The autumn moon palace is shrouded in day light. Imperial concubine Hua woke up from her slumber. She raised her head looked at her stomach which is now flat. And her eyes started tremble slightly. She immediately sat up on her bed.
Hearing the movement outside her personal maid stepped forward. Lifting the curtain she saluted the lady. Then she saw her mistress panicking she smiled warmly and said. "Your majesty congratulations"
"It's a baby princess"
Hua Xi Wan nodded. "Bring her to me ".
The wet-nurse bought the child in front of the imperial concubine. She took the child lovingly. The baby looked very fragile. Hua Xi Wan looked at the child in her arms. She smiled at the sleeping baby. After a while her eyes flashed when she remembered last night's incident. Someone must have drugged the food that emperor sent. But who could it be? Imperial concubine Hua knew she had many enemies on the palace. But to drug the food that emperor sent, it must be someone powerful.
She looked at her baby and shuddered to think her child to never to see the world because of someone's plot. She could never forgive anyone if her loved ones are harmed.
She closed her eyes. "Ye Mei"
A shadow appeared in the palace. It knelt down in one knee. "Your subordinate is here"
"What happened exactly that day?"
"Answering to your highness, that day after your highness drank the soup that emperor sent. You fell in to a faint. When this subordinate checked your pulse it is to chaotic. After a while you also started to bleed. As Ye Lan was was not in the capital I sent for an imperial doctor. After checking the pulse it's said you highness is given a type of drug which used to kill the child in the womb and let the mother die due to continuous bleeding. However in Ye Lan arrived on time. She used a method to stop bleeding and bought you to conscious. After that your highness gave birth to a premature baby. The baby did not cry when she came out. We all that she died. However she cried few minutes later."
Hua Xi Wan opened her eyes and stroked the child carefully. She laughed and said. "The culprit?"
Ye Mei said cautiously "it was imperial concubine Tao. The emperor already punished by making her kneel in front of the highness palace for three days and receive thirty beatings".
Hua Xi Wan smiled lightly. A pampered lady won't survive this. She will die in few days. What about her family?"
"The emperor banished them to a small town at the border. The prime minister was removed from his position that night under the pretext that imperial concubine Tao was not educated properly."
Imperial concubine Hua smirked lightly. "He really knows how to take advantage of the situation."
Then a eunuch voice sounded. "His majesty had arrived"
Imperial concubine eyes turned cold. Stroking the child lovingly she said. "Disappeared"
Ye Mei vanished from her spot.
When the emperor came Hua Xi Wan was looking at her child. She didn't even lift her eyes nor greet him. The emperor didn't mind. He sat on the bed and looked at the baby. The baby had woken up and looking at them with strange curiosity. She didn't even cry once. The emperor smiled at the child.
"Wander our child looks like you. Isn't she?"
Hua Xi Wan smiled at him and said "your majesty have the morning court to attend. I wonder why you are here."
Emperor ignored her sarcastic remark and said "I came to see our daughter"
In front of his beloved woman he never used the official terms.
Hua Xi Wan smiled lightly and said "she will be known as Gu Mei Ya. As significance of the new day."
Emperor nodded. "She will indeed be known as the sixth princess of Bei Mo. Gu Mei Ya".
Imperial concubine suddenly felt she had to make some stands about the current situation.
Yesterday what she experienced showed her that her child cannot grow up in the palace safely. She must take some actions. The emperor looked at her and asked" you already know? ".
She said "yes. I know but I like to do something. Do you remember our agreement?"
The emperor sat up on the bed. He remembered. He always feared something would happen like that. He asked lightly. "What are you going to do?"
Imperial concubine closed her eyes "the palace doors of the Autumn Moon palace will be closed. My daughter will not be raised with other imperial children's. Even you can't come to the palace. My palace will not receive anymore guests."
Emperor eyes turned cold. " Wan'er'. Don't be so obstinate. What happened yesterday was an accident. You can't close your doors on me".
"My daughter will have the identity of the princess. She will be bought up by me personally. You can meet occasionally. But we cannot me each other again." She said closing her eyes.
Emperor wanted to say something but before he can utter another word he was blocked by her shadow guards. Imperial concubine Hua only said "please show the way to the emperor."
Emperor wanted to confront Hua Xi Wan. However when he remembered the agreement between them he left. He didn't want to that to happen. This is the best solution at least. He looked at the closed doors of the palace he smiled mockingly.
One mistake it cost his entire joy being taken away. The imperial concubine looked at her child and breathed in deeply. The way bring up her child safely is by herself. This imperial family is too dirty. As the time goes she hoped her child to grow up with bright childhood. Even if it meant she must shut up the entire world.
From here begin the ballad of the untamed phoenix.