The royal palace of Chi empire was once again devoid of any laughter or happy sounds as it was before Mika's arrival. Su Mei was pretending to be the empress caged in her own room. The trio, the emperor and commander Xin were acting to show Yu Wen Shin's spies or insiders that they have lost all their hope and don't have any idea how to come out of this situation. They moved how they always do not to let Yu Wen Shin's spies get wind of this, that they know about the tunnel, that they have some secret plans, that Mika is the one working on them and that they aren't suspecting Fang empire but sure of Fei empire's involvement. They kept showing that they are suspicious of Fang empire for these inside attacks. Meanwhile there were few attacks on them but they were handling them with care to get as less damage as much as possible.
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"Hey, where are you lost." Xichan asked placing his hand over Long Xin's shoulder, bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Ah, no nothing." Long Xin said coming out of daze.
"I don't think it was just simply nothing. Is mamma's boy missing his mommy?" Han Zhi teased him.
"Yeah." Long Xin unexpectedly said, both Han Zhi and Xichan were surprised that he didn't try to deny it. But they could understand because it's same for them too.
"I never thought that i would miss her like this." Han Zhi sat next to Long Xin.
"True, I hope she is doing alright there." Xichan also sat down.
"I was wondering how is she going to make that emperor side us when we don't even know the cause of their hatred towards us." Xichan pointed out.
"Now that you mention it, I also am wondering on, damn, it's really making me worry, one of us should have accompany her." Han Zhi pulled his hairs in frustration.
"You don't have to worry, my wife is amazing. No one can do any harm such cute lady." Long Xu came down to them, accompanied by commander Xin.
"Greetings, your majesty." the trio greeted the emperor which he accepted.
"Why are you talking behind my wife's back." Long Xu sat down with them.
"We weren't back talking her, it's just Long Xin was really missing his mother, that's how we started talking about her." Han Zhi spoke casually to his elder brother.
"I also want to meet her, but we shouldn't forget that she is engage in a great task, that's why we should also work hard here as we wait for her." Long Xu took sip of tea.
"I never in million dreams thought that one day we would leave our empire's future in her hands." Xichan also siped his tea.
"That's why I am more anxious. She left the palace on that day kidnapping day after so many years and after that it's her second visit out of palace, I just hope everything goes alright." Han Zhi said.
"It really is weird without her in this palace. Even though she has been like this only since a year and two months, it's feels like she has always been like that." Long Xin sighed.
"Yeah, you know, I never knew she was a great stress reliever until we stopped visiting her after this mess started and when she sneaked in our discussion room and we once again started talking, my all stress was gone in a blink of an eye." Han Zhi put his hand on Long Xin's shoulder.
"I felt the same." Long Xin, Xichan said at the same time.
They all sat quite for a few minute, sipping their tea, remembering their memories with her as they were looking in their memories a fond, peacefull smile appeared on their faces.
"What do you think what she would be doing right now? Has she reached Fei empire or not?" Long Xin was the first one to open his mouth. He didn't asked anyone in person.
"Since she does not know how to self defense that's why they would proceed more carefully, so maybe she should be in the palace by now but I can't say whether she would have talked to the young emperor or not by now." Xichan answered Long Xin.
"She went there only as a merchant, I wonder how long it will take for her to meet the emperor." Han Zhi voiced.
"Then she has yet to see the emperor, negotiate with him and after that she can depart from there, just how much long is it going to take?" Long Xin whinned.
"When you say it like this, it's really depressing." Han Zhi sighed. "When she'll come back, I am going to bother her all day long cause that's just how much my mood need to be refreshed." Han Zhi snickered as he was thinking for how to bother her.
"Only her work would be done not ours, we still have left so much work on our hands." Xichna cut Han Zhi's dream of teasing her, shatered it into pieces. At Xichan's fare point Han Zhi went in depression.
"Hey, don't plot to bother my wife." Long Xu warned Han Zhi. "I am also missing her, just when the time will come and she would come back. Once she come back, I am not going to let her go anywhere in near future." Long Xu sighed.
The mood got depressed suddenly a guard came to announce "Her majesty has retured with Fei empire's emperor."
"HHHUUUUHHHHH????" The trio, Long Xu and commander Xin shouted in unison. First thing the trio and Long Xu did was pinch each other hard then once again "Ouch, it hurts."
They hurriedly stood up and ran to the palace's door where all of them were standing. They saw Mika standing with her guards from Chi empire, Fei empire's emperor, prime minister, their guards, Gu Ren, standing way too much close to Mika, his men and Yu Wen Shin.
"Hey guys, I'm home." Mika smiled brightly at them. They wanted to hug her right there but they had to consider Fei Wan Xi's presence. They nodded to Mika, with a bright smile said "Welcome home, empress." and turned there attention to Fei Wan Xi.
"I, Chi empire's emperor, welcome Fei empire's emperor in our empire." Long Xu welcomed Fei Wan Xi.
"I am thankful to you for having us here." Fei Wan Xi thanked Long Xu.
Long Xu told everyone to come inside, he ordered commander Xin to lock Yu Wen Shin in dungeon with heavy security then they made their way to the sitting area to talk about their alliance.
Xing Fu described the whole incident that took place in Fei empire after Mika's arrival. "Because of our nation's traitor general, we were on state of war, as an apology for our rash actions towards your empire, our emperor himself came here to accept your proposal of alliance." Xing Fu announced.
"Please don't apology, our nation's prime minister has attacked your empire, for that we apologies, that's why we are greatful for your acceptence." Xichan replied to Xing Fu.
Both sides with their terms and conditions on two paper, then they officially stemped them with their royal seals, thus an alliance was formed between Chi and Fei empires. After all the officail work was done, they all sat in ease to talk casually.
"Now when the most important work has been done. I would like to ask you, why are you here?" Long Xu glared at Gu Ren.
"Long Xu, please don't get angry at him, we were in problem but because of him we were saved. He helped me big time, when we met in middle of a forest, he showed his secret route to us to reach Fei empire secretly and safely despite being a businessman. You see, a businessman must never show his secret to others but he broked that rule to help me. He led us in the empire then capital in hiding, because of him I could meet the emperor without waiting for days, he also was the one who led all of us here in such short time through another of his secret but shortcut route. He helped me so much, he is my best friend forever, you should not be angry at him." Mika defended Gu Ren.
"I understand, I won't punish him. You can rest assured." Long Xu smiled at Mika who in return smiled brightly. "I was just wondering why did you helped us, even satisfying your business routes, after all this was a lose trade or do you have any alter motives behind this." Long Xu glared at Gu Ren.
"I didn't help you or your empire but my Cherry. And I have decided that I am going to marry her no matter what, even if that means for me to fight your whole empire." Gu Ren declared.
Everyone sitting there paused in shock, Long Xin and Han Zhi who were drinking tea had the cup slipped from their hands. Everyone's mind were screaming "WWHHHAAATTT???"