Being General's Wife
Chapter 6. The night before the Emperor's decision

The trip to Celine's room was fairly short. After putting Celine on General Zhao's bed ordered the maid to look for the palace healer.

Not long after the doctor came. With a thread he checked Celine. With trembling hands he wrote the recipe under General Zhao's gaze.

"How is he doing?" Ask General.

"In reply to Your Majesty, the lady had a blood phobia and with a body full of injuries caused her body to be weak and shocked until fainting. With proper medication and treatment the lady will come to her senses tonight" the healer replied nervously.

General Zhou nodded.

"You can go" Zhou Ming said to the healer.

"You, servant Lin'er, take care of him properly" The General looked at Celine's face before he decided to leave Celine's room.

"Understand General" Xixi replied tremblingly. What an aura the great General was suppressing.

General Zhou turned his body and walked out of the room. In front of Celine's room, she directly met the Marquis and Han's great grandmother/mistress. Concubine Yun and concubine Yingtzi were also there.

"Alright Marquis, great madam Han, I return to the palace. The Emperor is already waiting for me" General Zhao's cold farewell to the Marquis.

"Be careful and farewell to Your Majesty" replied all in unison.

After General Zhou ~~

"Hhhhh, this time Lin'er suffered so much. His head has not healed, there are new wounds. Tomorrow take Lin'er to the palace to meet the Emperor. We mustn't make a mistake" Grandma Celine spoke to the Marquis.

"Yes mother, ananda understood" the Marquis replied.

"And how did your beloved son set his brother up? It must be Lu Yu who reported the news that Celine did not want to marry the General. Although General Zhou did not love Lin'er, but he appreciated the marriage the late empress gave him. She'll take good care of Lin'er" Grandma spoke.

"Mother, I'll see Lu Yu's condition now" concubine Yun asked grandma for permission.

"Yes you take care of your son, go call the healer if the wound is severe" scorned Grandma as she stomped her wand. "Sir...Duk...."

"Mother please don't upset yourself, remember your health" the Marquis tried to calm grandma.

"Yes, yes, you will call me mother if you admit to wrongdoing. Look now. Thanks to the son of your beloved concubine, my Lin'er fell ill even up to 2x huh! What's the kid's fault with you.huk...." Grandma Celine was so emotional she coughed.

"Here, the lady has calmed down,,,, let's go back to your room first, tomorrow you will meet the great lady" Aunt Xun, the faithful servant of the grandmother, tried to calm and persuade the grandmother.

"Yes, let him rest. What a pity his fate" Grandma's gaze looked at Celine who was in the room for a moment. Finally Grandma and Aunt Xun returned to grandma's room.

In palace~

Before entering the palace Zhou Ming had removed the silver mask he had worn at the Celine residence. In front of his father he did not need to wear a silver mask. He wears a mask only to cover his handsome face. Not everyone can see that handsome face. She decided to take off her mask after marriage.

"General Zhou Ming has arrived" Kasim announced the arrival of the crown prince as well as the royal War General.

"Greetings to the Emperor. May the Emperor always be given longevity and glory" Zhou Ming bowed in reverence.

"Self my son. How's your battle going?" While beaming the Emperor asked what he already knew to his crown son.

"Winning as usual father" Zhou Ming replied flatly.

"Well, he really is the crown prince. Our kingdom is lucky to have you. Tell me what you want I will grant it" the emperor gave face to his crown prince.

"Oh is that right? I heard you even went to your childhood fiancee's house once you heard the news she was sick. Didn't even report to me in advance about your return" the Emperor pretended to be sad.

"Please forgive your Majesty. Servant is right to worry about your Majesty's health" the crown prince replied coldly.

The Emperor smiled "Alright,,, fine, fine,, I understand and I will not punish you. I'll give you a present at the meeting tomorrow. Now get some rest, you're gonna be tired"

"Thank you, Emperor. Ananda implore himself first" Zhou Ming left the room along with his entire bodyguard. Outside the emperor's meeting hall, Zhou Ming put on his silver mask again. He rushed home to his residence, the General's residence.

Zhou Ming headed straight for his reading room followed by Li Ping.

"Li Ping, back at the Marquis' residence, you heard the girl say the words 'sakti' right?" General Zhou began to speak things that disturbed his mind since the last time he left the Marquis' house.

"Yes my lord, those words are not commonly used by ordinary people. Could it be,,,,?" Li Ping's words were cut off.

"Investigate further and observe the girl's movements" Zhou Ming said.

"Alright my master" Li Ping nodded and immediately left the room.

General Zhou began to do his work late into the night.

Meanwhile in the imperial hall~~~~

After the crown prince left the Emperor with Eunuch Li, his trusted eunuch. Emperor ponders. Zhou Ming was the son of the empress he loved dearly. After living for 15 years, the empress suddenly disappeared. Leaving behind the green jade that was now his favorite thing. Because of that, the Emperor could rule Zhou Ming. The Emperor promised that if Zhou Ming was to marry, the green jade would be handed over to Zhou Ming. Jade the late empress left for her son. Zhou Ming hated the Emperor. For the Emperor took his most precious possession. Her mother's relics.

"Hhhhhhhhh, is now the right time to give this jade to your daughter my queen? You chose Zhou Ming's marriage back then. And you're the one who asked me to keep this jade until the time of her wedding. This green jade is for your future son-in-law. Hhhhh alright. Tomorrow I will give this green jade to Zhou Ming. So that he could immediately hand this jade over to his wife." The emperor's outpouring of hearts on the green jade was already frequently seen by Eunuch Li.

'It looks like tomorrow will be a good day' Eunuch Li smiled.

Of all the Emperor's wives, Empress Ruan was the one he loved the most. Even after he died, the Emperor did not appoint his successor. The wives of the emperor seemed to get along well and accepted all the rules of the emperor. Of the 7 wives of the Emperor, one died, one exiled, one became a nun, remaining 4 concubines in Harem.

Of the 5 sons of the emperor, the crown prince was the oldest and the most accomplished. That is why he became the Emperor's favorite. But he seems to be hard to predict. But considering his attitude is also wise, in the future he will definitely be able to bring this country to glory.

"Well Eunuch Li, please write an imperial edict for the crown prince. It was time for him to end his free time. Tomorrow hand over the decree to Han Cya Lin" the Emperor's voice broke the silence.

"Execute my master" Eunuch Li replied.

Meanwhile at the residence of Marquis~

"Oh lady, what are you dreaming about?" Raut worried Xixi while wiping the sweat on her nona forehead.

Celine looked to frown. In her dream Celine seemed to run as fast as she could. Behind him a huge golden snake was chasing after him at an unusual speed. Celine jumps over the branches of an actress in a kung fu movie.

The golden snake hissed and stuck out its long blue tongue. Celine slipped and caught the slippery body of the snake. Celine thrashed around but the golden snake instead coiled her tightly enough.

The snake's eyes were sharp, but,, uh why are the eyes familiar???

Not like snake eyes but like eagle eyes???

The snake opened its mouth and stuck out its tongue, licked its neck then stuck its teeth on Celine's neck.

"Oh shit is now the end of my life in this novel???? Eaten by this giant snake????"

But,,,,, why did the snake face change Zhou Ming's face?????????