The rumours of the current situation in palace has spread like wild fire.
Regent Aoi pretended to care for Prince Sakura, he called emperor Daisuke threatened him not to make any attempts to bail princess Sakura.
This is the only way he can get rid of Princess Sakura, she is the only hinderence to Regent Aoi's machinations.
Regent Aoi and king Shigeto sat opposite to each other in their office playing chess pretending as if they knew nothing about the chaos the Regent planned.
King Shigeto frowned his face at Regent Aoi, he can't say a word about the coup, the only thing he can do is to give the Regent a signal.
"Why the long face your majesty?"
"It's nothing your Excellency, I just felt like there is a nut in my stomach." He sighed.
"Regent sir." Court lady mei screamed from afar seeking attention. She came to deliver the message in king Shigeto's presence to bias his mind and get him on the Regent's clan because of his galancy.
General Kenji and Akio came after lady mei. "Regent princess Sakura brought in a basket full of blossom flowers in which she hid those snakes beneath." General Akio said.
"How dare she?" Regent Aoi banged the table.
"Yes your Excellency, she wants to harm the empress. Princess Sakura wants her children to take over the throne after the emperor, she does not want to see the empress conceive." Court lady mei whispered.
"Father, the cruel princess can't go unpunished." General Kenji said while King Shigeto remained silent like a deaf and dump.
"Your game is over Sakura, the emperor is mine you can't control him anymore." Empress Reina said with a smirk.
"Let's watch and see who plays the game well." Sakura said.
Dowager pulls emperor Daisuke aside, "my majesty. Are you going to watch the entire nation mock your sister like a church rat after all she has done Even before and after the demise of your father."
"Your majesty, I am sorry forgive me for I am a failure king." Daisuke removed his crown kneeling before the dowager.
At the imperial hall, Regent Aoi gathered the governors, generals and politicians concerning the battle between princess Sakura and empress Reina.
The Emperor is sitting between the empress dowager and empress Reina while Tsmugi was standing aside.
"Your majesty it has gotten to everyone's hearing about the plague in the palace that has affected so many lives." Regent Aoi said.
"How can a warrior princess claiming to be protecting the whole nation be as this cruel." Reina lamented looking at princess Sakura.
"There is no excuse for sin, Regent princess Sakura actually has committed treason." General Kenji said with an audible voice.
"She tried killing the empress a whole ruler a the nation." Commander seth said.
"After all saying, I don't want it to look like we are just talking without prove. Here with me walker my witness of the incidence." Regent Aoi insisted.
Walker came in kneeling before the throne as a sign of respect.
"Your majesty, Princess Sakura discuss the matter of Snakes with me. She book an appointment with me and promise to reward me massively only if I can help her get venomous snakes." Walker said with his head below his knees.
Empress Daisuke was shocked but could not say anything so as not to add fuel to the fire.
Governor Eren siped his cup wine looking helpless and hopeless while the rest of governors and generals are looking at each other.
"Dethrone princess Sakura! Dethrone princess Sakura! The governors, generals and Poli said aloud.
Princess Sakura was looking around the hall with teary eyes as if there is someone awaiting to help her.
Emperor Daisuke reluctantly seal the request. Empress Reina could not hide her facial expression how happy she is, her father laughed hysterically.
Reina ordered court lady mei and Himari to dragged her out the hall to the ice Palace.
In princess Sakura's chambers, the court ladies of empress Reina harshly removed her collar placing it on a tray held by a servant standing aside.
Her jacket was unpinned from her dragon dress sooner with the blink of an eye her dragon dress were seized.
Remaining Her white bully garment, hairpins and head customes. Her crown was removed including other hairpins and flowers.
Her hair was unpacked and flaunted, her servants could not with stand the situation they found thier highness, they all knelt before her weeping.
Behind the door Empress Dowager and emperor Daisuke was standing waiting for her.
Daisuke was overwhelmed by the decision he was forced to take, he can't even imagine his sister that fought for him to ascend the throne will die in the ice Palace.
Sakura gave up grudges, she seemed not to care about any rules. In everyone's presence she embraced her mother and emperor Daisuke.
"I promise my little princess I will do all I can in my power as the Dowager of the nation to bail you out of this mess."
It was time for princess Sakura to go to the ice Palace.
Walking on the bridges above the fish lake, the cool breeze blowing her hair and white garment she closed her eyes for a second her thoughts drifted back to her childhood, she was forced to grow up faster when she saw the other side of life at a very young age.
She encountered general wade halfway, he bowed to indicate that he still maintains his respect for her as his princess.
"You don't need to your highness I know you did not do it."
"Be rest assured I will come back to deal with them all."
Empress Reina and he brother general kenji was standing afar mocking princess Sakura.
In the ice Palace, she has never been in a state where an intense amount of cold would make her quiver or fidget.
The frozen door was about fall, her court lady Rumi leaned against the door to avoid it crashing on her.
Sakura wrapped her hands on her shoulders, "it's freezing here."
Sakura was wrapped in a sweater sitting on her bed, a plate of food was sneaked by her enuch shane.
"Your highness, here is a plate of sushi for you." Enuch shane offered her.
Her teeth was cracking and clogging together due to excessive freezing, the sweater wrapped on her shoulders still released warmth in her body.
"I am not going to live like a church rat. I will get back to Regent Aoi and his clans, if it's the last thing I will ever do." Princess Sakura lamented.