
"Have not seen this place for a long time." exclaimed someone who had just stepped on his foot in that place while moving his hand to open the veil that felt no longer needed.
The atmosphere is quiet and seedy. Had he not remembered that it was still in the palace, he would have never believed it. But, unfortunately the palace that was so magnificent and luxurious turned out to have a terrible and sad place like that. Anyone knows what that place is...
Right, it's a cold palace. The place where the empress served her sentence for a certain period of time.
Now someone who is exploring the cold palace environment with both eyes is the resident who is entrusted to stay in the palace for 6 months. It means the queen has returned.
Return without anyone knowing that for the last 3 months of his sentence he was not in his place. Thinking about it was able to make him chuckle feeling funny himself.
Little did he believe that during that time no one suspected that he was not in the cold palace. The empress shook her head in amazement at the indifference of the residents of the Huoli royal palace towards their empress, especially her husband.
Husband...?! Again Reychu giggled amusedly when saying the call. It felt ridiculous that the man called the husband even in his belief did not know what his condition was like. He would have laughed at the queen if he had not remembered that he was now in the body of the girl he so desperately wanted to laugh at.
His feet stepped into the bedroom in the cold palace residence casually even if he noticed the floor he stepped on left a trail because of the thick dust that was not touched as long as he was not there. Even the ceiling of the room from the outside to the inside was full of cobwebs.
Again and again, Reychu shook his head inexhaustibly. So alienated she who is a queen, to a temporary residence must also be in her responsibility. This made him think that there was no difference in his life now with the previous one if at the end he had to do everything himself.
"God! I'm still confused. What is your heart made of, Queen... You still love him after what he did to you?! Great yet beautiful. Ck!" looking at the room that had been occupied for 3 months before Empress Ahn Reichu before Reychu Velicia was present to replace her.
Sometimes he snorted away the dust that had just been brought flying by the air that entered when the door was opened. It could be seen, a room that was so pitiful and completely uninhabitable. Really, a total just for a punishment that is not right on target, thought Reychu.
"If I were you. Never mind crying... As soon as I knew I was going to be cheated, it was also me who became the first to kick him out of my life!" he said confidently while shaking his waist with eyes that were unceasingly scanning the room that looked more like the haunted house.
"It's a mistake if you stick around. The man is selfish when his heart is not in use. But, you should know... Women can also be selfish." the story while changing the look of his face to grimace dislike while a little hissing. "Although... Only a handful of women can have hearts as thick as steel... How pathetic!" gerutu. Feeling annoyed himself when he knew he was also one of the women, but Reychu would not accept if he was called a fragile soft girl like most. Although he had never felt the romance story approaching his life.
Just imagining it made her horrified.
"That's it. Forget it, your sad life story and nothing good. Now your body is mine... Then, let me take over." smiled obliquely at the full plan. "See and watch. What will I do to your beloved emperor... 'Ah... Don't forget about his favorite concubine. Hihah... Jesus, it's your life Ahn Reychu... What a sad, sad thing. Not worthy of copy. Love triangles that give the most ironic love to one of them. Huuu.." the serious sentence spoken earlier very quickly changed the typical mockery of Reychu Velicia who was always outspoken.
Prok!
Prok!
The sound of clapping he sounded. With a burning spirit he cried out. "alright. Forget for a moment our revenge plan. Now let this charming girl clean up this horrible place first. I don't know when exactly I got out. But, at least before I get out of here this place has to be clean first. Count as a thank you for being a shelter for 3 months and a diversion from my blur action for 3 months as well." Reychu smiled witfully. "Aren't you?! Sure oes... Ahahaha!!!" he continued with a crisp laugh full of pride in himself.
In the emperor's workroom, there appeared two men, one of whom was the leader of the country and the other a loyal subordinate who bore the title of Emperor's Eunuch.
The man who was none other than the emperor Li Hanzue seemed to be preoccupied with many state jobs. He still looks handsome and dashing even though he is just silent in his work. Replying to petitions, giving official royal seals, and doodling many other things that only the emperor himself knew and understood.
Until the sentence expressed by his eunuch stopped his activities spontaneously.
"Your highness, I want to tell you that today is the last day of the noble punishment of the empress." that's what she said.
Emperor Li was silent. His tongue suddenly felt faint to speak. His heart was beating so fast that it could not be prevented until he himself did not know why. She still did not realize that her heart was beating like that every time the empress' name was mentioned, either from her mouth or someone else's mouth.
Finding his lord silent, Kasim chose to continue his sentence. "According to the schedule set by His Majesty. Tomorrow was the day that the noble empress would return to her residence in the Tulip palace." her jade slightly glanced at the lord. "Does your highness want to visit the empress tomorrow?" Kasim asked very carefully. He did not want to make a mistake in this case, in the immediate aftermath of his observations over the past few months if his visitation looked different when it came to his consort. However, he did not know why it happened considering that only the great concubine had always been the center of attention of his emperor.
Long silent in the mind that raged erratically, finally the emperor raised his orders.
"Gather everything into the royal hall. We'll be together to welcome the empress back." Kasim was surprised to hear such a stern-pitched order. That sentence sounded like the emperor wanted to try his wife again more than ever or instead sounded like he wanted to treat her differently after what had happened.
"Your Majesty, what do you really think?" his mind murmured the words he was very eager to convey.
Kasim is not even out of thought with the mind of his master. He knew the emperor's heart was not anchored to the empress, but anyone will not be able to deny that as long as the position of the empress is held by Ahn Reychu all kinds of problems that occur in the kingdom of Huoli-the fire country can always be overcome. Although most of the palace's occupants ranging from the royal family, the royal council of officials, royal soldiers to his servants have patented that their empress is a bad person since more than a year ago. Precisely after the great concubine Gong Dahye was appointed as an ordinary concubine at that time.
With a doubtful nod Kasim accepted his emperor's word. "Okay, your highness. I will prepare. Excuse me!"
After the death of Kasim trusted, the emperor Li Hanzue again pensive. His feelings were completely uncertain, it was even difficult for him to interpret the feelings he was currently feeling.
He should be ordinary...
He shouldn't have cared...
Should have...
The Emperor breathed his tired breath strongly. Feeling upset because they can't understand what's going on with their heart. Supposedly, moments like this he busied himself with the preparation of welcoming his successor who would be present in a few months. The successor he had been waiting for. But, for some reason his mind and heart were completely diverted to the empress he had hated for a long time.
"What's wrong with me? I hate him, so why do I think about him. I already have Gong Dahye. Be aware Li Hanzue!!!" his murmuring growled in frustration as he clutched his head firmly hoping that his uneasy feelings that he had difficulty explaining could soon disappear.
Bruck...
A lump of pure white meat was thrown into an ordinary contest that looked unkempt but was now clean. His breathing heaved a sigh of relief as well as being tired when it was felt that the entire residence of this cold palace had been clean and kinclong. There was not a hint of dust or spider webs lodged in the residence.
Reychu completely cleansed without exception. Even he did not know that outside the cold palace residence was busy with preparations to welcome his return.
"Haaahs... Exhausted... And now I'm sleepy... Yeah, sleepy... Sang.at meng.an.tuk... Zzzzz..." murmured on the sidelines tiredness and drowsiness until slowly his beautiful eyes were closed unbearably until finally he fell asleep.
What a great Ahn Reichu now. At a time when the emperor was frustrated because of him. He can even be relaxed and peaceful without being disturbed in the slightest.
The high-quality cup was held firmly by a delicate hand of a woman whose veins now stood out explaining that the owner was angry.
"How can you?!" glanced at his personal servant. "He's just coming out of his sentence! Not back from praying in the temple!" the sarcophagus with the hunting breath.
He could not believe the news he heard. Her husband gave the order to make a welcoming event for his legal wife. How is that possible?! She knew how much of her husband's hatred for his legitimate wife was, but found the husband she had so strongly believed had been conquered to do so. Obviously that disturbed him.
It's like a beard fire. Busy with his own unrest, preoccupied with his own anxiety, preoccupied with his own jealousy, and preoccupied with his already explosive emotions. While the person who is the trigger is even cool with his beautiful dreams without being disturbed in the slightest.
"What is that guy thinking?!!" his hands clenched tightly. "No! Can't let that happen! I've come this far! DAMN IT!!!" while shaking quickly because of fear when the shadows he did not want to imagine milling in his mind until he cursed loudly in the end.
"Moulins! You know what you're supposed to do, right?" the sizzling grand concubine Gong Dahye who was still shrouded in anger.
Now the great concubine Gong Dahee lives. His eyes glimmered sharply with flashes of hatred aimed at the person he most wanted to get rid of.
"Ahn Reichu! I say welcome back! And congratulations on experiencing the suffering that has become your life's destiny. Until I could see with my own eyes how you died at the hands of the emperor." he smiled slantingly. "Your beloved emperor will be your lifeline! HAHAHAHAHA...!!!" his laughter broke and spread across the room.
Grand concubine Gong was so confident in her plans and strategies that she forgot how the wheels of life worked.
The radiant rays of the sun illuminated the entire country. The warmth that he gives also gives encouragement for everyone to welcome a new day. But, it seemed like it had no effect on that one girl. Where he still looks comfortable in his loop behind a worn blanket nan slightly smells bad.
It's just that Reychu is a girl from the future who has felt bitter life for 27 years. So, if just a smelly blanket is nothing to him. He used to even sleep in a cow pen just to be able to see the delivery process of the cow female directly where the milk he often milk to drink in that place as well.
In his deep sleep, he heard more footsteps than a pair. Even though he heard it, still he was reluctant to wake up from his sleep. Until an unpleasant cry was heard forcing its way into his hearing.
"Good morning, noble consort of wisdom. Today is your day of freedom. So get up and don't make our work hampered by you!" an aged-looking servant exclaimed cynically along with a look of eyes as if he wanted to eat the prey right now.
Reychu who heard it could not if not glare with his eyes still closed. That annoying-sounding cry made him reluctant to get up and wanted to make the servants he believed were more than one or two people or maybe there were more than a few people lose their patience.
"Come, wake me up again! You think I'll wake up if you speak in that tone to me?! Dream there! It was only my best friend that I allowed to wake me to the extreme. Who are you!" reychu grumbled fiercely without intending to open his eyes in the slightest.
Seeing no sign of their empress waking up made them upset. The aged maid immediately moved quickly without waiting for the evil empress to wake up by herself. He intended to drag the sleeping girl, but when his hand almost touched the empress's arm suddenly the atmosphere was suddenly silent.
How not! Reychu quickly reversed the position he had previously been lying in now that the servant was in his initial position. Even with unexpected speed, Reychu managed to wrap the servant who had been annoying since the beginning with a dull blanket and smell.
When he realized the waiter was writhing on the loose, he also dared to curse and curse at Empress Ahn Reychu from behind the blanket that wrapped him. Fortunately, that didn't sound obvious. Reychu only pulled one corner of his lips cynically, then his gaze turned to the other few servants he had brought.
The servants were still in a shocked mode until they froze with a silly expression that made Reychu unable to laugh.
"Haha... Gee whiz... Look at all of you're faces. Haha... How laughable... How can you have a face that is not good, especially to be a servant in the palace. Does this country lack beautiful women, huh?! Hahaha.." that extremely frankly unfiltered strand of words was truly efficacious to restore the consciousness of the servants before him. Reychu laughed without any grace.
While the servants who should be angry to hear the uncomfortable words of his master instead changed in disbelief. Naturally, a queen who they knew was graceful, gentle, and well-spoken and ethically wise has now disappeared somewhere. Even they could not believe that what they saw was the same empress.
As if reading what the servants were thinking made Reychu stop laughing and immediately turn away saying in a commanding tone the first time they heard. It was far different from the tone of their previous empress orders.
"You guys came to take care of my preparations, didn't you? Then hurry up. I don't like waiting!" he said in an indisputable cold tone.
"You hear that?" the other servant nodded upon hearing his friend's call.
"The Empress has changed!" knock the other one out. Again his professional friends nodded in agreement.
"It seems, from now on the story will be different." chirps the other to turn their attention to the previous Reychu's departure now towards their friend who just blabbed. They're confused.
Until Reychu's voice jolted them to scatter out after his lord and ignored the aged servant who was still trying to escape from the stinky blanket.
"YESHANNN!!!"
"Yes my. Empress. Come on, hurry, hurry..."
"Diamond*n! Let me go first you guys!" the old waiter was upset.
The halls of the royal hall had been filled with palace dwellers especially for the royal family and the royal council of officials along with some servants and soldiers who were allowed to enter due to duties. The Emperor had sat on his throne with his concubines, especially his beloved grand concubine who sat quite close by his side.
Almost all questioned the emperor's order to take the time to make a welcome return of the empress from her sentence, even though that should not happen considering the empress is the one who is most blamed here.
"Why would your majesty bother to do this?! Isn't this just a waste of time?"
"Eitherway. It was possible that the emperor's majesty only wanted to give her a little care to the empress considering the empress had once almost acted out of bounds. It could be, the emperor only wanted to minimize the empress' hatred for the grand concubine."
"Later the great concubine is also present right?! It would humiliate the empress if she acted beyond her limits again."
"Pity of the empress until it becomes what it is today. I know what it feels like when women feel like they don't care. Luckily I was loyal to only one woman. Oh my goodness, I miss him."
"I hope Empress Ahn can return to what she used to be. Return wise and graceful. Very unfortunate. He is still young, but he is mature. She's an amazing queen."
"The wicked woman must be able to control her hatred if she does not want to go back in brackets in the cold palace. Mending, if he's back in brackets, how about the emperor giving him the death penalty."
"Even if it has become evil. For me the empress still can not be replaced by anyone. Not even the concubine could match her. Because as far as I could see he was only after the great concubine but he did not forget his duty as the emperor's companion who must be ready to help at any time."
About that was the content of their conversation that was present almost entirely. The emperor heard it even though it was a little difficult because they played down the tone of his voice, because after all they had been in the room with their emperor.
Until finally the awaited ones appeared. The guard at the door gave his instructions.
"HIS MAJESTY EMPRESS AHN REYCHU HAS ARRIVED...!!!"
The hall door was opened. A girl with a red hanfu typical of a complete empress and her decorations that have been slightly reduced because during the preparation, Reychu protested when the servants wanted to decorate her with all her accessories as empress. As a result, it is who chooses which one he wants to wear and which one does not. Until it becomes what it is today.
Charming, elegant, charismatic, and his eyes glistened with determination as if implying that he would no longer be dropped at all costs.
His appearance was now much different from what it used to be even the aura emitted was no longer the same.
All stunned to see the royal consort Huoli, all of them were almost pangling if only at the beginning the guard did not tell.
The royal family cannot be surprised. Even more the emperor. His eyes looked on in disbelief especially when the two pairs of eyes were looking at each other. The Emperor could see that in the eyes, he no longer saw any love there.
Grand concubine Gong Dahye was also stunned, her sense of iron sticking out instantly. Her shadow empress would become malnourished and almost die. But, what he saw at the moment. Beautiful, charming, and charismatic. Just thinking about those three words alone made him even more shrouded in jealousy. Especially when he knew that his man - the emperor - could not let go of his gaze from the empress. He was angry and angry but had to be arrested.
But, even so some of them there are also smiling happily full day when the girl with the title of empress has returned and the plus point is that she is getting more charming.
Especially Long Wan Shie. His eyes even glazed over.
"Supreme General Ahn Ryong Chu! Your daughter has returned! Our queen has returned!" he mumbled in his heart happily.