Chapter 70: I'm sorry Gege:

After Shang Guan Tao left our mansion I walked back to my chambers to find that Ming Yu had woken up and she was telling her mother what she had learnt this time she was out. Minh Yu must have noticed me because she nudged her mother and father. Tian Jing looked up and at that moment our eyes met. She looked a bit downcasted and walked outside to talk to me. As she came in front of me she knelt and placed both hands in front of her, in a kneeling position. Mu Chen and Ming Yu looked at her however they didn't come outside. I got down to Tian Jing's height and quickly helped her get up however she didn't want to. I stood back up and asked, "what are you doing?". Tian Jing looked up and replied "Asking for forgiveness,". I signed and again helped her get up. "I'm going to stay kneeling until you forgive me," she stated. I signed again and asked, "What is there for me to forgive about?". "Your Imperial sister Li Tian Jing directly disrespected her imperial brother and leader of her household. According to the house rules she should be punished. Gege I was wrong. Please punish me," Tian Jing explained. "Get up," I ordered, Tian Jing looked at me confused, so I shouted my order again scaring the maids in the distance. At this moment Ming Yu ran up to me and pleaded for her mother saying "Uncle, please don't blame Ah Niang. She was just worried for my sake," she grabbed onto the hem of my hanfu however Tian Jing shouted at Ming Yu to return to her father's side. She began crying so her father came out to pick her up and brought her back inside the room. Tian Jing still wasn't getting up so I knelt and whispered "I never blamed you. You were just worried about Ming Yu. To be honest I should be saying sorry to you because I gave Ming Yu the peanut cake without knowing that she had peanut allergies,". Tian Jing shook her head and replied "I'm sorry gege. I was just so agitated that I forgot all the rules I've learnt before. So please punish me,". At her words, I got even angrier. Why does she want me to punish her that much? "There are national laws and there are family rules. If you don't punish me and words get put then the reputation of Prince Zi is at stake," Tian Jing explained. I looked at her and announced "Prince Zi's third Jun Zhu Li Tian Jing broke the family rules by disrespecting her legal brother. Hence she should be punished by copying the female virtues 10 times and she is also grounded in her courtyard for a whole week,". With that, I left the courtyard and I heard Tian Jing thanking me for showing mercy.

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After night fell many candles were blown out. Two particular figures got dressed in dark black and headed towards the Snow yard. This was Tian You and Yu Xuan.

Gege was located at the snow yard because nobody is allowed there due to my instructions. Inside the snow yard, there were only two rooms. When father renovated it he only left these two rooms because one of these rooms was where mother lived and the other was where they kept mother's most precious stuff. Gege was living in the other room. I had asked Yu Xuan to send word to gege that I would be visiting later on so he had expected me. I went alone cause I wanted to talk to him myself. Yu Xuan and his brother Yu Mo headed out just the two of them to allow me and my brother to have a reunion. I strictly instructed Yu Xuan to take Yu Mo around the capital and have some quality time together.

Knocking on the door I asked, "Ge are you asleep?". Ge opened the door which answered my question. I mean he was expecting me. He led me inside the room and gestured for me to sit down. The candle was lit and I could finally see his face. We were identical twins which were why we looked the same. Gege was smiling as we looked at each other in comfortable silence. "how have you been these years?" gege asked me. I began explaining everything from the point he 'died'. And he also told me about his own life. He was now the shadow lord, head of fathers shadow nights under the name He Hao Yu.

"Two years ago we were meant to me. However, you never came. So I sent someone to spy on you. You were with a young lady and the spy also reported that you two soon fell in love. But why did you end up marrying the third princess and not that young lady," gege asked? I looked at him with glistening tears in my eyes. It's been so long since anyone properly cared for me. Every single day I have to put up this front of being cold and fearful. I'm tired. I just want to have a free life.