After the exile of Regent princess Sakura, emperor Daisuke and other influencial imperial bodies are helpless about the matter.
Emperor Daisuke might be the Regent's puppet everyone laughed at, he can't just sit and keep quiet about the situation till his sister dies in the ice Palace.
The whole Yamato knows once she die it's over for the whole Palace. Governor Eren knows Regent Aoi's dirty plans, he came up with an idea of letting the cat out of the bag.
The emperor pretended to like Reina, so as Reina starts to see Tsmugi and Sakura a threat to her affairs with the emperor. She taught the princess is the one controlling her husband not allowing him to fully love her or spend time with her.
She is glad she and her clan has gotten rid of the princess, governor Eren ziachi and the emperor sent the Empress a precious gem as a gift to make her Fall into their trap.
She sent a letter to walker, the man regent Aoi brought in to falsify against the incident. The letter was written in red ink which indicates that everything about the incident in the paper is true.
Walker handed the letter to king Shigeto, the letter was hidden beneath the treasure box.
"Wow! Your majesty I love this gems as a gift." Reina said caressing each piece of gem.
Tsmugi on the other hand standing aside smiled. Reina has fallen into their trap , she seems to like the gems.
"Don't worry my lady, more gems to receive." Emperor Daisuke rubbed his thumb on her cheeks.
"Thanks for the love your majesty." Reina said with a smirk. Deep down in her mind she knows if any signs of pregnancy should occur it's not for the Emperor.
The emperor entertaining her tonight will be an excuse to shift the blame of the pregnancy on him.
"I don't want to dinning alone my Empress, let's have fun together." Emperor Daisuke said.
The Dowager was absent, no one seemed to care. Reina put her gem box aside for the table to be filled with dinner.
Emperor Daisuke was a bit romantic with Reina. She did not think twice before accepting any gift proposal from anybody.
It was evening time after the entertainment and jubilation. The rest of the people including Tsmugi excused the Emperor and the Empress.
Reina persuaded emperor Daisuke to entertain her tonight because of her infidelity with the prince.
While are Emperor and empress are romancing, Tsmugi and king Shigeto silently excused them.
There are lots of assignments remaining to carry out, king Shigeto already mapped the four gates of Yamato. To carefully ensure walker to those not escape the Palace.
Shigeto's other servants, enuch Yukio and samuel put effort in searching for walker.
Behind the wall, they noticed a man tiptoed to the exit. Also enuch Yukio and samuel tiptoed so as not to alert him.
Suddenly, Samuel used an handkerchief to choke him.
That night they brought him to king Shigeto's chambers, wrapped with a blanket.
King Shigeto pointed his swordat walker, threatening him to let the cat out of the bag else, he will perform an unbelievable action.
"My majesty, please forgive me." Walker knelt before his king holding his ankle.
"Say the truth and shame the devil. How much did the Regent pay you?" Tsmugi asked in a serious tone.
"Okay sir, I will speak the truth and nothing but the truth." Walker said.
King Shigeto shuffled his sword and sat.
" We are not fools, be sincere." Yukio hit his head.
"Ere yesterday, Empress Reina sent her newly promoted court lady Himari to me in the market. Himari came with a letter to approve the purchase of the snakes from me."
"What!" Tsmugi sighed.
"Is that all?" King Shigeto asked.
"No My lord. She asked me to put them in a basket of bossom flowers to make it seem like she bought flowers."
"Wow! What a brilliant idea Aoi, so powerful but has no saviour." Tsmugi chuckled.
"Let this be between the four of us only. Regent Aoi is using me as a tool to back up his plans and get rid of the Emperor." Shigeto revealed.
"The empress letter is hidden beneath the gem box that was given to her." Tsmugi said.
"Princess Sakura has no means of survival in the palace, in few days to time she might give up the ghost." Yukio whispered.
"The half sane queen." Shigeto bulged his eyes.
Tsmugi looked at him. "Who? Queen Hazel."
"Yes, the half sane queen is the only solution to our problem right now."
"Oh! I can speak to my queen she has been in the inner court for days."
"I can't go to the inner court, despite I am also a king. The Empress doesn't like me, she might restrict me.
"Only I can carry out this task, it will be quite difficult." Tsmugi said.
King Shigeto took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a second to calm his nerves.
It was he full moon time, Tsmugi has to search the inner court for queen Hazel. In the inner court room, she caught queen Hazel talking to the mirror in her room.
Tsmugi sensed queen Hazel has lost her sanity for that period.
"My queen! My queen!" Tsmugi tapped twice.
Hazel sitting right in front the mirror, she clenched her teeth hitting her hand on the mirror.
This time around Tsmugi grabbed her clenched fist. "Queen Hazel, we need your help."
"How may I help you and your people." Queen Hazel asked admiring her reflection in the mirror.
"Princess Sakura is in the ice Palace suffering from someone else's mistake."
"All these are Regent Aoi's plans, right?"
"Yes queen Hazel, to go straight to the point. The letter the empress wrote to the market man is beneath her gems."
"Oh! That's a Small task Tsmugi I will get rid of that regent's brat."
" The palace is going to be on fire for the rest of this week."
"I will show them the power of the emperor's late queen, my duty is to stylishly barge into the empress chambers."
"My queen you will act like you mistakenly scattered those gems tomorrow and grab the letter."