Chapter 139 - 137. Unraveling the identity II

Third person POV

Hong er's eyes widened in disbelief then she thought back that this was royal palace, the nest of scheming foxes. In an instant, Hong er's eyes became icy-cold as her tears dried on her cheek. Underneath her long sleeves, she clenched her hands tightly until her knuckles turned white, ready to summon her sword.

Hong er: " Who are you?"

Weisheng: " Hong er, you forgot about me?"

Weisheng asked in stupefaction, he thought that by seeing his face and listening to his voice, she could recognize which she did, yet, she didn't believe that it was him. Hong er's right hand moved to the side and a white Qi slowly engulfed Hong er's right hand.

Not once had Hong er seen the face of his husband which he was the emperor of Da Qi and relating to her personal information had been leaked, she suspected the person in front of her wasn't even the emperor of Da Qi. It could be an assassin that disguised in Sheng ge's identity and tried to get close to her by weakening her guard as Sheng ge was her closest, therefore it would be easier to kill her off.

Hong er: " Where is His Majesty Emperor?"

Weisheng backed away as he thought the woman in front of him was not the same Hong er that was always smiling. He rarely accompanied Hong er in mission as he didn't want his identity to be exposed or to be hated by her if he ever lost control of his dark power therefore he never seen the Hong er that's full of killing intent in her eyes.

Weisheng: " Zhen is the emperor. Here"

Weisheng took out his royal jade, the jade that only the emperor of Da Qi could have. Seeing that the jade in his hand wasn't fake, Hong er unsummoned her sword and showed her famous smile but her eyes didn't smile.

Hong er: " I deeply apologize for my unsightly behavior, Your Majesty."

Hong er went down her knees and kowtowed to Weisheng, however, Weisheng was a step ahead of her. His hand swiftly lifted her arm up so that it wouldn't touch the floor.

Weisheng: " Don't apologize. You did nothing wrong."

Weisheng: ' My wife is never wrong.'

Hong er: " Chen qie is much obliged by Your Majesty's forgiveness."

( A/N: Chen qie= the way empress called herself in front of emperor (correct me if I'm wrong))

Weisheng: " En. Hong-"

Hong er: " Your Majesty, please forgive Chen qie's bluntness but is it that fun to make fun of Chen qie?"

Weisheng: " What are you saying?"

Hong er: "Your Majesty knew everything about Cheng qie, Chen qie's favorite place and hobbies, Chen qie deeply thank Your Majesty for your consideration."

Weisheng: " Then that's good."

Hong er: " But to the point of using the face and the voice of deceased ex- fiancé of Chen qie's is just too…"

Hong er: ' Cruel'

Hong er's eyes glistened with tears, however, she held back her tears and tensed her expression to hide the sorrow in her heart. Weisheng internally sighed in relief, he almost go crazy when Hong er kept talking formally to him. A gentle smile bloomed on his face, Hong er was astonished when she saw his gentle smile.

Weisheng: ' She still remembers me…'

Hong er: ' Just like Sheng ge…'

No! She pinched her hand to wake herself up from all of this imagination of her. She shouldn't be swayed by her own delusion no matter how beautiful it was, in this large country, she could only rely on herself. Just when Hong er parted her lips to speak, Weisheng took her hands and placed it on his chest.

Weisheng: " Hong er, do you remember this heartbeat?"

(A/N: Weisheng and Sheng ge is the same but I used Sheng ge to emphasize the timeline and which Weisheng's identity that Hong er was talking about.)

His heart thumped faster and stronger than normal heartbeat that even Hong er could hear the beating sound of Weisheng's heart. Hong er recognized this heartbeat within a second, whenever Sheng ge carried her in bridal style, she would always laid her head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat.

Hong er: " Impossible…"

Hong er had accepted Weisheng's sudden death therefore to be told that her deceased fiancé was alive and now he was sitting in front of her with their wedding dress on, was just too unbelievable. They could disguise one's face, voice, habits, and behavior but not their heartbeat which made it more believable.

Then she thought again, the death of Sheng ge was very mysterious. Her elite forces told her that Sheng ge's cause of death was unknown as they couldn't find his body. The only thing that convinced her that Sheng ge had died was his deactivated badge.

The badge that every Xu elite forces had was designed to connect with the Qi of the owner. If the owner died, his Qi would drop below the limit and the connection with the badge would automatically deactivate so enemy wouldn't be able to use the badge as a disguise.

The second reason was Xu Tingfeng and Bai Huiqing's response towards her wedding with Weisheng.

Hong er: ' It means father and mother knew everything since the beginning.'

The more she thinks, the more it made sense. She looked up to Weisheng's eyes, trying to find the answer beneath his endless loving gaze. She was really elated by the revelation but something inside her heart was burning up. Anger.

Weisheng: " Do you believe me now, Hong er?"

Weisheng caressed Hong er's cheek lovingly with his other hand's thumb.

Weisheng: ' *Sigh, How long has it been since the last time I touched her?'

*Slap

Weisheng widened his eyes in shock, Hong er pulled back her hand that was on his chest and slapped away his hand, really hard. Weisheng slowly turned his gaze from his slapped hand to Hong er's face.

Her empty eyes made Weisheng shivered down to his spine, would this be his doom's day? Did he go too far with his plan? Thousands of questions flashed through his mind like an arrow. His hands were trembling as cold sweats dribbled down from his forehead down to his chin. He didn't know why his 160+ IQ brain turned into 10 whenever it involves Hong er.

Weisheng thought that maybe Hong er reflexly slapped his hand away because it had been a long time since he touched her. He parted his lips to ease the tense atmosphere that surround the two of them.

Weisheng: " Ho-Hong e-"

Hong er: " Don't touch me like nothing happened."