King's Regrets
The Eps 30
After yesterday Empress Yan made some cookies for the experiment, today she told Xiao Wei to give a letter to Qing Hao Min, her younger brother.
In the letter she wrote some things that her sister wanted to do for her.
In addition to the letter, Empress Yan also brought a bag full of gold pieces to Xiao Wei who would later be given to her sister to do everything she wanted.
Xiao Wei, unbeknownst to the other servants, went to the Qing prime minister's house alone.
"It's already the third day, it should be another 2 days the emperor will issue his decree. I've cut this beautiful hair, plus her arrogant nature and there's concubine Ning beside her who likes to instigate. He should have approved my wish, and given the emperor's decree." Said Empress Yan in her room.
During those three days that Empress Yan did not come out a single step from the gate of Yue Ji palace. He's too lazy to interact with people out there.
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The sound of the steps of several people sounded and stopped in front of Empress Yan's room.
"Your highness the empress. Concubine Nuan and concubine Zhu came to see you." Said a waiter outside the room.
Empress Yan who heard that stood up, and walked over to open the door of her room.
After the door opened, empress Yan saw two beautiful imperial concubines Shun was already standing in front of her room.
"Greetings to your Majesty, may your majesty live long." Said concubine Nuan and concubine Zhu simultaneously while saluting.
"Stop that formality, go inside." Said empress Yan.
"Thank you, your majesty." Said concubine Nuan.
Consort Nuan and concubine Zhu entered the room of Empress Yan, they were sitting on wooden chairs in the room.
"I haven't been to the emperor's palace in a long time, how are you two?" Said empress Yan.
"Your Majesty, do not say that. It should be us who always come here to greet your majesty, if your majesty does not go to the emperor's palace." Said concubine Nuan.
"Concubine Nuan is right, it's just that the emperor's majesty forbade us to go to this palace of Yue Ji."
Empress Yan nodded, she understood that these two concubines could not do everything freely within the palace.
"It's okay, you guys don't always have to salute me."
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Concubine Zhu said worriedly.
Consort Zhu was two years older than Empress Yan. So she was a little more sensitive and understood how empress Yan was feeling who had already gone through a lot in the palace.
"I'm fine, even I feel calmer after saying what I've wanted to say to the emperor's majesty that night."
"Your Majesty, has that been your decision? All this time you've always loved the emperor's majesty." Said concubine Nuan.
Empress Yan stood up and walked towards the door with a smile.
"In this palace, I used to wish I could continue living together with the emperor's majesty. I think that the emperor's majesty would like me a little if I were obedient, and not against all that the noble did to me. Until I felt myself standing on the brink of death, I just found out. Even if I die, the emperor will never see me sincerely."
"Your majesty." Speak to both concubines at the same time.
"In this palace you should be able to work together to protect each other, I know you are not much different from me who was not touched by the emperor's majesty. Only you are more fortunate, because the noble married you out of his own free will, not out of coercion by one's actions."
Consort Zhu stood up and walked over to Empress Yan. Unexpectedly, concubine Zhu hugged the body of empress Yan.
"You're a very stubborn woman, after passing through the door of death you just understood who she was. Does it have to be that long when your consciousness comes?" Concubine Zhu said.
Empress Yan and concubine Nuan were stunned by what concubine Zhu did and said.
"Consort Zhu." Said empress Yan.
"It's okay, in the future you will no longer lose your awareness of your feelings for the glorious emperor. You will always be happy."
Empress Yan understood all concubine Zhu's words and nodded.
"Thank you, concubine Zhu." Said empress Yan and replied to concubine Zhu's embrace.
Concubine Zhu let go of her embrace, she then picked up a box she was carrying.
"This is the hairpin I ordered a few days ago. You should wear it later." Consort Zhu gave the box to Empress Yan.
"I was so stupid a long time ago, so many people were so kind and cared about me. But I just know keep trying to make your highness the emperor like me in vain."
"You've done everything you wanted to do." Concubine Zhu said.
"Consort Zhu is right, your honor. At least the noble one has already done what the noble empress wants to do in this palace." Said concubine Nuan.
Empress Yan nodded in understanding.
"You guys, you gotta be careful. After I leave, you guys will definitely become the target of concubine Ning. He'll definitely give you poison."
"Poisons?"Said concubine Nuan and concubine Zhu simultaneously.
Empress Yan nodded "Yes, it's some kind of womb wash."
"Remember, you must be careful. She was not as simple as she looked, even her brother was willing to die just for the sake of concubine Ning rising to the position of queen"
"Okay, your honor."
Empress Yan did not want the two concubines in front of her to also experience what Empress Yan had originally experienced. Death helplessly in the hands of concubine Ning.
**
Inside the king's palace, emperor Shun sat in his reading room. On the table was a golden scroll. It was a scroll for the emperor's still-empty edict.
Emperor Shun stared at the scroll, he had no idea what he should do.
The ministers requested that he not release Empress Yan, but on the other hand he should accept the shame, if still retain empress Yan, because of the actions of empress Yan who cut her hair in public. He indicated that he had ended their relationship.
If he were to retain Empress Yan, it would be very noticeable if he liked Empress Yan whom he had despised and hated all this time. And it would also make her feel embarrassed as well awkward in front of everyone who had ever seen how she treated empress Yan.
"Why did you do that Empress Yan, if only you hadn't cut your hair. Maybe me... I will treat you well in the future, why empress Yan?"
Emperor Shun clenched his hands in annoyance at himself who could not resist Empress Yan cutting his hair.
A feeling that began to grow in the heart of emperor Shun for empress Yan, as if to dry up and die upon seeing Empress Yan cut her hair, and said if she wanted to part with emperor Shun that night.
It had been more than an hour that Emperor Shun was sitting in the reading room looking at the empty scroll, doing nothing.
I don't know what Emperor Shun would write in the golden scroll.
Her heart was always throbbing as she recalled Empress Yan when she first entered the palace hall that night, so beautiful and dazzling. But his selfishness and self-esteem also did not want to be defeated.
**
In the afternoon, Empress Yan was told that Qing Hao Min had already obtained the two stores that Empress Yan wanted.
His sister had also been looking for people to clean up the store and ordered some room decorations made of the best materials to be placed in the two stores later.
Min'er is also looking for some of the best bakers in the two cities who will work for the cake shop owned by Empress Yan.
Everything that was written in the letter of Empress Yan, Min'er immediately did quickly and well. She wanted everything to be in order before her brother walked out of the palace.
Starting from the purchase of two shops in a separate city, ordering decorations and bread racks for the inside of the store, ordering each 10 sets of tables and chairs for both stores, looking for the best baker, the best baker, create signboards for both stores, and look for workers who will help Empress Yan in the store later.
"Min'er has done it fast and well." Said empress Yan.
"You're right, your honor." Xiao Wei said.
"Two more days the decree will come. Tomorrow you make some big bags."
"Big bag, for what noble?"
"If we bring all the money I have in the storage shed, it will be very troublesome. So tomorrow you ask my sister to come here, let her help me bring some back first."
"Well, I understand your majesty."
"And as for concubine Ning, I heard that tomorrow she invited some women from the ministers' children. Ask someone to put this medicine in Ning's concubine's drink."
Empress Yan gave the medicine wrapped in paper to Xiao Wei.
"Yes... Your honor."
"Don't be afraid, the drug will not react when examined by a healer. Even the drug will start working after three weeks he's taking it."
"This..?"
"He wanted to make me have no children, so I gave it back to him."
"Your majesty."
"Do that. We'll be fine."
"Because concubine Ning will bear it all."
Xiao Wei received the medicine, then kept it well inside her clothes.
"The servant will do well, your majesty."
"Now, please help me prepare the water. I want to take a shower."
"Okay, your honor."
Xiao Wei came out of Empress Yan's room to prepare warm water.
Empress Yan drank her tea, she felt slowly that all the retaliation she would soon complete. If concubine Ning could not conceive, emperor Shun would have to have descended from either concubine Nuan or concubine Zhu, and of course the position of the queen whom Ning had always wanted, concubine Ning, won't fall into his hands.
That was the retaliation that Empress Yan bestowed upon concubine Ning and her extremely arrogant family.
...The appearance of Empress Yan when it came to the palace hall on the eve of the lantern festival party....