My Empress From The Future
Consorts Strike

The night is getting late, even morning is almost a few hours away. At Zhuanshi's palace, Meihua who had previously fallen asleep in the Emperor's arms, began to open her eyes.

The first thing he saw was a handsome face, with a sharp nose and a sturdy jaw. Eyebrows are black, long eyelashes shade the eyelids that usually highlight sharp.

For a moment, Meihua felt her cheeks flushed considering what they had done.

"Sir, are you awake?" The heavy voice of emperor Tian Yi broke the Meihua reverie.

"Yes. Your Honour. I woke up not long ago. Do you think it's too late for dinner?"

"It turns out the empress is hungry hemm? Wake up! Zhen will have the ladies prepare food for us."

When the food was served, Meihua painstakingly took the rice bowl and side dishes for the Emperor, then for himself.

"Your Majesty, you should have visited the Jade palace and the Pearl palace to give face to the two concubines" Meihua opened the conversation.

"Is that so? A real empress with those words?"

"Of course it's really Your Majesty. Brother Ming and sister Hong must have been waiting for you since afternoon. Who knows if they have rested or not for waiting for His Majesty."

"Zhen had sent eunuch Kang to inform them. Why is the Empress so calm? Doesn't the queen feel jealous?"

"Hamba is empress, it doesn't seem appropriate to be jealous about things that are already destiny."

There was no more conversation between them. The emperor simply chose silence, the gaze of the eyes that had previously been staring at Meihua warmly it came back cold.

The atmosphere between the two became awkward, Meihua even cleared her throat a few times. Unfortunately, between the two, no one wants to explain.

When the sun had risen, Emperor Tian Yi moved from his seat. After cleaning himself aided by the maids, Emperor Tian Yi left the Zhuanshi palace with all his greatness. His dragon-embroidered robe fluttered in the morning breeze.

Usually the Emperor's wives would take time in the morning, to meet the Queen Mother in her palace. This time because the Queen Mother decided to go to the temple in a few days, then the wives of the Emperor usually gathered at the Empress's place.

"Hongmei salutes the Empress, may she be happy always."

"Mingfen salutes the Empress, may peace be with her."

"You two wake up!

"Thank you, Queen."

"Sister, how is life in the palace?"

"In reply to the Empress, life in the palace was excellent. Unfortunately the Emperor was not at all pleased to come to our place."

"Pardon the Emperor, Hongmei's sister. Lately there has been a great deal of work to be completed by the Emperor."

"Even so, the Empress should also understand our circumstances. Not to keep the Emperor to himself!"

"Draw it!! Who do you dare question the Emperor's wishes? It's not my fault, the Emperor wants to be where. You want to get the Emperor's attention, shouldn't you try harder? Not by slandering me keep the Emperor by my side."

Hongmei fell to his knees, Meihua's cry was heard only once. Never did he expect, Meihua would use her Empress status to suppress him.

"Empress, that's not what we mean. That's not what big brother Hongmei meant, please don't be angry."

Mingfen spoke quickly, hoping that his words would be understood by the Empress.

"That's it!! I know you want to get the Emperor's attention right away. But you've only been here two days, and you've given up?"

Concubine Hong and concubine Ming fell silent. The Queen's anger was still ringing in their ears. However, Meihua's position was always higher than the two.

"Sister Hong, wake up!"

"Thank you, Empress, please forgive what your sister said just now."

"That's it, I get it. I have asked the Emperor to be fair to you, but he is not at all pleased."

"Empress. Don't force Your Majesty too much, or we'll get bad judgment from him" Mingfen said.

"alright. Good. Now you guys go back! Do what you think will take the Emperor's heart."

"Thank you Empress. Excuse me."

As soon as the two concubines had left, Meihua was sitting limp in her chair. Meihua oh Meihua you're such a fool. Which woman would want to see her husband embrace another woman? But now you're pushing your own husband into another woman's arms. Is there a wife more stupid than you?

Concubine Hong and Consort Ming walked side by side. Both seem to have their own thoughts. Concubine Ming who thought of how to not attract the attention of the Emperor, and concubine Hong who thought of how to pull the Emperor in his arms.

"I'll make sure I'm the first to give a descendant to this Wu kingdom, and my son will be the crown prince, so my position in the palace can be higher. Inner Consort Hong.

"Sister Ming, get here. I gotta go right away."

"Alright brother, be careful."

Concubine Hong smiled, a smile that did not even reach her eyes. The abandonment of Mingfen in the middle of the imperial garden. The goal is now only one, the Golden Palace. To meet the Emperor in a thousand ways.

"Your Majesty, concubine Hong asked permission to face."

"What does he need?"

"In reply to His Majesty, His Majesty the concubine brought...."

"Greetings Your Majesty the Emperor. The servant brought some delicious cakes to accompany the Emperor to work on all these reports."

"Concubine Hong. You're not even allowed in yet!"

"Puni is His Majesty's servant. It's just that the servant is too eager to meet you, having been allowed by the Empress to...."

"An empress?"

"really. The servant visited the Empress this morning, saying that Ming's servant and sister should be very good at attracting the Emperor's attention. The Emperor must be fair."

"The Queen said so?"

"Yes Your Majesty. The empress also said Ming's servant and sister should give offspring to the Wu kingdom."

The Emperor's hand clenched tightly on the table. His face was red with anger. "It's so rude of you Meihua. You think you can manage Zhen's life? You want Zhen to be fair to both concubines, even allowing them to conceive before you! Alright. Inevitably, like it or not Zhen will follow your game!"

"Go Concubine Hong! Later that night Zhen will be coming to the Jade Palace!"

"Your Majesty."

That day, the Emperor did not return to the Golden Palace and did not even appear in Zhuanshi's palace. According to Li Mei, the Emperor visited Consort Hong's residence in the Jade Palace. There was a strange taste in Meihua's heart, a sense of unwillingness. But as an Empress, she knew sooner or later things like this would happen and her heart would be hurt.

The Jade Palace.

Eunuch Kang announced the Emperor's arrival.

Concubine Hong and the servants then paid their respects.

"Your Majesty, what a gift from the sky, Your Majesty would like to stop at the servant's Palace" said concubine Hong as she poured over a cup of tea.

After the Emperor drank the tea, Consort Hong sat across the same table as the Emperor.

"Concubine Hong, I heard your father is unwell? He wasn't even present at the meeting this morning."

"Yes Your Majesty. Dad's health has been deteriorating lately. Since the election of the Empress at that time, the father felt sad and treated unfairly, because... Ahh forgive the leniency of His Majesty's servant." Consort Hong fell to his knees.

"Wake up, there's no need to kneel like that. Zhen knew there were things that disappointed you. But being a Guifei, is not a bad thing."

"Baginda's right. Servant thank you for your generosity. "You don't know, being an empress was my wish since childhood. Do I have to give in to a girl whose origins are unclear? No, Kang Hongmei never relented to what he had wanted."

"Does Your Majesty like to have dinner here? I will prepare a meal for Your Majesty."

"alright. Make it!"

"Your Majesty. Slave retreats to prepare for a moment." Concubine Hong rushed towards the kitchen of her residence.

Moments later, dinner was prepared. The aroma of the cuisine was appetizing, not making the Emperor directly grind his food. Even at this moment he seemed to see Meihua who was smiling at him.

"This girl, casually told me to go to the concubine's palace, without thinking about her own feelings," Inner Emperor Tian Yi.

"All of you may go" said the Emperor to all the eunuchs and servants.

"Your Majesty." All retreat after paying their respects. Only Consort Hong sat quietly, occasionally a smile adorning her lips.

You have entered into the trap of His Majesty's servant. Just a little medicine I put in that tea, and now you feel the effects. Meihua just look, I'm the one who's going to conceive the crown prince!

Emperor Tian Yi woke up with his hands massaging his temples. There was a faint sense of dizziness he felt. His eyes looked around the room. Different patterns of fabric and decoration, giving him one thing. This is not the Golden Palace, nor is it the Zhuanshi Palace. Not the dispute and Meihua.

He saw the woman next to him. Concubine Hong was fast asleep with irregular hair and clothes.

There was regret in his heart. The feeling of betraying Meihua. Carefully, Tian Yi got down from the bed. Tidy up his clothes and then walked out of the Jade Palace. Either, not the Zhuanshi Palace she was referring to, nor the Pearl Palace where Consort Ming was.

Just footsteps leading him, Tian Yi was not afraid at all even without the escort of the soldiers. He knew that the special forces he had once created would always protect him from a certain distance.

Footsteps led him to the complex behind the palace, where he first saw Meihua's innocent smile. The smile that made her sure to choose Meihua as the Empress of Wu kingdom.

Just then, she was secretly hiding when she saw Meihua eating with her servant, as Meihua stretched out her hands. There was a sense of interest and a warm feeling that flowed towards Tian Yi's heart.

The moonlight illuminated the entire artificial lake. The breeze of the night wiggled the branches of the Meihua flower tree. It's the end of winter now, towards spring. The little flower bloomed almost filled the entire branch of the tree. The leaves will grow when the flowers fall in late spring.

In a flash, Tian Yi smiled. As if it had just come to a realization, his Meihua was the same as the flower in front of him. Small, fragrant, beautiful looks fragile but actually Meihua contains beauty, strength and purity. He is also often strong, even though strong winds can fly it.

In Zhuanshi Palace, Meihua just rolled from the side of the bed to the other side. Her mind was full, on the grounds of her husband's absence. Although she knew, her husband was currently spending time with one of his concubines. Until the morning, when the reddish tinge of the sun began to appear on the eastern horizon, Meihua decided to wake up. Cleaned himself without the help of a waiter.

While wearing clothes, Li Mei and the other servants entered the room.

"Your Majesty, please forgive us for our delay,"the whole lady kneeled in fear.

"Wake up all of you, there is no need to ask for forgiveness. I'm the one who woke up too early. Now help me put on this heavy shirt!" Savory Meihua.

"Your Majesty." A moment later, Meihua had dressed up neatly, dressed up and put on the empress' crown.

Coinciding with the Emperor's arrival, breakfast was served by the servants.

"Baginda Emperor, let's have breakfast together" Meihua said. Emperor Tian Yi simply nodded, sat down then ate the dish in silence.

There is no conversation between the two.

After eating his breakfast in silence, the Emperor left Zhuanshi Palace without saying a word.

When the flickering of the Emperor's oversized robe vanished behind the door, Meihua let out a long breath. The waiters cleaned the dishes at the table, replacing them with a set of tea utensils and various snacks and fresh fruit.

"Concubine Hong asked for permission to visit," the eunuch shouted out concubine Hong's arrival.

"Please enter!"

"Good empress."

"Honor to Her Majesty the Empress, may the Empress be happy always."

"Sister, no need to hesitate. Sit down!"

"Thank you, Queen."

"Sister Hong doesn't need to call the Empress when we're just the two of you, call big brother as usual."

"Hamba doesn't dare, it's the rule in this kingdom Your Majesty."

"I told you, why not dare. Ahh I see Hong's sister is so happy. What's up?"

"Well if the Empress insists. Does it look so happy servant?"

"of course. Only the blind can't see it."

"Before, there was a small gift from the younger brother to Meihua's sister."

Fen'er went forward giving Li Mei a red box.

"Sister doesn't have to bother like that. What's inside?"

"That's an incense that smells soothing to brother. I told Fen'er to burn it, and I felt as if the weight in my head was disappearing. I'm so calm. You should try it."

"Alright, I'll have Mei'er replace the usual incense stick with this incense later. This incense is the reason you're so happy today?"

Hongmei harrumphed, "sister, where maybe only incense can make me happy, brother should know that finally His Majesty the Emperor wants to spend the night at my place. We spent so much time romantically, seeing the moon together, eating together. Brother, thank you for your encouragement to me not to give up."

Ahh, want to heat me up huh? Let's see who's gonna heat Hongmei up.

"Thank God the Emperor can be fair. So Ming's younger brother also had to accompany the Emperor after this. The emperor did the same to me, even more so. Brother Hong, could it be that the Emperor did it with you just as a substitute for me?"

Hongmei felt his heart burn, Meihua's words were truly an insinuation.

"Sister, I'm ashamed to imagine it. Brother Meihua after this, I will visit sister Mingfen. Brother beg yourself."

"Please brother Hong. Give my regards to Mingfen. Tell me I'm waiting for his visit!"

After bowing, concubine Hong left Zhuanshi Palace with the servants following. His departure brought a burning heart burning flames of jealousy.

"Mei'er, take this incense to the palace healer, have the healer investigate the ingredients to make this incense. Do it secretly Mei'er!"

"Good empress, I'll do. Excuse me."

After Li Mei's departure, Meihua decided to feed the fish in the imperial garden pond. He brought some servants and eunuchs. Perhaps seeing the fish swimming can cool his heart.

The imperial garden is full of flowers that are blooming. Various flowers that emit a fragrant smell make the mind of anyone who is there feel calm. The imperial garden is the largest park in the royal palace complex of Wu.

There is an artificial pond filled with a variety of fish, artificial small rivers, artificial mountains and gazebos. The Meihua tree began to fill with flowers. So beautiful, decorate various corners of the garden.

Usually in certain seasons, the queen mother will invite all residents of the palace Harem to enjoy flowers and drink tea. As the air began to turn warm, winter was about to pass, a cheerful spring awaited.

In the imperial garden, Meihua met his father, General Li.

"Greetings to the Empress, may the Empress be happy always," General Li honored his reverence.

"Dad, there's no need to be so respectful towards Hua'er. Let's sit in dad's gazebo" Meihua told her father.

"Let's Queen, please."

After the two of them sat together in the gazebo, the waiter poured tea.

"Dad, how's mom? Hua'er misses a lot."

"Your mother is fine Hua'er. Only sometimes daydreaming, he said Tian bestowed a princess. But he was not satisfied with his daughter's presence, the Emperor took her away."

"Dad, say my apologies and greetings to my mother. Tell me, Hua'er is fine in the palace. His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother loved Hua'er. Next time ask your mother to visit here again Father."

"Alright, Son. There's one thing I need to tell you. But can they keep a secret?" General Li asked as he turned to Meihua's servants.

"You go first! Later if I need anything, I'll call you here."

"Good Empress. After the servants left the gazebo where they were sitting, General Li immediately showed a serious face.

"Hua'er, the Black Mist Organization that your mother once told you about, actually received an order from the minister's residence of Kang." Whisper General Li.

Meihua's eyes are breaking, "so according to Dad, that's when Minister Kang wanted my death?"

General Li nodded, "Son, you must be careful of his daughter as well.They are cunning people, using all means for their goals to be achieved."

"Good Dad. Dad's advice will always be Hua'er remembers well." Quickly, Hongmei's eyes on me were always sharp. His smile was always full of falsehoods. He really wanted my position.

"Dad should go to the military camp immediately. Father went to the palace only to take the Emperor's warrant, Father left first. Take good care of yourself," General Li began to walk away from the gazebo.

"Dad be careful too!"

That morning, Jingmi was struggling in the kitchen making breakfast for her nona who now holds the status of Ming concubine. There are many cooks and waiters in the palace kitchen who can be asked for help. However, Jingmi felt it was better for her nona to eat food she made herself. Actually the kitchen of the Pearl Palace can also be used, but there are fewer ingredients than in the kitchen of the palace.

As he was about to finish, Fen'er walked in with a basket full of fresh vegetables. The girl smiled faintly looking at Jingmi who was unaware of her arrival.

"Jingmi's sister, what are you doing?"

"Aiyaa Fen's sister surprised me. I'm making breakfast for concubine Ming."

"Ohh why don't you ask the palace chef?"

"Concubine Ming is wanting my homemade food."

"so yeah. Brother, can you help me for a moment? Breakfast time is also later, right?"

"Well, help what?"

"Give this vegetable to the new chef's section over there," Fen'er pointed to a new chef." Let me give the rest to chef Luo."

"All right, brother," Jingmi hurried to pick up the separated vegetables.

Stupid waitress. Wanted to be tricked. This food you made that will make your miss suffer later, Inner Fen'er while sprinkling white powder from the folds of paper she removed from her sleeve.

"Sister, excuse me" Jingmi hurried over

take the tray with his food and leave.

"Yes, be careful Jingmi!"

That Concubine Maid Hong, left the kitchen with a satisfied smile. It was time to report to his master, and the jade bracelet promised by Consort Hong would be his.