14[Who dares hurt my empress?]

Yuki was beyond mad! He ran to his palace and decided to call all of his ministers to court.

"Greetings to your majesty." They all spoke.

"I would love my minsters to give me an idea or per se a list of MY EMPRESS enemies. That would great, oh and rise." Yuki spoke.

"Thank you, Your majesty." They all spoke.

"Royal Brother! Royal Brother! Aki won't let me see Brother in law!" A Cha Shouted.

"A Cha, My empress has been attacked by a mere maid, they tried to poison him. Aki's on guard duty under my order." Yuki explained.

"But Royal Brother, I heard Ani's back in the capital. If he finds out his cute little brother was poisoned...then, what will happen to that maid?" A Cha Asked.

"A Cha! A Cha! Do you know where my little brother is? I couldn't find his palace? I'm lost again." Ani spoke.

Ani-Cielo's big brother one of Yuki's most loyal general's also happens to be his brother in law, he and Cielo share the same mother and father.

"My dear Ani, I'm afraid a servant has tried to kill my empress, probably a lady in my harem has committed such an act," Yuki replied.

"Yuki, I want to know by the day of my brother's birthday who was the mastermind or you owe me 10,000 yen," Ani spoke.

They all froze then sighed, thought-He really is the empress's Brother, But he more..crazy!

"10,000? That more expensive than last time, are money can't cover that, remember what happened at your brother's wedding? Yeah, I'm broke as ever, can we stick to like 5 yen." Yuki replied.

"Ani, the empress said it's okay if I let you in the palace now but you have to be quiet Chen Chen is sleeping," Aki informed.

"Yay, Wait Who's Chen Chen?" Ani Asked.

"He's the imperial nephew, Your nephew, he's his majesty's older brother first child, well before he was retired." Aki explained, "Empress likes him quite a bit."

Ani followed Aki, to his brother's palace. They walked into the chamber, to see a sleeping Chen Chen on the bed as Cielo was sitting in a chair reading a book.

"Empress, your brother's here," Aki informed.

"Eh," Cielo replied.

"Baby brother, I missed you," Ani spoke.

"Eh, did too," Cielo replied.

"Cielo? Who did this?" Ani Asked.

"It was probably her, if not then it would be...That consort, the tall one I heard from Chen Chen that she's a mean one." Cielo replied "Chen Chen says "Auntie you gotta watch out for her, according to everyone she's the reason that the late emperor died. They say she orchestrated everything so my stupid uncle as soon as he got on the throne, sent her to Ming Ming palace. Next to the cold palace."

"Ming Ming palace? I heard that's where they send the women who tried to kill the former crown prince there." Ani spoke.

"Former crown prince? That seems reasonable. Though I don't exactly remember that being a place when I first came that one year, all the momo's told me that place was haunted and never used after a...What was it the fifth empress died due to a..illness that was untraceable." Cielo replied.

"Huh? Never thought about that woman no way she couldn't possibly be alive after all these years." Ani muttered.

"Her? You're talking about...Wait there's no way, last I heard she was in Hikaru's custody there's no way...she would—"

"Eh? It's him after all, you think he wouldn't have a chance to use her to get the upper hand against HIM, I wouldn't ever think about it." Ani replied.

"Then I guess we'll have to go there, but the problem is Hikaru told me not to let Yuki meet her at all costs, so there's that problem and he has yet to be wrong. But I have to go..so I have no choice but to take the risk." Cielo spoke, "Ani, if I don't come back in five days, bring the whole whoever you wish but make sure Chen Chen Okay, got that."