My Empress From The Future
Don't Leave Me!
The swift speed of the horse's legs caused Meihua to be disturbed in her sleep. He yawned wide without intending to cover it up. I am thankful that no mosquito gets into her mouth. Although it had not yet reached the tree where it rested, the steps of the horses were clearly heard. There seemed to be a group of people who would pass underneath him and race horses at high speed.
The branches of the tree where he slept were indeed high, so it would be difficult to see from below. The view from above is very clear. Meihua could see wherever she wanted. Suppose this tree is in his yard, then he will make a large tree house for a picnic.
In an instant Meihua could see that the group of people riding on horses were all dressed in black. Each of them seemed to have martial arts. Unknowingly Meihua gripped one of the small branches nearby.
"Stop!" Shouted one of them. Meihua guessed he was the leader.
"According to our spies he ran to the area around here. We need to split up and find him as soon as possible! Then kill without mercy!"
"Good."
The group split with their horses. Without forgetting to pull the sword from its sheath. Whoever they're looking for, it seems that person is in danger. Wait up! It's not me they're looking for, is it? inner Meihua panicked.
After the tea time passed, those who scattered returned again. This time they brought reports that nothing was suspicious.
"Leader Shi, how is this? There's no trace of the woman" said one of them.
"Whatever happens we have to find the woman and kill her! That is our mission! Search again!"
"Ready!"
Not yet had their horse taken a step, an arrow shot through one of the group members. He died and fell from a horse. The rest of the group were alerted with drawn swords and turned their backs.
"Say! Who are you and who are you looking for?!" An ice-cold question could be heard breaking the silence of the night.
The person called leader Shu laughed out loud. "You! Emperor of the Wu kingdom? Why bother to get to this forest and question us? Of course we're on a mission!"
One of Tian Yi's eyebrows shot up. It was surprising that his face was well recognized. Infuriated with his opponent's attitude, without much ado, Tian Yi swung his hand, a sign to attack.
The inevitable battle, the clanking of guns acted out of the hoops of horses splitting the silence of the forest. From above the tree, Meihua stared unblinkingly at Tian Yi. Did he really come and lead a direct search to find her? This time his mind was filled with anxious feelings, what if Tian Yi was injured?
As the battles progressed, the casualties from both sides began to be incalculable. Outnumbered, the members of the Black Mist organization were forced into defensive conditions. The longer the rest of their members depleted. Tian Yi continued to urge the Shu leader and forced him into a defensive position without being able to fight back.
Wounds began to adorn the body of the Shu leader. Lastly, Tian Yi's sword swing hit his hand. Forcing him to drop his own sword. Without weapons, Shu's leader only lives to take his life. But who would have thought, at such a critical moment, one of the members of the Black Mist organization took out a small dagger and threw it towards Tian Yi.
Due to his position in front of the Shu leader, Tian Yi had no idea of the little dagger that was ready to pierce through his body from behind. Only one person knew about it, none other than Meihua. Taking off his sash in panic, Meihua hoped that he could drop himself in time to save Tian Yi.
"Emperor awaaass!!" Meihua's stifled cry came to a halt after the dagger pierced through her body which became a shield for Tian Yi. The little dagger hit Meihua's body. After dropping himself from the tall tree plus pierced by a dagger, Meihua piled to the ground.
Initially Emperor Tian Yi did not understand at all why he suddenly heard Meihua's screeches. Looking back, her Meihua was there, with her belly stuck in a dagger, dazed and then dropped to the ground. Outraged, Tian Yi swung his sword at the Shu leader, instantly taking his life.
"Meihua. Meihua wake! Hua!"
Meihua blinked softly, pain assaulting her entire body. "Your Majesty. You survived? Pardon Hua'er, for causing this problem."
"Zhen is fine. Was fine. Why are you here?"
Meihua pointed up, towards the tree where she had originally been. There his shawl was still waving in the night breeze. Emperor Tian Yi followed the direction Meihua pointed to, an understanding entering his mind.
"Meihua. Hang in! Zhen please hold on to the palace. You hear Zhen?"
Meihua stared sadly, her mouth open about to say something. But it stopped because he choked on his own blood. The blood flowed out past his lips. Without thinking about anything else, Tian Yi immediately lifted Meihua's body and carried her with a horse to make it to the palace immediately.
Meihua. Please survive! Don't leave me!
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The Han physician was again summoned to the Zhuanshi palace. Panic radiated on his old face, this time the injuries the Empress suffered were more alarming. In addition to worrying about the Empress, physician Han was also worried about her head. If he does not succeed in saving the Empress, then he will accompany the Empress to the afterlife.
"Tabby Han! Save the Empress! Save him, you hear Zhen?"
"Hamba will do everything in his power, Your Majesty."
"Do it carefully. Remember your survival depended on the Empress' survival."
"Hamba understands."
The servants back and forth prepare various medical needs. The basin contained warm water, clean clothes, bandages, medicine, clean cloth and all the things Han healers needed.
First the Han physician cut off the clothes that were around the dagger. Realizing something, healer Han kneeled back down. "For Your Majesty. The Queen's wounds were not deep, but from the amount of blood that came out, it could endanger her life and the life of her fetus. Your Majesty how should I?"
"Save both!"
"Your Majesty, that's impossible. Just one chance to live."
"Save the Empress!"
"Your Majesty..."
"Tabib Han, you heard! Save Empress!"
"good. Servant understands. I understand."
My son, I'm sorry. But you're only three weeks old, if I lose your mother, then I lose you too. But if I just lose you, then you can go back to being our son next time.
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Finally the tense moments ended. The life of the Empress was helped, but the sacrifices made were also so great. She had to lose her three-week-old baby.
Concubine Ming who was at Zhuanshi Palace the entire time, helped guard the Empress along with Li Mei and Madam Lianhua. The three of them almost never even left the room where the Empress fell asleep.
"Hua'er what exactly are you doing? You risked your life and now you're losing your baby." Lirih Madame Lianhua by the bed.
"Madam, the Empress was the one who saved the Emperor's life. Although it is undeniable, the sacrifice required is so great."
"Li Mei was right. When the Emperor's life was threatened, Meihua's brother who was on a tree, desperately jumped and confronted the dagger with his own body. One thing that might not be taken into account is, the dagger hit his stomach" Consort Ming explained.
"Your Majesty, the Empress is very sorry. This is all Consort Hong's fault!"said Li Mei in flames.
"Ssttt Li Mei what are you saying?"
"Indeed right. If Consort Hong had not caused any trouble, would the Empress be like this?"
"Even so, you can't say nonsense!"
Li Mei was silent a thousand languages, once in a while the servant girl would wipe away her tears. Mingfen who saw him could only sigh.
"Li Mei you should pray that big brother Meihua will recover soon. Don't say things that will hurt you!"
"Alright, Li Mei understood Concubine Ming."
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"Yue'er see, the Meihua flower here is so beautiful when compared to the Wen kingdom" ChinSuo said to her servant.
"Miss, every Meihua flower is always beautiful wherever she is," Yue'er replied.
"You are right, Meihua contains beauty, purity, and she is also a strong flower, still survive despite the cold weather, but I think it is more beautiful in this park."
"Miss ChinSuo is right, Meihua is a beautiful flower. Like our Empress, Empress Meihua." A man's voice shocked both.
"You. Is this really you?" ChinSuo eyes are patterning.
"Miss.ahh I mean Princess ChinSuo really has a good memory. This is true servant."
The man bowed in honor.
"You're also the imperial family?" princess ChinSuo pretended not to know.
"Unfortunately I am not part of the imperial family. At that time my introduction was lacking respect for the Princess, because I was in a hurry. Introduce the Princess, I am Li Hao Chen. The sister of the consort of Meihua."
"Ahh, there's no need to be so respectful like that. At that time I was grateful for your help. How should I return this favor?"
"Princess doesn't owe any favor to servant," Hao Chen smiled.
She smiled, what a sweet smile.ChinSuo cheeks blushed.
"Ka...then how about drinking tea together there?"ChinSuo pointed at one of the gazebos.
"Is it okay? What if Your Majesty finds out?" Hao Chen was doubtful.
"It doesn't matter, after all I haven't officially accepted the Emperor as his concubine."
"good. Please Princess," Hao Chen let ChinSuo lead the way.
The gazebo that became the destination of the two was somewhat at a height. From that place, almost the entire imperial garden was visible. Yue'er served tea, and arranged some cakes on the plate.
"Young master Hao Chen please taste. It's tea and cake from where I came from. From Wen," ChinSuo offered.
"The princess does not need to call the young master. Just call me the name of the servant," Hao Chen still kept smiling.
If he keeps smiling, when will I hide my reddened face?
"good. Then, there is no need to call me Princess. Just call Chin'er, and I'll call you Chen Gege, how?"
"Ahahahaha, fine. Agree."
"Thank you. Chen Gege."
Their conversations continued to flow, ranging from poetry, songs, literature, the culture of each country to war and history they had discussed. They seem to feel good for each other.
Even spending time with Chen Gege was a lot of fun. Ahh suppose I haven't offered to be the emperor's concubine, Inner ChinSuo.
"Chin'er, we talked until we forgot the time. It is almost afternoon, you should immediately return to the residence. I still have to visit the empress," Hao Chen who first realized how much time they had spent chatting.
"Ahhh, Chen Gege is right. Until it doesn't feel like you've been sitting here for hours. Oh, aye. I heard the Empress was injured while saving the Emperor. Can I come see him?"
"Of course I can. Let's Princess, please!"
The two walked side by side, occasionally Hao Chen would throw a joke that made ChinSuo laugh loosely.
Interesting girl, unfortunately she's the future concubine of the Emperor.
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"Whatdidyou say? They failed?"
"Truly Sir. All the assassins died after fighting with the troops that the Emperor had brought. The good news is, the Empress was also injured for confronting the dagger with herself."
"That's good too. Since they're all dead, then I won't be afraid of being proven guilty."
"Master's right."
"Tell my daughter, run the next plan!"
"good. Excuse me."
"Go!"
After the butler left, Mr. Kang gulped his tea violently. It seems that the plan he had done this time failed.
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Empress Meihua again lay on the bed with a new wound. Every time the Han healer would come and check on his condition. This time the Emperor did not leave Zhuanshi's palace at all. The Queen Mother who was in the temple has also been informed about this problem. With tears streaming down her old cheeks, the Queen Mother decided to visit the Empress in the palace.
Actually, Meihua had woken up almost two hours ago. But after hearing the news that she had a miscarriage, Meihua fainted again. Tian Yi who was by his side also harbored a feeling of guilt.
"Your Majesty." Call Meihua lirih.
"Hua'er, are you conscious? Physician Han, check on the Empress again!"
Physician Han entered the Empress's room upon hearing the call. Carefully, the Queen's pulse was examined. With a sumringah face, physician Han delivered his examination.
"His Majesty the Empress has already passed her critical period. Now the most important thing is the recovery of the body. I'll get people to bring medicine."
"Quick do!"
"Your Majesty. Excuse me."
After physician Han left, the room became quiet.
"Emperor, forgive me for my recklessness our future son should be a victim." Meihua's words broke the silence. The emperor sighed softly.
"Zhen is guilty. Unable to take care of you and look after our son, Zhen is even to blame for making you hurt."
"Don't do that, Your Majesty. If only that day the servant had not left the palace, none of this would have happened. Your Majesty, please punish me."
"Hua'er what are you talking about? It's all because of Zhen, so stop saying that. Stop, Zhen please."
Meihua cried, a heart-wrenching cry. Losing a baby is not an easy thing to feel. The two hugged each other, bracing each other. This time, however, there is a cause and effect. Meihua promised in her heart that she would never do childish things again. While the Emperor promised, that from now on there was only Meihua in his heart. Just Meihua.