1 Chapter 1 | Background Chapter. (1/2)
Yue Mian is a nameless girl born between the Crown Prince Rong of the Jīlěi Empire and his personal servant Ni Xing.
Her mother was sentenced to death because she touched the Jīlěi Empire's, Crown Prince.
Touching the Royal Bloodline was a huge taboo in the empire, but because Crown Prince Rong had feelings for this servant he begged his royal father to be lenient, and spare her because she was bearing his child.
He was already married to five noble women and only two had given birth to his children while one was expecting his child, the other two were still underaged and he did not dare sleep with them in case there were problems.
He proposed to marry the servant which lead to her becoming his concubine and not this wife, his royal father the Emperor agreed, but once the baby was born her gender made his opinion of this union change.
After a week of being in this world, she and her mother were exiled from the Crown Prince's palace and was moved to the outskirts of the Jīlěi Empire because the emperor did not want them near his family.
The Crown Prince obviously was not happy about this, but couldn't do anything to save his daughter and her mother who he loved.
The only thing he could do for them was buy a home to live in and put clothes on their back, for six months he sent money with his personal advisor to them to help with food costs, and to buy the extra things they needed.
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In the seventh month when his personal advisor made his trip to the house, he found it empty, he stayed for three days and four sleepless nights, but still, the servant and her baby never appeared.
He returned to the Jīlěi Empire in panic and informed Crown Prince Rong, the Crown Prince grew anxious for their safety and set out in search for the servant and her daughter.
After the Crown Prince and his men left his palace, word reached the Imperial Palace that the Crown Prince left without consulting his royal father, the Emperor.
When the Emperor got wind of the Crown Prince's actions his anger soared, the Jīlěi Empire's twelve Generals' were dispatched to bring Crown Prince Rong back.
When the Royal army's twelve Generals' arrived before him and his men, they sensed that something was off...
After hearing the details five of the Generals returned with the Crown Prince to the Jīlěi Empire and the other seven Generals stayed with the Crown Prince's men and searched for the servant and her daughter.
When Crown Prince Rong and the five Generals returned to the Jīlěi Empire he was heavily punished and had to move into the Sun and Moon Palace with his wives and children.
Living in the Sun and Moon Palace wasn't bad, but it was located next to the Emperor's Dragon's Soul Palace, where the Emperor could keep watch over his every move.
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Two weeks passed, the seven Generals and the Crown Prince's men returned with no results.
The Emperor found the sudden disappearance of the servant and her daughter strange, after being convinced by the royal advisor, he gathered a group of eligible men and women to investigate their disappearance.
After three months of searching, nothing came out from the investigations; the Crown Prince's heart bloomed with uneasiness and sadness, the Emperor and the Empress along with his other wives were in the Dragon Souls Palace Pavilion discussing this issue which brought up great unrest.
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The Emperor had his Empress and three noble wives; the Empress gave birth to Crown Prince Rong and the third princess, also the eighth prince.
The first noble wife gave birth to the second prince, fourth prince and the seventh princess.
The second noble wife gave birth to the fifth prince, sixth prince and ninth princess.
The third noble wife gave birth to the tenth and eleventh twin princes and is currently baring the Emperor's twelfth child.
”Your majesty, the servant who is missing is of no concern, but her child is a member of the Royal family, she needs to be found.,” said the third noble wife who was sitting on the side gazing at the emperor.
The Empress, first noble wife and second noble wife nodded their heads in agreement; ”Third sister is correct your majesty, we need to find her, she is our grandchild after all even though she was never supposed to be born,” added the Empress.