My Cruel Little Empress
Chapter 17

"Would your eldest daughter not be able to play here anymore?" ma Xiao Qing asked back who was immediately replied by the prime minister of Dong

"Dad didn't mean it that way" replied prime minister Dong "Only Qing'er we're married, is it appropriate for a wife to go home to her parents without taking her husband along. What people will say about you" prime minister Dong added, worrying about bad rumors about his daughter

"Dad, you don't have to worry. I'm here with my husband, only now that he's in the back gasebo accompanying Ma Mei Rong to study" replied Ma Xiao Qing who made the prime minister Dong relieved.

Prime Minister Dong then took a seat right beside his wife, he then took a cup containing tea offered by the woman who gave birth to two beautiful daughters in the residence Ma. Although the prime minister Ma had a clean household, his residence still did not have a successor. Two daughters could not continue their clan, prime minister Ma needed a son if he did not want all the assets and property of Ma's residence to fall to his brothers who had sons as successors. Unfortunately, the prime minister Ma loved his wife too much so that he did not take a concubine, even though at this time Madam Cai Ning was no longer able to give offspring because her womb was too weak.

"Where is Ma Mei Rong?" ask prime minister Dong after sipping his tea and realize that the youngest daughter and her pot are not with them.

"My husband, did you forget that your eldest daughter had told you before?," asked Cai Ning "Rong'er is currently studying together with his sister-in-law in the back gasebo" added Cai Ning answering Dong's prime minister's question

Prime Minister Dong let out a heavy sigh, too many problems and thoughts that he thought so that his focus was split apart. Ma Xiao Qing, who was very sensitive to the peculiarities of Dong's prime minister, asked "Dad, do you have a problem?"

Prime Minister Dong sighed, apparently unable to hide it from his eldest daughter who had a sharp stature and sensitivity. Actually, he would ask his daughter for a solution by asking Ma Xiao Qing to go to his office and discuss it alone, but it seems that he could not realize his wish as he turned his head and watched his wife who looked at him with a curious look.

Not wanting to make Cai Ning disappointed and injured, in the end prime minister Dong told the matter of the morning meeting in the main hall of Zhang's palace "- His highness emperor Wei promised to investigate this. If government officials are found to be involved, they will be executed in Zhang's royal dungeon and his entire family" the prime minister said

"Gosh this sounds so terrible" I'm Cai Ning "but my husband why are you so worried, are you one of those who embezzled the labor fund?" asked Cai Ning who was immediately replied to a nod by the prime minister of Dong

"You could say that your husband is the head of the embezzlement of the labor wage fund" he admitted, which made Cai Ning surprised and angrily hit the prime minister Ma's shoulder.

"Do you want to kill us all because of the torture we will receive inside Zhang's royal dungeon?" cai Ning asked "Why are you being so reckless? The royal side is not a fool to not be able to find evidence quickly" Cai Ning added beaveringly.

"Stop scolding me. Rice has become porridge!" prime minister Dong pasrah

"Why do Mom and Dad have to fight like this?" ma Xiao Qing asked sipping her tea gracefully and in a calm manner "Dad need not worry, this daughter of yours has a solution to save our family from this matter" added Ma Xiao Qing, who immediately made the prime minister of Ma praise her daughter, not forgetting to thank her so sincerely, likewise with Cai Ning who immediately hugged her daughter full of joy and harr.

"Qing'er you can always count on" praised prime minister Dong for the umpteenth time

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I stared at the large door of the Wei emperor's father's office in the Han court. After writing down all the future events in detail through my memory, I decided to come yesterday and discuss the issue of embezzlement of the workers' wages with the emperor's ayahana with much consideration.

I thought hard about the plan and what steps I would take. But it seems that I still need input from experts and experienced people however I am still fairly new in terms of violence and cruelty. In addition to asking for input and opinions, my arrival here also wanted to commemorate the emperor's father even though I knew that my warning would be completely useless because Emperor Wei's father was not a fool.

Had it not been for me to be the greatest weakness of the emperor's father and Zhang's royal family. I know we can turn things around. Unfortunately at that time General Wu Cheng made me a sandra, as a result the emperor's father and the Zhang royal family chose to give up in fighting for justice and victory, he said, and in the end they all died because of me and the choices I had made.

I sighed as I dispelled the guilt and tightness that started coming towards me. I looked up at the sky - the terrace sky while dispelling the clear liquid in my eyes that almost spilled. I blinked for a moment before dropping my head and staring at the door of Ayahanda's study with a serious look. I have strengthened and steadied my heart, I then asked the guards to start announcing my arrival.

"You may announce my arrival now" I said after a while ago asking them to wait until I was ready to meet the father of the Wei emperor.

"Your highness, your highness the princess wants to face." shouted one of the eunuchs who was guarding the two soldiers and the ladies who were marching with her.

"Let my daughter in!" The orders of the Wei emperor were in the room.

The door that had been tightly closed then opened wide, I saw the Emperor's father still struggling with the documents he read behind his desk. I stepped in without a doubt, seeing Emperor Wei's father working so hard made my doubts and fears slowly disappear.

"Greetings to the emperor's father" I said, not forgetting to bow 90 degrees after arriving at the Wei emperor's desk

Emperor Wei put the documents he read on the table, looked up and threw a smile, saying "That's the little princess of Zhang's kingdom" she said to me "What is this little princess coming here? Do you want to say or ask for something?" asked the Wei emperor who knew very well that if his daughter wanted something, she would always come begging him. If his request is not fulfilled, he will be angry and inhabit it.

I then shook my head.

"Is it possible that this little princess of the emperor came to collect a promise? But didn't Bo Qing start to be your bodyguard without the need for this emperor to lower the order" Emperor Wei muttered

"Ayahanda, my coming here is not because of that" I replied

"Then what is the purpose of the arrival of this emperor's daughter?" ask the Wei emperor patiently.

"There's something important I want to tell Father, and it might affect the future of Zhang's kingdom"

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**TBC

Tuesday, 26 May 2020**