The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #125

"Your majesty, what are you going to do to that woman?" Said empress An.

"He has tried to poison you, I will certainly give him a very severe punishment."

"Your majesty, were you so close to him that he liked you so much?"

"I used to be at the northern border training troops there, and helped him several times. I also don't know if she likes me, just because I've helped her. Because I did the same thing to the people who were there."

Empress An nodded, "It seems she misunderstood the kindness you did to her."

"You're right, and that misunderstanding made him do something beyond our expectations."

"Your majesty, one will feel very angry, when seeing the person he likes along with others. Moreover you have married me, and always smile at me in front of him."

"I never had any feelings towards Mei Huang, I helped her because she was the head of the army at the northern border."

"I understand, your honor."

"I'll talk to the emperor's father about this."

"Good."

Prince Rong nodded, "Now that you take a bath first, I will meet the emperor's father to talk about this."

"Okay, I understand."

After that Prince Rong walked away from his palace, towards the king's palace.

"I look forward to what punishment the emperor and prince Rong have given him." Said empress An.

After Prince Rong was no longer seen in the palace garden, Empress An returned to her room.

"Feng Ying." Said empress An.

"I'm here, your honor."

"Tell me, did you tell your highness Prince Rong about the woman?"

"Punish me, your majesty. I thought you definitely wouldn't tell his highness prince Rong, so I...."

"It's okay, even if it's not you. There will be someone else who will tell that to his majesty."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I only worry about your noble salvation."

"Thank you, you've always looked after me so well."

"Your majesty."

Empress An smiled, "Hopefully this matter was not heard by the Xiao family. I don't want aunt Xiao to worry about me, it's enough that I've been troubling her during this pregnancy. Especially in the face of the Xia family, who were still doing things secretly."

"True, they've done a lot for you."

"Being an empress is hard enough, isn't it Feng Ying?"

"Your majesty, how can you say that?"

Empress An simply smiled, "I want to meet aunt Hong, is she making something else for me?"

"Yes, your honor. Auntie Hong said that today she would make cakes out of yellow pumpkins, which she had just obtained from the palace fields."

"The cake from the yellow pumpkin?"

"Right, aunt Hong said that your mother always liked the cake. And he wants you to try it."

"She still remembers the food she likes."

"Yes, your honor. After your mother's death, aunt Hong always cursed master Liu, concubine Qian and also Miss Fang Yin."

"She's been with mom since mom was very young, while that ungrateful concubine Qian, mom took her out of pity. I myself don't know for sure how you could think of bringing him into Liu's residence."

"Noble family? I just forgot that I was one of those noble families."

"Your majesty."

"They never cared about us, but wanted to benefit from us."

"I understand the noble feeling. Please no longer think about it, your majesty."

Empress An nodded, "You're right, ever since my mother died I feel like I don't have anyone. The warmth of the Xia family was like a blowing wind."

Feng Ying looked at Empress An sadly, as she knew very well how the lives of empress An and mistress Xia once were.

"All right, let's forget about it. You help me prepare the water."

"Okay, your honor. I'll get ready soon."

Feng Ying then walked out of Empress An's room.

While Empress An sat down and rubbed her stomach, "I deliberately didn't tell everyone about you, because I didn't want the Xia family to return to action, if they knew you."

(It means baby is boy or girl, yes).

Empress An recalled the first time she was pregnant, and the Xia family brought gifts they were not supposed to bring to Empress An.

"No one can take you away from me." Said Empress An again.

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Inside the king's palace, prince Rong was sitting together with the emperor as well as the crown prince.

"So you mean, if the head of the army at the northern border had given the medicine to Empress An's food, but empress An realized that before she ate it?" The crown prince said to Prince Rong.

"Yes, and I intend to punish. But in the bowels of empress An was also a member of the royal family, so I came to discuss this with the emperor's father and the crown prince's elder brother."

"He's been very brave to do that, and he doesn't respect me." Emperor.

"Dad emperor, he almost killed Empress An and her baby, who were members of this kingdom. We must give a heavy punishment for him, so that no one will dare to do this again to the rest of the kingdom." The crown prince.

The Emperor nodded, "You're right, tomorrow drag him to the court of the palace. I will judge him myself. Really sassy!"

The crown prince and prince Rong nodded.

"Then, how is Empress An currently?" The emperor said to Prince Rong.

"He and the child inside his stomach are fine, the father of the emperor. Because he hasn't eaten that food at all."

"It's good that way."

"I remember a princess who once said presumptuously, a few months ago when the father of the emperor held a party to welcome the pregnancy of Empress An. Did he do anything?" The crown prince.

Prince Rong shook his head, "No, it's likely that he didn't dare because both of his parents pressured him, so as not to do something to Empress An."

"That's great."

"Yes, the crown prince's brother. I hope that after this there will be no more people who will put Empress An and our son in danger."

"Right, we hope so too."

"Then, what about the Xia family, are they still forcing Empress An to give your child to them?" Emperor.

"Your highness, the Xiao family helped us deal with the Xia family who secretly went to a fortune teller, and also helped us keep an eye on everything the Xia family did."

"Good, it seems that Empress An means a lot to the Xiao family."

"It was because the Xiao family had considered Empress An as their daughter."

The emperor nodded, he was relieved to hear that. And only stay put to trial a woman named Mei Huang, who has dared to give medicine to kill Empress An and the child in her stomach.