Chapter 78: Chapter 78

"This Emperor shall have your skin peeled off your flesh if anything akin to lies were spoken, tell me what did prince Zorah do?" Meza was a mere servant, the pressure of the emperor must have made her tremble and surrender yet Lilith never failed in choosing the people that never let her down.

The woman more beautiful than a flower went down her knees and kowtowed endlessly making King Kyzm not able to continue in such severe tone any longer. Imperial harem did not lacked women yet it wasn't unknown that emperor had his eye on younger, much fresh and elegant women outside it.

"This servant......this servant shall always be indebted to his majesty for sparing this one's family and shall say nothing but truth. Crown prince w-was talking to crown princess when this one's mistress entered hearing crying voices, once taking in that it was such a matter, her grace wished to leave yet crown prince..." She did not continued any longer and bowed those lashes as if fearing her life.

Prince Zorah that had been reduced to unconscious state with just one kick by the emperor was lying on the ground unattended.

"Don't fear anything, speak clearly." If Imperial consort Jeansen had not left the chambers earlier saying that women should not interfere with the male's way of handling the household, she must have been red eyed watching the interaction between a maid and the emperor who looking eager to have a taste.

"T-the crown prince said that he w-will the the e-emperor soon thus the princess must get down on h-her knees and apologize." If it was Lilith apologizing or doing even a more humiliating thing, he was not concerned yet Zorah proclaiming himself to be the monarch while he was still alive....that son of his must have gone insane.

"IMPUDENT!....Crown princess Is that what your father Prime Minister Artim and Crown Prince talk about these days!"

"T-This o-one is not a-aware your majesty, infront of his highness.....t-this one cannot speak." pitiful tears trailed down the face of the already bruised Artilia. Emperor Kyzm was aware that the crown prince did not had good relations with his wife thus when said at such it was not really difficult to understand.

"This princess will go down my knees and ask for his majesty's forgiveness-"

"There is no need for such." The words were said in distaste before he looked at Lilith and asked.

"Zorah had attacked your life, what kind of punishment does the princess wishes for him to have?"

"This princess wishes to have elder brother refrain from abusing the crown princess, crown princess is an obedient wife that shall do everything elder brother asks her of, it was this one's fault to enter elder brother's chambers like that thus there is no need for forgiveness."

Obedient wife

Shall do everything

Thus if one day, Prince Zorah asks her to make her father- Prime minister Artim support him and take the throne......she will help in that too.

Emperor Kyzm's eyes changed with those words and a small smirk was left on the lips hidden behind the veil.

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Ink fabric of heaven did not thrum with the brightness of stars this particular day. Archduke Aeon who had been sleeping while embracing Yialos close to himself felt uncomfortable when liquid droplets touched his neck and trailed down.

Yialos was like a precious treasure, a reason to live that was left in Aeon's life after his mother passed away thus he could not let anything trouble him but when in the middle of the night, his little bun was shivering and unknowingly crying in his sleep, he felt something unexpectedly evil was happening and this was just the beginning.

"Lios..open your eyes, see this one is here." wet cheeks were softly caressed as a loving kiss was pressed to his eyelids making them tremble flow open. Those crystal golden irises were exquisite yet now watching them red rimmed with tears make Aeon's heart clench.

"I-I had a horrible nightmare-" Before those words could be completely uttered, a knock on the chamber doors which appeared to be quite frantic made Aeon rise in hurry and carry Yialos over to the back, hiding him.

"Wait for me....yes?" Aeon patted the head with long black hair gently before disappearing and opening the front door.

"How dare you interrupt this one in the middle of the night." The shadow guard did not know what to say thus handed over a letter that just arrived from the countryside.

"Master forgive this servant's impudence, yet master cannot delay it any longer."

"Why doesn't the duke tells me, where I am going? What is happening Aeon...." Yialos looked at the stoic face and the trembling hands embracing him from behind while they simply slept.

"Don't worry, nothing bad shall befall on you. Whatever happens just never listen to anyone other that your conscience."

Princess Lyra had a weak constitution since the beginning but running from one place to another while hiding all her life, getting far away from her children and also the separation from Vzeus had further deteriorated her health.

When the news of Vzeus's capture reached her ears, she had died many deaths yet held onto it for then thinking that at the cost of mother father's life, their children might have a secure future, all that was shattered when Lilith was forced to enter the palace.

How can she, the one whose entire life was spent inside the playgrounds of the imperial palace not know what kind of place it was or what kind of intentions Kyzm was harboring. Vzeus was critically injured and according to what her father said- was in hiding..

While everything was in mayhem how can she still sleep and let her children fight on their own, thus had decided to do what was required.

She will surrender herself to the imperial crown.