
The following days Zhaozu spent drinking, as well as playing women. Although he did not touch it, Zhaozu had many women beside him at the moment. However, none of them became Princesses or Consorts to the Third Prince of Xili. Because, the figure of Xin'er can not be replaced, both the heart and life of Zhaozu until anytime.
The Emperor and Empress were deeply saddened to see such a drastic change in her son. Both of them could not stop the behavior of his son because, Zhaozu himself away from his father and mother.
Zhaozu's change in attitude was taken advantage of by enemies who wanted his position. In fact, they had blatantly asked the Emperor to follow up on the Third Prince's bad behavior. They also requested that Zhaozu be punished for, humiliating the royal family.
Zhaozu doesn't care what everyone says about her. It felt, his world had already been destroyed after Xin'er's departure in the laps of the God. If his life is ruined now, he doesn't have a problem.
Every day, regrets always perch in his heart, even to the point of continuing to haunt. The terrifying shadow of Xin'er's death continued to be present in her dreams, as if becoming an escort to the realm of death. Zhaozu continued to blame himself for his wife's death.
The cold man is now not considered by anyone, not least the people who used to be proud of him. Everyone seemed to forget the sacrifices he made for the Kingdom as well as the Xili People. With just one bad thing, everything intimidates with hatred and forgets the millions of good that have been done in the past.
Not just being a drunk, Zhaozu was now a very cruel person. If the enemy is caught by him, do not expect to survive. Because Zhaozu will immediately give the death penalty either on the battlefield or in front of all the people.
No more praise for the Third Prince. There were only words of scorn and hatred from everyone because of his cruelty. But, it actually made her happy because, by feeling everyone's hatred, she was experiencing what Xin'er felt the last moment of her life. Zhaozu made herself despised by everyone in order to reduce the burden of regret she had borne all this time.
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The footsteps of someone were heard entering the Commander's room, as the owner was lying helplessly with his head resting on the table. The smell of alcohol is smelled from the hunting breath, as well as red eyes due to the influence of the liquor.
The handsome face is now turning dull and shiny, and overgrown with a lot of feathers around it. The eagle's eyes that always look sharp, now it's like missing its radiance. The firm attitude that is always visible, disappears already along with his stupidity. Yeah, that guy changed. From being firm but kind and friendly in attitude, now indifferent is also cruel.
The person who entered the Commander's room stood staring sinisterly at him. "Are you going to keep going like this, Zhaozu? Look at! You are like a fool and a fool. You think with your attitude like this, you'll be respected by a lot of people? No, Zhaozu!" taunted.
Zhaozu looked up at the glimpse of the sneer, then put his head back on the table. She maliciously said, "don't care about my life! I don't need anyone's sympathy!"
The person shaking his head got an answer from Zhaozu. "Ckk, you're so pathetic! I couldn't bear to scold you" he said.
Zhaozu ignored his words and remained faithful closing her eyes irritated the person. Zhaozu's shoulder was held upright, and then he slapped it.
Plakkk
"Can you go back to how you used to be?" snapped the person after landing a slap on Zhaozu's handsome face. "Losing your wife doesn't mean your life is being ruined!" again hard.
Although the slap of the man did not make any wounds on his face, Zhaozu remained awake in shock. He wanted to get angry, but seeing the gaze of the person thus unbundled his intentions. His body moved and stepped lazily towards the bathroom to wash his face. However, before going into the bathroom, he turned a glance as he said. "Thank you for the Queen Mother's attention. But I don't need anyone's sympathy!"
The Queen Mother was glued to her place. He was very sad to see his Grandson as he was now after losing Xin'er. The Queen Mother did not like the girl, but did not expect Xin'er to die tragically. In the past, he also hated Zhaozu a lot because, the Third Prince was known to be flawed. As the Sovereign, the Queen Mother wanted the perfect successor in any respect.
Initially, he supported Zhaohan to become the next Emperor to succeed Emperor Zhihu. He supported Consort Wang Xiumeng's son because, looking at his physical perfection and martial arts. But, after knowing that Zhaozu hid his perfection, he finally decided to support Zhaozu. In any case, Zhaozu is more prominent than Zhaohan.
Suri's mother was sitting on her grandson's chair earlier. He looked at various corners of the room. There were a lot of Xin'er paintings stuck to the wall. "When you look around, that girl is beautiful. But I don't like him. Though, he was very kind-hearted in accepting Zhaozu with all his flaws. It's a pity that she had to die before knowing the truth from her husband," the Queen Mother muttered as she looked at the painting of Xin'er who was smiling happily.
Hearing the unfriendly tone from her granddaughter, the Queen Mother could only sigh deeply. For a moment, he fell silent before opening his voice again. Observedly Zhaozu's face was full of regret, then he asked gently. "Do you hate your grandmother?"
Prince Zhaozu herded his two eagle eyes to look at the Queen Mother. "What's the reason I hate you?" asked without answering her grandmother's questions.
"Zhaoz. I know, I made a lot of mistakes in the past. But, I didn't do anything as cruel as your mother did to her son. I just ...!" the Queen Mother's words were not conveyed because they were in Zhaozu's barbershop.
The man stood up immediately. "Enough, Queen Mother! If you came here just to open my old wounds by sowing salt on them, then you can leave right now!" Zhaozu chased out the Queen Mother directly. His jaw hardened with a clenched hand showing a stroke of the vein.
"Zhaoz. My coming here is not to make you sad, but to want you to rise again. Remember, Zhaozu! The Imperial Throne is your full right. The throne of the Emperor must be occupied by a King who is wise and wise, and able to lead his people. So, I'm asking you not to keep falling into grief! Be a King who can be respected and respected by many people" Mother Queen Mother softly said.
Zhaozu chuckled in response to the Suri Mother's words. "Am I not wrong? Don't you want a successor to the throne like Prince Zhaohan?"
"He doesn't have what you have, Zhaozu!" sahut Ibu Suri's. His eyes looked straight at his Granddaughter's eyes, then he stepped over to Zhaozu, then touched her grandson's chest. "He doesn't have a good heart like you" she made Zhaozu look up.
The Queen Mother then stepped closer to the window. He was silent as if remembering the past. Her eyes began to dew when she remembered the figure of her late husband, the previous Emperor. "Your grandfather was a wise and wise Emperor. He was respected and also loved by his people," told the story of Emperor Zhihuan's kindness to Zhaozu.
A kind and generous person, and fair and wise. The whole community loves and respects him. He was very similar to Zhaozu, having only one wife, the Queen Mother. The emperor never chose another woman to be his concubine, arguing that he did not want to share love. His love is enough for one wife as well as his people.
But that is exactly what got him killed. Because He refused to accept the daughter of the Minister as his concubine, He was trapped and killed by the Minister and his followers. Finally, Brother Emperor Zhihuan replaced his position as the Ruler of Xili. But that man cannot be a good king. He was arbitrary towards the people and made women slaves of his lust. Not only the people are weak, but the Queen Mother also got injustice for the actions of her brother mending Emperor Zhihuan.
The whole angry people finally put up a rebellion. They dared to fight the soldiers of the Kingdom as a form of protest to the Leader of the State who behaved arbitrarily. Bloodshed everywhere, the people were suffering more and more from the Emperor. But they didn't stop there. By forming an alliance led by powerful warriors, they attacked the royal warriors and killed the Emperor. Eventually, the Emperor and his followers died in the hands of the Xili people and the Queen Mother's son Prince Zhihu ascended the throne.
Zhu Zhihu had a disposition like his father. However, in order to avoid bad events in the past, the Queen Mother also received several Nobles Daughters to be made Emperor Consorts. And like now, it works. The Queen Mother wanted the successor to the throne to remain safe without anyone intending to harm her. But, he did not realize that a throne would remain a future struggle.
"So, that's why you hate Xin'er?" zhaozu asked after the Queen Mother finished telling her story.
"Yes. I don't want you to be wretched" he said quickly. "I don't like Xin'er because she's always arrogant and doesn't want to share yourself with other women" she said later.
"Although Xin'er allowed me to have a few concubines, I did not intend to choose another woman other than her" Zhaozu said seriously.
"That means you're going against the elders' decision?"
"Yes. I will fight anyone who dares to touch my wife and family, even the elders!" zhaozu.
Hearing her grandson's reply, the Queen Mother could only smile. "You did inherit your grandfather's blood, though,"
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