《GRAND MARSHAL PAMPERED WIFE》 1 1. Great Marshal Yu Wang. Yi Qing Huan blinking her heavy eyes, she''s not dead?! Moving her heavy body, she can feel her lower body feels numb. When she tried to sit up, she''s hit by some memories inside her head. It''s so painful... "What..the hell? I have used other people''s bodies..how can?" ''You awaken, Master.'' ''Huh?! Who is that? A ghost?'' ''Nope, not a ghost, Master. I''m your Divine spirit tool; Yuten'' ''Divine Spirit tool?! I got one?'' ''Of course.'' ''How can I get one? I don''t remember anything.'' ''You forgot about me, Master? You''re the one who made me.'' ''Me?! How?'' ''You made me just so you can be lazy, Master.'' ''Hmm... don''t know why but I believe that reason. So, what''s your use?'' ''I''m your space tool, Master. A huge one. There are many good things inside me. After your high-level tribulation test, you failed but thankfully your soul still exist, so I tried moving your soul to this mortal body.'' ''Oh... so where is this?'' ''Small mortal world; Broken Continent, Zi Empire.'' ''So, the memories inside me belong to this body.'' ''I guess so.'' ''Before that, what is my identity before? Why is inside my body there''s great power being sealed?'' ''Is all your power, Master. After all, you are a Celestial before.'' ''Celestial?! Am I powerful?'' ''Well, you are an owner of one big domain inside the Celestial world.'' ''I see it seems powerful then. Can I use my power?'' ''Cannot, Master. This body too weak, that''s why I need to seal your power.'' ''I need to make this body stronger then. Are you gonna help me?'' ''Of course, it''s my jobs. To help you no matter what. So, enjoy your life in here, Master.'' ''Alright, I will.'' Yi Qing Huan wakes up in the middle of headache attacks, her head is so hurt, her body feels pains all over especially her thighs. Some flashing memories not her own continue to flashing inside her head, making her dizzy. Laying down and closing her eyes, she tried to organize the memories the previous body host encounter. After a while, she finished knowing everything about her body''s memories. She wants to cries knowing this young woman memory. Her body''s name is Su Qingyi (AN: starting, for now, our hostname change to her body''s name, keep up cuties..). She is a quiet, smart girl. She likes to lingering inside the library and seldom to mingle with others, even to her cousins. She thinks if she doesn''t disturb anyone, no one will harm her. But, she forgets that she''s born inside a noble political family. Being born as female inside her house is like living inside a full snake nest itself (AN: No offence to snakes). As a quiet girl, she thinks that her cousins full of good people. But, she never thought that she will become a chess piece to someone she thinks as a good sister. Su Qingyi in her young age at sixteen married yesterday to a great young man; The Great Marshal, Yu Wang. This young man at the twenty is the present emperor younger brother from the same mother. The young man is so powerful at martial art and war strategist, he makes all other surrounding empires afraid of him. The young man name is Yu Fengyao. He''s also the most beautiful man in the Zi Empire. Su Qingyi in love with this young man since she saw him from afar when the young man going on his first war. She watches him rode his sturdy black horse going to war wearing his simple but elegant black robe. Since then she likes to draw the young man every time she sees him from afar. She never thinks that she can marry this man. But, too bad the man never had anything to her. After married, on the wedding night yesterday: Su Qingyi feels happy today because finally, she can marry the young man she feels in love with. She already in love with her husband since young. When she gets the imperial edict to marry to Yu Wang, she can''t believe it''s real. But today is her wedding night with him. Twisting her handkerchief, she tried to remember anything her nanny told her before, so she can serve her husband better. Remembering how her nanny told her to satisfied her husband in bed, make her blush deeply. Truthfully, she''s a little afraid because she knows that she''s not beautiful like her other cousins. She''s the most ''average-looking'' among the Su''s young women. That''s why she never dreams to marry Yu Wang before. The young man is a dragon among men after all, while she just like a peasant. She hopes that she can make her husband happy and care for her after all she gonna be the only female master inside the Yu Wang mansion. She always hears that Yu Wang will only marry one woman, that''s why the young man never had any romantic relationship with anyone. Creak! Su Qingyi heard the bedroom door been opened from outside, her body tensed. She can smell wine near her. Heavy footsteps can be heard walking closer inside the room. "Wangye." All the maid inside the bedroom making a salute to the young man wearing red groom robe. The young man looking at the slim female sitting on the bed. Looking at her, the young man snorts softly. He never thought he will marry this young woman after he''s back to the capital when he brings another victory. After all, he got engagement with Su''s clan but he never thought they will send this unfamiliar young woman to be his Wangfei. The one he wants to marry already becomes his brother''s harem, so his brother sent this young woman as the replacement. Making him feels sour inside. He knows he can''t reject the imperial edict, so he just accepts it, but he will not indulge this replacement. He will give this one the rights as his Wangfei to be the female master of his estate and be the mother of his child but he won''t entangle himself to this young woman. She''s a stranger to him. "All out." Yu Fengyao waving his hand to make all the servants leave the room. After that, he walks to the bed. Feeling sour inside his mind, the young man can feel anger rising inside him. Not being polite, he''s waving his hand making his qi to put off the candle inside the room. He drags his bride to lay under him roughly. "I won''t be kind to you tonight, if you feel dejected, blame yourself that you''re born inside the Su''s clan." Saying those hurtful words, Yu Fengyao spread his wife''s legs, rip off her underwear and breaking through Su Qingyi virgin body. The man doesn''t care to hear his wife pleading, he continues to invade her body inside. Even though he knows the young woman under him is a virgin, he doesn''t want to stop or preparing her for her first time. All his anger and depressed feelings because the replacement, he vents it on her. He even not want to see her face, so this young man never cares to take off her red veil and taking off her red bride gown. After venting on the young wife under him, Yu Fengyao gets up from the bed. "Su Qingyi, Benwang recognize you as my Wangfei, Benwang will let you claim your rights as the female master at Benwang place, Benwang also let you to sire Benwang''s child. Benwang will lay with you until you give Benwang an heir. But, you must remember that Benwang won''t give you Benwang affection, because in Benwang''s eyes you just a replacement. So, don''t think Benwang will like you, don''t let Benwang meet you often." After saying those words, Yu Fengyao left the room. He never turns back to see the aftermath of his actions. Su Qingyi feels like dying, she never thought her beautiful dream is broken to pieces. Her body hurting everywhere. Her first time has been taken roughly by the one she loves the most. But the pain on her body can''t compare to the pain she feels inside. Hearing the words spewing from her husband mouth makes her feels the world is ending. Because of her heartbroken Su Qingyi let her breath stop, wishing her life to end. And it all happen. Present-day; Remembering all Su Qingyi memories, she can''t help cursing Yu Wang. How can this young man famous for his wit mind becomes so crude?! She needs to fix that man. How dare that man just eat her tofu and left her to rot without taking care of the aftermath. Is he think like a virgin, taking her body so roughly will make her alright?! The female body is delicate, you know. All males must prepare the female first before you all push in!! At least give her some touches first!! Moron!! ''Master, don''t swear like that! You can make me scared..'' ''Oh, be quiet!! You should back me up here.'' ''Yes, sorry, Master. Would you want to go inside the space?'' ''Is there any good stuff?'' ''Of course, Master.'' ''Alright, go inside.'' ''Swish!'' Inside her mind, she can see a big space with a wonderful view. There''s a very huge beautiful lake with clear blue colour. She unconsciously knows this lake is a Superior grade spiritual water lake. Near the lake, there''s a white jade courtyard house. Next to it, there''s also a big field; full of many spiritual plants. Looking at those, she knows these things is rare and expensive. She feels happy looking at the space inside her body. With these things, she definitely can adjust her body and make her stronger. She dislikes being bullied like her body previous owner. ''Woah, that''s a lot.'' ''Do you like it, Master?'' Su Qingyi nod, she likes her space a lot, it feels like she just got pampered by the things she saves inside this tool. Even if she can''t remember it all, but knowing that these things belong to her, make her very happy. Hmph, using these things she can bully all those bullies back soon. ''I wonder can''t I get a beauty pill? I need to raise my face to be better.'' ''Using a beauty pill on you is risky, Master. Because for you to suddenly turn beautiful will make many people suspicious.'' ''I see, your right, after all this body, not a beauty.'' 2 2. The delapidated courtyard. After talking to her system, Su Qingyi calls for a servant. She needs to clean up herself. She feels dirty and sticky after all that husband just left her like that after eating her tofu clean. Moving slowly to the bathroom, Su Qingyi makes the servant leave the room after they finished preparing her bath. Seeing the empty room, Su Qingyi took a ceramic cup on the table near her bed and took it to the bathroom. In the bathroom, there is a bathtub made of wood with a large size filled with warm water strewn with flower petals. There is no cleaning liquid that can be used. In this place, they only use flowers to clean women''s bodies. Using her mind, Su Qingyi drew water from the lake in space, filling it to full in a ceramic cup. Due to her weak body condition, she cannot use too much spiritual water or her body will not be able to receive its benefits and explode. She still doesn''t want to die anymore. After pouring water into the bathtub, Su Qingyi stirred the water in it so that spiritual water could be mixed. After seeing the mixture of water in the tub turn bluish, Su Qingyi began to take off all the wedding clothes she was wearing from yesterday. Su Qingyi slowly entered the tub and began to enjoy the mixed spiritual water. She can feel the mixed water seeping inside her body, making her tired and taut muscle to lose and becomes better. She subconsciously knows that her body will become more beautiful after her bath now. To make her body stronger and more beautiful slowly she just can use the spiritual water to condition her body to change without making other suspicious. She needs to pour this spiritual water to her courtyard well later. Finished bathing, Su Qingyi wear the long green robe prepared by her personal maid; Fu Lin. Looking at the robe, she liked it a lot. The robe is simple to wear and good in her body. There''s a big mirror inside the bathroom, so she looks at her reflection and nod. The mix water makes her dry and almost yellow skin looks better. Her skin now looks like milk, soft and smooth. Using the mix of water every day will continue to promote her skin later, so she needs to use it every time. "Wangfei, are you done?" Fu lin voice can be heard outside the bathroom. Her young mistress used to bath fast but today she takes a long bath inside. In her mind, she can''t help cursing Yu Wang because she knows that man just left her miss after he ate her miss clean last night. He even dares order her to miss personal servants to not serve her miss after the man do the deed. The man even orders the other servants inside the courtyard to watch them so they can''t clean her miss to make her miss sleep better. If she can beat him, she''ll do it last night, too bad her miss servants never can learn martial arts in the Su''s. When her miss turns to 6, her mother passed away, so her miss life becomes bad inside the Su''s. Not like other young misses, her miss never learns female arts, not even the teacher is sent to teach her miss. Luckily when her mother still alive, her miss already being taught literature, that''s why after her mother passes away, young miss likes to sneak into the family library. Because young miss is kind, the library guard always pretends they don''t see her miss sneak inside the library. But, other than literature, her young miss never knows other female arts. "Fu lin." Fu lin lifts her head and sees her young miss. When seeing her young miss, she frowns. Her young miss seems different. Her skin looks better, the skin becomes white like milk. Not just Fu lin but also the other personal maids feels like their miss looks better than before. "M-Wangfei, your looks..." Nanny Mo looks baffled seeing her miss. "Hmm...I just take a good bath." Su Qingyi doesn''t know how to tell about the mix water she used for bath, that''s why she plays ignorant. Her personal servants become quiet when she said that and stop asking. They don''t need to know anything their young miss don''t want to tell. Su Qingyi looks at her new place now. She frowns deeply, she never thought that she will be staying inside this courtyard. The courtyard looks almost like an old abandoned one. The plants inside the courtyard just tall grass and old tree with yellow leaves everywhere. "Nanny Mo, this courtyard...Is this the place Wangye put me?" "We don''t know, Wangfei. The head steward brought us here after the wedding ceremony and you accept Wangye inside this house." "Wangye doesn''t say anything?" "No, he just found you and leave after went inside the weeding room for a while." "I see, he agree with these things then." "Are we got other servants other than mine?" "Yes, we got two eunuchs and two maids." Nodding, Su Qingyi feels better. At last, that man gives her four servants to help. "I''m hungry. Are we had kitchen and well in here?" "Yes, we had those." "I want to see." Walking around, Su Qingyi arrived at an old well. The well looks messy with many moss and weeds around it. Looking into the well, Su Qingyi could see that the well water looked murky. Feeling somewhat annoyed, Su Qingyi started cursing her instant husband for sending her to live in this place. Taking a deep breath, she knew that she had to make this place a suitable place for her and her personal servants to live in. "I want you all to find others to help clean the well now." "Yes, Wangfei." Hearing her order, all her personal servants moved and start to search other servants. While their gone, Su Qingyi took a cup full of superior-grade spiritual water from inside her space. "Yuten, how much do you think I should put inside this well?" "For now you just need to put five cups inside this well, Master. You can''t put too much, or people will found out. There''re few cultivators inside this mortal world. Inside this world, a martial artist is a majority." "Alright, I''ll follow your advice." Su Qingyi pours five cups of water from her space inside the well. With her eyes, she watching the well''s murky water turn clear and bluish just like her bathwater before. Nod and feels good, she moves a little far from the well to wait for the servants. After a while, she can see her servants and other servants coming bringing clean tools to clean the well. Without waiting for her commands, the servants start to work and clean the well and around it. ''Hmm...these manor servants is not bad. No wonder they''re Wangfu''s servants.'' 3 3. The delicious food Wangfei makes. Watching those servant work for a while. Su Qingyi feels her stomach protest. Without looking back, she searches for a kitchen inside the courtyard. She found the kitchen not far from the well. Looks like the kitchen already been cleaned before. Looking around to find cooking tools, Su Qingyi found some ceramic cooking pots. She wants to make some chicken porridge and easy to make egg dumplings. Searching the ingredients for her cooking, she frowns because she found that the kitchen just got little ingredients things for foods. She needs to rant at the housekeeper later. No matter what that instant husband already said that he will let her becomes his Wangfei, so she needs to get more ingredients for her foods daily intake in this courtyard. She won''t believe if they said her husband can''t give her more food ingredients. Huffing, she glad that she just want to make some easy and simple breakfast, otherwise she will rage because she can''t make the food just because of the non-exist ingredients. With Yuten help for tending the fire, Su Qingyi makes some delicious egg dumpling and chicken porridge. Remembering that in her courtyard, there''re more servants others than her personal servants, she makes more. After all, they are all her servants now. Luckily before at the Su''s, she already learns to cook her daily food sometimes if her maids busy, so she thinks that her personal maids won''t be suspicious of her cooking now. The eunuchs and maids already finished cleaned the well when they smell the fragrant cooking taste from the kitchen area. All the servants feel confused guessing who cooks the fragrant food. Nanny Mo furrowed her eyebrows and then thought, shocked at the possibility that had happened, she immediately ran to the kitchen to check her guess. Seeing the silhouette of her mistress, Nanny Mo looked surprised and then immediately approached the figure who was busy looking for places to put cooked food on the stone stoves. "Wangfei, what are you doing?" Nanny Mo looking at her miss, can''t help feeling touched and warm. "Oh, you already done cleaned the well?" "Yes, we already did it." "Good then, tell the others to clean up, let''s eat together." "Yes. Wangfei, you don''t need to continue to busy in here. Let the servants prepared the food for you. You need to clean up too after cooking." "Oh, you''re right. I''ll change my clothes then." "Let me call Fu lin to help you." "Don''t need, tell her to clean up too, so we can eat." "Wangfei, you know we can''t eat together with you anymore. We already not staying in the Su''s." "Ah... that''s true. Well, then just prepare my breakfast later at the dining table." Nanny Mo just nod and can''t help feel the heartache. She can''t help cursing her miss'' husband. If the man cares about her miss, the man will be eating breakfast with her miss now. Her miss always feels lonely if she ate alone before, that''s why they all used to be eating together with her miss at the Su''s. At Yu Wang courtyard. Yu Fengyao just wakes up from his late sleep. He just vents his anger yesterday on his wife and went back late at night. He doesn''t want to stay at her courtyard because of the place full of odd ruin smell, also the young woman just a replacement. Thinking about how he can''t get the famous young lady of the Su''s to be his wife make him upset. He thought he can get married to that famous Su Mingmei but his brother takes her. He needs to vent to his brother later. "Wangye." Chen Fuqui words can be heard outside the bedroom door. This man like the usual stand at his master door in the morning after he prep the kitchen to prepare his Wangye breakfast. The man is a diligent worker and intelligent ones, that''s why Yu Wang continue to trust him. He already married before he becomes eunuch. He sold himself to becomes eunuch when his only child sick to buy the medicine. Since he took care, Yu Wang, he cared for the prince like he cares for his child, so he wants the best for the prince. That''s why he also felt upset when the Su''s sent another young woman to marry his Wangye. Because he was upset, he makes his own decision to sent Wangfei to the dilapidated courtyard. "Enter." Hearing his Wangye permission, Head steward Chen bring the servant to serve Wangye morning clean up. Inside the main courtyard, there''s no female to serve. Yu Fengyao dislikes being served by a female since he was a little child. He dislikes being touch by females. Yesterday is the first time he approaches a female. That''s why he doesn''t know how traumatic his moves are. Yu Fengyao cleans up nicely and changes his robe with a dark purple robe. His hair is bind by a jade crown. His face looks glowing, even though he just sleep late. Moving to the dining table inside his big room, there''s a simple food spread for his breakfast. Even though he is a prince, he dislikes to waste food, that''s why he just eat a simple breakfast every day. "How is she?" Steward Chen blink his eyes. He never thought his Wangye gonna ask about Wangfei. "Yes, Master?" Yu Fengyao lifts his beautiful face and coldly look at his old servant. "You sent her to that old courtyard, I''ll let you, but don''t forget she is my Wangfei. You can''t skimp her monthly expenses." "Yes, Wangye. How about the Wangfu financial report?" "Not now." After saying all that, Yu Fengyao looks like he doesn''t want to talk about his wife anymore and start eating his breakfast elegantly. "Nanny Mo, are these foods really made by Wangfei?" He yin can''t help gulping inside her mouth looking at the delicious breakfast on the table. She could not help but drool at the breakfast which looked so delicious. If it wasn''t for Nanny Mo''s explanation, she wouldn''t have believed that all the breakfast at the table was made by Wangfei. How could a noblewoman like Wangfei be able to cook foods like this?! She used to hear that noblewoman like Wangfei''s are very spoiled and can''t cook. Sighed deeply, Nanny Mo can''t help explaining; "Our young lady used to cook at the old residence before. Our young lady life''s not easy over these years." Hearing Nanny Mo''s words, Fu lin and Yun yan also felt sad. Their young lady life is different. Their Miss''s life is indeed different from other Miss''s. Their miss must try to survive alone as a noblewoman. Since her mother died, Su''s family did not pay much attention to her, even her father was not interested in paying attention to her. Only they as servants who care for their kind and sweet lady. They always thought when their lady''s married she can enjoy love and pampering from her husband, but seeing Wangye''s attitude maybe their miss life will not be much different from before. 4 4. Asking for the monthly expenses While Su Qingyi''s servants mopping about her lifestyle, she contently pats her full stomach. Luckily, she thought she can cooks many good foods. Looks like she enjoys delicacies and she likes to cook it. Walking around the courtyard, Su Qingyi feels sad because this place not good to look at. Too many weeds are scattered in this yard. Old trees are also neglected, although not dead but start withering. Su Qingyi feels impatient to see the trees in her yard, if only the trees raised well, they would provide a shady spot in her yard. Thinking deeply, Su Qingyi starts planning to renovate her yard. Even though this small house looks old and messy, the building is made of good materials that can still be used to live with. Maybe a little repairing in the few corners of the house is enough, but the yard needs to be repaired massively. She needs to asking around to clean and fix the yard so she can enjoy the view later. "Wangfei." Nanny Mo''s old voice wakes Su Qingyi from her deep thoughts. Glancing at the servants sent by the head steward, her eyes glint brightly. "From the four of you, who can help me think how much I need to fix this yard?" Hearing Wangfei question, one eunuch with plain-looking face moved forward and bow to her. "I can help to ask around, Wangfei. I used to work for the Wangfu garden." "What''s your name?" "Xiao yuqi, Wangfei." "Alright, I will need your help then. I''ll give the yard-plan later to you. I don''t need a yard that is too luxurious, simple and comfortable is enough." "Yes, Wangfei." "Wangfei, you want to fix the yard?" asked Nanny Mo, she looks a little unsettled. "Yes. I don''t like the looks right now. We need to fix it all." "Well, if you want to fix it, you need money and workers to help. We can''t do it ourselves. We are too shorthanded." "Hmm.. your right. I guess I need to find head steward then." "Let me go asking him to comes here then." Fu lin starts to go find the head steward Chen to meet her Wangfei. Waiting for a while, Head Steward Chen comes to Wangfei courtyard with grumble expression. The middle-aged man doesn''t want to comes to this old courtyard and meet the replacement wife but his Wangye already said that he can''t ignore the young woman because of she still his Wangye''s wife in name. "Wangfei." Su Qingyi looks at the middle age man bowing in front of her. He bows and stands straight up without even waiting for her permission. From his attitude toward her, she knows that this man dislikes her. He doesn''t even give her a good face. Nodding her head, she can accept his actions toward her, after all, she just replacement bride in Wangfu people''s mind. As the head steward, this man thinks his Wangye been ashamed by these changes. "Head steward Chen is really hard to invite by this Wangfei. I need to wait more than two hours just to meet you." Coldly, Su Qingyi speak. Hearing the sarcasm inside the words, Chen Fuqui feels startled. He never thought the famous timid young woman in the rumours can criticize him like this. Isn''t she supposed to be a timid and soft act one? "Wangfei, must be joking? This old man definitely won''t neglect Wangfei''s call. This servant just got stuck a little from the busy work." "I see, this Wangfei thought that Head steward dislike meeting this one." "That''s not true." "Well, this Wangfei won''t hold you here too long. This Wangfei will speak straight forward with you." "Please speak, Wangfei." "I want to fix my yard, so give me some workers and my monthly expense." Stunned, Head steward never though this Wangfei will be so frank asking these things. Although Wangye had told him not to skimp Wangfei''s monthly money, he intended to hold it in a little longer and let this young woman suffer a little. But, because Wangfei had asked so clearly like this, this old servant could not carry out his plans to make Wangfei a little miserable without her monthly budget. If he continued to carry out the plan, the old servant was afraid that the young woman before him would report directly to Wangye. Maybe this old servant needs to reassess this young woman who became Wangye''s replacement wife. He felt she was different from the rumours he had heard all this time on the outside. Deciding to stop the plan, the old servant decided to give Wangfei what she was asking for. After all, the things Wangfei ask are easy things to do. "Yes, Wangfei, this old servant will be sent the workers and your money expense in a while." Nodding her head, Su Qingyi let the man withdrew. Glancing at the old servant who walked quickly, Su Qingyi thought maybe the servant wasn''t too difficult to her. Rubbing her chin, she thinks maybe she can try to rope the servant to make her easily connect with her instant husband, but she can''t be too obvious about it. "Wangye." Chen Fuqui bow to his Wangye. The young man just got back after meeting with his old friends. The young man looks sharp even when he''s not on the battlefield. After so many years working as a soldier the young man body full of killing intent. Even if he reins the intents, sometimes is still seeping out from his body. Luckily, his Wangye not a cruel man too kill people wantonly outside wartime. "What happens?" "Wangfei ask for something today." Yu Fengyao grunts, letting Chen Fuqui talks. "She asks for workers to fix her yard and her monthly money." "Heh..after all, you sent her to that old courtyard. The place''s yard is so messy. You can do whatever you want." Saying all that, Yu Fengyao continues walking to his bedroom and left his servant behind without saying more. Chen Fuqui serves the young man for a long time so he knows Wangye let him grant Wangfei''s demands. 5 5. Sending foods for her instand husband. The next day, Su Qingyi woke up in the morning. Even though her first night only happened two days ago, her body no longer felt painful or numb. Luckily, Yu Fengyao only slept with her in the wedding night, he didn''t come back to bed her again so that her body could recover well apart from the efficacy of the bathwater which she mixed with the water from her spirit tool. Even though she is happy that her instant husband does not interfere with her current lifestyle, but because they are now married, their relationship cannot continue like this. Su Qingyi must try to make their relationship better because she needs her husband supports to be able to live comfortably until she bored to live in this mortal world. In this world almost the majority of powerful people using martial arts, maybe she needs to make this body to learn it too, so she can protect herself from being bullied. "Master, why don''t you start to cultivate again?" "You mean just so I can be Celestial again?" "Yes." "Do you think I can still cultivate in this body?" "Of course you can. You just need to condition your body using the spiritual water in the space." "Hmm..if you say so, I''ll try it then." Su Qingyi moving slowly to the kitchen. Although there were many servants she could ordering to make breakfast, this young woman still did not feel close to them to entrust food that would enter her body to be made by others. She also cannot guarantee that other people''s dishes will suit her taste. She better cook for herself first for a while. Maybe she could let some of her servants watch her cook for a while so that at least they could cook to her taste. "Wangfei." "Fulin, Yunyan, follow me to the kitchen." "Wangfei, are you want to cook again by yourself just like yesterday?" Fulin can''t help asking her Wangfei. Although the dishes made by Wangfei are very tasty, with her young madam current status cooking the food alone, it is not appropriate. Moreover, the food was not only eaten by Wangfei but her mistress made portions for the servants as well. Wangfei should only make food for herself or to make Wangye happy. "Yes." "Wangfei, you shouldn''t make your food by yourself. With your status, you should order us to make it for you." "Hmm, looking at our courtyard people, do you see any chef?" "Ah, that-" Fulin choke thinking about her young madam words. This courtyard doesn''t have any chef. "How about we ask for a chef from the head steward?" "No, we are new here. We better not asking a lot of demands in this Wangfu, after all, you know that Wangye not that fond of me." "Well, if you think so, we all will follow your lead, Wangfei." Su Qingyi reached the kitchen and saw the ingredients delivered this morning by Wangfu''s main kitchen servants. Seeing the more fresh ingredients, and better than the previous day, this young woman knew that head butler Chen had raised the standard of ingredients sent to her place. Although it might be even better if the middle-aged eunuch could send a chef or kitchen assistants to help her kitchen. But, these things are still better. Su Qingyi was thinking about making shrimp dumplings for breakfast today. He also made vegetable porridge to accompany him. She made more portions than yesterday because she intended to send out the breakfast she made for her cold and rough instant husband. Su Qingyi hopes that their relationship will get better, however, she knows to be able to make the relationship between couples better, she can try it by conquering the partner''s stomach using delicious dishes. Hopes the common people idioms works on her instant husband too. Because Su Qingyi woke up earlier than yesterday, she was able to finish her cooking before the main kitchen of Wangfu made breakfast for Wangye. After finishing her cooking, Su Qingyi told one of the eunuchs to find a lunch box so she could bring the breakfast she made. Su Qingyi brought more than two servings of dishes so she could eat at Wangye''s place. At least she hopes to eat there. But, to be safe, Su Qingyi also left a portion for her in this place. After putting her cooking in a lunch box, she gave it to one of her servants and entered the room to change her clothes again. Her previous clothes smelled of sweat and smoke because she had finished the cooking. She did not want to make her husband offended because of her messy appearance after cooking. Her maids looking at her changing clothes, feeling rather confused, they did not expect that their young lady could take the initiative to make food for Wangye and think of sending it directly. Their young mistress became different after she married Yu Wang and became bolder to act. Even though they didn''t understand, their young lady''s change was very good. At least their young mistress tried to get closer to Wangye, even though they did not know the response from the cold Wangye. Yu Wang woke up from his sleep and did his morning routine. This young man who looks very attractive always does his morning routine by practising swords for an hour, after that he will clean himself and start breakfast as usual. He thought today would go on as usual, but he did not expect that when he walked into the dining room, he would meet his wife. Seeing a young woman wearing a light green shirt with an elegant style and looking fragile in his dining room made this young prince stop in his tracks. He stared at the face of the young woman who was his wife now. During their first night, because of the anger in him is very big, Yu Fengyao treats this young woman who looks small and gentle with rough treatment. He was also not interested in seeing the face of this young woman. But, now seeing his wife''s face in front of him, made this young prince feel guilty. The young woman looks so charming, his heart can''t help skip a beat. "Wangye." The young woman soft voice wake Yu Fengyao from his stupor. He cough to cover his lose conduct before. He can''t help to berate himself from being mesmerized by his wife. He supposed to be cold to this woman. Moving inside the dining room, he looks at the table to avert his gaze from her. Frown, Yu Fengyao not seeing any food for his breakfast and glance at butler Chen. Su Qingyi looks at her husband that looks good and feels happy inside her mind because this man is her husband. She needs to be closer to her husband because this man is too good to pass. Moving closer to the man, she took the lunch box and put her food on the table. "Wangye, I made these foods. I wish to eat breakfast together with you." Yu Fengyao raised his eyebrows at the young woman''s words. He did not think that his wife would come to bring breakfast to his place. He had heard before that this young woman was a coward and a loner, but now how could she dare to come to him after the harsh treatment he had done on their bridal night. Maybe this young woman was not like he had heard before. "Why you brought these here?" "Wangye, you said before that you would let me be your Wangfei and give me my rights as your wife." Yu Fengyao looked at this young woman in front of him and wondered what his wife wanted. Does he want to ask for the right to manage his mansion? "So what do you want?" Yu Fengyao sitting on the dining table and waited for the reply. He could smell the food that his wife put on the dining table. Seeing the appearance of the food in front of him, Yu Fengyao could feel his desire to eat the food arranged on this table. As a prince, Yu Fengyao was accustomed to eating fancy food but the fragrance of the food in front of him aroused his appetite. Seeing her husband staring at the cuisine in front of him with an aroused appetite, Su Qingyi felt that her plan might be realized. "I hope Wangye can let me eating with you from now on." "You want to eat together with me?!" Su Qingyi nodded, she was uninvited sitting face to face in front of her husband. Glancing at Chen''s butler, she received an empty bowl and chopsticks and a spoon and arranged the cutlery in front of her husband. She also put cutlery in front of him. She serves the porridge to her husband. "Please, try it, Wangye, if you enjoy it, I will make more food for you later." Yu Fengyao said nothing and began to eat the simple breakfast in front of him. Seeing her husband not refusing, Su Qingyi filled her bowl with vegetable porridge. She waited for Yu Fengyao to take the shrimp dumplings and eat them. She watched Yu Fengyao eat with gusto and smiled faintly. Looks like her instant husband is easy to please with the foods she makes. Su Qingyi ate some dumpling and a bowl of porridge before feeling full. Besides, all food was eaten by Yu Fengyao. The young man patted his stomach which was satisfied with the dishes made by Su Qingyi. Usually, he never eats this much. The food he usually eats is fancy but he never eats like this. For some reason, the dishes made by his wife made him feel very delicious and made him eat with pleasure. "Wangye, are you like the foods I made?" Yu Fengyao hummed, listening to her husband''s response made Su Qingyi feel relieved and a little happy. "So, did you accept my request to eat together with you?" "Fine, this one can accept your request." "Thank you, Wangye. Then, this wife will back now." Yu Fengyao waved, let her go back. 6 6. Try to changing his attitude on her. Looking at his wife back figure who had left elegantly, Yu Fengyao glanced at his butler. "Do you think this Wang to harsh on her before?" "Wangye.." Butler Chen doesn''t know how to answer. This middle-aged eunuch knew that his prince was annoyed because his plan to get a wife with a prestige that suits him was not obtained. The one Wangye got instead was a famous young woman who didn''t have any titles to be proud of. Because of this marriage, he was sure that his prince would be the subject of conversation by other nobles behind the walls of their homes and knowing that made the anger of the young prince he served feel normal. So far, Wangye has never gotten something embarrassing like this to happen to him. "Chen Fuqui, are there any chef or kitchen assistants at her kitchen?" "No, Wangye." "Sent her some. She''s my Wangfei, she can''t cook without any helps. Those all her rights as my Wangfei." "Yes. This servant will send her some kitchen helpers and chef." Su Qingyi walked slowly while looking at the scene in her path along the corridor of Wangfu. This is her first trip to see the sights in Yu Wang''s mansion after marrying Yu Wang. With her husband''s agreement to be able to eat together, she is sure to be able to build closeness with her husband. She hopes her husband will not continue to be rude to her later when he will bed her again. She believes she can use her cooking to make her husband likes to eat with her. After all, she knows the man likes foods. While walking around, she hates because her courtyard is so far away from her husband courtyard. Her weak legs start to feels sore from walking now. She can''t help wanted to curse Butler Chen out loud. Beside her, her servants know that their young madam starts to feel tired from walking so far. Yu Wang''s mansion has a large area. The distance between the places of Wangye and Wangfei was very far, with the conditions of their young mistress weak body, they knew that they could not quickly get back to Wangfei''s place. Luckily Wangfei had breakfast with Wangye so that she would not starve from walking long distances more than one time. "Wangfei, there''s a small pavilion there. You can take a rest first inside for a while." Looking at the simple and elegant looking pavilion near a big pond, Su Qingyi nod agreed. She almost can''t feel her legs anymore because they feel so sore. Walking a little fast to the pavilion, she arrives quickly. After arriving in the shelter of the pavilion, she sat on a stone bench in the pavilion. Sitting slowly on a stone bench, Su Qingyi softly struck her aching legs. Seeing that, Fulin and Yunyan knelt and began pounding their young mistress''s feet. Both of them knew that their young mistress felt achy and tried to help her. The condition of their young lady is not good since losing her mother. Her body lacked nutrition during the growth period to make their young mistress easily tired and not as strong as other young female nobles. "Wangfei, I don''t think you should bring the foods to eat together with Wangye anymore," Yunyan said softly to her young madam. "Why you said that?" "Wangfei, your body so weak, walking so far every time just so you can bring the food to Wangye, are you sure your body can handle that?" Hearing Yunyan reasons make Su Qingyi choked. She knows how weak this body is. Just walking this much, her legs almost lost the feeling. If she does it many times before she conditioning her body further will make all her efforts futile. She can''t help feeling worried, but she can''t back out from the arrangement, she works hard to earn it. "Your right, Yunyan. My body too weak for these, but I can''t help to do it. I want to be closer to my husband, I don''t want him to be cold toward me. After all, we will spend our life together for long, if the marriage to cold it will be hell for us." "But-" "Alright, Yunyan. You don''t need to convince Wangfei too much. We just need to help anything Wangfei wants to do." Nanny Mo told Yunyan sternly. "It''s alright, Nanny, Yunyan just worried about me. Let''s rest for a while and then we can walk again." Su Qingyi enjoyed the breeze that blew in the pavilion without realizing that her conversation with her maids was heard by a dashing figure standing quite far from the pavilion. The dashing figure was accompanied by Butler Chen. Listening to their conversation, Yu Fengyao furrowed his thick eyebrows. He did not think that his wife''s body condition was that weak. It only went so far and she was exhausted, it seemed like the rumours about his wife''s body condition were true. "Wangye-" "Looks like this woman''s body is indeed weak as in the rumours." "Yes, it''s indeed so." "Do you think she can do things like this many times?" "This servant thinks not, Wangye. Her body too feeble." "That''s your fault you know. You make her stay at the old courtyard. The distance of that place is too far from my place." "Forgive me, Wangye. Do you want me to move Wangfei''s residence closer to yours?" "Hmm..you can do that." In agreement with Butler Chen''s proposal, Yu Fengyao looked at the young woman who closed her eyes enjoying the breeze in the pavilion. He did not realize that the gaze he''s doing at the young woman starts to become rather gentle. He also did not realize that the hatred and anger stored in him since knowing that he had to marry her began to disappear from inside him. Yu Fengyao continued to stare at his wife who was resting in the pavilion without feeling bored. He did not realize that time passed quickly and he continued to stare at the young woman for more than an hour. Butler Chen realized the strange behaviour of his young prince, he began to assume that maybe his master had begun to stop hating Wangfei like before. Maybe he began to be attracted to his wife, if it was true, Butler Chen would not stop Yu Fengyao because Butler Chen hoped his master had a happy marriage with his young wife. 7 7. Asked to move to a new courtyard. Su Qingyi rested in the pavilion and enjoyed the breeze. She also enjoyed the massage of her servants and almost fell asleep. Unfortunately seeing her almost asleep in the pavilion, Nanny Mo shook her body slowly and invited her to return to her place. Hearing Nanny Mo''s invitation, she was forced to get up and start walking sleepily assisted by Fulin and Yunyan on both sides. She did not know that her sleepy appearance made Yu Fengyao who saw from a distance have the desire to carry her and bring his wife back to his courtyard. "Wangye-" The sound of Butler Chen''s call jerked Yu Fengyao from his unconscious desires. Looking confused, Yu Fengyao tightened his jaw and averted his gaze from his wife''s figure who went hand in hand with the servants. Yu Fengyao did not understand what was happening to him, he felt strange since he met his wife directly. Looking at for the last time the elegant figure who walking away, Yu Fengyao turned and walked back to his courtyard with Butler Chen. After escorting his young prince back to his courtyard, Butler Chen helped his Wangye to prepare himself. Yu Fengyao will start working starting today. The emperor gave a long enough leave for his marriage. But, because initially, Yu Fengyao did not like this marriage, he decided to immediately return to work at the palace. He also initially intended to complain to his emperor''s brother. But, since meeting his wife directly at breakfast earlier, his desire to complain began to fade. After preparing for a while, Yu Fengyao was ready to go to the Palace of his emperor''s brother. Butler Chen prepared Yu Wang''s favourite warhorse. The horse is deep black, looks very manly. This horse is named Zhanshi. This horse continues to accompany him in difficult battles. This horse is a horse that was raised directly by Yu Fengyao before he came out of the Palace as an adult prince. The horse is prideful and a great warhorse. Yu Fengyao likes it a lot, he got the horse from the previous Emperor as a gift for his merit in wars. "Escort Wangye well." Butler Chen talks to Yu Wang guards after he follows his Wangye to the Wangfu''s front gate. "Let''s go." Yu Fengyao starts to ride his horse followed by his guards. Butler Chen continued to stand in front of Wangfu''s main gate with some of his assistant eunuchs. He moved after he could not see the shadow of his young prince. Moving inside Wangfu, Butler Chen glanced at the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper closes the gate based on that glance. "Xiao Gan, Xiao Mi, I want you to send people to clean Hongmei Courtyard that''s near Wangye''s Zhending Courtyard." "Butler Chen, is Wangfei will be moving there?" "Just do as you are told, don''t like finding out things, Xiao Mi. Remember who is your master now. Even though Wangye''s mother sent you to Wangye''s side, you should be able to prioritize Wangye''s interests before the others." "Yes, Butler Chen." "Do your job, then." After delegating tasks to his two eunuch assistants, Butler Chen went to his office to take care of Wangfu''s affairs. He couldn''t wait to be able to delegate all of Wangfu''s work to his young mistress. He was starting to feel a little old now, so taking care of the many documents that drained his time and thought made him feel tired. Unconsciously, Butler Chen hoped that Wangye could immediately build good relations with Wangfei so that he could quickly be free to take care of Wangfu''s problems. During his work, Butler Chen did not forget to send eunuchs to send word to Wangfei''s place that Wangye could not accompany Wangfei for lunch and dinner because Wangye would accompany the Emperor all day. Even though he said it like that, but he knew that Wangye would not forget to complain to his emperor''s brother about the bridal replacement that had happened to him. After several hours of work, the two eunuch assistants of Butler Chen entered his office and reported that they had cleaned the Hongmei Courtyard so that Wangfei could move closer to the Wangye Zhending Courtyard. Nodding at his two assistants working speed, Butler Chen took care of his uniform, which was rather messy because of work. After clearing the somewhat scattered documents on the table, Butler Chen drank a little tea to wet his dry lips and walked towards Wangfei''s Courtyard. Walking for a while to get to Wangfei''s Courtyard, he felt somewhat guilty because Wangfei''s old courtyard was quite far from Wangye''s Zhending Courtyard. Luckily Wangye was not angry at his decision to send Wangfei so far and only told him to move Wangfei closer to his courtyard after Wangye became rather interested in his wife. "Wangfei, Butler Chen came to see you." Nanny Mo reported the arrival of Butler Chen to her young mistress who had just woken up from her nap. Moving to bring water to wash her face, Nanny Mo began to tidy up Wangfei''s appearance, which still looked rather sleepy. After being told that Wangye went to the Palace to work again and would not go home to be able to eat with Wangfei, Su Qingyi decided to make up for her morning sleep and only woke up after sleeping for several hours. "Wangfei-" "At ease, I wondered what business Butler Chen was looking for this Wangfei now." Su Qingyi looked at the middle-aged eunuch who seemed to treat her differently now. Previously this eunuch did not seem to care or intend to respect her as Wangye''s wife. Now, this eunuch''s expression seemed to care about her response and also seemed to intend to respect her status. What changed the mind of this middle-aged eunuch to be able to behave like this to her? "Wangye sent this old servant to invite Wangfei to move to the Hongmei Courtyard." "Hongmei Courtyard? Where is it? Is it farther than this place and more ruined?" Su Qingyi couldn''t help ask sarcastically to this middle-aged eunuch. Wangfei''s question made Butler Chen becomes stiff. Guilt crossed the middle-aged eunuch''s face. He had no idea that Wangfei would ask questions like that. "Of course not, Wangfei. The Hongmei Courtyard is close to Wangye''s Zhending Courtyard." "Fine then if that''s the truth. This Wangfei won''t make problems for you because you sent this Wangfei to this place." Hearing Wangfei''s response made Butler Chen couldn''t help but smile a little. This young mistress turned out to be very interesting. The young woman in front of him was far different from other arrogant and snobbish young ladies for being the legitimate wife of a prince. After her conversation with Butler Chen, Su Qingyi told her servants to clean up because they would move closer to Wangye''s courtyard. She involuntarily smiled faintly, did not think that with just one breakfast with her instant husband, she could move closer to him. The change happens so easily. 8 8. His Emperor brother. Yu Fengyao sat on his horse watching the magnificent palace visible from behind the palace gate which stood firm. His facial expression looks solemn. For a long time, he avoided returning to the capital since his brothers began fighting to become emperor. He did not like to be attached to the throne so he did not intend to compete only to become emperor. Therefore he tried to continue to be involved in the war and only supported his blood brother until he became emperor. During his time on the battlefield, he knew that his brother tried as fast as possible to be able to get access to become an emperor with the aim that he could return to the capital city when everything was stable. He always knew that the Emperor cared for him ever since they were little until now. Yu Fengyao knew that the Emperor chose Su Qingyi to be his wife for sure because he felt that the young woman was the most suitable for him. It''s just that what he wanted to be was different from what the Emperor gave him so he was angry and disappointed. Taking a deep breath, Yu Fengyao got off the horse and gave the bridle to one of the bodyguards and walked through the palace''s sturdy gates. He stayed for a long time in the Palace before he should move outside because he''s become an adult prince so he knew where the Emperor held his morning court as usual since the Empire was founded. The place never changes until now. Yu Fengyao walked up the stairs to one of the palaces where the morning court was always held; Yingming Hall. This palace looks simple but also elegant. The palace pillars that support every side of the palace have merits carvings done by previous emperors that are useful for the people so that the Emperors after them can remember and follow all the policies they made for the people of Zi Empire, so the Zi Empire can become better along times. The arrival of Yu Wang to attend the morning court this morning made the ministers gathered, feels surprised inside their hearts because Yu Wang supposed to be still in the period of his marriage holiday given by the Emperor. Although the ministers felt somewhat confused by the presence of Yu Wang in the morning court, they still walk up to this handsome and attractive young man to greet. "Yu Wang-" The ministers bow down a little, greets the young prince who is the youngest Grand Marshal in the history of the Zi Empire. The prince is the man who has the greatest influence in the Empire''s military. The previous and present emperors trusted this young man''s loyalty towards Zi Empire so much that they were not interested in controlling this man''s power in the military. Receiving greetings from the ministers to him by nodding, Yu Fengyao walked into Yingming Hall to attend the morning court. "Morning court begins, Salute the Emperor." Voice of the palace head eunuch; Zheng Yuan was heard in the Yingming Hall. His voice signalled the arrival of the Emperor and also the start of the morning court. When the young head eunuch informed him of the emperor''s arrival, he glanced at the ministers'' side and was somewhat surprised to see the figure of Yu Wang there. Even though he looked surprised but since he had long been a palace eunuch, the head eunuch''s face quickly went cold without expression as usual. Shortly after the head eunuch''s voice was heard, a dashing figure dressed in golden Emperor''s clothes was seen sitting on the emperor''s throne. A young man in his mid-twenties who sat on the throne looked handsome and dignified. Although only a few years this young man became Emperor, the existing ministers looked amazed and also obeyed him. This young emperor was one of the children of the previous Empress and was a genius in government so that when he ascended the throne, this man quickly controlled the government and also cleared all of his political opponents brilliantly. His intelligence in controlling the situation quickly attracted admiration from the ministers and also many influential families in Zi Empire so that he could easily control the throne. The young emperor; Yu Fengyan sat on a throne made of green jade which could adjust to the temperature. This young man always has a smiling face that makes many people feel close to him and lowers their vigilance. Not many people know that this man who looks like an immortal thinks and acts like an old fox. Only his close people know his smiling face mostly a facade, a deep one. Today the young emperor who used to control himself looked surprised to find Yu Wang who was supposed to be on a long holiday in the morning court. His usually warm smile looked stiff looking at his little brother who looked sour. Quickly averting his eyes, Yu Fengyan sighed softly, he knew that his little brother would look for him after the morning court finish to vent his anger on him. His younger brother would not care about their differences in status now when he complained to him later and Yu Fengyan would also let his impudence because he was not interested in suppressing Yu Fengyao as emperor. His brother sacrificed many things for himself to become emperor and he would never forget it. Morning court that morning went smoothly. Many problems that occurred in Zi Empire were discussed and reviewed by the ministers. The emperor listened to reports from his ministers who worked well to solve the problem and make a clear report. Yu Fengyan only said a few sentences throughout the morning court and occasionally he would glance at Yu Wang who was not interested in taking part in the morning court. His younger brother only listens to what the ministers review and waits for the morning court to finish. Approaching lunch, the morning court finally finished. Yu Fengyan glanced at the head eunuch and let him close the morning court. Waking up from the throne, Yu Fengyan glanced at Yu Wang. Yu Fengyao saw the glance walking along with the emperor''s entourage who came out of Yingming Hall to Ruizhi palace; the Emperor''s residence. 9 9. The truth behind the marriage decree. Entering his private palace, the Emperor walked to his study and sat behind a desk. Yu Wang unceremoniously sat on a wooden bench near the Emperor''s study table, making Yu Fengyan only shake his head and let him sit with a sour face. "Shouldn''t you still be off and enjoy your marriage with Su Qingyi?" Hearing the Emperor''s question to him, Yu Fengyao felt his heart skip a beat. Trying to hold back his feelings that became disorderly, Yu Fengyao tried to look upset. He could not let the emperor who was like an old fox know that he was not too angry any more because of the marriage he had given. He must make this old fox make up for his losses. He needs to make the emperor bleed some more. "How can Imperial brother make me marry Su Qingyi? Imperial brother knows the bad rumours about her." "Yes, we know." "Then why Imperial brother makes me marry her? Imperial brother knows this prince wants to marry Su Mingmei." Hearing the name Su Mingmei, the Emperor looked disgusted with the name. This made Yu Wang feel strange about his brother''s attitude. It was not usual for the Imperial Brother to show such an expression of disgust. Imperial brothers used to use his warm and friendly faces under ordinary circumstances. Just hearing someone''s name could make his brother behave like that made Yu Fengyao feel that something odd had happened between his brother and Su Mingmei. "Imperial brother, what has happened between you and Su Mingmei? What exactly caused you to make me marry Su Qingyi, even though you know that I am interested in marrying Su Mingmei. Don''t try to lie to me! I know that Imperial brother and your wife care too much one with another to be able to take additional wives like Su Mingmei, no matter how beautiful the other woman is." Emperor Yu Fengyan looked hesitant to speak. The emperor, who was several years older than his younger brother, had indeed been told by Yu Fengyao about his desire to be able to marry Su Mingmei because his younger brother felt that the young woman was fit enough to be his life partner. The Emperor used to feel that way too before the incident between him and the pretentious woman happened. "Imperial brother-" The Emperor knew how stubborn Yu Fengyao had been. He will not be able to avoid telling what has happened. If Yu Fengyao wanted to find out what had happened, this young Marshal could easily find the truth he was trying to hide, no matter if the Emperor himself hid it. "Alright, don''t look so angry. We will tell you what caused us to make you marry Su Qingyi and we are forced to take Su Mingmei as a concubine." The incident began with the arrival of the Emperor to celebrate the 60th birthday of the State teacher; Song Xide, at Song''s residence. That day Su Mingmei came to attend the event as one of the noble ladies of the Su family along with her parents and also the head of the Su family. At that time, the Emperor did not think that he would get trapped by the Su family, especially using Su Mingmei. The emperor did not think that the Su family was so brave to use drugs to make him sleep with Su Mingmei at the Song family''s residence. He didn''t think they would use a rare drug that was hard to get just to make him have to touch another woman besides Empress. The incident at Song''s residence forced the Emperor to take her to the Palace and make Su Mingmei as a concubine. When he woke up and realized that he had slept with Su Mingmei, the Emperor thought that the young woman would be very disappointed because he had been forced to sleep by someone else. However, the young woman did not look sad or disappointed only to smile and be happy because the Emperor had slept with her. At that moment, he knew that he had been framed by this young woman and also the Su family. Her pleasure and ambition were visible in her eyes, making the Emperor immediately investigate everything that happened carefully after he brought her to the Palace as the lowest concubine. After finding all the people who helped the trap occur, the Emperor immediately obliterated them to give an example of his anger to the Su family because of their trap to the Emperor. "So that''s what happened. Younger brother didn''t know that Su Mingmei was full of ambition to do that stupid thing to Imperial brother." "Because it happened at the State Teacher''s residence, we were forced to bring the woman directly to the Palace as a Concubine. But, we only gave her the lowest title. We will not allow her to have a higher rank forever." "Yes, of course, Imperial brother must do all of that. Imperial brother must make the Su family realize with the hard way that the Imperial family cannot be trapped carelessly like that." Yu Fengyao eyes became cold when he realized that his brother was trapped like that by the Su family. If he found out about all of these things earlier, he would help the Emperor to eliminate that impudent woman. "Imperial brother, do you want your brother to get rid of that young woman?" Hearing the cruelty in his younger brother''s voice, the Emperor became happy because he realized that Yu Fengyao had forgotten his frustration with the Emperor. Hiding his smile, the Emperor tried to be more serious. "Alright, you don''t need to care about the fate of that impudent woman. You only need to care about your young wife. Su Qingyi is the best young woman from the Su family who deserves you. All the bad rumours about her were spread by others from the Su family who didn''t like her because she didn''t have the support of anyone since his mother died." "Oh, I will try to be nicer to her, later." "You can''t just try. You must be nice to her. She''s a pitiful one." "I don''t care if she''s pitiful or not. I will treat her as my Wangfei but about feelings, I can''t control it if I don''t like her." When Yu Fengyao said all that, he felt that he was a liar because knowing that his wife didn''t have any protection made him upset. But, he can''t let the Emperor knows that he began to care to his young wife. This young prince still does not understand the feelings he got about his young wife. After talking quite a lot with the Emperor, Yu Fengyao was invited to eat together. All-day, Yu Wang continued to talk many things with the Emperor. They haven''t seen each other in years after Yu Wang decided to leave the capital city for battlefields. There are many things they can talk about. Almost late at night when Yu Wang finally can leave the Palace. 10 10. Yu Fengyao cant help looking for his wife. Yu Wang arrived at Yu''s Wangfu late at night. Wangfu''s doorman saw Yu Wang''s arrival with his bodyguard. In a hurry, the two guards at Wangfu immediately opened the Wangfu gate and sent people to give word to Butler Chen about Yu Wang''s return. Not long after Yu Fengyao entered through the Wangfu gate, Butler Chen came over with his two assistants. Yu Wang gave his bridle to one of the servants and walked in to rest. It was late at night and he felt tired after talking to many things with the Emperor. "Wangye." "En, have you moved Wangfei''s courtyard closer to mine?" "Yes, Wangye. This old servant placed Wangfei in the Hongmei Courtyard." "Hongmei Courtyard?" "Yes, that place is closest to the Zhending Courtyard." "Alright, that''s good. Do you know if Wangfei has rested or not?" "Ah, about that-why does Wangye want to find out about that?" Hearing Butler Chen confusedly asked back the reason Yu Fengyao asked his wife, make this young prince furrow his brows unhappily. He also did not know why he wanted to ask about his wife, who was most likely to have rested this night. "Should a husband have a reason to find out about his wife?" "No, of course not, this old servant will send someone to find out about Wangfei." Butler Chen was happy because Wangye asked about his wife after returning from a day out. At first, he thought that Wangye after meeting with the Emperor all day would come back feeling angry again. Because his meeting with the Emperor must have reminded him again of the exchange that had taken place in his marriage. Paying close attention to the look on Wangye''s face, his young prince did not seem to feel angry like his wedding night. Hopefully, his guess of Wangye''s mood is right. He hoped that Wangye did not look for Wangfei to vent his anger again. "So why hasn''t Butler Chen sent someone to find out for this prince?" "Oh, yes-yes. Xiao Gan, go and check if Wangfei sleeping yet." Butler Chen sent one of his assistants; Xiao Gan to find out. The young eunuch told by Butler Chen immediately went to carry out orders from the middle-aged eunuch. From his deft movements, it could be seen that this young eunuch was not an ordinary person. The young eunuch moved swiftly because he did not want to make Wangye wait for news about Wangfei for too long. "Wangfei, you still haven''t rested? It''s very late now." Nanny Mo, glanced at her young mistress and found it strange that Wangfei had not rested even though it was very late now. Could Wangfei be waiting for Wangye''s return from the Palace? "Wangfei, are you waiting for Wangye''s return from the Palace?" Nanny Mo couldn''t help asking because she was curious. Su Qingyi looked grimly at Nanny Mo. As if she waited for Yu Fengyao''s return, that guy would think of her?! She was busy thinking of ways to attract her husband''s attention. Can she use Honey Trap on Yu Wang? This Wangfei does not believe she can do it. Her current appearance as Su Qingyi was not as attractive as her other female cousins. After all Su Qingyi''s appearance was the least attractive among all the young women in the Su family. Because of that, she was chosen to be the replacement wife, replacing Su Mingmei to become Yu Wang''s wife, according to her guess. "Nanny Mo-" Xiao Yuqi''s whispering voice was heard from outside Su Qingyi''s room, making this young woman confused as to why the young eunuch was looking for her nanny this late. She glanced at Nanny Mo so the old maid found out what the young eunuch wanted. Nanny Mo took the command implied in the glance of her young mistress, opening the door of the room and approached Xiao Yuqi and whispered inquired. "What''s the matter? Why are you looking for this old maid so late?" "Assistant Butler Chen; Xiao Gan is outside the gate and he wants to know if Wangfei has rested. This eunuch did not know so looked for Nanny Mo to find out." "Why does assistant butler Chen want to know that?" "I heard from Xiao Gan, Wangye is the one who wants to know that." "Wangye?!" Heard that Wangye wanted to find out if her young mistress had rested or not yet, make this old maid felt surprised. This old maid did not think that Wangfei''s husband would ask about her young mistress. But, given Wangye''s rude attitude towards her young mistress during the wedding night, this old maid was afraid that Wangye was looking for Wangfei to rough her up again. "Do you know why Wangye asks Wangfei like that?" Nanny Mo couldn''t help but find out more. Even though she was just Wangfei''s old maid, but she had been caring for Wangfei since her young mistress was small. She could not bear to see if her young mistress being treated harshly again by her husband. No matter who the young mistress''s husband was, she did not like seeing Wangfei being hurt again. "Nanny Mo, you know that we as servants can''t find out that much about our master''s business." Xiao Yuqi heard Nanny Mo''s question, which he thought was too nosy, was forced to advise the old maid. This young eunuch had worked for a long time in Wangfu so he was forced to gently rebuke the old maid Wangfei. He saw too often what consequences could be obtained by servants who interfered too much in the affairs of masters. They all did not end well. Moreover, the punishment they received in Yu''s Wangfu, if this old maid received it, she would not be able to survive. "But-" "Nanny Mo, don''t be too nosy. You better find out whether Wangfei has rested or not so that this young eunuch can inform Xiao Gan. We cannot let Wangye wait for news for too long." "Fine, this old maid will find out." After a bit of debate with Xiao Yuqi, Nanny Mo knew that she couldn''t find out more. Surly, Nanny Mo entered Wangfei''s room and informed the young mistress of Xiao Gan''s arrival. Hearing that there was a eunuch ordered by Wangye to find out about her made Su Qingyi stunned. She could not believe that Yu Fengyao would look for her after returning from the Palace. Considering her fate to meet with Yu Fengyao at night during their wedding night, Su Qingyi grimaced and did not want to meet with her husband this late. She did not want to receive the same treatment as before. Su Qingyi should avoid meeting Yu Fengyao at night until he is attracted to her and can treat her gently. "Nanny Mo, just say that this Wangfei has rested and cannot be awakened. This Wangfei is not interested in meeting Wangye this late." "Wangfei, are you sure?" "Yes." "Alright then." Nanny Mo did as she was told and told the young eunuch who was waiting to inform Butler Chen''s assistant. Not long the old maid came back into the room and found her young mistress had slept soundly. Taking a deep breath, Nanny Mo went to rest after telling Yunyan to take turns keeping watch with Fulin in serving Wangfei. This old maid was a bit afraid that Wangye would come in angrily looking for her young mistress, but fortunately for several hours, she waited nothing happened. 11 11. Yu Wang came to the Hongmei Courtyard. Nanny Mo''s eyes seemed to have dark eye circles when they woke up the next day. This old maid worried all night thinking about the reply Wangye would give to Wangfei''s response to her husband last night. The old maid didn''t know that after Xiao Gan had received the news that Wangfei was resting, Wangye only mumbled softly and immediately went to his room to rest without doing anything. "Nanny Mo, what happened to you?! Why do you look so bad? Did you not sleep well last night?" Su Qingyi looked surprised at Nanny Mo''s appearance, which looked very ugly while she''s cooking in the kitchen. She had thought that she''s been approached by a ghost. Fortunately from Nanny Mo''s body, this young woman did not feel the Yin-qi so she knew that the person approaching her was still human. But, looking at Nanny Mo''s looks she almost can hold her scream, very embarrassing. Nanny Mo looked embarrassed at the question from her young mistress. She woke up a bit late and realized that Wangfei had woken up and was busy in the kitchen so she didn''t have time to tidy up her face which must have looked bad due to lack of sleep last night. She was very worried about Wangye''s response to last night because of her young mistress''s refusal. "It''s nothing, Wangfei. This old maid only had a lot of thoughts overnight so it was difficult to sleep, maybe because this maid was already old so it was easy to worry. Wangfei doesn''t need to worry." "Alright then. Nanny Mo, you are getting old, you better not worry too much. It''s not good for your health. This Wangfei wants you to live long." "This old maid will obey Wangfei''s orders. This maid will take care of her health, so she can serve Wangfei even longer." Su Qingyi smiled faintly at the response of the old maid who had served her for a long time. She likes this middle-aged woman because this woman cares about herself without asking for compensation. This old maid takes care of her like her child, make her feels close to the maid. "Nanny Mo, can you find out if Wangye has woken up and if he interested in having breakfast with me?" "Yes, this old maid will find out." Nanny Mo was about to send one of the young eunuchs to fulfil the orders of her young mistress when one of the eunuchs who worked at Wangfei''s residence hurriedly walked into the kitchen. "Wangfei, Wangye came looking for you. He was waiting to have breakfast with you in the dining room." Xiao Qi, one of the young eunuchs sent by butler Chen to serve Su Qingyi was seen in a hurry to deliver a message to her. "Oh, I just wanted to bring breakfast to Wangye''s place again so this Wangfei could take him to breakfast together. This Wangfei didn''t think that Wangye would come to the Hongmei Courtyard." Glancing at her maids, Su Qingyi told them to bring the breakfast she had finished making to be taken to the dining room. Her husband must have been impatiently waiting for her cooking so he immediately came without being sought. Unexpectedly, Wangye is a connoisseur for foods. But, it''s good maybe by doing all this, Wangye will be nicer to her. She did not need Wangye to love her so much if her husband could care, and act better as a husband. All of that was good enough for Su Qingyi to be able to live comfortably. Yu Fengyao headed straight to the Hongmei Courtyard after doing morning exercises and cleansing himself of sweat. He did not think that his body was moving without realizing when thinking about breakfast. His body took him to the residence of his wife, who was now not far from the Zhending Courtyard; his private residence. When he arrived at the Hongmei Courtyard, his feet immediately took him to the dining room. Butler Chen witnessed his behaviour and immediately sent one of the young eunuchs to tell Wangfei about Wangye''s arrival for breakfast with his wife while swallowing his surprise. Yu Fengyao paused waiting on the dining bench when he received a notification that his wife was cooking by herself in the kitchen. The young prince threw a glare at Butler Chen hearing that his wife worked alone in the kitchen. This charming man did not think that Butler Chen had not sent kitchen assistants and Chef to his wife''s private residence. "Forgive this old eunuch, Wangye. This eunuch will send kitchen helpers as soon as this eunuch has gathered people." "If the people you want to send here wants to refuse, this prince''s place doesn''t need them. You can dispose of them." Butler Chen did not think that Wangye could guess the reason why he still could not send kitchen helpers to Wangfei''s place. Indeed, as Wangye suspected, Butler Chen had already tried to gather people to help with the kitchen where Wangfei was, but they mostly refused to serve Wangfei''s place because they assumed that Wangye did not care about his wife. Seeing Wangye''s treatment now, Butler Chen could use Wangye''s words to suppress the protests of the people he would send to help Wangfei''s kitchen. This is a very good chance. Using Wangye''s approval, he could use Wangfu''s punishment if they still refused Butler Chen''s orders to help Wangfei''s place. Before Wangye issued this statement, Butler Chen could have suppressed them, but this could cause a lot of displeasure from the servants he would be forced to send. "Alright, this old eunuch will do what Wangye wants as soon as possible." "Good, this prince wants you to immediately send kitchen helpers today. Get some good kitchen helpers for Wangfei. This prince does not want Wangfei to be too tired with kitchen business." "Yes." Yu Fengyao waited a while to have breakfast with Su Qingyi. Before long, before seeing the arrival of Wangfei''s entourage, Yu Fengyao could smell the food''s scent that seemed to pervade his body. A young woman in purple-violet robe walked into the dining room door along with some of her maids carrying many ceramic plates filled with food. The fragrance of the food they brought made Yu Fengyao want to drool. Fortunately, as a prince, he used to have a flat and cold face. Breakfast brought by his wife''s private maids was immediately arranged at the dinner table. All dishes are still warm and spread the fragrance that invites tastes. Su Qingyi this morning made vegetable spring roll, fish porridge, shrimp dumpling. She also makes warm soybean milk. Seeing all the food on the dining table, Yu Wang glanced at his wife who immediately sat facing each other at the dining table. Su Qingyi immediately brought him porridge and gave him cutlery. Yu Fengyao accepted the bowl and cutlery that his wife had given him without further ado. He immediately enjoyed the food there. This married couple enjoys breakfast without speaking because each does not know what can be said at the dinner table. 12 12. The plan to collect her inheritence dowry. After enjoying the breakfast provided at the dining table, Yu Fengyao told the waiter to clean the dining table and ask for tea to be served. He enjoyed the tea his Imperial brother had given him from the royal tribute. This tea can be enjoyed by his Imperial brother only. But, because the Emperor knew he liked good tea, Yu Fengyan gave him a lot of tea. "Wangye, you must leave for the Palace immediately for the morning court, or you will be late." Seeing that Wangye looked so relaxed when he had to go to morning court, Butler Chen was forced to remind the prince. Although he was pleased to see that Wangye was deliberately lingering at Wangfei''s residence, Butler Chen could not let Wangye get bad reviews from the ministers. Wangye recently returned to Capital city, he must maintain his good name. "Yes, this Wangye knows." Yu Fengyao got up and intended to go to work to attend the morning court. But, before he walked some distance, Su Qingyi called him back. Turning and staring at his wife, Yu Fengyao waited for his wife who looked more attractive than before to speak. "Wangye, can this Wangfei ask permission to go out of Wangfu?" "What for?" "This Wangfei wants to see the shops this wife brought as a dowry." Yu Fengyao knew that Su Qingyi had several shops with large income for her dowry when he married her. But, as far as Yu Wang knew, the profits from the shops must have been in the pockets of the greedy people in the Su family. The shops owned by Su Qingyi are part of very large income stores. The Su family would not want to give up the profits from the shops back to Su Qingyi. They will surely give many problems to his wife later. Yu Fengyao must provide some guards to follow his wife. "Alright, this Wangye gave you permission to check the shops, but Wangfei must bring the bodyguards this prince gave you for some protection." Su Qingyi smiled sweetly at him because she heard that he had several guards to protect her. Su Qingyi was suspicious that Wangye was worried about her safety. This young lady was also a bit worried at the thought of taking over her mother''s shops which had now become her dowry. She knew how many greedy people in the Su family. They have been taking overall profits from the shops since her mother died. There was never a penny of money distributed to her from the profits of the shops. Su Qingyi could guess where the profits of the shops had flowed. With help from her husband; Yu Wang, Su Qingyi has strong support from her husband who is one of the men who has power over the Su family. They will be easier to be intimidated using their husband''s name later. Thinking about that possibility, made Su Qingyi feel happy. "This Wangfei is grateful for Wangye''s care." After saying all that and having Butler Chen prepare several bodyguards with sufficiently high martial arts abilities for his wife, Yu Fengyao went to attend the morning court at the Palace. "Wangfei, are you serious about taking over the profits of your mother''s heritage stores? It''s been so long the Su''s family taken all the profits." Nanny Mo looked worried thinking about the actions that her young mistress would get if she intended to take over the profits that had been taken by the Su family members. They all certainly would not accept that Wangfei took over all the profits from the shops. Nanny Mo knew that the profits from the shops were used by the Su family to support their luxurious lifestyle after the death of Wangfei''s mother. "Nanny Mo, you know that they''ve been using the profits of mom''s heritage stores for their lavish lifestyle while this Wangfei, who is the heir of all those shops, leads a miserable life. It''s time for them to return all of Wangfei''s inheritance." "But, Wangfei the Su family will refuse to give away your inheritance." "Nanny Mo, don''t forget that now Wangfei is the wife of Yu Wang." Butler Chen could not bear to participate in the conversation between Wangfei and the old maid when he met Wangfei together with a group of bodyguards directly elected by Wangye to accompany his wife at any time. This bodyguard group was part of Wangye''s elite bodyguard and he gave ten of his people to his wife. "Butler Chen, when did you get here? This Wangfei thought you would come a little later after sending off Wangye''s." "Yes, Wangfei. This old eunuch had just escorted Wangye away from the gate. Wangye told this old eunuch to immediately send a group of personal guards chosen directly by Wangye to Wangfei." "Oh, very fast. This Wangfei didn''t expect that Wangye would give some bodyguards from his elite bodyguards'' entourage to me. This lady feels honoured." "Of course Wangye is willing to send them to Wangfei. After all, Wangfei is Yu Wang''s only legitimate wife. Wangfei''s safety is very important to Wangye." "In that case, this Wangfei can go out now with them." "Of course, Wangfei. This old eunuch has prepared Wangfu''s horse-drawn carriage to be used by Wangfei on your way." Su Qingyi brought her maids to accompany them. Together with a group of guards, the maids, Su Qingyi, were escorted by Butler Chen to the main gate of Wangfu. In front of the gate, a horse carriage made of luxury wood and has the symbol of Yu Wangfu which is a sword and shield in a blazing fire parked there. The driver sat in the front of the horse-drawn carriage, two dark brown horses pulled the luxurious cart. "Wangfei, this horse-drawn carriage was sent this morning by the Emperor as a wedding gift for Wangfei. Wangfei can use it for your carriage." "This horse-drawn carriage seems expensive." "Of course, this horse-drawn carriage is sent directly by the Emperor. You don''t need to worry, Wangye received this horse-drawn carriage so you could use it to travel." 13 13. Incident inside The Jade Jewel Pavilion. Part one. On a large and wide street in the capital city, an expensive horse-drawn carriage with the symbol of Yu''s Wangfu is seen moving slowly accompanied by some bodyguards who were tasked with protecting their female employers who sat in horse-drawn carriages along with maids. In the capital city, it is forbidden to drive a horse-drawn carriage quickly for fear of injuring residents who roam freely on the existing roads. The chariot driver seems to know the rules so that the horse-drawn carriage runs at a slow speed even if it''s not as slow as a normal horse-drawn carriage. The two horses that pulled the horse-drawn carriage were classified as horse breeds which were usually used by wealthy and high-priced aristocrats so that the horse-drawn carriage attracted the attention of the population. The horse-drawn carriage and the guards move to one of the famous jade jewellery shops; The Jade Jewel Pavilion. This jewellery store is one of the 5 large stores that Su Qingyi now owns. This shop is famous for the jade that is sold is a high-quality jade and has a good design, although not as good as the time in her mother''s time controlling the shop. During the trip, Nanny Mo still looked worried even though she knew that there was a group of guards accompanying them. This old maid was busy thinking about the response of the Su family if Su Qingyi took over the shops. As far as she knew after Wangfei''s mother died, all the managers who handled the shops began to be replaced by the Su family so that they could take all the benefits that were left without leaving to share them with Wangfei. Even Wangfei''s father was only given a little so that the cowardly man did not complain. Fortunately, they never found the certificates of ownership of the shops, so Wangfei could still have a dowry. But, because the profits from all the shops were not given to Wangfei, Wangfei did not have any silver coins as her dowry. During their stay in Wangfu, all food and shelter costs were paid for by Wangfu so no one realized how poor Wangfei was beside the three maids who served her. "Wangfei, we have arrived at The Jade Jewel Pavilion." Chu min; the chariot driver tells his female employer that they have arrived at their destination. During the inform, Chu Min lowered the small wooden stairs so that her female employer could get off the horse-drawn carriage easily. The distance from the land to the horse-drawn carriage climbs some distance, so it takes a small ladder to make it easier for passengers to get off. Receiving a notice from the coachman, the maids got off one by one and waited for Wangfei to get out of the horse-drawn carriage. Fulin holds the curtain of the horse-drawn carriage and waits for her young lady. Yunyan waited near the wooden steps and offered her hand as a handrail for Wangfei to descend the small wooden steps of the horse-drawn carriage. Su Qingyi moved slowly down the horse carriage using wooden steps while holding on to her maid''s strong hand. After her feet planted on the ground, Su Qingyi took a deep breath and blinking her eyes. She did not feel accustomed to riding a horse-drawn carriage. The horse-drawn carriage is comfortable enough with the seat covered with cotton pads and the rubber-covered horse carriage wheels. The duration of the trip made her sleepy again. Trying to refresh herself by gently rubbing her eyes using a handkerchief made of expensive satin, Su Qingyi looked at the wooden building with an elegant design in front of it. This wooden building has a signboard The Jade Jewel Pavilion hanging on top a red large door. Before visitors can enter through the large door, they must climb several stone steps. Staring at the stone steps which only had a few steps, Su Qingyi walked up the stairs slowly and elegantly accompanied by maids and several bodyguards including her chief bodyguard; Xiu Gang. Entering the wooden building, Su Qingyi saw that the jewellery shop was quite crowded. Lots of expensive-dressed women hanging around the store. Seeing the number of visitors to the store, this young lady realized how many results this store got. In the store, there are many cabinets made of transparent crystals containing many jade jewellery from middle to high quality. ''The Su''s is such a scumbag family!'' Su Qingyi can''t help to curse those greedy relatives inside her mind. They are very heartless to take all the profits from this jewellery store from a small child aged 6 years since her mother died until now. They all did not even allow her to live with a full stomach and dress appropriately even though they took a lot of profits from her inheritance shops. "Wangfei, this shop has quite a lot of visitors. How could it be that the Su family did all those things to you." Fulin looked at all the visitors in the shop with reddened eyes. "Yes, they have the heart to do all that to me. But, this Wangfei will not allow them to enjoy all the profits from my inheritance shop again. No more!" A shop maid saw the arrival of the group with an appearance that showed that they were all from the upper classes and moved towards the group. Using a friendly smile, Weilan approached the young woman wearing pink satin. "Miss, can I help you? There is a lot of jade jewellery that suits you here." Su Qingyi glanced at Nanny Mo. The old maid understood the implied command from the glance of her young mistress. Stepping forward to the shop assistant, Nanny Mo politely asked. "Is your manager here? My lady wants to meet him." "You all are looking for Manager Hong? You better not look for him." "Why do you say that? So what if we look for him?" Xiu Gang was curious to hear the shop assistant''s advice Looking towards Su Qingyi, the maid felt reluctant to inform the ugliness of Manager Hong Qi. The man was a close relative of the second Madame of the Su family. The man is the nephew of the cunning woman. "Manager Hong is not a good man. He will be interested in seeing an attractive young lady like you." Hearing the woman servant''s words, Xiu Gan was annoyed. If the man dared to try to touch Wangfei, he would beat that person. "Did he dare to do that to visitors?" Xiu Gan asked. "He often does that when there are visitors with attractive looks who want to meet him. Because of this, no one has ever met him personally." "How could a store manager do that to a visitor? Did no one make a complaint?" Xiu Gan was annoyed. As one of the guards who was educated directly by Yu Wang. He has a high sense of justice. "Manager Hong is classified as a new manager in this shop, he has only been here for a few years because the second Madame of the Su family sent him to replace Manager Shen Wu to working here. He is a close relative of the second Madame of the Su family, so no one dares to complain. Unfortunately, some of the people who were harassed by him came from a family lower than the Su family''s power so that the second lady easily cleared it up." 14 14. Incident inside The Jade Jewel Pavilion. Part two. Su Qingyi felt uncomfortable hearing that her store manager position was held by men like Hong Qi. The man makes her shop''s name bad in the eyes of visitors. Knowing that he was a relative of the Su family''s second madam made Su Qingyi feel more emotional. The woman is the mother of Su Mingmei; the young woman who made her marry Yu Wang because she wanted to be part of the Emperor''s harem. The second mistress was also one of the ladies in the Su family who took over the heritage stores from Su Qingyi''s mother. The woman never gave a shred of silver money to cover Su Qingyi''s living expenses while the woman''s family lived in luxury using the profits of her inheritance shop. Thinking it all out, Su Qingyi was determined to take her shop back from the hands of that greedy family. Taking a firm decision to clean her store from scums, Su Qingyi looked at her chief bodyguard, and gave orders; "Xiu Gan, let''s accompany this Wangfei to meet this perverted man. This Wangfei wants to take back my inheritance shop today." "Okay, Wangfei. Some of you, come with me to help Wangfei catch that guy." Xiu Gan was happy to hear Wangfei''s orders which made him able to beat a pervert man who had made him sick. This dashing man dressed in a black robe guard uniform does not forget to bring his men who look happy to be able to handle men like Manager Hong. They all eager to help Wangfei beat the man. "What do you all want to do?" Weilan was worried to hear the words of this visitor group. "This young lady doesn''t need to worry. My young lady is the owner of this jewellery store and she just wants to take over this shop again." Nanny Mo smiled at the polite shop assistant. She was quite happy with this young woman''s behaviour because even though she didn''t know them, this young woman still gave them a warning about Manager Hong. This young woman''s deeds are very rare to happen now. "Ah, this young lady is Madam Xu Qingrou''s daughter, the Fifth Madam from Su''s Family third generation?" Weilan was surprised to hear the identity of the young woman who gave orders to her guards. She did not expect to meet with madam Xu Qingrou''s only daughter. Weilan heard that Ms Su Qingyi was married to Yu Wang. Then the guards who accompanied this young woman must be from Yu Wang. Realizing all that, Weilan''s anxiety about this young woman began to disappear. "Then, let this Weilan take you to Manager Hong''s office." "Thank you for your help." Xiu Gan bow a little to thank this shop assistant. Weilan smiled faintly, she immediately walked towards the direction of Manager Hong''s office. They walked up the steps of the wooden building to the third floor where the Manager''s office was located. On the 3rd floor of the wooden building is a place where the Manager receives VIP guests personally and also the Manager''s office is located. Approaching the Manager''s office, Weilan stopped strangely. Her movements made Su Qingyi''s party confused. Moving closer to Weilan, Xiu Gan wants to know why this young woman stopped strangely. After a bit closer, the face of the bodyguard''s head became angry. As a grown man, he understood the sounds that came from the office. He could not let Wangfei come closer and hear the improper voices from inside this office. If Wangye knows about it, he''ll be mad. "Wangfei, please don''t come any closer!" "Hmm, why? What''s happening inside? Is Manager Hong inside?" "Please don''t go any further. Manager Hong is inside, so this bodyguard will take care of him inside first." "Oh, well then. Take care of that man immediately, this Wangfei wants to return to Wangfu sooner." "Fine, Wangfei. You guys help take care of the situation inside." Xiu Gan called some of his men to help break into Manager Hong''s office. The man was accustomed to doing lewd acts in his office so that the store staffs never interfered with his fun. This made Hong Qi never lock his office door. Hong Qi''s habits made Xiu Gan and his men could easily open the office door and break-in. Seeing the situation inside the Manager''s office made Xiu Gan and his men feel fed up. A man with an ordinary look is having fun on the body of young women who look like ordinary people. The young woman looked like she was given drugs, half unconscious. Her clothes were torn everywhere, while her face was in tears. Seeing all that, Xiu Gan seemed to want to kill this savage man. Xiu Gan gave a signal to his men. The guards immediately moved to immobilize the pervert man. After paralyzing Hong Qi, the guards cleared up the situation inside the office. One of them gave her outerwear and covered the body of the half-naked young woman. Looking sympathetically, they kept the young woman''s body away from Hong Qi. The guards did not forget to beat up the collapsed Hong Qi until the man''s body was covered with bruises. They still wanted to beat him up but their captain didn''t permit them to do more. "Wangfei, we''ve paralyzed Hong Qi inside." Xiu Gan reported to Wangfei by gritting his teeth. He felt like dying to kill that damn man. "What happened inside that made captain Xiu this frustrated?" Su Qingyi looked at Xiu Gan''s face curiously. "This captain feels Wangfei better doesn''t know more." "Did Manager Hong harass another woman in there?" Weilan saw the angry look of the Wangfei''s guard captain guess correctly what was happening inside. She heard strange noises inside just now, that''s why she stopped. Considering that Manager Hong used to do things like that, Weilan was sure that the man did the same thing inside. Realizing that this shop assistant guessed correctly, Xiu Gan knew that he could not cover it up from Wangfei. He could only justify, without spelling out what he had seen more clearly on Wangfei. "Hong Qi does that in his office?" Su Qingyi made sure to her chief guard. "Yes, Wangfei." "How is the victim?" "Her breathing has begun to faint." Su Qingyi looked sad, she told one of the maids to call a doctor so they could check on the victim''s condition. "What about Hong Qi?" "We hit the man unconscious." Xiu Gan looks like he wants Hong Qi to accept more beating from his team members. "Hmph, send him to prison. This Wangfei wants him to be tried as hard as possible. Don''t let him be free, no matter who helps him. Can you do that?" "With Wangye''s power, it''s easy to do, but this captain must report to Wangye." "Sure, do that faster. Send Hong Qi to prison first, this Wangfei doesn''t want him free anymore. This Wangfei didn''t want to see him hanging around." "Yes." Xiu Gan told his men to send battered Hong Qi to the capital prison. He also sent men to report to Wangye. To be able to fulfil Wangfei''s wish to imprison Hong Qi, Xiu Gan must move quickly. The group of guards who accompanied Wangfei also wanted the man to receive the rewards as quickly as possible so they also moved quickly. 15 15. Incident inside The Jade Jewel Pavilion. Part three. The arrival of the original owner of the Jade Jewel Pavilion surprised all the store staff. They did not expect that after so long the shop was controlled by Su''s second madam from the third generation, the original owner of the store would finally appear. Most of the store staff who control important aspects of store operations are currently controlled by men from the Second Madam. A small percentage of staff are from the original staff descendants of Su Qingyi''s mother. They did not want to leave the store because they wanted to try to guard the shop that was left by Madam Xu Qingrou. These people are usually headed by Manager Shen Wu and are the capable staffs at work. But a few years ago, Manager Shen Wu was fired by Second Madam as she pleased. Manager Shen Wu was educated directly by Madam Xu Qingrou since young. The man who came from a family of commoners was gifted in shop management. He is the one who made the store grow more rapidly since the death of madam Xu Qingrou because he wanted to make the shop make a big profit for his madam''s daughter. But, he was replaced by Hong Qi because he learned later that the profits of the shop never reached his madam''s daughter. After handing over Hong Qi to the authorities and having him sent to capital prison. Su Qingyi told Weilan to close the shop and send the visitors home assisted by a group of bodyguards. They also gathered the staff on the third floor to meet with her. While waiting for the order to be carried out. Su Qingyi and several maids sat in the manager''s office that had been taken care of by her bodyguards. In there, the maids collected all the important records and documents of the store and then handed them to Su Qingyi for inspection. Looking at the pile of documents in front of her, Su Qingyi felt dizzy. Luckily inside her mind, Yuten; Su Qingyi''s spirit tool immediately offered to help. Hearing that, Su Qingyi sent her maids to get out of the office and close the door so she could concentrate on reading the documents. The maids obeyed, closing the office door and guarding outside. After sending the maids, Yuten came out of her body and immediately went to work checking all the documents. "How is it Yuten? Do you understand the state of this shop?" "Yuten is checking all the books and other documents since the store opened until now. Please wait a while, Master." "Can you check that much in such a short amount of time?" Su Qingyi looked worried about Yuten''s ability to check that much in a short amount of time. This shop has been open for more than 10 years, there must be a lot of bookkeeping data. "Don''t worry, Master. Yuten is used to taking care of many things for Master before in Celestial World. Handling data like this is easy for Yuten. Let Yuten sort it first, then after completely digest all these Yuten will send a summary of everything to Master''s memory so that Master does not need to bother to sort it out again." "Oh, Yuten looks very capable in this matter." Su Qingyi smiled with relief hearing how capable Yuten was in processing the data. "Well, this is all because Master is lazy and doesn''t like to work on things like this, so Master made Yuten so Yuten can take care of all this for Master in Celestial World. Because of all that, Yuten was accustomed to doing things like this quickly, Master didn''t like it when Yuten worked long hours to complete things as easy as taking care of documents." Hearing her lazy nature in working to take care of things like this in her last life as a Celestial race made Su Qingyi a little embarrassed because she did not remember at all. Even so, she felt that Yuten did not lie about her nature because she did feel lazy to take care of all the documents that were scattered in the office. "Well then, Master will wait for Yuten to take care of all this." Su Qingyi waited while relaxing for a cup of tea on a wooden table near the corner of the office. On the table were expensive-looking ceramic teapots and a few small teacups. Pouring tea and sipping it, Su Qingyi knew that the tea in this teapot was expensive. Su Qingyi only waited a moment until Yuten sent all the summary reports from all existing documents into her memory. Receiving a considerable amount of memory, Su Qingyi sat on office chair made from wood with thick pads and made the shipment''s memory a part of her memory. Reading all of the memories made Su Qingyi feel her head hurt a little. All of this only lasts a few seconds. After all the memories of these shipments merged with her memories, Su Qingyi understood the situation of the shop for years in operation. Knowing the store''s development since founded made Su Qingyi amazed at the store''s handling done by the Manager before Hong Qi. Manager Shen Wu is a talented manager in-store operations. That guy is a great talent to be his shop manager. She needs to make Shen Wu become her shop manager again. Hong Qi only took over the store and almost made the shop with this big profit go bankrupt. Second Madam and Hong Qi gnawed at her shop like a parasite. No wonder the design quality of the shop declined, they replaced the jewellery designer with a much cheaper one, really harming the quality of the existing jade. "Wangfei-" Nanny Mo''s voice was heard from outside the office calling for her, making Su Qingyi awaken from her mind. Su Qingyi got up from the office chair and walked out of the office elegantly. She saw a group of people gathered in the front room of the Manager''s office. The people were wearing shop uniforms, some looking at her with displeasure while some looking enthusiastic. From all the staff''s fleeting expressions, Su Qingyi could tell which staff she could use after all this. 16 16. Incident inside The Jade Jewel Pavilion. Part four. Taking the list of names of all staff that she has written in the office. She handed it to her chief bodyguard to read it. Xiu Gan received a paper full of name writing inside and said it out loud. His voice echoed in the room even though this man in black didn''t shout. From his actions, it could be seen that the head of the bodyguards had high martial arts inner power. Realizing that her husband gave a group of bodyguards with high martial arts abilities just to protect her made Su Qingyi feel happy in his heart. Having a good relationship with her instant husband is indeed a good choice. During the summons by the names, Xiu Gan made some of the gathered staff aware that the staff whose names were called served different parties. The people who were called by Xiu Gan were a group of old staff under Manager Shen Wu before he was fired by Second Madam. This makes staff whose names are not called to feel anxious and uneasy. Seeing each other, finally, some decided to ask about the difference in staff calls made by the shop owner''s guards. Hearing the staff''s question that sounded anxious, made Su Qingyi smiled cynically. How dare they ask why they were not called. With the performance of these people who only enjoy blind paycheck because they have a close relationship with the family of Second Madam. Seeing how they were so shameless made Su Qingyi not want to explain and only wanted to throw them out of the store. It feels so lazy to have to spend time to take care of all these people. Taking a deep breath, Su Qingyi knew that she had to explain so that they all realized that they were not needed by the shop. Su Qingyi had to make them all realize that this shop was no longer under Second Madam''s power. They can''t just enjoy blind salary without working in this shop anymore. All staff who did not work at all, Su Qingyi would not let them pollute this shop anymore. Her shop has no obligation to finance these lazy and greedy people. Taking out other notes containing reports on the work of the staff who were not called at the beginning. Xiu Gan received the second note from Wangfei, briefly reading the contents of the note. As soon as he read it, the look on the head of the bodyguard immediately looked furious. He turned his gaze towards the staff who were not called. With a voice that was heavier and containing anger in it, Xiu Gan read the second note from Wangfei. The staff who were not called mostly had the family name, Hong. They are part of the Hong family, the family of the Second Madam. These staff immediately turned pale upon hearing reports of their years of work at the Jade Jewel Pavilion store. They never work well and always throw their work at the old staffs. While the salary they receive is always higher than the old staffs because they are part of the Hong family. Seeing the faces of the staff members of Second Madam''s men turn pale, Su Qingyi stared coldly at them all. "This Wangfei is not interested in paying high fees to people who don''t work but just relax in this shop." Hearing cynical words from Su Qingyi, one of the staff shouted; "We''re all Second Madam''s men, you have no right to treat us all like this!" Snorting, Su Qingyi replied; "Too bad, but this shop doesn''t belong to your Second Madam but belongs to this Wangfei. This Wangfei doesn''t accept staffs like all of you." "Yo-you.." The reply from Su Qingyi made the staff feel annoyed but could not reply to the truth of Su Qingyi''s words. Seeing that these people could not say anything in return, Su Qingyi told her guards to drive all the people out of the store. She did not give them all severance pay because they had already enjoyed the benefits from the shop quite a lot all these years. These people could not refuse. After all, Su Qingyi threatened to send them to prison if they refused to leave because most of them helped to enjoy the proceeds of Hong Qi''s corruption and second madam taken from the store''s profits. Noting the departure of the staff who were Second Madam''s men, Su Qingyi turned around and talks to the staff who were left behind. "This Wangfei wants to close this shop temporarily because the bookkeeping of this shop is very messy and must be fixed first. After all, is well, This Wangfei will call you again to work here." Hearing Wangfei''s explanation, all the remaining staff accepted with happy and enthusiastic faces. Finally, after a long wait, they were able to work with Madam Xu''s daughter. After cleaning up and closing the shop, all the remaining staff leave the store calmly and look happy. "Wangfei, are you serious about closing the shop?" Nanny Mo looked at her young mistress and couldn''t help asking. "Yes, this shop bookkeeping must be taken care of. Hong Qi really can''t take care of the shop management and just have fun using the store''s profits. Most of the profits go to Hong Qi and Second Madam''s pockets." "Wangfei, how about you look for Manager Shen Wu to help you at this store again?" Weilan''s voice was heard clearly in the room. This shop assistant was still not permitted to leave because Su Qingyi still had things to ask this assistant. "Oh, do you know where Manager Shen Wu is, Weilan?" "Yes, Weilan knows. Weilan is one of Manager Shen''s people who still survive in this shop because of Manager Shen''s orders. He believes that Wangfei will come to take over this store again." "Oh, Manager Shen believes that this Wangfei will come to take this shop back?" "Yes, Manager Shen believes in Wangfei because Wangfei is the daughter of Madam Xu. Madam Xu is an extraordinary woman and Wangfei will not disappoint as her daughter." Hearing confidence in Weilan''s voice towards her dead mother, made Su Qingyi feel curious about Madam Xu. Unfortunately, she had never met a woman who was the mother of the owner of this body before. "Is my mother that great?" "Of course, even though Weilan never met Madam Xu directly, but just seeing that Madam Xu could build 5 large stores of hers alone, Weilan can already see how great Madam Xu used to be." "Yes, you are right. Unfortunately, my mother has died since this Wangfei was a child so that this Wangfei could not see her prowess." "Wangfei, do you want to meet with Manager Shen Wu?" "Yes, is he still in Capital City?" Weilan nodded and offered to accompany Wangfei to meet with Manager Shen Wu. Su Qingyi agreed to meet with Shen Wu the next day. She already had to go back to Yu Wangfu because he had been out of there long enough. Her weak body which is still not good enough cannot be too busy in a day. 17 17. Want to make the body stronger. Part One. Su Qingyi climbed into the horse-drawn carriage waiting in front of the shop. Sighing, she felt happy because she could take over one of her stores. She felt that to take over all of her heritage stores would not take long. "Wangfei, do you want to go back to Wangfu now?" The coachman of the horse-drawn carriage asked Wangfei for her next destination. "Yes, we are returning to Wangfu. This Wangfei has been out of the house for a long time. Maybe Wangye asked me if this Wangfei went away for too long." Hearing Wangfei''s notice, the coachman of the horse-drawn carriage immediately ran the horse-drawn carriage to return to Wangfu. "What do you mean, Su Qingyi took over the Jade Jewel Pavilion shop?" In the Su family''s residence, a woman over 30 years old glared intently at several people wearing uniforms from the Jade Jewel Pavilion shop. These people were staffs from the Hong clan who were fired by Su Qingyi. They have a close kinship with Second Madam''s servants from the Hong family. That''s the reason Second Madam used them to control the shop. "Second madam, madam Xu''s daughter came to the shop and took over the store after sending Manager Hong Qi to prison." "What?! How could that happen?" The staff told them what they knew about Hong Qi''s arrest and the dismissal of all staff who had relations with the Second Madam. Hearing this news, Second Madam; Hong Tiaoqing looked furious. She did not expect that the young woman would take over the store quickly. "Don''t you all fight her back?" "We cannot fight back her orders because Madam Xu''s daughter brought a group of bodyguards who defeated our resistance easily." "She has bodyguards?!" Hearing that Su Qingyi had bodyguard group accompanying her made Second Madam feel strange. Didn''t her daughter say that Yu Wang had never been in contact with the young woman, let alone like her enough to send a group of guards to accompany her? Or maybe that cowardly young woman made an exchange with Yu Wang so she could borrow bodyguards from Yu Wang. "All right, all of you can leave now. This madam will think of a way to solve all this." Hearing Second Madam''s orders, the staff immediately left the residence of this attractive, mature woman. Frowning, Hong Tiaoqing was confused about how to solve all this. She could not let Su Qingyi take Xu Qingrou heritage shop. If the woman''s daughter took the Jade Jewel Pavilion store from her, she would lose a source of income to support her luxurious lifestyle. Make a decision quickly, she decided to get rid of the young woman as soon as possible. She could not let the store that made her position in the Su family stable, vanished from her grip. "Wangye, Wangfei has returned." Butler Chen gave the news of Wangfei''s return to his young prince. Yu Fengyao had returned a few hours ago from work at the Palace. "Hmm, check Wangfei''s situation for this Wang." "Does Wangye want to eat together with Wangfei? Then what if this old eunuch immediately told Wangfei to cook food so she could eat with Wangye." "There''s no need, Wangfei must be tired after taking care of her heritage shop all day. This Wangye doesn''t want to make her too tired, the young woman''s body is too weak. It''s better to let her rest early." Hearing Yu Fengyao subconsciously caring to his wife, although Butler Chen felt surprised he did not display it on his face. Nodding, Butler Chen left Wangye''s study room and sent an assistant eunuch to find out Wangfei''s condition. Inside, this old eunuch counted the days until he could hand over the administrative matters of the prince''s residence to Wangfei. In the Hongmei Courtyard, Su Qingyi soaked in warm water mixed with water from her spirit tool. Feeling the efficacy of this mixed water seeped in her body, Su Qingyi felt less fatigue. This body was too weak, just taking over one shop had made her tired like this. Luckily she has water from the spirit tool to help make her body feel better. But, this cannot continue. She has to start cultivating. "Master, do you finally want to start cultivating? Yuten has been waiting for you to decide for so long. Yuten is not accustomed to seeing Master so weak. Master''s body usually very strong." "Do you think that Master''s body is very weak?" "Yes, very weak. You have to make your body stronger, Master. Your body now can be easily killed by people. Yuten doesn''t want you to be hurt easily. You were never this weak before, you are usually the one who bullies other people." "Hearing these memories of you about my past life makes me feel uncomfortable. Is Master behaviour that bad in my past life?" "Master, fortunately, you forgot all about it." Yuten could not let Master remember all his bad behaviour in the past life. He was afraid that Master''s behaviour would be like before. It''s better to let Master repeat from the beginning. "You look afraid that Master remembers my past life?" Listening to the suspicion in Su Qingyi''s voice, Yuten let out cold sweat in his mind. Yuten tried to divert the attention of his Master from her past life. "Master, you can use the cultivation art you used to use. This cultivation art of yours is very extraordinary and is one of the best cultivation arts in Celestial World. This cultivation art can make you cultivate quickly without problems. You can draw energy from your surroundings, so you can cultivate even in this Mortal World." "Alright, Master will follow your advice." Yuten sent his memory of the cultivation art that was used by his master. This cultivation art was one of the oldest and was discovered by his Master when she first started practising cultivation. This cultivation art was one of the secrets belonging to his master and was only known by a few people. This cultivation art is called The Ancient primordial chaos energy. Using this cultivation art, the Master can practice anywhere because the energy that can be used to practice can use any energy and in any world. 18 18. Want to make the body stronger. Part Two. Su Qingyi received the cultivation art that Yuten sent into her mind. When reading the first volume given, Su Qingyi felt familiar with every word in the first volume. She felt she had learned every word in there. Trying to remember, Su Qingyi felt her head hurt and stopped her effort to remember. Kneading her head, Su Qingyi concentrated on using the cultivation art given by Yuten and began to practice. Using the cultivation art Su Qingyi began to inhale the qi around her. Qi that enters her body is shaped like thin threads, this qi enters the body through every pore. The qi that enters her body begins to circulate in the body following the blood vessels and meridians that are spread in her body for a few circles. Unbeknownst to her, Yuten made a protective barrier around her room so that no one could notice that a cultivator was practising at the residence of Yu Wangfu. Practising for an hour, Su Qingyi quickly reached Physical Strength level one from having no level at all. Feeling the difference with her body made this young woman feel happy. She could feel that her body had become stronger and more flexible. Taking a deep breath, she smelled an unpleasant odour from her body covered in black mucus. The clothes she wore before starting to practice were wet because of the mucus that covered her entire body. "Geez, what is this?!" Su Qingyi was surprised to see the state of her body covered in mucus that smelled so unpleasant. "Don''t worry, Master. Your body has begun to trace the initial stages of cultivating so your body cleans the impurities inside to be able to make it easier for you to level up." Listening to Yuten''s explanation, Su Qingyi nodded in understanding. She immediately told one of the servants to prepare bath water so she could wash up. Standing in front of a wooden bathtub, Su Qingyi immediately took off her clothes, which became very dirty. Taking spiritual water from the space, she mixes two full cups into the bathtub. Yuten had said that she could use two cups of spiritual water for her body to bathe because she had already started practising. After cleaning up and changing clothes, Su Qingyi felt hungry. Looking out, it was already nighttime. When she arrived at Wangfu after going out, it was just a late afternoon. Feeling tired she sent out all her maids before and wanted to rest. She did not think that just by practising to cultivate, all her fatigue could disappear quickly. Rubbing her starving stomach, Su Qingyi came out of the room and walked into the kitchen. On the way, she met with Fulin and Yunyan. The two maids immediately followed Wangfei into the kitchen. In the kitchen, Su Qingyi found a chef and two kitchen assistant sent by Butler Chen to help her cook. Wangye''s old eunuch told her that Wangye forbade her to cook alone. Su Qingyi had to use the Chef and kitchen assistants to help with her cooking so she was forced to let them help her inside the kitchen or she can''t cook. Looking at the three kitchen people sent by Butler Chen, Su Qingyi felt rather disappointed. These three people did not seem to like the job given by Butler Chen to help her. The look on their faces looked annoyed looking at her. Realizing that these three people were forced to come to help in her Hongmei Courtyard made Su Qingyi felt lazy to ask for help from these three people. For dinner, Su Qingyi wishes to cook Chinese Shrimp Stir Fry, Easy fish soup, and deep-fried eggplant. Get lazy for called out to the three people who only looked at her with annoyed expressions, Su Qingyi made her two maids help. Chef Wang and his two assistants only looked at the young woman who was Wangye''s wife now. They were initially sceptical that a noblewoman like Wangfei could cook well in the kitchen. Even though they heard it from Butler Chen, but these three people were pessimistic that Wangfei could cook. Seeing how the young lady gave orders very expertly in the kitchen to process ingredients made these three people feel surprised. The food Wangfei was trying to make was never heard by these three people so they just silently watched and listened to all the instructions that happened in the kitchen. Listening to all the instructions from Wangfei for her two maids made these three people want to record everything. Too bad they didn''t bring a notebook so they could write down the recipe given by Wangfei to his two maids. Unable to resist seeing how lame Wangfei''s two maids in helping to handle all Wangfei''s instructions, the three men took over the duties of the two maids. Seeing the three men sent by Butler Chen replacing her two maids to help cook, Su Qingyi only raised her eyebrows and let them help. The two maids were indeed not very good at handling all the instructions she gave while the three men did very well. Maybe because they have been struggling in the kitchen for a long time. "You two can leave here. Find out if Wangye wants to have dinner with this Wangfei?" "Yes, Wangfei." Fulin and Yunyan left the kitchen, leaving Wangfei to be assisted by the three new kitchen employees. Smiling thinly they could see that Chef and his two assistants were interested in learning Wangfei''s recipes. Seeing that Wangfei had let them help her, the two maids realized that Wangfei intended to use all three. "Fulin, Yunyan, why did you leave Wangfei alone in the kitchen? Didn''t you two help Wangfei cook?" Nanny Mo saw the two maids leaving the kitchen without accompanying Wangfei to cook in the kitchen, making her confused. "Nanny Mo, did you forget that Butler Chen sent a Chef and two kitchen assistants?" "Of course I remember. I''m getting old but not senile." Hearing Nanny Mo''s grunt, Fulin and Yunyan chuckled. "The three men are now helping Wangfei in the kitchen." "Oh, they want to help Wangfei? As far as I know, they look upset sent to help at the Hongmei Courtyard." "Yes, they initially did not care about Wangfei. They did not even greet Wangfei when Wangfei entered the kitchen and met them. They only scowled, acting indifferently towards Wangfei." Fulin began to tell what had happened in the kitchen. "Then how do they want to help Wangfei now?" Nanny Mo looked confused, did not understand. "Nanny Mo, you know that Wangfei is quite adept at cooking now. Wangfei also makes new dishes now, seeing those three people they seem to like to cook. It''s only natural that they are interested in seeing Wangfei cook and want to learn Wangfei''s recipes by helping in the kitchen." Yunyan continued Fulin''s explanation, making Nanny Mo enlightened. Indeed, Wangfei was now more adept at cooking compared to when they were still living in Su''s residence. Maybe it''s because when they were all still living at Su''s residence, Wangfei couldn''t get many kinds of dishes so that she could only cook simple dishes. Now Wangfei''s cooking ability and variety of homemade dishes can be made because at Wangfu, whatever ingredients Wangfei asks can be given by Butler Chen to be sent to the Hongmei Courtyard. "Nanny Mo, Wangfei wants to know if Wangye wants to have dinner with Wangfei." "Oh, then let me send the eunuch to ask Wangye''s place." 19 19. Using Wangye. Part one. "Wangye, Wangfei sent a eunuch asking if Wangye wanted to have dinner together?" "Isn''t she resting from exhaustion?" "No, Wangye, do you want to eat with Wangfei?" Butler Chen asked the prince again. "Alright, this Wangye will eat there." Yu Fengyao stood up from the office chair he sat in the study room. He just read some important documents that he brought home to work on. The emperor gave him some work related to the military so he would not feel bored living in Capital City. Anxious about the condition of his wife handling the takeover of the heritage shop, Yu Fengyao was not long in the Palace. He did not want if his wife had a problem and wanted to ask for his help, Yu Fengyao was in the Palace. It was not easy for people to enter the Palace without the invitation of the Emperor''s family so Yu Fengyao did not want to be in the Palace in this condition. Although it appears that Yu Wang is relaxing while doing his work he continues to wait for news about his wife. So as soon as Xiu Gan asked for his help handling Hong Qi, Yu Wang gave a reply quickly. Walking elegantly no one would realize that Yu Wang walked quickly using footwork skill in addition to a group of eunuchs who accompanied him to the Hongmei Pavilion. Even Yu Wang also did not realize how impatient he was to immediately head to his wife''s residence. Su Qingyi told the maids to arrange all the finished dishes at the dinner table as soon as she got the news that Yu Wang was heading for the Hongmei Courtyard to eat together. Tonight, she intends to ask Yu Wang to spend the night in her place. Although in fact, she was still a bit afraid of doing night activities with her husband, however, Yu Wang was her life partner, Su Qingyi had to learn to get used to Yu Fengyao. Yuten also told her to sleep with her husband because being intimate with her husband could make her practice faster. Yu Fengyao is the one who deflowers this body, so with his help doing dual cultivation will benefit her a lot. Not just her, Yu Wang also will be got some benefits although just a little. After all, he won''t know that she used his body to cultivate so Yu Wang will just benefit a little. Remembering what Yuten told her makes Su Qingyi blushed. "Wangfei-" Yu Fengyao''s words were swallowed back in his throat when he arrived and saw Su Qingyi blush. This young woman who is arranging the dining table looks more attractive today. Yu Fengyao could not take his eyes off his wife. He could hear his heart beating fast like running. "Wangye has come. Come, please sit down, Wangye. This wife cooks quite a lot for Wangye, hopefully, Wangye likes it." Su Qingyi tried to give her sweetest smile to captivate Yu Fengyao tonight. She is determined to make her husband want to spend the night together. Sitting in front of Yu Fengyao at the dining table, Su Qingyi fetched rice and provided cutlery for Yu Wang. After receiving all of that, Yu Wang immediately moved his chopsticks to pick up vegetables that looked tempting. "Did Wangfei cook all these dishes alone?" "Ah, no, Wangye. Butler Chen sent three people to help in the kitchen. This Wangfei heard that this was Wangye''s order to send them to help this wife." "Hmmm, it looks like Butler Chen is moving quickly to carry out this Wangye''s command. As the wife of this prince, you don''t need to cook alone. Wangfei can have them help when Wangfei cooks." "Alright, this wife understands. It''s just that this wife isn''t used to helping others while cooking." Su Qingyao muttered a little. "Why?" Answering unconsciously, Su Qingyi said; "If this wife is helped with cooking at Su''s residence, this wife will die quickly." "What?!" Yu Fengyao was surprised to hear his wife''s unconscious explanation. "Ah, no, no, that''s not true," smiled faintly, Su Qingyi tried to lighten her involuntary words. She did not intend to relate her experiences while living at the Su family. Staring intently at his wife, Yu Fengyao intended to find out the truth of the words without realizing it. He had to know what had happened to his wife while living in the Su family''s residence. If it''s all true, Yu Wang must calculate with all of them. How dare they oppress his wife. Yu Fengyao did not realize that he had been so protective of his wife. After Su Qingyi accidentally revealing her past experiences, the two couples ate in silence. Delicious cuisine makes both feel happier and enjoy the food there. Enjoying the food calmly, Su Qingyi repeatedly glanced at her husband sneakily. This young woman did not realize that her sneaky gaze was known by her husband. Yu Wang did not know the reason behind his wife''s sneaky gaze so he just kept quiet and let it be. Yu Wang was not used to finding out about other people. This caused him to not realize that in his wife''s eyes there was an implied temptation. Despite trying to cast a look with the temptation implied during dinner, Su Qingyi did not receive any response. In her mind, Yuten looked amused by her Master''s behaviour. In Master past life, with just one look of temptation, many men from the Celestial race will throw themselves at Master. Now, she found a husband who was like an ice stone, stiff and cold and not realizing Master''s hidden glance made him want to laugh. Hearing the laughter Yuten tried to hide made Su Qingyi feel disappointed. Could it be that she was so unattractive, unable to make her husband feel attracted and excited, receiving a teasing look from her? Taking a deep breath, Su Qingyi realized that she could only tell directly her desire to be able to serve her husband in bed. 20 20. Using Wangye. Part two. Gathering her courage, blushing, Su Qingyi asked Wangye; "Wangye, do you want to spend the night at the Hongmei Courtyard?" Hearing Su Qingyi''s question, Yu Fengyao was stunned silently, at that moment his heart seemed to stop beating. Taking a deep breath on sly, he slowly turned and looked questioningly at his wife. This handsome man was afraid of hearing the wrong words that came out of his wife''s apple red lips. "Wangfei, what did you say just now?" Yu Fengyao whispered in a deep and heavy voice, inquiring. Biting her red and rather thick lips, Su Qingyi blushed red. She felt like beating a handsome man in front of her who was still staring in disbelief. How could this man want her to repeat that question?! To ask that question, she must use all her courage, you know?! Seeing his wife''s blushing face, Yu Fengyao realized that he had not heard wrong. Feeling attracted to his wife''s wish to invite him to spend the night at Wangfei''s residence made Yu Fengyao review a faint smile. He walked back towards his wife and subconsciously looked at Su Qingyi gently. Touching his wife''s oval face which turned out to be so delicate as an eggshell, Yu Fengyao asked; "Is Wangfei sure you invited this Prince to spend the night with you?" Su Qingyi''s face turned even redder when she felt her husband''s big hands touch her face gently. She could feel the warmth from Yu Fengyao''s callous palm as he rubbed her cheek and jaw. Nervous, unable to speak, Su Qingyi could only nod slowly answering Yu Wang''s question. "Alright, this prince will grant your wish. This prince will stay tonight at the Hongmei Courtyard." Staring intensely at his wife, Yu Fengyao continued; "But, Wangfei has to serve this prince well tonight, alright?" Hearing the teasing tone in Yu Fengyao''s words, Su Qingyi felt ashamed and blushed, making Yu Wang laugh softly. Yu Wang followed his wife''s slow steps to the bedroom located not far from the Hongmei Courtyard dining room. During the trip, Yu Wang could see that his wife''s residence had a beautiful view. As far as the prince can remember, the Hongmei Courtyard did not have a view of plants that were as good as they were today. Looks like his wife is talented in decorating this place well. Hongmei Courtyard now feels like a comfortable home to him. Shortly after they walked, they arrived at the door of Su Qingyi''s bedroom. Feeling doubtful, Su Qingyi was silent standing in front of the bedroom door with her small hand on the door. Looking at his wife, Yu Fengyao raised his hand and placed his large palm on his wife''s. Slowly he helped push the door of the room. This man will not let his wife try to back away from his invitation. No man who begins to be attracted to his wife will let his wife run away when she has awakened a wild animal in him. Looking around the room, Yu Fengyao could smell the fragrance that usually smelled from his wife''s body scattered in the room. Inhaling the fragrance deeply, Yu Fengyao liked it a lot. Closing the door of the bedroom behind him, Yu Fengyao moved toward his wife like a hunter saw a prey. Her husband''s gaze made Su Qingyi feel like she was being hunted by a wild beast. "Wangye-" Su Qingyi''s call to her husband disappeared quickly because Yu Fengyao''s lips swallowed his voice. This man is not good at kissing because he has never done it in twenty years of his life. Realizing how bad her husband was in kissing, Su Qingyi was forced to secretly teach her husband to kiss. Slowly she tried to bite her husband''s lips and licked his lips. Yu Fengyao, who felt his wife''s bit his lips in small bite did the same thing. When his wife licking his lips, he follows. The kiss slowly filled with trial and error became deeper and smoulder. The kiss they both did make their bodies feel hotter. Yu Fengyao, while kissing, also led his wife to a large wooden bed in a room lined with soft feathers spread over it. Duk! The soft sound of her body impact made Su Qingyi realize that she had been herded by the handsome young man who was still kissing her lips. Turning her gaze to the bed, Yu Fengyao''s kiss landed on her smooth neck. Smelling the thick fragrance of Su Qingyi''s body from her slender neck made Yu Fengyao involuntarily lick his wife''s neck. Her husband licking made Su Qingyi''s body shudder. "Wangye, wait-" Feeling Yu Fengyao''s passion which increasingly peaked made Su Qingyi try to make him slow down the tempo of their flirtation. Unfortunately, Yu Fengyao was not interested in slowing down his movements. Kissing his wife back, Yu Fengyao dispelled his wife''s small protest. Using his hands, Yu Fengyao began to strip off the outer clothes Su Qingyi was wearing and toss them to the side of the bed. Yu Fengyao''s action to take off his wife''s clothes was quite clumsy because he had never removed another woman''s clothes before. Even when on the battlefield, Yu Wang was never interested in using army prostitutes to serve him on the bed. Su Qingyi was the first woman for Yu Wang. Seeing the young woman lying under his body only wearing underwear made Yu Fengyao swallow hard. When he touched this young woman on the night of the wedding, because of his anger about the exchange of the bride, Yu Fengyao only took Su Qingyi''s virginity without being interested in enjoying her body. But, now seeing the state of Su Qingyi who was staring at him with watery eyes and swollen lips due to his kiss made Yu Fengyao feel the flames burning in his body. Yu Fengyao took off the clothes he was wearing without taking his eyes from the beautiful view of his wife. After removing his outerwear, Yu Fengyao looked down to kiss his wife''s neck, and whispered; "Wangfei, it''s tempting tonight." "Wangye-" 21 21. Using Wangye. Part three. Licking and making hickeys on his wife''s slender neck, Yu Fengyao was happy to see the mark left by him on Su Qingyi''s neck. Yu Fengyao used his long fingers to lower the upper straps of his wife''s upper garment, which originally wrapped around the neck. When lowering the upper garment strap, Yu Fengyao could see his wife''s small white breasts. Seeing that, Yu Fengyao let go of his wife''s upper garment with one pull and threw it on the floor. The pull made Su Qingyi immediately try to cover her white breasts with brownish peaks which were visible. Seeing his wife trying to cover her twin white breasts, Yu Fengyao used one hand to handcuff his wife''s hands and pull both hands over her head. Su Qingyi tried to let go of his hand but was unable to escape. Her struggle made Yu Fengyao''s eyes glued to her breasts glittering passionately. "Wangye, please let my hands go.." Su Qingyi tried to beg her husband to let go of her hands held by her husband large palm. Her face flushed at the thought of her naked upper body looking bare in front of her husband. "No, this prince doesn''t want Wangfei to cover your beautiful breasts from the eyes of this prince." "But, this Wangfei is embarrassed to be seen like this in front of Wangye." "Why should you be ashamed? This prince is Wangfei''s husband. Seeing Wangfei''s body is the right of this prince to enjoy it. Wangfei looks very tempting in the eyes of this prince. This prince wants to enjoy it longer. Wangfei must not cover it from this prince anymore." Hearing the words of Yu Fengyao who tried to calm her down made Su Qingyi no longer try to escape. Letting her husband look at Su Qingyi''s naked upper body, Su Qingyi blushed even more. Yu Fengyao slowly used his other hand to gently touch her breasts. Yu Wang also began kissing and licking his wife''s breasts, enjoying them like enjoying delicious food. His actions made Su Qingyi let out moans softly but clearly in Yu Wang''s sensitive ears. The sound of his wife''s moaning voices made Yu Wang even bolder. He squeezed and rubbed his wife''s soft breasts with mild pressure. Like kneading dough. "Looks like Wangfei likes this prince fondle on your breasts?" "Wangye, you meanie-" Hearing the accusations in his wife''s voice that sounded like a kitten made Yu Fengyao chuckle in a deep voice. Refocusing his attention on his wife''s supple breasts, Yu Fengyao squeezed again slowly and licked and also left many kiss marks in his wife''s white breasts. Yu Wang also sucked on the top of his wife''s breast like sucking milk-making Su Qingyi shouted softly. Unwittingly, Yu Fengyao released the shackles from Su Qingyi''s hands. The freehand of Su Qingyi was on Yu Wang''s thick, long hair. This young woman tried to stop the lips of her husband who was enjoying the top of her breasts by gently pulling the hair on Yu Wang''s head. Smiling faintly, Yu Fengyao who felt the soft pull in his hair continued to suck and lick his wife''s nipple. He will not stop enjoying the sweet dishes in his mouth. "Wangye, you drive this wife crazy." Su Qingyi made a small protest amidst the pleasurable sighs. "This Prince likes to make you lose your mind." Yu Wang''s answer in the middle of his sucking. During the teasing of his wife''s breasts, Yu Wang did not forget to remove the underpants of the young woman who was squirming with pleasure under his powerful and muscular body. Throwing his wife''s underwear, Yu Wang touched his wife''s wet private area. Feeling the wetness of his wife''s little cave made this young man remember the first time he took his wife''s virginity which was dry before it became wet from the blood. He recalled what his colleagues in the military had said that women had to get wet before their little cave could be entered by men. Considering his behaviour on their first night, Yu Wang was determined to make up for everything from his wife from now on. He was sure that after enjoying his wife tonight, he would do it again. Thinking about all that did not stop Yu Fengyao from entering his wife''s little cave which was already very wet because of his touch. Moving slowly at first, Yu Fengyao enjoyed every moan that flowed out of Su Qingyi''s mouth like a sweet song. "Wangfei is very delicious inside." Yu Fengyao whispered in a hoarse and deep voice in his wife''s ear. Hearing praise full of teasing tone made Su Qingyi, who had blushed a little, bite her slightly swollen lips. Seeing his wife who was embarrassed because of his teasing made Yu Fengyao feel happy. He did not understand why he easily believed that his wife was not at all attractive. If only he knew his wife was this interesting, maybe he would have behaved better on their first night. Yu Wang moved in and out of his wife''s body with a slow and energetic movement. He could feel his wife''s little cave sucking on his little prince forcefully making him feel even greater pleasure. Sighing softly, Yu Fengyao made his wife follow the rhythm of his movements. Su Qingyi readily followed him. This young woman also did not forget to secretly activate cultivation art in her body when her husband entered her body with his little prince. In silence, Su Qingyi carried out dual cultivation without her husband''s knowledge. After reaching the top several times and taking out the seeds in his wife''s womb, Yu Fengyao contentedly pulled his little prince from his wife''s little cave. Seeing his wife who looked weak and sleepy, Yu Fengyao involuntarily looked softly at her. Kissing his wife''s soft forehead, Yu Wang called the maid to prepare bath water so he could clean his wife''s and his sweaty body. Not long after, the maid informed him that the bathwater had been prepared, Yu Fengyao raised his wife''s light body to the bathroom. Laying his wife''s body in the bathtub, Yu Fengyao went outside to get towels and a change of clothes the maid had given them. During Yu Wang''s departure, Su Qingyi limply poured two cups of spiritual water from the space into the warm bath. She needs this mixture of water energy to make her tired body turn better. After pouring out spiritual water from her space, Su Qingyi could no longer hold off her drowsiness and immediately fell asleep without restraint. She did not know what happened to her next. She could only feel the faint feelings of Yu Fengyao cleaning her body in the bathtub while her tired body leaned on the solid body of the man. After that, she can feel her body being laid on the bed and the man holds her body to sleep together. 22 22. Assassins on the loose. Part one. After having intercourse overnight, Su Qingyi couldn''t remember how many times her husband had done her body and let out his seeds inside her. All she knew was that her husband stopped moving in her body at dawn after let out his final seeds. She can admit that her husband''s body is very strong. Yu Wang made her reach the climax many times while he reached the top after moving for a long time inside her body and let out his seeds. Just resting for a few minutes and the man good to go again making her can''t believe it. Is it because he practices high martial arts?! Even though that was true, Su Qingyi was not interested in knowing. Awakened with a rather sore body, Su Qingyi was grateful she had time to mix spiritual water from space into her bath before falling asleep. She could not imagine what would happen to her body if she did not mix spiritual water to cleanse her body before falling asleep. Most likely she would have to rest for days to recuperate due to night activities with her wild husband. "Wangfei is awake?" Fulin''s voice came from behind the curtain covering the bed. Hearing Fulin''s voice, Su Qingyi raised her body slowly and sat on the edge of the bed. Checking her body, she realized that she was wearing sleepwear made of thin satin light blue. Smiling faintly, Su Qingyi recalled that her husband seemed to have put this sleepwear on her naked body after washing herself. Touching the side of the bed that Yu Wang was supposed to sleep on, his bedside already had no warmth left from the man''s body. This shows that the man who hugged her passionately last night had left the bed long enough. Su Qingyi was disappointed to realize that. "Fulin, do you know where Wangye went?" Su Qingyi got up from the bed and walked to the ceramic table in the middle of her room. Pouring drinking water into a ceramic cup, she slowly drank it. "Report Wangfei, Wangye has gone to the Palace to attend the morning court. Wangye gave orders to let Wangfei rest until Wangfei woke up on her own." "Oh, what time is it now?" "Almost noon, Wangfei." "Did Wangye say he would eat lunch with me?" "Wangye didn''t give any message about that. What if this maid asked Butler Chen?" "All right, you can ask Butler Chen." Hearing Wangfei''s agreement, Fulin sent people to ask Butler Chen. Shortly, the eunuch who was sent to ask said that Wangye could not accompany Wangfei to lunch because he already had an appointment with his friends to gather long before. Hearing Butler Chen''s notice about Yu Wang''s schedule made Su Qingyi quite disappointed. This young woman hoped that Yu Wang would accompany her more after their night activities, but what happened made her disappointed. Turns out to make her husband closer to her is not as easy as she thought. "Alright, then. If Wangye can''t have lunch with this Wangfei, this Wangfei is lazy to cook by herself. Come on, help this Wangfei tidy up! This Wangfei wants to have lunch outside." The maids were busy fulfilling Su Qingyi''s orders to clean and dress for going out. Su Qingyi wore a light violet satin dress with silver grooves on the edges of the clothes that looked attractive. Su Qingyi''s body and face which each day gets high nutrition from spiritual water make it more attractive than her previous appearance. The maids who met Su Qingyi every day did not feel much change from Su Qingyi. After beautifying herself to eat out, Su Qingyi told Butler Chen who had prepared a horse-drawn carriage for his young mistress to use. Riding a horse-drawn carriage using a small wooden ladder, Su Qingyi brought Nanny Mo and two of her maids. The group of guards headed by Xiu Gan accompanied Wangfei''s departure. "Are you sure that young woman is out of Yu Wangfu?" "Yes, Madam." "Good, send them. That young woman must die." "Madam, are you sure you will do this? She is now Yu Wangfei." "Don''t worry, Yu Wang certainly doesn''t like the young woman because she is only a replacement wife, replacing Su Mingmei to marry Yu Wang." "But, Yu Wang gave a group of guards to accompany her everywhere?" "Stupid! Yu Wang certainly gives guards to protect his wife, otherwise, people will talk about him outside." "So, according to madam, Yu Wang gave a group of bodyguards to his wife just to look after his image?" "Yes, of course. Yu Wang must have only given a group of bodyguards with low martial arts to his wife so as not to embarrass his name as Grand Marshal. If we could kill that young woman, Yu Wang might be very happy that it happened, so that he didn''t need to feel more embarrassed." "Alright, then this servant will send people like madam''s orders." In one of the largest private rooms in the best restaurant in the capital city. Five charming young men who were a group of famous young masters in the Empire who had great influence gathered together in this room. The five young men with charming features were childhood friends and went to school together at Imperial school. The five were high-ranking aristocrats and were famous for their abilities and appearance. "Yu Wang, congratulations on being the first to marry than all of us." Lu Qianhui; the young master from the most wealthy merchant in the Zi Empire, with a teasing smile congratulated his cold face best friend. "Qianhui, why do you say that? You know Yu Wang doesn''t like his marriage to Su Qingyi." Zhan Junmin; The number one scholar in Zi Empire nudged his friend slowly. Although Zhan Junmin whispered to Lu Qianhui, all the young men in the room could hear his words because all the youths in this room had high martial arts. Smiling faintly at the anxiety in his friend''s voice, Yu Wang took a ceramic cup filled with wine and drank a little. Considering his nighttime activities with Su Qingyi, Yu Fengyao felt he had to receive congratulations from his friend. 23 23. Assassins on the loose. Part two. "This prince receives congratulations from you." Yu Fengyao''s words caused the four young men in the private restaurant room to immediately look at him in disbelief. They knew that this Emperor''s younger brother did not like the wedding order the Emperor had given him. The last time they gathered, Yu Wang was furious and disappointed to hear that he had to marry the daughter of the famous Su family who was not attractive and timid. How could this young and most attractive prince at Zi Empire change his mind so quickly? Is it possible that this man in front of them is not the real Yu Wang?! "Yu Wangye, are you alright?" Wu Qianglie, the military officer of the Flying Wolf battalion, looked worried. Hearing anxiety in the voice of his usually serious and reserved friend made Yu Wang chuckle. "Don''t worry, this Prince is fine." "If Yu Wang is doing well, why do you look like you accepted your marriage so well? Didn''t Yu Wang get angry before when Wangye knows had to marry Su Qingyi?!" Lu Qianhui seemed to not understand this prince''s attitude. "Well, everything is different now. My wife is not too bad, instead, my wife is very good in my opinion." Yu Fengyao let out a gentle smile involuntarily when he remembering Su Qingyi. Seeing the look on his friend''s face, Lu Qianhui was curious about Yu Wangfei. It seems like the bad rumour about Su Qingyi that she is useless and unattractive, is wrong. A young woman who could change the opinion of one Yu Fengyao who was critical and not easily influenced, within just a few days of marriage made Su Qingyi not fit the bad rumours that were circulating. "Is Yu Wangfei that good?" Lu Qianhui changed the way he called Yu Wang''s wife quickly. He still wants to live longer. Lu Qianhui felt that Yu Fengyao liked his new wife enough. Hearing Lu Qianhui''s question, the other three friends of Yu Wang also felt curious. They began to feel interested in getting to know their new sister in law. "This Prince is not interested in telling you more about this Prince''s wife." Yu Fengyao was not interested in getting his four friends to find out more about his wife. He does not want many people to know that his wife is not following rumours. Even though Su Qingyi has now become his wife, Yu Fengyao still feels upset when many bees roam near his wife when they know that his wife is far from boring. So, this prince will let bad rumours about his wife continue to circulate to keep many bees from knowing that Su Qingyi is far different from those bad rumours. Su Qingyi chose one of the large restaurant that was quite famous for their cuisine from the advice of the horse-drawn coachman; Chu min. The young man, who was quite neat as a coachman, was engaged to one of the maids sent by Butler Chen to serve Su Qingyi when he first married Yu Wang. Chu Min sometimes became a driver of the Yu Wang horse carriage before the prince married, so he knew enough about the many reputable restaurants in Capital City. Getting approval from Wangfei, Chu Min brought a horse-drawn carriage to a restaurant called Delicious Taste Restaurant. On the way from Yu Wangfu to the restaurant, Yu Wangfei''s entourage passed a fairly quiet street. Although usually the streets they have to pass don''t have many people passing by, but today this road feels too quiet. This strange situation made Xiu Gan feel something odd. "Captain, this road feels too quiet." one of the guards whispered to Xiu Gan. Hearing the bodyguard''s words, the other bodyguards immediately became alert. Xiu Gan glanced at all the guards he brought along with Wangfei today. In a hurry because of Wangfei''s sudden desire to eat outside, Xiu Gan only brought six bodyguards. All the guards he brought were Qi level, martial artists. Xiu Gan is the strongest and is the second level of the Earth Qi Warrior. "Everyone be alert!" For a moment Xiu Gan warned his men, the sound of arrows flying towards the horse carriage and also the guards could be heard. "Everyone, protect Wangfei!" Hearing the captain''s guards'' orders, all the guards used their horses to immediately surround the horse-drawn carriage that was stopping due to avoiding arrows. Chu Min skillfully stopped the horse-drawn carriage when he heard the arrow directed at the horse-drawn carriage. This man was rather accustomed to handling this situation because he sometimes became the driver of the Yu Wang train first. All who have served Yu Wang must possess sufficiently high self-defence skills. At least they shouldn''t be a burden on Yu Wang in all situations. "Chu Min, control the horse-drawn carriage well!" Xiu Gan gives orders to the horse carriage driver. This man with a sharp gaze immediately took out a sharp sword from the sheath hanging from his waist. His actions were followed by all his men. "Don''t worry, Captain, you can concentrate on the rats." Many figures dressed in black came out of their hiding as the archers managed to stop the horse carriage with Yu Wangfei''s group inside. All of these figures are assassins totalling more than ten people. They were a group of silver-ranked assassins who had Qi Warrior level martial arts. Moving quickly using their movement skills, these assassins immediately confronted guards who according to their senders only had Qi level abilities. Seeing the seven bodyguards they all believed they could kill everyone including Yu Wangfei who was notoriously weak and could not defend himself. "Finish everything!" order the leader of the killers, coldly. "How dare you! Inside this horse carriage is Yu Wang''s wife." Xiu Gan is trying to make the killers change their mind. He wanted to know the exact purpose of these killers. "Yu Wangfei is indeed the person we must kill." The leader of the assassins was sure he could finish off everyone in the group in front of him so he didn''t try to cover up the target he wanted to finish. "Move and kill them!" 24 24. Assassins on the loose. Part three. All assassins move together to attack all the guards. Seeing the assassins attacking the guards, Chu Min immediately made the horse-drawn carriage move forward leaving the scene. The move Chu Min did make the killers split off so that seven assassins attacked the guards while the rest chased the horse-drawn carriage. Xiu Gan was annoyed he was underestimated by these killers so he immediately beheaded the assassin who was his opponent and chased after the other killers. He left his men because he knew all his men could finish off the other killers. Being one of the elite guards'' troops under Yu Wang''s leadership made them all stronger compared to other Qi level warriors. Spurring his horse faster, Xiu Gan was able to reach one of the killers who was chasing Yu Wangfei''s horse carriage. Using his sword, Xiu Gan immediately threw his sword slash towards the killer. The assassin who was attacked by the slash of the man''s sword immediately used his sword to fight back. The power of the bodyguard''s slash made the killer get thrown from his horse. Riding a horse, Xiu Gan slashes once again past the assassin who fell on the road. The incision killed him because he could not protect himself. Meanwhile, the horse carriage contained Wangfei and several maids inside found the situation around feels strange because the horse carriage''s movements suddenly stopped and moved quickly. "Chu min, what happened?" Yu Wangfei''s voice came from inside the horse-drawn carriage. "There is no problem, Wangfei. Only a few rats cause trouble. The guards can take care of them." "Are you sure the guards can handle it?" "Of course, the guards given by Wangye come from elite guardian troops who are trained directly by Wangye." Hearing confidence in the voice of his horse carriage driver, Su Qingyi was silent and accepted. That''s right, the group of guards sent by Yu Wang was better than the martial artists out there. Feeling calmer, Su Qingyi could only hold on to the horse-drawn carriage because the driver was driving quite fast. While the horse-drawn carriage was being driven violently by Chu Min, he felt an attack from the side, turning sideways, the assassin in black was throwing a palm attack at him. Chu Min hit back and bounced off the horse-drawn carriage make the horse-drawn carriage stop suddenly. "Wangfei, are you alright?" The anxious maid''s voice from inside the train made the assassin who was now in the coachman smile cruelly. Yu Wangfei, the target of this killer group was found on the carriage according to the information received. Feeling happy, this killer opened the curtain and intended to enter, killing all passengers on the carriage. Just opening the curtain, the killer felt a strong and deadly blow from inside, making him reply to the palm that was attacking him. "Really?! How dare you try to kill my young mistress ?!" The figure of an old maid gets out from the carriage while patting his wrinkled palms. It turns out that the one who hit the killer was Nanny Mo. This old maid made the killer bounce some distance from the horse-drawn carriage. Su Qingyi was quite surprised at the ability of the old maid who cared for her like her child. "Woah, Master, Nanny Mo is a cultivator!" The sound of Yuten''s scream in Su Qingyi''s mind made the young woman flinch again. She did not expect that the old maid who had accompanied her since birth was a cultivator. How could a cultivator like Nanny Mo want to become a maid in families like the Su family? From what is known by Su Qingyi''s body memory, groups of cultivators are rarely among ordinary people. They are very hard to find. Xiu Gan was stunned to see an old maid who usually accompanied Wangfei. He had just wanted to beat up the assassin who landed on the horse coachman''s place when the killer bounced some distance from the horse-drawn carriage. When Xiu Gan is confused as to why the killer bounced, Nanny Mo got out of the horse-drawn carriage and cursed the killer with apparent anger. So far, the chief guard thought that all Wangfei''s maids were a collection of ordinary people who did not have any martial arts. But, now from the strength of the energy released by the old maid, he felt the energy as strong as the Heaven Qi warrior. Realizing the direction of his mind, Xiu Gan dropped his jaw because the old maid was a Heaven Qi warrior. Xiu Gan stunned look was seen by all the guards who had reached their place. They were confused to see their captain''s looking very surprised. Patting Xiu Gan''s shoulder, they wanted to call their captain when this group of young bodyguards saw the energy emanating from Nanny Mo. All these guards also dropped their jaws. "How-How can this happen? Nanny Mo a Heaven Qi warrior?!" One of the guards'' screams aroused the other guards from their surprise. "Hmph! So what if this old maid is a Heaven Qi warrior? You all Wangfei''s bodyguards are not working well! This killer almost hurt Wangfei, fortunately, this old maid accompanied Wangfei." Nanny Mo seemed unhappy with the performance of the bodyguards who almost made her young mistress almost hurt. Luckily this old maid insisted on going with Wangfei. If Wangfei been hurt, she will throw tantrums at Wangfu. Even though this old maid wasn''t sure she could hurt Yu Wang, she was sure she could mess up Wangfu if Wangfei was injured. "Nanny Mo, don''t be like that. The guards also must have tried hard to deal with them." Su Qingyi''s attempt to calm Nanny Mo made the old maid snort at the guards who were silent because of the old maid''s scolding. "Alright, this old maid won''t nag you all anymore because of my young mistress mercy. Catch the killer! This old maid wants to know who wants to kill Wangfei!" Hearing orders from Nanny Mo, all the guards immediately caught the killer who fainted due to Nanny Mo''s palm attack. Hearing orders from Nanny Mo, all the guards immediately caught the killer who fainted due to Nanny Mo''s punch. All of these bodyguards felt they still could not believe that Wangfei had a Heaven Qi Warrior as a personal maid. In Wangye''s elite guards, a Heaven Qi Warrior is the captain of the elite number one guards. All the guards wanted to reach that level so that they could be part of the guards who served Wangye directly, but now they knew that Wangfei had a Heaven Qi Warrior as a maid. "Wangfei, are you alright?" Nanny Mo returned to behaving like an ordinary old maid who cared deeply about her young mistress. Her behaviour made the guards swallow hard. Even though Nanny Mo knew that the guards couldn''t believe she was just an ordinary old maid now, she didn''t care. This old maid never tried to cover up her abilities. When his young mistress still lived at Su''s residence, Wangfei often had midnight attacks. All threats were cleared by this old maid cleanly. 25 25. Yu Wang rage. Part one. The attack on her made Su Qingyi no longer interested in eating out anymore. She returned to riding the horse-drawn carriage when she saw that the assassin who had been knocked unconscious by Nanny Mo had been secured by the guards. Checking on Chu Min who was not seriously injured, they all returned to Wangfu with the remaining assassins. Butler Chen heard that Wangfei''s entourage returned to Wangfu, making him feel confused because Wangfei had just come out to eat at a restaurant. Why did they all come back after going out for a while?! Despite being confused by Wangfei''s behaviour, Butler Chen still went out to welcome the return of Wangfei''s horse-drawn carriage and also the escort group that accompanied her. "Wangfei-" Butler Chen awaited Wangfei''s return at the gate. Seeing Wangfei come out of the horse-drawn carriage, Butler Chen immediately greeted her. Wangfei looked tired, while the maid group who followed her looked angry. Staring at Chu Min and Xiu Gan, Butler Chen was seen asking them through his gaze. "This Wangfei will return to the Hongmei Courtyard." Informing his direction, Su Qingyi immediately left the group of Butler Chen, without intending to tell anything. After seeing the departure of Wangfei''s entourage until they all no longer visible, Butler Chen turned around and used his gaze to ask Chu Min and Xiu Gan. The two men seemed rather hesitant to tell Butler Chen. But, considering that Wangfei did not forbid them, maybe they could tell this old eunuch. Moreover, Wangfei had just wanted to be assassinated. As Wangye''s wife, Butler Chen had to know that someone wanted to kill Wangfei so that the old eunuch could tell Wangye. "What makes you hesitate to tell what happened to this old eunuch? What happened? Why did you return so quickly? Reply to me!!" "Regarding what happened, we should wait for Wangye''s return." Xiu Gan decided to let him know after Wangye returned. Wangye must know that someone is trying to kill his wife. This concerns the pride of Wangye as Yu Wang. "How can this old eunuch force Wangye home if you don''t tell him the reason?" "Wangfei wanted to be assassinated earlier." Chu Min could not help but tell. "What?! Who is that brave?!" Hearing that Wangfei was nearly killed made this old eunuch look angry. Luckily Wangfei returned safely, otherwise, Wangye would have been angry and ransacked Wangfu. Butler Chen could not imagine Wangye''s wrath if Wangfei was injured. "We don''t know, but we caught one of the assassins. It looks like the captured assassin is the leader." "Alright, this old eunuch will tell Wangye." Yu Fengyao felt strange since he came to gather with his friends. Somehow he felt panic rising inside him. Although he refrained from displaying any expression on his flat face, the panic did not want to disappear. He felt something happened that made him feel uneasy. But, he did not understand what will be happening. "Yu Wang, your amulet jade is shining. It seems like someone has told you something." Zhan Junmin: The number one scholar in Zi Empire told Yu Wang when he saw the jade amulet that could be a communication tool in the continent shines. Jade amulet for this communication has its ranking. This high-quality jade amulet is only owned by upper-class nobles. Communication using jade amulet can be used with a great distance. Each amulet jade has its number. Hearing his friend''s notice, Yu Fengyao touched the amulet jade with his long fingers. Messages received by Jade Amulet will be immediately transferred to the mind of the owner once tapped twice. Getting the message in his mind, Yu Fengyao''s face immediately looked pale. Shortly anger visible on his face. ''How dare they do that?!'' Rising from his seat, Yu Fengyao immediately left his friends who looked confused. "Yu Wang, Yu Wang, what happened?!" Lu Qianhui saw the prince strange behaviour and looks in a hurry, shouted at him. But, Yu Fengyao continued walking as if he didn''t listen to his friend''s screams. Seeing the strangeness of Yu Fengyao, Lu Qianhui intended to follow the young prince. Just as he was about to follow the prince, Wu Qianglie pulled his hand away, making this man unable to follow Yu Wang away. "Qianglie, why are you pulling me? This young lord wants to know why Yu Wang looks furious?!" "Do you want to die? Yu Wang was very scary when he was angry." Wu Qianglie tried to remind his friend who was too curious about everything. Wu Qianglie came from the noble family with most military officers inside the family. Due to the situation of his family full of military officers, Wu Qianglie used to work with Yu Wang on the battlefield. Yu Wang was not used to being angry when fighting, but if he were that angry, he would be very scary. Wu Qianglie did not want to be near the prince if he was experiencing an emotional state like now. "But, we''re good friends. If Yu Wang has a problem we can help him." Lu Qianhui tried to give his friend a reason. "Don''t come near him if Yu Wang hasn''t called us. We can''t carelessly meddle in the prince''s affairs. If Yu Wang needs us, he will call us to help him. Before that happens, just stay quiet and wait for his summons." "Lu Qianhui, you must listen to the advice of Wu Qianglie, he has often worked together with Yu Wang. In a way, Wu Qianglie knows well how to work with Yu Wang." Zhan Junmin tried to calm his friend who interfered with his calm logic. Looking at all the young men in the room with him trying to make him not interfere with Yu Wang''s problems without being asked, made Lu Qianhui sit back on his wooden chair. "Alright, if you insist. This young lord will wait for news from Yu Wang calmly." After calming Lu Qianhui, the other three young men again tried to drink tea calmly even though they also felt curious about the problem Yu Wang was facing. Yu Wang usually always be calm and cold. He only cared about his mother and also the emperor. Yu Wang''s emotions also rarely ignited. This makes them all worried. 26 26. Yu Wangs rage. Part two. Yu Fengyao spurred his horse quickly followed by a group of guards to accompany him. His emotions continued to flare up because of the news he had received from Butler Chen. The old eunuch gave word that his wife had just received an attempted murder. Some people dare to send assassins to his wife! Thinking this made Yu Wang, who could normally control his emotions well, grow furious. The distance between the restaurant''s Yu Fengyao had visited to meet with his friends was quite far from Yu Wangfu. Yu Wangfu is in the northern area of Capital city, near the outskirts because Yu Wang doesn''t like crowds. Yu Wang liked the quiet area and far from the settlements of the ministers so the previous Emperor gave the northern area near the mountains and vast forests as the residence of Yu Wang. This made Yu Wang have to spend quite a long time returning to his residence. He spent almost two hours even when he rides his horse at high speed right now. Arriving at the gate of Yu Wangfu, Yu Fengyao immediately got off the horse and walked in. He immediately told the eunuch who was waiting for him to look for Butler Chen to meet him in person. Yu Fengyao continued to walk to the Hongmei Courtyard because he was worried about his wife''s situation. "Wangye-" Butler Chen, Chu Min and Xiu Gan met Wangye on the way to the Hongmei Courtyard. Yu Fengyao glanced at them to tell him about what had happened earlier. Xiu Gan immediately whispered on his way to accompany Yu Wang who was walking fast enough. Because the Hongmei Courtyard was in the middle of Yu Wang''s residence near Wangye''s Zhending Courtyard, they were able to finish their conversation. Hearing the stories of his two subordinates involved in protecting Wangfei earlier, Yu Fengyao was upset. "What is the state of the assassin leaders that you caught?" Yu Fengyao asked Xiu Gan while trying to defuse his raging emotions because he did not want to frighten his wife when seeing the killing intent that radiated from his body. "He is still unconscious now, Wangye. We put him in the dungeon. Xiu Gan has also removed the poison for suicide that is stored in the killer''s teeth." "Good action! This Prince wants to interrogate the killer himself. This Prince wants to know who dares to try to kill this prince''s wife." Reaching the Hongmei Courtyard door, Yu Wang told them to stop talking. Stepping in through the door opened by the young eunuch who worked there. Yu Wang walked into the wooden-brick house that''s belong to his wife''s. "Wangye-" Nanny Mo came to greet Yu Wang, who came along with a group of eunuchs, Chu Min and Xiu Gan. This old maid was quite honoured because Wangye had returned only shortly after the return of his young mistress''s entourage. It seems like Wangye has begun to care about her young mistress. Looking towards the old maid who had served his wife for a long time, Yu Wang put a satisfied smile on his face. He heard from Xiu Gan that this old maid was a Heaven Qi Warrior. At least his wife has a strong protector. "This prince is happy to hear your greatness, Nanny Mo. If it wasn''t for you, this prince didn''t know what would happen to this prince''s frail wife." Hearing the praise contained in Yu Wang''s words, Nanny Mo was flattered. She never thought that Yu Wang would say that to her. "Yu Wang doesn''t need to praise this old maid like that. This old maid only does the usual things to do to protect the young lady." "The usual thing you do?! Does Wangfei often get attacks from assassins?" "Ah-that .." Nanny Mo looked hesitant to tell me about the experience of her young mistress while living in the Su family. It was not a pleasant experience. Seeing Nanny Mo''s reluctance to tell the past story, Yu Wang raised his eyebrows, feeling displeased. "This prince will ask you everything later. Now, tell this prince. How is this prince''s wife? Is she okay?!" "Yes, fortunately, Wangfei is fine. The killers did not succeed in hurting Wangfei. It''s just that this old maid doesn''t know where the assassins came from?" "Regarding that, you can leave it to this prince. This prince will find out who dares to send the assassins." "Yes, this old maid believes in Wangye''s ability to find out." "Alright, has Wangfei rested yet?" "Yes, it seems like the intense incident before made Wangfei feel tired so she was already resting in the bedroom. Does Wangye want this old maid to tell Wangye''s arrival to Wangfei?" "There''s no need. This prince still has things to do first. This prince will come back later to spend the night here." "All right, Wangye. This old maid will tell the young eunuch to keep the door open for Wangye''s arrival." Hearing Nanny Mo''s reply, Yu Fengyao nodded. Knowing that his wife was tired because of the assassination attempt that had taken place on her made the desire to kill belongs to Yu Wang rise again when he was out of the door of the Hongmei Courtyard. The group of people who accompanied Wangye could feel the desire to kill from Wangye''s which was radiating out of his tall and dashing body. Yu Fengyao is a man who is usually always calm and cold. His emotions are always calm like the surface of a lake so it doesn''t easy to make him angry. Throughout his life, Yu Wang rarely experienced events that made him want to kill. Even chaos in the battlefield did not easily bring up his desire to kill. During the war, killing there was only done as a duty and obligation as a soldier. But now, when he just realizing his interest in his wife makes it difficult to control the increasing anger in him and the anger demands to be vented. "Wangye, do you want to directly interrogate the killer now?" "Yes, prepare him, this prince wants to know who sent the assassins." Hearing Yu Wang''s orders, Xiu Gan immediately ran towards the prison and prepared the assassin who was still unconscious. 27 27. Yu Wangs rage. Part three. The killer who received a blow from Nanny Mo was injured pretty badly, Xiu Gan only treated him a little while he passed out. This chief guard is not interested in treating killers like him. For Xiu Gan as long the killer not dead yet, all is alright. His Master only needs the man still alive for a while longer. Wangfu''s private prison is in the very back area of Yu Wang''s residence. This place is rarely used by Yu Wang because it rarely has prisoners. The making of this private prison was proposed by the current emperor so that Yu Wang''s men could extract information from the captives they got. During this time Yu Fengyao felt that this prison wasn''t of much use until he uses it now. In the middle of the prison, there is a room devoted to being an interrogation room. The killer, who was captured by Yu Wang''s entourage, the middle-aged man with scar being tied there as soon as Xiu Gan finished preparing this man for interrogation. The killer originally wore a black cloth mask over his face looked rather pale now. He was bound to hang attached to a large cross-shaped pole with an iron chain carved with a special spell to seal the energy in his body. This killer title is Gold Sixteen in his organization; Black octopus. The organization that houses the killers is a killer organization that has not long been growing and developing. This organization belonged to a middle-class aristocrat who lived in Zi Empire. This organization will accept the job of killing without asking as long as the price is appropriate. Because it had just grown, the members of this organization did not feel afraid to accept the task of killing Yu Wangfei. Another reason they accept this assignment is that the sender of the task has acquaintances in upper management in the organization. Staring at the door, Gold sixteen heard footsteps echoing in prison. This man with a slash on his face knew that the interrogator had arrived. Gritting his teeth, he was determined not to tell anything. As a killer who got the Gold title, it means that he is in the Gold level and has an Earth Qi Warrior martial arts level. It will not be easy for him to share information even if he is tortured. "So this guy is the last killer?" A deep and drifting voice was heard echoing in the interrogation room making the assassin bound and drifting in his mind, jerked and widened his eyes at the group entering the room. Hoarse from holding his wound, the killer whispered, trembling; "How could Yu Wang come here directly?" Staring with despair, the killer knows that the information his team got is wrong. Yu Wang cared enough for his new wife to come to interrogate directly. The killer wasn''t sure he could withhold the information he had when dealing directly with the only Grand Marshal of Zi Empire. This young prince has been on the battlefield for a long time. He must have many ways to deal with the undercover agents, let alone a gold level killer like him. "Wangye-" Xiu Gan greets Yu Wang who just entered the interrogation room with his entourage. Sitting on a wooden chair prepared for him, Yu Fengyao looked at the remaining murderer with a strong desire to kill. Smiling faintly, Yu Wang made everyone in the room feel almost frozen. "This prince recommends that you tell what this prince wants to know. Although you will not be able to escape the death that you must receive for trying to kill this prince''s wife, this prince will free you from a severe torment." Taking a deep breath, the killer tried to strengthen himself not to say anything. He won''t be able to escape death, then he also has to make the prince''s entourage in front of him not get anything. Staring at the determination emanating from the killer made Yu Fengyao smile happily. This Prince hopes that the killer is hard to solve. That way, Yu Wang could torture him long enough to vent his anger. Anger that requires something to be the object for venting his anger. "You don''t want to talk, that''s great. This Prince hopes this happens." Yu Fengyao smiled very coldly at the killer, making the man with a cut on his face give out cold sweat. "This prince wants to see how long you stand under the torment that this prince will give you." Cold calming rage emanated from Yu Fengyao''s body as he rose from his seat to the pole where the killer was bound by an iron chain. When the prince was close enough about two meters from the killer, Yu Fengyao whispered, his lips muttered a spell, from his index finger a blood-red radiance flashed into the killer''s head. Not long... ARGGGGGG!!!! The killer''s scream echoed in the closed room. Yu Fengyao sat back on the bench and drank the tea given by Butler Chen. Butler Chen gave a sympathetic look to the assassin who was enjoying the spell Yu Wang gave him. Butler Chen had only seen Yu Wang use this spell named ''Twisted Inside'' only twice during serving Wangye. This spell will make the recipient feel what it feels like when their internal organs move from their place in slow motion. They will feel as clearly as seeing it directly. After their internal organs move, their muscles and nerves will also shift, then their bones and their skin. Shuddering, Butler Chen tried to make his face as flat as possible. "Please stop! I''ll talk! I''ll tell you everything I know! Please stop!!" The killer shouted begging between his screams of pain. The spell Yu Wang gave him made the torture he had received throughout his life before like it was not tortured. He could not bear to accept this spell for only a short time but, he felt he had passed through the years. "So fast ?! Isn''t your determination to keep your mouth shut big? Just a minute ago this Prince gave this spell to you, you give up now? How about you enjoy it some more, make this prince happier seeing your twisted face?" "Please-no, please stop it!! I''ll tell you everything you want!" Waving his hand, Yu Wang stopped the spell given to the killer. The killer who felt the spell in his body stopped, took a short breath. Full of fear in his eyes, the killer was grateful Yu Wang needed information from him. "So tell this prince. Who asked you to kill this prince''s wife?" Panting, the killer told Yu Wang what was asked. Hearing the killer''s revelations, Yu Fengyao''s face became very angry. Yu Wang also asked many things about the killer''s organization and got many things from him. After picking up a lot of information from him, Yu Wang left the interrogation room and let his men take care of the killer. 28 28. Getting some interest. Part one. Yu Wang left the prison and walked slowly trying to suppress his anger because he intended to spend the night at the Hongmei Courtyard. He did not want to frighten his wife to see his anger. This anger will be given to those who dare to murder his wife. Seeing the door of the Hongmei Courtyard in front of him, Yu Fengyao took a deep breath, kept his anger deeper so that it would not frighten his wife. Walking through the door, Yu Fengyao was welcomed by Nanny Mo. Nodding at the old maid, Yu Wang headed straight to his wife''s bedroom. Ask the servants to get bath water for him, Yu Wang opened the door to Su Qingyi''s unlocked bedroom. Walking toward the bed, this handsome man saw his wife who was sleeping looks exhausted. Stroking his wife''s oval face, Yu Fengyao looked more gentle looking at his wife''s sleeping face. He was somehow relieved staring at Su Qingyi''s sleeping face. Thinking of his wife''s safety, Yu Fengyao decided to send one more Heaven Qi Warrior to protect his wife. Only one Nanny Mo won''t be enough for his wife''s protection. Nanny Mo can continue to be a hidden protective figure for his wife''s trump card. Hearing the servant''s notice about the bathwater, Yu Fengyao left his wife''s side to wash up. After finishing his bath, Yu Fengyao changed his sleepwear and climbed onto his wife''s bed. Hugging Su Qingyi who was lean and rather cold, Yu Fengyao tried to warm his wife''s weak body. At the Su family''s residence, a woman over thirty years old slammed the ceramic cup to the floor in her anger. This woman sounded very disappointed when she was told that her attempted murder had failed. She could not believe that sending a group of assassins to kill a weak young woman could fail. The young woman''s bodyguards should not be able to help her through it all. "How can they fail?" "This servant does not know, Second Madam. I have only been told that the killer group they sent did not return until now." "You didn''t leave a trail leading to us, right?" "I have eliminated all traces, Second madam. You can relax." "Hmph! This second madam believes that Yu Wang will not investigate all this. Mingmei told me that Yu Wang must have hated his wife, so he would have kept quiet about this matter." "Second madam, are you sure what Miss Mingmei said is true?" Slap! Hong Tiaoqing slapped her maid''s face; Zu Yun "You can''t call Mingmei''s name like that anymore. She is now an emperor''s concubine." "Forgive this maid, Second madam. This maid not intentional." "Do you think that if you deliberately, you can still be alive now?" Trembling, Zu Yun paled. This woman in her twenties forgot that the madam she was serving was not forgiving one. This woman does look beautiful but is deadly. She is a sadistic teaser and easily removes everything that gets in her way. She only looks good and gentle before the Second Master of the Su''s third generation. "Alright, you can go. This second madam has to think about this again." Su Qingyi woke up in her husband''s arms. She woke up earlier than usual because last night when she arrived at the Hongmei Courtyard and finished bathing, she immediately fell asleep when lying on the bed. Rubbing slowly her watery eyes, Su Qingyi saw the face of her handsome husband, lying not far from her. Staring intently, Su Qingyi saw her husband''s thick and neat eyelashes. Thick and smooth eyebrows. Wide forehead, thin and soft lips and quite red. "Does Wangfei like what you see?" The raspy and deep voice that came out of Yu Wang''s mouth made Su Qingyi flinch from her daydream. Su Qingyi immediately looked into her husband''s sharp and dark eyes. Capturing the passion that radiated from Yu Fengyao''s eyes made this young woman embarrassed to be caught daydreaming staring at Yu Wang''s good looks. Seeing his wife blush when he woke up feeling his wife''s gaze, Yu Fengyao laughed slowly and deeply. "Wangye, don''t tease me like that." Su Qingyi whispered, making Yu Fengyao feel an itch inside him. Pulling his wife towards his body, Yu Fengyao heard his wife squealing in surprise. "Wang-Wangye ..." Su Qingyi widened her eyes covered with thick eyelashes. She was surprised to get a sudden intimate treatment from Yu Wang in the morning today. Yu Wang smiled teasingly towards his surprised wife. Bowing his charming face, Yu Fengyao landed a small kiss on his wife thick red lips. Getting a kiss from her husband, Su Qingyi involuntarily let out a sweet moan. Su Qingyi''s soft moan made Yu Fengyao''s passion quickly ignite. Yu Fengyao bit his wife''s lips softly, slipping his tongue as Su Qingyi let out a low squeal. Chasing his wife''s tongue in her mouth, Yu Fengyao tried to lick his teeth and messing out in his wife''s mouth. When Yu Wang began to take off his wife''s nightwear, a soft knock was heard. "Wangye-" The sound of Butler Chen''s whisper from outside the bedroom was heard in Yu Wang''s ears which was sensitive because of the high martial arts. Hearing the call from the old eunuch who used to serve him made Yu Wang want to curse. Feeling her husband stop kissing her lips, Su Qingyi glanced at him confusedly. This young woman does not understand why her husband stopped kissing her. Staring at his wife who looked confused, Yu Wang pressed his forehead on her and took a deep breath several times trying to calm his passion. "This prince must go to the morning court. Wangfei should not go anywhere. This prince does not want to hear that Wangfei is almost killed again." Su Qingyi realized that her husband knew that she was almost killed yesterday. Naturally, Yu Wang was the Grand Marshal of the Zi Empire. If he doesn''t know about the attempted murder of his wife, this prince can be very embarrassed. "This Wangfei understands. This wife will not go anywhere until Wangye takes care of this problem." "Wangfei believes that this Prince will be able to solve this problem?!" Yu Fengyao smiled teasingly at his wife who agreed with full confidence in his ability to handle the matter. "Of course, Wangye is famous for being very capable of handling problems." Hearing his wife''s praise, Yu Fengyao looked very happy and laugh softly. His attractive face was glowing brightly, making Su Qingyi forced to repeatedly blink. 29 29. Getting some interest. Part two. After enjoying a simple breakfast made by Su Qingyi, Yu Wang went to attend the morning court at the Palace. Riding on his favorite horse, Yu Wang drove rather casually. While walking, he sent a message using Jade Amulet to meet with his four friends. He needs help from all of them to settle the matter regarding his wife''s attempted murder. But, he was a bit confused explaining to his friends. Breathing in, he will try his best to tell them. After the morning court was over, Yu Fengyao immediately left the Palace, leaving the Emperor confused. His younger brother used to have a short chat with him after the morning court was finished since he was back to the Capital City so that the Emperor could complain of various things to him. But, today Yu Wang immediately disappeared after the morning court made the Emperor feel something must have happened to make Yu Wang leave that quickly from the Palace. Frowning, the Emperor ordered the head eunuch of the Palace; Zheng Yuan to find out the reason for Yu Wang''s departure. The head eunuch immediately sent one of the guards to find out what had happened. Although Yu Wang''s intelligence agents was the best according to the Emperor even exceeding his agents, the Emperor could find out what he wanted to know as long as Yu Wang did not cover up that information. Soon the head eunuch sent someone to find out, the guard returned with information. The head eunuch immediately made the guard to meet with the emperor and informed him of the information he had received regarding Yu Wang''s matters. Yu Fengyao had no intention of covering up the information so the Emperor quickly found out about it. Bang! "How dare they try to kill Yu Wangfei?!" Hearing the information obtained by his guards on the matter of Yu Wang made the Emperor very angry. The emperor quite liked the young woman he chose to be his younger brother''s wife. The young woman is the best from the Su family. Su Qingyi was very suitable to accompany Yu Wang as his only wife. "Does Yu Wang know who the senders of the assassins are ?!" "Report, Emperor, Yu Wang is meeting with his group of friends. Looks like Yu Wang is looking into it." The guard who reported was afraid of the Emperor''s anger so he quickly told him the information he knew. Hearing that Yu Wang was trying to find out made the Emperor feel happy. Looks like his younger brother was not too angry at the forced match arranged by him anymore. Yu Fengyao tried to find out and meeting with his group of friends showed that the problem of attempted murder on his wife was important to Yu Wang. "If Yu Wang has already taken care of it, then it''s alright, just leave it to him." The emperor waved his hand and let the guard go. Thinking of his younger brother, the Emperor smiled thinly and moved away from his study room. He was about to go to his wife and spend some romantic time with the empress. Yu Fengyao arrived at a restaurant that was usually used to gather together with his friends. Walking into the restaurant, the restaurant manager welcomed him. Waving his hand, he walked away from the manager to the restaurant''s number one private room. Go inside, this prince saw all his friends had been sitting enjoying tea, waiting for his arrival. Seeing the prince''s arrival, all the young men in the room got up and greeted them. Yu Wang waved and sat in an empty spot. Drinking tea poured by Lu Qianhui, Yu Wang smiled faintly at all his friends. He really appreciated the arrival of all his friends who did not give any reason to refuse his summons. "This Prince appreciates your presence here." "There''s no need to say that, Wangye. Yu Wang acts as if we are all others." Wu Qianglie replied the prince''s words with a wry smile. Laughing deeply, Yu Fengyao nodded at his friend. "Forgive this prince. This prince didn''t mean it like that." "Yes, Yu Wang. Don''t be like strangers like that. Just tell us what the prince wants us to help. We certainly help as best we can." Lan Zhengyi; Assistant of the minister of justice said slowly. "All right, it''s just that this Prince feels rather difficult to ask for your help on personal matters like this." "Personal matters?! Does this concern the prince''s wife?" Zhan Junmin; The number one scholar in Zi Empire guesses easily. Even though Zhan Junmin was easily guessed, Yu Wang still found it rather difficult to explain to his friends. This prince rarely asked for help from them. But, this young man in dark purple robe wants to solve his wife''s problem as soon as possible. The prince does not want to leave enemies for his wife longer. "Yesterday, my Wangfei was attacked by assassins." Yu Wang''s words suddenly made the four young men in the room speechless. Before long, the four of them shouted jumping to their feet. "What?!" "Is sister in law okay?" Zhan Junmin asked worriedly. Yu Wang''s other friends also looked towards the prince to find out the answer. "Luckily the guards were able to clear the assassins. My Wangfei was able to return to Wangfu safely." Taking a deep breath of relief, the four men felt relieved. They saw for themselves how Yu Wang was very angry yesterday and left quickly. If something bad happen to the young woman, Yu Wang could throw a huge tantrum. They were all unsure if they could calm Yu Wang. "So, does Yu Wang want us to help find out who sent all of them?" Lan Zhengyi; The assistant of the minister of justice smiled faintly at the help Yu Wang had asked. Yu Wang nodded, and said; "Not only the sending of assassins, but also all those involved. This prince also wants to destroy the organization that houses the assassins." "Of course we have to destroy that organization because they dare to accept the task of killing sister in law. If we don''t make them receive rewards, there will be many organizations like those who dare to accept this task again." Wu Qianglie; Military officer from Flying Wolf battalion said with emotion. "Yes, Qianlie is right. Yu Wang is the only Grand Marshal of Zi Empire and is the youngest in this Continent. If there is a murderous organization daring to send people to target Yu Wang''s people and not get rewarded by us for that, it will damage Yu Wang''s big name." Zhan Junmin with his warm smile agreed with his friend''s words. "Well, that''s why this prince ask for your help. This prince doesn''t want to let anyone who dares to do all this alive much longer." "Don''t worry, Wangye. We will definitely help find and finish them with you." Lu Qianhui patted his chest, reassuring Yu Fengyao. 30 30. Getting some interest. Part three. Getting assurances from his four friends, Yu Fengyao smiled happily. The four men in this room never let him down. They always easily offer him help. This situation went both ways because Yu Fengyao was not stingy helping them either. "Wangfei, you won''t go anywhere today?" Fulin asked her young mistress. "You stupid girl! Of course, Wangfei won''t go anywhere today. Did you forget that Wangfei was attacked by assassins yesterday?!" Nanny Mo glanced furiously at Fulin. This old maid couldn''t wait to punish Wangfei''s maid. Though Fulin and Yunyan are two maids who were educated directly by this old maid, they can''t think well. Where there are maids who ask questions like this after their master has been attacked. Too brave or too stupid?! "Don''t be angry like this, Nanny. Fulin just asks. As far as Fulin knows, doesn''t Wangfei need to meet with Manager Shen Wu? If we wait too long to meet with that Manager, will we be able to keep seeing him." Hearing Fulin''s explanation, Nanny Mo was speechless. She did not think about it. "Don''t worry, Fulin. Manager Shen Wu won''t go anywhere. If he wants to go, he will disappear a long time ago. Manager Shen Wu doesn''t need to leave enough of his men in the Jade Jewel Pavilion shop." Su Qingyi chuckled at the arguments of her maids. This woman is busy preparing food in the kitchen for lunch. Although she was not sure that Yu Wang would have lunch with her, Su Qingyi continued to make portions of her husband''s food. "Wangfei-" Butler Chen''s voice was heard in front of the kitchen door, making Su Qingyi turn around from behind the kitchen table. This young woman is processing ingredients to make Mongolian Lamb and Vegetables, Fresh Wild Mushroom Soup and shrimp dumplings. "Butler Chen? What''s up?" Butler Chen greeted Su Qingyi. This eunuch got words that Wangye would go home and want to have lunch with his wife, so this old eunuch hurriedly came to the Hongmei Courtyard to let her know. This old eunuch did not want the prince to not get some serving of food made by his wife. Wearing a smile, Butler Chen told Su Qingyi that her husband was going home and wanted to have lunch with her. Hearing that news, Su Qingyi replies with a sweet smile. This young woman is grateful she made food portions for her husband. Letting the maids arrange the finished dishes on the dining room table. Su Qingyi took care of herself in the room. Su Qingyi wiped her sweaty body. Changing her clothes wet with sweat and the smell of smoke in the kitchen, this young woman finished cleaning herself and moved out. When Su Qingyi left the room, she saw the arrival of Yu Fengyao who was walking towards his bedroom. "Wangye, your back." "Hmm ... We can have lunch after this husband cleans up for a while." Yu Fengyao unconsciously used the ''husband'' words to Su Qingyi as soon as he heard the soft voice of his wife''s call. Although somewhat stunned by the words that came out of his mouth, Yu Fengyao felt he liked the ''husband'' words. This prince intends to use it as often as possible. Su Qingyi also realized that her husband used that word and smiled faintly at the closeness that was contained within. "Alright, this wife will wait for my husband to eat together." "En." Yu Fengyao entered his wife''s bedroom and used the new bathwater the maid had prepared. The ears of this young man with a charming face look red. He did not think that using a ''husband'' nickname made him feel a little embarrassed. Yu Fengyao felt unfamiliar with this feeling, but he liked it. Yu Fengyao entered the dining room shortly after. Being used to the battlefield made Yu Wang quick to clean himself so that his wife did not wait long. Seeing her husband''s arrival, Su Qingyi gave him cutlery and spooned rice into a ceramic bowl for Yu Fengyao. Yu Wang accepted all that after sitting facing his wife. Chewing on food and swallowing, Yu Fengyao opened his mouth and said quietly to his wife. "This husband has asked my friend to help investigate the attack my wife received." "Oh, well. This wife will wait for the results." Hearing the talk of his young mistress and her husband, Nanny Mo would like to provide input. Seeing the anxiety of this old maid, Yu Fengyao raised his eyebrows. "If you have something to say, Nanny Mo, you can tell this prince." Nanny Mo sighed in relief at the permission from Yu Wang. "Forgive this old maid for interrupting your conversation, Wangye. But, if Wangye is looking into the matter of Wangfei''s attack, this old maid would like to make a suggestion." "Oh, what suggestion?" "This old maid suggested that Wangye investigate the family of Su''s Second madam from the third generation. This old maid felt that the woman was related to the attack Wangfei received." "Why do you think so?!" "Because Wangfei took the Jade Jewel Pavilion shop from her." "Is that woman the one who receives profits from the store?" "Yes, Wangye. That happened for a long time ago." Hearing Nanny Mo''s explanation, Yu Wang felt that the possibility of the woman involved in this was very big. "Alright, this prince will have people investigate." Hearing that there was some clue to direct an investigation into his wife''s attack, Yu Wang ate quickly because he had to send someone to investigate the clues. After eating, Yu Wang said goodbye to leave his wife who was staring at his departure like the wind. "Nanny Mo, do you look very sure that Second Madam sent the assassins?" "Of course, Wangfei. The Su family members like to do things like this. If anyone becomes a suspect, they can become a suspect with a very large possibility." Su Qingyi daydreaming hearing Nanny Mo''s words. Is the Su family that bad?! If so, why would her mother wanted to marry her father?" "Your father is the only member of the Su family who is different from them. Su Gaishan is a man with a kind but timid heart. His kindness makes Madam Xu interested in him." Hearing about his father made Su Qingyi speechless. Having that kind of character in the Su family won''t get good things. 31 31. Dig the culprit and their accomplice. Part one. Yu Fengyao walked to his study in the Zhending Courtyard. This man did not want to take care of investigating the attack on his wife at the Hongmei Courtyard because he did not want to worry the young woman. After Yu Fengyao arriving in his private residence, this young man sent a message to his four friends to come to Yu Wangfu because he got a clue that could be followed upon. Receiving messages from him, they all agreed to come to Yu Wang''s place to discuss the clues he had obtained. "Wangye, your friends have arrived." Butler Chen received a notification from the gatekeeper that four of Yu Wang''s friends had arrived and immediately notified his young prince. Knowing that Yu Wang was waiting for their arrival, Butler Chen allowed the guardian of the Wangfu gate to let them all in and immediately informed Wangye of their arrival. Hearing the notification from the old eunuch, Yu Fengyao only nodded and waited for the four to arrive at the Zhending Courtyard. "Wangye!" Four young men who look good and have different traits, come and greet Yu Wang. Yu Wang invited them to sit in his private study in the Zhending Courtyard. The four young men immediately sat relaxed in the study room. They had all come to the Zhending Courtyard often since Yu Fengyao had received this residence from the previous Emperor. "Is it true that Yu Wang has a clue we can use?" Lan Zhengyi; The assistant of the minister of justice looked curious. Lan Zhengyi as an Assistant of the minister of justice in his young age had an interest in various types of criminal cases. Receiving news that there are clues for Yu Wangfei''s incident made him impatient to quickly resolve the case that befell Yu Wang''s wife. Seeing Lan Zhengyi look impatient, made Yu Wang and the others smile wryly. This man always behaves like this when it comes to criminal cases, no matter the crimes happened to whom. "You better control yourself, Zhengyi. You look shameful acting like this. Where is your attitude that looks patient and doesn''t easily provoke anything?" Wu Qianglie couldn''t help but warn his friend while rubbing his forehead. "I don''t need to act like that here. Everyone here knows the real me. No need to pretend." Lan Zhengyi replied, sounding unconcerned. "So all this time your cool and serious appearance is only a mask." Zhan Junmin looked surprised. Hearing Zhan Junmin who pretended to be shocked, everyone there chuckled. Ignoring the jokes of his friends, Lan Zhengyi stared curiously at Yu Wang. Feeling unable to stand being stared like that by his friend, Yu Wang told him the instructions he had received from Nanny Mo. "The hints from your wife''s old maid has a high possibility of happening. If it''s true that Wangfei took her inheritance shop back, the woman called Second Madam might try to eliminate Yu Wangfei." Lan Zhengyi was seen considering the clue. "Why do you look sure to suspect that woman?" Wu Qianglie asked. "In every assassination attempt by an assassin, there are always only a few reasons underlying the act. If it wasn''t for revenge, money or power would have been involved in it as the reason for the choice to use an assassin." Lan Zhengyi told based on his experience handling crime cases like this. "Then we must investigate the woman immediately," suggested Lu Qianhui. "Yes, that''s why this Prince wants you to activate your informants." Yu Wang looked at Lu Qianhui who immediately agreed. Using his amulet jade, Lu Qianhui contacted his men who took care of his informant network to find out about Hong Tiaoqing; the Second madam from the third generation of the Su family. To get fast results, Lu Qianhui activated many of his agents. "Well, you can find out first about that woman. This Prince won''t hold you here any longer." Hearing the subtle expulsion contained in Yu Fengyao''s words, made all four of his friends feel strange. "Wangye-" The soft voice of a young woman came from the door of the study room where all these young men had gathered. Hearing that soft and melodious voice made the four friends of Yu Fengyao feel like a gentle breeze slowly blowing past them. Make all four unconsciously feel calm and comfortable. Butler Chen moved from beside Yu Wang and opened the door for Su Qingyi who stood elegantly at the door of the study room. The four Yu Fengyao friends stared unblinkingly at the elegant and attractive young woman. The young woman had a gentle and attractive face even though her face was not the prettiest but, it was very difficult to stop staring at that soft face. Seeing his friends did not stop staring at his wife, Yu Wang was forced to cough a little to wake them up. The four friends immediately realized that Yu Wang had a small cough that also contained shock energy to wake them up. Embarrassed by their gaze at the young woman, the four young men also coughed to relieve their throats. They almost salivated to see this young woman. Rubbing his forehead, Yu Fengyao knew he could not hide his wife from his friends. "Wife, why did you come to the Zhending Courtyard?" Yu Fengyao was forced to announce his wife''s status in front of his friends to remove the interests of his four friends in Su Qingyi. "Ah, forgive this wife, husband. This wife heard that husband''s friends came, so this wife brings snacks to enjoy while you all gathering here." Su Qingyi entered the study room and brought a bamboo food container filled with snacks she had made earlier. Seeing the bamboo food container that his wife brought to be enjoyed with his friends made Yu Fengyao feel that his decision to invite his friends to meet at the Zhending Courtyard was wrong. "Oh, is this young woman our sister in law?" Lu Qianhui tried to ascertain the status of this young woman. "Yes, this young woman is this prince''s wife; Su Qingyi." Su Qingyi, who was introduced to Yu Wang''s friends, greeted these four famous young men. She heard the maids discuss the arrival of these very famous young men in Zi Empire. These four men were Yu Wang''s childhood friends because of that, Su Qingyi decided to share the snacks she made for Yu Wang for them. As the legal wife of Yu Wang, Su Qingyi wanted Yu Fengyao''s four good friends to know her. After greeting Yu Wang''s good friends, Su Qingyi immediately excused herself and leaving everyone. This young woman did not want to interfere with Yu Wang''s meeting with all his friends. The departure of this young woman made the four young men stare unconsciously at her. His friend''s behaviour made Yu Wang clear his throat. Fortunately, Su Qingyi had become his wife, otherwise, his friends would surely be his love rivals. 32 32. Dig the culprit and their accomplice. Part two. Yu Wang''s voice made these four young men wake up. They all felt ashamed because they were fascinated by Yu Wang''s wife. Seeing all his friends feeling ashamed, Yu Wang opened the bamboo basket his wife had sent them. Inside the bamboo basket, Yu Wang saw some cakes which he sometimes ate. Seeing that these cakes are not too sweet, Yu Fengyao knows that his wife knows her favourite tastes from Butler Chen who used to take care of all his personal needs. "Yu Wang, is that the food sister in law sent us all?" Lu Qianhui immediately took over the bamboo basket from Yu Fengyao''s hands, this man was curious to see the snacks that Su Qingyi prepared for them. Seeing the bamboo basket containing the snacks his wife had made, Yu Wang furrowed his eyebrows, displeased. This man thought to immediately expel all his friends so that he did not need to share his wife''s food with them. Yu Wang did not want them to be more attracted to his wife after trying Su Qingyi''s food. "Oh, this is so delicious!" Lu Qianhui who realized the direction of Yu Wang''s mind immediately took one of the cakes and ate it. Seeing Yu Wang''s dislike for sharing, this food must be delicious. Seeing Lu Qianhui''s impudence act, the others took the cake without Yu Wang''s permission. Their long-standing friendship made the four young men know that Yu Wang might not like their impudence acts, but this prince would not punish them for this small matter. Knowing that it was too late to prevent his friends to eat, Yu Wang gave up. This young prince finally decided to enjoy the food his wife brought. After eating, they all immediately dispersed and carried out the task given by Yu Wang to investigate the case involving Yu Wangfei. In a private room in one of Capital City''s famous restaurants; Meican Hall, Lu Qianhui received the information he asked to collect. Looking at the information in his hand, Lu Qianhui looked upset. This man with a seductive face like a fox demon puts a cold smile on his face. This man had no idea how selfish the woman named Hong Tiaoqing was. The woman to stabilize her position as the second madam of the third generation in the Su family used a cunning plan to take over the shop owned by Su Qingyi and use the store''s profits to make her life and her children full of wealth while the owner of the inheritance lived with nothing. Intrigued by his sister in law, Lu Qianhui also looked deeply into the young woman''s past life who looked gentle and kind. Reading about the young woman''s life before marrying Yu Wang made this young man feel sad. Su Qingyi, is a woman who has a life that is full of suffering even though she should be able to enjoy the wealth from the profits of the inheritance store provided by her mother. After Madam Xu died, all of the young women''s heritage stores were taken over by other members of the Su family. Su Qingyi''s father was a useless man who became indifferent to anything after losing his wife so he also did not care about his daughter''s fate. Fortunately, Nanny Mo protected the young woman''s life so that she could survive to adulthood. Taking a deep, heavy breath, Lu Qianhui got up and left the restaurant with brisk steps. This man felt that Yu Wang should know the news he got as soon as possible. Arriving at the residence of Yu Wang, this man went straight to the Zhending Courtyard to give the information he got. Inside Yu Wang''s private study room, his other friends were already there as well. "Oh, I guess I''m the fastest to get here, it turns out you''re all here." Lu Qianhui smiled faintly at everyone in the room after greeting them all. Looking at Yu Wang who furrowed his brows while reading sheets of paper, Lu Qianhui realized that the prince was reading information from his friends. "This Su family is really brave! They have the heart to do all this to Su Qingyi!" Yu Wang hissed angrily after reading the information provided by his friends. "Yes, I did not think that the Su family known as upper-class nobles had such low behaviour. Most of their family members agreed to take the heritage shops owned by Su Qingyi for their advantage." Zhan Junmin; The number one scholar in Zi Empire looks very disappointed. This young man did not think that Minister Su Yanjiu who looked proper and gentlemen turned out to let his family members act like bandits and take the wealth of young children. "Yes, who would have thought Minister Su from the education department had a family like this." Lan Zhengyi: Assistant to the minister of justice also looked disappointed. Though this man quite liked the behaviour of Minister Su who looked good in carrying out his duties in government. "We can''t easily know someone''s character." Wu Qianglie let out a heavy sigh. "So what are you going to do now, Wangye?" Zhan Junmin asked Yu Fengyao the next step. Thinking deeply, Yu Wang wanted to give some payback to everyone who had been making his wife suffer. He had to make all of those people understand the consequences of doing all that to Su Qingyi. "This prince wants to get them all to return Su Qingyi''s heritage shops. This prince also wants to destroy all of Hong Tiaoqing''s connections, especially her connection which is a liaison with the assassination organization." "That won''t be easy." Lu Qianhui thought deeply; "But, I will find out about the woman''s connection with the killer organization he uses." "This Prince believes in you." "Does Wangye also want to investigate the people around the woman?" Lan Zhengyi asked. This man was convinced that Hong Tiaoqing would often commit such crimes and use people around her to help. His high sense of justice is accompanied by a sense of curiosity to reveal the secrets of the woman''s crime. "Of course, women like Hong Tiaoqing must often do a lot of bad things. This prince wants to bury her as fast as possible, for this reason, the prince wants you to find out all the bad things that old woman did." Receiving orders from Yu Wang, the four young men who had the power to carry out the order immediately accepted it with pleasure. The four young men would not want to admit that their interest in helping Yu Wang was not only because they were Yu Fengyao''s good friends, but also because they intended to help the gentle young woman who attracted them. 33 33. Giving amends to his wife. Taking the departure of his friends, Yu Wang immediately walked to the Hongmei Courtyard to meet his wife. Reading all the information that his friends gave him about his wife''s past made Yu Fengyao feel guilty for having acted badly on their wedding night. "Wangye-" Xiao Yuqi, the young eunuch sent by Butler Chen to serve at the place Su Qingyi saluted Yu Wang, who walked elegantly into the door of the Hongmei Courtyard. This young eunuch had just helped organize the plant that had just been sent by Butler Chen at Wangfei''s request. "Where is my wife?" Yu Fengyao asked the young eunuch who looked rather messy and had some soil in his hand. "Wangfei is cooking in the kitchen for dinner." told the young eunuch with the simple and naive look. Hearing the eunuch''s revelation, Yu Fengyao walked towards the kitchen to meet his wife. This young prince had never seen his wife cook before, this somewhat made him curious. Arriving in front of the kitchen, Yu Fengyao saw the maids who usually served Su Qingyi waiting for the young woman there. The maids saw Yu Wang''s arrival immediately salute politely. Yu Wang did not want them to call Su Qingyi to signal that they did not need to announce his arrival. Yu Fengyao stood at the kitchen door and looked inside to find his wife''s graceful figure. In the kitchen, Su Qingyi moves swiftly to process ingredients such as fairies. The young woman expertly used a kitchen knife and ordered the chef and his assistants quickly. Seeing the young woman''s actions in the kitchen subconsciously fascinated Yu Wang. Looking for a long time, Yu Wang noticed when some dishes were made mostly by his wife while the kitchen assistants and the chef were there who paid more attention and only helped a little. Noting how skilled his wife was in the kitchen, Yu Fengyao asked Nanny Mo; "Is Wangfei used to cooking alone at the Su family''s residence?" Nanny Mo looked at her young mistress who was busy cooking, looking sad remembering the past. "Yes, Wangfei used to cook by herself there." "Why? Are there no cooks for her?" "Nothing. Wangfei doesn''t have a cook to cook for her. We used to be able to only cook a little because the ingredients provided for Wangfei''s residence could only be for one meal. Because of that to be able to eat enough, Wangfei sometimes had to take food from other kitchens, assisted by this old maid." "Wangfei''s father and grandfather did not try to help her?" "Master Su has no interest in anything since Madam Xu died. Minister Su does not like his illegitimate son, so Wangfei also ignored by that old fogy." Yu Fengyao felt sad to hear that Su Qingyi was ignored by his family since his mother-in-law died. "If it''s only because the ingredients she gets for cooking are few, it''s not a reason that demands her to force herself to cook personally. Wangfei still has a maid to help cook, doesn''t she?" Nanny Mo was forced to admit that her young mistress''s husband was sensitive enough to realize that. This old maid felt rather reluctant to tell him the reason her young mistress liked to cook food that she ate by herself. "You should tell this prince about the reason, Nanny Mo. If this prince wants to find out, this prince can certainly find out easily, but this prince wants to find out directly from you, after all, you have served Wangfei for a long time." Hearing Yu Wang talks like that made Nanny Mo finally decide to talk. "There used to be a maid who helped cook the food Wangfei ate, but then the maid was bribed by one of the Su family members to poison the food Wangfei ate. Wangfei almost died from the food the maid cooked." Yu Fengyao looked angry at Nanny Mo''s story. A cold emanated from Yu Fengyao''s slender but powerful body. "Husband?" The soft voice calling from inside the kitchen made the cold air emanating from Yu Fengyao''s body fade. Su Qingyi felt the cold chill that made this young woman who concentrated on cooking looked in the direction the cold was coming. Glancing at Su Qingyi''s kitchen door saw Yu Fengyao standing close to Nanny Mo who looked stiff. Seeing her husband standing near the kitchen door made Su Qingyi smile faintly. Letting the kitchen staff arrange the food that had just finished cooking, Su Qingyi walked over to Yu Fengyao. "Husband, why are you standing in front of the kitchen door like this? You should just wait for the foods in the dining room." Hearing the call of ''husband'' from Su Qingyi made the anger in Yu Fengyao fade, this man smiled at the happy expression of his wife who was radiating clearly. "This husband is curious to see his wife cooking in the kitchen so he decides to look." "Oh?" Yu Fengyao nodded in agreement and make his wife smile slightly again. "Husband, this wife will wash up first. My body is sweating and smelling of smoke. Husband can wait in the dining room." "This husband also wants to clean himself. This husband has just finished working." "Oh, alright." Su Qingyi walked a step behind her husband. This young woman wants to walk alongside her husband but the rules do not allow her wishes without her husband''s permission. Besides, her body was sweating and smelly because of cooking, so this young woman felt rather embarrassed to walks by Yu Wang''s side. Walking not far, the two of them arrived near Su Qingyi''s bedroom. Yu Fengyao pushed the unlocked door and stepped inside. As soon as he entered the room, Yu Fengyao let his wife cleanse his body first in the bathroom because he saw Su Qingyi look uncomfortable. Su Qingyi cleaned herself quickly because she did not want to make her husband eat cold food. After finishing, Su Qingyi waited for her husband to take care of himself by sitting on the bed. Seeing the appearance of her husband who had taken care of herself looking very handsome, Su Qingyi blushed. Yu Fengyao who noticed the red blush on his wife''s face approached and kissed him softly and deeply. "Tonight, this husband wants to hug my wife again." Su Qingyi blushed even worse after hearing the request from her husband. Nodding in agreement, Su Qingyi let her husband kiss her again before reminding him to eat. "Husband, the food I made will be cold if we don''t go to the dining room immediately." 34 34. Aware of his wifes unique physic. Part one. Yu Fengyao took his wife to the dining room and ate as usual. The atmosphere in the dining room was so harmonious that the maids who served at the Hongmei Courtyard felt that Wangye was increasingly liking their Wangfei and felt Wangfei''s position was more stable at Yu Wang''s residence. After eating, Yu Fengyao invited his wife to walk around the park. Yu Wang saw that some new plants had just been planted in the park at the Hongmei Courtyard. "Looks like my wife is planting new plants in this garden." Chuckling, Su Qingyi agreed; "This wife does not have any activities because husband forbids me to go anywhere." Smiling at the complaint in his wife''s words, Yu Fengyao explained; "Right now your husband is looking for evidence of Second Madam''s involvement in the attack that wife got before." Hearing the conversation between Yu Wang and her young mistress made Nanny Mo look happy. It seems like Wangye has begun to put affection towards her young mistress. This old maid also hoped that Yu Wang would help Wangfei get back her inheritance shops from the Su family. Having Yu Wang''s support would make taking over the heritage shops easier. Yu Wang took Su Qingyi into the bedroom after taking his wife walking around the garden after eating for half an hour. This man can''t wait to invite his wife to do night activities together. Su Qingyi, who could feel her husband''s rising passion, felt rather nervous because she knew that this young man could eat her on the bed for a long time. "Does my dear wife feel nervous? Don''t worry, your husband will be gentle on you in bed later." Her husband''s guess at the condition of her feelings made Su Qingyi blush. Yu Fengyao half dragged his wife to the bedroom. Behind them, at some distance, the maids and eunuchs followed. They all know they shouldn''t disturb these two lovebirds. If it wasn''t for Wangye''s rash decision, these two people should still be on their honeymoon. Arriving at the door of Su Qingyi''s bedroom, Yu Fengyao waved his hand telling all the maids and eunuchs not to bother them. The maids and eunuchs paid their respects and withdrew from them. Opening the door, Yu Wang brought his wife inside and locked the door. "My dear wife must help me take off these robes, right?" Su Qingyi helped to strip off her husband''s outer robe. When Su Qingyi helped to release Yu Fengyao''s outer robe, this man bows down his head to land a kiss on his wife thick and red lips. "Umm.." Kissing Su Qingyi''s lips, Yu Fengyao helped to take off his outer robe. Pulling his wife''s slim waist, this handsome man deepened his kiss on her. One of his hands removed his wife''s outerwear expertly. Slowly dragging his wife''s petite body, Yu Fengyao reached the bed. Pulling his wife''s body to sit on his lap, Yu Wang continued to kiss his wife while stripping the clothes on Su Qingyi''s body until this young woman only wore underwear. Seeing his wife who was only wearing red silk underwear, Yu Fengyao gently kissed her shoulder and removed the red upper garment strap she was wearing on slow-motion followed by hot kisses. Su Qingyi moans softly felt the hot kisses that her husband landed on her half-naked body. "Husband-" This young woman moves her slender hand inside her husband clothes until she touches her husband wide chest. Rubbing her soft palms inside, Yu Fengyao growled softly and let his wife touch his body freely. This young prince never let anyone carelessly touch his body, nor did his Nanny who take care of him as a child or his Imperial mother. Now, this prince allowed his wife to consciously touch his body freely and enjoy every touch. Letting Su Qingyi touch him made Yu Fengyao feel vibrations of pleasure he had never felt before. Feeling this only from the touch of his wife''s fingers made Yu Fengyao''s passion getting even higher. Giving some slight bites to his wife''s body which was shining in the candlelight, Yu Fengyao likes his journey enjoying his wife''s soft and delicate body. The small bites from Yu Wang gave Su Qingyi felt the flames everywhere. "My wife''s body feels very good." Yu Fengyao whispered in his wife''s soft, tiny earlobe. Touching his wife''s naked body. Yu Wang gently squeezed her white full breasts. Laying his wife''s soft body on the wide wooden bed, Yu Fengyao began kissing the young woman''s lips again, swallowing her sweet moans. Yu Wang''s long fingers moved to touch the private area and wet at the bottom of his wife''s body. Rubbing softly, full of gentle rhythm at the bottom of his wife''s body, Yu Wang starts to make his wife hit the climax. Making his wife reach orgasm a few times, Yu Fengyao began to insert his little brother into Su Qingyi'' small cave. Feeling so hot and delicious in his wife''s little cave, Yu Fengyao began to move slowly while enjoying his wife''s moans of pleasure. The longer he moves, the movements become faster and full of savage passion. The sweat that ran down on their bodies mixed into one while the two wrestled on the bed. Yu Fengyao was not satisfied even though he finally had many orgasms in his wife''s body so he continued to wrestle with his wife, making the soft voice of this young woman becomes hoarse due to the screams and moans she made. Yu Fengyao stopped wrestling on the bed with Su Qingyi when the young woman finally fainted from exhaustion. Sighing softly, the man looked at his wife, who was forced to serve his wild desires until she fainted. Yu Fengyao never realized that he could have great stamina and wild desire for women. His wife aroused a latent desire in him easily. Calling the maid to prepare bathwater in a hoarse and deep voice, Yu Fengyao waited while staring softly at his unconscious wife. Shortly, the bathwater was ready, Yu Wang carried his wife''s limp body with sturdy steps. Putting his wife in the bathwater, Yu Wang moved to take their change of clothes without realizing that his wife woke up and poured spiritual water from the space, then fell back asleep without care. Yu Fengyao cleaned his body and his wife before soaking for a while to enjoy warm water which was very comfortable for him. Feeling tired, Yu Wang did not realize that there was a high enough energy contained in the bathwater where he soaked together with Su Qingyi. Soaking for a while, the young prince lifted his wife''s body and wiped it dry. Yu Wang never served others before he served his wife like this. Now, he is happy to do it without caring about his pride. After all that, he slept with his wife on the same bed until morning time. 35 35. Aware of his wifes unique physic. Part two. Awakened, as usual, Yu Fengyao intended to go to his usual place of doing morning exercises. Staring gently at his wife, the prince moved slowly not wanting to wake his exhausted wife to serve him for dressing up. Walking towards his private practice site at the Zhending Courtyard, Yu Wang began to practice cultivation. Not many people know that Yu Fengyao is not only a martial artist but also a powerful cultivator. The sect where he studied to become a cultivator was a secret sect that was very difficult for ordinary people or even some cultivators to enter. Yu Wang was able to attend the sect there because the sect''s Grand Elder met him by chance when he was sent to the battlefield for the first time by the previous Emperor. At that time he met with his mentor; Venerable Mei when he cleaned himself in the forest after killing on the battlefield for the first time. His master saw that he had a special physic that fit to learn to be a cultivator. Because of that, he began to learn to cultivate after his master gave him ancient cultivation art. Taking a deep breath, Yu Wang felt the energy qi around him. Feeling the golden core in his body, Yu Wang frowned. He felt that the energy stored in his golden core felt different. Existing energy feels more concentrated. Yu Wang felt that the qi in him was more than before. Recalling, Yu Wang was confused about the reason that caused his energy to make him quickly go up to the next level. After returning from the battlefield and not married; This young prince had just entered level 1 Golden core as a cultivator. Now only a few days after, the energy in the core almost makes it level 2. He did not understand the cause. Some days he only did cultivation in the morning, if it should be like this he could reach level two in 3 months. But, if you look at the development of energy in his body, he can reach level two within a week. Not understanding the cause, Yu Wang had no intention of thinking further. He still has a lot to do besides thinking about this. Returning to the Hongmei Courtyard, Yu Wang found his wife walking towards the dining room from a distance. Realizing that his wife had made breakfast for himself, Yu Fengyao smiled and moved towards the bedroom. Yu Fengyao cleaned himself and went straight to the dining room where his wife was waiting to have breakfast. "Wife, no need to bother cooking breakfast every day for your husband. My wife can rest longer in bed, you must be tired because yesterday your husband was wrestling too much with you in bed." Hearing Yu Fengyao suddenly speak with such closeness, made Su Qingyi unable to reply. This young woman could only blush and make Yu Wang smile faintly. Her husband''s smiling face made Su Qingyi fascinated in silence. "Don''t be too fascinated with me, my wife can make your husband lazy to work." "Husband, don''t tease me all the time." "This husband enjoys doing it." Su Qingyi was silent, while all the maids and eunuchs who heard Yu Wang teasing his wife were surprised. Wangfei was amazing, making a stiff and cold Yu Wang could becomes like this in just a few days since Wangfei became the legal wife of Yu Wang. Yu Wang finished breakfast with Su Qingyi more relaxed than before. This young man began to enjoy spending time with his wife who was easily blushed because of his simple flirting. It seems like he has to learn how to flirting with a woman from Lu Qianhui to enjoy more time with his wife. After breakfast, Yu Wang went to the Palace to attend the morning court together with the other ministers. The prince again reminded his wife not to go anywhere because the threat to her life was still there. At the Palace, Yu Wang climbed a stone staircase and walked towards the royal ministers'' entourage. From afar he saw Minister Su, who was a direct grandfather on his wife''s side. Seeing an old man who looked prim and proper and remembering the man''s treatment of his wife made Yu Wang look cold. Yu Wang was eager to hit the old man. Walking toward the minister''s entourage, Yu Wang received their respectful greetings with a slow nod, then passed elegantly to the palace hall where the morning court was held. The prince who is full of frustration does not intend to greet his in law. "Minister Su, why do I feel that Yu Wang doesn''t like you?" One of the ministers who had a good relationship with Su Yanjiu whispered to the old man. The minister showed that Yu Wang looked cold staring at his best friend. Su Yanjiu; Minister Su from the education department also looked confused receiving cold treatment from his granddaughter''s husband. Thinking deeply, this old man gasped because of his thoughts. Could it be that Yu Wang found out about his bad relationship with his granddaughter?! Realizing that possibility, Minister Su was silent for a long time. It seems like Yu Wang''s relationship with his granddaughter is quite good when considering the prince''s cold behaviour towards him. "Hey, Su Yanjiu, do you know the cause of Yu Wang''s annoyance with you? If you know, you should try to improve your relationship." The minister''s who is a good friend of Minister Su tried to remind his friend. Smiling faintly, Minister Su whispered; "No need, this old man doesn''t need to improve any relationship with Yu Wang." "Hey, you can''t behave like that. This is Yu Wang, you know! Yu Wang is the Emperor''s favourite younger brother and also the only Grand Marshal of Zi Empire. You must have a good relationship with him, remembering that your granddaughter married Yu Wang." The minister kept trying to change his friend''s rigid thinking. Minister Su only smiled at his friend''s anxiety and walked quickly to the palace hall to attend the morning court with the Emperor. This old man was not interested in improving any relationship with Yu Wang. He realized that he did not have a close relationship with Su Qingyi so he should not try to approach Yu Wang. 36 36. Aware of his wifes unique physic. Part three. Yu Wang attended the morning court for a long time at the Palace. When he was finished he went straight to the Emperor because he had to ask for permission. The emperor looked at his favourite younger brother who sat in the Emperor''s private study room casually drinking a difficult to get tribute tea. Yu Fengyao looked towards Emperor meaningfully, this young prince was rather awkward to ask permission from his Imperial brother. Yu Wang knew that the Emperor respected Minister Su Yanjiu''s performance as one of the ministers who worked well in his administration. "Just say if you want to ask for something Fengyao, Imperial Brother will try to help you." Hearing the agreement that was implied in his Imperial brother words, Yu Wang took a deep breath and throw some harsh words. "This prince wants Imperial Brother to permit to punish some people from the Su family!" Yu Wang''s heavy tone made the Emperor feel confused. The emperor did not severely punish the Su family for their schemes using Su Mingmei to make her become his concubine because he was quite fond of Minister Su Yanjiu. But now his younger brother is asking for permission to punish some people from the Su family, making him feel confused, Yu Wang is now their relative because of his marriage. "Why did you ask for permission to punish them? Isn''t Yu Wang their relative now because you married Su Qingyi?" "This Prince wants to punish some people from the Su family because of my Wangfei." "Oh, because of your wife? What did they do to make Yu Wang angry and want to punish them personally?" "Imperial brother knows about the attack on Su Qingyi?" "Yes, Imperial brother is curious about your attitude that seems disturbed so tried to find out about it." "Some people from the Su family who planned the attack and sent assassins to kill my Wangfei." "What?! Are you sure?!" "Very, this Prince has already checked it carefully." Gritting his teeth, Yu Wang looked very annoyed remembering the information he got. A very clear resentment radiated from the face of his younger brother made the emperor take a deep breath. The emperor knew that if he didn''t give permission, Yu Wang would still attack them. This will make it difficult to clean up due to Yu Wang''s revenge on them later. He better permits Yu Wang. "Alright, we allow you to punish the people involved in this. But, don''t overdo it, we quite like Minister Su Yanjiu. The old man has done quite a good job for his position." Emperor''s praise of his grandfather in-laws made Yu Wang snort in annoyance. "Why do you look upset with Su Yanjiu too?" "Don''t talk about that stupid and fogy old man in front of this prince. This prince doesn''t like him." "Why? That old man is quite good. Su Yanjiu doesn''t have any scandal in his family, nor is he a good minister." "Huh! If he is indeed a good man in the family, he will not abandon Su Qingyi and let my Wangfei have to survive alone after losing his mother as a child." "Oh, that happened?! It seems like people''s hearts are as deep as the ocean." "All right, Imperial brother, this Prince doesn''t want to talk about the old man any further. This Prince will prepare himself further to take care of them." "Alright, you may go. Remember what we say to you, don''t overdo it!" "Yes, this prince will remember. This prince only wants to take care of the people directly involved in the attack." Waving his hand, the Emperor invited Yu Wang to leave. Taking a deep breath, the Emperor must think of ways to deal with the consequences of his younger brother''s actions. Rising from his seat, the emperor wanted to go complaint to the Empress. Riding Zhanshi; Yu Wang''s favourite warhorse, Yu Wang rode quickly accompanied by a group of bodyguards to his private residence. It was late afternoon after he returned from the Palace. The prince can''t wait to meet his wife and enjoy the dishes his wife will make. The speed of the horse-driven by Yu Wang made this young prince not easily seen by pedestrians. Even so, because of the appearance of the clothes they wore and the horses they rode, the pedestrians knew that they were all from the upper classes so they stepped aside and did not get in the way. Before Yu Wang''s entourage passed, there were already some bodyguards emptying the road so that the prince''s trip was not interrupted. "Master, you''ve levelled up again!" Yuten cried in her mind space. Su Qingyi also felt happy because the cultivation level in her body had levelled up again just by wrestling in bed with Yu Fengyao for few times. Smiling happily, this young woman is now a Qi level 4 cultivator. Considering that before she was just an ordinary woman who did not have any ability, Su Qingyi felt very happy. Cleaning her body, Su Qingyi had already finished preparing food to eat with her husband when she felt the level up. Luckily, Yuten made a protective barrier so no one inside the Yu Wangfu noticed. "Master, you have reached Qi level 4, you can already train some skills to better protect yourself." "What kind of skills?" "Well, for example, skills for movement art, palm art, and weapon art." "How can I practice all that here? I don''t have a place to practice it all here." Hearing anxiety in Master''s voice, Yuten thought for a while. "Master, you can practice in space. One hour outside, on space is one day." "Oh, you''re right, alright, Master will practice in the space later." "You won''t be able to practice today, Master. Your husband seems to be asking you to wrestle again tonight. He has arrived at the Hongmei Courtyard, so Yuten is forced to lift the protective barrier now." Hearing her husband had come, Su Qingyi immediately dressed and welcomed him. Yu Fengyao reached the front door of the room when he felt that there was a movement of energy from inside his wife''s room making him alert. Crack... The sound of the door opening and seeing his wife''s smiling face made Yu Fengyao forget his vigilance just now. Hugging his wife, Yu Wang realized that he had just been wary because worrying about his wife. "Husband, what''s wrong?!" Yu Wang dragged his wife to stand behind and examined the situation in the bedroom with his gaze. After making sure there was no other energy in the room, Yu Wang breathed a sigh of relief. "Husband will wash up and eat with you later." Nodding, Su Qingyi left to go to the dining room and waited for her husband. 37 37. Aware of his wifes unique physic. Part four. Cleaning himself in the bathroom, Yu Wang thought about the energy he had just felt. Frowning, Yu Wang worried about the safety of his weak wife. Maybe he should teach his wife some martial art or cultivation so that at least her body will become stronger. Thinking deeply while cleaning himself, Yu Wang finished after a while and headed out to the dining room. In the dining room, Yu Wang and Su Qingyi ate casually, while telling each other about their daily lives. Usually, Yu Fengyao eats in silence, but now this handsome man wants to know more about his wife so asking a lot of questions and tells stories. Walking around the garden at the Hongmei Courtyard became one of their second habits after eating. During his walk together, Yu Wang would hold his wife''s tiny palms using his large, calloused palm. At first, Su Qingyi was rather ashamed of holding hands with Yu Fengyao because of the meaningful gazes of the maids and eunuchs who accompanied them. Realizing his wife shyness, Yu Wang would give them orders to stay away, so Su Qingyi was forced to accept to holding hands with him. After a long leisurely walk, Yu Wang escorted his wife to the bedroom. Realizing the passion implied from her husband''s gaze, Su Qingyi felt that Yuten was speaking truthfully. Her husband will ask her to wrestle again in bed tonight. "Husband, don''t overdo it tonight. This wife''s body is not strong enough to serve you for too long." Su Qingyi tried to warn Yu Wang about her weak body. Yu Fengyao paused to hear the warning in his wife''s words. He forgot about his wife''s body condition while thinking about being able to hug this tiny young woman''s body. Smiling wryly, Yu Wang did not think that he would like to wrestle with his wife in bed. "Don''t worry, my wife. This husband will remember it." Entering the room and locking the door, Yu Wang carried his wife easily. Su Qingyi''s body felt so light in his arms that Yu Wang felt he had to make her heavier. The lightness of his wife must have been because her life was uncomfortable before. Yu Wang was again determined to make Su Qingyi live comfortably with him. Bowing his head, Yu Fengyao gently kissed his wife''s lips. Biting softly, Su Qingyi gave a little squeak, giving Yu Fengyao access to insert his tongue into his wife''s mouth. Yu Wang''s tongue touched repeatedly with his wife''s tongue, making the kiss that happened even deeper and hotter. "Husband-" Smiling teasingly, Yu Wang whispered: "This husband loves hearing you call me like this. The sound of your moaning calls always makes this husband want to enjoy your delicious body more deeply." Licking Su Qingyi''s ears, Yu Fengyao teased her earlobe teasingly. Yu Fengyao''s lips slowly kissed and licked his wife''s slender neck, while his hands stripped the young woman''s clothes. Su Qingyi who enjoyed the touch of her husband also began to help strip the clothes her husband was wearing. After wrestling several times in bed with her husband, Su Qingyi became increasingly skilled at removing the clothes her husband wore. This woman also became bolder in touching her husband''s burly body which was not so visible when covered with clothes. Stripping their partner''s clothes, Yu Fengyao and Su Qingyi enjoyed touching each other''s bodies. The more they wrestle in bed, the more they know the secrets of each other''s bodies. Su Qingyi learned to know where her husband enjoyed her touch, while Yu Fengyao learned to make his wife more aroused by his touch. Gently fondling his wife''s white breasts, Yu Fengyao kissed, sucked on her brown peak which he enjoyed like a baby. "Ah~ en~" Su Qingyi could not help but let out some sweet moans made Yu Fengyao feel the urge to go straight into his wife''s wet cave. Go inside and rummage through his wife''s little cave. Slithering down, Yu Fengyao held back his ferocious desires and gave hot kisses on his wife''s body making her moaning louder and her breathing increasingly fast and hoarse. "Husband, don''t tease me like this ~" Su Qingyi couldn''t stand the temptation her husband gave her, she felt very hot and wanted more. This young woman does not understand why the more she wrestles with her husband, the more sensitive she is to his intimate touch. Feeling Su Qingyi''s impatience, Yu Fengyao smiled happily and immediately entered into the wet cave of his wife who greeted him enthusiastically. The moans from each other united in their movements that increasingly wilder. Yu Fengyao brought his wife to the climax many times until this young woman was exhausted, this man remembered his wife''s warning so that he stopped even though he was not satisfied. Finished wrestling on the bed even though he was not very satisfied, Yu Wang carried out his usual routine to clean his wife''s body and soak for a while in the bathwater in the bathtub. After feeling clean, Yu Wang carried his wife''s body and slept together. Yu Wang woke up in the morning not because he woke up to his usual routine, but because the energy in his body had reached the requirement to level up. This movement of energy in his body makes him, the one who''s sensitive to energy movements, awakened suddenly. Moving quickly to get away from his wife, Yu Wang did not want to hurt his weak wife because the energy explosion that occurred was caused by a cultivator levelling up. Using the movement skills he had trained to a high level, Yu Wang moved towards his training ground at the Zhending Courtyard. Yu Wang spent quite a long time to level up because the energy in his body was quite a lot and concentrated. The concentrated energy contained in his body not only made him go up one level but several levels. He is levelling up to Golden Core level 5 now. Going up a lot of levels made this young man stunned long enough after he finished levelling up. He did not understand how all this could happen. Yu Wang did not practice cultivation at all last night. He just wrestled with his wife all night. Given his activities, Yu Fengyao stopped. Is it possible?! All of these because of wrestling in bed with his wife all night?! 38 38. The mess of Su Family. Shocked at his discovery, Yu Wang tried to think things deeper. He thought about the increase in energy levels that occurred every time he wrestled in bed with his wife. During those time he was not aware of the increase in energy that occurred because he did not receive the increase as much as he received this time. But, if he remembers he must get an increase in energy after wrestling with his wife. Convinced by his findings, he became worried about his wife''s safety. It seems like his wife''s body is suitable to help cultivators level up easily. Yu Fengyao was determined to keep the secret about the uniqueness of his wife''s body to death. He will not let anything bad happen to his wife. In a small, secluded courtyard house in the residence of the Second Master of the third generation, some moaning sounds of a young woman filled with pleading words was heard faintly. "Second Master~" The tempting voice of a young woman wearing a maid outfit echoed faintly in the simple bedroom in the small courtyard house. Looking closer, the maid who issued low teasing voices was the maid who usually accompanied Second Madam; Zu Yun. The young woman was hugging a man with a square-jawed face. This man looks like a man who always uses the rough method. But, among all the third generation of Su family''s men, this man is the crafty and also petty-minded man. Su Zhuanjin is Hong Tiaoqing''s husband. He is the son of the second generation legitimate wife of the Su family. This man is a man who likes beautiful young women, unfortunately, all his concubines are arranged by his legal wife so that he can only have children from Hong Tiaoqing. Su Zhuanjin learned of all his wife''s cunning behaviour and let her do everything because he needed the contacts his wife had. Su Zhuanjin may have let his wife try to control his residence, but in fact, this man put his people to watch over all of her acts like putting Zu yun into her maid. Zu Yun was a loyal maid bought by the Hong family to become his wife''s loyal servant. Su Zhuanjin found the family of this young woman who was still alive and made Zu Yun willing to work with him. He gave enough rewards and made this young woman watch over his wife for several years. "Tell me, what has my wife been doing for the past few days?" Su Zhuanjin asked the young woman who was kissed by him on his lap. After making this young woman work for him, this man also made use of this pretty young woman''s body for his desire. Zu Yun was silent hearing the question of her mistress''s husband. This young woman was forced to serve this rough and cunning man. His younger brother needed her support to survive. This man found his younger brother who was sold and almost beaten to death after the young woman''s family fell apart because of the drought years ago. During that time because she and her brother were sold separately, Zu Yun assumed his younger brother had died until this man invited her outside to meet her younger brother who had become a beggar and almost died from the injuries he had suffered. Finding her younger brother in such circumstances, Zu Yun was very sad. Su Zhuanjin used her emotions to control her. Thinking of her younger brother, Zu Yun was forced to become a spy for Su Zhuanjin and also be his secret lover. "Oh, you dare not answer me?!" Squeezing Zu Yun''s half-naked breasts roughly, Su Zhuanjin bit the earlobe of this young woman, hard. Feeling the rough squeeze, Zu Yun screeched softly. This young woman shook her head trying to let go of Su Zhuanjin''s calluses from her breasts that were sensitive to this man''s touch. Getting resistance from the maid in his lap, Su Zhuanjin moved roughly inside Zu Yun''s little wet cave he had entered. "Ah~Second Master, mercy!" The rough penetration from Su Zhuanjin in her body made Zu Yun ask for forgiveness from this rude and petty man. The man just laughed softly and continued his rough penetration in the body of this young woman making her cry softly between pain and pleasure. The man continued to make Zu Yun feel all that until she reached the climax and could not think of anything. After shooting the seeds inside the young woman''s body, Su Zhuanjin interrogated Zu Yun again. Afraid to be forced to serve the ferocious lust of the man in front of her, Zu Yun recounted everything that Second Madam had done for the past few days. Hearing that his wife tried to kill Su Qingyi even though his niece was married to Yu Wang made Su Zhuanjin laugh coldly and cynically. "I never thought that my wife would be stupid enough to do all that." Knowing the chaos caused by his wife made Su Zhuanjin want to punish the woman, but if he did that now, she would know that he put a spy around her and made her becomes alert to him. Maybe he should just let it be. Su Zhuanjin was sure that Yu Wang would find out who sent the attack to Su Qingyi. Although Yu Wang did not like his niece, it was not so easy to disturb the pride of a Grand Marshal like Yu Wang. Hong Tiaoqing threw a stone at herself. "You may go now." "Second Master-" "Don''t let Hong Tiaoqing know that you told me all this." Zu Yun was silent, of course, she would not let her mistress know that she was a spy for Su Zhuanjin. She had seen for herself what she could do. Hong Tiaoqing looked beautiful and seductive but, that woman was very cruel. She will not accept being fooled by anyone, only she can fool people. That woman also has a relationship with the Assassin organization, she still wants to live longer for her younger brother. Although she was afraid, Zu Yun had to survive even though she had to sell her soul to demons like these two people. Cleaning her body from the remnants of Second Master fondling, Zu Yun came out of the courtyard house. Not many people can enter this isolated courtyard house, Zu Yun is one of the people who can enter it if called by the Second Master. Only people who work directly under the Second Master know about their affair. "Second master, do you not want to warn your wife about the possible retribution of Yu Wang?" one of the Second Master''s loyal servants asked his master. "Tell that woman?!" Su Zhuanjin gave a cold snort, he wasn''t interested in doing it. That woman made him lose the woman he loved just out of jealousy. If it wasn''t because he needed the connection that the woman''s family had, he would have tortured and killed her once he learned that Hong Tiaoqing had cruelly killed the woman he loved. "Second master still hates her because of that woman?" "Hmph! I will never forgive her!" Su Zhuanjin gritted his teeth in anger. 39 39. Taken back Yu Wangfei heritage shops. Part one. Yu Wang did not return to Hongmei Courtyard after levelling up. He headed straight to the Palace and attended the morning court after a simple breakfast at the Zhending Courtyard. He did not know how to deal with his wife after knowing the uniqueness of his wife''s body. Yu Fengyao was afraid to share his findings with his wife and worried Su Qingyi. After the morning court, Yu Wang moved to intercept Minister Su Yanjiu on his way home. Riding his warhorse, Yu Wang waited for the horse-drawn carriage used by Minister Su to be stopped by one of his bodyguards. "Master, someone is stopping our carriage." exclaimed the coachman controlling the horse-drawn carriage to Su Yanjiu who was sitting casually inside. "Who stopped our horse-drawn carriage?" Minister Su asked calmly. This old man has been in politics for a long time so his mentality is strong enough. "This servant sees Yu Wang''s entourage ahead." Hearing Yu Wang entourage stands in front, not far from them, this old man knew that the one who wanted to stopped the carriage was Yu Wang. "Follow that person." The carriage driver follows Minister Su''s order to follow the person who stopped their horse-drawn carriage to the place where Yu Wang''s entourage was waiting for them. Feeling the horse-drawn carriage stop, Su Yanjiu opened the curtain cloth of the horse-drawn carriage and climbed down from there using a wooden ladder mounted by the horse carriage driver. "Yu Wang-" Minister Su greets Yu Wang politely, who was coldly responded by the young prince. "This Prince stops Minister Su''s carriage because this Prince has a little something that needs Minister Su to listens for a moment." "Yu Wang is too polite, Yu Wang can ask for anything from this old Minister." The politeness contained in Minister Su''s words made Yu Wang feel better towards this old man. Minister Su is famous for being an old-fashioned and ''clean'' official. Unfortunately, he is not a good grandfather for his wife. "Does Minister Su know about the attack on my wife?" "Su Qingyi was attacked?!" Su Yanjiu was surprised to hear his granddaughter being attacked. Although Su Yanjiu was never close to his granddaughter, this old man did not want Su Qingyi to experience an attack. Seeing the shock on Minister Su''s face made Yu Wang look suspicious. Su Yanjiu realized his negligence in regulating his emotions and returned to be a flat face. "Looks like Minister Su isn''t as cold as this prince thinks to this prince''s wife." "This minister doesn''t understand what the prince means." Minister Su did not want to admit that he cared a little about his granddaughter. Life in the Su family made this old man wary of changing his emotions easily. "It doesn''t matter if the Minister doesn''t want to admit it. This prince doesn''t care." Minister Su only silently responded to Yu Wang''s words. "This Prince only wants to let you know that this Prince will visit the Su family''s residence to make some calculation." "Making calculations with the Su family? Why?" Su Yanjiu looked confused by Yu Wang''s heads up. Thinking for a while, the clever Minister suspected something. "The attack on Yu Wangfei was carried out by the Su family''s people?!" "Hmph! Minister Su turned out to be smart enough to realize it quickly." Hearing Yu Wang''s indirect justification for his guess made this old man look grim. He did not expect his granddaughter to be attacked by his own family. He thought after his granddaughter became the legal wife of Yu Wang, the fools would become smarter and not bother Su Qingyi anymore. "If Yu Wang wants to come to do that, this Minister will wait for the arrival of Yu Wang at the Su family''s residence." Minister Su''s words made Yu Wang feel compelled to change his assessment of this old man. Maybe Su Yanjiu wasn''t as insignificant as he thought towards Su Qingyi. "Good, Minister Su can warn the head of the Su family and told him that this prince wanted to stop by the Su family''s residence.." "Alright." Yu Wang let Minister Su to leave. Looking at Minister Su''s departure, Yu Wang went to see his friends so he can receive further information about the person responsible for his wife''s attack and also about his wife''s inheritance stores that were taken over by the Su family. His wife suffered an attack for trying to take over the shops. Yu Wang did not want Su Qingyi to experience another attack because of those shops, so he decided to intervene to help his wife claim everything back. Su Yanjiu arrived at the Su family residence with a grim face. Descending from the horse-drawn carriage, he walked to the patriarch courtyard located in the middle of the Su family''s residence which covered a large area after standing for hundreds of years. Walking quickly, this old man clenched his teeth trying to hold back the turbulent anger in his body which is now 60 years old. He must not show his emotions clearly in this family especially in front of the current head of the Su family; Su Lingdao even though he is his older brother. His relationship with the head of the Su family was not good because his brother always felt jealous of him only because Su Yanjiu had more intelligence than Su Lingdao and can become a minister. His brother is a cunning man and likes to use cruel plans just to hurt him. "Patriarch-" Su Yanjiu went straight into the study room of the white-bearded old man who was taking care of the documents together with his assistant. Seeing Su Yanjiu''s arrival without knocking on the door first made Su''s patriarch look upset. "Couldn''t you knock on the door first, Su Yanjiu? Or because now you are Minister Su who is quite favoured by the Emperor, you can do things like that?" Realizing his negligence by acting like that, Su Yanjiu tried to divert the attention of his petty-minded brother. "Forgive my impoliteness. I just want to inform you of Yu Wang''s planned arrival as soon as possible." Patriarch Su gasped to hear that Yu Wang wanted to come to the Su family''s residence from the mouth of his younger brother, whom he always considered a thorn in the flesh for a long time. "When will Yu Wang come?" "Don''t know, Yu Wang just said he would come today and wants this one to inform Patriarch Su." 40 40. Taken back Yu Wangfei heritage shops. Part two. Hearing his younger brother''s news, Patriarch Su was immediately busy preparing himself. Su Yanjiu had no intention of telling the reason for Yu Wang''s arrival because he did not want to eliminate Yu Wang''s momentum to make calculations with people who were trying to hurt his granddaughter. Let them feel Yu Wang''s anger. He will enjoy all of it. Walking leisurely, Su Yanjiu walked to his courtyard, a little distance from the residence of Patriarch Su. Although he had a high enough position in the ministry, in the Su family''s residence he was only one of the elders who did not have much power inside the family. This is one of the reasons he cannot care about his granddaughter. Taking a deep breath, this old man arrived at his courtyard which looked modest when compared to the courtyard of the other Su family''s elders. Living in the shadow of his brother, Su Yanjiu could not get much. This man also does not demand many things, he must be able to survive in this family because he has promised to live well to the woman he loves. The woman has sacrificed her life just to let him live. Arriving in his courtyard, Su Yanjiu headed to one of the hidden rooms made in his private bedroom. In the hidden room, there is a wooden plaque that says ''My dear lover; Shun Qing'' displayed on a simple altar. His cold attitude made everyone believe that he did not love the illegitimate child born from the Su family maid; Shun Qing. Actually, before marrying his legal wife, Shun Qing was Su Yanjiu''s lover who made him dare to take the royal test as a scholar so that he could become a minister. "Shun Qing, this old man misses you." Staring gently at the wooden plaque above the altar, the old man took a deep breath. Creak ~ The sound of the secret door sliding softly echoed in the secret room. Turning slowly, Su Yanjiu glanced at the figure who walked slowly towards where he stood. "Father, you''re back." A heavy male voice was heard from the figure entering the secret room. "Gaishan, did you come to see your mother?" asked Su Yanjiu quietly, staring lovingly at his beloved son''s born from his lover. The young man with a simple look seen in the candlelight in the room smiled faintly at his ageing father. This thirty-year-old man knows the secrets of the old man in front of him very well. Although many people in the Su family thought that Su Yanjiu did not love him, Su Gaishan knew the truth. No one knows except his father that Su Gaishan witnessed his mother''s death when the young woman was forced to take her life to protect his father and himself from Su Lingdao''s evil plans. To cover up the closeness of his mother''s relationship with his father, also to cover up how much his father loved him, Shun Qing took her life. The sacrifice and love of his mother towards him and his father made Gaishan could only love one woman like them in his whole life. The sacrifice of his mother also caused this young man to name his daughter; Su Qingyi. "Why did you come to see mother now, Father? Do you have a problem?" Taking a deep breath, Su Yanjiu whispered; "I just miss your mother." Hearing his father''s whisper, Su Gaishan could barely hear him if he had no sensitivity as a high-level cultivator. "I want to talk to you too." Only in this secret room, Su Yanjiu could talk freely with her son. Out there, they must look like strangers. "What is wrong?" asked Su Gaishan curiously. "Su Qingyi was attacked by assassins." Hearing his father''s news, this man with a simple and lazy appearance immediately let out unconscious killing intent. "What? Does someone want to kill my daughter?! Who?" Seeing his son''s emotional turmoil that could barely be contained, Su Yanjiu told him about his meeting with Yu Wang after the morning court at the Palace. "So the person who ordered the attack on my daughter is a member of the Su family? How dare they do that again?!" Su Gaishan narrowed his eyes sharply knowing that. "Even though Yu Wang came to demand responsibility, there is no way Patriarch Su would let the culprit be severely punished." Su Gaishan looked thoughtful. Patriarch Su will not get rid of people who dare to attack Su Qingyi, he will instead try to protect that person in the dark. "Yes, you are right. My brother will protect the culprit in the dark. He will want to use the perpetrator to continue to harass Su Qingyi. Su Lingdao will not let my descendants live comfortably, as he did for you." "Hmph! If it''s not me acting like a drunkard and lazy to deal with anything, that guy must be trying to keep pressing me." "Yes, Su Lingdao certainly did that. Su Lingdao did not want your life and your daughter to be comfortable so he let members of the Su family take your wife''s heritage shops and only gave a small percentage to you just so you didn''t protest about the shops." Remembering the harshness of her daughter''s life because of the behaviour that Su Lingdao allowed to occur to Su Qingyi made Su Gaishan gritted his teeth. His daughter could barely survive if it was not because Su Gaishan secretly sending food to Su Qingyi. Using his capability as a high-level cultivator, Su Gaishan sometimes acts as hired cultivator to get some money for her daughter''s living expenses. "I feel that Yu Wang is aware of that too. This old man feels that Yu Wang doesn''t care if Patriarch Su punishes the culprit himself or not. Yu Wang will take care of the culprit later, but he will ask Patriarch Su to return all your wife heritage shops to Su Qingyi." "If that happens, I will acknowledge Yu Wang as my son-in-law." Su Gaishan chuckled at the thought of his son-in-law taking over all his wife''s heritage stores to return to his daughter. 41 41. Taken back Yu Wangfei heritage shops. Part three. The pleasure contained in his son''s words was contagious to Su Yanjiu. He would also recognize Yu Wang as the husband of his granddaughter if the young prince could take over all his granddaughter''s inheritance stores back from the Su''s. Yu Wang came to the Su family residence with his bodyguard who looked strong and invincible. They all rode warhorses that had huge statures. Accustomed to struggling on the battlefield, their momentum was very pressing on the residents who roamed around watching their arrival. The Su family''s residence is in an area where many ministers live, so many people are hanging around. Yu Wang''s arrival at the Su family''s residence made everyone think that Yu Wang had come to visit his in-laws. Yu Fengyao looked at the gate that had a ''Su family residence'' placard hanging there. The plaque looked expensive, not so different from his image of the behaviour of most members of this family. The Su family had been a part of the upper-class aristocrats, but they did not have much wealth due to the extravagant behaviour of their members. Since Su Gaishan married his wife, the family''s finances have changed for the better. But, it looks like Madam Xu; his late mother-in-law raised white wolves with her hands, according to the information he got. "Yu Wang-" Patriarch Su welcomed the arrival of Yu Wang and his entourage. Although the Su family was a high-class aristocratic family, they were still far behind the royal family, so Su Lingdao was obliged to accept the arrival of Yu Wang personally. This was the first time Yu Fengyao meeting directly with this Patriarch Su. Usually, Yu Wang just gazed fleetingly from a long distance to see this old man. Seeing the calculating gaze flashing from his eyes, Yu Wang intended to investigate the old man who looked like a gentleman. For some reason, he felt this man was far from a gentleman according to his acute instincts. Receiving Patriarch Su''s greeting, Yu Wang only nodded slowly. Su Lingdao who only received a nod from Yu Wang felt that Yu Wang was not easily approached. Inviting Yu Wang to enter, Su Lingdao walked alongside the young prince and took him to the main hall of Su''s residence. Walking elegantly, Yu Wang walked into the spacious residence of Su while looking around. Along the way, Yu Wang could see the luxury that was displayed in this residence. The thought of how much profit his wife''s inherited stores used by the Su family made Yu Wang squeeze his hand which was placed behind him. All this should also have adorned his wife''s private courtyard at the Su family''s residence. But, from the information he got, Su Qingyi never received the slightest profit that could have been used by the young woman to beautify her courtyard. Arriving at the main hall, Yu Wang sat in the main crafted wooden chair by climbing three small wooden steps, Su Lingdao sat on the chair next to him. Some elders sat on simple wooden chairs some distance away. Nobody refused the seat arrangement that happened because the royal family had to always sit on the main seat based on their social standing. Tea and snacks were served shortly after they all sat down. From the fragrance of tea and snacks provided, Yu Wang knew that they were expensive. Drinking the tea provided, Yu Wang seemed relaxed, making Patriarch Su curious about the purpose of Yu Wang''s arrival at Su''s residence, feeling impatient. "Can this old man know the purpose of Yu Wang''s arrival at Su''s residence?" Glancing at Patriarch Su who looked curious and impatient, Yu Wang said coldly; "If there is no business, this Prince can not visit this place?" "Ah, of course not. We from the Su family will always welcome Yu Wang to come here." Hearing Patriarch Su''s words that seemed to wants to flatter Yu Wang, Yu Fengyao just looked away. "This prince has some business this time so come visit this place." Yu Wang gave Patriarch Su a flat expression, making Su Lingdao feel a bad feeling. "Yu Wang can tell us your intention to come here easily. We will try to satisfy you." Staring sharply around and made all the elders present including Patriarch Su feel the strength stored in Yu Wang. They all broke out in cold sweat at that look. Satisfied to see everyone who was intimidated by him, Yu Wang took out several pieces of paper and gave them to Patriarch Su. Su Lingdao received the stack of paper and immediately saw it. Reading through all the contents of the pile of paper, Su Lingdao''s face turned grim and rather pale. "Now you know why this Prince came here, right? How do you take responsibility for all of that?" Hearing Yu Wang''s question, Su Lingdao knew that the arrival of Yu Wang would put the Su family in big trouble if he did not handle it well. "Hurry! Call Su Zhuanjin''s wife; Hong Tiaoqing here!" Su Zhuanjin courtyard has four small courtyard areas which are divided into Su Zhuanjin''s private courtyard, Hong Tiaoqing''s, his son; Su Mingze''s place, his daughter; Su Mingmei''s place. The arrival of the patriarch Su''s servant to called his wife and meet the guest of honour who came to the Su family known by Su Zhuanjin easily. This man has spies around the elders and also Patriarch Su. Even though Patriarch Su was his biological father, Su Zhuanjin kept spying there. His carelessness of not putting a spy there before making him lose the chance to get what he wanted. "Second Master, your father calls your wife to meet the guests who come." "En, is Yu Wang''s the one that coming?" Su Zhuanjin''s manservant nodded in agreement. "Are you not going to help your wife?" "Hmph! That woman is looking for trouble herself, why should I help her?" The manservant became speechless. The second master was still hating his legitimate wife for killing the woman he loved because she was jealous of her. "Are you not worried that Patriarch Su will punish the madam severely?" "Hmph, my father will not get rid of Hong Tiaoqing that easily. He needs that stupid woman to continue to interfere with Uncle Su Yanjiu''s descendants. He never liked his younger brother who was much smarter than him and became an important minister in the government." Watching from a distance the figure of his wife who followed Patriarch Su servant towards the main hall, Su Zhuanjin said nothing. 42 42. Taken back Yu Wangfei heritage shops. Part four. Hong Tiaoqing who got a summon from his father-in-law to come see him in the Main Hall walks in a hurry looked confused. This elegant-looking woman looks seductive despite being neatly dressed and luxurious. All the women from the inner courtyard rarely welcomed the guest of honor who was welcomed in the main hall of Su''s residence. Getting a summon from her father-in-law to meet him there, was very unexpected to her. This call made her feel some bad feelings. Unfortunately this coquetish woman could not refuse to fulfill this summon. Walking as fast as this married woman could, she reached the main hall while breathing heavily. Stopping in front of the main hall''s door, Hong Tiaoqing took a deep breath to control her nervousness. Whatever happens this woman must not look nervous. Marrying in the Su family made her unable to show any weakness because in this place many wolves were waiting for her unguarded. "Patriach, Su Zhuanjin''s wife has arrived. She is waiting to be invited in the front." the manservant whispered softly to Patriach Su, informing the arrival of Second Madam of the third generation. "Tell the woman to come in!" The sound of slow steps of an adult woman wearing fleeting robes could be heard echoing in the large and spacious main hall. Soon everyone there saw a woman in her thirties move with great fascination. The woman looked like she was still in her early twenties quite different from most married women looks. The seductive face and full of charm makes many men there look interested. Hong Tiaoqing knew that her body had such a great attraction towards the opposite sex that why she learned to use it when she was growing up. Living and growing up in a family of merchants who came from middle class made this woman want to climb even higher so she learned to use her appeal to lure men from the upper classes of nobility. Realizing her ambition to be able to lure high-class aristocratic men, Hong Tiaoqing learned how to lure men from famous prostitutes in secret, no one knows it. "Patriach-" A soft, seductive voice was heard in the Hall that made all men swallow hard except Yu Wang who stared coldly at the woman. Yu Fengyao could feel the hair on his body standing up because of the made up soft voice. This prince looks like he wants to hit the mouth that emits that sound. "Kneel!" Patriach Su could feel the cold emanating from the young prince who sat beside him when he saw the arrival of Hong Tiaoqing. This cold is very pressing. Hong Tiaoqing looked surprised at the order from Patriach Su. This father-in-law is usually quite gentle with her. Glancing at her father-in-law, Hong Tiaoqing saw the man look so grim and serious that this woman was forced to sit on her knees looking like a weak, submissive woman trying to soften her in-laws'' attitude. "Patriach, why did you call this weak woman?" Hong Tiaoqing tried to find out. Patriach Su glanced at Yu Wang who stared back sharply. Coughing, Patriach Su threw the pile of paper that Yu Wang had given him. The papers contain evidences of the attack sent by Hong Tiaoqing on Yu Wangfei. Confused, Hong Tiaoqing took the scattered paper and read it. The more this woman reads it, the more pale her face. She could not believe that in these papers, the evidence she had clean up before was clearly written. "Patriach, this is all a lie." Hong Tiaoqing tried not to acknowledge everything recorded there. This woman could not admit it, trying to hurt the royal family could get her severely punished. "So, Second Madam accused this Prince of making false reports?!" A cold voice pierced out from the mouth of the young man with an attractive look sitting next to Patriach Su, making Hong Tiaoqing who had noticed the handsome man''s presence, frowning at him. Hong Tiaoqing did not understand why this young man seemed unhappy with her until she heard the young man calling himself a prince. ''Yu Wang?!'' Hong Tiaoqing looked surprised at the identity of the handsome man who had makes her attracted. This married woman did not expect that the person who brought all this evidence about her attack was Yu Wang himself. "It''s good that Second Madam seems to recognizes this Prince." Hong Tiaoqing was speechless at the cynical tone in Yu Wang''s voice. He could not possibly accuse that all the evidence given by Yu Wang was a lie because it was not possible. Brak! "Still haven''t confessed your mistake?! Yu Wang gave all the reports, it can''t be all lies! How dare you try to attack Yu Wang''s legal wife?!" Patriach Su immediately scolded Hong Tiaoqing so that this stupid woman would not continue to dodge the crime. This old man could not let this kneeling woman continue to avoid her mistakes, Yu Wang could be furious. Su Lingdao realized bitterly that if Yu Wang wanted to rummage through this place even the ancestors of the Su family could not fight him. This young prince is too strong for all of them. Feeling the pressure of strength emanating from Yu Wang made Su Lingdao realize that the Imperial family had power beyond the Su family. So far, Su Lingdao thought that the ancestors of the Su family had the strength that was equal to the royal family, but seeing Yu Wang, he was forced to swallow bitterness pil. "Hmph! Of course this woman won''t admit to having sent assasins to attack my wife, it seems like this woman still wants to live long." Yu Wang was seen scoffing at the seductive woman who was still kneeling. "Yu-Yu Wang, you certainly won''t send her to prison for the crime this woman committed." Patriach Su seemed to want to correct the mistakes made by Hong Tiaoqing. If this woman goes to prison, the Su family can be embarrassed. "Why do you think this prince came with all the evidences and showed you when this prince can send all of them to the justice court? This Prince is not interested in sending this woman to prison. If this happens, this prince face can be tainted too." "Of course, of course. So, how does Yu Wang want to solve this?" "Of course you must compensate for everything this woman has done." "Compensation? Of course the Su family will provide compensation as Yu Wang wants." Patriach Su looks relieved because all this can be resolved properly. They could not refuse Yu Wang''s demands. "Good. This is all the compensations this prince wants." Yu Fengyao gave all the records regarding all of Su Qingyi''s heritage shops that were taken by Su''s family before. Reading the notes given by Wang Wang made Patriach Su look very grim. "Yu Wang, this is-" "What? Does Patriach Su not want to give it?" Swallowing hard, Su Lingdao was eager to refuse, but looked at Yu Wang who was starting to look displeased, he could not do it. "Hmph! You should feel thankful that this Prince only asks for all of the shops to be returned and does not ask you to return all the profits that you all have taken over the years. Don''t think that this Prince doesn''t know how much profit you all have taken from there. If this prince wants to find out about it, it''s very easy. This prince can also makes some report to the Emperor to complaint about all this." Hearing the implicit threat in Yu Wang''s words, made Patriach Su forced to approve it. "Alright, Yu Wang, I will immediately take care of returning these heritage shops." "Don''t make this prince wait long. Also don''t make other side plans about all of the stores, or you will find out how this Prince takes care of everything with an iron fist." After taking care of everything, Yu Fengyao was not interested in staying longer at the Su family''s residence. Even though the Su family''s home looks luxurious but their home decoration looks too gaudy for him. Yu Fengyao prefers decorations arranged directly by his wife, feels comfortable and is like a home not just a display. "Second Master, Yu Wang has left." reported manservant to Su Zhuanjin. "En." Su Zhuanjin did not seem interested in hearing the news of Yu Wang''s departure. He knows that the prince won''t be here long. The prince must only intend to warn the Su family not to bother his wife anymore because it concerns his pride as the only Grand Marshal of Zi Empire. 43 43. Learning skills from the space artifact library. Su Qingyi entered into the space artifact she had when Yu Wang went to the Palace to attend the morning court. She reasoned to her servants that she was tired and still wanted to sleep after breakfast alone and returned to the room. In the room, Yuten immediately made a protective barrier and let Su Qingyi enter the space calmly. In the space tool, Su Qingyi entered the courtyard she had in a past life. Yuten invited her to the library where she had kept many books about cultivation. "Master, all the contents of the books here should be stored in your memory as a Celestial Race, but because your current body is too weak compared to before, all the memories you have are sealed along with your previous strengths. Therefore you must choose for yourself all the skills you wanted to learn from here." "I must choose some skill that I wanted to learn from these many books?!" Su Qingyi looked horrified at the number of books in her library. The library looks small from outside the door, but when she gets inside it, the sheer number of books is composed from floor to ceiling and the extent of these bookcases almost covered the entire area of Yu Wangfu residence. "Don''t worry, Master. All you need to choose for you to learn is that part of the bookcases over there. Yuten has chosen some skill books that you can use from Qi level to Golden Core level. The skill level is Heaven-grade." "Heaven Grade?! Isn''t that level high enough? Only the royal family in some super empires has that level of skill!" "Because they all have that level of skills, so Yuten found it a few for Master to learn if it wasn''t for their low level, how could Yuten let Master learn these lowly level skills," Yuten grumbled because the skill level in this continent was really low. Hearing Yuten''s grumbling like a prodigal made Su Qingyi feel exasperated. Trying to be indifferent to Yuten''s behaviour that was too prodigal for her, Su Qingyi began to examine the existing skill books. She read the front pages of the books which revealed the names, uses, strengths and weaknesses of all the skills recorded in the book. Reading a few, Su Qingyi began to sort out skills that felt interesting to her. Choosing books for several hours, Su Qingyi was hungry so she left the library and began to look for food. "Yuten, is there any edible food here?" "Of course there is, Master. You love catching animals that taste delicious. Tasty plants with good energy. You even plant ''Blood energy rice'' here that can be eaten by mortals to Immortals and tastes better than rice mortals have. Usually, the only people who can eat this kind of rice are the large-scale sect cultivators in this low-level world. Yuten suggested for Master to start consuming it again because the current Master''s body must start to be built from the inside. Using food to change the body for the better and more suitable for practising cultivation, Yuten strongly recommended it." "Hearing your suggestion, Master have to agree. Okay, as long as Master is in the Space tool, Master will eat all the foods found in this place." "Master doesn''t want to eat it outside?" "You know that Master cannot eat all of these outsides, many people will know about this artifact later if Master use all these ingredients outside." "Yes, Master is right. We cannot let many people know about this artifact. Yuten does not want Master to be in danger." Gently ruffling Yuten''s short, fine hair, Su Qingyi smiled faintly. Even though Yuten was only the spirit of the artifact, this boy cared deeply about her safety. This young woman can also feel the caring from each of these spirit actions for her. "So, what do you want to eat, Master? Yuten will get all the food you want!" Thinking for a while, Su Qingyi asked Yuten to bring rice, some vegetables, honey, and fish meat. Hearing the list of food items desired by his Master, Yuten disappeared from before Su Qingyi. Staring at the place where Yuten disappeared, Su Qingyi looked for a seat and waited for Yuten''s return. Shortly after, Yuten returned. "Master, Yuten has put all the ingredients you want in the kitchen. Master has just needed to cooked it because Yuten has cleaned everything." "Thank you, Yuten. You are very efficient. If only Master could bring Yuten out, how relaxed I am." "Master, your laziness recurs again!" Yuten pouted at Su Qingyi''s small whisper. "Hahaha, Yuten makes Master want to be lazy." "Master, you can''t blame Yuten like that!" Yuten looked rather speechless to hear Su Qingyi blame everything on him. Chuckle because of Yuten''s funny behaviour. Su Qingyi cooks in a quite large courtyard kitchen. The size of this kitchen is twice the size of the kitchen at her Hongmei Courtyard out there. Pleased to see the size of the kitchen and all the complete cooking utensils inside, Su Qingyi immediately cooked comfortably. Because she will eat everything herself, this young woman only makes portions for one person. After cooking, Su Qingyi ate in a hurry. She could not waste time because she did not know when her husband would return. She must find all the skills she can train quickly inside the space tool. At least, she needs to practice the skills until she can get minor mastery on those skills. After eating, Su Qingyi returned to bury her eyes in the pile of books. Finally, after struggling all day to search in the artefact, Su Qingyi found the skills she wanted. The skills were named: ''Space moving skill'', ''Soft palm skill'', ''Finger sword skill'', ''Diamond armour skill''. ''Space moving skill'' can make her move between places by using space line around her, one step can take her moved past several meters. ''Soft palm skill'' can make her as a woman to hit others using minimal energy with maximum results. ''Finger sword skill'' uses the index finger and middle finger like a sword using energy and makes sword intent using two fingers. ''Diamond armour skill'' can make energy as armour that continues to cover her entire body at any time until she can be as resilient and protected like diamonds. Happy with her choice, Su Qingyi began to practice. Her first choices to train were the ''Diamond armour skill'' and also the ''Space moving skill''. These two skills are important so that she can protect herself from assassins attacks. Having a low internal power ability made Su Qingyi realize that she couldn''t easily fight back if she had assassins attack, so it would be better for her to learn to run away. Fight back can be done as long as she is still alive. She won''t die easily now, she wants to live longer. 44 44. Yu Wangs suspicion. Su Qingyi spent 5 days in the space tool to train the two skills and by the sixth day, she can felt that she had mastered these two skills until half step to minor mastery. "Master, your husband back!" Yu Fengyao had just stepped into the gate of his residence when he felt the energy moving around from the direction of the Hongmei Courtyard. Since the last time he felt some weird energy movement from there, Yu Wang began to continue to pay attention to changes in energy that might re-occur. Sensing that happening again, Yu Fengyao paled thinking of his wife safety who was there. This man thought of the worst possible thing that could happen to his wife and this made him very worried. Moving quickly, Yu Fengyao used the high-level movement art that he had mastered, he roused the energy that was silent in his body to be able to quickly reach the Hongmei Courtyard. Seeing his actions, all the guards and eunuchs who accompanied him looked confused but followed him from behind. Unfortunately, even though he had used high speed to reach the Hongmei Courtyard to catch the culprit who used the energy in the Hongmei Courtyard when he arrived there, all the energy moving there had stopped. This indicates the culprit has run away from there. Even though the culprit he wanted to arrest was gone, Yu Wang was still worried about his wife so he began looking for Su Qingyi. As if knowing his anxiety, his wife appeared before his eyes wearing swaying robes in light green. "Husband, you''re back?" Su Qingyi smiled faintly welcoming Yu Wang. Seeing his wife looking fine, Yu Fengyao immediately pulled the young woman into his arms. This young prince breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank God you''re fine!" "What do you mean, Husband?" Not wanting to make his wife worried, Yu Wang would not say anything until he found out who the perpetrators were. "Nothing." Staring gently at his wife, Yu Wang lowered his head and pressed his thin lips against Su Qingyi''s red and thick lips. Placing the palm of his hand behind his wife''s head, Yu Fengyao tucked his fingers into his wife''s thick and soft hair. Getting a kiss suddenly from her husband, Su Qingyi widened her eyes. The two couples stared at each other before closing their eyes and enjoying the kiss. Meanwhile, the guards and eunuchs who followed Yu Wang arrived not far from them. Seeing the prince''s behaviour, Butler Chen immediately stopped everyone and made everyone immediately moves away from the kissing couple. This old eunuch did not want to disturb the intimacy of his master who was previously so cold and dry in the matters of romance. Su Qingyi didn''t know how long they kissed because they stopped after the two of them were almost out of breath. Breathing heavily, Yu Fengyao put his forehead on his wife''s forehead. This lean and tall muscular prince did not know that he could care so much about anyone other than the Emperor and his Imperial mother. "Husband, did you have dinner?" "Not yet, this husband wants to eat with you." "Well then, this wife will cook dinner. Husband should clean up first while waiting for me to cook." Yu Fengyao nodded in agreement, the prince broke free from his arms with his wife and walked towards Su Qingyi''s private bedroom. In the bedroom, Yu Wang entered the bathroom and was just about to call the eunuch to take care of his bathwater when he saw the bathtub filled with warm water available that still looked new. "Wangye, Wangfei just told this eunuch to provide bath water for Wangye." Hearing the notification of the young eunuch who worked for his wife, Yu Wang smiled and invited the young eunuch to leave him. Near the bathtub, there is also a change of clothes for him. Removing the clothes he was wearing, Yu Fengyao''s naked body was visible among the thin steam coming from warm water in the bathtub. Yu Fengyao''s body looks rather brown because he previously struggled on the battlefield. Even though he was not as white as the bachelors from the capital city, Yu Wang''s good looks still put this man in the top ranks of handsome bachelor. One of the reasons Yu Wang rarely returned to the capital city was because he didn''t want to be as white as all of them. With a face like him, if he has their white skin, Yu Wang feels he gonna end up looks like a girl. That was why he liked to step forward in the battlefield, in addition to gaining experience in fighting, practising his martial arts skills. Yu Wang also wants to make his body look more manly and muscular. Unfortunately, his body type cannot be seen to be muscular and remain slim, but if he saw completely naked, his strong muscles look blended with his slim and tall body shape. Thinking of his slender shape now, Yu Wang felt grateful because his body shape did not look big and muscular like one of his generals in the military, because if he came to look like that, he would not look compatible, standing side by side with his tiny looking wife. Entering the bath filled with warm water, Yu Fengyao breathed, feeling comfortable. This warm water seemed to penetrate his body and made his body tired from taking care of his wife''s attack problems for the better. Frowning, Yu Fengyao returned to thinking of the culprit who roamed around his wife. He was curious to know who was stalking his wife and made that faint energy move. If it wasn''t for his cultivation level levelling up, maybe he wouldn''t be able to realize it quickly. "Does this prince have to ask for help from one of the senior brothers from the sect? But, this prince is afraid that they realize the uniqueness of my wife''s body. This prince should take longer to look at this problem, this prince will try to be with Su Qingyi more often to protect her." 45 45. Su family members who lost the wealth. After Yu Wang departed from Su''s residence, Patriarch Su; Su Lingdao summoned all the elders and family members of Su who handled all of Su Qingyi''s heritage shops. All members of the Su family and the elders summoned by the head of the Su family were confused. They waited until everyone had gathered while continuing to wonder the reason for their calling. Su Yanjiu and Su Gaishan glanced at each other when they both seeing each other''s presence in the Main Hall. Both of them smiled silently inside their hearts at the gloomy face of Patriarch Su and also Hong Tiaoqing who still looked pale as a corpse. Looks like Yu Wang didn''t disappoint them, the prince gave a big blow to that arrogant and petty old man. "Patriarch, why are you calling all of us?" one of the elders who had a close relationship with Su Lingdao asked after all those summoned by Patriarch Su were all present. Su Lingdao looked at everyone present in the Main Hall and felt even more annoyed at the thought of what he had to tell everyone. This man did not want to return all of Su Qingyi''s heritage shops because the inheritance stores accounted for more than 60% of the Su family''s wealth. At first, he did not realize how much profit he got from all the shops, but after Su Lingdao read the financial statements of all the shops, Su Lingdao realized how much profit was used by the Su family from there. But, now Su Lingdao couldn''t deny his words otherwise Yu Wang would hunt down the Su family to the end. "Elder Ma, you know that Yu Wang came today, right?" Elder Ma nodded. This younger man, only a few years from Su Lingdao, was one of Patriarch Su''s supporters. Ever since they were young, Elder Ma had been one of Su Lingdao''s men so he knew a lot and also benefited greatly from Patriarch Su. His family was one of the parties who took over the Su Qingyi heritage store and they enjoyed a lot of profits from the shop that they forcibly took from her. "Do you know the reason for Yu Wang''s arrival?" Elder Ma shook his head slowly. How could this short, chubby man know?! He had just spent a lot of money from the profits of the Su Qingyi heritage store to take part in a big scale auction. This old man is taking part in the auction hall to get pills that can make him live longer because the martial arts he has learned are not so high so he only has some more years to live. As an elderly man who enjoyed the wealth of life even though it did not belong to him, Elder Ma wanted to be able to enjoy it longer that''s why this old man desperately sought pills to live longer. "Yu Wang came to ask us to turn over all of his wife''s heritage stores back." Hearing Patriarch Su''s notification that was heard by everyone present in the room made all those who took over Su Qingyi''s heritage shops feels like getting lightning strikes on them in broad daylight. "Patriarch, you can''t possibly let Yu Wang take back all the heritage stores?!" Hong Tiaoqing becomes hysterical at her father-in-law notification about Yu Wang''s plan to take over all Su Qingyi''s heritage shops. This woman could not let all the inheritance stores including the one she held out of her hands. If she lost the inheritance shop, her position as Second Madam of the third generation would be rather shaken. Hong Tiaoqing also used a lot of profits from the store she held to help support the Hong family to become bigger like now. If this woman loses the store, she will suffer greatly. Slap! A loud slap echoed in the room. Hong Tiaoqing was thrown some distance from her original place. Staring in surprise, Hong Tiaoqing had no idea that her father-in-law would slap her face in front of many people. "Why do you think Yu Wang has the desire to help his wife take over all the heritage stores from Su Family?" "Father-in-law-" "You made him make that decision! You have great courage to attack his legitimate wife he just married! You make the pride of a prince feel challenged!" Everyone present in the Hall heard the reason behind Yu Wang''s takeover. All of them, especially those who knew how much profit they used from all the Su Qingyi heritage stores, were very upset with Hong Tiaoqing. "How can you insult the pride of a prince like Yu Wang, my dear wife?" a sarcastic voice rang out from Su Zhuanjin''s mouth, who had initially remained silent seeing his father hit Hong Tiaoqing so hard. "Husband!" Hong Tiaoqing saw her husband not trying to help her but instead questioning her with sarcastic words like that makes her felt angry. Her husband has been ignoring her for a long time and letting all her scheming actions happen. The man had never interfered nor had he opposed her like this before. Su Zhuanjin only smiled cynically at the disappointment in the eyes of his legal wife. He would never help this woman because of his great grudges. "Can''t we refuse to return all of that, Patriarch?" Elder Ma tried to return the conversation to the existing problem. This old man was lazy to take care of the Second Madam, he was just busy thinking about losing a lot of the money he usually got from the inheritance store that his party held. "Do you think the Su family can refuse Yu Wang''s orders?" Hearing Su Lingdao''s depressed tone, Elder Ma fell silent. The Su family could not possibly refuse a royal prince, let alone one who had as much power as Yu Wang. "How about we give all the shops empty? We can take all the items there and sell them in our shop." Elder Ma tried to suggest clearing all heritage stores from the high-quality goods they owned. They can still get many benefits from there. Brak! Patriarch Su banged hard on the table and glared at Elder Ma, who suggested that stupid thing. "You idiot! What do you think will happen to the Su family if we do something stupid?! Yu Wang will finish us off!" 46 46. The conversations inside the secret room. Although it was hard to accept defeat because of Yu Wang, the Su family could not refuse the prince''s wish to take over all of Su Qingyi''s heritage stores. All people who have been enjoying profits from all the shops can only cry in their hearts and be disappointed. Patriarch Su gave orders that they return all store management to Su Qingyi and send all finance reports they had to Yu Wang''s residence. They also cannot take profits from this month from all the heritage stores. After the meeting, Patriarch Su dismissed everyone with annoyance. "Looks like your son-in-law is quite good at suppressing others." Su Yanjiu glanced at her son who was sitting in the middle of his secret room facing the altar of Shun Qing. Drinking tea casually, Su Gaishan smiled faintly. The man with the aura of a weak scholar was also quite fond of seeing his son-in-law suppress the greedy people of the Su family who''s lusting for his daughter''s wealth. "Yeah, Yu Wang is good enough to pressure others." "Seeing how happy you are, do you want to come and see your daughter at Yu Wang''s residence?" "What do you think, dad?" Su Yanjiu looked grim at the question his son gives. This old man owes much attention to his eldest son and granddaughter. If only he was not bound by oaths to the ancestors of the Su family to not fight with his elder brother, he would leave this family long before so he would not have to pretend he did not care for his children or grandchildren. Before for the sake of the safety of his first son, Su Yanjiu was forced to take a harsh blood oath to continue living in the Su family and not fight Su Lingdao so that the Su family would not become divided. For the sake of his son not being killed, he was forced to marry his legal wife and had three children from the woman. Fortunately, his legal wife knew and realized that Su Yanjiu never liked him, so she never cared about his attention. "Maybe you need to see her. She''s a timid girl, you need to see how well she lives now. Don''t let anyone bullies her anymore." "Alright, I''ll see her later." "I also want to see my sweet and kind niece!" the loud voice of a woman in her early twenties was heard in the secret room. Su Gaishan who knew that someone else had entered and heard their conversation looked towards the door. Two adult male figures were standing behind the young female figure who spoke just now. The two adult men seemed unable to say anything because of their youngest sister. "Why are the three of you here?" Su Gaishan asked his three step-siblings. "Eldest brother, don''t stare like that to us! I''m afraid!" Su Raole looked afraid to accept the sharp gaze of her eldest brother. This woman is the youngest half-sister from the three half-siblings of Su Gaishan. There were not many people who knew that Su Gaishan''s relationship with his stepsiblings was very good. They all love each other like real-siblings. Hearing the whining of his youngest sister, Su Gaishan took a deep breath. Su Raole is the youngest child but this woman is a good woman to the person she likes. Her nature is frank and seems rude, but actually, this woman is quite smart. "Eldest brother, we also want to see Qingyi. Right now, after she''s married to Yu Wang, we don''t need to be afraid of her safety anymore so we can love her openly, not in covert like before. We all want to be loving toward her." Su Kuanshu, Su Yanjiu''s second son also helping his younger sister to persuade his eldest brother to let them follow him to meet their niece. The three half-siblings of Su Gaishan always considered their oldest brother as their real-sibling so they also really loved their niece. If it wasn''t for their father''s enemy who was always watching over them, these three siblings would have spoiled Su Qingyi from birth. But, because of their father''s enemy, the three siblings were forced to hide only to see Su Qingyi. Su Gaishan looked at his three stepsiblings who had a pleading face only so he could invite them all to visit his daughter. "I haven''t decided to visit her yet." "Eldest brother, you can''t lie to us like that!" Su Raole can''t believe her eldest brother won''t go and check his beloved daughter after he knows his beloved daughter being attacked by Hong Tiaoqing before. "Yeah, you can''t lie like that!" Su Kuanshu and his third brother; Su Baohan also nods following their sister''s suspicion words. Su Yanjiu chuckled seeing the actions of his children. Fortunately, all of his children, although not all real blood siblings have a very good relationship. He must thank his legal wife for making them all get along. "Gaishan, just let them follow you to check Qingyi. They also love her a lot." The three siblings nod happily to their father''s words. They knew that their eldest brother would follow their father''s words to bring the three siblings along. "Fine, I''ll bring you all along tonight." The three siblings seemed happy to hear the approval of their eldest brother. "Now you all can return to your respective places lest people found out about this. Later an hour before midnight, you all can come back here, we will go to Yu Wang''s residence together to check on Su Qingyi." Hearing the arrangement of their oldest brother, the three brothers immediately left the secret room back to their private courtyard and impatiently waited for the meeting hour to arrive. "Be careful out there, Gaishan." "Don''t worry, father. We all got high martial arts." "Don''t be so confident, Son. You will visit the prince''s residence named Yu Wang. Yu Wang''s title as Grand Marshal is not an empty title. His residence is not an easy place to enter." "I know that." Su Gaishan left the secret room to prepare items that he could give to his daughter later when he visits. 47 47. Yu Wangs in laws night visits. Part one. Yu Fengyao had just finished enjoying a pleasant night''s activities together with his wife and finished cleaning both of their bodies. This young prince also likes to bathe together at his wife''s place, he considers bathing water at his wife''s place to feel more comfortable to use. Maybe because he took a bath here after having intercourse with his wife so he felt more comfortable bathing at the Hongmei Courtyard. Just when Yu Fengyao was going to sleep after laying his wife''s sleeping body on the bed, the prince became alert when he heard the faint sound of movements from the front yard of the bedroom. Wearing the outer robe back, Yu Fengyao got up from the bed and moved out of the room slowly and without sound to the front yard. Outside, the prince saw the arrival of four figures jumping down from the high wall that surrounded the Hongmei Courtyard with grace and almost no sound. If it wasn''t for him now reached the Golden core level cultivator, Yu Fengyao might not have noticed their arrival. Staring intently, Yu Wang noticed the four figures who possessed quite high movement skills. This man did not know whether the four were enemies or not, he had to be vigilant of their arrival. "Yu Wang-" A heavy whisper made Yu Wang realize that the head guard of his elite team had come to support him in the back. Yu Wang turned around and saw several figures of his elite team together with the captain of the guard and the figure of Nanny Mo blending with them. "Catch them! Don''t be too noisy! Wangfei is resting." Everyone behind Yu Wang immediately moved to catch the intruder without questioning his order. The sounds of the guards and Nanny Mo''s movements were not very clear because they were all trying not to make a lot of noise. They all tried to catch the intruders in a voice as low as possible so that they could not be heard reaching the bedroom from the front yard of the Hongmei Courtyard. Su Gaishan and his three stepsiblings had no idea that the residence where Su Qingyi lived had many guards with quite a high ability. They had all tried to use their movement skills which were quite high but, they were still facing these guards so fast. The fighting ability of the guards is also quite troublesome because they all immediately attack without asking anything. "Eldest brothers, these guards have very high abilities." Su Baohan looked enthusiastic about fighting with the guards who attacked him. This third brother of Su Gaishan was a military officer with a rank high enough that he rarely found anyone who could rival his fighting abilities. Su Gaishan nodded slowly, this man realized what his third younger brother meant. He never thought that his daughter''s residence had guards with abilities of this level. From what he heard, Yu Wang didn''t really like his marriage to Su Qingyi, but why did Yu Wang give his daughter some high-ability guards? Wush! His unfocused mind almost made Su Gaishan hit by an opponent who stood not far from him. Looking at the person who almost hit him, Su Gaishan inadvertently shouted. "Nanny Mo!" Her familiar voice made Nanny Mo stop and look at her more closely. "Master Gaishan?" Nanny Mo''s call to one of the intruders was heard in Yu Fengyao''s ears. The name that was called by Nanny Mo made Yu Wang surprised. That name is the name of his father-in-law. Realizing the possibility of his father-in-law''s arrival, Yu Wang signalled that all guards stop attacking. "Nanny Mo, do you know them?" Yu Wang asked Nanny Mo, trying to confirm his suspicions. Su Gaishan and also his three stepsiblings glanced at the figure standing on the terrace. Looking more clearly, they realized that the figure was Yu Wang. They all looked at each other wryly, it turns out the reasons why they all attacked directly without any questions was because Yu Wang ordered it. Nanny Mo glanced at the intruders, feeling rather amused by the misunderstanding that had happened. "This old maid knows them, Wangye. They are Wangfei''s father also her uncles and aunt." "Oh, father-in-law and also his step-siblings came to visit in midnight and came like intruders?" Yu Wang sounded rather sarcastic staring at them. This prince had no idea that he would experience something amusing like this. The prince''s words made these four people who came suddenly become silent. "Forgive our sudden visit to this late-night, Yu Wang. We were forced to do it. We all did not think that Wangye would spend the night here." "Didn''t think of that? So what if this Prince stayed overnight at my wife''s place? Su Qingyi is my legal and only wife." Hearing a bit of anger in Yu Wang''s words, Su Kuanshu felt he had spoken wrong. "This father-in-law heard that Yu Wang doesn''t like marriage with my daughter?" Su Gaishan heard the anger in Yu Wang''s words feeling the need to ask. Yu Wang looked at the man who claimed to be his father-in-law. Under the dim light of the lantern, the tall and gentle figure of the man wearing a dark purple robe looked like a scholar. If it wasn''t for the prince watching this guy fight with his elite guards, he wouldn''t believe that this man''s martial art was high enough. Yu Wang felt that this man had comparable abilities to his first senior brother at his sect. His first senior brother is a Nascent soul-cultivator. That means his father in law also on that rank. "We''d better go inside. This Prince won''t let you all keep standing and talking like this." Yu Wang moved into the main hall of Hongmei Courtyard, where the residents received guests. Nanny Mo invited Su Gaishan and his three stepsiblings to get there. "Nanny Mo, is Su Qingyi sleeping?" asked Su Gaishan. "Young Mistress is resting now, Master Gaishan." "Eldest brother, why do you still call your daughter by her full name?" "Raole, you know I can''t call her just Qingyi. If I call her like that, later I will get used to doing it. I can''t make father''s enemy know that I''m close to my daughter." Hearing her eldest brother''s explanation, Su Raole felt sad. If only they could finish off all of Su Yanjiu''s enemies, their oldest brother wouldn''t suffer like this. 48 48. Yu Wangs in laws night visits. Part two. The four midnight visitors who came to Yu Wang''s residence now sat in the relaxed state inside the main hall of the Hongmei Courtyard. Nanny Mo provided Su Qingyi''s snacks and quality tea that Yu Wang sent to her young mistress after learning that Su Qingyi liked tea from flowers. "It seems that this prince''s assumption about your family attitude towards my wife is correct. You all care about her well being." Yu Wang looked at the four visitors who suddenly came to his residence. The prince had suspected Minister Su''s strange attitude when he informed him of the attack on his wife on the old man. Minister Su tried to cover up his concern for his wife, but Yu Wang was accustomed to struggling on the battlefield, which required careful observation to go through every battle. It was easy for him to see the change in expression that Minister Su was trying to hold when they met. "Of course my eldest brother cares about Qingyi, she''s the eldest brother''s only daughter." Su Raole immediately confirmed Yu Wang''s suspicion towards the attitude of his eldest brother.. This woman who is Su Gaishan''s youngest sister did not want eldest brother''s son-in-law to be disappointed in her oldest brother. The relationship between his older brother and his son-in-law''s should not be bad because Su Gaishan loved his daughter so far. "Hmm, well then, this prince wants to know why you all have to do all this?! Why do you all have to look like you don''t care about my wife all this time in the Su Family''s residence, letting her to be bullied?" The three half siblings of Su Gaishan glanced at their oldest brother. They are not sure they can tell the reason that caused all that. Su Gaishan also looked at his son-in-law, he was also somewhat hesitant to tell Yu Wang. After all these reasons is the taboos inside the Su Family. "Su Qingyi is the legitimate wife of this prince. You are somehow part of her family meaning you are also a family of this prince. If the reason you let Su Qingyi live as before has an influence on her safety, this prince wants to know it clearly." Su Gaishan knew about it. All the reasons for his direct family to ignore his daughter are always related to the safety of his daughter inside the Su family residence. Since his daughter was small, Su Qingyi always faced attempted murder just because his daughter was born as his child. Fortunately, his wife had many shadow guards to protect her daughter''s safety when he''s still weak and give him time to grow strong as a cultivator. Marrying his wife gave Su Gaishan the chance to become a cultivator and this man took the opportunity he''s wife fighting for him even though she needs to compete with others and tried as fast as possible to become stronger. All this encouragement made him quickly become a Nascent soul level cultivator. "Yu Wang has met with Patriach Su, hasn''t he?" "Yes, this Prince has met him." "What is Yu Wang''s opinion about it?" "An old man who looks good, but is actually sneaky and narrow-minded." "Does Yu Wang know that Patriach Su is my father''s brother; Minister Su Yanjie?" "Oh, are they blood related siblings?" "Yes, but Patriach Su does not want to admit that since the old man became the head of the Su family. Therefore, many people should not talk about their blood relations in the Su family." "Why is that?" Yu Wang, who had a good relationship with his blood related brother who is now the Emperor, did not understand why Patriach Su did not want to recognize Minister Su as his blood related brother. "Since they were little, my father was the smartest son in his generation than anyone else including his older brother; Su Lingdao. Patriach Su was always a narrow-minded person. As the first child of the previous head of the family, he always considered himself the best of the others. My father''s presence tarnished that matter." "That old man''s envy made you all forced to ignore Su Qingyi in her childhood?" "Yes, Su Lingdao used a maid to made my father fall in love with the maid. The maid then bore me and made my father love her more. After a few years as my father''s lover, the maid was told to kill him. Su Lingdao wanted my father to suffer greatly from being killed by a woman which he loved a lot, but the maid instead made the ancestors know about their love story and the conflict between my father and Su Lingdao, she hoped that the ancestors will protected my father and her son in exchange for her life. After that happen, that man can''t kill me and my father because of the oath the maid forced the Su''s ancestors to makes, in exchange for the completion of the oath, the ancestors let that man to be the Patriach. Since that man can''t touch us both, Su Lingdao allowed the Su family members who were jealous of my father''s position in the government to attack my daughter who was not protected in the oath." "This prince undestand then." "This father-in-law hopes that Yu Wang can protect Su Qingyi and make her happy. I haven''t been able to do that all this while." "Don''t worry, father-in-law. This prince will try hard to make my wife happy." Hearing his father-in-law''s explanation, Yu Wang was forced to change his cynical view of Su Gaishan. This man had life experiences that made him compelled to ignore those he loved only to protect Su Qingyi''s safety. "Is my wife''s mother''s death also due to your family animosity with Patriach Su?" "Ah, about that-" Su Gaishan seemed hesitant to tell about his wife. This has been a long-kept secret. Yu Wang saw his father-in-law''s doubts feeling suspicious and worried. Could it be that her mother-in-law was not killed because of Su Lingdao?! "I think Yu Wang better not found out about this for now. It''s late now, this father in law and my siblings better back or my old father would worry about us." 49 49. The present Emperors inneryard. Many people find being an emperor was fun because he can have abundant wealth and can have a harem as much as possible as the previous emperor''s father. Choosing to be Emperor was forced into Yu Fengyan because he did not want his queen mother to be killed by the prince who ascended the throne besides himself. Yu Fengyan knew and realized that his queen''s mother had many enemies in the harem even though the gentle and intelligent woman had never been cruel to other concubines. All hatred was only because the emperor''s father had loved his queen and her children very much. The political situation of the previous emperor needed a lot of support from many upper-class aristocrats so that the previous emperor who was the father of emperor Yu Fengyan was forced to accept many concubines from the families of the nobles who suppressed the previous emperor. The political situation got better after Yu Fengyao went to war and made a name in the military as an influential military officer. Using the military power gathered by Yu Wang, the upper-class aristocrats began to diminish their schemes to interfere in government politics. Knowing how hard Yu Wang mustered the military strength, the current Emperor chose to compete on the throne so that his brother''s hard work would not be in vain. Now, as the emperor who had only been on the throne for few years, the politics in which upper-class aristocrats were interfering had begun to diminish so much that Yu Fengyan did not need to fill his harem with the daughters of their families. Yu Fengyan only had three women at first in his harem. They are his legal wife; Song Muli, two concubines; Fei Zhulin, Mo Yunshi. But then the daughter of the Su family used a devious plan and make he forced to put her inside his harem. Since he realized that he was trapped by the Su family to put Su Mingmei into his harem, the Emperor had never visited this young woman in the Concubine Palace given to her. His anger and disgust towards the young women who behaved like white lotus all this time made Yu Fengyan order Zheng Yuan; His eunuch who was also the head eunuch at the Palace to sent the young woman to live in the concubine palace farthest from Emperor residence palace and also the Empress Palace. Prang! The sound of a broken ceramic vase could be heard echoing inside the Mingmei palace hall. Su Mingmei, who was now the third emperor''s concubine, looked very upset to hear the report of one of her maids who was one of Su''s family who had long been a maid in the Palace. The Su family sent many young girls from their branch families to become maids in the Palace so that they could find out many things in the Palace since the time of the previous emperor. They also sent the girls with the intention that they too could try to attract the attention of the men of the royal family. After Su Mingmei became the current Emperor''s concubine, the Su family sent several maids in the Palace from their side to serve the young woman. "Why does the Emperor only meet the Empress?! Why not meet me? This one younger than her!" This young woman was annoyed because ever since the Emperor touched her the first time, he had never touched her again. Su Mingmei had never met the Empress, many servants in the Palace had never seen her wandering because according to what she heard the Empress did not like to roam other than in her Palace. Although they had never met, Su Mingmei knew that the Empress was older than her. Touching her beautiful face as the most beautiful young woman in Zi Empire, Su Mingmei was sure that she was far more beautiful than the Empress. Su Mingmei took her anger out in the main hall of Mingmei palace, she did not realize that there was a figure dressed in red standing on a branch of one of the large trees facing the main hall window. The figure wearing a veil covered most of her oval face and only showed a pair of clear and soft eyes shaded by dense eyelashes. The figure saw Su Mingmei vent her anger and curse the Empress enthusiastically. The figure is the figure of a woman with attractive body shape, slim and graceful like a willow tree. The figure of the woman seemed interested in seeing the anger that was delivered by Su Mingmei to the Empress. Srak! The sound of branches being trampled near her made this figure turn to see who approached her. The figure of the female shadow guard who sometimes followed her was seen standing on a tree branch not far from her. "Empress-" "What''s wrong Yunyi? Why are you here?" "Empress, why do you love to running away from the shadow guards? We are all in charge of protecting you!" Yunyi whispered annoyed at the behaviour of her young mistress. The empress loves to run away from her guards and goes to play alone. "Ah, this one just wants to see the new concubines received by the Emperor. This one heard that this new concubine is very beautiful. So this one is curious to see." "Empress, you know that Emperor only loves you, so you don''t need to be jealous." Chuckling, Song Muli said; "Who says this one is jealous? This one can''t be jealous of this new concubine. You know when this one marries the Emperor, this one makes a Wedding oath with him. If the oath is broken for the cultivator the consequences will be very severe." "So, why Empress here, then?" "As this one said, this one curious about her. As others said, the new woman is beautiful, even when she''s mad." Yunyi''s expression changed dramatically, her young mistress''s fetish seemed to recur again. The empress has a fetish for beauties. Her reason for accepting the Emperor as her husband was also because the Emperor had a beauty that captivated her when she was a little girl. This young woman also likes to collect people who have beauty around her as maids or eunuchs. The emperor learned of his wife''s fetish for beauties and was forced to accept it. If the emperor refused the accept empress fetish for beauties, Song Muli would disappear and could not be found and this would make the emperor surrender. "Empress, you cannot like this young woman, Su Mingmei is too petty and narrow-minded." "Yes, it seems so. This one won''t accept her on this one''s side. This one just wants to see her beautiful face." Taking a deep breath, Yunyi was relieved the Empress would not put Su Mingmei near her side otherwise she will be afraid that young woman will harm her mistress. "Empress, the Emperor is looking for you." "Ah, is the Emperor finished the morning court?" "Yes." "Alright, this one will return." 50 50. The weird but cute Empress The Empress arrives at her Palace using her movement skill quite fast. Her shadow guard following her behind with a gloomy face. The female guard wanted to quit her job to guard the Empress if only she can. Too bad her long life wishes never can be realized because of the Empress identity as the Secret School Grand Elder beloved granddaughter. The Empress never had the talent to cultivate but she is a genius learning for movement skill. Her talent in learning movement skills with Heaven level ranks made all the elders present to let this young woman learn movement skills even though she could not cultivate too high. But, this woman can learn movement skills easily. Even in the Secret School, this young woman was among the people who had the highest movement skills. She can easily spy on someone without being known to many people if they all don''t have a high cultivation rank. This woman usually uses her ability to find information that she likes. Also using it to make some tricks for the Emperor and Yu Wang when they are younger. Yu Fengyan waited patiently for the Empress in the pavilion surrounded by a small artificial lake. This pavilion was made by him because his wife likes to relax near this artificial lake. This artificial lake is made to resemble the lake in Song Muli''s residence at the Secret School. Yu Fengyan had seen his wife''s residence before marrying the young woman. So, after he becomes the Emperor, he makes this place inside the Empress Palace. Before marrying his legal wife, the Emperor did not know that the young woman was the granddaughter of the Grand Elder of the Secret School. This handsome man still remembers how shocked he was when he learned that this young woman who possessed not very high martial arts abilities had a relationship with the mysterious Secret School. The emperor also did not know that the head eunuch who was usually at his side after having been rescued by him while still being a prince before was his wife''s senior brother. "Emperor, have you been waiting for me for long?" The soft voice that echoed easily in his heart made Yu Fengyan turn and smile gently at the owner of the voice. Yu Fengyan saw a young woman with skin as soft as a baby and wearing a bright red robe smiled softly at him. If only Yu Fengyan had forgotten this woman''s strange fetish for beauties, Song Muli would have been seen as a perfect image of virtuous Empress outside. "Where did you run out, Empress?" the Emperor asked gently to the young woman who immediately sat on his lap. Song Muli sat elegantly on the Emperor''s lap as usual. This young woman embraced Yu Fengyan''s neck and softly kissed her husband''s thin lips made Yu Fengyan feel burning inside his body. Just a small kiss like this make Emperor feels like a hot-blooded man. The emperor deepened their kisses until his wife had difficulty breathing and then let go of the kiss. "So, where did you go, Muli?" ask Yu Fengyan again. "This wife looking at the new concubine." "Oh-, you looking at that woman?" Song Muli nods to her husband. This young woman glimpsed the annoyed glance passing inside the eyes of her husband. Song Muli heard the information provided by the Emperor''s Shadow guard about what the new concubine had done. "That woman made me betray you!" the Emperor''s hiss in his wife''s ear. "It''s not your fault, my husband. This one knows that." "But, this Emperor was forced to make her a concubine because she trapped me in the Estate Teacher''s place. This Emperor couldn''t refuse her entry to this Emperor''s harem. This Emperor wrongs you!" "If so, how about the Emperor pays to me?" "Hmm? How''s the Empress wants this Emperor pay?" "How about the Emperor uses his beauty to pays me?!" Song Muli blinks her dense eyelashes, teasing the handsome man under her slim body. Song Muli likes to tease her husband because she knows her husband like it too. After hearing his wife suggestion, Yu Fengyan smiles naughtily and hold her slim body easily then walks to her bed-chamber. Inside the Empress bed-chamber, Yu Fengyan kisses his wife''s lips and lay her curvaceous body on the soft bed. The bed is big and covers with soft fur. The weather getting cold now so Yu Fengyan sent people to make his wife place warmer. Song Muli martial arts not too strong so she is prone to cold. Yu Fengyan loves her too much, so the man doesn''t want her getting sick because of the weather changes. "Muli, is your palace warm? If not, this Emperor will tell people to send more firewood." Yu Fengyan can''t help to ask the young woman under his body. "If Emperor comes more often to accompany this wife on the bed, this wife doesn''t need too many firewoods to warm my body." Hearing his cute wife complains, the Emperor can''t help to rub his nose. Busy as the Emperor, he seldom got time to sleep with his wife. The Emperor knows as a husband, he sometimes makes his wife lonely. "This Emperor apologize to you." "Yan-ge doesn''t need to apologize. Muli knows that Yan-ge is the Emperor now, you don''t have that much spare time for me like when you are a prince. Muli understand." "Yan-ge loves you so much, Muli." Yu Fengyan looks at his wife smiling at him makes him feels glad he''s not giving up chasing her after knowing her identity. As a prince he never though he can find someone to love as deeply as her. If not because Yu Wang supporting him to chase his love, Yu Fengyan maybe will give up chasing her just because he feels inferior in status before Secret School. Yu Fengyan continues to kiss his wife deeply. Sometimes Yu Fengyan afraid that Song Muli will leave him and go back to her school because of his new concubine. Even though the Emperor had other concubines, the truth is he never touched them. The Emperor only ever touch one woman before in his life, and that is Song Muli. That''s why after he''s been schemed by the Su Family, he feels furious. They all make him wrongs his wife. 51 51. Expel Su familys members. Part one. Yu Wang had breakfast with his wife after returning from his usual morning practice. Yesterday night feels sorry for his wife who continued to serve him in bed for several days in a row, Yu Wang just hugged and slept together with his wife. This prince also knew that he could not level up too fast like now without strengthening the foundation of his cultivation. Knowing his wife unique body, Yu Wang pretty sure he can level up again if he continues to wrestle in bed with her. "Wife, this husband finished taking over all your heritage shops from the Su family hands." Yu Fengyao gives his report to his wife wanting to see her smile. Su Qingyi feels happy hearing her husband report while having breakfast together. Smiling so brilliantly, her smile dazzling her husband. "Thank you so much for your effort, Husband." "There''s no need to thank you. You are my wife, this husband would back you up." Su Qingyi feels the irony from her husband words after all this prince hates her so much before. She doesn''t know the cause of her husband''s care now to her. Even though she doesn''t know the cause, Su Qingyi will accept Yu Wang care for her because no matter what the prince is her husband now. "This wife will make sumptuous dinner to show my gratitude then." "If my wife makes that, this prince will accept it." ''This prince a closet foodie!'' Su Qingyi can''t help snicker inside her mind. After breakfast, Su Qingyi escorts Yu Wang away from the main gate of Yu Wang''s residence. After some days getting intimate attentions from Yu Wang made this young asked for permission for this young woman to be able to escort her husband''s departure from the main gate. Yu Fengyao, who had started caring for his wife, would certainly not reject his wife''s desire to seeing his departure to the Palace. This young prince felt very happy because he could be escorted by his wife. ''So this is what it feels like to be escorted to work by the woman you like. Even though he is only escorted by his wife until in front of the main gate of Yu Wang''s residence, his heart feels very warm.'' "Stay safe on your journey, Husband. This wife will wait for you at home so we can have dinner together tonight." Yu Wang nods on the horse he rides, this prince gives his beautiful rare smile to his wife. Seeing his wife shivers because of the morning breeze, Yu Fengyao knows he can''t delay his departure. "Alright, my wife can go inside. Don''t get cold because of the morning breeze." "This wife will go inside after seeing husband left." Yu Wang seeing his wife determined gaze then signal his guard and left riding a horse together with them. "Wangfei, Wangye already left now. Let''s go inside." Nanny Mo put on warm cloak over her mistress fragile body and escort her inside. "Nanny Mo, this Wangfei wants to take a look at the other heritage shops. My husband said he already helps me to take over all of the shops." Before Nanny Mo can agree to her request, Butler Chen interrupts. "Wangfei, before you go there, this old eunuch suggest for Wangfei to see all of these reports about the heritage shops." Butler Chen shows some stack full of document being hold by his assistants to his mistress. All of these documents contain reports about the heritage shops conditions over the years. Yu Wang told him to collect all of these from the intelligence team belongs to Yu Wang''s forces. Yu Wang doesn''t want his wife to alert others without knowing anything like before. "Oh~ Where are these reports come from?" "Yu Wang told this old one to collects it." Butler Chen can''t tell his mistress about Yu Wang forces without his Master permission. "Alright, this Wangfei will read it then." Waving his hand, Butler Chen let his assistants put all the documents inside Hongmei Courtyard''s study room. Inside this study room, there''s a big study table with a rectangular shape made from expensive wood. On the table, there is some writing equipment made of expensive materials. Butler Chen assistants put those stack documents neatly. Seeing those stack makes Su Qingyi feel uncomfortable. This young woman doesn''t like to take care of all this. "Does Wangfei need help to take care all of this?" asked Butler Chen, noticing the irritation emanating from Wangfei. ''Master, don''t worry, Yuten can help you to read all of these documents like before!'' Hearing Yuten''s enthusiastic voice in her mind, Su Qingyi who was annoyed to see all the paper reports presented by Butler Chen looked better. Refusing the help offered by Butler Chen, Su Qingyi locked herself inside the study room after forbidding anyone to disturbed her until she got out herself from the study room. ''Alright, Yuten, please help me to sort out all of these reports.'' Su Qingyi let Yuten out from her space and sat down in one of the wooden benches that are usually used for relaxing, not far from the large study table. The wooden bench covers by some thick and smooth furs made from wild beasts. Su Qingyi used the bench pillow to lean on. The wooden bench placed under a large wooden window that is slightly open. From the large window, some breeze blows makes Su Qingyi feels relax and start to feel sleepy. While she feels sleepy, Yuten works hard to read all the reports and sort it up. Inside the reports, Yuten can find many things about the heritage shops belong to his Master. Inside these reports, Yuten''s know now that his Master has five heritage stores. The heritage shops consist of one jewellery shop; Jade Jewel Pavilion, one clothing store; Jade Cloud Pavilion, a tea shop; Relaxing Jade Pavilion, one fruit shop; Fruit Jade Pavilion, an antique shop; Jade Antique Pavilion. All of these shops have enormous profits that make him grit his teeth in annoyance because none of these profits sent to his Master to be used before. 52 52. Expel Su Family members. Part two. Yuten spent several hours reading all the documents piled on the table. All documents have been sorted based on the name of the heritage store where the information came from. Yuten read the information based on the names of the shops. Reading quite a lot, Yuten massaged his forehead briefly and glanced at his Master. Yuten was sullen to see Su Qingyi who was dosing off leaning on a pillow on a wooden couch while enjoying the passing breeze. ''Seems like Master hasn''t changed! How could she fall asleep like that while leaving me busy alone reading all these reports? '' Despite his deep grumbling, Yuten could not bear to disturb his Master''s break time. Continuing his activity, Yuten let his Master continue to sleep on a wooden cot. "Wangfei-" Nanny Mo''s calling voice wakes Su Qingyi from her nap. Looking around, this half-awake young woman sees Yuten continue looking at the reports. "What''s wrong Nanny Mo? Why are you looking for this Wangfei? This Wangfei is still very busy now." After soaking her dry throat from sleeping for a while, Su Qingyi returned the call from Nanny Mo who was standing at the door, not daring to go in because the young mistress had forbidden all servants to come in. "Wangfei, now it''s time for lunch. This old maid wants to bring lunch that has been prepared for you." At the door, Nanny Mo stands in front of two maids carrying wooden lunch boxes filled with exquisite lunch prepared by the Chef of Hongmei Courtyard and his two assistants. While they were cooking, Nanny Mo stood watching their actions. This old maid knew that her young mistress did not easily trust others to handle her foods because of her life experience while living in the Su family when she''s almost being poisoned because others make her food. Hearing Nanny Mo brings lunch for her, Su Qingyi let Yuten get back inside the space tool. Open the door, Su Qingyi let Nanny Mo and the other maids get inside the big study room while she sits at the round table which is in one of the rooms in the study room. Su Qingyi''s study room was divided into two smaller rooms. One room contains a study table along with wooden benches with a comfortable and lightweight chair with backrest making it easy to move around. In the room, two large bookcases stood from the floor to almost touching the ceiling of the room. The bookcase is still largely empty, Su Qingyi intends to fill it later. In the next room in the study room, there is a round table with four round benches surrounding the table. On the table was a set of teapot and four cups of warm water. The maids arranged lunch in the wooden lunchbox they had brought from the kitchen on the round table. They also replaced warm water in the ceramic teapot on the table because it was already cold. Giving the cutlery to the young mistress, the maids all stood to wait by the side. Eating alone, Su Qingyi ate casually and in no hurry. She knew that Yuten still needed to finish reading all the reports. Even though Yuten could read faster than ordinary people, Su Qingyi could not act like that or Butler Chen would suspect her abnormality later and report it to Yu Wang. She doesn''t want to lie to her husband. "Do you know where Butler Chen is, Nanny Mo?" After finished eating, Su Qingyi asked Nanny Mo about the whereabouts of the old eunuch Yu Wang''s trusted butler. Yuten had handed over a list of several people from the Su family who worked in one of her inheritance shops that Yuten had read. They need to be removed, Yuten suggested she can use Yu Wang''s capable people to take care of them so that she doesn''t need to be targeted anymore because of that. "Does Wangfei need Butler Chen''s help?" Su Qingyi nodded slowly. "Then this old maid will send Xiao Yuqi to look for him." "Alright, if Butler Chen has come and tell him to come in." Su Qingyi got up and walked to the next room where his study table was. On the big wooden table, she wrote down the names of Su''s family members who worked in her inheritance clothing store; Jade Cloud Pavilion and her fruit shop; Fruit Jade Pavilion. These people are no different from Hong Tiaoqing''s male cousin. Just arbitrarily accepting salary but not working and abuse the power of the Su family to oppress the shops'' other employees. Feeling annoyed, in Su Qingyi''s eyes a desire to eliminate them arose. Shocked at her abrupt thoughts, Su Qingyi tapped her forehead with the tip of the writing brush she was holding. She wonders where that weird thought came from. Shaking her head, Su Qingyi did not want to think further. This young woman is not sure she will like the truth behind these thoughts. Butler Chen walked in hastily when he heard that the young lady called out for him. This old eunuch could guess the reason behind the sudden call. He hopes that his guess is correct. If true, he would try to help Wangfei overcome the obstacles that blocked the young woman to take over her heritage shops even without Wangye''s orders. Over the past few days, the old eunuch saw some hazy happiness dimly radiated from his young prince. Others may be won''t realize it but the old eunuch takes care of Yu Wang since the prince still a young boy so he can see it. Knowing how happy the prince with his wife now, make the old man also feels happy. The old eunuch already thinks the prince like his own close family, so the prince happiness is very important for him just like the happiness of his son. "Wangfei-" Butler Chen bows a little toward his mistress, Su Qingyi waving her sleeve letting he rise from his bow. "This Wangfei calls Butler Chen here because this one needs your help." "Wangfei just need to order this old eunuch if Wangfei needs my help. This old one will do my best to finish the tasks." Su Qingyi gives the papers filled with some names inside it to Nanny Mo. The old maid gives it to the old eunuch. "This is-?" "Inside the papers filled with the names of the people from the Su Family members. This Wangfei wants Butler Chen to help to drive them out of these Wangfei heritage shops. They have all made these shops lose money even though they should have been making huge profits so far. They can''t be left there." Without asking anything, Butler Chen agrees to help his mistress. Wangye already told him to help with any Wangfei orders. Looking at the names inside the paper, Butler Chen feels disdained to those people. They acting so dare to do those filthy things inside Wangfei heritage shops. He needs to mobilize Wangye elite guard inside the Yu Wang''s residence to chase those people out Wangfei''s heritage shops. 53 53. Yu Wangs guards team leaders. Finished giving the Su family surname list to be taken care of by Butler Chen, Su Qingyi re-locked the study room from the inside and let Yuten get out of the space tool to help her sorting those reports again. Yuten still got many jobs to do while Su Qingyi continues lazing around. Butler Chen uses one of his assistants; Xiao Gan to find Yu Wang''s elite guard vice-captain; Weishi er. This old eunuch needed advice from the vice-captain to send someone who could help him complete the task given by Wangfei. "Butler Chen, why are you looking for me?" A tall, burly man wearing blue elite guard uniform with Yu Wang''s symbol sewn on the upper sleeve walked inside Butler Chen''s office. The man looked quiet and straightforward. Butler Chen also saw the man growing up with Yu Wang and had a good relationship with him. Weishi er and the guards from the elite guard team joined Yu Wang at war when Yu Wang was sent to the battlefield. This man''s loyalty to Yu Wang could not be doubted. "Come inside and sit down first, Xiao er. This old one needs your help to completed Wangfei''s request this time." "Oh? Wangfei request? What is it?" "Well, you are Yu Wang''s elite guard vice-captain from team one, you know Wangfei''s life story so far." Butler Chen looks at Weishi er while he talks about this. Weishi er nods, he knows about Wangfei miserable life before married to his prince. "You know Wangfei had five heritage stores and the profit from the stores never reached Wangfei''s hands." "Yes, I know that when I following Yu Wang to find out about Wangfei''s life history inside the Su Family. All of them is so bad treating her since little like that just because of her mother''s heritage." "It''s good that you know all about it. This old eunuch doesn''t need to tell you again." "Does Butler Chen want me to help you teach the Su family a lesson? I will help you with pleasure." Weishi er seemed interested in the potential to teach the greedy Su family members because they all like to take Wangfei''s heritage shop profits. Yu Wang already recognized Wangfei as his legal wife and they all see how Yu Wang loves the young woman. As one of Yu Wang''s loyal men, Weishi er also need to care for his young mistress well being. Yu Wang already told all the guards to helps Wangfei with anything she needs. "No, this old one just want you to choose some guards to help to chase these people on the list out from Wangfei''s heritage shops." Butler Chen gives the paper contain the name list from the Su family member who works in Wangfei''s heritage shops to Weishi er. Inside the paper, there are more than ten names from two shops belong to Wangfei. These people, all of them are members of the Su family. "Alright, I''ll send people to chase them out today." Taking the name list, Weishi er went to the base of the guards who were in the middle of the forest near Yu Wang''s residence. One of the reasons Yu Wang was given a residence near the forest by the previous emperor was to place all these elite guards inside the forest without other people found out. "Team one Vice Captain!" While walking to the biggest wooden building inside the forest, Weishi er meet other guards lurking around the forest who''s greeting him. This forest not just become the homes for all the elite guards, the shadow guards also live here while they all on break from following around Yu Wang. This forest also used to be their training ground. Getting inside the base, Weishi er walking inside his office. He told some guards team leaders to attend a sudden meeting. Waiting for a while, all team leader staying inside the base gathered inside the meeting room, next to the office. The team leaders all salute to Weishi er when they all see him sitting at the head seat. "Team one Vice Captain!" "Sit down." All the team leaders sit in the chair''s base on their team number. After all of them seated, Weishi er looking around them, tried to choose the team he wants to use to completed Wangfei''s request. "Why are you looking at us like that, Team one Vice Captain?" One of the team leaders can''t help to ask because Weishi er looks odd. "Hmm, I got a request from Wangfei to help her." "Request from Wangfei?!" "Yea, Wangfei needs our help to clean up some pest from the Su Family who''s still linger inside her heritage shops and taken all the shops profits." Weishi er frankly told Wangfei''s request to all the existing team leaders. All of these people knew Wangfei''s life history since Yu Wang knew it. Guards are also superior gossipers. They all need to know all of that just so they never step at the wrong ones. It would be a disaster if they were wrong in acting without knowing something is taboos for their Master. "Taking care of the pests from the Su family for Wangfei? Brother, you must choose my team; the third team! The second team has become Wangfei''s guard team. They no longer need to help Wangfei in this matter, you must send my team." The head of the third team starts to complain to the first team vice-captain. Growing up together with Weishi er, the head of the third team; Weishi san was not ashamed to complain to him. This head from the third team also wants to help Wangfei. The elite guard team owned by Yu Wang was divided into ten teams. All of the team heads were orphans who were personally trained by the chief eunuchs of the previous Emperor for Yu Wang. The emperor had previously sought forty orphans with a talent for martial arts for his queen''s two children. These forty children were divided into two groups and given to Yu Wang and also the current Emperor as their bodyguards. 54 54. Team three from the elite guards. The captain of Team three continued to try to persuade Weshi-er to allow his team to complete Wangfei''s request. All the members of his team had continued to urge him to ask their team head leader for an opportunity to be used by Wangfei. They continued to receive tauntings from team two about Wangfei''s reward for their good works, every time the team two helps Wangfei. Hearing the way the team two always prided themselves on those rewards made the team three feels exasperated and desperate for the opportunity to show off too. Unable to stand the constant whining from the captain of team three, Weishi-er was forced to give the task to the group of team three and make the captain team three promise to buy the best liquor in Capital city for him later after they finish the job. The captain of team three; Weishi-san smiled proudly because he could take the task of helping Wangfei from Weishi-er after whining a lot to the man. This tall and dashing man can''t help to imagine the faces of his team members who would feel happy to be of use to Yu Wang''s legitimate wife. Weshi-san arrived in front of the team three training field and called all the members to gather. Inside his team, there are ten men and two of them; he and his vice-captain is a heaven-level warrior, while the others are Earth-level warrior. Before their warrior rank is the same as the people at team two but after they helping Yu Wang at the last war, two members of team three ranks up become a heaven-level warrior. Only the team one head chief and Weishi-er knows this information inside the elite guards. This is one of the reasons why Weishi-san wants to show off their ability to Wangfei. "Boys, guess what?! This brother just robs some tasks from Wangfei for us to do it." "What?! Are you serious, third chief?" "Yap, very serious." "Yuhu, yes!" All the men inside the training field scream very enthusiastically. Finally, they can show off to team two after getting so annoyed and exasperated by those men. "Alright, let me tell you about the task." Weishi-san told all his men about the task. When all of them heard about the job is to chasing all those Su Family members, they all felt this job is so good. They all heard about Wangfei''s life experience before because all the gossips their brothers at different team told them. Before they know about Wangfei more deeply, all the men inside the elite team dislike her, but now all the hate and disgust change into the protectiveness to their mistress. "So, when we would chase them out from Wangfei''s shops?" The vice-captain from team three can''t wait to chase all those greedy people out from Wangfei''s shops. "We all do it today. I don''t want those people to continue sucking Wangfei''s shop profits." Hearing their third chief''s plan to chasing those people today makes all the men felt pump with justice. Butler Chen looks at the team full of hot-blooded man gearing to go in front of him. "So, Weishi-er send you all from team three to do the task?" "Yes, Butler Chen. We are from team three would chase all the men from the Su Family today or else they would run away." Weishi-san expression full of justice and gearing to go faster to those shops. He answers to Butler Chen full of smiles, makes the old eunuch feels cringe inside his old body. Weishi-san ordered all his men to ride their horses and leave Yu Wang''s residence with fast gallops. Looking at those men so pump up to act, Butler Chen felt sorry for all the Su Family being chased by them all. The men inside team three love to act like bandits, especially their third chief. In the war, team three responsibility is to plunder their enemies grain stocks every time. Because team three needs to plunder the grains, these people sometimes walk near-death door, so the progress of their martial art is faster compare to team two. Weishi-san sat on his warhorse and looked at the wide road in front of him. Staring at the paper full of names listing the names of Su family members who work in clothing stores; Jade Cloud Pavilion and fruit shop; Fruit Jade Pavilion, this man frown deeply. The two shops were in the opposite direction, he had to divide his team into two groups so they could drive all these people out of Wangfei''s heritage store and finish it today. He doesn''t want those people to stay longer and continue to make a loss inside the shops Wangfei own. "Third vice-captain, we need to divide the team into two groups. The shops we need to visits stays in two different directions." "What shops we need to visits?" "Clothing shop; Jade Cloud Pavilion and fruit shop; Fruit Jade Pavilion." "Oh, those two is a high-grade shop! Those Su Family members must be loaded after taking over the shops for so long." "Yea, and they all never care to give a little to Wangfei before." "Do we need to take their belonging too after chasing them out the shops?" The third vice-captain can''t help giving some suggestion to his captain. "We can''t rob them all, this place is the Capital city. If we do it like in the war, Yu Wang would get impeached by the Emperor and those old stiff ministers." "Ah, you right! I almost forgot about it." "Better handle yourself well, third vice-captain. We don''t want to make trouble for our liege." The third captain from team three can''t help remind his vice-captain. "Yes, forgive me." "Alright then, let''s split up. I handle one group and bring them to the clothing shop, you take another group to the fruit shop. Chase them all!" "Alright!" Weishi-san takes four men with him while his vice-captain takes the rest and left on a different road. These men left to visit the shop they choose to handle. They all need to chase the members of the Su Family from the shop today and take control of the shop from those Su members clutch. 55 55. Team three on the loose. Team three separated themselves into two groups and arrived in front of their respective destination shops. Using tokens that showed that they were all members of Yu Wang''s elite team, all the guards gathered all the members of the Su family inside the shops. These guards told all members of the Su family who worked in each of these stores to leave the store immediately. Su''s family members works inside these shops initially did not want to leave the shop where they worked for years and enjoyed the benefits they could get from working there. Getting resistance from all of them, this team three members who were disgusted by all these people happily beat them all to a pulp. All members of the Su family were forced to leave the shop in a messy and battered state. They went hobbling away from the shop where they worked while behind them all three team members smiled broadly. At least they had vented their frustration with the Su family even if only a little. If it wasn''t for fear of making trouble for Yu Wang, team three members would have loved to beat them all to paralyze or almost die. On the way to meet with his friends at one of Capital City''s famous restaurants; Meican Hall, Yu Wang got news written in jade amulet from Weishi-er. Getting the news from Weishi-er, the look on Yu Wang''s usually cold face turned rather strange. The prince''s strange acts made the guards who accompanied him be on alert. "Wangye, what''s up?" asked Weishi-yi in a whisper. Yu Wang glanced at Weishi-yi after changing his expression back to normal. "Weishi-er told this prince that he sent team three to help expel the Su family members from Wangfei''s heritage shops." Listening to Yu Wang''s revelation, Weishi-yi''s expression also became rather strange. The man who always alternates with Weishi-er to accompany Yu Wang as the bodyguard also feels confused about laughing or crying to hear that the team three sent to drive out those greedy people. Maybe to deal with people like that requires a team like this team three who likes to act like thugs or bandits in the war. "What do you think about them being sent there, Wangye? They will beat those greedy people to a pulp. Does Wangye want to stop team three before they do something worse to those people?" Weishi-yi tried to find out Yu Wang''s opinion about the news of team three. "Hmph, this prince is happy to hear that team three being sent to take care of those greedy people from the Su family. It''s great that team three would beat them all, this prince will fully support their actions. Those people have been enjoying the benefits from the shops that this prince''s wife supposed to be enjoying for a long time." Hearing Yu Wang''s support for team three made Weishi-yi sigh of relief because this man who''s age not far apart from Yu Wang knew that Weishi-san''s team would cause problems with their brutish actions. Having Yu Wang''s support would make team three not have to worry about the consequences of their actions after they got back to the elite guard''s base. "Weishi-yi, send word to Weishi-san team that they may beat those greedy people if those members of the Su family who work there don''t want to be kicked out by them. This prince permits them to act brutish as long as they do not kill those people." Weishi-yi immediately used the jade amulet to send Yu Wang''s order to Weishi-san. Weishi-san laughed loudly after receiving Yu Wang''s orders sent by Weishi-yi through the jade amulet. Although Yu Wang''s order arrived late, this man who likes to act like a thug feels happy to get permission. That way, his team doesn''t need to get military punishment when returning to the elite guard base. After expelling all the Su family members from the two shops that were the purpose of team three mission, Weishi-san ordered the vice-captain to seal the shop at the vice captain''s destination. Weishi-san also sealed the shop that was his mission destination. Both of these shops need to be sealed and cannot be used for business for a while because Wangfei would need to reorganize the existing management. Waiting for all the store staffs to come out from the shop, Weishi-san told his men to lock the shop and leave the shop and his men riding horses. Weishi-san will gather with the second group where they parted before. Riding shortly, the fractional group headed by Weishi-san arrived at their meeting place and waited for the second group headed by the third team vice-captain. "Third chief-" Team three vice-captain''s voice was heard not far from where the Weishi-san shards group was waiting for the second group to arrive. "How are your side doing?" asked Weishi-san to the vice-captain of team three after the man approached with the other second group members. "Those Su family''s men refused to go at first so we all force to beat them up." Vice-captain team three sharing what happens at their side to his leader. "Hmph, they are acts the same!" "Are your side like that too?" "Yea, they are tried to fight back. With that weak martial art, they all maybe can be some tyrant in the shops but fighting us makes them looks so weak like the ant." "So, you beat them all too." "How can I''m the one to beat them? If I''m the one to beat them, they all will end up dead without they know it." "Ah, that''s true, after all, you are a Heaven-level martial artist." "Yea, so do you." Smiling knowingly, these two men start to move back to the Yu Wang residence after Weishi-san sent their news to Weishi-yi. They need to told Yu Wang about their accomplish mission. Yu Wang would want to know early. Inside the Meican Hall, Yu Wang eats lunch with his close friends while waiting for the news he knows would be sent by team three''s chief. Although not visible from his cold and elegant attitude, all of Yu Wang''s close friends knew that this man looked impatient. These men did not dare to ask what made Yu Wang look impatient, they could only wait for Yu Wang to share it with them. Too curious about the problems of a royal prince can make them burn easily, these young men do not want to burn carelessly without knowing. 56 56. Concubine Ming family visit. After quite a while waiting for news from team three, Yu Fengyao''s jade amulet lit up. Yu Wang received word directly from Weishi-san about the mission they were taking was completed. The head of team three proudly told of their great ability to beat up all the Su family members who did not want to be driven out of the Wangfei heritage store. Hearing a report filled with brutal actions by team three against members of the Su family, despite feeling rather annoyed at receiving a report that was not full for the most important information but hearing that they passionately beat up those greedy people made Yu Fengyao feel rather pleased. "Yu Wang, seem pleased. What news do you think he received just now?" whispered Lan Zhengyi to Zhan Junmin. "Why don''t you try asking?" The number one scholar in the Zi Empire replied to the friend sitting next to him. "You think I don''t want to, but I don''t dare to ask if Yu Wang didn''t want to tell me first." "Then we better wait like usual." Yu Wang saw all his friends staring at him curiously. Realizing that his good friends want to know the news that makes him look happy. Yu Wang did not make them feel curious any further and began to tell stories. Inside the Su''s residence looks very messy today. The return of some Su family members in a battered state back to the Su''s residence became an uproar. All elders from family members who returned in bad states immediately flocked to ask for a meet with Patriarch Su. They all wanted to complain with Patriarch Su about their relatives who were beaten while they were at work. Seeing the arrival of many elders from the Su family made Su Lingdao; Su family Patriarch, massage his wrinkly forehead, feeling tired. Since marrying Su Qingyi to Yu Wang, this 62-year-old man has begun to feel the change in the current condition of the Su family which is getting worse. Trying to calm the elders who were upset because of the condition of their battered relatives because of Yu Wang''s guardian team who acted too aggressively towards their relatives who tried to refuse to be expelled from their jobs. The elders finally left Su Lingdao''s residence after the old man began to look angry, making them all remember that the head of the Su family was not easy to suppress by their complaints. Feeling afraid of the man, all the elders leaving the man alone. "Patriarch-" Su Lingdao''s manservant informed the arrival of the concubine of the Emperor from the Palace to Patriarch Su. "What?!" Su Lingdao who was still upset because of the complaints from the elders earlier yelled at the manservant. "Concubine Ming come from the Palace." "Who''s this concubine?" Su Lingdao furrowed his eyebrows, not knowing who the concubine was. "The name of the Emperor''s concubine is Su Mingmei." "Ah, is that young woman. I remember her now." Manservant Su Lingdao was speechless to hear Patriarch Su finally remembered Su Mingmei. The manservant had no idea that Patriarch Su did not remember the daughter of his son. Su Mingmei walked into the gates of the Su family''s residence together with a private maid she had brought from the Palace. Looking around the Su family''s residence, this young woman felt uncomfortable. This young woman always tried to be the wife of the most influential person in Zi Empire. Living in the upbringing of her biological mother, Su Mingmei was always given the education to be a woman who can marry a powerful man. Her mother always gave examples like herself who could marry her father so that the woman could rise to the upper-social level from just being a middle-level merchant''s daughter. Getting such education from her mother raised ambitions inside this young woman''s heart. Initially, Su Mingmei hoped to marry Yu Fengyao because this prince was one of the Emperor''s favourite sons and also had military strength comparable to the power of the Su family and was predicted by everyone to continue to grow. Su Mingmei thought that Yu Fengyao would try to get the throne with his military ability. Unfortunately, the young woman did not realize that Yu Fengyao did not have the ambition to win the throne, so she was forced to change direction to ensnare Yu Fengyao''s older brother who eventually became the current Emperor. Being the concubine of the current Emperor, Su Mingmei felt that her present achievements were higher compared than her other female cousins from all Su family members. Thinking of her achievements to become Emperor concubine even if the lowest rank, Su Mingmei walked into the gates of the Su family''s residence with high pride, makes her more arrogant than before. Glancing at the group of servants who received her arrival, Su Mingmei did not see the presence of her family who should have accepted her arrival too. This young woman did not expect her biological father; Su Zhuanjin awaited her visit, but this young woman was sure that her biological mother; Hong Tiaoqing would wait for her because Su Mingmei knew how much her mother liked to show off her title as an Imperial concubine. "Why this Imperial concubine don''t see my mom''s presence here waiting for my arrival?" Su Mingmei asks the servants about her mother missing presence. Hearing Concubine Ming''s question about the young woman''s mother, all the servants who welcomed the young woman''s arrival fell silent. They all did not dare to tell the situation of Hong Tiaoqing who was getting punishment from Patriarch Su. Seeing the odd behaviour of all the servants, Su Mingmei narrowed her eyes suspiciously. Too bad she could not get angry in front of all these servants. Su Mingmei could only show her original behaviour in the private courtyard of her immediate family, in the Second branch of the third generation courtyard. Besides in her family''s courtyard, in front of other Su family members, Su Mingmei acted like a weak, gentle-woman like a white lotus. Her mother taught her to look like a gentle-woman to attract the attention of men and she always did all of that in front of others. Because of her act from all these years, she can get many suitors from all the noble families, including Yu Wang before. 57 57. The locked Hong Tianqing. "Tell this concubine, where is my mother now?" Su Mingmei used a commanding tone and tried to look elegant saying it to all the attendants who welcoming her arrival. "Report, Royal Concubine, your mother is being locked up in her courtyard house at the behest of Patriarch Su." One of the servants who welcomed the arrival of Concubine Ming told her mother''s condition. Glancing at the servant who gave the information, Su Mingmei recognized him as one of the servants who had been supported her mother inside this residence. Hearing the news that her mother was locked up by Patriarch Su, Su Mingmei immediately went to the courtyard where her mother usually lived. Although she married Su Zhuanjin, the son of the second generation legitimate wife of the Su family, her parents never lived together after their marriage. "Second Master, Su Mingmei has come to visit Su''s residence." Su Zhuanjin''s manservant informed the arrival of his second master eldest daughter to the man who was drinking wine during the day. Hearing the news given to him, Su Zhuanjin only snorted cynically. He did not care if his eldest daughter came to visit. He never liked the children of Hong Tiaoqing. The woman was a poisonous woman and Hong Tiaoqing educated her daughter to be similar to the poisonous woman. "Second Master, you can use your daughter''s influence to strengthen your influence inside this residence." Su Zhuanjin''s manservant tried to give advice. "You stupid! Do you think Su Mingmei will help me to get rid of her mother? " "Second master, don''t you want to get rid of Fifth Master?" "Hmph! Su Gaishan, I don''t need to take care of him now. That man has been destroyed after losing his wife. " Looking away, Su Zhuanjin added in a whisper; "Like me who also lost her." "Second master-" "Leave-" Su Zhuanjin''s manservant left the Second Master who drank wine with a grim face, staring at an artificial lake filled with lotus flowers who is liked by the woman he once loves the most. The woman who''s killed by the wife forced by his father to be married. Su Mingmei arrived at the front door of the courtyard where her mother used to live. At the door, two guards are standing guard lazily. The two guards were surprised to receive the arrival of Concubine Ming, accompanied by several servants wearing court maid uniforms. Some of the highly ranked servants of Su''s residence also accompanied the woman who was previously famous in the Su family''s residence as the most attractive young woman. Su Mingmei''s popularity made the two guards quickly recognize her. "Royal Concubine-" The two guards saluted the young woman. Before she becomes Emperor''s concubine, the two guards were one of the people inside the Su residence who were interested in the beauty of this young woman. Unfortunately, their roles as lowly guards prevented them from proposing to this young woman. "Open the door, this concubine wants to meet my mother." Su Mingmei ordered the two guards who stood guard at the front door of Hong Tiaoqing''s courtyard. Hearing this young woman''s orders, the two guards looked at each other, both of them feeling unsure if they could refuse the order, but they had been given a strict order by Patriarch Su to refuse all those who wanted to meet Hong Tiaoqing because the woman was receiving punishment from Patriarch Su. "I''m sorry, Royal Concubine, but we received orders from Patriarch Su to reject all guests who want to meet with Second Madam." one of the guards tried to explain their refusal to obey this young woman''s orders. "Guest?! Do you think this concubine is only Second Madam''s guest? Second Madam is my biological mother!" "Regarding that- It''s better for the Royal Concubine to ask Patriarch Su first." the two guards looked confused rejecting Su Mingmei. "Impudent!" One of the Palace maids who followed Su Mingmei to visit Su''s residence immediately slapped the two guards. The two guards who were slapped were shocked because they could not dodge the maid''s slap. Are Palace maids all this great?! Su Mingmei looked coldly at the two guards who received a slap from one of her maids. Walking past the two guards who were lying down because of the deep slap of energy from the maid who was standing back behind her again, Su Mingmei passed the gate of her mother''s courtyard which had been opened by one of the Su family servants who accompanied her. The two guards who had collapsed because of the slap could only see the actions of Su Mingmei who had entered the Second Madam''s courtyard. They could not move after receiving the slap of the young maid who accompanied Concubine Ming. Feeling somewhat afraid, the two guards could only stay silent on the spot. They did not dare to imagine the punishment they would get for letting Second Madam accept someone else''s visit even though the person who came to visit was Second Madam''s biological daughter. Su Mingmei entered the courtyard that Hong Tiaoqing lived in since the coquettish woman married Su Zhuanjin. This young woman remembered that this courtyard was not as luxurious as it is now because Su Zhuanjin never cared about the condition of the courtyard that her mother lived in. After Madam Xu; the Su Family Fifth died, her mother took over one of the women''s shops which were supposed to belong to Su Qingyi. Madam Xu was a beautiful and elegant woman, Hong Tiaoqing was far behind compared to that woman. Her mother; Hong Tiaoqing loved to vilify that woman and never forgot to make her two children hate the friendly woman. Her mother jealousy looks so clear to Su Mingmei, but she can''t help to let the hate inside her grows to make her also hate Madam Xu''s daughter. "Mother-" Su Mingmei called the beautiful and coquettish woman who was lying on the wooden couch lazily under the dim light sun below the lush tree. This woman in her thirties does not look like she is serving a punishment, but is on vacation time. Hearing Su Mingmei''s call, Hong Tiaoqing opened her sleepy eyes. Realizing the presence of her eldest daughter, Hong Tiaoqing immediately sat down. "Mei-er, you come~" "Yes, this daughter come to visit you." 58 58. This concubine know the truth. The arrival of her oldest daughter made Hong Tiaoqing smile happily. Her oldest daughter is her biggest pride right now. Her education to Su Mingmei made this young woman now becomes one of the Royal Concubines. Fortunately, her eldest daughter had ambitions like her, even so much greater than she was made her very proud as Su Mingmei''s biological mother. "This concubine heard you were being punished locked in this courtyard, Mother. What happened?" "What else can happen, Mei-er?! It was all because of the child of that damn woman. How dare Su Qingyi take back the Jade Jewel Pavilion store from me?! " Concerning questions from her daughter made Hong Tiaoqing remember Yu Wang''s arrival which had her punished by Patriarch Su. Hearing that the Jade Jewel Pavilion had been taken back by Su Qingyi from the hands of her mother made Su Mingmei upset. She came to Su''s residence because she needed her mother''s help to get high-quality jade from the shop. She wants to give the jade to the Emperor because she heard the Emperor likes high-quality jade. If she can get those jade, maybe the Emperor will favour her again in the Palace. She needs to get a child from the Emperor before the Empress get one. "How can the timid Su Qingyi take over the store from your hands, Mother?" Su Mingmei couldn''t help but find out. "Hmph! All because of your inaccurate information, Mei-er." Hong Tiaoqing pouted at her daughter because of the wrong information given to her. "What do you mean, Mother?" "You said before marriage that Yu Wang would not like that girl. You said that Yu Wang would hate her because he always liked you and wanted to marry you. You also said that Yu Wang would definitely not support Su Qingyi for taking over all of her inheritance stores because he was ashamed of her being the legal wife of Yu Wang now as your replacement." "Yes, that''s all true. This concubine sure of it." "But, you are wrong, Mei-er. Yu Wang helping her to take over all her heritage shops from the Su family." "What?! Is that true?!" Hong Tiaoqing nod, making Su Mingmei''s face turn ugly. How can this happen?! Yu Wang supposed to love her enough to hate that timid girl! "Because of Yu Wang''s help, the Patriarch punish me for upsetting the girl." Hong Tiaoqing was not interested in telling about the attack she sent to kill Su Qingyi, which made Yu Wang angry and forced Patriarch Su to punish her. Fortunately, Patriarch Su did not punish her severely in reality, but only pretended to lock her up. "Alright then, if Mother is not severely punished by Patriarch Su, this concubine will return to the Palace." "Mei-er, you must help your mother to ask Patriarch Su to reduce the sentence of this imprisonment. I just feel bored being stuck here." "This concubine will try it." Su Mingmei walked out of her mother''s courtyard. The two guards who had blocked her arrival were still lying on the stone floor. Su Mingmei and her entourage did not care about their situation. Glancing at the Su family servants who were waiting for her outside the courtyard, the young woman who wore a special silk cloth for the Royal concubines walked towards the residence of Patriarch Su. "Patriarch Su, Concubine Ming wants to meet you." Su Lingdao who was taking care of a pile of documents piled on his desk frowned at his manservant''s notice from outside the door. The old man who still looked quite dashing did not intend to meet the young woman he had sent to the Palace because he felt that the young woman had not given satisfactory results for him. But, he was sure that the young woman would definitely not leave if he had not met her now. Taking a deep breath, feeling stifled, Su Lingdao gave the young woman permission to enter her study room. "Patriarch-" Su Mingmei saluted Patriarch Su slowly because now she was the Emperor''s concubine, this young woman did not need to bow to the man who was the head of the Su family. "What is the need for Concubine Ming to look for this old man?" "Of course this concubine should greet Patriarch Su if this concubine comes to visit, right?" Su Mingmei looked a little arrogant staring at Patriarchh Su who frowned, feeling confused about this young woman''s behaviour. "This Patriarch doesn''t understand why Concubine Ming is being cynical to this old man?" Patriarch Su was forced to ask, this man had no intention of having a tenuous relationship with the young woman who was now sitting before him. "This concubine hopes Patriarch Su will ease the sentence against Second Madam." Su Mingmei did not intend to answer the old man''s questions and diverted the conversation towards her mother''s locked down punishment. "Second madam makes Yu Wang angry with her careless acts, this old man must give her some punishment to ease Yu Wang anger." Patriarch Su explained the cause of Second Madam''s punishment to her. "I believe that Patriarch Su did not intend to punish Second Madam like that, so I think it would be better for Patriarch Su to speed it up." "This old man can''t do that, this old man has to be fair." "Fair?! It''s strange to hear that from Patriarch Su." Su Mingmei''s words seemed to mock Patriarch Su, making Su Lingdao feel annoyed to be treated like that by Su Mingmei. "Why exactly the reasons for Concubine Ming acting rude like this to me?!" Patriarch Su was very annoyed to receive such cynical treatment from the young woman in front of him. "Why?! Because this concubine knows your hidden secrets!" "Secret? What secret?" "The secret you hid for a long time with my mother!" "You! How do you know?! It is impossible!" "Why not possible?" "Hong Tiaoqing can''t possibly betray me!" "Hmph! Who says only my mother knows your secret, there are still others who know it clearly." 59 59. Concubine Ming went to Meican Hall. Su Mingmei left Patriarch Su who was stunned because of her meaningful words. This young woman is happy to be able to make an old man who usually acts like a gentleman but is a man full of rotten plans. Thinking about the man''s secret related to her biological mother made this young woman feel disgusted. Su Mingmei lied to the old man about the source who shared the man''s secret with her mother. Su Mingmei learned the secret when her younger brother was 6 years old. She saw and heard the secret of the man with her own eyes. Previously, Su Mingmei had never understood why her parents never got along and did not behave like other married couples. Su Zhuanjin, who was her mother''s husband, always looked disgusted and hated to see Hong Tiaoqing around him. Little Su Mingmei used to not understand her father attitude towards them. Su Zhuanjin never showed any affection or care for her or her younger brother. But, then after learning Su Lingdao''s secret, this young woman understood Su Zhuanjin''s reason. It was all because of Su Mingmei and her younger brother; Su Mingze was not his children, but they were both the product of Patriarch Su''s illicit relations. Hong Tiaoqing is the old man''s secret mistress. When they were still small children, Patriarch Su had a very strict and controlling legal wife who came from a high-ranking aristocratic family and had great power more than the Su family at that time. His wife did not permit for the old man to have other women, all mistresses and children resulting from those illicit relations were removed by Su Lingdao''s wife. To conceal his illicit relationship with Hong Tiaoqing, the old man forced his son to marry his mistress. Somehow the old man pressed Su Zhuanjin to marry her mother and kept quiet about their affair. When Su Mingmei learned about the dark secrets about Su Lingdao and Hong Tiaoqing, she did not understand, but when she began to grow up and knew more about adult relationships, Su Mingmei understood everything. This is one of the causes of her ambition to become a couple with men in power. She wants to be able to pressure everyone with the power that her husband has. Su Mingmei didn''t want if everyone found out about her mother''s affair would later try to destroy her hard to earn good name. "Royal Concubine, do you want to go straight back to the Palace?" asked Su Mingmei''s maid who disturb her daydream. "This concubine is hungry, go to the Meican Hall first." Su Mingmei decided to fill her hungry stomach before returning to the Palace. This young woman felt lazy to return to the Palace quickly because she felt that staying in the Palace was quite boring when the Emperor was not at all interested in meeting her again after she was brought to the Palace by Emperor''s subordinates. Initially, Su Mingmei thought that the Emperor was more easily influenced than Yu Wang who had no ambition. Unfortunately, so far, the Emperor did not seem interested in her, making her feel upset. This young woman hoped in her heart all this time that the Emperor was the same as the previous Emperor who had many concubines and visited them besides his Empress. "Royal concubine, we arrived at Meican Hall." the guards'' voice informed her that Su Mingmei''s entourage had arrived. Su Mingmei came out of the carriage with graceful movements. Her luxurious appearance wearing high-quality clothing shows that she was more than an ordinary noble lady made one of the Meican Hall managers welcome her in front of Meican Hall''s door. The manager saw that the horse-drawn carriage used by the young woman in front of him had the palace emblem. Made him guess that this young woman might be one of the palace concubines. Seeing the appearance of a young woman who had just come out of a horse carriage made the manager surprised because he recognized this young woman. "Welcome to Meican Hall, Royal Concubine." Su Mingmei nod received the manager''s greeting and walked into the Meican hall which had many visitors. "This concubine wants to eat here. Does Meican hall still have an empty private room which this concubine can use?" Hearing the Royal Concubine''s question made the manager''s face change somewhat because to be able to use the private rooms at Meican Hall, all patrons who came had to order in advance. "Regarding that- this one will ask my head manager first." The manager could not decide to reject or accept the Royal concubine because he was only one of the junior managers authorized at Meican Hall. Moving in a hurry, this manager immediately went to look for the head manager of Meican Hall who was in the number one private room serving their restaurant owners who were gathering with a group of friends. Knock, Knock! A knock on number one private room''s door interrupted Lu Qianhui and his group of friends including Yu Wang, who was enjoying lunch. Seeing Yu Wang who was troubled by the anxious sounding knock, Lu Qianhui glanced at the Meican Hall head manager who was standing beside them waiting for his orders. Head manager Shi Yutian accepted his boss''s glance, opened the door and saw one of the junior managers who was taking care of the restaurant business downstairs looking worriedly at him. "What is wrong? Why do you look worried like that? " "Head manager, in the restaurant downstairs the new Palace concubine comes and wants to use a private room for lunch." "The new Royal Concubine? Concubine Ming; Su Mingmei? " Lu Qianhui''s seemingly curious voice could be heard from inside, making the two managers turn their heads to look at him. "That''s right, owner Lu." replied the junior manager to justify it. Hearing the justification from one of his junior managers, Lu Qianhui looked at Yu Wang who just kept quiet and looks like don''t care. "Wangye, your white moonlight is downstairs." Hearing the joking words of Lu Qianhui, Yu Wang looked at the man who liked to act mischievous on him with a sharp look that made Lu Qianhui forced to shut up and stop his joke. "What moonlight? This Wangye has never felt that way about Su Mingmei!" Hearing Lu Qianhui labelling Su Mingmei as his white moonlight made Yu Wang disgusted. Before Yu Wang was notified by the Emperor about the young woman''s devious schemes on the Emperor, Yu Fengyao might have let the young woman accept the nickname, but now the prince was only disgusted at the bad behaviour of the young woman who was famous as the most beautiful young woman in Zi Empire. The young woman is very far compared to his cute and docile wife. "Alright, I''m sorry, it''s my fault. Of course, she''s not Wangye''s white moonlight." Lu Qianhui apologized to the prince. He forgot the story Yu Wang told about the young woman''s scheme to the Emperor. Glancing at the junior manager who was still waiting for his decision regarding the private room that the young woman wanted, Lu Qianhui told them to prepare a private room far from private room number one for him. Meican Hall could not refuse the arrival of concubines of the Palace even though they did not like it. But, they could charge double fees to Su Mingmei. No need to refuse money sent by the young woman. 60 60. Team three rewards by Wangye. After sending the junior manager to take care of Concubine Ming, Lu Qianhui listened again to Yu Wang''s story about the elite team who beat Su''s family members who had been acting like parasites in Su Qingyi''s heritage shops. They all felt that the team three sent to help take care of the people was amusing and act different compare to other military soldiers. "Is that team three includes inside the elite guards who accompanied you on the battlefield last time?" Wu Qianglie; The deputy chief military officer of the Flying Wolf battalion was curious to hear the story of the team of three. "Of course, Team three always helps me in every battlefield I do. They are all elite guards who have the talent that is very useful to defeat the Empire''s enemy quickly." Yu Fengyao explained how important and crucial team three members were in his army in every battle. "What do they do inside the war which makes them so important to you?" Wu Qianglie wondering, sees how Yu Wang looks proud of that team. "They acted as intruders who took all the provisions of the enemy I was facing. If there is no food supply, how could a soldier have the strength to fight?" "Wangye sent those people to rob the war provisions?!" Wu Qianglie looks shocked like his other friends inside the private room. "Yes, I sent them to do that, team three members always doing great do those things." Yu Fengyao smirks thinking about all their glory. "Oh, my, no wonder they can act like thugs chasing out those Su members!" Zhan Junmin can''t help but chuckle knowing those team member experiences. Talking with his friends, Yu Wang spent quite a long time inside the private room number one. After being told by Lu Qianhui that Su Mingmei had left the Meican Hall and headed back to the Palace, Yu Fengyao excused himself from leaving the Meican Hall. This handsome prince did not want to meet again with the young woman who was his childhood friend before. Yu Wang did not want anyone to see them together, he did not want to make Su Qingyi feels jealous about their old relationship. Team three returns to the elite guard base with some happy feelings. They all had just finished venting their frustrations with the members of the Su family who became human parasites in Wangfei''s two heritage shops. Considering how they beat all those Su family members, their faces couldn''t stop smiling like fools. Along the way back to the elite guard base, they compared each other''s greatness in giving lessons to the parasitic humans. Even at their base, all team three members still look proud of their actions. "What are you all noisily talking about to this extent?" the sound full of reprimanding from Weishi-er made all members of team three members fall silent. They all glanced at the head of team three head captain who smiled evilly like a heavy criminal kingpin. "Ah ... My brother Weishi-er, this old Weishi-san thanks you for giving this mission to my team members. We are all very satisfied and happy to run it. You can give all missions like this to us." Weishi-san who was feels happy, able to help his team members releasing their repressed energies from feeling bored because their team all being forced to continued to stay inside the base immediately hugged Weishi-er who looked annoyed and kick him to let go. "Alright, this one understands, but don''t hug me anymore. You always so clingy." Getting a reprimand from Weishi-er, the man just laughed. "How is the result?" Weishi-er was curious about the results, Weishi-san didn''t give any news about their work through jade amulet to him, making this man very curious and feels edgy all day. Even though Weishi-er believes team three can complete this mission, but he still wants to hear directly from them. "Of course the results are very good. Don''t you trust my team''s abilities?" Weishi-san laughs loudly at the question from Weishi-er. "Give me the details!" Hearing a curious tone in Weishi-er''s command, Weishi-san didn''t continue to provoke him. Even though he is now a Heaven-level warrior, Weishi-san still cannot defeat the man in front of him in battle. He did not want to be beaten by this quiet-looking man. Weishi-er becomes brutal when he beats people up. Dragging Weishi-er softly, Weishi-san told the man while walks to their office at the main building. Weishi-san''s story is chimed in occasionally by other members of his team. "Wangye, you''re back." Butler Chen greeted Yu Fengyao who had returned to Yu Wang''s residence. The prince nods at him. "Has Weishi-san returned?" Yu Fengyao asked Weishi-yi who was walking behind him. "Yes, Wangye." "Good, call him to meet this prince in the study room." Yu Wang walked towards the Zhending Courtyard, his private courtyard. "Yes, Wangye. I will immediately call him." Yu Fengyao drank the newly made tea by a maid ordered by Butler Chen while waiting for Weishi-san to arrive in his big study room. Yu Wang''s study room was divided into two parts like Su Qingyi''s study room at Hongmei Courtyard, only the size of Yu Wang''s study room was twice as large. His study room is often used for joint meetings with team leaders from both soldiers and guards under him so that its size is much larger than his wife''s study room. "Wangye!" Weishi-san came to Yu Fengyao with a neat and solemn appearance. He could not look impolite in front of Yu Wang like in front of other elite guards because the prince would not like it if he acted sloppy and improper. Yu Wang might not have hit him with his own hand, but the prince could punish him with a training regime that was made as hard as possible until he almost died. Yu Wang''s punishment training was very popular among all his men. Weishi-san doesn''t like to try it at all. "This Wangye heard the good news from you that Weishi-yi told me before. Your teamwork is very good, this Prince likes it." "Thank you for your compliment, Wangye." Yu Fengyao glanced at Weishi-san who was standing tall and seemed to be hoping for something. This man can never easily hide what he wants from others. "What do you want as a reward? This prince can grant you one wish. Ask away." Hearing Yu Wang''s promise to grant him one wish, Weishi-san looked very happy. Finally, he was able to get one wish from Wangye. "Wangye, please make team three as Wangfei''s escort group just like team two! We all want to be able to serve and protect Wangfei!" Hearing Weishi-san''s request, Yu Fengyao smiled faintly. This man is indeed smart, can realize that his team can grow by following and protecting his wife. "Alright, this prince allows you." 61 61. The Empress good news. Broken Continent World is a mortal world that initially did not have any cultivators until at one ancient time two ancient cultivators from the higher world used this mortal world to be their battleground and made the mortal world which originally only had one very big Continent split into 12 continents, divided into 3 levels by the future native people. The four continents are the same size and are the largest even though they are quite far apart, called the high-level continent. Four continents are smaller and form continents called middle-level continents. The remaining four Continents are called low-level Continents.Zi Empire stands on one of the low-level Continents; East Continent. This Continent is one that is easily occupied by humans. Two Continents in low-level Continents can be occupied by humans; East Continent and South Continent because they have a supportive and fertile environment. One Continent; North Continent is occupied by the Devil race which is full of miasma and cold energy, cannot be inhabited by humans unless they use Devil-art for cultivation. Another Continent; West Continent is inhabited by the Demon Beast race which has strong physical strength and lives according to the law of the jungle, full of forest and surrounded by ocean.In the East Continent, all Empire and kingdoms have a power level and Zi Empire is one of the largest and most powerful Empire with the highest power level and received the title as the Great Upper Empire; besides Zi Empire, there are two other Empire with the same level; Shui Empire and Mu Empire. These three Upper Empires have relations with lower-level Empires and also kingdoms who are willing to be a part of them. Zi Empire is quite new getting the title of the Great Upper Empire compared to the other two Empire. This is why Yu Wang was forced to spend time on the battlefield before marriage. Those two Great Upper Empire still likes to probe the Zi Empire''s power using their subordinate kingdoms just so they can annex Zi Empire.Only the Emperors of the Great Upper Empire in the East Continent knew about the Continent level where they stood. These Emperors are each overseen by Sects who are from the Middle-level Continent. These Sects need talents from many places so they also take talents from low-level Continents. These Sects also compete with each other to get the right to choose talents from all of these low-level Continents. Every few tens years these Sects have a competition between themselves to be able to get the right to supervise Empires and kingdoms at the low-level Continent so that they can choose the talent for their Sect. "Emperor-" Zheng Yuan''s voice made the Emperor who was managing a pile of royal documents in his private study room glance at his personal eunuch."What''s wrong, Zheng Yuan? How rare for you to bothering when this Emperor is examining this pile of documents? ""Empress is urgently looking for you, Your Majesty." Zheng Yuan told the Emperor, flatly.Hearing his wife look for him, Yu Fengyan immediately left a pile of documents on his desk and walked out to the Empress Palace. After becoming Emperor, Yu Fengyan and his wife were forced to use a different palace because they had to obey the palace''s rules. At first, Yu Fengyan wanted to erase the rule because he didn''t like it when his residence had to be different from Song Muli. Unfortunately, Song Muli likes the rules, making him upset. "Mu-er, are you looking for this Emperor?" Yu Fengyan glanced at the young woman with a cute face and pulled his heart out with a big smile.Empress heard the voice in the Emperor immediately pulled her husband''s arm to sit next to her. Kissing Yu Fengyan''s thin lips softly, Song Muli glanced at his personal maid; Chulin. The young woman dressed in the Empress Palace''s head maid immediately went to summon the royal physician to appear."Emperor, Empress.""Royal physician Song? Why are you here? Are you sick, Mu-er? "Hearing anxiety in Yu Fengyan''s voice, Song Muli chuckled. She likes being watched by her husband. Even though they were childhood sweethearts, the Emperor never stopped caring and giving all his attention. Yu Fengyan''s attention and love made Song Muli surrender when the Emperor asked her to marry after chasing her for so long. Emperor persistence chasing her makes Song Muli chose to leave her parents for the sake of this man. The Empress family is part of the Tianji school, which is also a branch Sect for cultivators from middle-level Continent Sects. Marrying a man who comes from a low-level Continent makes her parents angry and disappointed. They forbade Song Muli from choosing Yu Fengyan, so she was forced to leave them."This Empress okay, just want the head royal physician to told the Emperor some news." Song Muli glance to the Royal physician Song Zhiliao."What news?"Royal physician Song Zhiliao received a questioning look from the Emperor immediately swallowed hard. This 40-year-old man actually does not want to be responsible for delivering this news even though this news is a piece of good news. This man who has worked for more than 10 years at the Palace knows quite a lot about the struggle that took place in the Palace after working long enough at the Palace and handling many royal family members. The news that most made many Royal physicians afraid to tell was the news he had to deliver. Unfortunately, he could not avoid telling this happy news to the Emperor."Congratulation Emperor, the Empress is pregnant!"Hearing the good news from Royal Physician Song, Yu Fengyan was stunned and distrusted. The Emperor felt he had received unexpected news."What are you saying? Can you repeat this to Emperor? "Hearing words of disbelief from her husband, Empress blatantly rolled her eyes."There is no need to behave in such disbelief from Royal Physician Song''s news, Emperor. This Empress is only pregnant. "Hearing Empress confirming the news from Royal Physician Song, Emperor Yu Fengyan regained consciousness and immediately shouted, shocking everyone around him."Yes, This Emperor will become a father!" 62 61. Summons from the Imperial Brother. Yu Fengyan looked very happy to hear the good news from Song Muli. Finally, after marrying his legal wife for several years, he will become a father. Although Yu Fengyan was a prince, Song Muli was the only woman he slept with. He never slept with anyone other than his wife until the young woman who set him up made him do that intimate thing even though in his imagination under stimulant drugs, Yu Fengyan thought he slept with his wife."This news must be shared with everyone because Empress is pregnant now." Zheng Yuan; the Palace head eunuch looks happy.As Empress'' Senior brother, this young man wanted to tell the news of Song Muli''s pregnancy to the young woman''s family side. Since choosing to marry Emperor Yu Fengyan over her family side opinions, Song Muli broke up with her family side who are staying in the area where Tianji School is located. Perhaps using the news of Song Muli''s pregnancy now, the woman''s family side would be willing to improve their tenuous relationship."We can''t! We cannot tell about the Empress pregnancy to the public." Emperor does not seem to want to tell the news about Empress''s pregnancy to the public."Why doesn''t His Majesty want to tell others about Empress''s pregnancy? If the royal ministers know about the news of Empress''s pregnancy, they will surely be happy because His Majesty will soon have a royal child. ""Have you forgotten, Zheng Yuan? Now in the Palace, there is Concubine Ming. If that poisoned young woman knew that Empress was pregnant with my royal child ahead of her, what would that young woman have planned? This Emperor doesn''t want to harm Empress because of this news."Zheng Yuan looked thoughtful. Emperor''s words have a point. If Su Mingmei knew of Empress''s pregnancy, the young woman would try to get rid of the fetus inside Empress''s body. The young woman might not dare to kill Empress directly, but causing Empress to miscarry, that woman would try to do it."So, will Your Majesty keep it a secret from the public?""For the time being, yes.""What about Empress Dowager and Yu Wang, will Your Majesty keep it a secret from them too?""Of course not. This Emperor will tell them. They can certainly help this Emperor keep this secret inside the Palace.""Yes, this eunuchs also believe they can keep this secret for Your Majesty.""Zheng Yuan, this Emperor wants you to immediately call Yu Wang to the Palace and meet this Emperor.""This late in the night, Your Majesty?""Yes, this is urgent. Yu Wang must know about this great news as soon as possible. Maybe this Emperor can also ask for some elite escort team from Yu Wang to help protect Empress''s safety. ""Keeping Empress safe? Aren''t Empress''s bodyguards strong enough? All Empress guards come from the Tianji School. ""They are indeed strong because the Empress guards from Tianji School have two Heaven-levels martial artist, but all the Empress guards from there don''t understand the dirty tricks that often used in the struggle at the Palace. Yu Wang used to experience all the dirty tricks that often used in the Palace with me before, so all his guards could take precautions from all those problems. So this Emperor needs his help later.""Ah, alright, this eunuch understands. This one will soon leave the Palace and invite Yu Wang to the Palace to meet the Emperor." Hongmei Courtyard.Yu Wang had just finished wrestling on the bed with his wife who had a slim and petite body. Carrying his wife''s petite body, Yu Fengyao carried her naked body covered in a thin silk blanket to the bathroom so he could help clean Su Qingyi''s sweaty body due to their bed activities. As usual, after Yu Fengyao laid her body in a tub full of warm bath water and went out to get her nightgown from the wardrobe, Su Qingyi poured spiritual water into the warm bathwater. Soaking her body which was tired and sore because of Yu Wang''s tossing in bed. Su Qingyi waited while closing the eyes of the arrival of Yu Wang, who usually helped her clean herself. Getting Yu Wang''s care every time they make love has made Su Qingyi accustomed to receiving it.Splash!The sound of water splashing could be heard from the side of her exhausted body, smelling a familiar odour from Yu Fengyao''s body, Su Qingyi did not open her tired eyes knowing that her husband had returned and entered a large bathtub to accompany her to take a bath as usual. Su Qingyi felt Yu Wang wiping wet towels all over her sweaty body. Yu Wang''s touch had gotten better compared to the first time Yu Fengyao was bathing her body. The first time Yu Wang cleaned her body after they had their intimate time again, the man did not know how strongly he had to use his strength to clean Su Qingyi''s vulnerable body. At that time, Su Qingyi was forced to let out a moan of pain several times because Yu Wang''s energy was too large and too rough to bathe her sore body. Now, Yu Wang who was used to do it, touched her body slowly and gently making her feel comfortable being bathed by him.Soaking for a while, Yu Wang gently dried his wife''s body, feeling drowsiness attacking his wife who was more relaxed because of a warm shower. Carrying him back and laying his body which was now covered with thin satin sleepwear, Yu Wang laid his body beside Su Qingyi and intended to accompany his wife to sleep tonight.Yu Wang just lay down and hugged his wife''s rather cold body. His wife''s body had a lower body temperature than him so he used to hug Su Qingyi''s body to warm the young woman''s body by using her warm body. His wife''s body was too weak and easily hurt, Yu Fengyao did not like it when Su Qingyi was sick from being cold. Knock, knock!The sound of soft knocks from outside the bedroom door made Yu Wang who had just started to fall asleep wake-up. Not wanting to make his wife wake up because of the soft knocks, Yu Fengyao moved quickly towards the door of the bedroom and opened it slowly. Outside, Butler Chen looks rather uncomfortable waking up Yu Wang who looks like he wants to rest. This old eunuch knew that Yu Wang must have felt rather sleepy after wrestling on the bed with Wangfei."What''s up with you waking up this Wangye this late at night, Butler Chen?!" whispered Yu Fengyao who walked out of the room after closing the door, avoiding the cold night air into the bedroom and making his wife freeze."The head eunuch of the Palace; Eunuch Zheng Yuan was sent by the Emperor to summon Wangye to the Palace," explain Butler Chen who did not want to be blamed by Wangye because of his late interruption."Imperial brother called me this late at night?"Yu Wang frowned, looking confused. He did not understand why his Imperial brother had called him this late. Anxiety made Yu Wang decide to obey the late summon. Entering the room and changing into his clothes, wearing a garment made of high-class silk brought by Butler Chen, Yu Wang quickly prepared himself. Walking into the main hall, Eunuch Zheng Yuan saluted him and urged him to leave immediately for the Palace. Seeing the strange behaviour of the eunuch of the Emperor''s trust, Yu Wang did not ask anything and immediately went to the Palace along with the elite guards who used to accompany him. 62 62. Summons from the Imperial Brother. Yu Fengyan looked very happy to hear the good news from Song Muli. Finally, after marrying his legal wife for several years, he will become a father. Although Yu Fengyan was a prince, Song Muli was the only woman he slept with. He never slept with anyone other than his wife until the young woman who set him up made him do that intimate thing even though in his imagination under stimulant drugs, Yu Fengyan thought he slept with his wife. "This news must be shared with everyone because Empress is pregnant now." Zheng Yuan; the Palace head eunuch looks happy. As Empress'' Senior brother, this young man wanted to tell the news of Song Muli''s pregnancy to the young woman''s family side. Since choosing to marry Emperor Yu Fengyan over her family side opinions, Song Muli broke up with her family side who are staying in the area where Tianji School is located. Perhaps using the news of Song Muli''s pregnancy now, the woman''s family side would be willing to improve their tenuous relationship. "We can''t! We cannot tell about the Empress pregnancy to the public." Emperor does not seem to want to tell the news about Empress''s pregnancy to the public. "Why doesn''t His Majesty want to tell others about Empress''s pregnancy? If the royal ministers know about the news of Empress''s pregnancy, they will surely be happy because His Majesty will soon have a royal child. " "Have you forgotten, Zheng Yuan? Now in the Palace, there is Concubine Ming. If that poisoned young woman knew that Empress was pregnant with my royal child ahead of her, what would that young woman have planned? This Emperor doesn''t want to harm Empress because of this news." Zheng Yuan looked thoughtful. Emperor''s words have a point. If Su Mingmei knew of Empress''s pregnancy, the young woman would try to get rid of the fetus inside Empress''s body. The young woman might not dare to kill Empress directly, but causing Empress to miscarry, that woman would try to do it. "So, will Your Majesty keep it a secret from the public?""For the time being, yes." "What about Empress Dowager and Yu Wang, will Your Majesty keep it a secret from them too?" "Of course not. This Emperor will tell them. They can certainly help this Emperor keep this secret inside the Palace." "Yes, this eunuchs also believe they can keep this secret for Your Majesty." "Zheng Yuan, this Emperor wants you to immediately call Yu Wang to the Palace and meet this Emperor." "This late in the night, Your Majesty?" "Yes, this is urgent. Yu Wang must know about this great news as soon as possible. Maybe this Emperor can also ask for some elite escort team from Yu Wang to help protect Empress''s safety. " "Keeping Empress safe? Aren''t Empress''s bodyguards strong enough? All Empress guards come from the Tianji School. " "They are indeed strong because the Empress guards from Tianji School have two Heaven-levels martial artist, but all the Empress guards from there don''t understand the dirty tricks that often used in the struggle at the Palace. Yu Wang used to experience all the dirty tricks that often used in the Palace with me before, so all his guards could take precautions from all those problems. So this Emperor needs his help later." "Ah, alright, this eunuch understands. This one will soon leave the Palace and invite Yu Wang to the Palace to meet the Emperor." Hongmei Courtyard. Yu Wang had just finished wrestling on the bed with his wife who had a slim and petite body. Carrying his wife''s petite body, Yu Fengyao carried her naked body covered in a thin silk blanket to the bathroom so he could help clean Su Qingyi''s sweaty body due to their bed activities. As usual, after Yu Fengyao laid her body in a tub full of warm bath water and went out to get her nightgown from the wardrobe, Su Qingyi poured spiritual water into the warm bathwater. Soaking her body which was tired and sore because of Yu Wang''s tossing in bed. Su Qingyi waited while closing the eyes of the arrival of Yu Wang, who usually helped her clean herself. Getting Yu Wang''s care every time they make love has made Su Qingyi accustomed to receiving it. Splash! The sound of water splashing could be heard from the side of her exhausted body, smelling a familiar odour from Yu Fengyao''s body, Su Qingyi did not open her tired eyes knowing that her husband had returned and entered a large bathtub to accompany her to take a bath as usual. Su Qingyi felt Yu Wang wiping wet towels all over her sweaty body. Yu Wang''s touch had gotten better compared to the first time Yu Fengyao was bathing her body. The first time Yu Wang cleaned her body after they had their intimate time again, the man did not know how strongly he had to use his strength to clean Su Qingyi''s vulnerable body. At that time, Su Qingyi was forced to let out a moan of pain several times because Yu Wang''s energy was too large and too rough to bathe her sore body. Now, Yu Wang who was used to do it, touched her body slowly and gently making her feel comfortable being bathed by him. Soaking for a while, Yu Wang gently dried his wife''s body, feeling drowsiness attacking his wife who was more relaxed because of a warm shower. Carrying him back and laying his body which was now covered with thin satin sleepwear, Yu Wang laid his body beside Su Qingyi and intended to accompany his wife to sleep tonight. Yu Wang just lay down and hugged his wife''s rather cold body. His wife''s body had a lower body temperature than him so he used to hug Su Qingyi''s body to warm the young woman''s body by using her warm body. His wife''s body was too weak and easily hurt, Yu Fengyao did not like it when Su Qingyi was sick from being cold. Knock, knock! The sound of soft knocks from outside the bedroom door made Yu Wang who had just started to fall asleep wake-up. Not wanting to make his wife wake up because of the soft knocks, Yu Fengyao moved quickly towards the door of the bedroom and opened it slowly. Outside, Butler Chen looks rather uncomfortable waking up Yu Wang who looks like he wants to rest. This old eunuch knew that Yu Wang must have felt rather sleepy after wrestling on the bed with Wangfei. "What''s up with you waking up this Wangye this late at night, Butler Chen?!" whispered Yu Fengyao who walked out of the room after closing the door, avoiding the cold night air into the bedroom and making his wife freeze. "The head eunuch of the Palace; Eunuch Zheng Yuan was sent by the Emperor to summon Wangye to the Palace," explain Butler Chen who did not want to be blamed by Wangye because of his late interruption."Imperial brother called me this late at night?" Yu Wang frowned, looking confused. He did not understand why his Imperial brother had called him this late. Anxiety made Yu Wang decide to obey the late summon. Entering the room and changing into his clothes, wearing a garment made of high-class silk brought by Butler Chen, Yu Wang quickly prepared himself. Walking into the main hall, Eunuch Zheng Yuan saluted him and urged him to leave immediately for the Palace. Seeing the strange behaviour of the eunuch of the Emperor''s trust, Yu Wang did not ask anything and immediately went to the Palace along with the elite guards who used to accompany him. 63 63. Memories as Celestial Race. Su Qingyi walked in a very thick mist, alone. Looking around, she called out Yuten''s name many times thinking that she had entered the space without realizing it after falling asleep because she was exhausted from making love with Yu Fengyao. Walking aimlessly, for some reason this young woman did not feel frightened even though she was lost in a sea of unclear fog. ''Where am I?'' When that question came to her mind, the sea of fog began to disappear. In front of Su Qingyi there was a very beautiful sight. There is a very high mountain covered by fog and thin clouds. Su Qingyi was under the foot of the high mountain. Underneath the foot of the mountain lay a lot of rare herbal plants of which from all kinds also are planted in the space tool. Seeing her surroundings filled with these rare herbs, Su Qingyi felt proud because she felt that all of them belonged to her. Walking straight on the path in the middle of the fields of medicinal herbs, Su Qingyi approached the foot of the tall mountain. There was a large stone gate made of crystal standing proudly there, beside the gate there were two demon beast dogs standing guard and bowing to her. "Welcome back, Celestial Qing!" ''Celestial Qing?'' Su Qingyi found it strange to hear the nickname even though for some reason she felt they were calling her title. Su Qingyi felt that her body nodded at the greeting and walked past the two demon beasts through the enormous crystal gate. Walking a few steps, her body brought Su Qingyi to stand on the emblem which in her mind was an array transfer. The transfer array lit when her body channelled energy through her legs gently patting the transfer array emblem. The white light flickered and brought her entire body to disappear from within the array circle. Su Qingyi blinked because of the blinding light from the array. When she finished blinking slowly, the scene before her became different from before. Now in front of her stood several people wearing clothes made of expensive and high-quality silk cloth. She felt like she recognized some of the people in front of her. This group of people saluted and called her with the same title as the two demon beasts and she just nodded slowly accepting and walking past this group of people. Walking slowly and gracefully, Su Qingyi arrived in front of a very large white marble palace. The shape of the palace looks elegant and spacious. On the door of the palace hung a large signboard ''Qing''s Celestial palace''. This huge mansion is even bigger than the Palace of Zi Empire''s Emperor. ''This is all hers,'' Su Qingyi murmured inside her mind.Su Qingyi walked into the palace gracefully, leaving behind the group of people who welcomed her and walking alone. Her body took her to the building which is the main building in the palace. ''Flying Cloud'', the sign hanging on the pink crystal door in front of it. Placing her hand in a circle of a small array on the door, the door emitted a flickering red light and opened. Su Qingyi walked in and saw a neat-looking big courtyard house made of high-quality spiritual stone. This is her house, her old house when she was a Celestial Race. After realizing that she was in her old home as a Celestial Race, the scenery in front of her changed again. Now she is on a mountaintop that is different from the mountain in her first memory. On this mountain, she stood to welcome her Heavenly lighting calamity. When she welcomed the golden-coloured Heavenly lighting which was her last strike, an arrow stuck in her chest made her spit out blood. Looking behind her was a figure dressed in dark blue holding a spiritual bow. She knew the figure who shoots her. Pointing in the direction of the figure, Su Qingyi threw lightning that flowed inside her body at the person before her body shattered under the last golden lightning rain. Before her body been destroyed by the lightning rain, she can hear one saddening cries which make her heart hurt badly. "Argh !!" Su Qingyi woke up and shouted. Her body was wet with cold sweat due to the last scene of her death as a Celestial race. Blinking her eyes, golden rays glittered in her eyes unnoticed. Massaging her forehead, Su Qingyi felt her headache because of her sleep which was full of fragments of memory. The last scene was painful for her and she was rather difficult to remember it, making her confused. "Wangfei, are you alright?" Nanny Mo''s worried voice interrupted her reverie for a moment, making her realize that she had screamed when she woke up from sleep. All the servants on guard outside must be worried about her situation. Turning to the side, she did not find Yu Wang. This made Su Qingyi feel relieved, she did not want to wake her husband because of her nightmarish memories dream. "This Wangfei is fine, Nanny Mo. This Wangfei just got a bad dream." Su Qingyi got up from the bed, poured water and told Nanny Mo what had happened, trying to calm the old maid. Nanny Mo sometimes acts too protective of her. Although it pleased her that someone cared for her, Su Qingyi did not want to make the old maid worry too much. Hearing that her young mistress had a bad dream, Nanny Mo opened the door after asking permission to enter the room. In the room, Nanny Mo saw Su Qingyi sitting at the round table with her body soaked with sweat. "Wangfei, this old maid will call a servant to prepare warm water so you can change your sleepwear that is wet from sweat." Hearing Nanny Mo''s suggestion, Su Qingyi nodded to allow the old maid to do her advice. Su Qingyi felt sticky because cold sweat had made her sleepwear tight. She needs to change clothes after cleaning herself so that it won''t smell of sweat. "Don''t forget to clean my bed too, Nanny Mo." "Yes, Wangfei." "Do you know where Wangye is? Did he sleep at the Zhending Courtyard?" "This old maid was told by Butler Chen that Wangye was called to the Palace. The emperor sent his personal eunuch to invite Wangye before. Wangye will likely stay at the Palace tonight." "Oh, fine then." 64 64. The Empress Dowager. Empress Dowager Palace where Emperor Yu Fengyan''s biological mother; the previous Empress; Jing Yuanmeng stayed was, looking very elegant and quiet. Empress Dowager doesn''t really like noisy crowds so that all the servants who work at Empress Dowager Palace are not many who are young below the thirties. All of these servants have worked for a long time under the protection of Empress Dowager so that their loyalty cannot be doubted. They all came from families who worked under the Jing family, which was an old noble family respected and loyal to Zi Empire since its foundation. Jing Yuanmeng married the previous Emperor; Yu Fengjian as the first legitimate wife and loved one when the Emperor was still the sixth prince. At that time, Zi Empire still experienced many wars to maintain its status as the new Upper Great Empire compared to the other Upper Great Empires. Many wars killed many princes above Yu Fengjian so he was forced to become Emperor without the need for bloody battles over the throne. The absence of a bloody battle in fighting over the throne made Emperor Yu Fengjian forced to accept many concubines into his harem as an Emperor who was sent from small kingdoms incorporated in the alliance under the protection of Zi Empire as the Upper Great Empire. Jing Yuanmeng who was forced to accept the presence of concubines understood her husband struggle to defend Zi Empire title by accepting concubines, this woman was forced to accept the pain of seeing her husband hug another woman just so that Zi Empire could continue to stand as the Upper Great Empire. The sadness of this woman seeing those happen in her marriage life made her two sons try to be what they are now; holding great power to protect their loved ones. Sighing, Yu Fengyan walked nervously into the gates of the Dowager Empress Palace. After expressing his desire to marry his wife, Yu Fengyan had a big fight with his mother who was afraid to let him marry a young woman from the martial artist circles. Empress Dowager was afraid that her first son would be outdone by his wife, who was a martial artist family''s daughter. "Head maid Chu, is Empress Dowager still awake?" asked Yu Fengyan who saw Empress Dowager''s head maid group waiting for him inside the palace''s gate. "Yes, Your Majesty. The noble eunuch had sent word that the Emperor wanted to see Empress Dowager. Empress Dowager is waiting inside." Yu Fengyan nodded and walked in. The emperor walked through the palace gate to the main hall of the palace. Walking in, this young man saw a graceful woman in her early forties sitting in the main chair in the large hall. Yu Fengyan looked at the graceful woman carefully. Several strands of white hair could be seen next to the woman''s head which was neatly arranged. The woman is wearing clothes made of high-quality silk. Sighing, Yu Fengyan felt guilty because he rarely visited the woman who loved him and his younger sister so much. After marrying Song Muli, Yu Fengyan has not had time to make up with this woman. "So, finally today the Emperor wants to visit this Dowager." "Mother." "This Dowager hasn''t heard the Emperor calling me Mother for quite a long time." "Forgive me, this Emperor is unfilial, making Mother disappointed for quite a long time." Jing Yuanmeng saw her first son who had become more authoritative and majestic-looking since becoming Emperor and let out a long sigh. After fighting with Yu Fengyan about his marriage, the two people only met again now. Staring sadly at her son who was forced to become Emperor, Jing Yuanmeng could not bear to be angry for too long at him. Even though they were fighting at the time, this woman was not at all angry at her first son. This woman feels proud because her son is fighting with her for his love despite having to fight badly with her. Her husband was not as determined as Yu Fengyan. "So, what caused Emperor to look for this Dowager this late at night?" "About that-" "Yu Wang arrive!" Before the Emperor could tell the reason for his arrival, the eunuch''s voice announcing the arrival of Yu Wang was heard, making both of them stop talking with each other, waiting for Yu Wang comes in. Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows, feeling confused. Why did her two sons come to visit this late at night? "Mother, Imperial brother." Yu Wang greeted Empress Dowager and Emperor who sat close together in the main seat. Yu Fengyao did not know that he would meet the Imperial brother in the Palace where his mother now lived. Riding fast at night together with the head eunuch of the Palace who is the Emperor''s trust, he did not ask anything and immediately came to the Palace. Arriving at the Palace, Eunuch Zheng brought him to this Palace, though confused Yu Wang followed the eunuch and arrived here. "Yao-er, why are you only visiting this Dowager right now?" "Forgive Yao-er, Mother, this prince was busy before." The emperor heard the words of his younger brother trying to hold back his laughter. Yu Fengyan knew very well what business took up Yu Fengyao''s time. This younger brother is crazy about his life as a doting husband now. "Well, this Dowager knows you are busy with your relatively new marriage. This Dowager will wait for you to bring your Wangfei to meet with this Dowager." Realizing that his mother found out that he was busy with his wife, Yu Fengyao only smiled faintly while scratching his pointed nose. Jing Yuanmeng looked happy to see the happiness radiating in the eyes of her youngest son when she mentioned Yu Wang''s marriage. It seems like the news that her youngest son is disappointed about his marriage is not true. If the rumour is not true, this woman is very grateful because it means that her eldest son did not seize the woman her youngest son wanted, this woman was afraid that her two sons fought just because of one woman who was not necessarily important. 65 65. The Empress Dowagers helping hands. The Emperor and Yu Wang talked inside the Empress Dowager Palace for a long time. Only the three of them and their trusted servants who were there to serve the three of them. Their conversation lasted long enough before the Emperor finally told the news he was trying to keep and wanted to immediately shared by the two most important people besides his wife in the Emperor''s life. "My wife is 2 months pregnant now." The Emperor''s notice made Yu Wang and Empress Dowager; Jing Yuanmeng was surprised and stared at him. Yu Fengyan saw the reactions of the two people near him makes him smiling broadly, feeling very proud because he can make the changes to their usual unchanging expression. "Is the Emperor serious about the news?" Jing Yuanmeng asked her first son with a serious face. This woman will not accept if the Emperor jokes with him. She had long wanted the grandchildren from her two sons. "Of course, this Imperial Son is serious about this news." Staring at his mother seriously, the Emperor continued; "That''s one of the reasons this Imperial Son came to visit Imperial Mother''s place." "Hmph, the main reason, you mean?!" Hearing Empress Dowager''s exact accusations at him, the Emperor could only smile wryly because of his Imperial Mother''s correct guess. Yu Wang only saw the interesting interaction that occurred between his brother and his mother who looked upset because it had been a long time since the two had a big fight, the two met up again. His Imperial Mother feels very sad because his Imperial brother who used to be very close to her, changes rapidly after their big fight. Reluctant because he also felt guilty had not met his mother for a long time, the Emperor only silently received a look of accusation from Empress Dowager. Glancing at Yu Wang, the Emperor asked his younger brother for help. "Imperial Mother, please forgive Imperial brother. He actually only used the reason of his wife''s pregnancy as a stepping stone to make up with you. Actually, the Emperor often asks how you are doing to me, even though this Prince is far away on the battlefield while he is in the Palace with you. " The Emperor initially nodded happily to hear Yu Wang help him calm Empress Dowager until he heard the end of his younger brother''s words. "Yu Wang, you-" "Okay, fine. This Dowager understand." Feeling amused by the interaction between his two sons who had not changed much, Empress Dowager smiled faintly. "So, can Imperial Mother help me cover up the news of my wife''s pregnancy?" the Emperor asked hopefully. Frowned, Empress Dowager was confused as to why her first son wanted her to help cover Empress''s pregnancy. "Why does Emperor want to cover up the news?" Empress Dowager''s puzzled question made the Emperor realize that his mother had closed herself off the news in the palace long enough. "Imperial Mother, Imperial Brother is forced to accept a new concubine." "Huh?! Receive new concubines? The Emperor?! " "Yes, Imperial Mother. The new concubine came from the Su family. The young woman used some devious schemes to enter the harem." Hearing that, Jing Yuanmeng only nodded in understanding. This was common during her marriage to the previous Emperor. "So, Emperor wants to hide the news of the pregnancy from the new concubine and the Su family who support her?" The Emperor nodded, confirmed it. Empress Dowager thought deeply and paused briefly thinking about a plan to help her daughter-in-law. "If Emperor really wants to cover up the news of your wife''s pregnancy, you can let her stay in Imperial Mother''s Palace. Here, all servants are loyal to Imperial Mother''s orders, there are no servants who become spies in this Imperial Mother''s Palace." "Can''t my Empress doesn''t need to move here?" Yu Fengyan felt he did not want his wife to live in a palace far enough from the Emperor''s Palace. He will miss his wife very much if they live far enough. "There''s no need to feel so lost like that, Emperor. Imperial Mother''s Palace isn''t that far away to make your face change that way. Other palaces let alone yours and Empress must have quite a lot of spies. As an Emperor how to use spies will make yourself as an emperor can release news that you want the other party knowing it spread easily. But, their presence inside those Palaces can hinder your desire to hide the Empress pregnancy." "Yes, Imperial Mother is right. This Imperial Son is overreacting to this matter." Waving her fingers, Empress Dowager just smiled. "This Mother knows your anxiety because this is your first child from the woman you love. But, as a man and also the Emperor, you must think calmly. The more severe the situation you face, you need to be calmer." "Yes, this Imperial Son will remember your advice." "Imperial Brother, Imperial Mother suggests a very good idea to run. Your new concubine''s subordinates will not be able to enter the Imperial Mother''s Palace because all the servants here all know each other and they have served Imperial Mother for generations." "Yes, what you say is true. All right, Imperial Mother, this Imperial Son will immediately notify Empress to move here immediately. This Imperial Son asks Imperial Mother to help look after my wife and her pregnancy." "Emperor doesn''t need to remind me, This Dowager has been waiting for your children for a long time. This Dowager will take good care of Empress and her child. If anyone tries to hurt them, this Dowager will make them feel hell in this world." Hearing the cruelty in Empress Dowager''s words, the two men trembled. They forgot that the woman who was their biological mother could survive the cruelty of the Emperor''s harem. Even though she looks gentle and weak, Jing Yuanmeng can continue to accept the previous Emperor''s love before and continue to survive as an Empress in the previous Emperor''s chaotic harem. Although she was never done any dirty schemes, accepting a lot of it and being able to get through it all makes this woman in front of them a tough woman and not easily defeated. 66 66. Yu Wangs going back home. Phew! After speaking for a long time at the Dowager Empress Palace, the Emperor finally excused himself while dragging Yu Wang to stay in a guest room in the Emperor''s Imperial Palace. If it wasn''t for the Emperor''s permission, Yu Wang, who had become an adult prince, wouldn''t have been easy to visit the Dowager Empress Palace in the Inner Court, where the Emperor''s harem was located. Staring at the guest room provided by the Emperor for him at the Palace, Yu Wang could not help to feel upset because his brother made him sleep alone while the Emperor could sleep with his wife in the Empress Palace which was located next to the Imperial Palace. Staring at the sky that was still dark, fortunately, the Emperor did not make him talk for hours just to discuss Empress''s pregnancy with him, otherwise, Yu Wang was sure he would throw a tantrum at the Emperor. Although he was happy that his older brother would soon have children, Yu Wang actually felt jealous too. This handsome man did not expect to feel jealous because he also wanted to have a child from Su Qingyi. Taking a deep breath, he felt homesick and miss his lovely wife. Convinced that he will not be able to sleep tonight, Yu Wang meditates to strengthen the foundation of his cultivation level which is rapidly increasing due to the uniqueness of his wife''s body. Taking a deep breath, Yu Fengyao wore back the clothes that had been replaced with new sleepwear sent by the palace servants. He decided to return to his private residence and sleep tonight hugging his wife on his own bed later. Finished dressed by his casual clothes, Yu Wang walked out of the room and met the eunuch who was assigned to accompany him when he comes to the Imperial Palace. "Yu Wang, isn''t Your highness resting?" "No, this prince wants to go back to this prince''s own residence right now. This Prince wants you to tell the Imperial brother when Your Majesty wakes up later that this Prince will return and choose to not staying at the Palace tonight. This Prince will also not attend the morning court tomorrow. This prince wants to take time off for tomorrow morning court." After delivering the message to the Palace eunuch, Yu Wang walked away from the Palace using his expert movement skills. He did not wait for the eunuch to prepare his beloved horse, nor did he wait for the guards who followed him to the Palace to return with him. Moving very fast, Yu Fengyao arrived at Yu Wang''s residence in one hour. Knocking slowly, the gate door opens by the night guard. "Wangye, your back?" Yu Wang just nods and walks past the gate door still using his movement skill and move to his wife courtyard. Don''t want to knock and disturbing his wife sleep time, Yu Wang jumps the wall and land softly inside the courtyard compound. His movement skill made no sound so there''s no guard caught his entrance. Walks slowly to his wife''s room, he sees his wife maids guard the bedroom door. "Wangye, your back?" Nanny Mo who used to guard at her young mistress bedroom door when Yu Wang did not sleep together with Su Qingyi called the prince. The old maid looks surprised seeing the prince back so late at night. She thought the prince will stay at the Palace tonight after waiting for so long for his return. "En, is Wangfei sleep now?" "Yes, Wangye, Wangfei waiting for you before but heard from Head butler that Wangye will stay at the Palace, so she finally went to sleep." "Alright then, this prince gonna sleep here tonight." Waving his sleeve, chasing Nanny Mo smoothly, Yu Wang slowly opened the bedroom door. Yu Wang did not want to wake his wife who had not been asleep for long. Moving towards the bed, Yu Wang took off the casual clothes he was wearing and changed to his sleepwear which was hung near the bed. After changing clothes and wiping his face that feels dirty with cold towels that are always prepared near the clothes hanger, Yu Wang climbed onto the bed and entered the thick blanket. Hugging his sleeping wife, Yu Wang slid his head around Su Qingyi''s tender slim neck and inhaled the soothing fragrance from his wife''s slightly cold body. "Hnn~" Su Qingyi felt the presence of Yu Wang''s body who is hugging her slender body. Opening her sleepy eyes, this young woman shifts her body''s position for a more comfortable position inside her husband''s arms. "Forgive this prince for waking you from your sleep." "It''s alright. This wife can''t sleep too deeply before." Su Qingyi smiled faintly. Her smooth hands move to hold her husband waist and lean her head to Yu Wang''s broad shoulder. After a while, her soft breath can be heard by Yu Wang making the young prince also follow asleep after his wife. Morning at the Imperial Palace is a busy day for all the servants and eunuchs working at the Palace. They woke up before the sun rises just to clean the Palace so their masters can see clean and beautiful Palace when they awake in the morning. After the present Emperor starts to take the throne, he never spent the night inside the Emperor own Palace but always spent the night at the Empress Palace which builds next to the Emperor Palace. Even when many ministers protest, The present Emperor never budge on the habit, so the ministers only can shut their complaints. They all can''t push the present Emperor too much because the Emperor right now got backing from his blood brother on the military; Yu Wang. Using Yu Wang to control all the ministers, Yu Fengyan''s lives freer than his own father who''s being controlled by ministers and great aristocrats families complaints. For this, Yu Fengyan always feels sorry at his own younger brother. "So, Yu Wang go back at his own residence last night?" Yu Fengyan asked his eunuch this question after the Emperor being told that Yu Wang not staying at the Palace. "Yes, Your Majesty. Yu Wang also requests to takes leave for today''s morning court." "Oh~ that''s rare for him to do. Fine, then, this Emperor will accept his request for one day leave after all this Emperor is the one who disturbs his sleep time yesterday." 67 67. The couple relaxing day. Part one. Because Yu Wang went home late and slept while holding his wife at dawn, Yu Wang and his wife slept until almost noontime. None of the curtains in the room were open so that the sunlight was blocked completely and caused the bedroom to become quite dark and comfy to sleep in. This caused the husband and wife to sleep soundly in each other''s arms. Near noon, Su Qingyi woke up feeling hungry. Her cultivation level is still relatively low so that this young woman still needs regular food to provide energy to her body, which is different from her husband who can no longer need to eat common food because Yu Wang can get energy from the qi around him to support his body''s performance. "Hnn~" Su Qingyi stretched her slender body lazily. This young woman still felt sleepy, but because her stomach feels hungry, she was forced to wake up. She won''t be able to sleep soundly while feeling hungry. The childhood memory of the previous owner of her body made her remember when she was always forced to sleep on a hungry stomach, this made Su Qingyi not want to experience it again. "You''re awake, my wife?" A deep, hoarse voice from the side of her body made Su Qingyi turn to look at the man with an attractive face just like an immortal god flawless face in the ancient history, inviting the saliva of the people who saw him. Swallowing slowly, Su Qingyi only nodded and smiled faintly. Although she had become the wife of this charming young man, it did not make Su Qingyi feel immune to Yu Fengyao''s charming looks. This man is too attractive, fortunately, this man became her husband and treat her well now. Receiving a slow response from his wife, Yu Fengyao rose from a comfy and soft bed. Fixing up his sleepwear which is a bit messy because of cuddle sleeping with his wife all night. After finished tidying his messy clothes, Yu Fengyao moved down and kissed his wife''s soft lips quickly and immediately called the maids to prepare their bathwater to clean up. The maids entered the room and moves to preparing bath water for their master and his wife use. Nanny Mo brought warm water mixed with brown sugar for her young mistress to drink after waking up. Su Qingyi''s rather weak body made Nanny Mo always give warm drinks mix with honey or brown sugar when the young woman woke up as a child. Yu Fengyao who already knew this habit took the glass containing the drink from Nanny Mo''s hand and gave it to Su Qingyi who was sitting still and elegant on the bed. Receiving a glass of warm brown sugar water from her husband, Su Qingyi drank it happily while silently complaining about her weak body. Although she had already started practising cultivation, to change her weak body condition from birth, Su Qingyi still had to struggle quite long during cultivation. "Nanny Mo, please prepare some food for us, Wangfei feels hungry." Yu Fengyao knew that his frail wife woke up because she feels hungry, this handsome man heard the sound of his wife''s stomach rumbling himself softly before the young woman forced herself to wake up. Su Qingyi who realized that her husband heard the sound of the rumbling of her stomach looked flushed. Nanny Mo smiled faintly, realizing that Wangye was teasing Wangfei and immediately went to prepare food that had been cooked by the chef and his assistant. Luckily she had told the kitchen attendant to cook before the couple awakens so Wangfei didn''t have to wait long to be able to eat. "Husband, you have the heart to tease me like that in front of everyone." Su Qingyi pouted in protest at Yu Fengyao teasing her like that. Yu Fengyao heard his wife''s cute protest, chuckled. "Well, it''s the right of this Prince to tease you." Hearing her husband''s defence, Su Qingyi blushed red and immediately got up and ran to the bathroom to take care of herself. Yu Fengyao followed his wife to the bathroom. In the bathroom, Yu Fengyao caught Su Qingyi and held her softly. Yu Wang bowed his head, kissing the soft lips of his wife who tried to escape. Kissing, Yu Wang used his hands to take off the sleepwear that was attached to his wife''s body until the woman in his arms became completely naked. 68 68. The couple relaxing day. Part two. The atmosphere nearing the evening in the capital district of Zi Empire where many shops and restaurants scattered is full of crowds, although not too crowded. Zi Empire residents who can live in the capital Zi Empire is not much because only the families of the upper-class nobles and also who have government positions in the Capital who reside here. The capital city of Zi Empire has four districts divided by four cardinal directions. This district is also divided into Inner and outer parts. The Inner part is inhabited by noble families and government officials. The Outer part is inhabited by merchants and people, most of whom are shop and restaurant staff with links to high-class aristocratic families. Lu Qianhui did not believe he''s gonna watch the scene he saw from the horse when he was riding on casually on the side of a large road where many shops and restaurants were scattered. The young couple whose man was well known to this young man made Lu Qianhui''s jaw drop open, shocked. He never thought he would witness such a shocking event as was happening. Long enough after the couple disappeared from before him, Lu Qianhui regained consciousness. Swallowing hard, Lu Qianhui rode his favourite horse to his restaurant where he had an appointment with his male friends as usual. Somewhat daydreaming, Lu Qianhui thought about the incident that he had just witnessed. "Husband, what did you see?" asked Su Qingyi who pulled softly the large, calloused hand in her grasp. Yu Fengyao turned, smiled faintly and lower his head, staring gently at his wife who was only as high as his shoulder. Fixing his wife''s hair behind her lovely ears, Yu Fengyao said nothing and only smiled faintly. The charming man did not want to tell his wife that they had just passed one of his friends; Lu Qianhui. If his wife found out that their date was seen by one of his male friends, Yu Wang was afraid that she would ask to return home. He still wants to go around with his wife, tonight. "Does my wife still want to look around?" Yu Fengyao asked the young woman wearing a veil beside her. "En! I''ve never been allowed walking outside before." Hearing his wife''s explanation, Yu Fengyao felt resentment at the Su family who had confined his wife before. Just because they were afraid that Su Qingyi would realize that she was being treated unfairly, they always forced this young woman to live in her courtyard since little. "All right, this husband will accompany you tonight. If my wife wants to go for a walk later, this husband will allow you to leave the house and go out as long as you bring the guards this husband gave you." "En~" Su Qingyi was pleased to hear the words full of attention from her husband. This young woman feels happy now to accept the gentleness from her husband''s attitude, which now often happens even when their outside. Fortunately, she continued to try to approach her husband even though the prince did not like her much at first. Su Qingyi hoped that her husband would already have a little interest in her. She wants to be a married couple with Yu Wang until old age. Grumble~ The sound of a hungry stomach was heard by Yu Fengyao so this man turned around and saw Su Qingyi stroking her hungry stomach. "Wife, already hungry?" Yu Fengyao asked softly. Su Qingyi felt ashamed because the sound of her stomach was heard by her husband so she just nodding slowly. "Then let''s go eat to a restaurant." Yu Fengyao took his wife''s soft hands and walked towards the biggest restaurant and was famous for its delicious cuisine. The large restaurant is a restaurant owned by one of his friends; Lu Qianhui. The distance of the restaurant from where they are now is not so far, it only takes 10 minutes to walk without riding a horse so the prince took his wife on foot to Meican Hall restaurant. Su Qingyi saw a large three-story building made of high-quality wood. A wooden nameplate with a gold border and name tag says ''Meican Hall'' hanging above a large door. This sturdy restaurant emits the word ''expensive and luxurious''. Swallowing, Su Qingyi was sure that she would not be able to enter this restaurant if she did not marry Yu Wang now. Yu Fengyao felt nervousness emanating from his wife''s body and quickly realized that his wife felt intimidated by the appearance of this restaurant. Thinking to himself, Yu Wang felt he should often invite his wife to visit places like this later. He must make his wife enjoy the luxury that can be provided by him as a prince and also the richest man in this continent. "Come on inside. This restaurant belongs to one of these Prince''s friends; Lu Qianhui." Yu Fengyao slowly pulled his wife into the big restaurant. The restaurant small manager saw Yu Wang''s arrival and immediately walked over to the prince. Once he was close, the manager immediately saluted the prince. When he saluted with a slight bow, the manager saw Yu Wang holding the woman''s hand next to him making the manager feel surprised and stunned. The manager did not expect to see this happen to Yu Wang, who was famously cold to many people. "You can rise, this prince brings my Wangfei today to eat here." "Ah, my greetings to you, Yu Wangfei." Su Qingyi nod accepts the manager greetings. "Does the restaurant still have an empty private room? This prince does not want anyone to disturb our mealtime." "Of course there is an empty private room for Yu Wang. Master always prepares empty private rooms to be used by Yu Wang on the third floor of this restaurant. " "Alright then, show me the way." Yu Wang and his wife followed the small restaurant manager who showed them the way. Yu Fengyao used to eat at this restaurant with a group of friends so that he knew the way in this restaurant. But, Yu Wang usually uses the same private room No. 1 every time he comes to eat at the restaurant. His arrival today with his wife made him ask for a different room so that the small manager who understood the hidden instructions given by the prince took them to a different private room, but not far from room no 1. The small manager brings them to the private room no 6, which was smaller than room no 1. Private room no 6, although smaller, still looks luxurious and elegant, so Yu Wang agreed to the manager''s choice of place and seemed to approve the selection of the venue. Seeing Yu Wang agree with his choice, the small manager was relieved. The small manager knew that Yu Wang was not easy to serve. 69 69. The couple relaxing day. Part three. Yu Wang ordered several Meican Hall specialities after asking about Su Qingyi''s preference. After giving the order to the small restaurant manager who was waiting for them on the side, Yu Wang let the small manager go to order. In private room no. 6, Su Qingyi looked curious so she walked around the private room. There are some famous paintings hung in this private room. Su Qingyi liked some of them and paid attention for a long time. She also read the poems written in the paintings. "Is there a painting that wife likes?" asked Yu Fengyao who somehow stood beside his wife accompany her. "There are some interesting ones," replied Su Qingyi, smiling. "Does wife want to collect those? This prince can ask Lu Qianhui to sell those to us." Su Qingyi shook her head. She just likes to watch it, does not like collecting, its too troublesome for the paintings maintenance. "This wife just likes to see it, doesn''t like collecting. Husband doesn''t need to help this wife to collect, it''s too troublesome to take care of it. " Hearing his wife''s innocent words, Yu Fengyao chuckled. "Alright then." The sound of a soft knock in private room No. 1 made four handsome men who were relaxing, eating and conversing stop and look at the door. "Enter." Lu Qianhui ordered the person who knocked on the door. Without Yu Wang joining their dinner at the private room, Lu Qianhui looser at his action. A man in his forties entered the private room wearing the restaurant manager''s clothes. Lu Qianhui recognized the person who was the head manager of Meican Hall restaurant. "What is wrong? Why are you interrupting our meal? " "Master, Yu Wang and his wife came to the restaurant and are in private room No. 6 right now." Hearing the news from the head of the restaurant manager made the four young men fall silent. What did this manager say just now? Yu Wang and his wife eat together at Meican Hall, together?! "Are you sure?!" The manager nodded confidently. The manager saw the shock on the faces of the four famous youths in the capital of Zi Empire. Not only those four young men who were surprised, but he was also surprised when his men told this news. The manager was forced to share this news with his Master because Yu Wang was a famous prince in Zi Empire. His visit to Meican Hall with his wife is an important thing to be known by the restaurant owner. If he doesn''t tell, the restaurant owner will be mad at him later. The head of the restaurant manager doesn''t want it to happen. "Alright then, you may go." "Master doesn''t want to say hello to them?" asked the head manager. Lu Qianhui was silent. This man wanted to come to their private room to greet them, but, this man did not want to disturb Yu Wang''s date with his wife. If Yu Wang wanted all of them to know of his arrival, Yu Wang would not use another private room. When he heard that Yu Wang was using another private room, this man knew that Yu Wang did not want to be disturbed by anyone and only wanted to enjoy dinner with his wife. "You can tell me later when Yu Wang and his wife have finished eating. We will greet them later. " "Yes, master." The head manager leaves private room number 1 when the owner finishes giving orders to him. Taking a deep breath of relief, the head manager closed the door to the private room no 1 and left the place. The atmosphere in private room no. 1 feels strange. The four young men who were famous in Zi Empire were now confused in organizing their thoughts. The news they just received made their minds almost blank. "I didn''t think this day would happen." Zhan Junmin whispered. "Yes, so do I." reply to his three friends. "Looks like Yu Wang is starting to like Su Qingyi." Lan Zhengyi; The assistant of the minister of justice sounded confident of his guesses. "It seems so." Zhan Junmin; The number one scholar in Zi Empire sounded in agreement with his friend''s guess. "Well, if you have a wife who is good at cooking and is also friendly like Su Qingyi, I think it''s only natural for Yu Wang to become interested in her. The rumours about that kind young woman are all untrue, we all know that now. " Lu Qianhui joined in his friend''s conversation. Hearing Lu Qianhui''s words, the others nodded solemnly as well. They all knew that Su Qingyi was not an unattractive woman and was also a good and proper young woman inside their mind to be Yu Wang''s life partner. Su Qingyi was the Emperor''s best choice for their friend. In private room no. 6, Su Qingyi enjoyed the food that had arrived and was still warm. Yu Wang ordered sweet and sour shrimp, sweet flour fish, tofu soup, egg dumpling and fruit wine for their dinner. These dishes are famous at Meican Hall and are difficult to order because they are made from the best ingredients. The price is also quite expensive and is usually ordered by the rich and the nobles. Because Yu Wang is the one ordered that food, Meican Hall, of course, had to quickly provide it so their orders came quickly and amaze Su Qingyi. They both just need to wait a while until their order comes into the room. "It seems like coming to eat with husband makes this wife not have to wait long for the order to arrive." Su Qingyi said jokingly to her husband. "Hmm, it seems so." Yu Fengyao smiled at the humour in Su Qingyi''s words at him. This young man likes it when his wife jokes with him. Yu Fengyao drank the tofu soup that his wife had taken for him from the soup bowl, happily. This man also took some sweet and sour shrimp that Su Qingyi liked and put it inside her rice bowl. After often eating together with his wife at their residence, Yu Wang was accustomed to giving food to his wife''s bowl. If anyone else saw, they would all be surprised by the unconsciously intimate behaviour that Yu Fengyao had done to Su Qingyi while eating together. 70 70. The couple relaxing day. Part four. Su Qingyi lightly patted her stomach which was now full enough. Although she used to be hungry when she was young, Su Qingyi always used to be only 70% full because her weak body could not allow herself to eat until she was very full. Her body could immediately drop and make her be forced to eat only white porridge. Therefore, she accustomed to only eating up to 70% full, so no need to suffer and only eat white porridge. She really can''t wait to strengthen her weak body through cultivation. Unfortunately, Yu Wang for several days never wanted to wrestle in bed with her. Taking a slow breath, this young woman blamed her husband''s ability to refrain from the temptation of her naked body. "Is wife already full now?" asked Yu Fengyao who saw satisfaction radiating in his wife''s beautiful eyes. "En~ quite full." "In that case, that''s good." Tok, Tok! Yu Wang stared at the door that was knocked from outside. His eyebrows raised slowly, Yu Fengyao left the bodyguards to watch outside so that they were not disturbed. Hearing the knocking that still occurred, Yu Fengyao was sure his bodyguard knew the guest who came knocking on the door of private room no 6. "Enter." Four young men who were well known to Yu Fengyao entered the private room. The four young men immediately greeted him and Su Qingyi. This made Yu Wang realize that they all knew he was coming to the restaurant. "Looks like you guys can hold back so well that you all just came now." Hearing the right accusations from Yu Wang, the four young men just smiled shyly. "We just don''t want to interfere with Wangye and Wangfei''s eating time." Wu Qianglie; Military officer from the Flying Wolf battalion tried to explain. "Hmph! If you know you will interfere with my dinner time, why do you all still come here and disturb us?" Hearing the frustration in Yu Wang''s voice towards his friends, Su Qingyi could not help but laugh, making all the young men there staring at her. "Sorry, this Wangfei can''t help herself." Yu Fengyao saw his wife, amused by his interactions with his friends, cleared his throat and drank tea. "How are you, Sister in law?" Lu Qianhui who saw hope to escape from Yu Wang''s anger immediately tried to be kind and flattering to Yu Wang''s wife. Feeling amused by Lu Qianhui''s behaviour, Su Qingyi invited them all to sit around the round dinner table while she moved to sit next to her husband. Seeing the close distance Su Qingyi sitting next to Yu Wang and the prince did not refuse, the four men looked stunned. They all knew that Yu Wang did not like other people sitting close to where he sat. But, now Su Qingyi sat so close to Yu Wang that their shoulders almost touched and Yu Wang looked accustomed. These four young men are quite experienced in socializing so they quickly control themselves. They all chatted for a while before Yu Wang looked annoyed and said goodbye to them while slowly dragging his wife. The prince only has today to be alone all day with his wife. He did not want to spend time with young single men who were his little friends. Yu Wang took his wife back for a walk before finally riding the horse-drawn carriage and returning to Yu''s residence. Su Qingyi looked happy because Yu Wang accompanied him all day today. Yu Wang never did this while they were married. This made the hope that Su Qingyi would get married together with Yu Fengyao even greater. It seems like the two of them can continue to cultivate their feelings in this marriage. "Wangye, Wangfei, you guys have returned." Butler Chen greeted the two masters who had returned after leaving from the afternoon together. Yu Wang and Su Qingyi received the butler''s greetings and walked in comfortably at Yu''s residence. Yu Fengyao still took his wife''s hand, making all of Yu''s residence''s servants smile happily. After seeing this happen several times, all the servants were quite used to Yu Wang''s affectionate behaviour towards his wife. "Wangye-," Butler Chen''s serious call made Yu Fengyao stop walking and turned to him. Staring intently at Butler Chen, Yu Fengyao realized this old eunuch had something important to discuss with him. "Wife, you can go back to your courtyard first. This husband still has things to do. " "En ~ will my husband spend the night at my place later?" "Of course, this husband will spend the night at your place after it''s finished." Smiling, Su Qingyi left Yu Fengyao who was staring at him. After he could no longer see the figure of his wife, Yu Wang walked to the Zhending Courtyard and entered the study room followed by Butler Chen. "What is wrong? Why do you want this prince to talk to you privately?" Yu Fengyao stared intently at Butler Chen who gave his Master''s the sealed letter. Receiving a sealed letter from Butler Chen''s hand, Yu Wang looked at him and knew the seal printed on the letter was a seal from Empress Dowager. Yu Wang wondered why Imperial mother sent him a sealed letter. Then he read the person he was addressing and saw that the letter was intended for his wife. "This letter is for my wife?" "Yes, Wangye." "Why did Imperial Mother send this letter to her?" Feeling anxious, Yu Fengyao opened the sealed letter. When reading the contents of the letter, Yu Fengyao''s expression changed. His Imperial mother wanted to meet with Su Qingyi at the Palace so she sent a sealed letter using Empress Dowager''s seal to invite her to come to the Palace. "My Imperial Mother wants Su Qingyi to come to see her at the Palace." Yu Fengyao''s voice sounded hoarse. The prince was worried because Su Qingyi had never learned the procedures of the Inner Palace. If his wife comes to meet Empress Dowager''s invitation to drink tea. His Imperial Mother must have invited other people besides his wife. Yu Fengyao was not afraid of Imperial Mother pressing his wife, but in the palace, there was Concubine Ming who according to the information he had obtained often pressured his wife at Su''s. 71 71. Empress Dowager tea party. Part one. Empress Dowager Palace has been a quiet place for a long time since the present Emperor who ascended the throne to replace his father who died from the illness. Since the death of her husband, Empress Dowager closed her palace from visits or social events of the Palace which should have been ongoing. Empress Dowager took her hands off all the affairs of the Inner Palace since her son became Emperor and handed over all the authority of the Inner Palace to her son''s wife through her head maid. The quarrel that occurred between Empress Dowager and the Emperor also made the Emperor not care about his mother''s choice to close her palace''s door from the visit of the inhabitants of the Inner Palace. "My Imperial Mother wants to make a tea party at her Palace?" The Emperor reaffirmed the news given by the head eunuch in the Emperor''s office. "Yes, Your Majesty. This eunuch got this news directly from head maid Cu who was asked by Empress Dowager to deliver this news to you." "Why did my Imperial Mother do this and invite my Empress to attend this tea party? The Empress needs more rest now." The Emperor furrowed his brow, thinking in his Imperial Mother''s reasons for holding this tea party. His Imperial mother not only invited Empress and the concubines, but she also invited the wives of the officials and other royal families'' wives. "This Emperor needs to meet her now!" The Emperor rose from his seat and walked out of the study to the Dowager Empress Palace which was quite far away. The Emperor sat on a luxurious and comfortable palanquin accompanied by a group of Imperial guards and eunuchs. The movements of the servants who carried the palanquin looked swiftly and agile, they all placed the handle of the palanquin on their shoulders stably, showing that they were all experienced martial artists with internal energy. It is not easy for the palanquin''s eunuchs to be able to handle the palanquin that is ridden by the Emperor, they must be martial artists who can use movement skills and have stable internal energy so that they are not easily tired of carrying the Emperor''s palanquin that the Emperor often uses to move towards to another palace which is quite far away. "Emperor, we arrived." Looking at the gates of the Empress Dowager Palace whose paint had begun to fade a little, the Emperor looked gloomy and sad. He had not paid attention to His Imperial Mother Palace for a long time after their big fight. When he came last time, it was already late at night so he didn''t pay much attention to the Imperial Mother Palace''s condition. Now coming in the daytime, allowing the Emperor to pay more attention to the situation of this old Palace. "Send people to paint the Dowager Empress Palace again with plant paint. Ask the Head maid Cu about some repairs that can be helped for this palace." The head eunuch who followed behind the Emperor issued some response to the orders given by the Emperor. The eunuch notice how the Emperor feels guilty looking at the old Palace where Empress Dowager stays look a little abandoned. "Empress Dowager, the Emperor is coming to see you." Cu Yanmi''s voice; Empress Dowager head maid was heard outside the bedroom of Empress Dowager who was still sleeping. Jing Yuanmeng; The Empress Dowager opened her eyes quickly when she heard that her first son had come to visit. "The Emperor''s visiting this Dowager?!" "Yes, Empress Dowager. Your Majesty waits in the main hall. " "Ah, Yanmi, help this Dowager get dressed. We can''t make my very busy son wait a long time." Empress Dowager sounds enthusiastic and happy that her son is visiting again soon. This woman in her mid-forty yearned for her first son''s visits who had now made up with her. This gentle woman was very fond of her two sons before, unfortunately, she had quite a big fight with her first son because of Yu Fengyan''s legal wife. Despite this woman''s good intentions towards her first son, Yu Fengyan was very angry at that time, causing them to have a big fight. Cu Yanmi entered the Empress Dowager room which looked elegant and simple even though every item that decorated this room was expensive. Empress Dowager is a simple woman and does not like items that look luxurious and gaudy, so each item here looks artistic and attractive even though the price is expensive, the stuff not looks too luxurious. Helping Empress Dowager to tidy up and dress together with other maids, Cu Yanmi looked at her mistress who still looked charming even in her forties. Naturally, the previous Emperor loved Empress Dowager a lot and never interested in other women, because this woman was wise and kind-hearted. Although Empress Dowager was kind, this woman was very strict so that she could continue to survive as an Empress in the past despite having to endure the chaos inside the Inner Palace. She never involved herself in the Inner Palace dirty schemes but she can protect her sons and herself inside the Inner Palace chaos. Her deeds make all her people amazed and worship her a lot. "Imperial Mother." Yu Fengyan stood up and greeted his mother who walked into the hall, a place to welcome guests at the Empress Dowager Palace. Yu Fengyan looks at his Imperial Mother robes which looks simple and elegant. His Imperial Mother never likes wearing excessive clothes like other Inner Palace''s women. Her style makes the Emperor and his younger brother also dislike those things. He recalled the reason His Imperial Mother did not particularly like luxury even though she was born into a wealthy and influential family because all members of the Jing family were families who uphold simplicity. That reason made Yu Fengyan never try to suppress the Jing clan as an Emperor. The Jing family was not interested in being involved in the Empire''s power struggles, they were all loyal and patriotic towards Zi Empire since Zi Empire was founded. Jing family members are also an influential family because all members of the Jing family have high martial arts skills and they all always take the role of guardian family for Zi Empire. The people like them and love them because of all their merit and attitude of all Jing''s family members who have never arbitrarily used the Jing clan''s abilities. "What''s the reason that made you come to visit this quickly, Your Majesty?" Hearing His Imperial Mother''s question, Yu Fengyan scratched his nose, embarrassed. "Forgive me for not visiting you often since our previous big fight, Imperial Mother. Yu Fengyan was too young and emotional before to not realize Imperial Mother''s good intentions towards me." Hearing the Emperor''s sincere apologies towards her, Jing Yuanmeng''s gaze became very gentle towards her first son. "It''s okay, Your Majesty, this Dowager understands. This Dowager shouldn''t put too much pressure on you like that before, remembering that this Dowager also does things that are not much different from what you were doing before." 72 72. Empress Dowager tea party. Part two. "What do you mean, Imperial Mother? Did you also do the same thing as me? " Yu Fengyan looked suspiciously at His Imperial Mother. Empress Dowager looks a little embarrassed at the barrage of questions from her first son, but given her memories, Empress Dowager looks reminiscing about something happy. "Well-This Dowager was also previously disapproved of marrying your father. As you know, the Jing family doesn''t like to be involved in royal political conflicts. My choice to marry your father rejected the basic rules that all Jing family members must follow. That caused the Jing clan to not support me at all while being your father''s wife." Yu Fengyan was stunned to hear His Imperial Mother''s explanation. So far he has never understood why His Imperial Mother never mentioned about Jing clan, and never tried to introduce the Jing family members to his two sons. He also understood now why His Imperial Mother always looked sad when some concubines had talked about the Jing family who had never interfered to help her as his father''s wife. "Imperial Mother-" "It''s okay, it''s all the past that doesn''t need to be remembered. We don''t need to think much about the past of this Dowager." "Alright, Imperial Mother, this Son will not discuss it again. This Son will pay more attention to you." "This Dowager happy hears that." Empress Dowager looks happy to hear the Emperor''s promise to her. "So, what does the Emperor want to ask this Dowager to makes Emperor come here on this hot afternoon?" "This Son just wants to ask about the tea party that Imperial Mother will hold and why Imperial Mother invited my Empress to join in?" "You mean why this Dowager invite Empress to attend the tea party event that this Dowager held even though this Dowager knew that Empress was pregnant, right?" "Yes." Taking a deep breath, Empress Dowager explained her reason to her first son; "This Dowager is holding this tea party because This Dowager wants to know which side those people This Dowager invited helping. That way this Dowager can take care of your future child well in the Empress'' body. Get to know your enemy and you can plan anything well!" "I see. This Son understands now." "This Dowager must know from the start who could be a threat to your future child now. This Dowager has been closing in too long from politics and there must have been a lot of changes." "Yes, Imperial Mother''s right to think that. Many changes happen while Imperial Mother closes your Palace''s gate." Yu Fengyan was relieved to hear the reason why His Imperial Mother invited his Empress, it''s all being made to protect the Empress pregnancy. He thought before that its all because His Imperial Mother tried to make it difficult for his Empress who was pregnant, it turned out that he thought too narrowly about His Imperial Mother kindness so he felt somewhat guilty. "This Dowager wants to eat lunch now, can the Emperor accompany this Dowager?" Yu Fengyan almost refused without realizing it because he used to have lunch with His Empress. Considering the lack of attention the Emperor did to His Imperial Mother since marrying His Empress, Yu Fengyan felt that he had to accompany His Imperial Mother more often. Because of that, the Emperor agreed to eat lunch together with His Imperial Mother. Yu Fengyan sent a eunuch to inform Empress that he would have lunch with His Imperial Mother so that his wife would not have to wait for him for lunch. Hearing Yu Fengyan willing to have lunch with him, Empress Dowager smiled happily. It''s been a long time since she had lunch with her first son. Empress Dowager was relieved that the first son wanted to improve relations with her again. Yu Wang stood silently at the guard base that was in the dense growing forest behind Yu Wang''s residence. The prince is overseeing the exercise routine of the elite guards who are training hard inside the training arena. While paying attention to his elite guards'' training, Yu Wang looked dreamy thinking about something serious. "Wangye-" Weishi Yi''s voice; Yu Wang''s personal elite guard number one captain interrupted Yu Fengyao''s thoughts so the prince looked sideways at him. "This guard gets information that the Emperor meets Empress Dowager and has lunch together at her Palace." "Oh- My Imperial Brother finally realized that Imperial Mother cared about him all this time. Sometimes my Imperial Brother becomes too emotional and hard to talk to if some matters involving his Empress." Weishi Yi heard Yu Wang complain about the Emperor in front of him acting as if he hadn''t heard anything. He could not interfere in that matter because it involved the Emperor''s personal affairs. Weishi Yi still wants to live long. For Weishi Yi, the behaviour of the Emperor who was too concerned when it came to His Empress was not much different now from the behaviour of Yu Wang who began to care about Wangfei. Of course, Weishi Yi wouldn''t remind his Wangye about that. "This guard also heard that Empress Dowager not only invited Wangfei and Empress to attend the tea party but also invited the wives of officials and other members of the royal family''s wives." "I see- Imperial Mother''s wants to know where the support of all the husbands from the wives they invited is, to better protect Empress'' unborn child. Imperial Mother can always take these steps well. Looks like this prince is still far behind the Imperial Mother in acting." "Empress Dowager is indeed a wise woman in acting." Weishi Yi unconsciously joined in praising Empress Dowager''s actions. "If that is the reason Imperial Mother invited all those women. This prince feels safe enough for my Wangfei to attend this tea party." "Yes, it seems so, Wangye." "But, to be safe, this prince will ask my Imperial Brother to invite their husbands too so that this prince can use that excuse to protect my Wangfei in the Palace." After getting the idea, Yu Wang went straight to his study room at the Zhending Courtyard to write a letter to the Emperor about his idea. 73 73. The efforts they make for the tea party. Su Mingmei looked at the invitation given by her head maid with a calculating cunning smile. She had no idea that Empress Dowager Jing would reopen her palace for a tea party next week. This young woman had no idea that she would invite her too, base on the fact that the Emperor was not very interested in her since she was entering the Inner Palace. This young woman had to tries so that the woman who was supposed to rule in the Inner Palace beside the Empress liked her so that she could be closer to the Emperor. "Will mistress attend this tea party?" asked Chun Lan; Su Mingmei is the head of the Palace. "Of course, this concubine must be able to make Empress Dowager like this concubine so that it can help me approach the Emperor." "Chun Lan, you have to help this concubine prepare for the tea party. This Concubine must give Empress Dowager a very good impression over Empress and the other concubines." "Mistress, Chun Lan heard that Empress Dowager doesn''t like Empress Song." Chun Lan informed the Ming Concubine about the rumours of Empress Dowager not liking the wife chosen by the Emperor. "Oh-really?! How come this concubine has never heard of this rumour?" "This rumour has been reported for a few years back, maybe someone is trying to eliminate it because it involved the Emperor''s private matters. If I remember correctly, this Maid remembered that Empress Dowager did not agree with the Emperor who was still a prince at that time to marry Empress Song because she came from the jianghu families circles. Empress Dowager at that time had a big fight with the Emperor because the Emperor still insisted on marrying Empress Song even at their fight''s cost since then they were at the ''cold war'' and never reconnect for a long time. Chun Lan thinks that maybe Empress Dowager will hate Empress Song, which is the reason for her bad relationship with the Emperor." "Oh- that''s good news for me. Good job to remember it, Chun Lan." Su Mingmei smiled cunningly at the news her head maid gave her. She might be able to further ruining the relationship between Empress Dowager and Empress Song using this news. No mother-in-law would like a daughter-in-law who made her son fight with her just for defending her in front of the mother-in-law. "Wife, My Imperial Mother sent this invitation to the tea party at her Palace for you." Yu Fengyao gave the tea party invitation from Empress Dowager to Su Qingyi who had just finished bathing and dried her long, thick hair. Su Qingyi took an invitation letter made of expensive brown paper and had a lotus fragrance which the Empress Dowager''s favourite fragrance from her husband''s hands. Yu Fengyao took a thick towel from his wife''s hand and helped dry his wife''s thick and long hair while Su Qingyi opened and read the invitation letter from his Imperial Mother. Su Qingyi read inside the invitation letter containing an invitation to attend a tea party held by Empress Dowager at her Palace, along with other people she invites. The tea party will be held next week. "Husband, can this wife accept this invitation from Empress Dowager? This wife has never been invited to attend a tea party anywhere else let alone attend a tea party invitation at the Palace." Hearing the question from his wife, Yu Wang felt his heart was like being stabbed by a knife. In his heart, he cursed members of the Su family who made his wife never be able to socialize with other ladies. He must support his wife if he likes tea parties like this. Unfortunately, his best friend group is still not married so he can''t make his wife get along with their wives. Maybe he should encourage all his friends to marry their fianc¨¦e faster. "Don''t worry, dear, this Prince will help you to prepare yourself to attend the tea party in this palace. This Prince has invited an experienced old Palace maid to help you learn the etiquette of the Palace briefly, just to help you prepare in this tea party. My wife also does not need to be too tense because my Imperial Mother is not too difficult to please. Imperial Mother will definitely like you." Su Qingyi heaved a sigh of relief hearing that her husband would help her prepare. This young woman knew that she would not be able to refuse to attend the tea party event hosted by Empress Dowager because she was the legal and only wife of Dowager''s second son. If she refuses, Empress Dowager may try to influence and damage her good relationship with her husband. That should not have happened, because Su Qingyi was quite fond of marrying Yu Wang now. Being Yu Wang''s wife allows her to live comfortably. "Alright, this wife will accept all the arrangements that my husband does." Su Qingyi smiled sweetly making Yu Fengyao swallow because he felt tempted. Inside the Empress Palace, Yu Fengyan hugged his wife''s body which looked rather sleepy inside the pavilion near the lake. Since Song Muli was diagnosed as pregnant woman, this young woman often feels sleepy, so she almost sleeps all day long. Fortunately, even though she was two months pregnant, she had no difficulty conceiving the first time. Imperial doctor; Song Zhiliao said that it was all because she had a pretty good foundation as a woman who came from the martial arts family. That''s why despite being two months pregnant, Empress Song doesn''t get much trouble and just needs lots of rest. Despite being an Empress, Song Muli was not much involved in managing the Inner Palace because the Emperor sent many maids and eunuchs to help him take care of the Inner Palace matters since Empress Dowager handed over Inner Palace power to Song Muli when Yu Fengyan ascended the throne as Emperor. "Mu-er, how is your body doing now? Did you get any morning sickness attacks? This Emperor read a book about women''s pregnancy before and the books said that women in their early pregnancy, morning sickness attacks will make women feel very difficult in their daily life." Yu Fengyan sounded anxious asking his wife''s condition. Hearing anxiety from her husband''s voice, sleepy Song Muli only smiled faintly, lazy to answer. "Mu-er?" "Your Majesty, Empress Song seems to be sleeping again." Zheng yuan; The Emperor''s head eunuch whispered to the Emperor after he looked at the Empress'' face who was sleeping on the Emperor''s lap. Hearing the whisper of the head eunuch, Yu Fengyan gently changed the position of his wife''s body and carried Empress inside to lay the woman on the bed so she could sleep better. After laying his wife down, Yu Fengyan walked out and called his wife''s head maid; Chu Lin. "How are Empress'' preparations regarding the Empress Dowager tea party?" "We have all prepared according to your wishes, Your Majesty." "Hmm-prepare well, don''t make any mistakes." "We will, Your Majesty." "Alright then, you all can go. This Emperor will accompany the Empress to sleep." 74 74. The poison. Cun Lan; Concubine Ming''s personal maid-servant walked hurriedly at Mingfu Alley; a place where many dark transactions occur every day. This young woman got a mission from her master who was in the Palace to find something poisonous but not easy to detect by others that Concubine Ming could use at the Palace during the Empress Dowager tea party. Concubine Ming was disliked by the Emperor even though the Emperor brought her master into the Palace after the intimate scandal that occurred between them. The Emperor''s treatment made the Concubine Ming hate the woman the Emperor cared about which is Empress Song. Concubine Ming had long thought of a way to get rid of the Emperor''s favourite woman. To be honest, Cun Lan quite liked the ambitions of her current master. Being the Emperor''s woman in the Palace, for Cun Lan they had to be ambitious like her master which is to be the Emperor''s ideal woman. The women in the Emperor''s Harem need the Emperor''s attention to live well inside. Walking for a long time, Cun Lan stopped in front of a wooden house door that looked old and shabby. Although the entire wooden house is made of old wood, the door of the house is made of solid steel painted deep black. Next to the door was a blood-red board that seemed painted by real blood smelled from the rancid smell emitting by it. The writing on the nameplate is solid black, which reads ''the Banghui Chamber''. Staring intently at the signboard, Cun Lan actually felt scared because this place was very famous in the world of martial arts. Banghui Chamber has branches in many places on this Continent. No government anywhere has been able to eliminate the organizations that have emerged in just the past hundred years. The party that tried to get rid of them, disappeared without cause makes no one dared to touch them since then. This place is a legend inside the underworld stories. Cun Lan was able to find out about this place because her mother''s younger brother had a connection with a branch of this place after being sold by the Su family for having a weak body as a slave. Cun Lan''s mother had such a good relationship with her younger brother that after more than a decade, Cun Lan''s uncle came when he got the news of his sister''s marriage. The uncle had come over once a year since then and became quite familiar with Cun Lan. Her uncle gave her a referential token to be able to seek help in this place if she needed the services of the Banghui Chamber. Lost in her memory, Cun Lan was surprised to see the figure of a thin and old man standing in front of her with an open gate behind him. Cun Lan did not hear the voice of the old man, even though Cun Lan had a high level of martial arts after getting upbringing from her uncle since she was a child. Because of her high martial arts ability, she was chosen to enter the palace as a spy for the Su family. The old man looked at Cun Lan curiously because it was rare for a young woman who looked weak to come to this dangerous place. Usually, those people who come are warriors with high martial arts and all are mostly men. Paying close attention to the mortal woman in front of him made this old man feel itchy to examine the bone structure of the young woman in front of him. The gaze of the old man made Cun Lan feel cold on her back. "H-here." Feeling afraid of this old man, Cun Lan immediately let out a recommendation token for the tenant from inside her pouch. "Hmmm-This is the recommendation token that Banghui Chamber employees usually give to their acquaintances. Who gave it to you?" Cun Lan''s face turned pale because the token turned out to make this old man guess the relationship of the token giver with him. Cun Lan didn''t dare to tell because she didn''t want to be caught having a connection with this place. "You don''t want to tell?" The old man squinted his eyes menacingly making Cun Lan burst into cold sweat feeling the threatening aura of the old man. "Okay, if you don''t want to tell. This old man can found out later. What do you want from here?" The old man threw the token back at Cun Lan. "This little one wants to buy poison that can be used for the mistress in the palace." "Oh-, it''s no wonder you look elegant and trained like some palace maids, apparently you are from there. Tell me the criteria for the poison you want more clearly on the inside." Cun Lan was led by the old man through the gate into a private sitting room inside. Cun Lan didn''t dare to look around because her uncle had warned her not to look curious when she came to this place. People who were curious about this place would not be able to live long, they all died horribly. Cun Lan talked to the old man inside the private sitting room for quite a while before she was ushered out with a satisfied smile. Running in a hurry because she wanted to quickly leave the place, Cun Lan used martial arts skills so that she could quickly leave the place. Seeing Cun Lan''s movements, the old man raised his eyebrows because the young woman''s martial arts movements were the basic martial arts of this place. Waving a hand, a man in black appeared behind the old man. "Elder-" "Find out about that woman?" "Yes!" The figure immediately disappeared from behind the old man''s body. After standing for a long time looking at the distance, the old man took a deep breath and entered the place. Cun Lan entered the palace with her maid token. It''s not easy for any maids to leave the palace at night, luckily she has an acquaintance with the palace gatekeeper who is guarding here tonight. The guard on duty tonight is one of the admirers of her beauty, so the man will gladly help her to get out of the palace tonight. Smiling sweetly, Cun Lan promised to repay the guard''s help later after she finished doing her mistress errand tonight. The guard looked pleased to hear Cun Lan''s promise to him. 75 75. All people found out. Su Mingmei looked happily at Cun Lan who had returned to her Palace. Hearing the good news from the maid who had been her right hand since she became Concubine Ming, made the woman who looked like a gentle woman to be happy. Su Mingmei couldn''t wait to attend the tea ceremony at Empress Dowager Palace. This woman would use Cun Lan''s hard-earned item for the woman the Emperor cherished the most. Only she could become the mother of the Emperor''s children. In front of the main hall of the Concubine Ming Palace, there was a garden with large and lush trees. Up in the biggest tree there, without anyone noticing a shadowy figure dressed in black was standing and listening to the conversation taking place in the main hall of the Palace. That figure was a shadow-guard sent by an elder from the Banghui Chamber to find out the background of the maids who had come to visit the Banghui Chamber branch in Zi Empire which was in the Capital Zi Empire. Banghui Chamber must know all the backgrounds of the consumers who come to their place because they must be prepared to be exposed to the risks posed by consumers who use their products. Stalking the maid into the palace made this shadow-guard realize who the master the maid was serving. People indeed say that a woman who looks good on the outside is not necessarily like that on the inside. This young woman named Su Mingmei is the perfect example of that. The woman who is known as a kind-hearted woman and has a good name in Zi Empire''s Capital turns out to be a full scheme woman who disgusts this shadow-guard. Remembering the item the woman''s maid bought from Banghui Chamber made the shadow-guard feel sorry for the person they were about to attack. After getting the information his master wanted, the shadow-guard immediately left the Palace. He could not hang around the palace any longer because many shadow guards in the palace had abilities that were not much different in level from the shadow guards. Yu Fengyao stared at his shadow guard who was sent to watch Concubine Ming. Since this handsome prince was told by the Emperor about Empress'' pregnancy, Yu Wang immediately sent several of his shadow-guards to protect Empress. Even though his older brother is an Emperor, his shadow guard group has the ability above all the Emperor''s shadow guards so that without being asked by the Emperor, Yu Wang sent several shadow guards to guard the Palace. One of the places in the Palace that Yu Wang ordered to watch over was the Ming Concubine Palace. Yu Wang didn''t believe that a woman who was trying so hard to become the Emperor''s concubine using a dirty scheme to get it would just stay quiet and not throw any tricks. "What''s the news you bring about that woman?" "Her maid? Do you know why?" "She visited the Banghui Chamber branch in Zi Empire''s Capital." "Banghui Chamber branch?!" Yu Fengyao was surprised to hear the news from his shadow guard. The Banghui Chamber the shadow guard mentioned is a very mysterious organization in this continent. This organization just appeared without words. The previous emperor attempted to investigate this organization before and ended tragically, His Imperial Father finally even giving of some warnings to them, so they do not try to find out more about the place and treating the organization as a no-go zone. "Do you know what that maid wants from there?" "This one can''t follow him into the Banghui Chamber, Wangye." "This prince understands then you should continue to watching her Palace." "This servant follow the orders." After receiving Yu Wang''s order, the shadow-guard immediately left the study room where Yu Wang was when the shadow-guard comes to report. "Wangye, why do you think Concubine Ming told the maid to visit the Banghui Chamber? Does that woman want to cause trouble at the Empress Dowager tea party?" Weishi yi looked curious about the report he had heard just now. "This prince previously believed that Su Mingmei was a good woman but after hearing from the Imperial Brother about the previous matter when that woman set him up just to become the Emperor''s concubine, this prince felt that she was no different from the other court concubines. She was bound to make out all kinds of perverted schemes to become the Emperor''s favourite woman, for which she would try to harm the Empress; which is the biggest obstacle to get the Emperor''s heart." "So, Is Wangye sure that Concubine Ming is going to carry out her rotten plan at the Empress Dowager tea ceremony?" "Only at that time, she can do it easily because at that time the place will be crowded by many noblewomen attended the tea party." Yu Wang looked convinced by his conjuncture about Concubine Ming''s plans. "What will Concubine Ming do later?" "Given the Banghui Chamber''s abilities, we have to be on guard as best as we can. This Prince will go to the Imperial Brother''s Palace and tell him about the news so the Emperor can get ready for anything." "Wangye will leave now? Earlier Wangfei sent people to tell Wangye to enjoy a late snack together. Wangfei made snacks to enjoy the moon together." Hearing the news from Weishi yi, Yu Fengyao stopped in his tracks. Thinking for a moment, Yu Wang threw his Imperial Palace token at Weishi yi. "Weishi yi, you went to the Imperial Palace and reported all of that news to the Emperor. If Imperial Brother asks about this Prince you just need to say; This Prince is busy tonight." Listening to Yu Wang''s sudden order to him; Weishi yi was stunned after catching the Imperial Palace token that was thrown at him accurately. Weishi yi couldn''t ask any further because Yu Wang had already walked a long way towards the Wangfei''s courtyard. Sighing deeply, Weishi yi felt that Yu Wang had changed even more since the prince started spending the night at the Wangfei residence. Even though it was strange to feel Yu Wang''s change, but as a bodyguard loyal to Yu Wang, Weishi yi was happy to see the change of Yu Wang who was getting more affectionate with his wife and looked happy. 76 76. The current within. "Let him in." Zheng yuan ordered the guards to let Weishi yi inside. "Greetings, Your Majesty." Weishi yi saluted to Emperor politely. "Why did Yu Wang send you to the Palace tonight?" "Wangye sent this servant to told some important news for Your Majesty." Weishi yi explained slowly and solemnly. "What kinds of important news that makes Yu Wang have to tell this Emperor this late?" Yu Fengyan raised his thick brows and narrowed his eyes. The Emperor recognized Yu Wang''s dislike of sending him some news late at night when the news that needed to be sent was not so important. Somehow the Emperor felt a bad feeling that this news was closely related to him. "Concubine Ming sent a maid to make contact with the Banghui Chamber at the Capital city." "What?!" Not only was the Emperor shocked by the news but also Zheng yuan; the Palace head eunuch. The two of them couldn''t help screaming inside the study room. "Are you sure?" asked the Palace head eunuch grimly to Weishi yi. "Yes, one of the shadow guards who was sent by Yu Wang to supervise the Palace Concubine Ming followed the maid who was under Concubine Ming when the woman made contact with the Banghui Chamber." "Do you know what that maid wants from the Banghui Chamber?" asked the Emperor solemnly to his younger brother''s guard. Weishi yi shook his head grimly. "The shadow guard only knew that the maid bought an item from the Banghui Chamber and Wangye felt that Concubine Ming would use the item for Empress." "What? She dares?!" Yu Fengyan looked very angry hearing that Song Muli; his Empress will be in danger because of Concubine Ming''s plan. If it weren''t for he didn''t have the evidence to finish off Concubine Ming, the Emperor would have gone straight to that woman''s Palace to beat her up and throw her outside the Palace. Unfortunately, Concubine Ming had a stronger aristocratic family background than Empress who came from the martial arts world. "Yu Wang wants the Emperor to prepare himself to be able to guard against Concubine Ming''s tricks." Weishi yi finished the message Yu Wang wanted to convey to the Emperor as soon as possible. "Where''s Yu Wang? Why isn''t he the one who came tonight so he can help this Emperor to prepare for Concubine Ming''s attack? " The Emperor was visibly annoyed that his younger brother had not come to the Palace and helped him prepare for it. Yu Fengyao was a Grand Marshall who was good at sneaky tactics like this. He could be of great help to the Emperor in preparing for deterrence. "Yu Wang is busy tonight." "What kept him busy this late at night?" The Emperor furrowed his brows, a thought crossed his mind that made him feel confused whether to be annoyed or laugh thinking his younger brother''s reason for missing. "Looks like Yu Wang is quite attached to Yu Wangfei." Zheng Yuan, who had also guessed the reason for Yu Wang''s absence, smiled faintly. "The woman this Emperor chooses for Yu Wang will, of course, be well-liked by Yu Wang. At least this Emperor''s eyes are better at choosing women than Yu Wang. " the Emperor grumbled softly. Listening to the Emperor''s quiet grumbles inside the Imperial study room, Zheng Yuan and Weishi yi nodded in agreement. The woman which the Emperor had chosen for his younger brother was indeed much better than the woman Yu Wang had previously chosen. Given that Yu Wang had wanted to choose Su Mingmei as his legal wife, the two subordinates agreed that Su Qingyi; who is now Yu Wangfei, was much better and suited Yu Wang much better than the woman which full of cunning schemes like Concubine Ming. Too bad the Emperor stuck with her. "Alright, you can go. Told Yu Wang to come to the Palace tomorrow." "Yes, this one would leave now." "Emperor, what are Your Majesty going to do now?" "This Emperor wants to finish off that cunning woman. Even though she is still young but already so troublesome. This Emperor is just thinking about letting her become some Royal Concubine because this Emperor still looks at Minister Su''s face, who is still related to the Su Clan." "Does Emperor want to use her plan to get rid of her into the Cold Palace?" "Hmph, this Emperor will do it if that woman gives this Emperor a chance to get rid of her. She forced me to betray my Empress using stimulants." Hearing the anger in the Emperor''s words, Zheng Yuan just listened silently. Zheng Yuan knew how much the Emperor loved Song Muli; his beloved Empress. As a member of the Tianji school who is also the Empress Senior Brother there, Zheng Yuan felt happy that a woman as good as Empress had a husband like the Emperor. After several years of following the Emperor in repayment for the life he owed from Yu Fengyan, the Palace head eunuch quite knows the Emperor''s daily behaviour. Compared to the previous Emperor which weak and timider, Yu Fengyan was a much better Emperor, causing Zheng Yuan to be happy to be his subordinate even though he had a high enough rank at Tianji School, which was a martial arts school that was ranked well in this low-level continent martial arts society. "Husband, do you like the snack this wife made?" Su Qingyi smiled as she looked at Yu Fengyao''s handsome face who was chewing on the little red meat bun she made. Su Qingyi felt that her husband was getting busier ever since Yu Wang was informed about Empress''s pregnancy by the Emperor. Her husband also rarely ate with her now because the Emperor liked to summon Yu Wang to the Palace to take care of the Empress pregnancy secret. Yu Wang was also ordered by the Emperor to get rid of the many spies in the Empress Palace. To take care of all that, the couple rarely got together for a while. Seeing her husband who looked thinner and heard from the guards that Yu Wang only ate a little while working like that made Su Qingyi think of making small buns filled with her husband''s favourite red ham. "Your food tastes good for this husband to eat, whatever it is." Yu Fengyao smiled happily enjoying his wife''s small buns filled with red ham on the dinner table. The prince felt grateful for choosing to be closer to his wife so that he could enjoy all the delicious dishes that Su Qingyi made as his wife. 77 77. The Talks inside the study room. The next morning, Yu Fengyao woke up alone after sleeping soundly. Turning to the side he saw Su Qingyi''s gentle face lying next to him. Under the soft morning light, Yu Fengyao realized that his wife was becoming more and more attractive since she married to him. The prince thought it all seemed to be caused by his wife''s unique and special body. Remembering how special his wife was, the prince was afraid that people from the cultivation world in the middle-level continent would find out about his wife''s unique physique. Yu Wang felt that he was weaker when compared to the high-level masters of the middle-level continent. Despite realizing how weak his cultivation level was now compared to the other old cultivators in the middle-level continent, Yu Fengyao could not allow himself to level up too quickly to reduce suspicions about his wife''s unique physique due to the ease with which he cultivated now. Using his background he can protect himself better. "Husband, are you awake?" "En, you can sleep a little longer, this husband will be leaving for the palace soon." "You don''t want to have breakfast first, husband?" "There''s no need to bother preparing it for me, this husband can bum breakfast at the Palace with Imperial Brother later." "Okay, then this wife will sleep again." Yu Wang looked at his wife who fell asleep again after chatting for a while with him still in a half sleepy state. Using a low voice, Yu Wang summoned his personal manservant to prepare bath water so he could prepare himself to leave for the Palace. Looking outside, the morning sun began to appear. Waving his hand, Yu Wang closed the bedroom window curtains so that his wife could sleep soundly without feeling dazzled by the naughty morning sun. "Don''t disturb Wangfei''s sleep." After tidying himself up, Yu Wang left the bedroom. Stopping in front of Nanny Mo and his other wife''s maids waiting at the door of the room, Yu Wang gave a quiet warning to them. He did not want these maids to disturb his wife''s good sleep. "This old maid hears the order." ''Lady Qingrou, you must be delighted to see young miss now married to a man who treated her well as your husband did.'' Looking up at the sky and sighing heavily, Nanny Mo subconsciously remembered Lady Xu Qingrou whom she had not been able to see since she died. Emperor''s study room. The Emperor looked at his younger brother who looked refreshed after sleeping all night at his residence while he did not seem to sleep well after receiving news from Weishi-yi regarding Concubine Ming''s plans for his Empress. "Yu Wang looks fresh today." Annoyed, Yu Fengyan said sarcastically to his younger brother. Hearing the sarcasm in his Imperial Brother''s words, Yu Wang only smiled faintly. Yu Wang could not possibly reply to the Emperor''s cynical remarks because this handsome prince knew that the Emperor must have been lacking sleep after hearing the news conveyed by his men yesterday. Despite knowing the reason for the Emperor''s annoyance, Yu Wang could only pretend not to notice. "What will Emperor brother do after finding out about your new Concubine plan to harm the Empress?" Yu Wang did not want to linger on adding to the Emperor''s annoyance at him so he immediately changed the subject by discussing Concubine Ming. Hearing Yu Wang''s diversion, the Emperor''s face immediately turned cold. "What do you suggest, Yu Wang?" "It will not be easy to find evidence of that woman''s involvement in this dirty plan even if my shadow guard listens to her plan. That woman is after all the descendant of the Su Clan who has trapped the Emperor and got away with it." Yu Fengyan remembered what had happened to him earlier because the woman had framed him and forced him; the Emperor to accept her into a harem. "Yu Wang is right, that woman is not a simple woman and easy to catch. Concubine Ming is quite cunning even though she is young." "Not only cunning, but Concubine Ming also had a pretty good accomplice in carrying out her plans." "You mean?" "Concubine Ming has maids who can make contact with the Banghui Chamber. It wasn''t an easy thing, but the maid could do it. This one still can''t find their relationship yet." "That maid is that great?! Maybe you can try to find out from within the Su Clan? Yu Wang can ask for help from Minister Su from the education department." "This prince will try it." "Yu Wang looks reluctant to contact Minister Su for this matter?" "This Prince isn''t that close to my in laws family." "Yu Wang was intimate enough with Yu Wangfei, but you didn''t build good relations with Su Qingyi''s close family members ?!" The Emperor sounded incredulous hearing the implication of the words of his younger brother. Even though Song Muli''s family didn''t like having a close relationship with him, Yu Fengyan kept trying to build good relationships with his in-law families. "Yu Fengyao, you make this Emperor speechless." 78 78. Asking help from his in-law. Growing up, Yu Wang was only close to his Imperial Brother and also his Imperial Mother. He never tried to build close relationships with other people. Even the friends in his group were the ones who approached him from childhood. He never tried to build a good relationship with them. Listening to the advice from his Imperial Brother made him think deeply about his ability to be able to build good relationships in kinship with his wife''s family. Maybe he should practice doing all that. Yu Fengyao is a man who always takes action after deciding. After deciding to build a relationship with his wife''s family members, Yu Fengyao sent Weishi-yi to invite Minister Su and meet him at the Meican Hall. The Prince also needs Minister Su''s immediate help with Concubine Ming matters. The time for the tea party is creeping closer than before. Su Yanjiu had just finished working and walked out of the education department building which is part of the administrative building complex that is within the scope of the Imperial Palace. Riding his horse carriage, Minister Su sat quietly reading a book as Weishi-yi got into the carriage to greet him. Frowning, Minister Su, who is accustomed to strict etiquette, looks like he doesn''t like to see Weishi-yi''s behaviour without permission to enter his horse carriage. "This Minister doesn''t realize that Yu Wang''s subordinate doesn''t have rules when it comes to meeting other people?" Hearing the harsh words in the question directed at him, Weishi-yi''s stiff face seemed to have turned slightly gloomy. "Forgive this subordinate''s fault for breaking inside without your permission, Minister Su. This one is forced to do it because this visit is something that needs to be kept secret from others." "Oh, why is that?" "This one was sent by Yu Wang because Yu Wang wanted to discuss something important related to the Emperor''s secret matters." Hearing that this had to do with the Emperor''s secret matters, Minister Su had no problem with Weishi-yi''s rudeness anymore. "Lead the way, then." Weishi-yi made Minister Su order his horse-coach to direct the horse-drawn carriage to the meeting place appointed by Yu Wang, which is; Meican Hall. After seeing that Minister Su''s carriage was headed there, Weishi-yi emerged like a ghost from the horse carriage with ease. "Looks like what Su Gaishan said is correct regarding the high abilities of Yu Wang''s men. Weishi-yi is at least a Heaven Qi warrior." "Wangye, this one has invited Minister Su." "Good job, Weishi-yi." Yu Wang waited patiently for Minister Su to arrive. From his outside look, all of Yu Wang''s men see him like that, but actually, Yu Wang was feeling nervous inside. Remembering the pieces of advice from the Imperial Brother that he had to build a close relationship with his wife''s immediate family members made Yu Fengyao nervous. He had never tried to do any of that before. While waiting, Yu Wang subconsciously finished the pot of tea on the table. "Wangye, Minister Su has arrived." With a jolt, Yu Wang tried to appear calm by pouring the empty teapot into his teacup. Seeing that no tea was flowing out, Yu Wang immediately ordered the waiter to make more tea. Rubbing his sharp nose with his index finger, Yu Wang invited his bodyguards to send Minister Su into the private room he used to use when he visited the Meican Hall. "Yu Wang." Minister Su bow to Yu Wang a little to show his perfect manner as minister to royal family members. Yu Wang saw that bow released the old man quickly from that. He was unwilling to receive the great respect of his elder in law. If his wife found out, she can be sad. "Please sit down, Minister Su. This Prince has something that needs your help." Yu Wang subconsciously spoke with authority and arrogance as usual when he spoke to the others. When he realized his mistake in treating Minister Su, Yu Fengyao glanced at Minister Su, who seemed to be accustomed to accepting Yu Wang''s cold behaviour towards others. Seeing Minister Su, who didn''t seem irritated, was receiving the cold treatment from him, Yu Fengyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Trying to soften his attitude, Yu Wang poured the refilled tea into an empty teacup and gave it to Minister Su who looked surprised to receive the treatment. "What can this minister do to Yu Wang? This minister heard that this has something to do with the Emperor? " Su Yanjiu tried to ignore the reason for Yu Wang''s treatment which turned warmer to him. This old man was accustomed to placing more importance on the affairs of the Emperor than his own. Hearing Minister Su''s question, Yu Fengyao was a little reluctant to explain, but the Emperor had permitted him to cooperate with Su Yanjiu on the matter of Concubine Ming. Taking a deep breath, the prince began to explain Concubine Ming''s scheme to the old man. The expression on Su Yanjiu''s face who listened to Yu Wang''s explanation looked increasingly gloomy. "Don''t worry, Yu Wang, this minister will try to find out about the maid helping Concubine Ming. In that case, this minister would not spend any longer here and would immediately find out about this woman. We don''t have much time left until the Empress Dowager tea ceremony arrives." Su Yanjiu immediately excused himself when he heard the importance of the information Yu Wang and the Emperor wanted from him. Minister Su did not know that he had left Yu Wang who was surprised to see his departure so quickly even though the prince had intended to try to establish a closer relationship with him which was his in-law. 79 79. The reopening tea shop. Part one. "Wangye, you''re back!" Chen Fuqui''s voice; His Wangfu''s head steward awakened Yu Wang, who was struggling with thoughts. Yu Wang looked at the Wangfu gate subconsciously. It was the horse; Zhanshi which had already brought him back to Wangfu when he was lost in thought. Getting off the horse, the prince headed straight for Su Qingyi''s residence. He needed consolation from his charming wife for failing to establish a relationship with Minister Su as the grandson-in-law. Yu Wang walked faster when he thought about his alone time together with his wife. "Where''s Wangfei?" Yu Wang saw that Hongmei Courtyard did not have his wife''s presence, looking gloomy so he asked Butler Chen about his wife whereabout. "Reported Wangye, Wangfei went to visit the Relaxing Jade Pavilion; Wangfei''s heritage tea shop. Starting today, the tea shop has begun to reopen after being taken over by Wangfei and repairing the messy management before." "Why doesn''t this Prince know that news?" Yu Wang looked angry at Butler Chen because he didn''t get any news from Chen Fuqui regarding the reopening of the tea shop. "Report Wangye, this butler did not tell this news to Wangye because Wangfei forbade this butler to tell this. Wangfei said Wangye is too busy taking care of the problems given by the Emperor so Wangfei does not want to add to Wangye''s burdens for trivial things like that." Hearing that his wife forbade Butler Chen to tell the news because she was worried about him made Yu Fengyao feel warm inside him. It turns out that this is what makes his Imperial brother like to marry his Imperial sister-in-law. "Alright then, this prince won''t blame you. Next time, you should keep telling me things like this to this prince. This Prince doesn''t like not knowing where Wangfei is." "Yes, this butler understand." Knowing that his wife was going to the Relaxing Jade Pavilion, Yu Fengyao intended to go there too. Notifying his group of friends, Yu Fengyao invited them all to enliven the opening of Su Qingyi''s tea shop. He should at least help his wife increase the sales of Su Qingyi''s tea shop. "Wangfei." Su Qingyi had just arrived at the Relaxing Jade Pavilion when the new manager; Shi Ming''s manager greeted her. Looking at the man who looked simple and na?ve wearing the manager''s blue silk uniform, Su Qingyi saw the manager''s eyes that looked smart and astute. This man fits to be the manager of the teahouse. Manager Shen Wu found a suitable person to take care of this tea shop. "This tea shop looks nice now, not gaudy like before," mumble Su Qingyi. "Wangfei can go to the 3rd floor, this one had a private room specially prepared there. This manager will prepare the tea in your private room." "Alright, this Wangfei has heard that Manager Shi has good skills in tea-making ceremonies. This Wangfei wants to try it. " "Of course, this manager will prepare the tea and serve you." Su Qingyi entered the tea shop and walked towards the private room on the 3rd floor of the tea shop. During her walk, Su Qingyi looked through the renovations that were carried out according to her wishes. The more she saw the renovation results, Su Qingyi liked the tea shop which from now on belonged to her. The Relaxing Jade Pavilion had three floors. In the middle of the first floor previously there was a large stage where usually there were performances of either music or opera and dance players. Two floors above, you can see the stage because the part of the stage is open to the roof of the tea shop building which is made of shock-resistant black stone. In the past, the first floor was a floor for the public. The second floor was for lower class nobles while the third floor was for upper-class nobles. But, now Su Qingyi will give the member cards to the tea shop visitors. The member will get a discount for the tea shop products. The tea shop products is tea drinks made from leaves and flowers. The shop also has snacks and desserts whose recipes were given by Su Qingyi to be made by the kitchen employees in the tea shop. All the tea shop employees are old employees who were gathered by Manager Shi after he became the new manager at Relaxing Jade Pavilion. This manager realized that the recipe given by Wangfei was a recipe for foods and drinks that no one had made before, so he felt that the old staffs which loyal to Madam Xu before are the only ones that can keep the recipe given by Wangfei as a secret. Su Qingyi who realized how strict Manager Shi was trying to guard the food recipes given by her could only roll her eyes feeling funny. The food recipes she provides are only the easiest food recipes found in her space tool. This young woman realized that she was a maniac foodie in her previous life because she collected a lot of food recipes from various places. She can also make all the food recipes contained in her space tool, making her amazed. The member''s card made by Su Qingyi can be used in any shop she owns and has a unique symbol; The crescent moon and lotus flower that were placed beside all the initials of her heritage shop''s name. The emblem was made with Yu ten''s unique engraving method so that no one would be able to make a fake card. There are three types of member cards; namely bronze, silver, gold. This member card can only be obtained after the consumer has spent money until a certain purchase. The advantages of having this member card are great apart from getting discounts at various shops owned by Su Qingyi. When hearing about the benefits the members will get, it even makes Manager Shi want to become a member. 80 80. The reopening tea shop. Part two. "All preparations have been completed, Wangfei. The opening will start in an hour. " "Hmm ... good." The opening planned by Su Qingyi was somewhat different from the opening of other stores. For three days, the tea shop will give a discount for all tea shop products for up to 20%. If consumers bring new consumers or recommend the tea shop, they will get free products from the cheapest products in the tea shop product collection that they ordered in the tea shop. This promotion will last for a month start tea shop reopening. "Wangfei, didn''t you invite Yu Wang to the re-opening ceremony of the tea shop?" Manager Shi was a little confused because he didn''t see Yu Wang coming to accompany Su Qingyi for the tea shop reopening. Yu Wang''s takeover of all Su Qingyi''s inheritance shops from the Su Clan members is notified by Manager Shen Wu to all Madam Xu''s old servants. Manager Shen Wu told them about this because the man wanted all the old and loyal employees who used to serve Madam Xu to come and help Madam Xu''s only daughter. Knowing that all Su Qingyi''s inheritance shops had returned to their rightful owners, all the old employees who were loyal to Madam Xu immediately came to register. Back to Manager Shen Wu so that they could return to work in those shops and serve Madam Xu''s daughter. To all of them, Madam Xu was their helper and they were willing to do anything for Madam Xu''s daughter. Hearing Manager Shi''s question regarding her husband left Su Qingyi speechless. This woman wanted to tell her husband about tea shop reopening several times, but seeing that Yu Wang was too busy taking care of many things related to Empress''s pregnancy secret made this woman unable to add to Yu Wang''s minds. This young woman admitted that she thought Yu Wang was important enough that she didn''t want to be a burden to her husband. "Yu Wang is busy, this wangfei doesn''t want to bother him with problems like tea shop reopening." Su Qingyi gave a faint smile saying that. "But, this Prince likes to be bothered by matters relating to this Prince''s wife." The deep, melodious voice that sounded from the open door of the private room made Su Qingyi look there. Su Qingyi saw a dashing figure with a charming face of her husband standing in front of the door smiling softly at her, making this young woman stunned. Yu Wang walked in and approached the table where his wife was sitting holding a warm teacup. Standing in front of this egg shape faced young woman, Yu Wang touched his wife''s cheek waking Su Qingyi from her shock. "Husband, you came." "Of course, this husband was a little annoyed that my wife didn''t tell this husband directly about this tea shop reopening." "Accompanying my wife to attend a tea shop reopening like this was not too tiring for this husband. Next time wife has to tell things like this to this prince. This husband will accompany you." "Alright, husband." Su Qingyi looked shy at Yu Wang''s words, which sounded spoiling her. This young woman wasn''t too used to receiving Yu Wang''s pampering on her. "Yu Wang, please try this manager''s handmade tea." Manager Shi saw the flushing Su Qingyi trying to help distract Yu Wang. This man in his thirties also had no intention of witnessing Yu Wang''s intimacy any longer. Even though Su Qingyi was not his own child but this young woman was the only daughter of Madam Xu whom Manager Shen Wu usually told them all, Manager Shi considered Young miss as his own child. Seeing Yu Wang being affectionate to the young miss made Manager Shi, who is not far in age from Young Miss''s father, feel a bit annoyed. "Oh, you are?" Yu Wang had already noticed this over thirties man. This man had a figure and traits like one of the generals in his army. Even though he looks simple and innocent, he is a slick person and can easily defeat many enemy tactics. "This is Manager Shi, one of the old employees which got my biological mother''s education. Manager Shen Wu; The manager from The Jade Jewel Pavilion was the one who recommended him as the new manager of this tea shop. Manager Shi is very good at managing this tea shop." Su Qingyi immediately introduced Manager Shi to her husband, seeing that Yu Wang was curious about him. Su Qingyi didn''t want her husband to be displeased with Manager Shi because he was a good manager in managing the tea shop which now belongs to her. This young woman didn''t want to lose a good manager just because Yu Wang didn''t like her new chosen manager. Hearing that the man in front of him was one of the subordinates which his mother-in-law''s educated, Yu Wang was silent and watched him carefully. While observing, Yu Wang sat beside his wife''s wooden bench receiving a teacup filled with handmade tea made by the manager. Sipping tea from the teacup, Yu Wang''s eyes seemed to like the taste of the tea he was drinking. Yu Wang was raised by his Imperial mother who liked tea ceremonies so he was also used to and could recognize well-made tea. "You learned tea ceremony making?" "Madam Xu is a very good tea maker master, she taught this manager about tea ceremony making." "Oh, my mom is also a tea lover?" Su Qingyi, who had never known much about her birth mother, seemed interested in hearing about Madam Xu stories from Manager Shi. From the memories she got from Su Qingyi''s body, there wasn''t much she could know about her birth mother. During her stay at the Su Clan residence, no one told her about Madam Xu, even her father who rarely met her. Manager Shi saw that Yu Wangfei looked interested in Madam Xu''s story and smiled faintly and began to tell the interesting experiences he had under Madam Xu''s tutelage. Yu Wang saw the curiosity sparkling in his wife''s gaze just listening along without interrupting the two''s conversation. In Yu Wang''s heart, he cursed his father-in-law for refusing to tell his wife about Madam Xu. Making Su Qingyi thirst for knowledge about her mother-in-law like a child just got candy. 81 81. The reopening tea shop. Part three. Promotions that were held a few days before the opening made many visitors interested in various promos and also pictures of dishes on the leaflets that were distributed to come along with friends, they could invite to the tea shop. They all brought flyers that had been distributed so that they could all get promo products that they could order for free. No one can refuse a free product, even though they have never seen the promo food listed on the promo flyer. "Grand Elder Gu, this is the tea shop that this flyer is promoting." A young man in an expensive-looking outfit directed an old man who looked dignified. The old man glared intently at the tea shop, where many people were standing in line. "Hmm, this tea shop looks different than the others." The old man who was the Grand Elder of the Banghui Chamber who was in Zi Empire Capital City looked interested in seeing the tea shop in front of him. This tea shop caught his eye because he got a Relaxing Jade Pavilion promotional flyer when he was casually walking around. Intrigued by the food and drink listed on the flyer, Grand Elder Gu invited one of the Banghui Chamber inner-members who usually mixed up with residents in Capital City to accompany him. "This tea shop previously belonged to a woman who was the daughter-in-law of the Su Clan; Madam Xu. It should be Madam Xu''s daughter who inherited it when she died, but the Su Clan members took this tea shop and nearly destroyed the reputation that Madam Xu had built. " "Oh? Then?" "This tea shop was recently taken over by Madam Xu''s daughter with the help of her husband. Madam Xu''s daughter''s husband is Yu Wang. " "Yu Wang?" Heard that the tea shop he wanted to visit belonged to Yu Wang''s wife, he feels conflicted. Yu Wang was part of the Royal family that had tried hard to investigate the Banghui Chamber when this organization appeared in the Zi Empire. Even though the Banghui Chamber could repel all the investigations that were carried out by the Zi Empire Royal family, the Banghui Chamber members did not like dealing with the Royal family members. But, Grand Elder Gu Fang is one of the gourmet people who love to try interesting food and drinks as seen on the Relaxing Jade Pavilion promotional flyer. "Of course, this old man will not leave the opportunity to try new delicacies. Don''t call me Grand Elder later, just call Elder Gu. " "Yes, Elder Gu." Meng Zi, who was an inner-member of the Banghui Chamber, was used to accompanying the old man beside him to try out the many eateries in Zi Empire so that this young man in expensive clothes only followed Grand Elder''s orders easily without question. After waiting patiently in line with other new customers, Elder Gu and Meng Zi entered the tea shop and found seats on the ground floor near the show stage. Elder Gu told Meng Zi to order the product the old man had chosen beforehand so the waiter quickly delivered their order. Waiting for their orders to arrive, Elder Gu noticed that the tea shop visitors were also noble people. It seemed that the identity of Yu Wang''s wife was known to the noblemen so that many of them came to attend the reopening of the Relaxing Jade Pavilion. "Lots of noble members have come to this reopening tea shop." "Yes, Elder Gu, looks like they know that the owner of this tea shop has returned to Yu Wang''s wife." "What about the young lady from the Imperial Palace who buys things from us? Do you already know who she is? What does she have to do with the token owner?" Meng Zi looked around warily as the old man asked him. "Don''t worry about that, young man. This place is too crowded to make people pay close attention to our conversation." Meng Zi felt somewhat at ease hearing Elder Gu''s explanation so he shared all the information regarding the maid from the Palace who carried the recommendation token of Banghui Chamber. "The young woman is related to the man who gave the token. The giver was the maid''s mother''s younger brother. " "Ho ... can give a token of recommendation to other people, what is the rank of that man in the Banghui Chamber?" "His name is Su Feng; he was sold as a drug test slave to the Banghui Chamber Drug Elder as a test subject. However, the Drug Head Elder''s daughter liked him so much that he became her personal attendant after a year living as a test subject. Now he is married to the Drug Head Elder''s daughter and is the manager of a branch of the Banghui Chamber in the city near Zi Empire''s capital city. " "Ho..no wonder." "What are you going to do about this, Elder Gu." "Give the man a warning about what his niece did with the recommendation token that the man gave to his family. If anything goes wrong, that Su Feng will receive punishment according to the rules in the Banghui Chamber." 82 82. The Banghui Chamber Shadow People. The restaurant belonging to the Banghui Chamber is named Xianmei Hall. Xianmei Hall has many branches across the continent but, Xianmei Hall has never been established in all the capital cities of all the Kingdoms and Empires scattered throughout the Broken Continent. A young man dressed in dark blue entered the Xianmei Hall restaurant with a serious face, making the waiter who usually greeted guests with a big smile forced to erase the smile when the man showed a black-jade token with a sword-pierced skull emblem which is the symbol of the Banghui Chamber shadow people. "Welcome, Sir. Can this little one helps you?" The waiter who is one of the outer-circle members of the Banghui Chamber knows that the shadow people group inside the Banghui Chamber can only be sent by Inner Elders on a mission. If they are not sent on a mission, shadow people cannot use their black-jade tokens. "Where is Head-manager Su Feng? This shadow needs to meet him." Hearing that this shadow people wanted to meet with Head-manager Su made this waiter feel anxious. Head-manager Su is quite famous in this restaurant because he is the husband of Lady Fu Rong, who is the only daughter of Drug Head Elder Fu of Zi Empire main branch. Head-manager Su was initially disliked by restaurant employees because he became a manager using the influence of Lady Fu Rong who was also talent at the Drug department. After working for a few years as Head-manager at Yun City Xianmei Hall, Su Feng''s ability made all employees recognize him as a great Head-manager. "Sorry, sir. Head-manager Su is not at the restaurant right now. He''s been out since morning and hasn''t come back." "Fine, then. This shadow will wait for him. Siapkan private room for me." Xianmei Hall Restaurant, which is a branch of the Banghui Chamber at every city, has few multi-storey building behind the restaurant that is usually used for living quarters prepared for Banghui Chamber members on the move or work at the branches. Banghui Chamber members can use the residences in each branch using only their jade-tokens. The quality rooms difference in their dwellings is distinguished by their jade-token rank. Shadow people''s Jade token allows them to use a quality residence like the Outer-Elder. "Yes, please this way." The waiter immediately invited the man with the black-jade token to the back door which would lead them to the multi-storey building behind the restaurant. There are two back doors to Xianmei Hall. One door can be used to go to a multi-storey building and the other can be used to receive restaurant food ingredients. Passing through the door that had the words Banghui Chamber flashing after being touched by the jade-token issued by the waiter. The waiter led the man holding the black-jade token to one of the multi-storey buildings made of dark brown bricks. This building is for the Shadow people. "You can go, this shadow can choose the room you want to use." "Yes, Sir." The waiter immediately left the man and headed back to the restaurant to work as usual. Returning to the restaurant area, the waiter; Xiao Cheng went to report to one of the small restaurant managers about the arrival of the Shadow people. "Xiao Cheng, why don''t you stand guard at the front desk welcoming guests as usual?" asked Mu Peng''s small-manager. Mu Peng looked suspiciously at the young man who had an innocent face in front of him who looked a little worried. Xiao Cheng is an Outer-circle member of the Banghui Chamber who has been a member of the Banghui Chamber since he was born because his family has long been followers of the Banghui Chamber. "Manager Mu, a shadow people member are looking for Head-manager Su." Xiao Cheng whispered in a small voice as he looked around him. "What?!" Mu Peng looked surprised to hear the waiter''s notification. "Are you serious?" Mu Peng confirmed again. Getting visits from shadow people member is usually not a fun thing. "Yes. This one just brought the shadow people to rest after he didn''t meet the Head-manager." "Do we know him?" Xiao Cheng shook his head. "Do we need to notify the head-manager about that person arrival? Looks like he won''t leave until he meets Head-manager Su." Xiao Cheng, who has long been a follower of the Banghui Chamber, knows the fear that many people would get when hearing the arrival of Shadow people from the Banghui Chamber. Shadow people only take the missions of the Inner-elders. This shows that their arrival must be very important. "Of course! We have to tell Head-manager Su about this important person arrival. We have to get him ready about this. Maybe Head-manager Su knows the reason that Sir coming here. Sent someone to tell this to Head-manager Su." "Let me go." Xiao Cheng volunteered. "Alright, you can go. You are the one who meets him before." Xiao Cheng got the address where Head-manager Su went. Before leaving, Mu Peng told the waiter to change his clothes. The place that the young man would go to was a place that did not like the Xianmei Hall uniform. "I wonder what the reason for that Sir arrival at this branch. Hopefully, there is no trouble coming to Head-manager Su. He''s a great manager also a good man." 83 83. Su Feng. "Alchemist Ran, what do you think? Can you help me? " Alchemist Ran Ming touched his short white beard. This old man was somewhat confused to convey his opinion to this middle-aged man in front of him. Alchemist Ran has known this Head manager Su from Xianmei Hall for quite a while. Head Manager Su is one of the nice guys he has known in his life. "Head Manager Su, do you want to keep asking this old man about this matter? Why don''t you just give up? You''re quite old too. Do you need to insist like that?" "This one just feels sad thinking about my wife. She must want offspring from me for a long time while my body is like this." "Your wife must know the state of your body before that lass wants to marry you." "This one feels she definitely doesn''t know how much damage is in my body beforehand." Su Feng looked sad thinking about the state of his body after so long. Previously he felt that even though he had a bad life at least he could outlive the prediction of the Su clan member who knew that his body was weak and would not last long so they sold him to become a guinea pig slave to a slave trader. He never expected that he would find the love of his life and wanted to give his wife the best. That includes giving offspring to his wife. "Hff-young people. This old man can give you directions, but this old man is not sure you can find it. " Hearing Alchemist Ran''s words, Su Feng looked hopeful. "Alchemist Ran, if you can give me the clue. This one will do the best." "Fine. Here is the clue." Alchemist Ran handed Su Feng a folded paper that looked quite old. Despite passing the paper casually, the old man''s gaze looked worriedly at Su Feng. The directions in the paper were quite dangerous for the young man before him. "Don''t let anyone else find out that you have this clue. Lots of people will want the thing in the paper. They are people you would not want to be your enemy." Hearing the seriousness in Alchemist Ran''s voice made Su Feng immediately put the old man''s instruction paper in his pocket. Tok, Tok- The sound of knocking in the private restaurant room made the two of them turn towards the closed door. "Enter-" "Excuse me, guests- someone is looking for Mr. Su outside." The Meican Hall waiter leaned his body halfway into the private room, notifying the presence of a person looking for the guests in the private room. "Looking for me?" Su Feng looked confused that someone was looking for him here. Xiao Cheng''s voice sounded from outside the door to the private room. "Xiao Cheng, why did you come looking for me?" Su Feng got up from his seat and approached Xiao Cheng. The young man looking a little nervous and anxious made Su Feng feel a bad feeling inside. "Important things are happening at Xianmei Hall." Xiao Cheng''s whisper sounded worried. "If you have any important business, you better go take care of it, Manager Su." Even though Xiao Cheng whispered, with his high ability, Alchemist Ran could still listen to their conversation. "Sorry in advance, Alchemist Ran, this one seems forced to leave you now. This one will take care of your meal receipt later, please enjoy your meal in the Meican Hall to your heart''s content." "Don''t worry about this old man. This old man knows you will treat me here, this old man will eat as much as he can." "Then, this one goes first." Alchemist Ran waved his hand to let Su Feng go with Xiao Cheng and returned to enjoying the meal at the round table in front of him. Su Feng came to see Alchemist Ran Ming at Meican Hall on a horse-carriage, so came out of Meican Hall Together with Xiao Cheng, this middle-aged man got on the horse-carriage that he brought along with the young man. "Why did you come looking for me, Xiao Cheng? Didn''t I tell Manager Mu that I have personal matters with Alchemist Ran so I shouldn''t be bothered this time?" "Manager Mu sent me to pick you up, Head-manager Su." "Mu Peng sent you?!" Listening to Xiao Cheng''s news made Su Feng feel anxious. What''s the problem which made Mu Peng, who was one of the junior managers under him who was usually very competent at work, to send Xiao Cheng to pick him up. "What is the real reason that Mu Peng is looking for me?" "En- there are shadow people members who are looking for you, Head-manager Su." "What?!" Su Feng sounded really shocked at Xiao Cheng''s notification. He never expected the Shadow people members of the Banghui Chamber to come to him. After he was rescued by his wife from the Banghui Chamber main base in Zi Empire, Su Feng never wanted to have any relationship with that place again. The main base is one of his nightmares from his ruined past. "The man waiting for you, Head-manager Su. He said he won''t leave without meeting you so right now he''s staying at the shadow temporary dorm." "I see, I understand." Su Feng sure the man business is with him now. He wonders what''s the reason the man insists to meet him. But, he knows no matter what''s the reason is, he needs to meet up with the man. His position is way below the shadow people from Banghui Chamber. He can''t reject meeting him. 84 84. Meet the member of shadow people. "Head-manager Su, here we are, that Sir take a rest here on the second floor." Su Feng looked at the building that was devoted to being used by shadow people in the cluster of dormitory building complexes within Xianmei Hall. Each branch of Xianmei Hall has a dormitory building complex that Banghui Chamber members can use. In a complex of five buildings: one building is used for core members, one building for elder-level, one building for inner-members, one building for outer-members, one building for shadow people. The land where this dormitory building is built is a land made of space-arrays, also known as pocket dimension independent. The way to enter this place must be through a special door that can only be opened by token members of the Banghui Chamber. "Okay, you can go back to work, Xiao Cheng." "Okay, Head-manager Su, Hope you well." Xiao Cheng left Head-manager Su and immediately walked out of the dormitory building complex without looking back again. The young man didn''t know that Head-manager Su didn''t dare to enter the dormitory to meet that Sir. Su Feng was afraid that the arrival of shadow people members which looking for him because he was in big trouble. Taking a deep breath, Su Feng entered the dormitory building like a prisoner on death row. Su Feng didn''t notice his nervous behavior as this had been subconsciously etched into him ever since he escaped from the Banghui Chamber main base as a former drug slave. Although this man tries not to remember his memories as a drug slave in the main base, this middle-aged man often has nightmares about his experiences as a drug slave who is tied up and used as an experimental subject at the Drug department which is based on the main base. It was terrible for him to live that life ever since the Su Clan sold him as a drug slave to slave traders. He hangs between life and death while living as a drug slave those years ago before his now-wife took him as her lover. Tok, tok. "Come in." A hoarse male voice sounded from behind the door which Su Feng was knocking on rigidly. Hearing the occupant of the room invites himself in, Su Feng opened the door quietly and walked into the room with heavy legs. "Sir-I am Su Feng." "So, you are the one named Su Feng. Sit! This shadow was sent to meet you by Grand Elder Gu Fang." Hearing the man''s explanation, Su Feng immediately sat up stiffly. He didn''t expect that Grand Elder Gu would send members of the shadow people to meet him. "This one wonders why Grand Elder Gu wants to send Sir to meet me?" "Do you still have a family outside your wife now?" Thud! The question from this Sir scared Su Feng. What kind of trouble was his family side created that made Grand Elder Gu send this Sir to find him?! "I haven''t had any contact with them in a long time, Sir." The shadow member looked closely at the middle-aged male expression in front of him. Grand Elder Gu sent himself to warn Su Feng because this man had given the token of recommendation to his old family members and this man''s family side had ties to the Imperial Family of the Zi Empire. This can be a small problem as well as a big one depending on the use of the item taken by the token holder. Grand Elder told him to tell this man about the token his family used. "Have you ever given them a token of recommendation?" Su Feng became stiff at that question. He did give recommendation tokens to his older sister who lived in the Su Clan for the protection of her family. Su Feng knew how cold the Su Clan was after being under the control of the current Su clan Patriarch so he asked for a recommendation token from his wife to give to his older sister who cared about him for life-protection in case something happened. "Yes, Sir. May this one knows what this has to do with the arrival of this Sir looking for this one?" "Your gift recommendation token was brought by your niece to the Banghui Chamber in the Capital Zi Empire. That token is used by your niece to buy poison products made by our Banghui Chamber there." "What?! My niece bought poison?!" Su Feng felt surprised to hear that news was like being struck by lightning during the day. He disliked the Banghui Chamber''s poisons because he could still remember the taste of being the subject of the Banghui Chamber''s poisons experimentation when he was a drug slave. Su Feng didn''t expect his niece to buy poison products using the token recommendation she gave to her older sister''s family. Clenching his fists, Su Feng felt guilty for the would-be victim who will suffer from the poison his niece bought. "May this one knows who my niece buy poison for?" "About that, we just know your niece give this poison to her master in the Imperial Palace? We guess the poison will be used for her master enemies." "What? Imperial Palace member?" Hearing that news, Su Feng felt weak. His niece was really giving him big trouble. Making trouble using the Banghui Chamber poison in the Zi Empire Imperial Palace would put Su Feng in big trouble too. People outside the Banghui Chamber might not know but, the top management Banghui Chamber made a peace agreement with the previous Zi Empire Emperor. The Zi Empire Imperial Families would not cause trouble with the Banghui Chamber as long as they didn''t cause trouble in the Imperial Palace. No wonder the Grand Elder sent this Sir to meet him. They wanted to give him a warning about the problem his niece made. 85 85. Fu Rong. Exhaling a long sigh, Su Feng arrived at the courtyard house which was quite spacious and comfortable which was near Xianmei Hall. This house is a courtyard house that was bought directly by his father-in-law; Fu Zheng after he married his wife; Fu Rong. Su Feng didn''t know how much this courtyard house cost because the house''s certificate was in his wife''s name. Su Feng would not fight for the right to put a name on this house because he knew that he could live peacefully like this because of his wife''s kindness to him. "A-Feng, what''s wrong with you?" The hoarse voice of a woman who was several years younger than Su Feng was heard. "Wife- are you back?" Su Feng looked at his wife who turned out to have returned from an out-of-town Banghui Chamber''s mission. Su Feng walked over to his wife who looked a little tired and had dinner together. Although this man tried to distract his wife from troublesome problems, Fu Rong was not an easy woman to be distracted by anyone or anything. "Tell me, what''s on your mind? Why do you look bothered like this?" Knowing that there was no way he could lie or keep what had happened to him a secret because his wife is a Banghui Chamber''s core-member, Su Feng told him the problem that had happened to him because of his older sister''s daughter. "That damn stupid niece! How dare that kid cause trouble like this to you?! I told you before that you don''t need to give that token to your older sister''s family, they don''t appreciate it at all. Using a token that could save their lives in exchange for poison, what a fool!" "Wife, sorry-this husband dragged you into my trouble." "Fool man, why do you say that? This lady in love with you, I don''t care what happens later to you, life and death this lady will follow you. From the moment I was attracted to you, this lady will always be with you, no matter what." Su Feng was deeply moved by his wife''s words. His body, which has felt cold since getting a warning from the shadow member, feels warm because of his wife''s attention. This middle-aged man is very grateful to have caught Fu Rong''s attention, even though his life was suffering as a drug slave at the Banghui Chamber main base but being able to meet this woman made it all pay off. "Wha- wife, you don''t have to accompany me there. The Su Clan isn''t a happy place." "Hmph! You know that place is not fun, then you want to go there yourself. This lady won''t let you go there alone!" Inside Fu Rong''s heart, she felt that if she didn''t teach that family some big harsh lessons, this old lady wouldn''t be happy. They had sold their sickly and frail husband as a drug slave when he was young and right now they still get him in trouble because of the token he gave them because he cares about that older sister. This lady will have to make old and new calculations on their place later. "Alright then." Su Feng knew that he couldn''t refuse his wife to come with him to visit the Su Clan to see his older sister later. Inside Yu Wang''s Manor. "Husband, what do you think about the changes I made at the Relaxing Jade Pavilion? Do you think that place could return to its former glory time? I worry about not being able to make the place as crowded as when my mother ran it." Su Qingyi bit her lips looking at her husband who was lying half-naked covered by a quite thick blanket beside her. This young woman is nervous, waiting for her husband''s assessment of the business she is currently managing. Yu Wang saw the nervousness and anxiety emanating from the beautiful eyes of the cute woman in his arms, chuckling. He recalled the shocked expression of his good friend; Lu Qianhui when that man came together with his group of friends visited the Relaxing Jade Pavilion to enliven the atmosphere because of his invitation to all of them. "Don''t worry, this husband guarantees that the Relaxing Jade Pavilion will definitely be as busy as when mother-in-law managed it before." "Is husband sure?" Yu Fengyao nodded slowly, causing Su Qingyi to let out a sigh of relief. Su Qingyi believed her husband''s judgment because before she married Yu Wang, according to the memory of her body''s previous owner, this man knew many things. If her husband said that the Relaxing Jade Pavilion could be as successful as when Madam Xu managed it, it would be like that. Yu Wang''s assurance made Su Qingyi''s tense body for several days as the Relaxing Jade Pavilion''s reopening event approaching becomes loosen now. Feeling sleepy, this young woman fell asleep due to fatigue caused by several days of stress and anxiety and also from doing bed exercises with her husband just now. Watching his wife fall asleep, Yu Fengyao''s facial expression softened. Thud! The sound outside their bedroom made Yu Wang look towards the door. Looks like he''s got other guests to entertain tonight. Getting out of bed, Yu Fengyao was dressed in the nightwear Su Qingyi made for him. Closing the door slowly so as not to disturb his wife''s sleep, Yu Fengyao looked at the uninvited guests in front of him. Stroking his forefinger to the forehead, Yu Wang felt that he could not drive away all these visitors in front of him, because they were all his own in-laws. 86 86. Cold-treatment reasons. Su Gaishan smiled at the frown on his son-in-law''s forehead. Yu Wang is known as a cold and stiff face. However, whenever he faced him and his brothers and sisters who came to visit at night, Yu Wang often changed his expression like now. Su Gaishan felt relieved because this meant that the young man who was the husband of his beloved daughter felt familiar with them and thus displayed an expression different from the stiff expression that Imperial Family members skillfully used. Besides Yu Wang''s father in law, his father in law half-siblings also came to visit together with the man in his mid-thirties. They all greeted him formally which made Yu Wang feel bad because they were all his wife''s elders. "Can''t all of you choose an earlier time to come to visit my manor?" Yu Wang felt compelled to make them change the visiting time they chose each time they came to his residence. Hearing his son in law''s question, Su Gaishan smiled stiffly. This man also wanted to come to visit at a more appropriate time to meet his beloved daughter, but the Su Clan members under the influence of the Su Clan''s patriarch were always watching over them. He couldn''t bring his family, who was still tied to the Su Clan, cornered. Yu Wang who was watching his father-in-law''s expression saw the change on Su Gaishan''s face which was also visible on the faces of all his half-siblings. "Wangye, it''s not that we all don''t want to visit your manor at a more appropriate time in the day time, but we all can''t do it." "Why?" Su Raole looked at all the older brothers who remain silent and determined to tell Yu Wang about their predicament. "Because we are all supervised by Patriarch''s men." "What? Why Su Lingdao''s wants to supervise all of you?" "Raole! You don''t need to tell Yu Wang about those. This is an inner problem within the Su Clan, Yu Wang doesn''t need to know and be involved in it." "Eldest brother, of course, Yu Wang needs to know. That old man is the reason you''ve been forced to be cold towards Qing-er all these years. That guy always threatens to send Qing-er away from the Su Clan as a slave just to keep you and father suppressed by him." "Raole!" Su Raole looked stressed and pouted that her eldest brother shouted at her. The young woman was eight years younger than Su Gaishan and was half-sibling with him, but she cared deeply for her eldest brother who was kind and patient with all of his half-siblings since they were all born. "Eldest brother, Raole just stressed over your cold relationship with Qing-er because of that old man." Su Kuanshu, the second brother tried to calm the anger radiating from Su Gaishan''s gaze. "If you only rely on Su Lingdao''s martial arts strength, he won''t be able to push you all around like this because all of your martial arts are higher than him, especially father-in-law''s martial arts who have reached the Heaven Qi warrior; middle-stage at thirty-something. So, perhaps some of the Su Clan''s Heaven Qi warrior elders force you all to submit?" Hearing Yu Wang''s correct guess, everyone was shocked and fell silent. The rumors about Yu Wang''s intelligence are right on spot. "Apparently my guess is right." "Yes, xiaoxu is right. Su Clan''s Heaven Qi warrior elders indeed forced the family line of this father in law to submit to Su Lingdao using blood contract after he was elected as Patriarch of the Su Clan. My father couldn''t become the Patriarch of the Su Clan because of the trouble Su Lingdao had caused us before, so we were all forced to live under his mercy. When my father; Su Yanjiu was successfully elected as Minister Su of the education department and being favored by the previous Emperor, the man was afraid that my father would try to annul the contract so that man used Qing-er as a hostage to make us continue to obey the contract." "Hmm¡­this Wangye understand now. Using my Wangfei as a hostage before and threaten to send her away as a child slave." Anger continues to grow inside Yu Fengyao''s while hearing the reason his father in law''s family lived under the threat of Su Lingdao. Yu Fengyao really wanted to finish off the old man. Unfortunately, as long as Su Lingdao is still the Patriarch of the Su Clan, his life will be protected by Su Clan''s Heaven Qi warrior elders. If he were to act heavily, Su Clan''s Heaven Qi warrior elders would definitely complain about injustice to his Imperial Brother. With his cultivation power now reaching Golden Core level 6, he could have finished all of them, but his older brother is the present Emperor now, so the Emperor can''t get bad rapport because of him. Yu Fengyao didn''t want to make his Imperial older brother feels bad just because of his loose emotions as the younger brother. ??Now Su Qingyi is this Wangye''s legal wife. Does father in law not want to break away from Su Clan''s blood contract? " Su Gaishan and his half-siblings fell silent. It was also true for Yu Wang''s words, now that old man could no longer use Su Qingyi as a hostage because she had become Yu Wang''s legal wife. There was no way the old man could sneak in and kidnap Su Qingyi to become his hostage again. Yu Wang''s manor was closely guarded, with the ability of Su Lingdao''s elite group there was no way anyone could infiltrate this place easily. The bodyguards who served in Yu Manor had high martial arts skills. "Xiaosu''s right. Qing-er was no longer that old man''s hostage. Now, all of us can free ourselves from the old man''s blood contract." Su Gaishan smiled when he thought that his beloved daughter had been freed from Patriarch Su''s threat. "That''s right, Eldest brother, that old man must not have realized this when he decided to swap Qing-er to marry Yu Wang in place of Su Mingmei. Luckily Yu Wang cares about Qing-er, so we can rest easy." Su Raole smiled at the relief from her eldest brother''s voice. "Then, come on, let''s go back. We have to tell father to visit to meet the elders later." Su Baohan, the third brother couldn''t wait to remind their father about these happy things. 87 87. Blood Contract. Part one. Relaxing on a rocking bench covered with thick brown animal fur, Su Yanjiu closed his eyes remembering the past with the woman he loved. This sixty years old man has only ever loved one woman. A gentle and kind woman, who was forced to become a spy just because she was born as a servant in the Su Clan. If only in the past this man was more ambitious for power and not only concerned with increasing his knowledge, maybe he could be elected as the Patriarch of the Su Clan and could make that kind woman as his legal wife. Remembering how Shun Qing''s sweet smile made him continue to diligently add knowledge because she liked his intelligence, Su Yanjiu couldn''t stop studying. He never realized that this woman was always trying to distract him from her bitter life story as a low grade-servant. Su Yanjiu met Shun Qing when he was six years old and had just studied under a tutor who was called by his parents. At that time, Su Yanjiu felt that his parents sent incompetent tutors because what the tutor taught was what he had already learned. Su Yanjiu never realized at that time that his young self could remember all the books he had read in the Su Clan public library. He could absorb all the knowledge he had read just once. Because of that, he felt that the tutor was boring because he taught him all the basics even though he had read all the books taught in the public library. Su Yanjiu was never taught martial arts by his father because the father did not want his two sons to fight in martial arts so his father only taught his first son; Su Lingdao. Su Yanjiu''s father thought that as older brother Su Lingdao could protect his younger sibling so that he thought that it''s enough for his first child able to learn martial arts. Su Yanjiu''s father would not have thought that his first child would be jealous of Su Yanjiu''s intelligence and would hate his own brother. Taking a deep breath, this man who now feels that he is old feels sorry for the decision he made by following the advice of his parents who did not allow him to learn martial arts so that he could only see the woman he loved being killed in front of him. If only he had chosen to learn martial arts too, maybe he could protect Shun Qing and prevent him from sacrificing himself for the safety of himself and Su Gaishan. Let himself be bound together using a blood contract with Shun Qing. "Father-" The voice of a young woman shaking Su Yanjiu''s shoulder softly caused this old man to wake up from his past reverie. Wei Lengyan''s scolding voice; Su Yanjiu''s legal wife came from behind her daughter. The stern-faced old woman looked at her husband''s children who were unwittingly gathered at their residence. It was rare for all of them to gather this early in Su Yanjiu''s courtyard after they were all married and owned their own courtyards within the Su Clan Manor. "Mother" "Second Mother" The voice of her husband''s children''s calls made this stiff and fierce old woman nodded slowly. "Xiao Gai, why are you all gathered here so early?" Wei Lengyan asked softly to her husband''s oldest child. Wei Lengyan is Su Yanjiu''s legal wife, not many people know that this old woman is Su Gaishan''s biological mother''s best friend. This woman was also the one who often helped Su Yanjiu meet Shun Qing. Su Yanjiu is Wei Lengyan''s childhood friend with Shun Qing. When Shun Qing became pregnant with Su Gaishan, to look after her friend, she insisted to propose an engagement to Su Yanjiu and moved to the Su Clan despite her family''s prohibition. To Wei Lengyan, Shun Qing was like her own younger sister. Wei Lengyan is the daughter of the previous Patriarch Wei noble family. When her father died, Wei Lengyan was taken care of by her paternal uncle. Not wanting to trouble her uncle''s family, this woman tried to be independent and tried to quickly become a Heaven Level expert. While practicing in the forest, she was seriously injured when she was fourteen years old and met the ten years old Shun Qing collecting firewood at the edge of the forest. Shun Qing sacrificed all of her savings to send her to the doctor. Shun Qing''s kindness in sacrificing all of her money and food rations for her recovery made this woman feel cared for. They both make vows to become sisters. Since then, they have looked after each other. When Shun Qing died, Wei Lengyan had hated Su Yanjiu, but to raise Shun Qing''s son, this woman insisted to marry Su Yanjiu as soon as possible. After several years of marriage to this man, this woman learned the truth about her good sister''s death cause. She also hated Su Lingdao and the elders who forced Shun Qing to take her own life. Her three children were born because of drunk accidents with Su Yanjiu while remembering Shun Qing. Despite having children with Su Yanjiu, Wei Lengyan was never once able to like a man who had become her husband as a man, so they lived together just like friends who licked each other''s wounds. "Second Mother, this one has something to discuss together." "What do you want to talk about? Why do you guys look so serious like that? " Wei Lengyan looked curious watching the expressions of all of her husband''s children who looked so serious and nervous. 88 88. Blood Contract. Part two. "What are you all doing?" Su Yanjiu looked confused seeing the unusual behavior of all his children, making even this always calm old man curious about their behavior. "Father, there are important things we all have to talk about. How about we all go in and talk in your private study?" Hearing his eldest son''s suggestion, Su Yanjiu walked towards his private study room followed by everyone present. "What is wrong?" asked the old man calmly to all his children. "Father, now Su Qingyi is living safely together with Yu Wangye. I think it''s about time we met the elders and canceled the blood contract that was made." "What?" "When Father was elected as Minister Su from the education department, Father already had enough power in Father''s hands and had met the requirements to be able to break away from the blood contract that was made to suppress our family line, but then that person threatened Father using Su Qingyi who was still small and recently lost her mother so Father stopped trying to get away from the blood contract. Now that person can''t use my daughter to pressure us anymore. It is time for us to break free from the blood contract." Su Yanjiu looked surprised to hear Su Gaishan''s words. His first son was right, now that Su Qingyi was Yu Wang''s legal wife, Su Lingdao could no longer use his favorite granddaughter as a hostage. Looking at all of his children, Su Yanjiu felt guilty at times. All of his children including Su Gaishan were forced to bow under Su Lingdao''s pressure and mercy because the man was afraid of his younger brother''s potential and tried to suppress his family''s line. "Very well, when you have made your decision, Father will look for the elders to discuss this." "Father, I and Su Baohan will accompany you when you go to meet them later." Su Gaishan replied. "I will also accompany you." Wei Lengyan felt compelled to accompany them. This old woman was worried if only these three people meet with the Su Clan elders because those elders were Heaven-warrior late-stage masters. He knew the martial arts level of Su Yanjiu''s children, both of them were indeed Heaven-warrior experts but both of them had only reached the middle-stage. If a duel occurs, she can help look after all of them, including her husband because she''s close to Tracendence Qi warrior level. "We can''t meet them in a hurry. We have to plan everything well, don''t let that man block us." Su Raole suggested to all of them. "Should we ask Yu Wang for help?" Su Kuanshu suggested to everyone. Su Yanjiu forbade Yu Wang to get involved. It is impossible for Minister Su to invite Yu Wang who is Zi Empire''s Grand Marshal to be involved. However, the family relationship they now had with Yu Wang might be possible to be used to pressure the elders to agree to destroy the blood contract the elders held. "Alright, all of you can come back to your place, Father will call all of you when this old man set the meeting with the elders." Su Gaishan and his half-siblings left their father''s private study leaving Su Yanjiu in deep thought, frowning inside his study. "Do you think our line can release the blood contract?" "I''m not sure, Su Lingdao wouldn''t like it to happen to our family line. But we have to do it. This old man feels guilty for letting our family line continue to be under Su Lingdao''s mercy and threats for all this while." "Don''t blame yourself anymore, you did all that to protect Shun Qing''s son from Su Lingdao''s threats before." Su Yanjiu closed his eyes feeling bitter. He did receive the blood contract to prevent Su Lingdao from killing his son so easily. Even though Su Lingdao suppressed his family''s glory path inside Su Clan, but at least everyone could live inside the Clan, if one of the children who was related by blood was killed because of Su Lingdao''s schemes, that man would get Heaven punishment. That man won''t let that happen to him. Inside Yu''s Manor. "Wangye, do you want to interfere in your father-in-law''s business?" Weishi-yi as Yu Wang''s shadow guard overhears the conversation that happened last night between Yu Wang and his father-in-law. Yu Wang who was practicing his calligraphy fell silent and turned to look at Weishi-yi. This shadow guard is someone who is almost always near him. You could say that the one who understood himself well, wasn''t his family but Weishi-yi who was like his shadow, following him all the time. "What do you think? Should this Yu Wang interfere in this matter?" "According to this one, Wangye must interfere in this matter." "Oh, the reason?" "The blood contract involving your father-in-law''s family seems to be binding on everyone who is related by blood to Minister Su. Wangfei has a close blood relationship with him, so Wangfei must be bound by that Blood Contract, as well as if Wangfei has children later. Does Wangye have the heart to let it all continue?" Hearing Weishi-yi''s explanation, Yu Fengyao broke the brush he was using out of anger. The prince forgot about his wife''s relationship with the blood contract, fortunately, his subordinates reminded him. Even though his wife was safe in the Yu Manor, but because of his wife''s blood relationship, Su Qingyi would still be affected by that blood contract. "Weishi-yi, you have to send someone to watch over my father-in-law''s side. If they already want to meet the elders, you must notify me. This Wangye will ensure that the Blood Contract that binds my Wangfei is destroyed by them. Otherwise, this Wangye will make a mess of the Su Clan." "This one understands and will carry out Wangye''s orders." 89 89. All people involved. "Wife, can you follow along to the Su Clan? Aren''t you busy?" "After completing the mission from the main base, this wife takes time off so I can spend time with you. Don''t worry, my time is very free right now." Hearing that Fu Rong took a long day off after her mission to spend time with him made Su Feng feel guilty that his wife''s plans were interrupted by his niece. "Sorry, your plans were interrupted because of the news from Cun Lan." Fu Rong heard guilt emanating from her husband''s words, she approaches the man who didn''t look handsome but was this middle-aged woman ideal man type who still looked like her twenties. Su Feng was not a handsome man to many people, his appearance was very ordinary, it was easy for others to forget his face when they saw him, but for Fu Rong, this man makes her fall in love just by seeing him at first sight. Fu Rong, who is an independent woman and rough to others, really likes the tenderness in Su Feng. "Husband, this lady loves you a lot." "Wife." "Remember, don''t ever feel guilty for involving me in your troubles. This lady will always be your back. " Hearing his wife''s words, Su Feng turned red. Maybe a lot of men didn''t like being under the protection of the women who were their wives, but for Su Feng who never got protection from anyone, getting protection from Fu Rong made him feel like he had someone who cared for him no matter what. Fu Rong saw her husband blushing, smiled faintly, and kissed the lips of the man who was one head taller than him. In her heart, this woman would make sure to carry out her harsh calculations for her failed romance plans to be carried out on the heads of all the Su Clan members, especially that damn Cun Lan. Inside Su Yanjiu courtyard, the old man gathered with all his children and also his legal wife. Everyone in Su Yanjiu''s private courtyard was silent and stiff, staring at the handsome young man sitting and sipping tea at the round stone table in the courtyard''s garden. "Yu Wang." Su Yanjiu, who had been a Minister for quite some time, quickly controlled his attitude and greeted Yu Fengyao politely who had suddenly come to visit. This old man never expected that he would be visited by a special guest suddenly like now. "Minister Su, there''s no need to act too rigid like that. After all Minister Su is my grandfather-in-law." "This prince of course comes because this Wangye has important business to discuss with all of you this time." "Important business? What business? " "This Prince is not going to talk too much nonsense with you all. This Prince wants to know when you all will face your Su Clan''s elders? This prince will come with you all later to negotiate with them." Hearing Yu Wang''s calm explanation, everyone''s face immediately turned gloomy. They all did not think that Yu Wang would also want to interfere in their''s problem. "Yu Wang, this old man is not sure if Wangye needs to interfere in this matter." "Of course, this prince must interfere. My Wangfei; Su Qingyi was also bound by the blood contract they made. Does Minister Su think that this prince will let Su Qingyi and our future children who are also blood-related to you be suppressed by the blood contract? How wonderful that the Su Clan''s elders want to be able to control the descendants of the Zi Empire Imperial Family?!" Su Yanjiu''s face immediately turned pale at those words. Those thoughts never crossed the old man''s mind. There was no way Minister Su who was loyal to the Zi Empire would allow those things to happen. Yu Wang is an important figure for the Zi Empire''s power. That old man would not be able to let Yu Wang''s descendant who was the Zi Empire Grand Marshal be controlled by the Su Clan. It will be a disaster. "Yes, Yu Wang is right. Wangye must be involved in all this." "Good, then tell this prince when will you all meet them?" "Two days later. This old man just asks to meet with them." "Is Su Lingdao knows?" "Not yet, that man just left to handle some problems outside the Clan." "Ah, this Wangye remembers making some problems for him before." "Oh, no wonder that man looks worried before he left." "Alright then, this prince will meet those elders later with you all." After discussing with Minister Su, Yu Fengyao left the courtyard with Weishi-yi without anyone noticing their departure like when they had come. "Looks like Yu Wang has higher martial arts skills than us." Wei Lengyan; Su Yanjiu''s legal wife seemed amazed at Zi Empire''s Grand Marshal''s abilities. "Yeah, this old man thinks so too. It''s only natural that Yu Wang became Zi Empire''s Grand Marshal that young." Murmured Su Yanjiu felt lucky that his granddaughter could marry a young man with such great talent as Yu Wang. "Wangye, you''re back." Nanny Mo greeted her young mistress husband. Yu Wang nodded and walked away, walking slowly toward the dining room. Using the soul senses he now possessed as a Gold-core cultivator, Yu Wang could see from a distance where his wife was. "Husband, you''re back!" Su Qingyi looked happy to see her husband wearing a dark blue long robe. Su Qingyi made the long robe with Mu yin''s help; maid sent by Wangfu head steward. This young lady has never had the sewing lessons that women from a noble family should learn. Fortunately, by reaching Foundation-level as a cultivator, she could learn the sewing skill teach by the maid easily. "Hmm, this prince''s back." Yu Wang approached and hugged his tiny, slender wife gently. He will try his best to make a blood contract that binds his wife so that it can be destroyed as soon as possible. As a cultivator, Yu Wang knew how terrible a blood contract could be for a woman as weak as his wife. This man did not believe that Su Lingdao would never use the blood contract ability if he was pressed later. 90 90. The Preparation. Cun Lan said her farewell to Concubine Ming. Today was a day off for Su Mingmei''s private maid which she took every month. Cun Lan was one of the maids sent by the Su Clan to serve her when she entered the palace as an Imperial Concubine for the current Emperor. Cun Lan had contributed enough to make Su Mingmei live well in the Palace even though she never got any attention from the Emperor after entering the Palace. Cun Lan had enough connections to allow Su Mingmei to stay comfortably in the Palace as an Imperial Concubine. This Concubine appreciated this maid more after the maid helps her find some slow-action poison to be used at Empress Dowager''s tea party. "Alright, you can go." Su Mingmei casually waved her hand allowing the young woman who had changed into a commoner woman''s outfit even though the cloth used for the outfit was made of fairly high-quality material. After saying goodbye to her Mistress, Cun Lan left the palace through the main gate of the Palace. With light steps, this young woman felt that her Mistress was now treating her better than other of her maids. Maybe her Mistress has appreciated her ability now to make the Concubine live comfortably inside the Imperial Palace. The thought of her Mistress being the Emperor''s favorite woman made Cun Lan feel very happy. "A-Feng, this lady heard that your troublesome niece has taken her day off from the Imperial Palace today. She will return to the Su Clan in a while." Fu Rong pours flower tea into her husband''s tea glass. It has been two days since Fu Rong and her husband arrived in the capital city of Zi Empire. After arriving, the two of them stayed in an inn a short distance from the Su Clan''s manor. Su Feng had no intention of returning to the Su Clan without his niece to be scolded by him later. This man was already lazy to reconnect with the Su Clan, especially his older sister''s family after Cun Lan''s actions disappointed him. ???Oh-alright, I know." "Are you sure you can scold your older sister and your niece later?" Fu Rong looked at her husband in disbelief. This woman knew how gentle and kind her husband behaved towards others, especially considering that he liked to tell her that his older sister was the only one who treated him like a brother in the Su Clan. Perhaps this woman didn''t need to allow her overly gentle husband to scold those troublemakers later, she could take over causing chaos within the Su Clan later. She especially brings a special item that can be used by them later. Remembering the special item she brought for this interesting occasion, Fu Rong smiled mischievously. "This husband can''t accept the actions they have taken for the token I gave them. They forced this husband to trouble you face them on occasion like this." Fu Rong will not dampen her husband''s enthusiasm for causing mischief later, even though this middle-aged woman really doesn''t believe that her husband will get angry at his sister and niece later. During her marriage to this kind man, she never once saw her husband angry even though her husband was often ignored in his workplace. This man showed all Xianmei Hall staff how appropriate he was to take the position of head manager of the place. He always shows them his great hard work makes all of them respect and care for him now. "Wangye, this one got news from the intel at the Capital''s gate," Weishi-yi reported to Yu Fengyao after receiving a report from the gatekeeper manning the gates of the capital city. "What''s the reports?" Yu Wang put down the report he was reading when he heard Weishi-yi''s serious tone, making him curious. Yu Wang''s men are responsible for the security of Zi Empire including Capital City after he was recalled by His Imperial Brother after marrying Su Qingyi. Initially, this man had intended to refuse the job, but now seeing his closeness to his wife, Yu Fengyao took the task happily. He had to create a place where everyone he cared about felt safe. "The Intel said he saw Su Feng; the maid''s uncle arrived in Capital City and stayed at an inn close to the Su Clan since two days ago." "Hm? Why is this prince only getting the news now if that man has arrived since two days ago at Capital city?" Yu Fengyao looked at Weishi-yi wondering why his trusted subordinate didn''t tell him the news in the first place. "Sorry, Wangye, this one just wants to observe them first before telling Wangye." "Hm-you must be worried about this prince because this prince is too busy these few days, right? Weishi-yi, you haven''t changed at all. Love to worry too much about this prince''s well-being. This Prince already has Wangfei to worry about my health." "But, Wangye, you haven''t seen Wangfei for long in a few days before leaving to take care of things." "Fine, this prince won''t blame you for this. Find out why that Su Feng came here. Today, this Prince is going to accompany my in-laws for some confrontation with Su Clan''s old men. This prince can''t pay too much attention to that guy''s side, you can send people to watch over his side." "Yes, Wangye. This one will send Heaven-level experts to watch over him." "Heaven-level? That guy doesn''t have high martial-arts, right?" "Yes, but the middle-aged woman who was always there with him was the Heaven-level Late stage." "Ah-looks like Su Feng took his wife with him." "This one doesn''t think the man brought her, but the middle-aged woman who insisted on accompanying her." "Looks like the news that Lady Fu Rong really loves her husband is true, apparently." Weishi-yi nod for that. 91 91. Invading. "How? Do you all know who is causing trouble to our mineral mine?" Su Lingdao looked at his men who went with him. "About that-, we all still haven''t found out who told the city supervisor of Kuangwu City about the corruption our Su Clan slip some for ourselves." "Damnit, how could the city supervisor of Kuangwu City be replaced at a time like this? We didn''t even receive the news of the change." "No one in the Kuangwu City gets a notice about that matter too." "This is really dangerous for us. The Su Clan members who are in Kuangwu City have cleared up all the evidence against us, haven''t they?" "They have cleared up the evidence that could incriminate the Su Clan after they got the news, mostly regarding the corruption of mineral resources that we took so far, but there is still some troublesome evidence even though it''s not that dangerous, but we might be excluded from the mining rights of mineral resources that have been held so far by the Su Clan." "If this old man finds out who is causing trouble for us, this old man will make him suffer as badly as possible." Su Lingdao felt anger because he was about to lose one of his cash-cows. "Wangye, are you wanted to going to the Su Clan now?" Weishi-yi asked as he watched Yu Wang get ready to look serious wearing a dark long robe. "Yes, this prince needs to immediately settle matters regarding blood contracts with the old men from the Su Clan before Su Lingdao returns. According to the spies who were in Kuangwu City, the Su Clan involved with the management there had eliminated most of the evidence that could incriminate their involvement in the corruption of mineral resources there. If the problem there is resolved, Su Lingdao group will definitely return quickly." "Then, Wangye must finish the blood contract cancellation today?" "That''s right." "Husband, don''t be sad." His wife''s voice broke the sadness within him, make him remember he''s not that poor boy anymore. Su Feng turned his head to the side and saw the worry in his wife''s eyes that used to look arrogant to others. The anxiety in Fu Rong''s eyes made this man smile faintly, full of warmth. Right now, Su Feng realized that he already had a place that meant so much to him after his family had abandoned him in the past. Having Fu Rong made him feel the warmth that he had long lost in his suffering past. "I won''t be sad anymore. This husband got you now." "That''s right. You don''t need to be sad. This wife will be with you." Seeing her husband not feeling sad anymore, Fu Rong feels glad. Inside her heart, she grumbles; ''The ones who should feel sad, it''s them. The ones who make you suffer before I meet you.'' Walking inside, no guard found out about them invading inside the Su Clan Manor. Su Feng knows this because his wife does something about this. For confronting his family because of the token used by Cun Lan, both of them can''t be found by the Su Clan members. Walking slowly, Su Feng holding hands with his wife so the stealth array token used by his wife can be used more easily. This stealth token was borrowed by his wife from the Banghui Chamber main base. "Husband, we can walk slowly. You can see around as you like." Su Feng hearing that feels calm and shaking his head. He doesn''t want to reminisce about this place too much. There are some good memories here before his deteriorating health condition, but those memories also fading a lot now. "We don''t need to linger too long at this place. Husband, doesn''t like it a lot anymore. I still like our house more now." "Okay, then. Let''s find your older sister''s family and her daughter faster." Su Feng nod and walking to his old family courtyard. He feels his old family would still stay there even when many decades pass through. Her sister won''t marry and stay too far from his old parents because he remembers his older sister being loved by his old parents a lot. "Mistress, I got some weird feelings." Yuten childish voices disturbing Su Qingyi cultivation time. "What happens?" Su Qingyi rarely seeing Yuten serious face like now. Her spirit tool rarely disturbs her cultivation time like this time. "Mistress, this one feels signals from your failed array tools. That''s so weird, those tokens were supposed to be lost and destroyed by you before. How can those things be here, in this Mortal Continent?" "My tools? Are those things like you?" "Of course not. Yuten is the only special tool made by you before!" Yuten feels angry equated with that failed creation like the one he felt the signal for. "Ah, I''m sorry if this Mistress hurt your feeling, Yuten, after all this Mistress doesn''t remember about my past life." 92 92. Beating people. Yuten pouted cutely, making Su Qingyi smiled faintly. She feels lucky because this spirit tool helps her a lot. She maybe will feel desperate if this spirit tool not helping her to rebuild this weak body. She believes she was a strong woman before in her past life because after she practices the cultivation arts Yuten gives her, she got some memories before but she never dreams more about her memories after that. If she forces to remember it, she will feel pain inside her head and soul. "Alright, if you think those signals came from failed made tools, you don''t need to take notice of it. Just let it go. This mistress wants to cultivate again." Su Qingyi closed her eyes again and continue to cultivate inside the space and leave Yuten be. She needs to make do for the time when her husband leaves her alone to continue her cultivation. She heard from Yuten that her husband just becomes a Nascent soul level expert now while she just hit the late peak Foundation-level. She wants to chase after her husband''s cultivation level. From Yuten guess, her husband probably learns cultivation and not martial arts from some hidden sect, so her husband might be called back to the sect if those people from the sect know about his progress. After all, with his cultivation level now at more than twenty years old, Yu Fengyao will get the prodigy title. Su Yanjiu, Su Gaishan, Su Baohan, and Wei Lengyan looked at the Su Clan elders who were being beaten by Yu Wang. They all did not understand what was really happening in front of them all. The Su Clan elders who were Heaven-level late-peak masters were beaten by Yu Wang until they look like they couldn''t fight back. All that happened when Su Yanjiu mentioned the cancellation of the blood contract to the elders, but the elder group siding with Su Lingdao strongly refused to cancel the blood contract. As soon as they refused, Yu Wang without any signs moved and stood before them all. With just a few arm swish, Yu Fengyao made the elders unable to resist. One by one they fell helplessly. "Yu Wang, why have you beaten us like this?" one of the elders asks angrily at Yu Wang. "Why? How can you ask that to this prince?" "Yu Wang, no matter if you are a prince. You can''t beat us without reasons like this." "Reasons? You all dare to refuse to absolve the blood contract bind my in-laws'' family. Those that bind their blood, include this prince''s wife. And then you dare ask this prince why this Wangye beat you all like these?!" When those elders heard Yu Wang''s explanation, they all went pale. Those elders siding with Su Lingdao never thought the blood contract binding Su Yanjiu family include Su Qingyi who is the current wife of Yu Wang. The Su Clan as a part of the noble family could not control any person who becomes the part of the Imperial Family, Yu Wang could accuse all of them of being rebels. Su Yanjiu tried to calm the anger radiating from Yu Wang. This old man did not think that Yu Wang could easily get into fights like this at the slight arguments. He remembered that Yu Wang as the Great Marshal was indeed famous for beating up those who were opposed him. Yu Wang used to beat the Empire''s enemies in the wars, so fast until they became like a dog with the lower tail behind them. "If they all don''t intend to control this Prince''s wife''s actions and this Prince''s descendants from her, why don''t all these elders want to destroy the blood contract binding my in-laws?" Yu Wang''s eyes narrowed suspiciously at the elders who looked deathly pale. "Do you all intend to use this prince''s wife as a hostage to threaten the Zi Empire''s Imperial Family?" "No, no, all of us elders from the Su Clan never had that intention." How could the elders of the Su Clan siding with Su Lingdao dare to have the thought of rebelling against the Zi Empire Imperial Family using Yu Wang''s wife?! These old men still remember the incident a few decades ago when a noble family was using one of the royal concubines to try to control the Emperor and finally all their descendants were destroyed by Zi Empire''s Great Ancestor who had reached the Transcendence Qi warrior level. "If you all don''t mean to rebels against the Imperial Family, then what else is preventing you from cancels the blood contract?" Hearing Yu Wang''s pressure for all of them to agree to the cancellation of the blood contract, the elders who supported Su Lingdao fell silent. They were all aware of Su Yanjiu''s potential as well as his direct descendants, they were afraid of their great potential. They were all afraid that Su Yanjiu''s family line would push them all back. "This Great elder will agree to cancel the blood contract that binds Su Yanjiu''s bloodline now." The old man who was the leader of all the Su Clan elders; the Great elder spoke after being silent ever since Su Yanjiu asked the Su Clan elders to cancel the contract. This old man was the only Transcendence Qi warrior in the Su Clan. Even though he had reached that level, he was still far behind the Zi Empire''s Imperial Family Great Elder. This old man knew that the Su Clan could not possibly maintain the blood contract that binds Su Yanjiu''s direct line. Actually, Su Clan''s Great Elder was Su Yanjiu''s great-grandfather, so deep down, this old man was happy that Su Yanjiu''s family could destroy that blood contract. This old man had long disliked Su Lingdao''s actions that continued to suppress his own younger brother. But as a Great Elder, he couldn''t force his own opinion too much inside the elders'' circle. "It''s fortunate that Su Clan''s Great Elder understands the importance of this matter." Yu Fengyao smiled faintly and returned to his seat on the guest bench that he had previously occupied. 93 93. Move. After the blood contract being destroyed, Su Yanjiu also asking for permission from those elders to moved from the Su Clan Manor. This request shocked them a lot. They just want to reject, but Yu Wang moved faster. "Oh-That''s good! My Imperial Brother giving manor to Minister Su after you became the Minister from the education departments, right?" Hearing the news, the Su Clan elders remembered that Su Yanjiu had received the residence from the Emperor after he was appointed as Minister. With Yu Wang''s presence, all the elders couldn''t stop Su Yanjiu from moving there. "Alright, this Great Elder has allowed your family to move. You do have to occupy the residence that the Emperor has given you. It is all an honor." "Yes, thank you Great Elder for the permission. This one will bring my family line to moves soon." Great Elder waved his hand allowing Su Yanjiu to leave the Elder''s courtyard. Su Yanjiu''s party left after giving the bow to Great Elder. Yu Wang casually followed them away from the place. "Great Elder, would you just let Su Yanjiu and his descendants leave the Su Clan Manor like that?" one of the elders who were the party that supported Su Lingdao protested to Great Elder. Hearing that question, Great Elder emitted a warrior-level Transcendence Qi aura at the Elder who was presumptuous to question his decision. Look like because he had been silent for a long time, these elders thought they could just suppress him. "Do you think that this Great Elder should go against Yu Wang''s wishes just to protect your interests? Do you think that you are capable of fighting the Imperial Family''s power with that little ability of yours?" Feeling the aura emitted by the Great Elder made the Elder who questioned the old man''s decision turn pale. Because he was afraid for the potential of Su Yanjiu''s family, made him forget the strength that Great Elders possessed. The Su Clan could survive as a noble clan because the old man before them had the strength of a Transcendence Qi warrior expert. Transcendence Qi warrior masters are very important to the Zi Empire so that the Su Clan can be maintained as a noble clan and not receive severe punishment even after Su Lingdao and Su Mingmei trapped the current Emperor with sex-drugs. "Alright, this matter is over now." "What if the Patriarch finds out about this?" "Yes, Great Elder." Above the Su Clan residence, Yuten stared at one of the courtyards that were part of the Su Clan''s Manor. Two people use the stealth array token which was previously made by his Mistress. From the aura emanating from the token, it should be Mistress''s failed creation. But, why did the failing item that should only be used once within ten minutes, could be used by the two people continuously?! This made Yuten curious. The two people Yuten noticed were Su Feng and Fu Rong who had arrived at Su Feng''s older sister''s courtyard. Both of them use stealth array token to cover the courtyard so that their discussion will not be known by anyone, especially Su clan members. Banghui Chamber members are not allowed to have ties or problems involving a noble clan like the Su Clan so both of them are forced to use a special token from the Banghui Chamber main base to cover their arrival. "Older sister-" Su Feng called out to a woman who looked gentle and was chatting with a woman much younger than him in the flower garden that was in the middle of that medium-sized courtyard. The courtyard where Su Feng''s older sister lives have 4 main rooms and 2 guest rooms. The room size within this courtyard was quite large when compared to the private room that Su Feng used to live in as a child. The two women who were chatting casually turned their heads towards Su Feng and his wife who''s standing not that far from them. The two of them looked surprised seeing them that close because one of the younger women; Cun Lan had quite high martial arts skills as an Earth Qi warrior. She immediately stood in front of her mother, seeing the arrival of two strangers she didn''t know. "Who are you people?" Cun Lan looks wary of them. "Su Feng?" The older woman looks surprised seeing the middle-aged man. After so many years from the last time the older woman meets the man, Su Feng never looking for her again. She almost forgot she had this younger brother who never been loved by others inside her family. "Su Feng? Is he my younger uncle, mother?" Cun Lan glanced at her mother curiously. Her mother only told her about her younger uncle when her mother gave her the token of the Banghui Chamber recommendation after she received orders to enter the Imperial Palace as a Palace maid to be. Her mother also gave her the martial arts skill book that her uncle gave her mother which turned out to be much better than the low-level martial arts skill book in the Su Clan which is usually given to the Su clan branch members like them. Hearing Cun Lan questioning her mother curiously about him, Su Feng felt complicated inside his heart. This young woman seems curious about him, but this young woman is also the one who is causing big trouble for his new family. 94 94. Arguments. "Why? You should ask your daughter!" Fu Rong can''t help talk sarcastically to the older woman. She dislikes the older woman who looks cowardly. Even though she''s Su Feng older sister, but she never dares to protect her younger sibling. She let her own brother suffer as a slave just so she can still live peacefully. Getting yelled at by a stranger, the older woman looks shocked. The older woman doesn''t know this woman. This woman holding hands intimately with Su Feng, makes her wonder for the stranger''s identity. "Su Feng, this woman is-?" The older woman can''t help to ask Su Feng. "This is my wife; Fu Rong." Su Feng introduces his wife to his older sister who''s looking at Fu Rong full of confusion. "Your wife? You''re married?!" The older woman feels shocked to hear that news came out of his mouth. The older woman never thought that her weak, dying younger brother would be married to someone. The last time Su Feng met her, the man just gives her a packet. He said the packet can be used to make her life better and safer. The older woman gives the packet to her only daughter. She never cares about the packet because she doesn''t believe his words. "What? Do you think no one wants to marry my husband because your family thought his future path is bleak?!" The older woman blushed because the stranger guessed her thought precisely. "Hmph! Let''s not make some amiable chat among us, we''re busy. We got some important business with Cun Lan." "Business with me?" Cun Lan looks bewildered hearing Fu Rong state their reason to intrude at her mother''s place. Fu Rong moved to Cun Lan and grab the young woman so fast she just feels everything was blurred. Feeling her neck being grabbed by her young uncle''s wife and getting stared at by a pair of cold eyes, Cun Lan feels scared. She just feels this kind of pressure from some Heaven-level expert from the palace. "Wha-what do you want?" "Who''s the one you give the poison?" Hearing the question, Cun Lan''s face paled. "Hey, what are you doing to my daughter?" Cun Lan''s mother shriek seeing her daughter being choked by Su Feng''s wife. "Help, help, there''s an assassin!" "Shut up, woman! This lady, not a patient woman. If you still shriek like that, I''m gonna cut your tongue!" Fu Rong sent a chilly glare to the woman who''s screams make her ears hurt. "You better be silent, Older sister. My wife always does what she said." "Su-Su Feng, please be merciful to your niece. She''s my only child." "We are already merciful at her, older sister." "Why are you both doing this to her?" Fu Rong still grabbing at Cun Lan''s neck, hit the older woman acupoint and make her faint. Leaving the older woman slump on the garden table, she takes Cun Lan and her husband away from there. She needs to interrogate Cun Lan someplace else. Still using the stealth array token, Fu Rong brings Cun Lan to the main base interrogation room. Fu Rong makes the younger woman faint and brings her after leaving her husband at the inn. Yuten following the woman who took the stealth array token to a big building. The building got some protection array. The protection array'' grades to low-level for Yuten, so he can pass through easily. The woman gives the younger woman she kidnap to one of the people wearing Banghui Chamber''s uniform. "Put this young woman to the interrogation room, this Lady got some matters and need her help to unravel." "Yes, Lady Fu." The woman continues to walk past after sending the younger woman to other men. Walking deeply inside the building, Yuten still following her without others can see him. It''s easy for a powerful spirit tool like Yuten to spies on others because he can be invisible. The woman stops in front of a big double door, with the sign ''Treasure''. The woman takes a deep bow to two old men guarding the door. "Greeting elders!" "Fu Rong, your back." "Yes, Red elder." Fu Rong looks polite to the old man wearing a red long robe. "Your business is over?" "Yes, Fu Rong wants to return the special token." Fu Rong gives the token she borrowed from the Treasure room to the old man. The Red Elder took the token and nod to her letting her leave the place. Seeing the Red Elder letting her leave, Fu Rong feels relieved. Even if she can borrow the special token, she still needs to protect the token because the token is the Banghui Chamber important treasure. Yuten gets inside the Treasure room to find the token put inside by the Red old man. Searching using his powerful soul-eye, Yuten found the token put deep inside the protected room. After founding the token, Yuten put it inside the space and leave the place undetected from the two old men. 95 95. Her blood. This continent is a broken mortal world, the world essence crucial to cultivation not thick, that''s the reason there weren''t that many cultivators and this kind also make an impact at his Mistress cultivation progress. His Mistress can''t make rapid progress on her cultivation rank and make a solid foundation easily using the world essence, that''s the reason Yuten recommend the double cultivation skill to his Mistress to use. "Yuten, where are you going? This Mistress can''t found you inside the space tool before." Su Qingyi opens her eyes and stares at the cute little boy wearing a long robe for a little boy. He looks prim and proper but still looks cute. His attitude just like a proper butler, just the looks is too cute for a butler. "Yuten just went to find the failure creation this one told you before. Yuten bring it back." "Oh? What is it?" "This one." Yuten shows the token he stole from the place he visits before. The token looks ugly with the gray appearance covers the body. There are some red dots in some body parts of the token. Looking at the token, Su Qingyi feels some familiar feelings and aura on the token. "Give to me, let me look at it." Su Qingyi stretched out her palm so Yuten could give her the token, so she could see the token with the familiar aura closer. Yuten handed over the token he was holding onto the palm of his Mistress. Su Qingyi looked at the gray token on her palm more closely. The token had several red dots on top of the inscription engraved on the center of its body. As Su Qingyi watched the token, Yuten saw the red spots on the token slide rapidly to the tip of the token and flow like liquid onto the palm of his Mistress. Seeing that, Yuten immediately moved towards his Mistress. "Mistress, throw that token!" Su Qingyi felt confused at the anxiety in Yuten''s voice. She wanted to ask what happened, but before she did that, she feels some heat on her palm. The heat felt like it burned Su Qingyi''s palm, where the gray token was. "Ah!!" "Mistress, mistress-are you okay?" Yuten tries to get close to his Mistress''s place but something like a protective barrier prevents him from approaching where his Mistress. Yuten was afraid to see what happened to his Mistress because of the failed product he brought back from outside. If anything happened to His Mistress out of his curiosity, this little butler would feel very guilty. Mistress now is not as strong as before who can solve many problems with her great strength. His mistress was now very weak and need protection just like a delicate porcelain doll. Yuten needs to protect her before his Mistress becomes stronger like before. "I''m okay-" Su Qingyi was knocked unconscious as soon as those words left her trembling lips. Seeing his Mistress fainted, Yuten crashed into the invisible barrier while screaming for his Mistress. Su Qingyi remained fainted as if she didn''t hear a sound. Yuten panicked and tried to calm himself down. Panic will not solve any problems for His Mistress. He needed to be calmer. Noticing the token that had fallen from the palm of his Mistress after a long time, Yuten saw that all the red spots that had been on the token had disappeared. The place where the red spots ran down his Mistress''s palms made His Mistress''s palms turn red like they were burning. The red color spread throughout His Mistress''s body. Yuten was helpless to stop the incident from happening to his Mistress''s weak body so he could only wait. Yuten didn''t know how long this incident would take so he adjusted the time in the space tool so that even though it would last a long time, His Mistress would not be sought out by people outside like His Mistress''s husband who was easily anxious. Noting what happened to His Mistress, Yuten tried to sort out the reasons why this happened. He felt that the items created by His Mistress in her past birth could not possibly harm His Mistress because all of His Mistress'' creations contained His Mistress''s essence aura. Then, why is this happening? Thinking for a long time, Yuten remembered the red spots in the token body which are now all gone. Those red spots on the token, could it be those things?! How can?! Those red spots were His Mistress past life''s blood!! If his guess is true, then can his Mistress current body hold the powers contained inside those red spots?! His Mistress current body is very weak! Yuten hopes that this incident will not last too long. He also hoped that His Mistress''s current body could survive receiving the power in the blood drops that had now entered His Mistress''s body. Yuten didn''t know that this was luck or bad luck for his weak Mistress'' body. "Mistress, you must breakthrough through this rare chance. Yuten cheers for your success." Yuten whispering to his Mistress while watching Su Qingyi whimpering in her faint state. 96 96. Her memories. Inside her body, Su Qingyi can feel her skin, bones, meridians being break apart and rebuilt over and over. She can feel her qi being purified too. Even though she knew that what was happening was very good for her cultivation foundation, but the pain she felt made Su Qingyi want to kill people. Shocked by her high emotions, Su Qingyi could not think straight and put it aside as the pain attacked her again. The pain that surged over her continuously made this young woman''s mind go blank. "Celestial Mistress Qing, are you really want to reject this Lord Celestial''s romantic approach to you?" A handsome man looks angry staring at her, made her frown deeply. This man is a powerful celestial from another Celestial race domain. This man was her schoolmate at the Celestial Imperial School before. He''s from the Ancient Roc Celestial Race. He''s the most powerful and also the chief of the race. "Celestial Lord Pengfei, please respect me. Don''t force this lady to be rude to you." The Celestial Lord Pengfei''s handsome and alluring face which had charmed many women from the Celestial Race looked bad. This man did not think that the woman in front of him would continue to reject his romantic approach. This arrogant man had repeatedly declared that he wanted to approach romantically the strongest woman in the West Domain Celestial Race. "Why can''t you be attracted to this Lord? This Lord is the strongest besides yourself!" "The strongest?" A deep and melodious voice filled with charisma and thick charms sounded behind Lord Pengfei. Yi Qinghuan heard the voice turned her head towards the man wearing the light blue long robe. The man''s hair was long to his waist, braided to the side, and was shimmering silver. The expression on the face of this man with a very alluring face seemed to sneer at Lord Pengfei''s words. This man is the Celestial Race''s Ancient Nine Tail Fox''s Ancestor. This man was rumored to be of the same level as the great leaders of the Great Domain Celestial Race. "Celestial Lord Yinhu." Lord Pengfei was surprised to see a man who, according to many reports, was rarely seen other than in the area where he lived; Silver Mountain Domain. According to the news, this Ancestor Lord has done another birth cycle so that his age is not far from them now, but his strength has grown even higher. This man hated hearing the members of the Celestial Race claim be the greatest because it made them arrogant and unwilling to develop. "Is this Lord right to hear you say that you are the strongest after Celestial Mistress Qing?" "Boy, this Ancestor didn''t think the Ancient Roc Clan''s New Chief was now so arrogant. Dare to claim himself as the strongest. This Ancestor applauds you." Lord Yinhu used his powerful aura to suppress the arrogant boy who dared to approach his lover. Although not many know that Celestial Race Mistress Qing is his soul-partner, this man who is known as a loner in the Celestial Race will not allow anyone who dares to target the woman who is his first love. Seeing Lord Yinhu suppressing the younger generations, Yi Qinghuan laughed inwardly. This Ancestor is used to being cold to the other Celestial Race and is not a grumpy person. So far, Yi Qinghuan thought that this most attractive man from the Celestial Race was forced to become her partner because of the taboo they both had to break, it seemed that her guess was wrong. Getting the pressure from Lord Yinhu''s aura made Lord Pengfei turn deathly pale. This man wanted to fight the pressure but he was completely helpless. This caused in him a fear of the power Lord Yinhu displayed him. Seeing the effects he wanted to see, Lord Yinhu stopped pressing his strength on Lord Pengfei who was kneeling one foot in front of him. Waving his hand, Lord Yinhu permits him to leave. "You can go now, this Ancestor hopes you reduce your arrogance. Not everyone has the patience that this Ancestor has." Lord Pengfei breathed a sigh of relief when he received Lord Yinhu''s pardon. He often heard rumors that Lord Yinhu was the one who was the easiest to ignite, it seems that the rumors are true, this Ancestor is indeed the weird one. Seeing Lord Pengfei rush off without saying goodbye to her, Yi Qinghuan raised her graceful brows. She did not expect that this arrogant man could be easily pushed aside by this usually cold but charming man. "Doing that to him will make your reputation as an Ancestor suppressing the younger generation spread fast, you know." "This Ancestor is not someone who cares about a reputation that doesn''t make This Ancestor feel important to notice." "Oh, that''s great then. This Lady doesn''t want your people said this Lady smear your great charming name." Yi Qinghuan moves briskly, tried to leave the man. "Qinghuan, when you come again to this Ancestor''s place?" Hearing the man''s question, Yi Qinghuan turns around and stares at the beautiful man''s face. Lord Yinhu''s face and body really her type, she likes it a lot every time they got intimate, their body fits really well. Too bad, the man always acts like their moments together were difficult for him, which makes her sad sometimes. "This lady can''t go to see you at your domain for a while." "Why?" Lord Yinhu notices his voice asking her to fast. Coughing a little, he tried to make his face look calmer. "This lady needs to prepare my tribulation thunder trial. This Lady can accept if you come to visit me at my domain." 97 97. Her memories. "Mistress, are you awake?" Yuten voice can be heard feeling ecstatic knowing his Mistress awaken. Yuten looked at the red cocoon covering his Mistress''s body which began to move after two months covering his Mistress''s entire body inside the space. When the red cocoon covered his Mistress''s body, Yuten felt relieved that His Mistress''s current body did not explode to pieces because of the strong energy contents in the blood droplets that had entered her weak body. As long as Su Qingyi''s body didn''t explode, this meant that his Mistress would benefit greatly from the drops of blood that was now definitely melting into her body become part of her transformed body. "Yuten, what''s happen to me?" Su Qingyi''s voice reply to Yuten makes him happy. "You should get out from there first, Mistress. Yuten will explain what''s happened to you after that." "Alright." Su Qingyi tried to get out of the cocoon that was enveloping her body by tearing off the red cocoon layers harshly. Using her slender fingers, the sound of the tearing of the cocoon''s skin was clearly heard. Once freed from within the cocoon, Su Qingyi subconsciously took a deep breath feeling the pure energy residing in the space greedily. This young woman felt that she had been confined long enough inside the cocoon. "How are you, Mistress?" Yuten sounded worried asking about His mistress''s body condition. He wonders about his Mistress''s transformation results. "Mistress''s body feels good." Su Qingyi smiles seeing the worries inside Yuten''s eyes. Su Qingyi tried to examine her body which felt different than before. Before her body felt like a borrowed item, but now she felt like her body was like the second skin to her. Feeling light and comfortable, her body which previously felt weak also now feels much stronger. Su Qingyi walked to the spiritual water''s lake that was in the space and looked in the water at her appearance. "Arg, what''s happening? This Mistress looks like a mess!" Su Qingyi stared at her reflection from the clear lake water, unconsciously let out a hysterical scream, shocking Yuten. Taking off all her clothes, Su Qingyi''s actions took Yuten by surprise and make him immediately turned around. Yuten felt that Su Qingyi''s current personality was somewhat similar to his old Mistress. Too crude. "Mistress, what are you doing? This is so crude! Yuten can prepare bath water for you to bathe inside the villa." Yuten disappeared immediately after getting permission from his Mistress. He doesn''t want to stay to peek at his Mistress''s body. "My cultivation increased a lot." Su Qingyi can feel her cultivation progressed a lot. She''s a Golden core-level expert peak state now. Never thought the blood drops left at the failed made token can makes her cultivation upgrade so much. She also got some memories of her past life. Maybe she can collect some more later. Take a bath inside the lake, she can feel her body being soothed by the spiritual water. Looking at the lake''s shore side, she can see Yuten brings some clothes for her. Her body cleaned, Su Qingyi wife her wet body using the towel brings by Yuten, then wears her new clothes. "Yuten!" Su Qingyi calls for her spirit tool. Yuten shows up like he''s doing blink. "Mistress." "How long is this Lady doing the transformation?" Su Qingyi looks worried because she doesn''t know if her husband freaks out outside if he doesn''t find her anywhere. "Don''t worry, Mistress, Yuten already change the time inside this space tool. So, no matter how long you are inside because of your transformation, outside not many times passed. Your husband still not back to Yu Wang''s manor now." "I see, that''s good. Has my appearance changed much?" "Yuten doesn''t think so, Mistress. Because you always take spiritual water daily, your outside appearance won''t change much after this transformation." "I see, that''s good then. I need to go outside now." "Yes, see you again, Mistress." Su Qingyi left the space tool and returned to her empty bedroom. Taking a deep breath, the hungry Su Qingyi left her room intending to cook dinner. "Wangfei, are you hungry after your nap?" Nanny Mo''s voice was heard greeting her as she left the bedroom, almost make her jump. Nanny Mo''s greeting made Su Qingyi remember that she gave an excuse to take a nap when she intended to cultivate after her husband went out on business. Su Qingyi nod to her and walks to the kitchen to cook. Inside the kitchen, she found many ingredients she wants to use to make for dinner. "Ask Butler Chen if he knows when Wangye comes back?" Su Qingyi orders her servants to find out about her husband because she needs to ration the food if her husband comes back. "Oh- looks like my wife looking for this prince?" Yu Fengyao''s deep, melodious voice made Su Qingyi turn to her husband who was standing in front of the kitchen door with a smile. Su Qingyi''s smile looked so sweet that everyone was stunned, including Yu Fengyao. "Husband, you''re back." His wife''s sweet voice called out wakes Yu Fengyao from his daze. Moving elegantly toward his wife, Yu Wang embraced his wife''s slim waist wearing a cooking apron. "You look different, more charming, makes this prince want to eat you." Whisper Yu Fengyao to his wife''s ear, makes her blush. "Husband, this wife hungry, want to eat food first.??? "Fine, then, this husband will eat with you." Yu Fengyao sighs deeply and not forcing his building desire to play with his wife inside the bedroom. 97 97. Her changes. "Mistress, are you awake?" Yuten voice can be heard feeling ecstatic knowing his Mistress awaken. Yuten looked at the red cocoon covering his Mistress''s body which began to move after two months covering his Mistress''s entire body inside the space. When the red cocoon covered his Mistress''s body, Yuten felt relieved that His Mistress''s current body did not explode to pieces because of the strong energy contents in the blood droplets that had entered her weak body. As long as Su Qingyi''s body didn''t explode, this meant that his Mistress would benefit greatly from the drops of blood that was now definitely melting into her body become part of her transformed body. "Yuten, what''s happen to me?" Su Qingyi''s voice reply to Yuten makes him happy. "You should get out from there first, Mistress. Yuten will explain what''s happened to you after that." "Alright." Su Qingyi tried to get out of the cocoon that was enveloping her body by tearing off the red cocoon layers harshly. Using her slender fingers, the sound of the tearing of the cocoon''s skin was clearly heard. Once freed from within the cocoon, Su Qingyi subconsciously took a deep breath feeling the pure energy residing in the space greedily. This young woman felt that she had been confined long enough inside the cocoon. "How are you, Mistress?" Yuten sounded worried asking about His mistress''s body condition. He wonders about his Mistress''s transformation results. "Mistress''s body feels good." Su Qingyi smiles seeing the worries inside Yuten''s eyes. Su Qingyi tried to examine her body which felt different than before. Before her body felt like a borrowed item, but now she felt like her body was like the second skin to her. Feeling light and comfortable, her body which previously felt weak also now feels much stronger. Su Qingyi walked to the spiritual water''s lake that was in the space and looked in the water at her appearance. "Arg, what''s happening? This Mistress looks like a mess!" Su Qingyi stared at her reflection from the clear lake water, unconsciously let out a hysterical scream, shocking Yuten. Taking off all her clothes, Su Qingyi''s actions took Yuten by surprise and make him immediately turned around. Yuten felt that Su Qingyi''s current personality was somewhat similar to his old Mistress. Too crude. "Mistress, what are you doing? This is so crude! Yuten can prepare bath water for you to bathe inside the villa." Yuten disappeared immediately after getting permission from his Mistress. He doesn''t want to stay to peek at his Mistress''s body. "My cultivation increased a lot." Su Qingyi can feel her cultivation progressed a lot. She''s a Golden core-level expert peak state now. Never thought the blood drops left at the failed made token can makes her cultivation upgrade so much. She also got some memories of her past life. Maybe she can collect some more later. Take a bath inside the lake, she can feel her body being soothed by the spiritual water. Looking at the lake''s shore side, she can see Yuten brings some clothes for her. Her body cleaned, Su Qingyi wife her wet body using the towel brings by Yuten, then wears her new clothes. "Yuten!" Su Qingyi calls for her spirit tool. Yuten shows up like he''s doing blink. "Mistress." "How long is this Lady doing the transformation?" Su Qingyi looks worried because she doesn''t know if her husband freaks out outside if he doesn''t find her anywhere. "Don''t worry, Mistress, Yuten already change the time inside this space tool. So, no matter how long you are inside because of your transformation, outside not many times passed. Your husband still not back to Yu Wang''s manor now." "I see, that''s good. Has my appearance changed much?" "Yuten doesn''t think so, Mistress. Because you always take spiritual water daily, your outside appearance won''t change much after this transformation." "I see, that''s good then. I need to go outside now." "Yes, see you again, Mistress." Su Qingyi left the space tool and returned to her empty bedroom. Taking a deep breath, the hungry Su Qingyi left her room intending to cook dinner. "Wangfei, are you hungry after your nap?" Nanny Mo''s voice was heard greeting her as she left the bedroom, almost make her jump. Nanny Mo''s greeting made Su Qingyi remember that she gave an excuse to take a nap when she intended to cultivate after her husband went out on business. Su Qingyi nod to her and walks to the kitchen to cook. Inside the kitchen, she found many ingredients she wants to use to make for dinner. "Ask Butler Chen if he knows when Wangye comes back?" Su Qingyi orders her servants to find out about her husband because she needs to ration the food if her husband comes back. "Oh- looks like my wife looking for this prince?" Yu Fengyao''s deep, melodious voice made Su Qingyi turn to her husband who was standing in front of the kitchen door with a smile. Su Qingyi''s smile looked so sweet that everyone was stunned, including Yu Fengyao. "Husband, you''re back." His wife''s sweet voice called out wakes Yu Fengyao from his daze. Moving elegantly toward his wife, Yu Wang embraced his wife''s slim waist wearing a cooking apron. "You look different, more charming, makes this prince want to eat you." Whisper Yu Fengyao to his wife''s ear, makes her blush. "Husband, this wife hungry, want to eat food first.??? "Fine, then, this husband will eat with you." Yu Fengyao sighs deeply and not forcing his building desire to play with his wife inside the bedroom. 98 98. The different on the energy quality. Su Qingyi moaning voices can be heard inside the bedroom. Yu Fengyao looked gently at the young woman who was completely naked under his burly body, gasping and moaning sweetly make his body all hot. The prince immediately dragged his wife into the bedroom and accompanied her who couldn''t wait to touch each other after they finished dinner. "Alright, wife. Forgive this husband for treating you too rudely. You''re making this Prince almost out of control." Yu Fengyao gently kissed his wife''s lips, trying to calm her down because of his rather urgent movements inside her body earlier. Su Qingyi who complained about her husband''s movements felt calmer as he moved more gently inside her. Even though her body had already transformed due to her past life''s drops of Celestial Race blood, the quality of her current body was too bad that her current body was only as strong as a normal woman in this world. Yu Fengyao, who was still immersed in the pleasure of his wife''s body, noticed that his wife, who usually started to look tired, looked more energetic in intercourse with him now. Yu Fengyao felt that his wife''s body had better stamina than before. It seems that his decision to order the cooks to mix in the herbs that could nourish his wife''s body inside every food eaten by his wife works perfectly. His wife''s body is healthier now. The prince feels happier knowing that, so he plays more with his wife''s body. Even though Su Qingyi''s body was better and stronger than before, her husband''s stamina as a Nascent soul level cultivator was still draining this young woman. The prince made this young woman enjoy the intercourse with him almost until dawn, without much time to rest. "Servants, send water in!" Yu Wang''s voices can be heard ordering servants to bring in hot water to bathe her draining wife. Hearing Yu Wang''s order, few eunuchs brings hot water to the bathroom inside the room. After pouring hot water into the scented wooden bathtub in the bathroom, the eunuchs left the room and closed the door to the room where their two masters lay and rested for a moment after having a satisfying intimate relationship for both of them. As usual, when Yu Wang laid her down in the bathtub and took clothes for the two of them, Su Qingyi poured spiritual water into the bathtub filled with warm water. As his body had gotten stronger, Su Qingyi poured more spiritual water into the bathwater. Feeling his body made more comfortable by this mixture of water, Su Qingyi let out a long sigh, enjoying this water. "You''re enjoying this warm water, huh? Looks like this husband went too far in bed earlier." "This wife feels so tired because of you, husband." "Sorry, but your body looks better now. You used to be so tired when this husband just loves your body for an hour but now it''s different, you last longer." Su Qingyi''s blushed when her husband said those words. Lazy to reply, she just enjoyed her husband bath her slowly and messages her body gently. Seeing that his wife was lazy to reply to his words, Yu Fengyao only chuckled and began to serve his wife in the bath and massage her body in the bath. Feeling his wife sleeping comfortably because of his service, Yu Fengyao wiped his wife''s wet body and himself then laid her down on the bed that had been cleaned by the maid. Yu Fengyao left his wife who was fast asleep and went to his private courtyard; Zhending Courtyard. Inside the Zhending Courtyard, Yu Wang walked quickly to the arena where he used to practice cultivation arts. Sending all the guards far away from his practice place and told them don''t let anybody disturb his practice time, Yu Fengyao sat in meditation. Sitting in meditation, Yu Fengyao examined the energy accumulated in his body. After making love to his wife just now, Yu Fengyao could feel that more energy in his body was gathering up. It looks like he will move up the ranks again in cultivation. The energy he gets after making love with his wife feels different from before, purer, and thicker. The energy quality is much better now. Yu Fengyao felt like he was in a dilemma. He was confused about whether he would use this energy to move up the ranks or make his cultivation foundation more stable. He couldn''t move up the ranks quickly like this without strengthening his foundations. Strengthening his foundation would allow him to fight with cultivators several ranks higher with him easily. Deciding after thinking for a long time, Yu Wang decided to use this energy to strengthen his foundation. He should be able to fight cultivators higher in rank than him easily later. Having a high rank in cultivation, but not being able to fight well will make it difficult for him to protect his wife later. Yu Wang understood that if someone found out about the uniqueness of his wife''s body that could allow a cultivator to rise in rank easily, his wife would be in great danger. After making his decision, Yu Wang began to use the energy that had accumulated within him to convert the energy in his body into the energy he received. Converting the energy stored in his body to become purer and thicker, took Yu Wang a long time. Yu Wang didn''t realize that while he was cultivating, someone was watching him from above his practice arena. Yuten nodded in satisfaction seeing her Mistress husband choose to strengthen his cultivation foundation and not lull about deciding to move up the ranks easily. This man deserves to be her Mistress''s husband. 99 99. The first Ancient Silver Fox. Lonely because he was born alone, he made ancient silver fox members from the power of tiny stars. Using his inherited knowledge he creates many silver foxes of a different gender to allow him to make a small clan. He made them so they all can be his family in a lonely life. Although their appearance is not much different from his perfect appearance, these silver foxes did not have the chaos power mixed into their strength so that their strength was far less powerful compared to the first silver fox. Even though the First wanted to make them the same, he also didn''t understand how he was created so he couldn''t create them just like himself. When the first silver fox finished making twenty pairs of silver foxes, so exhausted, he fell asleep. Who knows how long he woke up again and found himself lying in a cave formed from a large and fragrant tree. Walking out of the cave, the first silver fox looked over from above the large tree where the cave was, downs there a civilization that contained many silver foxes spread around the big tree. "Where am I?" the first silver fox feels confused. "Lord Ancestor, you awake?!" A deep, melodious voice was heard from one of the male silver foxes who were burly, but elegant lurking around under the big tree. The man who was the leader of the Ancient Silver Fox clan as usual came to pay respects to their Ancestor who was sleeping inside the cave made of the Starlights tree under the tree. This tree grows using the power collected by some most powerful silver foxes inside the clan, including this leader''s grandfather. Nobody can climb the tree before, so as not to disturb their Lord Ancestor recuperation time using the tree power. Ancient silver foxes live long for more than two thousand years without cultivation, but after the ancestor sleeps, the first generations of silver foxes met Celestial Race''s people inside their domain while the silver foxes moving on journeys finding someplace to stay. The Celestial Race leaders found the Ancient silver foxes'' first-generation full of strong people even when they didn''t know how to cultivate their power so, the Celestial Race people invite them to stay and be part of the Celestial Race. Remembering their ancestor need to recuperate his body, they chose to join the Celestial Race. Later they got some domain place so, they can settle inside the place. "Ancestor, this one is the Patriarch of the Ancient Silver fox. My name is Xuanhu, you can call me Xiao Xuan." The silver fox leader did not dare to show his superiority to the beautiful big silver fox in front of him. "Hmm- where is this place?" The first silver fox nod to the silver fox beastman standing in front of him looking meek and polite. "Let my grandfather explain all to the Lord Ancestor after this one tells him about my Lord awakening. Please take a rest inside your place first. This one will send some food first for you, you must be famished." Touching his empty stomach with his big furry silver paw, the first silver fox felt hungry. He nodded slowly and walked back into the tree cave, leaving Xiao Xuan to share the news of his awakening with the others inside the clan. Xiao Xuan saw the first Ancestor walking gracefully and felt dazzled. Finally, after hearing the fairy tale about the Ancestor for a long time from his family, Xuanhu could see firsthand what Ancestor Ancient silver fox clan looked like. Inside the Ancient Silver Fox''s first generation''s courtyard. "I heard Celestial Race''s ten years'' auction will be held again at Central state. We need to find something that can help accelerate our Lord recuperation time." One of the first generations of silver fox beastmen wearing purple long robes shares with his friends. "Really? Then we need to go there so we can buy back some good stuff for our Lord." All the others echoing the words. They began deliberating how much they would bring so they could buy lots of items that could be of use to healing their Lord. They were enjoying their negotiations when shouting voices full of enthusiasm interrupted their heated talks. "Hey, Weihu, I think I heard your grandson''s voice calling you." One of the members turned to the silver fox beastmen wearing the blue long robe. "Yea, I think so too." The beastman wearing the blue long robe; Weihu waving his hand made the wooden door to the room they were all in open wide. From afar they all saw Xuanhu running hurriedly calling out his grandfather''s name. Xuanhu''s usually elegant and calm demeanor, now looking too enthusiastic and excited, made all the first generations members who had gathered in the room raised their eyebrows at the same time. This is so unusual for Xuanhu to acts so rush like this. "Xuanhu, what''s happened? Why you act so rush like this?" Weihu can''t help to ask his grandson. "Grandpa, our Lord Ancestor is awake now!" 100 100. The soul inside. He remembers his master; Venerable Mei Xinku from Mighty Heaven Sect, one of the secret sects of cultivators in Broken Continent World told him before about this kind of thing. Some cultivators can get some inheritance from their purified blood or soul-memories. Remembering this, Yu Fengyao can think about what happened to him calmly. Yuten pondering what happened to the man inside the practice arena. Few moments after his Mistress''s husband succeeds in firming his cultivation foundation, some changes happen to him, make Yuten curious because he can feel some familiar breath radiated from his body. If he''s not wrong, the familiar breath really closes to his Mistress''s past life, but is it possible? That man was super powerful, no one can hurt him in the entire Celestial Race''s people. How can he be reborn here like his Mistress?! Yuten wonders if he needs to tell this founding to his Mistress. His Mistress loves that man to death before. His Mistress was the strongest cultivator in the entire Celestial Race before her death. Many Celestial Race people''s chasing his Mistress just so they could be her Soul-partner before but his Mistress never accepts anyone because she likes that man a lot. Some things happen to both of them, bonded them together but the man always acts cold to her makes his Mistress sad many times. Yuten dislikes the man a lot because of that. "Well, just forgot it, this spirit won''t tell anything about this man''s changes to my Mistress. If Mistress''s husband was really his reincarnation, just let them sort it out themselves. This spirit feels lazy to involved inside their own problem." Yuten mumbles a lot while he left the place. Yu Fengyao looked over the practice arena because he felt someone had been watching him earlier. Confused because he''s not finding anyone above, he shook his head lightly. Maybe it''s just his paranoid feelings, inside this place there''s couldn''t possibly someone can spy on him while he immersed in the cultivation. All the guards scattered around this place were the best-strength bodyguards of his escort troops. Standing up, Yu Fengyao can feel there''s some impurities discharge from inside his body, makes him smelly. He wants to sleep with his wife after this so he needs to clean up himself. His wife likes cleanliness just like him so, he won''t bother his wife with his smelliness. "Servant, bring some water for this prince." Waiting for a while, some eunuchs brings the water to his bathroom. Taking off his long robe that was soiled with impurities leaking out of his body, Yu Fengyao began to pouring water to clean himself using the warm water that was brought in. Yu Fengyao''s beautiful body shape that was covered in black liquid clinging to his body began to flow down along with warm water that was poured over his body. The loss of the black liquid covering his body made a slender and muscular body visible from him. Yu Fengyao''s body was muscular where it should have, but his body didn''t look too muscular, makes his muscular body won''t be too showy when he wears any clothes later. "Wangye, do you want to go back to Wangfei''s courtyard to sleep later?" Butler Chen comes asking after guess his Master finished wearing his new clothes. "Yes, this prince wants to sleep hugging my wife." Yu Fengyao smiles faintly while saying these words. Butler Chen feels happy seeing his Master getting more open to his feeling. Right now, he can see his Master feels happy with his marriage, making him acts more gently around his wife. Walking past Butler Chen, Yu Fengyao moves to his wife''s courtyard. Inside the bedroom, Yu Fengyao takes off his outer robe. Lifting the blanket covering his wife''s body on the bed, Yu Fengyao slips inside it. Hugging his wife who was fast asleep, Yu Fengyao smelled her fragrance and began to fall asleep quickly. 101 101. Minister Su’s new house. Some of them live in houses that were gifted by the previous Emperors because they were hereditary as families who became ministers in the government. However, several ministers got the house there from the current Emperor. Because the former owners of the house stopped being a minister or committed crimes as a minister so that his house was confiscated. The new residence of Minister Su Yanjiu is one of the residences of the minister in the era of the previous Emperor who was also one of the ministers from the party who suppressed the previous Emperor before Yu Fengyan crowned as the present Emperor who was also the father of the current emperor and Yu Wang. This minister was one of the ministers that Yu Fengyan removed and punished as soon as he became Emperor. This minister was involved in a huge case of corruption. Involved in a huge case of corruption before, his manor occupies a big land being bought from the corruptions money. Emperor Yu Fengyan appreciated Minister Su Yanjiu as one of the ministers who truly loyal to the prosperity of the Zi Empire and was one of the most honest ministers. Knowing that this minister was being suppressed within the Su Clan, Emperor Yu Fengyan prepared this luxurious house for the minister. When this old man accepts the manor, Su Yanjiu gave all the valuable and expensive items that were put up as home accessories to the Emperor so that this house didn''t look too luxurious. This old minister decorated this mansion as a comfortable mansion without being extravagant. Today, Minister Su Yanjiu''s whole families moving to the big manor. This manor had many small courtyards which he gave all his children to settle there. Su Yanjiu and his wife settled at the main courtyard as the family head. There were also many small rooms for the servants he took from the Su Clan. These servants were his family''s loyal servant, which his family''s raised for a long time. "Father." Su Gaishan came to the main courtyard where his father and stepmother now live. Yesterday, after canceling the blood contract, he and the rest of Su Yanjiu''s family immediately left Su clan''s manor. They all didn''t want to give the Su Clan members siding with Su Lingdao a chance to try to attack them all. "Gaishan, what''s wrong? You look flustered." Su Yanjiu sipped lightly on the white chicken porridge that had become his breakfast this morning along with his second wife who accompanied him. The breakfast on the dining table looks light and doesn''t contain much oil so it is suitable for an elderly person like him to eat. "Oh? What''s wrong with that? It is our honor to accept Yu Wang''s home visit in this new manor." "No, the one who sent this letter is my daughter!" Hearing that the person who sent the visit letter to his new manor was Su Qingyi, making Su Yanjiu, who initially looked calm and just thought that the person who wanted to visit his new home was Yu Wang, looked different now. It had been quite a while since Su Qingyi married Yu Wang, this old man can see his granddaughter. This old man had grandchildren from his other children, but Su Qingyi was the only granddaughter from his eldest son which born from the woman he loved, so Su Yanjiu loved Su Qingyi very much. Unfortunately, bad circumstances prevented him from treating his granddaughter the way he wants. "Is this true? Qing-er want to visit this old man''s new house?" Su Yanjiu looked very happy. Quickly drinking the porridge that was in his hand, the old man made everyone startled. "Father, eat slowly, don''t let yourself choked later." Su Gaishan never sees his father acts like that. His father used to act as a gentle scholar and act very properly. "How can this old man eat slowly? Quickly, prepare the house for her arrival! It''s still very early in the morning, Qing-er may not have had breakfast at Yu Wang''s manor. Quickly have the kitchen''s people prepare a portion of breakfast for her too. This old man wants to be able to eat breakfast together with her. Come on, let''s wait for her at the manor''s gate." Su Yanjiu''s new residence immediately became an uproar after Su Gaishan notified the visit letter sent by Su Qingyi. Not only did Su Yanjiu main courtyard know about the news of Su Qingyi coming to the manor, but another small courtyard where Su Yanjiu''s other children also received that news. Everyone felt happy because they were all finally able to welcome the arrival of Su Qingyi whom they had all cared about and had been worried about all this time. 102 102. Meet Paternal family members. "We greet Yu Wangfei!" Several voices saluting Su Qingyi made herself, who had just gotten off the horse-drawn carriage and was a little daydreaming, staring at Minister Su''s new residence, feels shocked. "You all may rise!" Su Qingyi was completely unfamiliar with all the protocols of paying homage to her just because she was the wife of an Imperial prince. "Please come inside, Yu Wangfei." Minister Su head butler; Fei Zhen bow politely at Su Qingyi while his eyes look gentle toward the young woman. Su Qingyi looked curious, receiving kind and friendly treatment from all the servants. As she recalled from the memory of the previous owner of this body, all these servants treated her coldly and very unfriendly before. Now, they have all changed their attitude toward her make her unaccustomed. Following Minister Su''s butler, Su Qingyi walked through the gates of the residence. Entering the residence, Su Qingyi was taken to the main hall room where Su Yanjiu''s family waited according to Butler Fei. "Qing-er, you really come here." A female voice that sounded very happy trotting toward Su Qingyi, who had just stepped into the main hall. Looking at the figure of the woman who was over twenty in front of her, Su Qingyi felt that she remembered this young woman. If she''s not mistaken this woman was her paternal aunt. This woman''s name is Su Raole, a woman who likes to carry her in the middle of the night when she was young. "Paternal Aunt." Su Qingyi called the young mid-twenty woman as her aunty meekly. She just tried to be polite but, the woman being called by her feels shocked and feels touched because Su Qingyi wants to call her paternal aunt. "You called me aunty?" Su Raole sobbing asks Su Qingyi gently. This young woman wiped the tears flowing from her eyes with her handkerchief as she approached her niece gracefully. "Did this Wangfei call you wrong?" Su Qingyi felt confused seeing Su Raole crying just because she was called the paternal aunt. "No, no, you call this paternal aunt right. Qing-er must call this paternal aunt every time she sees this paternal aunt anywhere. This paternal aunt like this call." "Raole, don''t monopolize Qing-er alone. Let Qing-er come in and sit inside." Su Yanjiu admonished his youngest daughter, whose behavior was very similar to that of his second wife; Wei Lengyan, too straightforward. "Let''s go inside, Qing-er! Did you have breakfast before you came here? Paternal Grandfather has ordered the kitchen staff to prepare breakfast in the main dining room, we can have breakfast together as a family." Su Yanjiu smiles happily at his granddaughter. Feeling the warmth of the people who belonged to his father''s family, Su Qingyi subconsciously nodded in agreement. After seeing Su Qingyi agreed to the invitation, Su Qingyi was slowly pulled by her paternal aunt to the large main dining room. Inside the main dining room, Su Qingyi could see that there were three large dining tables inside, on which there were many dishes for breakfast. Su Raole pulled Su Qingyi to sit at the dining table located in the center of the room. Su Yanjiu and his wife and all of their children sat at the table together with Su Qingyi. "How is it? Are the foods here fit your likings?" Wei Lengyan asks gently at Su Qingyi. This old woman treated Su Qingyi like her own real granddaughter. This old woman who was a Heaven-level expert used to visit Su Qingyi after this young woman was born at night. Even though all of Su Yanjiu''s family members pretended to be cold to Su Qingyi as a child to prevent Su Qingyi from getting into trouble with Su Lingdao, this old lady didn''t care. She used to bring expensive snacks and also always bought cute clothes for Shun Qing''s granddaughter. No one except Nanny Mo and little Su Qingyi knows about this. "It''s good, Paternal Grandma." Su Qingyi remembers this old lady who always shows care to her since little. "That''s good if you like the foods here. You should come to visit the paternal grandma here often. Now your paternal family has moved out of the Su Clan. All this time we had to be cold to you because we need to guard you against Su Lingdao, but now that we have moved from there, we are all free to pay attention to you. We all hope you don''t blame and hate us for what we''ve been doing to you." "It''s okay, Paternal Grandma, Qing-er understand. My husband already told me the reason for all your cold attitude towards me before. Qing-er forgives all of you, Qing-er would do the same if the decision comes to me." 103 103. Venerable Mei Xinku. Mighty Heaven Sect''s chief leader; Patriarch Zen Shu asked politely Venerable Mei Xinku who was the Grand Ancestor in this Sect. This man is Venerable Mei Xinku''s friend; Zen Mang''s disciple. This man had recently become the leader of the Mighty Heaven Sect, ever since he had met Yu Fengyao as the head disciple of the previous sect leader, this man had already been amazed at Yu Fengyao''s immense talent. If it weren''t for Yu Fengyao not intending to become the leader of this sect, Zen Shu would have definitely given this position to that young man. "Mmm, I think so, huh?" Mei Xinku seemed lazy to wait on his best friend''s chief student. Today, Mei Xinku has just finished doing the self-cultivation time he has been doing for the past few years. "Venerable Master, did you not know Young Lord Yu''s departure from the Sect area before?" "Hmm, it looks like that boy asked me for permission several years ago. He wanted to go back to his hometown because he wanted to help his older brother." "Then Young Lord Yu never came back? What if this chief sends people to find out about Young Lord Yu''s situation?" "No need, this Venerable Master will go visit himself later." "Venerable Master wants to see Young Lord himself?" "Yes, does chief want to ban this Venerable?" "Of course not. But, is this chief allowed to send some people to join Venerable Master''s journey?" "Why?" "Mm, isn''t Young Lord Yu old enough to marry? This Chief is thinking of introducing female student geniuses to become the bride candidates." Sect Chief Zen Shu looks shy to talk about this. "This Venerable hope Chief Zen not tried to force this one''s disciple to accept your choice." Mei Xinku narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the Chief in front of him. Hearing the implicit threat in the Venerable Master''s words, Zen Shu immediately turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat. Even when Zen Shu becomes Sect Chief, he knows he can''t fight this Venerable Master''s power just like his own Master. "Of course not, it''s all depends on Young Lord Yu''s choices." The Sect Chief quickly explained. "That''s good then if you tried to force my lovely disciple to accept them. This Venerable himself will blast those girls to destruction." "Yes, yes, this Chief understand. This Chief definitely told them about Venerable Master''s cautions." Zen Shu breathed a sigh of relief that This Venerable was not angry. "You can go, this Venerable would go after a few days adjusting my cultivation. Make those people want to follow later to prepare themselves." Mei Xinku impatiently drove Zen Shu''s Sect Chief away from his cave. "Yes, Venerable Master." Zen Shu''s Sect Chief quickly walked out of Venerable Master Mei''s cave. Several female students who were training within the core-student area of the Mighty Heaven Sect were now gathered in the main hall as they received notification via voice stone which they all holds. They all didn''t know the reason why they were all gathered. Looking around, all of them realized that the one there was female core students with great talent and still young and beautiful in appearance. They all single and don''t have any engagement from their family. Some of them were born at the sect and some already committed at the sect. "Chief, all the female students we chose already here." One of the elders accompanying the Sect Chief told him. "Alright, announce the good news then." "Yes, this one will tell them about it." After the elder told them the reason why they all had to gather, all of the female core students who had gathered there were delighted. Knowing that the Sect was gathering them to gather bride-to-be candidates for Young Lord Yu made them all feel excited. They all know how great if they can become Young Lord Yu''s wife. Young Lord Yu is the only disciple of Venerable Master Mei Xinku who is also a Great Elder in this Sect. The Mighty Heaven Sect is a Sect that Venerable Master Mei Xinku directly founded along with five other Venerables. All Venerables have been closed self-cultivation for quite a while in the forbidden area of the Sect, except for Venerable Master Zen Mang who is the Master of Sect Chief Zen Shu. After giving the Sect Chief position to the current Chief, Venerable Master Zen Mang also doing close self-cultivation inside the forbidden area. From all the talented students inside the Sect, Young Lord Yu was the most powerful student. Even though the Sect not giving many resources to him, Young Lord Yu make legends about his powerful talent makes a lot of students feel envy for his immense talents. Luckily all students inside this Sect love the Sect so much. No matter if they all compete, there no one makes fault play to destroy other great students. Young Lord Yu makes many contributions to the Sect''s name every time there''s competition inter-Sect. These great contributions make many students who can''t help but admire him especially many female students who love young heroes like him. Hearing the Sect wants to choose some bride candidates for him, a lot of female students hoping to be chosen by the Sect. 104 104. Empress Dowager’s tea party. To prepare this tea party, Empress Dowager sent eunuchs to order a famous snack from Meican Hall. The owner of Meican Hall is a good friend of his second son, so knowing that the buyer of the snack was Empress Dowager, Meican Hall supplied this tea party with a big discount. At first, they wanted to supply for free but the Empress Dowager eunuchs refused the intention because their Mistress didn''t like accepting free merchandise. Their mistress did not like to use her position to pressure others unless she had to. "Empress Dowager." Empress Song Muli bow politely at her mother in law. After a few days of staying at the Empress Dowager Palace, their stiff relationships before began to loosen a lot. Both of them used to talk together making their interaction became better than before. "Empress, you came." Empress Dowager smile faintly at the woman her first son loved. The old woman used to dislike this woman because she came from the martial arts world while his son from Imperial Family, but after interacting with this woman for a few days, Empress Dowager came to like this simple eccentric woman. Empress Dowager orders her maid to prepare the seat for her daughter in law. Empress Song sits at ease making the old woman deepen her smile. Looking at the woman''s early pregnancy which can''t be seen yet, the old woman''s eyes look gentle. She can''t wait for her grandchild''s arrival. She already waiting for so long. She hopes today''s tea party won''t make trouble for the Empress pregnancy or she will punish anyone who tried to make trouble. "Why Empress come this early? You''re pregnant now, you can sleep some more." "Ah, this daughter in law can''t sleep when Empress Dowager''s people look so busy preparing the tea party today." "Oh, Is the servants too noisy for you to sleep longer?" Empress Song shakes her head and sips the warm soup handed to her to pat her hungry stomach. After she is told to be pregnant, she doesn''t get any morning sickness to make the people serving her feels glad. But she eats more than before she pregnant. After a few days of staying at Empress Dowager''s place, her mother-in-law takes care of her wellbeing a lot. Empress Dowager found some chefs who can make nutritious foods for a pregnant woman. "Alright, Empress Dowager, this daughter in law will accept your kind suggestions later." Empress smile widely at her mother in law. "Imperial Mother." "Emperor!" Empress Dowager looks surprised seeing her first son come to her Palace so early. Looking at the man after greeting her walked to his wife, Empress Dowager shake her head. She never thought her first son would act like his late father toward her before. "Have you eaten breakfast before, Emperor?" "Not yet, Imperial Mother." "Alright, let''s eat together then. Is Yu Wang would come too?" "Ah, this Emperor don''t think so." "Empress Dowager, Yu Wang, and his wife come." Empress Dowager head maid; Cu Yanmi''s voice can be heard reporting inside the room after she went outside earlier to take some food. Hearing that her second son had come with his wife, Jing Yuanmeng looked surprised and glance at the door unconsciously. Empress Dowager had heard about Yu Wang''s new wife from the Emperor who told her about Yu Fengyao who seemed quite interested in the young wife the Emperor had arranged for Yu Fengyao. The young woman she used to hear through the rumors discovered by her head maid made Empress Dowager very curious to see the real life. "Let them in, this Dowager want to see them both." "Imperial Mother/Empress Dowager." Yu Wang and his wife bow to Empress Dowager. "Don''t be too polite, come sit here. Let''s eat breakfast together." "Imperial Mother, you know us so well. The two of us came this early and wanted to accompany Imperial Mother for breakfast today." "That''s good. Prepare the utensils for them." Empress Dowager orders the servants to prepare the utensils for her second son and his wife. While waiting for the utensils to come, Jing Yuanmeng paid attention to Su Qingyi without covering her curiosity. The young woman who became the wife of her second son looked soft and slender. Even though Su Qingyi''s face did not look very beautiful like Su Mingmei, who was famous for her beauty, to Empress Dowager, Su Qingyi looked more pleasing to her. "Imperial Mother, don''t see my wife like you want to eat her. This prince''s Wangfei is a shy one." Yu Fengyao looked embarrassed to see his Imperial Mother watching his wife too closely, making his wife moved closer to him because she feels nervous.