The Emperor's Prisoner
Episode 44

Li Jihyun sauntered away towards her room alone. Dayang who passed by him bowed respectfully. They looked frightened when faced with Li Jihyun. Not in vain also earlier I showed off the power of the great concubine, inner Li Jihyun smiled proudly. The girl continued walking until she arrived at the door of her room. The breath sounded.

His gaze turned soft as he rubbed the door. A strange feeling surrounded his heart. Which cannot be expressed by words. There is a feeling of tightness felt. Breath sounded again. He slid the door and entered his room. His determination was getting round to avenge the people closest to him.

Meanwhile, Zhang Liu came to Gong Jihon's house. Throughout the journey the man's face looked crumpled. He still could not accept the leadership of the western faction not acting in defense of Li Jihyun. Hadn't they been supporting Li Jihyun all this time? that was what Zhang Liu thought.

The carriage that Zhang Liu was riding on came to a halt. The man immediately came down and stood right in front of Gong Jihon's door. There were two guards standing there. The two people hurriedly walked over to Zhang Liu. "We greet the master prime minister Zhang Liu," they greeted in unison while bowing respectfully.

"Is master Gong Jihon home?" tanyanya looked at them in turn.

"Mr Gong Jihon is not home. Just now the master went to bring the young master to treatment," replied one of the two men. Zhang Liu screeched. He rubbed a rough face.

"Damn!" objurgation. "If Mr. Gong has come home, send word to me. There's something important to talk about" he said, taken by the two men in unison. He stared for a moment at the high fence of the house before returning to the palace. Riding the horse carriage, Zhang Liu arrived at the palace faster.

His face is getting more and more tangled. His heart was shrouded in frustration. He walked towards the emperor's room. With widened steps he arrived at the door of the room. Two soldiers were standing guard. "Sir Zhang Liu, what need did you come here for?" ask one of the soldiers after greeting him politely. Zhang Liu exhaled.

"What does the emperor's majesty have?" ask Zhang Liu.

"Sorry master Zhang Liu just now the noble went to the Xu family residence," the soldier replied making Zhang Liu astonished.

"What business is there, your majesty? Didn't the Xu family refuse the visit of the emperor's highness?"

"For that matter I do not know Mr. Zhang." Zhang Liu exhaled a rough breath. Today there is no situation on his side. Zhang Liu was forced to return home empty-handed. Though he had to immediately release Li Jihyun from prison.

"Have you heard?" knock one of the ladies in a group. There were five maids who were huddling in the corner of the palace hallway. Zhang Liu who was passing by stopped. He hid behind the wall while installing his sense of hearing sharply. The other four ladies looked at him curiously. They're snuggling up to each other. "He said that the noble concubine was freed from the noble punishment of the emperor," he continued to shock everyone there. One of them is Zhang Liu. The four people cried out. But hunt the dayang who told the story put his index finger in the lips. The sound of hissing sounded softly made the four people simultaneously shut their mouths. "Why is this noise? If caught by the head of the lady we can get angry," he said annoyed. The four men were mangut.

"But how can the noble concubine be free? Isn't it usually that the emperor's highness isn't that easy to forgive?" ask one of them to be curious. Zhang Liu close his ears to the wall.

"You come closer" he said, bringing the four closer together. Even docked. "From the rumors I heard concubine Hai was also involved. He made an offer to his highness the emperor so that his highness the great concubine could be free" he continued.

So it was concubine Hai who helped free the noble concubine? What exactly do the two people have a relationship with? zhang Liu rubbed his chin.

"So from what I heard the reward that concubine Hai gave was big, too" said the lady raising her eyebrows making the other four ladies even more curious. So was Zhang Liu who was still hiding behind the wall. Her ears were set as sharp as possible eavesdropping on the chatter of the five maids. "Consort Hai ..."

Pluck up!

"Oh," Zhang Liu cried in pain making the five maids instantly shut up. The glasses man rubbed his head which hurt by throwing pebbles. His eyes were all around but invisible to no one. Only the trees swayed in the wind. Some of the palace hallways were built open. There is no wall in the way. Beside this hallway planted trees and flowers. Like the passageway that Zhang Liu passed through. He grimaces in pain.

"You heard that voice?" ask one of the ladies with a paled face. They looked at each other and nodded in unison.

"Ki-We better get out of here. I don't want to get caught by the head of the lady," he said, hurrying away followed by his four friends. Zhang Liu's head poked out from behind the wall. He clucked his throat when he did not see the five maids there.

"Damn!" he still rubbed his sick head. He stared once more left and right. But it still doesn't look anything. He snorted and resumed his journey.

"Li Jihyun this time a lot of people care about you," murmured someone on a tree branch. He grinned wide. "I can't wait to see you" he continued. He jumped from branch to branch. Then it disappeared without a trace.

Li Jihyun's heart was beating fast. He woke up with a breathless sigh. Massaged temples that feel pain. A sweat drenches the forehead. "It looks like I'm asleep" he muttered as he looked at his dimly lit room. He exhaled a rough breath. "Yona! Yona! Yo ..." the girl instantly stopped screaming. He was silent while breathing heavily. He was gone, Li Jihyun's mind was lethargic. "Lian!" call Li Jihyun.

"I am here, noble concubine," said the lady-in-waiting called Lian. The girl was still sitting in the chair staring at Lian.

"Recover my room" he said, to which Lian was proud. Lian also moved deftly to clean up Li Jihyun's room. From closing the windows to lighting the candles in the room.

"Do you need dinner now?" asked Lian politely who was scolded by Li Jihyun's deheman. "alright. Please wait for a moment, your highness concubine," said Lian leaving Li Jihyun's room.

Li Jihyun leaned her back on the chair. His mind wandered far away. Why am I this weak? I used to be a great assassin, inwardly. It was still fresh in his memory as he managed to kill many people with his abilities. Even his name is respected by people. No one dared to underestimate Li Jihyun. Remembering that made Li Jihyun smile thinly. Compared to his life now his ability is much reduced drastically. Although there is little that can be used.