The Rising Phoenix

He needed to write a letter to his mother. His mother would help him. So, the fourth prince wrote a letter to his mother, pouring out his grief about his punishment.

After Noble Consort Furen read his son's letter, she immediately sought the emperor. She could not let the emperor treat her like that.

The eunuch informed the emperor about Noble Consort Furen's arrival. The emperor really loved Noble Consort Furen. He allowed her to come in immediately.

Noble Consort Furen did not go straight to the emperor's arms this time. She knelt down in front of the emperor. The emperor startled, rushing to Noble Consort Furen.

"Aifei, what are you doing, kneeling like this?" The emperor also knelt down.

The eunuchs and the servants also knelt down, seeing that the emperor had knelt down. They did not dare to stand higher than the emperor.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to confine our beloved son for three months?" Noble Consort Furen asked.

Even though the emperor already knew the topic, seeing his beloved Consort ask about that, he sighed.

"Aifei... I also don't want to punish our son like that. But he indeed did something wrong." The emperor sighed again.

"Can Your Majesty just forgive him? It is probably nothing much." Noble Consort Furen tried to argue.

"If he provokes someone else, I might brush it off. But that person happens to be General Bai's daughter. He demands to punish Lan'er. When I told him that I had already punished Lan'er by confining him for one month, he wanted it to be three months. Of course, I argued. How could I confine my son for that long? But he gave me two choices: whether to be confined for three months or sent to the military camp for a month." The emperor stated.

"No... No... The military camp is not safe. The enemy might attack the camp. He could die at any time." Noble Consort Furen shook her head.

"That is why I chose to confine him for three months. He just needs to stay in his mansion for three months. He can do whatever he wants in his mansion." The emperor stated.

Noble Consort Furen began to think calmly. It was indeed safer than staying at the military camp. Just three months and he would be free again to go out.

"Your Majesty, I am sorry for lashing out like this at you. I indeed did not think straight earlier." Noble Consort Furen wanted to kowtow to the emperor, but the emperor stopped her movement.

"It's fine... It's fine. Let's get up first. You have been kneeling on this cold ground for a long time. You might be sick later." The emperor pulled Noble Consort Furen to stand up.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Noble Consort Furen nodded.

"Aifei, you should go back first. I will go and see you tonight." The emperor stated.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I will be waiting for your arrival tonight." Noble Consort Furen smiled shyly before excusing herself to leave.

Noble Consort Furen returned to her palace and wrote a letter explaining the situation to the fourth prince. Confinement was a better punishment than staying at the military camp. Three months was not too long. It would be over quickly.

The fourth prince read his mother's letter. After thinking it through, what his mother said made sense. He could not imagine how his life would be. However, if he stayed in his mansion, he could relax and enjoy his life here.

The royal family members and other noble families discussed the fourth prince's punishment. Some people felt disappointed by the punishment, and some people felt delighted since their wife/ daughter/ sister would not be snatched and humiliated.

As for the selection of the new maid, it went smoothly. Hou Meili managed to infiltrate the fourth prince's mansion without any problem. She acted like a normal maid who was excited to get to work for the fourth prince.

From what Hou Meili saw, this bunch of new maids did not know about the fourth prince. They thought they would be in a good workplace with good pay.

They never knew that many maids had been tortured by the fourth prince. Some of them died because of the torture. That was why the fourth prince would select a bunch of new maids.

The butler assigned the task to the new maids. Some of them were assigned to clean the fourth prince's bedroom, sweeping in front of the fourth prince's court, and many more.

Hou Meili had been assigned to clean the fourth prince's bathtub. Every two days, the fourth prince liked to enjoy staying in the bathtub while someone could come over to massage his head.

Hou Meili was happy to be assigned to that task. It was because it would be easier to poison the fourth prince. As her master requested, she would be making the fourth prince's third leg could not stand anymore.

It was her special poison. She had been doing this for quite some time. Even before joining the Black Moon. Because of her outstanding appearance, she was often being pulled to be raped by someone. She learned how to fight.

The first time that happened, she managed to stab the man and escape because the man thought she had finally given up. So, he also put his guard down.

After that, she stumbled upon a book about poisons left by someone. She began to learn it. She was lucky that before his parent died, they taught her how to read.

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