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The Painting of the Eyebrow

"I've often wondered, if I weren't born into the royal family, where would I be and what sort of life would I have?"

Xie Ning turned to look at him, but in the darkness, she couldn't discern the emperor's expression.

"Have you thought about that?"

"I have," Xie Ning admitted.

She had wondered herself what sort of life she would have if she had never entered the palace.

At that moment, Xie Ning and the man beside her were thinking the same thing – if she had not entered the palace, she would probably be married by now.

Who would she have married? What sort of life would she be living?

Cooking, cleaning, family affairs – it would all be different from her current life in the palace.

If the emperor were not the emperor, what sort of person would he be?

A scholar, a merchant, a soldier perhaps?