C7 - PART 51 - THE TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE

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MY EVIL PRINCESS: Chapter 7: The trip to the countryside

PART 51 - THE TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE

A day later the group of soldiers came back to the Palace. The leader met the Emperor and the Minister in private. He reported just as the lady in pink said.

-My Emperor, My Minister. We carried out a survey with the people in the main city of West Land. Their answers about the Princess can be separated into three main points: First, Hou Lei is a good Princess, she cares about her people in the West Land. She loves her family and her country much. Second, she is good at many things, cooking, playing the zither, making poets, and taking care of others. Third, she had no lover until she was sent to the Main Land.

-You can leave now. – The Emperor said to the soldier and asked the Minister. – Mr. Liu, do you have any concerns about the Princess?

-I’m not, my Emperor! – The Minister answered. – I’m sorry for having doubts about the Princess.

-You know I won’t want to hear anything like this in the future, both from you and your daughter. I know Liu Han loves Tian Liam, but I need to prioritize our country’s benefit first. Letting Tian Liam get married to Hou Lei can make the connection between us and the West Land better, moreover, we can extend our business to West Land. If you want, in a suitable time, I will let Tian Liam marry your daughter as a second wife.

-Thanks for your advice, My Emperor, but I don’t think Princess Hou Lei will let that happen.

-Stop! As I said, don’t have any bad idea on Hou Lei anymore!

-I’m sorry, but that’s the truth, you also know, my Emperor, the Third Prince loves Hou Lei much, but she seems to not care about him. I know, after the attack of the assassin, she took care of him very well. However, people in our palace said that Hou Lei doesn’t love our Prince, she only got here for her country’s peace.

-Whatever, that’s the main reason she’s here now. I don’t care if she loves Tian Liam or not, I only need she is a good daughter-in-law and knows how to look after the North Liam Palace and Tian Liam.

-I understand. My Emperor, I’ll go first! – The Minister stood up and said goodbye to the Emperor.

As the Emperor called Hou Lei and Tian Liam to meet him. Hou Lei was walking to the main palace, the soldier had just met the Emperor passing through the entrance same time with her. She stopped and looked at him.

-My Princess! – He greeted her.

-You look not good! – She saw his face having afraid of something.

-Oh, I had a long trip, I just returned to the Palace this morning. – He answered.

-A long trip? Where did you go?

-To the West Land. – The soldier could not stop him from answering her question.

-West Land? What did you do there?

-The Emperor wanted to know some information about you. He asked me and some soldiers to go to the West Land and investigate you.

-So what you found out? – Hou Lei could sense the magic on his body was controlling him and forced him to answer all of her questions.

-We carried out a survey with the people in the main city of West Land. Their answers about you can be separated into three main points: First, you are a good Princess, you care about her people in the West Land. You love your family and your country much. Second, you are good at many things, cooking, playing the zither, making poets, and taking care of others. Third, you had no lover until you were sent to the Main Land.

-Well, that’s good, thank you!

-I’ll go first, my Princess. – He said and left in a hurry.

As the soldier left, Tian Liam met him on the way. He wondered why the soldier looked not good, prepared to ask him but seeing Hou Lei, Tian Liam called out:

-Hou Lei, wait for me!

-Tian Liam? – She looked back. – Don’t tell me this is a coincidence!

-Yes, it is. So you think that I plan to be here to meet you?

-Maybe. – She answered. – I think a man like you will already have many plans in your mind.

-Do you talk something to the soldier?

-I just saw him be not good, ask him something about his health!

-Oh, he’s lucky, I’m your husband but I don’t have any question like that.

-Well, if you say that, next time when you get wounds on your body, please contact your soulmate to take care of you, okay? – She prepared to go.

-Okay, okay, I’m sorry. – He hugged her. – I shouldn’t talk like that.

-Let out of me. – She pushed him out of her. – This is a very very public place, you know.

-I know, so I should express my love for you at here more, people will see and stop wondering about our small family. – He smiled.

-Should I remind you about our contract each time we meet?

-Okay, I always remember it, my cutie wife! Now let’s go to meet my Father!

He held her hand and led her to the building where the Emperor asked to meet them.

-My Emperor! – They greeted.

-Have your seats! – The Emperor said and pointed to the table.

-Father, the sentry said that you want to meet us for important works? – He asked.

-Yes! The people in the South of our country have just suffered a very strong typhoon. Many of them lost their houses, their member in families, and got some diseases. Actually, I don’t want you two to get a far place like that to help them, but I can’t believe in the bureaucrats there. They have a distance from the government here, they can bleed us for the property we send there.

-So you want me and Hou Lei to go there to distribute the food, essential items and medicine for the poor people there. – He asked the Emperor.

-That’s right! There will be a large number of those things, so I must give them to the ones I believe to assure that those will be handed to the miserable people.

-I understand, Father!

-Hou Lei, do you have any idea? Do you want to join this trip with Tian Liam?

-Well, I think helping people is a should-to-do work, father. Of course, I’ll join. – She answered.

-This is not a trip to visit sightseeings, you know, it will take time and health to finish this work, I don’t force you to do this! – The Emperor continued.

-I’m a member of the royal family of the Main Land, I should have responsibility on helping people in our country, I don’t care how difficult the work will give me, I just want to help you and Tian Liam in our public affair. – She answered.

-That’s what I want to hear from you, Hou Lei. You two should prepare well and early, I’ve asked the soldiers to go there first to calculate and report the situation there. You will check and open the food and medicine warehouse of the government to distribute those items to the poor and miserable people. – The Emperor said.

To be continued...