Back In Time (The Reincarnation of the Cruel Concubine)

Angry or jealous?

Yang Jia Li looked at a young man who had just arrived, the beautiful woman was sitting casually in the cottage while observing the young man in the armor. He was Yang Zhe Yan, the empress' cousin, the sole commander of the Yang clan. "I heard you met the great concubine last week" Yang Jia Li said as Zhe Yan arrived before her.

"Right, Your Majesty." replied Zhe Yan briefly, the young man took the place a little far away.

"What are you talking about?" yang Jia Li asked, he was made very curious when he heard the cousin go to meet Wu Li Mei. Because, as far as he knew, Wu Li Mei had never known Yang Zhe Yan.

Yang Zhe Yan was one of the empress' confidants, Zhe Yan was appointed directly by the Yang Clan, to protect the empress. The young man was also able to sit in his current position, thanks to Yang Jia Li's interference. In return, the young man had to be willing and willing to do everything the empress wanted. Including being his lover as he used to do.

Yang Zhe Yan stared straight, flat without a twinkle. "The Grand Concubine asked me to accompany the crown prince to practice the sword, because Master Zhang is away."

"Do you mean it?"

The commander nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Yang Jia Li squinted his eyes, it was certainly not that easy to instantly believe. Judging from his movements, Zhe Yan seemed to be hiding something from him. "But, I don't think Wu Li Mei ever knew you."

"Teacher Zhang asked me to face the grand concubine."

"Where did the old man go?"

"I don't know for sure." Teacher Zhang's departure was none other than an order from Wu Li Mei and Emperor Zhou, they asked him to look for a fief that could treat Zhou Xie Ling. "Teacher Zhang didn't say anything." lied to him.

Again Zhe Yan threw his gaze in the other direction, it was certainly realized by the red haired woman. He chuckled softly before finally saying, "You're avoiding me, Zhe Yan?"

"Sorry, Your Majesty."

"What's wrong." said Yang Jia Li, pretending to be nice, the woman held up the porcelain cup on the dish table. "Let's toast!" bring the empress.

Yang Zhe Yan also lifted his cup, green tea with a soothing aroma.

One sip escaped, Yang Jia Li stole a glance at his cousin. "Come on, have another drink, green tea is good for health" he said.

The green tea inside Yang Zhe Yan's porcelain cup had already been given a special potion that would make him drunk and fall asleep. The potion was a poison dry herb from the Su Dynasty black market, Yang Jia Li had deliberately bought a lot so that he could give it to Wu Li Mei. And as an experiment, he chose Yang Zhe Yan. After all, that young man was a trained warrior, definitely would not die that fast.

Yang Jia Li smiled faintly seeing that the cup belonging to Zhe Yan was already empty. "So, what are you doing in the grand concubine's pavilion?"

"Sorry, Your Majesty?"

The commander shook his head repeatedly, he suddenly felt dizzy and very sleepy.

"What's up, Zhe Yan? Are you sick?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well" replied the young man.

"DADAY YUE!" call Yang Jia Li, the woman got up and immediately approached the eastern commander. "Darang Yue, help me bring Commander Yang to rest."

Yang Zhe Yan shook his head as he was about to be swept away, his brain strictly forbidding to follow the empress. Within the growing sense of dizziness, the young man was sensitive enough to catch Yang Jia Li's veiled intent.

They should not be involved in an illicit relationship anymore, if the emperor came to know, not Yang Jia Li, but he would be put to death. Zhe Yan smashed the flickering fingers perched on his shoulder, the rest of his consciousness was still enough to leave that place. "Sa-I have to go, Your Majesty."

"How will you go if your head is low. Rest in my room!"

"No." declined the commander, "No, thank you."

His eyes turned and the dizzy in his head grew. Before he fell, Yang Zhe Yan forced his body to move. But, a punch hit the nape of his neck. Yang Zhe Yan ended up falling on the empress' lap.

"You're wasting your time, Your Majesty."

Yang Jia Li rotated his eyeballs, "Ck, without your help, I can take it."

The empress stroked the top of Zhe Yan's head with a slanted smile, "You won't be able to leave my dear sister."

"Of course!" yang Jia Li replied, "I paid dearly for it, you won't be able to afford it."

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Yang Zhe Yan blinked, adjusting the light entering into the retina of his eyes. The room was lavish with this jasmine scent, she knew where she was now.

"You awake?" a voice came from behind the door, a woman with red hanfu was walking gracefully towards him.

"What's going on?" yang Zhe Yan asked himself, but the empress could still hear.

Yang Jia Li shook his head, "Nothing, nothing happened."

"really?"

"Yes, right."

"But why was I unconscious after drinking that tea?"

Yang Jia Li frowned, "What do you mean? I was fine when I drank it. You better get some rest, you're gonna be so tired."

"Come here, sister."

Yang Jia Li's clasped hands grabbed the cousin's shoulders, the woman moved closer to her sitting position. "What are you doing in the grand concubine's pavilion?" ask the empress again, the woman is still asking for answers.

"The grand concubine asked me to accompany the crown prince in the sword."

"Lied!"

"Really, Your Majesty."

"Zhe Yan!" yang Jia Li. "You are my confidant, if you take the snake woman's side, then your life is at stake" the empress said, stressing her last sentence.

Dayang Yue knocked on the door of the empress' room, "Sorry to interrupt, Your Majesty. Master Yang Zuo came facing!"

"Dad?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yang Jia Li fell silent, thinking about what brought the father here.

Yang Zuo, the head of the Yang Clan from the eastern states. Yang Zuo was a wealthy noble and merchant. The middle-aged man, who was fattened, was the leader of the rebellion against the previous emperor, but was successfully suppressed by Commander Hao. And as a fastener so that they do not act anymore, the previous emperor made Yang Zuo's favorite daughter as Empress of the Ming Dynasty. He compared him to Zhou Xiu Huan as the successor to the throne.

Thanks to that too, the rebellion for the rebellion caused by the clan is getting dimmer.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Greetings, dad." Yang Jia Li looked down respectfully, as that face he respected so much came at him. "What brought you here?"

Yang Zuo did not respond, the old man looked at Yang Zhe Yan.

"Greetings, uncle." Zhe Yan gradually stood up, even though his head was still very dizzy.

"What are you doing here, Zhe Yan?"

"Ah, sister is not feeling well dad. It just so happened that he visited this afternoon, so I let him rest here." explained Yang Jia Li, the father did not know about the dark relationship between the empress and the commander. "So, what made my father come to visit me?"

Yang Zuo approached the princess, the man whispered a sentence that instantly made Yang Jia Li deathly pale.