King's Regrets
The Eps 77
Today, according to what crown prince Zhang said. He gathered the people of the Ming state in front of the outer hall, as he would make an announcement in person and introduce the woman who would become the empress of the Ming state.
Everyone gathered under the outer hall and waited for crown prince Zhang to come, as well as the assassin that Ruan Yi's father had hired to kill Xia Lian An.
Ruan Yi and his mother who were sitting in a restaurant not far from the outer hall, were looking forward to a major event that would change their destiny.
"Honored Miss Xia, today is your last day in this world."
After everyone had gathered, before long crown prince Zhang arrived together with Xia Lian An beside him.
Everyone who saw that whispered to each other and questioned who the woman who was next to their current crown prince was.
While Ruan Yi who saw him clenched his hands tightly.
"I should be the one standing next to Brother Jiang there right now." Ruan Yi said annoyedly.
"Calm down, in the end you'll be standing next to the crown prince."
"Mother's right."
In the outer hall, crown prince Zhang and Xia Lian An stood up and looked at the entire people of the Ming country.
"All the people of Ming country, today I crown prince Zhang will tell you the woman who will be the future empress of our Ming country."
People whispered after crown prince Zhang said. Because they thought that the empress would be Ruan Yi, because she was a talented woman and also still had a sibling relationship with the emperor.
"She is a woman from the state of Qin, she is a very extraordinary woman, she is the only woman who can interest me and succeed in making me love her so much, She... she was also the queen of the Qin state."
The whispering voice grew increasingly boisterous after crown prince Zhang said that Xia Lian An had once been the queen consort of the Qin state. They were certainly very surprised by that, their crown prince would marry a woman who had once married the emperor of another country.
Ruan Yi and his mother were shocked and could not believe when they found out who Xia Lian An really was.
"Relax, I know you're very surprised, but I want to tell you. That I am the crown prince of the Ming state, will never marry another woman, other than the woman named Xia Lian An, from this Qin state!"
Everyone was shocked, as well as Ruan Yi who did not expect that crown prince Zhang would say that. If crown prince Zhang had already said so, then if Ruan Yi continued to insist on wanting to become empress, it would only make her humiliated and become the subject of a joke in the Ming country.
"So, if you disagree. You will never have a new emperor after the emperor's father is gone!"
Everyone looked at each other and nodded at each other.
"We will accept the noble decision of the crown prince, may his highness the crown prince and the future empress be happy forever." Said one while saluting the crown prince Zhang and Xia Lian An.
"Congratulations to his highness the crown prince and his highness the empress-to-be. May you always be happy." Say everyone while giving respect.
Syuuuuttt.... Jleb
An arrow slid well and stuck on Xia Lian An's left shoulder as everyone saluted the crown prince Zhang and Xia Lian An.
"Lian!!" Shouted crown prince Zhang who saw Xia Lian An fall while holding the arrow that stuck on his left shoulder.
Everyone who came were shocked to see their future empress being hit by an arrow.
Crown Prince Zhang held back Xia Lian An's body before he actually fell on the floor.
"Capture her! I will severely punish the person who tried to kill my empress!" Crown Prince Zhang exclaimed as he raised Xia Lian An's body.
Crown Prince Zhang then walked quickly while carrying Xia Lian An's bloodied body towards the royal carriage.
"Quick return to the palace!" Crown Prince Zhang said to his bodyguards carrying the carriage.
The royal carriage quickly returned to the palace.
While the person who had slid the arrow ran left the crowd quickly.
"B*al! Because hearing the crown prince say she is the former consort of the Qin state, I became unfocused and the arrow did not hit her heart!" The hit man said annoyed.
The two shadow bodyguards of crown prince Zhang who knew who the person who had dared to slide the arrow was, followed the assassin quickly.
Bugh
With a single blow, the assassin who did not know he was being followed fell on the ground by a single blow from one of the crown prince's shadow bodyguards. The assassin fell down and was instantly unconscious.
The two shadow bodyguards who saw the hitman fainted, directly taking him in front of crown prince Zhang to obtain his punishment.
While in the eastern palace, two healers were trying to save Xia Lian An who was bleeding a lot from his left shoulder.
One of the healers carefully pulled out the arrow, and the other doctor sprinkled the medicine over the arrow wound to stop the blood from coming out.
The two healers did their best to save the future empress of their crown prince.
"Your majesty, we have brought the man who cast an arrow at the empress's majesty." Said one of the shadow bodyguards to crown prince Zhang.
Crown Prince Zhang who heard that came straight out, as did Min'er who was just as angry at the person who had already injured her brother.
Byuuur
"Huk, uhuk, uhuk."
The assassin coughed after he was doused in a bucket of water by one of the palace guards.
Crown Prince Zhang and Min'er stared intently at the assassin.
"Yes... Your highness the crown prince." Said the assassin as he looked at crown prince Zhang in front of him.
"Tell me, who told you to kill my empress!" Crown prince Zhang.
"A... Forgive the noble servant."
"I don't need your request, I want you to say who's behind all this?"
"Ha.... Servant will.... Uhuk.."
"He was poisoned by the man who told him to." Min'er.
Knowing that, the shadow bodyguard approached the assassin to urge him before he died.
"Say who, if you don't want to die alone and receive punishment from heaven."
The assassin did not expect that he had been poisoned by the head of the Ruan family.
"Uhuk uhuk..."
"Quick say!" Crown prince Zhang.
The assassin looked at crown prince Zhang, his mouth open as if he was about to say something.
"Ru...."
Bruo
The assassin fell down and died before finishing his speech.
Crown Prince Zhang looked at the assassin furiously.
"He had said Ru before he died." Min'er.
"Ru...." Crown prince Zhang.
"Right, what noble knows of the family surnamed Ru who doesn't like my brother?"
Crown Prince Zhang was silent, he recalled the family surname.
"Lord!" Exclaimed the queen who had just arrived with the emperor after getting word from one of his servants.
"The queen's mother, the emperor's father."
"Greetings to the glorious emperor and the noble queen." Min'er.
Queen nodded.
"What does the queen mother mean to say Ruan? Does this have anything to do with Uncle Ruan's family?"
"I'm not sure, but yesterday I saw Ruan Yi come out of the palace in annoyance after seeing you and Lian'er together in the palace garden. I thought something was going to happen that wasn't good and told your father first, but I forgot to tell you."
Crown Prince Zhang fell silent, his hands clenched firmly.
"If this was their family's deed, I would never forgive him."
"Although he's my brother, but I won't defend him if this is what they're doing." Emperor.
Min'er, knowing who tried to kill her brother, was silent, perhaps the palace had its own punishment for them. But Min'er certainly won't let go of those who nearly killed her brother.
The two healers who were handling Xia Lian An came out from inside the eastern palace room.
"Tabib, how's Lian'er doing?" The queen asked after seeing the two healers come out.
"Greetings to your Majesty, we have stopped the blood coming out of his wound, and have also given him medicine and bandaged it. We'll come back two hours after this to change the cloth." Said one of the palace healers.
"Good, thank goodness he survived. Our daughter-in-law survived the noble." The queen said to the emperor.
Hearing the queen call Xia Lian An by the title of daughter-in-law, the two healers understood they had to call Xia Lian An what to go ahead.
After the two doctors left. The emperor, queen, crown prince Zhang and Min'er entered into the eastern palace room.
"Miss. Why does she have to experience something like this again? Forgive me for not being able to protect Miss." Said Xiao Wei who was sitting limp beside the bed while crying.
Everyone saw Xiao Wei cry, they understood how close the relationship between the miss and her servant was. Especially Min'er who had seen them together since she was a child.
"Xiao Wei." Min'er.
Xiao Wei who heard Min'er call him immediately stood up, and took a few steps back to make room for the queen and the others.
"You are a very good servant, Lian'er is very lucky to have you by her side." The queen said to Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei could only bow her head, she was currently speechless from seeing her injured nona on the bed.
The queen could understand that as well so she just nodded her head.
Slowly, the queen sat on the side of the bed and looked at Lian'er's face that looked so pale after losing a lot of blood.
"Pardon the late mother who told the crown prince about Ruan Yi's arrival here, so that she doesn't prepare more bodyguards to protect you." Queen's speech.
"Mother queen, mother don't blame yourself. We all don't know if they're going to do something as cruel as this to Lian'er." Crown prince Zhang.
"That which is said by his highness the crown prince is right, your majesty. If we knew something like this would happen, maybe I would act on them first." Min'er.
The queen simply nodded, she wiped her tears with the handkerchief she always carried. The queen was truly saddened to see Xia Lian An lying limp on the bed.
The Emperor patted his wife on the shoulder so as not to be too sad over what had happened to Xia Lian An.
"We will investigate this, and punish the culprit severely. So you don't blame yourself anymore." The emperor's words to the queen.
The queen nodded "Well, I understand."
Min'er did not expect that even in this royal palace would meet a woman like concubine Ning.
"Those greedy people, I'll take good care of you."
Min'er clenched her hands, and would start making plans to avenge Ruan's family for injuring her brother to such an extent.