SakuraPanda

-This story is clean, no mature content, there are PDAs (but not much) though, but nothing deeper than that. :) for our young readers out there (P.S Warning: there is violence)-

Volume 1: 
QiLing, a young girl in Yue Kingdom is chosen as one of the candidates to become Queen of the Kingdom. However, she has some backhand secrets that cannot be revealed or it will cost her her life.

Volume 2: 
QiLing, now YingYue, goes on a honeymoon with her beloved. However, instead of relaxation and joy, they find eccentric secrets and ghastly ideals.

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Cover credits go to original owner. (I only edited it)
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This is an original novel by SakuraPanda

The Other Side of the Mask

I open my eyes back to reality. Prince Fu is standing over me with a worried look on his face. Once he saw me wake up, he relaxed. I sit up and see JiangXue standing behind the prince with a worried look too.


"You're granted an audience with the Royal Family to discuss the future!" the Prince says brightly.


"Okay…" I get up and walk into the bathroom myself. Prince Fu leaves the room and JiangXue helps me get ready. I wear one of those poofy dresses again and head to the Royal Hall. 


I kneel before the Royal Family and say, "Your majesty, you have called?"


Prince Fu starts, happily, " I would like you to rejoin the trials. Will you accept?"


I have no reason to rejoin. Even if I do like XiaoLong, I don't deserve him after what I've done.


"I'm sorry, your majesty. I will not accept. It is improper for a commoner like me to become Queen. I would at most become a concubine."


"Leave her. At least she has some common sense and made the right decision. If she was a noble, then I would allow it," the Queen states sternly, "You may leave."


I stand up. I curtsy one last time, and I see XiaoLong's face full of sorrow. I give him one last sad smile and leave the hall. 


"Mistress…"JiangXue looked at me with sadness in her eyes. 


I turn and ignore it. I walk back to my room and gather a bag of my belongings. JiangXue packs some food for me too.


"Thank you," I say to her gratefully. Then, I walk out the gates with hateful eyes on me. They still blame me for poisoning the prince. I probably won't be able to live in this country with all these eyes. News spread fast. I walk out of the capital and head towards my hometown. I walk and walk. I even camp out for one night. I catch fish in a pond. I build fires. I hitchhike on a wagon when I'm tired, giving the driver some money.


I finally arrived in my hometown. I could see familiar faces, but they are filled with disdain. They stay away from me and I walk unknowingly toward my house. I can see that my 'parents' were home, since the lights were on. I look down at the doorstep. It's familiar, from my dream?! Does that mean that it wasn't a dream? 


I turn to the forest and run there. As I knew, there's a river. It's the river that separated Ri Kingdom and Yue Kingdom. That means… My real parents are in Ri Kingdom! I hurriedly cross the fast shallow river. Along the way, I fall into the water, but I don't care because I finally found a purpose! Something not fake in my life!


Chapter 15: Goodbye