Warlord of the Xili Kingdom
The Prisoner of the Queen Mother

"Your Majesty. Princess Xin'er was still alive," the old woman immediately turned her head in surprise. He stared intently at the person before him who was carrying news of Xin'er.

"You sure it's Xin'er? Didn't he die of being eaten by wolves? In fact, Zhaoling himself buried his wife's body!" ask the Queen Mother.

"Sure, Your Majesty. I myself have been following her for this week and confirmed that the woman is Princess Xin'er. However, he changed his name to Sin Yoona and became the adopted son of the herbal medicine merchant, Mr. Khong Guan" said the man who became a spy.

The Queen Mother clenched her hands, then hit the table hard. "Bad! Apparently, the woman is still alive. His fate is very lucky, because it can still survive the cruelty of haunted forests."

"He's just a little lucky, Your Majesty. If it wasn't for Mr. Khong tending to his wounds, then he wouldn't have survived like his father and brother. But, thank God that he didn't want to go back to the palace." so many spies.

The old woman still had not changed her expression. He was furious to discover that Xin'er survived death. If Zhaoling knew that his wife was still alive, he would never accept Ming He as his wife, and that would make the Queen Mother's plan fail.

"Did Zhaozu know his wife was alive?" ask the Queen Mother then with anxious feelings.

However, the reply of his spies made him a little relieved. "It seems not yet, Your Majesty. Because, I saw that the Third Prince still often came to the tomb in the back garden." said the spy, then spoke again. "Your Majesty. There are other things you should know," he said seriously.

The Queen Mother scrunched her forehead, "say!"

The spy told the Queen Mother anything she knew, about the masked robbers who were troubling the Nobles. At first, the Queen Mother was not interested in the story. However, when the spy mentioned that Xin'er was part of the masked robber, her eyes sparkled with a meaningful smile.

He grinned, revealing his evil laughter because he already had a plan. Surely, that plan would do Xin'er some harm. He immediately held a meeting at the Inner Palace, to discuss the problem of masked robbers who lately always troubled the Nobles.

Of course, the Nobles strongly agreed to take down the masked robber. They are annoyed that masked robbers always thwart plans, and also kill their comrades.

The Queen Mother was delighted to hear that the Nobles agreed with her idea. In this way, he was able to get rid of Xin'er without having to intervene on his own. Xin'er's current state actually eases her path to getting rid of without having to be hostile to her granddaughter.

If Zhaozu knew that Xin'er was still alive, then it was too late. The woman will die for the punishment, as well as the hatred of the people. Very simple, no!

But the Queen Mother had no idea, that Zhaozu was currently searching for Xin'er's whereabouts after hearing Mengshu's remarks. Although Zhaozu did not know, that his wife was involved in a gang of masked robbers. He'll keep looking wherever Xin'er is.

After deciding on a way to quell the masked robbers, the Queen Mother freely gave her Token as a tool so that the person she dealt with was free to do something. But before that, he made sure that this task was unknown to either the Emperor or Zhaozu himself.

This task is confidential, and is known only to people in its organization including Prince Zhaohan and Prince Zhaokang.

The Queen Mother accidentally did not tell everyone that Xin'er was still alive and was part of the masked robbers. He wants everything to go smoothly according to what he wants, like water flowing downstream.

Luck is on their side. After several days of searching for the whereabouts of the robber, it finally came to fruition as well. And the shocking news is, that Zhaoling is currently being held back by masked robbers after they successfully rob the Nobles at the border.

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The sound of swords clashing against each other, was heard in the forest where the Masked Marauder had been before. However, it was not currently them who were fighting, but Commander Xili and his two shadow bodyguards against the Xili forces led by General Hui.

General Hui, unable to display the Emperor's badge, was forced to fight his own leader, Commander Zhaoling. In fact, he had a lot of respect for the leader and would never doubt whatever plan Zhaoling had made.

But now his behavior was very strange, making the three cold men suspect him. It was not Zhaoling who was merciless towards his own army. But, in order to uphold the law as fair as possible, he also dared to take this decision without being forced or asked by anyone.

Robbing is a crime, plus they also kill the person who was robbed. Really, it's an inhuman act. However, there is another reason behind the robbery itself and this concerns the poor people as well. Would Zhaoling have the heart to ignore it?

Sure didn't!

As a good leader, he must take responsibility and protect his people. But, robbing is an act of sin and is also despicable for whatever reason. Remember, bad deeds are not good to imitate!

Zhaoling must enforce the law in accordance with existing regulations. As a member of the Kingdom, also a Commander. He must decide the appropriate punishment for them as fair as possible, according to what was done.

Not only were the robbers guilty, but the Nobles were also implicated in this crime. If they do not oppress the poor, there will be no such rebellion.

Supposedly, Nobles help people who are struggling in the economy, instead of deliberately complicating them with a very large tax collection. Their sweat is squeezed out just for personal luxury. The people were forced to be willing to suffer in order to provide for the needs of the Nobles. While they only had fun over the suffering of the common people.

Zhaoling held back General Hui's sword using his hand. "You must not take rash action, General Hui! I will discuss this matter with Your Majesty. I'm sure, the Emperor must have considered everything with understanding. After all, the Emperor was a wise man!" he still holds back emotions.

General Hui pensive. There was something pinching his heart at that moment. Seeing that Zhaoling was very confident to be able to solve the problem of this masked robber, he made himself convinced that it must have been the best decision.

General Hui knew that Zhaoling was a good and wise man like the Emperor. Honestly, General Hui greatly admired the figure of the Emperor and Zhaoling who had a generous nature and always defended the truth. But, right now he had to lie to save the life of his loved ones. "I'm sorry, Commander! I know, after this you'll hate me and maybe kill me. But, as long as I live, I will try to protect my wife and children from their cruelty." muttered General Hui in his heart.

He could not say anything to Zhaoling, as his family was currently being held captive by the Queen Mother.

"No need to wait later, Commander. I am the one given the task by the Emperor to take down all the masked robbers right now. Even if I have to fight you, I'll be ready!" general Hui.

"In that case, be prepared to take my anger General! Hiyaaaatt," Zhaoling threw down General Hui's sword that was held in his hand easily. He jumped up slightly while extending his fist forward.

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