Abandoned Princesses
Chaos in the Palace

Qiao Rong sighed.

It was a shame to recall the incident this morning when he was confused to be in his own room.

According to Chu Yue, the Moon King carried her to the bed last night while asleep. And the other ladies could only look at Qiao Rong with envious gazes.

Listening to Chu Yue's story, naturally Qiao Rong's face instantly blushed red.

Qiao Rong hurriedly prepared to apologize to Shen Haofeng for inconveniencing the man. However, the sheer number of shouts coming suddenly from the direction of the Emperor residence made him curious.

*****

"Y-Your Majesty the Emperor!!! U-Uwahhhh!!" The women scream hysterically. Many of them immediately lost the strength to stand and sat on the floor in shock when they saw the scene for the first time.

Two lifeless bodies were found in the Emperor's room.

The first body, of course the Emperor himself. The second body found was Consort Wu's.

The curious Qiao Rong realized that he was already at the scene. His eyes traced every detail with a sharp gaze.

"Your Majesty the Emperor has died!!!" There was the hoarse voice of Head Eunuch Qi with tears dripping from his eyes.

The entire lady and eunuch in the Palace bowed, not least the Empress who heard it from her pavilion. But for the Empress, this news was certainly not sad news. But news of joy for him and his son.

The Empress immediately told the ladies to prepare mourning clothes. Then he conveyed clearly to have all the concubines gathered in the palace hall. This is the era of the Crown Prince.

*****

"It wasn't suicide" Qiao Rong told Shen Haofeng sternly.

The palace is in mourning. For the next five days, the entire Palace was required to wear mourning clothes. On the sixth day, it will be discussed about the coronation of the Crown Prince.

Qiao Rong gritted his teeth.

"There was a mistake the killer made. A very fatal mistake" continued Qiao Rong.

Shen Haofeng could only sigh.

Who would have thought something like this would happen just a week before her engagement? Now they had no other choice but to follow the rules prevailing in the palace.

"What makes you so sure?" shen Haofeng asked as he sipped his teacup.

"Blood splashes. The dagger's handle was too clean. If we imagine Consort Wu stabbing the Emperor first, then that explains the bloodstains that were on the edge of his palm. If a person holds a dagger, then the grip will be protected from the splashes of blood." Qiao Rong explained at length.

"But the handle of the stuck dagger was clean, yet Consort Wu's two palms were filled with blood. That meant, someone else stabbed him with a grip on the dagger, then placed his hand holding the handle of the dagger as if he was killing himself. So the blood on both palms of Consort Wu is the blood of the Emperor that dried up because it was first killed, so it does not stick to the handle of the dagger." continued Qiao Rong.

"If your thinking is true, then it is very dangerous. It means there's a rebellion, or some other enemy we don't know about." Shen Haofeng propped up his chin with his right hand.

"There's more to it than that right now." Qiao Rong clenched his hands tightly, while Shen Haofeng looked at him in confusion and worry.

"My mother."

*****

"The concubine who did not bear a child for the Emperor will be sent to accompany the Emperor in the afterlife and receive the blessing to be buried with the Emperor!" Head Eunuch Qi recited the traditional rules of the Palace which he had read for the second time in his lifetime.

This time too, the palace soldiers were already preparing to surround the concubines in the palace hall. While the Empress, as usual, only sat on the seat located to the left of the Emperor's throne seat. Also present was the Crown Prince who was now standing quietly next to the Empress.

This was what she wanted, this was what the Empress had been dreaming of. Showing firsthand the difference between her and those lowly women who could only tease the Emperor in bed.

They will be executed, while she will be honored as the Queen Mother, the Mother of the Emperor who will ascend the throne.

The empress took pains to hold back her laughter while looking and hearing the screams of the concubines one by one being dragged by the palace soldiers.

"Your Majesty .. regarding Consort Shu ..." Head Eunuch Qi asked in a worried tone to the Empress while stealing a glance towards Consort Shu who was kneeling the same as the other concubines.

Meanwhile the newly arrived Qiao Rong stared intently at the Crown Prince. However, the Empress who still boasted of her status was unaware of the girl's presence and immediately gave the verdict to Consort Shu.

"Concubine Shu gave birth to a daughter. However since it cannot be proven that Qiao Rong was the legitimate daughter of the Emperor, then for now the status of Qiao Rong is ... The Emperor's illegitimate daughter. Hence Consort Shu must also receive this blessing." As soon as the Empress finished speaking, she was actually surprised by Qiao Rong's arrival.

But Head Eunuch Qi also could not deny that it was indeed circulating rumors in the Palace that Princess Qiao Rong was not the Emperor's Princess. Rather than the result of concubine Shu's affair with another man. And that she was pregnant before becoming a concubine in the Palace. This is because the baby who should have been born prematurely and small, is not at all similar to the fact. Because the little Qiao Rong of that time looked like a one-month-old baby.

However, the Empress also felt frightened, considering Qiao Rong was the Moon King's future fiancee. But on one hand, the Empress also knew that the Moon King could not interfere in the matters of the kingdom.

"What are you doing here? Soldier! Expel him! This is a restricted area and this meeting should only be attended by concubines!" The queen spoke out loud.

While Qiao Rong was just smiling.

"You? You want to execute my mother?" Qiao Rong's smile widened. His eyes were very calm even though his countenance was very calm.

"Then shouldn't I thank Her Majesty the Empress?" Qiao Rong started to bow, while his tone made the Empress shudder.

"Thank you Your Majesty for giving me a reason to confront you so blatantly." That was Qiao Rong's last smile.

That smile not only made the Empress shudder. Yet Consort Shu who was staring at her child as if it was an unknown person also shuddered. He had never seen Qiao Rong angry before.

Slashhhhhh!

In an instant, the shouts from the concubines made the Empress aware of what was happening. And there will be a fountain of blood next to it. The fountain is the neck of his son. The neck of the Crown Prince whose head had been rolling since earlier.

It meant that Qiao Rong killed the Crown Prince in an instant, took out a warrior's sword and slashed his son's neck very easily without the slightest resistance.

"YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!" The queen shouted the most hysterically. The Crown Prince's head was now rolling beside his feet. The Empress instantly fainted, while Head Eunuch Qi instantly fell down instantly due to her limp legs.

Concubine Shu looked at Qiao Rong in horror.

Qiao Rong, it had been a long time since he had felt such adrenaline. A feeling of tension slashing down one's neck. He quite missed Li Wenhua's life.

*****

No one knew, within a split second of Qiao Rong's fury being ignited by the Empress, he had already entered the dimension of the Dragon's Tread Ring.

Qiao Rong was forced to cultivate for some number of days in there in order to gain the strength he needed to solve everything for Qiao Rong's true revenge.

However as he finished and reached the Late Moon Level, Qiao Rong reopened his eyes, and returned to face the frightened Empress looking at him.

This was the secret, how Qiao Rong was able to deal with that problem so easily. He just hopes his mother is not too scared to see the next action.

And he slashed the head of the Crown Prince.