The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #82

The next day, prince Rong who saw his empress was packing up some items he had to carry, walked over.

"Is everything ready?" Prince Rong said to Empress An.

Empress An nodded, "Yes."

Prince Rong grabbed the hand of Empress An and looked at her, "I promise to return safely."

"I understand."

Prince Rong nodded, then hugged Empress An.

She had not been willing to leave her new empress for the few weeks she had been married, but she also could not allow the people of Chao's country to be killed on the eastern border.

"Go, I'll keep mom here." Said empress An.

Prince Rong nodded, "Yes."

With some of the important items that Empress An had prepared, Prince Rong set out with Xiao Bo, while Xiao Li would guard the pavilion where Empress An and mistress Xia lived.

"Feng Ying, bring the medicine that I wrote to you yesterday. We're going to Mom's room now." Said Empress An after prince Rong left.

"Okay, your honor."

The two women then walked towards Xia's mistress' room, to give her the medicine.

"Aunt Hong, are you awake?" Ask Empress An on her mother's loyal peelayan.

"That's it, your honor. Madam's waiting for you inside."

"Okay, thank you."

Empress An, Feng Ying and aunt Hong entered Xia's mistress' room.

"Mom, how's mom doing?" Said empress An while sitting on the side of mistress Xia.

"Mom's fine, where's prince Rong?"

"He's out mom. Something happened in the palace."

Madam Xia simply nodded.

"Mrs, take this medicine. Your highness the empress has made it for you." Said Feng Ying who brought one grain of medicine to mistress Xia.

"Well, mom will..... Uhuk, uhuk... Uhuk, uhuk..."

Empress An was surprised to see her mother coughed, and afterwards let out a fresh wail from her mouth.

"Mother, how can you bleed like that?" Said Empress An worriedly.

"Your highness, what has happened to you madam?" Said aunt Hong who was worried.

Empress An did not reply, as she was currently focusing on examining Xia's madam's pulse.

"Mother, did you eat something yesterday?" Said empress An.

"No, you don't eat anything you've never eaten and you don't eat anything you bring from the outside."

Empress An fell silent, "Mother's pulse was irregular. Mother's stomach and chest are experiencing something."

"Ohuk, uhuk... Uhuk, uhuk...."

Again madam Xia coughed and let out fresh blood.

"Feng Ying, get me the medicine in my wardrobe. The bottle has a red cap." Said empress An.

"Okay, your honor."

Feng Ying rushed out.

"Aunt Hong, please remember. Is there anything that has been eaten or drunk by the mother before?" Said empress An.

"Yesterday I saw, a waiter carrying a plate of cake. And he said it was a cake he made himself."

"Where's the waiter, bring him here."

"Okay, your honor."

Auntie Hong brought two bodyguards to look for the maid who had yesterday given the cake to Miss Xia.

Not long after, Feng Ying came carrying a small bottle in her hand.

"Your Majesty, is this the medicine you're referring to?" Said Feng Ying while showing the bottle that she was carrying on the occasion of Empress An.

"True, this is the drug I'm referring to."

Empress An opened the lid of the ceramic botool, and took one pill from inside the botool.

"Mother, this is a medicine that you make yourself. And I hope that with this medicine, the cough that you're feeling will get better soon." Said empress An.

Madam Xia nodded and took the medicine into the hands of Empress An. And then in a drink by mistress Xia.

Bruuuk

"Your highness, this is the waiter who yesterday gave the cake he made, to the madam." Aunt Hong said.

Empress An looked at the female servant.

"You don't look like a man from the capital or some town near the capital." Said empress An.

The servant looked at Empress An, "The Mukia, forgive the servant. I really don't know anything."

"Then, did someone order you to give my mother a mother's cake?"

"Be... Your honor, he..... He threatened me, he said he'd kill my whole family, if I didn't give that cake to your mother."

Empress An fell silent.

Bruuuk

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I beg your Majesty. Forgive me, your majesty." Said the servant while kneeling.

"Say, how did the man who gave you that cake?"

"He's.... She's....."

"Let's say it quickly!" Aunt Hong exclaimed at that sensitivity.

"He's.... She looks like a lady.... Second young lady.. At Liu's residence, before."

Empress An was surprised, not even just him. But even Feng Ying and Aunt Hong were both shocked.

"You mean, he's Fang Yin? Liu Fang Yin." Said empress An.

"Yes, your honor."

Empress An looked at her mother who was lying weakly on her bed.

"Isn't Fang Yin currently in seclusion? So how did they escape?"

During this time Empress An had never expected, if concubine Qian and Fang Yin would survive and even they could escape diei from that exile city.

"Your highness, if this is indeed the deed of the second young miss. Then he had planned it for a long time." Said Feng Ying.

Empress An nodded, "You're right, she must have planned this when they had just left the capital, and walked towards that place of exile."

"Then, what do we do instead, Your Majesty? His highness prince Rong had already left for the eastern border, some time ago along with his army."

Empress An fell silent, then she threw a stone out of mistress Xia's room.

Before long, Xiao Li appeared suddenly in front of all of them.

"Hamba Xiao Li, pay respect to the noble empress." Xiao Li said.

"Go, and find out what Fang Yin has been doing for some time."

"Well, I'll do the noble's command."

After saluting Empress An, Xiao Li disappeared from their sight.

"Aunt Hong, take this waiter. And temporarily put him in the shed." Said empress An.

"Okay, your honor."

"Please forgive the noble servant, I know nothing. Your Majesty, I beg you. I beg you to forgive your noble servant." Shouted the servant to Empress An.

With the help of two bodyguards, the servant who was still shouting for mercy was brought to one of the warehouses inside the pavilion, to receive his punishment later.