Exile Queen is Beloved
Chapter 36 - The chaotic palace

Qing 'Er climbed up Yuan Shi's body then doused the man's face with a soaking of the chili water she had prepared earlier, making Yuan Shi lose focus and successfully hit by Qing's dagger 'Er on his shoulder. After feeling the pain from Qing' Er's dagger stab, Yuan Shi grimaced and let the woman go without calling the guards. Because, if he directly called the guards, maybe Qing Er would be immediately given the death penalty for harming the emperor by royal officials.

The loyal follower Xiao Yan directly barged in, then saw Yuan Shi in a wounded state. He summoned the palace physician to directly treat Yuan Shi. Qing Er managed to escape with General Ji who had been waiting for her behind the palace in a horse carriage.

General Ji looked back, seeing that the atmosphere of the palace still remained calm as if letting them out safely. Qing Er sat down beside Ji who was pulling the rope of the carriage, she then looked at the man with a sweet smile on her face. "Finally we'll leave this hell soon," Qing Er said.

"Did you hurt Yuan Shi?" ask General Ji.

"I hurt her shoulder, there's no other choice if she knows I'm going to run tonight she'll definitely prevent and lock me up ’ right?" Qing Er snorted violently. "I'm tired of pretending to obey and always being by her side, I want my freedom with you." Qing Er gently stroked Ji's arm.

"Do you want to see the Prime Minister before you leave?" ask General Ji.

"Yes, at least I'll take my father's stamp just in case and say goodbye to them." Qing Er clasped her hands at Ji and leaned her head on the man's shoulder.

Emperor Yuan Shi was receiving treatment from the palace healer after Xiao Yan left, fortunately the wound was not so deep that it would recover quickly. Beside him was Princess Ning who faithfully accompanied the emperor, she was seen clenching her hands in disappointment when she saw that the older brother-in-law had been injured because the brother-in-law she believed had betrayed her. "He promised not to betray, he was a real braggart. I hate him!"

Yuan Shi smiled bitterly. "It's not his fault, I was the one who forced him to stay from the start."

"Have your relationship improved? Why are you attacking each other like this? Moreover, why did you let that traitor escape?" Ningshuang.

"Ning, from the very beginning my older brother had forced her to marry with the help of the Prime Minister. Then, make her empress all without her consent and separate her from her lover who is none other than my own best friend, General Ji." Yuan Shi sighed softly.

"But that can't be an excuse for him to betray and hurt you! See how sincere you gave all of this to her, pavilion, erased her title of Exile Queen, woke her up the restaurant on her behalf. He left without finishing the plan he had made himself! You even covered up his betrayal just to protect him now." Ning turned her face away from Yuan Shi then stood up and left her brother alone in the room.

Yuan Shi was fixated on staring at the ceiling of the room, with a rude snort. "I just want to know where he went, where he came from, at least if Qing' Er lives then the chances of him coming back are greater."

Not long after, Xiao Yan entered the emperor's room and gave a report that Qing'Er and Ji went to the Prime Minister's residence. Also about restaurants that have been completed and ready to be occupied. "How about this restaurant, emperor? All the citizens had charged Queen Qing a promise that would make them a supplier in the restaurant."

"I mean, Your Majesty?" asked Xiao Yan.

"Wait for him to come back, then I'll leave this matter to him." Yuan Shi said as he grabbed the jade Su Mian's soul gave him back then.

On the other hand, Yun Shan's whereabouts were still unknown to anyone. Even it turns out that he is not in the Beiming Kingdom, all the soldiers are sent to find the man who is a medical expert. It turned out, Yun Shan was now inside the forest looking for materials to make the medicine he was studying. While enjoying his leisure time in the forest, Yun Shan was very grateful that Su Mian had brought him to a place full of treasures that he wanted at this time to deepen his medical knowledge.

Today it was time for him to sell the medicinal pills he had made to one of the famous medicinal shops in the traditional market of the Eastern Border area. When he stepped foot in the market, he immediately saw a group of people who were gossiping casually and drinking wine.

"I can't believe the queen betrayed the emperor!" said one of the traders.

"That's a fact, even he went with the emperor's confidant general" said another.

"Crazy, this is outrageous. I even heard Yuanqing's people flocked to the prime minister's house to teach them a lesson!"

Yun Shan fell silent, then immediately moved away from the crowd. She did not fully believe what she heard, all she knew was that the soul residing in Qing' Er's body was Su Mian's soul. If it was true that he was betraying and intended to mess up his country then Yun Shan himself would face it, but he did not want to directly guess something that he had not seen for sure. He planned to immediately meet Qing' Er and ask for her explanation.

Yun Shan with a cloth wrapped around his face then immediately looked for a ride to go look for Qing' Er to Yuanqing. While the Queen Mother who returned to the palace suddenly due to the matter of Qing'Er who ran away immediately forced the emperor to immediately release the empress title on the woman. Yuan Shi who was still laying down his body in the bedroom several times got a visit from some of his concubines.

The Empress Dowager entered the emperor's room and arrogantly stood in front of Yuan Shi as she waved the hand fan she held. "You've wrongly trusted people! You even dared to cover up his betrayal in the Xia Dynasty, if I did not have a spy I would definitely not know this news.

Look at the consequences, I have chosen for you Wu Zetian as your faithful companion. You instead chose the wild monster that is now stabbing you so blatantly! Immediately make an imperial edict regarding the removal of her empress title and grant that right to Wu Zetian! Otherwise, don't expect me to take your side and I'll make sure your power doesn't last long." Kryam Ibu Suri while leaving the emperor's room.

Yuan Shi could only shake his head while grunting softly, he immediately got out of his bed then put on his official clothes to attend the political meeting that was about to be held. If the Queen Mother had known about the matter, officials would have immediately asked her to arrest the prime minister and his family.