Chapter 61: Wishes Over Values
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Back in the Amayan Empire, the days went by peacefully. The disappearance of Princess Qamari raised a commotion for a few days before the citizens went on with their lives. As for Crown Prince Lail, his absence was felt for a few days longer.
However, Prince Noore, the Regent Prince's son soon stepped up. Taking the Crown Prince's responsibilities and duties onto his shoulders, he diverted the ministers and civilians attention onto himself. The limelight shifted from the Crown Prince Lail to Prince Noore.
Soon, a week went by and any discussion or mention of Crown Prince Lail and his Crown Princess Consort, Princess Qamari, slowly died out, leaving the topic of daily conversations. Occasionally, a loyal subject or servant of the empire would bring up the matter of the Crown Prince's absence, but before the topic could even go any further, the loyal followers of Prince Noore would immediately shut it down.
As such, in the whole empire, there were now only a few people who still remembered and mentioned the Crown Prince as vividly and avidly as before. One such individual was the young lady of the Milia Mansion.
"Father, how can you not find any clue about the Crown Prince's whereabouts? This is the Crown Prince of the Amayan Empire we are talking about after all. How is it possible for there to be no clue about his whereabouts at all? Are you and your soldiers even searching properly?" The girl's sharp glare pierced through the Great General's bowed head, sending shivers down his spine.
This was the same Great General that had stood up on the night before Princess Qamari and Crown Prince Lail's wedding to prevent their marriage. Even though the man controlled the mighty army of the great Amayan border, before his wife and daughter, he was as meek as a cat.
"Yes, honey. Our daughter is right. How could you and your soldiers not find a single person even after searching the whole empire. I am sure, you and your army are definitely slacking!" The Madam of the mansion second her daughter, condemning the helpless looking general.
"My people have really searched through the empire, but the Crown Prince is no where to be found. He disappeared just like his Crown Princess Consort." Frustrated, the great general threw up his hands, his face full of exhaustion. From the dark circles on his eyes, frown lines on his forehead, it was obvious the man had not had a good night of sleep in a long while.
However, the two people in front of him were only concerned about the results of the search and not the person striving day and night to produce it.
"Father, do not address her as his Crown Princess Consort! Even though the two got married, their bond as husband and wife never got the chance to bloom. Adding in the fact that 'that' Princess Qamari is suspected to be a dark magic user, the moment the civilians of the empire request for her impeachment and separation from the Crown Prince, her story would be over. So, there is no need to address her as Crown Princess Consort, understand?" The girl's eyes were seething with anger and rage.
Nowadays, the words she hated hearing the most were 'Crown Princess Consort' and yet, her own father was rubbing the very words in her face. She was not only in rage, but also discomfited. If her own father was like this, what of the other Amayans? The fact that the Crown Prince disappeared right after 'that' Princess Qamari did, did not help the matter.
'If only the Crown Prince was here, than I would not be feeling so anxious.'
She despondently thought, her heart in despair. In fact, anyone with a brain could deduce, the Crown Prince went in search of his Crown Princess Consort. However, she refused to accept the implications of such a matter, turning a deaf ear and blind eye to the events before her.
"Okay. You calm down, Xiao Mei. I will not address her as Crown Princess Consort anymore."
Immediately, a fierce glare was shot at him. Realizing his mistake, the Great General raised his hands in surrender again.
"Honey, try searching harder. You know how much our daughter likes the Crown Prince, right? This is the best chance to separate him from that foreigner. Not only can we use the excuse of her being a possible dark magic user against her, we can also use the fact that she had been loitering outside of the palace walls to question her character. With her cousin as an example, it would not be too difficult to pin the title of characterless on her, evicting her out from the Crown Prince's life." Hearing her mother's scheme, the girl's doe eyes sparkled with joy.
However, the great general was a little uncomfortable with the idea. As the Great General of the Amayan Empire, loyalty and righteousness were qualities engraved into his bones. But now, his wife was requesting him to assist in such an unrighteous affair.
How could the Madam who had lived with him for many years not know of his character. The moment she saw the hesitation on his face, she knew what he was struggling with.
"Humph! Your only daughter is already at this stage, and you are still concerned with loyalty and righteousness? I ask you, Lico Ashe, is loyalty and righteousness more important than your only daughter's life? Are you going to deprive your daughter of her only happiness and support an outsider?" She hollered in rage, her sharp eyes shooting daggers at him.
Shivering, the Great General lowered his head. A second later however, he felt something was not right.
"Support an outsider? How am I supporting an outsider? It is clearly my daughter that I am supporting right now." The Great General, Lico Ashe, could not help raising his head as his dark pupils met his wife's brown ones.
"Not helping your daughter, is also helping the enemy." curling her lips, she scoffed in disdain at his baffled expression.
At times, she could not understand how such an hair-head was able to become the Great General of the Amayan Empire.
"So, you had better put all your force and people focused on finding the Crown Prince. The sooner you find him, the better the impact. Until then, there is no need for you to search for us. Xiao Mei, lets go." Done, the madam grabbed her daughter's wrist, the two leaving the hall in tandem.
The Great General tiredly swept his hand across his face, his large frame slamming in his chair.
His gaze passed over his now cold meal as he thought about his wife and daughter's demands. Even though he did not feel comfortable about carrying out such deeds, they were his only family. And to keep them happy, he was ready to sacrifice anything. Even his values and principles.
"Anyone outside? Call in the deputy general to meet me in my study room." Standing, Lico Ashe gave the order, before striding out of the main hall to his study room.
He had a wife to keep happy and a daughter to satisfy.
At the same time, in the west inner city of the Everlasting Mansion, Princess Sera was seriously readying herself as she constantly checked her appearance in the glass mirror. To make sure not to overdo herself, she wore plainer clothes. But to make sure the host's attention never strayed from her, she picked the finest gems of pearls and sapphires she had in her collection.
More than a week had passed since her planned meeting with Prince Noore at the west gate. To ensure her impression did not fade, she occasionally attended some of his hangout spots, with excuses of exploring the capital.
At times, she would even deliberately bump into him, leading to the two attending tea shops together to perfunctorily apologize and chat. Before long, the two became conversation partners, setting up a date and time to meet consistently.
At this moment, Princess Sera was getting ready for one of their set dates. The only difference was, today she was going into the palace to meet the prince in his mansion.
Delighted at the rapid progress in her plan to stay in the Amayan Empire for good, she completely forgot about her search for the royal magician.
"After today, I will get the right to rightfully stay in this grand empire with honor." Eyes shinning, she picked up the tube of scented perfume, spraying a little on herself. After finishing, she did not place the tube on her mirror counter. No, she placed the tube among her magical potions.
Without a doubt, the perfume was no ordinary scented perfume, but a magical one.
"Soon, I will have the title of Consort Princess of the Amayan Empire.." The broad smile on her face widened, eyes gleaming, she twirled in a happy spin, her laugher bouncing off the turquoise walls.
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Back in the Amayan Empire, the days went by peacefully. The disappearance of Princess Qamari raised a commotion for a few days before the citizens went on with their lives. As for Crown Prince Lail, his absence was felt for a few days longer.
However, Prince Noore, the Regent Prince's son soon stepped up. Taking the Crown Prince's responsibilities and duties onto his shoulders, he diverted the ministers and civilians attention onto himself. The limelight shifted from the Crown Prince Lail to Prince Noore.
Soon, a week went by and any discussion or mention of Crown Prince Lail and his Crown Princess Consort, Princess Qamari, slowly died out, leaving the topic of daily conversations. Occasionally, a loyal subject or servant of the empire would bring up the matter of the Crown Prince's absence, but before the topic could even go any further, the loyal followers of Prince Noore would immediately shut it down.
As such, in the whole empire, there were now only a few people who still remembered and mentioned the Crown Prince as vividly and avidly as before. One such individual was the young lady of the Milia Mansion.
"Father, how can you not find any clue about the Crown Prince's whereabouts? This is the Crown Prince of the Amayan Empire we are talking about after all. How is it possible for there to be no clue about his whereabouts at all? Are you and your soldiers even searching properly?" The girl's sharp glare pierced through the Great General's bowed head, sending shivers down his spine.
This was the same Great General that had stood up on the night before Princess Qamari and Crown Prince Lail's wedding to prevent their marriage. Even though the man controlled the mighty army of the great Amayan border, before his wife and daughter, he was as meek as a cat.
"Yes, honey. Our daughter is right. How could you and your soldiers not find a single person even after searching the whole empire. I am sure, you and your army are definitely slacking!" The Madam of the mansion second her daughter, condemning the helpless looking general.
"My people have really searched through the empire, but the Crown Prince is no where to be found. He disappeared just like his Crown Princess Consort." Frustrated, the great general threw up his hands, his face full of exhaustion. From the dark circles on his eyes, frown lines on his forehead, it was obvious the man had not had a good night of sleep in a long while.
However, the two people in front of him were only concerned about the results of the search and not the person striving day and night to produce it.
"Father, do not address her as his Crown Princess Consort! Even though the two got married, their bond as husband and wife never got the chance to bloom. Adding in the fact that 'that' Princess Qamari is suspected to be a dark magic user, the moment the civilians of the empire request for her impeachment and separation from the Crown Prince, her story would be over. So, there is no need to address her as Crown Princess Consort, understand?" The girl's eyes were seething with anger and rage.
Nowadays, the words she hated hearing the most were 'Crown Princess Consort' and yet, her own father was rubbing the very words in her face. She was not only in rage, but also discomfited. If her own father was like this, what of the other Amayans? The fact that the Crown Prince disappeared right after 'that' Princess Qamari did, did not help the matter.
'If only the Crown Prince was here, than I would not be feeling so anxious.'
She despondently thought, her heart in despair. In fact, anyone with a brain could deduce, the Crown Prince went in search of his Crown Princess Consort. However, she refused to accept the implications of such a matter, turning a deaf ear and blind eye to the events before her.
"Okay. You calm down, Xiao Mei. I will not address her as Crown Princess Consort anymore."
Immediately, a fierce glare was shot at him. Realizing his mistake, the Great General raised his hands in surrender again.
"Honey, try searching harder. You know how much our daughter likes the Crown Prince, right? This is the best chance to separate him from that foreigner. Not only can we use the excuse of her being a possible dark magic user against her, we can also use the fact that she had been loitering outside of the palace walls to question her character. With her cousin as an example, it would not be too difficult to pin the title of characterless on her, evicting her out from the Crown Prince's life." Hearing her mother's scheme, the girl's doe eyes sparkled with joy.
However, the great general was a little uncomfortable with the idea. As the Great General of the Amayan Empire, loyalty and righteousness were qualities engraved into his bones. But now, his wife was requesting him to assist in such an unrighteous affair.
How could the Madam who had lived with him for many years not know of his character. The moment she saw the hesitation on his face, she knew what he was struggling with.
"Humph! Your only daughter is already at this stage, and you are still concerned with loyalty and righteousness? I ask you, Lico Ashe, is loyalty and righteousness more important than your only daughter's life? Are you going to deprive your daughter of her only happiness and support an outsider?" She hollered in rage, her sharp eyes shooting daggers at him.
Shivering, the Great General lowered his head. A second later however, he felt something was not right.
"Support an outsider? How am I supporting an outsider? It is clearly my daughter that I am supporting right now." The Great General, Lico Ashe, could not help raising his head as his dark pupils met his wife's brown ones.
"Not helping your daughter, is also helping the enemy." curling her lips, she scoffed in disdain at his baffled expression.
At times, she could not understand how such an hair-head was able to become the Great General of the Amayan Empire.
"So, you had better put all your force and people focused on finding the Crown Prince. The sooner you find him, the better the impact. Until then, there is no need for you to search for us. Xiao Mei, lets go." Done, the madam grabbed her daughter's wrist, the two leaving the hall in tandem.
The Great General tiredly swept his hand across his face, his large frame slamming in his chair.
His gaze passed over his now cold meal as he thought about his wife and daughter's demands. Even though he did not feel comfortable about carrying out such deeds, they were his only family. And to keep them happy, he was ready to sacrifice anything. Even his values and principles.
"Anyone outside? Call in the deputy general to meet me in my study room." Standing, Lico Ashe gave the order, before striding out of the main hall to his study room.
He had a wife to keep happy and a daughter to satisfy.
At the same time, in the west inner city of the Everlasting Mansion, Princess Sera was seriously readying herself as she constantly checked her appearance in the glass mirror. To make sure not to overdo herself, she wore plainer clothes. But to make sure the host's attention never strayed from her, she picked the finest gems of pearls and sapphires she had in her collection.
More than a week had passed since her planned meeting with Prince Noore at the west gate. To ensure her impression did not fade, she occasionally attended some of his hangout spots, with excuses of exploring the capital.
At times, she would even deliberately bump into him, leading to the two attending tea shops together to perfunctorily apologize and chat. Before long, the two became conversation partners, setting up a date and time to meet consistently.
At this moment, Princess Sera was getting ready for one of their set dates. The only difference was, today she was going into the palace to meet the prince in his mansion.
Delighted at the rapid progress in her plan to stay in the Amayan Empire for good, she completely forgot about her search for the royal magician.
"After today, I will get the right to rightfully stay in this grand empire with honor." Eyes shinning, she picked up the tube of scented perfume, spraying a little on herself. After finishing, she did not place the tube on her mirror counter. No, she placed the tube among her magical potions.
Without a doubt, the perfume was no ordinary scented perfume, but a magical one.
"Soon, I will have the title of Consort Princess of the Amayan Empire.." The broad smile on her face widened, eyes gleaming, she twirled in a happy spin, her laugher bouncing off the turquoise walls.
Back in the Amayan Empire, the days went by peacefully. The disappearance of Princess Qamari raised a commotion for a few days before the citizens went on with their lives. As for Crown Prince Lail, his absence was felt for a few days longer.However, Prince Noore, the Regent Prince's son soon stepped up. Taking the Crown Prince's responsibilities and duties onto his shoulders, he diverted the ministers and civilians attention onto himself. The limelight shifted from the Crown Prince Lail to Prince Noore.Soon, a week went by and any discussion or mention of Crown Prince Lail and his Crown Princess Consort, Princess Qamari, slowly died out, leaving the topic of daily conversations. Occasionally, a loyal subject or servant of the empire would bring up the matter of the Crown Prince's absence, but before the topic could even go any further, the loyal followers of Prince Noore would immediately shut it down.As such, in the whole empire, there were now only a few people who still remembered and mentioned the Crown Prince as vividly and avidly as before. One such individual was the young lady of the Milia Mansion."Father, how can you not find any clue about the Crown Prince's whereabouts? This is the Crown Prince of the Amayan Empire we are talking about after all. How is it possible for there to be no clue about his whereabouts at all? Are you and your soldiers even searching properly?" The girl's sharp glare pierced through the Great General's bowed head, sending shivers down his spine.This was the same Great General that had stood up on the night before Princess Qamari and Crown Prince Lail's wedding to prevent their marriage. Even though the man controlled the mighty army of the great Amayan border, before his wife and daughter, he was as meek as a cat."Yes, honey. Our daughter is right. How could you and your soldiers not find a single person even after searching the whole empire. I am sure, you and your army are definitely slacking!" The Madam of the mansion second her daughter, condemning the helpless looking general."My people have really searched through the empire, but the Crown Prince is no where to be found. He disappeared just like his Crown Princess Consort." Frustrated, the great general threw up his hands, his face full of exhaustion. From the dark circles on his eyes, frown lines on his forehead, it was obvious the man had not had a good night of sleep in a long while.However, the two people in front of him were only concerned about the results of the search and not the person striving day and night to produce it."Father, do not address her as his Crown Princess Consort! Even though the two got married, their bond as husband and wife never got the chance to bloom. Adding in the fact that 'that' Princess Qamari is suspected to be a dark magic user, the moment the civilians of the empire request for her impeachment and separation from the Crown Prince, her story would be over. So, there is no need to address her as Crown Princess Consort, understand?" The girl's eyes were seething with anger and rage.Nowadays, the words she hated hearing the most were 'Crown Princess Consort' and yet, her own father was rubbing the very words in her face. She was not only in rage, but also discomfited. If her own father was like this, what of the other Amayans? The fact that the Crown Prince disappeared right after 'that' Princess Qamari did, did not help the matter.'If only the Crown Prince was here, than I would not be feeling so anxious.'She despondently thought, her heart in despair. In fact, anyone with a brain could deduce, the Crown Prince went in search of his Crown Princess Consort. However, she refused to accept the implications of such a matter, turning a deaf ear and blind eye to the events before her."Okay. You calm down, Xiao Mei. I will not address her as Crown Princess Consort anymore."Immediately, a fierce glare was shot at him. Realizing his mistake, the Great General raised his hands in surrender again."Honey, try searching harder. You know how much our daughter likes the Crown Prince, right? This is the best chance to separate him from that foreigner. Not only can we use the excuse of her being a possible dark magic user against her, we can also use the fact that she had been loitering outside of the palace walls to question her character. With her cousin as an example, it would not be too difficult to pin the title of characterless on her, evicting her out from the Crown Prince's life." Hearing her mother's scheme, the girl's doe eyes sparkled with joy.However, the great general was a little uncomfortable with the idea. As the Great General of the Amayan Empire, loyalty and righteousness were qualities engraved into his bones. But now, his wife was requesting him to assist in such an unrighteous affair.How could the Madam who had lived with him for many years not know of his character. The moment she saw the hesitation on his face, she knew what he was struggling with."Humph! Your only daughter is already at this stage, and you are still concerned with loyalty and righteousness? I ask you, Lico Ashe, is loyalty and righteousness more important than your only daughter's life? Are you going to deprive your daughter of her only happiness and support an outsider?" She hollered in rage, her sharp eyes shooting daggers at him.Shivering, the Great General lowered his head. A second later however, he felt something was not right."Support an outsider? How am I supporting an outsider? It is clearly my daughter that I am supporting right now." The Great General, Lico Ashe, could not help raising his head as his dark pupils met his wife's brown ones."Not helping your daughter, is also helping the enemy." curling her lips, she scoffed in disdain at his baffled expression.At times, she could not understand how such an hair-head was able to become the Great General of the Amayan Empire."So, you had better put all your force and people focused on finding the Crown Prince. The sooner you find him, the better the impact. Until then, there is no need for you to search for us. Xiao Mei, lets go." Done, the madam grabbed her daughter's wrist, the two leaving the hall in tandem.The Great General tiredly swept his hand across his face, his large frame slamming in his chair.His gaze passed over his now cold meal as he thought about his wife and daughter's demands. Even though he did not feel comfortable about carrying out such deeds, they were his only family. And to keep them happy, he was ready to sacrifice anything. Even his values and principles."Anyone outside? Call in the deputy general to meet me in my study room." Standing, Lico Ashe gave the order, before striding out of the main hall to his study room.He had a wife to keep happy and a daughter to satisfy.At the same time, in the west inner city of the Everlasting Mansion, Princess Sera was seriously readying herself as she constantly checked her appearance in the glass mirror. To make sure not to overdo herself, she wore plainer clothes. But to make sure the host's attention never strayed from her, she picked the finest gems of pearls and sapphires she had in her collection.More than a week had passed since her planned meeting with Prince Noore at the west gate. To ensure her impression did not fade, she occasionally attended some of his hangout spots, with excuses of exploring the capital.At times, she would even deliberately bump into him, leading to the two attending tea shops together to perfunctorily apologize and chat. Before long, the two became conversation partners, setting up a date and time to meet consistently.At this moment, Princess Sera was getting ready for one of their set dates. The only difference was, today she was going into the palace to meet the prince in his mansion.Delighted at the rapid progress in her plan to stay in the Amayan Empire for good, she completely forgot about her search for the royal magician."After today, I will get the right to rightfully stay in this grand empire with honor." Eyes shinning, she picked up the tube of scented perfume, spraying a little on herself. After finishing, she did not place the tube on her mirror counter. No, she placed the tube among her magical potions.Without a doubt, the perfume was no ordinary scented perfume, but a magical one."Soon, I will have the title of Consort Princess of the Amayan Empire.." The broad smile on her face widened, eyes gleaming, she twirled in a happy spin, her laugher bouncing off the turquoise walls.
