Back In Time (The Reincarnation of the Cruel Concubine)

Knowing plan

After Yang Jia Li left, Zhou Fang Yin was finally able to breathe with relief. Thankfully this time the god still saved her from the empress' cruelty, she was already scared to death if Yang Jia Li would injure her like the time she pushed her into the lake. It was very clear when Yang Jia Li pushed him and did not help him at all, he was busy jostling that Zhou Fang Yin had fallen due to a slip.

That traumatized memory continued to be overshadowed even after this long time, even as Zhou Fang Yin was already unafraid of seeing the lake. He was still frightened to see Yang Jia Li. It is wrong if he thinks the empress will be kind to him, consider him like his own biological daughter and love him. Yang Jia Li only needed Zhou Ming Hao to ascend the throne to become a queen mother later.

“You okay, princess?”

Zhou Fang Yin turned to the grandmother, approached and embraced the queen mother's arm seeking refuge. “Yes, I'm fine grandma, I just feel scared when I see the empress mother.”

“You don't need to worry, he won't be able to bother you anymore.”

“Thank you grandma, you came on time.”

The queen mother invited Zhou Fang Yin to enter the east hall, there was one room in the grand hall that became a secret place for the queen mother. The room was specially built by the previous emperor for him, inside already there was Zhou Ming Hao and Master Zhang waiting while reading books. The room contained two large shelves containing thousands of books from various dynasties that contained many things, one of which was books about history and health.

The door creaked as the queen mother opened it, after which the old woman entered with the princess.

“Greetings, Your Grace.” Teacher Zhang.

“Rise!”

“What something happened so you went too long?” ask Teacher Zhang.

The queen mother sat between Teacher Zhang and Zhou Fang Yin, and she brewed the tea on the table and gave it to the princess. “Yang Jia Li scolded Zhou Fang Yi beside the east hall, did you not hear him? He was angry like a doormat, even threatening to kill my beloved grandson.”

“What are you doing so the empress is so angry, princess?”

“Do you do something wrong? Are you okay, Xiao Yin?” zhou Ming Hao asked, the crown prince closed the book he was reading and turned to the pias-looking brother, his face still pale and frightened. Naturally, because when the empress was angry she was indeed very scary. Implusive and merciless thinking makes it very easy for the empress to punish and even kill people she thinks are guilty.

Zhou Fang Yin took a deep breath, he began to calm down to be able to tell a good story. The tea cup he held was now toilet because the contents had been swallowed up unceremoniously, in order to wet his throat that felt dry. Even though he looked calm but his heart beat was still racing violently, not to mention when the memory of the incident falling in the lake revolved in his memory. “I... I accidentally heard the empress' mother talking to..”.

“With whom?” zhou Ming Hao.

“Then what are they talking about?” ask Teacher Zhang.

The princess shook her head, to be honest she was not too sure of what she heard because she did not hear from the beginning and did not know what she meant. Some time ago, Zhou Fang Yin was strolling around the east hall, he wanted some fruits that were behind the east hall along with his maids. But, from a distance he saw the empress sneaking around asking the bodyguard or the lady with him. His movements seemed suspicious, so Zhou Fang Yin chose to follow him, without any maids and bodyguards.

Zhou Fang Yin had lost his way while following the empress, the woman's pace was too fast that he almost lost track. Thankfully he heard the voices of people conversing behind the east hall, the building closest to the entrance gate. From being caught by the senses of his listeners, Zhou Fang Yin heard Yang Zuo was scolding Yang Jia Li for not being able to find anything.

“What can not be found empress, daughter?” ask Teacher Zhang.

But the beautiful young girl shook her head, “Sorry teacher, I can't hear their conversation clearly. What is certain is a book in the library, on the old bookshelves guarded by palace guards.”

“Old book?” parrot's mother, he thought to what Yang Zuo wanted the old book records for, whereas the books belonged to the most important archives in the empire. “About what are they planning?”

“To...” Zhou Fang Yin wanted to answer but choked, he closed his eyes tightly as feelings of fear and sadness mixed into one in his heart. Even so, when they first heard their conversation, the princess shook so much that she did not focus and accidentally dropped the pottery which happened to be placed next to her. “To kill mom.”

“What? To kill the concubine's mother?”

Zhou Fang Yi nodded, “If I didn't hear wrong, that was their plan, but unfortunately they haven't found what they were looking for in the palace library. So they can't kill mom yet, Yang Zuo said he would have the chief of the prosecutor's department search the book at the palace.”

“Wire! Surely they want to hurt mom again.” The crown prince was suddenly irritated by the information they had just obtained, apparently Yang Jia Li really wanted to destroy the people who were in the audience blocking his steps. No exception with Wu Li Mei who has long been his enemy, in love and power. “What the empress does not feel bored with the death of Zhou Xie Ling, why still want to kill mother, even though she still stands on the throne.”

Teacher Zhang was silent, it seemed like he knew what they were looking for, but still he had to figure out for himself what Yang Jia Li and Yang Zuo were really looking for to implicate Yang Jian Zhu. If linked again, the empress was indeed always holding a grudge and looking for an opportunity to kill Wu Li Mei.

The Queen Mother and Teacher Zhang looked at each other, they implied their thoughts through eye-to-eye. “I think we should do something to prevent unwanted things from happening. We can't let someone get killed because of Yang Jia Li.” Said suri.

“But how is grandma? The empress mother is a shrewd and cunning person, she always has a myriad of plans to commit crimes.” Zhou Ming Hao replied, as far as he knew the empress was not a good person, he had plans, supporters and loyal people. Although all of that was thanks to the influence from his father, but still Yang Jia was in power.

“Then what can we do, Your Majesty?” ask Teacher Zhang.

“Call the great concubine and devise a plan for war, if indeed Yang Jia Li's army has already invaded from the east, then we should prepare to fight.” Said the queen mother, the old woman's hand was raised to call Wu Li Mei, “We must discuss with Wu Li Mei, call her now to come without a lady-in-waiting and soldiers!"