27 Chapter 26: The Visitation to the Empress Palace 3 (1/2)
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Date Published: March 28, 2020
Chapter Title: The Visitation to the Empress' Palace (3)
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Chapter no. 26
(Qin Zetian's POV)
The carriage drove to the nearest inn. The shopkeeper personally welcomed us as he saw the insignia of the renowned Qin Family. They did not recognize the princess or the queen but they treated us with utmost importance. For sure they might have noticed the elegance and posture of the queen and the princess, as well as the luxurious clothes they're wearing. I nodded in satisfaction, I let Han Wan buy some luxurious clothes from a dress shop and let Han Yuomei assist the princess and empress in taking their baths, not at the same time. Their bodies need to be thoroughly cleaned before we go to the manor.
I asked one of the inn servants to bury the clothes of the empress and the princess. There might be little amounts of poisoned powder on the clothes which is harmful to the body. When Han Wan arrived I let her help Han Yuomei. Then they dressed the empress and the princess. We sat back to the carriage and travel to the manor. I don't know how my mother will react to this. I am sure there are lots of empty courtyards in the manor. My courtyard is also big, yet empty. And I am sure letting both of them stay in our family won't be too troublesome.
The ride home turned into a deafening silence. I stared at the open curtains of the carriage and saw the kids on the streets. Then I remembered a vague memory of my childhood, my mother and I used to go on Medical missions where we climb mountains for a couple of days and check the kids living on top of the mountains. There was a tribe that needs not just the basic necessities but also medicines. I used to help my mom through checking the kids if they were poisoned or not, and at the time I had tried my best to study different kinds of poison and conducted research to further solve each case. Maybe I need to find a motivation once more, to be able to have the same enthusiasm that I've had and learn alchemy.
”Young miss we have arrived” The carriage slowed down as it entered the gates of the manor
”En. Auntie let's go down” I gladly went down first and helped the empress get out of the carriage, it was very untimely that my mother rushed out and called me
”Ze'er I'm glad you're back-- Si-sister?” Then she stuttered and held her breath when she saw the queen, as if what she's seeing is just an imaginary replica of someone she used to know. My mother was in a new level of shock when she saw realized that the queen standing beside me is real.
”Lan'er...” the called with a shaky voice and tears on her cheeks. Roushi and I are dumbfounded.
”Ruru, do you know how close they were?” I asked the princess