King's Regrets
Eps 43s

The next day, the servants ordered by emperor Shun to help clear Zhu's concubine's belongings came.

The servants were servants who used to faithfully serve empress Yan in the palace of Yue Ji. Concubine Zhu saw them so simple and obedient, just like the appearance of empress Yan used to be.

"Thank you all for your help, I'm sure first Empress Yan really appreciated your hard work." Concubine Zhu said to the servants.

"Concubine Zhu, we are simply carrying out the orders of the emperor's majesty. If your former consort Yan knew you would take his place, your noble consort would be happy."

"Yes, I hope I won't make you guys trouble later."

"Concubine Zhu didn't need to think about it. We certainly serve you well."

"Thank you."

The servants then began to tidy up the items of concubine Zhu who would be brought to the palace of Yue Ji.

The chief bodyguard came along with some of his subordinates and a palanquin outside the pavilion.

"Concubine Zhu, we were ordered by the emperor's majesty to pick you up."

Concubine Zhu was surprised, the distance between the royal palace and the pavilion where she lived was not so far away. But emperor Shun sent the chief of the bodyguards to pick him up on a stretcher.

"It looks like his majesty the emperor will do his best for me for his successor."

Concubine Zhu carried a box she had been keeping all this time, then she walked out together with her loyal servant.

Concubine Zhu carefully sat on a stretcher, which was then lifted by several people to the royal palace, where emperor Shun was waiting.

This morning emperor Shun had announced to palace officials that concubine Zhu would ascend to the position of empress to succeed Empress Yan.

Initially the officials were opposed, especially from the Ning concubine's family's monument. But after emperor Shun pressured them by saying if concubine Ning could no longer give any offspring, the officials were finally forced to accept emperor Shun's decision.

While concubine Zhu was on a stretcher that would take her to the royal palace, in the pavilion of He concubine Ning as she held onto her aching stomach restraining her emotions.

Concubine maid Ning informed the emperor Shun's decision to appoint concubine Zhu as empress in a few days, and it infuriated concubine Ning.

The position he had always wanted, he could not get. Moreover, he would never be able to have children.

"It should be Qing Lian who is going through this, not me! He should have never been able to have children!" Concubine Ning's words were filled with emotion.

The servant who was beside concubine Ning was frightened, because after learning of emperor Shun's decision, concubine Ning had already broken some of the urns that were inside her room.

Upon the arrival of concubine Zhu at the royal palace, she was greeted by royal officials in front of the palace hall.

Concubine Zhu had never seen them so respectful to her as today.

"Indeed, power is everything. They'll lick the powerful."

The presiding eunuch brought concubine Zhu into the palace hall to receive the edict from emperor Shun.

Concubine Zhu followed by her loyal servant entering the palace hall, on top of a stopover she saw emperor Shun sitting waiting for his arrival.

"Greetings to the emperor, may his majesty always prosper." Concubine Zhu saluted emperor Shun.

"That's enough. Chief eunuch, you read this edict I wrote." Emperor Shun.

The palace officials who are already in the palace hall will watch the edict read.

Concubine Zhu was helped by her servant kneeling to listen to Emperor Shun's words to be read by the chief eunuch.

Everyone in the hall listened to the edict carefully, no one dared to make a sound when it was read.

After the edict had been read, the eunuch again rolled it up and handed the scroll containing the edict of emperor Shun to concubine Zhu.

Three days to come, emperor Shun will hold the appointment of concubine Zhu as the new Qin state empress at the royal palace.

Finished receiving an edict from emperor Shun, consort Zhu was escorted to the palace of Yue Ji which was located not far from the palace of the king.

Concubine Zhu looked at every road as she headed to the palace of Yue Ji, she recalled the path she had currently passed through as well by empress Yan.

"I will write to your Majesty, however I wish to share this happy news with him."

Although Xia Lian An was no longer an empress in the Qin state, but to concubine Zhu and concubine Nuan. She will always be Yan's queen.

Arriving inside the palace room of Yue Ji, concubine Zhu looked around the room that empress Yan had once occupied. Until he finally stood in front of Empress Yan's bed first.

"She's an empress, but her room is no more luxurious than the room of a concubine. Empress Yan, you are indeed a strong woman."Concubine Zhu said as she looked at Empress Yan's bed.

Emperor Shun who had just arrived at the palace Yue Ji heard concubine Zhu's words, he felt uneasy with those words. Although in reality she was the one giving the order that the room of empress Yan did not need to be nice and luxurious, but there was a feeling like it was pinching in her heart.

"If you don't like that bed, you can replace it." Emperor Shun said as he walked closer to concubine Zhu.

Concubine Zhu saluted emperor Zhu, she then looked towards the empress Yan's bed again then shook her head.

"Not necessarily your highness, I want all the items that Empress Yan has ever used to remain here. He deliberately did not throw it away or take it with him, because he wanted one of us to feel how life he had in this Yue Ji palace."

Concubine Zhu touched the bed in front of her "Isn't this bed too simple for an empress, your majesty? I see, a concubine has a better bed in her room."

"Sorry."

Concubine Zhu was silent as emperor Shun said sorry, she then turned to look at emperor Shun.

"Why does the noble never say that to Empress Yan, she who has already suffered a lot. Why should the servant receive these words of forgiveness from his majesty?"

Emperor Shun was silent, he himself did not know why even an apology could not come out of his mouth while in front of Empress Yan. As if he couldn't say that.

Emperor Shun's hands clenched.

Concubine Zhu looked at the residence of emperor Shun and the emotions she was suppressing, concubine Zhu walked up to emperor Shun and ventured to grab his hand.

"Can the noble treat the servant as the noble treats empress Yan, the servant knows the noble loves empress Yan dearly. It's just that, your majesty is unaware and doesn't know how to behave to empress Yan."

Emperor Shun looked at both of concubine Zhu's eyes, clear eyes that he had never seen before. Eyes that always looked at him from afar, who always watched him silently.

Suddenly emperor Shun hugged concubine Zhu's body, he felt very fragile because of his guilt towards empress Yan.

Emperor Shun hugged concubine Zhu tightly.

"I'm the dumbest emperor in the world, I've wasted people who really care and care for me, and prefer someone who always delights me, but only for power."

Concubine Zhu was silent, she understood emperor Shun was very sorry. If he had been given the chance to correct it he would have done so, but unfortunately it would not have happened, since empress Yan would never again be willing to come into contact with emperor Shun.

(Sorry, because Xia Lin's body condition is not good. So for a while Xia Lin would only be up 1 part every day, until Xia Lin's body condition improved. Thank you for your understanding and support 🙏🙏😊).