King's Regrets
The Eps 28
On the 31st day of the 3rd month, a party to welcome the lantern festival in the palace was done festively.
The sound of music and firecrackers so echoed in the courtyards and halls of the royal palace. In addition to the ministers, the emperor also invited several important figures in the community to celebrate the festival.
The servants and bodyguards carried several lanterns with various beautiful shapes. The lanterns will be released by the emperor, empress and other members of the kingdom.
The atmosphere of the day was really very lively.
Inside the hall everyone had been waiting for Emperor Shun to come, they had occupied their respective places with their wives and children.
Seen on the left were the family of Empress Yan, and the family of concubine Zhu. While on the right was the family of concubine Ning and concubine Nuan.
Out concubine Ning looked at the family of empress Yan with a dislike look, let alone the mother consort Ning's gaze on them.
"Look, after my son takes your place as empress, we will trample on your family well."
The people who came to the party talked to each other, it was because it was very rare for the emperor to hold a party welcoming a lantern festival like this.
"Emperor and concubine Ning arrived." Speak the head of the bodyguard with a loud voice.
Everyone paid their respects to emperor Shun as emperor Shun walked into the palace hall.
"Greet the emperor, may his majesty live long."
The guests whispered, because the person who came along with the emperor was not Empress Yan, but rather concubine Ning.
The Emperor did not respond to the whispers he continued walking and climbing the stairs.
"Save all your formalities, and let's enjoy this party together!" Said emperor Shun while idling the golden glass containing the wine.
"Thank you for your noble wisdom." Speak to everyone inside the hall as well as outside the royal hall.
Consort Ning looked so haughty beside emperor Shun, however she had already asked someone to put medicine on the food of empress Yan, so that tonight empress Yan could not come to accompany the emperor.
It would make people see only himself who was beside emperor Shun.
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In the room of Empress Yan, a servant ordered by concubine Ning to put medicine into the food of Empress Yan, was kneeling in front of Empress Yan.
The servant's body trembled and sweated, looking as if he was so frightened by his actions known by the royal palace chef who immediately reported and brought the maid to Empress Yan.
"Tell me, what medicine did concubine Ning give my food?" Said empress Yan.
"Ha.. I'm not..."
"If you want to survive, you better tell me the truth." Said Xiao Wei who had been standing next to Empress Yan.
"Punish your noble servant, please forgive me." Said the servant while prostrating to empress Yan begging for mercy.
"Then tell me, what kind of medicine did you put in that food?" Ask empress Yan.
"That's a washer, your honor."
Empress Yan, Xiao Wei and the palace chef were shocked to hear that. Uterine washing drugs are very dangerous and hard drugs, the drug can make people can not have offspring, the drug can not have children, because the uterus owned by people who have consumed the drug will dry out and will not be able to be fruited (puffed).
Empress Yan clasped the end of the chair tightly, she really could not believe that concubine Ning still wanted to make her unable to have children.
"Concubine Ning, it looks like you want to feel that you have no children."
Empress Yan looked at Xiao Wei, she then whispered something to Xiao Wei.
The understanding Xiao Wei nodded her head, she then brought the maid out of the empress Yan's room, assisted by the two palace guards.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to forgive me. Your Majesty, I know wrong, please forgive my noble servant."
The maid kept shouting for mercy at Empress Yan, but it wasn't too long since one of the bodyguards in the palace Yue Ji hit the maid's nape, leaving the maid unconscious.
After the servant came out, Empress Yan sat quietly in her room.
"Sister."
Empress Yan turned her head and saw her sister was already in front of the open door of her room.
"What, is everything ready?"
"Yes my sister."
Qing Hao Min looked at the food that was still intact on the table, he then approached the table.
"Don't try to eat it." Prevent empress Yan.
"Is he trying to poison sister again?"
Empress Yan nodded "She wants me to be unable to have any offspring."
"Bad!! He really can't be forgiven anymore." Said Min'er with a growl.
"It's okay, everything's ready. So we just have to do it tonight."
"Right, I can't wait to see Emperor Shun's reaction."
Xiao Wei, who had taken the servant, returned to Empress Yan's room.
"Your Majesty, I have done what you have commanded."
"good. Min'er, you go to the palace hall first. I'll be there later."
"Good sister."
Qing Hao Min also left the room of Empress Yan.
"You, please throw away all this food. Remember, let no one know what's going on tonight." Empress Yan said to the palace chef.
"Okay, your honor."
"Xiao Wei, help me change clothes and rearrange my hair makeup."
"Okay, your honor."
Xiao Wei then took out the clothes that empress Yan bought a few days ago, Xiao Wei also took out jewelry and hairpins that matched the clothes that empress Yan would wear.
Carefully and deftly, Xiao Wei helped empress Yan change clothes and put on makeup.
"You really look so pretty, your majesty." Said Xiao Wei admiring the beauty of Empress Yan.
"So every day I'm not pretty?" Ask empress Yan.
"Punished the noble servant, it is not the intention of the servant to say so."
"Hahaha, already. I'm just teasing you."
"Your majesty."
"Alright, let's go to the hall now. I can't wait to see concubine Ning's face being surprised to see me okay."
"Okay, your honor."
Xiao Wei held the hand of empress Yan and they walked towards the royal palace hall.
Meanwhile, inside the hall, the music continued to be heard accompanying the beautiful dancers swerving their bodies in front of the emperor Shun and the people who were there.
"They're very agile and pretty." Emperor Shun said softly.
"Your majesty, is it for the noble servant less beautiful?" Said concubine Ning spoiledly.
"Hahaha of course you're the one who's smitten...."
Emperor Shun's words stopped speaking when suddenly the atmosphere within the palace hall was silent.
"Your highness empress Yan arrived." The voice of the bodyguard's head sounded so loud from within the palace hall.
Emperor Shun fell silent as he saw Empress Yan walk into the palace hall. She was very fascinated by the appearance of empress Yan tonight.
Not only the emperor Shun, everyone who came was also as if bewitched by the beauty and elegance of empress Yan.
But certainly not with concubine Ning, who was irritated that empress Yan had appeared.
"B*al! why is this j*lang woman not dying in her room?"
Empress Yan saw hatred and anger at concubine Ning, and she greatly enjoyed the sight.
"Greetings to the emperor. Forgive the servant who is too late. Please your majesty does not punish the servant." Said empress Yan while saluting emperor Shun.
All the officials whispered hearing the words of Empress Yan who sounded like a person who was so afraid of emperor Shun.
Yes, empress Yan deliberately said that in front of everyone. It was because so that they could see, if the emperor they exalted was one who liked to punish his own empress.
In addition tonight emperor Shun came to the hall along with concubine Ning, not with her. Of course it will make the officials think more of a no-no.
Emperor Shun was still silent, he was still enchanted by the beauty of empress Yan.
Empress Yan saw that, and used it to further suppress emperor Shun.
Bruo
"Your Majesty, I beg you to forgive me for the delay of the servant. Someone had broken the clothes that I was going to wear, so I had to wait for the other servant's clothes to be delivered to the servant's palace."
Everyone including emperor Shun was surprised to see Empress Yan who suddenly kowtowed and cried in front of emperor Shun.
This further made the officials feel uneasy, they whispered and judged if the news that had spread in society, about the unconcerned and cruel emperor Shun to Empress Yan was the truth.
"Empress Yan...."
"Please forgive your noble servant." Empress Yan's words quickly cut off Emperor Shun's words.
"Empress Yan, wake up. Your Majesty the emperor will not punish you." Said concubine Ning.
Empress Yan smiled hearing Consort Ning's saura.
"Fished."
Empress Yan looked up her head and looked at concubine Ning.
"Yes, even a concubine can say that to me, Am I not worthy to be considered again to your majesty?" Said empress Yan while trying to make her eyes turn red in front of everyone.
"You...."
"Enough! Empress Yan, concubine Ning is just representing me speaking. You don't have to push it."
Empress Yan smiled wryly, she then stood up.
Clontang
All eyes were rounded as she watched empress Yan remove the phoenix-shaped hairpin and throw it on the floor.
"Your Majesty, what have you done?" Said the mother of Empress Yan.
"You've seen it for yourself, even for the sake of a concubine. His highness the emperor was able to say that to me, the empress of this Qin state."
Concubine Ning clenched her hands, she did not expect that empress Yan would dare to do that.
"Your majesty, I know that your Majesty has never liked me one bit. And whenever your majesty gets upset at my father, your majesty will hurt me but...."
"Empress Yan!" Emperor Shun's cry interrupted Empress Yan's speech.
"But the servant does not want to continue to be under his noble feet, and even a concubine can step on me at will." Consort empress Yan.
"Please!" Shouted emperor Shun who could not stand it.
Brucks
Again empress Yan kowtowed to emperor Shun while sobbing.
"Hamba please, let me go. And his highness can be together with concubine Ning. Live happily ever after."
Everyone was astonished by what Empress Yan said, they naturally did not believe in it.
"Qing Lian!" The Qing prime minister.
"I was repeatedly about to die inside the palace, I was also repeatedly in a coma because of what the emperor and concubine Ning had done to me. So I begged your majesty to let me go." Said Empress Yan again.
The officials whispered to each other. They were certainly very surprised by all the confessions of Empress Yan, and they recalled the incident where empress Yan was poisoned inside the palace by master Xi, the elder brother of concubine Ning.
Concubine Ning who felt embarrassed tightened her teeth restraining her emotions. With everything that Empress Yan said, of course, the ministers would not agree if she would replace Empress Yan.
"Basic*******, how dare he!"
Emperor Shun clenched his hands, he looked at Empress Yan who was still prostrating with a feeling he could not say. Upset, angry, hateful, and stabbing pain. He felt it all at that moment.
"Your majesty, haven't you gone too far to do that to empress Yan?" Qing Hao Min.
Qing Hao Min's words made all eyes look at him.
"Although you don't like your servant's brother because of the actions of your servant's father, but that doesn't mean that his majesty can treat your servant badly." Say Min'er again.
Qing Hao Min stood up and walked over to Empress Yan.
"Min'er's back!" Said mother.
Qing Hao Min did not heed his mother's words, he continued walking and he immediately knelt down in front of emperor Shun.
"Hamba as the younger sister of the noble empress, begged that the emperor's majesty grant the servant's brother's request."
The Qing prime minister and his wife were shocked, they did not expect that his son would do that.
"Qing Hao Min! You're so presumptuous!" Emperor Shun exclaimed as he looked at Min'er sharply.
"The servant will receive punishment from his majesty, but I beg your majesty to release Empress Yan. She's not a strong woman, she's had enough of everything, your honor."
Emperor Shun tightened his fist at the end of his great chair.
She should have felt very happy that she could have immediately divorced Empress Yan in front of everyone, without having to make Empress Yan make a mistake, but her chest felt so tight to hear empress Yan and her sister plead, for him to release Empress Yan.
"Qing Hao Min, this is an affair in my family. You have no right to interfere!" Emperor Shun.
Hearing that, empress Yan silently smiled meaningfully.
"If so, could your majesty promise to the servant if the emperor wouldn't hurt the elder brother's servant song, and would punish concubine Ning if it was proven that concubine Ning committed a crime to the elder brother's servant?"
Deg
Concubine Ning felt herself cornered, she felt very worried now. He was afraid that what he did today would be discovered and dismantled by Empress Yan and her sister.
"Don't talk carelessly! L'm... I never hurt Empress Yan!" Concubine Ning defended herself.
"Your majesty." Qing Hao Min pleaded.
Emperor Shun sighed "Okay, I promise."
Concubine Ning looked at emperor Shun in disbelief.
"Emperor, how could the emperor say that?" Said concubine Ning.
"I believe you didn't do what he said about you." Emperor Shun said to concubine Ning.
Empress Yan smiled triumphantly, she nodded her head slowly.
Qing Hao Min looked at that move of Empress Yan, he then stood up.
"Your highness, let me bring someone here."
Concubine Ning again felt anxious.
"Who?"
"A servant who brought food for Empress Yan, when she lived in Ju's palace."
"A waiter?"
"Yes your honor."
Concubine Ning stared pushyly at empress Yan and her sister.
"Didn't I ask the servant to return to his hometown, and never to return? How was he found?"
Concubine Ning's face instantly looked pale, her hands trembling violently.
"Well, bring him in." Emperor Shun.
"Your majesty, isn't this a happy day. Why should we listen to a speech that would make the atmosphere gloomy?" Said concubine Ning trying to divert emperor Shun from the topic of the servant.
"Be... That's right what concubine Ning said, your honor." Said the mother of concubine Ning.
"Oh, is concubine Ning afraid that this servant who poisoned Empress Yan has a relationship with you?" Ask Min'er.
"You said you poisoned Empress Yan?" Ask emperor Shun.
"Yes, your honor. The reason why the servant father had asked permission to bring Empress Yan back to the residence was, because Empress Yan's life was only one breath away."
"How can it happen inside my palace?"
"That could happen, because someone had planned it carefully." Min'er glanced towards concubine Ning.
"I don't know that waitress you mean." Said concubine Ning.
Concubine Ning then looked at emperor Shun "Your Majesty, please believe in the servant."
Emperor Shun looked at concubine Ning who looked so depressed. Then turn around to see Min'er.
"Many servants inside the palace, concubine Ning is unlikely to be involved." Emperor Shun.
Qing Hao Min clenched his hands, he really wanted to kill emperor Shun right then and there.
"Let the waiter come in." Said Min'er who couldn't stand it.
A guard brought in a servant whose hand had been firmly tied by a rope.
The servant immediately knelt down while in front of Emperor Shun in fear.
"Tell me everything you know!" Emperor Shun's orders were unceremoniously stale again to the servant.
Seeing the servant he had once ordered to poison empress Yan, concubine Ning grew even more frightened. His body trembled violently.
"Ampuniated the noble servant, the servant will tell all the truth." Said the waiter with fear.
"Say!"
"Hamba, the servant in command by concubine Ning, to bring food.on the empress Yan at the time.when the empress Yan was at the court of Ju. Concubine Ning also.asked the servant to say, if... If the food was from the emperor's majesty, it was so that Empress Yan would eat it."
The waiter looked very frightened, his tears flowing profusely as he told all the truth he knew.
"You! You don't slander me! L'm... I don't know you, how can I command you!" Said concubine Ning trying to defend herself.
"Right, your highness, our concubine Ning couldn't possibly do such a cruel thing, please your highness punish this lowly servant." Said concubine Ning's mother in defense.
"Hamba did not lie, I did not slander concubine Ning, your highness. The servant really said the truth. Please trust me, your Majesty. Servants don't lie." Said the servant while prostrating and crying.
"You, I will not forgive you for slandering me!" Call concubine Ning.
"Enough! Drag the servant away, dare to slander the royal members. Whip him to death!" Emperor Shun's words were full of emotion.
"No, forgive your noble servant. The servant is telling the truth. Please trust your noble servant. Your Majesty please, your majesty, your majesty!"
The woman continued to cry out for forgiveness to emperor Shun as she was dragged by the two palace guards out of the royal palace hall.
Empress Yan closed her eyes, her tears flowing hearing Emperor Shun's decision, which convinced her that her life was no more precious than concubine Ning's.
But those tears were not the tears of the current Empress Yan, they were tears of the real empress Yan. He must have been very disappointed and his heart must have been very hurt to get such unfair treatment from the person he loved.
Concubine Ning's breath hunted down, if she did not continue to shout that the servant slandered her and emperor Shun did not believe her. He must be the one whipped to death.
"Your majesty, I hereby understand." Said empress Yan as she looked up her head and looked at emperor Shun.
Emperor Shun silently looked at Empress Yan who was still sitting on the floor.
"I understand very well that my life is meaningless to His Majesty."
Emperor Shun gasped at Empress Yan's words as if piercing his heart, making him feel so ill.
Empress Yan stood up, she then took out a small dagger tucked into Qing Hao Min's waist.
"Your majesty!" Everyone exclaimed when they saw Empress Yan pick up the dagger.
"Empress Yan!" Emperor Shun exclaimed with great shock as well. He stood up and walked down the stairs.
Araaaasssh!
Emperor Shun who was descending the stairs stopped when he saw Empress Yan cut off the tip of her own hair.
Everyone was also astonished to see Empress Yan do just that.
In the royal era, cutting your own hair signifies the end of a relationship between a person with another person or with his family.
"Your highness, I hereby wish to rid myself of you. Please grant the servant's request one last time." Said Empress Yan while thrusting her hair at emperor Shun.
Emperor Shun was fixated, he could not say anything more. His heart stopped beating at that moment.
While everyone felt that Empress Yan was doing such a hasty thing without thinking clearly.
But it was different from concubine Ning. He looked so happy, because that way the position of the empress he wanted would soon be obtained.