The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #98

After bathing and changing clothes, prince Rong looked at Xiao Li who was behind the bush. He nodded his head at Prince Rong who was still inside the room.

Prince Rong then walked out of the room through the window, to meet Xiao Li.

"Say." Prince Rong.

"Your highness, at this time the prime ministers still urge the emperor's majesty to bring down the empress. Even though His Majesty has said that if all the decisions are in your hands, they still do. Even today I saw the prime ministers kneeling in front of the royal palace hall."

" It seems they want me to destroy their family."

"Your Majesty, what should I do?"

"You go to the prime ministers' house, and you take all their financial records. And also you look for some mistakes their children have made."

"Okay, your honor."

After saluting, Xiao Li left from before prince Rong to do his duty.

"You've forced me to do this, so don't blame me if I give you this punch." Prince Rong.

After meeting Xiao Li, Prince Rong returned to the pavilion, as he did not want Empress An to be suspicious of him.

"You've done everything?" Prince Rong said to Empress An.

"Right, just wait for the fish to be ready."

Prince Rong hugged Empress An abruptly, "Thank you, for doing it all."

"It's okay, I can do it all."

"Well, now you have to shower and change clothes too. Let me wait for the fish."

Empress An nodded, "Yes, thank you."

Empress An then walked towards the room, to take a shower and change clothes. While Prince Rong waited for the fish cooked with yim leaves.

"She's really a very talented woman, she can do a lot of things I never knew before." Prince Rong.

Prince Rong sat on a chair happily, even though they lived in the forest. But they live quietly there.

Empress An, who had taken a bath and changed clothes, walked over to Prince Rong who was waiting for a fish.

"Is the fish not ripe?" Said empress An.

"It looks like it's gonna be a minute."

Empress An nodded, then sat down in front of prince Rong.

"I feel so happy to be with you like this, so calm." Prince Rong.

"True, the air here is also quite fresh. And we can also eat fresh plants and fish too."

"Are you happy?"

Empress An looked at prince Rong then nodded, "Yes, thank you."

"You don't have to say that, because if you're happy I'll be happy too."

Empress An smiled.

"It looks like the fish is ready, you sit there. I'll take him there." Prince Rong.

"Good."

Empress An stood up and walked into the hall, and sat there.

Prince Rong walked up to Empress An with a tray of fish, shrimp and other food they had cooked.

"You should eat more, I don't want to when we get back to the palace, the queen mother scolded me for seeing your body getting thinner." Said Prince Rong while putting shrimp on the bowl of Empress An.

"Well, you should eat more too."

After finishing and cleaning everything, Empress An washed the wild peaches they picked and cut the peaches.

"Eat, I cut the ripe fruit." Said empress An.

"Lin'er, if I invite you to stay in this pavilion one day, would you like to?"

"Has something happened in the palace?"

Prince Rong shook his head, "Nothing."

"I see, those prime ministers must still urge the emperor's father inside the palace."

Prince Rong grabbed the hand of Empress An, "I've decided something. That's why I'm asking you."

"For me to live anywhere is fine, it's just that I have to bring Feng Ying as well as Aunt Hong, who wants to come along with me."

"It doesn't matter, I can have some people make two places over there for both of them."

"If so, I can. Only, a prince would stay outside the palace. Will it cause no problems?"

"Have we not married and returned to the pavilion, we have indeed lived outside the palace?"

"Indeed right. It's just that the pavilion we're occupying is currently inside the forest."

Prince Rong smiled, because his empress was so worried about him.

"You don't have to think about it, you just have to stand by my side. Then I'll do everything, to protect you."

"But....."

"Trust me, I won't let anyone try to hurt you."

Empress An fell silent for a moment then nodded, "Alright, I understand."

"You don't have to think about it anymore, I won't let you down."

"Okay, I understand."

Prince Rong nodded and smiled at his empress's reply, who was getting more and more understanding and according to what she said.

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"It's already the third day of Wei Yi's death, and I heard that Empress An was taken to Prince Rong's pavilion, to appease her." Madam Xiao said.

"Yes mother, Empress An's feelings must be very bad. Because it turns out that the one who had killed Madame Xia was the daughter of the concubine lord Liu."

"She was not much different from that extremely evil concubine Qian. They seemed to never feel satisfied, before seeing Wei Yi and Empress An suffer."

"Yes, but now they're dead. And it makes me feel a little calm."

"But, I am currently hearing that the prime ministers in the palace are urging the emperor's majesty, and prince Rong to remove Empress An from her position."

"Yes mother, they even knelt in front of the palace."

"They're so outrageous."

"For them, this was an opportunity to encourage their daughter, in order to become the concubine of prince Rong. So of course they'll do it."

Madam Xiao nodded.

Today though the news of Empress An having helped win the war has spread to several cities in Chao state, many people have been greatly amazed by Empress An. However, people who support the families of the prime ministers, certainly do not like and even mock the actions of the Empress An.

"We'll hear prince Rong's decision, after they return later." Said young master Xiao.

"Yes, we can only hope that if prince Rong will give the best decision to empress An."

"Yes, mother."

To the Xiao family, Empress An was her family. So they certainly want the best for Empress An, and will always help Empress An when she has problems.