
That shrill scream made Eunuch Kang who was about to leave the Golden Palace, rush back. A group of palace patrol soldiers ran towards the Emperor's palace quickly. It was different with Jun Li, the personal bodyguard of the Emperor. The young man just sat sweetly on the roof, shaking his head in knowing for sure the cause of the scream.
"Your Majesty. Your Majesty, are you okay?" Without thinking about the rules of Eunuch Kang pushed into the Emperor's contest. The old eunuch was treated to a puzzling sight. The Emperor was still intact, with one hand on the Empress' cheek. The Empress herself sat with her eyes wide open and her mouth open. Both of them looked at the door at the same time.
"Eunuch Kang what are you doing? You forgot the rules in this palace?" The cold voice of emperor Tian Yi resuscitated Eunuch Kang.
"Puni is His Majesty's servant. The servant heard a loud scream from His Majesty's residence. I think His Majesty is in danger. Please forgive me."
"Go, and take care of the troop of soldiers who come here!"
"Good on."
Without waiting for the order twice, the old eunuch came out and explained the situation to the soldiers who came.
"There is nothing in the residence of His Majesty the Emperor, only the Empress is too surprised, let's go and continue your duties," Eunuch Kang explained with a reddened hue.
Of course it was all blamed on the soldiers. They then left with a question mark.
"The emperor turned out to be very aggressive."
"Right, the Empress screamed so loudly."
"Don't be hard, if anyone hears we can be punished."
"It turns out our Emperor, cold outside hot inside."
"Huss do you think our Emperor is taking a hot spring bath?"
"I didn't say that. You said it."
"Hush still. Let's go patrol again."
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Meanwhile, in the Emperor's.
"Ahh Empress. Why are you screaming so hard? My ears hurt a lot." The Emperor rubbed his ears with an expression of pain.
"Omong empty, only screams can make you sick?" Inner Meihua.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. It's just that I feel very surprised."
"That's it. Zhen knew the Empress might not wait to start all this. We start early."
Understanding the Emperor's intent well made Meihua's face flushed like an apple. Stuttering, the girl tried to shift her sitting position, away from the Emperor.
"But His Majesty is tired. Wouldn't it be better for us to go to sleep?"
Hearing the Empress' words, suddenly emperor Tian Yi moved his face until their noses almost touched.
"Of course Zhen was tired. It's just that seeing the empress so pretty tonight, isn't it too much of a pity to miss?"
Meihua stammered, not knowing what to do. The Emperor's warm breath made him at a loss for words. Right now she was even very sure her face was as red as the bridal dress.
"aaa... That's not what I meant. Mak... does not mean that there is ri..ritual drinking of unity?"
Of the many topics to divert the conversation, inexplicably Meihua even mentioned about wine.
"really so. Arak unity, let's accompany Zhen to drink!"
The emperor went from the bed to the table, where he placed a pot of wine and two small cups. Meihua followed behind him reluctantly. After pouring wine into the two small cups, Meihua gave it to the Emperor. With their hands clinging to each other, they gulped wine from the hands of their partners.
"Your Majesty, I have accompanied you to drink wine. Now I'll sleep."
Sleep was the last option Meihua could think of, in order to avoid the topic of the first night with the Emperor. Unfortunately that intention cannot be carried out smoothly. Before Meihua stood up, the Emperor had pulled the sleeves of his robe. Making Meihua lose balance until falling in the arms of the Emperor.
"oo. My queen is very aggressive. Even dared to hug Zhen. Tell the Empress, were you on purpose? Or are you impatient?"
"What do you mean? You obviously pulled me down. Release!"
Meihua made a revolt from the solid arm. As much energy was done by him for the Emperor to let go of his embrace. Unfortunately the Emperor's power was stronger than him. Rebelling is a futile thing.
"Empress. You belong to Zhen now! You're the Emperor's woman! Remember that!!"
"Aiya. I-i know. But can't I have freedom? Don't take advantage of me!"
"The women in the palace have their own limits and freedoms."
"But I don't want to serve you!"
Hearing that Meihua said boldly, Emperor Tian Yi lowered his head towards the Empress. Two pairs of eyes meet in a glance. Each tried to dive into the heart.
Unknowingly, the distance between the two faces was only a few inches.
"The little red lips were sweet just by looking at her. Would it taste sweet if I tasted it?" inner Emperor.
"It turns out that the face of this cruel Emperor is still the most handsome face I have ever met. Never have I seen an iris as black as this, as if an endless dark sky were within it, "inner Meihua.
"What do you think of the Empress? Let's have another cup of wine!"
A moment later Meihua regained her consciousness. Clumsyly thrusting his shoulders slowly the Emperor without difficulty. To remove his awkwardness, he received a wine cup from the Emperor and drank it in one gulp.
Meanwhile the Emperor had finished off the contents of his fifth cup. After drinking her third wine, Meihua began to feel dizzy. He should have remembered that his tolerance for alcohol was always low.
"Your Majesty why is your face flushed?"
"really? Zhen look at your reddened face right now."
"No. Nope. My face isn't red, and you're also getting good-looking."
Emperor smiled. He knew Meihua might have started to get drunk. He held the hand of Meihua who previously pointed at her face gently.
"Your alcohol tolerance is low Empress. What if I go back to bed and sleep?"
"Does the Emperor want to accompany this empress of yours?"
"Oww. What is this empress? Didn't you just try to dissuade me from exercising my right?"
"That's it. If you don't want to then this empress can sleep on her own!"
Meihua stood up then stepped towards the bed with a stagger. His vision began to blur, a feeling of dizziness increasingly ambushed his head. The thing he wanted was to lay himself down and fall asleep.
Behind him, the Emperor observed with a flinched smile. Without a word, the Emperor followed Meihua to their bed. Before Meihua actually fell asleep, she gently hugged Meihua's body. The large curtain surrounding the luxurious bed was quietly covered, along with the increasingly dim flame of the red candle.
The night is getting late. The sound of the night beast is as simple as a symphony. The stars and moon shine side by side. That night for the first time, Wu's royal palace felt warm. It was with the heart of Emperor Tian Yi who found what he wanted from the Empress.
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The sun was already high when Meihua woke up with a dizzy feeling that pierced her head. A soft groan sounded from her tiny lips. His entire body felt crumpled dimly, even he felt extremely exhausted. Li Mei who was on standby beside the bed, immediately approached her nonanya.
"Miss. Aiyaa opening!! Your Majesty the Empress, are you awake?"
"Li May? What the fuck's that call?"
"Now your standing in the palace is so high. Li Mei couldn't call carelessly anymore."
"Why?"
"Because you've officially become Empress."
"That's it!! Where's the Emperor?"
"Your Majesty the Emperor has been gone since two hours ago. You drink this, Empress. It's drunken soup."
Without saying anything, he received a small bowl of drunken soup from Li Mei.
"Li May. Did I forget something today?"
"Today you must visit the palace of the Queen Mother."
"Yeah. What time is it? Why just say it now? Help me change clothes! Hurry up!!"
Assisted by Li Mei and the other two maids, Meihua had been neat and beautiful wearing a special oversized suit for the Empress. Accompanied by eunuchs and Meihua servants to the Queen Mother Palace with elegance.
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"Emperor awake! How could I be angry? You just had a rough night for you. Sit down!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
"You should only call me Mother, just as Yi'er called me."
"Good Mother."
"The good girl. Mother, look at you still sleepy."
Meihua stuttered, while the queen mother smiled jail. "Mother is just teasing you. Thank you for being willing to accompany my Yi'er, Empress."
"What do you mean mom? It is the duty and duty of the servant as the wife of the Emperor."
"You're right. I even really wish I could take a grandchild from you soon."
This time Meihua even choked on her own tea, making it difficult to breathe. Li Mei frantically massaged the empress' back. The queen mother was even surprised to see the response from Meihua.
"Why did the Queen Mother say that? Nothing happened between me and the Emperor, did it last night? Or maybe?" Meihua's mind was full of all sorts of thoughts. The touch of the Queen's hand surprised her.
"Empress. Having offspring is normal for husband and wife. Now everyone from the Wu kingdom is waiting for the happy news."
"But the servant and the emperor did not.no.
"Ooo. But word of the blanket having red patches had spread all over the palace, and it might have spread to all corners of the kingdom."
Bruughhh.Meihua successfully rolled and fainted in her seat. Invite panic at the Queen Mother's palace.
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It's a nightmare. How can my personal life become public consumption? It's a nightmare and I need to wake up.
Meihua opened her eyes slowly. The first thing he saw was a high ceiling that was beautifully carved. He closed his eyes again, hoping that way he would wake up somewhere else. When it opened its two eyes again, the silhouette of a handsome face that looked at him worriedly was seen by him.
"The empress you're sober?!"
That voice is the voice of the Emperor. Truly the voice of Emperor Tian Yi. Meihua immediately turned away, changing her sleeping position, turning her back to the Emperor. She vaguely recalls the incident last night. When he fell into the arms of the Emperor and drank the wedding wine. Having just finished three small cups of wine, he was already drunk. "Maybe when I'm drunk I do something I don't realize?"
"What empress are you doing?"
This time Meihua's face heated up as the voice again sounded in her ears. The faint memory of the voice calling her name softly last night made Meihua misbehave.
"Your Majesty. You better get going!"
"Why?"
"You should take care of your reports immediately!"
"Empress. You fell unconscious at the Queen Mother's palace and now you want to expel Zhen from Zhen's own palace?"
"But I don't want to see you either."
"Why? You embarrassed? After what we've done...."
"Your Majesty! Shut up!!!"
"What's? What are you talking about?!"
Without being able to prevent Meihua, Emperor Tian Yi had hugged her tightly.
"Hua 'er. Hua. Why did Zhen have to leave your side after what we did last night? You should know, for the first time my heart feels warm and it's because of you."
Meihua was stunned, the Emperor's confession was truly beyond his expectations. The girl didn't know what to answer. Moreover, the Emperor's embrace was so tight at once warm. Without Meihua noticing, both of his hands had wrapped around the Emperor's waist, returning his embrace.
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The next day Meihua again paid homage to the Queen Mother's palace. At once apologizing had shocked the queen mother and caused a stir in the palace. The queen mother forgave him kindly, even apologizing for being outrageous while teasing Meihua.
The tribute to the Queen Mother did well. Even until noon he was still there accompanying the Queen Mother to talk. Many things were said by the Queen Mother to her. All about the palace rules, the rights and duties of an empress and alluding a little about Emperor Tian Yi.
According to the Queen Mother, in her childhood, the emperor Tian Yi was not as cold as it is now. He was friendly and warm to everyone. Good at learning things and always curious about many things. But the death of his father, it turned out to be able to turn him into a person so different.
The Queen Mother advised Meihua to always accompany Emperor Tian Yi under any circumstances. Never betray and leave the Emperor alone. Even the Queen Mother conveyed something that made her realize her position in the palace.
"Hua 'er. As an empress, you must learn about breastplate and clairvoyance. The Emperor is the Emperor. King of the whole country. He thought not only of himself and his family, but of the whole people. One day the Emperor will have a concubine and there may be so many concubines. You have to prepare your heart, Hua'er."
"Mother's advice will be Hua'er remember always."
"The other two months are the appointment of an honorary concubine. Empress, make good use of your time before their arrival."
"Good."
"I'm tired. The empress left and began to learn to take care of the Harem palace."
"Good Mother. Hua'er excuse me."
The Queen Mother gave a small nod, watching Meihua's back growing farther away. Hope Empress Meihua can fill the void of her son's heart. For Meihua, it was the court lady's hand on her first day living in the palace.
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Lianhua specifically visited the palace three days later, to meet with her daughter. There was something important that he wanted to say directly. When the little eunuch who served in the golden palace called out to him, Lianhua seemed impatient that she almost ran over.
"Mother? Why didn't you tell me you wanted to come to the palace? Hua'er can visit the mother at the residence, if this isn't troublesome for the mother?"
"Hua 'er. You are the queen now. It is not wise for you to go out of the palace often!"
"But life in the palace is also not pleasant."
"Saturst!!! How can you say that? If heard by people, they'll start making rumors."
"That's right, Your Majesty." Li Mei spoke of Lianhua.
Seeing her mother, Meihua decided to disperse the maids and eunuchs guarding the Golden Palace.
"Now you can say it freely."
"alright. Hua'er, the assassins who came to kill you a few days ago have been known of origin. They're from the Black Mist organization."
"The Black Mist Organization? What'sthat?"
"Hao Chen said they were a bunch of hit men who killed for money. No matter who they kill, as long as they get paid, they will."
"So who hired them?"
"That's what Hao Chen doesn't know. But we all suspect this has something to do with the tax minister's residence."
"What?!!!"
"Hua'er you need to be more careful here. The emperor is the only person you can make a backrest in this palace. You should be nice to him and take care of him earnestly!"
"You understand mom. Say thank you to Hao Chen's father and brother."
"alright. Mom must have delivered it. Now mom has to go back. Hua'er take care of yourself!"
"Yes mother. You careful! Li Mei, escort mom back to the residence!"
"Your Majesty. Let's take the Big Madam."
When the big double door had closed again, Meihua raised her teacup slowly. His mind remembered his mother's words. If this assassination attempt had anything to do with the tax minister's residence, then he would have to be careful of Hongmei. Don't let him take the wrong step in the future.
"really. I have to be careful with Hongmei. It is not impossible that the plotter of this murder is Hongmei."