Chapter 125 - Find the Crystal

Because Lory comments Ming Yue Yin rearranging her hairpin again, this time she only put one peach blossom flower hairpin on her half bun hairstyle. Lory sits on the round table then she takes out a small wooden box from her ring, she put the box on the table gently.

"What is that?" Ming Yue Yin sits across of Lory.

Lory pushes the box towards Ming Yue Yin, she confuses but she accepts the box then slowly she opens it, her eyes bulged her mouth was agape.

"It….its a…how do you get it?" she's stammer.

"It's not me, its Li Xin doing," Lory said calmly, "He said you might need this...."

What inside the box is a half tiger tally made from bronze and gemstone, the complete tiger tally is used to dispatch all imperial army and have absolute authority to use the army on the owner behalf, it's a great power that the Emperor fear to misused by unwise Emperor, so the tiger tally created to divided the power between the official and the emperor.

Half the tally is owned by the current emperor but the other half tally is owned by Fu Xiao Jin the Emperor can't snatch the tally from general Fu without appropriated reason, that's why he wants to kill Fu Xiao Jin and snatched the tiger tally from him.

"No one knows where's the Emperor hide the tally, even I never saw it" Ming Yue Yin caress the tiger tally with disbelieved.

"In his spatial Ring," Lory said casually.

Ming Yue Yin gasped "The emperor has a spatial ring? but then how…..is the Emperor knew he loses the tally?" this too much for her to comprehend.

Lory used both her hand prop her chin lazily "Li Xin replace the Emperor Ring spatial ring so the emperor might not aware he lost the tally yet"

"So, the Emperor wears a fake ring?" Ming Yue Yin stifle

"I guess so" Lory smiles.

Ming Yue Yin stare on the tally inside the wooden box, her face remains solemn she slowly held the tally with her hand suddenly she feels the weight of the tally as heavy as a mountain, this small totem would change her life everything becomes real she can't turn back now.

"I'm scared…" She said with uneased expression, her hand trembles while holding the tally "What if I failed…what if I make things worse?"

"That's why you must surround yourself with capable and loyal subordinated" Lory comfort her.

"But, what if I disappointed them?" she stares at Lory deeply, her eyes filled with worry and doubt.

Lory was taken aback she remembers Lucas once ask the same thing, Lucas almost the same age as Ming Yue Yin when he starts questioning himself, it is a heavy burden for a teenager to carry on no matter what they are just a child, Lory let out a long exhales she hold Ming Yue Yin hand gently.

"I will say what my Father said to my brother once, think with your head feel with your heart and whatever decision you make, whatever path you take, walk tall"

Lory hold her hand tighter, she smiles warmly at her. Ming Yue Yin eyes glistening she nod her head without make a sound she hold Lory's hand, the tally is squeeze between Lory and Ming Yue Yin hand.

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Back at the Main Hall, the lavish room has half-burned, the painting, the antique vas and rare plant inside the room are scorched into pile of coal, thankfully because the protective talisman and the barrier they made no one is got hurt, Zhao Li Xin subordinated only sighs nonchalantly but general Fu and the others are petrified, they thought they would burn to death all of them panic-stricken, their face turn white as if their blood was drained out none of them can raise from their seat.

"Oh my god, Li Xin what happened with the room?" Lory was stunned when she opened the door.

"You here" Zhao Li Xin cold face turn gentle just like a sunrise at the north pole.

Jin hao and the others cheer inwardly 'Yeay the fire extinguisher is here!!'

"What happened? Lory walks toward Zhao Li Xin with worried looks.

Zhao Li Xin holds her hand, then smiles at her "I just a bit angry, you don't need to be worry" Zhao Li Xin sudden change behavior shocked Wu Tian Zi and his people but not General Fu, he already knew how much Zhao Li Xin pampering his fiancée.

"Wow, who dare make uncle angry?" Ming Yue Yin's nervous was gone the moment she enters the half-burned room.

"First Princess!" General Fu exclaimed in delight.

"First Princess?" Zhang Yu Hong never saw Ming Yue Yin before but now he sees her he see so much resemblance with the previous Emperor his eyes become red, he was the one who teaches the previous emperor from seven years old until he passed away his relationship with the previous emperor is very close when the previous Emperor dies it give a heavy blow to him.

"You….so much like his majesty" Zhang Yu Hong murmured to himself.

Ming Yue Yin tilted her head "You mean, my biological Father the previous Emperor?" she smiles happily when he said she looks like his real father.

Zhang Yu Hong nod his head, he wipes the corner of his eyes with his sleeve "Your highness even smile like Emperor Ming Ze" that was the name of the Previous emperor, no one said his name for a long time.

"I can see why the emperor try to hide your highness from other people lately" Wu Tian Zi shakes his head, the older the princess get the more she resembles the previous Emperor, the current Emperor might fear people start to notice that's why for the last two years no one sees the first Princess again.

"I think we need to change the room before we talk again," Bei Li Yan suddenly cut off the conversation, then a second later a giant scorched painting fall to the ground, draw everyone's attention back to the ruined hall.

'Yeah let's move out!'

After that the discussion changed into Zhao Li Xin's study room, the discussion start with Ming Yue Yin's story about what happened inside the palace mostly everything that Lory told to General Fu.

Turns out there's a lot of people who dissatisfied with the current emperor especially commoner, everyday life is getting harder the differences between rich and poor are getting larger especially outside the capital city.

The emperor only promoted people who want to be controlled by him, and get rid of a good and honest official especially the official who loyal to the previous Emperor, like Wu Tian Zi and Zhang Yu Hong. First, they need to gather all evidence and witness the Emperor's crime but most of all they need to prove that the current Emperor didn't have royal blood.

"Your highness, I can call back the tiger army but to command them to attack our owned Kingdom I'm afraid….." general Fu hasn't finished his word when Ming Yue Yin put down half Tiger tally on the table.

"Is it okay with this" Ming Yue Yin said calmly, General Fu widened he knew hall the tally is in emperor possession but how could now is on Ming Yue Yin hand.

"It belongs to the Royal Family, can I used the imperial tiger army now?"

General Fu put down the other half of tiger tally on the table, now the tally becomes complete now anyone who owned it would have full authority of the imperial army "Now, you can" said general Fu.

"Let's begin now!" Wu Tian Zi faces lit up, at last, they found new hope for their beloved Kingdom.

"But how we prove the emperor doesn't have royal blood?" Fu Ying rubbed his chin "If it's only Your highness testimony, apology your highness it doesn't mean I'm doubting you"

Ming Yue Yin raises his hand to stop Fu Yin "You are not wrong master Fu, we do need solid proof" she crosses her arms on her chest, she needs a proper cause to kick the Emperor from his golden chair, if not they just see her as a greedy rebellio.n

"Emperor inauguration!" Zhang Yu Hong clapped his hand abruptly.

"What?" Ming Yue Yin and the others look at Zhang yu hong with a puzzled look.

"It's normal if you never hear it, this ceremony had been abolished for hundreds of year" said Zhang Yu Hong "Long time ago when the new emperor was chosen they would drop a little bit of their blood on the top of the 'Ancestor crystal' it's a crystal contained the blood of the first emperor of Liangzu Kingdom, it used to test the purity of their descendants"

"Why no one does this ceremony anymore?" Ming Yue Yin got excited, the other also curious and excited at the same time if the ceremony still exists the current Emperor might never go this far.

Zhang Yu Hong shrugs his shoulder "I don't know? too troublesome perhaps?" he said casually, his casual comment just kill the 'excitement' make everyone face dropped.

"Ehm, so…..where is this crystal thing?" General Fu cleared his throat awkwardly.

"I...I don't know" Zhang Yu Hong's old face looks blank.

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'SERIOUSLY!!!'