Fated Book 2 : The Crown Prince's Golden Consort

The next day, Imperial Consort Su palace.

"Your highness princess Fun lan has arrived at Her highness the Empress palace" Su Bai whispered to imperial Consort Su's ear.

"So she can show a fake concern for my Jia, Her highness the Empress? she is not even Worthy of being an Imperial concubine, yet I have to bow to her? Consort Su said hissing

"Your highness" Su Bai said trying to stop her mistress from Saying anything more.

"Hmm I should have killed her when I that night twenty years ago, I lost my chance. I was very stupid to thing just abducting the crown Prince would keep her in check.if only that silly maid hadn't disobeyed me and kidnapped the wrong baby"Imperial Consort Su said frowning. She had never liked the Empress do anything but unlike other Consorts it wasn't because the the Empress had the Emperor entire love and affection no she hated the Empress because of her tittle. She never loved the Emperor, she only married him for power. The Su family were in the decline and on the verge of a demotion when her parents forced her to marry into the palace under the guidance of Dowager imperial Noble consort Xu. True to her words the su family situation began to improve thanks to the Xu family while Hers began to decline as she soon learned that she was only a chess piece in someone else's game.

"you may leave" Su Bai said to the other servants."Yes Su Bai jei jei" they all chorused and walked away.

"Control yourself your highness we can't afford to annoy anyone most of all The Ye family" Su Bai said.

"You are right, we need the He family support for the Third prince, Jia'er will have to bear with it" imperial Consort Su replied.

The Empress Palace

"Greetings Empress mother"Princess Fu lan Zhongshan Jia said bowing.

"Princess Jia shouldn't stand in ceremony, have a seat" the Empress said from her Phoenix seat. "someone there serve us some tea and snacks" the Empress continued.

"Jia'er trusts that Empress mother's health is well since when last I entered the palace? Princess Fu lan asked from her seat.

"Hmm, I am still well, Jia'er is looking pale, that not good, you have to take better care of yourself. As for this problem with Prince Consort He, you have to be patient and tolerant as is ther duty and responsibilities of the main wife" the Empress said softly. She always thought that the princess of all people would understand this as the child of a secondary wife. Sadly like her siblings Jia was too proud for her own good.

"Many thanks for your advice Empress mother" Zhongshan Jia said softly. Trust this low grade woman to think just like this, her mother was right in her accessment of her. Here she is pretending to care and give her advice. If it wasn't because she bewitched the Emperor, she never would have the right to speak to her like this' Zhongshan Jia thought.

Outside the Empress personal rooms

"Your highness"the The Empress personal Eunuch and other servants chorused as Lu Xiaolian stood at the door.

"Eunuch Li, this princess is here to deliver some herbal tea to her Highness" Lu Xiaolian said.

"The Empress is meeting with the fourth princess and wouldn't be able to see you now, your highness" Eunuch Li said in low tones.

"Then I will have to trouble you to deliver this to her Highness, she has to drink it warm" Lu Xiaolian said in reply.

"Yes your highness, I will take it to her Highness now" Eunuch Li said accepting the tray from Yao Yao and heading inside.

"Good, let us head back" Lu Xiaolian said and turning back began walking to her rooms.

Meanwhile at the Entrance to the Empress palace

"Who is that? A beautiful girl dressed in a blue palace gown asked.

"Answering her highness, that is her highness Princess Xi'an, imperial Consort to the crown Prince" Da Hua personal maid to the sixth princess Zhongshan Biyu replied her mistress.

"oh so she's the one all this Foss is about? Zhongshan Biyu said

"Hmm let's get going, mother Empress is with Jia jei jei" Biyu said turning back.

The crown Prince Manor, the crown Prince study.

'If I remember correctly you highness have been aware of the affairs of Prince Consort He for a year now so why reveal it" Lei Yongliang said. Lei Yongliang has known Zhongshan Huang since they were children, he was the crown Prince sturdy partner, now turned friend so they were quite close but he could no quite tell what the crown Prince hoped to achieve by revealing this.

"now that I think of it Yongliang is quite right surprisingly,You have been seating on Li for long why reveal it now" Zhang Shirong said.

Zhang Shirong is one of the Crown Prince closest friend so was his younger sister Zhang Shuchun who was the most talented Noble lady. She was Kno for her intelligence and was the only female disciple of Devine Doctor Yu. He was the eldest young master of the Zhang family.

Lei Yongliang on the other hand was the second young master of the one of the most Powerful families, the Lei family.

"Sadly this isn't my doing" Zhongshan Huang said.

"What, if not you then who else" Zhang Shirong said.

"it can't possibly be the first prince, His a little too busy at the moment" Lei Yongliang replied.

"Then the third prince, even he isn't so stupid plus that's his sister's husband after all" Zhang Shirong said.

"The fourth Prince, no that's not his style" Lei Yongliang replied.

"considering how quiet you are being it would seem that it is somehow related to you, then the Empress? Zhang Shirong said.

"No"Zhongshan Huang said

"Who could it be" Lei Yongliang said.

"Take a wild guess, who else is as informed as I am" Zhongshan Huang replied facing him.

"Lu Xiaolian" Lei Yongliang said shocked.

"She's a lot smarter than you thing" Zhongshan Huang said with a slight smile.

"Wow now that I think about it, imperial Consort Su has been making it difficult for her lately what better way to keep her busy than this" Lei Yongliang said chuckling.

"What better way indeed" Zhang Shirong said watching the crown Prince quietly.