Unopened Rose (DRAFT! DRAFT!)

Chapter 78

"Your highness, we have searched already in the east kingdom but Yanna and Matteo is not there. We also searched in NingJing Kingdom but there are still no trace of them." pagbabalita ni Migu.

Bai Xian nodded as an answer and took a deep breath. Masayang-masaya siya sa nalamang buhay si Yanna at apo niya sa tuhod na si Matteo. Pero sa dahilan na gustung-gusto na niyang makita ang kanyang mga apo ay nakakaramdam na siya ng sobrang pagkainis.

"Bai Zhen, where did you hide them?" bulong niya sa sarili saka bumuntong-hininga ulit.

"What about the emperor? Did he hear something about this matter?"

"No your highness." sagot ni Migu.

"Good." sabi niya saka tumayo mula sa pagkakaupo.

"Where are you going your highness?"

"I need to go to Qing Qiu. My parents should know about this matter, so that they can help me. I will not let the emperor harm my family again." sabi niya at sumunod naman si Migu sa kanya.

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"Matthew, you need to eat. It is not good for your health. The palace needs you. You have been away for almost a month now searching for them. The floral immortal assured us that they will be safe as her brother took them away in a safe place thinking that the emperor may go down."

Hindi sumagot si Matthew sa sinabi ni Luke. Totoong halos mag-iisang buwan na siyang naghahanap kina Matteo at Yanna pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin niya sila nakita. Nag-aalala na siya ng sobra kahit pa sinabihan na siya ni Bai Xian na ligtas ang mag-ina niya.

"The princess has arrived in the palace and Yuhan can't even entertain her. And also the Princess life is also in danger as the prime minister is planning to kill her. If it's not just because of me guarding and protecting her, she would have been dead now."

Matthew clenched his jaw.

"Gather the officials."

"What are you planning to do?" kinakabahang tanong ni Luke sa kapatid.

"The truth can only free her from danger. I kno that the prime minister just want to kill her because of the reason that I consider the marriage with the east kingdom."

"Well, it's a good plan. But are you sure about this?"

"What do you mean?" kunot-noong tanong ni Matthew sa kapatid.

"You know if you refuse the marriage now and reveal your true self, the king of the east will not be happy. He might also plan to attack our kingdom and the government officials will pester you again about your marriage."

"It wasn't my fault in the beginning if they didn't recognize me. And also I have a wife and a son. They can't just forced me to have an empress and an offspring or else I will show Yanna and Matteo in front of them if that will make them stop."

"But Matthew..."

"Gather them now."

Bumuntong-hininga si Luke.

"Okay." walang magawang sabi na lang niya saka lumabas sa study room ni Matthew.

"Yanna please come back or else I will force you to come back." bulong ni Matthew sa sarili.

Luke followed Matthew's order and gathered the government officials inside the conference hall. He even invited the Princess.

Kahit naiinis si Princess Shanneyah dahil hindi siya pinansin ng emperor ay nawala na lang bigla ang inis niya sa sinabi ni Luke na iniimbita siya sa palasyo.