The five gentlemen were left speechless., they all kept eyeing the hand that made contact on her face.,
"Your majesty are you alright?" Gou Shi asked worriedly
As their emperor had never lose his control., even when the officials were so bluntly expressing their manipulative opinion, for him to grant
"Yes, Brother are you hurt anywhere?" Prince Jun said as his still processing what just happened
"Don't worry your majesty, her highness is the one at fault she shouldn't ask for something impossible like that" Eunch Fon said siding the emperor.
".........."-Feng Yun
"Feng Yun everything's alright?" Gou Shi asked as Feng Yun didn't comment anything as the guard is always the first to worry for their emperor
"Im fine, but your majesty? Is it really impossible to grant her highness request?" He asked curious while looking for a loophole to help the empress
"It's possible, but if I grant her that her head will just be full of air., plus with out the ruler some enemies might took it as an advantage to attack. Plus those stubborn officials might not listen to Jun Meng" Li Cheng said still feeling the sting from his hand
" Though? Your majesty isn't that you want to get rid of her highness to be with Concubine Jen?" Gou Shi asked
"Gou Shi is right Your majesty, why not use her one last time to clean the court before you send her to the border?" Feng Yun said wanting to help his new found friend in the presence of the empress.
As he saw how hurt she was physically and emotionally earlier.
""Feng Yun has a point your majesty" Eunuch Fon said agreeing as they can finally get rid of that brazen woman that made their emperor lose control
"What do you think about this Prince Jun?" Li Cheng asked as the Prince kept quiet after his mind process what happened earlier..
"Brother personally.., I like this Sister in law of mine, as she somehow can look at life in a positive perspective when though the odds are against her... But never the less your still the one to decide Brother , if your truly wish her out of your sight and the officials are tamed and obedient, then I'll comply with the task" Prince Jun said seriously as he deeply thought about the idea.
The next morning they visited the Winter Cold palace along with the Marquis and General that's surprisingly quiet observing the bamboo forest.
"Your majesty are we taking the right path?" Rin Li asked
"Yes, My empress courtyard is just up a head"-Li cheng
But the faces of the Marquis and General were cant be painted as all they can see is an endless path of bamboo forest.
"Here we are, please be calm when you see her highness pets" -Li Cheng said indifferent
While the other two looked curious at his majesty's reaction
And true to his words there were a big wooden door where facing them.,
They didn't realize the difference cause the previous cold palace have high front walls. And the painting were so realistic
When they first enter, they saw rows of blooming Cherry Blossoms which made them halt as the said tree usually bloom in late spring
"As my empress said, she customized this palace according to her liking, and the end product was actually breathtaking" - Li cheng said as he also admire the realistic paintings on the wall
