The magnificent and spacious room gives off a classy feeling to any people that comes in. However, because of the appearance of the 'dirty' and 'smelly' royal family, its tranquility and radiance lessened tremendously.
Li Amm covered her eyes.
Darn it! What kind of bad luck this royal family has! They just spent less than five minutes here and they now made her life worst! This handsome and majestic room was now tainted! Darn!
Li Amm was annoyed. But she kept it in.
If Li Amm was annoyed, so the Emperor and the crown princess.
The crown princess who had the motive to spent her night here had black lines.
The Emperor on the other hand was mad and ashamed for the situation he was in.
"Guard, Escort the Empress to one of the rooms."
"I-" The Empress paled. She was a supreme and majestic empress! How could she puked in front of other people! Especially, in front of the royal emperor! The Empress felt that she did not only threw up her lunch earlier but also her prestige, her pride and her face.
She was about to explain herself but the Emperor cut her off.
"Enough. The Empress is tired. Let her rest. And call someone to clean up this mess." People came in. In a matter of minutes, they left and leave the royal family and Li Amm alone to the room.
However, the horrible stench did not lessen even one bit.
The Emperor walked and sat in the golden chair.
When he passed by Li Amm, the horrid stink get stronger.
Li Amm discreetly covered her nose by her sleeve.
Goodness. The smell came from goldie.
Those filthy mud on the Emperor's clothes might not just be dirt..but something nasty..
Li Amm stopped her thoughts about it. Just thinking about it made her heave.
"How come you surrender yourself? What are you planning lady Ren?" The Emperor tried to act majestically. However, with the thought that he had poop on his clothes only make Li Amm avoid her eyes from looking at goldie. She moved away from him, like a humble servant giving more room for the Emperor.
"Uhm..because I am a rightful citizen of the Ren Empire and your subject, Your majesty." Li Amm bootlick the Emperor.
But the Emperor did not buy it this time.
He squinted his eyes that made his face more sinister. With the added dirt on his face, he looked like an old man who went deranged.
"Your husband, that treacherous Ren Shou, attacked the capital and commit a grievous sin by attempting to assassinate me. Even your death could not make up his crime. But killing you right now would at least make the Royal family's humiliation today lessen a bit." He then eyed his son who was still standing unmoving.
The crown prince seemed to know what his Emperor father wanted him to do. He unsheathed his swords and step closer to Li Amm.
Li Amm eyed the sharp sword. Its smooth surface and silvery appearance could catch one's attention. Truly a beautiful sword. However, no matter how beautiful that sword was, she doesn't plan to make the sword kiss her neck.
"Hey..I came here to surrender. Will I be more useful alive than dead?" Li Amm tried to bargain for her little life.
"We don't bargain to traitorous people. Ren Shou, that criminal, his only fate is death. Turning against the royal family, even the heavens could not forgive him!" The Emperor said in fury.
He suffered a great humiliation on this day. He ran like a wanted man, rolled on the ground like a beggar, and his Empress retched in front of him like they were just some poor commoners. This was a great insult for the Emperor!
He wished Ren Shou and his Household to suffer with a three thousand cuts and be beheaded naked!
And he would start with this damned lady!
Seeing the fury in the Emperor's eyes, Li Amm sweated. Goldie was really angry.
"Common, I am innocent. I don't know anything about this rebellion or how Ren Shou's wanted to replace you-" that's a lie- " That's why I surrender when I heard the news. I mean, who would go against you, my Emperor? Aren't we best pals before?"
"Watch your language." The crown prince said.
"Ha." The crown princess snickered at the side. She liked to watch this lady, who was annoying to her eyes to be skinned alive today. So the crown princess joined the discussion with enthusiasm.
"Your Majesty, since we suffered greatly because of this lady's surname, why give her a sudden quick death? Let's skin her alive first, dig out her sockets, then carved the sign of a criminal in her forehead ."
The crown princess had said it like she already carving a hundred cuts to that irksome face.
'Let's see then if people can still call her 'beautiful and flawless'.
With this thought, she added,
"Your majesty, after the crown prince has done skinning her, this humble one asked from the heavens to bestow her to me so my grievance for today will be answered. I would like to impart my own punishment." The crown princess had many 'brilliant' ideas to play with Li Amm.
She would not just let her die so easily.
Li Amm just stayed quiet. Their little discussion on how to punish her made her thought of someone. A certain person who perfectly described by the crown princess.
Li Amm understood then. What happened to twelve was a mere play by the royals.
The Emperor nodded. "The crown princess is just. After my son skinned her, I will let her live and deliver her perfectly alive and well for you." His tone was nonchalant, like Li Amm was an animal who would be 'played' by them for a while, then passed it to another person to do a round of 'fun' with her.
The crown princess' eyes turned bright.
"Thank you for your generosity, Your majesty."
"..."
Li Amm, the main subject of discussion suddenly spoke.
"..Twelve.." Her voice was nonchalant than the Emperor, like the vicious things planned for her did not affect her. She let out a word that doesn't concern her life at all.
The royal family looked at her.
"Who did that to Twelve?" Li Amm asked once again.
"..." The royal family had no clue what she was talking about.
Li Amm looked at the Emperor. Her eyes showed nothing. It was like a bottomless pit. The Emperor could not help but be caught on at those dark eyes.
"I asked you, goldie, who carved Twelve's forehead with a word slave over and over again? Was it you?" Her voice had no ripples of any emotion. However, it brought chills to anyone who listened.
"How dare you speak like that to Us?!" The Emperor shouted after recovering from her ominous aura.
But Li Amm ignored his words and turned to the crown prince.
"Or is it you?"
The crown prince unconsciously gulped. Those eyes were so sharp and tantalizing. He doesn't know which twelve she was talking about.
"When you see Ren Shou came back to the capital after so many years, I noticed how your eyes flashed darkly. You always wear your cool mask. But your dark heart and black soul stink like your father and mother. Twelve is younger than you. Yet you actually got pissed to people who make you look smaller. I bet you got jealous of his face. Am I right?"