If Tuoba Yi had walked any slower, he surely would have been kicked out by Lu Beimo. Fortunately, he made his escape with lightning speed.
The man left behind fell into deep contemplation.
She did not want to be Empress because, once her husband became Emperor, he would inevitably be pressured by all the subjects of Dongling to fill his harem. If he refused, the woman he loved would be branded a historical sinner. The weight of such pressure would leave her unable to breathe. Such a life was certainly not something she would enjoy, and what he feared most was that, in the end, she would simply walk away, leaving him to clean up the mess.
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