Chapter 182: Empress Hui: failed mother of the nation.
Empress Hui was preparing to go out to the private royal hospital, specifically the luxury confinement center where new mothers that came from the royal hospital stayed to recover after child birth. It was the place where she had instructed her people to hide Mo Liang.
She had chosen it because it was a place ordinary people did not dare to venture into. Even if the Jun’s and Chi’s wielded some influence in the empire, she was one hundred percent certain that they would not dare to cross into that territory. Doing so was considered a crime which normally resulted in execution on the spot for the fear that someone was intending to harm royal heirs.
Empress Hui was feeling pretty proud of herself for her clever scheme. No matter how hard they looked they would never find him until he had fully recovered and ready to claim Jun Meilin as his wife.
Just as she was about to exit her bedroom, royal agents that protected the emperor stepped in her path, blocking the way.
Ji Waning whose breath smelled of smoke said to her, "Your royal highness, forgive us but we are going to have to offend you. The emperor has instructed us not to allow you step out of your chambers or the palace until the day of the national liberation celebration. Please, make it easy for us and go back inside."
Empress Hui scoffed, she thought that it was a joke. "How dare you stop me? Ji Waning, you must be out of your mind. I am the empress, I can do whatever I want. I command you to get out of my way right now." She propped her shoulders up and puffed her chest up.
None of the royal agents backed away, her command fell ob deaf ears like wind hitting a solid wall without hope for escape. Ji Waning jutted his chin out and made a ’mmm’ sound, indicating that she should return from where she had come.
"We have also been instructed to capture your communication devices." Ji Waning added.
The old leader of the royal secretaries had never liked the empress. She thought Empress Hui was too bossy and very unprofessional for she treated them like maids with empty tins for brains, meant to do her bidding at all times. She was always barking at them, insulting them or making their lives miserable in one way or another.