Repairing the Past

Chapter 63

Airland, the Imperial palace.

The hysterical screams of the former empress, the daughter of the prime minister, being punished in the palace of mortality, sounded so heartbreaking and heartbreaking as soon as the coffin of the beloved child arrived right in the Imperial assembly hall.

The black coffin containing a headless body that had been preserved in such a way was deliberately sent by the emperor Alorra with a threatening letter.

Long Jin Mao. His eyes were filled with a flash of anger as he read through the contents of the letter. He even hit his big chair to make a 'Shelf!' sound!' which was quite a blow to the guts of the officials present there.

"TELL ME, HOW COULD THIS EMBARRASSING EVENT HAPPEN?!" Raung the Airland emperor in the middle of the hall with an echoing voice.

"HOW COULD MY SON, LONG YE LANG, GO TO ALORRA AND INTEND TO HARM THE CRUEL EMPEROR?"

"THIS FOOL, INSTEAD OF COMING HOME WITH SUCCESS WHY WOULD HE COME BACK WITH A BODY THAT IS NO LONGER WHOLE?!"

The Emperor demanded an answer but everyone present locked their mouths while continuing to lower their heads.

"Please calm down your majesty" said Ye Zuan who was trying to put a damper on the situation that was starting to heat up, "none of us knew of the steps taken by prince Ye Lang a while ago."

"IMPOSSIBLE! WITH THAT CHARACTER OF HIS, YE LANG WOULD NOT DARE TO ACT WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT FROM SOMEONE!" Reject the emperor with a sharp look towards the woman who was still sobbing sedan in front of him.

"YOU MUST KNOW YOUR SON'S CHARACTER, DON'T YOU, EMPRESS?!" Long Jin Mao with his index finger pointing directly at the number one woman in Airland.

The empress wiped away the tears and sneered to her husband, "Wasn't it because of the lure from you, Ye Lang darkened his eyes."

"You promised him something he craved! You promised to restore the crown prince's status to him if he managed to kill your nemesis without a trace!"

"YOU MASTERMINDED EVERYTHING AND YOU'RE ACTING LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW?!" reply empress with high intonation.

"Ye Lang here is a victim! You even tried to wash your hands! Long Jin Mao, you really are a beast-hearted human!"

The emperor's face became increasingly black. The empress' words had made her anger even bigger. The woman's actions hurt her self-esteem and self-respect as the highest leader in Airland.

Long Jin Mao gnashed his teeth, shouting loudly at the soldiers guarding outside the hall to drag the empress who had spoken ill of him.

"GET RID OF ME! YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT MEN ARE VERY MANIPULATIVE! HE WILL BRING DESTRUCTION TO THIS COUNTRY! HE ENCOURAGED MY SON TO CARRY OUT THE ATTACK! I'M NOT LYING! I SWEAR!!!"

Long Jin Mao rose from his seat arrogantly, "THE WOMAN'S CAGE IS FOREVER!"

Ye Zuan and the officials could only speak with a glance. They felt wrong to have stood watching the quarrel of the Empire's grand married couple.

The emperor massaged his throbbing forehead. He paused some time to melt the anger that had taken hold of him before returning to long discussions with his ranks.

"Your Majesty, if you may know, what is the contents of the letter sent by the Kingdom of Alorra?" Said Ye Zuan with great caution.

The old man looked at the child with furrowed brows, "Xu Xiao Yan, that emperor, will have a confrontation if we don't give an explanation as quickly as possible."

"I mean your highness? Is that a war?" Guess the education minister with a trembling voice.

With a heavy heart Long Jin Mao confirmed, "Ye Lang's actions this time had injured the emperor Alorra and put his beloved concubine in a coma. And it's not a light matter that's easy to forgive!"

Instantly the atmosphere became crowded. Officials appear to be responding to each other. The worried facial expressions began to look real on them.

Ye Zuan, the current crown prince, ventured to ask back, "Is there no way that we can negotiate with Alorra's side?"

There was a bright spot seen as Ye Zuan observed the change in the father's face. Ye Zuan hoped, the emperor's answer would be a savior to the situation they were in at the moment.

"Alorra will rewind the troops if the terms they provide are approved by Airland." Says the emperor with a little hesitation.

"Isn't that good! We do not need to fight and sacrifice innocent civilians. " Reply Ye Zuan with a happy smile.

The emperor did not seem to like it. His face turned sour. In a cold voice he chimed in, "I will not grant any of the requirements they proposed! Until whenever!"

The officials looked confused. Instead of asking, they just wait patiently for the explanation that will be conveyed by the number one Airland official.

"Xu Xiao Yan wrote down three requirements that I must fulfill if I do not want to fight against them.."

"First, I must issue a decree restoring the good name of the late general Chu and his family. Second, confession and sincere apology for invading Alorra two decades ago.."

Long Jin Mao swallowed the saliva before returning to continue, "last, I should be willing to step down from my current post and be replaced with a better candidate as soon as possible."

"If in three days there is no response, then the sadistic emperor will immediately bring down the army and attack the capital."

"THAT GUY!!! DON'T EXPECT TO SEE ME GET OFF MY THRONE!" Long Jin Mao growled after simply giving a barrage of information to everyone in the meeting hall.

The old ruler felt discouraged by the requirements that Alorra's side had given him. He was even offended by the delivery of a coffin containing the body of his headless son.

Long Jin Mao smirked, "Xu Xiao Yan who is not old enough is insulting me! He thinks Airland can't afford to fight them? If he asks for war then I will gladly grant it!"

Ye Zuan moved forward with a bowed body, "please think again of the noble decision! If war happens, many things will have a negative impact. Airland is currently unstable. The long crisis we still have. All of that would be worse if the war was joined here and there!"

"True the crown prince said, "the timpal minister of the economy, "if until the war happens, there will be a lot of losses that we can. Same with innocent civilians. They will still be easy targets from the impact of the war. We ask that your Majesty can think about it again!"

"WE BEG YOUR MAJESTY TO THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN!" repeat all officials present in the meeting hall.

Long Jin Mao clenched his hands with tightly clenched jaws. He murmured with a hiss that sounded cornering, "so you doubt my decision? Are you against me?!"

"HOWEVER MY DECISION REMAINS THE SAME. WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT ALORRA! PREPARE ALL TROOPS AND MILITARY NEEDS! I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY DEFEAT IN THE WAR THIS TIME!"

The emperor shook off his robe of greatness and left the meeting without warning. He did not even care about the worries and confusion his subordinates felt.

With Ye Zuan. He had almost no more ideas to persuade his father. He knew that the old man was very stubborn and love died to his throne.

Inevitably this time he had to follow the orders of the ruler of Airland.

The crown prince, Long Ye Zuan, turned around and gave everyone instructions to immediately prepare for the invasion that Alorra was about to launch.

***

Alorra, the emperor's private pavilion.

Chu Yao's self-healing went quite smoothly. Although it was only a few days ago that he had just opened his eyes, his energy had already almost reached its maximum level thanks to the medicines and treatments from Fu Bai and Fu Rong simultaneously.

Chu Yao could not recall the matter that happened after she successfully killed the former crown prince of Airland two weeks ago.

According to Fu Rong's explanation, he had been in critical condition for quite a long time. He was unconscious for five days in a row. It then remains lying helplessly on top of the bed for a week afterwards.

No one wants to explain. Even Fu Bai or Mo Yan exercised silence over all her incomprehension. All the time to this day.

The emperor, Xu Xiao Yan, Mo Yan, had precisely limited Chu Yao's information and movements by placing A-Wei by his side.

"Even though she was my master, it is truly my master who I must follow." Said A-Wei when Chu Yao asked for permission to exit the emperor's private pavilion.

"Miss definitely knows better what kind of temperament master. So I don't want to ignite your anger for the umpteenth time." Added the man with a stark memory when Mo Yan gave the punishment to him four years ago.

Chu Yao could only smile wryly in response to the reason that A-Wei had given her. He closed the door again and walked towards the couch with a shunt step.

A-Wei pulls away and disappears behind the bedroom door. Letting the woman sit contemplating various speculations that wrapped her brain.

"Why don't you rest?" Mo Yan's heavy voice rang out just minutes away from the last conversation A-Wei had just had.

"Didn't you see my eyes that already resemble this ball?" Appoint Chu Yao on her two puffy eyes due to excessive sleep.

Mo Yan remained flat-faced, but the corners of his lips appeared slightly raised. Forms a thin smile that is almost invisible.

"You didn't give me a chance to see the outside. Do you intend to keep me here forever?"

Mo Yan was silent. Then gently caressed Chu Yao's face with mixed feelings.

He actually wanted to explain the reason for the woman's movements lately. It was just that the incident two weeks ago had left his lips twisted and frozen.

Back to two weeks ago..

Everyone opened the way from the gate to the front door of the emperor's private pavilion when they heard General Luo's instructions from a distance.

Their irises caught the noble figure running, almost jumping, while carrying a woman covered in blood on her body.

No exception to the other group led by Minister Chen and the prime minister and his two children. They looked flabbergasted but did not dare to block the steps of the man who was also full of a deep red liquid all over his body.

"Call physician Fu! HURRY UP!!!" Mo Yan exclaimed back watching the fresh blood come out from his female pale lips.

Mo Yan paid no attention to anyone other than the girl in his carriage. He even just put the woman's body on the couch after Fu Bai was present in front of him.

Despite not saying anything, Mo Yan was able to catch the anxiety implied on the faces of Fu Bai and Fu Rong back then.

Mo Yan did not ask. He only observed all the actions of the two brothers when handling his woman.

"Wine! Xiao Rong, do acupuncture as usual!" Fu Bai's orders were to position Chu Yao's body to sit comfortably.

Fu Rong did not delay the order. The little girl immediately stuck some acupuncture needles on Chu Yao's body. He also helped Fu Bai hold onto Chu Yao's weak body as the poison master pressed against the nerve points.

Those acupuncture needles were plucked out and ended with a burst of blood from Chu Yao's lips turning blue. Making Fu Bai and Fu Rong gasp to the point of letting go of the grasp of their hands Chu Yao suddenly fell on.

Mo Yan's reflexes were so good. He quickly caught the body in his embrace and again laid Chu Yao on top of the soft resting place.

"How's the condition?" Mo Yan asked without taking his eyes off the beautiful face that was as white as cotton in front of him.

Fu Bai still furrowed his brows. His tone sounded full of hesitation, "not entirely good. Critical time is not over."

Mo Yan looked at Chu Yao fixedly. His always flat face now seemed full of worry.

"How could he be like this?"

Fu Bai and Fu Rong both lowered their gazes. Fu Rong did not budge. It's just*******-******* his shirt end with a sad look in his eyes.

And so did Fu Bai. The humorous man looked a little confused to give an explanation.

Mo Yan grew increasingly impatient at the response of the two people to his question. He again stressed, "answer now or you will not get out of this room safely!"