My Cruel Little Empress
Chapter 11

The sound of punches and the lashing of wooden beams as well as the sword sheath that became the beating tool of the soldiers of the governor hall of the capital Zhang sounded loud in my hearing. My eyes were closed when the shadows - the shadow of me who was still 10 years old was so fond of torturing and punishing the eunuchs, ladies and servants who did not even have anything wrong. Punishment of blows and lashes I always lower and order to be carried out, the sound of crying and the agony of their pleas of forgiveness I ignore. Until when I was 16, nature reversed all the bad things I did from the past by taking away all my possessions.

The pool of blood and the pain of death is a nightmare song given by nature as punishment through my heart is enough to make me hit so hard. The lives of innocent people and even the lives of my whole family have to disappear because I am a disaster for all of them, my sinful cause and the curse of the heavens for my deeds were eventually rewarded. But now at the opportunity given by the sky, I promise I will not waste the opportunity given. However, I had to change my destiny even though the speed of time spinning was different now.

Pook pook pook

The sound of clapping hands jolted me from the daydream, I quickly opened my eyes and the first sight I saw was the Father who started to step forward from my side.

Instantly the beating of the assi stopped, all eyes were on the figure of Father who was now standing in the middle still with a headscarf that still covered everyone's gaze to see the face of an emperor Zhang Wei from Zhang's kingdom.

"Is this how officials and governments perform their duties? Is this how the court enforced law and justice for the entire Zhang kingdom?" the Emperor's father's words sounded scornful.

"Who are you? How dare you stop this!" ask one of the soldiers I think seems so brave. Perhaps the position of the soldier was higher than the others so he behaved arrogantly to the emperor's father.

"Daughter, forgive your father for messing up all your plans today" the father of the emperor Wei turned to me. I just nodded behind the satin cloth dangling a white shoulder from the tunung head that I was wearing as a sign of approval and support. Emperor Wei turned to face forward and said "At first Zhen came here looking for someone, seemingly having to cancel with this embarrassing incident" the word Ayahanda opened his hood and made one of the residents who knew the appearance of Ayahanda immediately prostrate on the ground.

"Greetings to the noble emperor Wei!"

The words of one of the residents who had so memorized the face of Ayahanda made everyone who was there surprised, quickly everyone prostrated and paid homage to Ayahanda. The soldiers who committed violence instantly turned deathly pale.

"Stop claiming to be an emperor, his highness emperor Wei will not be out of the palace at this time due to busy work!" Gerak warrior who previously so presumptuous on Ayahanda.

"How can you be a soldier, not even your lord knows?" I began to get upset with his attitude.

Perhaps because of the noise outside the governor's hall, the upset officials finally came out. An official in deep purple kebesran clothes furiously said "I ask you to bring order to those who make a scene, did you just not be-the sentence of the official was cut off when he found the figure of the Father who stood in the middle of the people who gave him salute. Ayahanda's attitude seemed calm with both hands clutched behind his back, when Ayahanda turned to the official, as the official felt cold running all over his body.

"Ho-honour servant to the noble emperor Wei" the official said stammered, however, it is still quite capable to hear many people including the proud soldier who immediately prostrated and banged his head on the ground.

"For the people, bangulah," the command of the Father who was directly followed "You may disband, let Zhen demand justice for you by punishing the officials and soldiers who are not at work. instead of giving comfort, need and rights, they give violence. What a despicable act" said Ayahanda coldly.

Slowly the residents dispersed, some of them helping the helpless construction workers after being hit. I quickly approached the young man whom I remembered as Bo Qong, I helped him get up and took him to sit in one of the food stall chairs right beside the governor's hall.

"'Zhen don't know, is this how you worked all this time?," asked the Wei emperor "did you forget that the salary you get is the result of taxes taken from the community. Have you forgotten that without them you are nothing?" add Ayahanda cold and piercing.

The father then whistled, as soon as the royal special soldier jumped down from the sky after getting an order from the Wei emperor to come. The arrival of those who wore all-black clothes made many people shocked and afraid.

"Take them and all the officials who are in the governor's hall to the torture tower, interrogate the officials about the docks construction funds until they confess, then give them punishment," orders the Wei emperor " After that zhen will take care of their sacking and taking their family assets to confiscate" he added, which made everyone shudder because of the cruelty of the Wei emperor. In addition, they also shuddered when they heard the word torture tower.

Who doesn't know about the torture tower. The torture tower was the second tier of the prison before Zhang's royal dungeon took first place. Although it still occupies the second position, but the torture is not much different from the royal dungeon Zhang.

They quickly carried out the order, they dragged the other officials out and in just an instant they disappeared along with the wind that was blowing with a flash. After their departure, the noble emperor Wei approached me along with the construction workers who rested in the shop after getting violent to separate bruises and torn wounds.

The laborers who were aware of the presence of the emperor's Father were about to prostrate but were restrained by the Father by saying "You don't have to salute in your present condition"

"But your honor, isn't that presumptuous?" asked Bo Qing who was beside me.

"Zhen just gave a waiver for now," the Wei emperor paused "your wage problem, Zhen is really sorry. Zhen doesn't know if the officials are doing something like this, and also why did none of you ever file a protest at the palace?" ask Ayahanda.

"Responding to your majesty, we've done it many times. But as much as we send protests by letter, so many officials hold them" replied the construction worker who appeared to be the same age as Ayahanda.

"Zhen felt as a useless emperor, in order to make up for Zhen's mistakes and negligence, Zhen would invite you in tomorrow's luncheon as well as pay your wages during the work of building the pier. In addition, Zhen will follow up on the people involved" said Ayahanda who made them sparkle with pleasure.

"Thank you, thank you very much for the graciousness of the emperor" they said in unison

"Daughter, please forgive me for messing up your plans. Now we don't even find that person" the emperor's father said, looking at me.

I glared at Emperor Wei's father, won't he talk like that reveal my identity? But it seems that all the construction workers and residents who were around began to be surprised by the words of Father. It seems that I have to parsah because after all I can no longer hide it.

"The emperor's father was not very cool, but this princess enjoyed being an ordinary person and mingling with everyone" I said a little annoyed and then opened my hood and shocked everyone "And the matter of my plan, Father, don't worry. I found it" I said forcing Bo Qing who was sitting beside me to stand up.

"He's a young man I want to make my bodyguard!" I said that made Bo Qing surprised

"W-what?"

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**TBC

Monday, 18 May 2020**