When he was young, he said, "I grant you a lifetime of glory."

She refused. "I am of noble birth, and I have no lack of gold or silver."

He said, "Then I grant you the only love in the world."

She smiled sweetly. "Alright. You said it, you can't go back on your word. "

He hugged her. "Never go back on your word."

When he returned to the capital, he would face the battles of the palace, the struggles of the houses, his loved ones, his power, his desires … Her intelligence had become the capital of planning, but it was all for the protection of the people closest to her. Imperial authority, power, he had plotted step by step just to be able to protect her in the open.

When things got out of her control step by step, what would she and he choose? What would the grudges of the previous generation bring to them? Could they not forget their original intentions and stay together until they become old?

Thinking back to the past, she looked at him, smiling sadly. "Let go, I'm tired from love."

"Don't even think about it." Xuanyuan Yi Chen ignored her struggles and forcefully imprisoned her within his embrace, "Since you've provoked me, you shouldn't even think about escaping for the rest of your life."

He bit her lips.

C625 Retribution