Love In The Palace

Special Chapter - Yan Leon and Moon Leon; Drizzling and Waning

Long update guys?! Sorry but I'll have the explanation below! Please read on!

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It is today, Third Prince's birthday, where all members of the Imperial Family will gather at Consort Shine's palace, with only the sick ones excused. Several high-ranking government officials such as Commanders and High Ministers are also invited to share the joyous occasion together.

Third Prince lifts his arms slightly while his servants help him with his layers of new robes to wear. His hair, which has always been held in a half-tied style for the young princes, is now pulled up all onto the top of his head, surrounded by a big gorgeous golden crown and fastened with a matching golden pin.

When his servants are done, he looks down to see himself wrapped around black outermost sleeveless robe with white trimmings, paired with red inner robes with sleeves so long that they drop down past his knees. A belt with several coin-shaped white jades hanging from it is fastened around a black sash with white dragon embroideries.

Red, the colour of joy. Black, the colour of nobility.

The celebration has not officially begun, but people have started to gather. So he thinks it is alright for him, today's spotlight, to show his face even before the event starts.

For several moments, he spends his time receiving blessings from the government officials and all the Imperial Family members present, those whom he is definitely not familiar with, but at least know their names. When he thinks it is enough for him to personally entertain the guests, his eyes catch a quick glimpse of Seventh Princess hurriedly rushing through people like she is being chased by a ghost. So his feet unconsciously runs towards her direction, getting closer with every moment till he is able to stretch out his hand and grabs her wrist, surprising her enough to make her almost scream.

"What happened?" He lets go of her arm but her expression still leaves him concerned. The looks in her eyes are as if she has indeed seen a ghost, or worse... She is sweating profusely and unstoppably, but they are cold sweat. And most importantly, she constantly avoids his eyes all the time, like she has done something unforgivable towards him.

"What happened?" He asks again, but only silence is the answer she is able to give him. After several moments later again, she musters all the courage she has to lift her eyes up to his, before looking away and taking slow steps out of Consort Shine's palace. Third Prince never chases after her. It is the first time he is unable to understand her, and also the first time ever Seventh Princess ignores him that way, on the day most important to him.

Throughout the entire celebration that night, Seventh Princess never even once appears. She is reportedly unwell, a lie that Third Prince can easily see through. Something she will never tell him, not even once, for her whole life.

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*2 years later*

It has been two years since then, since the time Seventh Princess is absent from Third Prince's most important moment of his life. Ever since that incident on, there seems to be an icy cold breeze that blows over their relationship, as though there is an unspoken awkwardness whenever they are together, but they pretend to never notice it. Never even once has Third Prince ever mentioned the incident, though the curiosity is still deeply rooted inside his heart. Never even once has Seventh Princess not been anxious about Third Prince who is obviously pretending that nothing has ever happened.

He has visited her less. And she has been anticipating his arrival everyday even more. Throughout their whole lives, Third Prince is the one who makes the most visit to find Seventh Princess, not otherwise.