King's Regrets
Eps 62

One week later, Empress Rui passed by a person she believed handed over evidence of tax evasion committed by concubine Ning's father.

Empress Rui couldn't stand what concubine Ning threw inside her pavilion. Concubine Ning continued to insult and curse empress Yan as well cursing herself as well as concubine Nuan who did not know about the matter between empress Yan and concubine Ning.

The next day after the head of the court received the hard evidence, arrested and dragged concubine Ning's father to prison. Even concubine Ning's mother became under house arrest who was not allowed to leave her house one step.

This afternoon, the officials as well as the head of the court gathered in the palace hall. They could no longer delay the meeting to decide on the course of action the emperor had to take to punish concubine Ning's father.

Emperor Shun who got the news from the chief eunuch was furious and furious at the Ning concubine's family. In the palace his son fought, and outside the palace his family acted by committing crimes.

"Bring concubine Ning here, I'll ask her myself!" Emperor Shun's orders were filled with emotion.

The two bodyguards immediately carried out orders from emperor Shun to bring concubine Ning to the king's palace.

"How dare they do that in my country!" The Emperor Shun.

Empress Rui who was sitting on a chair not far from Emperor Shun's bed saw the anger of emperor Shun.

"You're angry at what concubine Ning and her family have done, isn't it too late, Your Majesty? You never investigated concubine Ning's family, just because she was your favorite concubine. Even when concubine Ning instigated you not to believe the words of empress Yan. You also believe in him."

In addition to the evidence of the crimes committed by concubine Ning's father, empress Rui also asked people to hand over the evidence of all the crimes of concubine Ning whom concubine Ning had committed to poison empress Yan, empress Yan almost died of poisoning.

Today the emperor Shun really felt that he had been fooled by the people he had been spoiling all this time. And that makes him look like a man worth pitying.

"Empress Rui, I've made a big mistake because I don't believe in Qing Lian." Emperor Shun said to Empress Rui.

Empress Rui looked at emperor Shun.

"If only your Majesty had believed in Empress Yan first, you would definitely not have experienced something like this, your majesty."

Emperor Shun nodded, his hands gripping the blanket covering his feet. He felt really stupid and disappointed in himself.

Not only was Empress Yan's death highly desirable, she had also been utilized by her own concubine for the power her concubine craved.

"Take me off, you're under heavy punishment for taking me this way!"

The cry of concubine Ning outside the king's palace rang out to the emperor Shun's room.

"Help me out." Emperor Shun said to the chief servant standing by his bed.

"His Majesty."

Emperor Shun got up from his bed and walked out of the room to be assisted by the chief servant.

"Your highness, your Majesty help me. They brought the servant in an impolite manner. You must punish them severely." Concubine Ning said as she saw emperor Shun standing in front of her room.

Emperor Shun stared at concubine Ning sharply, the woman he used to pamper, the woman who always said sweet things to him, the woman who used to always give her own happiness. But it was he who had destroyed everything.

Because of the woman in front of him, he lost the empress who loved him so much. Because of that woman as well, she had never believed in empress Yan and had always tortured empress Yan first.

"Concubine Ning, tell me what all the evidence means here." Emperor Shun threw two sheets of paper at concubine Ning.

Both of Ning's concubine's eyes widened "This..."

Concubine Ning shook her head in disbelief at what she was reading.

"That is proof that you ordered that servant to poison empress Yan in Ju's palace. And that's also the evidence when you sent your brother a letter about committing treason to Empress Yan inside the royal palace."

"No, your honor, I never did. This is slander! I have been in noble slander."

"Concubine Ning, it was a letter written by the servant that you ordered to poison empress Yan, she said, and also the servant who helped your brother into the palace to lay a trap inside the royal palace garden. How can you say you've been slandered?" Said empress Rui calmly.

"You! You slandered me, I know you conspired with Qing Lian to slander me! Your Honor, I have been slandered by this j*lang woman. Your Majesty please believe me."

"Please! How dare you say disrespectful to my empress!"

Concubine Ning was stunned to hear emperor Shun snap at her, her tears were flowing then she laughed.

"My empress, my empress, hahaha. Your Majesty, you once promised and swore to me that you would make me your empress, after you divorced that j*lang Qing Lian. But you treat me like and call her my empress!" The concubine pointed at empress Rui angrily.

Empress Rui was shocked in silence to hear all the words of concubine Ning.

"All the evidence is in place, and before the maid was sentenced to death from me she testified that you ordered her to poison Empress Yan first. You can't forgive concubine Ning."

"No majesty, please don't say that. I admire and love your Majesty. I'm in noble slander, please believe in me." Concubine Ning tried to crawl closer to emperor Shun who was standing not far away from her.

"Enough! I won't believe your words like old concubine Ning. Guards, concubine Ning has committed a grave crime to the previous empress. Drag and take him to the inner palace prison!"

"Okay, your honor." Said two palace guards.

"No, your majesty you can't do this to me! I really like yanh nobility. I am the son of the prime minister who has always been loyal to the insistent, your Majesty please do not imprison me. Your majesty!"

Concubine Ning kept shouting pleads to emperor Shun while being carried by the two palace guards towards the inner palace jail, where the people who had committed great crimes against the royal members were in prison.

"Even your father can't get himself out of his crimes, how can you say he's my loyal prime minister?" Emperor Shun said he saw concubine Ning being dragged away.

Empress Rui looked at concubine Ning who was taken away quietly. Although she was pregnant, but she did not want to let concubine Ning continue to be free after trying to kill empress Yan.

"If only Empress Yan had seen this, she would have felt a little comforted because finally the noble one could have given her a little sense of justice." Said empress Rui.

Empress Rui saluted and then walked away leaving Emperor Shun pensive by the words he said.

Emperor Shun stared straight ahead "Are you going to forgive me for being late in giving you Qing Lian justice?"

"Your highness, the officials have been waiting for you in the palace hall." Said the head eunuch.

"Let's go over there, I've decided what I should do to concubine Ning and her family."

Kaisae Shun who was aided by the eunuch chief walked into the palace hall to meet the royal officials and determine the fate that concubine Ning and her family would get.