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Kana silently observed the man who came to take Concubine Bai, his movements is fast and agile.

"Will we let them off, Your Highness?" Xiao Yue said, frowning slightly.

"Yes, let her off. Send someone to follow them and report to me the location immediately."

Xiao Yue nodded, "Yes!"

Kana did not leave yet because he knew that the third prince will probably sent someone to save Concubine Bai in the pretense of using Lili's name.

"Xiao Mei, investigate the origin of Concubine Bai, I want the detailed report in two days." Kana ordered as he rode the carriage.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Despite the far distance of Yuan and Si it's easy to obtain informations by Countless Pleasure's network.

Kana left the courtyard which turn into ashes.

"Xiao Yi, I already avenge you but I am not done yet, please proceed to your journey." He silently said, only himself can hear as he look at the sky filled with stars.

***

"Where are you taking me?" Concubine Bai manage to calmed down despite her inner turmoil that she's poisoned.

"To the third Prince's residence," the man said.

"Oh? His Highness is already here?" shock is written in her face.

"Yes, it's already late, you can talk tomorrow, for the meantime rest and I will take you to your courtyard and seek someone who can cure your poison."

"Thank you," Concubine Bai smiled at him warmly.

"It's my job."

That night, Concubine Bai passed out due to fatigue she felt mentally, emotionally and physically.

When she woke up, the sun is already rising brightly.

A servant came in, and help her wipe her body, the rashes slowly subsided by the help of the cream she'd been using and because she didn't scratch her skin.

Concubine Bai has a high tolerance in pain, so she is confident that this poison cannot let her down.

"Madam, His Highness is already waiting in the front hall."

Concubine Bai just look at the servant with a smug face and she went out of her room, walking like a fine lady.

Third Prince Jong Xiao Tong look at her with slightly different gaze and he slowly hide it and smiled, "Miss Bai."

"Greetings, Your Highness." Concubine Bai bowed at him and sat opposite to the Prince.

"Thank you for saving me."

She knows that it was the third prince because Lili cannot make a move in the Palace, Kana has the authority now that the Empress is detained in the Cold Palace.

"No need to thank me, we have the same goal, that is to get revenge from the people who wronged us." Prince Tong slowly sips his tea.

"What exactly is your plan Your Highness?" Concubine Bai boldly ask.

"You will know once Old Second* make a move, that sly fox will probably wait until Old First will go to the border and join the war."

"Then just let me know if you need my assistance."

"It's nice working with you, Miss Bai."

Concubine Bai is happy the whole day but right after the sun set, the poison in her body, relapsed followed by a blood curling pain started to seep in her bones, like thousands of ants gnawing her muscles and bones.

"Arrrggh! It's so painful! Kana! You will pay for this!" She helplessly cried for the pain.

That episode of painful time lasted for three hours making Concubine Bai lost all her energy and might.

She lost her consciousness due to the great pain she felt.

***

IMPERIAL CHAMBER

"Your Highness, this is the report about Concubine Bai, complete and detailed." Xaio Mei handed him two black scrolls.

"Good job, Xiao Mei, go to Countless Pleasure and ask Jimin about your reward." Kana started to flip the papers.

"Many thanks Your Highness for your grace." Xiao Mei smiled warmly and a sudden glint appeared in her eyes as she kowtow before she left the chamber.

Kana noticed that and wondered, who might be the servant who betrayed them and accepted the bribe? Until now none of his people and the Emperor's had any information about that person, seems like she disappeared without trace.

Who will get a huge favor if Xiao Yi died?

But Kana cannot accept such reality, his line of sight followed Xiao Mei's retreating back.

Instead he focused his mind on reading the files of report.

Name : Bai Lian

Age before she left Yuan Empire 20.

7th Concubine of Emperor Ling Jin, father of the current Regent, Bai Lili is 80% the daughter of the traitor Emperor who killed his brother to snatch the throne.

After reading this, Kana didn't know if he will laugh or cry, indeed! A couple traitor gave birth to a traitor!

Certainly the saying "An apple doesn't fall from its tree" is real without doubt!

Bai Lian is a Di* *daughter of Prime Minister Bai Ling, she's the second miss of the Bai Family, the first miss is Bai Mian a Shu*** daughter now called Consort Mia of Lady Mia, mother of the second prince. Originally, It was Bai Lian who will join the Consort selection for Emperor Minwoo but Bai Mian harrassed their father and made them exchanged which made Bai Lian devastated and sad.

She became the concubine because of the Emperor's grace, the whole Bai family got excuse for being annihilated.

Kana's eyed widened and it resembles a saucer.

"What the fuck is this? The whole family is a bunch of good for nothing Traitors!"

Kana continues reading in leisure.

Acted as servant of Park Manor, married a butcher guy who got crippled, raise Lulu the step daughter and Lili the ligitimate daughter of the Emperor Ling Jin before becoming Minister Han's concubine and the rest is history.

Kana shook his head in disbelief.

"So that's why she's very mad when she knew that I am busy dealing with Consort Mia, like duh, she should just tell me that she wanted revenge, I will gladly help her but instead she chose to betray me. What a dumbass."

"You keep on uttering curses, come on let's take a nap, okay?" Emperor Sunwoo said as he pulled Kana on his embrace.

"Let me hug you before I left."

Kana agreed reluctantly, but the hug turn into a slightly vigorous sexual activity.

***

Footnotes :

*OLD SECOND : Second Prince Haii

(The Emperor, Empress and the Emperor's women calls their offspring by the sequence of their birth like old first, (The current Emperor Sunwoo) Old Third (Prince Tong.

* Di /daughter or son : offspring of the legal wife, back then in the Ancient times a man who is capable can have 3 wives and 4 concubines.

** SHU / daughter or son of a concubine.