
The revealed truth eventually cleared the Empress' name of the charge of poisoning Consort Ming. Fen'er who admitted concubine Hong's guilt was put to death and Consort Hong was demoted to Fei. Consorts under Guifei. Despite not accepting the decision, Hong Fei could do nothing. Moreover, Fen'er his favorite lady-in-waiting died for saving his life.
Immediately, the Emperor went to the sky prison. The goal was to pick up the Empress in person. Hoping to get a warm smile from the Empress, the one the Emperor met was the unconscious Meihua. It was the Emperor himself who carried the Empress to the court of Zhuanshi. Realizing the Empress' weight had dropped by so much, her face was thin and body was unkempt, Emperor Tian Yi's heart was like being pierced by a thousand needles.
The palace physician was called back, the servants were busy again. The Emperor did not even move from the Empress' side.
"Greet Your Majesty." The Han physician greeted him with reverence.
"Wake up! Check the state of the Empress! Do your best! If anything happens to the Empress, your family will also receive the consequences."
"Your Majesty."
Physician Han then knelt beside the bed, took out a small silk cloth and began to examine the Empress's pulse. Physician Han revealed a surprised expression, then closed his eyes and went back to inspect the Empress's pulse.
"Tabib Han, how is it?"
Seeing the Han healer sigh long, the Emperor felt uneasy.
"Congratulations to the Emperor. Her Majesty the Empress is pregnant, her gestational age is entering the third week. Only unfortunately the Empress must have experienced inner pressure in prison, her condition is concerning. No nutritional intake is included, so the Empress's fetus is very weak."
"What? Doctor Han what did you say? Consort pregnant?"
"Yes Your Majesty. The empress experienced excessive anxiety, plus the absence of servants accompanying her in prison left the Empress unattended."
"Li May! Didn't you deliver food every time to the Empress?"
"Your Majesty. Forgive Li Mei, every time I bring food to the sky prison. But the servant is always not allowed to enter, and at all times the food is not reduced."
"Easy! It was Zhen's fault, not allowing anyone to get in there."
"Your Majesty, I will make you a medicine to strengthen the womb, as well as various drugs to strengthen the Empress and her fetus. You calm down, Your Majesty."
"Tabib Han, have to trouble you!"
"It was a blessing to the servant. Please excuse Your Majesty."
The Emperor did not know whether to be sad or happy. Happy that she will finally have a successor and sad because her plan has put the Empress and her baby in danger. Right now the Emperor was eager to punish himself, his lips did not even stop cursing his guilt at Meihua.
Hua'er quickly wake up, let Zhen admit this mistake and share the happiness with you.
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The Empress was unconscious for nearly three days. During that time, Li Mei did not leave the room where the Empress lay. Every day the Emperor would take the time to visit the Empress on the sidelines of her busy life as the leader of the kingdom, while at night the Emperor would wait beside her.
Tian Yi only hoped that the first thing Meihua saw upon waking up was herself. So that he could tell this happy news directly. Thinking how happy Meihua was to hear that she was pregnant, made her smile.
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The Kingdom of Wen was one of the kingdoms that bordered directly with Wu to the North. The land of Wen state was rich with precious stone mines. The majority of the population there works as a precious stone miner. Jewelry and precious stones produced from Wen country are very famous and have a high selling value.
Establishing cooperation with the Wen state was one way to advance the Wu state without having to do war.
The palace has been decorated. The spring of this year really brought good luck to the kingdom. Today is the arrival day of the envoy from the Wen kingdom. All the people crowded the streets to watch the motorcade. The entire city guard force was deployed, so as not to happen things that were not desirable.
The entourage of envoys from the Wen kingdom entered the city gate. A group of warriors on horseback, apparently under the command of a handsome man in a typical noble suit, a beautifully decorated chariot, several carts carrying crates were also pulled by several large and gallant horses, at the end of which a group of mounted soldiers escorted the journey.
The most attention-grabbing thing was the beautifully decorated horse carriage. When the window curtains were gathered, there was a young girl who was smiling charmingly. His eyes sparkled with pleasure to find the crowd, seeing the Wu kingdom directly which he could only hear from his servants.
In the palace, Emperor Tian Yi and Consort Ming had welcomed their arrival. Consort Ming had to temporarily replace the Empress, until the Empress recovered. As for Consort Hong, his position now did not allow him to attend official events at the palace.
Officials and government ministers were also invited. The palace hall was designated as a place of welcome. The tables are full of various dishes, fruit, tea and wine. The music players had prepared on the other side, ready to play the music when they got the command.
"Wen Chen Xu pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor and Ming Guifei, may he live for thousands of years." The chief envoy from Wen bowed respectfully.
"Wen ChinSuo saluted the Emperor and Ming Guifei, may he live for thousands of years." The beautiful girl with the charming dimples was respectful of reverence.
"You can stand up. No need to hesitate! Seeing that the Wen kingdom sent the seventh prince and the ninth princess to come directly to Wu, Zhen was truly honored."
"The Emperor's Majesty is very insightful. Thank you for your compliment."
"Please sit down prince Chen Xu and Princess ChinSuo! Do not hesitate, enjoy the dishes. The journey from Wen here must have taken a lot of time and effort, you must be tired."
"Thank you Your Majesty. Along the way the scenery is very interesting, so that fatigue is no longer felt."
"Haha. Prince Chen Xu was really too praised. Let's start the banquet, and enjoy your wine!"
Music began to be played, along with the dancing girls who seemed to descend from the sky. They were as if the sky goddesses were descending to earth. Their white clothes fluttered in the spring breeze. Their soft movements and sweet smiles captivate the eyes of anyone who sees them.
The envoys from the Wen kingdom did not stop clucking in admiration, even Princess ChinSuo to the point of clapping. Unfeelably, the dishes served on the table began to wane, while the servants of the Wu kingdom poured wine into each of the guests. The fragrant aroma of wine poured out into the air.
"Thank you for the Emperor's banquet, I'm very lucky to be able to visit the famous Wu kingdom." Chen Xu stood up and saluted.
"The seventh prince was too praised. Zhen was really happy that the Wen kingdom had good intentions of working with us. Zhen toast to you." Emperor Tian Yi raised a cup of wine and drank it.
"Repeated." Chen Xu did the same. "Your Majesty, from the land of Wen we produced various precious stones, servants far away brought him from Wen to Wu may His Majesty the Emperor deign to accept."
A group of people from the Wen kingdom entered the hall with crates. After placing the chests in the middle of the hall, they came out again.
"Hahahaha, Zhen will not refuse. Thank you for giving me the seventh prince."
After Emperor Tian Yi received the gift, it was the turn of the Wu palace male servants to transport the chests into the palace.
"Baginda, my sister ChinSuo is good at dancing, may Your Majesty deign to see a little servant sister dance."
"Princess ChinSuo is famous for being beautiful, educated, graceful and good at dancing. Today Zhen could witness it, it was a gift."
Wen ChinSuo began to show abilities, dancing accompanied by Wen country music, his beautiful body and his movements that gurgled pampering the eyes. Every flick of her dress sleeves, every move she made made everyone seem bewitched. Basically the dance movements of Wu kingdom and Wen kingdom are different. Seeing firsthand the dance of the famous Wen, the invited guests were very enthusiastic. When the dance was finally over, ChinSuo knelt in the middle of the hall. While the guests who witnessed the invitation have not yet blinked.
"His Majesty the Emperor, Ayahanda intends to establish a cooperative relationship between the two kingdoms. In order for this relationship to become even more tight and deep, my father wanted that ChinSuo's sister could become one of the concubines of the majesty," Chen Xu's words instantly made the entire hall quiet.
"Thank you Your Majesty." Chen Xu could only salute and start picking up ChinSuo to wake up. The two followed Eunuch Kang towards Chunyi Pavilion.
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Wen ChinSuo was the ninth princess of the Wen kingdom. Her mother was concubine Yun, the favorite concubine of Emperor Wen. Automatic Wen ChinSuo was also the Emperor's favorite daughter. Sending his beloved daughter away from the Wen kingdom as a rope tie between the two kingdoms, was a difficult decision for Emperor Wen.
For the sake of the prosperity of his people, Emperor Wen willingly separated from his daughter. Though from the beginning she knew, her daughter would only become a concubine in Wu palace.
ChinSuo himself did not mind when the Emperor's decision reached his ears. Even he feels happy to be useful to the country and its people. This year, ChinSuo is 18 years old. ChinSuo grew up to be a beautiful, graceful, clever, fair-skinned and refined girl typical of royal descent. His demeanor is meek, and humble, since childhood ChinSuo loved the art of music and dance.
The talent of dancing was apparently passed down from the mother. His mother, concubine Yun used to be a dancer in the palace, Emperor Wen was interested and later raised him to be a concubine.
Actually ChinSuo himself did not know what Emperor Tian Yi looked like. The girl was not even honestly intending to become a concubine. It's just that the love of his homeland makes him willing to stay away from home.
Today ChinSuo accompanied by his elder brother, Chen Xu toured the city. They dressed simply, so as not to attract attention. Emperor Tian Yi also sent an entourage of soldiers disguised as commoners, to guard them. After all they were the Prince and Princess of a neighboring country, the direct envoy of Emperor Wen.
"Gege see, the jewelry in this Wu city market is also good." ChinSuo approached the jeweler's stand.
(Gege - older brother)
"True Meimei. Do you want one of them?" Chen Xu asked softly.
(Meimei - younger sister)
"For what? I will also be staying here. Can buy it sometime," ChinSuo said.
"It's not easy to find an opportunity to get Meimei out, especially when your status has changed later."
"No problem, I can tell the lady, or call the maker directly," the girl replied with a cheerful smile.
As the two brothers were about to continue their journey, from the opposite direction a middle-aged man appeared to be chased by a group of soldiers.
"Killer, stop right there! Stop !"
The man who was shouted as a murderer ran away quickly, from the front of him was also a group of ordinary citizens who blocked the road. Those ordinary citizens were the soldiers assigned to guard prince Chen Xu and princess ChinSuo.
Feeling that there was no other way, the middle-aged man decided to use a hostage. The one who was near him was ChinSuo. The girl had not had time to understand the situation when suddenly her hand was pulled and a dagger was pointed at her neck.
The panic of the soldiers who recognized the hostages was the same as the panic of Chen Xu.
"Meimei don't move. Relax, Gege will save you."
ChinSuo did not dare to make a sound. The man who was considered a murderer began to think that his decision to use ChinSuo as a hostage was appropriate.
"You don't have anyone following me or this girl is going to die!" he said as he pointed his dagger-wielding hand at Chen Xu. Suddenly as if coming from the sky, a whip whipped the man's hand, forcing him to drop a dagger. Not yet had he taken action, a man in white clothes kicked him on the back. The man fell down hard and directly on the brim of the soldiers. ChinSuo, who was pushed to the point of almost falling, closed his eyes in the belief that an instant later he would hit the ground in front of him.
Feeling his body drifting, ChinSuo opened his eyes only to see the figure of the man who stunned him. That face, the face of his helper. So handsome with an alluring smile. Smooth facial lines and warm hugs, sturdy hands keep it from falling. When he had stepped on the ground, ChinSuo was still fixated on the face of the young man in front of him.
"ChinSuo, are you okay? Is anyone hurt?" Chen Xu approached his sister worriedly.
"I'm fine Gege."
"good. Young master thank you for saving my sister." Chen Xu paid his brother's respects.
"You don't have to be confused. It is my job to help those who are in trouble. I still have business, excuse me."
"Wait on! I haven't thanked you and returned the favor" ChinSuo said.
"Miss doesn't need to reply to anything. Ladies and gentlemen, be careful. Excuse me."
"But what's your name?"ChinSuo is still firmly pursuing.
"Li Hao Chen!"yelled the man.
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The Emperor was still faithfully seated beside the bed where the Empress fell asleep. A tired face shadowed his handsome face. His hands tightly clasped Meihua's hands. Hope to channel power to the owner of the heart.
As the day went on, Meihua's hands moved weakly. His eyelids blinked slowly. It did not escape the Emperor's attention. Meihua's hand was held tighter.
"Sir, are you conscious?"
There's no answer. Meihua was not even fully conscious when a kiss landed on her forehead warmly.
"Thank god. Thanks Tian. You finally realized the Empress. Be careful, don't move too much! Let Zhen help you take the medicine."
"Your Majesty?" Meihua's voice was even very soft, her strength seemed to disappear.
"really. It's Zhen. Is the queen still sick? The waiter! Quickly get physician Han here!"
"Your Majesty, go! I still want to sleep a little more!"
"You still want to sleep? But...."
"Your Majesty, go, please!"
Without waiting for Tian Yi's reply, Meihua turned to her back. He pretended to close his eyes, hoping that Tian Yi would leave immediately. She was not ready to see the face of the Emperor, the face of her husband. In his heart was clearly imprinted, the Emperor's expression as he put him in prison. Cold, cruel and heartless. The coldness of the prison wall and the darkness of the place were still lingering in his memory.
The emperor took a long breath. The originally happy face returned moody. Meihua's rejection was painful for her, and the reason was probably because of her. Trying to understand the Empress's wishes, Emperor Tian Yi finally left unwillingly.