332 The Fate of the Empress of Ming Kingdom (1/2)
At the same time as Soujin's conquest towards the Pan Kingdom, the Emperor of Ming Kingdom managed to escape with the Empress. The number of secret soldiers Strategist Wu prepared was not a lot and many of them lost their life due to the clash with Ye Lei. However, they have created the chance needed for the two of them to escape.
After the emperor escape, he went through the forest and reached a nearby village in the north. Most of the people there were fishers, but the Emperor brought enough money for them to live peacefully. Of course, he didn't plan to settle down.
”Emperor, are you alright?” while the Emperor was preparing the soldier secretly, the Empress was the one who was taking care of his daily needed. Despite living in the palace, the Empress could do menial jobs pretty well thus making the emperor extremely satisfied.
The emperor looked towards the woman, ”Pan Kingdom has fallen, and my plan is ruined.”
He planned to take hold of Ming Kingdom when Soujin and the others were still busy with Pan Kingdom. However, the battle ended in mere months, making his plan unusable. Besides, he hadn't finished gathering the needed soldiers to fight them.
If he were to attack rashly, he would end up miserably. This was the first time he felt the loss of his people terribly hard. Whenever he was feeling troubled, it was they who came forward and lent him their help.
Tapping the table, the Emperor fell into deep thought. Still, he didn't want to give up that early because he was the Emperor of Ming Kingdom and he would not allow that brat to take what belonged to him.
The Empress sighed as she took the basket and went to the near small lake. She couldn't help the Emperor in his planning because of her ability. After all, she didn't really have any interest to help and chose to do what she could to live here. Washing the clothes, she could hear a commotion from the place near them.
She also faintly sensed the smell of blood. Even if she was the empress, she knew the difference between the smell of blood and other distinctive smell. Nevertheless, she didn't bother to check and continue her task of washing the clothes until it was finished. Walking to the near hill, she looked to the south for some time before returning to the hut.
The emperor didn't notice the empress coming because he was still engrossed in his planning. On the other hand, the Empress directly walked to the kitchen and cooked without disturbing the other party. That day seemed the same as any other day, but that was not the truth.
When the night came and the Emperor fell asleep, the Empress woke up and went outside. Taking a few materials, she returned back to the hut and tied the Emperor to the bed without waking him up. Finishing her task, she sat down on the chair in the living room and waited patiently.
When the dawn came, several people came to the house and she opened the door.
”General Soujin, Prince Yan, and Princess Hua,” the Empress didn't recognize Ming Hui who was dressed as a man.
”Empress,” Jun Hua was dumbfounded to see the previously regal empress was now looking similar to a normal woman. Although her bearing was still that of a refined woman, she didn't seem to differ very much compared with the other people in the village.
”The emperor is in the room if you're searching for him,” the empress pointed to the room next door.
Yan stared at this woman with wariness. From his memory, the empress was always caring for the emperor. What made her attitude changed completely in this span of a few months?
”I understand,” Soujin and Yan led the soldiers and captured the emperor while Jun Hua sat down in front of the empress along with Ming Hui.