King's Regrets
The Eps 31

Today two shops were bought by Empress Yan with the help of her sister, Qing Hao Min. It looks better than ever.

Some workers and waiters in the two stores have also started cleaning the tableware and cleaning chairs as well as tables that have just come from the furniture store.

Qing Hao Min also appointed his two confidants to be the managers in the two shops.

Two cake makers at each of the stores that Min'er hired had already been prescribed the cake that Empress Yan noted. They will learn to make cakes from the recipe.

The cake they will make may often be eaten in the palace, but the people certainly can not enjoy it because it is expensive.

So empress Yan gave two cake recipes in the palace for them to try to make with cheaper but quality ingredients, so that ordinary people can enjoy some cakes that often concubines and queens eat in the palace.

The shop did belong to Empress Yan, but the name of the owner that people knew was Xiao An. The real name of Qing Lian An, whose soul entered into the body of Empress Yan.

He deliberately does not use the name of Empress Yan (Qing Lian) in his shop so that people out there, especially his family, do not know if he is the owner of the two stores.

Today Empress Yan also asked her sister to look for a not-so-large house outside the capital.

Empress Yan knew, her parents would definitely no longer accept her already useless self, so just in case she had to have a place of her own.

For the past few days empress Yan had already planned everything carefully. It was all of course because she was eager to avenge all the treatment of those who had already made the real Empress Yan suffer.

Whether it was her family who did not care at all about her life inside the palace, concubine Ning who had always done evil to her, or emperor Shun who repeatedly hurt the real empress Yan.

"Xiao Wei."

"Yes, your highness. Servant here." Xiao Wei.

"Has Min'er not here yet?"

"Not yet, your highness, the second young master has not come."

"alright. Please get me some warm water."

"Okay, your honor."

Xiao Wei bowed her body and then walked out of the Empress Yan's room. But it had only been a while, Xiao Wei entered back with an anxious face.

"What's wrong?" Asked Empress Yan to look at Xiao Wei who was so hasty.

Not yet Xiao Wei replied, empress Yan saw some people walking and stopped right in front of her room.

"Your Majesty, please come out to receive the edict from the emperor's majesty." The voice of the head eunuch sounded so clear.

Xiao Wei looked at Empress Yan "Your highness, that's the emperor's word."

"I knew. Let's get out." Said the empress standing up.

Empress Yan was indeed waiting for the decree to arrive tomorrow, but did not expect it to come early.

Accompanied by Xiao Wei, Empress Yan walked out and stood a meter in front of the chief eunuch.

"Your Majesty, I will recite the edict of the emperor's majesty."

Empress Yan nodded, Xiao Wei who saw that then placed a small pillow under the Empress Yan's feet. Then Empress Yan knelt on the pillow to accept the edict from emperor Shun to be read by the eunuch chief.

The chief eunuch opened the gold-colored rope binding the scroll containing the edict of emperor Shun, then carefully unrolled the scroll.

"I, Xuan Yi. The emperor of the Qin state, by this Decree, said that from today, Empress Yan is no longer my wife, and no longer a member of the kingdom. For the release of the empress' position, it will be done tomorrow morning inside the royal palace hall."

After reciting the edict from Emperor Shun, the eunuch again rolled up the golden scroll, and handed it to Empress Yan.

With both hands, Empress Yan received a scroll containing the emperor's edict.

"The servant received the edict from the emperor's majesty, thank you for the noble kindness." Said empress Yan expressionlessly.

After which, empress Yan stood up and looked at Xiao Wei and all the palace maids standing behind her.

"Eunuch chief, please pass it on to the emperor's majesty. I'll take one man from the palace kitchen to come with me."

"Okay, your honor. Servant will pass it on to the emperor's majesty."

"There's no need to call me that anymore, I'm no longer Empress Yan."

"You're still Empress Yan's consort in this palace until tomorrow, so I still have to."

"alright. Thank you, chief eunuch."

"Okay, your honor. If there's no more, I beg you to leave."

"Yes, please."

Besides being beautiful and gentle, Empress Yan was the only woman ever told was perfect by the queen mother in the palace.

Merely, emperor Shun had already been instigated by concubine Ning. So that whatever the queen mother and eldest daughter say, will not be heard by the emperor Shun.

All the servants in the palace Yue Ji cried after learning the contents of the edict from that emperor. They had been living with Empress Yan since Empress Yan entered the palace.

All of Emperor Shun's treatment of Empress Yan was known to them. Therefore they are very grateful if Empress Yan separated from emperor Shun.

But they also felt sad, for they would part with Empress Yan after Empress Yan left the palace tomorrow.

"Your highness, your majesty."

The voice of the call was intertwined from the loyal servants of Empress Yan. They look so sad and cry too.

"It's okay. After this you will have to work even better to serve the next empress."Said Empress Yan to her servants.

"Your highness, long life for your majesty, may you always be happy." Said one of the servants while prostrating to empress Yan.

"Long the glorious age, may the noble empress always be happy." Say the servants at the same time.

Seeing how loyal they were to Empress Yan, made Empress Yan feel grateful, as she was surrounded by people who were kind to her.

"Wake up all of you. I don't deserve this respect from you."

"Your majesty."

"Please help me make some food, I want to enjoy it together with you guys." Empress Yan said to the palace chef.

"Okay, your honor."

The palace chef helped the other two servants go to the palace kitchen.

"Xiao Wei, you go to the market and buy beef, rabbit meat and fruits. Tonight we're gonna have a big meal together."

"Ba. good, your honor."

After Xiao Wei left, Empress Yan saw some servants still in front of her.

"You guys, help me clean up all my stuff inside."

"Okay, your honor."

Some of the maids then went to Empress Yan's room to tidy up Empress Yan's belongings.

"Sister."

Empress Yan turned her head as someone called out to her.

"You've come, Min'er."

Qing Hao Min did not reply, he saw the scroll in the hands of empress Yan.

"What... has he lowered his word to you?" Ask Min'er.

Empress Yan only smiled. Suddenly her tears just flowed from her two eyes without empress Yan wanting.

Empress Yan's original heart ached so much, that Qing Lian An whose soul was on Empress Yan's body couldn't help but cry.

Min'er saw that, then quickly hugged Empress Yan's body.

"I will always be with my sister, whether you are a queen or not. You're my brother, and I'll always protect you."

Empress Yan nodded in her sister's arms and returned her sister's embrace.

Someone who saw the incident from the top of the tree clenched his hand, then he left.

**

In the He pavilion, concubine Ning who was together with the children of the ministers heard the news that the emperor's decree had already come out from one of his servants, feeling very happy.

After the reading and giving of the decree, it means that it is only a matter of waiting for the day for Empress Yan to come out of the royal palace.

"Finally she will leave the palace, and the position of the empty empress will soon be mine."

Of course concubine Ning was very happy, she no longer needed to go to great lengths to incite emperor Shu to hate empress Yan.

Concubine Ning laughed happily because of her victory with the ministers' children, but she did not realize that the tea she was drinking was already mixed with the medicine that Empress Yan gave Xiao Wei yesterday.