Witness

Let me in!! let me in!!; exclaimed Zao as she pushed her way into the Emperor's study.

"Your majesty, we're sorry we couldn't stop her, we'll take her away now; exclaimed one guard as they tried dragging Zao away.

"No!! your majesty, please listen to me!! you have to listen to me PLEASE !!! it's about the Emperess and the truth to why she did that.

"Leave her; ordered the Emperor as he stood up and walked towards Zao, what do you know about this case and where is your evidence to prove it.

"Your majesty, I have no evidence but I was there when everything happened, I saw everything; said Zao anxiously.

"Your majesty, she's the maid of the Emperess, she can lie for her too; exclaimed one guard.

"No!! your highness, please believe me I'll never lie to you please; said Zao crying.

"But your highness...

It's okay, you can leave me alone with Zao.

"But your highness.....

"Don't let me repeat myself";says the Emperor furiously as the guards walk out murmuring.

"Now Zao, tell me why do you think that the Emperess is innocent; I asked. I felt really relieved that someone finally came out to testify in the favour of the Lin Juluu. Since the time I gave the issue that the Emperess should be locked up, I immediately regretted my decision but as the Emperor I couldn't take back my word. I don't why I acted the way I did before but I really regret doing Soo now without asking her what happened, such a fool I was; says inwardly.

"(cries) and that's all what happened your highness. Please I promise you that what I said is the truth, I'm not lying Soo please let the Emperess go.

"Guards!!!; called out the Emperor.

Yes your majesty; said the guards as they came rushing in. Go and bring me cocoubine Jing Feng and the Emperess Dowager; exclaimed the Emperor furiously. As the guards left and later came back with cocoubine Jing Feng and the Emperess Dowager.

"Your highness (bows) why have you sent for me; said Jing Feng.

"Tell me what happened before the Emperess slapped the Emperess Dowager (coldly)

"(shocked)but my son, there's no need for.....

"Shut up!!! exclaimed the Emperor to shut the Emperess Dowager up.

"Your highness, the Emperess Dowager went barging in into the room for the Emperess and suddenly started accusing her of leaving the court house without a notice but the Emperess defended calmly saying that one of her children was hurt but the Emperess Dowager kept on blaming the Emperess and saying bad things about her but the Emperess tolerated all what the Emperess Dowager said but then Emperess Dowager crossed the line by saying that the children she was looking after were nothing but street rats, beggers and ungrateful bastard that when the Emperess lost her temper and slapped the Emperess Dowager. Your highness, I'll say the Emperess wasn't at fault, it was the Emperess Dowager who provoked her.

"Your bitch; said the Emperess Dowager furiously as she launched to attack Jing Feng but was stopped by the Emperor. Launching an attack right infront of me, how bold of you mother of doing so. You not only frame my wife who's the Emperess but also try to attack a withness right here in my presence; said the Emperor coldly

"I..I.. stammered the Emperess Dowager as steps back and falls.

"Guards!!!

"Yes your Emperor.

"Take the Emperess Dowager back into her chamber and lock her in there without any food or water, without any visitors for three months!!!; said the Emperor furiously.

"What?!!! three months. I'm going to die being starved for three months. You can't do this!! I'm your mother!!!; cried the Emperess Dowager.

"Then you should have thought about what will happen next before doing so, Take her away!!!; said the Emperor furiously as they dragged the Emperess Dowager away. I can't believe I was such a fool for not investigating, for not asking Lin Juluu what happened before I made this rational decision. I can't let this keep going on.

Guards!!! come with me, we're going to the Emperess Villa.

Yes your majesty!; said the guards as they heard over to the Emperess Villa.

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It's been three weeks and two days and I can barely stay conscious anymore. I've been coughing out alot of blood lately not knowing why. Is it a sin to try to make the world a better place or is it me who's at fault. Again and again I keeping hearing footsteps coming closer but do never reach. I couldn't stay conscious anymore but as I was about to black out, I white light shot into the room with more footsteps coming closer, I felt as someone picked me up in their arms and kept on calling out my name but I couldn't see who it was as I blacked out again for seventh time. I couldn't hear anyone voices or see anyone but when I opened my eyes I was back at my old world at me standing at where I was hit by a car. I could see my old self lying there lifeless, I didn't know whether this was a dream or it was real life but I kept on staring at my died body.

"Aren't you done staring?; asked a familiar voice as I turned back to see my old self standing right infront of me, she looked white, paled and emaciated as I was before time traveling here.

"What?!!; I exclaimed in a scared and frightened tone as I stepped back a little bit.

"Don't you feel any guilt just looking at your own body lying there lifeless, helplessly; asked my old self with the look of hatred and disgust in her eyes.