Empress
Episode 46 - Deal
This morning unlike the usual morning, this morning Xiao Shi had already the arrival of an important guest. Minister Yun.
" What happened to your arrival here, Minister?" asked Xiao Shi.
" I'm sorry, Empress, but shouldn't your two servants be outside?" minister Yun said as he glanced towards Yuan and Feng Yue who were beside Xiao Shi.
Gaining such a gaze Yuan and Feng Yue actually raised her head even more while smiling proudly. They're not going anywhere.
Xiao Shi simply smiled, "Look at the things that happened in the past and we are not familiar, of course I need my servants here. I don't know what would have happened if they weren't here" he said.
Minister Yun smiled in disbelief, it could be that this woman involved the servant in the midst of an important conversation that she wanted to discuss. " Yet empress—"
" There's no need to doubt the Minister, they're the ones who found evidence that you burned the decree. So I don't think there's any need to bother with them" Xiao Shi said, cutting off Minister Yun's earlier remark.
Hearing that Mentri Yun became increasingly upset and did not know where his pride was now. He could only clench his hands and squeeze firmly his clothes.
" Well, I don't want to be stale, given our not-so-good relationship I don't think I need to be too polite with you. Plus I'm an imperial lama, I think you know that. So just get to the point, how can you have the evidence, will your evidence convince the Emperor?" asked the arrogant Minister Yun.
Xiao Shi, Yuan, and Feng Yue smiled in satisfaction and looked at each other. It was very easy to fish this old man.
On the other hand, Fu Tong was dealing with the Emperor. Inevitably, this time he felt a powerful aura from the Emperor due to his anger.
" What is it about Minister Yun, what business does he have to deal with the Empress?" zhao was upset.
" Slave doesn't know Your Majesty, maybe—"
" Why can't you know? Do I always have to give orders? You can figure out their business by telling your people! It seems like you are getting stupid now" Zhao said annoyedly.
" Pardon Your Majesty's servant" Fu Tong said hoping to calm down his Emperor a little.
" Oh, forget it. Let's go there, I don't want anything unwanted to happen. Considering their first meeting was very bad" Zhao said as he walked out.
Eunuch Han and Huang Li who were standing guard outside were surprised by the Emperor who came out with a face that looked extremely annoyed.
" Your Majesty" he respects.
" Come to the Queen's House" Zhao said.
Soon after they headed for the Empress's residence, along the way Huang Li and Eunuch Han wondered what exactly was with the Emperor? It's not like usual. It was also the first time that the Emperor visited the Empress's residence after that wedding night.
Once at the empress' residence, Zhao saw neither Yuan nor Feng Yue's existence. Only the imperial maids and bodyguards were outside his room.
" Where's the empress?" zhao asked the ladies outside.
" The Empress is inside His Majesty, with Minister Yun" replied one of the ladies-in-waiting.
" It turns out to be true. Then where are Feng Yue and Yuan?"
" They are in His Majesty. Do I need to tell the queen?"
" No need, I will wait here" Zhao said as he sat in the seat outside Xiao shi's room.
The atmosphere inside Xiao shi's room felt increasingly fierce, Xiao Shi had shown evidence of the burning edict on Minister Yun which naturally angered him.
" How is that possible?" mad Minister Yun.
Xiao Shi smiled then got up and walked towards the shelf of his bookshelf. " Of course it might be the Minister. As you can see, I could have shown this to the Emperor. Except..." Xiao Shi purposely hung his remark.
" Save for what?" minister Yun asked curiously.
" Unless you want to cooperate with me, Minister" Xiao Shi continued.
Hearing that Mentri Yun laughed so loudly, even Zhao could hear him.
Zhao turned to the direction of the voice "Is it necessary for a Minister to laugh so loudly with the Empress? What are they talking about? " murm Zhao. But his murmur was heard by Huang Li and Eunuch Han.
" Your Majesty, this laugh is not a happy laugh. It's like laughing when you know something unexpected" Kasim Han said calmly.
" Eunuch Han is right Your Majesty" Huang Li said.
" What are they talking about then?" ask Zhao.
Eunuch Han and Huang Li threw eyes at each other. Seeing that Zhao shook his head inexhaustibly, it was actually a matter of what happened between the two of them.
Looking at Mentri Yun's loud laughter, Xiao Shi simply smiled waiting for a response.
" It turns out your only goal is to work with me? If for that I don't think you need to do this Empress" Minister Yun said.
" It needs a minister, it is very necessary. Because my cooperation won't be agreed to without this"
" What do you mean?"
This Xiao Shi remark made Minister Yun very jolted. How could Xiao Shi know of it? He felt this information had already done him with great care. But how is it possible?
" If you agree to do that and a few other things. I will help you and give you a complete imperial edict, and you will not be punished too severely for omitting an important edict" Xiao Shi continued.
" A complete decree?" the Beo Mentri Yun.
Xiao Shi took out a few books on the shelf to grab the original Imperial Decree he had hidden behind the books.
" Look at this" Xiao Shi unrolled his scroll and it appeared that it was the Imperial Decree that had been burnt. Again Minister Yun was surprised, how could it be?
" I'll return this to the Emperor completely if you want to follow my orders" Xiao Shi bargained.
Mentri Yun was seen thinking for a moment, then looked at Xiao Shi steadily. " All right, I agree. As long as you make sure that the Decree reaches the Emperor intact"
Xiao Shi smiled triumphantly. " Of course"
After which Xiao Shi explained all their forms of agreement. After finishing Minister Yun decided to leave from there. However, when he came out, Minister Yun came across the Emperor who was standing right in front of the door.
" Yes-his majesty" said Minister Yun as he bowed his body in salute.
The Yun minister's words were heard by Xiao Shi, Yuan, and Feng Yue. They saw each other until they finally decided to look out. And sure enough it turned out that the Emperor was right in front of the door, not even letting Minister Yun out at all.
" His Majesty" this time it was Xiao Shi, Yuan, and Feng Yue who paid their respects.
Zhao who saw Xiao Shi and the others come out just glancing at him a glance, he returned his gaze to Minister Yun.
" What are you doing here, Minister? What business would you have to go to the Empress so early and even laugh so loudly like that?" lick Zhao.
Minister Yun wavered, not knowing what to answer.
" I called him to talk about the matter regarding His Majesty's Great Seli" Xiao Shi said.
" I didn't ask you Empress, I'll ask you later" Zhao said without even looking at Xiao Shi.
Eunuch Han and Huang Li gulped their own saliva, apparently this made the Emperor very angry. But why would the Emperor be angry if only Minister Yun met the Empress? Couldn't the Emperor be jealous?
" Answer me, Minister" said Zhao.
" What the Empress said is right, Your Majesty, I am here to accept the rebuke of my daughter's attitude. In the future, I will educate my daughter well" said Minister Yun trying to eliminate her nervousness.
" For that laugh?" ask Zhao again.
" That,,, that,,,"
" Consider your manners, Minister, although you have been here for a long time she is my Empress, she is the mother of this Empire. Don't be insolent and stick to your limits"
" Good Your Majesty" said the resigned Yun minister.
" Now move aside, you're blocking my way" Zhao said cynically.
Hearing that Minister Yun immediately retreated his steps and stepped away from the door letting his Emperor inside.
" You guys come out, leave us" Zhao told Yuan and Feng Yue.
" Good Your Majesty"
Then the two of them came out, giving room for the Emperor and the Empress to chat, not forgetting they also saluted before closing the door.
Zhao stood his back to Xiao Shi, and Xiao Shi simply stared flat at Zhao's back without wanting to ask.
Some time they held on to such a position, Xiao Shi who was indeed unconcerned, and the real Zhao gathered the courage to ask Xiao Shi something.
Finally Zhao turned around, staring at Xiao Shi without any expression, advancing his steps erasing the distance between them. Xiao Shi who had been unconcerned was now actually feeling nervous. Their eyes stared at each other meaningfully.
" Don't you know if I love you, Empress?" said Zhao
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