Chapter 171: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (35)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (35) ༻

Caught off guard by Cien’s abrupt question, the Imperial Consort found her breath caught in her throat.

Her eyes were blankly lost in thought.

Nevertheless, Cien continued to speak.

“When I was young, every time you saw me, you thought the same thing. Wondering what if I had been a son?”

“…What are you even talking about?”

Her words, tinged with deep unease, were met by Cien’s chilling indifference.

She continued to speak.

“Not long ago, while looking at me, you were contemplating how you could make me, who is nothing more than the fifth princess, into the emperor, entertaining assassination and all sorts of plots.”

The Imperial Consort remained silent, as if petrified..

After a while, she managed to utter a single word.

“…No.”

Her denial was met with Cien’s further rejection.

Cien shook her head roughly, looking up at the Imperial Consort with her eyes full of a fierce light.

Before she knew it, her pupils had slit vertically.

They resembled the eyes of a lizard..

“Why are you weeping? Because people around me are disappearing? No, in fact, Mother is afraid that I am getting further away from the throne.”

“Stop.”

The Imperial Consort abruptly commanded. Her face was considerably pale.

Words began to flow out almost suffocatingly.