My Empress From The Future
Wisterias
Physician Mo started to open his eyes. The first time he saw it was the ceiling of a room so dark. When he tried to move his body, he realized that his position was firmly tied. A sense of pain arose as he forced his move, now his eyes skirted every inch of his body, only to find that he was badly injured by the whip.
"You're aware of physician Mo?" the voice of the young female entered his sense of hearing.
"Who are you? What's your purpose in keeping and torturing me here?"
"Well, you're old enough to be senile, try to remember!"
The old physician was silent, trying to remember.
"You! You're the Empress?"
"Ooohh remember that? If you know I'm the Empress why don't you respect me?"
"Honor the Empress, please release the servant. Servant knew nothing of Consort Hong's crimes," healer Mo began to whine.
"I mean honor by prostrating to me! Letting you go is easy for me, as long as you tell me all the plans and secrets of Hongmei that are still covered up."
"Your Majesty, please be merciful, how will the servant prostrate if the servant is bound like this? Empress, forgive me, I am only a fool. Don't know anything, where might the servant join Consort Hong's plan."
"lik! You ask for mercy, I already pity you. But you're wasting my time, you don't want to be honest either, so let my whip talk to you!"
Ctaarr.
The first whip, physician Mo howled in pain.
Ctaarrr.
The second whip, the old physician cried out for help.
"Good, shout loudly until your voice is gone, no one will find you!" Meihua still continues to whip.
Ctarrr.
Ctarrr.
The third and fourth whips left new wounds on the body of physician Mo.
"Ampuunns. Servant confessed. I will speak honestly. As long as the empress forgives the servant's life, "collapse is already the defense of physician Mo. Rather than the gold and jewels promised to me, it is better to save this little bit of life, he thought.
"Try you've been honest, you won't suffer any more. Say it! If you dare to lie to me in one word, then you know the consequences yourself. One lie, one finger. If your fingers are up, your other limbs will be cut."
"The servant did not dare, did not dare. Consort Hong wants to become an empress, she starts to devise a plan to get rid of you, she starts preparing the incense poison. The incense would slowly poison, making the body that inhaled the incense lose its power slowly and eventually die."
Meihua nodded, "I already know. Continue on!"
"After the plan, concubine Hong also planned to poison concubine Ming. He gave me a scented bag that actually contained poison."
"Then what?"
"just that. That's all I know Your Majesty."
"Everything you say I've heard, because your information is useless, then you are no longer useful to me. The bodyguard!"
"Ampuni servant. Forgive His Majesty the Empress. There's one more thing, one more thing."
"Oh. Whatisit? You better not say shit!"
"No. Servant will say something, but you must free the servant."
"Tabib Mo, you're in an unfavorable position, and it's not your part to negotiate with me. Say it!"
"But you must promise to forgive the servant's life."
"If your information is good, you can go with your life! If you just say nonsense, you will become a ghost in this place!"
"alright. I say, I will say. Consort Hong deliberately spread rumors that she was pregnant with an heir to the throne. At his birth, something big will happen. However, it depends on the attitude of His Majesty the Emperor to Consort Hong and his son."
"What do you mean?"
"Hamba doesn't know. Really don't know. That time I heard accidentally, and then I got kicked out of there."
"Who was Hongmei talking to then?"
"With minister Kang, his father."
"alright. I will consider your information, for a while your life will be safe."
"Thank you Empress. Thanks."
Hongmei, what exactly are you playing with? Did you really plan to attack the royal palace at the birth of your son?
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Zhuanshi Palace.
"Honor to the Emperor."
"Build everything!"
"Thank you Emperor."
"Bao-yu, how is Consort Ming?"
"Your Majesty, if you're so worried about her, why don't you go see her?"
"Bao-yu, you know for yourself. Consort Ming was never close to me. You are the only one in my heart. Zhen didn't want such an event to happen again."
"Your Majesty, this is only visiting her because she is sick. After all by showing that the Emperor cares about his ailing concubine, your position in the hearts of the people will be even stronger."
"You're right. Then, tomorrow accompany Zhen to see Consort Ming."
"Hamba will definitely accompany you."
"Your Majesty, there's something I want to say."
"Say! Don't hesitate!"
"Your Majesty, at that time we discussed the coup plan of Minister Kang. Lately I have been informed that the coup may have been carried out during Consort Hong's childbirth."
"Why should that be the time?"
"Hamba doesn't understand His Majesty either. Generally when a woman gives birth, she will be in a weak condition. Moving an army to occupy the palace while her daughter was giving birth was absurd, except..."
"Unless it's just a diversionary tactic. When everyone is busy with Consort Hong's birth, then my attention and all the soldiers will be distracted as well. Bringing in a large number of troops at the time of the event, would be beneficial to them."
"You are right, Your Majesty. So you have to prepare everything."
"Thank you Bao-yu, you warned Zhen."
"Your Majesty, this is already the duty of the servant to various burdens with you."
"Is there anything else Bao-yu?"
"It seems, the assault also depends on your treatment of Consort Hong."
"What do you mean?"
"If you treat Concubine Hong and her son well, perhaps the assault will not be carried out. That way won't we save the lives of innocent people, Your Majesty?"
"You think so is Bao-yu? But Minister Kang has always been ambitious. Not attacking this time, he will attack another time. Zhen really should prepare a backup plan."
"You're right."
"In addition Zhen is also worried about you Bao-yu."
"Does your majesty love slaves?"ask Meihua suddenly.
"Didn't you have the same taste for Meihua?" The emperor asked.
"If your majesty loves you, then your majesty must believe that you must be fine."
Silent. Both of them were silent, just staring at each other. Dive into each other's hearts through the eyes. The mouth can lie, but the eyes can never lie.
"Bao-yu, you know every corner of my heart is just full of you. Zhen believes in you, but Zhen also knows, the rumors circulating in the palace about the heir to the throne, must be a little disturbing to your heart."
"Your Majesty, I'm not a power freak. For servants, being able to stand beside your majesty has become happiness and luck."
"You are my precious Meihua. You really are my Empress. Wait a minute, Zhen will take care of minister Kang's problem completely. Zhen will establish justice for you and Consort Ming."
"Thank you, your majesty, it's getting late let's rest" Meihua asked.
"Sir, aren't you going to take Zhen to the bath together?"
Meihua's cheeks flushed red, "What did Your Majesty say? Slave's sleepy."
"If you don't want to shower together, we sleep together. How about we make a little prince? Or the little princess?" The Emperor said following Meihua's steps towards the contest.
"Your Majesty,"Meihua's speck was spoiled as her body was lifted and laid in the contest with the Emperor's position on it.
"Ssssttt is already night, lest the bridal night incident be repeated again," the Emperor reminded, no matter even Meihua's face has been as red as an apple.
Sometimes it's just honesty that's needed to get someone's heart. Tian really had his own will, who knew that a prince or princess would be born in the Wu palace.
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"Honor the Empress."
"Forget the Han physician's manners! All of you may go out" Meihua commanded the ladies and eunuchs. "May'er you live here!"
"Okay Empress," when the door was closed, the Han physician opened his mouth.
"Your Majesty, the fragrant pouch does contain fresh flowers and seeds. But what is interesting is the discovery of wisteria flower seeds in large quantities in it. The seeds are poisonous, can cause nausea, vomiting, confusion even the worst effect is death."
"It turns out that Hongmei intends to get the Queen's seat. Ming's sister was even hurt by him."
"Your Majesty, I have prescribed the medicine to Consort Ming, if Consorts regularly take it, within this one week the effect of the toxins will be gone."
"Alright, thank you doctor Han. Go, and wait for my gift for you!"
"Thank You, Your Majesty the Empress."
"Li Mei, poison must be avenged with poison. Take this list, go find the ingredients I need, "Meihua told Li Mei.
"Execute the Empress."
There needs to be enough evidence that I have to gather, with the presence of physician Mo, the fragrance bag and the testimony of Consort Ming, it should be enough to send Hongmei to prison for her crimes.
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Day changed Sunday. Weeks changed the month. Spring has long passed. Wu is now in winter.
Every plan of minister Kang was always under the supervision of emperor Tian Yi. The Emperor pretended as if he knew nothing, but actually outside the walls of the capital, General Li Hao's forces had been on standby.
Enemies from DongYi country are predicted to come from the west and northwest, this is because DongYi country borders Wu to the west. General Li Hao's army was divided into three parts. One section outside the city walls to the North, one section outside the southern city walls and another section to the palace grounds. The soldiers guarding the palace disguised themselves as ordinary residents, who filled the city, as the natives had been evacuated.
Residents who were in the city that was likely to become a way for the enemy forces, had been evacuated secretly, little by little so as not to cause panic and provide a warning for Minister Kang's camp.
The activities at the palace are still going as usual. Even now the content of Hongmei is just waiting for the day of labor. The emperor deliberately raised the status of Hongmei who was previously only a Fei now became Huang Guifei. Of course, all of that was with the permission of the Empress. Error is not permission, but the strategy of the Empress.
The treatment for Hongmei is also getting better. Occasionally, the Emperor would spend the night at the Jade Palace. Of course without touching Hongmei at all. This he did to outwit Minister Kang's camp. If his treatment of Hongmei was indeed the reason for the attack, then the Emperor hoped that in this way the innocent people in the palace would be spared the danger.
For a while Minister Kang's camp was being sweet. Even the atmosphere seemed to return to peace and quiet. Jun Li, who was disguised as the core force of Kang's minister, gave information that the attack was not to be carried out on Huang Guifei's day of labor.
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That day the palace Giok crowded not kepalang. The servants ran around, preparing the necessary things for labor. The healer was brought in, from the morning the cries and cries of Hongmei were heard all the way to the Jade Palace hall.
Emperor Tian Yi, Empress Meihua and the recovered Consort Ming, were both present awaiting Hongmei's birth. Until noon there were no signs of a baby crying. No one has reported that the delivery process has been completed. Finally impatient, Meihua took the initiative to enter Hongmei's delivery room.
There the healers were panicking, they were pacing back and forth, their positions separated by a thin bulkhead with a bed. Only the female maids helped with the labor process, while the healers only gave instructions. Seeing Meihua's arrival they wanted to honor, but Meihua banned it quickly.
"Is there a problem? Physician Han explain it to me!"
"In reply to Her Majesty the Empress, the concubine lacked the energy to push. Because since then the concubine has been shouting too much and moving unnecessarily. Her condition's getting weaker, we're worried about her baby's safety."
"I'll help, you guys do your best."
Meihua then flicked the thin bulkhead, approaching the head of the bed where Hongmei was drowning. He sat down slowly and patted Hongmei on the cheek.
"Hey Consort Hong, wake up! Save your baby, save the little prince. Or would you rather see me as containing the heir to the throne of Wu's palace? As for your baby that you said a prince just died before he even saw the world?" Meihua is heating up Hongmei.
Succeeds. Meihua's words made Hongmei come to a realization, with Meihua's sharp gaze, the woman began to push. Meihua did not stop just like that, her mouth kept whispering various sentences that made Hongmei furious. Until finally the baby's cry filled the delivery room.
"Congratulations to the concubine, you gave birth to a beautiful baby, a baby girl" said a lady-in-waiting who helped with the birth.
"Congratulations Concubine Hong you gave birth to the bird as your name suggests, and not a baby dragon," whispered Meihua in Hongmei's ear.
Hongmei who had known from the beginning felt weak. Now he felt as if there was no hope. Only punishment awaited him, for having lied to the Emperor about the heir to the throne.
After the baby was cleaned, Meihua brought it before the emperor Tian Yi.
"Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor, the Hong bird has been born in the palace" Meihua said. At once all the servants and eunuchs who heard him, gave a speech.
"Congratulations to His Majesty, upon the birth of a Princess."
Emperor Tian Yi sat quietly in his chair. It was not the case of a baby girl or boy who became his mind, but the lie of Hongmei who said he was pregnant with a prince. The emperor was furious, lying to the ruler as well as getting the death penalty.
"Your Majesty, look at this beautiful baby. A child who is well educated will surely be a good princess as well" Meihua said, showing the baby to the Emperor.
"Beautiful, take care of this princess Meihua. Don't let her be like her mother. Forgive Zhen for hurting your feelings again."
"Don't think too much of Your Majesty, I will sincerely take care of this baby. Give him His Majesty's name immediately."
"Today Wu's palace was awarded a beautiful princess. I gave her the name Wu Mei Lian," said the Emperor loudly.
"Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor, congratulations on the birth of Princess Mei Lian."
"Because concubine Hong lied and spread various rumors that she had conceived a prince then Zhen would punish her after her health recovered."
After saying so, emperor Tian Yi left the Jade Palace.
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That night at Zhuanshi's palace, the Emperor and the Empress who were together, just leaned against each other enjoying the silence of the night. The servants had been told to rest, even the lamps in the palace had been turned off. Only one lamp remains in the contest.
"Your Majesty, you rest" Meihua said softly.
"Zhen hasn't drowsy Bao-yu. If you sleepy go to sleep first."
"Hamba will accompany your majesty. Isn't it a nice night sky view out there? How about we go for a walk together, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Tian Yi agreed. Finally both of them put on thick coats and walked out of the courtyard. While walking in the dim light of night, their hands joined together.
When finally their steps stopped at the artificial lake, the Emperor chose to sit on the bridge as Meihua had done.
Now the Emperor's hand clasped Meihua's body, and Meihua's head rested on his shoulders.
"Your majesty, don't you feel sorry for sister Ming?"
"What do you mean Meihua?"
"His Majesty never visited him, never talked to him. She as a concubine as if only a display, while her freedom is like a bird in a cage."
The emperor was silent for a moment.
"It's not that Zhen didn't want to talk to her and visit her, but really in Zhen's heart there was only you as my empress. Zhen's mistake when visiting the Jade Palace ended like this, Zhen didn't want to repeat it anymore."
Meihua's heart was warm to hear her husband's words. Doesn't that mean there's only one in the Emperor's heart.
"Your majesty, Ming's sister used to beg me. After the investigation into Consort Hong was over, she asked me to promise her one thing."
"What's that?"
"He wanted to leave the palace, live in the countryside and be a normal person. He did not want to live in the palace, not that he did not respect the Emperor. But he entered the palace also had no other choice. Please do not be angry at Ming's sister."
"Zhen wasn't angry. Didn't you ask her if leaving the palace meant leaving her family too? A former wife of the Emperor could not return to her family. They are considered to bring disgrace and misfortune."
Meihua was aghast, never did he know so severe the consequences to be borne. It was as if there was a heavy burden on him.
"That means that for the rest of his life, Ming's sister couldn't get what he wanted? He's gonna suffer here to death?"meihua Lirih.
"Don't be sad. Zhen there's a way. But Consort Ming had to be patient. Minister Kang's rebellion only counts days. Wait until we get over this."
"Your Majesty."
It is better that Mingfen and Xiao Wu's relationship is not told to your majesty, or that he will be angry at being insulted. And worse yet, it could be that Ming's sister did not come out of the palace.
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Previously Kang Li Bo was quite satisfied, because his daughter's title rose to Huang Guifei. It only takes one level higher to become Empress. In addition, the Emperor's attention to Hongmei also improved. In his letter, Hongmei said that the Emperor was even willing to spend another night in his palace.
Of course Kang Li Bo is happy if her daughter is happy. Therefore, the plan of the invasion of the Palace was postponed. According to Hongmei, only to get rid of Meihua could she become Empress. If Meihua died, then the title of Empress must be hers.
But the Emperor's attention to his daughter turned out to have other intentions. Soon after his grandson was born, the Emperor gave it to the Empress and imprisoned her daughter. Hongmei was accused of an assassination attempt on Consort Ming, spreading rumors about the heir to the throne undermining the peace of the palace and other crimes involving the Empress's life.
With all these crimes, Hongmei is certain to be sentenced to death. Outraged, Kang Li Bo decided to immediately send a letter to DongYi and to General Mu's camp. The planned attack will be carried out as soon as DongYi sends his help.