When the Dead Come Back to Life

Truth

On the other hand, concubine Jin walked full of fear inside the bamboo forest filled with mist. Sometimes he calls his daughter.

“Xinhua? Xinhua where are you?” call him.

There was no response from Xinhua. Some time walking alone, concubine Jin finally arrived at the temple cemetery. Concubine Jin's facial expression changed in fear especially when the tombstone he first saw read Jiao Luluo, Xinxi's mother's name.

Concubine Jin's heartbeat raced very quickly as she read the name of the tombstone. He immediately turned back and walked away full of fear. But strangely, he instead returned to the cemetery and was in front of Jiao Luluo's tomb.

“Hah?” concubine Jin said in a panic.

He left again from the burial grounds, but again he returned to the same cemetery and stood right in front of Luluo's tomb. Realizing that she was misled by Luluo, Jin's concubine knelt down in front of the tomb and bowed in tears.

“IYA! I did it!” shout while crying “Your satisfaction?!”

The anger, fear, and spite of his heart were mixed into one.

“I spread the rumor, I was the first to say that you had an affair with a student and made you hated by my mother-in-law and master.” Said.

“You shine so brightly in everyone's eyes, even in my master's eyes. She loved you so much that Zhao and I were ignored even when we were pregnant. He just looks at you and I hate him!”

“I've admitted it, I've admitted it in front of you. Now stop bothering me and let me go here!” ketus concubine Jin while crying.

But black smoke came out from the ground of Luluo's tomb and gave rise to the figure of a neatly bun-haired woman whose decomposed skin was full of maggots.

“MATI!!” shouted the figure of the woman fiercely.

The figure made concubine Jin shocked and frightened. It made him lose control of the muscles in his body and then spasm – spasm. He lay on the ground with his eyes wide open, but could not move and said what – what.

On the other hand, Ertu as well as the monks who heard the sound of yelling went towards the bamboo forest. The palace soldiers sent to monitor Ertu also followed them. But how shocked they were when they saw Xinping, lying stiffly with 5 arrows piercing her body.

Ertu's eyes widened in shock “XINPING!!” his yell.

He ran full of panic and raised the body of his son who had become stiff. “Xinping! Xinping wake up!” his yell.

Not long after, Xinxi came out of her room with her 2 thieves. He ran towards the crowd of monks and warriors who were in front of the bamboo forest.

“Dad?” call Xinxi when it's close.

Ertu and the monks stared towards the source of the voice. But for the sake of the comfort of Xinxi's eyes, the 2 palace soldiers kneeled down covering Xinping's body from Xinxi's sight.

“KAU?!” Ketus Ertu's.

Ertu looked at her first daughter with anger. He stood up and ran straight towards his daughter as if to strangle her. “Basic evil ghost!!! Cold-blooded killer!!” Shouted Ertu.

The monks who saw him immediately confronted Ertu.

“Master Jiao you should calm down!” Said the young monk who was holding Ertu back. “Master Jiao! She's your daughter just like you can you want to strangle her!”

“Let me go!! This woman is not my daughter!! He is an evil ghost who has harmed my mother, wife, and – children!!!” shout Ertu “Biksu Mo! You've seen the prank!! Let go of me and exterminate him as you promised!”

Monk Mo, an old monk standing near Ertu could only look at Ertu with concern. He stared at Xinxi, who seemed to be in shock, but tried to remain calm.

“Mr Jiao, what do you mean say that? Your daughter is a human.” Said.

Ertu who was blinded by his anger rejected the words of the monk. “No! he is not human!! he's a bad ghost!!” Shouts “Because I killed him then he rose into a vengeful spirit and killed all my family members!”

The confession from Ertu shocked everyone who was there. But Xinxi looked calm, as well as the 2 dangers.

Ertu who was overwhelmed by his anger and sadness knelt on the ground. “I killed him, I was the killer. The child of my wife's affair, does not deserve to be in the Jiao family let alone be the crown princess. I hate him so much, his face is like his mother, the face of a traitor!!!”

Ertu arrived – arrived back crashing Xinxi. He immediately strangled Xinxi's neck firmly. “I'LL KILL YOU!!” his yell.

“Hwa!!! Mr Jiao stop!!” screeched at the young monks who were trying to pass it.

“Ohok!! Ohok!!” Xinxi was suffocated and her 2 survivors attempted to release Ertu's stranglehold by hitting Ertu's head.

“Master Jiao!!” shouted the monks.

“Let go of our missus the base of evil nobles!!” yell at one of the dangers.

Until then Liyan came and shot Ertu's calf with an arrow.

“Argh!!” shout Ertu. He released the grip of Xinxi's neck and fell to the ground.

The soldiers that Liyan brought immediately approached Ertu and tied her hands together. “Don't move, dare – dare you harm a potential princess Crown!” said the leader of the soldier that Liyan brought.

“The noble crown prince?” Said monk Mo. He bowed respectfully with the monk and the 2 warriors who were still covering Xinping's body from Xinxi's sight.

Ertu who heard that there was a crown prince nearby immediately widened in shock.

“Stand, this time I come not as crown prince but as investigator.” Answer Liyan. He looked at Ertu furiously “Prime Minister Jiao, I am really disappointed in you. How can you try to kill your own daughter who is the future crown princess?”

“My lord, I didn't mean that. Servant overwhelmed by anger and ..” Ertu said.

But then Liyan cut “and WHAT?” he said “the problem about concubine Zhao is not yet finished, you also add to the problem by violating the royal rules that are trying to kill your own daughter, he said, not only that you also say as if this is not the first time for you to try to commit murder against your own daughter.”

Ertu was quiet nervously

“I don't understand what really happened to you and your family, but looking at your actions now I feel that you are hiding something from us.” Liyan. “Bring them all back to Chang’an we will report it to the emperor and wait for a decision from him.”

“Good noble.” Answer the soldiers.

Ertu was raised “wait your majesty, there is nothing I hide from you!” said.

On the other hand, the female monks helped Xinxi stand up. “Nona Xi, you good – fine?” ask one of the bikhunis.

Xinxi nodded slowly with her small smile.

Not long after, 2 soldiers approached Liyan and whispered. “My lord, we found Consort Jin and Princess Xinhua in a place that was in a bad state. Servants are worried that they need the help of a healer.”

Liyan sighed patiently for their “atur to be treated by the healers in this temple, the important thing now is that the prime ministers of Jiao and Xinxi who have to return to undergo trial on 2 different cases in the palace.” The answer.

“Good noble.” Answer the 2 soldiers.

They left while the other soldiers covered Xinping's body with white cloths.

2 Days passed slowly. In the first case that Ertu lived, he was found not guilty and had no connection to the gunpowder that concubine Zhao kept in his room. Until he was acquitted of the charges.

But in the second case of an attempted murder of his daughter, he was found guilty. Especially when Xinxi finally wanted to show the treatment of her family against her since childhood.

The furious old emperor, instantly kicked down the handle of his king's chair firmly. His eyes were so sharp with anger.

“LACK!!” resounding.

“Tega once! you immediately believed the rumor without finding out its origin?! Even you have 2 times attempted murder against your daughter.” cried the emperor. “Luluo is a distant cousin of my mother and she is already like my little sister! I let her marry you because I see her sincerity in you and I also believe you can take good care of her!”

“But this is your reply to me and Luluo?! You made 5 years of her life in your house like hell, even to her own daughter just because of a rumor that said she was having an affair with a student?!”

A healer salutes on the left side of the emperor and whispers glorious “ampun, please keep your emotions so that your blood pressure and heart rate are stable.” His whisper.

The emperor tried to calm himself while turning his face away. He then rubbed his forehead full of deep disappointment.

“It's stupid of me that never understood the code that Luluo and Xinxi were trying to give me. I really believe in your saying that they are happy in Jiao's residence, but in fact not.” he said “For me, your family deserves a punishment like this!”

Ertu could only shut up because he could not defend himself anymore.

“For your actions, I will punish you by death in private!” Emperor “This I do to keep your own daughter's good name, not for you to keep it!”

Xinxi widened in shock and she immediately knelt before the emperor. “Your majesty please lighten!” said.

The Emperor almost wanted to yell at Xinxi because he was unwilling to ease Ertu's punishment, especially after he heard what the original story was like.

“My father may have been wrong to believe the rumors, but he was, after all, the prime minister of Tang. He has greatly contributed to this country and has united trade with the other country.” Said. “Please your highness, please lighten my father's sentence.”

“Sorry to interrupt your majesty. The prime minister's actions do not deserve leniency. He had mentally tortured Luluo's daughter with insults and neglect, he had trusted rumors without finding out the truth, he had ignored his daughter, and he had attempted murder of his own daughter.” said legal advisor emperor.

“Sorry to interrupt your majesty, I agree with advisor Lu. The actions of the prime minister have tarnished the good name of the nobles and palace officials. If his majesty eases the huum of the prime minister, the people will think that this is unfair to the princess Xi who since childhood has received bad treatment from her own family.” Reply to another advisor

“Your highness, I feel that the prime minister's deeds are in fact unforgivable. But leniency in remembering for his services to the state should be taken into account. The servant suggested that he receive a life sentence, or that the noble should feel that the sentence is still inappropriate. I suggest at least the death penalty can be postponed for up to a year so that he can reflect.” Said another advisor.

The last words of the adviser made Xinxi think of an idea. “Your highness, sorry to interrupt again. Please lighten my father's sentence, just make this my wedding present. Slave has no other request.”  Said.

Liyan who was also present looked at Xinxi feeling astonished. ‘Why is he fighting again?’

“Xi, I punished him for you. Why do you defend him?” replied emperor.

Xinxi was silent for a moment and she remembered the neglect her father had done to her. When Xinxi fights over toys with Xinhua, when concubine Jin wants to hit her, and when grandmother Jiao cuts her moon money. Ertu always said to them ‘Let him alone, no need to bother him anymore.’

That night, Jiao's grandmother insulted her mother and Xinxi tried to defend her mother. Ertu didn't say what – was, looking from his face if he felt angry and disappointed but Xinxi could also feel the doubt in him.

“Dad has ignored me, broken my heart, and oppressed me. But I realized that his behavior was better than the treatment of the other Jiao family members.” Xinxi said “I feel more that in fact father is hesitant to believe such rumors or not.”

Ertu looked at Xinxi with a feeling of shock.

“One side he trusts but on the other side, he rejects it. There was upheaval in his heart, so he often ignored me and broke up if it was too much.” Xinxi “If not, maybe after I was born he would have killed me. For that noble one, please lighten my father's sentence.”

Hearing Xinxi's reply, the emperor was moved. He finally sighed and waved his hand. “Alright, I'll lighten the penalty.” He said “Jiao Ertu will be sentenced to life imprisonment. He was able to get out of jail when the marriage of Xinxi and my son Liyan took place.” The answer.

5 Months passed quickly.

Chang’an City still looks crowded even though the day is getting dark. In a luxurious VIP restaurant, the palace healer who served the emperor seemed to be so enjoying his cup of tea.

Not long after, the waiters entered the VIP room and brought food. Then followed by 2 figures that are very familiar to the healer.

“Because of problems on the road?” ask the doctor with a smile.

Xinxi smiled lebut “Liyan accidentally stepped on the cat litter outside the residence, she had to return home first to change shoes.” The answer.

Liyan who was embarrassed immediately grumbled. “No need you tell Xi.” Said.

The doctor laughed and invited the two of them to sit down. “5 Months have passed already? I didn't expect this plan to work and no one else knew it than us.” Said the physician. “The success of our plan as well as being helped by your mother.”

Xinxi smiled small but bitterly.

“i avenge me on them, but there is no relief in my heart.” Xinxi said “this is what you mean uncle Tian?”

The doctor put his cup of tea on the table.

“I warned you, son, but you won't listen. At least the truth about you has been conveyed and makes your father ashamed for ever believing the rumors.” The answer.

Liyan sighed “alah Xi, who passed let it pass. Teacher is right, at least everyone now knows that the rumors about your mother's affair with Uncle Tian are just the fabrication of Jin's jealous concubine.” Said.

“Thanks Liyan, uncle.” Answer Xinxi.

Liyan nodded and then uncle Tian gave Xinxi a jewelry box. Xinxi was confused and accepted it.

“The day before your mother died, she asked her loyal servant to send me money and jewelry. He knew I still had trouble buying a medicine book for my exam back then. But what he gave was too much so that the rest I kept in order that I could return to him.” He said “because he's gone now, I want to return this to you.”

“Uncle, I know my mother, if she gives something to someone else she won't accept her return.” Answer Xinxi. “Instead I felt indebted because uncle wanted to treat my wound that night. Uncle also gave me the hallucination drug so that other family members thought that I was right – was dead and became a ghost.”

Xinxi then hit Liyan on the shoulder. “Not only that, uncle also managed to persuade Liyan to shut up after he found out I told the servants and soldiers at home to put this medicine on my family's food and drink.”

Liyan replied quickly “Teacher just explained to me the chronology, the rest is indeed my initiative to help you. I really did not expect that all this time you were treated like that by prime minister Jiao.” He said “even for the sake of making them believe you are alive again to be a ghost, you are willing to endure headaches due to losing a lot of blood.”

“But what makes me even more shocked is that your servants and soldiers turned out to take revenge on their own masters, until they were willing to risk their lives to drive them crazy by Ghosts.”

Uncle Tian snorted “rata – average of their hatred came from concubine Zhao. Her father's job and her's work were terrible and made the family members who were the victims of concubine Zhao feel vengeful.” He said “but it was a coincidence that we revealed the smuggling of gunpowder in the room of concubine Zhao.”

“In fact the smuggling of the powder can not be continued because of lack of evidence, until finally the father decided to close the case.”

“Ya .. maybe if Xinping accidentally stepped on your homemade trap in the bamboo forest, you can find other evidence of gunpowder smuggling.” Uncle Tian said in a mischievous tone.

“Ugh .. please don't remind me about that teacher, I intend to target concubine Jin initially but instead he got it.” said Liyan “niat want to protect Xinxi, Xinxi, I'm making an important case on the lid.”

Xinxi chuckled at Liyan's grunts.

“But about Concubine Jin ..” asked uncle Tian.

“I hired the servants to take care of her and Xinhua in my residence.” The answer is “I don't have the energy to do anything to them so I just let them there and tell the waiter to take care of them.”

“It was better, however concubine Jin was accommodating her karma. Paralyzed for life.”

Moral Message from the Story :

1.      Do not easily believe gossip, because sometimes there are people who deliberately spread gossip to spread their hatred to others

2.      Misunderstanding can hurt yourself and even others who are not involved

3.      Be kind to everyone, no matter your authority is higher than theirs or not

4.      Sometimes our kindness is not considered by others, so when helping only and do not expect to be reciprocated

5.      Have a wife of 1 only, do not need much – much. Once a family was destroyed