nephew's guilty look, Li Xu patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

"If the Royal Uncle is happy, your nephew will be happy for him." Ying Yan's eyes were red, and he looked at Li Xu reluctantly.

"Royal brother! Royal brother!" At this time, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from the city, and a rouge-dressed girl on horseback shouted at Li Xu.

Li Xu showed a gentle and doting smile when he saw the girl approaching him. The girl jumped off the horse and threw herself into Li Xu's arms and burst into tears.

"You'll be coming of age in another year, why are you still crying like a child?" Li Xu smiled tenderly as he stroked the girl's head in his arms.

"Luoying doesn't want my brother to leave...but when I went to beg my eldest brother he ignored me...Luoying is so sad, she can't bear to leave her brother..." The beautiful girl in Li Xu's arms cried even harder, her pitiful appearance was quite heartbreaking.

"Okay, okay, don't cry. Your royal brother can't stay in Xuan'an City forever. He will have to go to his fiefdom sooner or later. Next year, your royal brother will come back to accompany you in the coming-of-age ceremony." Li Xu wiped the tears from the girl's face and continued to comfort her softly.

"Royal brother, you must keep your word." The girl stopped crying and raised her beautiful yet red and swollen eyes.

Li Xu smiled and nodded, and the girl then reluctantly watched King Xian leave with the little prince Ying Yan.