Back In Time (The Reincarnation of the Cruel Concubine)

(End) Reach the moonlight

The good news has spread throughout the country, about the victory of the imperial troops to regain control of the south. The gripping atmosphere slowly began to improve, especially the people were now enthusiastically waiting for the arrival of their emperor and welcomed him. The departure of Emperor Zhou certainly made the situation more convulsive, coupled with those who were reluctant to accept with airy acceptance that the government was held by Zhou Ming Hao. Many camps argue with each other and not too long ago, has emerged the seeds of a coup from various clans.

Unfortunately it will not take place easily because in fact the emperor has returned, he has arrived not far from this country. If everything goes well, maybe in the afternoon or evening the group will arrive in the city center.

“I heard the emperor has returned.” Said Yang Zhen dropping his body on the wooden divan while staring at Heng Jing Xuan, the fan he always carried was flicked to fan his neck.

“Will be back.” The Jing Xuan Correction. “The emperor is still in the middle country, said the people of the imperial entourage will be back in the evening or maybe later tonight.”

“Do you think this is not too easy?”

“What do you mean?” Jing Xuan frowned.

“So soon the emperor won the fight, yaaa, I thought the rebel was a great man, it turned out to be ordinary.”

Xu Ling Mei quickly hit the young master of the Yang Clan on the head with her fan, with a fierce look she hit him twice. “For your words, you do not know what really happened, it may be that we as ordinary people are not told what really happened. Anyway this is none of your business, if until someone in the palace hears, it is certain you will get into big trouble.”

“You're so scared, they won't dare to mess around. I'm a close relative of the empress tofu.”

“The Queen is in exile, after all we also know how to fight.”

“How dare you Miss Xu!” jolt Yang Zhen did not accept, “You have tarnished the name of Empress Yang Jia Li in front of her own relatives, just look what will happen to you after this.”

“Already!!”

Heng Jing Xuan mediates a debate that begins to heat up along with their dangerous conversation, “We better not discuss this, too dangerous for us. Living well is enough, we have to learn more and understand life again.”

“Sister Jing Xuan is right.” Said Xu Ling Xi who had been silent beside her brother, “Teacher always advised us to take care of speech and behavior.”

The four of them were both silent for a while, they sat quietly befriending in the education ward. Unfortunately since the emperor left the palace, Master Zhang has been so busy accompanying Crown Prince Zhou at the palace. It certainly made them wonder about who the crown prince was and why he had never shown himself in public.

“Omong-by the way, where did Xiao Yin go? Or that handsome young man who had always been with Xu Ling Xi?” asked Yang Zhen suddenly.

That question clearly made Jing Xuan or Ling Xi grow grim. The two stared at each other for a while before finally shaking their heads, “I don't know where Xiao Yin went, she disappeared after that day.”

“Master Wu did too, he also left and never came to see me again.” Ling Xi replied grimly.

Yang Zhen nodded his head with a satisfied facial expression, “I've guessed that they must not be good people, they just want to take advantage of you. That's for sure, the proof is that they left immediately and did not return. How sorry you guys are.”

***

“Mother suri!!”

“Mother suri!!”

“Mother suri!!”

The door of the queen mother's room was knocked many times by the lady-in-waiting, upon hearing the answer from someone inside. The lady directly went inside.

“Greetings, Your Grace.” He said as he gathered in front of the queen mother.

“Say, what's up until you have to knock on the door so hard.” The queen mother who was sitting while enjoying her tea looked at the confused lady, “Where is your manners dayang!”

“I'm sorry my stepmother, but there is news that I should have delivered very quickly.”

“What is it?”

The lady looked up with glazed eyes, “Great Concubine Wu!! Grand Concubine .. “

The queen mother was moved to go to the grand concubine's pavilion, she got the news that she had to come to see Wu Li Mei as soon as possible, no matter what happened. Reportedly this morning Wu Li Mei had a severe seizure and high fever for the umpteenth time, but this afternoon, it was, the old woman almost shed her tears seeing with her own eyes who was sitting while taking the medicine.

What medicine this time that worked for him, after so many drugs and so many healers tried to cure him. It's all a miracle. After arriving inside the pavilion, many people had apparently gathered there and were actually staring with relieved and happy gazes.

The pale face that had closed its eyes for days had now returned, with a body that was still very weak. Wu Li Mei tried hard to smile at the queen mother who was frozen in front of the door. “Me-mei-may’er.” Calling lirih.

“Oh, am I dreaming, I see you awake? Am I dreaming, oh gods, this is a miracle.” Said suri.

“Mother, it's me.” Wu Li Mei replied.

Slowly the queen mother began to move her legs with great relief. “How can this happen in one night that is so stifling Mei-mei, you sleep and don't wake up in a few days. What happened to you?”

Wu Li Mei shook her head, “I don't remember anything mother, I'm still very limp and powerless. I have to restore my energy first.”

“Remember, Her Majesty Consort Wu has not returned completely because it has taken a long time to wake up, the queen mother.” Said Physician Zhong, “As time goes by, you can definitely go back to remembering what happened until this accident happened. Lucky once the great concubine can come back to her senses.”

Two of Wu Li Mei's children nodded their heads, happy faces clearly drawn on their faces. Not wanting to be far away from her mother, Zhou Ming Hao and Zhou Fang Yin stayed close to her to give her everything she needed. Sneaking his legs, giving drinks and medicine, were all done by the two painstakingly. If anyone could measure how beautiful it was to be them, it would no longer be indescribable.

Earlier, when a messenger told them about Wu Li Mei who had awakened from her long slumber. Without thinking of anything they immediately ran to meet Wu Li Mei, crying bitterly at the mother who had opened her eyes. Although in the early minutes of his consciousness, Wu Li Mei was only speechless.

The queen mother brought that pale cold, delicate hand into her warm grasp, “Thank you for returning Mei-mei, soon the emperor will come back and come to see you.”

***

“Stop your madness, Yang Jia Li!!”

The outcast empress plotted her eyeballs, what else could have bothered her if not the presence of her own brother. Yang Jia Li got up from the bed and rushed over to reuse his hanfunya, the young man who was with him also immediately left without being asked twice.

Yang Jian Zhu looked at the careless sister, he was sick of seeing her battle.

“Isn't there anything else you can do other than do this? Is it appropriate for an empress to do something so disgusting, you have gone mad Jia Li. What if your people know you've made love to a man who's not your husband.”

“Don't blame me, my husband just never touched me.” Ketus Yang Jia Li's.

“Why did you come? You're very intrusive.”

“I also do not intend to stay longer.”

Yang Jian Zhu followed in the footsteps of the younger brother who was about to reach for the porcelain cup containing the cold tea, “I just wanted to tell you that Wu Li Mei was aware.”

Yang Jia Li looked at the elder brother with a flat gaze, then relaxed his shoulders indifferently. “Ya, I already know.”

“Then?”

“Then what?”

Jian Zhu was speechless, his younger brother indeed could not be underestimated he was always planning something unusual and of course evil. “What are you planning?”

“Uhhhukk .. uhhhuukkk .. uhhukkk .. “

“Uhhuk .. “

Jian Zhu frowned, “You're sick?”

“Uhhhukk .. uhhukkk .. please toll-please get water.... uhhukkkk!”

“Uhhukk .. “

“Hey, what happened?” asked the head of the prosecutor's department, he grabbed the shoulder of the brother who coughed violently. Grabbing a cup filled with tea and giving it to drink Yang Jia Li. “Why did you cough so hard?”

Fresh blood came out along with an unrelenting cough, Jian Zhu had heard from his father that the younger brother had been sick lately. But he doesn't know what it's going to be this bad. “You cough up blood? What happened to you, Jia Li?”

“Already, already go there! Uhhukk .. “ he said as he pushed his brother away.

In accordance with his words earlier that did not want to linger, the head of the prosecutor's department immediately left before he asked Dayang Yue to look at Yang Jia Li inside his room. The room he had provided for her while leaving the palace, because the empress did not want to return to the exile, and she had also been expelled from the palace.

Until, the cold night that Yang Jia Li was waiting for arrived. The central moonlight illuminates the horizon along with the stars sprawling through space. But the cold wind was blowing so hard that it scattered the red hanfu strands worn by a beautiful woman. While waiting for the presence of someone so eager to be found, he waited patiently.

His gaze could not be separated from the reflection of the moonlight he had on the lake water, the ripples were light and did not hurt the ears. Only calmness is visible from the outside, but maybe inside it is so cold and untouched.

His confidence was well established, he was sure the person he was waiting for would come, even though it would take him a long time to wait here. It doesn't matter, as long as he can wait. Until the sound of the steps was heard by his ears. He who was standing in front of the North Hall immediately turned his body, “I had expected you to come, Wu Li Mei.”

“Yang Jia Li?”

“Why? You're surprised huh?”

Yang Jia Li chuckled at the shocked and confused look on Wu Li Mei's face, “You think who else if it wasn't me, ah, you must still remember this place right?” tanyakanya.

“On the day you were with that little boy?”

“Or the night you almost died?”

Wu Li Mei remained silent in place, unwilling to go too close at the end of the hall that led directly to the lake. She had received a message from a lady-in-waiting saying that this letter was from the emperor, without a second thought Wu Li Mei rushed straight towards the northern lake despite her frail steps. The hope of meeting the emperor was dashed when he found the crafty woman before him, looking at him with such satisfaction as having managed to make him suffer so many times.

Truly Wu Li Mei was tired, she had just woken up from such a difficult life and death fight. Waking up from a coma for him is so magical, and he doesn't want to waste it. “I'm tired of all this, Yang Jia LI. Can we just make peace?”

“Peace?”

“Ya.”

Yang Jia Li faced Wu Li Mei completely with the most sincere smile on her beautiful face, she nodded twice. “Of course Wu Li Mei, you think I came here for what if not to invite you to make peace too.”

“Be—really?” wu Li Mei asked in disbelief.

“Iya, right.” The answer. Yang Jia Li passed by to touch the guardrail towards the lake and rest on it, “Do you think I'm not tired, Li Mei? I'm so tired of all this, I keep getting sick and hurting you. Though our goal is only one right, to make the emperor love us.”

“After I was exiled, I thought so much that this life should be lived peacefully without hostility, if we would give in to each other and understand. Why do we keep vying to bring each other down, if in the end all that is found is hostility and conflict. Though peaceful life can be done in a fun way.”

“I am sorry for all my mistakes Wu Li Mei, for everything I have done to you and to the people around you.”

Yang Jia Li turned around, she shed tears involuntarily yet she immediately caressed. “Will you forgive me?” ask her with a glazed look.

Wu Li Mei did not know what to answer, to be honest she was also confused, between believing and not believing what Yang Jia Li was saying. But seeing how she had shed tears of regret for what she had done, really touched her.

The empress held out her hands, “Will you forgive me, Li Mei? I promise I will never repeat my mistake again. We can live peacefully together in this palace.”

“You want?”

It was silent for a while, and it made Yang Jia Li slip. “Alright, Wu Li Mei, I know my mistake is so great that you won't forgive me, but I'm sincere about this. It's okay, I understand this must be hard for you.

“I forgive you.”

Both of her hands were greeted by Wu Li Mei, with the most sincere smile and the look of shady eyes like a fairy godmother. The tenderness and humility made Wu Li Mei moved to forgive, Yang Jia Li.

“Thank you, thank you Wu Li Mei.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you, once again thank you.”

“Iya.”

The grand concubine wanted to let go of her hand, but it was not released by Yang Jia Li. Precisely that both of his arms were firmly gripped by him, Wu Li Mei was immediately panicked because she had stood very close to the guardrail.

Not to mention when he looked up, Yang Jia Li's smile that originally looked so sincere now turned into a demonic grin that was so cruel. “Lease!! Let go of me!”

“Do you think this can be that easy, you have fooled Wu Li Mei!!”

“Lease! Let go of me!”

“No!!” reject Yang Jia Li.

“Let go of me!!”

The state of Wu Li Mei who was still so weak was put to good use by Yang Jia Li to push him closer to the guardrail, despite being overwhelmed as the grand concubine continued to rebel. But such deep anger and hatred had taken hold of him, there was nothing more to be seen than the darkness in his eyes. After accumulating enough manpower and a good time, Yang Jia Li managed to throw Wu Li Mei into the lake for the second time, he said, just like the time where he had also sunk Wu Li Mei to the bottom of the lake.

Unfortunately, this time was different because Wu Li Mei was holding on so tightly to him that he was thrown as well.

Byuuuuuuurrrr …

The sound was so loud but no one heard it because the night and the northern lake were always quiet. The water ripples appeared together with the two palace ladies who were trying to save each other, unfortunately it was not that easy because of the vast and deep lake.

Wu Li Mei should have been able to swim, but suddenly her energy that had yet to fully recover was used up to wriggle against Yang Jia Li. As Wu Li Mei was about to reach the surface, it was always her body being pulled by Yang Jia Li who was panicking from not being able to swim.

Long enough to try to grab the surface, until Wu Li Mei finally gave up. The water has gone into his mouth and nose. The gaze started to blur with Yang Jia Li who also started to sink to the bottom.

Here, below here, the moonlight appears dimmer yet beautiful and slowly begins to shrink. Both of his hands stretched out to grab the light but the body increasingly fell inward. It was cold inside here, both ears were ringing and the air was no longer filling his lungs.

Wu Li Mei coughed, and it was the last air stored in her body.

It felt like both of his eyes were so heavy, like sleepy but with the tip of his life already so thin. Slowly, those beautiful eyes began to close together with the completion of Wu Li Mei's story. Ah, so like this is the end of Wu Li Mei story huh? It was so heartbreaking that Risa was determined to change the ending of this story. But what force of fate says is different.