HIANG COUNTRY:
It's the royal day, the coronation of the emperor and empress. Queen Ophelia was smilling and looking at the mirror. King Hyman entered and smiled when he saw queen Ophelia. She looked beautiful, her hair was tied in a bun and hair pins pierced through her hair giving her a royal sensation.
"Emperor" Queen Ophelia smiled.
"I'm not yet the emperor" king Hyman smiled. "But I'm the empress already " queen Ophelia smiled looking at her reflection in the mirror. "So I'm this beautiful" she admired herself.
King Hyman dragged her closer "Ophelia will shy away after I kiss her" he thought. He brought his lips closer to hers "she's calm, is she Ophelia " he doubt again.
He placed his lips on hers and pulled away. Queen Ophelia smiled after the king kissed her. "Oh.... Emperor " she laughed and hit his chest. King Hyman held his chest looking shocked and surprised at the same time.
"What? You just kissed me?" She seem to just regain herself. King Hyman smiled "she's Ophelia" he laughed.
Queen Ophelia felt awkward, that was her first kiss.
They walked out of the palace, the king and queen held each other smilling. The Queen mother followed and the officials followed closely.
The priest performed the coronation ritual. The seven great countries that made up the Rukuma dynasty. The priest prayed to the god of Yang and Yin to bless the emperor and the empress with sons and daughters.
After the coronation,it is custom for the emperor to dine with the villagers
They looked happy, they hope the new emperor will consider them unlike his father.
Emperor Hyman || looked happy and was waving continuously.
The prime Minster sipped his wine looking at the emperor closely.
FLASHBACK:
The prime minister's guard dragged the king's handmaiden to his study. The prime minister is an old man of about seventy years old but he looked strong and agile. His long beards touched his chest. He was smoking his pipe. He wore a red silk cover cloth looking rich and noble. He rested his back on his rocky chair, he laughed when he saw the young handmaiden shivering.
He loves svarunithe weak, that shows how powerful he is right?
"My lord, I'm sorry,I couldn't do it" the little girl pleaded in fear.
"Where are your parents" prime minister asked. He brought out his Wollen fan. He looked powerful and domineering
"Please my lord, they're old. Don't hurt them" the handmaiden pleaded. She have a scar on her jaw.
"Add the poison to his tea before the total coronation" he declared.
The handmaiden nodded her head continuously.
BACK TO PRESENT:
The emperor raised his royal seal signifying his powers. He's a ruler over seven countries.
The prime minister clenched his fist, he lost again.
In the royal palanquin after the ritual, Emperor and Empress sat down together. Emperor Hyman thinks this is the best opportunity to caution the Empress about her attitude.
"My lady" the Emperor called with a gentle and calm voice like a nightingale trying to calm an aggressive wind.
"Emperor" Empress Ophelia called out. She faced him, a sly smile rested on her face. "What do you want to talk about" she asked the Emperor when she discovered he was quiet.
"About you". The Empress looked at him and sighed "Me?" She knew what he was going to talk about.
"Yes my lady, you've been acting strange after you came back from Chang country." The Emperor gave her a straight face. The Ophelia he knows would shiver and be sad but this noble lady beside him, seems unconcerned.
"I'm really lost Emperor" she called out. "Why did you come back to Hiang country after you insist on going to Chang country yourself" he yelled angrily. Sometimes he doubt himself. Sometimes he feel down for doubting her and sometimes he feel it's the right thing to do.
She's making him have a mixed feeling. "We're at the royal Castle your imperial highness" the royal announcer announced.
Empress got down from the palanquin without any help. She met the grand queen mother waiting for them.
"Royal Empress" the grand Queen mother bowed. She has heard from her source that the Empress has been acting strange recently. She's her to satisfy her curiosity.
"My lady" the Empress bowed. The Grand Queen Mother was shocked. "She's really acting strange" she thought.
"Royal Empress, How's your unborn child" she bowed respectfully. The Emperor looked at his grandmother suspiciously. "A Grand Queen Mother should never now to the Empress but my grandmother has bowed twice and the Empress did not try to stop her? Is this really my Ophelia?" the Emperor doubt again.
"Well my baby is alright…and I don't want you to ask about my baby anymore, your royal majesty " the Empress walked away like a little child avoiding a troublesome adult.
The prime minister looked at the anonymous letter he received, "who sent this" he laughed.
"I must thank the sender" the letter was written in Guiyang language. He understands the language real well so he can't be mistaken.
"I thought as much, the Ophelia I know isn't as smart as that little girl in the palace" the prime minister was sure. Ophelia would not be able to answer Lord Hamlet's question because princesses are only taught etiquette and morals. The only people who can learn literature are scholars, noble men and noble ladies. The poor can't learn any language except the country's language.
When the Empress talked that day, she had a strange accent but the well known Ophelia speaks old English well.
IN HIANG COUNTRY THRONE ROOM:
The officials bowed when the Emperor entered.
"Long live the imperial highness" the bowed, their head touching the emperor's walkway. The emperor walked elegantly to his throne.
A lot of tablets has been dropped on his desk. He read each carefully with a playful smile resting on his face.
"The Empress in the palace is impersonating the Empress" the Emperor asked. His right hand man fought so hard to swallow his laughter.
"It is agaothe rule of Mathe" the Minster of war declared.
Mathe is the god of Hiang country. He saved the people of Hiang from Guiyang and made the people of Hiang great. It is believed that Mathe was a warrior.
"Are you not trying to go against Mathe by accusing an Empress?" The Emperor looked serious.
"Imperial highness, the Empress knows nothing about literature but funny how she could compete with lord Hamlet" the Minster of tax said gritting his teeth.
"What are you talking about" the Emperor looked angry. He confirmed his doubt, that is Ophelia and not someone else but thinking about it she can't learn literature for just few moonlight she was away from Hiang.
"Can they be sincere?" He asked himself.
The prime minister smirked, let me see how you help yourself.
"Imperial highness, you have to dethrone the Empress. She will be bad luck" the Minster of war said.
"Aye, dethrone the Empress" all the officials bowed. The Emperor got up, he have no choice, he gave to do it...