Exile Queen is Beloved
Chapter 16 - The assassin of the contract

Yuan Shi's gaze became sharper than before, he wrapped his hands around Qing Er's waist tightly. On the other hand, Wu Zetian looked at the two with a burst of anger.

"I heard that the emperor will go to Beiming, I hope that I can also accompany the emperor there. If the emperor allows it, this will be my first trip out of town with the emperor." Qing Er gently touched Yuan Shi's chest and made Wu Zetian growl and stomp his hands on the round table in front of him.

He went off without a sound, just the annoyance he felt and he promised himself he would give the calculations towards Qing Er who dared humiliate him in public.

Yuan Shi refocused his gaze on Qing Er, he grinned meaningfully then slipped a few strands of Qing Er's hair behind the woman's ears. "It's interesting, I'll spend the night here later. Now go clean yourself up because your clothes still smell smoke and replace them with the best clothes and soft fragrances!"

"Emperor Yuan Shi doesn't need to worry about me, I'm fine sleeping by myself." Qing Er replied with a bitter smile.

"We'll discuss the trip to Beiming later tonight, I'll finish the task first. Wait for me tonight," Yuan Shi said as he stroked the woman's cheek gently.

Not long after, Yuan Shi left and went from the cold palace towards the imperial library. He took a deep breath and his face looked displeased.

After persuading Yuan Shi, Qing Er cleansed her body and soaked there to calm down. "Nemo, you are so outrageous!"

Nemo suddenly appeared then accompanied Qing's 'Er soaking. "Looks like he's starting to get hit by your deadly seduction. You should be prepared because according to history, Emperor Yuan Shi is the craziest in bed!"

Qing Er furrowed her brows then turned her head towards Nemo. "It's all because you acted impulsively and got him hooked, now what should I do?"

"Why indeed? This body is the body of his wife, you just enjoy it ’kan?" ask Nemo without guilt.

"Why would I get stuck with a dirty-brained system like you? Fatefully, I feel like the third person among them." Qing Er made a sad face. He felt nervous and misbehaved, let alone imagining sleeping with Yuan Shi his mind became increasingly chaotic.

It was a pity that he could not drink wine, all the bad things seemed to be happening simultaneously towards him. Qing Er decided to spend the rest of her time in the bathing pool until sunset.

On the other hand Yuan Shi was conversing with his accomplice, Xiao Yan. He planned an attack on himself later on when he spent the night on the prom. This was all Yuan Shi did to test Qing Er's loyalty, asking her man to attack the two of them.

After the sun sank, Yuan Shi began to prepare to go to the cold palace. While linking his hands back, the emperor was warmly welcomed by the servants who had adorned the cold palace with various candles adorning the garden outside the palace. Yuan Shi had just seen Qing Er out of the bath, entering her room to put on clothes.

The emperor immediately entered the cold palace, not long before Eunuch Huo told the empress' servant that the emperor would enter. "Emperor comes to see empress!"

The door of the room opened, the two lovebirds were finally left together in the room. Qing Er was still busy wearing her clothes behind the transparent curtain that was stuck between her and Yuan Shi. Unknowingly the emperor swallowed his own saliva as he stared at the Empress' smooth back.

"Qing' Er" said Yuan Shi.

Yuan Shi walked past the curtain separating the two of them, approaching towards Qing Er who was still busy wearing her clothes. The Emperor had now been silent behind Qing' Er, sinking his face into the nape of the woman's neck and starting to gently kiss her a few times. His hands were coiled to the wife's waist, but in an instant Qing Er turned around and pushed Yuan Shi to the point of being cornered into the wall.

A sparkling knife is right in the veins of the neck, once slashed it can paralyze the vital part. "Qing' Er!" yelled Yuan Shi with anger in his eyes.

"The emperor wants to frame me? I'm not that stupid, do you know what this thing is?" Qing Er took out the jade that Yuan Shi had once given Xiao Yan in her left hand.

Yuan Shi furrowed his brows and squinted sharply. "Where is Xiao Yan?"

"Finally you admit it too, this afternoon the man recklessly barged into my palace. But take it easy, he's still alive" Qing Er said as she stroked the emperor's chest.

Yuan Shi stared at Qing Er sharply then held his knife-wielding hand and lowered it down, turning the situation around then cornered Qing Er to the wall. The two were now staring at each other intently, Qing Er was annoyed that she was doing all the missions to help Yuan Shi, but this man in front of her did not believe her in the least.

"The Empress wants to kill me?" ask Yuan Shi.

"No, until the moment I knew that you wanted to test me by sending a fake hit man just to see my reaction!" qing Er's angry gaze slightly made Yuan Shi feel guilty.

"This is just a misunderstanding, let go of Xiao Yan!" pinta Yuan shi's. "I just want to test you, doesn't mean I'm going to hurt you. I apologize to you specifically, whatever your request will be granted!" continued.

Qing Er laughed. "Are the assassins outside also your hired son of a bitch to test me?"

"What?" yuan Shi asked in astonishment, he only asked Xiao Yan to theatrically become an assassin and not ask for a swarm of people as this was merely a secret mission he had done with Xiao Yan.

Brak.brak..

Suddenly the assassins entered Qing Er's room and surrounded the two men. The Emperor and Qing' Er turned their backs on each other. "You look surprised, aren't they your man?" qing Er asked while grinning towards Yuan Shi.

"Of course not! I'm not gonna pay a hit man to hurt you!" Yuan Shi then kicked one of the assassins who now pulled out a knife.

Qing Er quickly ran over and attacked the man in front of her slashing the neck of one of the hitmen with lightning speed. Making the man instantly sprawl behind Qing' Er. Yuan Shi's perfectly rounded eyes stared at Qing Er, he furrowed his brows as he again kicked the assassin behind him casually but enough to make the man crash backwards.

Not long after, Xiao Yan and the other warriors came to the aid of Yuan Shi and Qing Er. Unfortunately, the rest of the assassins managed to escape before getting caught by Xiao Yan. Yuan Shi walked closer towards the one assassin who had already been killed by his empress. He was silent with a cold look, as if he was filled with a terrible hatred. "Suri's mother!" he grumbled while squealing sharply.