
Whatever, where are we going now? Is it straight back to the palace above the clouds?" ask Hui.
"We went to see Huo nan first. I wonder what she did to her mother and step-sister so she said that they can't do anything as long as she's with us before." Ze replied.
"I agree, I'm also curious about the ridiculous prince" Hui said.
"Whatever my wife wants, I'll follow." said Jin hu.
They finally decided to immediately enter the Beicheng royal palace area. At the gate the guards immediately welcomed their arrival without checking because they were very familiar with Jin hu's train as well they had known Hui tu who was sitting in the coachman's section.
"Greetings sir." said the guard greeting Hui tu who was only responded with a nod of the head by Hui tu.
"Wait a minute." cried someone as the carriage carrying Ze and the others was about to enter the gate.
"Why can those who have just arrived enter the palace without even being examined, while I, who is the niece of the empress, must wait for permission to enter?" ask the guy who looks like a girl.
"Which empress are you talking about?" hui asked confusedly.
"Of course the queen of this kingdom." replied the girl.
"Are you delirious? From what I know, since the late empress died, there has never been another woman who was appointed empress. Except, Huo nan has ascended the throne and raised the empress maybe it will make sense" said Hui tu.
"Huo nan wouldn't dare to get married without telling us. Just ignore the fly and let's continue the journey." said Ze from inside the train.
"Women don't know the rules from which dare to say I'm a fly? Is it wrong for my aunt to be the only concubine to be called empress because there is no empress?" ask the girl.
"Wrong!" answer firmly Ze.
"Empress is a title that can only be obtained after receiving recognition from the king and the people. The title was not bought on the free market so if you want to call it then just mention it." said Hui tu.
"Hold girl doesn't know that rule outside. I don't want as long as we meet the crown prince he goes inside the palace." Jin Hu said.
They immediately entered the palace while the girl shouted curses to be allowed to enter and even threatened. But, the guards were more afraid of defying orders from Jin hu so they still forbade the girl from entering.
"Where is your crown prince?" ze asked after getting off the carriage before the waiter could finish.
"The crown prince is in his noble study" replied the servant politely.
"Then we'll meet him there" Ze said.
"Well, noble queen Jin, this servant will deliver.....
"No need to drive us. You just do what you want to do before. We know Huo nan's workspace and almost all the servants and guards know us so nothing will happen even if we are not escorted there." Sela Ze's.
Ze, Jin hu and Hui were walking together towards Huo nan's place. While they were walking, they accidentally saw concubine Wu sitting in a park with very thick panda eyes, indicating that the owner did not have enough sleep at night and may not even sleep the same once. His gaze was blank as if the one sitting there was only his body but his soul was somewhere.
"What does the ridiculous mean by using what I gave him to render his stepmother and stepbrother helpless is a hallucinatory ointment?" ask Ze.
"It seems that's what he used. Just look at the woman who is usually very arrogant now like a body without a soul" replied Hui tu.
"I agree with that" said Jin hu.
"I don't mind anything he did to that cunning person but, he seemed to be using the ointment too much. Did he think the ingredients to make the ointment were easy to obtain huh." Ze said resentfully.
"Oh stupid woman, you're not the one who has trouble getting all that stuff. Why do you have to nag just for that?" hui protest tu.
"Yes yes, you are right. But, did you ever think that if I didn't have all that, it would be easy for all of us to get?" ask Ze.
"There's no word if or if it's in the list of words you have, right? So, that doesn't apply to you and us the people around you" Hui said.
"Huh." Ze ran out of words to answer again.
They arrived at the front door of Huo nan's study. Ze forbids the guards to announce their arrival and is obeyed by the guard. They immediately entered the room after the guards opened the door for them.
"Didn't the crown prince forbid anyone from entering his office? Why did you open the door for them without even telling the crown prince?" asked a guard to his companion who seemed to be a new person working in the palace.
"Because you're a new person working in this palace, you better remember one important thing. Even if the crown prince imposes a ban in this palace, you can still impose that rule on all the inhabitants of this palace but, not on them especially the married couple. The crown prince will instead punish us if we dare to offend them." explained the guard who opened the door for Ze and the others earlier.
"Why....
"You just have to remember that. No need to ask for any reason." Sela.
Ze, Hui tu and Jin hu stepped into a sizable room filled with many paper scrolls on several shelves on its walls. In front of it was Huo nan who was seriously reading a paper. Sangking seriously read he was not even aware of the arrival of the three of them.
"Secret...." Ze dragged the bench so that it made a sound that made Huo nan realize that there was someone else in his room.
"Didn't I forbid anyone from entering this room?" huo nan asked without looking at them.
"Oh, do we have to leave now that the crown prince has issued a ban for us?" ze asked making Huo nan surprised immediately raised his head.
"Ah sister-in-law, I didn't know it was you guys coming. Don't get mad and stay here." said Huo nan muddy because Ze was back on his feet and was about to step out of the room.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you not focused?" ask Hui.
"Why are you being so wary of your surroundings? Didn't you realize that at any time you shouldn't lose your guard especially after you've been appointed crown prince?" jin hu's nagging.
"Sorry big brother 2, I was just thinking about some problems and.....
"Because you think your opponent is helpless you lose your guard? Remember, comfort is a great threat to one's safety" Ze said.
"Okay sister-in-law, I will always remember the message from this sister-in-law" Huo nan said.
"What problem are you thinking that makes you daydream?" ask Jin hu.
"The Xin Kingdom sent out a letter offering cooperation between the kingdom and the marriage relationship" Huo nan replied.
"Do you have someone who has conquered your heart?" ask Ze.
"Then why are you so worried about this?" ze asked again after receiving the headband from Huo nan.
"The problem is definitely not that easy. Given that the two kingdoms are in an adjacent territory, they must want the two kingdoms to be one, right?" ask Jin hu.
"True 2nd brother." Huo nan replied.
"What does it mean that one of those kingdoms will be part of another and that only one king will rule?" ask Hui.
"Yes, and since the Xin kingdom was much larger than this kingdom, they wanted the Beicheng kingdom to only be part of the Xin kingdom. The other problem was, since the son of concubine Wu had no way of usurping the throne, he brought a lot of support to agree with the Xin kingdom." Huo nan replied.