King's Regrets
Eps 12's

Ever since the return of Empress Yan to the royal palace, concubine Ning had always felt displeased. Moreover, there were currently two special guests from the two kingdoms who were good friends with the Qin state.

Every day Empress Yan had to accompany emperor Shun, and that certainly made concubine Ning unable to be with emperor Shun as long as their two royal guests were still in the Qin state.

Empress Yan herself was already bored by having to always pretend in front of everyone.

"Your Majesty, does your Majesty not want to have a successor to this Qin state?" Prince Xia said in the middle of their chess game.

Empress Yan only smiled hearing that, of course because that would never happen.

"Right sister-in-law, I also want to have a handsome and beautiful niece." Xuan Yuwen agreed with Prince Xia's words.

"You guys, of course we...."

"You don't need to expect too much, because that won't happen to me and the emperor's majesty. Isn't that so, your highness?" Empress Yan's words cut off Emperor Shun's words.

Emperor Shun looked at Empress Yan with a very confused look. That was because empress Yan was very brave to say that in front of so many people.

"A, hahaha. Her Majesty the empress is very good at joking." Prince Xia.

"Sorry prince Xia, but I'm not kidding. The emperor himself once said that the emperor's majesty did not want any children from my marriage to the emperor's majesty."

Hearing Empress Yan's remark instantly made the atmosphere awkward, and they did not know what else to talk about.

Seeing such a fitting atmosphere, empress Yan stood up.

"Alright, I have to return to Yue Ji's palace. If you guys don't mind I'll ask concubine Ning to replace me here."

"Empress Yan, enough. Are you going to keep it that way? Always leave me and ask concubine Ning to come in your place?" Said emperor Shun who could not stand it.

"I'm sorry, my majesty, I didn't mean it that way, but everyone in the palace already knew. If his highness the emperor was more affectionate and caring for concubine Ning compared to me. Moreover, all this time who always accompanied the emperor's majesty was concubine Ning, not me."

Emperor Shun really did not expect that Empress Yan would say everything, even though everything that Empress Yan said was true. But empress Yan really embarrassed her in front of her two friends.

Empress Yan felt that there was nothing more to say, she walked away leaving the four men sitting beside the royal palace garden.

"Emperor Shun, are you okay?" Crown prince Zhang.

"Yes, I'm fine."

Crown Prince Zhang who secretly liked Empress Yan was very pleased, because from the words of empress Yan earlier, the relationship between emperor Shun and empress Yan was not good.

"It looks like I have a chance to get close to Empress Yan."

Prince Xia looked at the crown prince who seemed happy to feel suspicious.

Emperor Shun was feeling unkind, he held back his emotions on Empress Yan who since the arrival of prince Xia and crown prince Zhang had always embarrassed him as well annoyed.

"Actually what happened to Empress Yan, does she really no longer have feelings for me?"

It used to be that emperor Shun did not care about the feelings of empress Yan. Whether Empress Yan liked her or not, because she knew because of the actions of the Qing prime minister she had to marry and make Empress Yan as wife and also the queen of the Qin state.

Emperor Shun's hatred for the Qing family was so great, that without thinking anymore he always hurt Empress Yan as his outlet.

But now, now that emperor Shun saw Empress Yan's attitude change to him. He felt that something was uncomfortable about him.

"Emperor Shun, emperor of Shun."

Prince Xia looked at crown prince Zhang and Xuan Yuwen as if asking what happened to emperor Shun through their eye language.

Crown Prince Zhang shook his head, as he did not know what was happening to the current emperor Shun. Likewise with Xuan Yuwen who also did not understand.

"Sister of the emperor. brother of the emperor." Xuan Yuwen called emperor Shun in a slightly loud tone.

"Ah, is it Yuwen?"

Xuan Yuwen, prince Xia and crown prince Zhang looked at emperor Shun in surprise.

"What's wrong, why are you all looking at me like that?" Emperor Shun said in confusion.

"It's okay, let's resume our chess game." Crown prince Zhang.

"Yes, okay."

Emperor Shun's mind was no longer focused on their chess game. He had to immediately order his secret bodyguard to re-spy empress Yan.

**

In the He pavilion, concubine Ning felt annoyed and bored because she couldn't go out to meet the emperor's noble.

All of course because emperor Shun requested that empress Yan alone accompany him as long as prince Xia and crown prince Zhang were in the state of Qin.

The loyal servant of concubine Ning also felt the same way, because usually when concubine Ning met emperor Shun, she would meet the head of the palace guard and they talked to each other.

"The emperor's majesty really did not allow me to meet him at all. It makes me so eager to drown that Empress Yan." Grouse concubine Ning.

"What you say is true, the emperor's majesty should also allow you to stand beside the emperor, because you are the emperor's noble concubine." Said concubine Ning's maid.

"Wait and see, when I managed to get Empress Yan expelled by her majesty. I'll be the first to laugh at and insult him."

Concubine Ning's hatred towards Empress Yan was already beyond words.

Concubine Ning felt that empress Yan was extremely inappropriate sitting on this sata empress' chair, that was because all this time emperor Shun had never treated empress Yan well and was very inversely proportional to the treatment of emperor Shun to her.

During the empress' appointment and endowment as Yan's consort, emperor Shun never wanted to be accompanied by Empress Yan when the palace held a party.

And this was the first time emperor Shun had invited Empress Yan to accompany him. Just this once and that had already made concubine Ning feel threatened and made her hatred even greater towards empress Yan.

"Go and meet my sister. Tell him if the plan that has been prepared can be implemented when the two special guests of the kingdom have returned to their respective countries, which is 4 days from now." Concubine Ning said to her loyal servant.

"Okay, your honor."

The servant immediately left the He pavilion towards the residence of elder consort Ning.

"Empress Yan, I want to see how you will escape death again this time." Murmured concubine Ning.

Yes, the one who poisoned Empress Yan while she was at Ju's palace was concubine Ning.

When Empress Yan stayed outside the palace, of course it provided the advantage and convenience for concubine Ning to kill empress Yan.

But it didn't work, because Qing Lian An entered into Qing Lian's soul and became Yan's current empress. Although that's certainly no one knows.