LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 31 - 31 Royal Secrets_l
Chapter 31: Chapter 31 Royal Secrets_l
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The old steward sighed heavily inside, “The matter of urgency is to think of a way to find a suitable pearl to replace it.”
The young master’s eyes dimmed and he pulled at the corner of his mouth with a bitter smile, “The dragon-eye-sized pearl is unique to the East Sea. If it can’t be procured from there, it can’t be found anywhere else of the same size.”
The old steward consoled gently, “Young master, do not worry. There is always a way out. We still have a month before the empress’s fortieth birthday, maybe there will be a turn of events.’
“If you ask me, that Noble Lord is nothing but trouble. Ever since he came to our Fengqi Empire, the empress became more and more incompetent.”
The young master, young and vigorous, his speech grew more and more heated as his subject wandered further and further.
The empress?
Her fortieth birthday!
Inside the boudoir, the old and young man was restless and anxious, Little Kingfisher perched on a tree branch, heard their conversation in full, growing more excited with every word, eagerly sharing the news with its master through telepathy.
“Master, I heard some royal secrets that could help our pearl selling.”
“Let’s hear it.”
At this moment, Su Qingluo was holding Little Baby in the carriage, heading towards the Treasure Emporium.
She was always helpless with Little Kingfisher’s gossipy nature, normally she didn’t restrain it much and let it play freely, but now hearing that it had something to do with selling pearls, she became somewhat interested.
“This matter is quite complex, involves the royal secrets, not everyone dares to speak of it.”
Little Kingfisher flitted from branch to branch, its raven eyes twinkling with craftiness, “It’s just me, always thinking about your best interests. As soon as I get useful information, I rush to tell you.”
Su Qingluo rubbed her brow lightly, finding its self-praise somewhat unbearable, “Just get on with it. We’re almost at the Treasure Emporium. Don’t delay the pearl selling.”
“We have to start with the empress.”
Little Kingfisher gathered its spirit, cleared its throat, and began, “Four years ago, the Beiming Kingdom presented a peerlessly handsome young man as a gift for her birthday, the empress was greatly pleased, bestowed him the title of Noble Lord, and doted on him immensely.”
“That man bewitched the empress, making her disregard state affairs, indulging in music and songs, she wanted to bear a child for him and set their own daughter as the crown princess, even in her thirties.”
“The empress’s three princesses from her early years have all grown up, harboring ambitions for the throne, they certainly cannot allow any complications that would disrupt their plans.”
“When the empress was eight months pregnant, she was poisoned by the spy placed in the palace by the eldest princess, luckily she survived, but it led to a premature birth, giving birth to a prince.”
“The empress was infuriated, she dealt with the eldest princess by confining her to the clan’s mansion, however, the prince carried the poison since the womb, his life was in danger from the moment he was born. The empress, distressed for her young son, sought out famous doctors and searched for medicine everywhere.”
“Remorseful for this, she favored the Noble Lord even more, sparing no expense to build a lavish separate mansion for him, showering him with gifts.”
“On her fortieth birthday this year, she even broke the traditional rules to have a set of matching outfits made for him, taking him with her to the grand feast attended by emissaries of all countries.”
“Has the empress gone mad? Indulging in music and songs every night, ignoring state affairs, was she duped by the Beiming Kingdom, sending her a fox spirit to bewitch people’s hearts?”
The more Su Qingluo heard, the heavier her heart felt. She was not a naive little girl ignorant of the ways of the world, she understood what was implied in the tale and was deeply worried about the empress’s increasing incompetence.
“Isn’t that the case, some court officials are discussing that the Noble Lord is a spy from the Beiming Kingdom, using his beauty to bewitch the empress and disrupt the court order.”
Little Kingfisher agreed wholeheartedly, “There was a court official who remonstrated with the empress to execute the Noble Lord, the empress was furious, ordered the execution of that official, and confiscated his family’s assets. ”
“Alas!”
Su Qingluo sighed dejectedly, “With the empress becoming increasingly incompetent and violent, it may not be long before the empire descends into chaos.”
“I hope that day comes late, at least, wait till Master grows up and has the ability to protect her loved ones.” Little Kingfisher secretly thought..