"Mmm.. stand up."

XuanRong placed the tea cup on the table and walked towards the connecting room where the bathroom was located.

"Prepare my dress, I will visit His Highness later."

"Yes, this servant understands." Both YuMi and YuShang replied.

"YuShang, tell Zou mama to prepare the things needed for san chao hui men[1]. I bet my beloved family dearly misses me now."

YuShang nodded and left the room.

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"Your Highness, Consort Ding is here to visit you."

Xu Ji An's hand froze.

*drop* *drop*

The ink on the brush fell on the paper, destroying the beautiful paining of a woman who was wearing a veil. The woman was standing under a tree. She was wearing a white Hanfu[2] embroidered with lotus flowers using silver and gold thread. Although the veil was covering half of her face, one could see the coldness in her eyes. Like a G.o.ddess that one could not touch, her aura was aloof and arrogant. The paining was exactly a masterpiece, but due to the droplet marks left by the ink, it was no longer perfect.

*baaam!!!*

Xu Ji An angrily threw the paintbrush on the floor and crumpled the paper. XuanRong's beautiful painting he painstakingly created for a one and a half s.h.i.+chen[3] was destroyed in just a second.

"Impudent!!! Who told you to disturb this prince?! Someone! Drag that abominable woman and punish her for twenty beatings of wooden paddle!!" Xu Ji Mo ordered without leaving his seat.

"Your Highness!! Please forgive this consort!!! This consort was only thinking of sending some refreshments to Your Highness, please have mercy on this consort!!"

The woman outside the room pleaded but Xu Ji An remained impa.s.sive as if he was only punis.h.i.+ng a lowly servant and not one of his women. The event greatly alarmed Xu Ji An's harem, making his women fear him.

Even a Liang Di[4], who had the second highest authority inside the crown prince's palace aside from the crown princess was not able to escape his wrath and was beaten black and blue. Hoe could they, lowly concubines, expect to have His Highness' pity?

Thus, the women in Xu Ji An's harem could only cry bitterly.

It had not been long before the Empress got wind of the current situation inside the Crown Prince's palace.

"This stupid child!!!"

Empress Wei's face turned red due to anger. She was in a bad mood. Many things happened that were beyond her power. Although the Emperor did not remove her authority, he no longer trusts her. XuanRong, the new Qinw.a.n.gFei humiliated her in front of the servants and His Majesty… and now, her only son was acting like a lunatic, beating his own women every now and then.

Empress Wei suddenly jerked forward, unable to hold back and spit blood.

"EMPRESS NIANGNIANG!!!"

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[1]. Returning to the bride's home three days after the wedding.

[2]. Consists of a robe or a s.h.i.+rt for the upper garment, while the lower garment was commonly a pleated skirt.

[3]. Three hours

[4]. Side-Consort: One rank lower than the Crown Princess.

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