Prime minister Ra had just returned from the palace and was currently having his meal along with his main wife, Madame Ashir, and his daughter Nala. He was still thinking about Tria's entrance earlier in the day, she looked extremely radiant and had reminded him of her late mother.
Tria's mother, Elaine Blanc, was actually not from the Sun Land. About 20 years ago, she was passing through the capital and her beauty had captivated many young masters' hearts. Elaine was accompanied by her senior disciple from the same school, and they have come to take part in a famous auction going on at that time. From her arrival to the capital, Elaine was courted by many young men; however, her heart was stolen by Ra, and against her senior's advice, she had decided to stay back in the Sun Land, even if meant her cultivation stagnating to its current level. She had fallen head over heels for Ra and even agreed to become a secondary wife, while Madame Ashir was the main wife.
Elaine's background was never revealed to anyone, however, from her mannerism, everyone knew she was not a commoner. She was so graceful and enchanting, and so likable, therefore there were no questions asked. After marrying Ra, the couple lived happily and after a few months, Elaine had become pregnant for Ra's child. She became even more pampered with his love and the two had become inseparable. However, everything changed when the child was born, the baby was renounced to be mentally ill. Ra was devastated by such news, and stopped showing up to Elaine's courtyard, and Elaine deprived of his love became depressed and in the end, died not even two weeks after giving birth to Tria.
Ra reminiscing about Elaine made him lose his appetite, he really missed those times. Back then, to win Tria's mother's heart, he had promised her so many things, but he ended breaking her heart. He was ashamed of himself now, but at that time he was ashamed of her. He truly did not deserve her, and because of him, she ended up dying. Over the years, his grief had turned into blame, and that blame was all thrown on Tria.
As he was thinking about the past, a servant came into the dining hall and announced the arrival of the third prince along with his princess consort, Tria.
Madame Ashir was the first one to speak.
"Why has she come?", she disliked Tria since they were able to get her out of the estate, she never wanted to see her again.
"Mother, second sister has come along with the third prince, maybe they had completed their longing period," Nala said, she has already learned the matters of the household, so she knows the tradition.
"Have them go into the receiving hall," ordered Ra, although he should go in person to receive the prince, he did not care to
"U-um second young miss has already brought the prince towards her courtyard, she said she will go in the receiving hall when everyone has gone since she came unnoticed," the servant knew how the second miss was treated in the household so he nervous with his words
"What courtyard?" asked Ra
"The one in the back estate, Master"
"Why would she bring the prince there?" asked Madame Ashir this time, the back courtyard was basically a hut, it was not a place to bring a prince, even if it was the cripple third prince
"I heard her say that she missed her time there, and wanted to show the prince the back of the estate"
Ra was put in a really tight spot, although he did not care about the third prince, he was still a prince. If matters of the household were to spread into the court, he would lose a significant amount of face.
"I shall go to the back estate as well," he stood up and just hurried to the back estate.