The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #109

Empress An who had not known about prime minister Yun, was still inside the room she used to go to when painting together with Feng Ying.

"Your highness, it looks like it's the noble prince Rong." Said Feng Ying who saw prince Rong walking towards her room.

"Is he done with his business?"

"I don't know, your honor."

"All right, let's get there."

"Okay, your honor."

Empress An and Feng Ying walked out of the room then walked towards the room. But when Empress An entered her room, she did not see Prince Rong there.

"Is he in the shower?" Said Empress An while looking at the side room.

Empress An then sat down on the chair that was inside the room to wait for Prince Rong to finish.

Feng Ying, who was outside, entered the room and walked over to Empress An.

"What's wrong?" Said empress An.

"Your highness, I heard that the prime ministers and their families had just been taken to the palace prison."

"The prime minister and his family?"

"Yes, your honor. They are the ones who have urged his highness the emperor and his highness prince Rong to lower your current position."

"It seems that his highness prince Rong, prince He Xuan Li and his highness the crown prince have done something. And managed to get those prime ministers to accept their punishment."

"Yes your honor."

Prince Rong walked into the room, and saw Empress An together with Feng Ying.

"Aren't you practicing today?" Prince Rong said to Empress An.

"No, didn't your highness not allow me to practice every day?"

"That's right, then what are you doing?"

"I'm trying to play a musical instrument, because I haven't done it long enough."

Prince Rong nodded, "It's good that it's like that."

"Your majesty, I heard that the prime ministers and their families were taken to the palace prison. Is true?"

"That's right. The emperor's father had proof of the savagery they had done to the people of this country. So they will certainly accept the consequences.

"It's good that they've all been caught."

"Yes, I also caught the man who had ordered the hit men who blocked our journey when we returned to the palace."

"You've arrested that man, your honor?"

Prince Rong nodded, "Right, and right now his person is inside my palace prison. Because I'm the one who's gonna punish that guy."

"Your majesty, why don't you let the emperor's father punish him?"

"No. He wants your life, and of course I have to make him die by suffering."

Empress An could only shut up and look at her vengeful husband.

"My Empress, this will also be a lesson to all those who dare to desire your life. Because I won't hesitate to take his life." Prince Rong said again.

"Okay, I understand. But you can't kill him, your majesty."

"Don't kill him? She almost made me lose my own queen."

"I know that, but I don't want the people to say anything bad about you, for punishing one of the guilty so cruelly."

"You can give him a warning, but the father of the emperor will give the final punishment to that man and the prime ministers." Said empress An.

"Alright, I will ask Xiao Bo to take that person to the palace prison."

"Yes. Then, will they be adjudicated tomorrow by the emperor's father?"

"Yes, and they will be adjudicated in front of the people."

"I hope this incident can make the other prime ministers not follow what they have done."

"Yes, I hope so too."

Empress An nodded, she perfectly understood the nature of people who are always hungry for wealth, such as the prime ministers who have been detained in the palace prison.

"Yesterday I didn't have time to take you out, because of those prime ministers. Right now we both have nothing to do. Instead we're out now." Prince Rong.

"Is it okay if we go out at this time, your highness?"

"It's okay, everything has been done by first brother and prince He Xuan Li."

"Well, if it's okay."

Prince Rong nodded, then they walked out of prince Rong's palace.

They passed by several houses not far from the palace.

"Your Majesty, where are we going?" Said Empress An in confusion.

"We'll be there soon."

Empress An who did not know where they were going, could only nod and follow where Prince Rong would take her.

After passing two houses, Prince Rong who held the hand of Empress An turned and they entered a very cool bamboo forest.

"Your highness, this...."

"I'll take you to this place to practice once every two days."

Empress An looked around that there was only bamboo there.

"In the palace are many servants and bodyguards, I don't want them to think anything of a no-no when I see you practicing. So I asked Xiao Li to find a good place for you to practice." Prince Rong.

"Thank you, your majesty."

Prince Rong nodded, "Train well. Here you can also learn the science of your medicine better, because there is no one here."

"Okay, I understand."

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"Dad, you should be able to get his highness prince Rong to marry me." The daughter of prime minister Ho.

"Don't you see, how the prime ministers and their families were brought to the palace? Do you want our family to be like that too, because it makes prince Rong angry?"

"But I really like his highness prince Rong, and Empress An's... Isn't she prettier than me? Her appearance as an empress, was very inappropriate."

"Enough! Don't try to make Prince Rong angry at us. Otherwise, he won't be disinclined to have our families destroyed like those prime ministers."

Prime Minister Ho left his daughter upset, unwilling to listen to what he had to say.

"What a frightful thing is that noble prince Rong, I think he is very handsome. And I feel like I'm very compatible with him. I have to do something to that Empress An, so that she doesn't become a hindrance to me getting the noble prince Rong." Prime minister's daughter Ho.

The daughter of prime minister Ho had some plans for Empress An, because from the beginning she saw Empress An and heard the words of empress An inside the palace yesterday, she already disliked him. And the prime minister's daughter Ho thought, if Empress An had prevented her from becoming prince Rong's concubine.

"I won't let Empress An continue to have her noble prince Rong. I'll let her know, if she's she doesn't deserve to be an empress to his highness prince Rong." Said prime minister Ho's daughter again.