LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS
/ LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN TIGRESS 301 Prince With a Plan
"Your Majesty calls her Mingxia... I met someone who called her 'Xing' and he seemed to be much closer to her than you are", Prince Kang spoke in a condescending tone and fixed his gaze on the Emperor.
"Yeah? So? Are we going to talk about our marriage here? Let's start with your marriage first then, Prince Kang! ", the Emperor wasn't fazed by his provocation. But he still was surprised to know that his brother brought him here.
He is a Lu!
Xing's words were in the Emperor's mind. She might not know about the history of the Fire Kingdom but as someone who grew up in the Imperial Library reading books, he knew the Lu dynasty in their Kingdom was defeated by the Long Clan two centuries back and all the members of the Lu Clan and their supporters were exterminated from their kingdom. There is no Lu left in the in the Fire Kingdom as per the statistics and the current Emperor is a Long and not a Lu. So why was she so sure that he is a Lu? Unless....!
His lips curved to a smile...
And why did she think that he will be killing me because he was her supposed brother? She didn't read the fate of her supposed brother but he did and it was really heartwarming and filled with brotherly love.
And in that fate, her brother, the divine ruler, did everything he did to protect her and give her a better life she deserved. He took revenge on those who he deemed to be responsible for the death of his father's Huang family and deprived the good life of his sister. When his sister fell in love with an unimpressive Prince, He protected him and made him the Emperor and even after the death of the Emperor, her brother protected his sister from all those vultures waiting to take advantage of the situation and raised the crown prince by himself and made sure he was made the next Emperor even though his sister died early. He spent countless sleepless nights in planning not worrying about his health, spilled a lot of blood in protecting the ones he loved and safeguarded the innocence of his sister by becoming the most cunning person in the kingdom! Truly a good big brother! The divine ruler who protected the last Lu blood who was his nephew and a loving brother.
But in that fate, he didn't marry and lived solely for raising the crown prince and taught him everything acting like his father and the day of the crown Prince's coronation, with everything settled in place, he left the capital city and spent the rest of his life in the small village in their small hut, he and his sister grew up.
A heartwarming story of a brother who lived for the welfare of his sister alone to keep the promise he made to his mother despite being the one chosen by the heavens to be the divine ruler! So how different is he now? The Emperor wondered.
He is not her brother and not even remotely related to her yet with the little interaction they had he could sense the strength in their relationship as if they are fated to be siblings... Will the sibling bond hold strength now that everything has changed? Could he become the divine ruler himself if he displaces her?
At that time, Bai Li arrived and with no reservation joined them in the table where the two men were in an intense staring contest.
Well! He loved drama!
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"The Lone Wolf... The Emperor... The Divine Ruler ", Prince Kang snorted, " That's a nice secret you keep!", his expressions deep as he sipped the tea as if he was taunting the Emperor.
The Emperor's expression froze for a moment. That is a secret that would bring down the nation.
" Prince Kang praises us too much when he is much more proficient in keeping secrets", he placed his cup on the table and crossed his legs as he leaned on the back of the chair.
If he tries to bring down the Wind Kingdom, he'll bring down the fire nation down with him too.
Prince Kang raised his eyebrows with a smirk wondering what he might say. The Emperor has a calm smile in his face,
" Being an heir of the Lu dynasty and keeping it a secret, bearing the name of Long... That should sting!"
The Emperor held his eye contact with Prince Kang whose eyes dilated for a moment but he composed himself by chuckling. The Emperor made a guess by Xing's strong belief that he is a Lu and seems like he is right. Someone must have hidden a Lu family member and preserved the Lu clan in the fire kingdom and he somehow ended up in the palace.
" So it is true! ", the Emperor smiled, "Then it is settled!", he continued, "We don't have to think hard if you'd be attacking us anymore!"
"Why are you saying that? I still might attack... ", Prince Kang leaned forward with a slight smirk and tapped the table in a rhythm.
"Nah! I don't think so...", the Emperor leaned forward, "Aren't you first going to take the throne in your Kingdom?", he paused as he could see the corners of Prince Kang's lips twitch slightly.
Seeing him not denying it, the Emperor continued, " The Lu heir desiring to take back the throne meant for you from the Long clam who eliminated your ancestors and you are bearing their name. You are really patient leopard hiding in the tall grass silently waiting for the prey to let its guard down and you will grab it by the throat just at the right moment... Pretending to not care much about the affairs of the court, letting them believe you hate your wife to make them lose their guard thinking that you don't have a heir and so you'll less likely to rebel... I bet you have hidden assets all over your kingdom and have the support of almost half of the court by now... You play the game really well, Prince Kang! And that's why, starting a war with us now won't be good for you, if you want to rebel, right? ", the Emperor was confident with his analysis.
" The honorable Emperor of the Wind Kingdom thinks too highly of this ordinary Prince! ", Prince Kang didn't refuse what the Emperor had deduced. His face showed the admiration he had for the person sitting opposite to him.
Bai Li clapped his hands in glee seeing that the Emperor is right! He is the only heir left in the Fire Kingdom. He was saved and was switched with another to be raised in the Fire Kingdom's Imperial Palace bearing the Long name. He is planning to take the throne that is rightfully his and it would be unwise for him to start a war now just when he could get the majority of the court under his control. And he is keeping his feelings towards his wife a secret because their Emperor will find a way to give her trouble of he knows that he has feelings for her. This Lu Junjie got that too!
Bai Li looked at the Emperor with admiration. He is unique and is smart too. Eventhough he is overpowered by others, especially that powerful lass, he still is a very formidable person who has a good head on his shoulders combined with a good heart.
"Mingxia, she won't hurt you but I will if you try to hurt our nation. And she is the tiger guarding out territory. You saw what she could do, right? And she won't be a big fan of your plan to save your wife by pretending to hate her. So I'd prefer if this would be the last time we see each other or hear about each other. Your Fire Kingdom was separated from our three kingdoms, five centuries back. Let it stay that way."
" Then you won't try to expand to our Kingdom? ", Prince Kang asked. This was the reason along with his curiosity to meet this divine ruler are the reasons he came here. He was told by a priestess about his original fate and the divine ruler being his sibling and so he had an insatiable urge to meet his sibling. Now that he has and has confirmed that she is safe with people looking after her, he will get on with his own business. The one in the throne in their kingdom must be brought down. And he knew if the divine ruler eyes for theiramd, they cannot win.
"We won't attack, for now ", the Emperor promised, "But we will defend our territory!". They had no intention of expanding their kingdom for now.
"Fine!", he nodded and stood up to leave and he poured the last cup of tea for himself before he left.
When he got to the tent where his wife was at, he was annoyed to see his wife drunk as a skunk lying on Xing's lap with another girl and Xing was slightly intoxicated and she tried to focus her eyes on the tall domineering figure in front of her,
"Not one feet!", she said with her index finger pointing at him, "Not one feet in the three kingdoms... You'll have to pass through me if you try... I'll burn the entire fire nation before letting you take a single piece of our land!",she said.
"Who are you talking to?", Su Yunxi spoke with a slur making Prince Kang wrinkle his brows.
"Get up!", he said a bit coldly that provoked Xing,
"How dare you order her around!", Xing hugged Yunxi, "You stay with me too! I'll take good care of you", she leaned towards her in am attempt to kiss her cheek and Su Yunxi had a divine smile of glee in her lips as she tried to get close to Xing. But Xing was stopped by a hand in her forehead that prohibited her from leaning forward a d it made her frown but the cold face in front of her made her give up the idea of fighting back.
Prince Kang tried to pick Yunxi up but she pushed him away... "Nasty man!", she sniffed her nose, "You are a cruel man!". Tears started to roll down her cheeks but Prince Kang picked her up forcefully.
Xing tried to stop him but she saw the deep sorrow in the dark obsidian eyes of her supposed brother and let him take her. She was intoxicated but she would bet she heard a soft, "I'm sorry, a little longer... Yunxi!", like someone with deep voice said it.
She closed her eyes to sleep as she was extremely tired and she felt like a gentle hand caressing her head but felt like it was a dream and she drifted to sleep. All in all it was a good day... No! The best day for her as she could finally get what she wanted and became one with Chenglei. The corners of her lips were raised a bit as it showed the mood in her heart.
What she didn't know is that the two sister gods were planning something sinister behind the backs of everyone as they had found out how much Fei Lian is willing to lose for a mere mortal. He is currently resting as he had used the time pausing spell for a little too long and they weren't too happy about it. She needs to be punished was their only thought.
Chapter end
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