Emperor And I ✔️

Volatile Confessions

Chapter 66

Princess Yang Liu currently known as Kuan Hui
Imperial Palace

The palace grounds had a harvest of people. Generals littered the place as they clamored, joked and laughed loudly, while in their midst were carriages of stock and luggage. They awaited the arrival of the emperor so that they could mount on their horses for YiYuan.

Yang Liu confirmed the emperor's absence when she did not site his entourage. Besides, if he was there, he would be easily noticeable. His existence in a place carried a presence. She then scanned around for General Feng, who seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

She needed to talk to him and ask questions which he, only had answers to.

Next to the huge carriage that had an emblem of a dragon, signifying that it belonged to her elder brother, was Grand Consort Shu who stood with her retinue while speaking to the Ladies of Art. The women of art always garbed themselves in white; snow flowers of the palace, they called themselves.

Yang Liu raced toward them and her palace maids started doing the same, to which she stopped and screeched in annoyance about. They had to stop following her.

Grand Dowager Empress gave her entourage strict orders to shadow her every movement since the night she got drunk. For the past week everyone had been looking at her questionably, because of the 'great' secret she presumably was withholding and still had to confess.

Her grandmother gave ordinance, that she should offer audience at the Rose Flower palace, the same day she awoke to seeing her mother in her sleeping chambers. Grand Dowager Empress chastised her for getting drunk and acting wild, said she empathized with  her pain but her behavior could not be pardoned.

Punishment was inevitable.

She got an edict to read all the books on morality, then afterwards she got tested on her read work for insight on her understanding.

Surprisingly her elder brother did not summon her for punishment, though she was confident he was well aware of every detail that took place on the night. He didn't even punish General Feng too, and that made her more anxious. When the emperor was that quiet, it could mean anything. Would he later on use it against her?

It was a mystery.

She, herself barely remembered what took place on that night. The only thing she remembered was drinking with General Feng. How she got into the palace and the banging of bells, was just a haze to her. This is why she needed to find General Feng. He had some explaining to do.

"Mufei(consort mother)," Yang Liu rested her palms on her knees, as she tried to catch her breath and talk at the same time. "Mufei, have you seen General Feng?"

Grand Consort Shu smiled at her then waved her hand to indicate that she would attend to her soon. She was dressed in a peach hanfu that complemented her skin. Yang Liu was dazzled by the matching peach crystals that adorned her hair. She could not wait to become a lady too, and wear such fancy stones.

"Don't feed her any creature that has wings," Grand Consort continued to instruct the Ladies of Art, "No soup of winged creatures. No winged creatures. Nothing of winged creatures."

"Yes, Your Highness," the ladies bowed.

"Anything with wings causes her to have a fever." She took a few steps toward a palanquin and looked inside, observing that whoever was inside was well and comfortable. Looking satisfied, she patted the palanquin and turned to Yang Liu.

"Li'er has been flashing hot and vomiting because we did not know that she is inimical to winged creatures," Consort Shu mused.

Yang Liu did not know who the disloyal Li'er was, she just wanted General Feng. "Mufei, have you seen General Feng?"