Rumors of a Bad Queen

Steps to find allies (revision)

Steps to find allies (revision)

Qiuxi as if fresh in the shock of a blizzard made her heart and all of her skin suddenly shiver, she still could not believe it. "Who's dead? That's the princess's masterpiece?!"

Feng Shui inevitably nodded and he said according to the news he heard. "The killer was Miss's half-brother, Cheng Huo who was doing the imperial usurpation Lin Chen."

Cheng Huo was one of the Nanfang princes and Lin Chen's son with concubine Cheng Ming.

Cheng Ming himself was the highest concubine in the inner palace with the status of a noble son which made him even more respected with a high family background. Cheng Ming and Lin Chen had already known each other when they were children, and knew each other well until Cheng Ming was confident that he would become the empress in control of the palace.

And soon Cheng Ming's conjecture materialized with the announcement that by official letter Lin Chen would make her the imperial consort of Nanfang.

The day before Cheng Ming's appointment, the palace was startled with a loud noise and some buildings were damaged to cause another sound that was no less loud no one knew the cause of the incident other than Lin Chen himself.

The next day Cheng Ming's appointment as empress was stepped down but instead Lin Chen brought a mysterious woman whose skin was as white as jade with a very beautiful face wearing a white dress drenched in blood, she said, the mysterious woman sustained several deep wounds and blood continued to seep flood from her clothes, the mysterious woman was Xiang Xiang as well as Lin Qiu Xi's mother who was in the novel.

Then Lin Chen resigned the appointment of Cheng Ming as empress until the mysterious woman was healed and about to be interrogated.

But a few days later that made Cheng Ming angry was the reality after two days he got Lin Chen's letter again stating that he was not made empress. But the show continued and Xiang Xiang gained that dignity.

When knowing the position of the empress seized by Xiang Xiang, of course Cheng Ming took revenge to the tip of the roots and bones.

After several years of swallowing his hatred towards Xiang Xiang, once again Cheng Ming had to swallow back the bitter reality that cut off his expectations. His proud son did not accept the Lin clan from emperor Lin Chen but rather had to wear his own family clan.

Cheng Ming and Cheng Huo ended up carrying out a coup with the help of Xiao Sishan on the grounds that it would grant Lin Qiu Xi if the plan of overthrowing power was successful.

After messing with Nanfang empire, Lin Qiu Xi could not find Cheng Ming anywhere. As the search found Lin Qiu Xi, he unarmedly discovered Xiang Xiang's secret stored in the Ancestral Altar.

When he found out, he was trying to get the key from Xiang Xiang and when he could not get it despite already doing the uncivilized way Cheng Huo ended up killing him.

"Why did Cheng Huo want to kill aniang.." Qiuxi felt that Xiang Xiang had never done anything wrong to anyone until he had an enemy in the imperial family.

The imperial coup and the news of Xiang Xiang's death were not in the original novel's story, was it because Qiuxi refused to carry out the mission of the system that all the stories changed?

If you think about it again in the original story, Xiang Xiang had no news of death until the novel was over. But within the supposed story, Xiang Xiang suddenly left Nanfang and left the protagonist Lin Qiu Xi alone.

"Miss..."

Feng Shui looked so panicked after the news of Xiang Xiang's death that he had to explain to Nonanya how, but Feng Shui didn't think Lin Qiu Xi who usually received the news of the bird a little would cry but he could still act with a cold head instead.

Qiuxi looked towards him. "I'm okay, maybe Aniang isn't dead. Except.."

He cut off his own words, and he continued saying. "What I'm worried about is the state of the emperor's father, the fate and circumstances of Lin Sili and Lin Yixiang."

When he heard it, Feng Shui immediately replied. "Brother Miss.. Lin Yixiang was imprisoned in the basement while Lin Sili was held hostage by Xiao Sishan."

Perhaps the real Lin Qiu Xi despite being tormented and in her anaemia was very pitiful, the girl really doted on her family.

Even though he was carried away feeling sympathetically to the real Lin Qiu Xi, Qiuxi could only faintly smile.

He smiled faintly when he realized he did not have the strength to save his brother.

Qiuxi then glanced at Feng Shui who was still injured. If only they had the strength that could go against Xiao Sishan, it would definitely be very easy to act and avenge.

Suddenly someone from the Beifang empire approached them.

"So Lin Qiu Xi's daughter you've come to a realization?" The person asked, as he had already entered the room of Qiuxi and Feng Shui.

When the man came, he looked only in his twenties and also had a pretty handsome face. That person then introduced his name was Tang Yue a right hand confidant of emperor Li Zhu, Tang Yue also explained the reason Qiuxi and Feng Shui could be within Beifang. Tang Yue only explained what she knew briefly that her master Li Zhu who was as the fat emperor was carrying those who were already lying on the ground.

"That's all I know about princesses.."

Qiuxi simply nodded feeling enough for Tang Yue's explanation. Actually Qiuxi did not care at all about the reason that saved them and he only felt relieved he himself was still alive after meeting Xiao Sishan.

He actually knew when he read the novel, Qiuxi discovered that the fat and ugly emperor Li Zhu was another identity of the male protagonist Yin Jinze whose good looks alone could not be compared to anyone in the novel. Upon seeing Tang Yue who was in fact Yin Jinze's right hand, Qiuxi immediately knew the system did not lie making the male protagonist in the novel save her from Xiao Sishan.

Upon seeing Tang Yue, Feng Shui immediately said. "Thank you brother Tang, the Nanfang empire will repay him one day."

Tang Yue smiled awkwardly as she did not expect any reply since the one who saved them was Yin Jinze instead of her. "No need to bother brother Feng."

Qiuxi immediately asked. "Can I meet your master to say thank you in person?"

Tang Yue also answered him directly. "My master is unable to come here or to meet the princess, so stay here until tomorrow morning to see her.."

Qiuxi shook her head. "So bad, we have to go now."

Qiuxi himself had no reason to linger in the residence of others even though it was his savior. There were many things he had to do, such as forming and finding strength for himself. So Qiuxi did not want to waste any time just waiting for someone to say thank you in person.

"Tu.wait for princess Lin!  I heard Nanfang was in a mess and some of the grief I heard about the princess brother. My master will send help if princess Lin needs it."

Qiuxi looked towards Tang Yue and smiled. "If there is no reason for me to refuse, then tell your master about these two gratitude and one debt, I will one day repay them."

He also paid his due respect. "If your master asks me where I am, tell him I'm in the Thousand Medicines Pavilion."

Tang Yue immediately asked "Why is the princess going to the Thousand Medicines Pavilion?"

The moment Tang Yue asked where the direction of her goal made Qiuxi smile, as well as bringing out a smile that looked extremely ripe as if half a scythe circle had suddenly formed on her lips.

"To seek allies."