Back In Time (The Reincarnation of the Cruel Concubine)

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Living a life of seclusion was like a hell for Ho Xin Xin, especially when she had to be kept away from her own child. His fate must be like this and he also knows who is behind all this, but he is innocent and powerless to defend himself. Ho Xin Xin was the emperor's concubine one level below Wu Li Mei, she married the emperor on agreement with the previous emperor as a gift.

The Ho family comes from the western state that is rich in natural resources, the family used to have a very large, rich and respectable planting land there. But after the father got into a bloody agreement with Yang Zuo, the comfortable life was slowly lost.

After becoming an imperial concubine there was no peace in her life, she gave birth to Zhou Xie Ling, a daughter who was born sickly and ended up being nurtured by Wu Li Mei.

"What do you think, Your Majesty?" dayang Ying asked, she was a loyal ladyboy who had been a follower of Ho Xin for a long time. Seeing the thirty-nine-year-old woman daydreaming alarmed him, "Why do you keep staring at one point for so long? Do you feel pain?"

"No, ladyboy."

"Then what?"

"I miss my son." replied Ho Xin wistfully.

"Which one, Zhou Xie Ling or Zhou Jiang Wu?" ask Dayang Ying.

Ho Xin Xin immediately turned his head with a sharp gaze, "Of course my handsome son Zhou Jiang Wu! There's no point in missing a dead child, for what, I'm not even sad on the day of his death."

The lady-in-waiting sighed softly, indeed since long ago Consort Ho did not love Zhou Xie Ling for being born sickly. "You take it easy Your Majesty, the emperor takes very good care of the prince so you can ease your heart for him" Dayang Ying said trying to comfort Ho Xin Xin.

"Good, he should have done it. Zhou Jiang Wu is also his son."

"Hahaha, you're very confident that your son is the son of the emperor huh!!"

Ho Xin turned his head and found someone he did not expect to come to, whereas Heng Shui Monastery was quite far away but why did he go so far. Concubine Ho immediately got up and walked up to her without saluting, no need, for her Yang Jia Li was already not an imperial consort anymore as long as her queen title was still suspended.

Not directly asking or greeting, Ho Xin Xin looked at Yang Jia Li full of emotions. "It's all because of you and your father, I wouldn't have ended up here if you hadn't destroyed the drugstore!" ho Xin Xin Sentak.

"What do you want? You and your family are helpless Ho Xin Xin."

"You will soon be slaves to my family!" reply Yang Jia Li once again.

The woman with the fiery red hanfu walked down the concubine's seclusion which was much more comfortable than hers in Heng Shui monastery. This was very unfair he thought, had he not gone to see Ho Xin being exiled maybe now he was still lazing around in the pavilion where he lived. There was nothing Yang Jia Li did there other than waiting for the day he could return to the palace.

Generally the exiled members of the empire would lead a hard life by serving in the monastery where he was exiled, but in contrast to Yang Jia Li who clearly refused the task.

"Regarding the burning drugstore, I just heard it from dad so I don't know much. But considering that the drugstore belonged to someone I really wanted to destroy, it was very satisfying to me, especially I'm innocent here, but you ... "

"Excess!!" ho Xin Xin Xin's jolt was irritated, both of her hands clenched firmly on the sides of the body. "You're the mastermind behind all this right, I'm wrong to bear the shame of your mistakes. My family won't defend me because you and your father must have scared them away!"

Platkk!!!

Perih and heat instantly crept on the concubine's left cheek after Yang Jia Li with full force slapped her, the corner of her lips until it let out fresh blood from that hard slap. Slowly he turned his head, looking at Yang Jia Li while holding a dizzy look on his head.

"It's appropriate that you devote yourself to me, Ho Xin Xin!"

"I came here to invite you to work together to destroy Wu Li Mei, just know that your son is now being cared for by that goddamn concubine. And it was certain that he would take it from you, just like Zhou Xie Ling!"

Yang Jia Li stayed on his stance to come and offer a deal, he needed the help of others again in the palace in order to destroy Wu Li Mei. If it was only him who was fighting alone that was very troublesome, then Ho Xin Xin should be on his side. Yang Jia Li grabbed the concubine's chin with her hand, clutching firmly forcing her to look at him. "I will make you a great concubine and we will take control of the palace after we have successfully killed Wu Li Mei!"

***

"May-may?"

"Suri's mother?"

Wu Li Mei frowned looking at the old woman who was currently coming towards him in the grand concubine pavilion, not usually and it had been a long time since she had seen the queen mother walking around. After that incident of wild berry poisoning, the health of the queen mother had further decreased and she had to rest a lot in her pavilion. "Mother, why come here? I should have just called and I'll come to your pavilion, instead of you still needing a lot of rest."

"It was just too long to stay in the room to make his body become more and more powerless, I need to move and sweat."

"Is mom better now?"

The queen mother nodded, with her peaceful face she smiled. "Thanks to the medicine you gave me, and I used to take it regularly, my health is much better now."

"I'm grateful if it helps mom well."

The queen mother nodded, her gaze falling on a boy who was asleep in Wu Li Mei's sling, so comfortable and peaceful in his sleep. "Is he Ho Xin Xin's son?"

Wu Li Mei nodded, "Yes ma'am, his name is Jiang Wu. I'll babysit her for a while until Consort Ho gets a pardon and returns to the palace."

"I've heard about the drugstore and again, why did Ho Xin Xin do it anyway. She's a concubine who hasn't messed around in a long time, why all of a sudden it's causing this kind of trouble."

"I think someone deliberately set him up" Wu Li Mei replied wryly, "I know the mastermind behind all this is Yang Zuo, but he bestows his guilt on Ho Xin."

"How did you know?"

Wu Li Mei rounded his eyes, right too, the common man would definitely wonder why he could know when he was always in the palace. "I'm so wondering one thing Mei-may."

"A-a-what's that?"

"Is it possible that Madame Wu, the owner of the drugstore, is someone I know."

The grand concubine fell silent, she patted Zhou Jiang Wu's shoulder softly which began to wriggle uncomfortably. "Ahh, maybe I'm the wrong person."

"I'm sure this time my guess was not wrong, seeing your skill at concocting herbal medicine, that drugstore and all. I'm sure if that Lady Wu is you Mei-mei, since no one surnamed Wu was born in this country, you're the only person surnamed Wu here." explained the queen mother.