My Cruel Little Empress
Chapter 12

The young man who was beside me was of course very surprised by my words, he then turned to me after shouting loudly because my speech to Ayahanda about him was a young man who I had been looking for only because I wanted to make my personal bodyguard.

"Why? Do you want to refuse?" ask me with a clear tone.

Bo Qing was immediately struck by confusion, indeed his current day felt very coincidental. Did the sky give him a big chance? But he still finds it hard to believe. Imagining how his day was instantly violent and then helped by the ruler of the Zhang kingdom and the entire region under his control, then the princess of the Zhang kingdom who had long sought him only to make him his personal bodyguard.

Too confused and shocked in the face of the situation right now, Bo Qing was struck by silence. He did not know what to say - what, especially he knew there was a refusal of the request of someone whose higher rank and power equal to getting punished.

I stared at the look on Bo Qing's face that was tensing at once, all I caught from the radiance of her eyes was fear. Instantly I knew where the young man was thinking.

"I won't push if you don't. I came to recruit you, whether or not you accept it is your right" I added, leaving everyone there shocked.

I knew that if everyone would be shocked by my words, however my bad disposition had spread throughout the entire Zhang kingdom. The rumors circulating are not entirely wrong, I used to be very arrogant and cruel. All my vices were still attached before the nightmares or memories of my previous life haunted me with guilt that held me back.

"My daughter" Emperor Wei's father warned me

"Emperor, that's okay" I did not forget to give a soothing smile "I want him to be my personal bodyguard because of his wishes, not because of a compulsion" I added which made emperor Wei nod in understanding.

"You can think about it first, and if you agree, you can come to the palace and look for me" I said before taking the Wei emperor's father away leaving everyone still stunned.

After the death of Mu Lan's daughter and Wei's emperor, Bo Qing finally snapped from her daydream.he then said "It seems that the rumors regarding Mu Lan's noble daughter are a mistake. In fact it's not what the rumors say" he murmured.

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"Lan'er why give him freedom of choice? Isn't it in your current position that he has no choice but to come with you?" Emperor Wei asked when we had arrived at the palace.

I knew from then on that Ayahanda suppressed her curiosity in asking this, although in fact I would not mind if the Emperor's father asked earlier without waiting for us to meet at the palace.

"Yahanda, everyone has the right to vote. Same with Bo Qing. I don't want to just because I have everything, I can take her freedom by force. Wouldn't if I forced him to comply with my request, I was among those who cruelly oppressed him by seizing his voting rights and freedom?" I asked back that made the Wei emperor look at me deeply

"My little princess, since when is being generous like this? Wasn't your temperament so bad?" asked Emperor Wei whom I only replied with a smile

"Can't it be that you just changed overnight because of what happened to you a few days ago?" guess the emperor of Wei

"Will Father believe someone who sees the future through a dream or someone who is born again to atone for his mistakes and sins?" my question was to directly invite the laughter of emperor Wei

"What my little princess said, for people who are able to see the future only those who are given spiritual good fortune. As for the one who was born again to atone for his guilt and sin, your father did not believe in it" the Wei emperor replied.

I then pouted and said "when I experienced both maybe, or just one of them" I murmured softly.

When I was still upset with the Emperor's father, suddenly the voice of the femiliar was caught by our hearing and immediately our bodies both stiffened.

"Where has the emperor's majesty brought his daughter? Did you get around Zhang's capital until you remember coming home when it was late?" ask empress Zhu Yin Yin

Ayahanda and I simultaneously turned the back of the body where the empress Yin Yin Yin middle ruffled the waist by showing a hostile look. I swallowed my saliva with great difficulty, then thought of a way to avoid the punishment and nagging of the empress' mother. My brain quickly thought until an idea popped into my head.

"The queen's mother was angry, we were just out to find her a special gift for her birthday on the title" she said in a soft voice. After saying that I did not forget to ask the Emperor Wei's father to help convince the empress Yin Yin, and it seems that Father caught the code from me

"A-what Lan'er said was true, we prepared a special gift for the empress. Hope the empress is not angry with our negligence today" Ayahanda added, although slightly stammered but managed to make the mother seem to think.

"Our colors are so dear to mother, that we intend to find a special gift as early as possible" added I who seemed to make the empress' mother moved

"The mother also loved Lan'er and his highness the emperor" said the mother to come up to me and embrace me affectionately. I returned my mother's embrace and inhaled the fragrance of the empress' mother's perfume that was so soothing.

"Your color has gone home, it's good if you clean yourself first before we have dinner together" said the empress' mother took off her embrace

"Eat dinner together?" Crown Prince Liang said he had come from nowhere

"Liang'er you surprised your mother!" empress Yin Yin said annoyed and hit the crown prince Liang's shoulder slowly.

"Aw, mother is sick!" ringis crown prince Liang pura - pura of pain.

"Don't lie, if Liang'er is lying, your mother will beat you harder!" Threaten empress Yin Yin who managed to make crown prince Liang away from the reach of the empress mother

"Alright, alright. Just kidding" I'm crown prince Liang.

"Have you cleaned up quickly, the empress' mother will ask the palace cook to bring us a large dinner at the Han court" empress Yin Yin said

"If you may, tell them to prepare a lunch for the workers who will come tomorrow" Emperor Wei's message that succeeded in making empress Yin Yin stop and turn her body towards us

"Labor?" empress Yin Yin asked to confirm her hearing.

"You didn't mishear the empress" Emperor Wei replied "So there's some trouble not wearing, as an apology, Zhen invited them to lunch together" clearly the Wei emperor was taken by the empress Yin Yin

"Alright, Ben Gong will deliver a noble message" empress Yin Yin turned around and continued in her footsteps

After the mother's departure, crown prince Liang approached her while whispering "What's the matter when you guys came out?" whispered

"Gege will find out tomorrow" I replied

"Why don't you just say it now?" ask him what I ignored

"May may.."

"Zhang Mu Lan!" yells

"Just gege will know tomorrow, so be patient!" I said in passing

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**TBC

Tuesday, 19 May 2020**