The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #117

"Your Majesty, please forgive us. We didn't mean that." Said Xia's adviser.

"Don't mean, so what do you mean you gave Empress An that gift?"

"That's....."

"Advisor Xia, please tell them, if they still want to do that to me, then I will sever the family relationship with the Xia family" said Empress An.

Everyone inside the palace hall of prince Rong was shocked, hearing the decision from empress An.

"An Empress." Madam Xiao said.

"This is my decision, because I don't want to live under the pressure of others."

Counselor Xia nodded, "Alright, I understand."

Along with some members of the Xia family, Xia's advisor walked out of the prince Rong's palace. And not to forget, they also brought back the gift box that had made a fuss inside the palace hall of that Rong prince.

Some of the Xia family members who had come to the palace were certainly irritated at Empress An, who rejected the gift. But they can't do anything.

"How could they do such a thing to Empress An? How outrageous." Madam Xiao said.

Prince Rong hugged Empress An from the side, as he did not want the anger of empress An to have an impact on their baby, if empress An continued to feel pressured like that.

"Your highness, you better bring Empress An to rest now, and I'll come back here again tomorrow." Lady Xiao said to Prince Rong.

"Okay, thank you aunt Xiao."

Madam Xiao nodded.

"I will ask some people to watch over the Xia family from the outside." Said young master Xiao.

"Okay, thank you." Prince Rong.

Nyinya Xiao looked towards the emperor, "Your Majesty, I beg of you. And will return to visit Empress An tomorrow."

"Well, you can do it."

"Thank you, your honor."

Madam and young master Xiao then walked away from the palace of prince Rong and empress An, after paying their respects to the emperor.

"Emperor's father, I will bring Empress An to the room first." Prince Rong.

"Yes, he should get more rest."

"Okay, thank you, father of the emperor."

Prince Rong brought Empress An out of his palace hall, and walked towards their room.

"Rest, and stop thinking about things that make you uncomfortable. Because I'm gonna face them all." Prince Rong said to Empress An slowly after they arrived inside the room.

"Tell me, what was my fault with them? Why would they do that to me and my mom?"

Prince Rong could only hug Empress An to calm him down. Because he also did not understand the Xia family's line of thought.

"I will protect you, even if the entire noble family wants to attack. I'll be in front to fight them, so you'll worry about anything." Prince Rong.

Empress An could only nod, and shed her tears in the arms of prince Rong.

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Braaaaac!

"Do you think I'm dead! How dare you give such a gift to Empress An!" Excited the first elder to the Xia family who was inside the large hall.

"You really don't listen to what I say." Speak to the 3rd elder.

"Right now he is our only hope, if the child in his stomach is a boy, wouldn't we have a successor in this family?" Said the elder who gave the gift to empress An (2nd elder).

"Please! She was an empress. Even though he's part of the Xia family, and we're a noble family, but we can't do that. Do you want this Xia family to be destroyed by prince Rong!"

All the elders and grandchildren who were in the large hall of the Xia residence fell silent.

"An Empress had said such a thing, which meant that she would never let her son come to this residence, it was likely that she would also definitely not let any of the Xia family visit her again. You really have made the valley of hatred for Empress An become wider than ever." Said the first elder again.

"Dad, how could you do that. You really disappoint me." Say one of the children of the 2nd elder.

The other elders who agreed to give the gift to Empress An fell silent, at this time they certainly did not know what to do. Because what the first elder said was true, if Empress An would no longer want to see them, or invite her child to visit Xia's residence.

"What the first brother said is true, but we have no other choice either. If the boy is a boy, then our family will have a successor." Speak to the 4th elder.

Currently the Xia family no longer had a choice, what they had done already made Empress An and also the royal family feel angry and disappointed in them, and had already been ascertained. They would have trouble persuading Empress An.

"No way, we have to do something. We can't possibly let this family not have a successor. Although first brother and third sister are against it, we have to do something." Speak to the 2nd elder.

Although the 2nd and 4th elders had gotten a rebuke from their elder brother, yet they did not want to have a disfigured boy from the 3rd elder concubine who was the successor of the Xia family, yet they did not want to have a disfigured son from the 3rd elder's concubine who became the successor of the Xia family, because he was the only grandson in the family.

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The next day, in Empress An's room, Feng Ying was accompanying and also helping to massage Empress An's hands.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking? You haven't looked good lately." Said Feng Ying.

"I'm fine. Feng Ying, please bring me the peach sweets from aunt Xiao yesterday."

"Okay, your honor."

Feng Ying walked towards the food storage room that was on the other side of Empress An's room, to fetch the peach sweets that Empress An wanted.

"Your majesty, you haven't eaten anything since this morning. Are you going to be okay eating these slightly sour-looking sweets?" Said Feng Ying as she had returned with one plate of peach candied.

"It's okay, I'm trying to eat that candy."

Feng Ying nodded, "Alright then."

Slowly Feng Ying placed the sweets she was carrying on the table, then went back to massaging Empress An's hand.

Empress An ate the manisa, the sour taste of the sweet peaches was not felt by Empress An. Even Feng Ying who saw it, seemed to feel that sour taste.

"Feng Ying, do you want to give it a try?" Said empress An.

"No, your honor, I don't want to."

"It's pretty sweet, and it's also good for the recovery of your energy that goes around every day."

"No need, your honor. I can make a ginseng soup that once the noble taught me."

"Well, if so."

Empress An went back to eating the peach sweets quietly.

"Have you eaten anything before eating the sweets, empress?" Said Prince Rong who entered the room.

"Your majesty."

Feng Ying who saw prince Rong coming, immediately stood up and was about to come out.

"You stay here, and go back to doing what you did to Empress An." Prince Rong said to Feng Ying.

"Okay, your honor."

Prince Rong walked up to Empress An then sat down beside her.

"Tell me, did you eat something first?" Prince Rong said to Empress An again.

"I don't want to eat anything, Your Majesty."

"Then, this sweet?"

"Right now, this is the only sweet I want to eat."

Prince Rong looked at Empress An in a daze, because now Empress An only wanted to eat peach sweets.

"Will your stomach be okay?" Prince Rong.

"Of course, your honor. I'll be fine."

Prince Rong simply nodded, and remained staring at Empress An who was eating the peach sweets.