Warlord of the Xili Kingdom
The betrayal of insiders

Five months ago ...

The Queen Mother seemed happy to hear the pregnancy of her daughter-in-law's granddaughter. He forced himself out of his bed when Zhaoling agreed to take his wife back to the palace.

Not only was the Queen Mother happy when she got the happy news, but the Empress also felt overwhelmed by the pregnancy of her daughter-in-law. He had never expected that Xin'er would give the next generation of the throne of the Kingdom to them.

After staying in the Palace for a week, the Queen Mother gradually improved. His condition was much better than the first time Zhaoling had come. Likewise with the Empress who did not look sad anymore, because there was her son who accompanied. The happy sparkle was clearly visible on the faces of the two women of different ages, the Lord of the Inner Palace.

But on the other hand, sadness hit Consort Wang Xiumeng. After Zhaohan's departure from the Palace for treason against the State, the woman did not get the attention of the Emperor anymore. Emperors always spent more time with the Empress as well as their son Zhaozu.

All forms of rules that apply first, now replaced with new regulations according to the will of the Third Prince. It was not without reason that Zhaozu replaced the old rule with a new one. However, the Third Prince was more thoughtful of good things and did not harm the kingdom or its people. He was as wise as a leader should be.

Many people praised and supported Prince Zhaozu's actions in any matter, especially his accession to the Crown Prince. Although Zhaozu himself refused, the people insisted that the benevolent Prince be their leader someday. Inevitably, Zhaozu accepted.

However, the Third Prince requested permission to return to Monthong Village first because he wanted to pick up his family and friends before his inauguration as Crown Prince.

By morning, Zhaoling departed from Xili with a carefree heart of course. She imagined what Xin'er and the others would look like when she found out that everyone was happy to hear that she was going to have children. Zhaoling stomped his horse to run quickly, so that he could reach the village of Monthong before his wife gave birth.

The horse he was riding ran like a storm blowing around. He could not hide his happiness even if it was just a thin smile on his lips.

While heading towards Sharimie's border, Zhaoling's heart suddenly grew agitated. Like something hit his chest hard, to the point of making it tight. His heart was beating irregularly, a sign of something big about to happen, so he wondered in his heart. What's gonna happen? Clutching his chest, Zhaoling walked slowly with his horse, resuming his intention to pick up his wife and friends.

While in Xili, something happened that shocked the entire inner Palace. The Queen Mother was found dead in her room without knowing the exact cause. Everyone was shocked by the sudden death of the Queen Mother. Wasn't he okay yesterday? Did the Royal Physician not examine it properly, so they were disappointed with the health condition of the Queen Mother?

A crying sound was heard in the Harem Palace. The entire Palace is in mourning for the death of the Queen Mother, who looks unnatural. The Queen Mother's body looks blue and red-spotted like exposed to poison, but there is no poison whatsoever found by the Physician in Her body.

Right, something's awkward! But, what?

The emperor ordered a shadow bodyguard to chase after his son before Zhaozu actually crossed the border. He wanted his son to know that the Queen Mother died after he said goodbye. But, it was not the intention of the Emperor to accuse him of doing something bad, but rather that he inform Zhaozu that his Grandmother was dead.

The bodyguard ran as fast as possible to catch up to the Prince, but it seemed that Zhaozu had already passed through the border gate. He again spurred the pace of his horse to immediately follow Zhaozu to deliver the sad news.

It seems like the Gods are on his side. After running far enough, the bodyguard finally found Zhaozu who would cross by boat to pass the Gir river. He also shouted loudly calling the name of the Prince, so that the Prince turned to him.

His thoughts were currently on his little family, but he could not ignore the unnatural death of his grandmother. Inwardly he is determined to unravel the mystery of his grandmother's death, and capture the mastermind behind this crime. In doing so, he gave justice to his grandmother after punishing her killer.

Zhaozu wrote a short message sent by the Eagle to his wife and friends, asking them to prepare to return to the Palace after Xin'er gave birth. After settling the case, he had to immediately pick them up to return to the Palace. That way, he can protect his entire family in one place.

But unfortunately, Zhaozu did not know if the short message sent by him was never reached to his wife or friends. The message was picked up by someone and changed its contents without Zhaozu's knowledge.

Every Zhaozu gave a short message always he changed the contents first, as well as if there was a reply from Xin'er to her husband it was always replaced with the writing of the person. He manipulates the two into misunderstanding again and they finally decide to separate. That was what Khong Jihu had expected.

Yep. The person behind all this is Jihu, Yoona's adoptive brother, the first son of Lord Khong Guan. He hated that Commander Xili so much for having dared to take Yoona away from him. He feels neglected when they leave Jihu in the haunted forest with the monstrous creatures of Chang Chute region.

Jihu nearly lost his life when the haunted forest dwellers attacked him. However, the arrival of Zhaohan along with his troops along with the blizzard saved his life. Finally, Jihu survived and he rushed away from the place to look for the whereabouts of Yoona who was taken away Zhaoling.

During this time, Jihu secretly put his heart on her foster sister, but Yoona always ignored his feelings on the grounds of having a husband. Therefore, it was time for Jihu to separate them so that there would be no reason for Yoona to refuse him.

Jihu also finds out where Yoona is because of the reply she sent to her husband, which was written by Jihu's hand. He was quite satisfied with the results he got now. That way, he can find Yoona without having to bother looking around the world.

The man also chose to join Zhaohan to remove Zhaoling from the face of the Earth and of course his intentions were welcomed by the crafty man. Zhaohan is thrilled to be working with Jihu to kill Zhaoling and find Xin'er's hideout. But unfortunately Jihu does not know, if Zhaohan has the same intention as himself, which is to want to have Xin'er just for himself.

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Right now the Palace is in chaos, as many people are involved with the death of the Queen Mother. They seemed to create these riots to make Zhaozu stay in the kingdom and never return to his small family. They also staged a coup to depose the Empress and conspired in the release of royal prisoners.

The Ministers, who mostly sided with the Queen Mother, now turned against them and gave their full support to Consort Wang Xiumeng. Although Zhaohan was found guilty, they continued to support Consort Wang to rise as Empress. Otherwise, then they would continue to create unrest in the Inner Palace.

The Emperor and Prince Zhaozu were troubled. They could not dwell when the Empress was taken captive by the Fortress of Consort Wang.

"I'm sorry, Xin'er! Looks like you'll be waiting for my arrival even longer!"

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