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Chapter 20 - Hot Spilled beans!

 Dark lustrous Black hair frame a strong, defined face and soft pink lips were curved into a smirk.

 A spider snake was released into the palace, formally known as the horned viper. Regent Aoi seems not to decline getting rid of Princess Sakura.

 Princess Sakura's life is at stake, she's is the back bone of the imperial family eversince the demise of late Emperor Eiken. A guardian and protector of many, there is no one to protect and fight for the emperor aside Sakura.

"Your imperial highness are you okay sitting on the bed?" General wade asked.

 When Sakura seem not to move or give a response.

"Oh! No.... Her face burned in embarrassment as she got up and adjusted her dress.

Why was she acting like this? Warrior princess Sakura has never seemed to look fragile.

 Bitting and nails, Fidgeting. "Wade, there is fire on the mountain. Sakura was on are way to are brother's chambers, she encountered a spider snake.

 Lot's of snakes were released in the palace, after the god aidoru's ceremony. Reina and her father planned it with the market man to bring snakes inside the palace.

 The snakes were hidden in a basket full of blossom flowers to avoid any suspicions. Spider snake, the most dangerous of all was the special breed for Sakura.

 The basket in which they use to bring the snakes were hidden in her chambers as another form of implication as they couldn't get rid of her.

 A group of palace servants walking, Himari was among them about to prepare breakfast for the palace. A snake bit her, she screamed out of agony and fell.

 The other servants were fidgeting, fighting with their skirts. General Kenji and Akio heard of the current situation in the palace, they decided to find a solution to it.

General Akio got rid of the snake, immediately Himari was rushed to her quarters.

 General Kenji and Akio reported to the Regent's office, Governor Eren and ziachi all assembled in Aoi's chambers.

 "Regent sir." General Kenji bowed.

 "What's the update?"

"There is a serious fire on the mountain, an uncountable amount of snakes has been released." General Akio said.

 "What!" King Shigeto screamed banging his hand on the table. Regent Aoi bulged his eyes looking around the room non stop.

The snakes are spiritually controlled by the black magicians, a spirit animal was sent to late empress zehyan which caused her death.

 "Sorry to say regent sir we must find a way to investigate the whole palace." General Kenji said.

 In the Prince Sakura's pavilion gathered on a seat emperor Daisuke, king Shigeto, empress Reina, princess Sakura and Court lady Tsmugi.

 "Get me a cup of hot water!" Emperor Daisuke commanded Tsmugi. 

 "Water is water". Empress Reina said with a smirk.

Tsmugi filled the emperor's cup with hot water while Reina was glancing at her like she committed a crime.

 Emperor Daisuke focused on Tsmugi while drinking, the water spilled on his laps out of carelessness.

 "Ouch!" It hurts he screamed to caught Tsmugi's attention.

 "My son, you are the emperor. What is the solution to the chaos in palace?" Empress dowager asked.

 "The sudden release of Snakes in the palace has injured a lot of people causing calamity."

 "I can't even try to bring back that image in my head, it's so embarrassing a whole warrior princess Fidgeting in the presence of everyone." Princess Sakura said.

 "Those snakes were hidden in blossom flowers inside a basket, if we can find that basket in anyone's room it surely that person." Empress Reina said

 " I can't imagine seeing a snake creeping under my bed disturbing my sleep." Empress Dowager said.

Empress Reina hid the basket of blossom flowers in princess Sakura's chambers. She did it to decieve the whole Palace making them think the princess is planing a coup to harm the empress.

 General Kenji approached princess Sakura's chambers. "Your highness, with due respect I would like to search your chambers." 

 "Is that an insult?"

"Brother, can we forget the problem and focus on the solution." Empress Reina insisted.

 "No your majesty, it's my duty to fish out the culprit of all these calamity."

 "Your majesty, are you going to watch them do these to me just like that." Princess Sakura said panicking with her hands on her chest.

 Reina pretended to be innocent in front of everyone, to erase suspicions of her father's clan in everyone's mind.

 Court lady mei standing behind general kenji ordered the palace servants to inspect lady Sakura's chambers.

 "Enough general kenji, your father did not go far in disrespect." Emperor Daisuke lamented.

"Whether you accept it or not, I am going to thoroughly investigate this place." 

 The palace servants searched her drawer, they pulled the blankets. Court lady mei barged in her bathroom staring at every inch and corner of the bathroom.

 "It doesn't seem to be here." Court lady mei nodded at himari.

 "Oh! My expensive jewelries." Princess Sakura screamed.

 "How dare you! Are you destroying my sister's properties?" Dowager shouted. Princess Sakura was panicking in sweats, looking at the room corners fastidiously.

 With general kenji's strange behavior, everything seems to be upside down. They must have hidden the basket somewhere in her room.

 Sakura eyes were sleepy, her hands were shaking, she almost fainted. Her mother the Dowager grabbed her. 

 "Your highness, take care." Her enuch said.

After the servants were through with the searching and the court ladies are through with the co ordination.

"Your majesty, after all investigation we found nothing." Mei whispered in Reina's ear.

 "What!"

"Have you checked her bed beneath." General Akio said.

 "No, that's the only option." 

 Himari yanked her blanket, lifting her mattress, she saw basket of blossom flowers with a talisman that has Reina's name written on it.

 "Oh! Your majesty." Himari screamed.

She took the basket of blossom flowers and threw it on the table for them to see. 

 "How can you be has this cruel princess Sakura?" I don't I have done anything to deserve your cruelty your highness." Empress Reina lamented with tears in her eyes.

 She rests her body on the fidgeting, her brother Kenji held her.

"I don't have my hands in this." Sakura held emperor Daisuke's hands.

"My daughter can never go as this far in cruelty, infact she isn't at all." Empress Dowager said.

 "Your imperial majesty, lady Regent Sakura must not go unpunished." General Akio said.

 "What if she wasn't the one?" General wade questioned Kenji.

 "We found it right under her bed, what else is in question?" 

 "No one here is blind general akio purposely hid it under her bed." Wade said.

 " Shut up!" General Kenji shouted at him.

 "Then why did he directed his attention towards the bed?" General wade seemed not to be quite.

 "Are you okay with your saying?" Akio frowned his eyes at him.

 "It's okay wade." Sakura held his arm.