Chapter 13: The refusal

they are riding their horse to the border. Despite her sore lower body but she has to prioritise all the life of the soldier who defends their country. They ride as fast they can to the border where Lin Yue and his soldier are preparing for the worse scenario to save their soldier and people in the fortress. This will be a new terrain and challenge for Ni Qing, but she believes that Ni Sheng and Lin Yue will protect her. She will put her own private problem aside and put all her mind and soul to solve this war between Bai Lan and the Dayu Kingdom.

In the Palace, the emergency court has held due on the Bai Lan attack. Everyone in ministry is presented inside the court with Jin Yu wearing his official dragon robe preside the court on his throne.

They are like small child acted their own private gain in the court. There is the old general Lin and Li Tzu the war strategy under Old general Lin. They are bowing to him and stand up to put their head into his decision.

"Who is going to defend our border? How dare Bai Lian attack us?" Jin Yu is in rage to know their idea to attack the Dayu Kingdom. It means they are throwing out their treaty with the Dayu Kingdom.

"The latest news we receive from the spy inside the Bai Lian country that they have coup-de-tat which resulted to their king death, your majesty," one of the foreign relation ministries reported to Jin Yu.

"Freeze all of our economic and trading to Bai Lian region. Stop also to send them some humanitarian supply for their people. This is taking place immediately. We will also retaliate with their attack full power and without mercy. This is to show another region as an example not to attack our country after got a peace treaty with us," Jin Yu gives out his decree.

They all are bowing in unison with their emperor decision to go to war. This is the main priority for him to solve after the internal problem. He has to endure his feeling and void in his heart for the longing for her presence. He left the court session after giving out few orders. He sits on his carrier to go rest in his palace. However, he needs to ask his empress to arrange for her sister as his consort.

"Go to the Empress palace," Jin Yu instruct Eunuch Wang. They change their course to the Empress Palace.

As they arrive in front of the Empress Palace, Eunuch Wang is announcing the arrival of the Emperor to the Empress Palace. Jin Yu walks inside to the main building where The Empress with her personal maid is lower their stances to gives respect to their King.

"Stand up… You look sick, My Empress… have you ask Physician He to come and check on you?" Jin Yu is telling his queen about her pale appearances.

"I am fine and thank you for your concern… the royal physician already checks on my body and they can not find anything wrong with my body. They already prescribe some tonic for me, your highness. I do not dare to summon Physician He as he is your personal physician, your majesty," Ning Lang informs his husband politely while standing up.

"Come sit down as I have few words that need your attention to be done as soon as possible. Eunuch Wang summons Physician He for checking the empress condition," Jin Yu instruct Eunuch Wang who standing behind the Emperor seat.

"I hear about the Bai Lan attack to our fortress, Your majesty. You must be busy during this period, I will ask the kitchen to make your ginseng tonic," Ni Lang told Jin Yu about her concern.

"Thank you for your attention to my daily regime… I need you to go back to your house and arranges your sister marriage," Jin Yu told her queen for his wish to take her sister as his wife. He possessed her body already and He needs to responsible for his action.

"Why, your majesty? Her marriage already set to General Lin Yue since she was a kid and at the moment, you just sent both of them to defend our fortress and border," Empress Ni Lang explains his impossible request to marry both of them during wartime like this.

"What did you say?" Jin Yu puts down the teacup to the table and looks at her with his curiosity.

"Do you seriously want me to arrange my sister Ni Qing marriage with General Lin Yue at the time of war like now?" Empress Ni Lang is making his request clearer, so she did not make any wrong move. She is impressed with his husband attentiveness to take her family member marriages into his consideration.

"I mean that I want to take your sister as my noble consort. I will write up a decree soon and send Eunuch Song to propose to your mansion… what do you mean about her departure to the front line? I supposed girl does not allow to go out from their mansion and what is your parent reason to allow her to break the rule and stay outside her mansion," Jin Yu enrages to hear his sweetheart went to the front line.

"Your majesty, my sister is born from a concubine and General Lin family wants to take her in their household as their only son consort. My father and Old General Lin agree to train my sister as the supporting pillar for General Lin Yue as his war strategist under Master Li Tzu guidance. So, if you want to marry my sister, I will object for her own bright future… you can punish me or banish me to the cold palace, but I will not add my sister to this horrible place," Empress Ni Lang kneel down for her sister in front of the emperor. She knows this horrible palace will kill her sister soul. She does not want her sister to experience her pain and all the pain inside this Palace. They try to kill and stab each other inside this thick wall only to get attention from this one man in front of her.