The Empress Is Dead

When her father found out about the man, Gu Ran neglected his instruction to throw him out of the country . She insisted on treating him and compromised that she would ask him to leave once he is awake and able . Although reluctant, her father agreed but he should be well guarded .

But when the man woke up, he cannot remember his own ident.i.ty . Gu Ran begged her father to let the man stay . That"s when they realized that Gu Ran already fallen in love with the outsider . As a solution, her father accepted the man as one of their own and they got married . But one day the man disappeared along with Gu Ran .

Unknown to the whole Gu clan, Gu Ran ran away with the man because the man"s memory returned . He told his wife about his ident.i.ty as Xing Wei the Zhixiang country"s prince . And his accident was because of the dispute between him and one of his brother for the throne of the crowned prince .

He insisted on returning to his empire because he has a responsibility as their prince . But being already a part of the Gu clan, he was supposedly not allowed to leave for good . Therefore, he decided to secretly leave . As his wife and because of love, Gu Ran left with him . And because no one in the clan knew about the Xing Wei"s real ident.i.ty, they didn"t know where to find them .

When Gu Ran and Xing Wei arrived at the Zhixiang country"s palace, she learned that he already had a first wife and his w.a.n.gfei Jing Bai . But she accepted her and gave her the t.i.tle of a first rank concubine . They treated each other as sisters .

But everything changed when Gu Ran gave birth to Xing Guang . Her husband threatened her with their son"s life in exchanged of her knowledge about Gu poison . He also revealed that everything was planned . He purposely planned to infiltrate the Qiangdu country by using sympathy . Then find a potential ally .

He thought he would need to bribe and compromise but luckily he found a dumb woman that fell in love with him . And she even came from a strong clan with the most beneficial skills . He doesn"t need to bring a lot of them . A single person is enough to do so much .

Discovering that she was fooled, Gu Ran can only cry in regret . Even if she wanted to fight and use Gu poison against them, they had her son to threaten her . So in her first moment with her son, the first thing she did is transfer the royal Gu on him . It is the reason why Xing Guang can detect the Gu at Lin Xulian"s body . And the reason why the Gu poison cannot affect him . The mole under his right eye is the mark . And the Xing royal family had no idea about it .

Because of Gu Ran, Xing Wei became the crowned prince . He told his father about her and her origin and promised that he would utilize her skill to strengthen their empire .

Gu Ran had no choice but to teach Jing Bai everything she knew . But she wasn"t suited because the strength and capacity of her internal energy is not enough . Because of Jing Bai"s frustration, she would constantly torture Gu Ran . Years pa.s.sed by with Gu Ran stuck in that situation . Xing Wei also became the emperor and Jing Bai as his empress during those time .

But Gu Ran found a way to make contact with her son . Unknown to her, no one knew about her existence as one of the emperor"s wife . Xing Guang also had no idea that his mother was still alive until she snuck inside his room when he was ten . She told him about his ident.i.ty and everything he needs to know . She could only visit him when the palace is busy with any occasion .

Because of their meeting, Xing Guang dedicated himself to seek for strength and save his mother . But Gu Ran refused to tell him where she stays or kept . She wanted him to stay out her problem . As long as she fulfills her part of the bargain, Xing Wei promised to be fair with her son as a prince . And as a mother, she wants to keep her son out of harm .

One day, the empress"s daughter showed potential at the age of five . Xing Wei saw this as a ray of hope for his ambition to conquer the whole continent . From this moment, Xing Guang never saw his mother again . She was kept in the dungeon and was forced to teach the princess Xing Baihe everything about the Gu poison .

After they were able to get what they want, Gu Ran died . And the one who killed her was a ten-year-old little princess, Xing Baihe . Gu Ran was the first human she used the Gu poison . She used Gu Ran as her practice case . And because she transferred the royal Gu to her son, she had no means to protect herself . And Xing Guang had no idea that these things are happening .

Gu Ran existed in the palace like a shadow . And she died without the knowledge of everyone, especially her own son . But when Xing Guang finally learned about his mother"s misfortune, he decided to compete for the throne after their emperor father died . Unfortunately, Xing Wenhe was able to scheme against him and he became blind .

"Emperor brother has some unknown powerful people behind him . I think I should warn you about them too . " Xing Guang added after he finished sharing his life to Lin Xulian .