OFFERING CONCUBINES
EPISODE 133 ARRANGES AN INVESTIGATION
Xiao Yi stared at the items that were now on his desk, some of them were his. Except for the blue chai kumala, he felt he was not entitled to the thing.
The folded shabby letter was almost torn, but it was still quite clear it was all his writing.
A hairpick given by His Majesty, which had been taken by Jiu Fei.
And lastly was a warning letter about the poison that was planned to be drunk on him, at his coronation. Xiao Yi's death would be an open gesture of assault towards His Highness Yan Yue.
"Whatever happens, do not drink the wine of the covenant, that you may live"
The last sentence on the bottom of Zhao Juren's letter made her eyes unblink. His head turned, thinking about what he should do.
This plan had indeed been arranged in such a way, if Xiao Yi drank it then he would die and it signified the war against the king Yan Yue in the beginning.
But if he does not drink it, then it means he is considered as a candidate for a dissident consort who may have a treasonous plan, considering the wine of the treaty of allegiance to the country is very sacred.
If it was done, it would be used as an excuse to accuse concubine Yi of being a traitor and to pass all wrongs on to the king of Yan Yue.
Xiao Yi was stuck, stroking his stomach that felt increasingly bigger. Frozen poison if drunk to the end of the throat alone can make the base of the tongue burn and he will lose his voice
like Yuan's concubine but for this type of poison, in contrast to the poison of ice lilies, frost made her lose her voice forever.
This woman knows, in a pregnant condition like now, it is very risky if she tries to drink it, of course it will harm her babies.
Xiao Yi closed his eyes, his finger tapping at the table in front of him.
Then, suddenly those eyes as bright as the vivacity opened, sparkling like a flash of stars. He knew there was always a way out for all his problems, if he thought about it calmly. As hard as it is.
With both of his hands folded the warning letter that Zhao Juren had written to him. When he finished folding it, suddenly his eyes were pounded on a small piece of writing.
"Chue Lian has returned peacefully to Nanxing in between by the dried leaves of Wisteria"
Xiao Yi, staring at the writing for a while, then realized that the makaud of the writing was about Jiu Fei.
His Majesty made Chue Lian palace for Jiu Fei and gave it the name of the building as Chue Lian palace or first love palace.
Jiu Fei the first love Your Highness Yan Yue has returned home to Nanxing?
Xiao Yi's brows were linked while clasping the lotus-carved hairpin in his hand, it felt impossible after a dozen years of confining himself in the Sunyen Temple, Jiu Fei returned to Nanxing, considering there he was considered a traitor because Irbih chose to follow the king of the enemy country of the Niangxi people.
The people of Niangxi in Nanxing, had given the girl an eternal stamp as a traitor of the nation. If he comes back though, then nothing just comes to lay down his life.
But the last sentence that the Chue Lian was ushered in by the dried wisteria leaves made Xiao Yi aware of an awkwardness. Then the look of that beautiful face was instantly grim, wrapped in sorrow.
He knew, the intent of that sentence, Ji Fei might have gone home in a different sense. The girl is gone.
A strange sorrow seeped into his heart, for some reason just coming. He felt the pain of Jiu Fei all his life, hiding the feeling of love in the temple until death.
Somehow Jiu Fei left, but still his heart was in pain.
Xiao Yi gathered all the items on the table into that purple velvet bag.
"Chu Cu's...!" His voice sounded out loud, calling out to his loyal servant.
Without waiting twice, the young servant otu appeared dumbstruck from behind the door of Xiao Yi's room.
"Good, lady..." Chu Cu immediately left without refuting.
Shortly Cun's bodyguard who served as the head of the empress's personal bodyguard under His Majesty's special orders arrived.
She was indeed outside Xingwu's palace, never going anywhere because she was entrusted to always secure the concubine who was carrying the king's child.
He was in full charge of the safety of Xiao Yi and the only one whom Xiao Yi trusted to be near him besides Chu Cu, ever since Cun's bodyguard became his bodyguard in Youwu during Sir Yuan's healing time the past few months.
"Cun Facing the mistress..." Cun's bodyguards bowed deeply.
Xiao Yi told Chu Cu to close the door and signal Cun's bodyguards to approach.
"I will make a plan, which only you know and execute. No one can know. Even His Majesty himself does not need to know..."
Xiao Yi said while putting on a serious face.
...***...
The night crept quickly, His Majesty had just finished his dinner at Rongyu palace.
The uneasiness felt so disturbing, he was very worried about the Empress's coronation ceremony which was only four days away. So many dangers and threats are secretly launched from behind the darkness.
His Highness Yan Yue did not expect, nearly half of the palace elders were vassals and minions of the queen mother.
Even if he wants to point the finger directly at the queen's nose by exercising his right as king, then the upheaval in the palace can no longer be avoided.
Who can guess, which side will win or lose, whatever happens at the coronation ceremony later, still have to sacrifice blood and lives.
Your Majesty knows, the dispute will not be avoided, it's just that it may be minimized fatalities that may have to occur.
All the unrest as a diversion from the rebels had been extinguished secretly from within according to the plan drawn up by him and Xiao Yi.
"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Chen suddenly entered with a tense face.
His Majesty squinted his eyes, slightly surprised by the look on the eunuch's face.
"What's wrong?" Ask His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother wants to meet with Her Majesty..." Eunuch Chen replied with a slight hesitation
"Mother Suri?" His Majesty's face stiffened instantly.
"when?"
"Now the queen mother is waiting outside..." Answer eunuch Chen.
"If Your Majesty doesn't want to meet, I will say, Your Majesty is asleep..." Eunuch Chen said with a slight fear at the strange look of His Majesty.
His Majesty stood up from his seat and said,
"Just get him in..."