King's Regrets
The Eps 56

Xia Lian An who was today going back to the Qin state felt hesitant to climb aboard the carriage. Because he would definitely experience that drunken journey again, just like when he left for Ming country.

"Miss, what are you thinking, why don't you get on the train?" Xiao Wei asked who saw that the lady had not yet boarded the carriage.

"Ep... Xiao Wei, it seems like I'd better get on a horse." Said Xia Lian An with her awkward smile.

"Horse? Miss, our journey is very far. Miss will feel more tired if you have to ride a horse."

Xia Lian An shook her head "No, I feel like I'd rather ride a horse. I'll get on the train when I'm tired."

"Miss."

"For once, Xiao Wei."

Xiao Wei who saw Xia Lian An was completely unwilling to climb into the carriage relented, and he nodded his head.

Xia Lian An smiled happily, as she no longer needed to ride the horse carriage that would make her dizzy and nauseous.

Xiao Wei then said to crown prince Zhang's shadow bodyguard to provide another horse for Xia Lian An.

Upon learning that, the shadow bodyguards were shocked. But then he left Xiao Wei with a horse carriage and the others.

Xiao Wei returned to Xia Lian An.

Not long after, crown prince Zhang came and behind him was the shadow bodyguard who had spoken to Xiao Wei.

"Mr Jiang?" Xia Lian An.

Crown Prince Zhang stood in front of Xia Lian An and looked at him.

"A... What's wrong, master Jiang?" Xia Lian An asked with a little nervousness.

"I heard you want to ride your own horse back to the Qin state?"

Xia Lian An looked at Xiao Wei, and Xiao Wei lowered her head in the face by her miss.

"Miss Xia?"

"Ah, I.iya lord Jiang. I want to ride my own horse."

"Why, isn't the train I've prepared comfortable enough?"

Xia Lian An shook her head quickly "No, no. It's not like that, Mr. Jiang."

"So why doesn't Miss Xia want to get into the carriage that I've prepared?"

"Actually.... Actually I'm drunk traveling by car." Xia Lian An said softly.

Crown Prince Zhang looked at Xia Lian An in bewilderment. In this age there are people who are drunk to travel by train, even though the train is the only vehicle that can be used on the mainland.

"Miss Xia..."

"I'm telling the truth, master Jiang. I can't linger sitting in a wobbly train."

Crown Prince Zhang sighed, he was thinking of a way for Xia Lian An not to ride his own horse back to the Qin state. That's too dangerous.

"Mr Jiang, let me wear my own horse. I won't get hurt." Xia Lian An said again.

"That can't be Miss Xia. There's gonna be a lot of danger out there." Said the queen who had just arrived.

"Your majesty." Said Xia Lian An while saluting.

"Jiang 'er. Perhaps you'd better take Miss Xia to Qin's country."

"Not necessarily your highness, the crown prince need not escort me." Xia Lian An said quickly.

"If the queen mother says so, then I...."

"Sister can't go anywhere!" Say someone out loud.

The queen, crown prince Zhang and Xia Lian An turned their heads towards the one who spoke.

Ruan Yi forbade crown prince Zhang to leave, walked over and stood beside the queen.

"Ruan Yi, what are you doing here?" Ask queen.

Crown Prince Zhang looked at Ruan Yi, he didn't like it if there were other people meddling with his affairs. Especially if it involves Xia Lian An.

"You wait here, I'll ask my servant to prepare." Crown Prince Zhang said without caring about Ruan Yi's words earlier.

"Sister Jiang, I told you brother shouldn't go with this woman." Said Ruan Yi while looking at Xia Lian An with dislike.

"It's my business, after all I'll bring my future empress back. So what's wrong?"

Both Ruan Yi's eyes were rounded in shock, as well as Xia Lian An who was similarly shocked.

"Sister Jiang, what does big brother mean? This lowly woman...."

"Ruan Yi! I already said that, if Miss Xia is my future empress. So you have to respect him and learn to call him brother."

Crown Prince Zhang who was upset at Ruan Yi turned around and went towards his palace.

Ruan Yi looked hatefully at Xia Lian An.

"The queen's aunt, I understand how I feel about big brother Jiang all this time. I'm the one who deserves to be brother Jiang's wife." Ruan Yi held onto the queen's arm while whining.

"You are, your brother Jiang only thinks of you as his sister. You are my own nephew too. You have to understand that, Ruan'er."

"But the queen's aunt..."

"Once, your sister has already decided to make Miss Xia as her empress candidate. So you have to respect his decision, and don't act."

"......Good aunt queen."

Ruan Yi looked at Xia Lian An with a hostile gaze, and Xia Lian An returned that gaze with an ordinary gaze.

"This fox woman, I will not let you along with Brother Jiang, you seductress!"

Xiao Wei who saw Ruan Yi's hateful gaze, felt that there would be something bad about Xia Lian An.

It was not until 15 minutes, crown prince Zhang returned in a different outfit and he came with a servant who was always by his side.

"Your majesty, you don't need to drive me to Ming country. I really don't...."

Xia Lian An fell silent after crown prince Zhang clasped his hand and carried him to the front of the horse carriage.

"Let's go in, we'll arrive at the city that's outside the gate before nightfall, if we leave now. So we can stay there." Crown Prince Zhang said to Xia Lian An.

"But your highness...."

"Stop talking and call me by that name, hurry up."

Xia Lian An looked at the queen as if asking for permission to leave, the queen who saw that nodded her head and smiled.

After confirming Xia Lian An was sitting well inside the carriage, crown prince Zhang bailed to the queen.

Sraaa

The carriage door curtain opened, crown prince Zhang entered and sat down beside Xia Lian An.

"Yes... Master Jiang, are you really going to come with me to the state of Qin?" Xia Lian An looked at crown prince Zhang questioningly.

"Of course, I don't want anything to happen to you on the way."

"You don't have to...."

Crown Prince Zhang pulled Xia Lian An's body in his arms.

"Stop talking, I've decided this. So I'll do it."

Xia Lian An simply nodded in the crown prince Zhang's arms.

The train began to move leaving the royal palace of the Ming state towards the Qin state.

The queen looked at the chariot happily, because in the end her son had actually chosen a woman who would become his queen.

While Ruan Yi was beside the queen, looking at the two horse carriages with a feeling of resentment and hatred.