Tang Beixuan mustered all the courage he had and faced his sister, the empress. He refused to be intimidated by her if it meant he could protect Li Meili.
"It is me who wanted to pursue Meili. She'd never forced anything on me, except to give up on her."
"But you didn't." Tang Moyu crossed her legs and arched a brow at him.
Tang Beixuan pressed his lips into a thin line.
"I-I couldn't…" He confessed. He'd also thought that with distance between him and Li Meili, he would be able to test his resolve, but his traitorous heart still wanted her no matter where he was and no matter how unattainable Li Meili was.
The empress slowly nodded, resting her chin with the back of her hand as she regarded her younger brother.
"But Beixuan, you do know that you are putting Meili in a dangerous situation by being with you, right?" She pointed out, which made Tang Beixuan freeze in his spot.
