But no one protested.
They had no choice, for their father, the Emperor Litain, had ordered them to do so.
The Emperor was very angry at the time, because Empress Brianna, Princess Juicy’s biological mother, had been forced into childbirth by her weak body and had died on the day of delivery.
Emperor Litain was frustrated and angry at the death of his only beloved empress.
Faced with her body, he remained silent and said nothing.
And the city of Penterin became like the River Lothar.
The Lothar River is one of the great rivers that connects the eastern and western continents, and its waters are strong and freezing cold.
It was called the River of Death because no one who attempted to cross it survived, and that’s exactly what happened in Huangshan at the time.
It was eerie, as if a defeated dark god was about to jump out of an ancient battle.
Those who offended Emperor Litain were killed or dismembered.
Even Chongxin, who had spoken out to improve the treatment of the White Tiger Empress, was imprisoned in the cold imperial dungeons.
Unaware of these circumstances, Juicy was not even assigned a nanny at birth, and was kept in a small room, battling fragmentary memories of her previous life.
A few days after her birth, the door to her room was opened and a woman with tears streaming down her face and a shabby appearance rushed in.
-The Empress, the Empress. Don’t worry, this Sophie Langrasse will take care of you!
-Ya-hang.
That’s how Juicy opened her eyes, and the first name she recognised was ‘Sophie Langrasse’.
She took care of her alone and carefully.
She held her and told her many stories.
She told her about her birth mother.
It’s hard to imagine her intentions in telling these stories to a cub who couldn’t understand them.
It was hard to tell if she was just lamenting, or if she was trying to get her to recognise her mother, even subconsciously.
Fortunately, Juicy had the cognitive capacity of a fully functioning adult and understood everything Sophie Langrasse said.
Juicy’s biological mother, Empress Brianna, was Sophie’s older sister.
Empress Brianna was said to be naturally healthy.
However, after her marriage, she contracted a rare disease that left her increasingly weak, and after giving birth to her first child, Nowton, she became even weaker.
It was also reported that she would not be able to conceive again.
But as fate would have it.
Empress Brianna conceived a child.
When Empress Brianna found out she was pregnant, she was confused and afraid.
She knew better than anyone that her body was weak, but she didn’t want to lose the child she loved.
But if Litain, who loves me dearly, found out about this…….
Empress Brianna fell asleep in tears and had a strange dream.
She dreamed of flying through the sky on a great white tiger.
She dreamed of a new beast.
The next day, she went alone to the temple dedicated to the tiger, and between the golden and white tiger statues, she asked.
-Did I bear the white tiger?
To her surprise, the oracle of Ganash fell to her, the first non-direct imperial.
“Yes. You bear the white tiger of the reborn Anash.
-I am weak. The doctor says I’ll die if I give birth to a child. I can’t raise the precious white tiger.
“I will protect and guide the child’s path. I promise.
Empress Brianna left the temple.
Keeping the oracle to herself, she gazed out over the vastness of the imperial city and thought.
Her body is too weak to survive the birth.
For whom will she use what little strength she has left?
Who will she give up?
Empress Brianna placed a hand on her stomach and smiled.
Without hesitation, she gave herself up and chose the baby.
She had to be prepared for any possible danger.
She concealed her pregnancy as much as possible, keeping the imperial physician silent and having only one handmaiden in her entourage.
This was only possible because Litain was away on a long inspection tour of the northern part of the empire.
He told only my sister, Sophie Langrasse.
Later, she pleaded with me with tears to raise this child with love, to ask me to help her in her time of need.
But in the end, Emperor Litain found out.
She was found to be growing fuller by the day and refusing to take her medicines for her rare disease because of the baby in her womb.
Litain was furious.
Your body was never meant to be pregnant, never meant to give birth, and you will most likely die, he screamed.
But Brianna insisted that this child was ours, just like Nowton, and that we had to have him.
She insisted that it was not too late, but Brianna was only angry, and their relationship fell apart.
Brianna’s condition worsened.
The rare disease had taken over her entire body, causing her lungs to collapse and she could barely breathe, walk, or see.
But Empress Brianna persevered.
She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and died shortly afterwards.
-……Put it away.
Litain could not bear to look upon the white tiger that had killed his beloved, nor could he rejoice in his daughter with all his heart.
He ordered her to be kept in a room in the far corner of the palace and never went to see her.
Sophie risked her life and sat on her knees in the foyer of the main palace to protest to the emperor.
Her plea to be allowed to keep her sister’s last possessions was like the cry of a drowning man in the Loire.
Fortunately, Sophie Langrasse was not imprisoned or killed, and she was allowed to care for Juicy in peace.
Even Emperor Litain could not punish Sophie, the only blood relative of his beloved Empress Brianna.
It took a long time for Juicy to come to terms with the situation.
At first, she was in disbelief and doubt.
Then she cried, then she was furious.
This Abby bastard.
Leaving a newborn cub that needed to be cared for out here, shouldn’t she just let it die?
-But I’m hopeful that you let me in to be with the Empress. There’s a difference between hate and love. He’s just so sad right now, but I’m sure he’ll come to his senses soon enough and restore the Empress to her rightful place.
Sophie Langrasse assured Juicy that she trusts the Emperor.
I do!
One day I will have my revenge.
Determined to survive, Juicy clung to the maternal side of Sophie and survived.
Ten days later.
It was late at night.
Juicy, sleeping on her back, suddenly lifted her head.
Her sensitive ears picked up an unfamiliar sound.
A huge shadow loomed over her.
Juicy’s drowsiness fled.
Someone was standing next to her tiny cradle.
For the first time, Juicy was filled with fear. It was an animal instinct.
The man’s appearance and size, dimly visible in the backlight, were eerie enough, but the sense of power he exuded took her breath away.
It was frightening.
But Juicy instinctively raised her hips quickly and glared, wary.
-You’re not crying.
-Ya Hung!
-You don’t know what you’re doing. The right thing to do in this situation is to run away.
The man snorted and leaned back as Juicy let out a low, angry roar.
Juicy was surprised to see him make eye contact with her, but she didn’t duck.
No, she couldn’t avoid him.
She thought she had seen his eyes many times before.
Gold eyes, scarlet like a blazing sun.
Always by my side, ……’s…….
Zizi.
Juicy grunted as she rubbed her head with her front paws, her head hurting terribly with each memory of her past life.
-……I thought we were going to have a snowball fight. You’re crying because we did that?
It was ridiculous.
The throbbing headache was so intense that Juicy couldn’t respond to him.
The man clicked his tongue and put her in the bassinet.
He tucked her in and disappeared without saying goodbye.
Some time later, she realised that the man who had come to see her was Emperor Litain, her father.
She was furious.
She was angry that her father, who had only just returned, had challenged her to a snowball fight and she had lost.
She was sharpening her blade for revenge against Emperor Litain!
