23 Years of Life

I...

Had a dream...

A very very long dream....

In the dream...

I saw a very good show...

The protagonist of the dream is the eldest

legal daughter to the Duke of Wei's heir.

For generations, the Wei clan have been

mighty, loyal generals.

Countless of princesses have been married

to the clan.

And thus, their honor continues to grow year

after year.

But strangely, each generation has only

brought them sons.

And after four generations,

Only this one delicate lady was born...

She was loved and coddled since she was

little,

carefully wrapped within

the silver and gold fineries of the Wei Clan.

The former emperor bestowed noble status

upon her shortly after her birth.

As she walked within the palace,

even the princesses within had to bow in

respect.

A girl who grew up sitting on uncle emperor's

knees.

Riding on grampy general's shoulders,

if a girl like her didn't grow up headstrong,

who would?

So, when she came of age, she entered the

palace.

She became one above all others, in service

to only one other...

She became – THE EMPRESS!

At first the emperor treated her quite well...

But she forgot.

He is the emperor, son of heavens...

He who is one above all...

While she was only a debutante,

an empress...

She remained as headstrong and willful

before,

As so...

Day by day, she fell further out of the

emperor's favour...

Eventually...

She was disgraced...

She was a young girl after all.

How could she not aggrieved?

Especially as she watched the emperor she

secretly fawned over.

Give her the cold shoulder

Whilst he cared for others.

It could have been frustration,

or disappointment...

She...

Did something that could not be taken back.

She fell for the young navy commander who

returned triumphant

–Feng Nanzhi

He emerged victorious in every battle he led.

A renowned god of death on the seas.

He was extremely talented, and he had a way

with words and poetry.

She was inoccent and foolish...

She repeated her mistakes...

And eventually personally handed a small

chest filled with love poems fo Feng Nanzhi.

But she did not know...

How could Feng Nanzhi like someone with

her upbringing and personality!

Eventually, everything went to pieces within

two years.

She implicated her relatives and her family.

And...

Caused her own death!!

....

A big truck is coming towards me, but didn't realize it...

(Bang!!)

Is this...How it all ends? I said as i close my eyes for the last breath of mine...

After struggling for the past 20-odd years, is this how i die?

After dad was disabled, i had to work together with both parents just to put food on the table,

everyone mocked me relentlessly

but i never gave up.

I took my college entrance exams at the age

of 16,

and i became the country's youngest top scorer

in science.

At 20, i graduated with a double degree in

finance and literature from one of the top

finance programs in the US.

At 22, I was an elite executive at one of the

country's largest investment banks with an

annual salary worth a couple of millions.

And today, im now 23, and i had just moved my

parents into a newly-brought villa.

On the same day, my novel "23 Years of Life"

was nominated for the eagle awards best

original work award.

But...Now...Is this how it end..?

How did it come to this?

Wasn't my perfect life about to start?

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