The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #91

Two days later, the emperor of the enemy state Chao did not come. But his son's mayaat had started to give off an unpleasant smell.

"Looks like he won't come, to take his son." Prince Rong.

"Yes, your honor."

"If so, you bring the mayaat to his country. And hang that cyberspace in front of an open hall in the country tonight. I'm sure if the people who see the throne in the morning, will be surprised and cause a lot of interesting news."

"Okay, your honor. I'll do it."

Prince Rong nodded.

Xiao Bo saluted then walked out of the prince Rong's reading room.

"You have dared to do a very good thing, so I certainly have to give you a gift." Prince Rong.

All along only that country had dared to go against the Chao state, even after the defeat they had obtained, they were still brave. So that made Prince Rong become a little furious.

"It's better now that I see the empress, since yesterday I saw her go to a room I used to go to very rarely." Prince Rong said as he walked out of his reading room.

Outside the reading room, prince Rong saw the crown prince walking towards him.

"Brother crown prince, what has made you come here?" Prince Rong said after the crown prince stood in front of him.

"There's something I need to talk to you about."

Prince Rong nodded, "If so, we speak inside only. Please brother."

The crown prince nodded, then followed Prince Rong into the reading room.

"What does the crown prince want to talk to me about?" Prince Rong.

"You must have heard about the news of Empress An having fought and killed two people on the eastern border."

Prince Rong nodded, "Right, right now the news has spread in the capital and in several other cities."

"This morning, several prime ministers had also asked the emperor's father to decline the empress' position."

"Then, they want to make their child replace my empress?"

The crown prince nodded, "Right."

"If so, then I choose to relinquish the position of this working war god, and choose to live together with Empress An in the pavilion."

The crown prince was surprised to hear Prince Rong's words, although he knew that Prince Rong would choose that path, but still it made the crown prince shocked.

"Sister, tomorrow I will say to them all at the morning court, after greeting the father of the emperor and the queen mother." Prince Rong.

"Well, I'll support everything you've decided. And I'm sure the emperor's father and the queen mother would do the same."

"Yes, thank you brother."

"What about Empress An?"

"Today he's been in the south room."

"Isn't that a room you rarely go to?"

Prince Rong nodded, "Right, he always comes there with his loyal servants."

"She must still be devastated by Madam Xia's death, and this news must have been heard as well."

"Absolutely right."

"You have a pavilion, you don't take it there."

"He didn't want it, even though I had forced him."

The crown prince nodded, being in a position like Empress An is indeed very difficult, and also very sad. But he can't do anything either.

"Yes." Yeah."

The crown prince walked out of the prince Rong's reading room.

"Look at my queen, even the crown prince's elder brother is worried about you as well." Prince Rong.

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Inside a room, Empress An who was accompanied by Feng Ying was sitting in front of a fairly long table.

"Your Majesty, today you have made a flower that the mistress loves. Do you want to paint another one?" Said Feng Ying who was standing beside Empress An.

"I don't know what else to make, is there anything you want to paint, Feng Ying?"

"Your majesty, I don't understand painting. Nor do I understand how to make what noble has done."

Empress An nodded then looked at the blank paper that was in front of her.

While thinking about something, the hand of the noble empress An scratched the inked brush on the paper. And Feng Ying who saw him smiled, as empress An started painting again.

Feng Ying, who was standing next to Empress An, helped refine the ink so that Empress An could paint things easily.

"Your highness, did you make a painting of the noble prince Rong?" Said Feng Ying who saw the painting of half-finished empress An.

Empress An fell silent, then looked at the painting she had made on the paper.

"Why do I paint the noble prince Rong?" Said Empress An after seeing the face of prince Rong whom she painted.

Feng Ying smiled, and she knew that right now her empress was thinking about prince Rong.

"Sir, what are you doing?" Said Prince Rong who had just entered the room.

Feng Ying who saw prince Rong coming, took a few steps back so that prince Rong could stand beside empress An.

"Your majesty, what is your majesty doing here?" Said empress An.

Prince Rong smiled, "I just want to see what you're doing here."

"I....."

Empress An stopped saying when she saw Prince Rong was looking at the painting she made.

"You really remember how your prince was, my queen." Prince Rong said after seeing the painting made by Empress An.

"Your majesty, I....."

"I'm so happy to see you do something. Do you know, I had so much trouble how to deal with you, I couldn't make you smile when I first saw you in that market."

Empress An was stunned by what prince Rong was saying at this moment. She really did not expect that Prince Rong would say that to her.

"I'm sorry, your honor. I've made you so confused because of me." Said empress An.

Prince Rong grabbed Empress An's hand and placed it on his own.

"You don't have to apologize, because you're not guilty at all." Prince Rong.

"I don't know what to do, those prime ministers must have made you so difficult. But I just...."

"My queen, you are my wife. I don't care about those prime ministers, because I just want to have one wife. And that's you."

"Your majesty."

"Today I will meet again with the emperor's father, and after that I will take you to my pavilion."

"Your majesty, I told you that....."

"Stop rebutting me, I just want to have some time with you." Prince Rong's words cut off the words of Empress An.