SUDDENLY EMPRESS

Honesty of the King

The empress came out of the king's residence with a reddened face in shame, Rani was grieving for her stupidity who accepted the king's request to help her find a book.

But unfortunately Rani instead met and passed by the great concubine who wanted to visit the residence of the king. Really - really double shit Rani today.

As usual the grand concubine bowed politely to the empress. But clearly, the confused face of the grand concubine who saw the empress had just come out of the king's residence.

Without further ado - the great concubine immediately asked the empress, what was the reason until the empress came to visit the king.

Rani who saw the regal concubine who seemed to dislike if she visited the residence of the king, made Rani want to tease him. " It looks like it's going to be exciting." thought Rani.

" Is it wrong for a wife to come to visit her husband?" Rani asks the grand concubine, and Rani deliberately emphasizes the words wife and husband on her speech.

The grand concubine clenched her hands hard, as if not accepting the words of the empress who used the terms husband and wife to describe the king and empress.

" There's nothing wrong with the empress, it's just that you don't usually come here." Reply to the grand concubine who smiled wryly.

" You're right, grand concubine, I don't usually come here. But how else, it seems like from now on I'll come here often." Rani smiled mockingly.

Hearing the empress' words, it clearly made the grand concubine feel annoyed. It was as if his heart was now being ignited by a fire that was ready to burn.

The grand concubine stepped forward before the empress then slapped the empress' cheek hard. The maids were surprised by the actions of the great concubines, especially the main ladies of Park and Go jang mi who stood behind the empress directly.

" Have you forgotten my threats all along, empress? Do you think I stopped bothering you, because I was scared after you got me punished by the queen mother? You're wrong."

" I warn you to stay away from the king as usual, or I will do more of this. And your ladies and gentlemen I will also include. Even what's on the ground, there's nothing." Threaten the grand concubine using non-formal language, then grin and encourage the empress to fall down.

The main dayang Park and Go jang mi wanted to help and help the empress stand up, but their hands were blocked by the grand concubine's maidservant.

" Great concubine, don't hurt the empress!" Shouted Go jang mi who began to sob and cry.

" Great concubine if you dare to touch the empress, do not blame the servant, if the servant complain to the queen mother." Threatening main lady Park.

" Please if you want to complain to the queen mother. But the thing is, can you still complain to me?" Gracak the great concubine.

The view of the great concubine now turned to the Empress, she saw the empress who was still sitting on the ground due to being knocked down by her encouragement earlier.

The grand concubine smiled in satisfaction, looking at her helpless opponent before her. And the great concubine was already preparing to raise her hand to do her second slap against the empress, but without the grand concubine guessing, her hand was blocked by someone instead.

The great concubine was wrathful, for some dared to interfere with her pleasure. And turned his back to see who the one who dared to oppose him was.

But at once the fierce face of the great concubine seemed to shrink, when the great concubine saw the person who was holding her hand.

" The noble one." Said the grand concubine.

" What are you doing Han Sora?" Jerky king.

FLASH BACK TO#

After the empress came out of the king's room, the king looked at So joon with an introgating look. King knows from So joon's giraffe, there is something important that So joon will tell him.

" Say what's up So joon?"

" Here you see, I've been investigating the price of rice on the market. Slave found that there seems to be a group who deliberately hoard rice so that the price of rice in the market is high."

" Do you know who's behind it?"

" Not yet noble, but I found someone suspicious, while I was lurking in one of the rice shops in the market."

" But unfortunately, I could not see the man, because he was wearing a veil."

" And the servant succeeded in trailing the man, to a barn in the middle of the forbidden forest."

" Do you know what the warehouse is?"

" Sorry, your majesty, I do not know. Because the servant only followed him to the front of the warehouse, and did not come inside. Because the guard there is quite tight. But I guess, that's where they stockpile rice."

" Well, tonight we'll try to investigate!"

The noise from outside the king's residence was quite loud to the king's room. Until the king and So joon as well as the eunuch Jang who was inside heard it.

Then the king asked Eunuch Jang to look out, after a few minutes, Eunuch Jang returned to the room with a panicked face. Like seeing a ghost.

The king who saw it looked astonished. " What's up, Eunuch Jang? Why do you look so panicked?"

" Beyond the noble, the empress and the great concubine are quarreling." Answer eunuch Jang in stern words.

Soon the king came out of his room in a hurry and was followed by So joon and Eunuch Jang.

Once the king was outside his residence, he was very surprised to see the empress who was being slapped and pushed by the grand concubine to fall down. And the king also saw when the main lady-in-waiting Park and also Go jang mi who would help the empress stand but was instead blocked by the grand concubine's lady-in-waiting.

The king was very disappointed with what he was seeing. And the king hurriedly grabbed the hand of the great concubine, when the king knew that the great concubine would slap the empress.

FLASH BACK OFF#

Now back to the present. The grand concubine seemed to waver as the king snapped at her. He was confused as to how to explain it to the king.

" Your Majesty, please forgive me servant." The great concubine was still stammered and her hands were trembling in fear of the king.

" What did the empress do, until you got this far?" Snapped the king again.

" The servant just doesn't like it, if the queen comes to visit his residence." The grand concubine said, not daring to look at the king.

" Wouldn't it be natural, if the empress came to visit my residence. What's wrong? Where is the error? Until you push him down like that." Snapped the king again, but this time with a burning emotion and an intimidating look.

And it succeeded in making the great concubine silent a thousand languages, and felt fear of the king's anger towards her. Honestly the grand concubine was shocked by the reaction of this king. Only this time the king snapped at him and was furious with him, and all because of the empress.

The king glanced at the empress, he saw the empress' cheek that looked flushed from the slap of the grand concubine. The king snorted in annoyance, but he held it. Because right now the most important thing is to treat the empress first.

The king helped the empress stand up, then ordered that the grand concubine's maids release the main lady of Park and also Go jang mi. Then ask the grand concubine to return to her residence first.

The grand concubine looked at the king in disbelief, at the words of the king just now. Why does he have to go? But when the grand concubine wanted to refute, the king looked at her sharply. So that the great concubine would not or should resign and obey the king's orders.

The grand concubine left in annoyance followed by her ladies-in-waiting. While the king asked the main lady of Park and Go jang mi also to return to their residence.

" But your Majesty, what about the empress? If we go back to the residence?" Ask the Park main lady.

" You guys take it easy, the queen will drive him. Right now, it's better for the empress to treat her cheeks first at my residence." The king replied casually.

The main dayang Park and Go jang mi smiled with relief, then saluted and then they resigned. And the king brought the empress back into her residence.

The Empress grinned, a sign that she had succeeded. Rani was deliberately silent and did not reply to the grand concubine, because she remembered very well, that she was now in front of the king's residence.

If Rani fights the great concubine, it is Rani who will lose. Hence the acting of being an oppressed person was much more profitable for him, because the king would definitely hear the commotion outside his residence. Rani knew very well that the brain of the grand concubine fool, would absolutely not think of it to that extent. Because the great concubine only attach importance to her ego and anger. Without looking at the situation and conditions and the place where he is.

Inside the king's residence, now the king who was painstakingly compressing the empress' cheeks with cold water. Eunuchs Jang and So joon waited outside the room.

" Are you stupid, why are you being so quietly bullied like that?" The king asked as he rubbed the empress' cheek.

The empress rolled her eyes lazily, and chose silence rather than answering the king's question.

" What, after you've been slapped, you've become mute?" The king's ejek then pressed the empress' cheek a little hard with the cloth he was holding.

" Aaw, your majesty's sick. Slowly - slowly." Rani grimaces in pain.

" Oh, I can still talk, I'm mute."

" From now on, I'm lazy if I have to argue with him."

" Alright I won't argue with you empress, now tell me why you can be slapped and pushed by the grand concubine." Ask the gentle king.

" The servant also does not know the noble, but according to the servant, it seems that the great concubine was jealous and disliked because she saw the servant coming out of her residence." Rani answered honestly.

" Why then are you silent, treated like that?" Ask the king in curiosity.

" If the servant fights, he will blame the servant. Because he has acted rudely against his favorite concubine, right?." Rani answered on target.

The king immediately fell silent, then put the cloth he held onto the basin filled with ice water.

" Yes, you better take a break. I will visit the residence of the great concubine to ask for an explanation from her." Said the king then kissed the empress' forehead gently.

Rani speeclhess with the unexpected actions of the king, especially from earlier the king treated him well and also gently.

The king laid down his diphuton empress and enveloped the empress.

" I left So joon to stand guard at the door, so you don't have to worry anymore. I'll stay a while." Pass the king to the empress, then leave the empress alone.

Rani frowned feeling strange with the king's behavior, and why even Rani obeyed the king who told her to rest in his residence. Rani rolls over - roll right and left to find a comfortable position to sleep in.

Although Rani tried to close her eyes, she still could not sleep. Rani held onto her chest which looked to be pounding quite loudly.

" What is this feeling? Why does it feel so bad."

Suddenly Rani shed tears, Rani was also confused why she could cry. Rani cannot control her feelings.

" *Is this Kim so hee's feeling, why are you crying? Are you crying out of happiness, being treated gently like that by the king? You don't be stupid Kim so hee, don't be treated gently a little, melt immediately. You have to sell expensive."

" What is this, what you've wanted Kim so hee all this time? Got a kind and gentle treatment from the king? Are you feeling good now? If you want, I will try to get the king to treat you well. So you can calm down." Inner Rani*.

I don't know how long Rani had been crying, until finally the empupun felt tired and asleep.

The king arrived at the residence of the grand concubine, The grand concubine greeted the king happily. The king sat on the throne of the great concubine, while the great concubine sat facing the king. Their distance was separated by a small table that was in front of them.

The grand concubine poured the drink from the teapot into a small glass before the king. Then the king drank it in one throat. And put the glass back on the table.

There seemed to be no happy look at all on the king's face, only a look of anger and disappointment on the face of his current look.

" Why are you doing that Han sora?" Ask the king directly at the point.

The face of the great concubine who had been beaming - in series because of the arrival of the king, finally turned sour when she heard the question from the king.

" Yes, because I don't like it when the queen comes to her house." Answer the great concubine as is.

" Stretch don't have to do that far, you even hurt her Sora." Said the king who rubbed his face rough.

" Why does the noble defend the empress? What is your majesty starting to like?" Ask the grand concubine with heightened intonation.

The king fell silent, and was confused as to how to explain it to the great concubine regarding his feelings.

" Why is your majesty silent, isn't it what I said? His Majesty is starting to like the empress. Did he forget about the promise he made to you? He promised that he would never like the empress and would still love the servant. And he married the empress only so that we would have the blessing of the previous king and also the queen mother." The great concubine who started the emotion.

" Milk." The king breathed in rough. Then looked at the grand concubine.

" I'm sorry Han sora, but I have to be honest. I do love the empress, even when I first met her I started to like her. I'm sorry I couldn't keep our promise Han sora." The king answered with a heavy heart.

Hearing that directly from the king's mouth, the great concubine's heart was like being struck by lightning in a hole. The face of the great concubine looked hardened, her nerves until it was clearly visible. Even the grand concubine also widened her eyes in disbelief at what she was hearing right now.

" I'm sorry Sora, for letting you down. I know I'm a breksek. You may be angry with me but please, don't hurt the queen. It's not all his fault, but mine."

" I've been trying, all this time trying to get away from the empress and ignore her. But my feelings continue to grow and now it's getting stronger Sora. I'm really sorry, I know it hurt you. But I have to stay honest with you." Obviously the king at length.

The grand concubine fell down and could not help but hold back her cries that finally began to break.

The king tried to calm the grand concubine and hugged her. Long enough the great concubine cried in the king's arms. Until finally the king decided to stretch his embrace from the body of the great concubine.

Then the king said goodbye to the great concubine, and left the great concubine still as hiccupped.

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