Empress YuLong

Chapter 7

YuLong sat at her table. How could she possibly welcome a foreign ruler? Dancing? Food? The harem?

"YuLong," XiaoYue smiled, "His majesty wishes your presence at the banquet."

YuLong nodded and put on some more fancy clothes and headed to the throne room.

"The Empress is here!" A eunuch announced as she walked into the throne room and bowed.

"This Empress greets your majesty." YuLong said, her words void of any emotion.

She took a seat next to LongJun, and waited.

"She really is a beauty, no wonder you kept her to yourself for so long." A man remarked.

Judging by his clothes and position in court, YuLong guessed he was a prince, but the venom on his face when he looked and LongJun made her guess that he was somewhat illegitimate or had a grudge. The woman next to him, who looked dismayed at his words was probably his wife.

Three women on different side of the Emperor glared at her. Probably the imperial concubines.

"Liu'er, get me some more wine." The man said, as he passed the woman his cup.

LongJun cleared his throat, "That is JingLangSun, my brother and his wife MoLiu'er."

YuLong smiled, she was correct.

"Seeing the Empress now, I have a few questions." A woman on the other side of LongJun batted her eyelashes. There were 3 other women beside her. 2 of them were scowling and one other looked like she wanted to leave.

"Allow me to introduce my concubines," LongJun smirked, "Concubines Meng, Yao, Zhang and Wu."

YuLong nodded, "I hope to get to know them better."

"I say Empress, are you sure you're you?" Concubine Meng asked.

"What do you mean by that?" YuLong sipped her tea.

"Rumor has it that the Empress isn't as beautiful, that she hired someone to pose as her." Said Concubine Meng, purposefully batting her eyelashes at the Emperor.

YuLong raised her eyebrow, "And how would you like me to prove my identity?"

"I suggest a sparring match between you and Prince JingLangSun in the courtyard after the banquet. We all know of the Empress' impressive martial arts." Concubine Meng smiled.

"Alright." Prince JingLangSun agreed before YuLong could say anything.

The banquet was over soon enough. The prince and YuLong were given wooden swords, just in case one would injure the other.

"Begin!"

The prince lunged at YuLong from the right, she quickly deflected and managed to dodge the next blow. After a few strikes, misses and dodges; Prince JingLangSun's sword was on the ground, while YuLong's was pressed up against his neck.

"Have I proven myself?" YuLong asked concubine Meng.

Concubine Meng shook her head, "I shall like go along with the other concubines."

LongJun sighed, "Concubine Meng isn't it-"

YuLong cut him off, "Why not?"

The Eunuch shouted, "Begin!"

The concubines were easier to fend off. YuLong didn't know what concubine Meng had in mind. But she was the boldest of the all. And the most reckless, she ended up on the ground first.

YuLong offered a hand to all the concubines on the ground, "I'm sorry if I was a little rough."

Only one of them took her hand, the others were too prideful.

LongJun clapped his hands together, "Well, all of you can leave, I need a word with my Empress."

As soon as all the guests left, YuLong rolled her eyes, "What do you want?"

LongJun's expression softened, "I know you won the spar wonderfully, but do you have any injuries?"

"Don't worry too-"YuLong's eyes widened, there was an arrow shot from the rooftops headed straight for LongJun's chest.

She didn't know what else to do, so she pushed him away, also landing on top of him.

"My Empress, what has made you so eager to give yourself to me?" LongJun teased. "Not that I have a problem with it."

YuLong stood up, and gestured to the arrow that landed a few inches away, "It was only because of that arrow, don't get the wrong idea."

LongJun whispered in her ear, "Too late."

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