The entire room was silent for a long time and Xing looked around to see the Emperor surprised,"So Lee Daejung is the father of the crown prince?"
" What do you want?", the Earth Emperor asked Xing who was just having a look at the Imperial Study. A bow hanging on the wall caught her eye as it gave the same aura as the double sword their Emperor had. So this is one of the Heavenly relics?
" Let"s leave", the Emperor looked at Xing as he saw the odd look of the Earth Emperor and Yi Kwan on her.
The Emperor of the Earth Kingdom is a woman and the father of the crown prince is the cousin of the current Emperor and the Head eunuch who was supposedly punished for killing the previous Emperor and he is obviously not an Eunuch. As if it is an easy thing to accept!
Also, By the looks of it, the Eunuch seems to hold more power than the Emperor and a secret of this magnitude will definitely cause a detrimental effect to the entire Earth Kingdom if it is exposed. If these people have half their brains intact they would try to keep the secret. What"s the batter way to keep a secret than to kill them? That would be the safest way.
Why..? Just why Mingxia? Why do you have to run your mouth like this? Even before we have started negotiations? Isn"t that what you wanted?
The Emperor looked at Xing who wasn"t that worried... Does she know what kind of trouble she is in?
Xing was calm. True the secret she announced that she knew is really big. But she still had hopes that they won"t be let down. They won"t wantonly kill someone pretty famous like Lord Táng, right?
The fact that she left for the Earth Kingdom is known to Lin Mubai. And if she doesn"t return, there will be repercussions done by their organisation and their economy will floor.
"No one is leaving! ", Yi Kwan stood in an attacking stance.
"Here...",the Emperor threw one of the swords he had towards Xing and she caught it out of reflex. It is better she has a sword for her safety,the Emperor thought.
It is not needed, anyway! But... Has Brother Lee had already figured out who the Emperor is? d.a.m.n that Kouki... This is why I wanted to come alone... His green eyes are a dead giveaway... It is luck they haven"t figured it out still... But if they knew he is the Emperor, would they think he is here to beg? With the war and the water and food shortage in our kingdom, that"s what they"ll think, right? Hmmm...that shouldn"t happen....
" Put down your weapons and comply to our orders", Yi Kwan turned towards the Emperor, "Lin Junjie, put down your weapon and surrender"
OK... Don"t address our Emperor like that..!
Before Xing retorted, the entire study reverberated with the sound of the laughter of Lee Daejung.
"You stupid brute! You dared to order an Emperor... How typical of you!"
Oh, heavens! Brother Lee figured it out! Aaaah...
Lee Daejung who was leaning in the table walked towards the Emperor, "Who do you think this is... Jet black hair and Emerald green eyes...you all missed him when you were looking at Xiao Xing here... ", he gave a deep bow to the Emperor.
"He is the Emperor of the Wind Kingdom?", the Earth Emperor was surprised.
"Emperor Hyeon-Seo of Earth kingdom, meet Emperor Tongtian of the Great Wind Kingdom", Xing gave a polite bow to the now paled Earth Emperor.
No use hiding it still...
We met the Emperor of the Wing Kingdom in the streets! What are the chances of meeting them here? If only it was not my own elephant that made the commotion to lead them here, I"d think they are plotting something against me!
" So how should we address you?", Lee Daejung asked Xing raising his eyebrows. Surely as a woman she has come with the Emperor, there should be more to it. And also....
"Hi, I"m Huang Mingxia, currently the Empress of Wind Kingdom. You all can address me as Mingxia. That"s enough" ,Xing gave a grin awkwardly and her cheeks hurt smiling too much.
Wow! The tension in this room! One can cut it with a knife.
"You are... You two...", Yi Kwan stuttered not knowing what to say. Accidentally or not, he had raised his weapon against an Emperor.
The Emperor and the Empress visiting our kingdom in secret...? Are they that desperate? Or...
"We are not here out of desperation and we don"t have any evil intentions too. We, the Wind Kingdom is the Mother Kingdom of both Earth Kingdom and Water Kingdom since our capital city hosted the Great Tians.h.i.+ Emperor who later formed your nations. For some reasons unfortunately, even though we are related by blood, we didn"t continue the brotherly sentiments we must share. Our TongTian Emperor tried to renew our relations.h.i.+p as brothers by sending Envoys but we have found out that there are some evil forces vehemently trying to destroy the bond we share as brothers. So our Emperor took it upon himself to personally investigate it by.. ", Xing"s rant got interjected by Lee Daejung.
" Mingxia, I get it... We thought about the same thing with our Envoys and soldiers disappearing but our court disapproved our requests to meet the Emperor of the Wind Kingdom in person .. Probably similar with your court too, right? I know that"s why you are here in secret"
Thank Heavens Brother Lee helped!
Xing sighed in relief and nodded in agreement.
"Great General Zhong Yingjie... I heard..."
"Yes, that Oldman pa.s.sed away recently... Well, he left smiling... So that"s something...", Xing took a deep breath and let it out to wade the tightness in her chest thinking about him.
"Yes, Zhong Seiren told me everything. He also said you were his favourite...", Lee Daejung had a complicated expression.
" Mingxia, let me tell you something. You know what my late grandfather Song told me, "Son, that golden haired child you made the blood oath with... Kneel to her... Just kneel, even if you become a traitor to your own nation. This nation that awards loyalty with treachery should not hold your loyalty"", Lee Daejung held Xing"s hand and looked into her eyes and Xing could see the sincerity he had, " I promised him and I very well intend to keep that promise. I still hold the power of more than half of our court and whatever you are here for, consider it done already. You will get my help in exchange for the life of my wife and son" he gave her a deep bow.
Okay! Brother Lee... I"m happy you think that way for..... Whatever reason there may be... But... You just said you will betray your nation right in front of your Emperor... Isn"t that a bit too much? So is it an act of betrayal if you tell the one you are going to betray early...?
The Emperor was equally perplexed with this sudden development.
Xing looked at Yi Kwan who was gusting his hands tightly and his nerves were protruding in his arms showing how much he was stressed.
The Earth Emperor was looking at Lee Daejung with complicated emotions and yet he had no intention of talking back to him making Xing wonder, "What does brother Lee have against the Emperor letting him talk this way to her father"s killer?"
Sensing Xing"s gaze on her, the Earth Emperor immediately changed his expression that had deep hurt and replaced it with a fake grin which gradually became a genuine smile,
"So you are the Empress of the Wind Kingdom, huh! I"ll address you as Mingxia as you wis.h.!.+", she came and linked her arms with Xing"s, "And as my cousin said we will be doing everything you need as if we owe you",she pulled Xing towards the door,
"You know... You still should have kissed me... When else can you hear that the Earth Emperor kissed the Wind Empress,", she laughed making Xing shocked... She really means what she says... I have never seen a shameless person like her.. May be she is comparable to me... May be...?
" Ha ha... Your Majesty! We"ll leave for tonight and meet tomorrow at your convenience ", Xing tried to get out of her grip.
"No way!", she screamed, "I don"t have any female friends.. You are the only one... Well, there is one other... But still... Never mind", she waved her hands to hide the serious thought she was in, "Let"s discuss the rest in the bath", she grinned and tried to kiss Xing in the cheek.
Xing dodged the attack and pushed her away placing her palm over her forehead, "Let go of me! Don"t talk like some old pervert in a brothel"
But Xing"s struggle was nullified and after getting a.s.sured that the Emperor will be safe, Xing was dragged to the Earth Emperor"s courtyard by her.