The First Prince

The maids and court ladies in the harem and eunuchs in the court were on edge today, one mistake and who knows who'll breath his or her last. Everything today must be done perfectly.

Eunuch Xiao chi entered Noble consort's place in a haste. Gasping for breath, he asked the first person he saw for the whereabouts of the head eunuch.

"You shouldn't disturb them now and even if you enter, behave properly. Don't anger our consort, otherwise we'll be dead."

A little maid gave a strict warning and showed him the way.

"Alright, alright, only if her highness the Noble consort could keep her posture." Xiao Chi also didn't hesitate to tell her off. After all he is among the favorite pupils of Head eunuch Gu.

"Why? What happened?"...

Xiao Chi scoffed at the maid's ignorance and whispered in her ear.

"His highness, the first prince...."

He didn't have to finish the rest, the maid immediately covered her mouth in terror and ran outside, leaving Xiao Chi alone.

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The head eunuch Gu was on standby with Commander Zhao. Inside, the Emperor of great Jin, Huangfu Xiang, was playing chess with his Noble consort.

The Emperor who was on his sixties looked calm and composed, on the contrary the Noble consort, Zhao Mingxi was smiling like an enchantress. Zhao Mingxi was still in her late forties and her painstaking effort to keep her youth wasn't in vain.

However, this Emperor was happy to get along with his favourite consort in this manner.

The land which consort used as bet in this game was already gone to Emperor's pocket.

"Your majesty! have mercy, you already have my son, now you're taking my land as well."

The Emperor laughed out loud. "Doesn't all things that you possess belong to me already, Xi'er?"

Zhao Mingxi stealthily looked at Commander Zhao, then carefully placed the words.

"But Your majesty, I only have Xiao Bai. Now that he is marrying a princess, what if he.... if he feels ashamed of this consort..."

Saying this the Zhao Mingxi strated crying.

"Xi'er, didn't you say that our Mubai is always the most filial? How could he belittle his mother?"

The Emperor got up from his seat.

"Rest assured. He is the child, I, This emperor had chosen himself."

Consort Zhao knew that pushing this matter would only waste the game. After so many years, she still couldn't get the title of Empress.

"Haste makes waste! If situation turns sour I'd have to wait for my son to take over the throne. The first prince, haah! he could never be my match."

"Reporting to His majesty, the Emperor...."

Xiao Chi entered in a hurry and knelt on the ground.

"What's the matter?" The Emperor, being puzzled looked at the head eunuch.

"Pardon my negligence, Your majesty. This is one of my disciples, he still didn't learn etiquettes well. So he had made a mistake."

"Alright, What's the news you were going to report?"

"Y...Your majesty! The first prince has arrived!"

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