The Great Princess of the Warlord
chapter 74

With his black horse, Gong Sheng rushed towards the palace. In the afternoon he had just returned home together with Feng Ai. When his feet were just treading on his courtyard, Yi Ye had already run around saying that the 5th prince should hurry to the palace. The emperor wanted to discuss about the assault that hit him yesterday.

" Where do the people in the palace know about the attack that hit me?" gong Sheng asked at that time. There were no eyewitnesses at the time of the attack, then how did this news get to the palace.Gong Sheng was astonished.

Gong Sheng immediately met the Emperor as soon as he reached the palace. Apparently the Emperor was with his young concubine, Consort Wan. The Emperor loved concubine Wan so much because her young concubine had given him a child at her age. Even if the Emperor knew whose child was in the womb of concubine Wan, would he still love this concubine and her future child?

" I am facing His Majesty the Emperor.." Gong Sheng lowered his head in salute.

" Where have you been? Me and the ministers have been waiting for you since morning?" asked the real Emperor a little worried about Gong Sheng when his son disappeared.

" I asked my wife to take a trip to the beach. Sorry for not telling you before.." Gong Sheng looked down respectfully once again. Something that until now had been the Emperor's deep regret. His son saw him as someone else.

" Eunuch Mo, order the ministers to gather at the palace tonight!!" emperor's Decree.

While waiting for the ministers to arrive, Gong Sheng chose to take a walk outside the residence of concubine Wan. He did not want to be considered intrusive when the Emperor was making out with his concubine. But a woman's voice surprised him.

" What are you doing here? The emperor could suspect you were teasing his own son." reprimanded Gong Sheng sternly. Yet again Gong Sheng was shocked as the concubine Wan knelt in front of him.

" Please save Brother Xiao Xie. Because of me, he had to suffer under the control of the crown prince. He doesn't really want to fight you, because since he was a child he has been protecting you in silence. I beg you to save her my master." concubine Wan begged in front of Gong Sheng.

" Why should I comply with your request?" gong sheng asked a little to test the earnestness of the woman in front of him.

" I'm the one who's guilty of bringing him into this mess. I've asked him to leave and even hurt him. But... but... he does not want to go and force to stay in this inappropriate relationship.hiks...hiks..." concubine Wan began to cry.

" Do you know that my third brother asked my wife to look after you and your son? Then where do you think we should meet?" concubine wan was surprised. This man he loved was why so stupid. Concubine Wan let out a long sigh of sign she was starting to get frustrated.

Gong Sheng cursed in the heart of this man who had made these two people who loved each other hurt each other. Because of the throne and the power and selfishness of his first brother, all of his younger brothers suffered for his revenge.

" I can't promise, but I'll try to keep him. She's my sister, I definitely didn't hurt her that easily." Gong Sheng's words gave a breath of fresh air to concubine Wan. like in the wilderness and found a refreshing oasis, that was how concubine Wan felt at this moment.

It was fortunate that when the ministers came to the concubine Wan's residence, the conversation between concubine Wan and Gong Sheng was over. In this way there will be no rumors spreading in the palace about the dark relationship of the Emperor's concubine with one of his princes.

" I'm sorry for my unwillingness that the ministers and the two prime ministers should return to the palace when it's late," Gong Sheng apologized, as an application of ethics.

" This meeting was too sudden, while my wife and I had left first when the sun had not yet appeared. Once again please forgive me.." when a minister nearly cornered the 5th prince, the Emperor immediately interceded for everything to be finished immediately.

" Focus on what we're going to talk about" the Emperor said, but it was an allusion to the leftist prime minister and his henchmen.

Question after question addressed to the 5th prince could easily Gong Sheng replied. But one question seriously hurt Gong Sheng's pride as a great general of Xili with his five thousand troops.

" Do you know who did it? Why do you look so relaxed? You almost died." the culture minister asked.

" If I had known, then tonight that person would have been lifeless. You really ask something unreasonable like this? " Gong Sheng smiled mockingly. How can a fool be a minister like this culture minister.

" Please be polite, your highness!! Is it because long outside you become disrespectful?" scold the crown prince's in-laws.

" You don't worry, Mr. prime minister, my courtesy is better than the useless ministers on your side. It should not be a person as smart as you would recruit a fool to be your ally." mister Ming's hand was tightly clenched. The mouth of the 5th prince was indeed famous for being spicy when facing the allies of the crown prince.

" You stop arguing about this kind of unimportant thing. Solve this problem first!! The royal family is being targeted, this is a serious matter. How can you argue over something that doesn't matter." said Mr. Feng, prime minister of the right.

" Teach your daughter-in-law that's good manners to the older ones." mock culture minister.

" No need to be taught, the prince will definitely respect people who are worthy of respect." this statement from Feng Ying slapped the mouths of the crown prince's allies in this room. Salah himself cornered his favorite son-in-law.

Discussions resumed even though the leftist prime minister did not care about the issue at all. They came only formalities and looked for the Emperor's face. The rest about the 5th prince, they really don't want to know.

The final result of this discussion was that the defense minister and also the judges were ordered to investigate the case until it was known who was behind the attack. One thing is certain, the mastermind behind the attack must be the sworn enemy of the 5th prince. And it carries one name as the candidate closest to the perpetrator.

" Thank you for taking your time to fulfill my call. Good night, and be careful on the road." the Emperor concluded the drab encounter.

" Good night Emperor... May the Emperor live a long life." The ministers present in the room, as well as the 5th prince simultaneously gave slams to the Emperor. After that they disperse to go home, because the day is getting late.

" Father-in-law." call Gong Sheng after all the ministers disband.

" I want to talk to you for a minute, do you have time? I hope I didn't interfere with your plans with your new family..."