Chapter 35: Leaving the Palace

　　"Your Highness the Empress, if you had told me these words earlier, perhaps everything would still be来得及. But now, I'm already at the end of my rope—my days are numbered." Concubine Jin shook her head sadly, a clear understanding in her heart. She had also come to terms with many things these days. Losing her child was a pain, and killing Yue Chen's child was a sin. It was time for her to atone.　　She had killed Yue Chen's child. There was little else she could offer to make amends—only her own life to pay for that life. But in Yue Chen's eyes, what she most wanted was probably the child she had never even met. The great mistake had already been made, and there was no turning back. When she had come here, she had been worried, but now, after personally experiencing the changed Yue Chen's temperament—someone who would never let herself suffer a loss and made good use of everything she could grasp to exercise her rightful authority—she finally felt at ease.　　Yun Lian was too scheming. Both she and Yue Chen had been defeat