The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #116

The next day, the Xiao family and the Xia family paid a visit to the palace of prince Rong and empress An.

They brought several boxes, which contained various gifts for Empress An Yanh, who was currently pregnant.

"Empress An, aunt brought some sweets that aunt made from fresh fruits for you." Madam Xiao said.

"Auntie Xiao, there shouldn't be any need to bother making that for me."

"No, no. I'm doing it very happily, because you're pregnant right now."

"Thank you, auntie Xiao. I don't know how to."

Madam Xiao nodded then hugged Empress An.

"You can say whatever you want to aunty, as much as aunty can make it for you." Madam Xiao said softly.

"Okay, thank you aunt."

Madam Xiao nodded.

At this time Empress An felt very moved, because the one who should have said that was her mother. But now Madame Xia was no longer with him, and only the queen and mistress Xiao had said that to her.

"Don't think if you won't be able to feel what other pregnant women feel, auntie will be here if you need her." Madam Xiao said.

"Okay, thank you aunt."

(I mean Lady Xiao, the affection of a mother, when Empress An was pregnant).

Madam Xiao wiped away her tears, as she could no longer contain them. The happiest thing for a mother after seeing her child marry is when her child is pregnant for the first time.

But at the moment Madam Xia could not see it, and of course it made Madam Xiao grieve. Because Empress An is the only daughter of mistress Xia.

"Aunt Xiao, I beg you not to be like this. You must be happy to see I'm pregnant now." Said empress An.

Madam Xiao nodded, "You're right, Wei Yi must be smiling happily at you from the sky."

Empress An wiped away Madam Xiao's tears, in fact she was currently also grieving that she could no longer feel the warmth from her mother in the time she was pregnant like this.

However, empress An did not want to show her sorrow in front of everyone. Especially in front of Madam Xiao, who had considered her like her own child.

"Mother, you can make Empress An grieve. So stop crying, mother." Said young master Xiao.

"Yes, I understand."

Empress An looked at Madam Xiao with a sense of worth, truly she did not expect that her mother would have such a good friend like Madam Xiao and her family.

"An Empress, we also brought gifts for you and the baby in your stomach." Said Xia's family adviser.

"For a baby in the stomach?"

"True, you can wear it when your baby is 5 months old and start moving."

Empress An looked at the gift given by the Xia family's advisor.

"Counselor Xia, how could you bring such a gift to empress An? Do you intend to tie the baby still in the belly of Empress An, with the Xia family forever?" Madam Xiao said in surprise.

"Aunt Xiao, what does auntie mean?" Said Empress An who was confused.

"That's an object that if you wear when your baby is 5 months old, then that baby will continue to be attached to the family of the person who gave the gift. And even if you don't want the boy to go to the Xia family, the boy will still be there. And will never come back to you again."

Empress An and prince Rong were very surprised by what Ms. Xiao said. So did young master Xiao, and the 3rd prince.

"Counselor Xia, how dare you bring such a thing to my empress!" Prince Rong.

"Your highness, Empress An is a Xia family as well. And the baby that was inside her stomach was also a member of the Xia family. So I......"

"Enough! Take that thing away. Even though I am part of the Xia family, I will never allow anyone else to seize or hurt the child who is inside my stomach." Said empress An as she stared intently at the Xia family advisor.

"An Empress, you....."

"Do I have to cut off my relationship with the Xia family first, so that you can't do as you please to me and this baby?"

Everyone who was there was shocked by the words of Empress An who was so firm and loud.

"When my mother and I stayed at Liu's residence first, did you guys do something to us, when we were oppressed by Lord Liu's concubine and daughter? Never was! Although mother never said anything to the Xia family about all of that, but I'm sure if you guys have found out. And you're supposed to help us, even if I don't want it." Said Empress An with great pressure.

Prince Rong rubbed An's arm, and tried to calm her down.

"You never did anything to us. And now you want this baby to be yours, no matter how my life would be without this child! Do you think I'll do that?" Said Empress An again with anger.

Prince Rong looked at the 3rd prince and young master Xiao.

The 3rd Prince who understood immediately stood up, "Advisor Xia, it is better that you and the other members of the Xia family return now. And please don't do anything that makes us all hostile to your family. Although the Xia family was a large noble family and was quite reluctant. But you also have to remember, if you are currently in the land of the Chao kingdom. And empress An was the consort of one of the princes of this kingdom."

Counselor Xia could only nod, because actually the gift he brought was a gift from some of Xia's mistress' older brothers. And as a family advisor, he had to follow what they were told. Even though he rejected it.

"Now, please leave this palace. Because neither I nor my queen accept you here." Prince Rong said to Xia's adviser and some of the Xia family members who came.

"Okay, we'll be back now. And I will tell this to the elders of the Xia family." Said Xia's adviser.

"wait. Empress An, how could you say such a thing to us. We are Xia family, you are the same. You should've...."

"You still think of me as the Xia family, but you guys never helped me and my mother, as long as we stayed outside the Xia family. And now you want to take the child that is in my stomach. Even before this child was born!" Said Empress An loudly.

One of the Xia family members fell silent, while Xia's advisor felt guilty towards Empress An, for doing what some of the Xia family elders had ordered.

"I am still standing in this country, but you have dared to do such a thing to my son-in-law. Are you still looking at me?" Said the emperor who had just arrived.

Everyone looked towards the emperor.

"Your majesty." Say it all while bending their bodies.

The emperor looked at Xia's advisor and some of the Xia family who had come to Prince Rong's palace.