12 Chapter 11: Falling in Love

Chapter 11: Falling in Love

He loved her, and thus, he respected her. Since she didn't want to live a life of exile with him, he would let her go.

愛她，所以尊重她，既然她不想和自己過逃亡的生活，他放她走。

"In the future, please be extra cautious with your safety. I won't be by your side, and I won't be able to protect you anymore. You must be vigilant in all matters."

“以後你要多注意安全，我不在你身邊，以後就再也護不了你了，你一個人萬事要多小心。”

"Though the landscape may change, one's nature is difficult to alter. I'm not some helpless rabbit, easily bullied. Don't worry about me," she replied with a playful smile.

“江山易改，本性難移，我可不是什麽小白兔那麽好欺負，你不要為我擔心。”她狡黠地笑着道。

Forgive me, Zhang Guo Ying. The capital is where I was born and raised and where my family resides. It's the bedrock of my life, the foundation of my existence, now and forever.

對不起，張國英。京城是生我養我的地方，這裏有我的家人，這裏就是我今生今世的根。

Both you and I come from distinguished families, burdened with our clan's obligations. The phrase "Love lingers, while heroic passion is fleeting" holds no relevance for either of us.

你我兩人都出自名門，身上背負着自己家族的使命，兒女情長，英雄氣短這八個字不屬于你，也不屬于我。

Therefore, people like us sacrifice emotional attachments first when it comes to life choices. We do so because we're engrossed in matters of greater importance and have urgent interests to balance.

所以在人生的選擇上面，我們這樣的人最先舍棄的就是感情，因為我們有更重要的事情要去做，有更迫切的利益要去衡量。

You are your father's precious son, laden with the profound expectations of your entire family lineage. I, Cui Yu, find myself in a similar position.

你是你父親膝下的愛子，寄予了整個家族的厚望，而我崔玉也同樣如此。

The Cui lineage has stood firm for a century, and I, Cui Yu, believe I am as competent as any man in this world, as capable as any hero in these tumultuous times.

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崔氏家族百年不倒，我崔玉自認不輸世間男兒，不輸于任何亂世英雄。

When it comes to the family's destiny, personal emotions seem so insignificant.

在面對家族命運的問題上，個人的情感是那麽的微不足道。

In times of turmoil, love becomes a luxury. Even when the blossoms of love sprout, they seldom bear the fruits of true love. This is our fate, the destiny of those born amidst chaos.

亂世中，難有愛情，即便長出了愛情之花，也難結出愛情之果，這就是我們的命，生在這個亂世的命。

With the establishment of the New Dynasty, he, the crown prince of the Old Dynasty, was forced to flee and seek refuge in Liangzhou, where he was born and raised.

新的王朝新王朝建立了，而作為舊王朝太子的他被迫逃亡到了生他養他的涼州生存。

As for her, she remained a well-born lady of the New Dynasty. The Cui family, to which she belonged, had become the most prominent among all the great clans, while the previous top three families of the Four Great Clans had faded into obscurity. Butterfly rose to the position of Imperial Concubine, and with no Empress in the New Dynasty, her role was equivalent to that of an Empress governing the imperial harem. With her extraordinary abilities, Butterfly supported her entire family amidst the chaos, leading them toward prosperity and greatness.

而她仍然是新王朝裏面的名門閨秀，如今的崔家，成了各大家族之首，而從前的四大家族之中的前三家已經不知名落何方了。崔蝶成了當朝貴妃，新王朝沒有皇後，她這個貴妃等同于皇後，執掌後宮。崔蝶以一介女流之身在亂世中撐死了整個家族，并且支撐着這個家族走向繁榮，走向昌盛。

In the new dynasty, everything awaited flourishing. Cui Yu's family background grew even stronger, their power and influence surpassing the previous dynasty's. As the daughter of the prestigious Cui family, Butterfly held the title of Imperial Noble Consort and ruled the imperial harem as an Empress would.

在新的王朝裏，百廢待興，而崔玉的後臺更強大了，她家的權力和影響力比之先朝也更大了。

名門崔氏之女崔蝶為當朝皇貴妃，行皇後權力統領後宮。