Episode 5

Ying Yue instructs the musicians to give the music according to her instruction. Then they both go at the centre to perform. Ying Yue starts to sing a beautiful yet powerful song imposing her greatness. she mentions about the beauty of the empire it's people. she describes how the empire is flourishing under the current emperor and empress. she even mention's the backbone of the empire the soldiers who are ready to sacrifice their lives for the kingdom and it's people.

(All the people present at the banquet get's surprised.)

While Ying Yue is busy focusing on her song the crown Princess is all stiff... moving her feets and legs like an idiot. The crown Princess was also caught off guard when Ying Yue started singing cause she was sure that Ying Yue didn't know how to sing and she just had to watch the show from the side.

People on the side were all focusing on Ying Yue and the crown Princess making herself a laughing stock. Finally, the performance comes to an end.

Emperor: Ahem ahem, It's great that I could witness the performance of the Princess of Southern empire and am very satisfied with her performance, as a reward I want to award her with 200k gold coins and 500k silver coins. While the crown Princess didn't live up to our expectation we will be only awarding her with 100 gold coins.

Empress: I as the empress of Northern empire am also very satisfied with the Princess of Southern empire so I would like to award her with this golden hairpin which was given to me by the empress dowager with her blessings on it. I want you to treasure it and hope that you won't disappoint me.

Ying Yue: Ying Yue is grateful to the emperor and empress and will try to live up to your expectations.

Crown Princess: I thank the imperial father and won't be shaming the imperial family on the coming future.

(The banquet comes to an end. All the people live with a smile on their face but, the crown Princess on the other hand can only return with a bitter smile.)

(Inside the Ying Yue's chamber)

Ying Yue: Xinxin bring me a brush and paper we need to order some important medicine from the Southern empire as soon as possible.

Xinxin: Yes, your highness.

Ying Yue: You may leave now.

Xinxin: As you wish your highness.

Ying Yue: Thirteen, show yourself.

(A man dressed in all black appears in front of Ying Yue out of nowhere.)

Thirteen: What can I do for you your highness.

Ying Yue: Prepare a few man from the guild to protect us from the shadow as we will be making a lot of enemy we need to keep our guard up. Order them to show up only in an absolute emergency as I can't show up my true power in front of them casually.

Thirteen: Yes, your highness I will inform them right away.

Ying Yue: Hmm... First bring these medicine from the Southern empire. Then, after that you can go to the guild.

Thirteen: As you wish your highness.

(He vanishes in a second within a thin air.)

Ying Yue: Xinxin, help me prepare a hot bath I wanna freshen up.

Xinxin: Yes, your highness I will prepare it right away.

(Ying Yue goes inside the bath tub and xinxin follows her to help her.)

Xinxin: Your highness, at the banquet today why did you sing a song even though in our empire u absolutely didn't sing one even when his majesty wanted to hear it himself.

Ying Yue: Sigh... I didn't want to sing previously cause I had reason's but today at the banquet the crown Princess provoked me first if I didn't show, I'm not a pushover she would attack me again and again. You should be aware that I don't attack people unless I'm attacked.

Xinxin: Please forgive me for my rudeness your highness.

Ying Yue: Sigh... You may excuse yourself for today, I wanna have some peace of mind.

Xinxin : As you command your highness.

Ying Yue: How can I protect myself and my people if I don't appear strong in front of these people mainly inside this palace where strong rules over the weak (In a low voice) sigh...

(The next morning)

Ying Yue get's ready in a simple attire and head's toward the market with a few guard's and her personal maid xinxin in a carriage indicating the Southern empire.

Ying Yue: Let's head over to the clothes shop we need some warm clothes as we will be heading towards the border.

Xinxin: Your highness I heard that the clothes from 'Niyun shop' is very famous and good

in quality let's head there.

Ying Yue: Let's head to the 'Niyun shop'.

Carriage driver: Yes, your highness.

(The carriage stops in front of the shop.)

Xinxin: Your highness, we've arrived.

Ying Yue: What's all the commotion outside about xinxin?

Xinxin: Your highness please give me some time I will go down and ask somebody.

( After a few minutes)

Xinxin: Your highness it seems the daughter of the Duke is creating trouble for the Niyun shop. It seems she's arguing with the manager about her clothes being torn before they were delivered whereas the manager claims it to be not true. He says he checked it personally as it was to be delivered to the honoured duke's mansion.

Ying Yue: Let's go down there ...it will benefit us if we can make the no. one store on the empire owe us something.

Xinxin: Guard's make the crowd step aside we need to clear the road for our highness.

(Ying Yue goes straight at the centre of the crowd)

( Duke's youngest daughter\= Yanshin)

Ying Yue: It seems the daughter of the great Duke is good at suppressing others and using her power to create scene

Yanshin: Haa?? Who are u to speak on the matter's between us?! You lowlife commoner.

Ying Yue: Well well well, I'm just telling the fact. But why are u so angry if u are confident that what I'm telling is false. We all know that "The truth is hard to swallow" smirk😏

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