King's Regrets
Eps 17's

The next day, Consort Ning's brother was paraded from the royal prison to the city of Xu, where he would be beheaded.

Everyone who saw threw him with stones, fruit and vegetables. The people of the Qin state are certainly very angry at what Mr. Xi has done.

Inside the He pavilion, concubine Ning sat on her bed with her hands tightly grasping her handkerchief. Her tears also flowed, remembering what her brother had done for her all this time.

Likewise with the Ning concubine's family, concubine Ning's mother cried hysterically while calling out the name of Ning's concubine sister.

On the day of Ning's execution, it all felt so quiet and full of tears of loss. Whether it was in the He pavilion where concubine Ning lived or in the Ning concubine's family residence.

But it was different from the atmosphere in Yue Ji's palace. Empress Yan is preparing to do a barbeque later in the afternoon.

Since the morning empress Yan had been busy with Xiao Wei and the chef in the kitchen of the palace Yue Ji. Although Xiao Wei and the kitchen chef said that empress Yan did not need to intervene, the empress of Yan paid him no heed.

When Qing Lian An had yet to move into the body of empress Yan, and before she became a world-renowned artist of the modern era. If he had gotten a payday from his director, he would have gone to buy some meat, vegetables and stuff and done a barbeque in the little house he rented alone.

It was all Qing Lian An did just to make herself feel if what she had done for a month of hard work paid off really well. And will do better afterwards.

And at this time, Qing Lian An who had already moved into the body of empress Yan also wanted to do the same. Master Xi's death was a success in itself for him, although the main goal had yet to be achieved, but at least it would be a considerable blow to his enemy.

The best rabbit meat will be the wisdom menu this afternoon for Empress Yan, as she has asked people to find her a fat and healthy rabbit.

Empress Yan also ordered the best wine and fresh fruits to complement it.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready. Please, your majesty, return to your noble room to change into your filthy noble clothes." Xiao Wei.

Empress Yan looked at her own clothes that were already dirty due to processing some rabbit meat, fish, and others with her own hands since morning.

Even the cooks in the palace kitchen were confused by never seeing the preparations that Empress Yan had done on those food ingredients.

"You're right, then help me prepare the water. I have to take a shower too." Empress Yan said to Xiao Wei.

"Okay, your honor."

Empress Yan stared at the palace kitchen chef and the few people standing beside the chef.

"You guys, take all these groceries to the side yard. And prepare a place to burn the rabbit's flesh."

"Okay, your highness the empress." Said the chef and the others.

Empress Yan nodded, she then walked out of the palace kitchen and walked towards her room together with Xiao Wei.

"I would like to know the reaction of concubine Ning and emperor Shun if I find out I was barbeque when the elder brother of concubine Ning was put to death. Will they be angry until they tremble, or will they hold it within themselves?"

Empress Yan entered her room and enjoyed the tea served by Xiao Wei while waiting for Xiao Wei to prepare a bath for her.

"Qing Lian, one person has already gotten his reply. Tomorrow I will find the servant who has poisoned you and made concubine Ning get a hard slap from emperor Shun. Let's see how the emperor you love so much and who is famously fair and wise makes his decision when the people and his ministers know that the one who poisoned you is his dear concubine."

A faint smile rang on the lips of Empress Yan as she recalled the various plans to put the two men to shame in front of the people of the state of Qin.

"Your Majesty, the water for your bath is ready. Servant will help you to shower." Xiao Wei.

"Yes. Today I really want to soak."

Empress Yan stood up and went to the bathroom followed by Xiao Wei.

**

The residence of the Qing prime minister. Yan's empress sister, Qing Hao Min had already heard from the person she ordered to observe Empress Yan.

Min'er felt happy to see her happy brother, because finally the person who had made her brother wretched in the royal palace had been sentenced to death in Xu city.

But he also got word, if the one who poisoned Empress Yan while in the palace Ju was a servant in the royal palace has not been found.

"You go. Find the waiter, get him alive. I have a plan for the man behind the servant to accept the consequences of injuring my brother." Said Min'er to his subordinates.

"Good sir."

After the subordinate left, Min'er stared at the palace building from the window of his room.

"Emperor Shun, it's been too long since you've taken care of this matter but there's been no results. Did you do it on purpose to protect the man behind it all?" Said Min'er slowly.

Yes, this was already more than a month after Empress Yan was poisoned at Ju's palace back then, but emperor Shun instead seemed unconcerned even though he had already ordered to find a servant who dared to poison empress Yan in Ju's palace.

The Qing prime minister also seemed to be indifferent to everything that happened to Empress Yan within the palace, all she thought about was herself. Asking for compensation for what befell Empress Yan to emperor Shun was without shame and without anyone knowing.

That's what makes Min'er hate her father and mother so much. Because they only attach importance to the contents of their own stomachs and money boxes without thinking about how the condition of Empress Yan in the royal palace.

All what her parents did she covered, because she did not want her brother to feel really like a woman who was sold for the wealth of her parents who were so greedy.

"Sister, even in this world no one cares about you anymore. I won't let you live alone. No matter if they would say what I am, as long as big brother can live well and happily. Min'er will."