My Cruel Little Empress
Chapter 6

'Aren't you trying to find me?' The figure of an old young man with a pretty handsome face and a burly posture instantly stuck out before me.

I who was surprised by his presence so arrived - suddenly then took a few steps back before stroking my chest slowly. After successfully neutralizing my heartbeat that was beating irregularly, I then looked at the young man before me. My eyes were round with my mouth open for I could not believe what I was seeing now.

"Bo-bo Qing?" I muttered in a doubtful voice and did not believe it

'It's me!' reply

"What are you doing here?" much

'Wake you up' he replied

"Wake me?" Beoku

'Well, I came to wake you up from your sleep. Aren't you asleep right now and your soul is wandering in your subconscious?' his question that made me blink

"I'm sleeping, and now I'm dreaming?" I repeated the word over and over again until my brain instantly digested the intent of the words of the young man I so wanted to pull and stand by me as a bodyguard

My responsiveness quickly processed, my consciousness slowly recovered and I finally woke up and settled myself on the contest with an irregular roar of breath.

"God how am I supposed to sleep?" my complaint went down from the contest after shaking off the thick blanket that covered me

I rushed out of my residence to the emperor's father's office, lucky that it was still evening and I still had plenty of free time to resume my pending copy.

The moment I had arrived at the Han palace, without wasting any time I immediately walked towards Ayahanda's study room in agitation. The bodyguard guarding the door saluted me who I replied with a nod, I then opened the door wide before closing it again when my tiny body had managed to enter the work space of the quiet-looking Father.

I hurried to sit down in the chair I occupied yesterday, took my ink container and brush, then the royal rule book and my two copy books. Before continuing to write, I first smooth the ink before taking the brush and dipping it in ink. I lifted my right sleeve before continuing to scratch every word in the royal rulebook into the book I was copying.

Not feeling the time quickly pass, the eunuchs and the lady-in-waiting enter the work space and light the oil lamp and candle as a light. Too focused on my work, I didn't even realize that the day had welcomed the night, even the eunuchs and the lady-in-waiting who lit the lights inside the study had left a few minutes ago.

I stopped copying for a while, my neck felt stiff and also my wrist felt a little sore. I put my brush in the ink container, then lay my head on the table.

"I'm hungry!" meekness

The hunger immediately followed me. From earlier my stomach continued to wriggle asking to be filled. Unfortunately I was too lazy to get up, and now I just hope the ladies bring me food that is too lazy to get out of my place.

I waited a long time, but never came the food I was waiting for. I lifted my head off the table, straightened my body and looked at the door of Ayahanda's working environment with hope. But baby, I'm back to being disappointed.

"Have they forgotten me?" muttered

"I haven't even eaten since lunch, but nobody cares about it" I was disappointed

I got up from my seat, as I stepped lazily towards the door of Ayahanda's study, coinciding with it, the door opened wide. Two maids came carrying a tray of food each, and a eunuch brought a pot of water and a glass.

The two maids who brought food for me began to organize all the food they brought on the table after clearing up the pile of books - the royal rule book, my copy book and my container of love somewhere else.

"Your highness princess, forgive us for arriving late" said the middle-aged eunuch full of regret.

I gasped from the lamuman as the three begged for forgiveness for their delay, I simply nodded and ordered them to wake up immediately.

"It's okay. The important thing is that you came, thank you, well" I said, which made the three quite surprised to take a few steps back, even one of the maids bowed his mouth in pain not believing it with his hearing.

"Your majesty, why do you say that?" ask the middle-aged eunuch who first came to a realization from his shock

"Your highness princess, you're not possessed by a wandering spirit, are you?" ask a lady who is older than me.

I frowned at the confusion of their words, as soon as my brain worked quickly and found the answer to the response of the eunuch and the two maids before me. I forget that I have been cold and arrogant for a long time, never say thank you, admit my mistakes never. I grimaced as the shadow of my bad attitude towards everyone continued to spin, guilt was now beginning to surround my heart, my chest felt tight so spontaneously my right hand was now squeezing my left chest.

I blinked while shaking. I try to remove the shadows - the shadows that remind me of all my sins in the past or the future. No matter his life back I because of the turn of time that brought me back to the two years before the terrible events befall my family and loyal subordinates, or indeed from the beginning I never died and only had nightmares that showed me with events in the future, which I know of my current existence to improve and change my destiny and everyone.

"Is it wrong to say thank you for your hard work?" ask me back after waking up from the daydream "and also now I am fully aware and not possessed by the spirit of heaven" added I did not forget to give a smile.

"You may wait while resting outside, I will call you when I am done" my orders were obeyed.

"What's really going on? Am I dreaming?" asked the thinner ladyboy to his partner but was still able to be caught by my hearing

"I also don't know, perhaps your majesty got a miracle after she fell" replied the older lady.

After the departure of the three, I began to eat my food. But the hunger I felt a few minutes ago suddenly evaporated at the thought of the words of the older lady. The incident of my falling on the lake behind the palace is still a mystery and a question mark for me, although I know that currently either Father or crown prince Liang and warrior Shi Rong are looking into the matter. But I guess I also have to find out the truth, and all I have to do now is finish my meal and do my punishment quickly so that I can go back to looking for Bo Qing, now, the young man I'm gonna make my personal bodyguard.

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**TBC

Thursday, 30 April 2020**