One More Chance, Another Lifetime - An LK Adaptation

Insert Chapter 2 - Treasure of My Heart

When the crown prince was five years old, he learned that the year he was born into the world, the various dukes, marquis, and high-level officials had suspected a mutiny within the imperial palace.

The emperor's reason for death was unclear, and he, the crown prince had also come into position under unclear circumstances. But he was being viewed unjustly as well. The empress at the time had no children of her own, and so, she selected the youngest imperial child to be the crown prince.

And hence, this became the perk that had simply fallen into his lap.

At five years old, he already understood this truth.

To not contend for, not rob, not seize, and not desire anything.

When Empress Dowager told him to walk, he would walk, and when she told him to stop, he would stop.

The crown prince was frail from sickness, and the medicines he had taken since he was young numbered more than the food he had partaken.

At the empress dowager's rebuke, he had had to stand one full day and night before the palace gates with a bowl of medicine cupped in his hands, not daring to move. Not allowed to move. Then, he had only been seven years old. He loved birds, and so, birds would die. He adored and yearned for the fish swimming in the waters, so from age seven to sixteen, he never saw another fish.

The power to give life or death, including this lowly little person's life, was held in the hands of the woman who called herself, "Empress Dowager."

Gradually, he learned to not long for any living thing.

Until he saw her portrait painting.

The daughter of the Cui family of Qinghe -- Lalisa.

Her features were clean and delicate, but they were nothing more than clean and delicate. The two eunuchs attending by his side bowed and informed him in a low voice, "Imperial Highness, this is your future crown princess."

He looked at the young girl in the portrait, who was merely ten years old and, with a brush in hand, was painting.