Empress Reincarnation
Back to Fang Country

All the way home, Prince Jin was in a bad mood. He was still disappointed that Liu Li did not return his love. They didn't talk much while in the carriage.

Suddenly prince Jin sensed that something was on his arm, it turned out that Liu Li was asleep and his head was leaning against his arm. He looked at the beautiful face of Liu Li who was asleep.

"Sleep," muttered the Jin prince, he corrected his position so that Liu Li would not fall.

The night trip from Dong to Fang's land was safe and had no problems, as this path had already been conquered by the Jin prince. They reached Dong before sunrise.

As Liu Li was still asleep, prince Jin carried him into the mansion. As the servants were about to greet him, the Jin prince hinted them not to make a sound so as not to wake Liu Li up. Prince Jin took Liu Li to his residence.

The servants who witnessed it were shocked that Prince Jin never let anyone else spend the night in his room.

"Princess Liu Li has now truly become the darling of prince Jin" whispered one of the servants.

"I'm sorry, I never treated him well" whispered another.

"You know for yourself, Liu Li's daughter is different from what she used to be. It's like turning into someone else."

"Ehem," Zao's grandmother surprised them, "you have no kingdom. Go clean the warehouse, now!" grandmother Zao's orders.

"Well," the servants replied in unison, then they immediately walked hurriedly to the barn, "this is all because of you, we are so punished for cleaning the barn this early in the morning," grumbled one of the servants.

Grandma Zao looked at the residence of prince Jin. He smiled as he looked at Prince Jin's recently extinguished room lamp, "daughter, you should be happy," Zao's grandmother muttered.

Prince Jin had indeed just extinguished the lighting in his room, he did not want Liu Li to be awakened by it. With great care, without making a sound, he put himself in bed. While waiting for the sunrise, prince Jin did not tire of looking at Liu Li's face while sleeping.

Liu Li suddenly opened his eyes, surprised to see Prince Jin staring at him, "prince?" Liu Li looked around him, "are we there yet?"

"Yes" replied Prince Jin.

"What's this in the prince's room?" ask Liu Li again.

"Yes." Yeah."

Liu Li was surprised, he felt the blankets and clothes he was wearing.

"What's wrong? Is there anything? You all right?" ask prince.

"No. Ah, yes. I'm fine," Liu Li replied. He was astonished by the prince's slightly strange behavior in his eyes.

"What do you want?"

"What?" Liu Li asked back because he did not understand the direction of Prince Jin's conversation.

Is it just my feeling? Why does it feel like Prince Jin is being a little stupid? inner Liu Li.

"I want to sleep again" Liu Li replied.

Prince Jin corrected Liu Li's blanket, "sleep. I'll be right here. Just tell me when you need something."

Prince, why are you acting so strange? You scared me, inner Liu Li.

Liu Li remained silent, then pulled the blanket over his neck. In the end, he could not sleep until the sun rose.

"Do you want to take a shower with me?" ask prince Jin.

"The prince must go to the king's palace, it's not good to be late" Liu Li replied looking for an excuse.

"Next time we have to take a bath together."

Liu Li smiled awkwardly hearing that.

"Prince," Liu Li protested, his face flushed red in embarrassment.

What Liu Li said was indeed true, the Jin prince should immediately go to the king's palace. He hurried to clean up and went to the king's palace.

"Grandmother Zao, what happened while I was away?" liu asked after the departure of Prince Jin.

"The situation is fine princess. Even Consort Fu Rong did not make trouble this time, he spent more time in his residence," Grandma Zao replied, "it's not like he would rather check the state of the mansion and reprimand me for a small mistake" he continued.

"Is concubine Fu Rong in a bad mood? Is he sad?"

"All the concubines in this mansion are now grieving."

Liu Li could not believe hearing that, "really? Why don't I know?"

"How does the princess know? They were sad because of the princess, "grandmother Zao's tease.

"Grandmother .. say it clearly," Liu Li's pinta.

Grandma Zao smiled, "the concubines are envious at the princess's closeness to prince Jin. Even the princess had spent the night in the mansion of prince Jin."

"That's not what grandma thought," Liu Li said covering up her embarrassment.

***

Ministers and princes gathered in the meeting hall of the king's palace. They were talking about the ongoing war against the Tartars led by the Fangs.

"Your highness, the war has been going on for a month and our soldiers have suffered many injuries. They will not be able to survive camping in the hot desert area" the defense minister told the king, "it is better to withdraw the troops immediately before we suffer a great loss."

What the defense minister said was not entirely true. Somehow he was so eager to draw down an army against the Tartars.

"Your Majesty, allow Jin to help the general fight against the Tartars. If within a month we have not been able to defeat him, the king withdraws the army" said Prince Jin.

The king seemed to think, then he said, "I allow the prince of Jin to help the general fight against the Tartars."

"Thank you, your highness," said the prince of Jin.

The defense minister was upset by the king's decision.

"Enough for today's meeting" said the king and he left the hall.

"Prince Jin is so eager for war" the defence minister said.

"What makes the minister so eager for the soldiers to withdraw from the war?" timpal prince of Jin.

"I just don't want more casualties" replied the defense minister.

"Better, the minister gave the soldiers help to come down to the battlefield."

"My soldiers are still not ready, they're still resting me" elak, the defense minister, "how is Fu Rong? He hasn't been to my house in a long time."

"really? But he still sends you letters."

Prince Jin's reply made the defense minister surprised, it turned out that the prince knew about the letters, his inner being.

"The defense minister is certainly busy with state affairs. There is no need to interfere with my household affairs" said Prince Jin. He was reminding the defense minister of a letter from him asking Prince Jin to spend the night with concubine Fu Rong.

The defense minister was cornered, "the minister will not dare to interfere in the affairs of the prince's household," he said, but his hidden hands were clenched with emotion.